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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Hastings, NE

January 10, 201224 counties in Nebraska; 6 counties in Kansas

NWS Hastings, NE issued this wind advisory at Jan 10, 2012, 3:24 PM CST for 24 counties in Nebraska; 6 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Jan 11, 2012, 4:00 AM CST. It was in force for 14 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 10, 2012, 3:24 PM CST (21:24 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 11, 2012, 4:00 AM CST
Expired
Jan 11, 2012, 6:00 PM CST
In force
14 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 21:24 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, 9.4 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 12:00Z on 2012-01-10Temperature 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 2012-01-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 40 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
1629 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
40 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
19 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.

405 
WWUS73 KGID 102124
NPWGID

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
324 PM CST TUE JAN 10 2012

...BLUSTERY CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS
OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. MARKEDLY COLDER AIR WILL MOVE INTO OUR REGION
ABOARD STRONG AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS. WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE
EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND REMAIN STRONG ALL DAY WITH WIND GUSTS
OVER 40 MPH POSSIBLE. TEMPERATURES WILL STRUGGLE IN THE 30S FOR
HIGHS ON WEDNESDAY AND WILL COMBINE WITH THE INTENSE WINDS TO
PRODUCE VERY COLD WIND CHILLS IN THE TEENS AT TIMES.

KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>077-082>087-
110530-
/O.NEW.KGID.WI.Y.0002.120111T1000Z-120112T0000Z/
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
324 PM CST TUE JAN 10 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TOWARD DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY AND
  REMAIN STRONG THROUGHOUT THE DAY. WIND SPEEDS WILL SUBSIDE SOME
  WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...NORTH WINDS WILL AVERAGE 25 TO 35 MPH AND GUST OVER 40 MPH.

* IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ON EAST WEST
  ROADWAYS...MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT AT TIMES.  OUTDOOR OBJECTS
  SHOULD BE SECURED SO THAT THEY ARE NOT BLOWN ABOUT BY THE
  INTENSE 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.

&&

$$
4 follow-up statements
546 
WWUS73 KGID 110331
NPWGID

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
931 PM CST TUE JAN 10 2012

...BLUSTERY CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS
OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. MARKEDLY COLDER AIR WILL MOVE INTO OUR REGION
ABOARD STRONG AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS. WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE
EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND REMAIN STRONG ALL DAY WITH WIND GUSTS
AROUND 45 MPH POSSIBLE. TEMPERATURES WILL STRUGGLE IN THE 30S FOR
HIGHS ON WEDNESDAY AND WILL COMBINE WITH THE INTENSE WINDS TO
PRODUCE VERY COLD WIND CHILLS IN THE TEENS AT TIMES.

KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>077-082>087-
111200-
/O.CON.KGID.WI.Y.0002.120111T1000Z-120112T0000Z/
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
931 PM CST TUE JAN 10 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM CST
WEDNESDAY...

* TIMING...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TOWARD DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY 
  AND REMAIN STRONG THROUGHOUT THE DAY. WIND SPEEDS WILL SUBSIDE 
  SOME WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

* WINDS...NORTH WINDS WILL AVERAGE 25 TO 35 MPH AND GUST TO 45
  MPH OR HIGHER.

* IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ON EAST WEST 
  ROADWAYS...MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT AT TIMES. OUTDOOR OBJECTS 
  SHOULD BE SECURED SO THAT THEY ARE NOT BLOWN ABOUT BY THE 
  INTENSE 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.

&&

$$
095 
WWUS73 KGID 111100
NPWGID

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
500 AM CST WED JAN 11 2012

...BLUSTERY CONDITIONS TODAY...

.MARKEDLY COLDER AIR WILL MOVE INTO OUR REGION ABOARD STRONG AND
GUSTY NORTH WINDS. WIND SPEEDS WILL REMAIN STRONG ALL DAY WITH
WIND GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH POSSIBLE. TEMPERATURES WILL STRUGGLE IN
THE 30S FOR HIGHS AND WILL COMBINE WITH THE INTENSE WINDS TO
PRODUCE WIND CHILLS IN THE TEENS AT TIMES.

KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>077-082>087-
111900-
/O.CON.KGID.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120112T0000Z/
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
500 AM CST WED JAN 11 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...NORTH WINDS WILL AVERAGE 25 TO 35 MPH AND GUST TO 45 
  MPH OR HIGHER. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ON EAST WEST 
  ROADWAYS...MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT AT TIMES. OUTDOOR OBJECTS 
  SHOULD BE SECURED SO THAT THEY ARE NOT BLOWN ABOUT BY THE 
  INTENSE 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.

&&

$$
571 
WWUS73 KGID 111848
NPWGID

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
1248 PM CST WED JAN 11 2012

...BLUSTERY CONDITIONS TODAY...

.MARKEDLY COLDER AIR WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO OUR REGION ABOARD
STRONG AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS. WIND SPEEDS WILL REMAIN STRONG ALL
DAY WITH WIND GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH. TEMPERATURES WILL STRUGGLE IN
THE 30S FOR HIGHS AND WILL COMBINE WITH THE INTENSE WINDS TO
PRODUCE WIND CHILLS IN THE TEENS FOR MUCH OF THE AREA. 

KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>077-082>087-
120000-
/O.CON.KGID.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120112T0000Z/
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
1248 PM CST WED JAN 11 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...NORTH WINDS WILL AVERAGE 25 TO 35 MPH AND GUST TO 45 
  MPH OR HIGHER. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ON EAST-WEST ORIENTED 
  ROADWAYS...MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT AT TIMES. OUTDOOR OBJECTS
  SHOULD BE SECURED SO THAT THEY ARE NOT BLOWN ABOUT BY THE
  INTENSE 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
602 
WWUS73 KGID 112354
NPWGID

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
554 PM CST WED JAN 11 2012


KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>077-082>087-
120100-
/O.EXP.KGID.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120112T0000Z/
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
554 PM CST WED JAN 11 2012

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE THIS EVENING AND EASE BELOW
  ADVISORY LEVELS...THOUGH THEY MAY STILL AT TIMES GUST TO NEAR 40
  MPH EARLY THIS EVENING. THEREFORE...THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE
  ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST.

$$

KING

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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.