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River Flood Warning 3, NWS North Platte, NE

April 14, 2012Lincoln County, Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this river flood warning at Apr 14, 2012, 11:18 PM CDT for Lincoln County, Nebraska. It was in force for 21 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 14, 2012, 11:18 PM CDT (04:18 UTC)
Expired: Apr 15, 2012, 8:22 PM CDT
In force: 21 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 04:18 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.

065 
WGUS43 KLBF 150418
FLWLBF
BULLETIN -IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 
1118 PM CDT SAT APR 14 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.
  
.NORTH PLATTE RIVER IS ON THE RISE AGAIN. HEAVY RAIN THIS EVENING HAS
CAUSED THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER AT NORTH PLATTE TO GO ABOVE THE FLOOD
STAGE OF 6.0 FEET AGAIN. THE STAGE IS EXPECTED TO CREST AT 6.2 FEET
OVERNIGHT...THEN DECREASE. IT SHOULD GOE BELOW FLOOD STAGE SUNDAY EVENING. 


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. 

&&

NEC111-160418-
/O.NEW.KLBF.FL.W.0003.120415T0418Z-120417T0000Z/
/NPTN1.1.ER.000000T0000Z.120415T0600Z.120416T0000Z.NR/
1118 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER NEAR NORTH PLATTE.
* UNTIL MONDAY EVENING.
* AT  8:00 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.1 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* 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

997 
WGUS83 KLBF 151917
FLSLBF
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 
217 PM CDT SUN APR 15 2012

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

  NORTH PLATTE RIVER NEAR NORTH PLATTE AFFECTING LINCOLN COUNTY.
  
.ADDITIONAL RAINFALL THIS MORNING...ADDED TO THE RUNOFF FROM THE
HEAVY RAINS FROM SATURDAY NIGHT WILL CAUSE FURTHER RISES ALONG THE
NORTH PLATTE RIVER IN THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED 
TO FALL BACK BELOW FLOOD STAGE TUESDAY MORNING...HOWEVER WILL REMAIN 
HIGH OVER THE COMING WEEKS DUE TO ELEVATED RELEASES FROM LAKE
MCCONAUGHY. 

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.

&&

NEC111-161917-
/O.EXT.KLBF.FL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120418T1800Z/
/NPTN1.1.ER.120416T0000Z.120416T1800Z.120417T1800Z.NR/
217 PM CDT SUN APR 15 2012

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER NEAR NORTH PLATTE.
* UNTIL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT 12:00 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 5.8 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE TO 
  RISE TO NEAR 6.2 FEET BY TOMORROW EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL 
  BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TUESDAY 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. 

$$

876 
WGUS83 KLBF 160122
FLSLBF
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 
822 PM CDT SUN APR 15 2012

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

  NORTH PLATTE RIVER NEAR NORTH PLATTE AFFECTING LINCOLN COUNTY.
  
.THE STAGE OF THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER AT NORTH PLATTE HAS DECREASED TO 
BELOW THE FLOOD STAGE OF 6.0 FEET. THE STAGE IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN JUST
BELOW FLOOD STAGE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

NEC111-160152-
/O.CAN.KLBF.FL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120418T1800Z/
/NPTN1.1.ER.000000T0000Z.120415T0100Z.120415T0410Z.NR/
822 PM CDT SUN APR 15 2012

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER NEAR NORTH PLATTE.
* AT  6:00 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 5.8 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET. 
* FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 11:10 PM SATURDAY.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE AROUND 5.8 FEET THROUGH TUESDAY 
  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

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 14, 7:01 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LBF	Blaine, Loup	16 min
Apr 14, 7:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Blaine, Custer	40 min
Apr 14, 7:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Lincoln	42 min
Apr 14, 7:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Custer, Lincoln, Logan	40 min
Apr 14, 7:41 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LBF	Blaine, Custer, Loup	34 min
Apr 14, 8:07 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LBF	Garfield, Holt, Loup, Rock	25 min
Apr 14, 8:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Custer	47 min
Apr 14, 8:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Custer	33 min
Apr 14, 8:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Garfield, Holt, Loup, Rock, Wheeler	46 min
Apr 14, 8:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Custer, Garfield, Loup	51 min
Apr 14, 8:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Keith, Lincoln, McPherson	43 min
Apr 14, 9:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Custer	43 min
Apr 15, 3:59 PM CDT	High Wind Warning	LBF	Blaine, Boyd, Brown, Cherry, Custer, Garfield and 6 more	6 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.