Alert archive / Nebraska / Wind Advisories in 2012
Wind Advisory 15, NWS Hastings, NE
NWS Hastings, NE issued this wind advisory at Mar 25, 2012, 4:01 PM CDT for 24 counties in Nebraska; 6 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Mar 26, 2012, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 25, 2012, 4:01 PM CDT (21:01 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 26, 2012, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 26, 2012, 9:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Hastings, NE
All 30 counties
Jewell County, KS, Mitchell County, KS, 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, Nuckolls County, NE, Phelps County, NE, Polk County, NE, Sherman County, NE, Thayer County, NE, Valley County, NE, Webster County, NE, York County, NE
The radar
The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:04 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
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 12:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 179 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
- 789 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 121 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 176 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
712 WWUS73 KGID 252101 NPWGID URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 401 PM CDT SUN MAR 25 2012 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP MONDAY AFTERNOON... .SURFACE LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO DEEPEN THROUGH THE DAY ON MONDAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE CROSSES THE ROCKIES...RESULTING IN A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE REGION. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE DURING THE MORNING HOURS...WITH SPEEDS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH POSSIBLE. KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039-040-046-047-060>062-072>075-082>085- 260500- /O.NEW.KGID.WI.Y.0015.120326T1800Z-120327T0000Z/ PHILLIPS-SMITH-JEWELL-ROOKS-OSBORNE-MITCHELL-VALLEY-GREELEY- SHERMAN-HOWARD-DAWSON-BUFFALO-HALL-GOSPER-PHELPS-KEARNEY-ADAMS- FURNAS-HARLAN-FRANKLIN-WEBSTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PHILLIPSBURG...SMITH CENTER...MANKATO... PLAINVILLE...STOCKTON...OSBORNE...BELOIT...ORD...LOUP CITY... ST. PAUL...LEXINGTON...KEARNEY...GRAND ISLAND...ELWOOD... HOLDREGE...MINDEN...HASTINGS...BEAVER CITY...ALMA...FRANKLIN... RED CLOUD 401 PM CDT SUN MAR 25 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM CDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM CDT MONDAY. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS ON MONDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING...REACHING SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...OUTDOOR OBJECTS SHOULD BE SECURED SO THAT THEY ARE NOT BLOWN AROUND BY THE STRONG WINDS. MOTORISTS TRAVELING ALONG WEST TO EAST ORIENTATED ROADS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS. 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. && $$ ADO
5 follow-up statements
769 WWUS73 KGID 260227 NPWGID URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 927 PM CDT SUN MAR 25 2012 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP MONDAY AFTERNOON... .SURFACE LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO DEEPEN THROUGH THE DAY ON MONDAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE CROSSES THE ROCKIES... RESULTING IN A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE REGION. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE DURING THE MORNING HOURS...WITH SPEEDS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH POSSIBLE. KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039-040-046-047-060>062-072>075-082>085- 261030- /O.CON.KGID.WI.Y.0015.120326T1800Z-120327T0000Z/ PHILLIPS-SMITH-JEWELL-ROOKS-OSBORNE-MITCHELL-VALLEY-GREELEY- SHERMAN-HOWARD-DAWSON-BUFFALO-HALL-GOSPER-PHELPS-KEARNEY-ADAMS- FURNAS-HARLAN-FRANKLIN-WEBSTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PHILLIPSBURG...SMITH CENTER...MANKATO... PLAINVILLE...STOCKTON...OSBORNE...BELOIT...ORD...LOUP CITY... ST. PAUL...LEXINGTON...KEARNEY...GRAND ISLAND...ELWOOD... HOLDREGE...MINDEN...HASTINGS...BEAVER CITY...ALMA...FRANKLIN... RED CLOUD 927 PM CDT SUN MAR 25 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM CDT MONDAY... * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS ON MONDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING... REACHING SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...OUTDOOR OBJECTS SHOULD BE SECURED SO THAT THEY ARE NOT BLOWN AROUND BY THE STRONG WINDS. MOTORISTS TRAVELING ALONG WEST TO EAST ORIENTATED ROADS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
662 WWUS73 KGID 260840 NPWGID URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 340 AM CDT MON MAR 26 2012 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON... .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN ACROSS THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS TODAY...RESULTING IN A VERY TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS. AS A RESULT...EXPECT VERY WINDY CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE LOCAL AREA...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...GUSTING TO 45 MPH...EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. NEZ041-048-049-063-064-076-077-086-087-261700- /O.EXB.KGID.WI.Y.0015.120326T1800Z-120327T0200Z/ NANCE-MERRICK-POLK-HAMILTON-YORK-CLAY-FILLMORE-NUCKOLLS-THAYER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FULLERTON...CENTRAL CITY...OSCEOLA... AURORA...YORK...CLAY CENTER...GENEVA...SUPERIOR...NELSON...HEBRON 340 AM CDT MON MAR 26 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING... REACHING SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...OUTDOOR OBJECTS SHOULD BE SECURED SO THAT THEY ARE NOT BLOWN AROUND BY THE STRONG WINDS. MOTORISTS TRAVELING ALONG WEST TO EAST ORIENTATED ROADS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS. 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. && $$ KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039-040-046-047-060>062-072>075-082>085- 261700- /O.EXT.KGID.WI.Y.0015.120326T1800Z-120327T0200Z/ PHILLIPS-SMITH-JEWELL-ROOKS-OSBORNE-MITCHELL-VALLEY-GREELEY- SHERMAN-HOWARD-DAWSON-BUFFALO-HALL-GOSPER-PHELPS-KEARNEY-ADAMS- FURNAS-HARLAN-FRANKLIN-WEBSTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PHILLIPSBURG...SMITH CENTER...MANKATO... PLAINVILLE...STOCKTON...OSBORNE...BELOIT...ORD...LOUP CITY... ST. PAUL...LEXINGTON...KEARNEY...GRAND ISLAND...ELWOOD... HOLDREGE...MINDEN...HASTINGS...BEAVER CITY...ALMA...FRANKLIN... RED CLOUD 340 AM CDT MON MAR 26 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING... REACHING SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...OUTDOOR OBJECTS SHOULD BE SECURED SO THAT THEY ARE NOT BLOWN AROUND BY THE STRONG WINDS. MOTORISTS TRAVELING ALONG WEST TO EAST ORIENTATED ROADS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
850 WWUS73 KGID 261523 NPWGID URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 1023 AM CDT MON MAR 26 2012 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON... .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN ACROSS THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS TODAY...RESULTING IN A VERY TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS. AS A RESULT...EXPECT VERY WINDY CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE LOCAL AREA...WITH SUSTAINED SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...GUSTING TO 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>077-082>087- 262330- /O.CON.KGID.WI.Y.0015.120326T1800Z-120327T0200Z/ PHILLIPS-SMITH-JEWELL-ROOKS-OSBORNE-MITCHELL-VALLEY-GREELEY-NANCE- SHERMAN-HOWARD-MERRICK-POLK-DAWSON-BUFFALO-HALL-HAMILTON-YORK- GOSPER-PHELPS-KEARNEY-ADAMS-CLAY-FILLMORE-FURNAS-HARLAN-FRANKLIN- WEBSTER-NUCKOLLS-THAYER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PHILLIPSBURG...SMITH CENTER...MANKATO... PLAINVILLE...STOCKTON...OSBORNE...BELOIT...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...SUPERIOR...NELSON...HEBRON 1023 AM CDT MON MAR 26 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON... REACHING SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...OUTDOOR OBJECTS SHOULD BE SECURED SO THAT THEY ARE NOT BLOWN AROUND BY THE STRONG WINDS. MOTORISTS TRAVELING ALONG WEST TO EAST ORIENTATED ROADS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS. 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. && $$ HEINLEIN
645 WWUS73 KGID 262018 NPWGID URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 318 PM CDT MON MAR 26 2012 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING... .A VERY TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT EXISTS ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS. AS A RESULT...EXPECT VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE LOCAL AREA...WITH SUSTAINED SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...GUSTING TO 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>077-082>087- 270200- /O.CON.KGID.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-120327T0200Z/ PHILLIPS-SMITH-JEWELL-ROOKS-OSBORNE-MITCHELL-VALLEY-GREELEY-NANCE- SHERMAN-HOWARD-MERRICK-POLK-DAWSON-BUFFALO-HALL-HAMILTON-YORK- GOSPER-PHELPS-KEARNEY-ADAMS-CLAY-FILLMORE-FURNAS-HARLAN-FRANKLIN- WEBSTER-NUCKOLLS-THAYER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PHILLIPSBURG...SMITH CENTER...MANKATO... PLAINVILLE...STOCKTON...OSBORNE...BELOIT...ORD...FULLERTON... LOUP CITY...ST. PAUL...CENTRAL CITY...OSCEOLA...LEXINGTON... KEARNEY...GRAND ISLAND...AURORA...YORK...ELWOOD...HOLDREGE... MINDEN...HASTINGS...CLAY CENTER...GENEVA...BEAVER CITY...ALMA... FRANKLIN...RED CLOUD...SUPERIOR...NELSON...HEBRON 318 PM CDT MON MAR 26 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS REACHING SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...OUTDOOR OBJECTS SHOULD BE SECURED SO THAT THEY ARE NOT BLOWN AROUND BY THE STRONG WINDS. MOTORISTS TRAVELING ALONG WEST TO EAST ORIENTATED ROADS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ HEINLEIN
590 WWUS73 KGID 270155 NPWGID URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 855 PM CDT MON MAR 26 2012 KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>077-082>087- 270300- /O.EXP.KGID.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-120327T0200Z/ PHILLIPS-SMITH-JEWELL-ROOKS-OSBORNE-MITCHELL-VALLEY-GREELEY-NANCE- SHERMAN-HOWARD-MERRICK-POLK-DAWSON-BUFFALO-HALL-HAMILTON-YORK- GOSPER-PHELPS-KEARNEY-ADAMS-CLAY-FILLMORE-FURNAS-HARLAN-FRANKLIN- WEBSTER-NUCKOLLS-THAYER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PHILLIPSBURG...SMITH CENTER...MANKATO... PLAINVILLE...STOCKTON...OSBORNE...BELOIT...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...SUPERIOR...NELSON...HEBRON 855 PM CDT MON MAR 26 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL AVERAGE 20 TO 30 MPH AND GUST BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MPH UNTIL AROUND MIDNIGHT...THEN WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT AS A FRONTAL BOUNDARY MOVES THROUGH. $$
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.