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Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS North Platte, NE

February 19, 20115 counties in Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this winter storm warning at Feb 19, 2011, 2:38 PM MST for 5 counties in Nebraska. It took effect at Feb 19, 2011, 5:00 PM MST. It was in force for 21 hr. 9 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
Feb 19, 2011, 2:38 PM MST (21:38 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 19, 2011, 5:00 PM MST
Expired
Feb 20, 2011, 2:08 PM MST
In force
21 hr
Issued by
NWS North Platte, NE

Counties Cherry County, NE, Grant County, NE, Hooker County, NE, Sheridan County, NE, Thomas County, NE

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:42 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
Feb 19, 11:48 PM MSTFREEZING RAIN 010 S Thedford, NEVEHICLE SLID OFF HIGHWAY 83 DUE TO ICY ROADS FROM FREEZING RAIN.
Feb 20, 4:50 AM MSTSLEET 0.7Valentine, NE
Feb 20, 6:30 AM MSTFREEZING RAIN 0.1Mullen, NE
Feb 20, 6:30 AM MSTSLEET 0.85Mullen, NE
Feb 20, 6:39 AM MSTSNOW 16 N Gordon, NEA MIXTURE OF SNOW AND SLEET WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATION SO FAR ESTIMATED AROUND 1.0 INCH.
Feb 20, 9:40 AM MSTFREEZING RAIN 0.5Thedford, NE
Feb 20, 10:00 AM MSTSNOW 229 S Valentine, NE
Feb 20, 10:45 AM MSTSNOW 1.5Valentine, NE
Feb 20, 11:45 AM MSTSNOW 26 N Gordon, 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, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 132 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 2011-02-19Temperature 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 2011-02-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 52 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
1778 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
69 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
52 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
129 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.

324 
WWUS43 KLBF 192138
WSWLBF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
338 PM CST SAT FEB 19 2011

...STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TO BRING A WINTRY MIX TO MUCH OF
WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS TONIGHT
AND LINGER THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. INITIALLY TONIGHT WARM AIR WILL
BE LIFTED OVER COLD AIR AT THE SURFACE...AND FREEZING RAIN OR
SLEET WILL RESULT. A THUNDERSTORM OR TWO WILL EVEN BE POSSIBLE
DURING THIS INITIAL PERIOD. THEN SUNDAY FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET
WILL HAVE CHANGED TO SNOW. SIGNIFICANT ICING OR HEAVY SNOW WILL
BE POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHERN NEBRASKA.

NEZ006>010-026-027-201015-
/O.UPG.KLBF.WS.A.0002.110220T0000Z-110221T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KLBF.IS.W.0001.110220T0600Z-110220T1800Z/
KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-BLAINE-LOUP-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...AINSWORTH...
BASSETT...ONEILL...DUNNING...TAYLOR
338 PM CST SAT FEB 19 2011

...ICE STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED AN ICE
STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON
CST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING: FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TONIGHT... AND
  CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. AT TIMES SLEET WILL BE
  POSSIBLE. THE FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL THEN CHANGE TO ALL
  SNOW BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS: ICE ACCUMULATION OF ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH
  WILL BE POSSIBLE. SLEET COULD ALSO ACCUMULATE UP TO ONE QUARTER
  OF AN INCH.

* WIND: NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30
  MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE
  THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY ON SUNDAY. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH
  SUNDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS: ICE ACCUMULATIONS FROM FREEZING RAIN WILL COMBINE WITH
  GUSTY WINDS SUNDAY WHICH MAY LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES. TRAVEL WILL
  BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AN ICE STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE ACCUMULATIONS
WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY
DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE WILL LIKELY BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU
MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS AND WINDS WILL
LIKELY LEAD TO SNAPPED POWER LINES AND FALLING TREE BRANCHES THAT
ADD TO THE DANGER.

&&

$$

NEZ004-005-023>025-094-201015-
/O.UPG.KLBF.WS.A.0002.110220T0000Z-110221T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KLBF.WS.W.0003.110220T0000Z-110221T0600Z/
SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...VALENTINE...
HYANNIS...MULLEN...THEDFORD...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE
338 PM CST SAT FEB 19 2011 /238 PM MST SAT FEB 19 2011/

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/
SUNDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS
IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/ SUNDAY NIGHT. THE WINTER
STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING: LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET WILL DEVELOP LATER THIS
  EVENING AND OCCASIONALLY MIX WITH SNOW. THE PRECIPITATION IS
  EXPECTED TO BECOME ALL SNOW OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY
  EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR AROUND 4 TO 8 INCHES
  OF SNOW TO ACCUMULATE. SLEET COULD ACCUMULATE UP TO ONE QUARTER
  OF AN INCH...AND ICE ACCUMULATION FROM FREEZING RAIN IS LIKELY
  TO BE TRACE AMOUNTS.

* WIND: NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH 
  GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH SUNDAY. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISHING 
  SUNDAY EVENING. 

* IMPACTS: REDUCED VISIBILITIES CAN BE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY SNOW
  AND BLOWING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

NEZ028-029-201015-
/O.NEW.KLBF.IS.W.0001.110220T0600Z-110220T1800Z/
GARFIELD-WHEELER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURWELL...BARTLETT
338 PM CST SAT FEB 19 2011

...ICE STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED AN ICE
STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON
CST SUNDAY. 

* TIMING: FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TONIGHT... AND
  CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. AT TIMES SLEET WILL BE
  POSSIBLE. THE FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL THEN CHANGE TO ALL
  SNOW BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS: ICE ACCUMULATION OF ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH
  WILL BE POSSIBLE. SLEET COULD ALSO ACCUMULATE UP TO ONE QUARTER
  OF AN INCH.

* WIND: NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30
  MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE
  THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY ON SUNDAY. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH
  SUNDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS: ICE ACCUMULATIONS FROM FREEZING RAIN WILL COMBINE WITH
  GUSTY WINDS SUNDAY WHICH MAY LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES. TRAVEL WILL
  BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AN ICE STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE ACCUMULATIONS
WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY
DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE WILL LIKELY BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU
MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS AND WINDS WILL
LIKELY LEAD TO SNAPPED POWER LINES AND FALLING TREE BRANCHES THAT
ADD TO THE DANGER.

&&

$$

NEZ038-201015-
/O.NEW.KLBF.ZR.Y.0001.110220T0600Z-110220T1800Z/
CUSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BROKEN BOW
338 PM CST SAT FEB 19 2011

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON
CST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A
FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO NOON CST SUNDAY. 

* TIMING: FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TONIGHT... AND
  CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. AT TIMES SLEET WILL BE
  POSSIBLE. THE FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL THEN CHANGE TO ALL
  SNOW BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS: ICE ACCUMULATION OF A TENTH OF AN INCH WILL
  BE POSSIBLE. SLEET COULD ALSO ACCUMULATE UP TO A TENTH OF AN
  INCH.

* WIND: NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30
  MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE
  THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY ON SUNDAY. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO
  DIMINISHING SUNDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS: LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS FROM FREEZING RAIN WILL
  COMBINE WITH GUSTY WINDS SUNDAY WHICH MAY LEAD TO LOCAL POWER
  OUTAGES AS WELL AS MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

NEZ022-035>037-057-059-201015-
/O.NEW.KLBF.WW.Y.0006.110220T0600Z-110221T0000Z/
GARDEN-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-KEITH-LINCOLN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSHKOSH...ARTHUR...TRYON...STAPLETON...
OGALLALA...NORTH PLATTE
338 PM CST SAT FEB 19 2011 /238 PM MST SAT FEB 19 2011/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM
MST/ TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/ TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST /5 PM
MST/ SUNDAY.

* TIMING: LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT
  OCCASIONALLY MIXING WITH SNOW TOWARDS MORNING. THE
  PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BECOME ALL SNOW BY LATE SUNDAY
  MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR AROUND 1 TO 2 INCHES
  OF SNOW TO ACCUMULATE. SLEET COULD ACCUMULATE UP TO ONE TENTH OF
  AN INCH...AND ICE ACCUMULATION FROM FREEZING RAIN IS LIKELY TO
  BE TRACE AMOUNTS.

* WIND: NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH 
  GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH SUNDAY. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISHING 
  SUNDAY EVENING. 

* IMPACTS: REDUCED VISIBILITIES CAN BE EXPECTED DUE TO SNOW AND
  BLOWING SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

MASEK
5 follow-up statements
404 
WWUS43 KLBF 200359
WSWLBF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
959 PM CST SAT FEB 19 2011

...STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TO BRING A WINTRY MIX TO MUCH OF
WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS TONIGHT
AND LINGER THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. INITIALLY TONIGHT WARM AIR WILL
BE LIFTED OVER COLD AIR AT THE SURFACE...AND FREEZING RAIN OR
SLEET WILL RESULT. A THUNDERSTORM OR TWO WILL EVEN BE POSSIBLE
DURING THIS INITIAL PERIOD. THEN SUNDAY FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET
WILL HAVE CHANGED TO SNOW. SIGNIFICANT ICING OR HEAVY SNOW WILL
BE POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHERN NEBRASKA.

NEZ006>010-026>029-201200-
/O.CON.KLBF.IS.W.0001.110220T0600Z-110220T1800Z/
KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...AINSWORTH...
BASSETT...ONEILL...DUNNING...TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT
959 PM CST SAT FEB 19 2011

...ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SUNDAY...

AN ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SUNDAY. 

* TIMING: FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THIS
  EVENING...AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. AT TIMES SLEET
  WILL BE POSSIBLE. THE FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL THEN CHANGE
  TO ALL SNOW BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS: ICE ACCUMULATION OF ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH 
  WILL BE POSSIBLE. SLEET COULD ALSO ACCUMULATE UP TO ONE 
  QUARTER OF AN INCH. 

* WIND: NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH...
  WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH 
  MUCH OF THE DAY ON SUNDAY. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH SUNDAY 
  EVENING. 

* IMPACTS: ICE ACCUMULATIONS FROM FREEZING RAIN WILL COMBINE 
  WITH GUSTY WINDS SUNDAY WHICH MAY LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES. 
  TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AN ICE STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE ACCUMULATIONS
WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY
DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE WILL LIKELY BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU
MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS AND WINDS WILL
LIKELY LEAD TO SNAPPED POWER LINES AND FALLING TREE BRANCHES THAT
ADD TO THE DANGER.

&&

$$

NEZ004-005-023>025-094-201200-
/O.CON.KLBF.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110221T0600Z/
SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...VALENTINE...
HYANNIS...MULLEN...THEDFORD...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE
959 PM CST SAT FEB 19 2011 /859 PM MST SAT FEB 19 2011/

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
/11 PM MST/ SUNDAY NIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
/11 PM MST/ SUNDAY NIGHT. 

* TIMING: LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET WILL DEVELOP LATER THIS 
  EVENING AND OCCASIONALLY MIX WITH SNOW. THE PRECIPITATION IS 
  EXPECTED TO BECOME ALL SNOW OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY 
  EVENING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR AROUND 4 TO 8 
  INCHES OF SNOW TO ACCUMULATE. SLEET COULD ACCUMULATE UP TO ONE 
  QUARTER OF AN INCH...AND ICE ACCUMULATION FROM FREEZING RAIN 
  IS LIKELY TO BE TRACE AMOUNTS. 

* WIND: NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH 
  GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH SUNDAY. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISHING 
  SUNDAY EVENING. 

* IMPACTS: REDUCED VISIBILITIES CAN BE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY 
  SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

NEZ038-201200-
/O.EXT.KLBF.ZR.Y.0001.110220T0400Z-110220T1800Z/
CUSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BROKEN BOW
959 PM CST SAT FEB 19 2011

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SUNDAY...

THE FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
SUNDAY. 

* TIMING: FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THIS
  EVENING...AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. AT TIMES SLEET
  WILL BE POSSIBLE. THE FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL THEN CHANGE
  TO ALL SNOW BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS: ICE ACCUMULATION OF ONE TENTH TO ONE QUARTER
  OF AN INCH IS LIKELY. SLEET COULD ALSO ACCUMULATE UP TO A TENTH
  OF AN INCH.

* WIND: NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30
  MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE
  THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY ON SUNDAY. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO
  DIMINISHING SUNDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS: LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS FROM FREEZING RAIN WILL 
  COMBINE WITH GUSTY WINDS SUNDAY WHICH MAY LEAD TO LOCAL POWER 
  OUTAGES AS WELL AS MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

NEZ022-035>037-057-059-201200-
/O.EXT.KLBF.WW.Y.0006.110220T0400Z-110221T0000Z/
GARDEN-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-KEITH-LINCOLN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSHKOSH...ARTHUR...TRYON...STAPLETON...
OGALLALA...NORTH PLATTE
959 PM CST SAT FEB 19 2011 /859 PM MST SAT FEB 19 2011/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM
MST/ SUNDAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM
MST/ SUNDAY. 

* TIMING: LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS
  EVENING. THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BECOME ALL SNOW BY
  LATE SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR AROUND 1 TO 2 INCHES
  OF SNOW TO ACCUMULATE. SLEET COULD ACCUMULATE UP TO ONE TENTH OF
  AN INCH...AND ICE ACCUMULATION FROM FREEZING RAIN MAY ACCUMULATE
  FROM ONE TENTH TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH.

* WIND: NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH 
  GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH SUNDAY. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISHING 
  SUNDAY EVENING. 

* IMPACTS: REDUCED VISIBILITIES CAN BE EXPECTED DUE TO SNOW AND 
  BLOWING SNOW. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$


TAYLOR
739 
WWUS43 KLBF 200949
WSWLBF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
349 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011

...STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TO BRING A WINTRY MIX AND STRONG
NORTHWEST WINDS TO MUCH OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA
TODAY...

.A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE CENTRAL PLAINS
TODAY AND LINGER THROUGH TONIGHT. THIS MORNING...WARM AIR WILL BE 
LIFTED OVER COLD AIR AT THE SURFACE...AND FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET
WILL RESULT. THE FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL CHANGE TO SNOW BY
LATE MORNING. SIGNIFICANT ICING OR HEAVY SNOW IS STILL POSSIBLE
ACROSS NORTHERN NEBRASKA.

NEZ006>010-026>029-202100-
/O.EXB.KLBF.WW.Y.0006.110220T1800Z-110221T0600Z/
/O.CON.KLBF.IS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110220T1800Z/
KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...AINSWORTH...
BASSETT...ONEILL...DUNNING...TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT
349 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011

...ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT
CST TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. AN ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
NOON CST TODAY.

* TIMING: LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET WILL END BY LATE THIS
  MORNING...AND BECOME ALL SNOW THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* ICE AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS FROM
  SNOW AND SLEET MAY RANGE UP TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH. THERE IS
  THE POTENTIAL FOR 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW ACROSS KEYA PAHA AND
  BOYD COUNTY...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES TO THE SOUTH. 

* WIND: NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS
  UP TO 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO THIS EVENING. 

* IMPACTS: REDUCED VISIBILITIES CAN BE EXPECTED DUE TO SNOW AND 
  BLOWING SNOW. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

NEZ004-005-023>025-094-202100-
/O.CON.KLBF.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110221T0600Z/
SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...VALENTINE...
HYANNIS...MULLEN...THEDFORD...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE
349 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011 /249 AM MST SUN FEB 20 2011/

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
/11 PM MST/ TONIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
/11 PM MST/ TONIGHT. 

* TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL OCCUR TODAY INTO THIS EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW
  TO ACCUMULATE ACROSS NORTHERN SHERIDAN AND NORTHERN CHERRY
  COUNTY. FURTHER SOUTH...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE
  POSSIBLE.

* WIND: NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS
  UP TO 40 MPH TODAY. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISHING THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS: REDUCED VISIBILITIES CAN BE EXPECTED DUE TO SNOW AND
  BLOWING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

NEZ038-201800-
/O.CON.KLBF.ZR.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110220T1800Z/
CUSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BROKEN BOW
349 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
TODAY...

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. 

* TIMING: FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE IS EXPECTED TO
  CONTINUE THIS MORNING. 

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAINLY BE A
  TRACE. 

* WIND: NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH...
  WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND GRADUALLY DIMINISH
  THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS: LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL COMBINE WITH GUSTY WINDS
  TODAY WHICH MAY LEAD TO LOCAL POWER OUTAGES AS WELL AS MAKING
  TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

NEZ022-035>037-057-059-202100-
/O.CON.KLBF.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-110221T0000Z/
GARDEN-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-KEITH-LINCOLN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSHKOSH...ARTHUR...TRYON...STAPLETON...
OGALLALA...NORTH PLATTE
349 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011 /249 AM MST SUN FEB 20 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: LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THIS
  MORNING. SNOW LIGHT SNOW IS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR UP TO 1 INCH OF SNOW
  TO ACCUMULATE. ANY ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS FROM FREEZING
  DRIZZLE WILL ONLY BE A TRACE. 

* WIND: NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS
  UP TO 40 MPH BY THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISHING
  BY LATE AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS: LOCAL REDUCED VISIBILITIES CAN BE EXPECTED DUE TO SNOW
  AND BLOWING SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

KAR
963 
WWUS43 KLBF 201253 AAA
WSWLBF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
653 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011

...STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TO BRING A WINTRY MIX AND STRONG
NORTHWEST WINDS TO MUCH OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA
TODAY...

.A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE CENTRAL PLAINS TODAY
AND LINGER THROUGH TONIGHT. THIS MORNING. SNOW WILL SPREAD EAST
TODAY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES REMAIN POSSIBLE ACROSS FAR NORTHERN
NEBRASKA WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW.

NEZ006>010-026>029-202100-
/O.CAN.KLBF.IS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110220T1800Z/
/O.EXT.KLBF.WW.Y.0006.110220T1253Z-110221T0600Z/
KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...AINSWORTH...
BASSETT...ONEILL...DUNNING...TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT
653 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
...ICE STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS CANCELLED THE
ICE STORM WARNING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT
UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. 

* TIMING: LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL END BY LATE THIS MORNING...AND
  BECOME ALL SNOW THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* ICE AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL
  GENERALLY REMAIN A TRACE. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR 3 TO 5
  INCHES OF SNOW ACROSS KEYA PAHA AND BOYD COUNTY...WITH LESSER
  AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES TO THE SOUTH.

* WIND: NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH 
  GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO THIS 
  EVENING. 

* IMPACTS: LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE THIS MORNING COULD CAUSE A
  TRAVEL HAZARD. REDUCED VISIBILITIES CAN BE EXPECTED DUE TO SNOW
  AND BLOWING SNOW THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

NEZ023>025-202100-
/O.CAN.KLBF.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110221T0600Z/
/O.EXA.KLBF.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-110221T0000Z/
GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HYANNIS...MULLEN...THEDFORD
653 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011 /553 AM MST SUN FEB 20 2011/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/
THIS EVENING...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM
MST/ THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* TIMING: LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL TRANSITION TO LIGHT SNOW
  THIS MORNING...WITH LIGHT SNOW POSSIBLE INTO THIS EVENING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR 1 TO 2 INCHES OF
  SNOW TO ACCUMULATE. ANY ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS FROM
  FREEZING DRIZZLE SHOULD ONLY BE A TRACE.

* WIND: NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS
  UP TO 40 MPH THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISHING BY
  LATE AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS: LOCAL REDUCED VISIBILITIES CAN BE EXPECTED DUE TO SNOW
  AND BLOWING SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

NEZ004-005-094-202100-
/O.CON.KLBF.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110221T0600Z/
SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...VALENTINE...CODY...
MERRIMAN...KILGORE
653 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011 /553 AM MST SUN FEB 20 2011/

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
/11 PM MST/ TONIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
/11 PM MST/ TONIGHT. 

* TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL OCCUR TODAY INTO THIS 
  EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW
  TO ACCUMULATE ACROSS NORTHERN SHERIDAN AND NORTHERN CHERRY
  COUNTY. FURTHER SOUTH...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE
  POSSIBLE.

* WIND: NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH...WITH
  GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH TODAY. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISHING THIS
  EVENING.

* IMPACTS: REDUCED VISIBILITIES CAN BE EXPECTED DUE TO SNOW AND 
  BLOWING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

NEZ038-201800-
/O.CON.KLBF.ZR.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110220T1800Z/
CUSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BROKEN BOW
653 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
TODAY...

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. 

* TIMING: FREEZING DRIZZLE IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS MORNING.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAINLY BE 
  A TRACE. 

* WIND: NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AT
  25 TO 35 MPH BY LATE MORNING.

* IMPACTS: LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS MAY CONTINUE TO MAKE TRAVEL
  HAZARDOUS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

NEZ022-035>037-057-059-202100-
/O.CON.KLBF.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-110221T0000Z/
GARDEN-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-KEITH-LINCOLN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSHKOSH...ARTHUR...TRYON...STAPLETON...
OGALLALA...NORTH PLATTE
653 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011 /553 AM MST SUN FEB 20 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: LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THIS
  MORNING. LIGHT SNOW IS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR UP TO 1 INCH OF 
  SNOW TO ACCUMULATE. ANY ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS FROM 
  FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL ONLY BE A TRACE. 

* WIND: NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH 
  GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH BY THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO 
  DIMINISHING BY LATE AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACTS: LOCAL REDUCED VISIBILITIES CAN BE EXPECTED DUE TO 
  SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

KAR
399 
WWUS43 KLBF 201738
WSWLBF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
1138 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011

...STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TO BRING A WINTRY MIX AND STRONG
NORTHWEST WINDS TO MUCH OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA
THIS AFTERNOON...

.A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE CENTRAL PLAINS TODAY
AND LINGER THROUGH THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL SPREAD EAST
THIS AFTERNOON...ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
OF 2 TO 5 INCHES REMAIN POSSIBLE WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ACROSS
FAR NORTHERN NEBRASKA. IN ADDITION TO SNOW...GUSTY NORTHWESTERLY
WINDS AND BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES...WILL PRODUCE BITTER COLD
WIND CHILLS AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. 

NEZ038-201845-
/O.CAN.KLBF.ZR.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110220T1800Z/
CUSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BROKEN BOW
1138 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS CANCELED THE
FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY. 

NO ADDITIONAL MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
ROAD CONDITIONS MAY REMAIN SLICK HOWEVER DUE TO ANY FREEZING
PRECIPITATION WHICH MAY HAVE ACCUMULATED ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND
SURFACES.  

$$

NEZ022-035>037-057-059-201845-
/O.CAN.KLBF.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-110221T0000Z/
GARDEN-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-KEITH-LINCOLN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSHKOSH...ARTHUR...TRYON...STAPLETON...
OGALLALA...NORTH PLATTE
1138 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011 /1038 AM MST SUN FEB 20 2011/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS CANCELED THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. 

THE STORM SYSTEM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FREEZING PRECIPITATION
EARLIER TODAY...HAS MOVED INTO SOUTH DAKOTA...ENDING THE THREAT
FOR WINTRY PRECIPITATION. NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20
TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...PRODUCING
WIND CHILLS AROUND ZERO. 

$$

NEZ004-005-094-202200-
/O.CON.KLBF.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110221T0600Z/
SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...VALENTINE...CODY...
MERRIMAN...KILGORE
1138 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011 /1038 AM MST SUN FEB 20 2011/

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
/11 PM MST/ TONIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
/11 PM MST/ TONIGHT. 

* TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL OCCUR THIS
  AFTERNOON...ENDING THIS EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR 2 TO 4 INCHES OF
  ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION OVER NORTHERN SHERIDAN AND CHERRY
  COUNTY. FURTHER SOUTH...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE
  POSSIBLE.

* WIND: NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH
  GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH TODAY. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISHING THIS
  EVENING.

* IMPACTS: REDUCED VISIBILITIES CAN BE EXPECTED DUE TO SNOW AND
  BLOWING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. IN AREAS WHERE
  FREEZING RAIN OR MIXED PRECIPITATION OCCURRED EARLIER
  TODAY...UNTREATED ROADWAYS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN SLICK. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

NEZ006>010-026>029-202200-
/O.CON.KLBF.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-110221T0600Z/
KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...AINSWORTH...
BASSETT...ONEILL...DUNNING...TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT
1138 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT. 

* TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON...ENDING THIS
  EVENING. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR 2 TO 4 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL
  SNOW ACROSS KENYA PA HA AND BOYD COUNTY...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS OF 1
  TO 2 INCHES TO THE SOUTH.

* WIND: NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS
  UP TO 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS: LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE FROM EARLIER THIS MORNING COULD
  CAUSE A TRAVEL HAZARD. REDUCED VISIBILITIES CAN BE EXPECTED DUE
  TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

NEZ023>025-202200-
/O.CON.KLBF.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-110221T0000Z/
GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HYANNIS...MULLEN...THEDFORD
1138 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011 /1038 AM MST SUN FEB 20 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: LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL TRANSITION TO LIGHT SNOW 
  THIS MORNING...WITH LIGHT SNOW POSSIBLE INTO THIS EVENING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR AN ADDITIONAL
  INCH OF SNOW TO ACCUMULATE THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WIND: NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS
  UP TO 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS: LOCAL REDUCED VISIBILITIES CAN BE EXPECTED DUE TO 
  SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

CLB
503 
WWUS43 KLBF 202108
WSWLBF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
308 PM CST SUN FEB 20 2011

...WINTRY WEATHER WINDING DOWN OVER NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA...

.THE WINTER STORM WHICH IMPACTED NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA EARLIER
TODAY...HAS LIFTED NORTH INTO SOUTH DAKOTA AND NO LONGER POSES A
THREAT TO NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. LIGHT SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS
EVENING ACROSS NORTHERN NEBRASKA...WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF A DUSTING
TO A HALF AN INCH POSSIBLE. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 10
TO 20 MPH THIS EVENING.

NEZ004-005-094-202215-
/O.CAN.KLBF.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110221T0600Z/
SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...VALENTINE...CODY...
MERRIMAN...KILGORE
308 PM CST SUN FEB 20 2011 /208 PM MST SUN FEB 20 2011/

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS CANCELED THE
WINTER STORM WARNING. 

THE THREAT FOR HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW HAS ENDED
ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. LIGHT SNOW IS POSSIBLE THIS EVENING
WITH A DUSTING TO A HALF AN INCH EXPECTED. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL
DECREASE TO 10 TO 20 MPH THIS EVENING.

$$

NEZ006>010-026>029-202215-
/O.CAN.KLBF.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-110221T0600Z/
KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...AINSWORTH...
BASSETT...ONEILL...DUNNING...TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT
308 PM CST SUN FEB 20 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS CANCELED THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. 

THE THREAT FOR SNOW...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS
NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. LIGHT SNOW IS POSSIBLE THIS EVENING OVER
FAR NORTHERN NEBRASKA WITH A DUSTING TO A HALF AN INCH EXPECTED.
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DECREASE TO 10 TO 20 MPH THIS EVENING.

$$

NEZ023>025-202215-
/O.CAN.KLBF.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-110221T0000Z/
GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HYANNIS...MULLEN...THEDFORD
308 PM CST SUN FEB 20 2011 /208 PM MST SUN FEB 20 2011/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS CANCELED THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. 

THE THREAT FOR SNOW...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS
THE CENTRAL SANDHILLS. LIGHT SNOW IS POSSIBLE THIS EVENING WITH
ONLY A DUSTING EXPECTED. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DECREASE TO 10 TO
20 MPH THIS EVENING.

$$

CLB

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 19, 2:38 PM MSTIce Storm WarningLBFBlaine, Boyd, Brown, Garfield, Holt, Keya Paha and 3 more15 hr
Feb 19, 2:38 PM MSTWinter Weather AdvisoryLBFArthur, Blaine, Boyd, Brown, Garden, Garfield and 12 more24 hr
Feb 19, 2:38 PM MSTFreezing Rain AdvisoryLBFCuster20 hr

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Sources

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