Alert archive / Nebraska / High Wind Warnings in 2014
High Wind Warning 2, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this high wind warning at Jan 26, 2014, 11:52 AM CST for 11 counties in Nebraska. It took effect at Jan 26, 2014, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 6 hr. 2 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 26, 2014, 11:52 AM CST (17:52 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 26, 2014, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Jan 26, 2014, 5:54 PM CST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
Counties Blaine County, NE, Boyd County, NE, Brown County, NE, Cherry County, NE, Custer County, NE, Garfield County, NE, Holt County, NE, Keya Paha County, NE, Loup County, NE, Rock County, NE, Wheeler County, NE
The radar
The North Platte radar (KLNX), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:51 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 26, 12:06 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | Valentine, NE | |
| Jan 26, 12:35 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 6 Wnw Ainsworth, NE |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 12:00Z, 5.9 hours before the alert went out and 154 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
- 1611 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 26 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 55 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
318 WWUS73 KLBF 261752 NPWLBF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 1152 AM CST SUN JAN 26 2014 ...A STRONG COLD FRONT TO BRING VERY WINDY CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON...WITH VERY STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS AROUND 35 MPH AND GUSTS AROUND 55 MPH POSSIBLE. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA...ALONG AND EAST OF A VALENTINE TO BROKEN BOW LINE. NEZ005>010-026>029-270000- /O.NEW.KLBF.HW.W.0002.140126T1800Z-140127T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KLBF.WI.Y.0006.140127T0000Z-140127T0600Z/ EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-BLAINE-LOUP- GARFIELD-WHEELER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER... AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL...DUNNING...TAYLOR...BURWELL... BARTLETT 1152 AM CST SUN JAN 26 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * TIMING: VERY STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH ARE LIKELY. * IMPACTS: DRIVERS OF LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. OBJECTS OUTDOORS WILL BLOW AROUND UNLESS THEY ARE FASTENED DOWN. 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. && $$ NEZ038-270000- /O.CON.KLBF.WI.Y.0006.140126T1800Z-140127T0600Z/ CUSTER- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BROKEN BOW 1152 AM CST SUN JAN 26 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * TIMING: VERY STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 55 MPH ARE LIKELY. * IMPACTS: DRIVERS OF LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. OBJECTS OUTDOORS WILL BLOW AROUND UNLESS THEY ARE FASTENED DOWN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NEZ004-022>025-035>037-056>059-069>071-094-270000- /O.CON.KLBF.WI.Y.0006.140126T1800Z-140127T0600Z/ SHERIDAN-GARDEN-GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-DEUEL- KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER-WESTERN CHERRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...OSHKOSH... HYANNIS...MULLEN...THEDFORD...ARTHUR...TRYON...STAPLETON... CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...NORTH PLATTE... IMPERIAL...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS...CODY...MERRIMAN... KILGORE 1152 AM CST SUN JAN 26 2014 /1052 AM MST SUN JAN 26 2014/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/ TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/ TONIGHT. * TIMING: VERY STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH ARE LIKELY. * IMPACTS: DRIVERS OF LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. OBJECTS OUTDOORS WILL BLOW AROUND UNLESS THEY ARE FASTENED DOWN. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEAST PANHANDLE INTO SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ TAYLOR
2 follow-up statements
907 WWUS73 KLBF 261839 NPWLBF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 1239 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014 ...A STRONG COLD FRONT TO BRING VERY WINDY CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON...WITH VERY STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS AROUND 35 MPH AND GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH POSSIBLE. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NEBRASKA...ALONG AND EAST OF A VALENTINE TO BROKEN BOW LINE. NEZ038-270000- /O.UPG.KLBF.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-140127T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KLBF.WI.Y.0007.140127T0000Z-140127T0600Z/ /O.EXA.KLBF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140127T0000Z/ CUSTER- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BROKEN BOW 1239 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * TIMING: VERY STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH ARE LIKELY. * IMPACTS: DRIVERS OF LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. OBJECTS OUTDOORS WILL BLOW AROUND UNLESS THEY ARE FASTENED DOWN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NEZ005>010-026>029-270000- /O.CON.KLBF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140127T0000Z/ /O.CON.KLBF.WI.Y.0006.140127T0000Z-140127T0600Z/ EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-BLAINE-LOUP- GARFIELD-WHEELER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER... AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL...DUNNING...TAYLOR...BURWELL... BARTLETT 1239 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * TIMING: VERY STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH ARE LIKELY. * IMPACTS: DRIVERS OF LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. OBJECTS OUTDOORS WILL BLOW AROUND UNLESS THEY ARE FASTENED DOWN. 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. && $$ NEZ004-022>025-035>037-056>059-069>071-094-270000- /O.CON.KLBF.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-140127T0600Z/ SHERIDAN-GARDEN-GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-DEUEL- KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER-WESTERN CHERRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...OSHKOSH... HYANNIS...MULLEN...THEDFORD...ARTHUR...TRYON...STAPLETON... CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...NORTH PLATTE... IMPERIAL...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS...CODY...MERRIMAN... KILGORE 1239 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014 /1139 AM MST SUN JAN 26 2014/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/ TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/ TONIGHT. * TIMING: VERY STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH ARE LIKELY. * IMPACTS: DRIVERS OF LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. OBJECTS OUTDOORS WILL BLOW AROUND UNLESS THEY ARE FASTENED DOWN. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEAST PANHANDLE INTO SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ TAYLOR
050 WWUS73 KLBF 262354 AAA NPWLBF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 554 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014 ...ARCTIC BLAST PRODUCING STRONG COLD WINDS THIS EVENING... .STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH EVENING AS A POWERFUL ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM BUILDS INTO WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. NEZ005>010-026>029-270600- /O.CAN.KLBF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140127T0000Z/ /O.CON.KLBF.WI.Y.0006.140127T0000Z-140127T0600Z/ EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-BLAINE-LOUP- GARFIELD-WHEELER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER... AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL...DUNNING...TAYLOR...BURWELL... BARTLETT 554 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * TIMING: STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS: DRIVERS OF LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS THIS EVENING. OBJECTS OUTDOORS WILL BLOW AROUND UNLESS THEY ARE FASTENED DOWN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NEZ038-270600- /O.CAN.KLBF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140127T0000Z/ /O.CON.KLBF.WI.Y.0007.140127T0000Z-140127T0600Z/ CUSTER- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BROKEN BOW 554 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * TIMING: STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS: DRIVERS OF LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS THIS EVENING. OBJECTS OUTDOORS WILL BLOW AROUND UNLESS THEY ARE FASTENED DOWN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NEZ004-022>025-035>037-056>059-069>071-094-270600- /O.CON.KLBF.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-140127T0600Z/ SHERIDAN-GARDEN-GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-DEUEL- KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER-WESTERN CHERRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...OSHKOSH... HYANNIS...MULLEN...THEDFORD...ARTHUR...TRYON...STAPLETON... CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...NORTH PLATTE... IMPERIAL...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS...CODY...MERRIMAN... KILGORE 554 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014 /454 PM MST SUN JAN 26 2014/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/ TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/ TONIGHT. * TIMING: STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS: DRIVERS OF LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS THIS EVENING. OBJECTS OUTDOORS WILL BLOW AROUND UNLESS THEY ARE FASTENED DOWN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26, 3:53 AM CST | Wind Advisory | LBF | Arthur, Blaine, Boyd, Brown, Chase, Cherry and 20 more | 18 hr |
| Jan 26, 4:00 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | LBF | Arthur, Blaine, Boyd, Brown, Cherry, Custer and 15 more | 30 hr |
| Jan 26, 12:39 PM CST | Wind Advisory | LBF | Custer | 9 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in Nebraska, 2014Every high wind warning in 2014
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.