Alert archive / Nebraska / Blizzard Warnings in 2008
Blizzard Warning 1, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this blizzard warning at Dec 13, 2008, 3:46 PM CST for 4 counties in Nebraska. It took effect at Dec 13, 2008, 9:00 PM CST. It was in force for 19 hr. 5 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
- Dec 13, 2008, 3:46 PM CST (21:46 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 13, 2008, 9:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Dec 14, 2008, 3:48 PM CST
- In force
- 19 hr
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
Counties Boyd County, NE, Cherry County, NE, Keya Paha County, NE, Sheridan County, NE
The radar
The North Platte radar (KLNX), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:04 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 14, 12:17 AM CST | SNOW 4 | Lynch, NE | COOP OBSERVER ESTIMATED 3 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOWFALL WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. |
| Dec 14, 6:00 AM CST | SNOW 1.7 | Butte, NE | WATER CONTENT OF THE SNOWFALL WAS 0.15 OF AN INCH. |
| Dec 14, 9:00 AM CST | SNOW 1.4 | 26 N Whitman, NE | REPORT RECEIVED FROM AN NERAIN OBSERVER. |
| Dec 14, 11:50 AM CST | SNOW 0.7 | Valentine, NE | WATER EQUIVALENT OF THE SNOWFALL WAS 0.03 OF AN INCH. |
| Dec 14, 12:17 PM CST | SNOW 4 | Lynch, NE | COOP OBSERVER ESTIMATED 3 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOWFALL WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. |
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, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 176 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
- 2165 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 38 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 68 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 132146 WSWLBF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 346 PM CST SAT DEC 13 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA... A POWERFUL WINTER STORM IS TAKING AIM AT THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PLAINS TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. A VARIETY OF WINTRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA...WITH SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 5 INCHES EXPECTED. IN ADDITION TO SNOW...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH...WILL PRODUCE NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES ACROSS FAR NORTHERN NEBRASKA AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW FOR THE REMAINDER OF CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. PERSONS IN WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS PERTAINING TO THE DEVELOPING WINTER STORM. NEZ004-094-141000- /O.UPG.KLBF.WS.A.0008.081214T0000Z-081215T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KLBF.BZ.W.0001.081214T0300Z-081215T0000Z/ SHERIDAN-WESTERN CHERRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...CODY...MERRIMAN... KILGORE 246 PM MST SAT DEC 13 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM MST THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH INTO WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA LATER TONIGHT. THE BITTERLY COLD AIR BEHIND THE FRONT...WILL COMBINE WITH NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH...TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO. IN ADDITION TO WIND AND VERY COLD TEMPERATURES...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO LATER TONIGHT AND ON SUNDAY. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON...WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS NORTH OF HIGHWAY 20. IN ADDITION TO SNOW...WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO ARE LIKELY SUNDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...NOTIFY SOMEONE OF YOUR PLANS AND PACK A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED...STAY IN YOUR VEHICLE AND WAIT FOR HELP. $$ NEZ005>007-141000- /O.NEW.KLBF.BZ.W.0001.081214T0300Z-081215T0000Z/ EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER 346 PM CST SAT DEC 13 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM CST THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY. AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH INTO WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA LATER TONIGHT. THE BITTERLY COLD AIR BEHIND THE FRONT...WILL COMBINE WITH NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH...TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO. IN ADDITION TO WIND AND VERY COLD TEMPERATURES...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO LATER TONIGHT AND ON SUNDAY. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 12 FROM VALENTINE TO BUTTE. IN ADDITION TO SNOW...WIND CHILLS OF 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO ARE LIKELY ON SUNDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...NOTIFY SOMEONE OF YOUR PLANS AND PACK A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE AND WAIT FOR HELP. $$ NEZ008>010-022>026-035-141000- /O.NEW.KLBF.WW.Y.0011.081214T0600Z-081215T0000Z/ BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-GARDEN-GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-BLAINE-ARTHUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL... OSHKOSH...HYANNIS...MULLEN...THEDFORD...DUNNING...ARTHUR 346 PM CST SAT DEC 13 2008 /246 PM MST SAT DEC 13 2008/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/ TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/ TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ SUNDAY. AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA TONIGHT. LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT...COMBINING WITH STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...PRODUCING BLOWING SNOW AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO. VERY COLD AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY WITH FALLING TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO. BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE EASTERN PANHANDLE...CENTRAL SANDHILLS AND PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. $$ BUTTLER
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS43 KLBF 140957 WSWLBF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 357 AM CST SUN DEC 14 2008 ...ARCTIC AIR WILL PLUNGE SOUTH CREATING HAZARDS FOR THE REGION... AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH SOUTHEAST TODAY AS THE MAIN LOW CENTER DEEPENS AND LIFTS NORTHEAST TOWARD THE GREAT LAKES. A VARIETY OF WINTRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA...WITH SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 5 INCHES EXPECTED. IN ADDITION TO SNOW... NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH...WILL PRODUCE NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES ACROSS FAR NORTHERN NEBRASKA AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW TODAY INTO TONIGHT. PERSONS IN WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS PERTAINING TO THE DEVELOPING WINTER STORM. NEZ004>007-094-142200- /O.NEW.KLBF.WC.Y.0004.081215T0000Z-081215T1800Z/ /O.CON.KLBF.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-081215T0000Z/ SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-WESTERN CHERRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...VALENTINE... SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE 357 AM CST SUN DEC 14 2008 /257 AM MST SUN DEC 14 2008/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST /11 AM MST/ MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST /11 AM MST/ MONDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON. MODERATE SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE THROUGH NOONTIME TODAY THAT WILL COMBINE WITH STRONG WINDS TO CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL ACROSS THE NORTH. BY NOONTIME THE MAIN FORCING IS EXPECTED TO SHIFT SOUTHEAST WHILE MUCH COLDER AIR DESCENDS ACROSS NEBRASKA AS THE ARCTIC HIGH RIDGES SOUTHEAST. THE BITTERLY COLD AIR WILL COMBINE WITH NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH...TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 5 INCHES REMAIN POSSIBLE ALTHOUGH SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW WILL HINDER MEASUREMENTS. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...NOTIFY SOMEONE OF YOUR PLANS AND PACK A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED...STAY IN YOUR VEHICLE AND WAIT FOR HELP. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ NEZ008>010-023>026-142200- /O.NEW.KLBF.WC.Y.0004.081215T0000Z-081215T1800Z/ /O.CON.KLBF.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-081215T0000Z/ BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-BLAINE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL... HYANNIS...MULLEN...THEDFORD...DUNNING 357 AM CST SUN DEC 14 2008 /257 AM MST SUN DEC 14 2008/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST /11 AM MST/ MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST /11 AM MST/ MONDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE THROUGH NOONTIME TODAY THAT WILL COMBINE WITH STRONG WINDS TO CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL ACROSS THE CENTRAL SANDHILLS INTO THE NORTH CENTRAL. BY NOONTIME THE MAIN FORCING IS EXPECTED TO SHIFT SOUTHEAST WHILE MUCH COLDER AIR DESCENDS ACROSS NEBRASKA AS THE ARCTIC HIGH RIDGES SOUTHEAST. THE BITTERLY COLD AIR WILL COMBINE WITH NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH...TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES REMAIN POSSIBLE ALTHOUGH SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW WILL HINDER MEASUREMENTS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ NEZ027>029-038-142200- /O.NEW.KLBF.WC.Y.0004.081215T0000Z-081215T1800Z/ LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-CUSTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT... BROKEN BOW 357 AM CST SUN DEC 14 2008 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST MONDAY. THE ARCTIC HIGH WILL BUILD SOUTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT WITH STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AT 20 TO 35 MPH AND GUST TO NEAR 50 MPH. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE WIND CHILL VALUES FROM 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO THROUGH TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING BEFORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH...LOWERING THE THREAT FOR CRITICAL WIND CHILLS READINGS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ NEZ022-035-142200- /O.CON.KLBF.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-081215T0000Z/ GARDEN-ARTHUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSHKOSH...ARTHUR 257 AM MST SUN DEC 14 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH NOONTIME AND COMBINE WITH STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...PRODUCING BLOWING SNOW AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 15 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF THIS AFTERNOON WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE. SIGNIFICANT BLOWING OF THE SNOW WILL LIKELY HINDER SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN OPEN AREAS BUT COULD LEAD TO INCREASED SNOW DRIFTS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$
000 WWUS43 KLBF 141232 WSWLBF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 632 AM CST SUN DEC 14 2008 ...ARCTIC AIR WILL PLUNGE SOUTH CREATING HAZARDS FOR THE REGION... AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH SOUTHEAST TODAY AS THE MAIN LOW CENTER DEEPENS AND LIFTS NORTHEAST TOWARD THE GREAT LAKES. A VARIETY OF WINTRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA...WITH SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 5 INCHES EXPECTED. IN ADDITION TO SNOW... NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH...WILL PRODUCE NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES ACROSS FAR NORTHERN NEBRASKA AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW TODAY INTO TONIGHT. PERSONS IN WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS PERTAINING TO THE DEVELOPING WINTER STORM. NEZ004>007-094-142215- /O.CON.KLBF.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-081215T0000Z/ /O.CON.KLBF.WC.Y.0004.081215T0000Z-081215T1800Z/ SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-WESTERN CHERRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...VALENTINE... SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE 632 AM CST SUN DEC 14 2008 /532 AM MST SUN DEC 14 2008/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST /11 AM MST/ MONDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST /11 AM MST/ MONDAY. MODERATE SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE THROUGH NOONTIME TODAY THAT WILL COMBINE WITH STRONG WINDS TO CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL ACROSS THE NORTH. BY NOONTIME THE MAIN FORCING IS EXPECTED TO SHIFT SOUTHEAST WHILE MUCH COLDER AIR DESCENDS ACROSS NEBRASKA AS THE ARCTIC HIGH RIDGES SOUTHEAST. THE BITTERLY COLD AIR WILL COMBINE WITH NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH... TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 5 INCHES REMAIN POSSIBLE ALTHOUGH SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW WILL HINDER MEASUREMENTS. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...NOTIFY SOMEONE OF YOUR PLANS AND PACK A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED...STAY IN YOUR VEHICLE AND WAIT FOR HELP. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ NEZ027>029-038-142215- /O.EXA.KLBF.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-081215T0000Z/ /O.CON.KLBF.WC.Y.0004.081215T0000Z-081215T1800Z/ LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-CUSTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT... BROKEN BOW 632 AM CST SUN DEC 14 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST MONDAY. THE ARCTIC HIGH WILL BUILD SOUTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT WITH STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AT 20 TO 35 MPH AND GUST TO NEAR 50 MPH. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE WIND CHILL VALUES FROM 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO THROUGH TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING BEFORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH...LOWERING THE THREAT FOR CRITICAL WIND CHILLS READINGS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ NEZ036-037-056>059-069>071-142215- /O.EXA.KLBF.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-081215T0000Z/ MCPHERSON-LOGAN-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TRYON...STAPLETON...CHAPPELL... BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL... HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS 632 AM CST SUN DEC 14 2008 /532 AM MST SUN DEC 14 2008/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE THROUGH NOONTIME TODAY THAT WILL COMBINE WITH STRONG WINDS TO CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL ACROSS THE CENTRAL SANDHILLS INTO THE NORTH CENTRAL. BY NOONTIME THE MAIN FORCING IS EXPECTED TO SHIFT SOUTHEAST WHILE MUCH COLDER AIR DESCENDS ACROSS NEBRASKA AS THE ARCTIC HIGH RIDGES SOUTHEAST. THE BITTERLY COLD AIR WILL COMBINE WITH NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH...TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES REMAIN POSSIBLE ALTHOUGH SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW WILL HINDER MEASUREMENTS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ NEZ008>010-023>026-142215- /O.CON.KLBF.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-081215T0000Z/ /O.CON.KLBF.WC.Y.0004.081215T0000Z-081215T1800Z/ BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-BLAINE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL... HYANNIS...MULLEN...THEDFORD...DUNNING 632 AM CST SUN DEC 14 2008 /532 AM MST SUN DEC 14 2008/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST /11 AM MST/ MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST /11 AM MST/ MONDAY. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE THROUGH NOONTIME TODAY THAT WILL COMBINE WITH STRONG WINDS TO CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL ACROSS THE CENTRAL SANDHILLS INTO THE NORTH CENTRAL. BY NOONTIME THE MAIN FORCING IS EXPECTED TO SHIFT SOUTHEAST WHILE MUCH COLDER AIR DESCENDS ACROSS NEBRASKA AS THE ARCTIC HIGH RIDGES SOUTHEAST. THE BITTERLY COLD AIR WILL COMBINE WITH NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH...TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES REMAIN POSSIBLE ALTHOUGH SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW WILL HINDER MEASUREMENTS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ NEZ022-035-142215- /O.CON.KLBF.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-081215T0000Z/ GARDEN-ARTHUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSHKOSH...ARTHUR 532 AM MST SUN DEC 14 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH NOONTIME AND COMBINE WITH STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...PRODUCING BLOWING SNOW AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 15 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF THIS AFTERNOON WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE. SIGNIFICANT BLOWING OF THE SNOW WILL LIKELY HINDER SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN OPEN AREAS BUT COULD LEAD TO INCREASED SNOW DRIFTS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ POWER
000 WWUS43 KLBF 142148 WSWLBF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 348 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2008 ...ARCTIC AIR WILL PLUNGE SOUTH CREATING HAZARDS FOR THE REGION... A REINFORCING SHOT OF ARCTIC AIR WILL ARRIVE THIS EVENING...DROPPING TEMPERATURES TO WELL BELOW ZERO. BY MONDAY MORNING...LOW TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM 5 BELOW IN SOUTHERN AREAS...TO AROUND 20 BELOW IN THE NORTH. THE BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE WITH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH...PRODUCING WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 40 BELOW ZERO. NEZ004>007-094-151000- /O.CAN.KLBF.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-081215T0000Z/ /O.UPG.KLBF.WC.Y.0004.081215T0000Z-081215T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KLBF.WC.W.0001.081214T2148Z-081215T1800Z/ SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-WESTERN CHERRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...VALENTINE... SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE 348 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2008 /248 PM MST SUN DEC 14 2008/ ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST /11 AM MST/ MONDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST /11 AM MST/ MONDAY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED AND THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO LATER TONIGHT AS A REINFORCING SHOT OF ARCTIC AIR MOVES INTO WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. NORTHERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH...WILL COMBINE WITH THE COLD TEMPERATURES...PRODUCING LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILLS OF 30 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES OF 30 BELOW ZERO OR COLDER. WIND CHILLS THIS COLD WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST BE OUTSIDE...DRESS IN SEVERAL LAYERS AND COVER ALL AREAS OF EXPOSED SKIN. $$ NEZ008>010-023>029-038-151000- /O.CAN.KLBF.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-081215T0000Z/ /O.UPG.KLBF.WC.Y.0004.081215T0000Z-081215T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KLBF.WC.W.0001.081214T2148Z-081215T1800Z/ BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER- CUSTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL... HYANNIS...MULLEN...THEDFORD...DUNNING...TAYLOR...BURWELL... BARTLETT...BROKEN BOW 348 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2008 /248 PM MST SUN DEC 14 2008/ ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST /11 AM MST/ MONDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST /11 AM MST/ MONDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELED. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO LATER TONIGHT AS A REINFORCING SHOT OF ARCTIC AIR MOVES INTO WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. NORTHERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH...WILL COMBINE WITH THE COLD TEMPERATURES...PRODUCING LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILLS OF 30 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES OF 30 BELOW ZERO OR COLDER. WIND CHILLS THIS COLD WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST BE OUTSIDE...DRESS IN SEVERAL LAYERS AND COVER ALL AREAS OF EXPOSED SKIN. $$ NEZ022-035>037-057-059-151000- /O.CAN.KLBF.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-081215T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KLBF.WC.W.0001.081214T2148Z-081215T1800Z/ GARDEN-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-KEITH-LINCOLN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSHKOSH...ARTHUR...TRYON...STAPLETON... OGALLALA...NORTH PLATTE 348 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2008 /248 PM MST SUN DEC 14 2008/ ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST /11 AM MST/ MONDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST /11 AM MST/ MONDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELED. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO 10 TO 15 BELOW ZERO LATER TONIGHT AS A REINFORCING SHOT OF ARCTIC AIR MOVES INTO WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. NORTHERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH...WILL COMBINE WITH THE COLD TEMPERATURES...PRODUCING LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILLS OF 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES OF 30 BELOW ZERO OR COLDER. WIND CHILLS THIS COLD WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST BE OUTSIDE...DRESS IN SEVERAL LAYERS AND COVER ALL AREAS OF EXPOSED SKIN. $$ NEZ056-058-069>071-151000- /O.CAN.KLBF.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-081215T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KLBF.WC.Y.0005.081214T2148Z-081215T1800Z/ DEUEL-PERKINS-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...GRANT... IMPERIAL...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS 348 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2008 /248 PM MST SUN DEC 14 2008/ ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST /11 AM MST/ MONDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST /11 AM MST/ MONDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELED. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO 5 TO 10 BELOW ZERO LATER TONIGHT AS A REINFORCING SHOT OF ARCTIC AIR MOVES INTO WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. NORTHERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH...WILL COMBINE WITH THE COLD TEMPERATURES...PRODUCING DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES AND COVER AREAS OF EXPOSED SKIN. $$ BUTTLER
The office that day
Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 13, 3:41 PM CST | Wind Advisory | LBF | Chase, Custer, Deuel, Frontier, Garfield, Hayes and 7 more | 15 hr |
| Dec 13, 3:46 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | LBF | Arthur, Blaine, Brown, Chase, Custer, Deuel and 16 more | 24 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.