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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Omaha, NE
NWS Omaha, NE issued this wind advisory at Feb 20, 2011, 4:35 AM CST for 10 counties in Nebraska. It took effect at Feb 20, 2011, 9:00 AM CST. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 20, 2011, 4:35 AM CST (10:35 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 20, 2011, 9:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 20, 2011, 3:09 PM CST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Omaha, NE
Counties Boone County, NE, Butler County, NE, Colfax County, NE, Gage County, NE, Jefferson County, NE, Lancaster County, NE, Madison County, NE, Platte County, NE, Saline County, NE, Seward County, NE
The radar
The Omaha radar (KOAX), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 00:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 77 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
- 1064 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 62 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 115 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 284 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
304 WWUS73 KOAX 201035 NPWOAX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 435 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATER THIS MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON... .INTENSE LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK INTO SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA THIS MORNING BEFORE MOVING INTO SOUTHERN IOWA THIS AFTERNOON. THIS SYSTEM WILL SPREAD STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE AREA...ESPECIALLY BY AFTERNOON. NEZ066-078-088-089-201845- /O.NEW.KOAX.WI.Y.0002.110220T1500Z-110221T0300Z/ LANCASTER-SALINE-JEFFERSON-GAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN...CRETE...FAIRBURY...BEATRICE 435 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...STRONG SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE AREA THIS MORNING BEFORE THEY SHIFT TO NORTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SPEEDS SHOULD INCREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH THIS MORNING AND 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS AND BLOW AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS. 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. && $$ NEZ030-031-042-043-050-065-201845- /O.NEW.KOAX.WI.Y.0002.110220T1800Z-110221T0300Z/ BOONE-MADISON-PLATTE-COLFAX-BUTLER-SEWARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALBION...NORFOLK...COLUMBUS... SCHUYLER...DAVID CITY...SEWARD 435 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...STRONG NORTHWEST SHOULD DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AS A SHARP COLD FRONT RACES SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION. * WINDS...SPEEDS SHOULD INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH THIS MORNING AND THEN 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS AND BLOW AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CHERMOK
3 follow-up statements
657 WWUS73 KOAX 201107 CCA NPWOAX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 506 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATER THIS MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON... .INTENSE LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK INTO SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA THIS MORNING BEFORE MOVING INTO SOUTHERN IOWA THIS AFTERNOON. THIS SYSTEM WILL SPREAD STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE AREA...ESPECIALLY BY AFTERNOON. NEZ066-078-088-089-201930- /O.NEW.KOAX.WI.Y.0002.110220T1500Z-110221T0300Z/ LANCASTER-SALINE-JEFFERSON-GAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN...CRETE...FAIRBURY...BEATRICE 506 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...STRONG SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE AREA THIS MORNING BEFORE THEY SHIFT TO NORTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SPEEDS SHOULD INCREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH THIS MORNING AND 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS AND BLOW AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS. 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. && $$ NEZ030-031-042-043-050-065-201930- /O.COR.KOAX.WI.Y.0002.110220T1800Z-110221T0300Z/ BOONE-MADISON-PLATTE-COLFAX-BUTLER-SEWARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALBION...NORFOLK...COLUMBUS... SCHUYLER...DAVID CITY...SEWARD 506 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS SHOULD DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AS A SHARP COLD FRONT RACES SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION. * WINDS...SPEEDS SHOULD INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH THIS MORNING AND THEN 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS AND BLOW AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CHERMOK
566 WWUS73 KOAX 201925 NPWOAX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 125 PM CST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON... .INTENSE LOW PRESSURE OVER SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA THIS AFTERNOON WILL MOVE INTO CENTRAL IOWA BY THIS EVENING. THIS SYSTEM WILL SPREAD STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. NEZ066-078-088-089-210300- /O.CON.KOAX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110221T0300Z/ LANCASTER-SALINE-JEFFERSON-GAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN...CRETE...FAIRBURY...BEATRICE 125 PM CST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SPEEDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS AND BLOW AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS. 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. && $$ NEZ030-031-042-043-050-065-210300- /O.CON.KOAX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110221T0300Z/ BOONE-MADISON-PLATTE-COLFAX-BUTLER-SEWARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALBION...NORFOLK...COLUMBUS... SCHUYLER...DAVID CITY...SEWARD 125 PM CST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AS A SHARP COLD FRONT RACES SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION. * WINDS...SPEEDS SHOULD INCREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS AND BLOW AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ FOBERT
467 WWUS73 KOAX 202109 NPWOAX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 309 PM CST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY CANCELED... .WHILE NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF AROUND 20 TO 25 MPH ARE MOVING INTO THE AREA BEHIND A COLD FRONT...WIND SPEEDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO EXCEED 30 MPH AND GUSTS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO EXCEED 45 MPH. THUS...THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELED. NEZ030-031-042-043-050-065-066-078-088-089-202215- /O.CAN.KOAX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110221T0300Z/ BOONE-MADISON-PLATTE-COLFAX-BUTLER-SEWARD-LANCASTER-SALINE- JEFFERSON-GAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALBION...NORFOLK...COLUMBUS... SCHUYLER...DAVID CITY...SEWARD...LINCOLN...CRETE...FAIRBURY... BEATRICE 309 PM CST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. NORTHWEST WINDS THIS EVENING WILL REMAIN BELOW 30 MPH...AND GUSTS WILL REMAIN BELOW 45 MPH. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. $$ MAYES
The office that day
Everything else NWS Omaha, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 19, 7:12 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | OAX | Stanton | 19 hr |
| Feb 19, 7:56 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | OAX | Butler, Colfax, Dodge, Douglas, Sarpy, Saunders | 24 hr |
| Feb 20, 4:29 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | OAX | Knox | 8 hr |
| Feb 20, 4:29 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | OAX | Antelope, Cedar, Knox, Pierce | 11 hr |
| Feb 20, 9:27 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | OAX | Platte | 12 hr |
| Feb 20, 5:58 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | OAX | Cuming, Dodge | 24 hr |
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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.