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Wind Advisory 13, NWS Hastings, NE

April 15, 20068 counties in Nebraska; 4 counties in Kansas

NWS Hastings, NE issued this wind advisory at Apr 15, 2006, 8:27 AM CDT for 8 counties in Nebraska; 4 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Apr 15, 2006, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 15, 2006, 8:27 AM CDT (13:27 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 15, 2006, 12:00 PM CDT
Expired
Apr 15, 2006, 9:00 PM CDT
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Hastings, NE

Counties Osborne County, KS, Phillips County, KS, Rooks County, KS, Smith County, KS, Buffalo County, NE, Dawson County, NE, Franklin County, NE, Furnas County, NE, Gosper County, NE, Harlan County, NE, Kearney County, NE, Phelps County, NE

The radar

The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 12:00Z, 1.5 hours before the alert went out and 153 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 12:00Z on 2006-04-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 12:00Z on 2006-04-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 284 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2211 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
284 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
291 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS73 KGID 151327
NPWGID

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
827 AM CDT SAT APR 15 2006

...STRONG WEST WINDS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

KSZ005-006-017-018-NEZ060-061-072>074-082>084-152130-
/O.NEW.KGID.WI.Y.0013.060415T1700Z-060416T0200Z/
PHILLIPS-SMITH-ROOKS-OSBORNE-DAWSON-BUFFALO-GOSPER-PHELPS-KEARNEY-
FURNAS-HARLAN-FRANKLIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PHILLIPSBURG...SMITH CENTER...
PLAINVILLE...STOCKTON...OSBORNE...LEXINGTON...KEARNEY...ELWOOD...
HOLDREGE...MINDEN...BEAVER CITY...ALMA...FRANKLIN
827 AM CDT SAT APR 15 2006

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CDT THIS
EVENING. 

EXPECT WIND FROM THE SOUTH AT 15 TO 25 MPH DURING THE
MORNING...THEN WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP FROM THE WEST DURING
THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH
ARE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH GUSTS UP TO
45 MPH.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 TO
39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

$$

HEINLEIN
5 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS73 KGID 151901
NPWGID

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
201 PM CDT SAT APR 15 2006

...STRONG WEST WINDS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

KSZ005-006-017-018-152100-
/O.NEW.KGID.HW.W.0002.060415T1901Z-060415T2100Z/
/O.EXT.KGID.WI.Y.0013.060415T2100Z-060416T0200Z/
PHILLIPS-SMITH-ROOKS-OSBORNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PHILLIPSBURG...SMITH CENTER...
PLAINVILLE...STOCKTON...OSBORNE
201 PM CDT SAT APR 15 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. THE
WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM CDT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS
EVENING.

STRONG WEST WINDS WILL SPREAD EAST ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTH
CENTRAL KANSAS THIS AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 40
MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 2 PM AND 4 PM
CDT. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE STRONG
WINDS. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL WILL DECREASE AFTER 4 PM TO 25 TO 35
MPH...WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 TO
39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

$$

NEZ060-061-072>074-082>084-152100-
/O.CON.KGID.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-060416T0200Z/
DAWSON-BUFFALO-GOSPER-PHELPS-KEARNEY-FURNAS-HARLAN-FRANKLIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEXINGTON...KEARNEY...ELWOOD...
HOLDREGE...MINDEN...BEAVER CITY...ALMA...FRANKLIN
201 PM CDT SAT APR 15 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY
EVENING HOURS. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED
DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 TO
39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

$$
000 
WWUS73 KGID 151911 CCA
NPWGID

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
207 PM CDT SAT APR 15 2006

CORRECTED TYPOGRAPHICAL ERROR

...STRONG WEST WINDS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

KSZ005-006-017-018-152100-
/O.COR.KGID.HW.W.0002.060415T1907Z-060415T2100Z/
/O.COR.KGID.WI.Y.0013.060415T2100Z-060416T0200Z/
PHILLIPS-SMITH-ROOKS-OSBORNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PHILLIPSBURG...SMITH CENTER...
PLAINVILLE...STOCKTON...OSBORNE
207 PM CDT SAT APR 15 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. THE
WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM CDT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS
EVENING.

STRONG WEST WINDS WILL SPREAD EAST ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTH
CENTRAL KANSAS THIS AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 40
MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 2 PM AND 4 PM
CDT. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE STRONG
WINDS. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL DECREASE AFTER 4 PM TO 25 TO 35
MPH...WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 TO
39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

$$

NEZ060-061-072>074-082>084-152115-
/O.CON.KGID.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-060416T0200Z/
DAWSON-BUFFALO-GOSPER-PHELPS-KEARNEY-FURNAS-HARLAN-FRANKLIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEXINGTON...KEARNEY...ELWOOD...
HOLDREGE...MINDEN...BEAVER CITY...ALMA...FRANKLIN
207 PM CDT SAT APR 15 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY
EVENING HOURS. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED
DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 TO
39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

$$
000 
WWUS73 KGID 152103
NPWGID

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
403 PM CDT SAT APR 15 2006

...STRONG WEST WINDS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

KSZ005-006-017-018-160200-
/O.EXP.KGID.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060415T2100Z/
/O.CON.KGID.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-060416T0200Z/
PHILLIPS-SMITH-ROOKS-OSBORNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PHILLIPSBURG...SMITH CENTER...
PLAINVILLE...STOCKTON...OSBORNE
403 PM CDT SAT APR 15 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS.
SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS
UP TO 45 MPH.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 TO
39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

$$

NEZ060-061-072>074-082>084-160200-
/O.CON.KGID.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-060416T0200Z/
DAWSON-BUFFALO-GOSPER-PHELPS-KEARNEY-FURNAS-HARLAN-FRANKLIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEXINGTON...KEARNEY...ELWOOD...
HOLDREGE...MINDEN...BEAVER CITY...ALMA...FRANKLIN
403 PM CDT SAT APR 15 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS.
SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS
UP TO 45 MPH.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 TO
39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

$$

HEINLEIN
000 
WWUS73 KGID 152323
NPWGID

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
623 PM CDT SAT APR 15 2006

NEZ060-061-072>074-082>084-160030-
/O.CAN.KGID.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-060416T0200Z/
DAWSON-BUFFALO-GOSPER-PHELPS-KEARNEY-FURNAS-HARLAN-FRANKLIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEXINGTON...KEARNEY...ELWOOD...
HOLDREGE...MINDEN...BEAVER CITY...ALMA...FRANKLIN
623 PM CDT SAT APR 15 2006

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND 
ADVISORY. WIND SPEEDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR THE REST OF
THE NIGHT.

$$

KSZ005-006-017-018-160200-
/O.CON.KGID.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-060416T0200Z/
PHILLIPS-SMITH-ROOKS-OSBORNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PHILLIPSBURG...SMITH CENTER...
PLAINVILLE...STOCKTON...OSBORNE
623 PM CDT SAT APR 15 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

EXPECT NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH
THROUGH 9 PM...THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 30 MPH AFTER 9 PM.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 TO
39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

$$

HEINLEIN
000 
WWUS73 KGID 160154
NPWGID

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
854 PM CDT SAT APR 15 2006

KSZ005-006-017-018-160300-
/O.EXP.KGID.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-060416T0200Z/
PHILLIPS-SMITH-ROOKS-OSBORNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PHILLIPSBURG...SMITH CENTER...
PLAINVILLE...STOCKTON...OSBORNE
854 PM CDT SAT APR 15 2006

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

WIND SPEEDS HAVE GRADUALLY DIMINISHED TO 20 TO 25 MPH ACROSS
NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS THIS EVENING AND ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY
DECREASE THROUGH THE REST OF NIGHT. UNDER THIS SETUP ADVISORY
LEVEL WIND SPEEDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED AND FOR THIS REASON THE
WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 9 PM.

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Hastings, NE issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 15, 3:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDValley33 min
Apr 15, 3:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDMerrick57 min
Apr 15, 3:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDNance42 min
Apr 15, 3:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDHamilton, York28 min
Apr 15, 4:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDPolk36 min
Apr 15, 4:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDYork21 min
Apr 15, 4:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDNance34 min
Apr 15, 4:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDMerrick21 min
Apr 15, 2:01 PM CDTHigh Wind WarningGIDOsborne, Phillips, Rooks, Smith119 min

Nearby

Wind Advisories in Nebraska, 2006Wind Advisories in Kansas, 2006Every wind advisory in 2006

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.