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Wind Advisory 19, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this wind advisory at May 24, 2011, 1:46 PM MDT for 22 counties in Nebraska. It took effect at May 25, 2011, 3:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 24, 2011, 1:46 PM MDT (19:46 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 25, 2011, 3:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- May 25, 2011, 3:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
All 22 counties
Arthur County, NE, Blaine County, NE, Boyd County, NE, Brown County, NE, Chase County, NE, Cherry County, NE, Custer County, NE, Frontier County, NE, Garfield County, NE, Hayes County, NE, Holt 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, Thomas County, NE, Wheeler County, NE
The radar
The North Platte radar (KLNX), 35 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:49 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, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 70 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
- 17 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -60 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 782 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 51 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 208 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
862 WWUS73 KLBF 241946 NPWLBF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 246 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011 ...STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT TONIGHT... .SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WILL DEEPEN QUICKLY OVER SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA LATER TONIGHT. VERY STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH GUST POTENTIAL UP TO 55 MPH. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIE DOWN SOMEWHAT DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS...THEN DIMINISH TO 10 TO 20 MPH LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING. NEZ005>010-024>029-035>038-057>059-069>071-250900- /O.NEW.KLBF.WI.Y.0019.110525T0900Z-110526T0000Z/ EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-HOOKER-THOMAS- BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-CUSTER-KEITH- PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER... AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL...MULLEN...THEDFORD...DUNNING... TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT...ARTHUR...TRYON...STAPLETON... BROKEN BOW...OGALLALA...GRANT...NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL... HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS 246 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011 /146 PM MDT TUE MAY 24 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM CDT /3 AM MDT/ TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM CDT /3 AM MDT/ TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP AFTER 4 AM CDT (3 AM MDT) FOR A LARGE PORTION OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH. LOCATIONS OVER LINCOLN...CUSTER AND FRONTIER COUNTIES...MAY SEE GUSTS APPROACHING 55 MPH. * IMPACTS: WITH THE STRONG WINDS EXPECTED...LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE AND OUTDOOR PLANTERS...SHOULD BE SECURED OR BROUGHT INSIDE. DRIVERS OF LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS...ESPECIALLY ON EAST TO WEST ROUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ BUTTLER
3 follow-up statements
116 WWUS73 KLBF 250807 NPWLBF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 307 AM CDT WED MAY 25 2011 ...STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL PERSIST TODAY... .DEEP SURFACE LOW PRESSURE IN EASTERN KANSAS WILL BRING STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS TO PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIE DOWN SOMEWHAT DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS...THEN DIMINISH TO 10 TO 20 MPH BY MID EVENING. NEZ005>010-024>029-035>038-057>059-069>071-252100- /O.CON.KLBF.WI.Y.0019.110525T0900Z-110526T0000Z/ EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-HOOKER-THOMAS- BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-CUSTER-KEITH- PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER... AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL...MULLEN...THEDFORD...DUNNING... TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT...ARTHUR...TRYON...STAPLETON... BROKEN BOW...OGALLALA...GRANT...NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL... HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS 307 AM CDT WED MAY 25 2011 /207 AM MDT WED MAY 25 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. * TIMING: STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL OCCUR TODAY FOR A LARGE PORTION OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH. * IMPACTS: WITH THE STRONG WINDS EXPECTED...LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE AND OUTDOOR PLANTERS... SHOULD BE SECURED OR BROUGHT INSIDE. DRIVERS OF LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS...ESPECIALLY ON EAST TO WEST ROUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ KAR
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
989 WWUS73 KLBF 252100 NPWLBF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 400 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011 ...WINDS TO DECREASE INTO THE EVENING... .ALTHOUGH CONDITIONS REMAIN BREEZY THIS AFTERNOON...THE WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED AND ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO DECREASE INTO THIS EVENING. THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON...LOOK FOR NORTHERLY WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WHICH WILL DECREASE AND BECOME LIGHT AFTER SUNSET. NEZ005>010-024>029-035>038-057>059-069>071-252200- /O.CAN.KLBF.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-110526T0000Z/ EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-HOOKER-THOMAS- BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-CUSTER-KEITH- PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER... AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL...MULLEN...THEDFORD...DUNNING... TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT...ARTHUR...TRYON...STAPLETON... BROKEN BOW...OGALLALA...GRANT...NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL... HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS 400 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011 /300 PM MDT WED MAY 25 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE DECREASED AND ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON...BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. THEREFORE THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ BROOKS
The office that day
Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 6:19 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Chase | 41 min |
| May 23, 6:56 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Frontier, Hayes | 49 min |
| May 23, 7:00 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Chase | 45 min |
| May 23, 7:45 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Chase | 45 min |
| May 23, 8:22 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | LBF | Chase | 4 hr |
| May 24, 3:10 PM MDT | River Flood Warning | LBF | Lincoln | 42 days |
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.