Alert archive / Nebraska / Winter Storm Warnings in 2008
Winter Storm Warning 4, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this winter storm warning at May 1, 2008, 2:43 PM MDT for 4 counties in Nebraska. It took effect at May 1, 2008, 6:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 21 hr. 7 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
- May 1, 2008, 2:43 PM MDT (20:43 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 1, 2008, 6:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- May 2, 2008, 3:10 PM MDT
- In force
- 21 hr
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
Counties Cherry County, NE, Grant County, NE, Hooker County, NE, Sheridan County, NE
The radar
The North Platte radar (KLNX), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:46 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 5:28 AM MDT | SNOW 2 | Rushville, NE | BLOWING SNOW REPORTED BY COOP OBSERVER WITH VERY LIMITED VISIBILITY. |
| May 2, 5:33 AM MDT | SNOW 3 | 6 N Gordon, NE | NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY REPORTED IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. |
| May 2, 5:36 AM MDT | SNOW 1 | 3 W Gordon, NE | VISIBILITY LESS THAN 1/4 MILE REPORTED BY OBSERVER IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. |
| May 2, 7:47 AM MDT | SNOW 1 | Gordon, NE | |
| May 2, 7:52 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 4 | Hay Springs, NE | 3 TO 4 INCHES OF NEW SNOW SO FAR. VISIBILITY REPORTED AT LESS THAN 1/4 MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. |
| May 2, 7:56 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 4 | Rushville, NE | DEPUTY SHERIFF REPORTED 3 TO 4 INCHES OF NEW SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO AT TIME OF REPORT.BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALSO REPORTED. |
| May 2, 9:45 AM MDT | SNOW 3 | 18 Nnw Tryon, NE | 2 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW REPORTED. |
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, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 147 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
- 895 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 67 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 134 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 221 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 012043 WSWLBF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 343 PM CDT THU MAY 1 2008 ...INTENSE SPRING STORM TO BRING HEAVY SNOWFALL AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO NORTHERN NEBRASKA... .AN INTENSE STORM SYSTEM LOCATED OVER THE CENTRAL ROCKIES WILL IMPACT WESTERN NEBRASKA THROUGH SATURDAY. RAIN WILL BE LOCALLY HEAVY IN SOME AREAS DURING THE DAY THURSDAY. AS THE STORM SYSTEM INTENSIFIES OVER SOUTHERN NEBRASKA...COLD AIR WILL BE DRAWN SOUTH ACROSS THE REGION. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THURSDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY ACROSS SHERIDAN...WESTERN CHERRY...GRANT AND HOOKER COUNTIES. VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH MAY CAUSE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING. AT THIS TIME...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS AROUND 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY ACROSS SHERIDAN...WESTERN CHERRY...GRANT AND HOOKER COUNTIES. VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH MAY CAUSE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING. AT THIS TIME...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS AROUND 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. 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. NEZ004-094-020445- /O.UPG.KLBF.WS.A.0004.080502T0000Z-080503T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KLBF.WS.W.0004.080502T0000Z-080503T0600Z/ SHERIDAN-WESTERN CHERRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...CODY...MERRIMAN... KILGORE 243 PM MDT THU MAY 1 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT MDT FRIDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT MDT FRIDAY NIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY ACROSS SHERIDAN...WESTERN CHERRY...GRANT AND HOOKER COUNTIES. VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH MAY CAUSE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING. AT THIS TIME...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS AROUND 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. 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. $$ NEZ023-024-020445- /O.NEW.KLBF.WS.W.0004.080502T0000Z-080503T0600Z/ GRANT-HOOKER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HYANNIS...MULLEN 243 PM MDT THU MAY 1 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT MDT FRIDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT MDT FRIDAY NIGHT. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY ACROSS SHERIDAN...WESTERN CHERRY...GRANT AND HOOKER COUNTIES. VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH MAY CAUSE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING. AT THIS TIME...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS AROUND 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ NEZ022-035-036-020445- /O.NEW.KLBF.SB.Y.0001.080502T0000Z-080503T0600Z/ GARDEN-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSHKOSH...ARTHUR...TRYON 343 PM CDT THU MAY 1 2008 /243 PM MDT THU MAY 1 2008/ ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING TO 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING TO 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ SATURDAY. SNOW HEAVY AT TIMES WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT OVER NORTHWEST NEBRASKA AND SPREAD SOUTH INTO WEST CENTRAL NEBRASKA FROM NORTHERN GARDEN COUNTY THROUGH ARTHUR AND MC PHERSON COUNTIES. VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE NIGHT CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO A HALF MILE AT TIMES. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ NEZ005-006-008-009-025-026-020445- /O.NEW.KLBF.WS.A.0005.080502T1200Z-080503T1200Z/ EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BROWN-ROCK-THOMAS-BLAINE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW...AINSWORTH... BASSETT...THEDFORD...DUNNING 343 PM CDT THU MAY 1 2008 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD SOUTH AND EAST ACROSS NORTHERN NEBRASKA THROUGH THE DAY ON FRIDAY AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW WILL MIX WITH RAIN AT TIMES THROUGH MID DAY AS TEMPERATURES EDGE INTO THE MID 30S. VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH MAY CAUSE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING. AT THIS TIME...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS AROUND 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ POWER
8 follow-up statements
000 WWUS43 KLBF 020014 WSWLBF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 714 PM CDT THU MAY 1 2008 ...INTENSE SPRING STORM TO BRING HEAVY SNOWFALL AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO NORTHERN NEBRASKA... .AN INTENSE STORM SYSTEM LOCATED OVER THE CENTRAL ROCKIES WILL AFFECT WESTERN NEBRASKA TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. AS THE STORM SYSTEM INTENSIFIES OVER SOUTHERN NEBRASKA...COLD AIR WILL BE DRAWN SOUTH ACROSS THE REGION. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY ACROSS NORTHWEST NEBRASKA. VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WIND MAY CAUSE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING. NEZ004-023-024-094-021100- /O.CON.KLBF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080503T0600Z/ SHERIDAN-GRANT-HOOKER-WESTERN CHERRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...HYANNIS...MULLEN... CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE 614 PM MDT THU MAY 1 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT FRIDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT FRIDAY NIGHT. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY ACROSS SHERIDAN... WESTERN CHERRY...GRANT AND HOOKER COUNTIES. VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WIND OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH MAY CAUSE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING. AT THIS TIME...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS AROUND 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WIND IS ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ NEZ022-035-036-021100- /O.CON.KLBF.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080503T0600Z/ GARDEN-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSHKOSH...ARTHUR...TRYON 714 PM CDT THU MAY 1 2008 /614 PM MDT THU MAY 1 2008/ ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ SATURDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ SATURDAY. SNOW HEAVY AT TIMES WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT OVER NORTHWEST NEBRASKA AND SPREAD SOUTH INTO WEST CENTRAL NEBRASKA FROM NORTHERN GARDEN COUNTY THROUGH ARTHUR AND MCPHERSON COUNTIES. VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WIND WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE NIGHT CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO A HALF MILE AT TIMES. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ NEZ005-006-008-009-025-026-021100- /O.CON.KLBF.WS.A.0005.080502T1200Z-080503T1200Z/ EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BROWN-ROCK-THOMAS-BLAINE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW...AINSWORTH... BASSETT...THEDFORD...DUNNING 714 PM CDT THU MAY 1 2008 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD SOUTH AND EAST ACROSS NORTHERN NEBRASKA THROUGH THE DAY ON FRIDAY AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW WILL MIX WITH RAIN AT TIMES THROUGH MID DAY AS TEMPERATURES EDGE INTO THE MID 30S. VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WIND OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH MAY CAUSE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ JRS/MP/CDC
000 WWUS43 KLBF 020840 WSWLBF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 340 AM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008 ...INTENSE SPRING STORM TO BRING HEAVY SNOWFALL AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO PARTS OF WESTERN NEBRASKA... .AN INTENSE STORM SYSTEM LOCATED OVER THE CENTRAL ROCKIES WILL AFFECT WESTERN NEBRASKA TODAY AND THIS EVENING. AS THE STORM SYSTEM INTENSIFIES OVER EASTERN NEBRASKA...COLD AIR WILL BE DRAWN SOUTH ACROSS THE REGION. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD SOUTH AND EAST TODAY. STRONG NORTHWEST WIND MAY PRODUCE A NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITION AT TIMES WITH BLOWING SNOW. NEZ005-006-008-009-025-026-020945- /O.CAN.KLBF.WS.A.0005.080502T1200Z-080503T1200Z/ EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BROWN-ROCK-THOMAS-BLAINE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW...AINSWORTH... BASSETT...THEDFORD...DUNNING 340 AM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WATCH. THE THREAT OF HEAVY SNOW HAS ENDED. $$ NEZ004-023-024-094-021645- /O.CON.KLBF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080503T0600Z/ SHERIDAN-GRANT-HOOKER-WESTERN CHERRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...HYANNIS...MULLEN... CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE 240 AM MDT FRI MAY 2 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES AND STRONG WINDS...ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TODAY ACROSS SHERIDAN... WESTERN CHERRY...GRANT AND HOOKER COUNTIES. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW MAY DEVELOP. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WIND IS ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ NEZ022-035-036-021645- /O.CON.KLBF.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080503T0600Z/ GARDEN-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSHKOSH...ARTHUR...TRYON 340 AM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008 /240 AM MDT FRI MAY 2 2008/ ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ SATURDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ SATURDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP AND SPREAD SOUTH INTO WEST CENTRAL NEBRASKA FROM NORTHERN GARDEN COUNTY THROUGH ARTHUR AND MCPHERSON COUNTIES. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE LIKELY. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE LATE THIS EVENING. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ CDC
000 WWUS43 KLBF 020842 WSWLBF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 342 AM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008 ...INTENSE SPRING STORM TO BRING HEAVY SNOWFALL AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO PARTS OF WESTERN NEBRASKA... .AN INTENSE STORM SYSTEM LOCATED OVER THE CENTRAL ROCKIES WILL AFFECT WESTERN NEBRASKA TODAY AND THIS EVENING. AS THE STORM SYSTEM INTENSIFIES OVER EASTERN NEBRASKA...COLD AIR WILL BE DRAWN SOUTH ACROSS THE REGION. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD SOUTH AND EAST TODAY. STRONG NORTHWEST WIND MAY PRODUCE A NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITION AT TIMES WITH BLOWING SNOW. NEZ004-023-024-094-022000- /O.CON.KLBF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080503T0600Z/ SHERIDAN-GRANT-HOOKER-WESTERN CHERRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...HYANNIS...MULLEN... CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE 242 AM MDT FRI MAY 2 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES AND STRONG WINDS...ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TODAY ACROSS SHERIDAN... WESTERN CHERRY...GRANT AND HOOKER COUNTIES. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW MAY DEVELOP. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WIND IS ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ NEZ022-035-036-022000- /O.CON.KLBF.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080503T0600Z/ GARDEN-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSHKOSH...ARTHUR...TRYON 342 AM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008 /242 AM MDT FRI MAY 2 2008/ ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ SATURDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ SATURDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP AND SPREAD SOUTH INTO WEST CENTRAL NEBRASKA FROM NORTHERN GARDEN COUNTY THROUGH ARTHUR AND MCPHERSON COUNTIES. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE LIKELY. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE LATE THIS EVENING. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ CDC
000 WWUS43 KLBF 021020 AAA WSWLBF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 520 AM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008 ...INTENSE SPRING STORM TO BRING HEAVY SNOWFALL AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO PARTS OF WESTERN NEBRASKA... .AN INTENSE STORM SYSTEM LOCATED OVER THE CENTRAL ROCKIES WILL AFFECT WESTERN NEBRASKA TODAY AND THIS EVENING. AS THE STORM SYSTEM INTENSIFIES OVER EASTERN NEBRASKA...COLD AIR WILL BE DRAWN SOUTH ACROSS THE REGION. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD SOUTH AND EAST TODAY. STRONG NORTHWEST WIND MAY PRODUCE A NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITION AT TIMES WITH BLOWING SNOW. NEZ004-023-024-094-022000- /O.CON.KLBF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080503T0600Z/ SHERIDAN-GRANT-HOOKER-WESTERN CHERRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...HYANNIS...MULLEN... CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE 420 AM MDT FRI MAY 2 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES AND STRONG WINDS...ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TODAY ACROSS SHERIDAN... WESTERN CHERRY...GRANT AND HOOKER COUNTIES. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW MAY DEVELOP. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WIND IS ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ NEZ022-035-036-022000- /O.CON.KLBF.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080503T0600Z/ GARDEN-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSHKOSH...ARTHUR...TRYON 520 AM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008 /420 AM MDT FRI MAY 2 2008/ ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ SATURDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ SATURDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP AND SPREAD SOUTH INTO WEST CENTRAL NEBRASKA FROM NORTHERN GARDEN COUNTY THROUGH ARTHUR AND MCPHERSON COUNTIES. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE LIKELY. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE LATE THIS EVENING. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$
000 WWUS43 KLBF 021215 WSWLBF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 715 AM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008 ...INTENSE SPRING STORM TO BRING HEAVY SNOWFALL AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO PARTS OF WESTERN NEBRASKA... .AN INTENSE STORM SYSTEM LOCATED OVER THE CENTRAL ROCKIES WILL AFFECT WESTERN NEBRASKA TODAY AND THIS EVENING. AS THE STORM SYSTEM INTENSIFIES OVER EASTERN NEBRASKA...COLD AIR WILL BE DRAWN SOUTH ACROSS THE REGION. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD SOUTH AND EAST TODAY. STRONG NORTHWEST WIND MAY PRODUCE A NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITION AT TIMES WITH BLOWING SNOW. NEZ004-023-024-094-022015- /O.CON.KLBF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080503T0600Z/ SHERIDAN-GRANT-HOOKER-WESTERN CHERRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...HYANNIS...MULLEN... CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE 615 AM MDT FRI MAY 2 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES AND STRONG WINDS...ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TODAY ACROSS SHERIDAN... WESTERN CHERRY...GRANT AND HOOKER COUNTIES. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW MAY DEVELOP AT TIMES. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WIND IS ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ NEZ056-022015- /O.EXA.KLBF.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080503T0600Z/ DEUEL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS 615 AM MDT FRI MAY 2 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP AND SPREAD SOUTH THROUGH THE PANHANDLE. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH. THE HIGH WINDS AND PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILTY TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE LIKELY. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE LATE THIS EVENING. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ NEZ022-035-036-022015- /O.CON.KLBF.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080503T0600Z/ GARDEN-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSHKOSH...ARTHUR...TRYON 715 AM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008 /615 AM MDT FRI MAY 2 2008/ ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ SATURDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ SATURDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP AND SPREAD SOUTH INTO WEST CENTRAL NEBRASKA FROM NORTHERN GARDEN COUNTY THROUGH ARTHUR AND MCPHERSON COUNTIES. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE LIKELY. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE LATE THIS EVENING. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ CDC
000 WWUS43 KLBF 021353 WSWLBF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 853 AM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008 ...INTENSE SPRING STORM TO BRING HEAVY SNOWFALL AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO PARTS OF WESTERN NEBRASKA... .AN INTENSE STORM SYSTEM LOCATED OVER THE CENTRAL ROCKIES WILL AFFECT WESTERN NEBRASKA TODAY AND THIS EVENING. AS THE STORM SYSTEM INTENSIFIES OVER EASTERN NEBRASKA...COLD AIR WILL BE DRAWN SOUTH ACROSS THE REGION. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD SOUTH AND EAST TODAY. STRONG NORTHWEST WIND MAY PRODUCE A NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITION AT TIMES WITH BLOWING SNOW. NEZ004-023-024-094-022300- /O.CON.KLBF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080503T0600Z/ SHERIDAN-GRANT-HOOKER-WESTERN CHERRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...HYANNIS...MULLEN... CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE 753 AM MDT FRI MAY 2 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES AND STRONG WINDS...ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TODAY ACROSS SHERIDAN... WESTERN CHERRY...GRANT AND HOOKER COUNTIES. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW MAY DEVELOP AT TIMES. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WIND IS ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ NEZ057-058-069-022300- /O.EXB.KLBF.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080503T0000Z/ KEITH-PERKINS-CHASE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OGALLALA...GRANT...IMPERIAL 753 AM MDT FRI MAY 2 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL EXPAND SOUTH INTO SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA FROM KEITH THROUGH PERKINS AND CHASE COUNTIES. NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH. THIS COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WINDS WILL PRODUCED PERIODS OF NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY DURING THE MORNING HOURS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE LIKELY. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE LATE THIS EVENING. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ NEZ022-035-036-056-022300- /O.CON.KLBF.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080503T0600Z/ GARDEN-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-DEUEL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSHKOSH...ARTHUR...TRYON...CHAPPELL... BIG SPRINGS 853 AM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008 /753 AM MDT FRI MAY 2 2008/ ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ SATURDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ SATURDAY. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP AND SPREAD SOUTH THROUGH THE PANHANDLE. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH. THE HIGH WINDS AND PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE LIKELY. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE LATE THIS EVENING. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ MASEK
000 WWUS43 KLBF 021921 WSWLBF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 221 PM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008 ...INTENSE SPRING STORM TO BRING HEAVY SNOWFALL AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO PARTS OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA... .AN INTENSE STORM SYSTEM LOCATED OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS WILL AFFECT WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA THROUGH THIS EVENING. AS THE STORM SYSTEM INTENSIFIES OVER EASTERN NEBRASKA...COLD AIR WILL BE DRAWN SOUTH ACROSS THE REGION. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD SOUTH AND EAST TODAY. STRONG NORTHWEST WIND MAY PRODUCE A NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITION AT TIMES WITH BLOWING SNOW. NEZ004-023-024-094-030330- /O.CON.KLBF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080503T0600Z/ SHERIDAN-GRANT-HOOKER-WESTERN CHERRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...HYANNIS...MULLEN... CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE 121 PM MDT FRI MAY 2 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES AND STRONG WINDS...TO CONTINUE ACROSS SHERIDAN... WESTERN CHERRY...GRANT AND HOOKER COUNTIES. NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW MAY DEVELOP AT TIMES. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WIND IS ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ NEZ005-008>010-025>029-037-038-030000- /O.NEW.KLBF.WW.Y.0006.080502T1921Z-080503T0000Z/ EASTERN CHERRY-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-THOMAS-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD- WHEELER-LOGAN-CUSTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...AINSWORTH...BASSETT... ONEILL...THEDFORD...DUNNING...TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT... STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW 221 PM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. SCATTERED BANDS OF PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTHWEST ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND THE EASTERN SANDHILLS THROUGH THIS EVENING. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING...WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING INTO THE LOWER 30S. AS TEMPERATURES COOL...THE SNOW WILL EXPAND EAST. ONCE THE CHANGE OVER OCCURS...SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO 1/2 AN INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITHIN HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS. IN ADDITION TO THE PRECIPITATION...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. THIS COMBINATION OF WIND AND SNOW WILL CREATE REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...HOWEVER ANY BREAKS IN THE SNOW WILL ALLOW FOR THE SNOWFALL TO MELT QUICKLY. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE LATE THIS EVENING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ NEZ057-058-069-030330- /O.EXT.KLBF.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080503T0600Z/ KEITH-PERKINS-CHASE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OGALLALA...GRANT...IMPERIAL 121 PM MDT FRI MAY 2 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA THROUGH THIS EVENING. NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH. THIS COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WINDS WILL PRODUCED PERIODS OF NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES OCCASIONALLY REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE LIKELY. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE LATE THIS EVENING. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ NEZ022-035-036-056-030330- /O.CON.KLBF.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080503T0600Z/ GARDEN-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-DEUEL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSHKOSH...ARTHUR...TRYON...CHAPPELL... BIG SPRINGS 221 PM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008 /121 PM MDT FRI MAY 2 2008/ ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ SATURDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ SATURDAY. PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS WEST CENTRAL NEBRASKA THROUGH THIS EVENING. NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH. THIS COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WINDS WILL PRODUCED PERIODS OF NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES OCCASIONALLY REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE LIKELY. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE LATE THIS EVENING. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ MASEK
000 WWUS43 KLBF 022110 WSWLBF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 410 PM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008 ...STRONG SPRING STORM CONTINUES TO IMPACT NORTH CENTRAL AND WESTERN NEBRASKA... .MIXED PRECIPITATION AND STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND IMPACT TRAVEL ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA TONIGHT. NEZ004-023-024-094-030515- /O.CAN.KLBF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080503T0600Z/ /O.EXB.KLBF.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-080503T0600Z/ SHERIDAN-GRANT-HOOKER-WESTERN CHERRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...HYANNIS...MULLEN... CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE 310 PM MDT FRI MAY 2 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SCATTERED BANDS OF PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTHWEST ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND WESTERN NEBRASKA TONIGHT.TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO AROUND 30 WITH MIXED PRECIPITATION CHANGING OVER TO ALL SNOW EARLY THIS EVENING. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS COMBINED WITH SNOW MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...HOWEVER ANY BREAKS IN THE SNOW WILL ALLOW FOR THE SNOWFALL TO MELT QUICKLY. 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. $$ NEZ022-035-036-056>058-069-030515- /O.CAN.KLBF.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080503T0600Z/ /O.EXB.KLBF.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-080503T0600Z/ GARDEN-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-CHASE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSHKOSH...ARTHUR...TRYON...CHAPPELL... BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...IMPERIAL 410 PM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008 /310 PM MDT FRI MAY 2 2008/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ SATURDAY... ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ SATURDAY. THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED. SCATTERED BANDS OF PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTHWEST ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND WESTERN NEBRASKA TONIGHT.TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO AROUND 30 WITH MIXED PRECIPITATION CHANGING OVER TO ALL SNOW EARLY THIS EVENING. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS COMBINED WITH SNOW MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...HOWEVER ANY BREAKS IN THE SNOW WILL ALLOW FOR THE SNOWFALL TO MELT QUICKLY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ NEZ006-007-059-070-071-030515- /O.EXB.KLBF.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-080503T0600Z/ KEYA PAHA-BOYD-LINCOLN-HAYES-FRONTIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...NORTH PLATTE... HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS 410 PM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SATURDAY... HE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SCATTERED BANDS OF PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTHWEST ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND WESTERN NEBRASKA TONIGHT.TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO AROUND 30 WITH MIXED PRECIPITATION CHANGING OVER TO ALL SNOW EARLY THIS EVENING. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS COMBINED WITH SNOW MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...HOWEVER ANY BREAKS IN THE SNOW WILL ALLOW FOR THE SNOWFALL TO MELT QUICKLY. 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. $$ NEZ005-008>010-025>029-037-038-030515- /O.EXT.KLBF.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-080503T0600Z/ EASTERN CHERRY-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-THOMAS-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD- WHEELER-LOGAN-CUSTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...AINSWORTH...BASSETT... ONEILL...THEDFORD...DUNNING...TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT... STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW 410 PM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SATURDAY... HE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SCATTERED BANDS OF PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTHWEST ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND WESTERN NEBRASKA TONIGHT.TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO AROUND 30 WITH MIXED PRECIPITATION CHANGING OVER TO ALL SNOW EARLY THIS EVENING. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS COMBINED WITH SNOW MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...HOWEVER ANY BREAKS IN THE SNOW WILL ALLOW FOR THE SNOWFALL TO MELT QUICKLY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ 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 May 1, 2:18 PM MDT, 25 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 1, 2:18 PM MDT, 25 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 318 PM CDT THU MAY 1 2008 .SYNOPSIS... HUGE H5 LOW SPINNING OVER CENTRAL COLORADO CENTRAL WYOMING TAKING AIM ON NORTHERN PLAINS. && .DISCUSSION... MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT TODAY AND HAVE COME MORE INTO LINE WITH TROWAL FEATURE TO AFFECT NORTHERN NEBRASKA ON FRIDAY. HAVE ISO T THIS AFTERNOON TO THE SOUTH AND TO THE NORTH. MAY HAVE TO ADD T AT THE LAST MINUTE. WILL GO WITH WARNING NORTHWEST TONIGHT WITH SNOW DEVELOPING AND BECOMING HEAVY AFTER MIDNIGHT. GARDEN ARTHUR AND MC PHERSON IN ADVISORY. WINDS TO INCREASE THROUGH THE NIGHT AND WILL CONTINUE ADVISORY EVERYWHERE BUT NORTH CENTRAL. WILL HAVE TO TAKE A LOOK IN LATER PERIODS. WILL PUT WINTER STORM WATCH OUT FOR NORTHERN TIER...EASTERN CHERRY THOMAS AND EAST TO ROCK LOUP STARTING AT 12Z FRIDAY. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AND TEMPERATURES HOVERING IN THE MID 30S NORTH TOMORROW WITH SNOW AND POSSIBLY BRIEF CHANGEOVER WILL WARRANT IT. 850MB TEMPS AND THICKNESSES WILL WARRANT IT. HOLT BOYD GARFIELD AND WHEELER A LITTLE MORE ON THE FENCE WITH TEMPERATURES. PLUMES ARE ON THE EDGE ALSO. FRIDAY NIGHT WILL CONTINUE PRECIPITATION TO THE NORTH WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS. TEMPERATURES INTO THE UPPER 40S TO LOW 50S ON SATURDAY AND CONTINUED BREEZY. WEAK RIDGE BUILDING IN ON SUNDAY WITH NEXT SYSTEM ORGANIZING TO THE WEST TO SEND COOL FRONT THROUGH ON MONDAY TUESDAY LINGERING INTO WEDNESDAY. HAVE SCHC CONTINUING THEN ANOTHER TOWARDS THE END OF THE WEEK. VERY ACTIVE NORTHERN STREAM PATTERN. HAVE BROAD BRUSHED FOR NOW WITH CURRENT WEATHER. GENERAL TRENDS OF SURROUNDING OFFICES FOLLOWED. && .AVIATION... CONDITIONS RANGE FROM VFR TO IFR ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA LATE THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER THE MAJORITY OF THE AREA SEEMS TO BE RESIDING IN THE MVFR CATEGORY DUE MAINLY TO CIG CRITERIA...WITH VSBY MAINLY UNLIMITED. THE LOWER CATEGORIES ARE IN THE HEAVIER SHOWERS ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL NEBRAKSA WHERE ISOLATED CONVECTION MAY ASLO CAUSE SOME LIGHT AIRCRAFT CONCERNS. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DETERIORATE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS AS THE MAIN UPPER LOW PIVOTS INTO NEBRASKA AND WRAP AROUND MOISTURE MOVES BACK INTO THE NORTHWEST. MVFR/IFR CONDITONS SHOULD BE IN PLACE OVER MUCH OF THE REGION...WITH LIFR POSSIBLE DUE TO VERY LOW VSBYS IN BLOWING SNOW AND LOW CIGS OVER THE NORTHWEST. THESE CONDITIONS SHOULD PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF FRIDAY...WITH STRONG WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH AT THE SURFACE ALSO CAUSING PROBLEMS. && .LBF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ FRIDAY FOR NEZ004-005- 022>026-035>038-056>059-069>071-094. WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT MDT FRIDAY NIGHT FOR NEZ004-023-024-094. WINTER STORM WATCH FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING FOR NEZ005-006-008-009-025-026. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY FROM 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING TO 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ SATURDAY FOR NEZ022-035-036. && 13/POWER
Hazardous weather outlook, May 1, 4:16 AM MDT, 10 hours 27 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 516 AM CDT THU MAY 1 2008 NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-021030- 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- 516 AM CDT THU MAY 1 2008 /416 AM MDT THU MAY 1 2008/ ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR SHERIDAN AND WESTERN CHERRY COUNTIES... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT FRIDAY FOR MOST OF WESTERN NEBRASKA... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. A LARGE SLOW MOVING STORM SYSTEM WILL DRIFT THROUGH THE CENTRAL PLAINS AT 10 MPH. TEMPERATURES WILL BECOME COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW LATE TONIGHT ACROSS NORTHWEST NEBRASKA. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE TODAY AND TONIGHT ACROSS WESTERN NEBRASKA AND REMAIN STRONG. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 183. A FEW STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE AND PRODUCE LARGE HAIL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. FRIDAY...LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO DRIFT ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE AND THE WIND ADVISORY MAY NEED TO BE EXPANDED ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA OR UPGRADED TO A HIGH WIND WARNING. TEMPERATURES WILL BECOME COLD ENOUGH FOR WET SNOW IN MANY AREAS FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THIS SNOW COULD BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES ACROSS NORTHWEST NEBRASKA AND PERHAPS PARTS OF NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 20. FRIDAY NIGHT...WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG AND ACCUMULATING SNOW IS LIKELY AS TEMPERATURES FALL BELOW FREEZING. SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL PROBLEMS COULD DEVELOP ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 20. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED FOR SNOWFALL REPORTS...ROAD CLOSURES...HIGH WINDS AND VISIBILITY AT OR BELOW 1/4 MILE. && THIS PRODUCT IS NOW AVAILABLE...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER... HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATOLOGICAL INFORMATION...AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NORTHPLATTE CDC
The office that day
Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 6:33 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Sheridan | 42 min |
| Apr 30, 6:42 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry, Sheridan | 34 min |
| May 1, 2:41 AM MDT | Wind Advisory | LBF | Arthur, Blaine, Chase, Cherry, Custer, Deuel and 12 more | 37 hr |
| May 1, 2:43 PM MDT | Snow and Blowing Snow Advisory | LBF | Arthur, Chase, Deuel, Garden, Keith, McPherson and 1 more | 24 hr |
| May 1, 2:43 PM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | LBF | Blaine, Brown, Cherry, Keya Paha, Rock, Thomas | 12 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.