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River Flood Warning 12, NWS North Platte, NE

December 8, 2011Garden County, Keith County, Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this river flood warning at Dec 8, 2011, 11:17 AM MST for Garden County, Keith County, Nebraska. It was in force for 9 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 8, 2011, 11:17 AM MST (18:17 UTC)
Expired
Dec 17, 2011, 8:16 AM MST
In force
9 days
Issued by
NWS North Platte, NE
Flood severity
Moderate

Counties Garden County, NE, Keith County, NE

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 133 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:15 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 river

Written for the forecast point North Platte River at Lewellen (LEWN1).

Action stage
7 ft
Minor stage
8 ft
Moderate stage
9 ft
Major stage
10 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

The text

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

164 
WGUS43 KLBF 081817
FLWLBF
BULLETIN -IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 
1217 PM CST THU DEC 8 2011

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A FLOOD 
WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEBRASKA...

  NORTH PLATTE RIVER AT LEWELLEN AFFECTING KEITH AND GARDEN COUNTIES.
  
.ICE JAMS HAVE FORMED ALONG THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER BETWEEN LAKE
MCCONAUGHY AND LEWELLEN. THIS HAS CAUSED THE WATER TO BACK UP BEHIND
THE ICE JAM AND THE RIVER HAS RISEN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE IN THE
LEWELLEN AREA. A SECTION OF COUNTY ROAD 199A BETWEEN LEWELLEN AND
THE RIVER HAS BEEN WASHED OUT FROM THE FLOOD WATERS. AS COLD
TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST IN THE FOLLOWING DAYS...THE ICE JAM IS NOT
EXPECTED TO BREAK SO FLOODING IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE
WEEKEND. ICE JAMS CAN CAUSE RAPID FLUCTUATIONS IN RIVER LEVELS AS
THE JAM FORMS...RELEASES...AND REDEVELOPS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SAFETY MESSAGE...DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER 
COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR 
CAR TO CROSS SAFELY AND THE ROAD BENEATH MAY NOT BE INTACT. VEHICLES 
CAUGHT IN RISING WATERS SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. 

&&

NEC069-101-091817-
/O.NEW.KLBF.FL.W.0012.111208T1817Z-000000T0000Z/
/LEWN1.2.IJ.000000T0000Z.111208T1700Z.000000T0000Z.NR/
1217 PM CST THU DEC 8 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER AT LEWELLEN.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT 11:00 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.7 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 7.5 FEET. 
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL REMAIN NEAR 8.7 FEET.
* IMPACT...AT 8.5 FEET...MODERATE FLOOD STAGE. FLOODING AROUND 
  FAIRGROUND STREET...COUNTY ROAD 46...COUNTY ROAD 199A AND COUNTY 
  ROAD 44A EAST OF HIGHWAY 26. 

$$

BROOKS
12 follow-up statements
782 
WGUS83 KLBF 091511
FLSLBF
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 
910 AM CST FRI DEC 9 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
NEBRASKA...

  NORTH PLATTE RIVER AT LEWELLEN AFFECTING KEITH AND GARDEN 
  COUNTIES.
  
.ICE JAMS HAVE FORMED ALONG THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER BETWEEN LAKE
MCCONAUGHY AND LEWELLEN. THIS HAS CAUSED THE WATER TO BACK UP 
BEHIND THE ICE JAM AND THE RIVER HAS RISEN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE IN 
THE LEWELLEN AREA. A SECTION OF COUNTY ROAD 199A BETWEEN LEWELLEN 
AND THE RIVER HAS BEEN WASHED OUT FROM THE FLOOD WATERS. AS COLD
TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST IN THE FOLLOWING DAYS...THE ICE JAM IS 
NOT EXPECTED TO BREAK SO RECORD FLOODING IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE 
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. ICE JAMS CAN CAUSE RAPID FLUCTUATIONS IN 
RIVER LEVELS AS THE JAM FORMS...RELEASES...AND REDEVELOPS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SAFETY MESSAGE...DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER 
COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR 
CAR TO CROSS SAFELY AND THE ROAD BENEATH MAY NOT BE INTACT. VEHICLES 
CAUGHT IN RISING WATERS SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. 

SAFETY MESSAGE...STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO 
NOAA WEATHER RADIO, RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS OR ONLINE AT 
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NORTHPLATTE.

&&

NEC069-101-101510-
/O.CON.KLBF.FL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/LEWN1.3.IJ.000000T0000Z.111209T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NR/
910 AM CST FRI DEC 9 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER AT LEWELLEN.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT  7:00 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.8 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 7.5 FEET. 
* RECORD FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND RECORD FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL REMAIN NEAR 8.8 FEET.
* IMPACT...AT 9.0 FEET...HOMES NEAR AND ALONG THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER 
  FLOOD, INCLUDING HOMES ALONG COUNTY ROAD 46 AND COUNTY ROAD 199A. 
  FLOODING OCCURS ALONG SOUTH SIDE OF HIGHWAY 26 FROM 5 MILES 
  UPSTREAM OF LEWELLEN TO LEWELLEN. 

$$
445 
WGUS83 KLBF 101512
FLSLBF
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 
912 AM CST SAT DEC 10 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
NEBRASKA...

  NORTH PLATTE RIVER AT LEWELLEN AFFECTING KEITH AND GARDEN 
  COUNTIES.
  
.ICE JAMS HAVE FORMED ALONG THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER BETWEEN LAKE
MCCONAUGHY AND LEWELLEN. THIS HAS CAUSED THE WATER TO BACK UP 
BEHIND THE ICE JAM AND THE RIVER HAS RISEN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE IN 
THE LEWELLEN AREA. A SECTION OF COUNTY ROAD 199A BETWEEN LEWELLEN 
AND THE RIVER HAS BEEN WASHED OUT FROM THE FLOOD WATERS. 
AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES THIS WEEKEND WILL BE ABOVE 
FREEZING...HOWEVER OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES WILL BE BELOW THE 
FREEZING MARK. THIS COULD RESULT IN RAPID FLUCTUATIONS IN THE 
RIVER LEVEL AS THE ICE JAM FORMS...RELEASES...AND REDEVELOPS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SAFETY MESSAGE...DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER 
COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR 
CAR TO CROSS SAFELY AND THE ROAD BENEATH MAY NOT BE INTACT. VEHICLES 
CAUGHT IN RISING WATERS SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. 

SAFETY MESSAGE...STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO 
NOAA WEATHER RADIO, RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS OR ONLINE AT 
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NORTHPLATTE.

&&

NEC069-101-111512-
/O.CON.KLBF.FL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/LEWN1.3.IJ.000000T0000Z.111209T1300Z.000000T0000Z.NR/
912 AM CST SAT DEC 10 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER AT LEWELLEN.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT  6:00 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.5 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 7.5 FEET. 
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL REMAIN NEAR 8.5 FEET...HOWEVER LARGE
  FLUCTUATIONS OF A FOOT OR MORE WILL BE POSSIBLE.
* IMPACT...AT 8.5 FEET...MODERATE FLOOD STAGE. FLOODING AROUND 
  FAIRGROUND STREET...COUNTY ROAD 46...COUNTY ROAD 199A AND COUNTY 
  ROAD 44A EAST OF HIGHWAY 26. HOMES NEAR AND ALONG THE RIVER MAY 
  BEGIN TO FLOOD.

$$
796 
WGUS83 KLBF 110235
FLSLBF
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 
835 PM CST SAT DEC 10 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
NEBRASKA...

  NORTH PLATTE RIVER AT LEWELLEN AFFECTING KEITH AND GARDEN 
  COUNTIES.

.ICE JAMS CONTINUE ALONG THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER BETWEEN LAKE
MCCONAUGHY AND LEWELLEN. THIS HAS CAUSED THE WATER TO BACK UP 
BEHIND THE ICE JAM AND THE RIVER REMAINS ABOVE FLOOD STAGE IN 
THE LEWELLEN AREA. A SECTION OF COUNTY ROAD 199A BETWEEN LEWELLEN 
AND THE RIVER HAS BEEN WASHED OUT FROM THE FLOOD WATERS. 
AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES SUNDAY WILL BE ABOVE FREEZING...HOWEVER 
OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES WILL BE BELOW THE FREEZING MARK. THIS COULD 
RESULT IN RAPID FLUCTUATIONS IN THE RIVER LEVEL AS THE ICE 
JAM FORMS...RELEASES...AND REDEVELOPS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SAFETY MESSAGE...DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER 
COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR 
CAR TO CROSS SAFELY AND THE ROAD BENEATH MAY NOT BE INTACT. VEHICLES 
CAUGHT IN RISING WATERS SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. 

SAFETY MESSAGE...STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO 
NOAA WEATHER RADIO, RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS OR ONLINE AT 
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NORTHPLATTE.

&&

NEC069-101-120235-
/O.CON.KLBF.FL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/LEWN1.3.IJ.000000T0000Z.111209T1300Z.000000T0000Z.NR/
835 PM CST SAT DEC 10 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER AT LEWELLEN.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT  6:00 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.1 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 7.5 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 8.5 FEET BY AFTER
  MIDNIGHT TOMORROW.  ADDITIONAL RISES MAY BE POSSIBLE THEREAFTER.
* IMPACT...AT 8.5 FEET...MODERATE FLOOD STAGE. FLOODING AROUND 
  FAIRGROUND STREET...COUNTY ROAD 46...COUNTY ROAD 199A AND COUNTY 
  ROAD 44A EAST OF HIGHWAY 26. HOMES NEAR AND ALONG THE RIVER MAY 
  BEGIN TO FLOOD.

$$
970 
WGUS83 KLBF 111712
FLSLBF
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 
1112 AM CST SUN DEC 11 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
NEBRASKA...

  NORTH PLATTE RIVER AT LEWELLEN AFFECTING KEITH AND GARDEN 
  COUNTIES.
  
.ICE JAMS CONTINUE ALONG THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER BETWEEN LAKE
MCCONAUGHY AND LEWELLEN. WATER HAS BACKED UP BEHIND THE ICE
JAM...KEEPING THE RIVER ABOVE FLOOD STAGE IN THE LEWELLEN AREA. A
SECTION OF COUNTY ROAD 199A BETWEEN LEWELLEN AND THE RIVER HAS BEEN
WASHED OUT FROM THE FLOOD WATERS. ALTHOUGH DAYTIME TEMPERATURES OVER
THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS WILL RISE ABOVE FREEZING...OVERNIGHT
TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING ARE FORECAST. THIS WILL LIKELY KEEP THE
ICE JAM IN PLACE WITH THE RIVER EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE FLOOD
STAGE. RAPID FLUCTUATIONS COULD OCCUR IN THE RIVER LEVEL AS THE ICE 
JAM FORMS...RELEASES...AND REDEVELOPS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SAFETY MESSAGE...DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER 
COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR 
CAR TO CROSS SAFELY AND THE ROAD BENEATH MAY NOT BE INTACT. VEHICLES 
CAUGHT IN RISING WATERS SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. 

SAFETY MESSAGE...STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO 
NOAA WEATHER RADIO, RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS OR ONLINE AT 
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NORTHPLATTE.

&&

NEC069-101-121712-
/O.CON.KLBF.FL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/LEWN1.1.IJ.000000T0000Z.111209T1300Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1112 AM CST SUN DEC 11 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER AT LEWELLEN.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT  7:00 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.2 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 7.5 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 8.4 FEET BY AFTER
  MIDNIGHT TOMORROW.  ADDITIONAL RISES MAY BE POSSIBLE THEREAFTER.
* IMPACT...AT 8.5 FEET...MODERATE FLOOD STAGE. FLOODING AROUND 
  FAIRGROUND STREET...COUNTY ROAD 46...COUNTY ROAD 199A AND COUNTY 
  ROAD 44A EAST OF HIGHWAY 26. HOMES NEAR AND ALONG THE RIVER MAY 
  BEGIN TO FLOOD.

$$

BROOKS
246 
WGUS83 KLBF 121506
FLSLBF
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 
906 AM CST MON DEC 12 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
NEBRASKA...

  NORTH PLATTE RIVER AT LEWELLEN AFFECTING KEITH AND GARDEN 
  COUNTIES.
  
.ICE JAMS CONTINUE ALONG THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER BETWEEN LAKE
MCCONAUGHY AND LEWELLEN. WATER HAS BACKED UP BEHIND THE ICE
JAM...KEEPING THE RIVER ABOVE FLOOD STAGE IN THE LEWELLEN 
AREA. A SECTION OF COUNTY ROAD 199A BETWEEN LEWELLEN AND THE 
RIVER HAS BEEN WASHED OUT FROM THE FLOOD WATERS. ALTHOUGH 
DAYTIME TEMPERATURES OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS WILL RISE 
ABOVE FREEZING...OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING ARE 
FORECAST. THIS WILL LIKELY KEEP THE ICE JAM IN PLACE WITH THE 
RIVER EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. RAPID FLUCTUATIONS 
COULD OCCUR IN THE RIVER LEVEL AS THE ICE JAM 
FORMS...RELEASES...AND REDEVELOPS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SAFETY MESSAGE...DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER 
COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR 
CAR TO CROSS SAFELY AND THE ROAD BENEATH MAY NOT BE INTACT. VEHICLES 
CAUGHT IN RISING WATERS SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. 

SAFETY MESSAGE...STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING 
TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO, RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS OR ONLINE AT 
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NORTHPLATTE.

&&

NEC069-101-131506-
/O.CON.KLBF.FL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/LEWN1.3.IJ.000000T0000Z.111209T1300Z.000000T0000Z.NR/
906 AM CST MON DEC 12 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER AT LEWELLEN.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT  7:00 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.3 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 7.5 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE AROUND 8.3 TO NEAR 8.4 FEET.
  ADDITIONAL RISES MAY BE POSSIBLE THEREAFTER.
* IMPACT...AT 8.5 FEET...MODERATE FLOOD STAGE. FLOODING AROUND 
  FAIRGROUND STREET...COUNTY ROAD 46...COUNTY ROAD 199A AND COUNTY 
  ROAD 44A EAST OF HIGHWAY 26. HOMES NEAR AND ALONG THE RIVER MAY 
  BEGIN TO FLOOD.

$$
339 
WGUS83 KLBF 132146
FLSLBF
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 
346 PM CST TUE DEC 13 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
NEBRASKA...

  NORTH PLATTE RIVER AT LEWELLEN AFFECTING KEITH AND GARDEN 
  COUNTIES.
  
.ICE JAMMING WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER BETWEEN
LEWELLEN AND LAKE MCCONAUGHY. WATER HAS BACKED UP BEHIND THE ICE
JAM...KEEPING THE RIVER ABOVE FLOOD STAGE IN THE LEWELLEN 
AREA. NIGHTTIME TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL
DAYS WILL LIKELY KEEP THE ICE JAM IN PLACE...SO THE RIVER IS
EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. RAPID FLUCTUATIONS COULD OCCUR
IN THE RIVER LEVEL AS THE ICE JAM FORMS...RELEASES...AND REDEVELOPS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SAFETY MESSAGE...DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER 
COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR 
CAR TO CROSS SAFELY AND THE ROAD BENEATH MAY NOT BE INTACT. VEHICLES 
CAUGHT IN RISING WATERS SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. 

SAFETY MESSAGE...STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO 
NOAA WEATHER RADIO, RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS OR ONLINE AT 
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NORTHPLATTE.

&&

NEC069-101-142146-
/O.CON.KLBF.FL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/LEWN1.3.IJ.000000T0000Z.111209T1300Z.000000T0000Z.NR/
346 PM CST TUE DEC 13 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER AT LEWELLEN.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT  6:00 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.1 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 7.5 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL STAY NEARLY STEADY OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL 
  DAYS...WITH SOME FLUCTUATIONS POSSIBLE.
* IMPACT...AT 8.5 FEET...MODERATE FLOOD STAGE. FLOODING AROUND 
  FAIRGROUND STREET...COUNTY ROAD 46...COUNTY ROAD 199A AND COUNTY 
  ROAD 44A EAST OF HIGHWAY 26. HOMES NEAR AND ALONG THE RIVER MAY 
  BEGIN TO FLOOD.

$$

BROOKS
105 
WGUS83 KLBF 141645
FLSLBF
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 
1045 AM CST WED DEC 14 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
NEBRASKA...

  NORTH PLATTE RIVER AT LEWELLEN AFFECTING KEITH AND GARDEN 
  COUNTIES.
  
.ice jam flooding continues on the north platte river near the 
lake mcconaughy inlet area and just upstream.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SAFETY MESSAGE...DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER 
COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR 
CAR TO CROSS SAFELY AND THE ROAD BENEATH MAY NOT BE INTACT. VEHICLES 
CAUGHT IN RISING WATERS SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. 

SAFETY MESSAGE...STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO 
NOAA WEATHER RADIO, RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS OR ONLINE AT 
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NORTHPLATTE.

&&

NEC069-101-151645-
/O.CON.KLBF.FL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/LEWN1.3.IJ.000000T0000Z.111209T1300Z.000000T0000Z.NR/
1045 AM CST WED DEC 14 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER AT LEWELLEN.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT  7:00 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.9 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 7.5 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND expected to continue.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE at 7.9 FEET through at least THIS 
  AFTERNOON and probably overnight.
* IMPACT...AT 7.5 FEET...MINOR FLOOD STAGE. OVERFLOW AND HIGH WATER 
  TABLE LEVELS WILL CAUSE SEEPAGE AND FLOODING OF BASEMENTS AND CRAWL
  SPACES NEAR AND ALONG THE RIVER.

$$
springer
420 
WGUS83 KLBF 141653
FLSLBF
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 
1053 AM CST WED DEC 14 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
NEBRASKA...

  NORTH PLATTE RIVER AT LEWELLEN AFFECTING KEITH AND GARDEN 
  COUNTIES.
  
.ICE JAM FLOODING CONTINUES ON THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER ABOVE LAKE 
MCCONAUGHY. THE ICE IS LOCATED ON THE INLET END OF LAKE
MCCONAUGHY AND UPSTREAM PAST LEWELLEN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SAFETY MESSAGE...DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER 
COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR 
CAR TO CROSS SAFELY AND THE ROAD BENEATH MAY NOT BE INTACT. VEHICLES 
CAUGHT IN RISING WATERS SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. 

SAFETY MESSAGE...STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO 
NOAA WEATHER RADIO, RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS OR ONLINE AT 
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NORTHPLATTE.

&&

NEC069-101-151653-
/O.CON.KLBF.FL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/LEWN1.3.IJ.000000T0000Z.111209T1300Z.000000T0000Z.NR/
1053 AM CST WED DEC 14 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER AT LEWELLEN.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT  7:00 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.9 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 7.5 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 7.9 FEET BY THIS 
  AFTERNOON.  ADDITIONAL RISES MAY BE POSSIBLE THEREAFTER.
* IMPACT...AT 7.5 FEET...MINOR FLOOD STAGE. OVERFLOW AND HIGH WATER 
  TABLE LEVELS WILL CAUSE SEEPAGE AND FLOODING OF BASEMENTS AND CRAWL
  SPACES NEAR AND ALONG THE RIVER.

$$
681 
WGUS83 KLBF 151815
FLSLBF
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 
1215 PM CST THU DEC 15 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
NEBRASKA...

  NORTH PLATTE RIVER AT LEWELLEN AFFECTING KEITH AND GARDEN 
  COUNTIES.
  
.ICE JAM FLOODING CONTINUES ON THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER ABOVE LAKE 
MCCONAUGHY. THE ICE IS LOCATED ON THE INLET END OF LAKE
MCCONAUGHY AND UPSTREAM PAST LEWELLEN

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SAFETY MESSAGE...DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER 
COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR 
CAR TO CROSS SAFELY AND THE ROAD BENEATH MAY NOT BE INTACT. VEHICLES 
CAUGHT IN RISING WATERS SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. 

SAFETY MESSAGE...STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO 
NOAA WEATHER RADIO, RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS OR ONLINE AT 
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NORTHPLATTE.

&&

NEC069-101-161815-
/O.CON.KLBF.FL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/LEWN1.3.IJ.000000T0000Z.111209T1300Z.000000T0000Z.NR/
1215 PM CST THU DEC 15 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER AT LEWELLEN.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT 6:00 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.8 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 7.5 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL REMAIN NEAR 7.8 FEET.
* IMPACT...AT 7.5 FEET...MINOR FLOOD STAGE. OVERFLOW AND HIGH WATER 
  TABLE LEVELS WILL CAUSE SEEPAGE AND FLOODING OF BASEMENTS AND CRAWL
  SPACES NEAR AND ALONG THE RIVER.

$$
675 
WGUS83 KLBF 161607
FLSLBF
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 
1007 AM CST FRI DEC 16 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
NEBRASKA...

  NORTH PLATTE RIVER AT LEWELLEN AFFECTING KEITH AND GARDEN 
  COUNTIES.
  
.ICE JAM FLOODING CONTINUES ALONG THE BANKS OF THE NORTH PLATTE
RIVER ABOVE LAKE MCCONAUGHY.  THE ICE IS LOCATED ON THE INLET END 
OF THE LAKE AND EXTENDS UPSTREAM PAST LEWELLEN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SAFETY MESSAGE...DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER 
COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR 
CAR TO CROSS SAFELY AND THE ROAD BENEATH MAY NOT BE INTACT. VEHICLES 
CAUGHT IN RISING WATERS SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. 

SAFETY MESSAGE...STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO 
NOAA WEATHER RADIO, RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS OR ONLINE AT 
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NORTHPLATTE.

&&

NEC069-101-171607-
/O.CON.KLBF.FL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/LEWN1.3.IJ.000000T0000Z.111209T1300Z.000000T0000Z.NR/
1007 AM CST FRI DEC 16 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER AT LEWELLEN.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT  7:00 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.7 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 7.5 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL REMAIN NEAR 7.7 FEET.
* IMPACT...AT 7.5 FEET...MINOR FLOOD STAGE. OVERFLOW AND HIGH WATER 
  TABLE LEVELS WILL CAUSE SEEPAGE AND FLOODING OF BASEMENTS AND CRAWL
  SPACES NEAR AND ALONG THE RIVER.

$$

14
783 
WGUS83 KLBF 170432
FLSLBF
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 
1032 PM CST FRI DEC 16 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
NEBRASKA...

  NORTH PLATTE RIVER AT LEWELLEN AFFECTING KEITH AND GARDEN 
  COUNTIES.

.MINOR ICE JAM FLOODING CONTINUES ALONG THE BANKS OF THE NORTH PLATTE
RIVER IN THE LEWELLEN AREA AND DOWNSTREAM TO LAKE MCCONAUGHY AS THE
ICE IS LOCATED ON THE INLET END OF THE LAKE AND EXTENDS UPSTREAM
PAST LEWELLEN. THE WATER LEVEL HAS BEEN SLOWLY FALLING AND ALTHOUGH
THE ICE IS STILL IN PLACE...LOOK FOR THE RIVER TO SLOWLY CONTINUE TO
FALL IN THE COMING DAYS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SAFETY MESSAGE...DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER 
COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR 
CAR TO CROSS SAFELY AND THE ROAD BENEATH MAY NOT BE INTACT. VEHICLES 
CAUGHT IN RISING WATERS SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. 

SAFETY MESSAGE...STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO 
NOAA WEATHER RADIO, RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS OR ONLINE AT 
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NORTHPLATTE.

&&

NEC069-101-180432-
/O.CON.KLBF.FL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/LEWN1.1.IJ.000000T0000Z.111209T1300Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1032 PM CST FRI DEC 16 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER AT LEWELLEN.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT  6:00 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.6 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 7.5 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL SLOWLY FALL IN THE NEXT SEVERAL 
  DAYS.
* IMPACT...AT 7.5 FEET...MINOR FLOOD STAGE. OVERFLOW AND HIGH WATER 
  TABLE LEVELS WILL CAUSE SEEPAGE AND FLOODING OF BASEMENTS AND CRAWL
  SPACES NEAR AND ALONG THE RIVER.

$$

BROOKS
471 
WGUS83 KLBF 171516
FLSLBF
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 
916 AM CST SAT DEC 17 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
NEBRASKA...

  NORTH PLATTE RIVER AT LEWELLEN AFFECTING KEITH AND GARDEN 
  COUNTIES.
  
&&

NEC069-101-171546-
/O.CAN.KLBF.FL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-111217T1516Z/
/LEWN1.3.IJ.000000T0000Z.111209T1300Z.111217T0031Z.NR/
916 AM CST SAT DEC 17 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER AT LEWELLEN.
* AT  6:00 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.8 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 7.5 FEET. 
* FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT  6:31 PM FRIDAY.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO 6.8 FEET BY TOMORROW 
  MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 7.5 FEET...MINOR FLOOD STAGE. OVERFLOW AND HIGH WATER 
  TABLE LEVELS WILL CAUSE SEEPAGE AND FLOODING OF BASEMENTS AND CRAWL
  SPACES NEAR AND ALONG THE RIVER.

$$
14

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood 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 river flood warning went out at Dec 8, 10:45 AM MST, 32 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 8, 10:45 AM MST, 32 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
1145 AM CST THU DEC 8 2011

.AVIATION...
FOR 18Z TAFS...FRONTOGENETIC BAND SLIDING ACROSS THE STATE
CREATING VSBYS LOWERING TO 1/2SM AT TIMES THOUGH GREATER PORTION
OF THE AREA AROUND 1 TO 2SM. CIGS GENERALLY AROUND 1K FT BUT ARE
SLIGHTLY BELOW DURING HIGHER SNOWFALL RATES. BROADER AREA OF
FRONTOGENESIS MORE EVIDENT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE AREA
AND THE KLBF SITE...WITH A MORE NARROW BAND ACROSS THE NORTH AND
THE KVTN SITE. IN ADDITION...GRAVITY WAVES EVIDENT IN THE RADAR
AND VSBL SATELLITE PICS IN HIGHLY CURVED FLOW ALOFT HELPING TO
ENHANCE SNOWFALL BRIEFLY IN SW TO NE ORIENTED BANDS NEAR THE SD
AND NEB BORDER. DRIER AIR IS WORKING IN ACROSS THE WESTERN PORTION
OF THE STATE AND RADAR ECHOES ARE DECREASING SOME FROM WEST TO
EAST AND WILL EXPECT THAT TREND TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT...SECONDARY SHORT WAVE SHOULD BE ENOUGH TO GENERATE
FLURRIES TO -SN ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE STATE...THOUGH
A MORE SHALLOW AREA OF LIFT CLOSER TO THE SURFACE AND FAVORABLE
CROSS-OVER TEMPS SHOULD LEAD TO AT LEAST BR BUT POSSIBLY FZFG
OVERNIGHT FURTHER SOUTH AND NEAR THE KLBF SITE. WILL BE REFINING
THIS PORTION OF THE FORECAST IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS SINCE
CONFIDENCE IN THIS SCENARIO IS LOW AT THE MOMENT. A GENERAL
CLEARING TREND IS EXPECTED BY LATE MORNING FRIDAY.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 944 AM CST THU DEC 8 2011/

UPDATE...
FORECAST UPDATED TO REFLECT SLIGHTLY HIGHER SNOW AMOUNTS ACROSS
NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA...THOUGH REMAINING IN THE 1 TO 2 INCH
RANGE. MORNING MESOSCALE MODELS INDICATE AN AREA OF NEG EPV ALOFT ACROSS
PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND SOUTH CENTRAL SD THIS
MORNING...WHICH IS ALSO SUGGESTED IN MORNING SOUNDS...WHICH IS
YIELDING A TIGHTER BAND OF SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH SECONDARY
FRONTOGENESIS IN THE NORTH CENTRAL WHICH TRANSLATES TO SOMEWHAT HIGHER
SNOWFALL RATES AND LOWER VISIBILITIES THERE. FURTHER SOUTH...THE
MORE BROAD CIRCULATION IS SETTING UP AS PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT AND
WOULD EXPECT SNOWFALL RATES SLIGHTLY LESS THAN FURTHER NORTH. HRRR
MODEL SEEMS TO HAVE THIS WELLL AT HAND AND HAVE FOLLOWED FOR THE
MOST PART. NO OTHER CHANGES AT THIS TIME.

PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 347 AM CST WED DEC 7 2011/

DISCUSSION...
THE OVERALL TREND OF THE UPCOMING STORM SYSTEM IS SIMILAR TO
PREVIOUS FORECASTS...WITH MODEL SOLUTIONS GENERATING WIDESPREAD
LIGHT SNOW ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA TODAY.
AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL CONTINUE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE
NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS EARLY TODAY AS AN ARCTIC FRONT DROPS SOUTH FROM
THE DAKOTAS.  MEANWHILE ALOFT...STRONG UPPER LEVEL JET SUPPORT OF
GREATER THAN 130KTS CONTINUES TO WORK EAST TOWARD THE MIDWEST.  THE
APPROACHING DISTURBANCE WILL COMBINE WITH THE FAVORED JET DYNAMICS
OF THE DEPARTING RIGHT REAR QUADRANT TO PRODUCE SNOWFALL.  THE MODELS
INDICATE SUFFICIENT SATURATION WITHIN THE DENDRITIC LAYER...SO EVEN
WITH WEAK LIFT...SNOW SHOULD BEGIN TO FALL INITIALLY ACROSS NORTHERN
NEBRASKA EARLY THIS MORNING...THEN SPREAD SOUTH WITH THE ARCTIC
FRONT. MODELS INDICATE THE POTENTIAL FOR 1 TO 2 INCH TOTAL STORM
ACCUMULATIONS BY LATE TONIGHT FROM NORTHWEST SHERIDAN COUNTY
SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE SAND HILLS INTO CUSTER COUNTY.

A SECOND BUT WEAKER DISTURBANCE IS SHOWN BY THE GFS AND THE NAM
SOLUTIONS WHICH WILL WORK ON THE ARCTIC FRONT TONIGHT AND EARLY ON
FRIDAY.  AGAIN LIGHT QPF WILL BE POSSIBLE...WITH THE MODELS
TARGETING NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA FOR LIGHT SNOW...MODEL QPF IS LESS
A COUPLE HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH...SO ONLY A HALF INCH ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATION WOULD BE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT TONIGHT ASSUMING A 18 TO
1 SNOW RATIO. BESIDES THE LIGHT SNOW POTENTIAL...BUFR SOUNDINGS STILL
HINT AT THE POSSIBILITY OF FZFG AND/OR PATCHY LIGHT FREEZING
DRIZZLE OVER THE FAR SOUTHERN AND SOUTHEASTERN PORTION OF THE CWA.
BECAUSE OF THE POTENTIAL IMPACTS TO TRAVEL ALONG AREA
ROADWAYS...DID REINTRODUCE -FZDZ AND PATCHY FZFG INTO THE
FORECAST...BUT CONFIDENCE REMAINS LOW AT THIS TIME.

FRIDAY AND BEYOND...THE LONG TERM STARTS OFF SLIGHTLY COOLER THAN
NORMAL...AS ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE AND EXPECTED FRESH SNOW PACK WILL
HELP KEEP TEMPERATURES IN THE 20S FOR FRIDAY.  BUILDING HEIGHTS
ALOFT AND FAVORABLE WESTERLY TO SOUTHWESTERLY LOW LEVEL WINDS
WILL PUSH TEMPERATURES BACK ABOVE FREEZING FOR BOTH SATURDAY AND
SUNDAY...BEFORE ANOTHER COLD PUSH OF AIR IS EXPECTED EARLY NEXT
WEEK. AT THIS POINT IN TIME...THE FRONTAL PASSAGE ON MONDAY
APPEARS DRY. OTHERWISE CONDITIONS LOOK DRY AND NEAR NORMAL FOR
EARLY NEXT WEEK...WITH GENERALLY HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 30S AND
LOWS IN THE TEENS AND 20S EXPECTED. THE NEXT SHOT OF PRECIPITATION
COMES MID WEEK...AS THE ECMWF IS ADVERTISING A NEGATIVELY TILTED
TROUGH WITH PRETTY IMPRESSIVE QPF AMOUNTS ACROSS MUCH OF THE
REGION. THE GFS IS WAY SOUTH /ACROSS TEXAS/ AND MORE PROGRESSIVE
WITH THE SYSTEM. THE FORECAST WAS TRENDED TOWARD THE EURO...WITH
APPROPRIATE SLIGHT CHANCE/CHANCE POPS IN THE FORECAST FOR
WEDNESDAY.

&&

.LBF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE.
&&

AVIATION...JWS
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 8, 11:17 AM MST, 0 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
1217 PM CST THU DEC 8 2011

NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-091830-
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-
1217 PM CST THU DEC 8 2011 /1117 AM MST THU DEC 8 2011/

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

AREAS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DECREASE FROM WEST
TO EAST ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH 4 PM CST. HOWEVER IN THE
MEANTIME...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF UP TO ANOTHER INCH IS POSSIBLE
BEFORE THE SNOW DECREASES TO FLURRIES. THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON...VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT
TIMES IN THE SNOW AND AREAS OF FOG...AND SOME SLICK ROAD SURFACES
ARE POSSIBLE AS WELL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.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

JWS

In the hours before

Local storm report, Dec 8, 9:24 AM MST, 1 hour 53 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
1024 AM CST THU DEC 08 2011

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

1005 AM     SNOW             12 S MULLEN             41.87N 101.04W
12/08/2011  M0.5 INCH        HOOKER             NE   PUBLIC

            ONE HALF INCH SNOWFALL SO FAR AND SNOWING LIGHTLY AT TIME
            OF THIS REPORT.

&&

CARMEL
Local storm report, Dec 8, 10:16 AM MST, 1 hour 1 minute before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
1116 AM CST THU DEC 08 2011

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

1100 AM     SNOW             3 E NORTH PLATTE        41.13N 100.71W
12/08/2011  M0.4 INCH        LINCOLN            NE   OFFICIAL NWS OBS

            SNOWFALL SO FAR AT LEE BIRD FIELD IN NORTH PLATTE HAS
            BEEN FOUR TENTHS OF AN INCH THROUGH 1100 AM CST.

1100 AM     SNOW             2 W BROKEN BOW          41.41N 99.68W
12/08/2011  M1.5 INCH        CUSTER             NE   CO-OP OBSERVER

            SNOWFALL SO FAR HAS BEEN 1.5 INCHES THROUGH 1100 AM CST
            NEAR GOLF COURSE.

1100 AM     SNOW             BROKEN BOW              41.41N 99.64W
12/08/2011  M1.5 INCH        CUSTER             NE   CO-OP OBSERVER

            COOP OBSERVER AT NRCS OFFICE IN BROKEN BOW HAS MEASURED
            1.5 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL THROUGH 1100 AM CST.

&&

CARMEL
Local storm report, Dec 8, 10:18 AM MST, 59 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
1118 AM CST THU DEC 08 2011

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

1100 AM     SNOW             VALENTINE               42.87N 100.55W
12/08/2011  M1.0 INCH        CHERRY             NE   CO-OP OBSERVER

            SNOWFALL SO FAR THROUGH 1100 AM CST AT THE VALENTINE
            AIRPORT HAS BEEN ONE INCH.

&&

CARMEL

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.