Alert archive / Nebraska / Winter Storm Warnings in 2008
Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this winter storm warning at Apr 9, 2008, 3:35 PM MDT for 26 counties in Nebraska. It took effect at Apr 10, 2008, 6:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 29 hr. 60 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
- Apr 9, 2008, 3:35 PM MDT (21:35 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 10, 2008, 6:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Apr 11, 2008, 11:00 AM MDT
- In force
- 29 hr
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
All 26 counties
Arthur County, NE, Blaine County, NE, Boyd County, NE, Brown County, NE, Chase County, NE, Cherry County, NE, Custer County, NE, Deuel County, NE, Frontier County, NE, Garden County, NE, Garfield County, NE, Grant County, NE, Hayes County, NE, Holt County, NE, Hooker County, NE, Keith County, NE, Keya Paha County, NE, Lincoln County, NE, Logan County, NE, Loup County, NE, McPherson County, NE, Perkins County, NE, Rock County, NE, Sheridan County, NE, Thomas County, NE, Wheeler County, NE
The radar
The North Platte radar (KLNX), 25 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:35 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 8:12 AM MDT | SNOW 0.8 | 9 Sw North Platte, NE | |
| Apr 10, 8:15 AM MDT | SNOW 2 | 9 Ene Elsmere, NE | |
| Apr 10, 8:18 AM MDT | SNOW 1 | Ainsworth, NE | |
| Apr 10, 8:25 AM MDT | SNOW 0.5 | 2 Se Anselmo, NE | HEAVY SNOW AND VISIBILITIES 1/4 TO 1/2 MILE AT TIME OF REPORT. |
| Apr 10, 9:18 AM MDT | SNOW 1 | Imperial, NE | MODERATE SNOW AT TIME OF OBSERVATION WITH VISIBILITY REDUCED TO 1/2 MILE. |
| Apr 10, 9:45 AM MDT | SNOW 2 | 5 Ne Brewster, NE | HEAVY SNOW FALLING AT TIME OF REPORT. |
| Apr 10, 9:48 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 5 | 10 N Brewster, NE | 4 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW SO FAR WITH HEAVY SNOW AT TIME OF REPORT. |
| Apr 10, 9:50 AM MDT | SNOW 3 | 10 Ne Oshkosh, NE | |
| Apr 10, 9:52 AM MDT | SNOW 3.5 | 5 W Stapleton, NE | |
| Apr 10, 10:10 AM MDT | SNOW 1.5 | Valentine, NE | |
| Apr 10, 10:16 AM MDT | SNOW 2.6 | 5 Nnw North Platte, NE | REPORT FROM MEDIA PARTNER KNOP TV. |
| Apr 10, 10:20 AM MDT | SNOW 1 | 3 Sw Bassett, NE | MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW OCCURRING AT TIME OF REPORT. |
| Apr 10, 10:30 AM MDT | SNOW 3 | 12 S North Platte, NE | AN ESTIMATED 2 TO 3 INCHES HAS BEEN REPORTED SO FAR AS OF TIME OF REPORT. |
| Apr 10, 11:32 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 8 | Nenzel, NE | |
| Apr 10, 11:35 AM MDT | SNOW 4 | Ainsworth, NE | DEPUTY ESTIMATED 3 TO 4 INCHES OF WET SNOW SO FAR. |
| Apr 10, 11:35 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 4 | Springview, NE | COOP OBSERVER REPORTED HEAVY WET SNOW. LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED POWER LINES DOWN AT INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 183 AND HIGHWAY 7 2 MILES SOUTH OF SPRINGVIEW. |
| Apr 10, 12:11 PM MDT | SNOW 2 | Imperial, NE | |
| Apr 10, 12:11 PM MDT | SNOW 5 | Big Springs, NE | |
| Apr 10, 1:05 PM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Valentine, NE | |
| Apr 10, 2:00 PM MDT | SNOW 3 | 2 E North Platte, NE | |
| Apr 10, 2:30 PM MDT | SNOW 4 | 2 W Broken Bow, NE | |
| Apr 10, 2:30 PM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 7 | Valentine, NE | |
| Apr 10, 3:30 PM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 10 Ne Oshkosh, NE | |
| Apr 10, 4:03 PM MDT | SNOW 8 | 2 Se Anselmo, NE | |
| Apr 10, 4:13 PM MDT | SNOW 8 | 5 W Stapleton, NE | |
| Apr 10, 4:30 PM MDT | SNOW 5.6 | 4 N North Platte, NE | |
| Apr 10, 4:30 PM MDT | SNOW 9 | 15 S Mullen, NE | |
| Apr 10, 4:30 PM MDT | SNOW 13 | 21 Nw Mullen, NE | |
| Apr 10, 4:53 PM MDT | SNOW 6 | 15 Sw Wood Lake, NE | |
| Apr 10, 6:00 PM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 5.5 | Valentine, NE | |
| Apr 10, 6:30 PM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 2 | Mason City, NE | |
| Apr 10, 6:30 PM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 3 | Butte, NE | |
| Apr 10, 6:30 PM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 3 | Ewing, NE | |
| Apr 10, 6:30 PM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 3 | Moorefield, NE | |
| Apr 10, 6:30 PM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 4 | 6 N Gordon, NE | |
| Apr 10, 6:30 PM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 5 | 3 Sse Lamar, NE | |
| Apr 10, 6:30 PM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 5 | Big Springs, NE | |
| Apr 10, 6:30 PM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 5.5 | 2 W Broken Bow, NE | ALSO REPORTED STORM TOTAL PRECIPITATION OF 1.30 INCHES OF RAIN AND LIQUID EQUIVALENT OF SNOW. |
| Apr 10, 6:30 PM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Burwell, NE | |
| Apr 10, 6:30 PM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Hayes Center, NE | |
| Apr 10, 6:30 PM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Oconto, NE | |
| Apr 10, 6:30 PM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 8 | 5 Sse Hershey, NE | |
| Apr 10, 6:30 PM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 10 | 2 Se Anselmo, NE | ALSO REPORTED A TOTAL OF 1.65 INCHES OF LIQUID EQUIVALENT |
| Apr 10, 6:30 PM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 11 | 17 Ssw Mullen, NE | ALSO REPORTED 5 FOOT DRIFTS. |
| Apr 10, 6:30 PM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 13 | 21 Nw Mullen, NE | |
| Apr 10, 7:00 PM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 5.6 | 2 E North Platte, NE | |
| Apr 10, 7:00 PM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Oshkosh, NE | |
| Apr 10, 7:00 PM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 8 | Springview, NE | |
| Apr 10, 7:00 PM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 8.5 | 5 W Stapleton, NE | |
| Apr 10, 7:00 PM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 9.5 | 15 S Mullen, NE | |
| Apr 10, 7:15 PM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 4 | 9 Sw Amelia, NE | |
| Apr 10, 7:15 PM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 5.5 | Taylor, NE | |
| Apr 10, 7:15 PM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 12 | 2 Ne Whitman, NE | |
| Apr 11, 5:25 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 5.9 | Butte, NE | |
| Apr 11, 5:52 AM MDT | SNOW 4.3 | Imperial, NE | |
| Apr 11, 6:00 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 8 | Oneill, NE | |
| Apr 11, 6:00 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 11 | 2 Se Anselmo, NE | |
| Apr 11, 6:06 AM MDT | SNOW 4 | Gordon, NE | |
| Apr 11, 6:30 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 5.5 | Hay Springs, NE | |
| Apr 11, 6:36 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 13 | 15 S Mullen, NE | WATER EQUIVALENT OF THE SNOWFALL WAS 1.48 INCHES. |
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, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 67 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
- 980 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 56 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 40 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 305 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 092135 WSWLBF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 435 PM CDT WED APR 9 2008 ...WINTER STORM TO AFFECT WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA... A POWERFUL EARLY SPRING STORM SYSTEM...WILL SPREAD HEAVY SNOW TO WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL WILL BEGIN TO CHANGEOVER TO SNOW TONIGHT ACROSS THE NORTHEASTERN PANHANDLE AND NORTHWESTERN NEBRASKA. ON THURSDAY...RAIN WILL SLOWLY TRANSITION TO SNOW FROM WEST TO EAST AS THE STORM SYSTEM DRAWS IN COLDER AIR FROM THE DAKOTAS. BY FRIDAY MORNING...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 9 INCHES ARE LIKELY...AND WILL BE HEAVILY DEPENDENT ON THE TIMING OF CHANGEOVER OF RAIN TO SNOW. NEZ004-022>024-035-056>058-094-111200- /O.UPG.KLBF.WS.A.0003.080410T1200Z-080411T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KLBF.WS.W.0003.080410T1200Z-080411T1200Z/ SHERIDAN-GARDEN-GRANT-HOOKER-ARTHUR-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS- WESTERN CHERRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...OSHKOSH... HYANNIS...MULLEN...ARTHUR...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA... GRANT...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE 335 PM MDT WED APR 9 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM MDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM MDT FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. LOOK FOR RAIN TO CHANGEOVER TO SNOW OVERNIGHT TONIGHT...CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE LIKELY...WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS FRIDAY MORNING OF 7 TO 9 INCHES. IN ADDITION TO HEAVY SNOW...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW...LEADING TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO LIKELY. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. $$ NEZ005-111200- /O.UPG.KLBF.WS.A.0003.080410T1200Z-080411T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KLBF.WS.W.0003.080410T1200Z-080411T1700Z/ EASTERN CHERRY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VALENTINE 435 PM CDT WED APR 9 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO 12 PM CDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO 12 PM CDT FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. LOOK FOR RAIN TO CHANGEOVER TO SNOW OVERNIGHT TONIGHT...CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE LIKELY...WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS MIDDAY FRIDAY OF 7 TO 9 INCHES. IN ADDITION TO HEAVY SNOW...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW...LEADING TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO LIKELY. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. $$ NEZ006>010-025>029-036>038-059-111200- /O.UPG.KLBF.WS.A.0003.080410T1200Z-080411T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KLBF.WS.W.0003.080410T1700Z-080411T1700Z/ KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-THOMAS-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD- WHEELER-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-CUSTER-LINCOLN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...AINSWORTH... BASSETT...ONEILL...THEDFORD...DUNNING...TAYLOR...BURWELL... BARTLETT...TRYON...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW...NORTH PLATTE 435 PM CDT WED APR 9 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM THURSDAY TO 12 PM CDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM THURSDAY TO 12 PM CDT FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. LOOK FOR RAIN TO CHANGEOVER TO SNOW FROM WEST TO EAST ON THURSDAY...THEN CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. BY MIDDAY FRIDAY...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 9 INCHES ARE LIKELY. IN ADDITION TO HEAVY SNOW...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW...LEADING TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO LIKELY. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. $$ NEZ069-111200- /O.NEW.KLBF.WS.W.0003.080410T1200Z-080411T1200Z/ CHASE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...IMPERIAL 335 PM MDT WED APR 9 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM MDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM MDT FRIDAY. LOOK FOR RAIN TO CHANGEOVER TO SNOW OVERNIGHT TONIGHT...CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT OF AN INCH ARE LIKELY...WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS FRIDAY MORNING OF 6 TO 8 INCHES. IN ADDITION TO HEAVY SNOW...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW...LEADING TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO LIKELY. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. $$ NEZ070-071-111200- /O.NEW.KLBF.WS.W.0003.080410T1700Z-080411T1700Z/ HAYES-FRONTIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS 435 PM CDT WED APR 9 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM THURSDAY TO 12 PM CDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM THURSDAY TO 12 PM CDT FRIDAY. LOOK FOR RAIN TO CHANGEOVER TO SNOW THURSDAY AFTERNOON...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. BY MIDDAY FRIDAY...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE LIKELY. IN ADDITION TO HEAVY SNOW...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW...LEADING TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO LIKELY. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. $$ BUTTLER
5 follow-up statements
000 WWUS43 KLBF 100846 WSWLBF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 346 AM CDT THU APR 10 2008 ...WINTER STORM TO AFFECT WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA... A POWERFUL EARLY SPRING STORM SYSTEM...WILL SPREAD HEAVY SNOW TO WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. LIGHT RAINFALL MAY CONTINUE ACROSS AREAS EAST OF HIGHWAY 183 THROUGH NOON...WITH THE CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW EXPECTED SOON AFTER. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES...WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO A HALF OF A MILE OR LESS...CREATING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. RANCHERS IN THE AREA SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONS FOR THIS DEVELOPING STORM. AS THIS STORM MOVES INTO THE MISSOURI VALLEY TONIGHT...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH. THIS WILL CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SNOWFALL LEADING TO DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. NEZ025-036-037-102300- /O.EXT.KLBF.WS.W.0003.080410T1200Z-080411T1700Z/ THOMAS-MCPHERSON-LOGAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...THEDFORD...TRYON...STAPLETON 346 AM CDT THU APR 10 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 12 PM CDT FRIDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 12 PM CDT FRIDAY. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL BRING TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 9 INCHES TO THE CENTRAL SANDHILLS. IN ADDITION TO HEAVY SNOW...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TONIGHT...LEADING TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO LIKELY. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. $$ NEZ004-022>024-035-056>058-069-094-102300- /O.CON.KLBF.WS.W.0003.080410T1200Z-080411T1200Z/ SHERIDAN-GARDEN-GRANT-HOOKER-ARTHUR-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-CHASE- WESTERN CHERRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...OSHKOSH... HYANNIS...MULLEN...ARTHUR...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA... GRANT...IMPERIAL...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE 246 AM MDT THU APR 10 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM MDT FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM MDT FRIDAY. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL BRING TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 9 INCHES TO THE EASTERN PANHANDLE AND WESTERN SANDHILLS. IN ADDITION TO HEAVY SNOW...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TONIGHT...LEADING TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO LIKELY. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. $$ NEZ005-102300- /O.CON.KLBF.WS.W.0003.080410T1200Z-080411T1700Z/ EASTERN CHERRY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VALENTINE 346 AM CDT THU APR 10 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 12 PM CDT FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 12 PM CDT FRIDAY. ANY RAIN OR RAIN AND SNOW MIX IS EXPECTED TO BE FALLING AS ALL SNOWFALL SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE ACROSS EASTERN CHERRY COUNTY. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND BRING TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES BY FRIDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION TO HEAVY SNOW...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TONIGHT...LEADING TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO LIKELY. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. $$ NEZ006>010-026>029-038-059-070-071-102300- /O.CON.KLBF.WS.W.0003.080410T1700Z-080411T1700Z/ KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER- CUSTER-LINCOLN-HAYES-FRONTIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...AINSWORTH... BASSETT...ONEILL...DUNNING...TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT... BROKEN BOW...NORTH PLATTE...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS 346 AM CDT THU APR 10 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 12 PM CDT FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 12 PM CDT FRIDAY. ANY RAIN OR RAIN AND SNOW MIX IS EXPECTED TO BE FALLING AS ALL SNOWFALL BY THE MID MORNING ACROSS SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...AND BY EARLY AFTERNOON OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT AND BRING TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES IN THE SOUTHWEST...AND 9 TO 12 INCHES IN THE NORTH CENTRAL BY FRIDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION TO HEAVY SNOW...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TONIGHT...LEADING TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO LIKELY. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. $$
000 WWUS43 KLBF 101511 AAA WSWLBF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 1011 AM CDT THU APR 10 2008 ...WINTER STORM TO AFFECT WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA... A POWERFUL EARLY SPRING STORM SYSTEM...WILL SPREAD HEAVY SNOW TO WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY TO RANGE FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES...WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO A HALF OF A MILE OR LESS...CREATING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. RANCHERS IN THE AREA SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIVESTOCK. AS THIS STORM MOVES INTO THE MISSOURI VALLEY TONIGHT...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH...GUSTING TO 40 MPH. THIS WILL CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SNOWFALL LEADING TO DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. NEZ004-022>024-035-056>058-069-094-102315- /O.CON.KLBF.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080411T1200Z/ SHERIDAN-GARDEN-GRANT-HOOKER-ARTHUR-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-CHASE- WESTERN CHERRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...OSHKOSH... HYANNIS...MULLEN...ARTHUR...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA... GRANT...IMPERIAL...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE 911 AM MDT THU APR 10 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL BRING TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 11 INCHES TO THE EASTERN PANHANDLE AND WESTERN SANDHILLS. IN ADDITION TO HEAVY SNOW...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL OCCUR TONIGHT...LEADING TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO LIKELY. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. $$ NEZ005-025-036-037-102315- /O.CON.KLBF.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080411T1700Z/ EASTERN CHERRY-THOMAS-MCPHERSON-LOGAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...THEDFORD...TRYON... STAPLETON 1011 AM CDT THU APR 10 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CDT FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CDT FRIDAY. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL BRING TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 12 INCHES TO THE CENTRAL SANDHILLS. IN ADDITION TO HEAVY SNOW...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH TONIGHT... WILL LEAD TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO LIKELY. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. $$ NEZ006>010-026>029-038-059-070-071-102315- /O.CON.KLBF.WS.W.0003.080410T1700Z-080411T1700Z/ KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER- CUSTER-LINCOLN-HAYES-FRONTIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...AINSWORTH... BASSETT...ONEILL...DUNNING...TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT... BROKEN BOW...NORTH PLATTE...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS 1011 AM CDT THU APR 10 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CDT FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CDT FRIDAY. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL BRING TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES BY FRIDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION TO HEAVY SNOW...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT...LEADING TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO LIKELY. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. $$
000 WWUS43 KLBF 102109 WSWLBF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 409 PM CDT THU APR 10 2008 ...WINTER STORM TO AFFECT WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA... A POWERFUL EARLY SPRING STORM SYSTEM...WILL CONTINUE TO BRING HEAVY SNOW TO WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY TO RANGE FROM 6 TO 13 INCHES. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES...WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO A QUARTER A MILE AT TIMES...CREATING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. RANCHERS IN THE AREA SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIVESTOCK. AS THIS STORM MOVES INTO THE MISSOURI VALLEY TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...GUSTING TO 40 MPH WILL CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH BLOWING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SNOWFALL LEADING TO DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. POWER OUTAGES IN SOME AREAS IS ALSO POSSIBLE. TRAVEL IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED. NEZ004-022>024-035-056>058-069-094-110900- /O.CON.KLBF.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080411T1200Z/ SHERIDAN-GARDEN-GRANT-HOOKER-ARTHUR-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-CHASE- WESTERN CHERRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...OSHKOSH... HYANNIS...MULLEN...ARTHUR...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA... GRANT...IMPERIAL...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE 309 PM MDT THU APR 10 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL BRING TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES TO THE EASTERN PANHANDLE AND WESTERN SANDHILLS. IN ADDITION TO HEAVY SNOW...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL OCCUR TONIGHT...LEADING TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO LIKELY. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. $$ NEZ005>010-025>029-036>038-059-070-071-110900- /O.CON.KLBF.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080411T1700Z/ EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-THOMAS-BLAINE-LOUP- GARFIELD-WHEELER-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-CUSTER-LINCOLN-HAYES-FRONTIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER... AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL...THEDFORD...DUNNING...TAYLOR... BURWELL...BARTLETT...TRYON...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW... NORTH PLATTE...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS 409 PM CDT THU APR 10 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CDT FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CDT FRIDAY. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL BRING TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 13 INCHES BY FRIDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION TO HEAVY SNOW... NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL OCCUR TONIGHT...LEADING TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO LIKELY. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. $$ KAR
000 WWUS43 KLBF 110825 WSWLBF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 325 AM CDT FRI APR 11 2008 ...WINTER STORM CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDDAY FRIDAY EAST OF HIGHWAY 97 FROM VALENTINE TO NORTH PLATTE... A POTENT WINTER STORM WILL LIFT SLOWLY EAST TODAY. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE ON THE WESTERN PERIPHERY OF THE STORM THIS MORNING...MAINLY EAST OF HIGHWAY 97 FROM VALENTINE TO NORTH PLATTE. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND AN INCH ARE LIKELY THIS MORNING...WITH STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS RANGING FROM 5 TO 12 INCHES. IN ADDITION TO SNOW...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH...WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW THIS MORNING. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO RISE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S...WHICH WILL END THE THREAT FOR BLOWING SNOW. NEZ004-022>024-035-056>058-069-094-111700- /O.CAN.KLBF.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080411T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KLBF.BS.Y.0002.080411T0825Z-080411T1700Z/ SHERIDAN-GARDEN-GRANT-HOOKER-ARTHUR-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-CHASE- WESTERN CHERRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...OSHKOSH... HYANNIS...MULLEN...ARTHUR...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA... GRANT...IMPERIAL...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE 225 AM MDT FRI APR 11 2008 ...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MDT THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MDT THIS MORNING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH...WILL COMBINE WITH LIGHT SNOW...TO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW THIS MORNING. THE THREAT FOR BLOWING SNOW WILL GRADUALLY END LATE THIS MORNING...AS TEMPERATURES WARM INTO THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ NEZ005>010-025>029-036>038-059-070-071-111700- /O.CON.KLBF.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080411T1700Z/ EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-THOMAS-BLAINE-LOUP- GARFIELD-WHEELER-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-CUSTER-LINCOLN-HAYES-FRONTIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER... AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL...THEDFORD...DUNNING...TAYLOR... BURWELL...BARTLETT...TRYON...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW... NORTH PLATTE...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS 325 AM CDT FRI APR 11 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY... OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW...WITH ACCUMULATIONS UP TO AN INCH...WILL COMBINE WITH STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH THIS MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS THIS MORNING. CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE LATER THIS MORNING AS TEMPERATURES RISE INTO THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO LIKELY. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. $$ MASEK/BUTTLER
000 WWUS43 KLBF 111644 WSWLBF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 1144 AM CDT FRI APR 11 2008 ...THREAT FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW ENDS... .THE STORM THAT BROUGHT SIGNIFICANT SNOW TO MUCH OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA IS MOVING NORTHEAST ACROSS IOWA TOWARD THE GREAT LAKES...WITH THE THREAT FOR ADDITIONAL SNOW ENDING. NEZ005>010-025>029-036>038-059-070-071-111745- /O.EXP.KLBF.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080411T1700Z/ EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-THOMAS-BLAINE-LOUP- GARFIELD-WHEELER-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-CUSTER-LINCOLN-HAYES-FRONTIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER... AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL...THEDFORD...DUNNING...TAYLOR... BURWELL...BARTLETT...TRYON...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW... NORTH PLATTE...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS 1144 AM CDT FRI APR 11 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CDT TODAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CDT TODAY. THE THREAT FOR ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL HAS ENDED AS THE STORM SYSTEM MOVES NORTHEAST TOWARD THE GREAT LAKES. HOWEVER...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON WITH A WIND ADVISORY POSTED THROUGH 5 PM CDT. THE STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE SOME DRIFTING OF THE SNOW COVER IN OPEN AREAS ONTO EAST TO WEST ORIENTATED ROADWAYS. $$ NEZ004-022>024-035-056>058-069-094-111745- /O.EXP.KLBF.BS.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080411T1700Z/ SHERIDAN-GARDEN-GRANT-HOOKER-ARTHUR-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-CHASE- WESTERN CHERRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...OSHKOSH... HYANNIS...MULLEN...ARTHUR...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA... GRANT...IMPERIAL...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE 1044 AM MDT FRI APR 11 2008 ...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM MDT THIS MORNING... THE BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM MDT THIS MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB A FEW DEGREES INTO THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 30S THIS AFTERNOON REDUCING THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW THIS AFTERNOON. THEREFORE THE BLOW SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE WITH A WIND ADVISORY POSTED THROUGH 4 PM MDT. THE STRONG WINDS THAT COULD CAUSE SOME DRIFTING OF THE SNOW COVER IN OPEN AREAS ONTO EAST TO WEST ORIENTATED ROADWAYS. $$ KECK
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 Apr 9, 3:20 PM MDT, 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 9, 3:20 PM MDT, 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 420 PM CDT WED APR 9 2008 .DISCUSSION... MODELS IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT TODAY. HAVE GENERALLY FOLLOWED GFS SOLUTION. COLD TEMPERATURES AND DYNAMICS WILL CHANGE PRECIPITATION OVER TO RAIN SNOW IN THE PANHANDLE AND SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA TONIGHT WITH ALL SNOW NORTHWEST ZONES BETWEEN 6Z AND 12Z. WITH MIX INITIALLY HAVE WAITED TO START WARNING 12Z FOR WESTERN ZONES. AS SYSTEM DEEPENS COLD AIR WRAPS IN WITH A CHANGE TO ALL SNOW 18Z TO 20Z MAJORITY OF FORECAST AREA WITH A TRANSISTION LINE FROMHAYES FRONTIER COUNTY TO CUSTER TO HOLT COUNTY. ALL SNOW BY 00Z WITH SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH THE NIGHT. SYSTEM BECOMES NEARLY STACKED AND MOVES VERY SLOWLY THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. EASTERN HALF OF FORECAST AREA HAVE STARTED WARNING 18Z AND INCLUDED EASTERN CHERRY COUNTY IN BOTH. SNOW TO CONTINUE OVER MUCH OF NORTHERN NEBRASKA INTO FRIDAY WITH MAJOR PORTION TAPERING OFF AFTER 18Z. STILL A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY SATURDAY GENERALLY OVER THE SANDHILLS. BROAD BRUSHED EXTENDED BUT TEMPERATURES TO IMPROVE THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH H5 RIDGE BUILDING INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS. DRY. && .AVIATION... A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL STRENGTHEN DURING THE NEXT 24 HRS AS IT EMERGES FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS ON THURSDAY. LIGHT RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO BE A POSSIBILITY AT BOTH KLBF AND KVTN TAF SITES THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SUSTAINED 15 KT SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL EVENTUALLY CHANGE DIRECTION BY 09Z-12Z THURSDAY...BECOMING NORTHEASTERLY AT 15-20 KT AS THE SURFACE LOW EJECTS NORTHEAST ACROSS THE PLAINS. RAIN IS EXPECTED TO SWITCH TO SNOW AT KVTN BY 12Z THURSDAY...AND THEN AT KLBF BY MID MORNING. DUE TO THE STRONG INFLUX OF MOISTURE...CEILINGS AND VISIBILITY WILL EVENTUALLY DROP INTO THE IFR CATEGORY /POSSIBLY LIFR WITH THE MORE INTENSE PRECIPITATION EPISODES PERIODICALLY PASSING BY/ AFTER 09Z. && .LBF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM MDT FRIDAY FOR NEZ004-022>024-035-056>058-069-094. WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 12 PM THURSDAY TO 12 PM CDT FRIDAY FOR NEZ006>010-025>029-036>038-059-070-071. WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO 12 PM CDT FRIDAY FOR NEZ005. && GARNER/POWER
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 9, 2:55 PM MDT, 40 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 355 PM CDT WED APR 9 2008 NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-102100- 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- 355 PM CDT WED APR 9 2008 /255 PM MDT WED APR 9 2008/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. A STORM SYSTEM WILL STRENGTHEN ACROSS THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A VERY MOIST AIRMASS WILL BE DRAWN NORTH AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM...SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF LIGHT RAIN ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW BY SUNRISE THURSDAY...MAINLY WEST OF AN OGALLALA TO VALENTINE LINE...WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS GENERALLY LESS THAN 2 INCHES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES STORM SYSTEM WILL STRENGTHEN FURTHER AS IT MOVES EAST ACROSS THE PLAINS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE COMPLETELY TO SNOW ACROSS THE WESTERN HALF OF NEBRASKA BY LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED...WITH GREATER THAN 8 INCHES POSSIBLE WEST OF AN OGALLALA TO SPENCER NEBRASKA LINE. EAST OF THIS AREA...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 6 TO 8 INCHES. A WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR LOCATIONS WEST OF AN IMPERIAL TO VALENTINE LINE BEGINNING AT 700 AM CDT THURSDAY. EAST OF THIS LINE...A WINTER STORM WARNING WILL GO INTO EFFECT AT NOON CDT. IN ADDITION...NORTHEASTERLY WINDS UP TO 35 MPH COMBINED WITH THE FALLING SNOW WILL ACT TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES...FURTHER COMPLICATING DRIVING CONDITIONS THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT. HOWEVER...SPOTTERS SHOULD MAKE PLANS TO CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WITH SNOW REPORTS ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. && THIS PRODUCT IS NOW AVAILABLE...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER... HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATOLOGICAL INFORMATION...AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NORTHPLATTE GARNER
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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.