Alert archive / Nebraska / High Wind Warnings in 2012
High Wind Warning 6, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this high wind warning at Mar 27, 2012, 3:02 AM MDT for Cherry County, Keya Paha County, Nebraska. It was in force for 3 hr. 2 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
- Mar 27, 2012, 3:02 AM MDT (09:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 27, 2012, 5:54 AM MDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
Counties Cherry County, NE, Keya Paha County, NE
The radar
The North Platte radar (KLNX), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 3:02 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | Valentine, NE | SUSTAINED WINDS AT 45 MPH AND GUSTS OVER 60 MPH SINCE 344 AM CDT |
| Mar 27, 4:25 AM MDT | WILDFIRE | 25 S Valentine, NE | COOP OBSERVER REPORTS THE WILDFIRE BURNING THE VALENTINE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE HAS BEEN CONTAINED AT HIGHWAY 83 BUT IS STILL BURNING. |
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 00:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 177 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
- 349 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -253 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2560 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 276 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 365 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
607 WWUS73 KLBF 270902 AAA NPWLBF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 402 AM CDT TUE MAR 27 2012 ...UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE IN THE JET STREAM PRODUCING STRONG WINDS... .AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE IN THE JET STREAM WILL PRODUCE STRONG WEST WINDS OVERNIGHT. ONCE THE DISTURBANCE MOVES AWAY TOWARD MORNING...WINDS SHOULD SUBSIDE. NEZ005-006-271200- /O.NEW.KLBF.HW.W.0006.120327T0902Z-120327T1200Z/ EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW 402 AM CDT TUE MAR 27 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING. * TIMING: HIGH WINDS ON GOING WILL SPREAD EAST AND DIMINISH BEFORE SUNRISE. * WINDS: WEST AT 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS: SUDDEN WIND GUSTS WILL MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS. 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. && $$ NEZ004-022-023-035-056-094-271200- /O.CON.KLBF.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-120327T1200Z/ SHERIDAN-GARDEN-GRANT-ARTHUR-DEUEL-WESTERN CHERRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...OSHKOSH... HYANNIS...ARTHUR...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...CODY...MERRIMAN... KILGORE 302 AM MDT TUE MAR 27 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT EARLY THIS MORNING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT EARLY THIS MORNING. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS ONGOING SHOULD SUBSIDE TOWARD MORNING. * WINDS: WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS: SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. LIGHT WEIGHT UNSECURED OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
1 follow-up statement
768 WWUS73 KLBF 271154 AAA NPWLBF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 654 AM CDT TUE MAR 27 2012 ...DEEP LOW PRESSURE ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS WILL PRODUCE STRONG WINDS TODAY... .DEEP LOW PRESSURE ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE STRONG WINDS THIS MORNING AND INTO EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDS SHOULD SUBSIDE BY LATE AFTERNOON. NEZ005-006-272000- /O.CAN.KLBF.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120327T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KLBF.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-120327T2300Z/ EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW 654 AM CDT TUE MAR 27 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING: WINDS ALOFT REMAIN STRONG AND WILL MIX DOWN THIS MORNING. WINDS SHOULD SUBSIDE BY LATE AFTERNOON. * WINDS: WEST AND NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS: SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. LIGHT WEIGHT UNSECURED OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. 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. && $$ NEZ007>010-024>028-036>038-057>059-272000- /O.EXB.KLBF.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-120327T2300Z/ BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-HOOKER-THOMAS-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-MCPHERSON- LOGAN-CUSTER-KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPENCER...AINSWORTH...BASSETT... ONEILL...MULLEN...THEDFORD...DUNNING...TAYLOR...BURWELL...TRYON... STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW...OGALLALA...GRANT...NORTH PLATTE 654 AM CDT TUE MAR 27 2012 /554 AM MDT TUE MAR 27 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT /5 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT /5 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. * TIMING: WINDS ALOFT REMAIN STRONG AND WILL MIX DOWN AGAIN THIS MORNING. WINDS SHOULD SUBSIDE BY LATE AFTERNOON. * WINDS: WEST AND NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS: SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. LIGHT WEIGHT UNSECURED OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NEZ004-022-023-035-056-094-272000- /O.EXT.KLBF.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-120327T2300Z/ SHERIDAN-GARDEN-GRANT-ARTHUR-DEUEL-WESTERN CHERRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...OSHKOSH... HYANNIS...ARTHUR...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...CODY...MERRIMAN... KILGORE 554 AM MDT TUE MAR 27 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: WINDS ALOFT REMAIN STRONG AND WILL MIX DOWN AGAIN THIS MORNING. WINDS SHOULD SUBSIDE BY LATE AFTERNOON. * WINDS: WEST AND NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS: SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. LIGHT WEIGHT UNSECURED OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 1:30 AM MDT | Wind Advisory | LBF | Arthur, Blaine, Boyd, Brown, Cherry, Custer and 16 more | 13 hr |
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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.