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Wind Advisory 21, NWS North Platte, NE

June 21, 201123 counties in Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this wind advisory at Jun 21, 2011, 2:36 AM MDT for 23 counties in Nebraska. It took effect at Jun 21, 2011, 8:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 21, 2011, 2:36 AM MDT (08:36 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 21, 2011, 8:00 AM MDT
Expired
Jun 21, 2011, 6:00 PM MDT
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS North Platte, NE
All 23 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, Garfield County, NE, Grant County, NE, Hayes County, NE, Holt County, NE, Hooker County, NE, Keith 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 nearest sounding before it

N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 52 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 2011-06-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 109 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 2011-06-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 271 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
109 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-135 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
552 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
271 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
471 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

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The text

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

121 
WWUS73 KLBF 210836
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
336 AM CDT TUE JUN 21 2011

...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS TODAY...

.A GIANT STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE VERY SLOWLY THROUGH THE GREAT
PLAINS AND UPPER MIDWEST TODAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO DRIFT
SLOWLY EAST AND PRODUCE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS PARTS OF NEBRASKA.

NEZ005-008>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-212100-
/O.NEW.KLBF.WI.Y.0021.110621T1400Z-110622T0000Z/
EASTERN CHERRY-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-GARDEN-GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-BLAINE-
LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-CUSTER-DEUEL-KEITH-
PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...AINSWORTH...BASSETT...
ONEILL...OSHKOSH...HYANNIS...MULLEN...THEDFORD...DUNNING...
TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT...ARTHUR...TRYON...STAPLETON...
BROKEN BOW...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...
NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS...CODY...
MERRIMAN...KILGORE
336 AM CDT TUE JUN 21 2011 /236 AM MDT TUE JUN 21 2011/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CDT /8 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING
TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CDT /8 AM MDT/ THIS
MORNING TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: NORTHWEST WINDS...ALREADY STRONG...WILL INCREASE BY MID MORNING
  AND CONTINUE STRONG THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON.

* WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASE TO 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50
  MPH IN OPEN AREAS.

* IMPACTS: WIND SPEEDS MAY REMAIN STRONG INTO EVENING HOURS AND
  PERHAPS OVERNIGHT ACROSS EASTERN PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
  NEBRASKA. SECURE OUTDOOR ITEMS AND PREPARE FOR A EARLY SPRING
  TYPE WIND EVENT.

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.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
381 
WWUS73 KLBF 212016 AAA
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
316 PM CDT TUE JUN 21 2011

...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS INTO EARLY EVENING...

.A STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE VERY SLOWLY THROUGH THE
GREAT PLAINS AND UPPER MIDWEST. THIS SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO
DRIFT SLOWLY EAST AND PRODUCE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS PARTS
OF NEBRASKA.

NEZ005-008>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-220000-
/O.CON.KLBF.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-110622T0000Z/
EASTERN CHERRY-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-GARDEN-GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-BLAINE-
LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-CUSTER-DEUEL-KEITH-
PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...AINSWORTH...BASSETT...
ONEILL...OSHKOSH...HYANNIS...MULLEN...THEDFORD...DUNNING...
TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT...ARTHUR...TRYON...STAPLETON...
BROKEN BOW...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...
NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS...CODY...
MERRIMAN...KILGORE
316 PM CDT TUE JUN 21 2011 /216 PM MDT TUE JUN 21 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 NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE STRONG THROUGHOUT
  THE EARLY EVENING.

* WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN OPEN
  AREAS.

* IMPACTS: WIND SPEEDS WILL REMAIN STRONG INTO EVENING HOURS AND
  PERHAPS OVERNIGHT ACROSS EASTERN PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
  NEBRASKA. SECURE OUTDOOR ITEMS.

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.

&&

$$

POWER
184 
WWUS73 KLBF 212355
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
655 PM CDT TUE JUN 21 2011

...WINDS DYING DOWN ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA...

NEZ005-008>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-220100-
/O.EXP.KLBF.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-110622T0000Z/
EASTERN CHERRY-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-GARDEN-GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-BLAINE-
LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-CUSTER-DEUEL-KEITH-
PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...AINSWORTH...BASSETT...
ONEILL...OSHKOSH...HYANNIS...MULLEN...THEDFORD...DUNNING...
TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT...ARTHUR...TRYON...STAPLETON...
BROKEN BOW...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...
NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS...CODY...
MERRIMAN...KILGORE
655 PM CDT TUE JUN 21 2011 /555 PM MDT TUE JUN 21 2011/

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY FOR WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA...WILL
EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT (6 PM MDT). BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE
THROUGH SUNSET...WITH WINDS DIMINISHING FURTHER OVERNIGHT.
NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE ONCE AGAIN TO 20 TO 30 MPH ON
WEDNESDAY. 

$$

CLB

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 20, 6:06 PM MDTRiver Flood WarningLBFChase, Hayes42 hr
Jun 20, 9:07 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLBFBoyd, Brown, Holt, Keya Paha, Rock7 hr
Jun 20, 10:23 PM MDTHigh Wind WarningLBFCuster, Frontier, Lincoln, Logan3 hr
Jun 21, 3:52 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLBFKeith, Lincoln6 hr
Jun 21, 4:04 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLBFBrown, Keya Paha, Rock12 hr
Jun 21, 10:23 AM MDTRiver Flood WarningLBFHayes28 hr

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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.