maybe?

i think,

i think,

i think that the college of dupage guys might have caught a tornado this afternoon. whatever they got, today must be classified as successful--they caught a nice supercell. at the very least.

i'll try to confirm later whether it was their sightings which prompted this:

WFUS53 KLBF 102104
TORLBF
NEC069-102130-
/O.NEW.KLBF.TO.W.0006.060610T2102Z-060610T2130Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
302 PM MDT SAT JUN 10 2006

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN GARDEN COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF NEBRASKA...

* UNTIL 330 PM MDT

* AT 255 PM MDT...WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A DEVELOPING TORNADO 20
 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ANTIOCHN NEAR TRALNOR LAKE...OR ABOUT 21 MILES
 SOUTHEAST OF ALLIANCE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  HERMAN LAKE BY 320 PM MDT...

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF
BALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM MDT
SATURDAY EVENING FOR WESTERN NEBRASKA.

LAT...LON 4198 10265 4175 10266 4185 10208 4199 10208
      4199 10225