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High Wind Warning 5, NWS North Platte, NE

December 30, 201111 counties in Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this high wind warning at Dec 30, 2011, 11:30 AM MST for 11 counties in Nebraska. It took effect at Dec 31, 2011, 8:00 AM MST. It was in force for 12 hr. 32 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
Dec 30, 2011, 11:30 AM MST (18:30 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 31, 2011, 8:00 AM MST
Expired
Dec 31, 2011, 8:00 PM MST
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS North Platte, NE

Counties Arthur County, NE, Chase County, NE, Deuel County, NE, Frontier County, NE, Garden County, NE, Grant County, NE, Hayes County, NE, Keith County, NE, Lincoln County, NE, Perkins County, NE, Sheridan County, NE

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 119 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:28 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
Dec 31, 8:00 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 517 Se Chappell, NEUP 469 SENSOR SITE.
Dec 31, 8:29 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 512 Sw Paxton, NEREPORT FROM AG WEATHER STATION.
Dec 31, 8:35 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 547 Se Chappell, NEUP 469 SENSOR SITE.
Dec 31, 8:40 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 50Big Springs, NEUP 196 SENSOR SITE.
Dec 31, 9:00 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 56Big Springs, NEUP 196 SENSOR SITE.
Dec 31, 9:05 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 584 W Big Springs, NE
Dec 31, 9:15 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 51Ogallala, NEREPORT FROM SEARLE FIELD AIRPORT IN OGALLALA.
Dec 31, 9:30 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 527 Se Chappell, NEUP 469 SENSOR SITE.
Dec 31, 9:52 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 46Sutherland, NENEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF ROADS SENSOR AT I-80 AND SUTHERLAND.
Dec 31, 9:53 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 54Imperial, NEREPORT FROM IMPERIAL MUNICIPAL AIRPORT.
Dec 31, 9:58 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 502 Nw Crescent Lake Nwr, NERAWS SITE SENSOR.
Dec 31, 10:00 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 478 Wnw Oshkosh, NEUPR 358 SENSOR SITE AT COUMBE BLUFF.
Dec 31, 10:03 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 56Imperial, NEREPORT FROM IMPERIAL MUNICIPAL AIRPORT.
Dec 31, 10:15 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 473 Ene North Platte, NEREPORT FROM LEE BIRD FIELD IN NORTH PLATTE.
Dec 31, 10:16 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 59Imperial, NEREPORT FROM IMPERIAL MUNICIPAL AIRPORT.
Dec 31, 10:28 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 493 Ene North Platte, NEREPORT FROM LEE BIRD FIELD IN NORTH PLATTE.
Dec 31, 10:50 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 422 Se Lewellen, NENEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF ROADS SENSOR NE026.
Dec 31, 10:53 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 40Rushville, NENEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF ROADS SENSOR NE020.
Dec 31, 11:16 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 59Imperial, NEREPORT FROM IMPERIAL MUNICIPAL AIRPORT.
Dec 31, 11:18 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 48Wellfleet, NENEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF ROADS SENSOR SITE NE059.
Dec 31, 12:00 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 53Imperial, NE
Dec 31, 12:12 PM MSTSNOW 0.210 Ne Oshkosh, NEHEAVY SNOW FALLING WITH AN ESTIMATED QUARTER MILE VISIBILITY.
Dec 31, 12:48 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 442 Se Wallace, NE
Dec 31, 12:55 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 51Ogallala, NE
Dec 31, 12:58 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 47Crescent Lake Nwr, NE
Dec 31, 12:58 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 512 Se Wallace, NE
Dec 31, 1:06 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 58Imperial, NE
Dec 31, 1:53 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 54Imperial, NE
Dec 31, 1:58 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 63Crescent Lake Nwr, NE
Dec 31, 2:10 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 55Big Springs, NEUNION PACIFIC 196 SENSOR.
Dec 31, 2:52 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 56Imperial, NE
Dec 31, 2:56 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 58Imperial, NE

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 12:00Z, 6.5 hours before the alert went out and 85 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 12:00Z on 2011-12-30Temperature 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 12:00Z on 2011-12-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 23 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
2162 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
76 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
23 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
69 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.

980 
WWUS73 KLBF 301830 AAA
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
1230 PM CST FRI DEC 30 2011

...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA SATURDAY...

.A FIERCE PACIFIC FRONT WILL CROSS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA
SATURDAY AND PRODUCE STRONG WINDS AND SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS.

NEZ022-023-035-056>059-069-070-310230-
/O.UPG.KLBF.HW.A.0005.111231T1500Z-120101T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KLBF.HW.W.0005.111231T1500Z-120101T0300Z/
GARDEN-GRANT-ARTHUR-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSHKOSH...HYANNIS...ARTHUR...CHAPPELL...
BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL...
HAYES CENTER
1230 PM CST FRI DEC 30 2011 /1130 AM MST FRI DEC 30 2011/

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ TO 9 PM
CST /8 PM MST/ SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ TO
9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT. 

* TIMING: NORTHWEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN EARLY SATURDAY MORNING
  ACROSS WESTERN NEBRASKA WITH THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT AND
  SPREAD EAST THROUGH NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA FROM LATE MORNING ONWARD.
  WIND SPEEDS SHOULD DECREASE AFTER NIGHTFALL SATURDAY EVENING.

* WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH. GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE
  EXPECTED AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH AND DURING SCATTERED
  RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.

* IMPACTS: HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE CONTROL
  DIFFICULTIES AND OVERTURN. UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BLOW
  AROUND.

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.

&&

$$

NEZ071-310230-
/O.NEW.KLBF.HW.W.0005.111231T1500Z-120101T0300Z/
FRONTIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CURTIS...EUSTIS
1230 PM CST FRI DEC 30 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM CST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM CST SATURDAY.

* TIMING: NORTHWEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN EARLY SATURDAY MORNING
  ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN NEBRASKA WITH THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT. WIND
  SPEEDS SHOULD DECREASE AFTER NIGHTFALL SATURDAY EVENING.

* WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH. GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE
  EXPECTED AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH AND DURING SCATTERED
  RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.

* IMPACTS: HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE CONTROL
  DIFFICULTIES AND OVERTURN. UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BLOW
  AROUND.

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.

&&

$$

NEZ004-024-036-310230-
/O.UPG.KLBF.HW.A.0005.111231T1500Z-120101T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KLBF.WI.Y.0032.111231T1500Z-120101T0300Z/
SHERIDAN-HOOKER-MCPHERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...MULLEN...TRYON
1230 PM CST FRI DEC 30 2011 /1130 AM MST FRI DEC 30 2011/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ TO 9 PM CST
/8 PM MST/ SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ TO 9 PM
CST /8 PM MST/ SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AND INCREASE IN SPEED WITH
  THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT SATURDAY MORNING ACROSS WESTERN
  NEBRASKA. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL SPREAD EAST THROUGH NORTH
  CENTRAL NEBRASKA FROM LATE MORNING ONWARD. WIND SPEEDS SHOULD
  DECREASE AFTER NIGHTFALL SATURDAY EVENING.

* WINDS: NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH IN OPEN AREAS.

* IMPACTS: HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE CONTROL
  DIFFICULTIES. UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS COULD BE BLOWN AROUND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

NEZ005>010-025>029-037-038-094-310230-
/O.NEW.KLBF.WI.Y.0032.111231T1500Z-120101T0300Z/
EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-THOMAS-BLAINE-LOUP-
GARFIELD-WHEELER-LOGAN-CUSTER-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...
AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL...THEDFORD...DUNNING...TAYLOR...
BURWELL...BARTLETT...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW...CODY...MERRIMAN...
KILGORE
1230 PM CST FRI DEC 30 2011 /1130 AM MST FRI DEC 30 2011/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ TO 9 PM CST
/8 PM MST/ SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ TO 9 PM
CST /8 PM MST/ SATURDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AND INCREASE IN SPEED WITH
  THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT SATURDAY MORNING ACROSS WESTERN
  NEBRASKA. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL SPREAD EAST THROUGH NORTH
  CENTRAL NEBRASKA FROM LATE MORNING ONWARD. WIND SPEEDS SHOULD
  DECREASE AFTER NIGHTFALL SATURDAY EVENING.

* WINDS: NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH IN OPEN AREAS.

* IMPACTS: HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE CONTROL
  DIFFICULTIES. UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS COULD BE BLOWN AROUND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
388 
WWUS73 KLBF 301843 AAB
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
1243 PM CST FRI DEC 30 2011

...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA SATURDAY...

.A FIERCE PACIFIC FRONT WILL CROSS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA SATURDAY AND PRODUCE STRONG WINDS AND SCATTERED RAIN AND
SNOW SHOWERS.

NEZ022-023-035-056>059-069>071-311000-
/O.CON.KLBF.HW.W.0005.111231T1500Z-120101T0300Z/
GARDEN-GRANT-ARTHUR-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-
FRONTIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSHKOSH...HYANNIS...ARTHUR...CHAPPELL...
BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL...
HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS
1243 PM CST FRI DEC 30 2011 /1143 AM MST FRI DEC 30 2011/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/
TO 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ SATURDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ TO
9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ SATURDAY. 

* TIMING: NORTHWEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN EARLY SATURDAY MORNING 
  ACROSS WESTERN NEBRASKA WITH THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT AND 
  SPREAD EAST THROUGH NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA FROM LATE MORNING 
  ONWARD. WIND SPEEDS SHOULD DECREASE AFTER NIGHTFALL SATURDAY 
  EVENING. 

* WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH. GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE 
  EXPECTED AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH AND DURING SCATTERED 
  RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 

* IMPACTS: HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE CONTROL 
  DIFFICULTIES AND OVERTURN. UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BLOW 
  AROUND. 

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>010-024>029-036>038-094-311000-
/O.CON.KLBF.WI.Y.0032.111231T1500Z-120101T0300Z/
SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-HOOKER-
THOMAS-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-CUSTER-
WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...VALENTINE...
SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL...MULLEN...
THEDFORD...DUNNING...TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT...TRYON...
STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE
1243 PM CST FRI DEC 30 2011 /1143 AM MST FRI DEC 30 2011/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ TO
9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ SATURDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ TO
9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ SATURDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AND INCREASE IN SPEED WITH
  THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT SATURDAY MORNING ACROSS WESTERN
  NEBRASKA. THE COLD FRONT AND STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL SPREAD
  EAST THROUGH NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA FROM LATE MORNING ONWARD.
  WIND SPEEDS SHOULD DECREASE AFTER NIGHTFALL SATURDAY EVENING.

* WINDS: NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH IN OPEN 
  AREAS.

* IMPACTS: HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE CONTROL 
  DIFFICULTIES. UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS COULD BE BLOWN AROUND. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
100 
WWUS73 KLBF 310918
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
318 AM CST SAT DEC 31 2011

...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA TODAY...

.A STRONG PACIFIC COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH WESTERN AND NORTH
CENTRAL NEBRASKA TODAY. BEHIND THE FRONT...STRONG NORTHWESTERLY
WINDS WILL DEVELOP WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS.
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH LATER THIS EVENING. 

NEZ004-312300-
/O.UPG.KLBF.WI.Y.0032.111231T1500Z-120101T0300Z/
/O.EXA.KLBF.HW.W.0005.111231T1500Z-120101T0300Z/
SHERIDAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE
218 AM MST SAT DEC 31 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM
MST THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING: NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY LATER TODAY
  WITH THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH
  LATER THIS EVENING.

* WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE
  EXPECTED WITH PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT...AND DURING SCATTERED RAIN AND
  SNOW SHOWERS.

* IMPACTS: DRIVING OF LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL
  BE VERY DIFFICULT TODAY. PERSONS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHEN
  DRIVING AND BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS.

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.

&&

$$

NEZ022-023-035-056>059-069>071-312300-
/O.CON.KLBF.HW.W.0005.111231T1500Z-120101T0300Z/
GARDEN-GRANT-ARTHUR-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-
FRONTIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSHKOSH...HYANNIS...ARTHUR...CHAPPELL...
BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL...
HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS
318 AM CST SAT DEC 31 2011 /218 AM MST SAT DEC 31 2011/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/
THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/
THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. 
 
* TIMING: NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY LATER TODAY
  WITH THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH
  LATER THIS EVENING.

* WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE
  EXPECTED WITH PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT...AND DURING SCATTERED RAIN AND
  SNOW SHOWERS.

* IMPACTS: DRIVING OF LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL
  BE VERY DIFFICULT TODAY. PERSONS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHEN
  DRIVING AND BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS.

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.

&&

$$

NEZ005>010-024>029-036>038-094-312300-
/O.CON.KLBF.WI.Y.0032.111231T1500Z-120101T0300Z/
EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-HOOKER-THOMAS-
BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-CUSTER-
WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...
AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL...MULLEN...THEDFORD...DUNNING...
TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT...TRYON...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW...
CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE
318 AM CST SAT DEC 31 2011 /218 AM MST SAT DEC 31 2011/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ THIS
MORNING TO 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ THIS
MORNING TO 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. 

 
* TIMING: NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE LATER TODAY WITH THE
  PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH LATER THIS
  EVENING.

* WINDS: NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH IN OPEN 
  AREAS. 

* IMPACTS: DRIVERS OF LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES...SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR STRONG
  CROSSWINDS.  

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

BUTTLER
068 
WWUS73 KLBF 312141 AAA
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
341 PM CST SAT DEC 31 2011

...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO END ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH
CENTRAL NEBRASKA THIS EVENING...

.STRONG OR HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING.

NEZ004-022-023-035-056>059-069>071-010300-
/O.CON.KLBF.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120101T0300Z/
SHERIDAN-GARDEN-GRANT-ARTHUR-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-
HAYES-FRONTIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...OSHKOSH...
HYANNIS...ARTHUR...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...
NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS
341 PM CST SAT DEC 31 2011 /241 PM MST SAT DEC 31 2011/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/
THIS EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/
THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING.

* WINDS: NORTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH IN OPEN AREAS.

* IMPACTS: DRIVING OF LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL 
  BE VERY DIFFICULT TODAY. PERSONS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHEN 
  DRIVING AND BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS. 

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.

&&

$$

NEZ005>010-024>029-036>038-094-010300-
/O.CON.KLBF.WI.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-120101T0300Z/
EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-HOOKER-THOMAS-
BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-CUSTER-
WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...
AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL...MULLEN...THEDFORD...DUNNING...
TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT...TRYON...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW...
CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE
341 PM CST SAT DEC 31 2011 /241 PM MST SAT DEC 31 2011/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING: NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE STRONG INTO THE EARLY
  EVENING AND THEN DIMINISH.

* WINDS: NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH IN OPEN
  AREAS.

* IMPACTS: DRIVERS OF LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... 
  SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 30, 2:18 AM MSTHigh Wind WatchLBFArthur, Chase, Deuel, Garden, Grant, Hayes and 6 more9 hr
Dec 30, 11:30 AM MSTWind AdvisoryLBFBlaine, Boyd, Brown, Cherry, Custer, Garfield and 10 more33 hr

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.