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Winter Storm Warning 5, NWS North Platte, NE

April 16, 20134 counties in Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this winter storm warning at Apr 16, 2013, 3:23 AM MDT for 4 counties in Nebraska. It took effect at Apr 16, 2013, 6:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 20 hr. 1 report 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
Apr 16, 2013, 3:23 AM MDT (09:23 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 16, 2013, 6:00 PM MDT
Expired
Apr 17, 2013, 1:57 PM MDT
In force
20 hr
Issued by
NWS North Platte, NE

Counties Cherry County, NE, Grant County, NE, Hooker County, NE, Sheridan County, NE

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Apr 17, 5:50 AM MDTSNOW 1Valentine, NESNOWFALL OVERNIGHT WAS ONE INCH. 24 HOUR SNOWFALL TOTAL WAS 1.3 INCHES.

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

The nearest sounding before it

N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 147 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 2013-04-16Temperature 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 2013-04-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 28 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
1981 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
86 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
28 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
211 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.

329 
WWUS43 KLBF 160923
WSWLBF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
423 AM CDT TUE APR 16 2013

...WINTER STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
NIGHT ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND PORTIONS OF THE NEBRASKA 
PANHANDLE...

NEZ004-005-023-024-094-161730-
/O.UPG.KLBF.WS.A.0008.130417T0000Z-130418T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KLBF.WS.W.0005.130417T0000Z-130418T1200Z/
SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-GRANT-HOOKER-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...VALENTINE...
HYANNIS...MULLEN...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE
423 AM CDT TUE APR 16 2013 /323 AM MDT TUE APR 16 2013/

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING TO 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ THURSDAY.
THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD TONIGHT...POSSIBLE
  BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES WEDNESDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 10 INCHES.

* WIND...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH WEDNESDAY...
  CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

* IMPACTS...VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY 
  NIGHT DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

NEZ056-161730-
/O.CON.KLBF.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-130416T1500Z/
/O.CON.KLBF.WS.A.0008.130417T0000Z-130418T1200Z/
DEUEL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS
323 AM MDT TUE APR 16 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT THIS
MORNING...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT THIS
MORNING. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING
THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS MORNING OVER DEUEL COUNTY
  BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE MORNING. SNOW MAY REDEVELOP TONIGHT
  AND POSSIBLY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES WEDNESDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 6 INCHES IS
  EXPECTED THIS MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 INCHES OR MORE IS
  POSSIBLE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

* WIND...LIGHT WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING. NORTH WINDS WILL
  INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH WEDNESDAY...CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING
  AND DRIFTING SNOW.

* IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES MAY FALL TO A MILE AT TIMES THIS MORNING.
  SNOW WILL FREEZE ON ROAD SURFACES THIS MORNING CAUSING HAZARDOUS
  DRIVING CONDITIONS. VISIBILITY WEDNESDAY  MAY BE REDUCED DUE TO
  A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

NEZ057>059-161500-
/O.CON.KLBF.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-130416T1500Z/
KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OGALLALA...GRANT...NORTH PLATTE
423 AM CDT TUE APR 16 2013 /323 AM MDT TUE APR 16 2013/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT
/9 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT /9 AM
MDT/ THIS MORNING. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS MORNING BEFORE TAPERING 
  OFF LATE MORNING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 6 INCHES IS
  EXPECTED THIS MORNING.  

* WIND...LIGHT WINDS THIS MORNING.

* IMPACTS...SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ON ROAD SURFACES AND FREEZE 
  EARLY THIS MORNING CAUSING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

NEZ006-008-009-025-026-036-161730-
/O.EXB.KLBF.WS.A.0008.130417T1200Z-130418T1200Z/
KEYA PAHA-BROWN-ROCK-THOMAS-BLAINE-MCPHERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPRINGVIEW...AINSWORTH...BASSETT...
THEDFORD...DUNNING...TRYON
423 AM CDT TUE APR 16 2013

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY...POSSIBLE BECOMING HEAVY
  AT TIMES WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT.  

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 INCHES OR MORE IS 
  POSSIBLE. 

* WIND...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH WEDNESDAY... 
  CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 

* IMPACTS...VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED WEDNESDAY DUE TO A 
  COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

NEZ022-035-161730-
/O.CON.KLBF.WS.A.0008.130417T0000Z-130418T1200Z/
GARDEN-ARTHUR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSHKOSH...ARTHUR
323 AM MDT TUE APR 16 2013

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT...POSSIBLE BECOMING HEAVY AT
  TIMES WEDNESDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 INCHES OR MORE IS 
  POSSIBLE. 

* WIND...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH WEDNESDAY...
  CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

* IMPACTS...VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED WEDNESDAY DUE TO A 
  COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

TAYLOR
7 follow-up statements
935 
WWUS43 KLBF 161254
WSWLBF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
754 AM CDT TUE APR 16 2013

...WINTER STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
NIGHT ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND PORTIONS OF THE NEBRASKA
PANHANDLE...

NEZ056-162100-
/O.CAN.KLBF.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-130416T1500Z/
/O.CON.KLBF.WS.A.0008.130417T0000Z-130418T1200Z/
DEUEL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS
654 AM MDT TUE APR 16 2013

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT
FROM 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL REDEVELOP TONIGHT AND MAY BECOME HEAVY AT
  TIMES WEDNESDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 INCHES OR MORE IS
  POSSIBLE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

* WIND...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH
  WEDNESDAY...CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

* IMPACTS...VISIBILITY WEDNESDAY MAY BE REDUCED DUE TO A
  COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

NEZ057>059-161400-
/O.CAN.KLBF.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-130416T1500Z/
KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OGALLALA...GRANT...NORTH PLATTE
754 AM CDT TUE APR 16 2013 /654 AM MDT TUE APR 16 2013/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. 

SNOW HAD REDUCED TO FLURRIES THIS MORNING AND THE SNOW ADVISORY IS
CANCELLED. 

$$

NEZ004-005-023-024-094-162100-
/O.CON.KLBF.WS.W.0005.130417T0000Z-130418T1200Z/
SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-GRANT-HOOKER-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...VALENTINE...
HYANNIS...MULLEN...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE
754 AM CDT TUE APR 16 2013 /654 AM MDT TUE APR 16 2013/

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT /6 PM
MDT/ THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/
THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ THURSDAY. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD TONIGHT AND BECOME HEAVY
  AT TIMES WEDNESDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 10 INCHES.

* WIND...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH WEDNESDAY... 
  CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 

* IMPACTS...VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY
  NIGHT DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

NEZ022-035-162100-
/O.CON.KLBF.WS.A.0008.130417T0000Z-130418T1200Z/
GARDEN-ARTHUR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSHKOSH...ARTHUR
654 AM MDT TUE APR 16 2013

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING
THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT...POSSIBLE BECOMING HEAVY 
  AT TIMES WEDNESDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 INCHES OR MORE IS 
  POSSIBLE. 

* WIND...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH WEDNESDAY... 
  CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 

* IMPACTS...VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED WEDNESDAY DUE TO A 
  COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

NEZ006-008-009-025-026-036-162100-
/O.CON.KLBF.WS.A.0008.130417T1200Z-130418T1200Z/
KEYA PAHA-BROWN-ROCK-THOMAS-BLAINE-MCPHERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPRINGVIEW...AINSWORTH...BASSETT...
THEDFORD...DUNNING...TRYON
754 AM CDT TUE APR 16 2013

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY...POSSIBLE BECOMING HEAVY 
  AT TIMES WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 INCHES OR MORE IS 
  POSSIBLE. 

* WIND...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH WEDNESDAY... 
  CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 

* IMPACTS...VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED WEDNESDAY DUE TO A 
  COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$
331 
WWUS43 KLBF 161608
WSWLBF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
1108 AM CDT TUE APR 16 2013

...WINTER STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
NIGHT ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND PORTIONS OF THE NEBRASKA
PANHANDLE...

NEZ004-005-023-024-094-170015-
/O.CON.KLBF.WS.W.0005.130417T0000Z-130418T1200Z/
SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-GRANT-HOOKER-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...VALENTINE...
HYANNIS...MULLEN...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE
1108 AM CDT TUE APR 16 2013 /1008 AM MDT TUE APR 16 2013/

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT /6 PM
MDT/ THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/
THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ THURSDAY. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD TONIGHT AND BECOME 
  HEAVY AT TIMES WEDNESDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 10 INCHES.

* WIND...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH WEDNESDAY... 
  CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 

* IMPACTS...VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY 
  NIGHT DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

NEZ022-035-056-170015-
/O.UPG.KLBF.WS.A.0008.130417T0000Z-130418T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KLBF.WW.Y.0013.130417T0000Z-130418T1200Z/
GARDEN-ARTHUR-DEUEL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSHKOSH...ARTHUR...CHAPPELL...
BIG SPRINGS
1008 AM MDT TUE APR 16 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 AM MDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 6 AM MDT THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT.


* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING AND INTENSIFY TO AT
  LEAST MODERATE SNOWFALL RATES LATE TONIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE
  THROUGH THE DAY WEDNESDAY AND INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING AND TAPER
  OFF AND END WEDNESDAY NIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT. AS WIND INCREASES
  WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AREAS OF BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF UP TO 7 INCHES IS
  POSSIBLE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL
  BE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING

* WIND...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH WEDNESDAY...
  CREATING LOCALIZED BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY OVER
  OPEN AREAS. 

* IMPACTS...VISIBILITY WEDNESDAY MAY BE REDUCED DUE TO A
  COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE
PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE
CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

NEZ006-008-009-025-026-036-170015-
/O.UPG.KLBF.WS.A.0008.130417T1200Z-130418T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KLBF.WW.Y.0013.130417T1200Z-130418T1200Z/
KEYA PAHA-BROWN-ROCK-THOMAS-BLAINE-MCPHERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPRINGVIEW...AINSWORTH...BASSETT...
THEDFORD...DUNNING...TRYON
1108 AM CDT TUE APR 16 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO 7 AM
CDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
7 AM WEDNESDAY TO 7 AM CDT THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND
  INCREASE IN INTENSITY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND BECOME MODERATE BY
  WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL THEN CONTINUE
  THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING AND TAPER OFF AND END WEDNESDAY
  NIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT. AS WIND INCREASES WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND
  EVENING...AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF UP TO 6 INCHES IS
  POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* WIND...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WEDNESDAY
  AFTERNOON... CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING
  SNOW...ESPECIALLY OVER OPEN AREAS.

* IMPACTS...VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED WEDNESDAY DUE TO A 
  COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. 


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING MEANS THAT PERIODS
OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION
WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$
STOPPKOTTE/SPRINGER
139 
WWUS43 KLBF 162023
WSWLBF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
323 PM CDT TUE APR 16 2013

...WINTER STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY 
NIGHT ACROSS IN NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND PARTS OF THE
NEBRASKA PANHANDLE...

NEZ004-005-023-024-094-171015-
/O.CON.KLBF.WS.W.0005.130417T0000Z-130418T1200Z/
SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-GRANT-HOOKER-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...VALENTINE...
HYANNIS...MULLEN...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE
323 PM CDT TUE APR 16 2013 /223 PM MDT TUE APR 16 2013/

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT /6 PM
MDT/ THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/
THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ THURSDAY.  

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD TONIGHT AND BECOME
  HEAVY AT TIMES WEDNESDAY. AS WIND INCREASES WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
  AND EVENING...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 10 INCHES.

* WIND...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WEDNESDAY
  AFTERNOON...CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

* IMPACTS...VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY 
  NIGHT DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

NEZ006-008-009-025-026-036-171015-
/O.EXT.KLBF.WW.Y.0013.130417T0600Z-130418T1200Z/
KEYA PAHA-BROWN-ROCK-THOMAS-BLAINE-MCPHERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPRINGVIEW...AINSWORTH...BASSETT...
THEDFORD...DUNNING...TRYON
323 PM CDT TUE APR 16 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM WEDNESDAY TO
7 AM CDT THURSDAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM WEDNESDAY
TO 7 AM CDT THURSDAY. 

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND 
  INCREASE IN INTENSITY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND BECOME MODERATE BY 
  WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL THEN CONTINUE 
  THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING AND TAPER OFF AND END WEDNESDAY 
  NIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT. AS WIND INCREASES WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON 
  AND EVENING...AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CAN BE 
  EXPECTED. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES IS 
  POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

* WIND...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WEDNESDAY
  AFTERNOON...CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...
  ESPECIALLY OVER OPEN AREAS.

* IMPACTS...VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED WEDNESDAY DUE TO A 
  COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING MEANS THAT PERIODS
OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION
WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

NEZ022-035-056-171015-
/O.CON.KLBF.WW.Y.0013.130417T0000Z-130418T1200Z/
GARDEN-ARTHUR-DEUEL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSHKOSH...ARTHUR...CHAPPELL...
BIG SPRINGS
223 PM MDT TUE APR 16 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 6 AM MDT THURSDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 6 AM MDT THURSDAY. 

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING AND INTENSIFY TO 
  AT LEAST MODERATE SNOWFALL RATES LATE TONIGHT. SNOW WILL 
  CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY WEDNESDAY AND INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING 
  AND TAPER OFF AND END WEDNESDAY NIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT. AS WIND 
  INCREASES WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AREAS OF BLOWING 
  AND DRIFTING SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 7 INCHES IS
  POSSIBLE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW
  LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING

* WIND...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH WEDNESDAY... 
  CREATING LOCALIZED BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY OVER 
  OPEN AREAS. 

* IMPACTS...VISIBILITY WEDNESDAY MAY BE REDUCED DUE TO A 
  COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE
PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND
USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$
STOPPKOTTE/SPRINGER
599 
WWUS43 KLBF 171013
WSWLBF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
513 AM CDT WED APR 17 2013

...WINTER STORM CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE OVER WESTERN AND NORTH
CENTRAL NEBRASKA TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY...

NEZ006-008-009-022-025-026-035-036-056-171815-
/O.CAN.KLBF.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-130418T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KLBF.WW.Y.0014.130417T1013Z-130418T1200Z/
KEYA PAHA-BROWN-ROCK-GARDEN-THOMAS-BLAINE-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-DEUEL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPRINGVIEW...AINSWORTH...BASSETT...
OSHKOSH...THEDFORD...DUNNING...ARTHUR...TRYON...CHAPPELL...
BIG SPRINGS
513 AM CDT WED APR 17 2013 /413 AM MDT WED APR 17 2013/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ THURSDAY.

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN TODAY AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY
  THROUGH THE DAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND
  CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES.
 
* WIND...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...CREATING
  AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY OVER OPEN AREAS.

* IMPACTS...VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF
  FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED MAKING
  TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING MEANS THAT PERIODS
OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION
WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

NEZ004-005-023-024-094-171815-
/O.CON.KLBF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130418T1200Z/
SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-GRANT-HOOKER-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...VALENTINE...
HYANNIS...MULLEN...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE
513 AM CDT WED APR 17 2013 /413 AM MDT WED APR 17 2013/

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT /6 AM
MDT/ THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT /6 AM
MDT/ THURSDAY. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD TODAY AND BECOME HEAVY
  AT TIMES. WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING
  AND DRIFTING SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 10 INCHES.

* WIND...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...CREATING
  AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

* IMPACTS...VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF
  FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED MAKING
  TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

NEZ037-038-057>059-069>071-171815-
/O.NEW.KLBF.WW.Y.0014.130418T0000Z-130418T1200Z/
LOGAN-CUSTER-KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW...OGALLALA...
GRANT...NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS
513 AM CDT WED APR 17 2013 /413 AM MDT WED APR 17 2013/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/
THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ THURSDAY.


* TIMING...AREAS OF MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL
  SNOW THIS EVENING AS WINDS ACROSS SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA INCREASE TO
  25 TO 35 MPH. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 INCHES.

* WIND...NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...A COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW DUE TO WINDS
  WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO A HALF MILE AT TIMES. ROADS WILL
  BECOME SNOW COVERED CREATING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

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.

&&

$$

NEZ007-010-027>029-171815-
/O.NEW.KLBF.WW.Y.0014.130418T0000Z-130419T0000Z/
BOYD-HOLT-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPENCER...ONEILL...TAYLOR...BURWELL...
BARTLETT
513 AM CDT WED APR 17 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO
7 PM CDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS
EVENING TO 7 PM CDT THURSDAY.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE
  DAY ON THURSDAY. SNOW COULD BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES.

* WIND...NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO A HALF MILE AT TIMES.
  ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED OVER NIGHT MAKING TRAVEL
  HAZARDOUS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

POWER
649 
WWUS43 KLBF 171014
WSWLBF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...RESENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
514 AM CDT WED APR 17 2013

...WINTER STORM CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE OVER WESTERN AND NORTH
CENTRAL NEBRASKA TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY...

NEZ006-008-009-022-025-026-035-036-056-171830-
/O.CAN.KLBF.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-130418T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KLBF.WW.Y.0014.130417T1014Z-130418T1200Z/
KEYA PAHA-BROWN-ROCK-GARDEN-THOMAS-BLAINE-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-DEUEL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPRINGVIEW...AINSWORTH...BASSETT...
OSHKOSH...THEDFORD...DUNNING...ARTHUR...TRYON...CHAPPELL...
BIG SPRINGS
514 AM CDT WED APR 17 2013 /414 AM MDT WED APR 17 2013/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ THURSDAY.

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN TODAY AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY
  THROUGH THE DAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND
  CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES.
 
* WIND...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...CREATING
  AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY OVER OPEN AREAS.

* IMPACTS...VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF
  FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED MAKING
  TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING MEANS THAT PERIODS
OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION
WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

NEZ004-005-023-024-094-171830-
/O.CON.KLBF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130418T1200Z/
SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-GRANT-HOOKER-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...VALENTINE...
HYANNIS...MULLEN...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE
514 AM CDT WED APR 17 2013 /414 AM MDT WED APR 17 2013/

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT /6 AM
MDT/ THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT /6 AM
MDT/ THURSDAY. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD TODAY AND BECOME HEAVY
  AT TIMES. WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING
  AND DRIFTING SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 10 INCHES.

* WIND...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...CREATING
  AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

* IMPACTS...VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF
  FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED MAKING
  TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

NEZ037-038-057>059-069>071-171830-
/O.NEW.KLBF.WW.Y.0014.130418T0000Z-130418T1200Z/
LOGAN-CUSTER-KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW...OGALLALA...
GRANT...NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS
514 AM CDT WED APR 17 2013 /414 AM MDT WED APR 17 2013/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/
THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ THURSDAY.


* TIMING...AREAS OF MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL
  SNOW THIS EVENING AS WINDS ACROSS SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA INCREASE TO
  25 TO 35 MPH. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 INCHES.

* WIND...NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...A COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW DUE TO WINDS
  WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO A HALF MILE AT TIMES. ROADS WILL
  BECOME SNOW COVERED CREATING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

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.

&&

$$

NEZ007-010-027>029-171830-
/O.NEW.KLBF.WW.Y.0014.130418T0000Z-130419T0000Z/
BOYD-HOLT-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPENCER...ONEILL...TAYLOR...BURWELL...
BARTLETT
514 AM CDT WED APR 17 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO
7 PM CDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS
EVENING TO 7 PM CDT THURSDAY.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE
  DAY ON THURSDAY. SNOW COULD BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES.

* WIND...NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO A HALF MILE AT TIMES.
  ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED OVER NIGHT MAKING TRAVEL
  HAZARDOUS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

POWER
429 
WWUS43 KLBF 171450 AAA
WSWLBF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
950 AM CDT WED APR 17 2013

...WINTER STORM CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE OVER WESTERN AND NORTH
CENTRAL NEBRASKA TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY...

NEZ004-005-023-024-094-172300-
/O.CON.KLBF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130418T1200Z/
SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-GRANT-HOOKER-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...VALENTINE...
HYANNIS...MULLEN...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE
950 AM CDT WED APR 17 2013 /850 AM MDT WED APR 17 2013/

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT /6 AM
MDT/ THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT /6 AM
MDT/ THURSDAY. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD TODAY AND BECOME 
  HEAVY AT TIMES. WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY CREATING AREAS OF 
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 9 INCHES.

* WIND...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH THIS 
  AFTERNOON...CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 

* IMPACTS...VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF 
  FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED 
  MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

NEZ006-008-009-022-025-026-035-036-056-172300-
/O.CON.KLBF.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-130418T1200Z/
KEYA PAHA-BROWN-ROCK-GARDEN-THOMAS-BLAINE-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-DEUEL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPRINGVIEW...AINSWORTH...BASSETT...
OSHKOSH...THEDFORD...DUNNING...ARTHUR...TRYON...CHAPPELL...
BIG SPRINGS
950 AM CDT WED APR 17 2013 /850 AM MDT WED APR 17 2013/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT /6 AM
MDT/ THURSDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT /6 AM
MDT/ THURSDAY. 

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN TODAY AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY
  THROUGH THE DAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND CAUSE AREAS
  OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES.

* WIND...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH THIS 
  AFTERNOON...CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... 
  ESPECIALLY OVER OPEN AREAS. 

* IMPACTS...VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF 
  FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED 
  MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING MEANS THAT PERIODS
OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION
WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

NEZ037-038-057>059-069>071-172300-
/O.CON.KLBF.WW.Y.0014.130418T0000Z-130418T1200Z/
LOGAN-CUSTER-KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW...OGALLALA...
GRANT...NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS
950 AM CDT WED APR 17 2013 /850 AM MDT WED APR 17 2013/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT /6 PM
MDT/ THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ THURSDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT /6 PM
MDT/ THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ THURSDAY. 

* TIMING...AREAS OF LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE AND SNOW WILL CHANGE
  OVER TO ALL SNOW THIS EVENING AS WINDS ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST
  NEBRASKA INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 4 INCHES.

* WIND...NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH.

* IMPACTS...A COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW DUE TO WINDS 
  WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO A HALF MILE AT TIMES. ROADS WILL 
  BECOME SNOW COVERED CREATING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. 

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.

&&

$$

NEZ007-010-027>029-172300-
/O.CON.KLBF.WW.Y.0014.130418T0000Z-130419T0000Z/
BOYD-HOLT-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPENCER...ONEILL...TAYLOR...BURWELL...
BARTLETT
950 AM CDT WED APR 17 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS
EVENING TO 7 PM CDT THURSDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS
EVENING TO 7 PM CDT THURSDAY. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE 
  DAY ON THURSDAY. SNOW COULD BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES.

* WIND...NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH.

* IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO A HALF MILE AT TIMES. 
  ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED OVER NIGHT MAKING TRAVEL 
  HAZARDOUS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

KAR
220 
WWUS43 KLBF 171957
WSWLBF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
257 PM CDT WED APR 17 2013

...WINTER STORM CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE OVER WESTERN AND NORTH
CENTRAL NEBRASKA TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...

NEZ004-023-024-094-180400-
/O.CAN.KLBF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130418T1200Z/
/O.EXA.KLBF.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-130418T1200Z/
SHERIDAN-GRANT-HOOKER-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...HYANNIS...MULLEN...
CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE
157 PM MDT WED APR 17 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL
6 AM MDT THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW TO MODERATE SNOW THIS EVENING WILL DIMINISH
  AFTER MIDNIGHT. WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND CAUSE AREAS OF
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES.

* WIND...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH THIS EVENING WILL BECOME
  NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT...CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING
  SNOW...ESPECIALLY OVER OPEN AREAS.

* IMPACTS...VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF 
  FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED 
  MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING MEANS THAT PERIODS
OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION
WHILE DRIVING.

&&

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

&&

$$

NEZ005-180400-
/O.CAN.KLBF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130418T1200Z/
/O.EXB.KLBF.WW.Y.0014.130417T1957Z-130418T1800Z/
EASTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VALENTINE
257 PM CDT WED APR 17 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THURSDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL
1 PM CDT THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* TIMING...AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL BECOME MODERATE TO POSSIBLY
  HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BY LATE
  THURSDAY MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES.

* WIND...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* IMPACTS...A COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW DUE TO WINDS 
  WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO A HALF MILE AT TIMES. ROADS WILL 
  BECOME SNOW COVERED CREATING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

&&

$$

NEZ006-008-009-026-180400-
/O.EXT.KLBF.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-130419T0000Z/
KEYA PAHA-BROWN-ROCK-BLAINE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPRINGVIEW...AINSWORTH...BASSETT...
DUNNING
257 PM CDT WED APR 17 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT
THURSDAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT
THURSDAY. 

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY TONIGHT. WINDS
  WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES.

* WIND...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AFTER
  MIDNIGHT. THIS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING
  SNOW...ESPECIALLY OVER OPEN AREAS.

* IMPACTS...VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF 
  FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED 
  MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING MEANS THAT PERIODS
OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION
WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

NEZ025-180400-
/O.EXT.KLBF.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-130418T1800Z/
THOMAS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...THEDFORD
257 PM CDT WED APR 17 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT
THURSDAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT
THURSDAY. 

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY TONIGHT. WINDS
  WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES.

* WIND...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AFTER
  MIDNIGHT. THIS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING
  SNOW...ESPECIALLY OVER OPEN AREAS.

* IMPACTS...VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF 
  FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED 
  MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.  

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING MEANS THAT PERIODS
OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION
WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

NEZ037-059-071-180400-
/O.EXT.KLBF.WW.Y.0014.130418T0000Z-130418T1800Z/
LOGAN-LINCOLN-FRONTIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STAPLETON...NORTH PLATTE...CURTIS...
EUSTIS
257 PM CDT WED APR 17 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING
TO 1 PM CDT THURSDAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS
EVENING TO 1 PM CDT THURSDAY. 

* TIMING...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND
  MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS
  WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH AND CONTINUE THURSDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WITH
  LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

* WIND...NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH TO BECOME NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* IMPACTS...A COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW DUE TO WINDS 
  WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO A HALF MILE AT TIMES. ROADS WILL 
  BECOME SNOW COVERED CREATING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. 

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.

&&

$$

NEZ038-180400-
/O.EXT.KLBF.WW.Y.0014.130418T0000Z-130419T0000Z/
CUSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BROKEN BOW
257 PM CDT WED APR 17 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING
TO 7 PM CDT THURSDAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS
EVENING TO 7 PM CDT THURSDAY. 

* TIMING...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND
  MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. SNOW TO CONTINUE
  THURSDAY...DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. NORTH TO NORTHWEST
  WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH AND CONTINUE THURSDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WITH
  LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

* WIND...NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH TO BECOME NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* IMPACTS...A COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW DUE TO WINDS 
  WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO A HALF MILE AT TIMES. ROADS WILL 
  BECOME SNOW COVERED CREATING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. 

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.

&&

$$

NEZ022-035-036-056-180400-
/O.CON.KLBF.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-130418T1200Z/
GARDEN-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-DEUEL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSHKOSH...ARTHUR...TRYON...CHAPPELL...
BIG SPRINGS
257 PM CDT WED APR 17 2013 /157 PM MDT WED APR 17 2013/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT /6 AM
MDT/ THURSDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT /6 AM
MDT/ THURSDAY. 

* TIMING...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT. NORTH TO
  NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES.

* WIND...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS
  OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY OVER OPEN AREAS.

* IMPACTS...VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF 
  FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED 
  MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING MEANS THAT PERIODS
OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION
WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

NEZ057-058-069-070-180400-
/O.CON.KLBF.WW.Y.0014.130418T0000Z-130418T1200Z/
KEITH-PERKINS-CHASE-HAYES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OGALLALA...GRANT...IMPERIAL...
HAYES CENTER
257 PM CDT WED APR 17 2013 /157 PM MDT WED APR 17 2013/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT /6 PM
MDT/ THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ THURSDAY...

* TIMING...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND
  MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS
  WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH AND CONTINUE THURSDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WITH
  LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

* WIND...NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH TO BECOME NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* IMPACTS...A COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW DUE TO WINDS 
  WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO A HALF MILE AT TIMES. ROADS WILL 
  BECOME SNOW COVERED CREATING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

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.

&&

$$

NEZ007-010-027>029-180400-
/O.CON.KLBF.WW.Y.0014.130418T0000Z-130419T0000Z/
BOYD-HOLT-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPENCER...ONEILL...TAYLOR...BURWELL...
BARTLETT
257 PM CDT WED APR 17 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS
EVENING TO 7 PM CDT THURSDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS
EVENING TO 7 PM CDT THURSDAY. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE 
  DAY ON THURSDAY. SNOW COULD BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WITH
  LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.

* WIND...NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH.

* IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO A HALF MILE AT TIMES. 
  ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED OVER NIGHT MAKING TRAVEL 
  HAZARDOUS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

KAR

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this winter storm 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 winter storm warning went out at Apr 16, 3:06 AM MDT, 17 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 16, 3:06 AM MDT, 17 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
406 AM CDT TUE APR 16 2013

.SHORT TERM...(TODAY AND TONIGHT)
ISSUED AT 358 AM CDT TUE APR 16 2013

NEAR TERM MODELS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH SNOW BAND ALONG
UPPER FRONTO BAND ALIGNED ALONG INTERSTATE 80 FROM BIG SPRINGS TO
NORTH PLATTE. THIS BAND SHOWS SOME SIGNS OF WEAKENING BUT CONDITIONS
OUTSIDE PERSIST. REALLY QUITE BEAUTIFUL SNOW FALLING AND QUICKLY
ACCUMULATING ON GRASS. LITTLE BIT MORE THAN INCH PER HOUR SNOWFALL
RATES. WINDS ARE LIGHT AND VARIABLE OVER WESTERN NEBRASKA THIS
MORNING. COMPLEX ISSUES WITH THIS STORM TODAY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.
SHORT FUSE ADVISORY THIS MORNING WITH INCH PER HOUR SNOWFALL RATES.
THIS BAND WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN THIS MORNING. TEMPERATURES IN THE
30S AND 40S TODAY. FOCUS SHIFTS TO THE NORTHWEST SANDHILLS THIS
EVENING. WILL UPGRADE NORTH PORTIONS OF WATCH TO WARNING KEEPING THE
SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA PANHANDLE IN A WATCH.

.LONG TERM...(WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY)
ISSUED AT 358 AM CDT TUE APR 16 2013

AS THE UPPER TROUGH MOVES OUT ONTO THE PLAINS WEDNESDAY THROUGH
THURSDAY...CONTINUE TO FAVOR A GFS ENSEMBLE MEAN APPROACH THIS
MORNING. THE 15/12Z ECMWF HAS SLOWED AND IS IN PRETTY GOOD AGREEMENT
OVERALL WITH MEAN SOLUTION. THE 16/00Z NAM HAS ALSO COME AROUND
SOMEWHAT...SHYING AWAY FROM IT/S EARLIER NORTHERN TRACK. BOTH THE
15/18Z AND 16/00Z RUNS OF THE GFS CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE ENSEMBLE
MEAN. THE 16/00Z RUNS OF THE UKMET AND GEM ARE THE FARTHEST
SOUTH...AND WOULD HAVE THE GREATEST IMPACT FORECAST AREA WIDE. THE
OVERALL TREND THE PAST 24 HRS HAS BEEN TO KEEP A CLOSED SYSTEM AT
BOTH H5 AND H7 AS IT CROSSES THE AREA. AGAIN...WILL FOLLOW CLOSE THE
GFS ENSEMBLE MEAN SOLUTION...WHICH CONTINUES TO TRACK A CLOSED H7
LOW FROM NORTHEAST CO TO SOUTHEAST SD WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THOUGH
THURSDAY MORNING. THE TRACK HAS SHIFTED EVER SO SLIGHTLY
SOUTH...WHICH COULD POTENTIALLY IMPACT MORE OF THE FORECAST
AREA.

WILL UPGRADE THE WINTER STORM WATCH TO A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR
THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE INTO THE WESTERN HALF OF NORTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA. THIS AREA WILL BE FIRST TO FEEL THE IMPACTS...AS STRONG
GENESIS DEVELOPING TONIGHT...IN CONJUNCTION WITH MOIST ADVECTION AND
ISENTROPIC LIFT. THIS THEN SPREADS EAST INTO NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA
DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. HAVE ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH FOR NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA TO ACCOUNT FOR THIS. AN
ARCTIC FRONT ALSO PUSHES SOUTH WEDNESDAY...WITH NORTH WINDS
INCREASING AND TEMPERATURES FALLING DURING THE DAY. WASN/T CERTAIN
ON HOW FAR SOUTH TO BRING THE WATCH...AS THERE WILL BE A RAIN/SNOW
LINE. THE GFS REMAINS THE MOST AGGRESSIVE WITH THE WARM AIR MOVING
INTO SOUTHEAST SECTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA. WILL PASS ALONG THIS
CONCERN TO THE DAY SHIFT. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE WATCH MAY HAVE TO
BE EXPANDED SOUTH SOME...ESPECIALLY IF THE MODELS TREND ANY MORE
SOUTH. CONTINUE TO NOT SEE A SIGNAL FOR MUCH IN THE WAY OF FRZ
RAIN/SLEET POTENTIAL. SOUNDINGS INDICATE EITHER A RAIN SNOW MIX OR
WET SNOW ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST SECTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA FROM
ONEILL SOUTHWEST THROUGH NORTH PLATTE.

MODELS OVERALL CONTINUE TO SLOW THE SYSTEM...WITH THE LATEST 16/00Z
ECMWF LINGERING SNOW INTO THURSDAY MORNING. OTHERWISE CONTINUED
WINDY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT WITH GUSTY NORTH WINDS IN THE WAKE OF
THE SYSTEM.

NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WITH SEVERAL UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES EMBEDDED
WITHIN THE FLOW THROUGH THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE MOST
SIGNIFICANT OF THESE SYSTEMS MOVES THROUGH MONDAY. SOME MODERATION
IN TEMPERATURES ARE FORECASTED.

&&

.AVIATION...(FOR THE 06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z TUESDAY NIGHT)
ISSUED AT 1245 AM CDT TUE APR 16 2013

A BAND OF SNOW EAST TO WEST ACROSS SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA WILL AFFECT
THE KLBF TAF SITE THROUGH 12Z. THIS TO PRODUCE FORECAST 3SM -SN WITH
A TEMPO 1SM -SN BETWEEN 06Z AND 08Z. CEILINGS TO ALSO LOWER TO MVFR
DURING THE -SN WHICH SHOULD ALSO PERSIST THROUGH THE MORNING
TUESDAY. CEILINGS MAY LIFT TO OVC030 DURING THE AFTERNOON...THEN
FALL TO SCT015 OVC025 AFTER 00Z. AT KVTN...VFR CONDITIONS WILL
PERSIST WITH FLURRIES POSSIBLE AFTER 12Z/16TH ALONG WITH POSSIBLE
MVFR CEILINGS UNTIL 18Z WHICH SHOULD SET IN AFTER 18Z THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON. AFTER 00Z P6SM -SN WITH POSSIBLE IFR CEILINGS.

&&

.LBF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING
FOR NEZ056>059.

WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING TO 7
AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ THURSDAY FOR NEZ004-005-023-024-094.

WINTER STORM WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING FOR NEZ006-008-009-025-026-036.

WINTER STORM WATCH FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT FOR NEZ022-035-056.

&&

SHORT TERM...POWER
LONG TERM...TAYLOR
AVIATION...POWER
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 15, 3:13 PM MDT, 12 hours 10 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
413 PM CDT MON APR 15 2013

NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-162115-
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-
413 PM CDT MON APR 15 2013 /313 PM MDT MON APR 15 2013/

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR MODERATE SNOW IN WESTERN NEBRASKA TONIGHT.
THE AREAS MOST LIKELY TO HAVE THE SNOW ARE THE NEBRASKA SANDHILLS
WEST OF BROKEN BOW AND ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 80.
ACCUMULATION OF UP TO THREE INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED.

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

WIDESPREAD SNOW IS EXPECTED AGAIN TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY NIGHT IN THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN SANDHILLS AND THE
PANHANDLE OF NEBRASKA. SNOWFALL OVER THE PERIOD OF ABOUT A DAY AND A
HALF IS LIKELY TO EXCEED SIX INCHES IN THOSE AREAS. IN ADDITION...
BREEZY CONDITIONS MAY CAUSE AT LEAST LOCALIZED BLOWING AND
DRIFTING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT.

&&

THIS PRODUCT IS NOW AVAILABLE...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...
HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATOLOGICAL INFORMATION...AT
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NORTHPLATTE

JRS

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 16, 2:33 AM MDT, 50 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
333 AM CDT TUE APR 16 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0332 AM     SNOW             3 S NORTH PLATTE        41.09N 100.77W
04/16/2013  M5.0 INCH        LINCOLN            NE   NWS EMPLOYEE

&&

MPOWER
Local storm report, Apr 16, 2:55 AM MDT, 28 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
355 AM CDT TUE APR 16 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0354 AM     SNOW             3 ENE NORTH PLATTE      41.15N 100.72W
04/16/2013  M4.3 INCH        LINCOLN            NE   NWS EMPLOYEE

            OFFICIAL REPORT AT THE NORTH PLATTE NWS OFFICE.

&&

MARTIN

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 16, 12:37 AM MDTWinter Weather AdvisoryLBFDeuel, Keith, Lincoln, Perkins6 hr
Apr 16, 10:08 AM MDTWinter Weather AdvisoryLBFArthur, Blaine, Brown, Deuel, Garden, Keya Paha and 3 more18 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.