Alert archive / Nebraska / Winter Storm Warnings in 2009
Winter Storm Warning 4, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this winter storm warning at Mar 29, 2009, 9:57 PM CDT for 10 counties in Nebraska. It took effect at Mar 30, 2009, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 30 hr. 20 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 29, 2009, 9:57 PM CDT (02:57 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 30, 2009, 10:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 31, 2009, 3:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 30 hr
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
Counties Boyd County, NE, Brown County, NE, Cherry County, NE, Garfield County, NE, Holt County, NE, Keya Paha County, NE, Loup County, NE, Rock County, NE, Sheridan County, NE, Wheeler County, NE
The radar
The North Platte radar (KLNX), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:57 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, 5:27 PM CDT | SNOW 2 | 6 N Gordon, NE | MODERATE SNOW AT TIME OF REPORT WITH ONE HALF MILE VISIBILITY. |
| 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 30, 8:51 PM CDT | SNOW 3 | 6 N Gordon, 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, 8:59 AM CDT | SNOW 2 | 10 Ssw Amelia, NE | OBSERVER MEASURED STORM TOTALS OF 0.16 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION AND 2 INCHES OF SNOW. |
| Mar 31, 9:02 AM CDT | SNOW 3 | 3 N Gross, NE | |
| 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, 10:02 AM CDT | SNOW 5 | 5 Wnw Naper, NE | THREE FOOT DRIFTS ALSO OCCURING IN OPEN AREAS. |
| 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 00:00Z, 3.0 hours before the alert went out and 158 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
- 3471 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 59 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 108 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 255 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 300257 WSWLBF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 957 PM CDT SUN MAR 29 2009 NEZ004-005-094-300900- /O.UPG.KLBF.WS.A.0005.090330T1800Z-090401T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KLBF.WS.W.0004.090330T1500Z-090331T1800Z/ SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-WESTERN CHERRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...VALENTINE...CODY... MERRIMAN...KILGORE 957 PM CDT SUN MAR 29 2009 /857 PM MDT SUN MAR 29 2009/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ MONDAY TO 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ MONDAY TO 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A STRONG SPRING STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS MONDAY AND TUESDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP BY LATE MONDAY MORNING...WITH THE SNOW BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES MONDAY EVENING AND MONDAY NIGHT. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL ALSO DEVELOP MONDAY EVENING...AS STRONG NORTH WINDS INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS 3 TO 6 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 20 ARE LIKELY BY THE TIME THE STORM 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 VERY DIFFICULT 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. $$ NEZ006>010-026>029-300900- /O.CON.KLBF.WS.A.0005.090331T0000Z-090401T0000Z/ KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...AINSWORTH... BASSETT...ONEILL...DUNNING...TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT 957 PM CDT SUN MAR 29 2009 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. A STRONG SPRING STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS MONDAY AND TUESDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON...WITH THE SNOW BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES AFTER MIDNIGHT MONDAY NIGHT. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL ALSO DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT MONDAY NIGHT... AS STRONG NORTH WINDS INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY THE TIME THE STORM ENDS TUESDAY AFTERNOON. PERSONS ACROSS THE WATCH AREA SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS REGARDING THIS POTENTIAL SPRING SNOW STORM. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ BUTTLER/MASEK
8 follow-up statements
000 WWUS43 KLBF 300943 WSWLBF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 443 AM 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 NORTHERN PLAINS TODAY AND TONIGHT. WIDESPREAD SNOW IN THE WEST WILL SPREAD OVER NORTHWEST THROUGH NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA TODAY AND TONIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES WILL INTENSIFY AS THE SNOW SPREADS EAST. MAKING THINGS WORSE...STRONG WIND WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. NEZ006>010-027>029-302100- /O.UPG.KLBF.WS.A.0005.090331T0000Z-090401T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KLBF.WS.W.0004.090331T0000Z-090401T0000Z/ KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...AINSWORTH... BASSETT...ONEILL...TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT 443 AM CDT MON MAR 30 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH THIS WARNING. SNOW WILL INTENSIFY AS IT SPREADS ACROSS FROM THE WEST...WITH HOURLY RATES AS HIGH AS FOUR INCHES PER HOUR AT THE PEAK OF THE STORM. MOST OF THE TIME...SNOWFALL RATES EXCEEDING TWO INCHES PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED. BY THE TIME THE SNOW ENDS LATE TUESDAY MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON...SNOWFALL TOTALS OF FIVE TO EIGHT INCHES ARE EXPECTED ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 183 AND EIGHT TO TWELVE INCHES ARE LIKELY EAST OF HIGHWAY 183 WITH THE HEAVIEST NORTH AND EAST OF ONEILL AND IN EASTERN BOYD COUNTY. 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. $$ NEZ004-005-094-302100- /O.CON.KLBF.WS.W.0004.090330T1500Z-090331T1800Z/ SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-WESTERN CHERRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...VALENTINE...CODY... MERRIMAN...KILGORE 443 AM CDT MON MAR 30 2009 /343 AM MDT MON MAR 30 2009/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING TO 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING TO 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TUESDAY. A STRONG SPRING STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS MONDAY AND TUESDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP IN THE NORTHWEST THIS MORNING AND SPREAD OVER NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA BY EARLY AFTERNOON...WITH SNOW BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES ARE EXPECTED TO EXCEED TWO INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED AS WIND INCREASES TO MORE THAN 30 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 40 MPH. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF THREE TO SIX INCHES ARE LIKELY...WITH LOCALIZED HEAVIER AMOUNTS ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 20. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF TOWARD MIDDAY TUESDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW...COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS ACROSS SHERIDAN AND CHERRY COUNTIES MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MIDDAY TUESDAY. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...PACK A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE. $$ NEZ026-302100- /O.UPG.KLBF.WS.A.0005.090331T0000Z-090401T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KLBF.WW.Y.0010.090331T0000Z-090331T1800Z/ BLAINE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...DUNNING 443 AM CDT MON MAR 30 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM CDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM CDT TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH THIS ADVISORY. THE STORM SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN AND EASTERN NEBRASKA TODAY AND TONIGHT IS EXPECTED TO CREATE MODERATE SNOW AND PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOW. SNOWFALL RATES EXCEEDING AN INCH PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF FOUR TO SIX INCHES ARE LIKELY BY THE TIME IT TAPERS OFF LATE TUESDAY MORNING TO EARLY AFTERNOON. STRONG WIND WITH THE SYSTEM WILL AGGRAVATE THE SITUATION BY CAUSING SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING AND REDUCED VISIBILITY FROM THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING 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. $$ NEZ022>024-035-302100- /O.NEW.KLBF.WW.Y.0010.090330T1500Z-090331T1800Z/ GARDEN-GRANT-HOOKER-ARTHUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSHKOSH...HYANNIS...MULLEN...ARTHUR 343 AM MDT MON MAR 30 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO NOON MDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO NOON MDT TUESDAY. THE STORM SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN AND EASTERN NEBRASKA TODAY AND TONIGHT IS EXPECTED TO CREATE MODERATE SNOW AND PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOW. SNOWFALL RATES EXCEEDING AN INCH PER HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED AT TIMES. ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO FOUR INCHES ARE LIKELY BY THE TIME IT TAPERS OFF TUESDAY MORNING. STRONG WIND WITH THE SYSTEM WILL AGGRAVATE THE SITUATION BY CAUSING SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING AND REDUCED VISIBILITY FROM THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ NEZ025-036>038-302100- /O.NEW.KLBF.WW.Y.0010.090331T0000Z-090331T1800Z/ THOMAS-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-CUSTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...THEDFORD...TRYON...STAPLETON... BROKEN BOW 443 AM CDT MON MAR 30 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM CDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM CDT TUESDAY. THE STORM SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN AND EASTERN NEBRASKA TODAY AND TONIGHT IS EXPECTED TO CREATE MODERATE SNOW AND PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOW. SNOWFALL RATES EXCEEDING AN INCH PER HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED AT TIMES. ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO FOUR INCHES ARE LIKELY BY THE TIME IT TAPERS OFF TUESDAY MORNING. STRONG WIND WITH THE SYSTEM WILL AGGRAVATE THE SITUATION BY CAUSING SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING AND REDUCED VISIBILITY FROM THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING 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.. $$ SPRINGER
000 WWUS43 KLBF 301552 WSWLBF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 1052 AM CDT MON MAR 30 2009 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM EXPECTED TO AFFECT WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA... .A POWERFUL EARLY SPRING STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE CENTRAL PLAINS TODAY AND TONIGHT. WIDESPREAD SNOW IN WESTERN NEBRASKA WILL SPREAD EAST LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES WILL INTENSIFY AS THE SNOW SPREADS EAST. STRONG WIND WILL ALSO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. NEZ004-005-094-310000- /O.CON.KLBF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090331T1800Z/ SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-WESTERN CHERRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...VALENTINE...CODY... MERRIMAN...KILGORE 1052 AM CDT MON MAR 30 2009 /952 AM MDT MON MAR 30 2009/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TUESDAY. A STRONG SPRING STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS MONDAY AND TUESDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP IN THE NORTHWEST THIS MORNING AND SPREAD OVER NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA BY EARLY AFTERNOON...WITH SNOW BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED...AS WIND INCREASE TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 40 MPH. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF THREE TO SIX INCHES ARE LIKELY...WITH LOCALIZED HEAVIER AMOUNTS ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 20. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF BY MIDDAY TUESDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW...COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS ACROSS SHERIDAN AND CHERRY COUNTIES MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MIDDAY TUESDAY. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...PACK A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE. $$ NEZ006>010-027>029-310000- /O.CON.KLBF.WS.W.0004.090331T0000Z-090401T0000Z/ KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...AINSWORTH... BASSETT...ONEILL...TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT 1052 AM 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 LATER THIS AFTERNOON...AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT 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 FIVE TO EIGHT INCHES ARE EXPECTED ALONG AND SOUTHWEST OF A LINE FROM EWING TO AINSWORTH. NORTHEAST OF THIS LINE...8 TO 12 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. 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. $$ NEZ022>024-035-310000- /O.CON.KLBF.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-090331T1800Z/ GARDEN-GRANT-HOOKER-ARTHUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSHKOSH...HYANNIS...MULLEN...ARTHUR 952 AM MDT MON MAR 30 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TUESDAY. THE STORM SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS TODAY AND TONIGHT IS EXPECTED TO CREATE PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO FOUR INCHES ARE LIKELY BY THE TIME THE SNOW ENDS LATER TUESDAY MORNING. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL AGGRAVATE THE SITUATION...BY CAUSING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ NEZ025-026-036>038-310000- /O.CON.KLBF.WW.Y.0010.090331T0000Z-090331T1800Z/ THOMAS-BLAINE-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-CUSTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...THEDFORD...DUNNING...TRYON... STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW 1052 AM 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. THE STORM SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS TODAY AND TONIGHT IS EXPECTED TO CREATE PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF FOUR TO SIX INCHES ARE LIKELY BY THE TIME THE SNOW TAPERS OFF LATE TUESDAY MORNING. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT 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. $$ TAYLOR
000 WWUS43 KLBF 302054 WSWLBF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 354 PM CDT MON MAR 30 2009 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM EXPECTED TO AFFECT WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA... .A POWERFUL EARLY SPRING STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE CENTRAL PLAINS TODAY AND TONIGHT. WIDESPREAD SNOW IN WESTERN NEBRASKA WILL SPREAD EAST LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES WILL INTENSIFY AS THE SNOW SPREADS EAST. STRONG WIND WILL ALSO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. NEZ005-310500- /O.CAN.KLBF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090331T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KLBF.BZ.W.0002.090330T2054Z-090401T0000Z/ EASTERN CHERRY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VALENTINE 354 PM CDT MON MAR 30 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT TUESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A STRONG SPRING STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING...BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED...AS NORTH WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO OVER 40 MPH WILL CREATE WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE LIKELY...WITH LOCALIZED HEAVIER AMOUNTS ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 20. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF BY MIDDAY TUESDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ 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. $$ TAYLOR
000 WWUS43 KLBF 310128 AAA WSWLBF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 828 PM CDT MON MAR 30 2009 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM EXPECTED TO AFFECT WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA... .A POWERFUL EARLY SPRING STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE CENTRAL PLAINS TONIGHT...BEFORE EXITING ON TUESDAY. WIDESPREAD SNOW IN WESTERN NEBRASKA WILL SPREAD EAST OVERNIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES WILL INTENSIFY AS THE SNOW SPREADS EAST. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. NEZ005-006-008-312100- /O.CON.KLBF.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090401T0000Z/ EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BROWN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW...AINSWORTH 828 PM CDT MON MAR 30 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT TUESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW UNTIL 7 PM CDT TUESDAY. A STRONG SPRING STORM SYSTEM IS CROSSING CENTRAL PLAINS TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT AND INTO TUESDAY MORNING. WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED...AS NORTH WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO OVER 40 MPH WILL CREATE WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY THE TIME THE SNOW ENDS MIDDAY TUESDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ 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. $$
000 WWUS43 KLBF 312045 WSWLBF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 345 PM CDT TUE MAR 31 2009 NEZ007-009-010-027>029-312145- /O.CAN.KLBF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090331T2100Z/ BOYD-ROCK-HOLT-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPENCER...BASSETT...ONEILL...TAYLOR... BURWELL...BARTLETT 345 PM CDT TUE MAR 31 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL HAS ENDED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS North Platte, NE wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Mar 29, 3:58 PM CDT, 5 hours 59 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 29, 3:58 PM CDT, 5 hours 59 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 358 PM CDT SUN MAR 29 2009 ...SPRING STORM SYSTEM TO BRING POTENTIALLY HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS TO PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY... SHORT TERM DISCUSSION DAYS 1 THROUGH 3 (TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY... APPROACH OF UPPER LOW INTO WRN WY WILL TRIGGER SCATTERED SHOWERS AND AND PERHAPS A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE NORTHWEST. LOWS NOT AS COLD IN THE UPPER 20S AND LOWER 30S. ISENTROPIC LIFT SHOULD ACT TO SATURATED LOW LEVELS WITH DRIER AIR STILL ALOFT ACROSS SERN AREAS LATER TONIGHT...CAUSING PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE AND FOG. SPRING STORM SYSTEM FCST TO BECOME A MAJOR SNOW STORM ACROSS NERN NEBR...ERN SOUTH DAKOTA INTO MINNESOTA. AS THE SYSTEM MATURES...SFC LOW EXPECTED TO DEEPEN AND LIFT NORTH INTO EXTREME NERN NEBR AND NWRN IA MONDAY NIGHT. THE ECMWF HAS BEEN BY FAR THE MOST CONSISTENT WITH THE GFS CONSISTENT THE PAST FEW RUNS. THE SREF RUNS HAVE BEEN TRENDING THE SYSTEM SLOWLY SOUTHWARD. THE NAM REMAINS THE OUTLIER REMAINING THE FASTEST AND FARTHEST NORTH. WILL USE THE 12Z GFS AND 00Z ECMWF THIS FCST PKG. THE GFS BRING THE H5 LOW TO NEAR ARAPAHOE IN FAR SRN NEBR BY 06Z TUESDAY AS A TROWAL BEGINS TO DEVELOP ACROSS SERN/SCTRL SD. TROWAL TO PIVOT COUNTER CLOCKWISE INTO THE ERN HALF OF NCTRL NEBR THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING WHERE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL EXPECTED. RESULTING QPFS ARE MUCH HIGHER WITH FCST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES EAST OF A LINE FROM SPRINGVIEW TO AINSWORTH TO BURWELL LINE. STRONG NW WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH TO DEVELOP AFTER 00Z IN THIS AREA CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING AND LOW VISIBILITY. FURTHER WEST ACROSS NCTRL NEBR...SNOW SHOULD BEGIN AFT 18Z MONDAY AND REMAIN LIGHT TO MODERATE TIL 06Z TUES. SNOW NOT TO BE NEARLY AS HEAVY RANGING FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES. WINDS ALSO TO BE AS STRONG AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING AND LOW VISIBILITIES AS WELL. DONT ANTICIPATED TRACK MUCH FURTHER SOUTH...SO AREAS SOUTH OF HWY 2 SHOULD SEE SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. FAR SOUTHERN COUNTIES MAY ONLY SEE A DUSTING. WINTER STORM WATCHES POSTED FOR MOST OF NCTRL. TO REMAIN COLD TUESDAY FROM THE MID 30S NORTHEAST TO THE MID 40S SOUTHWEST. A WEAKER DISTURBANCE WILL BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR RAIN OR SNOW TO WRN AREAS TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. USED A MET/MAV GUIDANCE BLEND FOR HIGHS TEMPS WEDNESDAY IN THE LOWER TO MID 40S. LONGER TERM DISCUSSION DAYS 4 THROUGH 7 (THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY)... TO REMAIN COOL AND UNSETTLED AT TIMES. ANOTHER POTENT SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. THIS SYSTEM MAY BECOME SIGNIFICANT...ALTHOUGH CURRENT TRACK DEVELOPS SYSTEM BEST TO OUR EAST. UPR RIDGE TO BUILD IN ACROSS THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST SUNDAY ALTHOUGH NORTH FLOW ALOFT TO KEEP HIGHS COOL IN THE 40S. AVIATION... MID AND HIGH CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE TO STREAM INTO THE REGION...AS A STRONG STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES THE AREA FROM THE WEST. CEILINGS WILL BEGIN TO LOWER BY 06Z MONDAY...AND IFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED INTO THE KVTN AREA BY 13Z MONDAY. FOR KLBF...CEILINGS ARE EXPECTED TO STAY ABOVE IFR THRESHOLD UNTIL CLOSER TO 18Z MONDAY. THERE IS STILL A BIT OF UNCERTAINTY REGARDING THE LOWER CEILINGS...AND IFR CONDITIONS MAY MOVE INTO KLBF BEFORE 18Z MONDAY. WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR AND AMEND TAF/S AS NECESSARY. SOME LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE OR LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE NORTHWEST OF AN ONEILL TO MCCOOK LINE AFTER 12Z MONDAY. GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS AT 20 TO 30 KTS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING TO AROUND 15 KTS. FROPA IS EXPECTED BETWEEN 09Z AND 12Z MONDAY AT BOTH KVTN AND KLBF. WINDS AT THIS TIME WILL BECOME NORTH TO NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 20 KTS BEHIND FRONT. && .LBF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...WINTER STORM WATCH NEZ006>010-026>029 FROM 00Z TUESDAY TIL 00Z WEDNESDAY AND FOR NEZ004-005-094 FROM 18Z MONDAY TIL 00Z WEDNESDAY && SHORT TERM/EXTENDED...ROBERG AVIATION...TAYLOR
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 29, 3:52 PM CDT, 6 hours 5 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 352 PM CDT SUN MAR 29 2009 NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-301000- 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- 352 PM CDT SUN MAR 29 2009 /252 PM MDT SUN MAR 29 2009/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. A STRONG SPRING STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. LATE TONIGHT...PATCHY LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE OR LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WILL DEVELOP AS THE STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES THE AREA. SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATION IS NOT EXPECTED WITH THIS ACTIVITY...BUT IT TAKES ONLY A SMALL AMOUNT OF ICE TO MAKE TRAVEL AND WALKING VERY HAZARDOUS. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. AS THE STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA MONDAY AND TUESDAY...SNOW WILL DEVELOP BY MONDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS NORTHWEST NEBRASKA...THIS SNOW WILL THEN OVERSPREAD THE REST OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN NEBRASKA MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. THE SNOW MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES IN PORTIONS OF NORTHERN NEBRASKA LATE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS FROM THIS STORM WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES NORTHEAST OF A LINE FROM BURWELL...TO AINSOWRTH...TO VALENTINE. SOUTHWEST OF THIS LINE...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL STEADILY DECREASE...WITH EXTREME SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA NOT EXPECTED TO RECEIVE MUCH MORE THAN AN INCH. STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT MONDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN POSTED FOR NORTHERN NEBRASKA...WHERE THE WORST ONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT. && THIS PRODUCT IS NOW AVAILABLE...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER... HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATOLOGICAL INFORMATION...AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NORTHPLATTE TAYLOR
The office that day
Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Mar 30, 3:54 PM CDT | Blizzard Warning | LBF | Brown, Cherry, Keya Paha | 21 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.