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Wind Chill Warning 2, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this wind chill warning at Feb 5, 2014, 6:21 AM MST for 6 counties in Nebraska. It was in force for 4 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
- Feb 5, 2014, 6:21 AM MST (13:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 5, 2014, 10:00 AM MST
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
Counties Chase County, NE, Deuel County, NE, Frontier County, NE, Hayes County, NE, Keith County, NE, Perkins County, NE
The radar
The North Platte radar (KLNX), 150 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 5, 8:52 AM MST | SNOW 2.5 | Imperial, NE | STORM TOTAL |
| Feb 5, 10:00 AM MST | SNOW 2.5 | Kingsley Dam, NE | STORM TOTAL. |
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, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 82 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
- 743 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -124 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 54 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
347 WWUS43 KLBF 051321 WSWLBF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 721 AM CST WED FEB 5 2014 ...WINTER HAZARDS OVERNIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... .VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE WITH NORTHERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH...PRODUCING DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING. SOME WIND CHILLS OF 30 TO 40 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED IN SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY. NEZ056>058-069>071-051700- /O.UPG.KLBF.WC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140205T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KLBF.WC.W.0002.140205T1321Z-140205T1700Z/ DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA... GRANT...IMPERIAL...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS 721 AM CST WED FEB 5 2014 /621 AM MST WED FEB 5 2014/ ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CST /10 AM MST/ THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CST /10 AM MST/ THIS MORNING. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WIND CHILL VALUES...30 TO 40 DEGREES BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS CAN RESULT IN FROSTBITE OR LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA WITHIN 15 MINUTES OR LESS IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ NEZ004>010-023>029-036>038-059-094-060330- /O.CON.KLBF.WC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140205T1700Z/ /O.CON.KLBF.WC.Y.0008.140206T0400Z-140206T1700Z/ SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-GRANT- HOOKER-THOMAS-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-CUSTER- LINCOLN-WESTERN CHERRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...VALENTINE... SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL...HYANNIS... MULLEN...THEDFORD...DUNNING...TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT... TRYON...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW...NORTH PLATTE...CODY...MERRIMAN... KILGORE 721 AM CST WED FEB 5 2014 /621 AM MST WED FEB 5 2014/ ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CST /10 AM MST/ THIS MORNING... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM CST /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING TO 11 AM CST /10 AM MST/ THURSDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CST /10 AM MST/ THIS MORNING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM CST /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING TO 11 AM CST /10 AM MST/ THURSDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...20 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING AND AGAIN TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS CAN RESULT IN FROSTBITE OR LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA WITHIN 30 MINUTES OR LESS IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ NEZ022-035-051700- /O.CON.KLBF.WC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140205T1700Z/ GARDEN-ARTHUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSHKOSH...ARTHUR 621 AM MST WED FEB 5 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MST THIS MORNING... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MST THIS MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES...20 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING AND AGAIN TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS CAN RESULT IN FROSTBITE OR LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA WITHIN 30 MINUTES OR LESS IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$
1 follow-up statement
864 WWUS43 KLBF 051709 WSWLBF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 1109 AM CST WED FEB 5 2014 ...WINTER HAZARDS OVERNIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... .VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE WITH NORTHERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH...PRODUCING DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING. SOME WIND CHILLS OF 30 TO 40 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED IN SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY. NEZ056>058-069>071-051815- /O.EXP.KLBF.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140205T1700Z/ DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA... GRANT...IMPERIAL...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS 1109 AM CST WED FEB 5 2014 /1009 AM MST WED FEB 5 2014/ ...WIND CHILL WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE WIND CHILL WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WIND CHILL VALUES HAVE IMPROVED....HOWEVER...IT IS STILL VERY COLD...SO PLEASE TAKE PRECAUTIONS WHEN OUTDOORS. $$ NEZ004>010-023>029-036>038-059-094-060715- /O.EXP.KLBF.WC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140205T1700Z/ /O.CON.KLBF.WC.Y.0008.140206T0400Z-140206T1700Z/ SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-GRANT- HOOKER-THOMAS-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-CUSTER- LINCOLN-WESTERN CHERRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...VALENTINE... SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL...HYANNIS... MULLEN...THEDFORD...DUNNING...TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT... TRYON...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW...NORTH PLATTE...CODY...MERRIMAN... KILGORE 1109 AM CST WED FEB 5 2014 /1009 AM MST WED FEB 5 2014/ ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM CST /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING TO 11 AM CST /10 AM MST/ THURSDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED FOR THIS MORNING AND IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT...HOWEVER A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM CST /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING TO 11 AM CST /10 AM MST/ THURSDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...20 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS CAN RESULT IN FROSTBITE OR LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA WITHIN 30 MINUTES OR LESS IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ NEZ022-035-051815- /O.EXP.KLBF.WC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140205T1700Z/ GARDEN-ARTHUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSHKOSH...ARTHUR 1009 AM MST WED FEB 5 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WIND CHILL VALUES HAVE IMPROVED...HOWEVER...IT IS STILL VERY COLD...SO PLEASE TAKE PRECAUTIONS WHEN OUTDOORS. $$ TAYLOR
The office that day
Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 5, 3:11 AM MST | Wind Chill Advisory | LBF | Arthur, Blaine, Boyd, Brown, Chase, Cherry and 20 more | 31 hr |
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.