Alert archive / Nebraska / River Flood Warnings in 2012
River Flood Warning 5, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this river flood warning at Dec 11, 2012, 6:03 AM MST for Garden County, Keith County, Nebraska. It was in force for 5 days.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 11, 2012, 6:03 AM MST (13:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 16, 2012, 8:39 AM MST
- In force
- 5 days
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Garden County, NE, Keith County, NE
The radar
The North Platte radar (KLNX), 151 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point North Platte River at Lewellen (LEWN1).
- Action stage
- 7 ft
- Minor stage
- 8 ft
- Moderate stage
- 9 ft
- Major stage
- 10 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record, 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.
731 WGUS43 KLBF 111303 FLWLBF BULLETIN -IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 703 AM CST TUE DEC 11 2012 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEBRASKA... NORTH PLATTE RIVER AT LEWELLEN AFFECTING KEITH AND GARDEN COUNTIES. .FLOODING ON THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER... AN ICE JAM ON THE NORTH PLATTE NEAR LEWELLEN JUST ABOVE LAKE MCCONAUGHY. THE STAGE CRESTED AT 8.2 FEET ABOUT 1230 AM MST WHICH IS 0.7 FEET ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. SINCE THAT TIME...THE STAGE HAD FALLEN TO 7.6 FEET AND WAS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FALLING AS THE TEMPERATURE WARMS UP TODAY. 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. && NEC069-101-121303- /O.NEW.KLBF.FL.W.0005.121211T1303Z-121213T0600Z/ /LEWN1.1.ER.121211T1042Z.121211T1200Z.121212T0600Z.UU/ 703 AM CST TUE DEC 11 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER AT LEWELLEN. * UNTIL LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * AT 6:00 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.6 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 7.5 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY AFTER MIDNIGHT TOMORROW. && LAT...LON 4136 10235 4140 10235 4130 10196 4126 10197 $$ SPRINGER
9 follow-up statements
280 WGUS83 KLBF 120223 FLSLBF FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 823 PM CST TUE DEC 11 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEBRASKA... NORTH PLATTE RIVER AT LEWELLEN AFFECTING KEITH AND GARDEN COUNTIES UPSTREAM OF LAKE MCCONAUGHY. .ICE JAMMING ALONG THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER...UPSTREAM OF LAKE MCCONAUGHY...WILL LEAD TO MINOR FLOODING ALONG THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER FOR THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS. WARMER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY WHICH WILL HELP TO ALLEVIATE ICE JAMS IN THE RIVER CHANNEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SAFETY MESSAGE...DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY AND THE ROAD BENEATH MAY NOT BE INTACT. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATERS SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. SAFETY MESSAGE...STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO, RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS OR ONLINE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NORTHPLATTE. && NEC069-101-130223- /O.EXT.KLBF.FL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-121214T1500Z/ /LEWN1.1.ER.121211T1042Z.000000T0000Z.121213T1500Z.UU/ 823 PM CST TUE DEC 11 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER AT LEWELLEN. * UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING. * AT 6:00 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.7 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 7.5 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER STAGE WILL CONTINUE AROUND 7.7 FEET THROUGH MIDNIGHT TOMORROW. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. && LAT...LON 4136 10235 4140 10235 4130 10196 4126 10197 $$
607 WGUS83 KLBF 121335 FLSLBF FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 735 AM CST WED DEC 12 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEBRASKA... NORTH PLATTE RIVER AT LEWELLEN AFFECTING KEITH AND GARDEN COUNTIES. 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. && NEC069-101-131335- /O.EXT.KLBF.FL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-121214T1536Z/ /LEWN1.1.ER.121211T1042Z.000000T0000Z.121213T1536Z.UU/ 735 AM CST WED DEC 12 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER AT LEWELLEN. * UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING. * AT 6:00 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.8 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 7.5 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE NEAR 7.8 FEET THROUGH TONIGHT. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TOMORROW LATE MORNING. && LAT...LON 4136 10235 4140 10235 4130 10196 4126 10197 $$
461 WGUS83 KLBF 130229 FLSLBF FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 829 PM CST WED DEC 12 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEBRASKA... NORTH PLATTE RIVER AT LEWELLEN AFFECTING KEITH AND GARDEN COUNTIES. .FLOODING AT LEWELLEN DUE TO ICE JAMMING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SAFETY MESSAGE...DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY AND THE ROAD BENEATH MAY NOT BE INTACT. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATERS SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. SAFETY MESSAGE...STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO, RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS OR ONLINE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NORTHPLATTE. && NEC069-101-140229- /O.EXT.KLBF.FL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-121214T1500Z/ /LEWN1.1.ER.121211T1042Z.000000T0000Z.121213T1500Z.UU/ 829 PM CST WED DEC 12 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER AT LEWELLEN. * UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING. * AT 6:00 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.7 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 7.5 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THURSDAY LATE MORNING. && LAT...LON 4136 10235 4140 10235 4130 10196 4126 10197 $$
586 WGUS83 KLBF 140510 FLSLBF FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 1110 PM CST THU DEC 13 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEBRASKA... NORTH PLATTE RIVER AT LEWELLEN AFFECTING KEITH AND GARDEN COUNTIES. 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. && NEC069-101-150510- /O.EXT.KLBF.FL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-121216T1200Z/ /LEWN1.1.ER.121211T1042Z.000000T0000Z.121215T1200Z.UU/ 1110 PM CST THU DEC 13 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER AT LEWELLEN. * UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING. * AT 6:00 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.0 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 7.5 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY SATURDAY MORNING. && LAT...LON 4136 10235 4140 10235 4130 10196 4126 10197 $$
507 WGUS83 KLBF 141503 FLSLBF FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 903 AM CST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEBRASKA... NORTH PLATTE RIVER AT LEWELLEN AFFECTING KEITH AND GARDEN COUNTIES. .ICE JAMMING ALONG THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER...UPSTREAM OF LAKE MCCONAUGHY...WILL LEAD TO MINOR FLOODING ALONG THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER FOR THE NEXT 24 TO 48 HOURS NEAR LEWELLEN. DUE TO THE DYNAMIC NATURE OF ICE JAMMING...SUDDEN FLUCTUATIONS ALONG THE RIVER MAY OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SAFETY MESSAGE...DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY AND THE ROAD BENEATH MAY NOT BE INTACT. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATERS SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. SAFETY MESSAGE...STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO, RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS OR ONLINE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NORTHPLATTE. && NEC069-101-151503- /O.EXT.KLBF.FL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-121218T0800Z/ /LEWN1.1.ER.121211T1042Z.000000T0000Z.121217T0800Z.UU/ 903 AM CST FRI DEC 14 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER AT LEWELLEN. * UNTIL LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * AT 6:00 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.0 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 7.5 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FLUCTUATE IN STAGE THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. && LAT...LON 4136 10235 4140 10235 4130 10196 4126 10197 $$
940 WGUS83 KLBF 150101 FLSLBF FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 701 PM CST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEBRASKA... NORTH PLATTE RIVER AT LEWELLEN AFFECTING KEITH AND GARDEN COUNTIES. 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. && NEC069-101-160101- /O.EXT.KLBF.FL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-121217T1800Z/ /LEWN1.1.ER.121211T1042Z.000000T0000Z.121216T1800Z.UU/ 701 PM CST FRI DEC 14 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER AT LEWELLEN. * UNTIL MONDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 6:00 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.9 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 7.5 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY SUNDAY EARLY AFTERNOON. && LAT...LON 4136 10235 4140 10235 4130 10196 4126 10197 $$
028 WGUS83 KLBF 151710 FLSLBF FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 1110 AM CST SAT DEC 15 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEBRASKA... NORTH PLATTE RIVER AT LEWELLEN AFFECTING KEITH AND GARDEN COUNTIES. .ICE JAMMING ALONG THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER...UPSTREAM OF LAKE MCCONAUGHY...WILL LEAD TO MINOR FLOODING ALONG THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER FOR THE NEXT 24 TO 48 HOURS NEAR LEWELLEN. DUE TO THE DYNAMIC NATURE OF ICE JAMMING...SUDDEN FLUCTUATIONS ALONG THE RIVER MAY OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SAFETY MESSAGE...DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY AND THE ROAD BENEATH MAY NOT BE INTACT. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATERS SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. SAFETY MESSAGE...STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO, RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS OR ONLINE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NORTHPLATTE. && NEC069-101-161710- /O.CON.KLBF.FL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-121217T1800Z/ /LEWN1.1.ER.121211T1042Z.000000T0000Z.121216T1800Z.UU/ 1110 AM CST SAT DEC 15 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER AT LEWELLEN. * UNTIL MONDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 8:00 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.9 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 7.5 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON. HOWEVER FLUCTUATIONS DUE TO ICE JAMMING MAY OCCUR. && LAT...LON 4136 10235 4140 10235 4130 10196 4126 10197 $$
455 WGUS83 KLBF 160427 FLSLBF FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 1027 PM CST SAT DEC 15 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEBRASKA... NORTH PLATTE RIVER AT LEWELLEN AFFECTING KEITH AND GARDEN COUNTIES. 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. && NEC069-101-170427- /O.EXT.KLBF.FL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-121217T0600Z/ /LEWN1.1.ER.121211T1042Z.000000T0000Z.121216T0600Z.UU/ 1027 PM CST SAT DEC 15 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER AT LEWELLEN. * UNTIL LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. * AT 6:00 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.5 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 7.5 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY AFTER MIDNIGHT TOMORROW. && LAT...LON 4136 10235 4140 10235 4130 10196 4126 10197 $$
721 WGUS83 KLBF 161539 FLSLBF FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 939 AM CST SUN DEC 16 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEBRASKA... NORTH PLATTE RIVER AT LEWELLEN AFFECTING KEITH AND GARDEN COUNTIES. .WARMER TEMPERATURES HAVE ALLEVIATED THE ICE JAMMING SOME ON THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER NEAR LEWELLEN...THUS THE RIVER STAGE HAS LOWERED BELOW FLOOD STAGE. HOWEVER THE RIVER MAY CONTINUE TO FLUCTUATE AS ICE CONTINUES TO CLEAR FROM THE RIVER CHANNEL...ADDITIONAL FLUCTUATIONS AND RISES OF THE RIVER MAY OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SAFETY MESSAGE...DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY AND THE ROAD BENEATH MAY NOT BE INTACT. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATERS SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. SAFETY MESSAGE...STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO, RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS OR ONLINE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NORTHPLATTE. && NEC069-101-161609- /O.CAN.KLBF.FL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-121217T0600Z/ /LEWN1.1.ER.121211T1042Z.000000T0000Z.121216T0012Z.UU/ 939 AM CST SUN DEC 16 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER AT LEWELLEN. * AT 11:00 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.8 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 7.5 FEET. * FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 6:12 PM SATURDAY. * FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL TO 6.6 FEET BY TOMORROW MORNING...HOWEVER ADDITIONAL FLUCTUATIONS MAY OCCUR AS THE ICE BREAKS. && LAT...LON 4136 10235 4140 10235 4130 10196 4126 10197 $$
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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.