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River Flood Warning 2, NWS North Platte, NE

April 13, 2012Lincoln County, Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this river flood warning at Apr 13, 2012, 5:44 PM CDT for Lincoln County, Nebraska. It was in force for 22 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 13, 2012, 5:44 PM CDT (22:44 UTC)
Expired: Apr 14, 2012, 3:56 PM CDT
In force: 22 hr
Issued by: NWS North Platte, NE
Flood severity: Minor

County Lincoln County, NE

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point North Platte River at North Platte (NPTN1).

Action stage: 5.5 ft
Minor stage: 6 ft
Moderate stage: 6.5 ft
Major stage: 7 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 06693000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

The text

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

056 
WGUS43 KLBF 132244
FLWLBF
BULLETIN -IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 
544 PM CDT FRI APR 13 2012

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A FLOOD 
WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEBRASKA...

  NORTH PLATTE RIVER NEAR NORTH PLATTE AFFECTING LINCOLN COUNTY.
  
.HEAVY RAIN OVERNIGHT HAS CAUSED A RISE IN THE LEVEL OF THE NORTH
PLATTE RIVER AT NORTH PLATTE...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SAFETY MESSAGE...DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER 
COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR 
CAR TO CROSS SAFELY AND THE ROAD BENEATH MAY NOT BE INTACT. VEHICLES 
CAUGHT IN RISING WATERS SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. 

&&

NEC111-142244-
/O.NEW.KLBF.FL.W.0002.120413T2244Z-120416T0600Z/
/NPTN1.1.ER.120413T1100Z.120414T0000Z.120415T0600Z.NR/
544 PM CDT FRI APR 13 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER NEAR NORTH PLATTE.
* UNTIL LATE SUNDAY NIGHT.
* AT  5:30 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.1 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE AT 6.1 FEET BY THROUGH SATURDAY
  AND SATURDAY NIGHT. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY SUNDAY 
  MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 6.0 FEET...MINOR FLOOD STAGE. MINOR FLOODING OF LOW 
  LYING AND AGRICULTURAL LAND BEGINS ALONG THE NORTH BANK OF THE 
  NORTH PLATTE RIVER FROM HIGHWAY 83 TO APPROXIMATELY 4 MILES WEST OF
  HIGHWAY 83 SOUTH OF NORTH RIVER ROAD.  MINOR WATER INTRUSIONS INTO 
  LOW LYING AREAS OF CODY PARK IN NORTH PLATTE BEGINS. PEOPLE SHOULD 
  BE CAUTIONED AGAINST BEING IN THE WATER ALONG THE BANKS OF THE 
  RIVER ESPECIALLY NEAR CODY PARK. 

$$
SPRINGER

2 follow-up statements

311 
WGUS83 KLBF 141508
FLSLBF
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 
1008 AM CDT SAT APR 14 2012

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
NEBRASKA...

  NORTH PLATTE RIVER NEAR NORTH PLATTE AFFECTING LINCOLN COUNTY.
  
.HEAVY RAIN FELL ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT WHICH CAUSED THE
NORTH PLATTE RIVER TO RISE OVER FLOOD STAGE. THE RIVER IS FORECAST
TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATER TODAY...BUT REMAIN HIGH IN THE
COMING DAYS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SAFETY MESSAGE...DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER 
COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR 
CAR TO CROSS SAFELY AND THE ROAD BENEATH MAY NOT BE INTACT. VEHICLES 
CAUGHT IN RISING WATERS SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. 

SAFETY MESSAGE...STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO 
NOAA WEATHER RADIO, RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS OR ONLINE AT 
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NORTHPLATTE.

&&

NEC111-151508-
/O.EXT.KLBF.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120416T0000Z/
/NPTN1.1.ER.120413T1100Z.120413T2300Z.120415T0000Z.NR/
1008 AM CDT SAT APR 14 2012

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER NEAR NORTH PLATTE.
* UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING.
* AT  6:00 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.0 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY 
  THIS EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 6.0 FEET...MINOR FLOOD STAGE. MINOR FLOODING OF LOW 
  LYING AND AGRICULTURAL LAND BEGINS ALONG THE NORTH BANK OF THE 
  NORTH PLATTE RIVER FROM HIGHWAY 83 TO APPROXIMATELY 4 MILES WEST OF
  HIGHWAY 83 SOUTH OF NORTH RIVER ROAD.  MINOR WATER INTRUSIONS INTO 
  LOW LYING AREAS OF CODY PARK IN NORTH PLATTE BEGINS. PEOPLE SHOULD 
  BE CAUTIONED AGAINST BEING IN THE WATER ALONG THE BANKS OF THE 
  RIVER ESPECIALLY NEAR CODY PARK. 

$$

BROOKS

142 
WGUS83 KLBF 142056
FLSLBF
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 
356 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012

...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
NEBRASKA...

  NORTH PLATTE RIVER NEAR NORTH PLATTE AFFECTING LINCOLN COUNTY.
  
.THE RIVER STAGE AT NORTH PLATTE FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLIER THIS
AFTERNOON...THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE RIVER WILL
CONTINUE TO RUN HIGH...AROUND 5.6 FEET OVER THE COMING WEEKS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SAFETY MESSAGE...DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER 
COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR 
CAR TO CROSS SAFELY AND THE ROAD BENEATH MAY NOT BE INTACT. VEHICLES 
CAUGHT IN RISING WATERS SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. 

SAFETY MESSAGE...STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO 
NOAA WEATHER RADIO, RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS OR ONLINE AT 
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NORTHPLATTE.

&&

NEC111-142126-
/O.CAN.KLBF.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120416T0000Z/
/NPTN1.1.ER.120413T1100Z.120413T2300Z.120414T1319Z.NR/
356 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER NEAR NORTH PLATTE.
* AT  2:30 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 5.9 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET. 
* FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT  8:19 AM SATURDAY.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO 5.9 FEET BY TOMORROW 
  MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 6.0 FEET...MINOR FLOOD STAGE. MINOR FLOODING OF LOW 
  LYING AND AGRICULTURAL LAND BEGINS ALONG THE NORTH BANK OF THE 
  NORTH PLATTE RIVER FROM HIGHWAY 83 TO APPROXIMATELY 4 MILES WEST OF
  HIGHWAY 83 SOUTH OF NORTH RIVER ROAD.  MINOR WATER INTRUSIONS INTO 
  LOW LYING AREAS OF CODY PARK IN NORTH PLATTE BEGINS. PEOPLE SHOULD 
  BE CAUTIONED AGAINST BEING IN THE WATER ALONG THE BANKS OF THE 
  RIVER ESPECIALLY NEAR CODY PARK. 

$$

BROOKS

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 12, 7:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Hooker, McPherson, Thomas	45 min
Apr 12, 7:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Frontier, Hayes	47 min
Apr 12, 7:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Lincoln, Perkins	45 min
Apr 12, 8:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Lincoln	50 min
Apr 12, 9:02 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LBF	Lincoln	104 min

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.