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Tornado Warning 10, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this tornado warning at Apr 27, 2025, 9:25 PM MDT for Cherry County, Nebraska. It was in force for 50 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 27, 2025, 9:25 PM MDT (03:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 27, 2025, 10:15 PM MDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.75 in
County Cherry County, NE
The radar
The North Platte radar (KLNX), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:25 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 9:51 PM MDT | TORNADO | 3 Wsw Merritt Reservoir, NE |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 3:56 PM MDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Rapid City, SD (KUNR), launched 00:00Z, 3.4 hours before the alert went out and 223 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1437 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -51 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1668 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 11 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 7 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- -0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.2
The text
As transmitted.
423
WFUS53 KLBF 280325
TORLBF
NEC031-280415-
/O.NEW.KLBF.TO.W.0010.250428T0325Z-250428T0415Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service North Platte NE
1025 PM CDT Sun Apr 27 2025
The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Central Cherry County in north central Nebraska...
* Until 1115 PM CDT.
* At 1024 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
tornado was located 13 miles southwest of Merritt Reservoir, or 34
miles north of Mullen, moving northeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and golf ball size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
* This dangerous storm will be near...
Merritt Reservoir around 1050 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Highway 97 crossing the North Loup River, Schoolhouse Lake, Steer
Creek Campground, and Anderson Bridge State Wildlife Management Area.
This includes Highway 97 between mile markers 93 and 124.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 4237 10108 4258 10141 4290 10109 4262 10061
TIME...MOT...LOC 0324Z 247DEG 20KT 4254 10111
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN
$$
JWS2 follow-up statements
758
WWUS53 KLBF 280340
SVSLBF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
1040 PM CDT Sun Apr 27 2025
NEC031-280415-
/O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-250428T0415Z/
Cherry NE-
1040 PM CDT Sun Apr 27 2025
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
CHERRY COUNTY...
At 1038 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 7 miles west of Merritt Reservoir, or 29 miles southwest
of Valentine, moving northeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and baseball size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
central Cherry County, including the following locations... Highway
97 crossing the North Loup River, Schoolhouse Lake, Steer Creek
Campground, and Anderson Bridge State Wildlife Management Area.
This includes Highway 97 between mile markers 93 and 124.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
If on or near Merritt Reservoir, get away from the water and move to
safe shelter immediately. If you can hear thunder, you are close
enough to be struck by lightning. Severe thunderstorms can produce
large capsizing waves, even on small bodies of water. Move into dock
and seek safe shelter now! Do not be caught on the water in a
thunderstorm.
&&
LAT...LON 4237 10108 4258 10141 4290 10109 4262 10061
TIME...MOT...LOC 0338Z 211DEG 21KT 4261 10101
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.75 IN
$$
JWS021
WWUS53 KLBF 280352
SVSLBF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
1052 PM CDT Sun Apr 27 2025
NEC031-280415-
/O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-250428T0415Z/
Cherry NE-
1052 PM CDT Sun Apr 27 2025
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
CHERRY COUNTY...
At 1051 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located near Merritt
Reservoir, or 22 miles southwest of Valentine, moving northeast at 25
mph.
HAZARD...Damaging tornado and two inch hail.
SOURCE...Weather spotters confirmed tornado.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
central Cherry County, including the following locations...
Schoolhouse Lake, Steer Creek Campground, and Anderson Bridge State
Wildlife Management Area.
This includes Highway 97 between mile markers 100 and 102, and
between mile markers 104 and 124.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
If on or near Merritt Reservoir, get away from the water and move to
safe shelter immediately. If you can hear thunder, you are close
enough to be struck by lightning. Severe thunderstorms can produce
large capsizing waves, even on small bodies of water. Move into dock
and seek safe shelter now! Do not be caught on the water in a
thunderstorm.
&&
LAT...LON 4245 10094 4270 10129 4290 10109 4262 10061
TIME...MOT...LOC 0351Z 205DEG 23KT 4271 10093
TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.00 IN
$$
JWSThe office that day
Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 6:05 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Sheridan | 40 min |
| Apr 27, 6:08 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry, Grant, Hooker | 52 min |
| Apr 27, 6:17 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Sheridan | 43 min |
| Apr 27, 6:28 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Cherry, Grant | 47 min |
| Apr 27, 6:33 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Arthur, Grant, Hooker | 42 min |
| Apr 27, 6:44 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Cherry, Grant, Sheridan | 46 min |
| Apr 27, 6:49 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Sheridan | 41 min |
| Apr 27, 7:08 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Cherry, Grant | 52 min |
| Apr 27, 7:10 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Cherry | 35 min |
| Apr 27, 7:44 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry | 46 min |
| Apr 27, 7:44 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Cherry | 46 min |
| Apr 27, 8:02 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Sheridan | 43 min |
| Apr 27, 8:10 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Sheridan | 23 min |
| Apr 27, 8:18 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Cherry | 27 min |
| Apr 27, 8:23 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Cherry | 37 min |
| Apr 27, 8:52 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Cherry | 38 min |
| Apr 27, 9:22 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Sheridan | 38 min |
| Apr 27, 9:43 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Sheridan | 32 min |
| Apr 27, 9:57 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Cherry | 48 min |
| Apr 27, 10:20 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Sheridan | 25 min |
| Apr 27, 10:32 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Sheridan | 43 min |
| Apr 27, 11:01 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Cherry | 29 min |
| Apr 27, 11:24 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Cherry | 51 min |
| Apr 28, 12:09 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Brown | 66 min |
| Apr 28, 1:33 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Brown, Keya Paha, Rock | 57 min |
| Apr 28, 2:11 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Cherry | 49 min |
| Apr 28, 3:07 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Logan, Thomas | 38 min |
| Apr 28, 3:30 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Keya Paha | 45 min |
| Apr 28, 4:19 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Boyd | 26 min |
| Apr 28, 4:25 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Boyd | 19 min |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.