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High Wind Warning 2, NWS Omaha, NE
NWS Omaha, NE issued this high wind warning at Jan 18, 2014, 10:43 AM CST for 14 counties in Nebraska. It was in force for 4 hr. 6 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 18, 2014, 10:43 AM CST (16:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 18, 2014, 3:00 PM CST
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Omaha, NE
Counties Burt County, NE, Butler County, NE, Colfax County, NE, Cuming County, NE, Dodge County, NE, Douglas County, NE, Lancaster County, NE, Madison County, NE, Platte County, NE, Sarpy County, NE, Saunders County, NE, Seward County, NE, Stanton County, NE, Washington County, NE
The radar
The Omaha radar (KOAX), 39 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:49 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 18, 10:46 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 67 | 3 Ssw Norfolk, NE | ASOS STATION NORFOLK AIRPORT /OFK/ |
| Jan 18, 11:15 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 1 Ne Columbus, NE | AWOS STATION COLUMBUS AIRPORT /OLU/ |
| Jan 18, 11:50 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Omaha, NE | 102ND AND MILITARY RD. |
| Jan 18, 11:54 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | 4 Wnw Lincoln, NE | ASOS STATION LINCOLN AIRPORT /LNK/ |
| Jan 18, 11:59 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Valley, NE | NWS VALLEY OFFICE |
| Jan 18, 2:45 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Elkhorn, NE | DAIRY QUEEN UNDER CONSTRUCTION - WALLS BLOWN DOWN. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 12:00Z, 4.7 hours before the alert went out and 39 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
- 1422 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 71 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -25 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 96 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
993 WWUS73 KOAX 181643 NPWOAX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 1043 AM CST SAT JAN 18 2014 ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS AGAIN TODAY... NEZ031>034-042>045-050>053-190000- /O.UPG.KOAX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-140119T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KOAX.HW.W.0002.140118T1643Z-140118T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KOAX.WI.Y.0005.140118T2100Z-140119T0000Z/ MADISON-STANTON-CUMING-BURT-PLATTE-COLFAX-DODGE-WASHINGTON-BUTLER- SAUNDERS-DOUGLAS-SARPY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORFOLK...STANTON...WEST POINT... WISNER...TEKAMAH...OAKLAND...LYONS...DECATUR...COLUMBUS... SCHUYLER...FREMONT...BLAIR...DAVID CITY...WAHOO...ASHLAND... YUTAN...OMAHA...BELLEVUE...PAPILLION...LA VISTA 1043 AM CST SAT JAN 18 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...VERY WINDY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...DIMINISHING AFTER 6PM. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 TO 58 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT. WATCH FOR DEBRIS ON ROADS ALONG WITH LOCALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST. SOME SNOW SHOWERS COULD ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITIES...MAINLY ACROSS WESTERN IOWA. 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 SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ IAZ043-055-056-069-079-080-090-091-NEZ011-012-015>018-030-065>068- 078-088>093-190000- /O.CON.KOAX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-140119T0000Z/ MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT- PAGE-KNOX-CEDAR-THURSTON-ANTELOPE-PIERCE-WAYNE-BOONE-SEWARD- LANCASTER-CASS-OTOE-SALINE-JEFFERSON-GAGE-JOHNSON-NEMAHA-PAWNEE- RICHARDSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONAWA...MAPLETON...MISSOURI VALLEY... WOODBINE...LOGAN...DUNLAP...HARLAN...COUNCIL BLUFFS...GLENWOOD... RED OAK...SIDNEY...HAMBURG...TABOR...FARRAGUT...CLARINDA... SHENANDOAH...CREIGHTON...BLOOMFIELD...CROFTON...WAUSA... VERDIGRE...NIOBRARA...HARTINGTON...LAUREL...RANDOLPH... COLERIDGE...PENDER...MACY...WALTHILL...WINNEBAGO...NELIGH... ELGIN...PIERCE...PLAINVIEW...OSMOND...WAYNE...ALBION... ST. EDWARD...SEWARD...MILFORD...LINCOLN...PLATTSMOUTH... NEBRASKA CITY...CRETE...WILBER...FAIRBURY...BEATRICE...TECUMSEH... STERLING...AUBURN...PAWNEE CITY...TABLE ROCK...FALLS CITY 1043 AM CST SAT JAN 18 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT. WATCH FOR DEBRIS ON ROADS ALONG WITH LOCALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST. SOME SNOW SHOWERS COULD ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITIES...MAINLY ACROSS WESTERN IOWA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ ZAPOTOCNY
2 follow-up statements
518 WWUS73 KOAX 181813 NPWOAX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 1213 PM CST SAT JAN 18 2014 ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS AGAIN TODAY... NEZ065-066-190000- /O.UPG.KOAX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-140119T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KOAX.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140118T2100Z/ /O.EXA.KOAX.WI.Y.0005.140118T2100Z-140119T0000Z/ SEWARD-LANCASTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SEWARD...MILFORD...LINCOLN 1213 PM CST SAT JAN 18 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 TO 58 LIKELY. * IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT. WATCH FOR DEBRIS ON ROADS ALONG WITH LOCALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST. SOME SNOW SHOWERS COULD ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITIES...MAINLY ACROSS WESTERN IOWA. 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 SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NEZ031>034-042>045-050>053-190000- /O.CON.KOAX.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140118T2100Z/ /O.CON.KOAX.WI.Y.0005.140118T2100Z-140119T0000Z/ MADISON-STANTON-CUMING-BURT-PLATTE-COLFAX-DODGE-WASHINGTON-BUTLER- SAUNDERS-DOUGLAS-SARPY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORFOLK...STANTON...WEST POINT... WISNER...TEKAMAH...OAKLAND...LYONS...DECATUR...COLUMBUS... SCHUYLER...FREMONT...BLAIR...DAVID CITY...WAHOO...ASHLAND... YUTAN...OMAHA...BELLEVUE...PAPILLION...LA VISTA 1213 PM CST SAT JAN 18 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...VERY WINDY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...DIMINISHING AFTER 6PM. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 TO 58 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT. WATCH FOR DEBRIS ON ROADS ALONG WITH LOCALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST. SOME SNOW SHOWERS COULD ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITIES...MAINLY ACROSS WESTERN IOWA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ IAZ043-055-056-069-079-080-090-091-NEZ011-012-015>018-030-067-068- 078-088>093-190000- /O.CON.KOAX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-140119T0000Z/ MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT- PAGE-KNOX-CEDAR-THURSTON-ANTELOPE-PIERCE-WAYNE-BOONE-CASS-OTOE- SALINE-JEFFERSON-GAGE-JOHNSON-NEMAHA-PAWNEE-RICHARDSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONAWA...MAPLETON...MISSOURI VALLEY... WOODBINE...LOGAN...DUNLAP...HARLAN...COUNCIL BLUFFS...GLENWOOD... RED OAK...SIDNEY...HAMBURG...TABOR...FARRAGUT...CLARINDA... SHENANDOAH...CREIGHTON...BLOOMFIELD...CROFTON...WAUSA... VERDIGRE...NIOBRARA...HARTINGTON...LAUREL...RANDOLPH... COLERIDGE...PENDER...MACY...WALTHILL...WINNEBAGO...NELIGH... ELGIN...PIERCE...PLAINVIEW...OSMOND...WAYNE...ALBION... ST. EDWARD...PLATTSMOUTH...NEBRASKA CITY...CRETE...WILBER... FAIRBURY...BEATRICE...TECUMSEH...STERLING...AUBURN... PAWNEE CITY...TABLE ROCK...FALLS CITY 1213 PM CST SAT JAN 18 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT. WATCH FOR DEBRIS ON ROADS ALONG WITH LOCALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST. SOME SNOW SHOWERS COULD ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITIES...MAINLY ACROSS WESTERN IOWA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ ZAPOTOCNY
319 WWUS73 KOAX 182100 NPWOAX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 300 PM CST SAT JAN 18 2014 ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS AGAIN TODAY... NEZ031>034-042>045-050>053-065-066-190000- /O.EXP.KOAX.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140118T2100Z/ /O.CON.KOAX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-140119T0000Z/ MADISON-STANTON-CUMING-BURT-PLATTE-COLFAX-DODGE-WASHINGTON-BUTLER- SAUNDERS-DOUGLAS-SARPY-SEWARD-LANCASTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORFOLK...STANTON...WEST POINT... WISNER...TEKAMAH...OAKLAND...LYONS...DECATUR...COLUMBUS... SCHUYLER...FREMONT...BLAIR...DAVID CITY...WAHOO...ASHLAND... YUTAN...OMAHA...BELLEVUE...PAPILLION...LA VISTA...SEWARD... MILFORD...LINCOLN 300 PM CST SAT JAN 18 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...WINDY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...HOWEVER NOT AS STRONG AS EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH AFTER 6PM. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT. WATCH FOR DEBRIS ON ROADS ALONG WITH LOCALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST. SOME SNOW SHOWERS COULD ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITIES...MAINLY ACROSS WESTERN IOWA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ IAZ043-055-056-069-079-080-090-091-NEZ011-012-015>018-030-067-068- 078-088>093-190000- /O.CON.KOAX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-140119T0000Z/ MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT- PAGE-KNOX-CEDAR-THURSTON-ANTELOPE-PIERCE-WAYNE-BOONE-CASS-OTOE- SALINE-JEFFERSON-GAGE-JOHNSON-NEMAHA-PAWNEE-RICHARDSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONAWA...MAPLETON...MISSOURI VALLEY... WOODBINE...LOGAN...DUNLAP...HARLAN...COUNCIL BLUFFS...GLENWOOD... RED OAK...SIDNEY...HAMBURG...TABOR...FARRAGUT...CLARINDA... SHENANDOAH...CREIGHTON...BLOOMFIELD...CROFTON...WAUSA... VERDIGRE...NIOBRARA...HARTINGTON...LAUREL...RANDOLPH... COLERIDGE...PENDER...MACY...WALTHILL...WINNEBAGO...NELIGH... ELGIN...PIERCE...PLAINVIEW...OSMOND...WAYNE...ALBION... ST. EDWARD...PLATTSMOUTH...NEBRASKA CITY...CRETE...WILBER... FAIRBURY...BEATRICE...TECUMSEH...STERLING...AUBURN... PAWNEE CITY...TABLE ROCK...FALLS CITY 300 PM CST SAT JAN 18 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT. WATCH FOR DEBRIS ON ROADS ALONG WITH LOCALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST. SOME SNOW SHOWERS COULD ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITIES...MAINLY ACROSS WESTERN IOWA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ ZAPOTOCNY
The office that day
Everything else NWS Omaha, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 18, 10:43 AM CST | Wind Advisory | OAX | Burt, Butler, Colfax, Cuming, Dodge, Douglas and 8 more | 7 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.