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High Wind Warning 8, NWS North Platte, NE

April 15, 201212 counties in Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this high wind warning at Apr 15, 2012, 3:59 PM CDT for 12 counties in Nebraska. It was in force for 6 hr. 6 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
Apr 15, 2012, 3:59 PM CDT (20:59 UTC)
Expired
Apr 15, 2012, 10:00 PM CDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS North Platte, NE

Counties Blaine County, NE, Boyd County, NE, Brown County, NE, Cherry County, NE, Custer County, NE, Garfield County, NE, Holt County, NE, Keya Paha County, NE, Loup County, NE, Rock County, NE, Thomas County, NE, Wheeler County, NE

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:00 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Apr 15, 4:11 PM CDTNON-TSTM WND GST 597 N Brownlee, NE
Apr 15, 4:18 PM CDTHAIL 0.8835 N Burwell, NE
Apr 15, 4:55 PM CDTNON-TSTM WND GST 61Ainsworth, NE
Apr 15, 5:40 PM CDTNON-TSTM WND GST 591 S Brewster, NE
Apr 15, 6:17 PM CDTNON-TSTM WND GST 56Broken Bow, NE
Apr 15, 7:35 PM CDTNON-TSTM WND GST 58Oneill, 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, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 147 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 2012-04-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 133 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 2012-04-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 191 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
133 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-4 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
498 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
48 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
191 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
135 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.1

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The text

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

112 
WWUS73 KLBF 152059
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
359 PM CDT SUN APR 15 2012

...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS TO CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING...

.THE STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS THAT HAVE BEEN OBSERVED THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON WILL PERSIST INTO THE EVENING HOURS. GUSTS OF UP TO 60
MPH HAVE BEEN OBSERVED IN A FEW LOCATIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA THIS AFTERNOON...WITH SLIGHTLY LESSER WINDS IN AREAS TO
THE WEST AND SOUTH. AS THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CAUSING THESE
STRONG WINDS SLOWLY MOVES EAST OUT OF NORTHEAST
NEBRASKA...CONDITIONS WILL STAY FAVORABLE FOR THESE VERY STRONG
WINDS IN NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATER
THIS EVENING.

NEZ005>010-025>029-038-160300-
/O.UPG.KLBF.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-120416T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KLBF.HW.W.0008.120415T2059Z-120416T0300Z/
EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-THOMAS-BLAINE-LOUP-
GARFIELD-WHEELER-CUSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...
AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL...THEDFORD...DUNNING...TAYLOR...
BURWELL...BARTLETT...BROKEN BOW
359 PM CDT SUN APR 15 2012

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

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

* TIMING: VERY STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO
  THIS EVENING.

* WINDS: NORTH NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60
  MPH.

* IMPACTS: HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES ON 
  EAST WEST ROUTES SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&


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>024-035>037-056>059-069>071-094-160300-
/O.EXT.KLBF.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-120416T0300Z/
SHERIDAN-GARDEN-GRANT-HOOKER-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-DEUEL-KEITH-
PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...OSHKOSH...
HYANNIS...MULLEN...ARTHUR...TRYON...STAPLETON...CHAPPELL...
BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL...
HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE
359 PM CDT SUN APR 15 2012 /259 PM MDT SUN APR 15 2012/

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/
THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO THIS 
  EVENING. 

* WINDS: NORTH NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 
  MPH.

* IMPACTS: HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES ON 
  EAST WEST ROUTES SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

BROOKS
1 follow-up statement
667 
WWUS73 KLBF 160302
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
1002 PM CDT SUN APR 15 2012

NEZ005>010-025>029-038-160415-
/O.EXP.KLBF.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120416T0300Z/
EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-THOMAS-BLAINE-LOUP-
GARFIELD-WHEELER-CUSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...
AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL...THEDFORD...DUNNING...TAYLOR...
BURWELL...BARTLETT...BROKEN BOW
1002 PM CDT SUN APR 15 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

WIND HAD DECREASED TO LESS THAN 40 MPH SUSTAINED OVER THE WARNING
AREA. LOCALIZED WIND MAY CONTINUE AT 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER
40 MPH UNTIL 11 PM CDT.

$$

NEZ004-022>024-035>037-056>059-069>071-094-160415-
/O.EXP.KLBF.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-120416T0300Z/
SHERIDAN-GARDEN-GRANT-HOOKER-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-DEUEL-KEITH-
PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...OSHKOSH...
HYANNIS...MULLEN...ARTHUR...TRYON...STAPLETON...CHAPPELL...
BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL...
HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE
1002 PM CDT SUN APR 15 2012 /902 PM MDT SUN APR 15 2012/

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING. 

SUSTAINED WIND OVER THE ADVISORY AREA HAD DECREASED TO LESS THAN
30 MPH...THOUGH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH MAY CONTINUE UNTIL 11 PM CDT
(10 PM MDT).

$$
SPRINGER

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 14, 7:01 PM CDTTornado WarningLBFBlaine, Loup16 min
Apr 14, 7:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFBlaine, Custer40 min
Apr 14, 7:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFLincoln42 min
Apr 14, 7:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCuster, Lincoln, Logan40 min
Apr 14, 7:41 PM CDTTornado WarningLBFBlaine, Custer, Loup34 min
Apr 14, 8:07 PM CDTTornado WarningLBFGarfield, Holt, Loup, Rock25 min
Apr 14, 8:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCuster47 min
Apr 14, 8:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCuster33 min
Apr 14, 8:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFGarfield, Holt, Loup, Rock, Wheeler46 min
Apr 14, 8:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCuster, Garfield, Loup51 min
Apr 14, 8:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFKeith, Lincoln, McPherson43 min
Apr 14, 9:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCuster43 min
Apr 14, 11:18 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLBFLincoln21 hr

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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.