Alert archive / Nebraska / Winter Storm Warnings in 2012
Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this winter storm warning at Feb 28, 2012, 9:36 PM CST for Brown County, Cherry County, Keya Paha County, Nebraska. It was in force for 11 hr. 10 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 28, 2012, 9:36 PM CST (03:36 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 29, 2012, 9:00 AM CST
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
Counties Brown County, NE, Cherry County, NE, Keya Paha County, NE
The radar
The North Platte radar (KLNX), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:39 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 10:55 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Valentine, NE | NUMEROUS VEHICLES REPORTED TO HAVE SLID OFF THE ROADS THROUGHOUT CHERRY COUNTY...AND SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVING TO BE RESCUED FROM THEIR VEHICLES. ALSO...SEVERAL TRUCKS JACK KNIFED...WITH ONE BLOCKING TRAVEL ON HIGHWAY 83 JUST SOUTH OF VALENTINE ON THE NIOBRARA RIV |
| Feb 29, 6:00 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Valentine, NE | |
| Feb 29, 6:00 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | Valentine, NE | KVSH RADIO STATION REPORT AN AVERAGE OF 8 TO 10 INCHES OF STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. SOME SNOW DRIFTS WERE AS HIGH AS 5 FEET IN OPEN AREA. |
| Feb 29, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 3 | 26 N Whitman, NE | REPORT FURNISHED BY A NEBRASKA RAINFALL ASSESSMENT AND INFORMATION NETWORK OBSERVER. |
| Feb 29, 7:00 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 15 Se Valentine, NE | COULD NOT GET OUT OF HOME TO HIGHWAY 20 DUE TO DRIFTING. 3 AND ONE HALF FOOT DRIFTS AT RESIDENCE. |
| Feb 29, 7:10 AM CST | SNOW 4 | 12 Ene Springview, NE | THREE TO FOUR INCHES OF NEW SNOW SO FAR. |
| Feb 29, 7:20 AM CST | SNOW 5 | Wood Lake, NE | AN ESTIMATED 4 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOWFALL SO FAR AS REPORTED BY PATRONS OF THE WOOD LAKE CAFE. |
| Feb 29, 7:30 AM CST | SNOW 3 | Burton, NE | DRIFTS TO 2 AND A HALF FEET HIGH. |
| Feb 29, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 2.5 | Ainsworth, NE | |
| Feb 29, 8:00 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | 1 Ne Kilgore, NE | TOTAL PRECIPITATION FROM STORM THROUGH TIME OF REPORT WAS 1.90 INCHES WITH SEVEN INCHES OF NEW SNOW. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 3.6 hours before the alert went out and 168 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
- 780 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -186 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 22 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
501 WWUS43 KLBF 290336 WSWLBF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 936 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2012 ...SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS THROUGH TONIGHT... .AS LOW PRESSURE RAPIDLY INTENSIFIES ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA THIS EVENING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE. THE SYSTEM SHOULD MOVE OUT OF THE AREA BY MID MORNING WEDNESDAY. NEZ005-006-008-291145- /O.UPG.KLBF.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120229T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KLBF.WS.W.0002.120229T0336Z-120229T1500Z/ EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BROWN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW...AINSWORTH 936 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. SNOW SHOULD TAPER OFF WEDNESDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS OF MORE THAN 8 INCHES...CAN BE EXPECTED. THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED IN THE VALENTINE AREA OF NORTHEAST CHERRY COUNTY. * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS AT 20 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES...WITH NEAR WHITEOUT IN PLACES POSSIBLE. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT...AND NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE IN PLACES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NEZ004-023>025-094-291100- /O.CON.KLBF.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120229T1100Z/ SHERIDAN-GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-WESTERN CHERRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...HYANNIS...MULLEN... THEDFORD...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE 936 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2012 /836 PM MST TUE FEB 28 2012/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CST /4 AM MST/ WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CST /4 AM MST/ WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...SNOW AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REST OF THIS EVENING. SNOW SHOULD TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS NEAR THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER. * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS AT 20 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ TAYLOR/SPRINGER
5 follow-up statements
515 WWUS43 KLBF 290654 WSWLBF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 1254 AM CST WED FEB 29 2012 ...SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS OVERNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING... .AS LOW PRESSURE RAPIDLY INTENSIFIES OVER FAR SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA OVERNIGHT...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE. THE SYSTEM SHOULD MOVE OUT OF THE AREA BY MID MORNING WEDNESDAY. NEZ005-006-008-291500- /O.CON.KLBF.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120229T1500Z/ EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BROWN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW...AINSWORTH 1254 AM CST WED FEB 29 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING. * TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...AND WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW... WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. SNOW SHOULD TAPER OFF WEDNESDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS OF MORE THAN 8 INCHES...CAN BE EXPECTED. THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED IN KEYA PAHA AND NORTHEAST CHERRY COUNTY. * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS AT 20 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES...WITH NEAR WHITEOUT IN PLACES POSSIBLE. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT...AND NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE IN PLACES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NEZ007-009-010-026>029-291500- /O.EXB.KLBF.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120229T1500Z/ BOYD-ROCK-HOLT-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPENCER...BASSETT...ONEILL...DUNNING... TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT 1254 AM CST WED FEB 29 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING. * TIMING...SNOW AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW SHOULD TAPER OFF AND END BY MID MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS NEAR THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER. * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS AT 20 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NEZ004-023>025-094-291100- /O.CON.KLBF.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120229T1100Z/ SHERIDAN-GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-WESTERN CHERRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...HYANNIS...MULLEN... THEDFORD...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE 1254 AM CST WED FEB 29 2012 /1154 PM MST TUE FEB 28 2012/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CST /4 AM MST/ EARLY THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CST /4 AM MST/ EARLY THIS MORNING. * TIMING...SNOW AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF OVERNIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS WESTERN CHERRY COUNTY. * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS AT 20 TO 35 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY TO BELOW A MILE AT TIMES. TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ KAR
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
495 WWUS43 KLBF 291012 WSWLBF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 412 AM CST WED FEB 29 2012 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO CONTINUE INTO THIS MORNING... .AS A LOW PRESSURE TRACKS FROM SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA INTO SOUTHERN MINNESOTA THIS MORNING SNOW WILL END FROM WEST TO EAST THIS MORNING. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL ALSO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING IN SOME AREAS. THE SYSTEM SHOULD MOVE OUT OF THE AREA BY MID MORNING...ALTHOUGH STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO THE AFTERNOON. NEZ005-006-008-291500- /O.CON.KLBF.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120229T1500Z/ EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BROWN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW...AINSWORTH 412 AM CST WED FEB 29 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING. * TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...AND WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW... WILL CONTINUE UNTIL AROUND DAYBREAK. SNOW WILL THEN TAPER OFF AND END BY MID MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...NEW SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS OF MORE THAN 8 INCHES...CAN BE EXPECTED. THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE ACROSS KEYA PAHA...NORTHEAST CHERRY AND NORTHWEST BROWN COUNTY. * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES...WITH NEAR WHITEOUT IN PLACES POSSIBLE. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT...AND NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE IN PLACES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NEZ004-023>025-094-291115- /O.CON.KLBF.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120229T1100Z/ SHERIDAN-GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-WESTERN CHERRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...HYANNIS...MULLEN... THEDFORD...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE 412 AM CST WED FEB 29 2012 /312 AM MST WED FEB 29 2012/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CST /4 AM MST/ EARLY THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CST /4 AM MST/ EARLY THIS MORNING. * TIMING...SNOW AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL END. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN WESTERN CHERRY AND THOMAS COUNTY. * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS AT 20 TO 35 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY TO BELOW A MILE AT TIMES. TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NEZ007-009-010-026>029-291500- /O.CON.KLBF.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120229T1500Z/ BOYD-ROCK-HOLT-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPENCER...BASSETT...ONEILL...DUNNING... TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT 412 AM CST WED FEB 29 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING. * TIMING...SNOW AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF AND END BY MID MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...NEW SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED WITH TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS IN WESTERN BOYD...NORTHWEST HOLT AND NORTHERN BROWN COUNTY. * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY TO A HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
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
The office that day
Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 7:27 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | LBF | Blaine, Boyd, Brown, Cherry, Garfield, Grant and 8 more | 14 hr |
| Feb 28, 10:58 PM CST | Wind Advisory | LBF | Blaine, Boyd, Custer, Garfield, Holt, Logan and 4 more | 17 hr |
| Feb 29, 4:15 AM CST | Wind Advisory | LBF | Blaine, Boyd, Brown, Cherry, Garfield, Holt and 4 more | 12 hr |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.