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Winter Storm Warning 5, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this winter storm warning at Dec 3, 2011, 10:48 AM CST for Frontier County, Nebraska. It was in force for 7 hr. 4 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
- Dec 3, 2011, 10:48 AM CST (16:48 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 3, 2011, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
County Frontier County, NE
The radar
The North Platte radar (KLNX), 160 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:41 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 3, 11:32 AM CST | SNOW 6 | 6 Se Curtis, NE | THIS IS AN NERAIN REPORT. |
| Dec 3, 4:05 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | 17 Sw Stockville, NE | COOP OBSERVER 17 NNW OF MCCOOK REPORTED 8 INCHES TOTAL SNOWFALL. |
| Dec 3, 4:08 PM CST | SNOW 3 | 3 Nne Curtis, NE | CURTIS COOP OBSERVER REPORTED 3 INCHES TOTAL SNOWFALL |
| Dec 3, 4:18 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | 13 Sw Stockville, NE | PUBLIC REPORTED 12 INCHES TOTAL SNOWFALL AND 4 FOOT SNOW DRIFTS |
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, 4.8 hours before the alert went out and 69 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
- 697 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 82 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -71 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 278 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
343 WWUS43 KLBF 031648 WSWLBF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 1048 AM CST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW LIKELY OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN AND CENTRAL NEBRASKA TODAY... NEZ071-040000- /O.UPG.KLBF.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-111204T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KLBF.WS.W.0005.111203T1648Z-111204T0000Z/ FRONTIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CURTIS...EUSTIS 1048 AM CST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY THE TIME THE SNOW ENDS LATER THIS AFTERNOON. * WIND: NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NEBRASKA. 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. && $$ NEZ028-029-038-059-069-070-040000- /O.CON.KLBF.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-111204T0000Z/ GARFIELD-WHEELER-CUSTER-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURWELL...BARTLETT...BROKEN BOW... NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL...HAYES CENTER 1048 AM CST SAT DEC 3 2011 /948 AM MST SAT DEC 3 2011/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. * TIMING: LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE FOR THE REST OF THE MORNING ACROSS SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL NEBRASKA. THE SNOW SHOULD BEGIN TO TAPER OFF LATER THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY THE TIME THE SNOW ENDS LATER THIS AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIER ACCUMULATIONS WILL RESIDE SOUTHEAST OF A BROKEN BOW TO NORTH PLATTE TO HAYES CENTER LINE. * WIND: NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NEBRASKA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ TAYLOR
2 follow-up statements
415 WWUS43 KLBF 032040 WSWLBF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 240 PM CST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...SNOW AND BLOWING WILL END BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON... NEZ071-040000- /O.CON.KLBF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-111204T0000Z/ FRONTIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CURTIS...EUSTIS 240 PM CST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL END BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF UP TO ONE INCH IS POSSIBLE...WITH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES BY THE TIME THE SNOW ENDS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * WIND: NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...BUT QUICKLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NEBRASKA. 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. && $$ NEZ028-029-038-059-069-070-040000- /O.CON.KLBF.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-111204T0000Z/ GARFIELD-WHEELER-CUSTER-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURWELL...BARTLETT...BROKEN BOW... NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL...HAYES CENTER 240 PM CST SAT DEC 3 2011 /140 PM MST SAT DEC 3 2011/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL END BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF UP TO ONE INCH IS POSSIBLE...WITH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 6 INCHES BY THE TIME THE SNOW ENDS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST TOTALS WILL BE FOUND SOUTHEAST OF AN IMPERIAL...TO NORTH PLATTE...TO BURWELL LINE. * WIND: NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...BUT QUICKLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NEBRASKA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ TAYLOR
163 WWUS43 KLBF 040006 WSWLBF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 606 PM CST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NEBRASKA... NEZ071-040115- /O.EXP.KLBF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-111204T0000Z/ FRONTIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CURTIS...EUSTIS 606 PM CST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR FRONTIER COUNTY HAS EXPIRED. SNOW HAS ENDED...AND NORTHERLY WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO UNDER 10 MPH. $$ NEZ028-029-038-059-069-070-040115- /O.EXP.KLBF.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-111204T0000Z/ GARFIELD-WHEELER-CUSTER-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURWELL...BARTLETT...BROKEN BOW... NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL...HAYES CENTER 606 PM CST SAT DEC 3 2011 /506 PM MST SAT DEC 3 2011/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NEBRASKA WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. SNOW HAS ENDED AND NORTHERLY WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO UNDER 10 MPH. $$ CLB
The office that day
Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2, 8:55 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | LBF | Chase, Custer, Frontier, Garfield, Hayes, Lincoln and 1 more | 21 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in Nebraska, 2011Every winter storm warning in 2011
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.