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Wind Advisory 21, NWS Hastings, NE

May 12, 201419 counties in Nebraska; 4 counties in Kansas

NWS Hastings, NE issued this wind advisory at May 12, 2014, 3:19 AM CDT for 19 counties in Nebraska; 4 counties in Kansas. It took effect at May 12, 2014, 9:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 12, 2014, 3:19 AM CDT (08:19 UTC)
In effect from
May 12, 2014, 9:00 AM CDT
Expired
May 12, 2014, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Hastings, NE
All 23 counties

Osborne County, KS, Phillips County, KS, Rooks County, KS, Smith County, KS, Adams County, NE, Buffalo County, NE, Clay County, NE, Dawson County, NE, Franklin County, NE, Furnas County, NE, Gosper County, NE, Greeley County, NE, Hall County, NE, Hamilton County, NE, Harlan County, NE, Howard County, NE, Kearney County, NE, Merrick County, NE, Nance County, NE, Phelps County, NE, Sherman County, NE, Valley County, NE, Webster County, NE

The radar

The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 158 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 2014-05-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 00:00Z on 2014-05-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 53 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
1 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
538 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
67 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
53 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
400 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.2

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The text

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

391 
WWUS73 KGID 120819
NPWGID

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
319 AM CDT MON MAY 12 2014

...STRONG WINDS AGAIN TODAY ACROSS PARTS OF THE AREA...

.LOCATIONS ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 281 IN SOUTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS WILL EXPERIENCE ANOTHER DAY OF
STRONG WINDS. A WIND ADVISORY IS POSTED FOR THIS AREA FROM MID
MORNING THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE
FROM THE NORTH.

KSZ005-006-017-018-NEZ039-040-046-047-060>062-072>075-082>085-
121700-
/O.NEW.KGID.WI.Y.0021.140512T1400Z-140513T0000Z/
PHILLIPS-SMITH-ROOKS-OSBORNE-VALLEY-GREELEY-SHERMAN-HOWARD-DAWSON-
BUFFALO-HALL-GOSPER-PHELPS-KEARNEY-ADAMS-FURNAS-HARLAN-FRANKLIN-
WEBSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PHILLIPSBURG...SMITH CENTER...
KENSINGTON...PLAINVILLE...STOCKTON...OSBORNE...DOWNS...ORD...
SPALDING...SCOTIA...WOLBACH...LOUP CITY...LITCHFIELD...ST. PAUL...
LEXINGTON...COZAD...GOTHENBURG...KEARNEY...GRAND ISLAND...
ELWOOD...HOLDREGE...MINDEN...HASTINGS...CAMBRIDGE...ARAPAHOE...
OXFORD...BEAVER CITY...ALMA...ORLEANS...FRANKLIN...CAMPBELL...
HILDRETH...RED CLOUD...BLUE HILL...BLADEN
319 AM CDT MON MAY 12 2014

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE IN SPEED AGAIN LATE THIS MORNING
  AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTH WINDS NEAR 30 MPH WILL GUST TO 45 MPH AT
  TIMES...ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE INFLUENCED MOST BY THE
  WIND...ESPECIALLY ON EAST WEST ROADS. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
957 
WWUS73 KGID 121644
NPWGID

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
1144 AM CDT MON MAY 12 2014

...STRONG WINDS AGAIN TODAY ACROSS PARTS OF THE AREA...

KSZ005-006-017-018-NEZ039-040-046-047-060>062-072>075-082>085-
130000-
/O.CON.KGID.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-140513T0000Z/
PHILLIPS-SMITH-ROOKS-OSBORNE-VALLEY-GREELEY-SHERMAN-HOWARD-DAWSON-
BUFFALO-HALL-GOSPER-PHELPS-KEARNEY-ADAMS-FURNAS-HARLAN-FRANKLIN-
WEBSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PHILLIPSBURG...SMITH CENTER...
KENSINGTON...PLAINVILLE...STOCKTON...OSBORNE...DOWNS...ORD...
SPALDING...SCOTIA...WOLBACH...LOUP CITY...LITCHFIELD...ST. PAUL...
LEXINGTON...COZAD...GOTHENBURG...KEARNEY...GRAND ISLAND...
ELWOOD...HOLDREGE...MINDEN...HASTINGS...CAMBRIDGE...ARAPAHOE...
OXFORD...BEAVER CITY...ALMA...ORLEANS...FRANKLIN...CAMPBELL...
HILDRETH...RED CLOUD...BLUE HILL...BLADEN
1144 AM CDT MON MAY 12 2014

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

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

* HAZARD...STRONG WINDS.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO
  NEAR 45 MPH AT TIMES.

* TIMING...THESE WINDS ARE ALREADY IN PROGRESS ALONG AND WEST OF
  HIGHWAY 183. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON...
  EXTENDING AS FAR EAST AS HIGHWAY 281. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE EARLY
  THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE
  INFLUENCED MOST BY THE WIND...ESPECIALLY ON EAST WEST ROADS.
  USE EXTRA CAUTION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

HALBLAUB
330 
WWUS73 KGID 122004
NPWGID

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
304 PM CDT MON MAY 12 2014

...STRONG WINDS CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING...

NEZ041-048-063-076-130000-
/O.EXA.KGID.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-140513T0000Z/
NANCE-MERRICK-HAMILTON-CLAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FULLERTON...GENOA...CENTRAL CITY...
AURORA...SUTTON...HARVARD...CLAY CENTER...EDGAR...FAIRFIELD
304 PM CDT MON MAY 12 2014

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

* HAZARD...STRONG WINDS.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 
  NEAR 45 MPH AT TIMES. 

* TIMING...THESE WINDS ARE ALREADY IN PROGRESS ALONG AND WEST OF 
  HIGHWAY 183. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON... 
  EXTENDING AS FAR EAST AS HIGHWAY 281. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE EARLY 
  THIS EVENING. 

* IMPACTS...LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE 
  INFLUENCED MOST BY THE WIND...ESPECIALLY ON EAST WEST ROADS. 
  USE EXTRA CAUTION. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

KSZ005-006-017-018-NEZ039-040-046-047-060>062-072>075-082>085-
130000-
/O.CON.KGID.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-140513T0000Z/
PHILLIPS-SMITH-ROOKS-OSBORNE-VALLEY-GREELEY-SHERMAN-HOWARD-DAWSON-
BUFFALO-HALL-GOSPER-PHELPS-KEARNEY-ADAMS-FURNAS-HARLAN-FRANKLIN-
WEBSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PHILLIPSBURG...SMITH CENTER...
KENSINGTON...PLAINVILLE...STOCKTON...OSBORNE...DOWNS...ORD...
SPALDING...SCOTIA...WOLBACH...LOUP CITY...LITCHFIELD...ST. PAUL...
LEXINGTON...COZAD...GOTHENBURG...KEARNEY...GRAND ISLAND...
ELWOOD...HOLDREGE...MINDEN...HASTINGS...CAMBRIDGE...ARAPAHOE...
OXFORD...BEAVER CITY...ALMA...ORLEANS...FRANKLIN...CAMPBELL...
HILDRETH...RED CLOUD...BLUE HILL...BLADEN
304 PM CDT MON MAY 12 2014

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

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

* HAZARD...STRONG WINDS.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 
  NEAR 45 MPH AT TIMES. 

* TIMING...THESE WINDS ARE ALREADY IN PROGRESS ALONG AND WEST OF 
  HIGHWAY 183. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON... 
  EXTENDING AS FAR EAST AS HIGHWAY 281. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE EARLY 
  THIS EVENING. 

* IMPACTS...LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE 
  INFLUENCED MOST BY THE WIND...ESPECIALLY ON EAST WEST ROADS. 
  USE EXTRA CAUTION. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

HALBLAUB
297 
WWUS73 KGID 122355
NPWGID

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
655 PM CDT MON MAY 12 2014


KSZ005-006-017-018-NEZ039>041-046>048-060>063-072>076-082>085-
130100-
/O.EXP.KGID.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-140513T0000Z/
PHILLIPS-SMITH-ROOKS-OSBORNE-VALLEY-GREELEY-NANCE-SHERMAN-HOWARD-
MERRICK-DAWSON-BUFFALO-HALL-HAMILTON-GOSPER-PHELPS-KEARNEY-ADAMS-
CLAY-FURNAS-HARLAN-FRANKLIN-WEBSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PHILLIPSBURG...SMITH CENTER...
KENSINGTON...PLAINVILLE...STOCKTON...OSBORNE...DOWNS...ORD...
SPALDING...SCOTIA...WOLBACH...FULLERTON...GENOA...LOUP CITY...
LITCHFIELD...ST. PAUL...CENTRAL CITY...LEXINGTON...COZAD...
GOTHENBURG...KEARNEY...GRAND ISLAND...AURORA...ELWOOD...
HOLDREGE...MINDEN...HASTINGS...SUTTON...HARVARD...CLAY CENTER...
EDGAR...FAIRFIELD...CAMBRIDGE...ARAPAHOE...OXFORD...BEAVER CITY...
ALMA...ORLEANS...FRANKLIN...CAMPBELL...HILDRETH...RED CLOUD...
BLUE HILL...BLADEN
655 PM CDT MON MAY 12 2014

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

ALTHOUGH STILL QUITE WINDY...WIND SPEEDS ARE SLOWLY DECREASING
THIS EVENING AND ARE JUST BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERION. THEREFORE
THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$

HEINLEIN

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 11, 7:07 PM CDTTornado WarningGIDNuckolls, Thayer23 min
May 11, 7:27 PM CDTTornado WarningGIDFillmore, Thayer33 min
May 11, 7:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDThayer30 min
May 11, 9:15 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningGIDClay, Fillmore, Hamilton, York24 hr
May 11, 11:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDWebster33 min
May 12, 12:06 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDWebster39 min
May 12, 12:33 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDClay27 min
May 12, 1:01 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDClay, York29 min
May 11, 9:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDRepublic30 min

Nearby

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.