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Wind Advisory 21, NWS Hastings, NE
NWS Hastings, NE issued this wind advisory at Nov 4, 2011, 3:18 PM CDT for 24 counties in Nebraska; 6 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Nov 5, 2011, 11:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 4, 2011, 3:18 PM CDT (20:18 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 5, 2011, 11:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Nov 5, 2011, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Hastings, NE
All 30 counties
Jewell County, KS, Mitchell County, KS, Osborne County, KS, Phillips County, KS, Rooks County, KS, Smith County, KS, Adams County, NE, Buffalo County, NE, Clay County, NE, Dawson County, NE, Fillmore County, NE, Franklin County, NE, Furnas County, NE, Gosper County, NE, Greeley County, NE, Hall County, NE, Hamilton County, NE, Harlan County, NE, Howard County, NE, Kearney County, NE, Merrick County, NE, Nance County, NE, Nuckolls County, NE, Phelps County, NE, Polk County, NE, Sherman County, NE, Thayer County, NE, Valley County, NE, Webster County, NE, York County, NE
The radar
The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:19 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 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 179 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
- 1848 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 232 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 325 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
479 WWUS73 KGID 042018 NPWGID URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 318 PM CDT FRI NOV 4 2011 ...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS EXPECTED ON SATURDAY... .A TIGHTENING SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE TO THE EAST AND DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE OVER THE ROCKIES WILL RESULT IN INCREASING SOUTHERLY WINDS ACROSS THE PLAINS DURING THE DAY ON SATURDAY...PEAKING NEAR MIDDAY AND CONTINUING INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THIS TIGHTENING GRADIENT COMBINED WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF A CORRIDOR OF STRONGER WINDS ALOFT IS EXPECTED TO RESULT IN SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH. KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>077-082>087- 050430- /O.NEW.KGID.WI.Y.0021.111105T1600Z-111106T0000Z/ PHILLIPS-SMITH-JEWELL-ROOKS-OSBORNE-MITCHELL-VALLEY-GREELEY-NANCE- SHERMAN-HOWARD-MERRICK-POLK-DAWSON-BUFFALO-HALL-HAMILTON-YORK- GOSPER-PHELPS-KEARNEY-ADAMS-CLAY-FILLMORE-FURNAS-HARLAN-FRANKLIN- WEBSTER-NUCKOLLS-THAYER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PHILLIPSBURG...SMITH CENTER...MANKATO... PLAINVILLE...STOCKTON...OSBORNE...BELOIT...ORD...FULLERTON... LOUP CITY...ST. PAUL...CENTRAL CITY...OSCEOLA...LEXINGTON... KEARNEY...GRAND ISLAND...AURORA...YORK...ELWOOD...HOLDREGE... MINDEN...HASTINGS...CLAY CENTER...GENEVA...BEAVER CITY...ALMA... FRANKLIN...RED CLOUD...SUPERIOR...NELSON...HEBRON 318 PM CDT FRI NOV 4 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY. * TIMING...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE SATURDAY MORNING...AND CONTINUE DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. SPEEDS WILL DIMINISH BY EARLY EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE FORECAST. AN OCCASIONAL GUST OVER 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...WINDS AT THESE SPEEDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE TRAVELING ON EAST/WEST ORIENTATED ROADS. ITEMS OUTSIDE THAT ARE NOT SECURED COULD BE BLOWN AROUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ ADO
4 follow-up statements
871 WWUS73 KGID 050302 NPWGID URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 1002 PM CDT FRI NOV 4 2011 ...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS EXPECTED ON SATURDAY... .A TIGHTENING SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE TO THE EAST AND DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE OVER THE ROCKIES WILL RESULT IN INCREASING SOUTHERLY WINDS ACROSS THE PLAINS DURING THE DAY SATURDAY...PEAKING NEAR MIDDAY AND CONTINUING INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THIS TIGHTENING GRADIENT COMBINED WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF A CORRIDOR OF STRONGER WINDS ALOFT IS EXPECTED TO RESULT IN SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH. KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>077-082>087- 051100- /O.CON.KGID.WI.Y.0021.111105T1600Z-111106T0000Z/ PHILLIPS-SMITH-JEWELL-ROOKS-OSBORNE-MITCHELL-VALLEY-GREELEY-NANCE- SHERMAN-HOWARD-MERRICK-POLK-DAWSON-BUFFALO-HALL-HAMILTON-YORK- GOSPER-PHELPS-KEARNEY-ADAMS-CLAY-FILLMORE-FURNAS-HARLAN-FRANKLIN- WEBSTER-NUCKOLLS-THAYER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PHILLIPSBURG...SMITH CENTER...MANKATO... PLAINVILLE...STOCKTON...OSBORNE...BELOIT...ORD...FULLERTON... LOUP CITY...ST. PAUL...CENTRAL CITY...OSCEOLA...LEXINGTON... KEARNEY...GRAND ISLAND...AURORA...YORK...ELWOOD...HOLDREGE... MINDEN...HASTINGS...CLAY CENTER...GENEVA...BEAVER CITY...ALMA... FRANKLIN...RED CLOUD...SUPERIOR...NELSON...HEBRON 1002 PM CDT FRI NOV 4 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY. * TIMING...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE SATURDAY MORNING...AND CONTINUE DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS...DIMINISHING BY EARLY EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE FORECAST. AN OCCASIONAL GUST OVER 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...WINDS AT THESE SPEEDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE TRAVELING ON EAST/WEST ORIENTATED ROADS. ITEMS OUTSIDE THAT ARE NOT SECURED COULD BE BLOWN AROUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
969 WWUS73 KGID 051010 NPWGID URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 510 AM CDT SAT NOV 5 2011 ...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS EXPECTED TODAY... .A DEVELOPING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ACROSS THE CENTRAL ROCKIES WILL GENERATE STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS ACROSS THE LOCAL AREA THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT THESE WINDS TO INCREASE BY LATE MORNING...PEAKING ABOVE 30 MPH FOR SEVERAL HOURS AROUND MIDDAY. KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>077-082>087- 052100- /O.CON.KGID.WI.Y.0021.111105T1600Z-111106T0000Z/ PHILLIPS-SMITH-JEWELL-ROOKS-OSBORNE-MITCHELL-VALLEY-GREELEY-NANCE- SHERMAN-HOWARD-MERRICK-POLK-DAWSON-BUFFALO-HALL-HAMILTON-YORK- GOSPER-PHELPS-KEARNEY-ADAMS-CLAY-FILLMORE-FURNAS-HARLAN-FRANKLIN- WEBSTER-NUCKOLLS-THAYER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PHILLIPSBURG...SMITH CENTER...MANKATO... PLAINVILLE...STOCKTON...OSBORNE...BELOIT...ORD...FULLERTON... LOUP CITY...ST. PAUL...CENTRAL CITY...OSCEOLA...LEXINGTON... KEARNEY...GRAND ISLAND...AURORA...YORK...ELWOOD...HOLDREGE... MINDEN...HASTINGS...CLAY CENTER...GENEVA...BEAVER CITY...ALMA... FRANKLIN...RED CLOUD...SUPERIOR...NELSON...HEBRON 510 AM CDT SAT NOV 5 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE MORNING HOURS...PEAK AROUND MIDDAY...AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. * WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 50 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE TRAVELING ALONG EAST-WEST ORIENTATED ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. IN ADDITION...UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ ROSSI/PFANNKUCH
052 WWUS73 KGID 051705 NPWGID URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 1205 PM CDT SAT NOV 5 2011 ...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE STRENGTHENING TODAY...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH...EXPECTED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>077-082>087- 060000- /O.CON.KGID.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-111106T0000Z/ PHILLIPS-SMITH-JEWELL-ROOKS-OSBORNE-MITCHELL-VALLEY-GREELEY-NANCE- SHERMAN-HOWARD-MERRICK-POLK-DAWSON-BUFFALO-HALL-HAMILTON-YORK- GOSPER-PHELPS-KEARNEY-ADAMS-CLAY-FILLMORE-FURNAS-HARLAN-FRANKLIN- WEBSTER-NUCKOLLS-THAYER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PHILLIPSBURG...SMITH CENTER...MANKATO... PLAINVILLE...STOCKTON...OSBORNE...BELOIT...ORD...FULLERTON... LOUP CITY...ST. PAUL...CENTRAL CITY...OSCEOLA...LEXINGTON... KEARNEY...GRAND ISLAND...AURORA...YORK...ELWOOD...HOLDREGE... MINDEN...HASTINGS...CLAY CENTER...GENEVA...BEAVER CITY...ALMA... FRANKLIN...RED CLOUD...SUPERIOR...NELSON...HEBRON 1205 PM CDT SAT NOV 5 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE INCREASING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS...LIKELY PEAKING BETWEEN 2 AND 5 PM AND DIMINISHING THEREAFTER. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE TRAVELING ALONG EAST-WEST ORIENTATED ROADS. IN ADDITION...UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ BRYANT
469 WWUS73 KGID 052354 NPWGID URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 654 PM CDT SAT NOV 5 2011 KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>077-082>087- 060100- /O.EXP.KGID.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-111106T0000Z/ PHILLIPS-SMITH-JEWELL-ROOKS-OSBORNE-MITCHELL-VALLEY-GREELEY-NANCE- SHERMAN-HOWARD-MERRICK-POLK-DAWSON-BUFFALO-HALL-HAMILTON-YORK- GOSPER-PHELPS-KEARNEY-ADAMS-CLAY-FILLMORE-FURNAS-HARLAN-FRANKLIN- WEBSTER-NUCKOLLS-THAYER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PHILLIPSBURG...SMITH CENTER...MANKATO... PLAINVILLE...STOCKTON...OSBORNE...BELOIT...ORD...FULLERTON... LOUP CITY...ST. PAUL...CENTRAL CITY...OSCEOLA...LEXINGTON... KEARNEY...GRAND ISLAND...AURORA...YORK...ELWOOD...HOLDREGE... MINDEN...HASTINGS...CLAY CENTER...GENEVA...BEAVER CITY...ALMA... FRANKLIN...RED CLOUD...SUPERIOR...NELSON...HEBRON 654 PM CDT SAT NOV 5 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE BREEZY OUT OF THE SOUTH TONIGHT...WIND SPEEDS HAVE ABATED ENOUGH FOR THE WIND ADVISORY TO EXPIRE ON SCHEDULE. $$ HEINLEIN
Nearby
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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.