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Wind Advisory 9, NWS Omaha, NE
NWS Omaha, NE issued this wind advisory at Apr 30, 2011, 3:41 AM CDT for 12 counties in Nebraska. It took effect at Apr 30, 2011, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 4 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 30, 2011, 3:41 AM CDT (08:41 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 30, 2011, 12:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 30, 2011, 3:50 PM CDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Omaha, NE
Counties Antelope County, NE, Boone County, NE, Cedar County, NE, Colfax County, NE, Cuming County, NE, Knox County, NE, Madison County, NE, Pierce County, NE, Platte County, NE, Stanton County, NE, Thurston County, NE, Wayne County, NE
The radar
The Omaha radar (KOAX), 118 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:44 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, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 118 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
- 2923 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 123 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 402 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
169 WWUS73 KOAX 300841 NPWOAX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 341 AM CDT SAT APR 30 2011 ...STRONG WINDS AGAIN TODAY... .DEEP LOW PRESSURE THAT WILL MOVE FROM NORTH DAKOTA INTO NORTHERN MINNESOTA TODAY WILL BRING STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS TO THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. NEZ011-012-015>018-030>033-042-043-301645- /O.NEW.KOAX.WI.Y.0009.110430T1700Z-110501T0000Z/ KNOX-CEDAR-THURSTON-ANTELOPE-PIERCE-WAYNE-BOONE-MADISON-STANTON- CUMING-PLATTE-COLFAX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLOOMFIELD...HARTINGTON...PENDER... NELIGH...PIERCE...WAYNE...ALBION...NORFOLK...STANTON... WEST POINT...COLUMBUS...SCHUYLER 341 AM CDT SAT APR 30 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SPEEDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...MAINLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ROADS AND ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING FROM SHELTERED AREAS TO OPEN AREAS OR BACK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. MAKE SURE LIGHT-WEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS ARE SECURED. && $$ CHERMOK
2 follow-up statements
568 WWUS73 KOAX 301627 NPWOAX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 1127 AM CDT SAT APR 30 2011 ...STRONG WINDS AGAIN TODAY... .DEEP LOW PRESSURE THAT WILL MOVE FROM NORTH DAKOTA INTO NORTHERN MINNESOTA TODAY WILL BRING STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS TO THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. NEZ011-012-015>018-030>033-042-043-010000- /O.CON.KOAX.WI.Y.0009.110430T1700Z-110501T0000Z/ KNOX-CEDAR-THURSTON-ANTELOPE-PIERCE-WAYNE-BOONE-MADISON-STANTON- CUMING-PLATTE-COLFAX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLOOMFIELD...HARTINGTON...PENDER... NELIGH...PIERCE...WAYNE...ALBION...NORFOLK...STANTON... WEST POINT...COLUMBUS...SCHUYLER 1127 AM CDT SAT APR 30 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER THE AREA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THE DAY. * WINDS...SPEEDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...MAINLY ON NORTH SOUTH ROADS...AND ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING INTO OR OUT OF SHELTERED AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. MAKE SURE LIGHT-WEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS ARE SECURED. && $$
598 WWUS73 KOAX 302050 NPWOAX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 350 PM CDT SAT APR 30 2011 NEZ011-012-015>018-030>033-042-043-302200- /O.CAN.KOAX.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-110501T0000Z/ KNOX-CEDAR-THURSTON-ANTELOPE-PIERCE-WAYNE-BOONE-MADISON-STANTON- CUMING-PLATTE-COLFAX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLOOMFIELD...HARTINGTON...PENDER... NELIGH...PIERCE...WAYNE...ALBION...NORFOLK...STANTON... WEST POINT...COLUMBUS...SCHUYLER 350 PM CDT SAT APR 30 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Omaha, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 3:31 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | OAX | Cass | 4 days |
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.