Alert archive / Nebraska / River Flood Warnings in 2012
River Flood Warning 4, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this river flood warning at Apr 27, 2012, 9:26 PM CDT for Lincoln County, Nebraska. It took effect at Apr 28, 2012, 1:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 15 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 27, 2012, 9:26 PM CDT (02:26 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 28, 2012, 1:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 28, 2012, 3:35 PM CDT
- In force
- 15 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 02:26 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.
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.
473 WGUS43 KLBF 280226 FLWLBF BULLETIN -IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 926 PM CDT FRI APR 27 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. .RAINS OVER WESTERN NEBRASKA BETWEEN OGALLALA AND NORTH PLATTE LAST NIGHT AND TODAY HAVE CAUSED THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER TO RISE JUST BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY THIS EVENING. THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER IS FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AT NORTH PLATTE SATURDAY MORNING. 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. && NEC111-290226- /O.NEW.KLBF.FL.W.0004.120428T0600Z-120429T1800Z/ /NPTN1.1.ER.120428T0600Z.120428T1200Z.120428T1800Z.NR/ 926 PM CDT FRI APR 27 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER NEAR NORTH PLATTE. * FROM LATE TONIGHT TO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 6:00 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 5.9 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 6.1 FEET BY TOMORROW MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON. * 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. $$
2 follow-up statements
497 WGUS83 KLBF 281740 FLSLBF FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 1240 PM CDT SAT APR 28 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEBRASKA... NORTH PLATTE RIVER NEAR NORTH PLATTE AFFECTING LINCOLN COUNTY. .RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL HAS CAUSED THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER AT NORTH PLATTE TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SAFETY MESSAGE...DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY AND THE ROAD BENEATH MAY NOT BE INTACT. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATERS SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. SAFETY MESSAGE...STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO, RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS OR ONLINE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NORTHPLATTE. && NEC111-291740- /O.EXT.KLBF.FL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120430T0600Z/ /NPTN1.1.ER.120428T0500Z.120428T1800Z.120429T0600Z.NR/ 1240 PM CDT SAT APR 28 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER NEAR NORTH PLATTE. * UNTIL LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. * AT 6:00 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.1 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL REMAIN NEARLY STEADY TODAY. THE RIVER WILL THEN SLOWLY FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TONIGHT. * IMPACT...AT 6.0 FEET...MINOR FLOOD STAGE. MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND AGRICULTURAL LAND BEGINS ALONG THE NORTH BANK OF THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER FROM HIGHWAY 83 TO APPROXIMATELY 4 MILES WEST OF HIGHWAY 83 SOUTH OF NORTH RIVER ROAD. MINOR WATER INTRUSIONS INTO LOW LYING AREAS OF CODY PARK IN NORTH PLATTE BEGINS. PEOPLE SHOULD BE CAUTIONED AGAINST BEING IN THE WATER ALONG THE BANKS OF THE RIVER ESPECIALLY NEAR CODY PARK. $$
221 WGUS83 KLBF 282035 FLSLBF FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 335 PM CDT SAT APR 28 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEBRASKA... NORTH PLATTE RIVER NEAR NORTH PLATTE AFFECTING LINCOLN COUNTY. .FLOODING ON THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER HAS ENDED. THIS AFTERNOON...THE STAGE DROPPED BELOW 6 FEET. 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. && NEC111-282105- /O.CAN.KLBF.FL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120430T0600Z/ /NPTN1.1.ER.120428T0500Z.120428T1100Z.120428T1550Z.NR/ 335 PM CDT SAT APR 28 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER NEAR NORTH PLATTE. * AT 3:00 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 5.9 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET. * FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 10:50 AM SATURDAY. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO 5.8 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. $$ SPRINGER
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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.