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Tornado Warning 3, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this tornado warning at Jun 30, 2026, 10:23 PM MDT for Hooker County, McPherson County, Nebraska. It was in force for 24 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 30, 2026, 10:23 PM MDT (04:23 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 30, 2026, 10:47 PM MDT
- In force
- 24 min
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Hooker County, NE, McPherson County, NE
The radar
The North Platte radar (KLNX), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 7:10 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 4.4 hours before the alert went out and 83 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
- 2588 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -55 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1439 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 46 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 95 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.0
- Supercell composite
- 7.3
The text
As transmitted.
668
WFUS53 KLBF 010423
TORLBF
NEC091-117-010500-
/O.NEW.KLBF.TO.W.0003.260701T0423Z-260701T0500Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service North Platte NE
1123 PM CDT Tue Jun 30 2026
The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
South central Hooker County in west central Nebraska...
Northwestern McPherson County in west central Nebraska...
* Until midnight CDT/1100 PM MDT/.
* At 1123 PM CDT/1023 PM MDT/, a severe thunderstorm capable of
producing a tornado was located 7 miles southeast of Swan Lake, or
18 miles east of Arthur, moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
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 Hooker and northwestern McPherson Counties, including
the following locations... Sand Beach Lake, Big Lamunyon Flats, and
East Cody Lake.
This includes Highway 97 near mile marker 40.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4184 10108 4167 10095 4159 10137 4166 10141
4172 10141
TIME...MOT...LOC 0423Z 256DEG 39KT 4167 10136
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
Brown2 follow-up statements
602
WWUS53 KLBF 010432
SVSLBF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
1132 PM CDT Tue Jun 30 2026
NEC091-117-010500-
/O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260701T0500Z/
Hooker NE-McPherson NE-
1132 PM CDT Tue Jun 30 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT/1100 PM
MDT/ FOR SOUTH CENTRAL HOOKER AND NORTH CENTRAL MCPHERSON COUNTIES...
At 1132 PM CDT/1032 PM MDT/, a severe thunderstorm capable of
producing a tornado was located 12 miles east of Swan Lake, or 18
miles northwest of Tryon, moving northeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
East Cody Lake.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4184 10108 4169 10097 4164 10122 4174 10134
TIME...MOT...LOC 0432Z 245DEG 40KT 4172 10123
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
Brown030 WWUS53 KLBF 010447 SVSLBF Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service North Platte NE 1147 PM CDT Tue Jun 30 2026 NEC091-117-010457- /O.CAN.KLBF.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260701T0500Z/ Hooker NE-McPherson NE- 1147 PM CDT Tue Jun 30 2026 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL HOOKER AND NORTH CENTRAL MCPHERSON COUNTIES IS CANCELLED... The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 200 AM CDT/100 AM MDT/ for west central Nebraska. LAT...LON 4184 10108 4169 10097 4164 10122 4174 10134 TIME...MOT...LOC 0445Z 256DEG 39KT 4176 10102 $$ Brown
The office that day
Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 8:16 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Deuel, Garden, Keith, Perkins | 89 min |
| Jun 30, 9:29 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Arthur, Keith | 46 min |
| Jun 30, 9:36 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Arthur, Garden, Grant, Keith | 39 min |
| Jun 30, 9:39 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Keith | 36 min |
| Jun 30, 9:57 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Perkins | 48 min |
| Jun 30, 10:07 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Arthur, Grant, Hooker, McPherson | 53 min |
| Jun 30, 10:13 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Lincoln | 47 min |
| Jun 30, 10:40 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Hooker, Thomas | 35 min |
| Jun 30, 10:46 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry, Hooker, Logan, McPherson, Thomas | 44 min |
| Jun 30, 10:57 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Logan, McPherson, Thomas | 48 min |
| Jun 30, 11:02 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Cherry, Hooker, Thomas | 28 min |
| Jun 30, 11:21 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Blaine, Brown, Cherry, Thomas | 54 min |
| Jun 30, 11:28 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Perkins | 47 min |
| Jun 30, 11:28 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Blaine, Custer, Loup | 47 min |
| Jun 30, 11:37 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Cherry | 16 min |
| Jun 30, 11:53 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Holt | 67 min |
| Jul 1, 12:00 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Keya Paha | 45 min |
| Jul 1, 12:06 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Brown, Keya Paha, Rock | 54 min |
| Jul 1, 12:41 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Boyd, Holt | 63 min |
| Jul 1, 12:45 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Lincoln | 30 min |
| Jul 1, 12:54 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Garfield, Holt | 36 min |
| Jul 1, 1:31 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Keith | 44 min |
| Jul 1, 1:48 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Arthur | 42 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.