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Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS North Platte, NE

March 18, 201412 counties in Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this winter storm warning at Mar 18, 2014, 1:03 PM CDT for 12 counties in Nebraska. It was in force for 7 hr. 13 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
Mar 18, 2014, 1:03 PM CDT (18:03 UTC)
Expired
Mar 18, 2014, 8:00 PM CDT
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS North Platte, NE

Counties Blaine County, NE, Boyd County, NE, Custer County, NE, Garfield County, NE, Holt County, NE, Lincoln County, NE, Logan County, NE, Loup County, NE, McPherson County, NE, Rock County, NE, Thomas County, NE, Wheeler County, NE

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:02 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Mar 18, 1:10 PM CDTSNOW 810 Ne Oshkosh, NE
Mar 18, 1:30 PM CDTHEAVY SNOW 68 Ne Ringgold, NE
Mar 18, 1:57 PM CDTSNOW 2.23 Ene North Platte, NE
Mar 18, 2:07 PM CDTHEAVY SNOW 98 Wsw Callaway, NEVISIBILITY DOWN TO 1/4 MILE WITH WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH, SNOW DRIFTS TO 3 FEET
Mar 18, 2:18 PM CDTSNOW 2.8Brady, NE
Mar 18, 2:55 PM CDTHEAVY SNOW 9Arnold, NE
Mar 18, 3:41 PM CDTSNOW 2North Platte, NE
Mar 18, 4:52 PM CDTHEAVY SNOW 118 Wsw Callaway, NESTORM TOTAL 11 INCHES SNOW, 1.06 INCH LIQUID EQUIVALENT
Mar 18, 5:07 PM CDTSNOW 2.83 Ene North Platte, NE
Mar 18, 5:30 PM CDTHEAVY SNOW 6.4Butte, NESNOW WATER CONTENT WAS 0.77
Mar 18, 5:40 PM CDTHEAVY SNOW 12Arnold, NE
Mar 18, 7:27 PM CDTSNOW 3.8Brady, NE
Mar 18, 7:33 PM CDTSNOW 3.5Bassett, NESNOW WATER CONTENT WAS 0.38 INCH.

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, 6.1 hours before the alert went out and 114 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 12:00Z on 2014-03-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2 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 12:00Z on 2014-03-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 36 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
2 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
602 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
58 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
36 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
332 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.

168 
WWUS43 KLBF 181803
WSWLBF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
103 PM CDT TUE MAR 18 2014

...SNOW AND STRONG WINDS FOR TODAY...

.A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW HAS DEVELOPED WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS NOW
EXPECTED AROUND 6 INCHES OR MORE WITHIN THE BAND. ELSEWHERE
SNOWFALL RATES WILL NOT BE AS HIGH FOR THE AFTERNOON WITH SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS TO BATTLE MELTING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3
INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION
NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH WILL CAUSE
REDUCED VISIBILITIES FROM BLOWING SNOW. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW
AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.

NEZ007-009-010-025>027-036>038-059-190000-
/O.UPG.KLBF.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140319T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KLBF.WS.W.0002.140318T1803Z-140319T0000Z/
BOYD-ROCK-HOLT-THOMAS-BLAINE-LOUP-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-CUSTER-LINCOLN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPENCER...BASSETT...ONEILL...THEDFORD...
DUNNING...TAYLOR...TRYON...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW...NORTH PLATTE
103 PM CDT TUE MAR 18 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS
NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON...WILL SLOWLY
  DIMINISH LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW WILL PRODUCE 5 TO 8
  INCHES. HOWEVER OUTSIDE OF THE BAND...SNOWFALL OF ONLY 1 TO 3
  INCHES IS POSSIBLE.

* WIND...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH.


* IMPACTS...SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY 
  CREATE VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS AND ANY SNOW ACCUMULATING ON ROAD 
  SURFACES WILL CAUSE SLICK DRIVING CONDITIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

NEZ004>006-008-022>024-028-029-035-056>058-069>071-094-190000-
/O.CON.KLBF.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140319T0000Z/
SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BROWN-GARDEN-GRANT-HOOKER-
GARFIELD-WHEELER-ARTHUR-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER-
WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...VALENTINE...
SPRINGVIEW...AINSWORTH...OSHKOSH...HYANNIS...MULLEN...BURWELL...
BARTLETT...ARTHUR...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...
IMPERIAL...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS...CODY...MERRIMAN...
KILGORE
103 PM CDT TUE MAR 18 2014 /1203 PM MDT TUE MAR 18 2014/

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

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

* TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...WITH
  DIMINISHING SNOWFALL RATES LATE AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES...LOCALLY HIGHER UP TO 6 
  INCHES. 

* WIND...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH.

* IMPACTS...SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY 
  CREATE VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS AND ANY SNOW ACCUMULATING ON ROAD 
  SURFACES WILL CAUSE SLICK DRIVING CONDITIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW
AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

&&

$$

MASEK
4 follow-up statements
422 
WWUS43 KLBF 182100
WSWLBF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
400 PM CDT TUE MAR 18 2014

...SNOW AND STRONG WINDS LINGER THIS EVENING...

.A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST AND NORTH
CENTRAL NEBRASKA WILL DIMINISH TO FLURRIES BEFORE ENDING THIS
EVENING. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF UP TO TWO INCH IS STILL POSSIBLE
WITHIN THE HEAVIEST PART OF THE BAND...HOWEVER MOST AREAS WILL
SEE LITTLE IF ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION. MORE OF AN ISSUE WILL
BE REDUCED VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES...FROM
BLOWING SNOW...DUE TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH.
THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL
HAZARDOUS.

NEZ025-036-182200-
/O.CAN.KLBF.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140319T0000Z/
THOMAS-MCPHERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...THEDFORD...TRYON
400 PM CDT TUE MAR 18 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER STORM WARNING. 

THE SNOW HAS ENDED AND THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED.
WINDS GUSTING AT TIMES TO 30 TO 40 MPH MAY PRODUCE SOME LOCALIZED
AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES FROM BLOWING SNOW THIS
EVENING...HOWEVER WINDS WILL BE DIMINISHING THROUGH THE EVENING
HOURS. 

$$

NEZ004>006-008-023-024-035-094-182200-
/O.CAN.KLBF.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140319T0000Z/
SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BROWN-GRANT-HOOKER-ARTHUR-
WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...VALENTINE...
SPRINGVIEW...AINSWORTH...HYANNIS...MULLEN...ARTHUR...CODY...
MERRIMAN...KILGORE
400 PM CDT TUE MAR 18 2014 /300 PM MDT TUE MAR 18 2014/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. 

THE SNOW HAS ENDED AND THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED.

$$

NEZ007-009-010-026-027-037-038-059-182300-
/O.EXT.KLBF.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140318T2300Z/
BOYD-ROCK-HOLT-BLAINE-LOUP-LOGAN-CUSTER-LINCOLN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPENCER...BASSETT...ONEILL...DUNNING...
TAYLOR...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW...NORTH PLATTE
400 PM CDT TUE MAR 18 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH AND END THIS EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL WITHIN A HEAVY BAND OF
  SNOW MAY PRODUCE UP TO 2 INCHES...HOWEVER MOST WILL SEE LITTLE
  ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION. 

* WIND...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS AND ANY FALLING SNOW WILL COMBINE
  WITH EXISTING SNOW TO CREATE VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS. ANY SNOW
  ACCUMULATING ON ROAD SURFACES WILL CAUSE SLICK DRIVING
  CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

NEZ022-028-029-056>058-069>071-182300-
/O.EXT.KLBF.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140318T2300Z/
GARDEN-GARFIELD-WHEELER-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSHKOSH...BURWELL...BARTLETT...
CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...IMPERIAL...
HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS
400 PM CDT TUE MAR 18 2014 /300 PM MDT TUE MAR 18 2014/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT /5 PM
MDT/ THIS EVENING...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT /5 PM
MDT/ THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH AND END THIS EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF UP TO INCH IS
  POSSIBLE...HOWEVER MOST WILL SEE LITTLE ADDITIONAL
  ACCUMULATION.

* WIND...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS AND ANY FALLING SNOW WILL COMBINE
  WITH EXISTING SNOW TO CREATE VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS. ANY SNOW
  ACCUMULATING ON ROAD SURFACES WILL CAUSE SLICK DRIVING
  CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW
AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

&&

$$

MASEK
193 
WWUS43 KLBF 182258
WSWLBF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
558 PM CDT TUE MAR 18 2014

...SNOW AND STRONG WINDS LINGER THIS EVENING...

.A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND NORTH
CENTRAL NEBRASKA WILL DIMINISH TO FLURRIES BEFORE ENDING THIS
EVENING. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF UP TO TWO INCHES CAN STILL BE
EXPECTED IN CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA HOWEVER...MOST
AREAS WILL SEE LITTLE IF ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION. MORE OF AN
ISSUE WILL BE REDUCED VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN A MILE AT
TIMES...FROM BLOWING SNOW...DUE TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS GUSTING
TO 40 MPH. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE
TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.

NEZ009-026-037-059-190000-
/O.CAN.KLBF.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140318T2300Z/
ROCK-BLAINE-LOGAN-LINCOLN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BASSETT...DUNNING...STAPLETON...
NORTH PLATTE
558 PM CDT TUE MAR 18 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER STORM WARNING. 

THE SNOW HAD DIMINISHED TO FLURRIES AND LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.

$$

NEZ022-028-029-056>058-069>071-190000-
/O.EXP.KLBF.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140318T2300Z/
GARDEN-GARFIELD-WHEELER-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSHKOSH...BURWELL...BARTLETT...
CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...IMPERIAL...
HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS
558 PM CDT TUE MAR 18 2014 /458 PM MDT TUE MAR 18 2014/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CDT /5 PM MDT/
THIS EVENING...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CDT /5 PM MDT/
THIS EVENING. 

THE SNOW HAD DIMINISHED TO FLURRIES AND LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.

$$

NEZ007-010-027-038-190100-
/O.EXT.KLBF.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140319T0100Z/
BOYD-HOLT-LOUP-CUSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPENCER...ONEILL...TAYLOR...BROKEN BOW
558 PM CDT TUE MAR 18 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH AND END THIS EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL WITHIN A HEAVY BAND OF
  SNOW MAY PRODUCE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION OF ONE TO TWO INCHES.

* WIND...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS AND ANY FALLING SNOW WILL COMBINE 
  WITH EXISTING SNOW TO CREATE VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS. ANY SNOW 
  ACCUMULATING ON ROAD SURFACES WILL CAUSE SLICK DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$
859 
WWUS43 KLBF 182304
WSWLBF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
604 PM CDT TUE MAR 18 2014

...SNOW AND STRONG WINDS LINGER THIS EVENING...

.A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND NORTH
CENTRAL NEBRASKA WILL DIMINISH TO FLURRIES BEFORE ENDING THIS
EVENING. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF UP TO TWO INCHES CAN STILL BE
EXPECTED IN CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA HOWEVER...MOST
AREAS WILL SEE LITTLE IF ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION. MORE OF AN
ISSUE WILL BE REDUCED VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES...
FROM BLOWING SNOW...DUE TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS GUSTING TO
40 MPH. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL
HAZARDOUS.

NEZ028-029-190100-
/O.EXA.KLBF.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140319T0100Z/
GARFIELD-WHEELER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURWELL...BARTLETT
604 PM CDT TUE MAR 18 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH AND END THIS EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL WITHIN A HEAVY BAND 
  OF SNOW MAY PRODUCE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION OF ONE TO TWO 
  INCHES. 

* WIND...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS AND ANY FALLING SNOW WILL COMBINE 
  WITH EXISTING SNOW TO CREATE VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS. ANY SNOW 
  ACCUMULATING ON ROAD SURFACES WILL CAUSE SLICK DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

NEZ007-010-027-038-190100-
/O.CON.KLBF.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140319T0100Z/
BOYD-HOLT-LOUP-CUSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPENCER...ONEILL...TAYLOR...BROKEN BOW
604 PM CDT TUE MAR 18 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH AND END THIS EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL WITHIN A HEAVY BAND 
  OF SNOW MAY PRODUCE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION OF ONE TO TWO 
  INCHES. 

* WIND...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS AND ANY FALLING SNOW WILL COMBINE 
  WITH EXISTING SNOW TO CREATE VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS. ANY SNOW 
  ACCUMULATING ON ROAD SURFACES WILL CAUSE SLICK DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$
184 
WWUS43 KLBF 190059
WSWLBF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
759 PM CDT TUE MAR 18 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING EXPIRES...

NEZ007-010-027>029-038-190200-
/O.EXP.KLBF.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140319T0100Z/
BOYD-HOLT-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-CUSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPENCER...ONEILL...TAYLOR...BURWELL...
BARTLETT...BROKEN BOW
759 PM CDT TUE MAR 18 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

SNOW WAS TAPERING OFF IN CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA...SO
THE WINTER STORMS WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. 

$$

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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.