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Wind Chill Warning 1, NWS North Platte, NE

January 7, 201017 counties in Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this wind chill warning at Jan 7, 2010, 3:29 AM CST for 17 counties in Nebraska. It was in force for 31 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 7, 2010, 3:29 AM CST (09:29 UTC)
Expired
Jan 8, 2010, 10:00 AM CST
In force
31 hr
Issued by
NWS North Platte, NE

Counties Blaine County, NE, Boyd County, NE, Brown County, NE, Cherry County, NE, Custer County, NE, Garfield County, NE, Grant County, NE, Holt County, NE, Hooker County, NE, Keya Paha County, NE, Logan County, NE, Loup County, NE, McPherson County, NE, Rock County, NE, Sheridan County, NE, Thomas County, NE, Wheeler County, NE

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 43 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:31 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.

The nearest sounding before it

N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 118 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 00:00Z on 2010-01-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 00:00Z on 2010-01-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -424 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
935 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
76 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-424 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-114 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

809 
WWUS43 KLBF 070929
WSWLBF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
329 AM CST THU JAN 7 2010

...BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS EXPECTED
THROUGH MIDDAY FRIDAY...

NEZ006>010-028-029-072200-
/O.CAN.KLBF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100107T1200Z/
/O.CAN.KLBF.WC.Y.0002.100107T1200Z-100108T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KLBF.WC.W.0001.100108T0000Z-100108T1800Z/
/O.EXB.KLBF.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-100108T0000Z/
KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-GARFIELD-WHEELER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...AINSWORTH...
BASSETT...ONEILL...BURWELL...BARTLETT
329 AM CST THU JAN 7 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
CST FRIDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
CST FRIDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* NORTHWESTERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH...WILL PRODUCE BLOWING
  SNOW TODAY WITH VISIBILITIES UNDER A MILE AT TIMES. 

* TEMPERATURES WILL STRUGGLE TO REACH ZERO TODAY. THE BITTERLY
  COLD TEMPERATURES AND WINDS...WILL LEAD TO WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO
  30 BELOW ZERO. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTSIDE TODAY...DRESS IN
  LAYERS AND LIMIT TIME OUTDOORS. WIND CHILL READINGS WILL DROP
  FURTHER TONIGHT RANGING FROM 30 TO 40 BELOW ZERO. WIND CHILLS
  THIS COLD ARE VERY HAZARDOUS AND EXPOSED SKIN CAN FREEZE IN
  SECONDS. 

* STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE BLOCKAGES OF ROADS OVER
  PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA DUE TO EXCESSIVE DRIFTING OF
  SNOW. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES UNDER
30 BELOW ZERO. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA
OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTSIDE...MAKE IT
BRIEF...WEAR PLENTY OF LAYERS AND COVER UP ALL EXPOSED SKIN. WIND
CHILL VALUES OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL LEAD TO FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED
SKIN IN SECONDS. 

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.


&&

$$

NEZ027-072200-
/O.CAN.KLBF.WC.Y.0002.100107T1000Z-100108T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KLBF.WC.W.0001.100108T0000Z-100108T1800Z/
/O.EXT.KLBF.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-100108T0000Z/
LOUP-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TAYLOR
329 AM CST THU JAN 7 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
CST FRIDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
CST FRIDAY. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING. 

* NORTHWESTERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH...WILL PRODUCE BLOWING
  SNOW TODAY WITH VISIBILITIES UNDER A MILE AT TIMES. 

* TEMPERATURES WILL STRUGGLE TO REACH ZERO TODAY. THE BITTERLY
  COLD TEMPERATURES AND WINDS...WILL LEAD TO WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO
  30 BELOW ZERO. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTSIDE TODAY...DRESS IN
  LAYERS AND LIMIT TIME OUTDOORS. WIND CHILL READINGS WILL DROP
  FURTHER TONIGHT RANGING FROM 30 TO 40 BELOW ZERO. WIND CHILLS
  THIS COLD ARE VERY HAZARDOUS AND EXPOSED SKIN CAN FREEZE IN
  SECONDS. 

* STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE BLOCKAGES OF ROADS OVER
  PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA DUE TO EXCESSIVE DRIFTING OF
  SNOW. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES UNDER
30 BELOW ZERO. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA
OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTSIDE...MAKE IT
BRIEF...WEAR PLENTY OF LAYERS AND COVER UP ALL EXPOSED SKIN. WIND
CHILL VALUES OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL LEAD TO FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED
SKIN IN SECONDS. 

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.

&&

$$

NEZ004-005-026-038-094-072200-
/O.CAN.KLBF.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-100107T1000Z/
/O.UPG.KLBF.WC.Y.0002.100107T1000Z-100108T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KLBF.WC.W.0001.100107T0929Z-100108T1800Z/
SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-BLAINE-CUSTER-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...VALENTINE...
DUNNING...BROKEN BOW...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE
329 AM CST THU JAN 7 2010 /229 AM MST THU JAN 7 2010/

...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/
FRIDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/
FRIDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE WIND
CHILL ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* GUSTY NORTHWESTERLY WINDS TO 40 MPH...WILL COMBINE WITH NEAR
  ZERO TEMPERATURES...RESULTING IN WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW
  ZERO TODAY. AS TEMPERATURES DROP TO 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO
  TONIGHT...WIND CHILLS WILL DROP TO 30 TO 40 BELOW ZERO. 


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTSIDE...MAKE IT
BRIEF...WEAR PLENTY OF LAYERS AND COVER UP ALL EXPOSED SKIN. WIND
CHILL VALUES OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL LEAD TO FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED
SKIN IN SECONDS. 

&&

$$

NEZ023>025-036-037-072200-
/O.UPG.KLBF.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-100108T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KLBF.WC.W.0001.100107T0929Z-100108T1800Z/
GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HYANNIS...MULLEN...THEDFORD...TRYON...
STAPLETON
329 AM CST THU JAN 7 2010 /229 AM MST THU JAN 7 2010/

...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/
FRIDAY. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* GUSTY NORTHWESTERLY WINDS TO 40 MPH...WILL COMBINE WITH NEAR
  ZERO TEMPERATURES...RESULTING IN WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW
  ZERO TODAY. AS TEMPERATURES DROP TO 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO
  TONIGHT...WIND CHILLS WILL DROP TO 30 TO 40 BELOW ZERO. 


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTSIDE...MAKE IT
BRIEF...WEAR PLENTY OF LAYERS AND COVER UP ALL EXPOSED SKIN. WIND
CHILL VALUES OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL LEAD TO FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED
SKIN IN SECONDS. 

$$

NEZ022-035-056>059-069>071-072200-
/O.EXT.KLBF.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-100108T1800Z/
GARDEN-ARTHUR-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSHKOSH...ARTHUR...CHAPPELL...
BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL...
HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS
329 AM CST THU JAN 7 2010 /229 AM MST THU JAN 7 2010/

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/
FRIDAY...

THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM
MST/ FRIDAY. 

* WIND CHILL READINGS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO WILL CONTINUE TODAY
  THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS IN THE RANGE OF 20 TO 30
BELOW ZERO. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE
SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES AND COVER AS MUCH EXPOSED SKIN AS
POSSIBLE. MAKE SURE LIVESTOCK AND PETS CAN FIND SHELTER FROM THE
WIND AND COLD.

&&

$$

BUTTLER/TAYLOR
5 follow-up statements
688 
WWUS43 KLBF 071210
WSWLBF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
610 AM CST THU JAN 7 2010

...BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS EXPECTED
THROUGH MIDDAY FRIDAY...

NEZ006>010-027>029-072000-
/O.CON.KLBF.WC.W.0001.100108T0000Z-100108T1800Z/
/O.CON.KLBF.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-100108T0000Z/
KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...AINSWORTH...
BASSETT...ONEILL...TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT
610 AM CST THU JAN 7 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON CST FRIDAY...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON CST FRIDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

* NORTHWESTERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH...WILL PRODUCE BLOWING 
  SNOW TODAY WITH VISIBILITIES UNDER A MILE AT TIMES. 

* TEMPERATURES WILL STRUGGLE TO REACH ZERO TODAY. THE BITTERLY
  COLD TEMPERATURES AND WINDS...WILL LEAD TO WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO
  35 BELOW ZERO. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTSIDE TODAY...DRESS IN
  LAYERS AND LIMIT TIME OUTDOORS. WIND CHILL READINGS WILL DROP
  FURTHER TONIGHT RANGING FROM 30 TO 40 BELOW ZERO. WIND CHILLS
  THIS COLD ARE VERY HAZARDOUS AND EXPOSED SKIN CAN FREEZE IN
  SECONDS.

* STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE BLOCKAGES OF ROADS OVER 
  PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA DUE TO EXCESSIVE DRIFTING 
  OF SNOW. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES UNDER
30 BELOW ZERO. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO
HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST
VENTURE OUTSIDE...MAKE IT BRIEF...WEAR PLENTY OF LAYERS AND COVER
UP ALL EXPOSED SKIN. WIND CHILL VALUES OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL
LEAD TO FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN IN SECONDS.

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.

&&

$$

NEZ004-005-023>026-036>038-094-072000-
/O.CON.KLBF.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100108T1800Z/
SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-BLAINE-MCPHERSON-
LOGAN-CUSTER-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...VALENTINE...
HYANNIS...MULLEN...THEDFORD...DUNNING...TRYON...STAPLETON...
BROKEN BOW...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE
610 AM CST THU JAN 7 2010 /510 AM MST THU JAN 7 2010/

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM
MST/ FRIDAY...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/
FRIDAY. 

* GUSTY NORTHWESTERLY WINDS TO 40 MPH...WILL COMBINE WITH NEAR
  ZERO TEMPERATURES...RESULTING IN WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW
  ZERO TODAY. AS TEMPERATURES DROP TO 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO
  TONIGHT...WIND CHILLS WILL DROP TO 30 TO 40 BELOW ZERO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTSIDE...MAKE IT
BRIEF...WEAR PLENTY OF LAYERS AND COVER UP ALL EXPOSED SKIN. WIND
CHILL VALUES OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL LEAD TO FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED
SKIN IN SECONDS.

$$

NEZ022-035-056>059-069>071-072000-
/O.CON.KLBF.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-100108T1800Z/
GARDEN-ARTHUR-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSHKOSH...ARTHUR...CHAPPELL...
BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL...
HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS
610 AM CST THU JAN 7 2010 /510 AM MST THU JAN 7 2010/

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM
MST/ FRIDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM
MST/ FRIDAY. 

* WIND CHILL READINGS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO WILL CONTINUE TODAY 
  THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS IN THE RANGE OF 20 TO
30 BELOW ZERO. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO
HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE
OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES AND COVER AS MUCH
EXPOSED SKIN AS POSSIBLE. MAKE SURE LIVESTOCK AND PETS CAN FIND
SHELTER FROM THE WIND AND COLD.

&&

$$

CLB
684 
WWUS43 KLBF 072020
WSWLBF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
220 PM CST THU JAN 7 2010

...SEVERE COLD AND STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MIDDAY
FRIDAY...

NEZ006>010-027>029-080430-
/O.EXT.KLBF.WC.W.0001.100107T2100Z-100108T1800Z/
/O.EXT.KLBF.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-100107T2100Z/
KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...AINSWORTH...
BASSETT...ONEILL...TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT
220 PM CST THU JAN 7 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WIND CHILL WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST FRIDAY...

THE WIND CHILL WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST FRIDAY.
THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 30 MPH AND SUBZERO TEMPERATURES WILL
  PRODUCE WIND CHILLS READINGS OF 30 TO 40 BELOW ZERO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES UNDER
30 BELOW ZERO. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO
HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST
VENTURE OUTSIDE...MAKE IT BRIEF...WEAR PLENTY OF LAYERS AND COVER
UP ALL EXPOSED SKIN. WIND CHILL VALUES OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL
LEAD TO FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN IN SECONDS.

&&

$$

NEZ004-005-023>026-036>038-094-080430-
/O.CON.KLBF.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100108T1800Z/
SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-BLAINE-MCPHERSON-
LOGAN-CUSTER-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...VALENTINE...
HYANNIS...MULLEN...THEDFORD...DUNNING...TRYON...STAPLETON...
BROKEN BOW...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE
220 PM CST THU JAN 7 2010 /120 PM MST THU JAN 7 2010/

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM
MST/ FRIDAY...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/
FRIDAY. 

* NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 30 MPH AND SUBZERO TEMPERATURES WILL
  PRODUCE WIND CHILLS READINGS OF 30 TO 40 BELOW ZERO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTSIDE...MAKE IT
BRIEF...WEAR PLENTY OF LAYERS AND COVER UP ALL EXPOSED SKIN. WIND
CHILL VALUES OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL LEAD TO FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED
SKIN IN SECONDS.

$$

NEZ022-035-056>059-069>071-080430-
/O.CON.KLBF.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-100108T1800Z/
GARDEN-ARTHUR-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSHKOSH...ARTHUR...CHAPPELL...
BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL...
HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS
220 PM CST THU JAN 7 2010 /120 PM MST THU JAN 7 2010/

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM
MST/ FRIDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM
MST/ FRIDAY. 

* NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH AND SUBZERO TEMPERATURES WILL
  PRODUCE WIND CHILL READINGS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS IN THE RANGE OF 20 TO
30 BELOW ZERO. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO
HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE
OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES AND COVER AS MUCH
EXPOSED SKIN AS POSSIBLE. MAKE SURE LIVESTOCK AND PETS CAN FIND
SHELTER FROM THE WIND AND COLD.

&&

$$
299 
WWUS43 KLBF 072118
WSWLBF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
318 PM CST THU JAN 7 2010

...SEVERE COLD AND STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MIDDAY
FRIDAY...

NEZ006>010-027>029-080530-
/O.EXP.KLBF.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-100107T2100Z/
/O.CON.KLBF.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100108T1800Z/
KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...AINSWORTH...
BASSETT...ONEILL...TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT
318 PM CST THU JAN 7 2010

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST FRIDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND CHILL
WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST FRIDAY. 

* NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 30 MPH AND SUBZERO TEMPERATURES WILL 
  PRODUCE WIND CHILLS READINGS OF 30 TO 40 BELOW ZERO. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES UNDER
30 BELOW ZERO. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO
HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST
VENTURE OUTSIDE...MAKE IT BRIEF...WEAR PLENTY OF LAYERS AND COVER
UP ALL EXPOSED SKIN. WIND CHILL VALUES OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL
LEAD TO FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN IN SECONDS.

&&

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

NEZ004-005-023>026-036>038-094-080530-
/O.CON.KLBF.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100108T1800Z/
SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-BLAINE-MCPHERSON-
LOGAN-CUSTER-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...VALENTINE...
HYANNIS...MULLEN...THEDFORD...DUNNING...TRYON...STAPLETON...
BROKEN BOW...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE
318 PM CST THU JAN 7 2010 /218 PM MST THU JAN 7 2010/

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM
MST/ FRIDAY...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/
FRIDAY. 

* NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 30 MPH AND SUBZERO TEMPERATURES WILL 
  PRODUCE WIND CHILLS READINGS OF 30 TO 40 BELOW ZERO. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTSIDE...MAKE IT
BRIEF...WEAR PLENTY OF LAYERS AND COVER UP ALL EXPOSED SKIN. WIND
CHILL VALUES OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL LEAD TO FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED
SKIN IN SECONDS.

$$

NEZ022-035-056>059-069>071-080530-
/O.CON.KLBF.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-100108T1800Z/
GARDEN-ARTHUR-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSHKOSH...ARTHUR...CHAPPELL...
BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL...
HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS
318 PM CST THU JAN 7 2010 /218 PM MST THU JAN 7 2010/

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM
MST/ FRIDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM
MST/ FRIDAY. 

* NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH AND SUBZERO TEMPERATURES WILL
  PRODUCE WIND CHILL READINGS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS IN THE RANGE OF 20 TO
30 BELOW ZERO. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO
HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE
OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES AND COVER AS MUCH
EXPOSED SKIN AS POSSIBLE. MAKE SURE LIVESTOCK AND PETS CAN FIND
SHELTER FROM THE WIND AND COLD.

&&

$$
504 
WWUS43 KLBF 080941
WSWLBF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
341 AM CST FRI JAN 8 2010

...BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS EXPECTED
THIS MORNING...

NEZ004>010-023>029-036>038-094-081800-
/O.CON.KLBF.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100108T1800Z/
SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-GRANT-
HOOKER-THOMAS-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-CUSTER-
WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...VALENTINE...
SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL...HYANNIS...
MULLEN...THEDFORD...DUNNING...TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT...
TRYON...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE
341 AM CST FRI JAN 8 2010 /241 AM MST FRI JAN 8 2010/

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM
MST/ TODAY...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/
TODAY. 

* NORTHWEST WINDS OF 5 TO 10 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES OF
  10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO...TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW
  ZERO THIS MORNING. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO ZERO
  TO 15 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON WITH WIND CHILL VALUES RANGING FROM
  ZERO TO 10 BELOW ZERO. 


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR WINDS
WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES UNDER 30 BELOW ZERO.
THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTSIDE...MAKE IT
BRIEF...WEAR PLENTY OF LAYERS AND COVER UP ALL EXPOSED SKIN. WIND
CHILL VALUES OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL LEAD TO FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED
SKIN IN SECONDS.

&&

$$

NEZ022-035-056>059-069>071-081800-
/O.CON.KLBF.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-100108T1800Z/
GARDEN-ARTHUR-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSHKOSH...ARTHUR...CHAPPELL...
BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL...
HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS
341 AM CST FRI JAN 8 2010 /241 AM MST FRI JAN 8 2010/

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM
MST/ TODAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM
MST/ TODAY. 

* NORTHWEST WINDS OF 5 TO 10 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH COMBINE WITH
  TEMPERATURES OF 5 TO 15 BELOW ZERO...TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF
  15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO THROUGH NOON TIME. AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL
  RANGE FROM 10 TO 15 DEGREES...RESULTING IN WIND CHILLS OF 5
  BELOW TO 5 ABOVE ZERO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS IN THE RANGE OF 20 TO
30 BELOW ZERO. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO
HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE
OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES AND COVER AS MUCH
EXPOSED SKIN AS POSSIBLE. MAKE SURE LIVESTOCK AND PETS CAN FIND
SHELTER FROM THE WIND AND COLD.

&&

$$

CLB
957 
WWUS43 KLBF 081600
WSWLBF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
1000 AM CST FRI JAN 8 2010

NEZ004>010-023>029-036>038-094-081700-
/O.CAN.KLBF.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100108T1800Z/
SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-GRANT-
HOOKER-THOMAS-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-CUSTER-
WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...VALENTINE...
SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL...HYANNIS...
MULLEN...THEDFORD...DUNNING...TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT...
TRYON...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE
1000 AM CST FRI JAN 8 2010 /900 AM MST FRI JAN 8 2010/

...WIND CHILL WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS CANCELLED THE
WIND CHILL WARNING. 

WINDS AND TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE WIND CHILL
CRITERIA THE REST OF TODAY.

$$

NEZ022-035-056>059-069>071-081700-
/O.CAN.KLBF.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-100108T1800Z/
GARDEN-ARTHUR-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSHKOSH...ARTHUR...CHAPPELL...
BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL...
HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS
1000 AM CST FRI JAN 8 2010 /900 AM MST FRI JAN 8 2010/

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS CANCELLED THE
WIND CHILL ADVISORY. 

WINDS AND TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE WIND CHILL
CRITERIA THE REST OF TODAY.

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this wind chill 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 wind chill warning went out at Jan 6, 2:32 PM CST, 12 hours 57 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 6, 2:32 PM CST, 12 hours 57 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
232 PM CST WED JAN 6 2010

.DISCUSSION...
SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW CONTINUES ACROSS THE FCST AREA NORTH OF
NEBRASKA HIGHWAY 2 SO THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL CONTINUE
TONIGHT FOR BLOWING SNOW AND WIND CHILL READINGS BELOW MINUS 20.
VSBY AT COOP OBSERVERS AND NEDOR CAMS INDICATE 1/8 TO 1/4 MILE IN
BLOWING SNOW AS WINDS GUST TO 45 MPH. THE NAM 500M AGL WINDS AND
GUIDANCE ALL INDICATE WINDS WILL REMAIN FAIRLY STRONG THROUGHOUT
THE NIGHT AND THEN WEAKEN THURSDAY MORNING.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL OPERATE ALONG HIGHWAY 20 WEST OF
VALENTINE FOR THE SAME REASONS LISTED ABOVE. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY
WILL BE ISSUED ELSEWHERE TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL
CONTINUE ALL AREAS THURSDAY. THE TEMPERATURE AND WIND FCST
SUPPORTS READINGS TO AROUND -30 BUT NOT MUCH COLDER. WINDS IN SOME
AREAS WEST COULD FALL BELOW THE 10 MPH THRESHOLD FOR AN ADVISORY
THURSDAY NIGHT. LATER FCSTS CAN FINE TUNE THIS.

SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT...MAINLY NORTH AS THE
UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE CONTINUES TO DROP THROUGH THE MISSOURI BASIN.
RADAR SUGGESTS ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING
ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80. BY THURSDAY MORNING THE SYSTEM
SHOULD BE FAR ENOUGH SOUTH AND EAST FOR JUST FLURRIES IN A FEW
AREAS EAST.

THE 1050MB ARCTIC HIGH WILL DRIFT VERY SLOWLY SOUTH THROUGH THE
MISSOURI BASIN THROUGH FRIDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO MODERATE
SATURDAY INTO THE TEENS AND 20S. SIGNIFICANT RECYCLING IS FCST BY
THE ECMWF WHICH SHOULD DELAY A REAL WARM UP UNTIL SUNDAY WHEN
WINDS BECOME MORE WEST AND SOUTHWEST. BOTH THE GFS AND ECMWF
INDICATE A WEAK COLD FRONT MONDAY. THE BEST GUESS FOR HIGHS MONDAY
IS 20S AND 30S WITH A WARMING TREND RESUMING TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY
WITH HIGHS RISING INTO THE UPPER 20S...30S AND LOWER 40S.

NO SIGNIFICANT PCPN IS FCST BY ANY MODEL THURSDAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY. THE ALEUTIAN LOW IS FCST TO SLOWLY DEEPEN CAUSING
HEIGHT RISES ACROSS THE WRN U.S. THE EARLIEST THIS RIDGE COULD
BREAK DOWN IS NEXT THURSDAY.

AVIATION...
GENERALLY IFR CONDITIONS IN PLACE ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
GUSTS APPROACHING 45 MPH IN SPOTS...LEADING TO BLOWING SNOW AND
REDUCED VSBYS DOWN TO UNDER A MILE AT TIMES. CIGS SEEM TO BE HOLDING
AT MVFR/IFR CATEGORY THIS AFTERNOON AND MAJORITY OF GUIDANCE SEEMS
TO INDICATE MVFR/IFR CIGS HOLDING IN THROUGH THE NIGHT. EXPECT THE
LOWERED VSBYS IN -SN BLSN TO CONTINUE THROUGH MIDNIGHT AT LEAST WITH
WINDS EXPECTED TO GO DOWN THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. SHOULD BE
SOME IMPROVEMENT THROUGH THE DAY ON THURSDAY AS ARCTIC HIGH
CONTINUES TO BUILD IN WITH PRESSURE GRADIENT RELAXING...ALLOWING THE
WINDS TO LIGHTEN AND BECOME LESS GUSTY AS WELL.

&&

.LBF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...WIND CHILL ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THURSDAY FOR
NEZ022>025-035>037-056>059-069>071.

WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY FOR NEZ006>010-028-
029.

WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM 4 AM CST /3 AM MST/ TO 6 PM CST /5 PM
MST/ THURSDAY FOR NEZ004-005-026-027-038-094.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 4 AM CST /3 AM MST/ THURSDAY FOR
NEZ004-005-026-027-038-094.

WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY FOR
NEZ006>010-028-029.

&&

SHORT TERM/EXTENDED...CDC
AVIATION...13
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 6, 3:37 PM CST, 11 hours 52 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
337 PM CST WED JAN 6 2010

NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-072145-
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-
337 PM CST WED JAN 6 2010 /237 PM MST WED JAN 6 2010/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND
NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

LIGHT SNOW AND WIDESPREAD AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ARE
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS AS WINDS CONTINUE TO GUST UP TO
45 MPH. NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE OVER NORTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA WHERE SNOW AMOUNTS EXCEEDED TWO INCHES...WITH VISIBILITIES
AT OR BELOW 1/2 MILE LIKELY IN THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS. BESIDES
THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...THE WIND WILL BRING WIND CHILL
VALUES DOWN TO 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO THROUGH THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY
MORNING HOURS AS TEMPERATURES DROP INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW
ZERO.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT IS EXPECTED IN THE WIND CHILL LATE MORNING TO
EARLY AFTERNOON IN SOUTHWEST AND WESTERN NEBRASKA THURSDAY.
HOWEVER...DURING THE EVENING...FALLING TEMPERATURES INTO THE
DOUBLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO AND 10 TO 15 MPH WIND WILL BRING THE WIND
CHILLS BACK TO 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO IN SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA. WIND
CHILL VALUES OF 35 TO 40 BELOW ZERO ARE POSSIBLE IN CENTRAL AND
NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA BY EARLY FRIDAY. PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO
OUTDOOR CONDITIONS SUCH AS THESE WILL QUICKLY BECOME
HAZARDOUS. IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY TAKE THE APPROPRIATE PRECAUTIONARY
ACTIONS. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES AND COVER AS MUCH
EXPOSED SKIN AS POSSIBLE...AND TAKE EXTRA FOOD AND BLANKETS.

.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

13

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jan 6, 10:08 PM CST, 5 hours 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
1008 PM CST WED JAN 06 2010

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1007 PM     SNOW             TAYLOR                  41.77N 99.38W
01/06/2010  U0.0 INCH        LOUP               NE   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            VISIBILTY IS NEAR ZERO...WHITE OUTS...WEST OF TAYLOR ON
            HIGHWAY 91.

&&

BTAYLOR
Local storm report, Jan 6, 10:11 PM CST, 5 hours 18 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
1011 PM CST WED JAN 06 2010

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1007 PM     SNOW             BURWELL                 41.78N 99.13W
01/06/2010  U0.0 INCH        GARFIELD           NE   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            HIGHWAY 96 HEADING WEST TOWARD CALUMUS LAKE STARTING TO
            DRIFT SHUT...ESTIMATED DRIFTS TO BE A FOOT DEEP ON
            ROADWAY. VISIBILTY IS NEAR ZERO.

&&

BTAYLOR
Local storm report, Jan 6, 10:17 PM CST, 5 hours 12 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
1017 PM CST WED JAN 06 2010

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1007 PM     SNOW             BARTLETT                41.88N 98.55W
01/06/2010  U0.0 INCH        WHEELER            NE   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            ROADS...ESPECIALLY EAST WEST ROUTES ARE DRIFTING
            SHUT...WITH SOME NOW IMPASSABLE. VISIBILITY IS NEAR ZERO.
            TRAVEL STRONGLY DISCOURAGED.

&&

BTAYLOR

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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.