Alert archive / Nebraska / Blizzard Warnings in 2009
Blizzard Warning 2, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this blizzard warning at Mar 30, 2009, 3:54 PM CDT for Brown County, Cherry County, Keya Paha County, Nebraska. It was in force for 21 hr. 15 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 30, 2009, 3:54 PM CDT (20:54 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 31, 2009, 12:54 PM CDT
- In force
- 21 hr
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
Counties Brown County, NE, Cherry County, NE, Keya Paha County, NE
The radar
The North Platte radar (KLNX), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:52 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 30, 5:37 PM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 2 | 19 N Mullen, NE | SNOW BEGAN AT 430 PM CDT. REPORT WAS FROM DOUBLE R RANCH NEAR MARSH LAKE. |
| Mar 30, 5:43 PM CDT | SNOW 1 | 11 S Crookston, NE | SNOW BEGAN AT 330 PM CDT. VISIBILITY AT TIME OF REPORT REDUCED TO 1/4 MILE. LOCATION IS 1.5 MILES NORTH OF THE NIOBRARA AND SNAKE RIVERS. |
| Mar 30, 5:48 PM CDT | SNOW 1 | 45 Nne Mullen, NE | SNOW BEGAN AT 330 PM CDT. SNOWFALL ESTIMATED BETWEEN ONE HALF TO ONE INCH WITH VISIBILITY AT TIME OF REPORT REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE. |
| Mar 30, 8:30 PM CDT | SNOW 2.5 | 29 S Valentine, NE | HEAVY SNOW AT TIME OF REPORT. |
| Mar 30, 8:35 PM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 2 | 15 E Valentine, NE | |
| Mar 30, 8:41 PM CDT | SNOW 2 | 15 Ssw Brownlee, NE | |
| Mar 30, 8:50 PM CDT | SNOW 0.5 | Ainsworth, NE | |
| Mar 31, 1:30 AM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 0 | Ainsworth, NE | AUTOMATED WEATHER OBSERVATION SYSTEM AT THE AINSWORTH AIRPORT HAS SHOWN PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW SINCE 1110 PM CDT WITH NORTHWEST WIND SUSTAINED 30 MPH GUSTING TO 47 MPH. |
| Mar 31, 2:00 AM CDT | BLIZZARD | Ainsworth, NE | SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 3 INCHES...DRIFTS AROUND 2 FEET...WHITEOUT CONDITIONS OUTSIDE OF TOWN. |
| Mar 31, 8:24 AM CDT | SNOW 2 | 9 Ene Elsmere, NE | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL 9 MILES ENE OF ELSMERE WAS 2 INCHES. |
| Mar 31, 9:45 AM CDT | SNOW 8 | 14 Wnw Springview, NE | OBSERVER REPORTED BETWEEN 7 AND 8 INCHES OF SNOW WITH 4 FOOT DRIFTS. |
| Mar 31, 9:50 AM CDT | SNOW 6 | 7 Nw Springview, NE | |
| Mar 31, 9:53 AM CDT | SNOW 6 | 3 Sw Mills, NE | OBSERVER ALSO REPORTED 4 FOOT DRIFTS. |
| Mar 31, 10:35 AM CDT | SNOW 7 | 14 W Ainsworth, NE | OBSERVER ALSO REPORTED 4 FOOT DRIFTS. |
| Mar 31, 10:36 AM CDT | SNOW 6 | 15 Ese Valentine, NE |
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, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 168 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
- 711 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -146 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 207 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 302054 WSWLBF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 354 PM CDT MON MAR 30 2009 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM EXPECTED TO AFFECT WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA... .A POWERFUL EARLY SPRING STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE CENTRAL PLAINS TODAY AND TONIGHT. WIDESPREAD SNOW IN WESTERN NEBRASKA WILL SPREAD EAST LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES WILL INTENSIFY AS THE SNOW SPREADS EAST. STRONG WIND WILL ALSO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. NEZ005-310500- /O.CAN.KLBF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090331T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KLBF.BZ.W.0002.090330T2054Z-090401T0000Z/ EASTERN CHERRY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VALENTINE 354 PM CDT MON MAR 30 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT TUESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A STRONG SPRING STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING...BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED...AS NORTH WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO OVER 40 MPH WILL CREATE WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE LIKELY...WITH LOCALIZED HEAVIER AMOUNTS ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 20. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF BY MIDDAY TUESDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ NEZ006-008-310500- /O.CAN.KLBF.WS.W.0004.090331T0000Z-090401T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KLBF.BZ.W.0002.090330T2054Z-090401T0000Z/ KEYA PAHA-BROWN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPRINGVIEW...AINSWORTH 354 PM CDT MON MAR 30 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT TUESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A STRONG SPRING STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING...BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED...AS NORTH WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO OVER 40 MPH WILL CREATE WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY THE TIME THE SNOW ENDS MIDDAY TUESDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ NEZ004-094-310500- /O.CON.KLBF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090331T1800Z/ SHERIDAN-WESTERN CHERRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...CODY...MERRIMAN... KILGORE 254 PM MDT MON MAR 30 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TUESDAY. A STRONG SPRING STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED...AS NORTH WINDS OF 30 MPH...AND GUSTS APPROACHING 40 MPH COULD CAUSE NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 ARE LIKELY BY THE TIME THE SNOW ENDS MIDDAY TUESDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW...COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS ACROSS SHERIDAN AND CHERRY COUNTIES MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MIDDAY TUESDAY. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...PACK A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE. $$ NEZ007-009-010-027>029-310500- /O.CON.KLBF.WS.W.0004.090331T0000Z-090401T0000Z/ BOYD-ROCK-HOLT-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPENCER...BASSETT...ONEILL...TAYLOR... BURWELL...BARTLETT 354 PM CDT MON MAR 30 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY. SNOW WILL INTENSIFY THIS EVENING...AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT AND INTO TUESDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL RATES OF TWO INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE PEAK OF THE STORM TONIGHT. BY THE TIME THE SNOW ENDS LATE TUESDAY MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON...SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ALONG AND SOUTHWEST OF A LINE FROM EWING TO BASSETT. NORTHEAST OF THIS LINE...8 TO 11 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION ARE LIKELY. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL ALSO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH WHITE OUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AT TIMES OVERNIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ NEZ022>024-035-310500- /O.CON.KLBF.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-090331T1800Z/ GARDEN-GRANT-HOOKER-ARTHUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSHKOSH...HYANNIS...MULLEN...ARTHUR 254 PM MDT MON MAR 30 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TUESDAY. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY THE TIME THE SNOW ENDS TUESDAY MORNING. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ NEZ025-026-036>038-310500- /O.CON.KLBF.WW.Y.0010.090331T0000Z-090331T1800Z/ THOMAS-BLAINE-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-CUSTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...THEDFORD...DUNNING...TRYON... STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW 354 PM CDT MON MAR 30 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM CDT TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM CDT TUESDAY. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY THE TIME THE SNOW ENDS LATER TUESDAY MORNING. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ TAYLOR
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS43 KLBF 310128 AAA WSWLBF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 828 PM CDT MON MAR 30 2009 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM EXPECTED TO AFFECT WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA... .A POWERFUL EARLY SPRING STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE CENTRAL PLAINS TONIGHT...BEFORE EXITING ON TUESDAY. WIDESPREAD SNOW IN WESTERN NEBRASKA WILL SPREAD EAST OVERNIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES WILL INTENSIFY AS THE SNOW SPREADS EAST. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. NEZ005-006-008-312100- /O.CON.KLBF.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090401T0000Z/ EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BROWN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW...AINSWORTH 828 PM CDT MON MAR 30 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT TUESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW UNTIL 7 PM CDT TUESDAY. A STRONG SPRING STORM SYSTEM IS CROSSING CENTRAL PLAINS TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT AND INTO TUESDAY MORNING. WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED...AS NORTH WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO OVER 40 MPH WILL CREATE WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY THE TIME THE SNOW ENDS MIDDAY TUESDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ NEZ004-094-311800- /O.CON.KLBF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090331T1800Z/ SHERIDAN-WESTERN CHERRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...CODY...MERRIMAN... KILGORE 728 PM MDT MON MAR 30 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW UNTIL NOON MDT TUESDAY. A STRONG SPRING STORM SYSTEM IS CROSSING THE CENTRAL PLAINS TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED...AS NORTH WINDS OF 30 MPH...AND GUSTS APPROACHING 40 MPH COULD CAUSE NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 ARE LIKELY BY THE TIME THE SNOW ENDS EARLY TUESDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW...COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS ACROSS SHERIDAN AND CHERRY COUNTIES MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MIDDAY TUESDAY. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...PACK A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE. $$ NEZ007-009-010-027>029-312100- /O.CON.KLBF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090401T0000Z/ BOYD-ROCK-HOLT-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPENCER...BASSETT...ONEILL...TAYLOR... BURWELL...BARTLETT 828 PM CDT MON MAR 30 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW UNTIL 7 PM CDT TUESDAY. SNOW WILL INTENSIFY OVERNIGHT...BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES...AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL RATES OF TWO INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE PEAK OF THE STORM TONIGHT. BY THE TIME THE SNOW ENDS TUESDAY AFTERNOON...SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ALONG AND SOUTHWEST OF A LINE FROM EWING TO BASSETT. NORTHEAST OF THIS LINE...6 TO 11 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION ARE LIKELY. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL ALSO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH WHITE OUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AT TIMES OVERNIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ NEZ022>026-035>038-311800- /O.CON.KLBF.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-090331T1800Z/ GARDEN-GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-BLAINE-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-CUSTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSHKOSH...HYANNIS...MULLEN...THEDFORD... DUNNING...ARTHUR...TRYON...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW 828 PM CDT MON MAR 30 2009 /728 PM MDT MON MAR 30 2009/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW UNTIL 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TUESDAY. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY THE TIME THE SNOW ENDS LATER TUESDAY MORNING. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ MASEK
000 WWUS43 KLBF 310837 WSWLBF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 337 AM CDT TUE MAR 31 2009 ...EARLY SPRING STORM TO END TODAY... .AS THE STRONG SPRING STORM CENTER MOVES OUT OF NEBRASKA TODAY... SNOW WILL END OVER CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. NEZ004-094-311500- /O.CAN.KLBF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090331T1800Z/ /O.EXB.KLBF.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-090331T1500Z/ SHERIDAN-WESTERN CHERRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...CODY...MERRIMAN... KILGORE 237 AM MDT TUE MAR 31 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT THIS MORNING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. ALTHOUGH THE THREAT OF ADDITION MEASURABLE SNOW IS MINIMAL...WIND WILL CONTINUE AT 25 TO 35 MPH AND CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH MID MORNING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ NEZ022>024-035-036-310945- /O.CAN.KLBF.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-090331T1800Z/ GARDEN-GRANT-HOOKER-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSHKOSH...HYANNIS...MULLEN...ARTHUR... TRYON 337 AM CDT TUE MAR 31 2009 /237 AM MDT TUE MAR 31 2009/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE THREAT OF WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW HAS DIMINISHED...THOUGH WIND IS STILL EXPECTED TO CONTINUE AT 25 TO 35 MPH. $$ NEZ005-006-008-311645- /O.EXT.KLBF.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090331T1800Z/ EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BROWN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW...AINSWORTH 337 AM CDT TUE MAR 31 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONG STORM CENTER ON THE NORTHERN PLAINS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REST OF NORTHERN NEBRASKA TODAY. HOWEVER...BEFORE IT LEAVES THE AREA...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF ONE TO THREE INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 83 AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 2. EVEN AFTER THE SNOWFALL RATES DIMINISH...WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN 500 FEET IN SOME OPEN AREAS UNTIL AT LEAST MIDDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ NEZ007-009-010-027>029-311645- /O.EXT.KLBF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090331T2100Z/ BOYD-ROCK-HOLT-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPENCER...BASSETT...ONEILL...TAYLOR... BURWELL...BARTLETT 337 AM CDT TUE MAR 31 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL RATES WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION TO VISIBILITY THIS MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON. NEW SNOW TOTALS OF UP TO FIVE INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN OPEN AREAS. EVEN AFTER THE SNOWFALL RATE DROPS OFF...30 TO 40 MPH WIND WILL CONTINUE CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS AND WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ NEZ025-026-037-038-311645- /O.EXT.KLBF.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-090331T2100Z/ THOMAS-BLAINE-LOGAN-CUSTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...THEDFORD...DUNNING...STAPLETON... BROKEN BOW 337 AM CDT TUE MAR 31 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW CONTINUES TODAY IN CENTRAL NEBRASKA. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL DECREASE THIS MORNING. IN THE MEANTIME...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO THREE INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED THIS MORNING. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED SIGNIFICANTLY... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ SPRINGER/MASEK
000 WWUS43 KLBF 311505 WSWLBF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 1005 AM CDT TUE MAR 31 2009 ...EARLY SPRING STORM TO END TODAY... .AS THE STRONG SPRING STORM CENTER MOVES OUT OF NEBRASKA TODAY... SNOW WILL END OVER CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. NEZ004-094-311615- /O.EXP.KLBF.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-090331T1500Z/ SHERIDAN-WESTERN CHERRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...CODY...MERRIMAN... KILGORE 905 AM MDT TUE MAR 31 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO TAPER TO FLURRIES AND WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH BELOW 30 MPH SO THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ NEZ005-006-008-311800- /O.CON.KLBF.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090331T1800Z/ EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BROWN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW...AINSWORTH 1005 AM CDT TUE MAR 31 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONG STORM CENTER ON THE NORTHERN PLAINS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REST OF NORTHERN NEBRASKA TODAY. HOWEVER...BEFORE IT LEAVES THE AREA...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF ONE TO THREE INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 83 AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 2. EVEN AFTER THE SNOWFALL RATES DIMINISH...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH AND GUSTS TO 55 MPH WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING. VISIBILITIES WILL FALL TO LESS THAN 500 FEET IN SOME OPEN AREAS UNTIL AT LEAST MIDDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ NEZ007-009-010-027>029-312100- /O.CON.KLBF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090331T2100Z/ BOYD-ROCK-HOLT-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPENCER...BASSETT...ONEILL...TAYLOR... BURWELL...BARTLETT 1005 AM CDT TUE MAR 31 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL RATES WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION TO VISIBILITY THIS MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON. NEW SNOW TOTALS OF UP TO FIVE INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN OPEN AREAS. EVEN AFTER THE SNOWFALL RATE DROPS OFF...30 TO 40 MPH WINDS AND GUSTS TO 55 MPH WILL CONTINUE CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS AND WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ NEZ025-026-037-038-312100- /O.CON.KLBF.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-090331T2100Z/ THOMAS-BLAINE-LOGAN-CUSTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...THEDFORD...DUNNING...STAPLETON... BROKEN BOW 1005 AM CDT TUE MAR 31 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW CONTINUES TODAY IN CENTRAL NEBRASKA. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL DECREASE THIS MORNING. IN THE MEANTIME...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO THREE INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED THIS MORNING. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED SIGNIFICANTLY... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$
000 WWUS43 KLBF 311754 WSWLBF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 1254 PM CDT TUE MAR 31 2009 ...EARLY SPRING STORM TO END TODAY... .AS THE STRONG SPRING STORM CENTER MOVES OUT OF NEBRASKA TODAY... SNOW WILL END OVER CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. NEZ005-006-008-311900- /O.CAN.KLBF.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090331T1800Z/ EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BROWN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW...AINSWORTH 1254 PM CDT TUE MAR 31 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. THE HEAVY SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY HAS ENDED. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON. $$ NEZ025-026-037-038-311900- /O.CAN.KLBF.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-090331T2100Z/ THOMAS-BLAINE-LOGAN-CUSTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...THEDFORD...DUNNING...STAPLETON... BROKEN BOW 1254 PM CDT TUE MAR 31 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SIGNIFICANT FALLING...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW HAS ENDED IN THIS AREA. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON. $$ NEZ007-009-010-027>029-312100- /O.CON.KLBF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090331T2100Z/ BOYD-ROCK-HOLT-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPENCER...BASSETT...ONEILL...TAYLOR... BURWELL...BARTLETT 1254 PM CDT TUE MAR 31 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION TO VISIBILITY THIS AFTERNOON. 1 TO 2 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. 30 TO 40 MPH WINDS AND GUSTS TO 55 MPH WILL CONTINUE CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS AND WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 29, 9:57 PM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | LBF | Boyd, Brown, Cherry, Garfield, Holt, Keya Paha and 4 more | 42 hr |
| Mar 30, 4:30 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | LBF | Chase, Deuel, Keith, Perkins | 18 hr |
| Mar 30, 4:43 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | LBF | Arthur, Blaine, Cherry, Custer, Garden, Grant and 5 more | 32 hr |
Nearby
Blizzard Warnings in Nebraska, 2009Every blizzard warning in 2009
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.