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High Wind Warning 1, NWS North Platte, NE

April 2, 200612 counties in Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this high wind warning at Apr 2, 2006, 10:51 AM MDT for 12 counties in Nebraska. It was in force for 4 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 2, 2006, 10:51 AM MDT (16:51 UTC)
Expired
Apr 2, 2006, 3:00 PM MDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS North Platte, NE

Counties Arthur County, NE, Chase County, NE, Deuel County, NE, Frontier County, NE, Garden County, NE, Grant County, NE, Hayes County, NE, Keith County, NE, Lincoln County, NE, McPherson County, NE, Perkins County, NE, Sheridan County, NE

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 114 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:55 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, 4.9 hours before the alert went out and 82 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 2006-04-02Temperature 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 2006-04-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -56 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1841 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-56 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
140 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 KLBF 021651
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
1151 AM CDT SUN APR 2 2006

NEZ004-022-023-035-036-056>059-069>071-030100-
/O.UPG.KLBF.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-060403T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KLBF.HW.W.0001.060402T1651Z-060403T0100Z/
SHERIDAN-GARDEN-GRANT-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-
LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...OSHKOSH...
HYANNIS...ARTHUR...TRYON...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...
GRANT...NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS
1151 AM CDT SUN APR 2 2006 /1051 AM MDT SUN APR 2 2006/

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH
IN OPEN AREAS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND WILL DEVELOP AND
REDUCE VISIBILITY TO 1 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

WINDS SHOULD SUBSIDE TO 35 MPH OR LESS TOWARD NIGHTFALL.

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 AND HAZARDOUS
TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

$$

NEZ005>010-024>029-037-038-094-030100-
/O.CON.KLBF.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-060403T0200Z/
EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-HOOKER-THOMAS-
BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-LOGAN-CUSTER-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...
AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL...MULLEN...THEDFORD...DUNNING...
TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW...CODY...
MERRIMAN...KILGORE
1151 AM CDT SUN APR 2 2006 /1051 AM MDT SUN APR 2 2006/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING. 

SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH IN OPEN
AREAS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS.

PERSONS DRIVING LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD BE
PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS AND EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING LATER THIS MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON.

$$

CDC
1 follow-up statement
000 
WWUS73 KLBF 022100
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
400 PM CDT SUN APR 2 2006

NEZ022-023-035-036-056>059-069>071-030500-
/O.CAN.KLBF.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060403T0100Z/
/O.EXB.KLBF.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-060403T0500Z/
GARDEN-GRANT-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-
HAYES-FRONTIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSHKOSH...HYANNIS...ARTHUR...TRYON...
CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...NORTH PLATTE...
IMPERIAL...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS
400 PM CDT SUN APR 2 2006 /300 PM MDT SUN APR 2 2006/

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT /11 PM MDT/
TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT /11 PM MDT/
TONIGHT. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH IN OPEN
AREAS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY
SUBSIDE AFTER DARK.

PERSONS DRIVING LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD BE
PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS AND EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING
LATER THIS MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

NEZ004-022200-
/O.CAN.KLBF.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060403T0100Z/
SHERIDAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE
300 PM MDT SUN APR 2 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS CANCELLED THE
HIGH WIND WARNING. 

HIGH WINDS WILL DECREASE SHORTLY. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE
TO 20 TO 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. HIGH WINDS ARE NO
LONGER EXPECTED.

$$

NEZ094-022200-
/O.CAN.KLBF.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-060403T0200Z/
WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE
300 PM MDT SUN APR 2 2006

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS CANCELLED THE
WIND ADVISORY. 

WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
STRONG WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED ACROSS WESTERN CHERRY COUNTY.

$$

NEZ005>010-024>029-037-038-030500-
/O.EXT.KLBF.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-060403T0500Z/
EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-HOOKER-THOMAS-
BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-LOGAN-CUSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...
AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL...MULLEN...THEDFORD...DUNNING...
TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW
400 PM CDT SUN APR 2 2006 /300 PM MDT SUN APR 2 2006/

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT /11 PM MDT/
TONIGHT...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT /11 PM MDT/
TONIGHT. 

SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH IN OPEN
AREAS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS.

PERSONS DRIVING LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD BE
PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS AND EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING LATER THIS MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON.

$$

CDC

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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.