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Tornado Warning 8, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this tornado warning at Apr 27, 2025, 8:23 PM MDT for Cherry County, Nebraska. It was in force for 37 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, 8:23 PM MDT (02:23 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 27, 2025, 9:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 37 min
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 2.5 in
County Cherry County, NE
The radar
The North Platte radar (KLNX), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 8:53 PM MDT | TORNADO | 24 Sw Merritt Reservoir, NE | Delayed report. Corrects location of previous report from 21 SW Merritt Reservoir. Radar confirms tornado in this location. |
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, 2.4 hours before the alert went out and 235 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.
318
WFUS53 KLBF 280223
TORLBF
NEC031-280300-
/O.NEW.KLBF.TO.W.0008.250428T0223Z-250428T0300Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service North Platte NE
923 PM CDT Sun Apr 27 2025
The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
South central Cherry County in north central Nebraska...
* Until 1000 PM CDT.
* At 922 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 16 miles northeast of Whitman, or 22 miles northwest
of Mullen, moving east at 25 mph. A second radar indicated
storm with rotation was located 24 miles northeast of Whitman.
HAZARD...Tornado and tennis 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 tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
south central Cherry County, including the following locations...
Sevenmile Hill, Speckel Meir Lake, and Hire.
This includes Highway 97 between mile markers 84 and 85.
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 4214 10143 4230 10156 4251 10129 4228 10100
TIME...MOT...LOC 0222Z 253DEG 24KT 4225 10138
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.50 IN
$$1 follow-up statement
752
WWUS53 KLBF 280238
SVSLBF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
938 PM CDT Sun Apr 27 2025
NEC031-280300-
/O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-250428T0300Z/
Cherry NE-
938 PM CDT Sun Apr 27 2025
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL CHERRY COUNTY...
At 937 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 23 miles northwest of Mullen, moving northeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and two inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Sevenmile Hill and Speckel Meir Lake.
This includes Highway 97 between mile markers 84 and 85.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 4216 10136 4233 10153 4251 10129 4228 10100
TIME...MOT...LOC 0237Z 231DEG 25KT 4235 10125
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.00 IN
$$
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, 8:52 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Cherry | 38 min |
| Apr 27, 9:22 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Sheridan | 38 min |
| Apr 27, 9:25 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Cherry | 50 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.