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Winter Storm Warning 6, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this winter storm warning at Oct 3, 2013, 3:21 PM MDT for Cherry County, Sheridan County, Nebraska. It took effect at Oct 4, 2013, 9:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 26 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
- Oct 3, 2013, 3:21 PM MDT (21:21 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 4, 2013, 9:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Oct 5, 2013, 10:34 AM MDT
- In force
- 26 hr
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
Counties Cherry County, NE, Sheridan County, NE
The radar
The North Platte radar (KLNX), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 6:52 PM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 4 | Gordon, NE | VISIBILITY IS LESS THAN 1/4 MILE IN HEAVY SNOW AT THE KSDZ RADIO STATION. SOME WIND WAS OBSERVED BUT NOT A LOT OF BLOWING SNOW. |
| Oct 4, 7:20 PM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 0.5 | Merriman, NE | VISIBILITY WAS ABOUT 1/4 MILE AND SNOW HAD JUST BEGUN TO ACCUMULATE AT THE SANDS CAFE ON U.S. HIGHWAY 20. SNOW WAS BLOWING AROUND IN STRONG WIND. |
| Oct 4, 7:20 PM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 0.5 | Merriman, NE | VISIBILITY WAS ABOUT 1/4SM AND SNOW HAD JUST BEGUN TO ACCUMULATE AT THE SANDS CAFE ON U.S. HIGHWAY 20. |
| Oct 4, 7:20 PM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 0.5 | Merriman, NE | VISIBILITY WAS ABOUT 1/4SM AND SNOW HAD JUST BEGUN TO ACCUMULATE AT THE SANDS CAFE ON U.S. HIGHWAY 20. SNOW WAS BLOWING AROUND IN STRONG WIND. |
| Oct 5, 9:09 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Gordon, NE | 2 TO 3 FOOT DRIFTS IN THE COUNTRY OUTSIDE OF TOWN. |
| Oct 5, 9:09 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 7 | Rushville, NE | |
| Oct 5, 10:36 AM MDT | SNOW 0 | Rushville, NE | ROAD CONDITIONS ARE POOR ACROSS NORTHERN SHERIDAN COUNTY...WITH REPORTS OF STRANDED VEHICLES. |
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, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 183 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
- 119 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -309 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 519 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 124 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 190 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 4.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
165 WWUS43 KLBF 032121 WSWLBF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 421 PM CDT THU OCT 3 2013 ...WINTER STORM ACROSS NORTHWESTERN NEBRASKA FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .A POTENT UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL TRACK FROM THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE INTO NORTHERN NEBRASKA FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. ON FRIDAY...AS THE LOW EMERGES FROM THE CENTRAL ROCKIES ONTO THE HIGH PLAINS OF THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE...ENOUGH COLD AIR WILL DRAWN INTO THE SYSTEM TO CHANGE RAIN OVER TO SNOW. AT THIS TIME...EXPECT THE CHANGE OVER TO OCCUR EARLY FRIDAY ACROSS THE NORTHEAST PANHANDLE AND SLOWLY SPREAD EAST THROUGHOUT THE DAY. ANY CHANGE IN THIS TIMING WILL SIGNIFICANTLY ADD TO OR DECREASE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS DURING THE EVENT. AT THIS TIME...LOCATIONS ACROSS THE NORTHEASTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE...AS WELL AS THE NORTHWESTERN NEBRASKA SANDHILLS HAVE THE HIGHEST THREAT FOR ACCUMULATING SNOWS AROUND 6 INCHES OR HIGHER...ESPECIALLY NORTHERN SHERIDAN AND NORTHWEST CHERRY COUNTIES. IN ADDITION TO SNOW...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. NEZ004-094-041130- /O.UPG.KLBF.WS.A.0009.131004T1500Z-131005T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KLBF.WS.W.0006.131004T1500Z-131005T1500Z/ SHERIDAN-WESTERN CHERRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...CODY...MERRIMAN... KILGORE 321 PM MDT THU OCT 3 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM FRIDAY TO 9 AM MDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM FRIDAY TO 9 AM MDT SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW FRIDAY MORNING...BECOMING HEAVY A TIMES FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF SATURDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AT THIS TIME...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE...WITH THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE ALONG THE PINE RIDGE OF NORTHERN SHERIDAN COUNTY AND FAR NORTHWESTERN CHERRY COUNTY. * WIND...NORTHERLY TO NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ACROSS THE NORTHEASTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE AND THE NORTHWESTERN SANDHILLS FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY MORNING. 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. && $$ NEZ022-041130- /O.NEW.KLBF.WW.Y.0015.131004T1500Z-131005T1500Z/ GARDEN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSHKOSH 321 PM MDT THU OCT 3 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM FRIDAY TO 9 AM MDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM FRIDAY TO 9 AM MDT SATURDAY. * TIMING...RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW FRIDAY MORNING...BECOMING MODERATE TO HEAVY A TIMES FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF BY SATURDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AT THIS TIME...2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE...WITH THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHERN GARDEN COUNTY. * WIND...NORTHERLY TO NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ACROSS THE PORTIONS OF GARDEN COUNTY FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MASEK
5 follow-up statements
138 WWUS43 KLBF 040944 WSWLBF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 444 AM CDT FRI OCT 4 2013 ...WINTER STORM ACROSS NORTHWESTERN NEBRASKA TODAY AND TONIGHT TO EXIT THE AREA SATURDAY... .A POTENT UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL TRACK FROM NORTHERN COLORADO INTO FAR SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA. TODAY...AS THE UPPER LOW EMERGES FROM THE CENTRAL ROCKIES ONTO THE HIGH PLAINS OF THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE...ENOUGH COLD AIR WILL DRAWN INTO THE SYSTEM TO CHANGE RAIN OVER TO SNOW. AT THIS TIME...EXPECT THE CHANGE OVER TO OCCUR LATER THIS MORNING ACROSS THE NORTHEAST PANHANDLE AND SLOWLY SPREAD EAST THROUGHOUT THE DAY. ANY CHANGE IN THIS TIMING WILL SIGNIFICANTLY ADD TO OR DECREASE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS DURING THE EVENT. AT THIS TIME...SHERIDAN AND WESTERN CHERRY COUNTY CAN EXPECT SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 10 INCHES. NORTHERN SHERIDAN COUNTY COULD SEE LOCAL AMOUNTS NEAR 12 INCHES. IN ADDITION TO SNOW...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. NEZ004-094-042345- /O.EXT.KLBF.WS.W.0006.131004T1500Z-131005T1800Z/ SHERIDAN-WESTERN CHERRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...CODY...MERRIMAN... KILGORE 344 AM MDT FRI OCT 4 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO NOON MDT SATURDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO NOON MDT SATURDAY. * TIMING...RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY A TIMES LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF SATURDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AT THIS TIME...4 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. LOCALLY HIGHER ACCUMULATIONS NEAR 12 INCHES IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE PINE RIDGE OF NORTHERN SHERIDAN COUNTY. * WIND...NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ACROSS THE NORTHEASTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE AND THE NORTHWESTERN SANDHILLS LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. 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. && $$ NEZ005-042345- /O.EXB.KLBF.WW.Y.0015.131005T0300Z-131005T1800Z/ EASTERN CHERRY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VALENTINE 444 AM CDT FRI OCT 4 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM CDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM CDT SATURDAY. * TIMING...RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW LATE THIS EVENING...WITH SNOW CONTINUING OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF BY SATURDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AT THIS TIME...1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE...WITH THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED ACROSS THE FAR NORTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY. * WIND...NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ACROSS THE PORTIONS OF EASTERN CHERRY COUNTY LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NEZ023-042345- /O.EXA.KLBF.WW.Y.0015.131004T1500Z-131005T1500Z/ GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HYANNIS 344 AM MDT FRI OCT 4 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 AM MDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 AM MDT SATURDAY. * TIMING...RAIN IS EXPECTED TO MIX WITH SNOW LATE THIS MORNING AND CHANGE TO ALL SNOW EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW MAY BECOME HEAVY A TIMES LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF SATURDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AT THIS TIME...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE...WITH THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTHWEST PART OF THE COUNTY. * WIND...NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ACROSS THE PORTIONS OF GRANT COUNTY LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY MORNING. 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. && $$ NEZ022-042345- /O.CON.KLBF.WW.Y.0015.131004T1500Z-131005T1500Z/ GARDEN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSHKOSH 344 AM MDT FRI OCT 4 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 AM MDT SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 AM MDT SATURDAY. * TIMING...RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW LATE THIS MORNING. SNOW MAY BE HEAVY A TIMES LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF BY SATURDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AT THIS TIME...2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE...WITH THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHERN GARDEN COUNTY. * WIND...NORTHERLY TO NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ACROSS THE PORTIONS OF GARDEN COUNTY LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ ROBERG
583 WWUS43 KLBF 041609 WSWLBF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 1109 AM CDT FRI OCT 4 2013 ...WINTER STORM ACROSS NORTHWESTERN NEBRASKA TODAY AND TONIGHT TO EXIT THE AREA SATURDAY... .A POTENT UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL TRACK FROM NORTHERN COLORADO INTO FAR SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA. TODAY...AS THE UPPER LOW EMERGES FROM THE CENTRAL ROCKIES ONTO THE HIGH PLAINS OF THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE...ENOUGH COLD AIR WILL DRAWN INTO THE SYSTEM TO CHANGE RAIN OVER TO SNOW. AT THIS TIME...EXPECT THE CHANGE OVER TO OCCUR LATER THIS MORNING ACROSS THE NORTHEAST PANHANDLE AND SLOWLY SPREAD EAST THROUGHOUT THE DAY. ANY CHANGE IN THIS TIMING WILL SIGNIFICANTLY ADD TO OR DECREASE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS DURING THE EVENT. AT THIS TIME...SHERIDAN AND WESTERN CHERRY COUNTY CAN EXPECT SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 10 INCHES. NORTHERN SHERIDAN COUNTY COULD SEE LOCAL AMOUNTS NEAR 12 INCHES. IN ADDITION TO SNOW...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. NEZ004-094-050615- /O.CON.KLBF.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-131005T1800Z/ SHERIDAN-WESTERN CHERRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...CODY...MERRIMAN... KILGORE 1009 AM MDT FRI OCT 4 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT SATURDAY. * TIMING...RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY A TIMES LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF SATURDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AT THIS TIME...4 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. LOCALLY HIGHER ACCUMULATIONS NEAR 12 INCHES IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE PINE RIDGE IN NORTHERN SHERIDAN COUNTY. * WIND...NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ACROSS THE NORTHEASTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE AND THE NORTHWESTERN SANDHILLS LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. 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. && $$ NEZ022-023-050615- /O.CON.KLBF.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-131005T1500Z/ GARDEN-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSHKOSH...HYANNIS 1009 AM MDT FRI OCT 4 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT SATURDAY. * TIMING...RAIN IS EXPECTED TO MIX WITH SNOW LATE THIS MORNING AND CHANGE TO ALL SNOW EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW MAY BECOME HEAVY A TIMES LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF SATURDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AT THIS TIME...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE...WITH THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTHWEST PART OF THE COUNTY. * WIND...NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ACROSS THE PORTIONS OF GRANT COUNTY LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NEZ005-050615- /O.CON.KLBF.WW.Y.0015.131005T0300Z-131005T1800Z/ EASTERN CHERRY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VALENTINE 1109 AM CDT FRI OCT 4 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM CDT SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM CDT SATURDAY. * TIMING...RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW LATE THIS EVENING...WITH SNOW CONTINUING OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF BY SATURDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AT THIS TIME...1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE...WITH THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED ACROSS THE FAR NORTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY. * WIND...NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ACROSS THE PORTIONS OF EASTERN CHERRY COUNTY LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ TAYLOR
031 WWUS43 KLBF 042108 WSWLBF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 408 PM CDT FRI OCT 4 2013 ...WINTER STORM ACROSS NORTHWESTERN NEBRASKA TODAY AND TONIGHT TO EXIT THE AREA SATURDAY... .A POTENT UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL TRACK FROM WESTERN NEBRASKA INTO FAR SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA. TONIGHT...RAIN WILL MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO ALL SNOW ACROSS NORTHWEST NEBRASKA. AT THIS TIME...SHERIDAN AND WESTERN CHERRY COUNTY CAN EXPECT SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 10 INCHES. IN ADDITION TO SNOW...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. NEZ004-094-051115- /O.CON.KLBF.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-131005T1800Z/ SHERIDAN-WESTERN CHERRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...CODY...MERRIMAN... KILGORE 308 PM MDT FRI OCT 4 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT SATURDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY A TIMES THIS EVENING. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF SATURDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AT THIS TIME...4 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ACROSS THE NORTHEASTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE AND THE NORTHWESTERN SANDHILLS LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NEZ022-023-051115- /O.CON.KLBF.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-131005T1500Z/ GARDEN-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSHKOSH...HYANNIS 308 PM MDT FRI OCT 4 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT SATURDAY. * TIMING...SNOW MAY BECOME HEAVY A TIMES THIS EVENING. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF SATURDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AT THIS TIME...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE. * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ACROSS THE PORTIONS OF GRANT COUNTY LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY MORNING. 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. && $$ NEZ005-051115- /O.CON.KLBF.WW.Y.0015.131005T0300Z-131005T1800Z/ EASTERN CHERRY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VALENTINE 408 PM CDT FRI OCT 4 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM CDT SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM CDT SATURDAY. * TIMING...RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW LATE TONIGHT. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF BY SATURDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AT THIS TIME...1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE...WITH THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED ACROSS THE FAR NORTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY. * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ACROSS THE PORTIONS OF EASTERN CHERRY COUNTY LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ TAYLOR
336 WWUS43 KLBF 050901 AAA WSWLBF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 401 AM CDT SAT OCT 5 2013 ...WINTER STORM CONDITIONS ACROSS NORTHWESTERN NEBRASKA THIS MORNING... .A HISTORIC FALL WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT NORTHWESTERN NEBRASKA THIS MORNING. PARTS OF NORTHERN SHERIDAN AND WESTERN CHERRY COUNTIES CAN EXPECT SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 10 INCHES. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. NEZ022-023-051015- /O.CAN.KLBF.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-131005T1500Z/ GARDEN-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSHKOSH...HYANNIS 301 AM MDT SAT OCT 5 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SIGNIFICANT SNOW HAS ENDED IN THIS AREA. OCCASIONAL SNOW COULD PRODUCE ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR LESS THIS MORNING. $$ NEZ004-094-051800- /O.CON.KLBF.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-131005T1800Z/ SHERIDAN-WESTERN CHERRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...CODY...MERRIMAN... KILGORE 301 AM MDT SAT OCT 5 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY. * TIMING...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF THIS MORNING. LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NEZ005-051800- /O.CON.KLBF.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-131005T1800Z/ EASTERN CHERRY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VALENTINE 401 AM CDT SAT OCT 5 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING. LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED...MAINLY ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 20. * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. 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. && $$
453 WWUS43 KLBF 051634 WSWLBF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 1134 AM CDT SAT OCT 5 2013 ...WINTER STORM CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE ACROSS NORTHWESTERN NEBRASKA THIS AFTERNOON... NEZ004-094-060000- /O.CAN.KLBF.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-131005T1800Z/ /O.EXB.KLBF.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-131006T0000Z/ SHERIDAN-WESTERN CHERRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...CODY...MERRIMAN... KILGORE 1034 AM MDT SAT OCT 5 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN INCH OR LESS OF ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL. * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH...WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN AREAS THAT HAVE RECEIVED SNOW ACCUMULATION. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NEZ005-060000- /O.EXT.KLBF.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-131006T0000Z/ EASTERN CHERRY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VALENTINE 1134 AM CDT SAT OCT 5 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE...MAINLY ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 20. * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MARTIN/TAYLOR
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 Oct 3, 3:20 PM MDT, 1 minute earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 3, 3:20 PM MDT, 1 minute before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 420 PM CDT THU OCT 3 2013 .SYNOPSIS... ISSUED AT 418 PM CDT THU OCT 3 2013 STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM SPINNING ACROSS IDAHO...WITH WATER VAPOR SHOWING ROTATION WELL AS IS DIGS TO THE SOUTH. A NEARLY STATIONARY SURFACE BOUNDARY MEANDERS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE SOUTH EAST INTO SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. NOTICEABLY COOLER TEMPS TODAY WITH HIGHS ONLY IN THE 50S...AS MOST OF THE CWA IS NORTH OF THE BOUNDARY...SOUTH OF THE BOUNDARY TEMPS HAVE WARMED INTO THE 70S. UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE HAS LEAD TO SOME ISOLD SHOWERS AND EVEN A FEW THUNDERSTORMS. && .SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY) ISSUED AT 418 PM CDT THU OCT 3 2013 FORECAST FOCUS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS CENTER UPON THE STORM SYSTEM THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BRING A WIDE VARIETY OF WEATHER ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. THE TWO MAIN CONCERNS CURRENTLY WITH THIS SYSTEM ARE THE SNOWFALL POTENTIAL ACROSS NORTHWEST NEBRASKA...AND GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS FOR THE ENTIRE OUTLOOK AREA ON FRIDAY. WITH THIS AFTERNOON FORECAST PACKAGE WILL UPGRADE THE WINTER STORM WATCH TO A WARNING FOR BOTH CHERRY AND SHERIDAN COUNTIES...AND ISSUE A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR GARDEN COUNTY. NOTE HOWEVER THAT ADDITIONAL HEADLINES ARE ANTICIPATED TO ADDRESS THE POTENTIAL FOR THE ELEVATED WIND. THE SHORT TERM DETERMINISTIC SOLUTIONS CONTINUE TO SHOW SOLID CONSISTENCY ON DIGGING THE UPPER LOW FROM SOUTHEASTERN IDAHO INTO NORTHERN COLORADO TONIGHT. FROM THERE...THE UPPER LOW LIFTS TO THE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. WHILE CONSISTENCY ON THE TRACK OF THE SYSTEM IS STRONG...THERE REMAINS DIFFERENCES IN THE TIMING OF THE SYSTEM. NAM REMAINS PROGRESSIVE AND FURTHEST NORTH. THE EC...NO LONGER THE SLOWEST SOLUTION...HAS SPED UP AND TRENDED TOWARD THE GFS WITH IT/S TIMING. THUS THE GFS/EC SEEMS TO BE A GOOD COMPRISE AND WILL BE USED AS A BASIS FOR THE CHANGEOVER FROM RAIN TO SNOW ACROSS THE NORTHWEST. ATTM...SNOW SHOULD BEGIN TO FALL ACROSS PORTIONS OF SHERIDAN...NORTHERN GARDEN AND FAR WESTERN CHERRY COUNTY AFTER 15Z FRIDAY. NOW THE CURRENT TRACK OF THE H5 LOW AND THE PLACEMENT OF THE BEST UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT PLACES THE HEAVIEST QPF ACROSS THIS AREA...COLLOCATED WHERE STRONG FRONTOGENETIC FORCING AND AMPLE UPGLIDE IS SHOWN TO EXIST WELL INTO THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE DESPITE INCREASING LIFT...A DRY SLOT IS SHOWN TO SEVERELY LIMIT QPF/POP POTENTIAL THROUGH 00Z SATURDAY...FAVORING MORE DRIZZLE THAN ACTUAL RAIN. THIS SHOULD BE A CASE WHERE WE SEE SNOW ACROSS OUR NORTHWEST...RAIN AND SNOW OVER THE HEAR OF THE SANDHILLS...WITH MAINLY DRIZZLE FOR KLBF AND THE I80 CORRIDOR. AS FOR SNOW TOTALS...LOWER TROPOSPHERIC TEMPERATURES WILL NOT BE ALL THAT SUPPORTIVE FOR SNOW PRODUCTION AND/OR GROWTH...AND GIVEN THE STILL RELATIVELY HIGH SUN ANGLE...AND WARM GROUND TEMPERATURES FOR THAT MATTER...ONLY THE HEAVIEST OF SNOWBANDS WILL BE ABLE TO OVERCOME THESE FACTORS TO ACCUMULATE. AGAIN THE STRONGEST FRONTOGENETIC FORCING IS SHOWN ACROSS NORTHWEST NEBRASKA...THROUGH 00Z SATURDAY...THEREAFTER THE FORCING FRACTURES WITH THE BEST SUPPORT NORTH OF THE CWA. PREVIOUS FORECAST USED A 8:1 SNOW TO LWR...WHICH STILL SEEMS LIKE THE BEST WAY TO GO. USING THIS RATIO WOULD SUGGEST UP TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW ALONG THE PINE RIDGE IN SHERIDAN COUNTY AND FAR NORTHWEST CHERRY COUNTY...WITH UPWARDS TO 5...MAYBE 6" ALONG THOSE COUNTIES SOUTHERN BORDER. CERTAINLY NOT A SLAM DUNK WINTER STORM WARNING...ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THE FACTORS AGAINST SNOW ACCUMULATION...BUT WHEN COMBINED WITH EXTREMELY STRONG WIND GUSTS...AND THE FACT ITS THE FIRST STORM OF THE SEASON...THOSE AREAS WOULD BE BEST SERVED WITH A WARNING. AS FOR THE ADVISORY IN GARDEN COUNTY...AGAIN THIS IS A CASE WHERE THE MAJORITY OF THE COUNTY MAY NOT SEE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY CRITERIA...BUT USING THE SAME DECISION SUPPORT LOGIC...FELT IMPACTS WERE ENOUGH TO WARRANT THIS ADVISORY. ONTO THE WIND...MODELS SHOW THE MAIN VORTICITY CENTER TO PASS RIGHT ACROSS THE HEART OF THE CWA FRIDAY...DYNAMIC MIXING WILL NOT BE AN ISSUE...AND CONSIDERING WINDS AT H8 INCREASE TO 60KTS ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE LOW...WE MAY SEE WIND GUSTS APPROACHING HIGH WIND WARNING CRITERIA FRIDAY AFTERNOON IN SOME PLACES. GIVEN THAT THESE CRITERIA WIND SPEEDS WOULD OCCUR AFTER 18Z...WILL FINE TUNE OUR THOUGHTS REGARDING POTENTIAL HIGHLIGHTS THIS EVENING AND ISSUE THE APPROPRIATE PRODUCTS AS NEEDED. .LONG TERM...(FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY) ISSUED AT 418 PM CDT THU OCT 3 2013 FRIDAY NIGHT WILL CONTINUES TO SEE THE STRONG EARLY WINTER STORM SYSTEM CONTINUING TO LIFT ACROSS THE PLAINS. MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE LINGERING THROUGH THE NIGHT ACROSS THE NORTHWESTERN NEBRASKA. STRONG SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL HELP TO KEEP TEMPS UP...CREATING SOME CONCERN FOR TEMPERATURES AND THUS PRECIP TYPE. SOUTHWEST INTO NORTH CENTRAL IS EXPECTED TO SEE TEMPS AT OR ABOVE 32...AND SOME CLOSER TO 36 OR 37...WHICH WILL LIMIT ANY SNOW ACCUMULATION...IF THE PRECIP DOES CHANGE OVER. NW NEB IS EXPECTED TO BE ALL SNOW AND AS TEMPS DIP BELOW FREEZING ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE INCREASING. BY SATURDAY MORNING THE ACTIVITY WILL BE PUSHING OFF TO THE NORTHEAST AND HEADLINES WILL BE ENDING. SATURDAY WILL BE CHILLY...ESPECIALLY WHERE THERE IS A SNOW PACK...NW NEB...WHERE HIGHS STRUGGLE TO REACH 40. ELSEWHERE HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. AFTER A COOL DAY...CLEAR SKIES WILL SET THE STAGE FOR GOOD RADIATIONAL COOLING...IF WINDS CAN DECOUPLE. SOME DIFFERENCES AMONG MODELS ON WIND SPEED. LOOKING AT THE GUIDANCE TEMPS...WOULD EXPECT WINDS TO BE LESS...AND DID LOWER WINDS SOME BELOW GUIDANCE...HOWEVER DID NOT DROP TEMPS AS LOW AS GUIDANCE. GUIDANCE SHOWS LOWER TO UPPER 20S...AND FORECAST IS UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S AT THIS TIME...AND MAY NEED TO BE LOWER. THIS COULD THE A WIDESPREAD KILLING FREEZE...HOWEVER WE HAVE ALREADY SUSPENDED THE FREEZING HEADLINES UNTIL SPRING. BY SUNDAY A REBOUND FROM THE COLD TEMPS EXPECTED...AS RIDGE BUILDS ACROSS THE ROCKIES...WITH TEMPS TO WARM INTO THE 50S AND LOWER 60S. RIDGE CONTINUES TO BUILD TO START THE WORK WEEK WITH A RETURN TO MORE SEASONAL CONDITIONS WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO LOWER 70S EXPECTED. AS THE RIDGE BUILDS...A FEW SHORT WAVES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS...BUT LITTLE IN THE WAY OF PRECIP EXPECTED. && .AVIATION...(FOR THE 18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z FRIDAY AFTERNOON) ISSUED AT 1248 PM CDT THU OCT 3 2013 COMPLICATED AND LOW CONFIDENCE AVIATION FORECAST THROUGH 18Z FRIDAY. SHORT FUSED UPDATES TO ACCOUNT FOR VARYING VISIBILITY/CEILING ARE ANTICIPATED. UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT ALL AVIATION SITES ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD. WIDESPREAD DRIZZLE WILL GIVE WAY TO RAIN...CHANGING TO SNOW ACROSS NORTHWEST NEBRASKA...AFTER 12Z FRIDAY. ATTM...KLBF APPEARS TO MISS OUT ON ANY OF THE FROZEN PRECIP...BUT KVTN MAY SEE SOME SNOW BEYOND THIS FORECAST PERIOD. REGARDLESS...MODEL GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO INDICATE IFR OR LOWER CEILINGS FOR ALL WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA TERMINALS...INCLUDING KVTN AND KLBF THROUGH THIS TAF CYCLE...WITH PERIODIC REDUCTIONS TO A MILE DURING PERIODS OF DRIZZLE AND/OR PRECIPITATION. IN ADDITION...NORTHERLY WINDS ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA FRIDAY...WITH GUST POTENTIAL EXCEEDING 25 KTS AFTER 15Z. && .LBF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 9 AM FRIDAY TO 9 AM MDT SATURDAY FOR NEZ004-094. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 9 AM FRIDAY TO 9 AM MDT SATURDAY FOR NEZ022. && SYNOPSIS...MASEK SHORT TERM...JACOBS LONG TERM...MASEK AVIATION...JACOBS
Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 3, 9:57 AM MDT, 5 hours 24 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 1057 AM CDT THU OCT 3 2013 NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-041600- 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- 1057 AM CDT THU OCT 3 2013 /957 AM MDT THU OCT 3 2013/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. A STALLED OUT FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL BE A FOCUS FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THIS EVENING. THROUGH MID AFTERNOON THE MAIN AREA TO SEE SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IS ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. LATER THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE OUTLOOK AREA...GENERALLY EAST OF A BROKEN BOW TO ONEILL LINE. AREAS FURTHER WEST...FROM NEAR AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM OGALLALA TO BROKEN BOW...MAY EXPERIENCE A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL UP TO NICKEL SIZE AND GUSTY WINDS TO 50 MPH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM WILL AFFECT WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA FRIDAY INTO EARLY SATURDAY. ACROSS PORTIONS OF SHERIDAN AND WESTERN CHERRY COUNTIES...HEAVY SNOW IN EXCESS OF 6 INCHES IS POSSIBLE FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE FRIDAY AFTERNOON TO 25 TO 35 MPH...GUSTING TO 45 MPH...AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND SNOWFALL...MAINLY EFFECTING NORTHWEST NEBRASKA...WILL CAUSE REDUCE VISIBILITY AND AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PEOPLE IN THE NORTHEASTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE AND NORTHWESTERN SANDHILLS SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AS THE TIMING AND AMOUNT OF SNOW BECOME MORE CERTAIN. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT. && GET YOUR WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL...AND CLIMATE INFORMATION AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NORTHPLATTE (ALL LOWERCASE) MASEK
The office that day
Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 8:18 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LBF | Custer | 4 hr |
| Oct 3, 3:21 PM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | LBF | Cherry, Garden, Grant, Sheridan | 51 hr |
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Winter Storm Warnings in Nebraska, 2013Every winter storm 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.