Alert archive / Nebraska / Wind Advisories in 2012
Wind Advisory 4, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this wind advisory at Jan 21, 2012, 10:42 AM CST for 6 counties in Nebraska. It took effect at Jan 21, 2012, 11:00 AM CST. It was in force for 4 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 21, 2012, 10:42 AM CST (16:42 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 21, 2012, 11:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Jan 21, 2012, 3:28 PM CST
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
Counties Boyd County, NE, Brown County, NE, Cherry County, NE, Holt County, NE, Keya Paha County, NE, Rock County, NE
The radar
The North Platte radar (KLNX), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 12:00Z, 4.7 hours before the alert went out and 183 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 757 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 169 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 251 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
103 WWUS73 KLBF 211642 NPWLBF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 1042 AM CST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS NORTHERN NEBRASKA TODAY... .STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BE OBSERVED OVER NORTHERN NEBRASKA THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT AHEAD OF A STATIONARY FRONT OVER EASTERN WYOMING AND COLORADO IS CAUSING THESE STRONG WINDS AND AS TEMPERATURES WARM THIS AFTERNOON...GUSTS OF 40 MPH OR GREATER ARE POSSIBLE. NEZ005>010-094-220000- /O.NEW.KLBF.WI.Y.0004.120121T1700Z-120122T0000Z/ EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-WESTERN CHERRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER... AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE 1042 AM CST SAT JAN 21 2012 /942 AM MST SAT JAN 21 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BE OBSERVED ACROSS THE AREA WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTS NEAR OR EXCEEDING 40 MPH. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR PERSONS DRIVING LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. DRIVERS OF THESE VEHICLES SHOULD BE AWARE OF STRONG CROSSWINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CDC/BROOKS
1 follow-up statement
555 WWUS73 KLBF 212128 NPWLBF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 328 PM CST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...STRONG WINDS AGAIN TOMORROW... .WIND SPEEDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING SO THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS AFTERNOON HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT...WITH STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS DEVELOPING IN ITS WAKE ON SUNDAY. THESE WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE PANHANDLE AND FAR WESTERN NEBRASKA IN THE EARLY MORNING THEN WILL SPREAD EAST BY LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE TO BLOW STRONG THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH. NEZ005-094-221030- /O.CAN.KLBF.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120122T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KLBF.WI.Y.0005.120122T1200Z-120123T0000Z/ EASTERN CHERRY-WESTERN CHERRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE 328 PM CST SAT JAN 21 2012 /228 PM MST SAT JAN 21 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ SUNDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ SUNDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING: WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING BEFORE SWITCHING TO THE NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT AND INCREASING AGAIN EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * WINDS: VERY STRONG WINDS OUT OF THE NORTHWEST WILL BE OBSERVED ON SUNDAY. MANY AREAS WILL SEE SUSTAINED SPEEDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR PERSONS DRIVING LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. DRIVERS OF THESE VEHICLES SHOULD BE AWARE OF STRONG CROSSWINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NEZ006>010-221030- /O.CAN.KLBF.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120122T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KLBF.WI.Y.0005.120122T1500Z-120123T0300Z/ KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...AINSWORTH... BASSETT...ONEILL 328 PM CST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM CST SUNDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM CST SUNDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING: WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING BEFORE SWITCHING TO THE NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT AND INCREASING AGAIN EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * WINDS: VERY STRONG WINDS OUT OF THE NORTHWEST WILL BE OBSERVED ON SUNDAY. MANY AREAS WILL SEE SUSTAINED SPEEDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR PERSONS DRIVING LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. DRIVERS OF THESE VEHICLES SHOULD BE AWARE OF STRONG CROSSWINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NEZ004-022>025-035>037-056>059-069>071-221030- /O.NEW.KLBF.WI.Y.0005.120122T1200Z-120123T0000Z/ SHERIDAN-GARDEN-GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-DEUEL- KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...OSHKOSH... HYANNIS...MULLEN...THEDFORD...ARTHUR...TRYON...STAPLETON... CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...NORTH PLATTE... IMPERIAL...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS 328 PM CST SAT JAN 21 2012 /228 PM MST SAT JAN 21 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ SUNDAY. * TIMING: SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE NORTHWEST TONIGHT AND BEGIN TO INCREASE EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS: VERY STRONG WINDS OUT OF THE NORTHWEST WILL BE OBSERVED ON SUNDAY. MANY AREAS WILL SEE SUSTAINED SPEEDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR PERSONS DRIVING LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. DRIVERS OF THESE VEHICLES SHOULD BE AWARE OF STRONG CROSSWINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NEZ026>029-038-221030- /O.NEW.KLBF.WI.Y.0005.120122T1500Z-120123T0300Z/ BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-CUSTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUNNING...TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT... BROKEN BOW 328 PM CST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM CST SUNDAY. * TIMING: SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE NORTHWEST TONIGHT AND BEGIN TO INCREASE SUNDAY MORNING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS: VERY STRONG WINDS OUT OF THE NORTHWEST WILL BE OBSERVED ON SUNDAY. MANY AREAS WILL SEE SUSTAINED SPEEDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR PERSONS DRIVING LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. DRIVERS OF THESE VEHICLES SHOULD BE AWARE OF STRONG CROSSWINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CDC/BROOKS
The office that day
Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 3:28 PM CST | Wind Advisory | LBF | Arthur, Blaine, Boyd, Brown, Chase, Cherry and 20 more | 30 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.