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High Wind Warning 3, NWS Hastings, NE

October 17, 20124 counties in Kansas; 22 counties in Nebraska

NWS Hastings, NE issued this high wind warning at Oct 17, 2012, 2:45 PM CDT for 4 counties in Kansas; 22 counties in Nebraska. It took effect at Oct 18, 2012, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 14 hr. 19 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
Oct 17, 2012, 2:45 PM CDT (19:45 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 18, 2012, 7:00 AM CDT
Expired
Oct 18, 2012, 9:11 PM CDT
In force
14 hr
Issued by
NWS Hastings, NE
All 26 counties

Osborne County, KS, Phillips County, KS, Rooks County, KS, Smith County, KS, Adams County, NE, Buffalo County, NE, Clay County, NE, Dawson County, NE, Fillmore County, NE, Franklin County, NE, Furnas County, NE, Gosper County, NE, Greeley County, NE, Hall County, NE, Hamilton County, NE, Harlan County, NE, Howard County, NE, Kearney County, NE, Merrick County, NE, Nance County, NE, Phelps County, NE, Polk County, NE, Sherman County, NE, Valley County, NE, Webster County, NE, York County, NE

The radar

The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:49 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
Oct 18, 7:36 AM CDTNON-TSTM WND GST 61Ord Airport, NEPEAK WIND GUST SO FAR TODAY.
Oct 18, 9:36 AM CDTNON-TSTM WND GST 64Ord Airport, NE64 MPH PEAK WIND GUST MEASURED AT ORD AIRPORT.
Oct 18, 10:25 AM CDTNON-TSTM WND GST 59Hastings Airport, NE59 MPH PEAK WIND GUST MEASURED AT HASTINGS AIRPORT.
Oct 18, 10:30 AM CDTNON-TSTM WND DMGHastings, NELARGE TREE BRANCH FELL ONTO A CAR WHILE MOTORIST WAS DRIVING ON ST JOSEPH AVENUE. EXACT TIME OF OCCURRENCE UNKN.
Oct 18, 10:33 AM CDTNON-TSTM WND GST 61Grand Island Airport, NE61 MPH PEAK WIND GUST MEASURED AT GRAND ISLAND AIRPORT.
Oct 18, 10:35 AM CDTNON-TSTM WND GST 59York Airport, NE59 MPH WIND GUST MEASURED AT YORK AIRPORT.
Oct 18, 10:55 AM CDTNON-TSTM WND GST 59Aurora Airport, NE59 MPG WIND GUST MEASURED AT AURORA AIRPORT.
Oct 18, 11:00 AM CDTNON-TSTM WND GST 64Gothenburg, NEEXACT TIME UNAVBL FROM MESONET WEBSITE.
Oct 18, 11:03 AM CDTNON-TSTM WND GST 69Ord Airport, NE69 MPH PEAK WIND GUST MEASURED AT ORD AIRPORT.
Oct 18, 11:15 AM CDTNON-TSTM WND GST 60Lexington Airport, NE60 MPH WIND GUST MEASURED AT LEXINGTON AIRPORT.
Oct 18, 11:27 AM CDTNON-TSTM WND GST 63Grand Island Airport, NE63 MPH PEAK WIND GUST MEASURED AT GRAND ISLAND AIRPORT.
Oct 18, 11:55 AM CDTNON-TSTM WND GST 56Holdrege Airport, NE56 MPH WIND GUST MEASURED AT HOLDREGE AIRPORT.
Oct 18, 12:00 PM CDTNON-TSTM WND DMGGrand Island, NETREE FELL ONTO A POWER LINE ON HANCOCK ST BETWEEN 10TH AND 11TH STREETS. POWER OUT BRIEFLY FOR 500 RESIDENTS AND THE ST FRANCIS MEDICAL CTR. EXACT TIME UNKN.
Oct 18, 12:34 PM CDTNON-TSTM WND GST 54Phillipsburg Airport, KS54 MPH WIND GUST MEASURED AT PHILLIPSBURG AIRPORT.
Oct 18, 12:39 PM CDTNON-TSTM WND GST 613 Se Overton, NE
Oct 18, 12:40 PM CDTNON-TSTM WND GST 6510 Nnw Kearney, NE
Oct 18, 1:35 PM CDTNON-TSTM WND GST 589 Nnw Lexington, NE
Oct 18, 2:16 PM CDTNON-TSTM WND GST 70Ord Airport, NEPEAK WIND SO FAR TODAY
Oct 18, 2:53 PM CDTNON-TSTM WND DMGCozad, NEA TRAILER HOME IN COZAD HAD HALF OF ITS ROOF TORN OFF. A POWER POLE IN TOWN WAS ALSO DAMAGED...AND POWER LINES WERE DOWN WEST OF TOWN.

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, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 168 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 2012-10-17Temperature 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 2012-10-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -79 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
1576 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-79 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
8 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

916 
WWUS73 KGID 171945
NPWGID

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
245 PM CDT WED OCT 17 2012

...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS INTO THIS EVENING...THEN EVEN STRONGER
WINDS THURSDAY...

.NORTHWEST WINDS WILL AVERAGE 25 TO 35 MPH TODAY AND GUST BETWEEN
40 AND 50 MPH INTO THE FIRST PART OF THE EVENING. EVEN STRONGER WINDS
ARE EXPECTED ON THURSDAY AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEEPENS IN THE
UPPER MIDWEST. NORTHWEST WINDS ON THURSDAY WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO
45 MPH AND GUST BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE
FORECAST FOR LOCATIONS IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA NORTH OF A LINE
FROM ALMA TO MINDEN...TO AURORA AND OSCEOLA.

NEZ049-063-072>074-082-083-180400-
/O.UPG.KGID.WI.Y.0029.121018T1200Z-121019T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KGID.HW.W.0003.121018T1200Z-121019T0300Z/
/O.CON.KGID.WI.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-121018T0000Z/
POLK-HAMILTON-GOSPER-PHELPS-KEARNEY-FURNAS-HARLAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSCEOLA...AURORA...ELWOOD...HOLDREGE...
MINDEN...BEAVER CITY...ALMA
245 PM CDT WED OCT 17 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM CDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM CDT THURSDAY. THIS
REPLACES THE WIND ADVISORY PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT FOR THURSDAY. A
WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING.

* TIMING...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG INTO THE FIRST PART
  OF THIS EVENING BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING AFTER DARK.
  NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN THURSDAY MORNING AND WILL
  REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.

* WIND...NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH 
  TODAY. WINDS SPEEDS ON THURSDAY WILL RANGE FROM 35 TO 45 MPH 
  AND GUST BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...THESE CONDITIONS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. OUTDOOR OBJECTS SHOULD BE SECURED SO THEY 
  ARE NOT BLOWN ABOUT BY THE STRONG WIND. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 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.

&&

$$

NEZ039>041-046>048-060>062-180400-
/O.UPG.KGID.HW.A.0001.121018T1200Z-121019T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KGID.HW.W.0003.121018T1200Z-121019T0300Z/
/O.CON.KGID.WI.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-121018T0000Z/
VALLEY-GREELEY-NANCE-SHERMAN-HOWARD-MERRICK-DAWSON-BUFFALO-HALL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORD...FULLERTON...LOUP CITY...
ST. PAUL...CENTRAL CITY...LEXINGTON...KEARNEY...GRAND ISLAND
245 PM CDT WED OCT 17 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM CDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM CDT THURSDAY. THIS
REPLACES THE HIGH WIND WATCH. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING.

* TIMING...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG INTO THE FIRST PART
  OF THIS EVENING BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING AFTER DARK.
  NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN THURSDAY MORNING AND WILL
  REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.

* WIND...NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH 
  TODAY. WINDS SPEEDS ON THURSDAY WILL RANGE FROM 35 TO 45 MPH 
  AND GUST BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...THESE CONDITIONS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. OUTDOOR OBJECTS SHOULD BE SECURED SO THEY 
  ARE NOT BLOWN ABOUT BY THE STRONG WIND. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 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.

&&

$$

KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ064-075>077-084>087-180400-
/O.EXT.KGID.WI.Y.0029.121018T1200Z-121019T0300Z/
/O.CON.KGID.WI.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-121018T0000Z/
PHILLIPS-SMITH-JEWELL-ROOKS-OSBORNE-MITCHELL-YORK-ADAMS-CLAY-
FILLMORE-FRANKLIN-WEBSTER-NUCKOLLS-THAYER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PHILLIPSBURG...SMITH CENTER...MANKATO...
PLAINVILLE...STOCKTON...OSBORNE...BELOIT...YORK...HASTINGS...
CLAY CENTER...GENEVA...FRANKLIN...RED CLOUD...SUPERIOR...NELSON...
HEBRON
245 PM CDT WED OCT 17 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM CDT THURSDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM CDT
THURSDAY. A WIND ADVISORY ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING.

* TIMING...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY INTO THE
  FIRST PART OF THIS EVENING BEFORE GRADUALLY SUBSIDING AFTER DARK.
  NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN THURSDAY MORNING AND WILL
  REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.

* WIND...NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50.

* IMPACTS...THESE CONDITIONS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. OUTDOOR OBJECTS SHOULD BE SECURED SO THEY 
  ARE NOT BLOWN ABOUT BY THE STRONG WIND. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 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.

&&

$$
5 follow-up statements
610 
WWUS73 KGID 172357
NPWGID

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
657 PM CDT WED OCT 17 2012

...BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS TONIGHT...THEN EVEN STRONGER WINDS
THURSDAY...

.NORTHWEST WINDS WILL AVERAGE 20 TO 30 MPH TONIGHT. EVEN STRONGER
WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON THURSDAY AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEEPENS
IN THE UPPER MIDWEST. NORTHWEST WINDS ON THURSDAY WILL INCREASE TO
30 TO 45 MPH AND GUST BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS
ARE FORECAST FOR LOCATIONS IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA NORTH OF A
LINE FROM ALMA TO MINDEN...TO AURORA AND OSCEOLA.

NEZ039>041-046>049-060>063-072>074-082-083-180800-
/O.EXP.KGID.WI.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-121018T0000Z/
/O.CON.KGID.HW.W.0003.121018T1200Z-121019T0300Z/
VALLEY-GREELEY-NANCE-SHERMAN-HOWARD-MERRICK-POLK-DAWSON-BUFFALO-
HALL-HAMILTON-GOSPER-PHELPS-KEARNEY-FURNAS-HARLAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORD...FULLERTON...LOUP CITY...
ST. PAUL...CENTRAL CITY...OSCEOLA...LEXINGTON...KEARNEY...
GRAND ISLAND...AURORA...ELWOOD...HOLDREGE...MINDEN...
BEAVER CITY...ALMA
657 PM CDT WED OCT 17 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM CDT
THURSDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A HIGH
WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM CDT THURSDAY. 

* TIMING...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DECREASE SOMEWHAT BUT WILL REMAIN
  BREEZY FROM THE NORTHWEST TONIGHT. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE
  AGAIN THURSDAY MORNING AND WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THURSDAY
  EVENING.

* WIND...NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH TONIGHT. WINDS SPEEDS ON 
  THURSDAY WILL RANGE FROM 35 TO 45 MPH AND GUST BETWEEN 50 AND
  60 MPH.

* IMPACTS...THESE CONDITIONS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES. OUTDOOR OBJECTS SHOULD BE SECURED SO THEY ARE
  NOT BLOWN ABOUT BY THE STRONG WIND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ064-075>077-084>087-180800-
/O.EXP.KGID.WI.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-121018T0000Z/
/O.CON.KGID.WI.Y.0029.121018T1200Z-121019T0300Z/
PHILLIPS-SMITH-JEWELL-ROOKS-OSBORNE-MITCHELL-YORK-ADAMS-CLAY-
FILLMORE-FRANKLIN-WEBSTER-NUCKOLLS-THAYER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PHILLIPSBURG...SMITH CENTER...MANKATO...
PLAINVILLE...STOCKTON...OSBORNE...BELOIT...YORK...HASTINGS...
CLAY CENTER...GENEVA...FRANKLIN...RED CLOUD...SUPERIOR...NELSON...
HEBRON
657 PM CDT WED OCT 17 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM CDT
THURSDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A WIND
ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM CDT THURSDAY. 

* TIMING...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN BREEZY TONIGHT. NORTHWEST
  WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN THURSDAY MORNING AND WILL REMAIN
  STRONG THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.

* WIND...NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH TONIGHT...25 TO 35 WITH GUSTS OF
  45 TO 55 MPH THURSDAY.

* IMPACTS...THESE CONDITIONS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES. OUTDOOR OBJECTS SHOULD BE SECURED SO THEY ARE
  NOT BLOWN ABOUT BY THE STRONG WIND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 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.

&&

$$

HEINLEIN
274 
WWUS73 KGID 180858
NPWGID

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
358 AM CDT THU OCT 18 2012

...STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS
EVENING...

.DEEP LOW PRESSURE OVER THE MIDWEST...AND HIGH PRESSURE
ACROSS THE NORTHERN ROCKIES...WILL RESULT IN VERY WINDY
CONDITIONS TODAY INTO THIS EVENING. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE
TO 30 TO 45 MPH AND GUST BETWEEN 50 AND 65 MPH THIS MORNING. THE
STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM OSCEOLA
NEBRASKA TO OSBORNE KANSAS. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TONIGHT.

KSZ005-006-017-018-NEZ075-076-084-085-182100-
/O.UPG.KGID.WI.Y.0029.121018T1200Z-121019T0300Z/
/O.EXA.KGID.HW.W.0003.121018T1200Z-121019T0300Z/
PHILLIPS-SMITH-ROOKS-OSBORNE-ADAMS-CLAY-FRANKLIN-WEBSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PHILLIPSBURG...SMITH CENTER...
PLAINVILLE...STOCKTON...OSBORNE...HASTINGS...CLAY CENTER...
FRANKLIN...RED CLOUD
358 AM CDT THU OCT 18 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM
CDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM CDT
THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WIND...NORTHWEST AT 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 65 MPH.

* TIMING...TODAY INTO THIS EVENING. 

* IMPACTS...THESE CONDITIONS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES. OUTDOOR OBJECTS SHOULD BE SECURED SO THEY ARE
  NOT BLOWN ABOUT BY THE STRONG WIND. TREES OR LARGE BRANCHES
  COULD BE DOWNED...RESULTING IN ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. IF ANY
  WILDFIRES DEVELOP...THEY WILL BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTAIN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

NEZ039>041-046>049-060>063-072>074-082-083-182100-
/O.CON.KGID.HW.W.0003.121018T1200Z-121019T0300Z/
VALLEY-GREELEY-NANCE-SHERMAN-HOWARD-MERRICK-POLK-DAWSON-BUFFALO-
HALL-HAMILTON-GOSPER-PHELPS-KEARNEY-FURNAS-HARLAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORD...FULLERTON...LOUP CITY...
ST. PAUL...CENTRAL CITY...OSCEOLA...LEXINGTON...KEARNEY...
GRAND ISLAND...AURORA...ELWOOD...HOLDREGE...MINDEN...
BEAVER CITY...ALMA
358 AM CDT THU OCT 18 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO
10 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO
10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

* WIND...NORTHWEST AT 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 65 MPH.

* TIMING...TODAY INTO THIS EVENING. 

* IMPACTS...THESE CONDITIONS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES. OUTDOOR OBJECTS SHOULD BE SECURED SO THEY ARE
  NOT BLOWN ABOUT BY THE STRONG WIND. TREES OR LARGE BRANCHES
  COULD BE DOWNED...RESULTING IN ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. IF ANY
  WILDFIRES DEVELOP...THEY WILL BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTAIN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

KSZ007-019-NEZ064-077-086-087-182100-
/O.CON.KGID.WI.Y.0029.121018T1200Z-121019T0300Z/
JEWELL-MITCHELL-YORK-FILLMORE-NUCKOLLS-THAYER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANKATO...BELOIT...YORK...GENEVA...
SUPERIOR...NELSON...HEBRON
358 AM CDT THU OCT 18 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO
10 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM
CDT THIS EVENING.

* WIND...NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...TODAY INTO THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...THESE CONDITIONS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES. OUTDOOR OBJECTS SHOULD BE SECURED SO THEY ARE
  NOT BLOWN ABOUT BY THE STRONG WIND. TREES OR LARGE BRANCHES
  COULD BE DOWNED...RESULTING IN ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. IF ANY
  WILDFIRES DEVELOP...THEY WILL BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTAIN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 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.

&&

$$

HALBLAUB
421 
WWUS73 KGID 181613
NPWGID

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
1113 AM CDT THU OCT 18 2012

...STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS
EVENING...

.DEEP LOW PRESSURE OVER THE MIDWEST...AND HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS
THE NORTHERN ROCKIES...WILL RESULT IN VERY WINDY CONDITIONS TODAY
INTO THIS EVENING. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 45 MPH
AND GUST BETWEEN 50 AND 65 MPH THIS MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS
WILL OCCUR NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM OSCEOLA NEBRASKA TO OSBORNE
KANSAS. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TONIGHT.

NEZ064-077-190000-
/O.UPG.KGID.WI.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-121019T0300Z/
/O.EXA.KGID.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-121019T0300Z/
YORK-FILLMORE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YORK...GENEVA
1113 AM CDT THU OCT 18 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE
WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WIND...NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...TODAY INTO THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...THESE CONDITIONS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES. OUTDOOR OBJECTS SHOULD BE SECURED SO THEY ARE
  NOT BLOWN ABOUT BY THE STRONG WIND. TREES OR LARGE BRANCHES
  COULD BE DOWNED...RESULTING IN ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. IF ANY
  WILDFIRES DEVELOP...THEY WILL BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTAIN.
  IN ADDITION...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE EXPECTED. REDUCED
  VISIBILITIES HAVE BEEN REPORTED AND WILL CONTINUE TO OCCUR.
  VISIBILITIES IN SOME LOCATIONS WILL DROP TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

KSZ005-006-017-018-NEZ039>041-046>049-060>063-072>076-082>085-
190000-
/O.CON.KGID.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-121019T0300Z/
PHILLIPS-SMITH-ROOKS-OSBORNE-VALLEY-GREELEY-NANCE-SHERMAN-HOWARD-
MERRICK-POLK-DAWSON-BUFFALO-HALL-HAMILTON-GOSPER-PHELPS-KEARNEY-
ADAMS-CLAY-FURNAS-HARLAN-FRANKLIN-WEBSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PHILLIPSBURG...SMITH CENTER...
PLAINVILLE...STOCKTON...OSBORNE...ORD...FULLERTON...LOUP CITY...
ST. PAUL...CENTRAL CITY...OSCEOLA...LEXINGTON...KEARNEY...
GRAND ISLAND...AURORA...ELWOOD...HOLDREGE...MINDEN...HASTINGS...
CLAY CENTER...BEAVER CITY...ALMA...FRANKLIN...RED CLOUD
1113 AM CDT THU OCT 18 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS
EVENING. 

* WIND...NORTHWEST AT 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 65 MPH.

* TIMING...TODAY INTO THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...THESE CONDITIONS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES. OUTDOOR OBJECTS SHOULD BE SECURED SO THEY ARE
  NOT BLOWN ABOUT BY THE STRONG WIND. TREES OR LARGE BRANCHES
  COULD BE DOWNED...RESULTING IN ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. IF ANY
  WILDFIRES DEVELOP...THEY WILL BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTAIN.
  IN ADDITION...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE EXPECTED. REDUCED
  VISIBILITIES HAVE BEEN REPORTED AND WILL CONTINUE TO OCCUR.
  VISIBILITIES IN SOME LOCATIONS WILL DROP TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

KSZ007-019-NEZ086-087-190000-
/O.CON.KGID.WI.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-121019T0300Z/
JEWELL-MITCHELL-NUCKOLLS-THAYER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANKATO...BELOIT...SUPERIOR...NELSON...
HEBRON
1113 AM CDT THU OCT 18 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

* WIND...NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...TODAY INTO THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...THESE CONDITIONS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR 
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. OUTDOOR OBJECTS SHOULD BE SECURED SO 
  THEY ARE NOT BLOWN ABOUT BY THE STRONG WIND. TREES OR LARGE 
  BRANCHES COULD BE DOWNED...RESULTING IN ISOLATED POWER 
  OUTAGES. IF ANY WILDFIRES DEVELOP...THEY WILL BE EXTREMELY 
  DIFFICULT TO CONTAIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 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.

&&

$$
683 
WWUS73 KGID 182036
NPWGID

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
336 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2012

...STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS EXPECTED THIS EVENING...

.DEEP LOW PRESSURE OVER THE MIDWEST...AND HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS
THE NORTHERN ROCKIES...WILL RESULT IN VERY WINDY CONDITIONS THIS
EVENING. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 45 MPH AND GUST
BETWEEN 50 AND 65 MPH EARLY THIS EVENING. 

KSZ005-006-017-018-NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>077-082>085-
190300-
/O.CON.KGID.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-121019T0300Z/
PHILLIPS-SMITH-ROOKS-OSBORNE-VALLEY-GREELEY-NANCE-SHERMAN-HOWARD-
MERRICK-POLK-DAWSON-BUFFALO-HALL-HAMILTON-YORK-GOSPER-PHELPS-
KEARNEY-ADAMS-CLAY-FILLMORE-FURNAS-HARLAN-FRANKLIN-WEBSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PHILLIPSBURG...SMITH CENTER...
PLAINVILLE...STOCKTON...OSBORNE...ORD...FULLERTON...LOUP CITY...
ST. PAUL...CENTRAL CITY...OSCEOLA...LEXINGTON...KEARNEY...
GRAND ISLAND...AURORA...YORK...ELWOOD...HOLDREGE...MINDEN...
HASTINGS...CLAY CENTER...GENEVA...BEAVER CITY...ALMA...FRANKLIN...
RED CLOUD
336 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...


* WIND...NORTHWEST AT 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 65 MPH.

* TIMING...INTO THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...THESE CONDITIONS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR 
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. OUTDOOR OBJECTS SHOULD BE SECURED SO 
  THEY ARE NOT BLOWN ABOUT BY THE STRONG WIND. TREES OR LARGE 
  BRANCHES COULD BE DOWNED...RESULTING IN ISOLATED POWER 
  OUTAGES. IF ANY WILDFIRES DEVELOP...THEY WILL BE EXTREMELY 
  DIFFICULT TO CONTAIN. IN ADDITION...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE 
  EXPECTED. REDUCED VISIBILITIES HAVE BEEN REPORTED AND WILL 
  CONTINUE TO OCCUR. VISIBILITIES IN SOME LOCATIONS WILL DROP TO 
  NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

KSZ007-019-NEZ086-087-190300-
/O.CON.KGID.WI.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-121019T0300Z/
JEWELL-MITCHELL-NUCKOLLS-THAYER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANKATO...BELOIT...SUPERIOR...NELSON...
HEBRON
336 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING...


* WIND...NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...TODAY INTO THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...THESE CONDITIONS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR 
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. OUTDOOR OBJECTS SHOULD BE SECURED SO 
  THEY ARE NOT BLOWN ABOUT BY THE STRONG WIND. TREES OR LARGE 
  BRANCHES COULD BE DOWNED...RESULTING IN ISOLATED POWER 
  OUTAGES. IF ANY WILDFIRES DEVELOP...THEY WILL BE EXTREMELY 
  DIFFICULT TO CONTAIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 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.

&&

$$
581 
WWUS73 KGID 190211
NPWGID

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
911 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2012

NEZ039>041-046>049-062>064-075>077-190500-
/O.CAN.KGID.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-121019T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KGID.WI.Y.0030.121019T0211Z-121019T0500Z/
VALLEY-GREELEY-NANCE-SHERMAN-HOWARD-MERRICK-POLK-HALL-HAMILTON-
YORK-ADAMS-CLAY-FILLMORE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORD...FULLERTON...LOUP CITY...
ST. PAUL...CENTRAL CITY...OSCEOLA...GRAND ISLAND...AURORA...
YORK...HASTINGS...CLAY CENTER...GENEVA
911 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT. THE
HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* WIND...NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...UNTIL MIDNIGHT.

* IMPACTS...THESE CONDITIONS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES. OUTDOOR OBJECTS SHOULD BE SECURED SO THEY ARE
  NOT BLOWN ABOUT BY THE STRONG WIND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 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.

&&

$$

KSZ005-006-017-018-NEZ060-061-072>074-082>085-190315-
/O.CAN.KGID.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-121019T0300Z/
PHILLIPS-SMITH-ROOKS-OSBORNE-DAWSON-BUFFALO-GOSPER-PHELPS-KEARNEY-
FURNAS-HARLAN-FRANKLIN-WEBSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PHILLIPSBURG...SMITH CENTER...
PLAINVILLE...STOCKTON...OSBORNE...LEXINGTON...KEARNEY...ELWOOD...
HOLDREGE...MINDEN...BEAVER CITY...ALMA...FRANKLIN...RED CLOUD
911 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING. 

ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL BE STEADY AND GUSTY AT TIMES...WIND SPEEDS
HAVE DECREASED AND WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY DECREASE DURING THE NIGHT.

$$

KSZ007-019-NEZ086-087-190315-
/O.CAN.KGID.WI.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-121019T0300Z/
JEWELL-MITCHELL-NUCKOLLS-THAYER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANKATO...BELOIT...SUPERIOR...NELSON...
HEBRON
911 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

WIND SPEEDS HAVE DECREASED THIS EVENING BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA...AND
WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE OVERNIGHT.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 17, 2:47 PM CDTRed Flag WarningGIDJewell, Mitchell, Osborne, Phillips, Rooks, Smith28 hr

Nearby

High Wind Warnings in Nebraska, 2012High Wind Warnings in Kansas, 2012Every high wind warning in 2012

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.