Alert archive / Nebraska / Winter Storm Warnings in 2011
Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this winter storm warning at Jan 19, 2011, 11:50 AM CST for 7 counties in Nebraska. It was in force for 9 hr. 22 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
- Jan 19, 2011, 11:50 AM CST (17:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 19, 2011, 9:00 PM CST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
Counties Blaine County, NE, Cherry County, NE, Custer County, NE, Hooker County, NE, Logan County, NE, McPherson County, NE, Thomas County, NE
The radar
The North Platte radar (KLNX), 14 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:52 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 19, 11:50 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | 12 N Mullen, NE | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL SO FAR HAS BEEN 8 INCHES. |
| Jan 19, 12:00 PM CST | SNOW 4.5 | 2 Se Anselmo, NE | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL THROUGH NOON CST WAS 4.5 INCHES. |
| Jan 19, 12:00 PM CST | SNOW 5 | 11 N Stapleton, NE | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL SO FAR OF 5 INCHES REPORTED BY A NEBRASKA RAINFALL ASSESSMENT AND INFORMATION NETWORK OBSERVER. |
| Jan 19, 1:00 PM CST | SNOW 4.5 | 5 W Stapleton, NE | |
| Jan 19, 2:00 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | 2 Se Anselmo, NE | STILL REPORTING HEAVY SNOW. |
| Jan 19, 2:12 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | Mullen, NE | STILL SNOWING WITH ABOUT 1/4 MILE VISIBILITIES. |
| Jan 19, 2:20 PM CST | SNOW 5 | 2 W Broken Bow, NE | |
| Jan 19, 2:25 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | Dunning, NE | |
| Jan 19, 2:30 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | Thedford, NE | |
| Jan 19, 2:40 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | Tryon, NE | |
| Jan 19, 3:25 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 6.5 | 8 Wsw Callaway, NE | |
| Jan 19, 4:00 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | 2 Se Anselmo, NE | |
| Jan 19, 6:00 PM CST | SNOW 1.1 | Valentine, NE | |
| Jan 19, 6:00 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | 11 N Stapleton, NE | |
| Jan 19, 6:15 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | 7 N Mullen, NE | |
| Jan 19, 6:15 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 11 | Mullen, NE | |
| Jan 19, 6:20 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | 5 W Stapleton, NE | |
| Jan 19, 6:20 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | Mason City, NE | |
| Jan 19, 7:50 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 9.8 | Mullen, NE | |
| Jan 19, 8:15 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 9 | Oconto, NE | |
| Jan 19, 8:15 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 11 | Broken Bow, NE | |
| Jan 19, 8:30 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 9 | 8 Wsw Callaway, 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, 5.8 hours before the alert went out and 78 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 432 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 79 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 202 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 290 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
100 WWUS43 KLBF 191750 WSWLBF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 1150 AM CST WED JAN 19 2011 ...SNOW CONTINUING THIS AFTERNOON... .WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN NORTH CENTRAL THROUGH SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. NEZ005-024>026-036>038-094-200000- /O.UPG.KLBF.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110120T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KLBF.WS.W.0002.110119T1750Z-110120T0000Z/ EASTERN CHERRY-HOOKER-THOMAS-BLAINE-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-CUSTER- WESTERN CHERRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...MULLEN...THEDFORD... DUNNING...TRYON...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW...CODY...MERRIMAN... KILGORE 1150 AM CST WED JAN 19 2011 /1050 AM MST WED JAN 19 2011/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ARE EXPECTED TODAY ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * WIND...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN LESS THAN 15 MPH. * IMPACTS...WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CAUSE REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AND WILL CREATE A HAZARD TO TRAFFIC. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NEZ004-008-009-022-023-027-028-035-057-059-200000- /O.CON.KLBF.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110120T0000Z/ SHERIDAN-BROWN-ROCK-GARDEN-GRANT-LOUP-GARFIELD-ARTHUR-KEITH- LINCOLN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...AINSWORTH... BASSETT...OSHKOSH...HYANNIS...TAYLOR...BURWELL...ARTHUR... OGALLALA...NORTH PLATTE 1150 AM CST WED JAN 19 2011 /1050 AM MST WED JAN 19 2011/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON IN PARTS OF NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA. IN THE EASTERN PANHANDLE...LIGHT SNOW WILL END EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * WIND...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN LESS THAN 15 MPH. * IMPACTS...IN THE I-80 CORRIDOR...MULTIPLE BANDS OF INTENSE SNOWFALL WILL CAUSE SUDDEN AND SERIOUS REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A MILE WITH LOCALIZED LOWER AMOUNTS. IN THE REST OF NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CAUSE REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN HALF A MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ SPRINGER
2 follow-up statements
707 WWUS43 KLBF 192341 AAA WSWLBF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 541 PM CST WED JAN 19 2011 ...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW TO GRADUALLY END BY MID EVENING... .WIDESPREAD LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS BLAINE...GARFIELD...LOUP...LINCOLN...LOGAN...AND CUSTER COUNTY GRADUALLY ENDING BY MID EVENING. NEW SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR TWO REMAINS POSSIBLE. NEZ005-024-025-036-094-200045- /O.CAN.KLBF.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110120T0000Z/ EASTERN CHERRY-HOOKER-THOMAS-MCPHERSON-WESTERN CHERRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...MULLEN...THEDFORD...TRYON... CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE 541 PM CST WED JAN 19 2011 /441 PM MST WED JAN 19 2011/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING WHICH WAS IN EFFECT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO END FROM NORTH TO SOUTH. LITTLE IF ANY ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. $$ NEZ004-008-009-022-023-035-057-200045- /O.CAN.KLBF.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110120T0000Z/ SHERIDAN-BROWN-ROCK-GARDEN-GRANT-ARTHUR-KEITH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...AINSWORTH... BASSETT...OSHKOSH...HYANNIS...ARTHUR...OGALLALA 541 PM CST WED JAN 19 2011 /441 PM MST WED JAN 19 2011/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WHICH WAS IN EFFECT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. ANY LINGERING LIGHT SNOW WILL END EARLY THIS EVENING WITH LITTLE OR NO NEW ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED. $$ NEZ026-037-038-200300- /O.EXT.KLBF.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110120T0300Z/ BLAINE-LOGAN-CUSTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUNNING...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW 541 PM CST WED JAN 19 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY END BY MID EVENNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 13 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * WIND...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN LESS THAN 15 MPH. * IMPACTS...WIDESPREAD MODERATE SNOW WILL CAUSE REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AND WILL CREATE A HAZARD TO TRAFFIC. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NEZ027-028-059-200300- /O.EXT.KLBF.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110120T0300Z/ LOUP-GARFIELD-LINCOLN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAYLOR...BURWELL...NORTH PLATTE 541 PM CST WED JAN 19 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY END BY MID EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * WIND...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN LESS THAN 15 MPH. * IMPACTS...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CAUSE REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ KAR
144 WWUS43 KLBF 200257 WSWLBF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 857 PM CST WED JAN 19 2011 NEZ026-037-038-200400- /O.EXP.KLBF.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110120T0300Z/ BLAINE-LOGAN-CUSTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUNNING...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW 857 PM CST WED JAN 19 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. LIGHT SNOW WILL END THIS EVENING. LITTLE OR NO NEW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. $$ NEZ027-028-059-200400- /O.EXP.KLBF.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110120T0300Z/ LOUP-GARFIELD-LINCOLN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAYLOR...BURWELL...NORTH PLATTE 857 PM CST WED JAN 19 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. LIGHT SNOW WILL END THIS EVENING. LITTLE OR NO NEW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. $$ KAR
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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.