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Wind Advisory 13, NWS Omaha, NE

October 5, 201120 counties in Nebraska

NWS Omaha, NE issued this wind advisory at Oct 5, 2011, 3:31 PM CDT for 20 counties in Nebraska. It took effect at Oct 6, 2011, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 5, 2011, 3:31 PM CDT (20:31 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 6, 2011, 1:00 PM CDT
Expired
Oct 6, 2011, 9:16 PM CDT
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Omaha, NE

Counties Antelope County, NE, Boone County, NE, Butler County, NE, Cedar County, NE, Colfax County, NE, Cuming County, NE, Dodge County, NE, Gage County, NE, Jefferson County, NE, Knox County, NE, Lancaster County, NE, Madison County, NE, Pierce County, NE, Platte County, NE, Saline County, NE, Saunders County, NE, Seward County, NE, Stanton County, NE, Thurston County, NE, Wayne County, NE

The radar

The Omaha radar (KOAX), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:31 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

Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 74 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, Omaha, NE at 12:00Z on 2011-10-05Temperature 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, Omaha, NE at 12:00Z on 2011-10-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -85 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2361 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
6 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-85 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-72 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.

847 
WWUS73 KOAX 052031
NPWOAX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
331 PM CDT WED OCT 5 2011

NEZ011-012-015>018-030>033-042>044-050-051-065-066-078-088-089-
060900-
/O.NEW.KOAX.WI.Y.0013.111006T1800Z-111007T0000Z/
KNOX-CEDAR-THURSTON-ANTELOPE-PIERCE-WAYNE-BOONE-MADISON-STANTON-
CUMING-PLATTE-COLFAX-DODGE-BUTLER-SAUNDERS-SEWARD-LANCASTER-
SALINE-JEFFERSON-GAGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLOOMFIELD...HARTINGTON...PENDER...
NELIGH...PIERCE...WAYNE...ALBION...NORFOLK...STANTON...
WEST POINT...COLUMBUS...SCHUYLER...FREMONT...DAVID CITY...WAHOO...
SEWARD...LINCOLN...CRETE...FAIRBURY...BEATRICE
331 PM CDT WED OCT 5 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM CDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM CDT THURSDAY. 

* WINDS...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 30 MPH THURSDAY
  AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN
45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$
4 follow-up statements
990 
WWUS73 KOAX 060921
NPWOAX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
421 AM CDT THU OCT 6 2011

NEZ011-012-015>018-030>033-042>044-050-051-065-066-078-088-089-
062100-
/O.CON.KOAX.WI.Y.0013.111006T1800Z-111007T0000Z/
KNOX-CEDAR-THURSTON-ANTELOPE-PIERCE-WAYNE-BOONE-MADISON-STANTON-
CUMING-PLATTE-COLFAX-DODGE-BUTLER-SAUNDERS-SEWARD-LANCASTER-
SALINE-JEFFERSON-GAGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLOOMFIELD...HARTINGTON...PENDER...
NELIGH...PIERCE...WAYNE...ALBION...NORFOLK...STANTON...
WEST POINT...COLUMBUS...SCHUYLER...FREMONT...DAVID CITY...WAHOO...
SEWARD...LINCOLN...CRETE...FAIRBURY...BEATRICE
421 AM CDT THU OCT 6 2011

...A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 30 MPH THIS
  AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN
45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$
674 
WWUS73 KOAX 062051
NPWOAX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
351 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2011

NEZ011-012-016>018-030>032-042-070400-
/O.EXT.KOAX.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-111007T0400Z/
KNOX-CEDAR-ANTELOPE-PIERCE-WAYNE-BOONE-MADISON-STANTON-PLATTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLOOMFIELD...HARTINGTON...NELIGH...
PIERCE...WAYNE...ALBION...NORFOLK...STANTON...COLUMBUS
351 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2011

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE AROUND 30 MPH THROUGH THIS
  EVENING WITH GUSTS TO 40 TO 45 MPH AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN
45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

NEZ015-033-043-044-050-051-065-066-078-088-089-070000-
/O.CON.KOAX.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-111007T0000Z/
THURSTON-CUMING-COLFAX-DODGE-BUTLER-SAUNDERS-SEWARD-LANCASTER-
SALINE-JEFFERSON-GAGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PENDER...WEST POINT...SCHUYLER...
FREMONT...DAVID CITY...WAHOO...SEWARD...LINCOLN...CRETE...
FAIRBURY...BEATRICE
351 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE AROUND 30 MPH THROUGH LATE
  THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN
45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$
913 
WWUS73 KOAX 070021
NPWOAX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
721 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2011

NEZ015-033-043-044-050-051-065-066-078-088-089-070130-
/O.EXP.KOAX.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-111007T0000Z/
THURSTON-CUMING-COLFAX-DODGE-BUTLER-SAUNDERS-SEWARD-LANCASTER-
SALINE-JEFFERSON-GAGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PENDER...WEST POINT...SCHUYLER...
FREMONT...DAVID CITY...WAHOO...SEWARD...LINCOLN...CRETE...
FAIRBURY...BEATRICE
721 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2011

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
OVERNIGHT...BUT WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA OF SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30
MPH OR GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. THUS THE ADVISORY
HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. 

$$

NEZ011-012-016>018-030>032-042-070400-
/O.CON.KOAX.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-111007T0400Z/
KNOX-CEDAR-ANTELOPE-PIERCE-WAYNE-BOONE-MADISON-STANTON-PLATTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLOOMFIELD...HARTINGTON...NELIGH...
PIERCE...WAYNE...ALBION...NORFOLK...STANTON...COLUMBUS
721 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE AROUND 30 MPH THROUGH 
  THIS EVENING WITH GUSTS TO 40 TO 45 MPH AT TIMES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN
45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$
890 
WWUS73 KOAX 070216
NPWOAX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
916 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2011

NEZ011-012-016>018-030>032-042-070330-
/O.CAN.KOAX.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-111007T0400Z/
KNOX-CEDAR-ANTELOPE-PIERCE-WAYNE-BOONE-MADISON-STANTON-PLATTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLOOMFIELD...HARTINGTON...NELIGH...
PIERCE...WAYNE...ALBION...NORFOLK...STANTON...COLUMBUS
916 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS CANCELLED THE
WIND ADVISORY. 

SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
OVERNIGHT...BUT WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA OF SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30
MPH OR GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. THUS THE ADVISORY
HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 5, 3:35 AM CDTRed Flag WarningOAXAntelope, Boone, Burt, Butler, Cass, Cedar and 24 more15 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.