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High Wind Warning 4, NWS North Platte, NE

October 18, 20076 counties in Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this high wind warning at Oct 18, 2007, 10:51 AM MDT for 6 counties in Nebraska. It was in force for 7 hr. 8 reports 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
Oct 18, 2007, 10:51 AM MDT (16:51 UTC)
Expired
Oct 18, 2007, 5:53 PM MDT
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS North Platte, NE

Counties Arthur County, NE, Chase County, NE, Deuel County, NE, Garden County, NE, Keith County, NE, Perkins County, NE

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 142 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:50 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
Oct 18, 11:00 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 586 Se Chappell, NE
Oct 18, 11:27 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 6011 W Oshkosh, NE
Oct 18, 12:07 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 6210 S Oshkosh, NE
Oct 18, 12:49 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 55Imperial, NE
Oct 18, 1:08 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 59Crescent Lake Nwr, NE
Oct 18, 1:09 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 58Lewellen, NE
Oct 18, 1:50 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 59Imperial, NE
Oct 18, 2:09 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 603 W Lewellen, 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, 4.9 hours before the alert went out and 109 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 2007-10-18Temperature 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 2007-10-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -105 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
735 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
12 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-105 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
42 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 181651
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
1151 AM CDT THU OCT 18 2007

...VERY STRONG WINDS TODAY...

.A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL LIFT NORTHEAST INTO WESTERN
IOWA TODAY WITH STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS TO IMPACT WESTERN AND
PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. WINDS IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH ARE
EXPECTED ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE INTO PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST
NEBRASKA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. 

NEZ022-035-056>058-069-190000-
/O.UPG.KLBF.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-071019T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KLBF.HW.W.0004.071018T1651Z-071019T0000Z/
GARDEN-ARTHUR-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-CHASE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSHKOSH...ARTHUR...CHAPPELL...
BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...IMPERIAL
1051 AM MDT THU OCT 18 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON.
THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DEEPEN AS IT MOVES FROM EASTERN
NEBRASKA INTO IOWA THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH IN OPEN
AREAS...OVER AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 61 AND SOUTH OF
HIGHWAY 2. 

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.

$$

NEZ007-010-028-029-190000-
/O.EXA.KLBF.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-071019T0000Z/
BOYD-HOLT-GARFIELD-WHEELER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPENCER...ONEILL...BURWELL...BARTLETT
1151 AM CDT THU OCT 18 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES INTO
IOWA THIS AFTERNOON. VERY STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 40
MPH...WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 45 MPH IN OPEN AREAS POSSIBLE. HIGHER
GUSTS NEAR 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHWEST
AND WEST CENTRAL NEBRASKA...MAINLY SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 2 AND WEST OF
HIGHWAY 83. 

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>006-008-009-023>027-036>038-059-070-071-094-190000-
/O.CON.KLBF.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-071019T0000Z/
SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BROWN-ROCK-GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-
BLAINE-LOUP-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-CUSTER-LINCOLN-HAYES-FRONTIER-
WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...VALENTINE...
SPRINGVIEW...AINSWORTH...BASSETT...HYANNIS...MULLEN...THEDFORD...
DUNNING...TAYLOR...TRYON...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW...
NORTH PLATTE...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS...CODY...MERRIMAN...
KILGORE
1151 AM CDT THU OCT 18 2007 /1051 AM MDT THU OCT 18 2007/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING. 

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES INTO
IOWA THIS AFTERNOON. VERY STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 40
MPH...WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 45 MPH IN OPEN AREAS POSSIBLE. HIGHER
GUSTS NEAR 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHWEST
AND WEST CENTRAL NEBRASKA...MAINLY SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 2 AND WEST OF
HIGHWAY 83. 

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 182016
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
316 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2007

...VERY STRONG WINDS TODAY...

.STRONG WIND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS EVENING IN THE WAKE OF
THE STORM SYSTEM THAT CROSSED LAST NIGHT.

NEZ022-035-056>058-069-190000-
/O.CON.KLBF.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-071019T0000Z/
GARDEN-ARTHUR-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-CHASE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSHKOSH...ARTHUR...CHAPPELL...
BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...IMPERIAL
216 PM MDT THU OCT 18 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
AFTERNOON. 

HIGH WIND IS LIKELY TO CONTINUE UNTIL EARLY EVENING IN SOUTHWEST
NEBRASKA. WIND GUSTS OF 55 TO 65 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH SUSTAINED
WIND AT OR ABOVE 40 MPH. AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS
THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...WIND WILL DIMINISH AND IS LIKELY TO
BE BELOW 40 MPH SUSTAINED.

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.

$$

NEZ004>010-023>029-036>038-059-070-071-094-190300-
/O.EXT.KLBF.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-071019T0300Z/
SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-GRANT-
HOOKER-THOMAS-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-CUSTER-
LINCOLN-HAYES-FRONTIER-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...VALENTINE...
SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL...HYANNIS...
MULLEN...THEDFORD...DUNNING...TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT...
TRYON...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW...NORTH PLATTE...HAYES CENTER...
CURTIS...EUSTIS...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE
316 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2007 /216 PM MDT THU OCT 18 2007/

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/
THIS EVENING. 

THE STRONG WIND WILL CONTINUE IN THE WAKE OF THE STORM SYSTEM THIS
EVENING. THE WIND IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH TO LESS THAN 30 MPH BY 9
PM MDT (10 PM CDT).

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.

$$
SPRINGER
000 
WWUS73 KLBF 182353 AAA
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
653 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2007

...STRONG WINDS TO CONTINUE UNTIL MID EVENING...

.STRONG WIND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS EVENING IN THE WAKE OF
THE STORM SYSTEM THAT CROSSED LAST NIGHT.

NEZ022-035-056>058-069-190100-
/O.CAN.KLBF.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-071019T0000Z/
GARDEN-ARTHUR-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-CHASE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSHKOSH...ARTHUR...CHAPPELL...
BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...IMPERIAL
553 PM MDT THU OCT 18 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED CONSIDERABLY AND WILL RANGE FROM 20 TO 30 MPH
WITH HIGHER GUSTS UNTIL 8 PM MDT...THEN SUBSIDE FURTHER.

$$

NEZ004>010-023>029-036>038-059-070-071-094-190300-
/O.CON.KLBF.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-071019T0300Z/
SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-GRANT-
HOOKER-THOMAS-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-CUSTER-
LINCOLN-HAYES-FRONTIER-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...VALENTINE...
SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL...HYANNIS...
MULLEN...THEDFORD...DUNNING...TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT...
TRYON...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW...NORTH PLATTE...HAYES CENTER...
CURTIS...EUSTIS...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE
653 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2007 /553 PM MDT THU OCT 18 2007/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/
THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING. 

THE STRONG WIND WILL CONTINUE IN THE WAKE OF THE STORM SYSTEM
THIS EVENING. THE WIND IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH TO LESS THAN
30 MPH BY 9 PM MDT (10 PM CDT).

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.

$$

KAR

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 17, 10:35 PM MDTWind AdvisoryLBFArthur, Blaine, Boyd, Brown, Chase, Cherry and 20 more21 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.