Alert archive / Nebraska / Snow Advisories in 2007
Snow Advisory 4, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this snow advisory at Dec 7, 2007, 3:58 AM CST for 13 counties in Nebraska. It took effect at Dec 7, 2007, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 7, 2007, 3:58 AM CST (09:58 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 7, 2007, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Dec 7, 2007, 8:37 PM CST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
Counties Blaine County, NE, Boyd County, NE, Chase County, NE, Custer County, NE, Frontier County, NE, Garfield County, NE, Hayes County, NE, Holt County, NE, Lincoln County, NE, Logan County, NE, Loup County, NE, Perkins County, NE, Wheeler County, NE
The radar
The North Platte radar (KLNX), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:58 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 00:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 63 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 653 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 81 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -18 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 77 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS43 KLBF 070958 WSWLBF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 358 AM CST FRI DEC 7 2007 .A DEVELOPING WINTER STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ACROSS THE EASTERN PANHANDLE INTO NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. THE HEAVIER SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN BY MID AFTERNOON ACROSS THE EASTERN PANHANDLE...SPREADING EASTWARD THROUGH THE NIGHT. SNOW COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES SATURDAY MORNING...BEFORE TAPERING OFF DURING THE EVENING. COLD ARCTIC AIR PLUNGING SOUTH IS EXPECTED TO KEEP PRECIPITATION IN THE FORM OF SNOWFALL AND WILL ALLOW FOR INFLATED SNOWFALL AMOUNTS DUE TO THE DRY NATURE OF THE SNOW. NEW SNOWFALL OF 7 TO 9 INCHES LOOKS MOST LIKELY ACROSS THE EASTERN PANHANDLE INTO THE SANDHILLS...WITH AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ELSEWHERE IN THE WARNED AREA. LESSER AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES...WITH A FEW LOCALLY HIGH AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA...GENERALLY ACROSS SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80 INTO AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 281. BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES WILL ACCOMPANY THIS STORM SYSTEM AND THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION. NEZ004-022>024-035-036-056-057-094-072145- /O.UPG.KLBF.WS.A.0006.071208T0000Z-071209T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KLBF.HS.W.0002.071207T1800Z-071208T1800Z/ SHERIDAN-GARDEN-GRANT-HOOKER-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-DEUEL-KEITH- WESTERN CHERRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...OSHKOSH... HYANNIS...MULLEN...ARTHUR...TRYON...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS... OGALLALA...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE 358 AM CST FRI DEC 7 2007 /258 AM MST FRI DEC 7 2007/ ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY TO 12 PM CST /11 AM MST/ SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A HEAVY SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY TO 12 PM CST /11 AM MST/ SATURDAY. A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL MOVE OUT ONTO THE PLAINS LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY THAT WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ACROSS THE EASTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE INTO THE SANDHILLS. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY SATURDAY EVENING HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO RANGE FROM 6 TO 9 INCHES WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS. BITTER COLD ARCTIC AIR MOVING INTO THE AREA WILL HELP CREATE THESE HIGHER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS DUE TO THE DRY NATURE OF THE SNOW. THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL OR PROLONGED PERIODS OUTSIDE SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ NEZ005-006-008-009-025-072145- /O.UPG.KLBF.WS.A.0006.071208T0000Z-071209T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KLBF.HS.W.0002.071208T0000Z-071209T0000Z/ EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BROWN-ROCK-THOMAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW...AINSWORTH... BASSETT...THEDFORD 358 AM CST FRI DEC 7 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A HEAVY SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY. A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL MOVE OUT ONTO THE PLAINS LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY THAT WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY SATURDAY EVENING HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO RANGE FROM 6 TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS. BITTER COLD ARCTIC AIR MOVING INTO THE AREA WILL HELP CREATE THESE HIGHER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS DUE TO THE DRY NATURE OF THE SNOW. THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL OR PROLONGED PERIODS OUTSIDE SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ NEZ037-059-072145- /O.UPG.KLBF.WS.A.0006.071208T0000Z-071209T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KLBF.SN.Y.0004.071207T1800Z-071208T1800Z/ LOGAN-LINCOLN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STAPLETON...NORTH PLATTE 358 AM CST FRI DEC 7 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 12 PM CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 12 PM CST SATURDAY. A WINTER STORM WILL MOVE OUT ONTO THE PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY THAT WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA INTO THE SOUTHERN SANDHILLS. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY SATURDAY EVENING HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO RANGE FROM 6 TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS. BITTER COLD ARCTIC AIR MOVING INTO THE AREA WILL HELP CREATE THESE HIGHER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS DUE TO THE DRY NATURE OF THE SNOW. THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL OR PROLONGED PERIODS OUTSIDE SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ NEZ007-010-026>029-038-072145- /O.UPG.KLBF.WS.A.0006.071208T0000Z-071209T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KLBF.SN.Y.0004.071208T0000Z-071209T0000Z/ BOYD-HOLT-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-CUSTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPENCER...ONEILL...DUNNING...TAYLOR... BURWELL...BARTLETT...BROKEN BOW 358 AM CST FRI DEC 7 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE OUT ONTO THE PLAINS TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY THAT WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL. WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DETERIORATE LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY EVENING. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY SATURDAY EVENING HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS. THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL OR PROLONGED PERIODS OUTSIDE SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ NEZ058-069>071-072145- /O.NEW.KLBF.SN.Y.0004.071207T1800Z-071208T1800Z/ PERKINS-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRANT...IMPERIAL...HAYES CENTER... CURTIS...EUSTIS 358 AM CST FRI DEC 7 2007 /258 AM MST FRI DEC 7 2007/ ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY TO 12 PM CST /11 AM MST/ SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY TO 12 PM CST /11 AM MST/ SATURDAY. A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE OUT ONTO THE PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY THAT WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA. WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DETERIORATE LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY EVENING. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY SATURDAY EVENING HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS. THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL OR PROLONGED PERIODS OUTSIDE SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ GARNER/13
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS43 KLBF 071411 AAA WSWLBF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 811 AM CST FRI DEC 7 2007 .A DEVELOPING WINTER STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ACROSS THE EASTERN PANHANDLE INTO NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. THE HEAVIER SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN BY MID AFTERNOON ACROSS THE EASTERN PANHANDLE...SPREADING EASTWARD THROUGH THE NIGHT. SNOW COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES SATURDAY MORNING...BEFORE TAPERING OFF DURING THE EVENING. COLD ARCTIC AIR PLUNGING SOUTH IS EXPECTED TO KEEP PRECIPITATION IN THE FORM OF SNOWFALL AND WILL ALLOW FOR INFLATED SNOWFALL AMOUNTS DUE TO THE DRY NATURE OF THE SNOW. NEW SNOWFALL OF 7 TO 9 INCHES LOOKS MOST LIKELY ACROSS THE EASTERN PANHANDLE INTO THE SANDHILLS...WITH AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ELSEWHERE IN THE WARNED AREA. LESSER AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES...WITH A FEW LOCALLY HIGH AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA...GENERALLY ACROSS SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80 INTO AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 281. BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES WILL ACCOMPANY THIS STORM SYSTEM AND THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION. NEZ004-022>024-035-036-056-057-094-072145- /O.CON.KLBF.HS.W.0002.071207T1800Z-071208T1800Z/ SHERIDAN-GARDEN-GRANT-HOOKER-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-DEUEL-KEITH- WESTERN CHERRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...OSHKOSH... HYANNIS...MULLEN...ARTHUR...TRYON...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS... OGALLALA...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE 811 AM CST FRI DEC 7 2007 /711 AM MST FRI DEC 7 2007/ ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY TO 12 PM CST /11 AM MST/ SATURDAY... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY TO 12 PM CST /11 AM MST/ SATURDAY. A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL MOVE OUT ONTO THE PLAINS LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY THAT WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ACROSS THE EASTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE INTO THE SANDHILLS. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY SATURDAY EVENING HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO RANGE FROM 6 TO 9 INCHES WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS. BITTER COLD ARCTIC AIR MOVING INTO THE AREA WILL HELP CREATE THESE HIGHER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS DUE TO THE DRY NATURE OF THE SNOW. THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL OR PROLONGED PERIODS OUTSIDE SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ NEZ005-006-008-009-025-072145- /O.CON.KLBF.HS.W.0002.071208T0000Z-071209T0000Z/ EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BROWN-ROCK-THOMAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW...AINSWORTH... BASSETT...THEDFORD 811 AM CST FRI DEC 7 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY. A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL MOVE OUT ONTO THE PLAINS LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY THAT WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY SATURDAY EVENING HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO RANGE FROM 6 TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS. BITTER COLD ARCTIC AIR MOVING INTO THE AREA WILL HELP CREATE THESE HIGHER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS DUE TO THE DRY NATURE OF THE SNOW. THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL OR PROLONGED PERIODS OUTSIDE SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ NEZ037-058-059-069>071-072145- /O.CON.KLBF.SN.Y.0004.071207T1800Z-071208T1800Z/ LOGAN-PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STAPLETON...GRANT...NORTH PLATTE... IMPERIAL...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS 811 AM CST FRI DEC 7 2007 /711 AM MST FRI DEC 7 2007/ ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY TO 12 PM CST /11 AM MST/ SATURDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY TO 12 PM CST /11 AM MST/ SATURDAY. A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE OUT ONTO THE PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY THAT WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA. WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DETERIORATE LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY EVENING. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY SATURDAY EVENING HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS. THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL OR PROLONGED PERIODS OUTSIDE SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ NEZ007-010-026>029-038-072145- /O.CON.KLBF.SN.Y.0004.071208T0000Z-071209T0000Z/ BOYD-HOLT-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-CUSTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPENCER...ONEILL...DUNNING...TAYLOR... BURWELL...BARTLETT...BROKEN BOW 811 AM CST FRI DEC 7 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY. A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE OUT ONTO THE PLAINS TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY THAT WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL. WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DETERIORATE LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY EVENING. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY SATURDAY EVENING HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS. THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL OR PROLONGED PERIODS OUTSIDE SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ GARNER/13/19
000 WWUS43 KLBF 071750 AAB WSWLBF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 1150 AM CST FRI DEC 7 2007 .A WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OVER A PROLONGED PERIOD ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. THERE WILL BE LULLS IN SNOWFALL RATES HOWEVER HEAVIER SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN BY EVENING ACROSS THE EASTERN PANHANDLE...SPREADING EASTWARD THROUGH THE NIGHT. SNOW COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES SATURDAY MORNING AND TAPERING OFF DURING THE EVENING. COLD ARCTIC AIR PLUNGING SOUTH IS EXPECTED TO KEEP PRECIPITATION IN THE FORM OF SNOWFALL AND WILL ALLOW FOR INFLATED SNOWFALL AMOUNTS DUE TO THE DRY NATURE OF THE SNOW. NEW SNOWFALL OF 7 TO 9 INCHES WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS ACROSS THE EASTERN PANHANDLE INTO THE SANDHILLS. LESSER AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES...WITH A FEW LOCALLY HIGH AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA...GENERALLY ACROSS SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80 INTO AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 281. BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES WILL ACCOMPANY THIS STORM SYSTEM AND THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION. NEZ004-022>024-035-036-056-057-094-072145- /O.EXT.KLBF.HS.W.0002.071207T1800Z-071209T0000Z/ SHERIDAN-GARDEN-GRANT-HOOKER-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-DEUEL-KEITH- WESTERN CHERRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...OSHKOSH... HYANNIS...MULLEN...ARTHUR...TRYON...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS... OGALLALA...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE 1150 AM CST FRI DEC 7 2007 /1050 AM MST FRI DEC 7 2007/ ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ SATURDAY... THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ SATURDAY. A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL MOVE OUT ONTO THE PLAINS LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY THAT WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ACROSS THE EASTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE INTO THE SANDHILLS. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY SATURDAY EVENING HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO RANGE FROM 6 TO 9 INCHES WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS. BITTER COLD ARCTIC AIR MOVING INTO THE AREA WILL HELP CREATE THESE HIGHER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS DUE TO THE DRY NATURE OF THE SNOW. THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL OR PROLONGED PERIODS OUTSIDE SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ NEZ005-006-008-009-025-072145- /O.CON.KLBF.HS.W.0002.071208T0000Z-071209T0000Z/ EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BROWN-ROCK-THOMAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW...AINSWORTH... BASSETT...THEDFORD 1150 AM CST FRI DEC 7 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY. A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL MOVE OUT ONTO THE PLAINS LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY THAT WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY SATURDAY EVENING HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO RANGE FROM 6 TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS. BITTER COLD ARCTIC AIR MOVING INTO THE AREA WILL HELP CREATE THESE HIGHER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS DUE TO THE DRY NATURE OF THE SNOW. THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL OR PROLONGED PERIODS OUTSIDE SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ NEZ037-058-059-069>071-072145- /O.EXT.KLBF.SN.Y.0004.071207T1800Z-071209T0000Z/ LOGAN-PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STAPLETON...GRANT...NORTH PLATTE... IMPERIAL...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS 1150 AM CST FRI DEC 7 2007 /1050 AM MST FRI DEC 7 2007/ ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ SATURDAY... THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ SATURDAY. A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE OUT ONTO THE PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY THAT WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA. WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DETERIORATE LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY EVENING. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY SATURDAY EVENING HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS. THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL OR PROLONGED PERIODS OUTSIDE SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ NEZ007-010-026>029-038-072145- /O.CON.KLBF.SN.Y.0004.071208T0000Z-071209T0000Z/ BOYD-HOLT-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-CUSTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPENCER...ONEILL...DUNNING...TAYLOR... BURWELL...BARTLETT...BROKEN BOW 1150 AM CST FRI DEC 7 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY. A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE OUT ONTO THE PLAINS TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY THAT WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL. WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DETERIORATE LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY EVENING. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY SATURDAY EVENING HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS. THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL OR PROLONGED PERIODS OUTSIDE SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ HENDERSON/KECK
000 WWUS43 KLBF 072143 WSWLBF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 343 PM CST FRI DEC 7 2007 NEZ004-022>024-035-036-056-057-094-081000- /O.CON.KLBF.HS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-071209T0000Z/ SHERIDAN-GARDEN-GRANT-HOOKER-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-DEUEL-KEITH- WESTERN CHERRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...OSHKOSH... HYANNIS...MULLEN...ARTHUR...TRYON...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS... OGALLALA...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE 343 PM CST FRI DEC 7 2007 /243 PM MST FRI DEC 7 2007/ ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ SATURDAY... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ SATURDAY. A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL MOVE OUT ONTO THE PLAINS LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY THAT WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ACROSS THE EASTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE INTO THE SANDHILLS. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY SATURDAY EVENING WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 9 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. SNOWFALL RATES NEAR AN INCH AN HOUR ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES SATURDAY REDUCING VISIBILITY TO NEAR 1/2 MILE. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN AT 15 MPH OR LESS MINIMIZING BLOWING AND DRIFTING. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ NEZ005-006-008-009-025-081000- /O.CON.KLBF.HS.W.0002.071208T0000Z-071209T0000Z/ EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BROWN-ROCK-THOMAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW...AINSWORTH... BASSETT...THEDFORD 343 PM CST FRI DEC 7 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SATURDAY... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SATURDAY. A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL MOVE OUT ONTO THE PLAINS LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY THAT WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ACROSS THE EASTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE INTO THE SANDHILLS. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY SATURDAY EVENING WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. SNOWFALL RATES NEAR AN INCH AN HOUR ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES SATURDAY REDUCING VISIBILITY TO NEAR 1/2 MILE. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN AT 15 MPH OR LESS MINIMIZING BLOWING AND DRIFTING. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ NEZ037-058-059-069>071-081000- /O.CON.KLBF.SN.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-071209T0000Z/ LOGAN-PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STAPLETON...GRANT...NORTH PLATTE... IMPERIAL...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS 343 PM CST FRI DEC 7 2007 /243 PM MST FRI DEC 7 2007/ ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ SATURDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ SATURDAY. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY WILL PRODUCE 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN AT 15 MPH OR LESS MINIMIZING BLOWING AND DRIFTING. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ NEZ007-010-026>029-038-081000- /O.CON.KLBF.SN.Y.0004.071208T0000Z-071209T0000Z/ BOYD-HOLT-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-CUSTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPENCER...ONEILL...DUNNING...TAYLOR... BURWELL...BARTLETT...BROKEN BOW 343 PM CST FRI DEC 7 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SATURDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SATURDAY. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY WILL PRODUCE 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN AT 15 MPH OR LESS MINIMIZING BLOWING AND DRIFTING. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ CDC/BT
000 WWUS43 KLBF 080237 WSWLBF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 837 PM CST FRI DEC 7 2007 .A WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES...AND AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE TO PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. THERE WILL BE A LULL IN THE HEAVIER SNOWFALL RATES THIS EVENING BUT THIS SHOULD CHANGE DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS BEGINNING IN THE EASTERN PANHANDLE AND SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...SPREADING NORTHEAST EASTWARD THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. THE BEST CHANCE FOR FREEZING PRECIPITATION IS ALONG AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 2 WHERE ROADWAYS ARE BECOMING VERY TREACHEROUS DUE TO A LIGHT ICE COATING. COLD ARCTIC AIR PLUNGING SOUTH IS EXPECTED TO KEEP PRECIPITATION IN THE FORM OF SNOWFALL AND WILL ALLOW FOR INFLATED SNOWFALL AMOUNTS DUE TO THE DRY NATURE OF THE SNOW. NEW SNOWFALL OF 7 TO 9 INCHES WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS ACROSS THE EASTERN PANHANDLE INTO THE SANDHILLS. LESSER AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES...WITH A FEW LOCALLY HIGH AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA...GENERALLY ACROSS SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80 INTO AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 281. BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES WILL ACCOMPANY THIS STORM SYSTEM AND THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION. NEZ004>006-008-009-022>025-035-036-056-057-094-081200- /O.CAN.KLBF.HS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-071209T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KLBF.WS.W.0003.071208T0237Z-071209T0000Z/ SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BROWN-ROCK-GARDEN-GRANT-HOOKER- THOMAS-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-DEUEL-KEITH-WESTERN CHERRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...VALENTINE... SPRINGVIEW...AINSWORTH...BASSETT...OSHKOSH...HYANNIS...MULLEN... THEDFORD...ARTHUR...TRYON...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA... CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE 837 PM CST FRI DEC 7 2007 /737 PM MST FRI DEC 7 2007/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ SATURDAY... ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ SATURDAY. THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED. A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE HIGH PLAINS LATE THIS EVENING INTO SATURDAY THAT WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ACROSS THE EASTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE INTO THE SANDHILLS. AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 2...MAKING FOR VERY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY SATURDAY EVENING WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 9 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. SNOWFALL RATES NEAR AN INCH AN HOUR ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES SATURDAY REDUCING VISIBILITY TO NEAR 1/2 MILE. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN AT 15 MPH OR LESS MINIMIZING BLOWING AND DRIFTING. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ NEZ007-010-026>029-037-038-058-059-069>071-081200- /O.CAN.KLBF.SN.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-071209T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KLBF.WW.Y.0005.071208T0237Z-071209T0000Z/ BOYD-HOLT-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-LOGAN-CUSTER-PERKINS- LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPENCER...ONEILL...DUNNING...TAYLOR... BURWELL...BARTLETT...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW...GRANT... NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS 837 PM CST FRI DEC 7 2007 /737 PM MST FRI DEC 7 2007/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ SATURDAY... ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ SATURDAY. THE SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELED. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY WILL PRODUCE 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW BEFORE ENDING SATURDAY EVENING. IN ADDITION...AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL ALSO BE PRESENT...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 2. THIS WELL CREATE VERY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN AT 15 MPH OR LESS MINIMIZING BLOWING AND DRIFTING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this snow advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS North Platte, NE wrote its last area forecast discussion before this snow advisory went out at Dec 7, 3:32 AM CST, 26 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 7, 3:32 AM CST, 26 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 332 AM CST FRI DEC 7 2007 .SYNOPSIS... WV IMAGERY SHOWS A SHORTWAVE TROUGH DIGGING SOUTHEAST INTO CALIFORNIA. AS THIS FEATURE BECOMES ESTABLISHED OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN CONUS...A RIDGE WILL AMPLIFY ACROSS THE GREAT PLAINS. THIS WILL SET THE STAGE FOR A PROLONGED PERIOD OF PRECIPITATION OVER THE HIGH PLAINS FRIDAY INTO SUNDAY. MEANWHILE...ASCENT ASSOCIATED WITH A REGION OF MID LVL FRONTOGENESIS IS LEADING TO A BAND OF LIGHT REFLECTIVITY/PRECIPITATION OVER COLORADO AND KANSAS AT 09Z...AND IS FCST TO SPREAD NORTHWARD THROUGH FRIDAY. && .SHORT TERM...FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... MOIST ISENTROPIC UPGLIDE AND WEAK MID LVL FRONTOGENESIS WILL SPREAD NORTH ACROSS WESTERN NEBRASKA ON FRIDAY. AIRMASS WILL INITIALLY BE AT OR SLIGHTLY BELOW FREEZING BY 18Z...WITH CLOUD TOP TEMPERATURES AROUND -15 DEG C. THIS SHOULD RESULT IN LIGHT SNOW DEVELOPING ALONG AND SOUTH OF I80...AND WEST OF HWY 83 AS WE HEAD INTO EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE AT THE SFC IS FCST TO STRENGTHEN OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS BY 00Z SATURDAY...RESULTING IN A TIGHT SFC PRESSURE GRADIENT. EAST WINDS AND PERSISTENT CLOUD COVER WILL RESULT IN HIGHS AROUND FREEZING OVER OUR WESTERN/SOUTHWESTERN COUNTIES...AND 20S OVER THE NORTH AND EAST. AS THE HIGH CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN...MUCH COLDER AIR IS FCST TO SHIFT SOUTH ACROSS NEBRASKA SATURDAY MORNING. THIS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURE PROFILES TO DROP WELL BELOW FREEZING...RESULTING IN HIGHER SNOWFALL RATIOS. MEANWHILE...A S/W TROUGH IS FCST TO EJECT NORTHEAST FROM THE LARGE SCALE TROUGH OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN CONUS SATURDAY MORNING. AS THIS OCCURS...RRQ OF H25 JET WILL LIFT NORTH ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS...WHICH SOULD PROVIDE FAVORABLE PATTERN OF SYNOPTIC SCALE ASCENT ACROSS OUR CWA...AND IS SUPPORTED BY INCREASING Q-VECTOR CONVG DURING THE 12Z TO 18Z TIME FRAME. ISENTROPIC LIFT AND MOISTURE TRANSPORT ON THE 300 K SFC ARE MAXIMIZED DURING THIS TIME FRAME...AS WELL AS STRONG H7 WAA...AND ARE FCST TO SLOWLY SHIFT NORTH ACROSS THE CWA THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. FCST SOUNDINGS ACROSS THE CWA ALL SUPPORT SNOW AS THE PREDOMINANT PRECIP TYPE...WITH SATURATION OBSERVED UP THROUGH -20 DEG C...SUPPORTING DENDRITIC SNOW. THE COMBINATION OF DEEP SATURATED ATMOSPHERE...PERSISTENT LIFT THROUGHOUT MOST OF SATURDAY...AND FAVORABLE THERMODYNAMIC ENVIRONMENT SEEM TO POINT TOWARD A HEAVY SNOWFALL EVENT...PARTICULARLY ACROSS OUR WESTERN AND NORTHERN COUNTIES. ALTHOUGH MESOSCALE ASCENT WILL NOT BE PARTICULARLY INTENSE...DUE TO A LACK OF STRONG FRONTOGENESIS...STEADY SNOWFALL THROUGH 00Z SUNDAY IS EXPECTED TO LEAD TO TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6-8 INCHES. THUS HEAVY SNOW WARNING HAS BEEN POSTED FOR LOCATIONS ALONG AND NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM OGALLALA TO NEWPORT. THE REMAINDER OF THE CWA WILL BE UNDER A SNOW ADVISORY. WARNING AND ADVISORY CRITERIA ARE EXPECTED TO COME TO AN END BY 00Z SUNDAY. BESIDES THE UPCOMING WINTER WEATHER EVENT...TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME QUITE COLD BY SUNDAY MORNING...WITH LOWS DROPPING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS. IT APPEARS THAT CLOUD COVER WILL CONTINUE TO PERSIST...WHICH WILL PREVENT FURTHER COOLING SUNDAY MORNING...GIVEN THE EXPECTED SNOW COVERED GROUND. GFS AND NAM DIVERGE SUNDAY WITH THE TIMING OF A SECOND DISTURBANCE EMNATING FROM THE SOUTHWESTERN TROUGH. THIS S/W IS EXPECTED TO INTERACT WITH A SOUTHWEST/NORTHEAST LOW/MID LVL THERMAL GRADIENT...LEADING TO A SECOND ROUND OF SNOWFALL...MAINLY ACROSS OUR SOUTHERN AND EASTERN COUNTIES SOMETIME AROUND 06Z-12Z SUNDAY. LATER FCSTS WILL BE ABLE TO MORE ACCURATELY DETERMINE THE EVOLUTION OF THIS NEXT ROUND OF PRECIP. .LONG TERM...SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT OMPLICATED FCST CONTINUES LATE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK FOR MANY REASONS. HIGH AMPLITUED E.PAC TROF WILL KEEP SYSTEMS DROPPING SOUTHWARD INTO ANOMALOUS WESTERN CONUS TROF. CLOSED LOWS WILL TEMPORARILY TAKE UP RESIDENCE IN VCNTY OF BAJA REGION...BEFORE BEING EJECTED BY ARRIVING SYSTEMS AND PUSHED OVER CENTRAL ROCKIES. THIS CYCLE LOOKS TO CONTINUE THROUGH MID WEEK BEFORE STRONGER NORTHERN STREAM CLIPPER TYPE SYSTEM CLEARS OUT THE WESTERN CONUS AND NW FLOW PATTERN RETURNS. PERSISTANT STRONG H.BAY VORTEX WILL BE MAIN AID IN BRINGING THIS CHANGE ABOUT. HOWEVER THIS GENERAL PATTERN NEXT FEW DAYS HAS MANY TWISTS IN IT ACCORDING TO WHICH MODEL SOLN YOU LEAN...WITH OVERALL CONFIDENCE IN ANY SOLN VERY LOW. SYSTEM NOW DIVING ACROSS CALI WHICH WILL BE PIONEER IN CARVING OUT LOW WILL BE THE FIRST WAVE TO BE EJECTED INTO HIGH PLAINS BY EARLY SUNDAY. EURO/GFS SIMILAR IN TIMING WITH LARGE SCALE LIFT VIA Q-VECT CONVERGENCE ARRIVES BY SUNRISE AND SNOW SHOULD BE PRESENT MUCH OF THE DAY...HOWEVER NAM/SREF MUCH SLOW AND DRIER. MADE A FEW TWEAKS TO PCPN FCST WITH PUSHING POPS FARTHER NORTH BUT KEPT SPIRIT OF FCST IN TACT WITH HIGHEST POPS ACROSS EASTERN ZONES. SREF EVEN SHOWING SOME IMPRESSIVE SNOW AMOUNTS ACROSS EASTERN NEB. SHOULD SEE BREAK SUNDAY NIGHT TOWARD MID DAY MONDAY BETWEEN SYSTEMS ACCORDING TO SIMILAR EURO/GFS SOLNS...HOWEVER GFS SLIGHTLY FASTER PUSHING STRONGER ASCENT INTO AREA MONDAY AFTERNOON. THIS COULD BE DUE TO NORTHERN STREAM FLOW IS STRONGER IN EURO...WITH CONFLUENT FLOW ACROSS NORTHERN PLAINS...GFS HAS THIS FLOW JUST ACROSS CANADIAN BORDER. EITHER WAY LOOKS LIKE BETTER CHANCE OF SNOW MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. FINAL LOW IN SW WILL BE PUSHED WELL SOUTH OF CWA BY DOMINATE N. STREAM WITH BREAK IN SNOW THROUGH LATE WEEK. TEMPS SHOULD TAKE A HIT AS ARCTIC AIR CONTINUES TO FEED INTO AREA THROUGH SUNDAY...ALSO ALLOWING FOR INFLATED SNOW RATIOS. KEPT THINGS QUITE COOL WITH EXPECTED DEEP SNOW PACK. && .AVIATION... LIFR AND IFR CONDITIONS TO PERSIST OVER SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA THROUGH THE NEXT 24 HRS WITH SNOW AFTER 15Z KLBF AND THEN SPREADING NORTH OVERNIGHT. KVTN WILL HAVE MVFR CONDITIONS THROUGH THE NEXT 24 HRS WITH SNOW DEVELOPING AFTER 21Z AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE NIGHT. && .LBF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... SNOW ADVISORY FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY TO 12 PM CST /11 AM MST/ SATURDAY FOR NEZ037-058-059-069>071. HEAVY SNOW WARNING FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY TO 12 PM CST /11 AM MST/ SATURDAY FOR NEZ004-022>024-035-036-056-057-094. HEAVY SNOW WARNING FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY FOR NEZ005-006-008-009-025. SNOW ADVISORY FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY FOR NEZ007-010-026>029-038. && GARNER/13/POWER
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 6, 3:33 PM CST, 12 hours 25 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 333 PM CST THU DEC 6 2007 NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-071000- SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-GARDEN- GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON- LOGAN-CUSTER-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER- WESTERN CHERRY- 333 PM CST THU DEC 6 2007 /233 PM MST THU DEC 6 2007/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS EFFECT FOR MUCH OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA FOR FRIDAY EVENING INTO SATURDAY EVENING WHERE 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE BEFORE THE STORM SYSTEM EXITS EAST SATURDAY NIGHT. HIGHER AMOUNTS OF SNOWFALL ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80. PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA SHOULD ANTICIPATE DETERIORATING CONDITIONS LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT. && THIS PRODUCT IS NOW AVAILABLE...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER... HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATOLOGICAL INFORMATION...AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NORTHPLATTE HENDERSON/KECK
The office that day
Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 7, 3:58 AM CST | Heavy Snow Warning | LBF | Arthur, Brown, Cherry, Deuel, Garden, Grant and 7 more | 17 hr |
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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.