Alert archive / Nebraska / Wind Chill Warnings in 2013
Wind Chill Warning 1, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this wind chill warning at Dec 4, 2013, 3:03 PM MST for 4 counties in Nebraska. It took effect at Dec 4, 2013, 5:00 PM MST. It was in force for 18 hr. 7 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
- Dec 4, 2013, 3:03 PM MST (22:03 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 4, 2013, 5:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Dec 5, 2013, 11:00 AM MST
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
Counties Cherry County, NE, Garden County, NE, Grant County, NE, Sheridan County, NE
The radar
The North Platte radar (KLNX), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:03 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 5, 3:43 AM MST | EXTR WIND CHILL -37 | Ellsworth, NE | |
| Dec 5, 6:43 AM MST | EXTR WIND CHILL -41 | 1 Wnw Rushville, NE | |
| Dec 5, 6:43 AM MST | EXTR WIND CHILL -32 | 16 Nw Clinton, NE | |
| Dec 5, 6:43 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | Ellsworth, NE | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. |
| Dec 5, 6:43 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 14.6 | 1 Ne Kilgore, NE | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. |
| Dec 5, 7:14 AM MST | EXTR WIND CHILL -30 | 7 Ne Brownlee, NE | |
| Dec 5, 7:59 AM MST | EXTR WIND CHILL -39 | 6 E Gordon, NE |
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 12:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 156 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
- 763 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 86 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -24 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 408 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS43 KLBF 042203 WSWLBF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 403 PM CST WED DEC 4 2013 ...BLOWING SNOW CONTINUING ACROSS NORTHERN NEBRASKA... .SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES WILL CONTINUE TO FALL OVER PARTS OF NORTHERN NEBRASKA INTO THIS EVENING. ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LITTLE OR NONE. BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING SNOW WHICH WILL DROP VISIBILITIES TO A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. THIS WILL CONTINUE THE HAZARDOUS TRAVELING CONDITIONS ACROSS NORTHERN NEBRASKA THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING...ENDING THE BLOWING SNOW THREAT. HOWEVER...COLD TEMPERATURES AND BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL KEEP WIND CHILLS DOWN BETWEEN -10 AND -20 DEGREES INTO THIS EVENING. WITH ARCTIC AIR IN PLACE...FRESH SNOW COVER IN PLACES...AND NORTHERLY WINDS TONIGHT...WIND CHILLS WILL DROP TO DANGEROUS LEVELS. LOOK FOR WIND CHILLS TONIGHT TO FALL INTO THE -20 TO -35 DEGREE RANGE. NEZ004-005-094-051215- /O.NEW.KLBF.WC.W.0001.131205T0000Z-131205T1800Z/ /O.CON.KLBF.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-131205T0000Z/ SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-WESTERN CHERRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...VALENTINE...CODY... MERRIMAN...KILGORE 403 PM CST WED DEC 4 2013 /303 PM MST WED DEC 4 2013/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/ THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/ THURSDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. * TIMING...BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WIND CHILLS WILL FALL TO DANGEROUS LEVELS THIS EVENING AND WILL STAY VERY COLD INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * NO ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION. * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING...BUT WILL BLOW AT 5 TO 15 MPH THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL COMBINE WITH BREEZY WINDS TO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. REDUCED VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY...WHICH MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE EXPOSED SKIN TO FREEZE WITHIN MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ NEZ022-023-051215- /O.NEW.KLBF.WC.W.0001.131205T0000Z-131205T1800Z/ GARDEN-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSHKOSH...HYANNIS 303 PM MST WED DEC 4 2013 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THURSDAY. * TIMING...WIND CHILLS WILL DROP RAPIDLY THIS EVENING AND STAY DANGEROUSLY COLD THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES...VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE WITH NORTHWEST WINDS TO DROP WIND CHILLS BETWEEN -25 AND -35 DEGREES OVERNIGHT. * OTHER IMPACTS...EXPOSED SKIN WILL FREEZE WITHIN MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ NEZ006>010-051215- /O.NEW.KLBF.WC.Y.0002.131205T0000Z-131205T1800Z/ /O.CON.KLBF.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-131205T0000Z/ KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...AINSWORTH... BASSETT...ONEILL 403 PM CST WED DEC 4 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WIND CHILLS WILL FALL RAPIDLY THIS EVENING AND STAY DANGEROUSLY COLD THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * LITTLE OR NO NEW SNOW ACCUMULATION. * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING...BUT WILL CONTINUE TO BLOW BETWEEN 10 AND 20 MPH THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL COMBINE WITH BREEZY WINDS TO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. REDUCED VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY...WHICH MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROST BITE TO EXPOSED SKIN IN LESS THAN 30 MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ NEZ024>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-051215- /O.NEW.KLBF.WC.Y.0002.131205T0000Z-131205T1800Z/ HOOKER-THOMAS-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-LOGAN- CUSTER-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MULLEN...THEDFORD...DUNNING...TAYLOR... BURWELL...BARTLETT...ARTHUR...TRYON...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW... CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...NORTH PLATTE... IMPERIAL...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS 403 PM CST WED DEC 4 2013 /303 PM MST WED DEC 4 2013/ ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/ THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/ THURSDAY. * TIMING...WIND CHILLS WILL DROP RAPIDLY THIS EVENING AND STAY DANGEROUSLY COLD THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES...VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE WITH NORTHWEST WINDS TO DROP WIND CHILLS BETWEEN -20 AND -30 DEGREES. * OTHER IMPACTS...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROST BITE TO EXPOSED SKIN IN LESS THAN 30 MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ BROOKS
5 follow-up statements
000 WWUS43 KLBF 050012 WSWLBF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 612 PM CST WED DEC 4 2013 ...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .WITH ARCTIC AIR IN PLACE...FRESH SNOW COVER IN PLACES...AND NORTHERLY WINDS TONIGHT...WIND CHILLS WILL DROP TO DANGEROUS LEVELS. LOOK FOR WIND CHILLS TONIGHT TO FALL INTO THE 20 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO RANGE. NEZ004-005-094-051415- /O.EXP.KLBF.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-131205T0000Z/ /O.CON.KLBF.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-131205T1800Z/ SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-WESTERN CHERRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...VALENTINE...CODY... MERRIMAN...KILGORE 612 PM CST WED DEC 4 2013 /512 PM MST WED DEC 4 2013/ ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/ THURSDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/ THURSDAY. A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THURSDAY. * TIMING...WIND CHILLS WILL DROP RAPIDLY THIS EVENING AND STAY DANGEROUSLY COLD THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES...VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE WITH NORTHWEST WINDS TO DROP WIND CHILLS BETWEEN 25 BELOW AND 35 BELOW ZERO. * OTHER IMPACTS...EXPOSED SKIN WILL FREEZE WITHIN MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ NEZ006>010-051415- /O.EXP.KLBF.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-131205T0000Z/ /O.CON.KLBF.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-131205T1800Z/ KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...AINSWORTH... BASSETT...ONEILL 612 PM CST WED DEC 4 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY. * TIMING...WIND CHILLS WILL DROP RAPIDLY THIS EVENING AND STAY DANGEROUSLY COLD THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES...VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE WITH NORTHWEST WINDS TO DROP WIND CHILLS BETWEEN 20 BELOW AND 30 BELOW ZERO. * OTHER IMPACTS...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROST BITE TO EXPOSED SKIN IN LESS THAN 30 MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ NEZ022-023-051415- /O.CON.KLBF.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-131205T1800Z/ GARDEN-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSHKOSH...HYANNIS 512 PM MST WED DEC 4 2013 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THURSDAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THURSDAY. * TIMING...WIND CHILLS WILL DROP RAPIDLY THIS EVENING AND STAY DANGEROUSLY COLD THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES...VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE WITH NORTHWEST WINDS TO DROP WIND CHILLS BETWEEN 25 BELOW AND 35 BELOW ZERO. * OTHER IMPACTS...EXPOSED SKIN WILL FREEZE WITHIN MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ NEZ024>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-051415- /O.CON.KLBF.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-131205T1800Z/ HOOKER-THOMAS-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-LOGAN- CUSTER-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MULLEN...THEDFORD...DUNNING...TAYLOR... BURWELL...BARTLETT...ARTHUR...TRYON...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW... CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...NORTH PLATTE... IMPERIAL...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS 612 PM CST WED DEC 4 2013 /512 PM MST WED DEC 4 2013/ ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/ THURSDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/ THURSDAY. * TIMING...WIND CHILLS WILL DROP RAPIDLY THIS EVENING AND STAY DANGEROUSLY COLD THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES...VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE WITH NORTHWEST WINDS TO DROP WIND CHILLS BETWEEN 20 BELOW AND 30 BELOW ZERO. * OTHER IMPACTS...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROST BITE TO EXPOSED SKIN IN LESS THAN 30 MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ KAR
000 WWUS43 KLBF 050119 AAA WSWLBF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 719 PM CST WED DEC 4 2013 ...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .WITH ARCTIC AIR IN PLACE...FRESH SNOW COVER IN PLACES...AND NORTHERLY WINDS TONIGHT...WIND CHILLS WILL DROP TO DANGEROUS LEVELS. LOOK FOR WIND CHILLS TONIGHT TO FALL INTO THE 20 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO RANGE. NEZ004-005-022-023-094-051530- /O.CON.KLBF.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-131205T1800Z/ SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-GARDEN-GRANT-WESTERN CHERRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...VALENTINE... OSHKOSH...HYANNIS...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE 719 PM CST WED DEC 4 2013 /619 PM MST WED DEC 4 2013/ ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/ THURSDAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/ THURSDAY. * TIMING...WIND CHILLS WILL DROP RAPIDLY THIS EVENING AND STAY DANGEROUSLY COLD THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES...VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE WITH NORTHWEST WINDS TO DROP WIND CHILLS BETWEEN 25 BELOW AND 35 BELOW ZERO. * OTHER IMPACTS...EXPOSED SKIN WILL FREEZE WITHIN MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ NEZ006>010-024>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-051530- /O.CON.KLBF.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-131205T1800Z/ KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-HOOKER-THOMAS-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD- WHEELER-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-CUSTER-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN- CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...AINSWORTH... BASSETT...ONEILL...MULLEN...THEDFORD...DUNNING...TAYLOR... BURWELL...BARTLETT...ARTHUR...TRYON...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW... CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...NORTH PLATTE... IMPERIAL...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS 719 PM CST WED DEC 4 2013 /619 PM MST WED DEC 4 2013/ ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/ THURSDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/ THURSDAY. * TIMING...WIND CHILLS WILL DROP RAPIDLY THIS EVENING AND STAY DANGEROUSLY COLD THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES...VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE WITH NORTHWEST WINDS TO DROP WIND CHILLS BETWEEN 20 BELOW AND 30 BELOW ZERO. * OTHER IMPACTS...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROST BITE TO EXPOSED SKIN IN LESS THAN 30 MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ KAR
000 WWUS43 KLBF 050946 AAA WSWLBF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 346 AM CST THU DEC 5 2013 ...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS THIS MORNING... .WIND CHILLS WILL DROP TO DANGEROUS LEVELS. LOOK FOR WIND CHILLS TO FALL INTO THE 20 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO RANGE THIS MORNING. NEZ004-005-022-023-094-051800- /O.CON.KLBF.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-131205T1800Z/ SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-GARDEN-GRANT-WESTERN CHERRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...VALENTINE... OSHKOSH...HYANNIS...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE 346 AM CST THU DEC 5 2013 /246 AM MST THU DEC 5 2013/ ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY. * TIMING...WIND CHILLS WILL STAY DANGEROUSLY COLD THIS MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES...VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE WITH NORTHWEST WINDS TO DROP WIND CHILLS BETWEEN 25 BELOW AND 35 BELOW ZERO. * OTHER IMPACTS...EXPOSED SKIN WILL FREEZE WITHIN MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ NEZ006>010-024>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-051800- /O.CON.KLBF.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-131205T1800Z/ KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-HOOKER-THOMAS-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD- WHEELER-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-CUSTER-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN- CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...AINSWORTH... BASSETT...ONEILL...MULLEN...THEDFORD...DUNNING...TAYLOR... BURWELL...BARTLETT...ARTHUR...TRYON...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW... CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...NORTH PLATTE... IMPERIAL...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS 346 AM CST THU DEC 5 2013 /246 AM MST THU DEC 5 2013/ ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY. * TIMING...WIND CHILLS WILL STAY DANGEROUSLY COLD THIS MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES...VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE WITH NORTHWEST WINDS TO DROP WIND CHILLS BETWEEN 20 BELOW AND 30 BELOW ZERO. * OTHER IMPACTS...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROST BITE TO EXPOSED SKIN IN LESS THAN 30 MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$
000 WWUS43 KLBF 051537 AAB WSWLBF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 937 AM CST THU DEC 5 2013 ...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS CONTINUE THIS MORNING... .TEMPERATURES REMAIN NEAR ZERO TO 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA THIS MORNING. THESE COLD TEMPERATURES...COMBINED WITH THE WINDS WILL KEEP WIND CHILLS DANGEROUSLY COLD THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING...AT VALUES OF 15 TO 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. NEZ004-005-022-023-094-051800- /O.CON.KLBF.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-131205T1800Z/ SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-GARDEN-GRANT-WESTERN CHERRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...VALENTINE... OSHKOSH...HYANNIS...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE 937 AM CST THU DEC 5 2013 /837 AM MST THU DEC 5 2013/ ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY. * TIMING...WIND CHILLS WILL STAY DANGEROUSLY COLD THIS MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES...VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE WITH NORTHWEST WINDS TO DROP WIND CHILLS BETWEEN 20 BELOW AND 35 BELOW ZERO. * OTHER IMPACTS...EXPOSED SKIN WILL FREEZE WITHIN MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ NEZ006>010-024>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-051800- /O.CON.KLBF.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-131205T1800Z/ KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-HOOKER-THOMAS-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD- WHEELER-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-CUSTER-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN- CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...AINSWORTH... BASSETT...ONEILL...MULLEN...THEDFORD...DUNNING...TAYLOR... BURWELL...BARTLETT...ARTHUR...TRYON...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW... CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...NORTH PLATTE... IMPERIAL...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS 937 AM CST THU DEC 5 2013 /837 AM MST THU DEC 5 2013/ ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY. * TIMING...WIND CHILLS WILL STAY DANGEROUSLY COLD THIS MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES...VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE WITH NORTHWEST WINDS TO DROP WIND CHILLS BETWEEN 15 BELOW AND 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. * OTHER IMPACTS...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROST BITE TO EXPOSED SKIN IN LESS THAN 30 MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ BROOKS
000 WWUS43 KLBF 051810 WSWLBF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 1210 PM CST THU DEC 5 2013 ...WIND CHILLS IMPROVING... .TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED WITH MOST LOCATIONS NOW SEEING READINGS ABOVE ZERO...INTO THE LOW TEENS. WINDS ARE ALSO LIGHT IN MOST AREAS...WHICH HAS ALLOWED THE WIND CHILLS TO RISE ABOVE DANGEROUS LEVELS. SOME LOCATIONS ARE STILL SEEING WIND CHILLS OF 10 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO WHICH SHOULD CONTINUE TO IMPROVE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. NEZ004-005-022-023-094-051915- /O.EXP.KLBF.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-131205T1800Z/ SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-GARDEN-GRANT-WESTERN CHERRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...VALENTINE... OSHKOSH...HYANNIS...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE 1210 PM CST THU DEC 5 2013 /1110 AM MST THU DEC 5 2013/ ...WIND CHILL WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE WIND CHILL WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILLS OF 10 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO WILL IMPROVE TO 0 TO 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * VERY COLD TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED AGAIN TONIGHT. WINDS WILL BE FAIRLY LIGHT...BUT WIND CHILLS ARE STILL EXPECTED TO FALL TO 20 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. $$ NEZ006>010-024>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-051915- /O.EXP.KLBF.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-131205T1800Z/ KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-HOOKER-THOMAS-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD- WHEELER-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-CUSTER-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN- CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...AINSWORTH... BASSETT...ONEILL...MULLEN...THEDFORD...DUNNING...TAYLOR... BURWELL...BARTLETT...ARTHUR...TRYON...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW... CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...NORTH PLATTE... IMPERIAL...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS 1210 PM CST THU DEC 5 2013 /1110 AM MST THU DEC 5 2013/ ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILLS HAVE IMPROVED...WITH READINGS BETWEEN 0 AND 10 DEGREES BELOW ZERO EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * VERY COLD TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED AGAIN TONIGHT. WINDS WILL BE FAIRLY LIGHT...BUT WIND CHILLS ARE STILL EXPECTED TO FALL TO 20 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. $$ BROOKS
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind chill warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS North Platte, NE wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind chill warning went out at Dec 4, 2:43 PM MST, 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 4, 2:43 PM MST, 20 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 343 PM CST WED DEC 4 2013 .SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY) ISSUED AT 341 PM CST WED DEC 4 2013 WATER VAPOR IMAGERY AT 21Z SHOWED AMPLIFIED FLOW OVER THE PACIFIC INTO NORTH AMERICA AS A STRONG RIDGE WAS OVER THE PACIFIC INTO ALASKA...WITH A DEEP TROUGH OVER THE WESTERN CONUS. AMONGST THE TROUGH...AN UPPER LOW WAS CENTERED OVER SASKATCHEWAN WITH THE TROUGH AXIS EXTENDING THROUGH THE HIGH PLAINS INTO WESTERN COLORADO. AT THE SURFACE...A LOW WAS CENTERED OVER NORTHEAST IOWA WITH THE COLD FRONT EXTENDING INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS INTO CENTRAL TEXAS...THEN NORTH TO CENTRAL COLORADO. BEHIND THIS FRONT...AN ARCTIC AIRMASS BUILT IN THROUGH THE DAY WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES TODAY IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO MID TEENS. AS THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH DUG FURTHER SOUTH TODAY...THE FLOW OF MOISTURE ALOFT INTO THE AREA HAS REDUCED. WITH THE LOSS OF MOISTURE IN THE COLUMN...SNOW HAS MOSTLY COME TO AN END THIS AFTERNOON. THEREFORE THE CURRENT WINTER STORM IS ON THE DOWNWARD END OF EXISTENCE FOR THE LOCAL AREA. THERE WILL REMAIN SOME LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES ACROSS NEBRASKA THROUGH THIS EVENING UNTIL THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVES ACROSS THE REGION. ALTHOUGH NO MORE ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED...WILL CONTINUE THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON AS WINDS BLOWING AT 15 TO 25 AND GUSTS TO 35 HAVE BEEN BLOWING THE NEW SNOW AROUND...CAUSING VISIBILITIES TO REDUCE TO ONE MILE OR LESS AT TIMES ACROSS NORTHERN NEBRASKA. ONCE THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVES ACROSS THE AREA...DRIER AIR WILL ADVECT INTO THE PLAINS OVERNIGHT...WITH MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES FOR MOST OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA BY THURSDAY MORNING. WITH THE LOSS OF INSOLATION FROM CLOUD COVER WILL HAVE SOME RADIATIONAL COOLING OVERNIGHT TO DEAL WITH...AS WELL AS CONTINUED COLD AIR ADVECTION OVERNIGHT TO BRING VERY COLD TEMPERATURES TO THE FORECAST AREA TONIGHT. AT 850MB...TEMPERATURES FROM 12Z SOUNDINGS THIS MORNING WERE -16C AT LBF AND -20C AT GGW. THIS -20C AIR WILL BE EDGING INTO NEBRASKA BY 12Z THURSDAY...AND BY 00Z FRIDAY FORECAST MODELS ARE SHOWING 850MB TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA RANGING FROM -16C TO -23C. FOR TONIGHT...WITH THIS VERY COLD AIR PROGRESSING INTO THE AREA ALONG WITH CLEARING SKIES AND FRESH SNOWPACK IN SOME PLACES LOOKING AT LOWS TONIGHT DROPPING BELOW ZERO FOR ALMOST ALL OF THE FORECAST AREA. COLDEST LOWS WILL BE IN THE NORTHWEST PART OF THE FORECAST AREA...WHERE THE COLDER AIR WILL RESIDE AND THE SNOWPACK IS DEEPEST /TO 15 INCHES IN PLACES/. THESE LOCATIONS MAY SEE LOWS IN THE FROM -15 TO -20 BELOW ZERO /F/. IN ADDITION...ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING...THEY WILL NOT COMPLETELY DECOUPLE...SO EXPECTING SPEEDS BETWEEN 8KTS AND 15KTS FOR MUCH OF THE NIGHT. AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF A LINE FROM MERRIMAN TO NORTH PLATTE MAY EVEN SEE WINDS OF 20KTS CONTINUING THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT. THESE WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL DROP WIND CHILLS TO DANGEROUS LEVELS OVERNIGHT AND INTO THURSDAY MORNING. WILL ISSUE A WIND CHILL WARNING FOR THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE FORECAST AREA WITH A WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. THE COLDEST AIR WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA THROUGH THE DAY THURSDAY...SO NOT EXPECTING TEMPERATURES TO WARM MUCH DURING THE DAY. LOOKING FOR A 15 TO 20 DEGREE DIURNAL SWING...BUT WITH THE BEGINNING TEMPERATURES...THIS WILL ONLY LEAD TO HIGHS FROM 0 TO 15 DEGREES /F/. .LONG TERM...(THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY) ISSUED AT 341 PM CST WED DEC 4 2013 ON FRIDAY...RETURN FLOW ALOFT SOUTH AND WEST OF THE ARCTIC AIR MASS BEGINS TRANSPORTING MOISTURE FROM TEXAS AND THE SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS TO KANSAS AND...BY EARLY SATURDAY...SOUTHERN AND WESTERN NEBRASKA. THE MORNING RUN OF THE GFS AND NAM ARE IN AGREEMENT WITH THE PATTERN. WITH SATURATION DEFICITS OF 20MB OR LOWER ON THE 285K SURFACE AND MIXING RATIO OF 1-2G/KG...WE HAVE MODERATE CONFIDENCE THAT PRECIPITATION (LIGHT AT LEAST) WILL DEVELOP. CROSS-SECTIONS OF THETA...AGEOSTROPHIC VERTICAL CIRCULATION AND WIND COMPONENT ALONG THE CROSS-SECTION THROUGH THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE AND FROM NORTH CENTRAL TO SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA SHOW DECENT LIFT BY 12Z SATURDAY. THEY SHOW MORE FAVORABLE SATURATION DEFICITS IN THE SECTION THROUGH THE PANHANDLE. THE SECTION THROUGH NORTH CENTRAL TO SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA SHOWS DRY AIR IN THE UNDERLYING LAYERS WITH DEFICITS OF 60-120MB INITIALLY WHICH WILL LIMIT THE PRECIPITATION TOTALS UNTIL SATURDAY EVENING. THE AGEOSTROPHIC VERTICAL CIRCULATION IN BOTH SECTIONS SHOWS THE LIFT CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT AND INTO SUNDAY MORNING...THOUGH IT WEAKENS CONSIDERABLY OVER SOUTHERN NEBRASKA AFTER MIDNIGHT. ONE THING THAT BOTH SECTIONS WILL SHOW IS THAT THE VERTICAL TEMPERATURE PROFILE FAVORS SNOW WHEREVER PRECIPITATION DOES OCCUR. ALSO...THE HIGHEST VERTICAL VELOCITY PROJECTIONS ARE THROUGH THE -14C THROUGH -16C...SO THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO SHOULD BE IN THE HIGHER PERCENTILES OF THE RANGE...MAYBE 18 TO 1 OR HIGHER. WITH SPECIFIC HUMIDITY OF 1-2G/KG...THE GFS TOTALS OF 0.10 OR LOWER LOOK REASONABLE AND AMOUNTS WILL BE LIMITED TO LESS THAN 2 INCHES. TURNING TO THE TEMPERATURE FORECAST...WITH STEERING FLOW CONTINUING FROM NORTHERN CANADA...TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO BE WELL BELOW AVERAGE THROUGH MONDAY. IN FACT...THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...LIGHT NORTH WIND WILL CONTINUE BRINGING COLD AIR ACROSS THE SNOW FIELD IN THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN SANDHILLS AND THE EASTERN PANHANDLE TO KEEP TEMPERATURES 20-35 DEGREES BELOW AVERAGE EVEN IN CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA WHERE ACTUAL SNOWFALL WAS SCARCE WITH THIS LAST SYSTEM. BY LATE MONDAY...A RIDGE BUILDING IN THE WESTERN U.S. WILL PROBABLY GIVE MODERATING TEMPERATURES TO CENTRAL AND WESTERN NEBRASKA TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. && .AVIATION...(FOR THE 18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z THURSDAY AFTERNOON) ISSUED AT 1200 PM CST WED DEC 4 2013 CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES WILL CONTINUE TO BE CONCERNS FOR AVIATION AS THE WINTER STORM SYSTEM COMES TO AN END BY LATER TODAY. CEILINGS HAVE BEEN RISING ACROSS NEBRASKA...WITH MOST LOCATIONS REPORTING VFR CEILING HEIGHTS. THERE DOES REMAIN SOME LOWER CLOUDS ACROSS THE AREA...DOWN TO 1300 FEET...HOWEVER THESE HAVE BEEN SCATTERED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY PROFILES INDICATE THAT THIS LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL BEGIN TO SCOUR OUT OF THE AREA TONIGHT BETWEEN 06Z AND 12Z. AFTER THAT...PLENTIFUL DRY AIR WILL BE ADVECTING INTO THE REGION SO SKIES WILL BE MOSTLY CLEAR INTO THE DAY ON THURSDAY. LIGHT SNOW AND FLURRIES WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS PORTIONS OF NEBRASKA TODAY...MAINLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM KAIA TO KTIF TO KONL. A FEW HEAVIER BANDS OF SNOW WILL BE OBSERVED YET THIS AFTERNOON WHICH COULD DROP VISIBILITIES DOWN TO 1 1/4 MILE FOR A BRIEF TIME. WITH BREEZY NORTHERLY WINDS 20KTS GUSTING TO 30KTS...MAY ALSO GET SOME OF THE NEW SNOW TO BLOW AROUND A BIT...CAUSING SOME VISIBILITY PROBLEMS YET THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING WHICH SHOULD BRING AN END TO ANY BLOWING SNOW. && .HYDROLOGY... ISSUED AT 341 PM CST WED DEC 4 2013 THE COLD TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NEXT WEEK WHICH WILL BRING ABOUT CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE FOR ICE JAMMING ALONG AREA RIVERS BY THE END OF THIS WEEK. TEMPERATURES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE THE FREEZING MARK THROUGH THE FIRST PART OF NEXT WEEK...AND AS ICE FORMS ON RIVERS...AREAS WITH RESTRICTED FLOWS MAY SEE ICE BUILD UP WHICH COULD DEVELOP INTO JAMS. IF THIS DOES OCCUR...FLOODING WOULD BE POSSIBLE IN AREAS ALONG THE RIVERS. AS ICE JAMMING IS QUITE ERRATIC AND CAN HAPPEN IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME...WILL BE KEEPING A CLOSE EYE ON RIVER LEVELS THROUGH THE NEXT WEEK. SOME OF THE SMALLER RIVERS HAVE BEGUN TO SHOW SOME INDICATION OF ICE IMPACTS ALTHOUGH NO PROBLEMS ARE ONGOING AT THE CURRENT TIME. && .LBF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WIND CHILL ADVISORY UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/ THURSDAY FOR NEZ006>010-024>029-035>038-056>059-069>071. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR NEZ004>010-094. WIND CHILL WARNING UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/ THURSDAY FOR NEZ004-005-022-023-094. && SHORT TERM...BROOKS LONG TERM...SPRINGER AVIATION...BROOKS HYDROLOGY...BROOKS
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 4, 7:56 AM MST, 7 hours 7 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 856 AM CST WED DEC 4 2013 NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-051500- SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-GARDEN- GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON- LOGAN-CUSTER-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER- WESTERN CHERRY- 856 AM CST WED DEC 4 2013 /756 AM MST WED DEC 4 2013/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. LIGHT SNOW WILL FALL ACROSS NORTHERN NEBRASKA TODAY WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION. THE COMBINATION OF FALLING SNOW...THE SNOW WHICH FELL LAST NIGHT AND GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TODAY. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL IS EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHERN NEBRASKA. ADDITIONALLY...THERE ARE ICY PATCHES ALONG ROADWAYS FROM SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA INTO NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA DUE TO PATCHY LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE THAT FELL OVERNIGHT. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR LOCALIZED ICY ROADWAYS. TONIGHT...LOW TEMPERATURES WILL DROP TO ZERO TO 15 BELOW ZERO. THE BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE WITH NORTHERLY WINDS TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF 15 TO 30 BELOW ZERO. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. COLD TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH WINDS WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF 15 TO 30 BELOW ZERO THURSDAY NIGHT...AND 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO FRIDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT...HOWEVER SNOWFALL REPORTS WOULD BE APPRECIATED. && GET YOUR WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL...AND CLIMATE INFORMATION AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NORTHPLATTE (ALL LOWERCASE) BROOKS
In the hours before
Local storm report, Dec 4, 9:05 AM MST, 5 hours 58 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
1005 AM CST WED DEC 04 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1004 AM SNOW BASSETT 42.58N 99.54W
12/04/2013 M4.5 INCH ROCK NE CO-OP OBSERVER
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MARTINLocal storm report, Dec 4, 9:13 AM MST, 5 hours 50 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
1013 AM CST WED DEC 04 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0535 AM HEAVY SNOW VALENTINE 42.87N 100.55W
12/04/2013 M10.5 INCH CHERRY NE OFFICIAL NWS OBS
0631 AM SNOW BUTTE 42.91N 98.85W
12/04/2013 M5.4 INCH BOYD NE CO-OP OBSERVER
0722 AM HEAVY SNOW 20 N ASHBY 42.32N 101.93W
12/04/2013 E12.0 INCH CHERRY NE PUBLIC
0722 AM SNOW GORDON 42.81N 102.20W
12/04/2013 E5.0 INCH SHERIDAN NE BROADCAST MEDIA
0757 AM HEAVY SNOW 1 NE KILGORE 42.95N 100.94W
12/04/2013 M14.0 INCH CHERRY NE CO-OP OBSERVER
0812 AM HEAVY SNOW NEWPORT 42.60N 99.33W
12/04/2013 M6.5 INCH ROCK NE CO-OP OBSERVER
0845 AM HEAVY SNOW 30 S VALENTINE 42.44N 100.55W
12/04/2013 M14.0 INCH CHERRY NE TRAINED SPOTTER
SNOW DRIFTS ESTIMATED AT 3 FEET.
0916 AM SNOW ONEILL 42.46N 98.65W
12/04/2013 M2.5 INCH HOLT NE CO-OP OBSERVER
0916 AM SNOW AINSWORTH 42.55N 99.86W
12/04/2013 M5.0 INCH BROWN NE CO-OP OBSERVER
1004 AM SNOW BASSETT 42.58N 99.54W
12/04/2013 M4.5 INCH ROCK NE CO-OP OBSERVER
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MARTINLocal storm report, Dec 4, 10:24 AM MST, 4 hours 39 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
1124 AM CST WED DEC 04 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1124 AM HEAVY SNOW VALENTINE 42.87N 100.55W
12/04/2013 M11.0 INCH CHERRY NE OFFICIAL NWS OBS
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MARTINLocal storm report, Dec 4, 12:01 PM MST, 3 hours 2 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
101 PM CST WED DEC 04 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0101 PM HEAVY SNOW CODY 42.94N 101.25W
12/04/2013 M15.0 INCH CHERRY NE PUBLIC
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MARTINThe office that day
Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 3, 8:39 PM MST | Winter Storm Warning | LBF | Brown, Cherry, Keya Paha, Sheridan | 8 hr |
| Dec 4, 3:03 PM MST | Wind Chill Advisory | LBF | Arthur, Blaine, Boyd, Brown, Chase, Custer and 16 more | 20 hr |
Nearby
Wind Chill Warnings in Nebraska, 2013Every wind chill warning in 2013
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.