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High Wind Warning 2, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this high wind warning at Feb 23, 2012, 8:03 AM CST for 8 counties in Nebraska. It was in force for 10 hr. 10 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
- Feb 23, 2012, 8:03 AM CST (14:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 23, 2012, 5:56 PM CST
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
Counties Blaine County, NE, Brown County, NE, Cherry County, NE, Custer County, NE, Hooker County, NE, Keya Paha County, NE, Logan County, NE, Thomas County, NE
The radar
The North Platte radar (KLNX), 24 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:07 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 8:14 AM CST | HIGH SUST WINDS 40 | Valentine, NE | VALENTINE NWR RAWS SITE. |
| Feb 23, 8:15 AM CST | HIGH SUST WINDS 44 | Thedford, NE | |
| Feb 23, 8:15 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 50 | Thedford, NE | |
| Feb 23, 8:27 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 55 | Broken Bow, NE | |
| Feb 23, 8:53 AM CST | HIGH SUST WINDS 49 | 7 Ne Brownlee, NE | |
| Feb 23, 9:03 AM CST | HIGH SUST WINDS 43 | Broken Bow, NE | |
| Feb 23, 9:35 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 67 | Broken Bow, NE | |
| Feb 23, 10:38 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | Broken Bow, NE | |
| Feb 23, 10:53 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | Broken Bow, NE | |
| Feb 23, 11:35 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Thedford, NE |
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, 2.1 hours before the alert went out and 107 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
- 764 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 83 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -22 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 44 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
857 WWUS73 KLBF 231403 NPWLBF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 803 AM CST THU FEB 23 2012 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TODAY... .A POWERFUL WINTER CYCLONE WILL TRACK THROUGH THE MISSOURI RIVER VALLEY TODAY AND PRODUCE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS ALL OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. THE STORM WILL TRACK CLOSE ENOUGH FOR SNOW TO FALL ACROSS NORTHERN NEBRASKA WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE. NEZ005-006-008-024>026-037-038-094-232215- /O.UPG.KLBF.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120224T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KLBF.HW.W.0002.120223T1403Z-120224T0000Z/ EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BROWN-HOOKER-THOMAS-BLAINE-LOGAN-CUSTER- WESTERN CHERRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW...AINSWORTH... MULLEN...THEDFORD...DUNNING...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW...CODY... MERRIMAN...KILGORE 803 AM CST THU FEB 23 2012 /703 AM MST THU FEB 23 2012/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP CONTINUE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH QUICKLY AROUND SUNSET. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH. * IMPACTS: STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR LIGHTWEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS ARE LIKELY ACROSS NORTHERN NEBRASKA WHICH COULD ACCUMULATE TO 1 TO 2 INCHES. VISIBILITY WILL FALL TO 1/4 MILE AT TIMES IN MODERATE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 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. && $$ NEZ004-007-009-010-022-023-027>029-035-036-056>059-069>071-232215- /O.CON.KLBF.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120224T0000Z/ SHERIDAN-BOYD-ROCK-HOLT-GARDEN-GRANT-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-ARTHUR- MCPHERSON-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...SPENCER... BASSETT...ONEILL...OSHKOSH...HYANNIS...TAYLOR...BURWELL... BARTLETT...ARTHUR...TRYON...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA... GRANT...NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS 803 AM CST THU FEB 23 2012 /703 AM MST THU FEB 23 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. * TIMING: STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH QUICKLY AROUND SUNSET. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH IN OPEN AREAS. * IMPACTS: STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR LIGHTWEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS ARE LIKELY ACROSS PARTS OF NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA WHICH COULD ACCUMULATE TO AROUND 1 INCH. VISIBILITY WILL FALL TO 1/4 MILE AT TIMES IN MODERATE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ SPRINGER
3 follow-up statements
971 WWUS73 KLBF 231528 NPWLBF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 928 AM CST THU FEB 23 2012 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TODAY... .A POWERFUL WINTER CYCLONE WILL TRACK THROUGH THE MISSOURI RIVER VALLEY TODAY AND PRODUCE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS ALL OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. THE STORM WILL TRACK CLOSE ENOUGH FOR SNOW TO FALL ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHERN NEBRASKA WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE. NEZ007-010-231630- /O.CAN.KLBF.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120224T0000Z/ BOYD-HOLT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPENCER...ONEILL 928 AM CST THU FEB 23 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY...AND HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. $$ NEZ005-006-008-024>026-037-038-094-232330- /O.CON.KLBF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120224T0000Z/ EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BROWN-HOOKER-THOMAS-BLAINE-LOGAN-CUSTER- WESTERN CHERRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW...AINSWORTH... MULLEN...THEDFORD...DUNNING...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW...CODY... MERRIMAN...KILGORE 928 AM CST THU FEB 23 2012 /828 AM MST THU FEB 23 2012/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. * TIMING: STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH QUICKLY AROUND SUNSET. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH. * IMPACTS: STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR LIGHTWEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ARE LIKELY ACROSS NORTHERN NEBRASKA. VISIBILITY COULD FALL TO 1/4 MILE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY ACROSS KEYA PAHA...NORTHEAST CHERRY...AND BROWN AND ROCK COUNTIES DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NEZ004-009-022-023-027>029-035-036-056>059-069>071-232330- /O.CON.KLBF.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120224T0000Z/ SHERIDAN-ROCK-GARDEN-GRANT-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON- DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...BASSETT... OSHKOSH...HYANNIS...TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT...ARTHUR... TRYON...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT... NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS 928 AM CST THU FEB 23 2012 /828 AM MST THU FEB 23 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. * TIMING: STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH QUICKLY AROUND SUNSET. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH IN OPEN AREAS. * IMPACTS: STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR LIGHTWEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. A FEW SNOW SHOWERS COULD BRIEFLY REDUCE VISIBILITY DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ACROSS NORTHWEST NEBRASKA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ TAYLOR
373 WWUS73 KLBF 232104 NPWLBF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 304 PM CST THU FEB 23 2012 NEZ005-006-008-024>026-037-038-094-240000- /O.CON.KLBF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120224T0000Z/ EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BROWN-HOOKER-THOMAS-BLAINE-LOGAN-CUSTER- WESTERN CHERRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW...AINSWORTH... MULLEN...THEDFORD...DUNNING...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW...CODY... MERRIMAN...KILGORE 304 PM CST THU FEB 23 2012 /204 PM MST THU FEB 23 2012/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. * TIMING: STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH QUICKLY AROUND SUNSET. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS: STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR LIGHTWEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ARE LIKELY ACROSS NORTHERN NEBRASKA. VISIBILITY COULD FALL TO 1/4 MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NEZ004-009-022-023-027>029-035-036-056>059-069>071-240000- /O.CON.KLBF.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120224T0000Z/ SHERIDAN-ROCK-GARDEN-GRANT-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON- DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...BASSETT... OSHKOSH...HYANNIS...TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT...ARTHUR... TRYON...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT... NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS 304 PM CST THU FEB 23 2012 /204 PM MST THU FEB 23 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. * TIMING: STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH QUICKLY AROUND SUNSET. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH IN OPEN AREAS. * IMPACTS: STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR LIGHTWEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. A FEW SNOW SHOWERS COULD BRIEFLY REDUCE VISIBILITY DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ACROSS NORTHWEST NEBRASKA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ TAYLOR
992 WWUS73 KLBF 232356 AAA NPWLBF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 556 PM CST THU FEB 23 2012 NEZ005-006-008-024>026-037-038-094-240100- /O.CAN.KLBF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120224T0000Z/ EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BROWN-HOOKER-THOMAS-BLAINE-LOGAN-CUSTER- WESTERN CHERRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW...AINSWORTH... MULLEN...THEDFORD...DUNNING...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW...CODY... MERRIMAN...KILGORE 556 PM CST THU FEB 23 2012 /456 PM MST THU FEB 23 2012/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WIND SPEEDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE BELOW 40 MPH AND FALL BELOW 30 MPH AROUND SUNSET. THE THREAT OF STRONG OR HIGH WINDS HAS ENDED. $$ NEZ004-009-022-023-027>029-035-036-056>059-069>071-240100- /O.CAN.KLBF.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120224T0000Z/ SHERIDAN-ROCK-GARDEN-GRANT-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON- DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...BASSETT... OSHKOSH...HYANNIS...TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT...ARTHUR... TRYON...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT... NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS 556 PM CST THU FEB 23 2012 /456 PM MST THU FEB 23 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WIND SPEEDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE BELOW 30 MPH. THE THREAT OF STRONG HAS ENDED. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 9:09 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | LBF | Boyd, Holt | 9 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in Nebraska, 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.