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High Wind Warning 1, NWS Omaha, NE

October 18, 20129 counties in Nebraska

NWS Omaha, NE issued this high wind warning at Oct 18, 2012, 3:45 AM CDT for 9 counties in Nebraska. It took effect at Oct 18, 2012, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 17 hr. 5 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
Oct 18, 2012, 3:45 AM CDT (08:45 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 18, 2012, 7:00 AM CDT
Expired
Oct 18, 2012, 11:46 PM CDT
In force
17 hr
Issued by
NWS Omaha, NE

Counties Antelope County, NE, Boone County, NE, Cedar County, NE, Knox County, NE, Madison County, NE, Pierce County, NE, Platte County, NE, Stanton County, NE, Wayne County, NE

The radar

The Omaha radar (KOAX), 134 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:46 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Oct 18, 11:55 AM CDTNON-TSTM WND GST 584 Nw Albion, NE
Oct 18, 12:35 PM CDTNON-TSTM WND GST 604 S Norfolk, NE
Oct 18, 3:35 PM CDTNON-TSTM WND GST 631 Ne Columbus, NEREPORTED AT AWOS STATION OLU
Oct 18, 3:55 PM CDTNON-TSTM WND GST 591 Ne Columbus, NEREPORTED AT AWOS STATION OLU
Oct 18, 3:55 PM CDTNON-TSTM WND GST 614 Nw Albion, NE

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 00:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 134 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Omaha, NE at 00:00Z on 2012-10-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Omaha, NE at 00:00Z on 2012-10-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -120 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2762 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
14 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-120 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-91 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

750 
WWUS73 KOAX 180845
NPWOAX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
345 AM CDT THU OCT 18 2012

...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS TODAY...

.NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH
GUSTS FROM 45 TO 55 MPH.

NEZ011-012-181645-
/O.NEW.KOAX.HW.W.0001.121018T1200Z-121019T0200Z/
/O.EXT.KOAX.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-121018T1200Z/
KNOX-CEDAR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CREIGHTON...BLOOMFIELD...CROFTON...
WAUSA...VERDIGRE...NIOBRARA...HARTINGTON...LAUREL...RANDOLPH...
COLERIDGE
345 AM CDT THU OCT 18 2012

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM
CDT THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND INTO THE
  EVENING.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS AVERAGING 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 
  AROUND OR OVER 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. 

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT... 
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 TO
39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

NEZ016>018-030>032-042-181645-
/O.UPG.KOAX.WI.Y.0014.121018T1100Z-121019T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KOAX.HW.W.0001.121018T1200Z-121019T0200Z/
ANTELOPE-PIERCE-WAYNE-BOONE-MADISON-STANTON-PLATTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NELIGH...ELGIN...PIERCE...PLAINVIEW...
OSMOND...WAYNE...ALBION...ST. EDWARD...NORFOLK...STANTON...
COLUMBUS
345 AM CDT THU OCT 18 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM
CDT THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO
  EARLY EVENING.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS AVERAGING 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 
  AROUND OR OVER 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. 

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT... 
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

IAZ043-055-056-069-079-080-090-091-NEZ015-033-034-043>045-050>053-
065>068-078-088>093-181645-
/O.CON.KOAX.WI.Y.0014.121018T1500Z-121019T0000Z/
MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-
PAGE-THURSTON-CUMING-BURT-COLFAX-DODGE-WASHINGTON-BUTLER-SAUNDERS-
DOUGLAS-SARPY-SEWARD-LANCASTER-CASS-OTOE-SALINE-JEFFERSON-GAGE-
JOHNSON-NEMAHA-PAWNEE-RICHARDSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONAWA...MAPLETON...MISSOURI VALLEY...
WOODBINE...LOGAN...DUNLAP...HARLAN...COUNCIL BLUFFS...GLENWOOD...
RED OAK...SIDNEY...HAMBURG...TABOR...FARRAGUT...CLARINDA...
SHENANDOAH...PENDER...MACY...WALTHILL...WINNEBAGO...WEST POINT...
WISNER...TEKAMAH...OAKLAND...LYONS...DECATUR...SCHUYLER...
FREMONT...BLAIR...DAVID CITY...WAHOO...ASHLAND...YUTAN...OMAHA...
BELLEVUE...PAPILLION...LA VISTA...SEWARD...MILFORD...LINCOLN...
PLATTSMOUTH...NEBRASKA CITY...CRETE...WILBER...FAIRBURY...
BEATRICE...TECUMSEH...STERLING...AUBURN...PAWNEE CITY...
TABLE ROCK...FALLS CITY
345 AM CDT THU OCT 18 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE
  EVENING.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS AVERAGING 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 
  45 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. 

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT... 
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 TO
39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
4 follow-up statements
465 
WWUS73 KOAX 181547
NPWOAX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
1047 AM CDT THU OCT 18 2012

...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS TODAY...

.NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 50 TO 60 MPH
WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON.

NEZ011-012-016>018-030>032-042-190000-
/O.CON.KOAX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121019T0200Z/
KNOX-CEDAR-ANTELOPE-PIERCE-WAYNE-BOONE-MADISON-STANTON-PLATTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CREIGHTON...BLOOMFIELD...CROFTON...
WAUSA...VERDIGRE...NIOBRARA...HARTINGTON...LAUREL...RANDOLPH...
COLERIDGE...NELIGH...ELGIN...PIERCE...PLAINVIEW...OSMOND...
WAYNE...ALBION...ST. EDWARD...NORFOLK...STANTON...COLUMBUS
1047 AM CDT THU OCT 18 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY EVENING.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS AVERAGING 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR
  60 MPH ARE EXPECTED.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT...
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. VISIBILITY MAY ALSO BE
  REDUCED AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. AVOID DISTRACTIONS
SUCH AS CELL PHONE USE WHEN DRIVING.

&&

$$

IAZ043-055-056-069-079-080-090-091-NEZ015-033-034-043>045-050>053-
065>068-078-088>093-190000-
/O.CON.KOAX.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-121019T0000Z/
MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-
PAGE-THURSTON-CUMING-BURT-COLFAX-DODGE-WASHINGTON-BUTLER-SAUNDERS-
DOUGLAS-SARPY-SEWARD-LANCASTER-CASS-OTOE-SALINE-JEFFERSON-GAGE-
JOHNSON-NEMAHA-PAWNEE-RICHARDSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONAWA...MAPLETON...MISSOURI VALLEY...
WOODBINE...LOGAN...DUNLAP...HARLAN...COUNCIL BLUFFS...GLENWOOD...
RED OAK...SIDNEY...HAMBURG...TABOR...FARRAGUT...CLARINDA...
SHENANDOAH...PENDER...MACY...WALTHILL...WINNEBAGO...WEST POINT...
WISNER...TEKAMAH...OAKLAND...LYONS...DECATUR...SCHUYLER...
FREMONT...BLAIR...DAVID CITY...WAHOO...ASHLAND...YUTAN...OMAHA...
BELLEVUE...PAPILLION...LA VISTA...SEWARD...MILFORD...LINCOLN...
PLATTSMOUTH...NEBRASKA CITY...CRETE...WILBER...FAIRBURY...
BEATRICE...TECUMSEH...STERLING...AUBURN...PAWNEE CITY...
TABLE ROCK...FALLS CITY
1047 AM CDT THU OCT 18 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS AVERAGING 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND
  50 MPH ARE EXPECTED.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT... 
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 TO
39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

FOBERT
950 
WWUS73 KOAX 182027
NPWOAX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
327 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2012

...STRONG WINDS TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING...

.NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 60 MPH
WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING LATE
IN THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

NEZ011-012-016>018-030>032-042-190430-
/O.EXT.KOAX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121019T0500Z/
KNOX-CEDAR-ANTELOPE-PIERCE-WAYNE-BOONE-MADISON-STANTON-PLATTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CREIGHTON...BLOOMFIELD...CROFTON...
WAUSA...VERDIGRE...NIOBRARA...HARTINGTON...LAUREL...RANDOLPH...
COLERIDGE...NELIGH...ELGIN...PIERCE...PLAINVIEW...OSMOND...
WAYNE...ALBION...ST. EDWARD...NORFOLK...STANTON...COLUMBUS
327 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT...

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS AVERAGING 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR
  60 MPH ARE EXPECTED. 

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT... 
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. VISIBILITY MAY ALSO BE 
  REDUCED AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. AVOID DISTRACTIONS
SUCH AS CELL PHONE USE WHEN DRIVING.

&&

$$

IAZ043-055-056-069-NEZ015-033-034-043>045-050>053-065>067-078-088-
190430-
/O.EXT.KOAX.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-121019T0500Z/
MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-THURSTON-CUMING-BURT-COLFAX-
DODGE-WASHINGTON-BUTLER-SAUNDERS-DOUGLAS-SARPY-SEWARD-LANCASTER-
CASS-SALINE-JEFFERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONAWA...MAPLETON...MISSOURI VALLEY...
WOODBINE...LOGAN...DUNLAP...HARLAN...COUNCIL BLUFFS...PENDER...
MACY...WALTHILL...WINNEBAGO...WEST POINT...WISNER...TEKAMAH...
OAKLAND...LYONS...DECATUR...SCHUYLER...FREMONT...BLAIR...
DAVID CITY...WAHOO...ASHLAND...YUTAN...OMAHA...BELLEVUE...
PAPILLION...LA VISTA...SEWARD...MILFORD...LINCOLN...PLATTSMOUTH...
CRETE...WILBER...FAIRBURY
327 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2012

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT...

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS AVERAGING 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 
  AROUND 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. 

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT...
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 TO
39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

IAZ079-080-090-091-NEZ068-089>093-190000-
/O.CON.KOAX.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-121019T0000Z/
MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE-OTOE-GAGE-JOHNSON-NEMAHA-PAWNEE-
RICHARDSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENWOOD...RED OAK...SIDNEY...HAMBURG...
TABOR...FARRAGUT...CLARINDA...SHENANDOAH...NEBRASKA CITY...
BEATRICE...TECUMSEH...STERLING...AUBURN...PAWNEE CITY...
TABLE ROCK...FALLS CITY
327 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS AVERAGING 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND
  40 MPH ARE EXPECTED.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT... 
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 TO
39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
440 
WWUS73 KOAX 182353
NPWOAX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
653 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2012

...STRONG WINDS TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING...

.NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 45 MPH
WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING
SLIGHTLY BY LATE IN THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

IAZ080-090-091-NEZ091>093-190100-
/O.EXP.KOAX.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-121019T0000Z/
MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE-NEMAHA-PAWNEE-RICHARDSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RED OAK...SIDNEY...HAMBURG...TABOR...
FARRAGUT...CLARINDA...SHENANDOAH...AUBURN...PAWNEE CITY...
TABLE ROCK...FALLS CITY
653 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2012

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT...BUT WIND SPEEDS SHOULD
BE BELOW WIND SPEED ADVISORY CRITERIA. THUS...THE WIND ADVISORY
THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. 

$$

NEZ011-012-016>018-030>032-042-190500-
/O.CON.KOAX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121019T0500Z/
KNOX-CEDAR-ANTELOPE-PIERCE-WAYNE-BOONE-MADISON-STANTON-PLATTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CREIGHTON...BLOOMFIELD...CROFTON...
WAUSA...VERDIGRE...NIOBRARA...HARTINGTON...LAUREL...RANDOLPH...
COLERIDGE...NELIGH...ELGIN...PIERCE...PLAINVIEW...OSMOND...
WAYNE...ALBION...ST. EDWARD...NORFOLK...STANTON...COLUMBUS
653 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT
TONIGHT...

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS AVERAGING 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO
  55 MPH EXPECTED.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT... 
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. VISIBILITY MAY ALSO BE 
  REDUCED AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. AVOID DISTRACTIONS
SUCH AS CELL PHONE USE WHEN DRIVING.

&&

$$

IAZ079-NEZ068-089-090-190500-
/O.EXT.KOAX.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-121019T0500Z/
MILLS-OTOE-GAGE-JOHNSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENWOOD...NEBRASKA CITY...BEATRICE...
TECUMSEH...STERLING
653 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2012

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT...

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS AVERAGING 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 
  AROUND 40 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. 

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT... 
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 TO
39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

IAZ043-055-056-069-NEZ015-033-034-043>045-050>053-065>067-078-088-
190500-
/O.CON.KOAX.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-121019T0500Z/
MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-THURSTON-CUMING-BURT-COLFAX-
DODGE-WASHINGTON-BUTLER-SAUNDERS-DOUGLAS-SARPY-SEWARD-LANCASTER-
CASS-SALINE-JEFFERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONAWA...MAPLETON...MISSOURI VALLEY...
WOODBINE...LOGAN...DUNLAP...HARLAN...COUNCIL BLUFFS...PENDER...
MACY...WALTHILL...WINNEBAGO...WEST POINT...WISNER...TEKAMAH...
OAKLAND...LYONS...DECATUR...SCHUYLER...FREMONT...BLAIR...
DAVID CITY...WAHOO...ASHLAND...YUTAN...OMAHA...BELLEVUE...
PAPILLION...LA VISTA...SEWARD...MILFORD...LINCOLN...PLATTSMOUTH...
CRETE...WILBER...FAIRBURY
653 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT...

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS AVERAGING 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND
  40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT... 
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 TO
39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
593 
WWUS73 KOAX 190446
NPWOAX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
1146 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2012

...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT...

.NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 TO 45 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE IN NORTHEAST NEBRASKA OVERNIGHT. 

NEZ011-012-016>018-030>032-042-190900-
/O.CAN.KOAX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121019T0500Z/
/O.EXB.KOAX.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-121019T0900Z/
KNOX-CEDAR-ANTELOPE-PIERCE-WAYNE-BOONE-MADISON-STANTON-PLATTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CREIGHTON...BLOOMFIELD...CROFTON...
WAUSA...VERDIGRE...NIOBRARA...HARTINGTON...LAUREL...RANDOLPH...
COLERIDGE...NELIGH...ELGIN...PIERCE...PLAINVIEW...OSMOND...
WAYNE...ALBION...ST. EDWARD...NORFOLK...STANTON...COLUMBUS
1146 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT FRIDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT FRIDAY. THE HIGH
WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS AVERAGING 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 
  AROUND 40 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. 

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT... 
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 TO
39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

NEZ090-190600-
/O.CAN.KOAX.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-121019T0500Z/
JOHNSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TECUMSEH...STERLING
1146 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS CANCELLED THE
WIND ADVISORY. 

WHILE WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL OVERNIGHT...SUSTAINED WIND
SPEEDS HAVE HAVE DIMINISHED TO BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. THUS THE
WIND ADVISORY THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.

$$

IAZ055-056-069-079-NEZ045-051>053-066>068-078-088-089-190600-
/O.EXP.KOAX.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-121019T0500Z/
HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-WASHINGTON-SAUNDERS-DOUGLAS-
SARPY-LANCASTER-CASS-OTOE-SALINE-JEFFERSON-GAGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MISSOURI VALLEY...WOODBINE...LOGAN...
DUNLAP...HARLAN...COUNCIL BLUFFS...GLENWOOD...BLAIR...WAHOO...
ASHLAND...YUTAN...OMAHA...BELLEVUE...PAPILLION...LA VISTA...
LINCOLN...PLATTSMOUTH...NEBRASKA CITY...CRETE...WILBER...
FAIRBURY...BEATRICE
1146 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2012

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT...

WHILE WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL OVERNIGHT...SUSTAINED WIND
SPEEDS HAVE HAVE DIMINISHED TO BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. THUS THE
WIND ADVISORY THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA WILL BE
ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. 

$$

IAZ043-NEZ015-033-034-043-044-050-065-190900-
/O.EXT.KOAX.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-121019T0900Z/
MONONA-THURSTON-CUMING-BURT-COLFAX-DODGE-BUTLER-SEWARD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONAWA...MAPLETON...PENDER...MACY...
WALTHILL...WINNEBAGO...WEST POINT...WISNER...TEKAMAH...OAKLAND...
LYONS...DECATUR...SCHUYLER...FREMONT...DAVID CITY...SEWARD...
MILFORD
1146 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2012

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT FRIDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS AVERAGING 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND
  40 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT... 
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 TO
39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

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High Wind Warnings in Nebraska, 2012Every high wind warning in 2012

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.