Alert archive / Nebraska / Winter Storm Warnings in 2008
Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this winter storm warning at Mar 16, 2008, 1:10 PM MDT for 20 counties in Nebraska. It took effect at Mar 16, 2008, 6:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 17 hr. 29 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
- Mar 16, 2008, 1:10 PM MDT (19:10 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 16, 2008, 6:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Mar 17, 2008, 10:53 AM MDT
- In force
- 17 hr
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
Counties Arthur County, NE, Blaine County, NE, Brown County, NE, Chase County, NE, Custer County, NE, Deuel County, NE, Frontier County, NE, Garden County, NE, Garfield County, NE, Hayes County, NE, Holt County, NE, Keith County, NE, Lincoln County, NE, Logan County, NE, Loup County, NE, McPherson County, NE, Perkins County, NE, Rock County, NE, Thomas County, NE, Wheeler County, NE
The radar
The North Platte radar (KLNX), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 2:40 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 6 | North Platte, NE | OFF DUTY NWS EMPLOYEE MEASURED 6 INCHES NEW SNOW. SNOW REPORT FROM LAKEVIEW ESTATES IN WESTERN NORTH PLATTE. |
| Mar 17, 3:00 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 5.5 | North Platte, NE | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL THROUGH 400 AM AT LEE BIRD FIELD IN NORTH PLATTE 5.5 INCHES. |
| Mar 17, 6:00 AM MDT | SNOW 3 | 2 Se Anselmo, NE | 0.18 OF AN INCH WATER EQUIVALENT FROM THE SNOWFALL. |
| Mar 17, 6:00 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 4.9 | North Platte, NE | TOTAL STORM SNOWFALL THROUGH 700 AM WAS 7.1 INCHES. WATER EQUIVALENT FROM THE TOTAL SNOWFALL WAS 0.60 OF AN INCH. |
| Mar 17, 6:00 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 5.6 | 7 Ssw North Platte, NE | |
| Mar 17, 6:00 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 6 Nw Hershey, NE | |
| Mar 17, 6:08 AM MDT | SNOW 4 | 17 Nw Hayes Center, NE | |
| Mar 17, 6:15 AM MDT | SNOW 0.5 | Kingsley Dam, NE | |
| Mar 17, 6:20 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 7 | North Platte, NE | KNOP TV METEOROLOGIST REPORTED 7 INCHES OF NEW SNOW. |
| Mar 17, 6:27 AM MDT | SNOW 4.7 | Wellfleet, NE | WATER EQUIVALENT FROM THE SNOWFALL WAS 0.53 OF AN INCH. |
| Mar 17, 6:36 AM MDT | SNOW 4 | Hayes Center, NE | WATER EQUIVALENT OF THE SNOWFALL WAS 0.48 OF AN INCH. |
| Mar 17, 6:40 AM MDT | SNOW 5 | 11 Ssw Callaway, NE | |
| Mar 17, 6:53 AM MDT | SNOW 3 | 1 S Arnold, NE | |
| Mar 17, 7:06 AM MDT | SNOW 2 | Champion, NE | WATER EQUIVALENT FROM THE SNOWFALL WAS 0.12 OF AN INCH. |
| Mar 17, 7:10 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 4.8 | 5 W Stapleton, NE | WATER EQUIVALENT FROM THE SNOWFALL WAS 0.40 OF AN INCH. |
| Mar 17, 7:12 AM MDT | SNOW 5 | 1 N Brady, NE | |
| Mar 17, 7:12 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 8 | 8 W Champion, NE | PUBLIC REPORT OF 8 TO 10 INCHES NEW SNOWFALL. |
| Mar 17, 7:15 AM MDT | SNOW 4 | Mason City, NE | WATER EQUIVALENT WAS 0.40 OF AN INCH. |
| Mar 17, 7:20 AM MDT | SNOW 4 | 3 W Enders, NE | |
| Mar 17, 7:25 AM MDT | SNOW 8 | 3 S Grant, NE | PUBLIC REPORT OF 7 TO 8 INCHES OF NEW SNOW. |
| Mar 17, 7:41 AM MDT | SNOW 3.8 | 3 S Enders, NE | WATER EQUIVALENT 0.48 OF AN INCH AT ENDERS LAKE. |
| Mar 17, 7:45 AM MDT | SNOW 3 | Burwell, NE | |
| Mar 17, 7:53 AM MDT | SNOW 2.5 | Taylor, NE | WATER EQUIVALENT OF THE SNOWFALL WAS 0.25 OF AN INCH. |
| Mar 17, 7:53 AM MDT | SNOW 2.6 | Eustis, NE | WATER EQUIVALENT OF THE SNOWFALL WAS 0.45 OF AN INCH. |
| Mar 17, 7:53 AM MDT | SNOW 4 | 3 Nne Curtis, NE | WATER EQUIVALENT OF THE SNOWFALL WAS 0.40 OF AN INCH. |
| Mar 17, 8:14 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Wallace, NE | WATER EQUIVALENT OF THE SNOWFALL WAS 0.68 OF AN INCH. |
| Mar 17, 8:26 AM MDT | SNOW 2 | 6 Wnw Ericson, NE | WATER EQUIVALENT FROM THE SNOWFALL WAS 0.20 OF AN INCH. |
| Mar 17, 8:55 AM MDT | SNOW 5 | Broken Bow, NE | 4 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW REPORTED BY DEPUTY. |
| Mar 17, 9:30 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 8.5 | North Platte, NE | OFF DUTY NWS EMPLOYEE AT BUFFALO AND A STREETS REPORTED 8 TO 8.5 INCHES OF SNOWFALL. |
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, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 44 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
- 1092 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 70 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 128 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 95 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 161910 WSWLBF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 210 PM CDT SUN MAR 16 2008 ...STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE HIGH PLAINS... .A DEVELOPING WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA SUNDAY EVENING INTO MONDAY EVENING. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST INTO NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA BY LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON. NEZ022-025-035>037-056>059-069-170900- /O.UPG.KLBF.WS.A.0001.080317T0000Z-080318T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KLBF.WS.W.0001.080317T0000Z-080318T0000Z/ GARDEN-THOMAS-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN- CHASE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSHKOSH...THEDFORD...ARTHUR...TRYON... STAPLETON...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT... NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL 210 PM CDT SUN MAR 16 2008 /110 PM MDT SUN MAR 16 2008/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY EVOLVE ACROSS THE HIGH PLAINS TONIGHT INTO MONDAY. SNOW WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING ACROSS SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...SPREADING NORTH AND EASTWARD OVERNIGHT. INITIALLY WARM GROUND TEMPERATURES WILL AID IN MELTING THE SNOW AND ONLY LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. HOWEVER...OVERNIGHT SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES...WITH SNOWFALL RATES APPROACHING 2 INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES. THIS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES ACROSS SOUTHWEST AND INTO NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA BY MONDAY MORNING. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE DURING THE DAY MONDAY AS WELL. SNOWFALL TOTALS IN THE WARNING AREA WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 8 INCHES BY MONDAY EVENING...WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. 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. $$ NEZ008-009-026-027-038-170900- /O.UPG.KLBF.WS.A.0001.080317T0000Z-080318T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KLBF.WS.W.0001.080317T0600Z-080318T0600Z/ BROWN-ROCK-BLAINE-LOUP-CUSTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AINSWORTH...BASSETT...DUNNING... TAYLOR...BROKEN BOW 210 PM CDT SUN MAR 16 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM MONDAY TO 1 AM CDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM MONDAY TO 1 AM CDT TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY EVOLVE ACROSS THE HIGH PLAINS TONIGHT INTO MONDAY. SNOW WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING ACROSS SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...SPREADING NORTH AND EASTWARD OVERNIGHT. INITIALLY WARM GROUND TEMPERATURES WILL AID IN MELTING THE SNOW AND ONLY LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. HOWEVER...OVERNIGHT SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES...WITH SNOWFALL RATES APPROACHING 2 INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES. THIS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES ACROSS SOUTHWEST AND INTO NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA BY MONDAY MORNING. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE DURING THE DAY MONDAY AS WELL. SNOWFALL TOTALS IN THE WARNING AREA WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 8 INCHES BY MONDAY EVENING...WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ NEZ010-028-029-170900- /O.NEW.KLBF.WS.W.0001.080317T0600Z-080318T0600Z/ HOLT-GARFIELD-WHEELER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEILL...BURWELL...BARTLETT 210 PM CDT SUN MAR 16 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM MONDAY TO 1 AM CDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM MONDAY TO 1 AM CDT TUESDAY. A WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY EVOLVE ACROSS THE HIGH PLAINS TONIGHT INTO MONDAY. SNOW WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING ACROSS SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...SPREADING NORTH AND EASTWARD OVERNIGHT. INITIALLY WARM GROUND TEMPERATURES WILL AID IN MELTING THE SNOW AND ONLY LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. HOWEVER...OVERNIGHT SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES...WITH SNOWFALL RATES APPROACHING 2 INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES. THIS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES ACROSS SOUTHWEST AND INTO NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA BY MONDAY MORNING. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE DURING THE DAY MONDAY AS WELL. SNOWFALL TOTALS IN THE WARNING AREA WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 8 INCHES BY MONDAY EVENING...WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. 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. $$ NEZ004-005-023-024-094-170900- /O.UPG.KLBF.WS.A.0001.080317T0000Z-080318T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KLBF.SN.Y.0005.080317T0000Z-080318T0000Z/ SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-GRANT-HOOKER-WESTERN CHERRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...VALENTINE... HYANNIS...MULLEN...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE 210 PM CDT SUN MAR 16 2008 /110 PM MDT SUN MAR 16 2008/ ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY EVOLVE ACROSS THE HIGH PLAINS TONIGHT INTO MONDAY. SNOW WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING ACROSS SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...SPREADING NORTH AND EASTWARD OVERNIGHT. INITIALLY WARM GROUND TEMPERATURES WILL AID IN MELTING THE SNOW AND ONLY LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. HOWEVER...OVERNIGHT SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES...WITH SNOWFALL RATES APPROACHING ONE INCH PER HOUR AT TIMES. THIS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA BY MONDAY MORNING. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE DURING THE DAY MONDAY AS WELL. SNOWFALL TOTALS IN THE ADVISORY AREA WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES BY MONDAY EVENING. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ NEZ006-170900- /O.UPG.KLBF.WS.A.0001.080317T0000Z-080318T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KLBF.SN.Y.0005.080317T0600Z-080318T0600Z/ KEYA PAHA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SPRINGVIEW 210 PM CDT SUN MAR 16 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM MONDAY TO 1 AM CDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM MONDAY TO 1 AM CDT TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY EVOLVE ACROSS THE HIGH PLAINS TONIGHT INTO MONDAY. SNOW WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING ACROSS SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...SPREADING NORTH AND EASTWARD OVERNIGHT. INITIALLY WARM GROUND TEMPERATURES WILL AID IN MELTING THE SNOW AND ONLY LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. HOWEVER...OVERNIGHT SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES...WITH SNOWFALL RATES APPROACHING ONE INCH PER HOUR AT TIMES. THIS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA BY MONDAY MORNING. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE DURING THE DAY MONDAY AS WELL. SNOWFALL TOTALS IN THE ADVISORY AREA WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES BY MONDAY EVENING. 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. $$ NEZ007-170900- /O.NEW.KLBF.SN.Y.0005.080317T0600Z-080318T0600Z/ BOYD- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SPENCER 210 PM CDT SUN MAR 16 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM MONDAY TO 1 AM CDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM MONDAY TO 1 AM CDT TUESDAY. A WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY EVOLVE ACROSS THE HIGH PLAINS TONIGHT INTO MONDAY. SNOW WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING ACROSS SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...SPREADING NORTH AND EASTWARD OVERNIGHT. INITIALLY WARM GROUND TEMPERATURES WILL AID IN MELTING THE SNOW AND ONLY LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. HOWEVER...OVERNIGHT SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES...WITH SNOWFALL RATES APPROACHING ONE INCH PER HOUR AT TIMES. THIS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA BY MONDAY MORNING. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE DURING THE DAY MONDAY AS WELL. SNOWFALL TOTALS IN THE ADVISORY AREA WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES BY MONDAY EVENING. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ NEZ070-071-170900- /O.NEW.KLBF.WW.Y.0004.080317T0000Z-080318T0000Z/ HAYES-FRONTIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS 210 PM CDT SUN MAR 16 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM CDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM CDT MONDAY. A WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY EVOLVE ACROSS THE HIGH PLAINS TONIGHT INTO MONDAY. SNOW WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING ACROSS SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...SPREADING NORTH AND EASTWARD OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW ACROSS HAYES AND FRONTIER COUNTIES MAY MIX AT TIMES WITH FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET...BEFORE TURNING TO ALL SNOW MONDAY. INITIALLY WARM GROUND TEMPERATURES WILL AID IN MELTING THE SNOW AND ONLY LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. HOWEVER...BY MONDAY MORNING SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES...WITH SNOWFALL RATES APPROACHING ONE INCH PER HOUR AT TIMES. THIS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES ACROSS PORTIONS OF HAYES AND FRONTIER COUNTIES OVERNIGHT. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE DURING THE DAY MONDAY AS WELL. SNOWFALL TOTALS IN THE ADVISORY AREA WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES BY MONDAY EVENING. 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. $$ JWS
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS43 KLBF 170911 WSWLBF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 411 AM CDT MON MAR 17 2008 ...STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE HIGH PLAINS... .A WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA THIS MORNING...PRODUCING HEAVY SNOW AT TIMES FROM THE SOUTHWEST INTO NORTH CENTRAL. NEZ004-094-171015- /O.CAN.KLBF.SN.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-080318T0000Z/ SHERIDAN-WESTERN CHERRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...CODY...MERRIMAN... KILGORE 311 AM MDT MON MAR 17 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW ADVISORY. LIGHT SNOW...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH RAIN THIS AFTERNOON...WILL CONTINUE TO BE A THREAT ACROSS NORTHWEST NEBRASKA...HOWEVER SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. $$ NEZ070-071-180000- /O.UPG.KLBF.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-080318T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KLBF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080318T0000Z/ HAYES-FRONTIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS 411 AM CDT MON MAR 17 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA THROUGH AT LEAST THE MID MORNING HOURS. THIS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES AND CREATE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. AS THE SNOWFALL DECREASES THROUGH LATE MORNING...FREEZING DRIZZLE MAY MIX WITH THE LIGHT SNOW AND CONTINUE TO CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. SNOWFALL TOTALS ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 4 TO 7 INCH RANGE WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. 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. $$ NEZ022-025-035>037-056>059-069-180000- /O.CON.KLBF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080318T0000Z/ GARDEN-THOMAS-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN- CHASE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSHKOSH...THEDFORD...ARTHUR...TRYON... STAPLETON...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT... NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL 411 AM CDT MON MAR 17 2008 /311 AM MDT MON MAR 17 2008/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. SNOW HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA AND THE SOUTHERN SANDHILLS THROUGH AT LEAST THE MID MORNING HOURS. REDUCE VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES WILL OCCUR IN THE HEAVIEST SNOW BANDS...CREATING DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. AS THE SNOWFALL DECREASES THROUGH LATE MORNING...FREEZING DRIZZLE MAY MIX WITH THE LIGHT SNOW AND CONTINUE TO CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. SNOWFALL TOTALS ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 5 TO 8 INCH RANGE...MAINLY SOUTH OF AN OGALLALA TO STAPLETON LINE...WITH SOME LOCALLY AMOUNTS APPROACHING 10 INCHES. NORTH OF THIS LINE SNOW TOTAL WILL BE MUCH LESS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ NEZ008>010-026>029-038-180000- /O.CON.KLBF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080318T0600Z/ BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-CUSTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL... DUNNING...TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT...BROKEN BOW 411 AM CDT MON MAR 17 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT TUESDAY. SNOW HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA TODAY...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED THROUGH THE MID MORNING HOURS. REDUCE VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES WILL OCCUR IN THE HEAVIEST SNOW BANDS...CREATING DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. AS THE SNOWFALL DECREASES THROUGH LATE MORNING...FREEZING DRIZZLE MAY MIX WITH THE LIGHT SNOW AND CONTINUE TO CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. SNOWFALL TOTALS ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 4 TO 8 INCH RANGE WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE OVER CUSTER COUNTY. 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. $$ NEZ005-023-024-180000- /O.CON.KLBF.SN.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-080318T0000Z/ EASTERN CHERRY-GRANT-HOOKER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...HYANNIS...MULLEN 411 AM CDT MON MAR 17 2008 /311 AM MDT MON MAR 17 2008/ ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. SNOW MODERATE AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE NORTHERN SANDHILLS. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES...CREATING DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. SNOWFALL TOTALS ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 2 TO 4 INCH RANGE WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS FOUND MAINLY SOUTHERN CHERRY...HOOKER AND GRANT COUNTIES. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ NEZ006-007-180000- /O.CON.KLBF.SN.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-080318T0600Z/ KEYA PAHA-BOYD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER 411 AM CDT MON MAR 17 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT TUESDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT TUESDAY. SNOW MODERATE AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE ACROSS KEYA PAHA AND BOYD COUNTIES THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES...CREATING DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. SNOWFALL TOTALS ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 2 TO 4 INCH RANGE. 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. $$
000 WWUS43 KLBF 171504 WSWLBF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 1004 AM CDT MON MAR 17 2008 ...STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO EXIT WESTERN NEBRASKA... .A WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE PLAINS...HOWEVER ONLY LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED...WITH ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED EAST OF HIGHWAY 83. SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO END ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. NEZ022-025-035>037-056>059-069>071-171615- /O.CAN.KLBF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080318T0000Z/ GARDEN-THOMAS-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN- CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSHKOSH...THEDFORD...ARTHUR...TRYON... STAPLETON...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT... NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS 1004 AM CDT MON MAR 17 2008 /904 AM MDT MON MAR 17 2008/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. ONLY LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY...WITH LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS. $$ NEZ005-023-024-171615- /O.CAN.KLBF.SN.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-080318T0000Z/ EASTERN CHERRY-GRANT-HOOKER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...HYANNIS...MULLEN 1004 AM CDT MON MAR 17 2008 /904 AM MDT MON MAR 17 2008/ ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW ADVISORY. ONLY LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES ARE EXPECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY...WITH LITTLE IF ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS. $$ NEZ008>010-026>029-038-172315- /O.EXT.KLBF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080318T0000Z/ BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-CUSTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL... DUNNING...TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT...BROKEN BOW 1004 AM CDT MON MAR 17 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. MODERATE SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY AFTERNOON...BUT WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE MAINLY BEFORE NOON. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ NEZ006-007-172315- /O.EXT.KLBF.SN.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-080318T0000Z/ KEYA PAHA-BOYD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER 1004 AM CDT MON MAR 17 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE INTO AFTERNOON BEFORE ENDING. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH THE DAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. 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. $$ JWS
000 WWUS43 KLBF 171653 WSWLBF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 1153 AM CDT MON MAR 17 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING CANCELLED... .WINTER STORM LOOSENING ITS GRIP ON WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. NEZ008>010-026>029-038-171800- /O.CAN.KLBF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080318T0000Z/ BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-CUSTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL... DUNNING...TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT...BROKEN BOW 1153 AM CDT MON MAR 17 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SNOW WAS TAPERING OFF LATE THIS MORNING OVER NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW ARE STILL POSSIBLE OVER THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ NEZ006-007-171800- /O.CAN.KLBF.SN.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-080318T0000Z/ KEYA PAHA-BOYD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER 1153 AM CDT MON MAR 17 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW ADVISORY. SNOW WAS TAPERING OFF LATE THIS MORNING OVER NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW ARE STILL POSSIBLE OVER THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. THE SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ POWER
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning 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 winter storm warning went out at Mar 16, 10:58 AM MDT, 2 hours 12 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 16, 10:58 AM MDT, 2 hours 12 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 1158 AM CDT SUN MAR 16 2008 .UPDATE... DEW POINT VALUES INHIBITING MUCH OF ANYTHING GETTING TO THE SFC IN THE SW...BETTER POTENTIAL IN BRIEF MID LEVEL FGEN BAND ACROSS WRN CHERRY CO. SOME CSI BANDS SHOWING UP IN RADAR AND POTENTIAL CONFIRMED IN SHORT RANGE MODEL EPV. IN ADDITION...UPRIGHT CONVECTION SEEN EARLIER THIS AM. THEREFORE UPDATED TO REFLECT ONGOING PRECIP TRENDS. MODELS NOT DOING SO WELL WITH TD VALUES ACROSS CENTRAL NM THIS MORNING WHICH GIVES CONCERN NOT ONLY FOR LL DRY AIR INTRUSION GREATER THAN MODELS INDICATE...BUT ALSO FOR BETTER ELEVATED CONVECTIVE POTENTIAL OVERNIGHT. GOES DPI VALUES ALSO CONCERNING IN THE SW. TEMPS WONT DO MUCH IN THE NEXT 12 TO 18 HOURS...SO LOW DIURNAL RANGE GIVEN IN GRIDS. STILL LOOKS GOOD FOR TONIGHT FOR ACCUM SNOW IN THE OGA TO DUNNING AREAS AS PER HPC WWD GRAPHICS...BUT ALSO INCLUDED SOME -ZR IN SRN MOST ZONES BASED ON 09Z SREF PLUMES AND BUFR SOUNDING GUIDANCE. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 331 AM CDT SUN MAR 16 2008/ DISCUSSION... LEAD FRONTO BAND ARRIVING TO SW CWA ATTM AND ACCORDING TO 88D RETURNS HAD A DECENT CICULATION ASSOC WITH IT. HOWEVER SFC HIGH SETTLING ALONG MO RIVER VALLEY IS PUSHING LLVL DRY AIR INTO MUCH OF REGION WITH MOISTURE TRAPPED ALONG HIGH PLAINS TO THE WEST WHERE SOME OF MOISTURE IS REACING THE GROUND. NOT LOOKING SO GOOD FOR CWA BUT WILL HAVE TO CARRY POPS THIS MORNING WITH BEST CHANCE IN FAR WEST. MAIN CONCERN FOR FIRST PART OF FCST CAN BE SEEN IN WATER VAPOR...GOES DPI TPW PRODUCT AND UPSTREAM RAOBS. THIS WOULD BE THE VERY DRY AIR ROUNDING THE STRONGLY DIGGING LOW MOVING INTO SO CAL...FROM N.AZ (FGZ RAOB). THIS IS REFLECTED IN BUFR SOUNDINGS ACROSS CWA THIS AFTERNOON WITH DRY LAYER ALOFT ERASING ANY SATURATION IN THE DENDRITIC LAYER AND LEAVING EITHER DRY OR TRACE TYPE PCPN. THIS DRY LAYER AND AND ASSOC NEG EPV MAY LEAD TO MORE CONVECTIVE TYPE SHOWERS IN THE WESTERN CWA AND HAVE LEFT THE HIGHEST POPS MAINLY WEST OF HIGHWAY 83. MODELS IN CLOSER AGREEMENT FOR HIGHER QPF/SNOW EVENT OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY MORN THAN 24 HOURS AGO. THIS STRIP OF SNOW HAS TRENDED FARTHER SOUTH...MORE IN LINE WITH EURO/GEM FROM LAST NIGHT. CONFIDENCE HIGHER THAT THIS WILL OCCUR BUT NOT HIGH ENOUGH TO NAIL DOWN WARNING AREA ATTM. CONCERN STILL RESTS WITH DIFFERENCE IN SREF/ENSEMBLE AND MOS OUTPUT TO MODEL SOLNS. COLD AIR FROM ARCTIC HIGH COMING DOWN HAS CHANGED PROFILES MORE FAVORABLE IN THE DIRECTION OF SNOW THAN LAST NIGHT...BUT THICKNESS VALUES AND LOWER PROFILES OF BUFKIT SOUNDINGS WOULD INDICATE RAIN SNOW LINE WILL STILL BE PRESENT SOMEWHERE NEAR I-80 CORRIDOR. SREF PLUME OUTPUT UP NORTH IS SNOW DOMINANT BUT VCNTY LBF IS STILL UP IN THE AIR WITH NUMEROUS PTYPE EQUALLY ACCOUNTED FOR. STILL CONCERNED ABOUT ABILITY OF SNOWFALL TO ACCUM WITH TEMPS NEAR FREEZING AND WARMER GROUND TEMPS ABLE TO MELT SNOW. ONLY WAY TO OVERCOME WOULD BE WITH STRONG CIRCULATION PRODUCING HEAVY ENOUGH RATES TO OVERCOME. BOTH GFS/NAM INDICATE THIS FROM NEAR HWY 23 IN SW NEB INTO SOUTHERN SANDHILLS INCLUDING SOUTHERN PANHANDLE. ISENTROPIC UPGLIDE IS STRONG TONIGHT...AS WELL AS MOISTURE TRANSPORT FROM SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS...WHICH WILL BE ENHANCED BY MID LEVEL CIRCULATION AND AGEO ASCENT FROM NOSE OF ARRIVING JET. WOULD LIKE ANOTHER RUN OF MODELS TO CONFIRM THIS SO HAVE PUSHED BACK WATCH TO 00Z AND WILL DEFER TO LATER SHIFT TO USE 12Z RUNS TO BACK UP THINKING...ESPECIALLY WITH 06Z RUNS PUSHING THINGS FARTHER SOUTH YET. H7 LOW TRACK FROM SW CWA INTO NCENTRAL NEB AND LOOKS TO KEEP STRIP OF SNOW ALONG THIS TRACK THROUGH MONDAY SO INCREASED POPS AND EXTENDED WATCH THROUGH THE DAY ON TUESDAY. PROJECTED AMOUNTS WOULD BE ABOUT 5 TO 8 IN VCNTY OF LINE FROM ONL TO OGA. TEMPS DIFFICULT AS WELL BUT STARTED WITH NAM 2M TEMPS AND BLENDED IN GUIDANCE. THINK STRIP OF SNOW WILL KEEP TEMPS DOWN AND LOWERED ACCORDINGLY. NO BIG CHANGES BEYOND FIRST 48 HOURS OR SO. AVIATION... TODAY...THE AREA OF SNOW AND IFR CEILINGS ACROSS SW NEB...NERN COLO AND WRN NEB WILL LIFT NORTH THIS MORNING. AREAS SURROUNDING THE SNOW WILL BE VFR. TONIGHT...WIDESPREAD SNOW AND IFR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP && .LBF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR NEZ004>006-008-009-022>027-035>038-056>059- 069-094. && DP/CC/JWS/MP
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 16, 5:12 AM MDT, 7 hours 58 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 612 AM CDT SUN MAR 16 2008 NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-171115- 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- 612 AM CDT SUN MAR 16 2008 /512 AM MDT SUN MAR 16 2008/ ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR WESTERN AND PARTS OF NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. LIGHT SNOW TODAY WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT IN SOME AREAS. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS REMAIN SOMEWHAT UNCERTAIN BUT LATER FORECASTS SHOULD BE MORE HELPFUL AS THE STORM DRAWS NEAR LATER TODAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. SNOW CONTINUES MONDAY. TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS DURING THE MORNING HOURS. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE THROUGHOUT THE DAY AS TEMPERATURES RISE ABOVE FREEZING. .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 CDC
In the hours before
Local storm report, Mar 16, 7:40 AM MDT, 5 hours 30 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
840 AM CDT SUN MAR 16 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0839 AM SNOW 10 NE OSHKOSH 41.51N 102.21W
03/16/2008 M2.0 INCH GARDEN NE CO-OP OBSERVER
&&
CARMELLocal storm report, Mar 16, 8:17 AM MDT, 4 hours 53 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
917 AM CDT SUN MAR 16 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0915 AM SNOW 6 N GORDON 42.89N 102.20W
03/16/2008 M0.5 INCH SHERIDAN NE CO-OP OBSERVER
SNOW FELL BETWEEN 615 TO 715 AM.
&&
CARMELThe office that day
Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 1:10 PM MDT | Snow Advisory | LBF | Boyd, Cherry, Grant, Hooker, Keya Paha, Sheridan | 22 hr |
| Mar 16, 1:10 PM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | LBF | Frontier, Hayes | 14 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.