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Wind Advisory 18, NWS Hastings, NE

October 15, 20137 counties in Nebraska

NWS Hastings, NE issued this wind advisory at Oct 15, 2013, 3:01 AM CDT for 7 counties in Nebraska. It took effect at Oct 15, 2013, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 15, 2013, 3:01 AM CDT (08:01 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 15, 2013, 10:00 AM CDT
Expired
Oct 15, 2013, 3:43 PM CDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Hastings, NE

Counties Buffalo County, NE, Dawson County, NE, Gosper County, NE, Greeley County, NE, Howard County, NE, Sherman County, NE, Valley County, NE

The radar

The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:02 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 nearest sounding before it

N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 125 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, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 00:00Z on 2013-10-15Temperature 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°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 00:00Z on 2013-10-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -97 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
722 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
35 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-97 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-33 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

771 
WWUS73 KGID 150801
NPWGID

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
301 AM CDT TUE OCT 15 2013

...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ANTICIPATED TODAY...

.THANKS TO A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT IN THE WAKE OF A SURFACE LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM DEPARTING THE REGION ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA
TODAY...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PICK UP IN INTENSITY BY LATE
MORNING...BEFORE GRADUALLY SUBSIDING DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND
EARLY EVENING HOURS. ALTHOUGH IT WILL BE WINDY ACROSS ALL OF
CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA TODAY...THE AREA MOST FAVORED
TO OBSERVE SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH AND GUSTS TO AT
LEAST 40 MPH WILL PRIMARILY FOCUS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80 AND WEST
OF HIGHWAY 281. 

NEZ039-040-046-047-060-061-072-151615-
/O.NEW.KGID.WI.Y.0018.131015T1500Z-131015T2200Z/
VALLEY-GREELEY-SHERMAN-HOWARD-DAWSON-BUFFALO-GOSPER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORD...LOUP CITY...ST. PAUL...
LEXINGTON...KEARNEY...ELWOOD
301 AM CDT TUE OCT 15 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM CDT
THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM CDT
THIS AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL PEAK IN INTENSITY BETWEEN THE MID-MORNING
  AND MID-AFTERNOON HOURS...BEFORE GRADUALLY DROPPING BELOW
  ADVISORY LEVELS BY LATE AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...FROM THE NORTHWEST...SUSTAINED AT AROUND 30 MPH AND
  ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTS TO AT LEAST 40 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR 
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS 
  MAY BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE STRONG WINDS. 

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.

&&

$$

PFANNKUCH
5 follow-up statements
268 
WWUS73 KGID 151623
NPWGID

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
1123 AM CDT TUE OCT 15 2013

...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ANTICIPATED TODAY...

.THANKS TO A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT IN THE WAKE OF A SURFACE LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM DEPARTING THE REGION ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA
TODAY...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PICK UP IN INTENSITY BY LATE
MORNING...BEFORE GRADUALLY SUBSIDING DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON
AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. ALTHOUGH IT WILL BE WINDY ACROSS ALL OF
CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA TODAY...THE AREA MOST FAVORED
TO OBSERVE SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH AND GUSTS TO AT
LEAST 40 MPH WILL PRIMARILY FOCUS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80 AND WEST
OF HIGHWAY 281. THE WIND WILL QUICKLY DIE DOWN THIS EVENING AND
BECOME LIGHT BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING ALLOWING LOW TEMPERATURES
TO BOTTOM OUT AROUND THE FREEZING MARK ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA.

NEZ046-047-060-061-072-160030-
/O.NEW.KGID.FZ.W.0003.131016T0800Z-131016T1400Z/
/O.CON.KGID.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-131015T2200Z/
SHERMAN-HOWARD-DAWSON-BUFFALO-GOSPER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOUP CITY...ST. PAUL...LEXINGTON...
KEARNEY...ELWOOD
1123 AM CDT TUE OCT 15 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM CDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. A
WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL PEAK IN INTENSITY BETWEEN THE MID-MORNING
  AND MID-AFTERNOON HOURS...BEFORE GRADUALLY DROPPING BELOW
  ADVISORY LEVELS BY LATE AFTERNOON. THE WIND WILL THEN BECOME
  LIGHT BY LATE TONIGHT ALLOWING TEMPERATURES TO FALL DOWN TO
  AROUND THE FREEZING MARK.

* WINDS...FROM THE NORTHWEST...SUSTAINED AT AROUND 30 MPH AND
  ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTS TO AT LEAST 40 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS
  MAY BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE STRONG WINDS. SUB-FREEZING
  TEMPERATURES ARE THEN LIKELY LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY TOMORROW
  MORNING. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE
  VEGETATION.

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 FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

KSZ005-006-017-018-NEZ073-074-082>084-160030-
/O.NEW.KGID.FZ.W.0003.131016T0800Z-131016T1400Z/
PHILLIPS-SMITH-ROOKS-OSBORNE-PHELPS-KEARNEY-FURNAS-HARLAN-
FRANKLIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PHILLIPSBURG...SMITH CENTER...
PLAINVILLE...STOCKTON...OSBORNE...HOLDREGE...MINDEN...
BEAVER CITY...ALMA...FRANKLIN
1123 AM CDT TUE OCT 15 2013

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM CDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. 


* TEMPERATURE...THE LOW TEMPERATURE EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING IS
  EXPECTED TO BOTTOM OUT RIGHT AROUND OR JUST BELOW FREEZING

* IMPACTS...THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE
  VEGETATION.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

KSZ007-019-NEZ041-048-049-062>064-075>077-085>087-160030-
/O.NEW.KGID.FR.Y.0004.131016T0800Z-131016T1400Z/
JEWELL-MITCHELL-NANCE-MERRICK-POLK-HALL-HAMILTON-YORK-ADAMS-CLAY-
FILLMORE-WEBSTER-NUCKOLLS-THAYER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANKATO...BELOIT...FULLERTON...
CENTRAL CITY...OSCEOLA...GRAND ISLAND...AURORA...YORK...
HASTINGS...CLAY CENTER...GENEVA...RED CLOUD...SUPERIOR...NELSON...
HEBRON
1123 AM CDT TUE OCT 15 2013

...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM CDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A FROST
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. 

* TEMPERATURE...LOW TEMPERATURES EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL FALL
  INTO THE LOWER TO MID 30S.

* IMPACTS...FROST WILL BE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY IN LOW LYING AND
  RURAL AREAS. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT
  UNCOVERED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR
PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED.

&&

$$

NEZ039-040-152200-
/O.CON.KGID.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-131015T2200Z/
VALLEY-GREELEY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ORD
1123 AM CDT TUE OCT 15 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL PEAK IN INTENSITY BETWEEN THE MID-MORNING 
  AND MID-AFTERNOON HOURS...BEFORE GRADUALLY DROPPING BELOW 
  ADVISORY LEVELS BY LATE AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...FROM THE NORTHWEST...SUSTAINED AT AROUND 30 MPH AND 
  ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTS TO AT LEAST 40 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR 
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS 
  MAY BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE STRONG WINDS. 

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.

&&

$$
580 
WWUS73 KGID 151643 CCA
NPWGID

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
1131 AM CDT TUE OCT 15 2013

...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ANTICIPATED TODAY...
...SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT...

.THANKS TO A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT IN THE WAKE OF A SURFACE LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM DEPARTING THE REGION ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA
TODAY...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PICK UP IN INTENSITY EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON...BEFORE GRADUALLY SUBSIDING DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON
AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. ALTHOUGH IT WILL BE WINDY ACROSS ALL OF
CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA TODAY...THE AREA MOST FAVORED
TO OBSERVE SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH AND GUSTS TO AT
LEAST 40 MPH WILL PRIMARILY FOCUS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80 AND WEST
OF HIGHWAY 281. THE WIND WILL QUICKLY DIE DOWN THIS EVENING AND
BECOME LIGHT BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING ALLOWING LOW TEMPERATURES
TO BOTTOM OUT AROUND THE FREEZING MARK ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA.

NEZ046-047-060-061-072-160100-
/O.COR.KGID.FZ.W.0003.131016T0800Z-131016T1400Z/
/O.COR.KGID.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-131015T2200Z/
SHERMAN-HOWARD-DAWSON-BUFFALO-GOSPER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOUP CITY...ST. PAUL...LEXINGTON...
KEARNEY...ELWOOD
1131 AM CDT TUE OCT 15 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM CDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. A
WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL PEAK IN INTENSITY BY EARLY TO MID
  AFTERNOON...BEFORE GRADUALLY DROPPING BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS BY
  LATE AFTERNOON. THE WIND WILL THEN BECOME LIGHT BY LATE TONIGHT
  ALLOWING TEMPERATURES TO FALL DOWN TO AROUND THE FREEZING MARK.

* WINDS...FROM THE NORTHWEST...SUSTAINED AT AROUND 30 MPH AND
  ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTS TO AT LEAST 40 MPH.

* TEMPERATURE...EARLY MORNING LOW TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO
  FALL TO RIGHT AROUND OR JUST BELOW 32 DEGREES.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS
  MAY BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE STRONG WINDS. SUB-FREEZING
  TEMPERATURES ARE THEN LIKELY LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY TOMORROW
  MORNING. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE
  VEGETATION.

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 FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

KSZ005-006-017-018-NEZ073-074-082>084-160100-
/O.NEW.KGID.FZ.W.0003.131016T0800Z-131016T1400Z/
PHILLIPS-SMITH-ROOKS-OSBORNE-PHELPS-KEARNEY-FURNAS-HARLAN-
FRANKLIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PHILLIPSBURG...SMITH CENTER...
PLAINVILLE...STOCKTON...OSBORNE...HOLDREGE...MINDEN...
BEAVER CITY...ALMA...FRANKLIN
1131 AM CDT TUE OCT 15 2013

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM CDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. 


* TEMPERATURE...THE LOW TEMPERATURE EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING IS
  EXPECTED TO BOTTOM OUT RIGHT AROUND OR JUST BELOW FREEZING

* IMPACTS...THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE
  VEGETATION.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

KSZ007-019-NEZ041-048-049-062>064-075>077-085>087-160100-
/O.NEW.KGID.FR.Y.0004.131016T0800Z-131016T1400Z/
JEWELL-MITCHELL-NANCE-MERRICK-POLK-HALL-HAMILTON-YORK-ADAMS-CLAY-
FILLMORE-WEBSTER-NUCKOLLS-THAYER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANKATO...BELOIT...FULLERTON...
CENTRAL CITY...OSCEOLA...GRAND ISLAND...AURORA...YORK...
HASTINGS...CLAY CENTER...GENEVA...RED CLOUD...SUPERIOR...NELSON...
HEBRON
1131 AM CDT TUE OCT 15 2013

...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM CDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A FROST
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. 

* TEMPERATURE...LOW TEMPERATURES EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL FALL
  INTO THE LOWER TO MID 30S.

* IMPACTS...FROST WILL BE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY IN LOW LYING AND
  RURAL AREAS. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT
  UNCOVERED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR
PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED.

&&

$$

NEZ039-040-152200-
/O.COR.KGID.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-131015T2200Z/
VALLEY-GREELEY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ORD
1131 AM CDT TUE OCT 15 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL PEAK IN INTENSITY BETWEEN EARLY AND MID-
  AFTERNOON...BEFORE GRADUALLY DROPPING BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS BY
  LATE AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...FROM THE NORTHWEST...SUSTAINED AT AROUND 30 MPH AND 
  ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTS TO AT LEAST 40 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR 
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS 
  MAY BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE STRONG WINDS. 

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.

&&

$$

WESELY
583 
WWUS73 KGID 151648
NPWGID

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...RESENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
1147 AM CDT TUE OCT 15 2013

...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ANTICIPATED TODAY...
...SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT...

.THANKS TO A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT IN THE WAKE OF A SURFACE LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM DEPARTING THE REGION ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA
TODAY...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PICK UP IN INTENSITY EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON...BEFORE GRADUALLY SUBSIDING DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON
AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. ALTHOUGH IT WILL BE WINDY ACROSS ALL OF
CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA TODAY...THE AREA MOST FAVORED
TO OBSERVE SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH AND GUSTS TO AT
LEAST 40 MPH WILL PRIMARILY FOCUS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80 AND WEST
OF HIGHWAY 281. THE WIND WILL QUICKLY DIE DOWN THIS EVENING AND
BECOME LIGHT BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING ALLOWING LOW TEMPERATURES
TO BOTTOM OUT AROUND THE FREEZING MARK ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA.

NEZ046-047-060-061-072-160130-
/O.COR.KGID.FZ.W.0003.131016T0800Z-131016T1400Z/
/O.COR.KGID.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-131015T2200Z/
SHERMAN-HOWARD-DAWSON-BUFFALO-GOSPER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOUP CITY...ST. PAUL...LEXINGTON...
KEARNEY...ELWOOD
1147 AM CDT TUE OCT 15 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM CDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. A
WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL PEAK IN INTENSITY BY EARLY TO MID
  AFTERNOON...BEFORE GRADUALLY DROPPING BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS BY
  LATE AFTERNOON. THE WIND WILL THEN BECOME LIGHT BY LATE TONIGHT
  ALLOWING TEMPERATURES TO FALL DOWN TO AROUND THE FREEZING MARK.

* WINDS...FROM THE NORTHWEST...SUSTAINED AT AROUND 30 MPH AND
  ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTS TO AT LEAST 40 MPH.

* TEMPERATURE...EARLY MORNING LOW TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO
  FALL TO RIGHT AROUND OR JUST BELOW 32 DEGREES.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS
  MAY BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE STRONG WINDS. SUB-FREEZING
  TEMPERATURES ARE THEN LIKELY LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY TOMORROW
  MORNING. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE
  VEGETATION.

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 FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

KSZ005-006-017-018-NEZ073-074-082>084-160130-
/O.NEW.KGID.FZ.W.0003.131016T0800Z-131016T1400Z/
PHILLIPS-SMITH-ROOKS-OSBORNE-PHELPS-KEARNEY-FURNAS-HARLAN-
FRANKLIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PHILLIPSBURG...SMITH CENTER...
PLAINVILLE...STOCKTON...OSBORNE...HOLDREGE...MINDEN...
BEAVER CITY...ALMA...FRANKLIN
1147 AM CDT TUE OCT 15 2013

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM CDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. 


* TEMPERATURE...THE LOW TEMPERATURE EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING IS
  EXPECTED TO BOTTOM OUT RIGHT AROUND OR JUST BELOW FREEZING

* IMPACTS...THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE
  VEGETATION.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

KSZ007-019-NEZ041-048-049-062>064-075>077-085>087-160130-
/O.NEW.KGID.FR.Y.0004.131016T0800Z-131016T1400Z/
JEWELL-MITCHELL-NANCE-MERRICK-POLK-HALL-HAMILTON-YORK-ADAMS-CLAY-
FILLMORE-WEBSTER-NUCKOLLS-THAYER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANKATO...BELOIT...FULLERTON...
CENTRAL CITY...OSCEOLA...GRAND ISLAND...AURORA...YORK...
HASTINGS...CLAY CENTER...GENEVA...RED CLOUD...SUPERIOR...NELSON...
HEBRON
1147 AM CDT TUE OCT 15 2013

...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM CDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A FROST
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. 

* TEMPERATURE...LOW TEMPERATURES EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL FALL
  INTO THE LOWER TO MID 30S.

* IMPACTS...FROST WILL BE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY IN LOW LYING AND
  RURAL AREAS. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT
  UNCOVERED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR
PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED.

&&

$$

NEZ039-040-160130-
/O.COR.KGID.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-131015T2200Z/
VALLEY-GREELEY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ORD
1147 AM CDT TUE OCT 15 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL PEAK IN INTENSITY BETWEEN EARLY AND MID-
  AFTERNOON...BEFORE GRADUALLY DROPPING BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS BY
  LATE AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...FROM THE NORTHWEST...SUSTAINED AT AROUND 30 MPH AND 
  ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTS TO AT LEAST 40 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR 
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS 
  MAY BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE STRONG WINDS. 

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.

&&

$$

WESELY
913 
WWUS73 KGID 151654
NPWGID

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
1154 AM CDT TUE OCT 15 2013

...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ANTICIPATED TODAY... 
...SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT...

.THANKS TO A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT IN THE WAKE OF A SURFACE LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM DEPARTING THE REGION ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA
TODAY...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PICK UP IN INTENSITY EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON...BEFORE GRADUALLY SUBSIDING DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON
AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. ALTHOUGH IT WILL BE WINDY ACROSS ALL OF
CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA TODAY...THE AREA MOST FAVORED
TO OBSERVE SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH AND GUSTS TO AT
LEAST 40 MPH WILL PRIMARILY FOCUS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80 AND WEST
OF HIGHWAY 281. THE WIND WILL QUICKLY DIE DOWN THIS EVENING AND
BECOME LIGHT BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING ALLOWING LOW TEMPERATURES
TO BOTTOM OUT AROUND THE FREEZING MARK ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA.

NEZ046-047-060-061-072-160200-
/O.CON.KGID.FZ.W.0003.131016T0800Z-131016T1400Z/
/O.CON.KGID.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-131015T2200Z/
SHERMAN-HOWARD-DAWSON-BUFFALO-GOSPER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOUP CITY...ST. PAUL...LEXINGTON...
KEARNEY...ELWOOD
1154 AM CDT TUE OCT 15 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY...

A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL PEAK IN INTENSITY BY EARLY TO MID 
  AFTERNOON...BEFORE GRADUALLY DROPPING BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS BY 
  LATE AFTERNOON. THE WIND WILL THEN BECOME LIGHT BY LATE 
  TONIGHT ALLOWING TEMPERATURES TO FALL DOWN TO AROUND THE 
  FREEZING MARK. 

* WINDS...FROM THE NORTHWEST...SUSTAINED AT AROUND 30 MPH AND 
  ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTS TO AT LEAST 40 MPH. 

* TEMPERATURE...EARLY MORNING LOW TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO 
  FALL TO RIGHT AROUND OR JUST BELOW 32 DEGREES. 

* IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR 
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS 
  MAY BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE STRONG WINDS. SUB-FREEZING 
  TEMPERATURES ARE THEN LIKELY LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY TOMORROW 
  MORNING. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE 
  VEGETATION. 

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 FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

KSZ005-006-017-018-NEZ073-074-082>084-160200-
/O.CON.KGID.FZ.W.0003.131016T0800Z-131016T1400Z/
PHILLIPS-SMITH-ROOKS-OSBORNE-PHELPS-KEARNEY-FURNAS-HARLAN-
FRANKLIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PHILLIPSBURG...SMITH CENTER...
PLAINVILLE...STOCKTON...OSBORNE...HOLDREGE...MINDEN...
BEAVER CITY...ALMA...FRANKLIN
1154 AM CDT TUE OCT 15 2013

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY...

A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY. 

* TEMPERATURE...THE LOW TEMPERATURE EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING IS 
  EXPECTED TO BOTTOM OUT RIGHT AROUND OR JUST BELOW FREEZING 

* IMPACTS...THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE 
  VEGETATION. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

KSZ007-019-NEZ041-048-049-062>064-075>077-085>087-160200-
/O.CON.KGID.FR.Y.0004.131016T0800Z-131016T1400Z/
JEWELL-MITCHELL-NANCE-MERRICK-POLK-HALL-HAMILTON-YORK-ADAMS-CLAY-
FILLMORE-WEBSTER-NUCKOLLS-THAYER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANKATO...BELOIT...FULLERTON...
CENTRAL CITY...OSCEOLA...GRAND ISLAND...AURORA...YORK...
HASTINGS...CLAY CENTER...GENEVA...RED CLOUD...SUPERIOR...NELSON...
HEBRON
1154 AM CDT TUE OCT 15 2013

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY...

A FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY. 

* TEMPERATURE...LOW TEMPERATURES EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL 
  FALL INTO THE LOWER TO MID 30S. 

* IMPACTS...FROST WILL BE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY IN LOW LYING AND 
  RURAL AREAS. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT 
  UNCOVERED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR
PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED.

&&

$$

NEZ039-040-152200-
/O.CON.KGID.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-131015T2200Z/
VALLEY-GREELEY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ORD
1154 AM CDT TUE OCT 15 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL PEAK IN INTENSITY BETWEEN EARLY AND MID- 
  AFTERNOON...BEFORE GRADUALLY DROPPING BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS BY 
  LATE AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...FROM THE NORTHWEST...SUSTAINED AT AROUND 30 MPH AND 
  ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTS TO AT LEAST 40 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR 
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS 
  MAY BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE STRONG WINDS. 

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.

&&

$$
661 
WWUS73 KGID 152043
NPWGID

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
343 PM CDT TUE OCT 15 2013

...FROSTY TEMPERATURES POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT...

.THE WIND WILL QUICKLY DIE DOWN THIS EVENING AND BECOME LIGHT BY
EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AS THE UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES
TO PULL AWAY FROM OUR AREA. IN ADDITION...CLOUDS WILL GRADUALLY
BREAK UP OVERNIGHT WITH MOSTLY CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES BY
DAWN. THE COMBINATION OF DECREASING WINDS AND FEWER CLOUDS WILL
ALLOW FOR GOOD RADIATIONAL COOLING THAT WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES
TO BOTTOM OUT AROUND THE FREEZING MARK ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA.

NEZ046-047-060-061-072-160445-
/O.CAN.KGID.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-131015T2200Z/
/O.CON.KGID.FZ.W.0003.131016T0800Z-131016T1400Z/
SHERMAN-HOWARD-DAWSON-BUFFALO-GOSPER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOUP CITY...ST. PAUL...LEXINGTON...
KEARNEY...ELWOOD
343 PM CDT TUE OCT 15 2013

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM
CDT WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING...THE WIND WILL BECOME LIGHT BY LATE TONIGHT AND CLOUDS
  WILL GRADUALLY SCATTER OUT ALLOWING TEMPERATURES TO FALL DOWN TO
  AROUND THE FREEZING MARK.

* TEMPERATURE...EARLY MORNING LOW TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO 
  FALL TO RIGHT AROUND OR JUST BELOW 32 DEGREES. 

* IMPACTS...THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE
  VEGETATION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

NEZ039-040-152145-
/O.CAN.KGID.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-131015T2200Z/
VALLEY-GREELEY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ORD
343 PM CDT TUE OCT 15 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

THE WIND WILL REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS BUT IS
EXPECTED TO BE BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA.

$$

KSZ005-006-017-018-NEZ073-074-082>084-160445-
/O.CON.KGID.FZ.W.0003.131016T0800Z-131016T1400Z/
PHILLIPS-SMITH-ROOKS-OSBORNE-PHELPS-KEARNEY-FURNAS-HARLAN-
FRANKLIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PHILLIPSBURG...SMITH CENTER...
PLAINVILLE...STOCKTON...OSBORNE...HOLDREGE...MINDEN...
BEAVER CITY...ALMA...FRANKLIN
343 PM CDT TUE OCT 15 2013

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY...

A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY. 

* TEMPERATURE...THE LOW TEMPERATURE EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING IS 
  EXPECTED TO BOTTOM OUT RIGHT AROUND OR JUST BELOW FREEZING 

* IMPACTS...THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE 
  VEGETATION. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

KSZ007-019-NEZ041-048-049-062>064-075>077-085>087-160445-
/O.CON.KGID.FR.Y.0004.131016T0800Z-131016T1400Z/
JEWELL-MITCHELL-NANCE-MERRICK-POLK-HALL-HAMILTON-YORK-ADAMS-CLAY-
FILLMORE-WEBSTER-NUCKOLLS-THAYER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANKATO...BELOIT...FULLERTON...
CENTRAL CITY...OSCEOLA...GRAND ISLAND...AURORA...YORK...
HASTINGS...CLAY CENTER...GENEVA...RED CLOUD...SUPERIOR...NELSON...
HEBRON
343 PM CDT TUE OCT 15 2013

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY...

A FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY. 

* TEMPERATURE...LOW TEMPERATURES EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL 
  FALL INTO THE LOWER TO MID 30S. 

* IMPACTS...FROST WILL BE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY IN LOW LYING AND 
  RURAL AREAS. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT 
  UNCOVERED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR
PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED.

&&

$$

WESELY

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this wind advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Hastings, NE wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind advisory went out at Oct 15, 1:02 AM CDT, 1 hour 59 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 15, 1:02 AM CDT, 1 hour 59 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
102 AM CDT TUE OCT 15 2013

.UPDATE...
ISSUED AT 815 PM CDT MON OCT 14 2013

UPDATED THE FORECAST EARLIER THIS EVENING TO REMOVE THE REST OF
THE SEVERE WATCH BOX AND REST OF THE THUNDERSTORMS. WILL MAINLY
HAVE TO DEAL WITH POST-FRONTAL WIND TONIGHT WHICH WILL BE A BIT
GUSTY FROM THE NORTHWEST.

&&

.SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY)
ISSUED AT 310 PM CDT MON OCT 14 2013

MAIN FORECAST CONCERNS WILL BE THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT AND
TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE PERIOD.

SURFACE ANALYSIS SHOWS A DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN
SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA THIS AFTERNOON WITH A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM
SOUTHERN SOUTH DAKOTA TO THE SURFACE LOW THEN SOUTHWEST INTO
SOUTHEAST COLORADO. SATELLITE SHOWS SOME BREAKS IN THE CLOUDS IN
THE VICINITY OF THE SURFACE LOW AND SOME THUNDERSTORMS HAVE
DEVELOPED NEAR THE CLEARING LINE AND THE SURFACE LOW. THE MUCAPE
FROM THE NAM INCREASES TO AROUND 1200 J/KG IN THE WESTERN PART OF
THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT THAT THE THUNDERSTORMS THAT ARE
DEVELOPING ON THE CLEARING LINE WILL MOVE TO THE EAST INTO THE
WESTERN PART OF THE FORECAST AREA THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT THERE
COULD BE SOME SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND
EARLY EVENING. THE MAIN THREAT WILL LIKELY BE STRONG WINDS...BUT
WITH THE COOLER TEMPERATURES THE FREEZING LEVEL IS LOWER AND THERE
COULD BE SOME HAIL. WITH THE SURFACE LOW AND FRONT IN THE VICINITY
THERE COULD BE AN ISOLATED TORNADO AS WELL.

THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER SHOULD BE RELATIVELY LIMITED TO THE
EARLY EVENING HOURS. ONCE THE SUN GOES DOWN THE HEATING WILL DIMINISH
RAPIDLY AND THE INSTABILITY WILL ALSO DIE OFF RAPIDLY. THEN AS THE
COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE AREA DURING THE EVENING THE CHANCES FOR
THUNDERSTORMS GRADUALLY ENDS FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE AREA.
THUNDERSTORMS WILL LINGER IN THE SOUTHEAST THE LONGEST...UNTIL THE
FRONT CLEARS THAT AREA BUT THAT SHOULD BE AROUND MIDNIGHT.

A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT DEVELOPS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT AND
WITH COLD ADVECTION THE NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT TONIGHT
AND TUESDAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE BREEZY. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST IN
THE NORTHERN PART OF THE FORECAST AREA WHERE THE GRADIENT IS THE
TIGHTEST. WINDS WILL BE 25 TO 30 MPH BUT SHOULD REMAIN BELOW WIND
ADVISORY CRITERIA.

.LONG TERM...(TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY)
ISSUED AT 310 PM CDT MON OCT 14 2013

OVERALL...PRETTY TYPICAL MID-OCTOBER WEATHER IS IN STORE OVER
THE LONG TERM. THE MAIN FOCUS WILL BE THE FROST/FREEZE POTENTIAL
TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THERE IS A CHANCE FOR RAIN ON
FRIDAY...WHICH IS HIGHLIGHTED MAINLY FROM THE EUROPEAN
MODEL...BUT THE CHANCE FOR THUNDER IS LIMITED AT BEST FOR THIS
TIME PERIOD. THE GFS IS DRY FRIDAY...SO IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO
SEE WHICH MODEL WINS ON THE PRECIPITATION OUTCOME.

TEMPERATURES ACROSS MOST OF THE CWA WILL BE NEAR OR BELOW 36
DEGREES TUESDAY NIGHT AS A LOW PUSHES NORTHEAST THROUGH THE REGION
AND USHERS IN COLDER TEMPERATURES FROM THE NORTHWEST. TEMPERATURES
ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN PART OF THE CWA WILL BE CLOSE TO THAT
FROST POTENTIAL AT 36 DEGREES. WITH THAT BEING SAID...I WENT AHEAD
AND HIGHLIGHTED THE WHOLE CWA WITH A FROST POTENTIAL AS
TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE CLOSE ENOUGH IF NOT BELOW. TEMPERATURES
WEDNESDAY NIGHT WILL BE NEAR THIS FROST POTENTIAL AGAIN...BUT THE
CHANCE IS MAINLY FOR OUR NORTHWESTERN COUNTIES...WHICH MAY ALREADY
HIT FROST/FREEZE TEMPERATURES THE NIGHT BEFORE...AND IN THAT CASE
WE WOULD BE DONE FOR THE SEASON FOR THOSE COUNTIES AS FAR AS
ISSUING ANY KIND OF ADVISORY GOES. THIS SHOULD BECOME MORE CLEAR
TOMORROW NIGHT.

&&

.AVIATION...(FOR THE 06Z KGRI TAF THROUGH 06Z TUESDAY NIGHT)
ISSUED AT 100 AM CDT TUE OCT 15 2013

THE MAIN AVIATION ISSUES DURING THE NEXT 24 CENTER AROUND
CEILINGS AND RATHER STRONG SURFACE WINDS. STARTING WITH
CEILINGS...THE MAIN CHALLENGE IS DETERMINING HOW MUCH OF THE TIME
A HIGHER-END MFR CEILING AROUND 2500 FT AGL WILL BE
PRESENT...VERSUS MAINLY CLEAR SKIES. BASED ON LATEST SATELLITE
TRENDS...IT APPEARS POSSIBLE THAT A MULTI-HOUR PERIOD OF NO WORSE
THAN SCATTERED CLOUDS IS POSSIBLE STARTING SHORTLY...BUT THIS IS
NO GUARANTEE GIVEN THAT KGRI WOULD STILL BE VERY CLOSE TO THE
SOUTHWESTERN EDGE OF A RATHER EXPANSIVE MVFR DECK. AT LEAST FOR
NOW...WILL TAKE A STAB AT PREVAILING VFR THROUGH MID-MORNING...AND
THEN BRING BACK SEVERAL HOURS OF PREVAILING MVFR AS STRATUS RE-
FORMS OR WRAPS BACK INTO THE AREA FROM THE NORTHWEST. ALTHOUGH
THERE COULD BE RETURN TO VFR BY THE END OF THE PERIOD...THIS IS
ALSO LOW CONFIDENCE. AS FOR SURFACE WINDS...THEY WILL MAINTAIN A
FAIRLY CONSISTENT DIRECTION BETWEEN 290-320 DEGREES THROUGH THE
PERIOD...WITH GUST POTENTIAL INCREASING FROM AROUND 25KT EARLY
THIS MORNING...UP TO AROUND 32KT THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY...BEFORE
SUBSIDING STEADILY TUESDAY EVENING TO LIGHTER LEVELS.

&&

.GID WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NE...NONE.
KS...NONE.
&&

UPDATE...HEINLEIN
SHORT TERM...JCB
LONG TERM...GUERRERO
AVIATION...PFANNKUCH
Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 14, 7:42 PM CDT, 7 hours 19 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
742 PM CDT MON OCT 14 2013

KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>077-082>087-
151200-
PHILLIPS-SMITH-JEWELL-ROOKS-OSBORNE-MITCHELL-VALLEY-GREELEY-NANCE-
SHERMAN-HOWARD-MERRICK-POLK-DAWSON-BUFFALO-HALL-HAMILTON-YORK-
GOSPER-PHELPS-KEARNEY-ADAMS-CLAY-FILLMORE-FURNAS-HARLAN-FRANKLIN-
WEBSTER-NUCKOLLS-THAYER-
742 PM CDT MON OCT 14 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND
PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS FROM THE NORTHWEST COULD CLIMB INTO THE 25
TO NEAR 30 MPH RANGE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80
AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 281.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE DAYTIME ON TUESDAY
WITH NORTHWEST WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH.

BY WEDNESDAY MORNING...FROST FORMATION IS POSSIBLE OVER THE
ENTIRE AREA AS WINDS SUBSIDE AND TEMPERATURES FALL TO BETWEEN 33
AND 36 DEGREES. SOME LOCATIONS ALONG AND WEST OF AN ELWOOD...TO
SPALDING NEBRASKA LINE MAY DIP BELOW THE FREEZING MARK. PATCHY
FROST IS ALSO POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY MORNING FOR AREAS MAINLY
NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM BEAVER CITY...TO HASTINGS...TO YORK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT.

&&

MORE INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE FOLLOWING WEB PAGE:
   HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/HASTINGS  (ALL LOWERCASE)

HEINLEIN

The office that day

Everything else NWS Hastings, NE issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 15, 11:23 AM CDTFrost AdvisoryGIDAdams, Clay, Fillmore, Hall, Hamilton, Merrick and 6 more22 hr
Oct 15, 11:23 AM CDTFreeze WarningGIDBuffalo, Dawson, Franklin, Furnas, Gosper, Harlan and 4 more22 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.