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High Wind Warning 3, NWS North Platte, NE

October 6, 201122 counties in Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this high wind warning at Oct 6, 2011, 2:04 AM MDT for 22 counties in Nebraska. It took effect at Oct 6, 2011, 9:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 15 hr. 53 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
Oct 6, 2011, 2:04 AM MDT (08:04 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 6, 2011, 9:00 AM MDT
Expired
Oct 7, 2011, 12:00 AM MDT
In force
15 hr
Issued by
NWS North Platte, NE
All 22 counties

Arthur County, NE, Blaine County, NE, Brown County, NE, Chase County, NE, Cherry County, NE, Custer County, NE, Deuel County, NE, Frontier County, NE, Garden County, NE, Grant County, NE, Hayes County, NE, Hooker County, NE, Keith County, NE, Keya Paha County, NE, Lincoln County, NE, Logan County, NE, Loup County, NE, McPherson County, NE, Perkins County, NE, Rock County, NE, Sheridan County, NE, Thomas County, NE

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:04 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Oct 6, 1:47 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 58Imperial, NE
Oct 6, 2:00 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND DMGNorth Platte, NEGAZEBO FLIPPED OVER AT A HOME AT 2ND ST AND MAPLE. ALSO A LARGE TREE BRANCH FELL ON A CAR AT THE SAME LOCATION.
Oct 6, 2:33 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 58Broken Bow, NE
Oct 6, 2:45 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 61Imperial, NE
Oct 6, 2:55 PM MDTHIGH SUST WINDS 404 Ene Johnstown, NEKANW AWOS SITE
Oct 6, 2:55 PM MDTHIGH SUST WINDS 44Thedford, NE
Oct 6, 3:00 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND DMG3 E North Platte, NEHIGH WINDS BENT 4 SHEETS OF METAL FLASHING APPROXIMATELY 30 DEGREES FROM A DUMPSTER DOOR. TIME IS APPROXIMATE.
Oct 6, 3:03 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 594 E North Platte, NEASOS MEASUREMENT
Oct 6, 3:03 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 5904 E North Platte, NEASOS MEASUREMENT
Oct 6, 3:16 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND DMG3 E North Platte, NEHIGH WINDS...4 SHEETS OF METAL FLASHING ON DUMPSTER DOOR BENT OUTWARD ABOUT 30 DEGREES.
Oct 6, 3:24 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 52Broken Bow, NE
Oct 6, 3:35 PM MDTHIGH SUST WINDS 513 E Big Springs, NEUNION PACIFIC SITE 196
Oct 6, 3:41 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 6210 Ese Chappell, NE
Oct 6, 3:51 PM MDTHIGH SUST WINDS 455 E In 80 Mile Marker 9, NE
Oct 6, 3:51 PM MDTHIGH SUST WINDS 513 E Big Springs, NEUNION PACIFIC SITE 196
Oct 6, 3:51 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 58Big Springs, NE
Oct 6, 4:43 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 61Kingsley Dam, NESUSTAINED WINDS AT TIME OF REPORT WERE 46 MPH. SPOTTER REPORTED HUGE PLUMES OF DUST AND SAND BEING LIFTED INTO THE AIR.
Oct 6, 4:45 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 53Valentine, NE
Oct 6, 4:51 PM MDTHIGH SUST WINDS 4110 Ese Chappell, NE
Oct 6, 4:51 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 54Broken Bow, NE
Oct 6, 4:55 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 54Ainsworth, NE
Oct 6, 4:55 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 55Thedford, NE
Oct 6, 5:21 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 594 Wsw Big Springs, NE
Oct 6, 5:22 PM MDTTSTM WND GST 70Merriman, NEESTIMATED 60 TO 70 MPH WINDS COMBINING WITH PEA SIZE HAIL AND VERY HEAVY RAIN.
Oct 6, 5:31 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 53Ellsworth, NEREPORT FROM NEDOR SITE ON HIGHWAY 2 AT ELSWORTH.
Oct 6, 5:35 PM MDTHIGH SUST WINDS 40Ainsworth, NEREPORT FROM AINSWORTH AIRPORT AWOS SITE OF SUSTAINED WINDS.
Oct 6, 5:35 PM MDTHIGH SUST WINDS 45Thedford, NEMEASURED BY THEDFORD AWOS SITE.
Oct 6, 5:42 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 58Valentine, NE
Oct 6, 5:55 PM MDTHIGH SUST WINDS 40Ainsworth, NE
Oct 6, 5:55 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 58Ainsworth, NE
Oct 6, 5:59 PM MDTTSTM WND GST 5010 Ssw Merriman, NEPEA SIZE HAIL AND VERY HEAVY RAIN ALSO OCCURRING AT TIME OF THIS REPORT.
Oct 6, 6:05 PM MDTHAIL 1.5Merriman, NEQUARTER TO PING BALL SIZED HAIL OCCCURED IN MERRIMAN. RESCUE UNIT REPORTED HIGHWAY GREEN FROM STRIPPED LEAVES.
Oct 6, 6:07 PM MDTHAIL 1.5Merriman, NEVERY HEAVY RAIN AND WIND GUSTS ALSO REPORTED.
Oct 6, 6:08 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 58Valentine, NE
Oct 6, 6:55 PM MDTHIGH SUST WINDS 44Thedford, NE
Oct 6, 7:07 PM MDTTSTM WND GST 7011 Nw Tryon, NEACCOMPANIED WITH PEA SIZE HAIL AND DRIVING RAIN.
Oct 6, 7:11 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND DMG3 E North Platte, NEPOWER OUTAGE AT LEE BIRD AIRPORT.
Oct 6, 7:20 PM MDTTSTM WND GST 6014 S Mullen, NE
Oct 6, 7:35 PM MDTHIGH SUST WINDS 404 Ene Johnstown, NEFROM THE KANW AWOS
Oct 6, 7:35 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 594 E North Platte, NEFROM THE KLBF ASOS. WINDS WERE SUSTAINED AT 40 MPH AT THE TIME OF THE GUST ALSO.
Oct 6, 7:42 PM MDTHAIL 0.8817 E Arthur, NE
Oct 6, 7:43 PM MDTTSTM WND GST 604 E Mullen, NE
Oct 6, 7:43 PM MDTHAIL 0.8812 Sw Brownlee, NE
Oct 6, 7:55 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 59Thedford, NEFROM THE KTIF AWOS.
Oct 6, 8:14 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 603 E Arnold, NESTEADY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH FOR LAST SEVERAL HOURS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 60 MPH.
Oct 6, 8:14 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 60E Arnold, NESTEADY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH FOR LAST SEVERAL HOURS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 60 MPH.
Oct 6, 8:15 PM MDTHAIL 0.887 Nw Brownlee, NE
Oct 6, 8:28 PM MDTTSTM WND GST 653 S Mullen, NE
Oct 6, 8:28 PM MDTHAIL 0.753 S Mullen, NE
Oct 6, 8:40 PM MDTTSTM WND GST 68Valentine, NE
Oct 6, 8:42 PM MDTTSTM WND GST 6021 Sse Valentine, NE
Oct 6, 8:42 PM MDTHAIL 0.521 Sse Valentine, NE
Oct 6, 9:41 PM MDTHEAVY RAIN 0.6Hershey, NETHE RAINFALL OCCURRED IN ABOUT 15 MINUTES.

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, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 62 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 2011-10-06Temperature 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°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 2011-10-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 49 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
2571 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
16 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
49 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
103 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.

822 
WWUS73 KLBF 060804
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
304 AM CDT THU OCT 6 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING OVER MOST OF WESTERN NEBRASKA TODAY...

.SURFACE LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE FRONT RANGE OF THE ROCKIES WILL
CONTINUE TO DEEPEN. IN RESPONSE A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL
DEVELOP OVER WESTERN NEBRASKA TODAY WITH SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASING
THROUGH THE DAY TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH.

NEZ009-027-038-061615-
/O.UPG.KLBF.WI.Y.0024.111006T1500Z-111007T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KLBF.HW.W.0003.111006T1500Z-111007T0300Z/
ROCK-LOUP-CUSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BASSETT...TAYLOR...BROKEN BOW
304 AM CDT THU OCT 6 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM
CDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING: SOUTH WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN THURSDAY MORNING AS LOW 
  PRESSURE DEEPENS ACROSS THE NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS. WINDS WILL 
  REMAIN STRONG THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON AND INTO EARLY EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTH...INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS: WINDS THIS STRONG WILL MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS ON EAST 
  WEST ROADS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES COULD FLIP. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

NEZ004>006-008-022>026-035>037-056>059-069>071-094-061615-
/O.UPG.KLBF.HW.A.0002.111006T1500Z-111007T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KLBF.HW.W.0003.111006T1500Z-111007T0300Z/
SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BROWN-GARDEN-GRANT-HOOKER-
THOMAS-BLAINE-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN-
CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...VALENTINE...
SPRINGVIEW...AINSWORTH...OSHKOSH...HYANNIS...MULLEN...THEDFORD...
DUNNING...ARTHUR...TRYON...STAPLETON...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...
OGALLALA...GRANT...NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL...HAYES CENTER...
CURTIS...EUSTIS...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE
304 AM CDT THU OCT 6 2011 /204 AM MDT THU OCT 6 2011/

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ THIS
MORNING TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ THIS
MORNING TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH
IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING: SOUTH WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG THURSDAY MORNING AS LOW
  PRESSURE DEEPENS ALONG THE FRONT RANGE OF THE ROCKIES. WINDS
  WILL INCREASE THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON AND THEN DIMINISH LATE IN
  THE EVENING.

* WINDS: SOUTH...INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 MPH. GUSTS COULD REACH 
  60 MPH IN OPEN AREAS DURING THE AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACTS: WINDS THIS STRONG WILL MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS ON EAST 
  WEST ROADS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES COULD FLIP. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

NEZ007-010-028-029-061615-
/O.CON.KLBF.WI.Y.0024.111006T1500Z-111007T0300Z/
BOYD-HOLT-GARFIELD-WHEELER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPENCER...ONEILL...BURWELL...BARTLETT
304 AM CDT THU OCT 6 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
10 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: SOUTH WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN THURSDAY MORNING AS LOW
  PRESSURE DEEPENS ALONG THE FRONT RANGE OF THE ROCKIES. WINDS
  WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON AND INTO EARLY
  EVENING.

* WINDS: SOUTH...INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS: WINDS THIS STRONG WILL MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS FOR 
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND SMALLER VEHICLES ON EAST WEST ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$
4 follow-up statements
424 
WWUS73 KLBF 060857
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...RESENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
356 AM CDT THU OCT 6 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING OVER MOST OF WESTERN NEBRASKA TODAY...

.SURFACE LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE FRONT RANGE OF THE ROCKIES WILL
CONTINUE TO DEEPEN. IN RESPONSE A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL
DEVELOP OVER WESTERN NEBRASKA TODAY WITH SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASING
THROUGH THE DAY TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH.

NEZ009-027-038-061715-
/O.UPG.KLBF.WI.Y.0024.111006T1500Z-111007T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KLBF.HW.W.0003.111006T1500Z-111007T0300Z/
ROCK-LOUP-CUSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BASSETT...TAYLOR...BROKEN BOW
356 AM CDT THU OCT 6 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM
CDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING: SOUTH WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN THURSDAY MORNING AS LOW 
  PRESSURE DEEPENS ACROSS THE NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS. WINDS WILL 
  REMAIN STRONG THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON AND INTO EARLY EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTH...INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS: WINDS THIS STRONG WILL MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS ON EAST 
  WEST ROADS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES COULD FLIP. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

NEZ004>006-008-022>026-035>037-056>059-069>071-094-061715-
/O.UPG.KLBF.HW.A.0002.111006T1500Z-111007T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KLBF.HW.W.0003.111006T1500Z-111007T0300Z/
SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BROWN-GARDEN-GRANT-HOOKER-
THOMAS-BLAINE-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN-
CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...VALENTINE...
SPRINGVIEW...AINSWORTH...OSHKOSH...HYANNIS...MULLEN...THEDFORD...
DUNNING...ARTHUR...TRYON...STAPLETON...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...
OGALLALA...GRANT...NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL...HAYES CENTER...
CURTIS...EUSTIS...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE
356 AM CDT THU OCT 6 2011 /256 AM MDT THU OCT 6 2011/

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ THIS
MORNING TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ THIS
MORNING TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH
IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING: SOUTH WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG THURSDAY MORNING AS LOW
  PRESSURE DEEPENS ALONG THE FRONT RANGE OF THE ROCKIES. WINDS
  WILL INCREASE THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON AND THEN DIMINISH LATE IN
  THE EVENING.

* WINDS: SOUTH...INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 MPH. GUSTS COULD REACH 
  60 MPH IN OPEN AREAS DURING THE AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACTS: WINDS THIS STRONG WILL MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS ON EAST 
  WEST ROADS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES COULD FLIP. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

NEZ007-010-028-029-061715-
/O.CON.KLBF.WI.Y.0024.111006T1500Z-111007T0300Z/
BOYD-HOLT-GARFIELD-WHEELER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPENCER...ONEILL...BURWELL...BARTLETT
356 AM CDT THU OCT 6 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
10 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: SOUTH WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN THURSDAY MORNING AS LOW
  PRESSURE DEEPENS ALONG THE FRONT RANGE OF THE ROCKIES. WINDS
  WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON AND INTO EARLY
  EVENING.

* WINDS: SOUTH...INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS: WINDS THIS STRONG WILL MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS FOR 
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND SMALLER VEHICLES ON EAST WEST ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$
253 
WWUS73 KLBF 061421
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
921 AM CDT THU OCT 6 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING OVER MOST OF WESTERN NEBRASKA TODAY...

.SURFACE LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE FRONT RANGE OF THE ROCKIES WILL
CONTINUE TO DEEPEN. IN RESPONSE A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL
DEVELOP OVER WESTERN NEBRASKA TODAY WITH SOUTHERLY WINDS
INCREASING THROUGH THE DAY TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
60 MPH.

NEZ004>006-008-009-022>027-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-070300-
/O.CON.KLBF.HW.W.0003.111006T1500Z-111007T0300Z/
SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BROWN-ROCK-GARDEN-GRANT-HOOKER-
THOMAS-BLAINE-LOUP-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-CUSTER-DEUEL-KEITH-
PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...VALENTINE...
SPRINGVIEW...AINSWORTH...BASSETT...OSHKOSH...HYANNIS...MULLEN...
THEDFORD...DUNNING...TAYLOR...ARTHUR...TRYON...STAPLETON...
BROKEN BOW...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...
NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS...CODY...
MERRIMAN...KILGORE
921 AM CDT THU OCT 6 2011 /821 AM MDT THU OCT 6 2011/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/
THIS EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/
THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: SOUTH WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG THURSDAY AS LOW PRESSURE
  DEEPENS ALONG THE FRONT RANGE OF THE ROCKIES. WINDS WILL
  INCREASE THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON AND THEN DIMINISH LATE IN THE
  EVENING.

* WINDS: SOUTH...INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 MPH. GUSTS COULD REACH 
  60 MPH IN OPEN AREAS DURING THE AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACTS: WINDS THIS STRONG WILL MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS ON EAST 
  WEST ROADS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES COULD FLIP. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

NEZ007-010-028-029-070300-
/O.CON.KLBF.WI.Y.0024.111006T1500Z-111007T0300Z/
BOYD-HOLT-GARFIELD-WHEELER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPENCER...ONEILL...BURWELL...BARTLETT
921 AM CDT THU OCT 6 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: SOUTH WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN THROUGH THE DAY ON THURSDAY AS
  LOW PRESSURE DEEPENS ALONG THE FRONT RANGE OF THE ROCKIES. WINDS
  WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON AND INTO EARLY
  EVENING.

* WINDS: SOUTH...INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS: WINDS THIS STRONG WILL MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS FOR 
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND SMALLER VEHICLES ON EAST WEST ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

JACOBS
181 
WWUS73 KLBF 070250 AAA
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
950 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2011

...STRONG TO HIGH WINDS OVER WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA
THROUGH 1 AM CDT OR MIDNIGHT MDT THIS EVENING.

.DEEP LOW PRESSURE TRACKING THROUGH THE HIGH PLAINS WILL CONTINUE
TO PRODUCE STRONG TO HIGH WINDS THIS EVENING.

NEZ004-022-056-070600-
/O.CAN.KLBF.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-111007T0300Z/
/O.EXB.KLBF.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-111007T0600Z/
SHERIDAN-GARDEN-DEUEL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...OSHKOSH...
CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS
850 PM MDT THU OCT 6 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. THE
HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* TIMING: STRONG WEST WINDS BEHIND A PACIFIC COLD FRONT WILL
  GRADUALLY WEAKEN THIS EVENING.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH DECREASING
  TO 15 OT 25 MPH.

* IMPACTS: WINDS THIS STRONG WILL MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS FOR 
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND SMALLER VEHICLES ON EAST WEST ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

NEZ005-006-008-009-023>027-035>038-057>059-069>071-094-070600-
/O.EXT.KLBF.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-111007T0600Z/
EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BROWN-ROCK-GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-BLAINE-
LOUP-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-CUSTER-KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-
HAYES-FRONTIER-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW...AINSWORTH...
BASSETT...HYANNIS...MULLEN...THEDFORD...DUNNING...TAYLOR...
ARTHUR...TRYON...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW...OGALLALA...GRANT...
NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS...CODY...
MERRIMAN...KILGORE
950 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2011 /850 PM MDT THU OCT 6 2011/

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/
FRIDAY...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT
MDT/ FRIDAY. 

* TIMING: VERY STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN BY 1 AM
  CDT...MIDNIGHT MDT.

* WINDS: SOUTH...AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH IN OPEN
  AREAS BUT WEAKENING TO 20 TO 35 MPH AROUND 1 AM CDT...MIDNIGHT
  MDT.

* IMPACTS: WINDS THIS STRONG WILL MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS ON EAST 
  WEST ROADS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES COULD FLIP. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

NEZ007-010-028-029-070600-
/O.EXT.KLBF.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-111007T0600Z/
BOYD-HOLT-GARFIELD-WHEELER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPENCER...ONEILL...BURWELL...BARTLETT
950 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2011

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT FRIDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT FRIDAY. 

* TIMING: STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN BY 1 AM.

* WINDS: SOUTH...AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH DECREASING
  TO 15 TO 30 MPH AROUND 1 AM.

* IMPACTS: WINDS THIS STRONG WILL MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS FOR 
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND SMALLER VEHICLES ON EAST WEST ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$


CDC
454 
WWUS73 KLBF 070557
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
1257 AM CDT FRI OCT 7 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING ALLOWED TO EXPIRE...


NEZ005-006-008-009-023>027-035>038-057>059-069>071-094-070700-
/O.EXP.KLBF.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-111007T0600Z/
EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BROWN-ROCK-GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-BLAINE-
LOUP-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-CUSTER-KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-
HAYES-FRONTIER-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW...AINSWORTH...
BASSETT...HYANNIS...MULLEN...THEDFORD...DUNNING...TAYLOR...
ARTHUR...TRYON...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW...OGALLALA...GRANT...
NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS...CODY...
MERRIMAN...KILGORE
1257 AM CDT FRI OCT 7 2011 /1157 PM MDT THU OCT 6 2011/

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ EARLY
THIS MORNING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/
EARLY THIS MORNING. 

WINDS HAVE FALLEN BELOW HIGH WIND WARNING CRITERIA AND THE HIGH
WIND WARNING WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.


$$

NEZ004-007-010-022-028-029-056-070700-
/O.EXP.KLBF.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-111007T0600Z/
SHERIDAN-BOYD-HOLT-GARDEN-GARFIELD-WHEELER-DEUEL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...SPENCER...ONEILL...
OSHKOSH...BURWELL...BARTLETT...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS
1257 AM CDT FRI OCT 7 2011 /1157 PM MDT THU OCT 6 2011/

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ EARLY
THIS MORNING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ EARLY
THIS MORNING. 

WINDS HAVE FALLEN BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA AND THE WIND
ADVISORY WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 5, 6:40 PM MDTHigh Wind WatchLBFArthur, Blaine, Brown, Chase, Cherry, Deuel and 13 more8 hr
Oct 6, 5:14 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCherry31 min
Oct 6, 5:58 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCherry32 min

Nearby

High Wind Warnings in Nebraska, 2011Every high wind warning in 2011

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.