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High Wind Warning 2, NWS North Platte, NE

February 16, 2007Deuel County, Garden County, Sheridan County, Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this high wind warning at Feb 16, 2007, 7:46 AM MST for Deuel County, Garden County, Sheridan County, Nebraska. It was in force for 7 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Feb 16, 2007, 7:46 AM MST (14:46 UTC)
Expired
Feb 16, 2007, 2:33 PM MST
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS North Platte, NE

Counties Deuel County, NE, Garden County, NE, Sheridan County, NE

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 150 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:46 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Feb 16, 11:18 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 60Ellsworth, NE

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 12:00Z, 2.8 hours before the alert went out and 162 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 2007-02-16Temperature 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 2007-02-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 359 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
1780 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
62 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
359 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
389 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 161446
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
846 AM CST FRI FEB 16 2007

...STRONG WINDS TO DEVELOP ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA TODAY..

.AN ALBERTA CLIPPER WILL DROP INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS TODAY
PRODUCING VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REACH SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 30 TO
35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO OR ABOVE 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.

NEZ004-022-056-162300-
/O.NEW.KLBF.HW.W.0002.070216T1446Z-070216T2300Z/
/O.EXT.KLBF.WI.Y.0006.070216T2300Z-070217T0600Z/
SHERIDAN-GARDEN-DEUEL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...OSHKOSH...
CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS
746 AM MST FRI FEB 16 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON...
...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM
MST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON.
THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
11 PM MST THIS EVENING. 

WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS
OVER 58 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THIS EVENING
BUT WEAKEN BY MIDNIGHT.

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.

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>010-023>029-035>038-057>059-069>071-094-162300-
/O.EXT.KLBF.WI.Y.0006.070216T2300Z-070217T0600Z/
EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-
BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-CUSTER-KEITH-
PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...
AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL...HYANNIS...MULLEN...THEDFORD...
DUNNING...TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT...ARTHUR...TRYON...
STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW...OGALLALA...GRANT...NORTH PLATTE...
IMPERIAL...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS...CODY...MERRIMAN...
KILGORE
846 AM CST FRI FEB 16 2007 /746 AM MST FRI FEB 16 2007/

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM CST /4 PM MST/ THIS
AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/ TONIGHT...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM CST /4 PM MST/ THIS
AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/ TONIGHT. 

WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
OVER 45 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THIS
EVENING BUT WEAKEN BY MIDNIGHT.

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.

$$
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS73 KLBF 161644
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
1044 AM CST FRI FEB 16 2007

...STRONG WINDS TO DEVELOP ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA TODAY..

.AN ALBERTA CLIPPER WILL DROP INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS TODAY
PRODUCING VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REACH SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 30 TO
35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO OR ABOVE 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS ACROSS
THE EASTERN PANHANDLE WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS
UP TO 60 MPH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.

NEZ004-022-056-162200-
/O.CON.KLBF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070216T2300Z/
/O.CON.KLBF.WI.Y.0006.070216T2300Z-070217T0600Z/
SHERIDAN-GARDEN-DEUEL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...OSHKOSH...
CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS
944 AM MST FRI FEB 16 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
11 PM MST THIS EVENING...

WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS
OVER 60 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THIS EVENING
BUT WEAKEN BY MIDNIGHT.

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.

PERSONS TRAVELING ACROSS THE EASTERN PANHANDLE TODAY SHOULD
EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN DRIVING AND BE PREPARED FOR VERY
STRONG CROSSWINDS.

$$

NEZ005>010-023>029-035>038-057>059-069>071-094-162200-
/O.EXT.KLBF.WI.Y.0006.070216T1644Z-070217T0600Z/
EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-
BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-CUSTER-KEITH-
PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...
AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL...HYANNIS...MULLEN...THEDFORD...
DUNNING...TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT...ARTHUR...TRYON...
STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW...OGALLALA...GRANT...NORTH PLATTE...
IMPERIAL...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS...CODY...MERRIMAN...
KILGORE
1044 AM CST FRI FEB 16 2007 /944 AM MST FRI FEB 16 2007/

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/
TONIGHT...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/
TONIGHT. 

WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
OVER 45 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THIS
EVENING BUT WEAKEN BY MIDNIGHT.

PERSONS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING THROUGH 1 PM CST
AND BE PREPARED FOR SLICK SPOTS ON ROADWAYS DUE TO THE FREEZING
RAIN WHICH OCCURRED EARLIER THIS MORNING. ROAD CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED TO IMPROVE AS TEMPERATURES RISE INTO THE MID TO UPPER 30S
THIS AFTERNOON.

$$

BUTTLER
000 
WWUS73 KLBF 162133
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
333 PM CST FRI FEB 16 2007

...STRONG WINDS TO CONTINUE ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA THIS EVENING..

.AN ALBERTA CLIPPER WILL DROP INTO THE MID MISSOURI VALLEY THIS
EVENING. STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WEST OF THIS FEATURE...WILL
GUST UP TO 50 MPH THIS EVENING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH
SOME LATER THIS EVENING. 

NEZ004-022-056-170600-
/O.CAN.KLBF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070216T2300Z/
/O.EXT.KLBF.WI.Y.0006.070216T2133Z-070217T0600Z/
SHERIDAN-GARDEN-DEUEL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...OSHKOSH...
CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS
233 PM MST FRI FEB 16 2007

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS CANCELED THE
HIGH WIND WARNING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM
MST THIS EVENING. 

NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE
LIKELY THROUGH 11 PM MST OVER THE EASTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE.

PERSONS TRAVELING ACROSS THE EASTERN PANHANDLE THIS EVENING SHOULD
EXERCISE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING AND BE PREPARED FOR STRONG
CROSSWINDS.



$$

NEZ005>010-023>029-035>038-057>059-069>071-094-170600-
/O.CON.KLBF.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-070217T0600Z/
EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-
BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-CUSTER-KEITH-
PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...
AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL...HYANNIS...MULLEN...THEDFORD...
DUNNING...TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT...ARTHUR...TRYON...
STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW...OGALLALA...GRANT...NORTH PLATTE...
IMPERIAL...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS...CODY...MERRIMAN...
KILGORE
333 PM CST FRI FEB 16 2007 /233 PM MST FRI FEB 16 2007/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/
TONIGHT...

NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
LIKELY ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA THIS EVENING.
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH SOMEWHAT BY LATE EVENING. 

IN ADDITION TO STRONG WINDS...SOME LIGHT SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE
NORTH AND EAST OF A LINE FROM HYANNIS...TO BARTLETT TONIGHT. SOME
BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY THROUGH MIDNIGHT
CST (11 PM MST). 

PERSONS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING THIS EVENING AND BE
PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS. 

$$

BUTTLER

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 16, 7:45 AM MSTWinter Weather AdvisoryLBFArthur, Blaine, Boyd, Brown, Chase, Cherry and 17 more8 hr

Nearby

High Wind Warnings in Nebraska, 2007Every high wind warning in 2007

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.