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Wind Advisory 22, NWS North Platte, NE

September 30, 2014Cherry County, Keya Paha County, Sheridan County, Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this wind advisory at Sep 30, 2014, 2:53 AM MDT for Cherry County, Keya Paha County, Sheridan County, Nebraska. It took effect at Sep 30, 2014, 7:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 11 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 30, 2014, 2:53 AM MDT (08:53 UTC)
In effect from
Sep 30, 2014, 7:00 AM MDT
Expired
Sep 30, 2014, 6:00 PM MDT
In force
11 hr
Issued by
NWS North Platte, NE

Counties Cherry County, NE, Keya Paha County, NE, Sheridan County, NE

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 173 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 2014-09-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 12 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 2014-09-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 100 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
12 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-63 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1846 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
46 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
100 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
180 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.

635 
WWUS73 KLBF 300853
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
353 AM CDT TUE SEP 30 2014

...STRONG WINDS LIKELY TODAY IN THE NORTHEASTERN PANHANDLE AND
PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA...

.STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE FROM THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE INTO
SOUTH DAKOTA TODAY. STRONG WESTERLY AND SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS ARE
LIKELY ACROSS THE NORTHEASTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE AND PORTIONS OF NORTH
CENTRAL NEBRASKA TODAY. WINDS WILL RELAX BY EARLY EVENING. 

NEZ004>006-094-301700-
/O.NEW.KLBF.WI.Y.0022.140930T1300Z-141001T0000Z/
SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...VALENTINE...
SPRINGVIEW...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE
353 AM CDT TUE SEP 30 2014 /253 AM MDT TUE SEP 30 2014/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM CDT /7 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING
TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM CDT /7 AM MDT/ THIS
MORNING TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING...AND
  WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

* WINDS: WESTERLY SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
  TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY.

* IMPACTS: DRIVERS OF LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD
  EXERCISE CAUTION TODAY...AND BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSS
  WINDS...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ROUTES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER
ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION IF
TRAVELING.

PLEASE NOTE...ON NOVEMBER 1ST 2014...WIND ADVISORIES WILL NO LONGER
BE ISSUED FOR WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA.

&&

$$

BUTTLER
2 follow-up statements
960 
WWUS73 KLBF 301923
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
223 PM CDT TUE SEP 30 2014

...STRONG WINDS LIKELY TODAY IN THE NORTHEAST PANHANDLE AND
PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA...

.STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE MOVING NORTHWARD THROUGH SOUTH
DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL
CONTINUE ACROSS THE NORTHEAST NEBRASKA PANHANDLE AND PORTIONS OF
NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL
QUICKLY DIMINISH EARLY THIS EVENING.

NEZ004>006-094-010000-
/O.CON.KLBF.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-141001T0000Z/
SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...VALENTINE...
SPRINGVIEW...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE
223 PM CDT TUE SEP 30 2014 /123 PM MDT TUE SEP 30 2014/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING: STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
  LATE AFTERNOON THEN QUICKLY DIMINISH EARLY THIS EVENING.

* WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH
  GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS: DRIVERS OF LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES 
  SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION TODAY...AND BE PREPARED FOR STRONG 
  CROSS WINDS...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ROUTES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER
ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION IF
TRAVELING.

PLEASE NOTE...ON NOVEMBER 1ST 2014...WIND ADVISORIES WILL NO
LONGER BE ISSUED FOR WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA.

&&

$$
409 
WWUS73 KLBF 010020
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
720 PM CDT TUE SEP 30 2014

...WIND ADVISORY EXPIRED...

NEZ004>006-094-010130-
/O.EXP.KLBF.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-141001T0000Z/
SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...VALENTINE...
SPRINGVIEW...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE
720 PM CDT TUE SEP 30 2014 /620 PM MDT TUE SEP 30 2014/

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

THE WINDS OVER NORTHWEST NEBRASKA HAD FALLEN BELOW ADVISORY
CRITERIA. 

$$

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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.