Alert archive / Nebraska / High Wind Warnings in 2014
High Wind Warning 1, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this high wind warning at Jan 15, 2014, 2:34 PM MST for 26 counties in Nebraska. It took effect at Jan 16, 2014, 2:00 AM MST. It was in force for 17 hr. 18 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
- Jan 15, 2014, 2:34 PM MST (21:34 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 16, 2014, 2:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Jan 16, 2014, 7:00 PM MST
- In force
- 17 hr
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
All 26 counties
Arthur County, NE, Blaine County, NE, Boyd County, NE, Brown County, NE, Chase County, NE, Cherry County, NE, Custer County, NE, Deuel County, NE, Frontier County, NE, Garden County, NE, Garfield County, NE, Grant County, NE, Hayes County, NE, Holt County, NE, Hooker County, NE, Keith County, NE, Keya Paha County, NE, Lincoln County, NE, Logan County, NE, Loup County, NE, McPherson County, NE, Perkins County, NE, Rock County, NE, Sheridan County, NE, Thomas County, NE, Wheeler County, NE
The radar
The North Platte radar (KLNX), 25 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 16, 3:40 AM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 43 | 2 E Newport, NE | |
| Jan 16, 3:55 AM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 41 | Oneill, NE | |
| Jan 16, 9:35 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Ainsworth, NE | SUSTAINED WIND GUST OF 47 MPH. |
| Jan 16, 9:35 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Ainsworth, NE | |
| Jan 16, 9:38 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | Valentine, NE | SUSTAINED WINDS OF 45 MPH. |
| Jan 16, 10:15 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | North Platte, NE | SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH. |
| Jan 16, 10:18 AM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 48 | 7 Ne Brownlee, NE | |
| Jan 16, 10:23 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | Broken Bow, NE | |
| Jan 16, 10:31 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | Broken Bow, NE | SUSTAINED WINDS OF 47 MPH. |
| Jan 16, 10:35 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | Thedford, NE | |
| Jan 16, 10:45 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 3 Ene North Platte, NE | |
| Jan 16, 10:54 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | Valentine, NE | |
| Jan 16, 10:55 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | Oneill, NE | SUSTAINED WINDS OF 52 MPH. |
| Jan 16, 10:55 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | Thedford, NE | SUSTAINED WINDS OF 51 MPH. |
| Jan 16, 11:35 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | Ogallala, NE | SUSTAINED 45 MPH WIND. |
| Jan 16, 11:53 AM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 40 | Imperial, NE | WIND GUSTS TO 56 MPH AND VISIBILITIES RANGING FROM 1 TO 2 MILES FROM BLOWING DUST. |
| Jan 16, 11:55 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | Oneill, NE | |
| Jan 16, 12:43 PM MST | DUST STORM | 8 W Curtis, NE | HIGH WINDS CAUSING BLOWING DUST. VISIBILITY REPORTED AS NEAR ZERO. |
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, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 67 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1210 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 70 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 285 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 458 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
391 WWUS73 KLBF 152134 NPWLBF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 334 PM CST WED JAN 15 2014 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY ACROSS WESTERN NEBRASKA... .A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...WITH VERY STRONG WINDS TO THE SOUTH OF THE LOW PRESSURE TRACK ACROSS NEBRASKA. NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-161145- /O.UPG.KLBF.HW.A.0001.140116T0600Z-140117T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KLBF.HW.W.0001.140116T0900Z-140117T0200Z/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...VALENTINE... SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL...OSHKOSH... HYANNIS...MULLEN...THEDFORD...DUNNING...TAYLOR...BURWELL... BARTLETT...ARTHUR...TRYON...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW...CHAPPELL... BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL... HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE 334 PM CST WED JAN 15 2014 /234 PM MST WED JAN 15 2014/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM CST /2 AM MST/ TO 8 PM CST /7 PM MST/ THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM CST /2 AM MST/ TO 8 PM CST /7 PM MST/ THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: ANOTHER ROUND OF VERY STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH EARLY THURSDAY EVENING. * WINDS: VERY STRONG WINDS ARE FORECAST LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...WITH SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH AND GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE OPERATING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. OBJECTS OUTDOORS WILL BLOW AROUND UNLESS THEY ARE FASTENED DOWN. LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ TAYLOR
4 follow-up statements
701 WWUS73 KLBF 160913 NPWLBF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 313 AM CST THU JAN 16 2014 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TODAY ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA... .INTENSE LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK FROM SOUTH CENTRAL CANADA INTO THE GREAT LAKES TODAY. VERY STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE LIKELY TODAY THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO RELAX SOME BY MID EVENING. NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-162200- /O.CON.KLBF.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140117T0200Z/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...VALENTINE... SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL...OSHKOSH... HYANNIS...MULLEN...THEDFORD...DUNNING...TAYLOR...BURWELL... BARTLETT...ARTHUR...TRYON...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW...CHAPPELL... BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL... HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE 313 AM CST THU JAN 16 2014 /213 AM MST THU JAN 16 2014/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST /7 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST /7 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. * TIMING: STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY. THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING. * WINDS: VERY STRONG WINDS ARE FORECAST LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...WITH SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH AND GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE OPERATING LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. OBJECTS OUTDOORS WILL BLOW AROUND UNLESS THEY ARE FASTENED DOWN. LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY OVER SOUTHWESTERN AND WESTERN NEBRASKA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ BUTTLER
796 WWUS73 KLBF 161512 NPWLBF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 912 AM CST THU JAN 16 2014 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TODAY ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA... .INTENSE LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK FROM SOUTH CENTRAL CANADA INTO THE GREAT LAKES TODAY. VERY STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE LIKELY THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO RELAX SOME BY MID EVENING. NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-170200- /O.CON.KLBF.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140117T0200Z/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...VALENTINE... SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL...OSHKOSH... HYANNIS...MULLEN...THEDFORD...DUNNING...TAYLOR...BURWELL... BARTLETT...ARTHUR...TRYON...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW...CHAPPELL... BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL... HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE 912 AM CST THU JAN 16 2014 /812 AM MST THU JAN 16 2014/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST /7 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST /7 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. * TIMING: STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY. THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH AND GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE OPERATING LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. OBJECTS OUTDOORS WILL BLOW AROUND UNLESS THEY ARE FASTENED DOWN. LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY OVER SOUTHWESTERN AND WESTERN NEBRASKA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ MASEK
526 WWUS73 KLBF 162146 NPWLBF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 346 PM CST THU JAN 16 2014 ...VERY STRONG WINDS LINGER INTO THE EVENING HOURS ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA... .VERY STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH TO CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO RELAX SOME BY MID EVENING. NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-170200- /O.CON.KLBF.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140117T0200Z/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...VALENTINE... SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL...OSHKOSH... HYANNIS...MULLEN...THEDFORD...DUNNING...TAYLOR...BURWELL... BARTLETT...ARTHUR...TRYON...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW...CHAPPELL... BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL... HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE 346 PM CST THU JAN 16 2014 /246 PM MST THU JAN 16 2014/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST /7 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST /7 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. * TIMING: STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING. THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH BY MID EVENING. * WINDS: SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH AND GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE OPERATING LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. OBJECTS OUTDOORS WILL BLOW AROUND UNLESS THEY ARE FASTENED DOWN. LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY OVER SOUTHWESTERN AND WESTERN NEBRASKA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ MASEK
467 WWUS73 KLBF 170202 NPWLBF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 802 PM CST THU JAN 16 2014 ...WINDS CONTINUE TO DIMINISH OVER WESTERN NEBRASKA... NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-170315- /O.EXP.KLBF.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140117T0200Z/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...VALENTINE... SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL...OSHKOSH... HYANNIS...MULLEN...THEDFORD...DUNNING...TAYLOR...BURWELL... BARTLETT...ARTHUR...TRYON...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW...CHAPPELL... BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL... HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE 802 PM CST THU JAN 16 2014 /702 PM MST THU JAN 16 2014/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CST /7 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CST /7 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. WINDS HAVE FALLEN OFF OVER WESTERN NEBRASKA AND THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$
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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.