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Wind Advisory 12, NWS Omaha, NE
NWS Omaha, NE issued this wind advisory at Mar 30, 2014, 3:47 PM CDT for 30 counties in Nebraska; 8 counties in Iowa. It took effect at Mar 31, 2014, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 17 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 30, 2014, 3:47 PM CDT (20:47 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 31, 2014, 10:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 1, 2014, 3:05 AM CDT
- In force
- 17 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Omaha, NE
All 38 counties
Fremont County, IA, Harrison County, IA, Mills County, IA, Monona County, IA, Montgomery County, IA, Page County, IA, Pottawattamie County, IA, Shelby County, IA, Antelope County, NE, Boone County, NE, Burt County, NE, Butler County, NE, Cass County, NE, Cedar County, NE, Colfax County, NE, Cuming County, NE, Dodge County, NE, Douglas County, NE, Gage County, NE, Jefferson County, NE, Johnson County, NE, Knox County, NE, Lancaster County, NE, Madison County, NE, Nemaha County, NE, Otoe County, NE, Pawnee County, NE, Pierce County, NE, Platte County, NE, Richardson County, NE, Saline County, NE, Sarpy County, NE, Saunders County, NE, Seward County, NE, Stanton County, NE, Thurston County, NE, Washington County, NE, Wayne County, NE
The radar
The Omaha radar (KOAX), 16 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:49 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 12:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 16 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
- 2114 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 594 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 698 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
685 WWUS73 KOAX 302047 NPWOAX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 347 PM CDT SUN MAR 30 2014 ...WINDY CONDITIONS THROUGH MONDAY... .STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON WITH WIND SPEEDS DIMINISHING A BIT AFTER SUNSET. HOWEVER...AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE HIGH PLAINS...MOVING THROUGH NORTHERN NEBRASKA MONDAY AND INTO THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY BY MONDAY EVENING. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL REDEVELOP AHEAD OF THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM...WITH STRONG WEST NORTHWESTERLY WINDS BEHIND IT. IAZ090-091-NEZ068-088>093-310500- /O.NEW.KOAX.WI.Y.0012.140331T1500Z-140401T0300Z/ /O.CON.KOAX.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-140330T2300Z/ FREMONT-PAGE-OTOE-JEFFERSON-GAGE-JOHNSON-NEMAHA-PAWNEE-RICHARDSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIDNEY...HAMBURG...TABOR...FARRAGUT... CLARINDA...SHENANDOAH...NEBRASKA CITY...FAIRBURY...BEATRICE... TECUMSEH...STERLING...AUBURN...PAWNEE CITY...TABLE ROCK... FALLS CITY 347 PM CDT SUN MAR 30 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM CDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM CDT MONDAY. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING...THEN DIMINISH A BIT AFTER SUNSET. WIND SPEEDS INCREASE AGAIN MONDAY MORNING AND WILL LINGER THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHERLY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AROUND 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. SOUTH WINDS INCREASING AGAIN MONDAY MORNING TO AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST THEN WEST THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG WILL MAKE DRIVING OF HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHT VEHICLES DIFFICULT ON EAST TO WEST ROADS. BLOWING DUST AND OTHER DEBRIS COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. LOOSE OBJECTS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND. 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. && $$ IAZ069-079-080-NEZ030-042>045-050>053-065>067-078-310500- /O.NEW.KOAX.WI.Y.0012.140331T1500Z-140401T0300Z/ POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-BOONE-PLATTE-COLFAX-DODGE- WASHINGTON-BUTLER-SAUNDERS-DOUGLAS-SARPY-SEWARD-LANCASTER-CASS- SALINE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COUNCIL BLUFFS...GLENWOOD...RED OAK... ALBION...ST. EDWARD...COLUMBUS...SCHUYLER...FREMONT...BLAIR... DAVID CITY...WAHOO...ASHLAND...YUTAN...OMAHA...BELLEVUE... PAPILLION...LA VISTA...SEWARD...MILFORD...LINCOLN...PLATTSMOUTH... CRETE...WILBER 347 PM CDT SUN MAR 30 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM CDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM CDT MONDAY. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE MONDAY MORNING AND LINGER THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASING AGAIN MONDAY MORNING TO AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST THEN WEST THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG WILL MAKE DRIVING OF HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHT VEHICLES DIFFICULT ON EAST TO WEST ROADS. BLOWING DUST AND OTHER DEBRIS COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. LOOSE OBJECTS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ IAZ043-055-056-NEZ011-012-015>018-031>034-310500- /O.NEW.KOAX.WI.Y.0012.140331T1700Z-140401T0600Z/ MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-KNOX-CEDAR-THURSTON-ANTELOPE-PIERCE-WAYNE- MADISON-STANTON-CUMING-BURT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONAWA...MAPLETON...MISSOURI VALLEY... WOODBINE...LOGAN...DUNLAP...HARLAN...CREIGHTON...BLOOMFIELD... CROFTON...WAUSA...VERDIGRE...NIOBRARA...HARTINGTON...LAUREL... RANDOLPH...COLERIDGE...PENDER...MACY...WALTHILL...WINNEBAGO... NELIGH...ELGIN...PIERCE...PLAINVIEW...OSMOND...WAYNE...NORFOLK... STANTON...WEST POINT...WISNER...TEKAMAH...OAKLAND...LYONS... DECATUR 347 PM CDT SUN MAR 30 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO 1 AM CDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO 1 AM CDT TUESDAY. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE BY NOON MONDAY AND WILL LINGER UNTIL AROUND MIDNIGHT TOMORROW NIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS INCREASING MONDAY MORNING TO AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH...BECOMING WEST...THEN NORTHWEST BY MONDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG WILL MAKE DRIVING OF HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHT VEHICLES DIFFICULT ON EAST TO WEST ROADS. BLOWING DUST AND OTHER DEBRIS COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. LOOSE OBJECTS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND. 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. && $$ ZAPOTOCNY/DEWALD
7 follow-up statements
967 WWUS73 KOAX 302309 NPWOAX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 609 PM CDT SUN MAR 30 2014 ...WINDY CONDITIONS THROUGH MONDAY... .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE HIGH PLAINS TONIGHT. THIS LOW WILL MOVE THROUGH NORTHERN NEBRASKA MONDAY AND INTO THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY BY MONDAY EVENING. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL REDEVELOP AHEAD OF THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MONDAY MORNING...WITH STRONG WEST OR NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND IT. IAZ090-091-NEZ068-088>093-310715- /O.EXP.KOAX.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-140330T2300Z/ /O.CON.KOAX.WI.Y.0012.140331T1500Z-140401T0300Z/ FREMONT-PAGE-OTOE-JEFFERSON-GAGE-JOHNSON-NEMAHA-PAWNEE-RICHARDSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIDNEY...HAMBURG...TABOR...FARRAGUT... CLARINDA...SHENANDOAH...NEBRASKA CITY...FAIRBURY...BEATRICE... TECUMSEH...STERLING...AUBURN...PAWNEE CITY...TABLE ROCK... FALLS CITY 609 PM CDT SUN MAR 30 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM CDT MONDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY FROM EARLIER TODAY HAS EXPIRED... * TIMING...STRONG WINDS DEVELOP AGAIN MONDAY MORNING AND WILL LINGER THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASING AGAIN MONDAY MORNING TO AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST THEN WEST THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG WILL MAKE DRIVING OF HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHT VEHICLES DIFFICULT ON EAST TO WEST ROADS. BLOWING DUST AND OTHER DEBRIS COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. LOOSE OBJECTS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ IAZ069-079-080-NEZ030-042>045-050>053-065>067-078-310715- /O.CON.KOAX.WI.Y.0012.140331T1500Z-140401T0300Z/ POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-BOONE-PLATTE-COLFAX-DODGE- WASHINGTON-BUTLER-SAUNDERS-DOUGLAS-SARPY-SEWARD-LANCASTER-CASS- SALINE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COUNCIL BLUFFS...GLENWOOD...RED OAK... ALBION...ST. EDWARD...COLUMBUS...SCHUYLER...FREMONT...BLAIR... DAVID CITY...WAHOO...ASHLAND...YUTAN...OMAHA...BELLEVUE... PAPILLION...LA VISTA...SEWARD...MILFORD...LINCOLN...PLATTSMOUTH... CRETE...WILBER 609 PM CDT SUN MAR 30 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM CDT MONDAY... * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE MONDAY MORNING AND LINGER THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE MONDAY MORNING TO AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST THEN SHIFTING TO WEST OR NORTHWEST THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG WILL MAKE DRIVING OF HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHT VEHICLES DIFFICULT ON EAST TO WEST ROADS. BLOWING DUST AND OTHER DEBRIS COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. LOOSE OBJECTS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND. 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. && $$ IAZ043-055-056-NEZ011-012-015>018-031>034-310715- /O.CON.KOAX.WI.Y.0012.140331T1700Z-140401T0600Z/ MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-KNOX-CEDAR-THURSTON-ANTELOPE-PIERCE-WAYNE- MADISON-STANTON-CUMING-BURT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONAWA...MAPLETON...MISSOURI VALLEY... WOODBINE...LOGAN...DUNLAP...HARLAN...CREIGHTON...BLOOMFIELD... CROFTON...WAUSA...VERDIGRE...NIOBRARA...HARTINGTON...LAUREL... RANDOLPH...COLERIDGE...PENDER...MACY...WALTHILL...WINNEBAGO... NELIGH...ELGIN...PIERCE...PLAINVIEW...OSMOND...WAYNE...NORFOLK... STANTON...WEST POINT...WISNER...TEKAMAH...OAKLAND...LYONS... DECATUR 609 PM CDT SUN MAR 30 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO 1 AM CDT TUESDAY... * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE BY NOON MONDAY AND WILL LINGER UNTIL AROUND MIDNIGHT TOMORROW NIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS INCREASING MONDAY TO AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH...BECOMING WEST...THEN NORTHWEST BY MONDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG WILL MAKE DRIVING OF HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHT VEHICLES DIFFICULT ON EAST TO WEST ROADS. BLOWING DUST AND OTHER DEBRIS COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. LOOSE OBJECTS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
326 WWUS73 KOAX 310853 NPWOAX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 353 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2014 ...WINDY CONDITIONS TODAY... .WINDS WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST THIS MORNING...AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. BEHIND THAT FRONT...EVEN STRONGER NORTHWEST WINDS WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE AREA FROM LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EVENING. IAZ069-079-080-090-091-NEZ030-042>045-050>053-065>068-078-088>093- 311700- /O.CON.KOAX.WI.Y.0012.140331T1500Z-140401T0300Z/ POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE-BOONE-PLATTE-COLFAX- DODGE-WASHINGTON-BUTLER-SAUNDERS-DOUGLAS-SARPY-SEWARD-LANCASTER- CASS-OTOE-SALINE-JEFFERSON-GAGE-JOHNSON-NEMAHA-PAWNEE-RICHARDSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COUNCIL BLUFFS...GLENWOOD...RED OAK... SIDNEY...HAMBURG...TABOR...FARRAGUT...CLARINDA...SHENANDOAH... ALBION...ST. EDWARD...COLUMBUS...SCHUYLER...FREMONT...BLAIR... DAVID CITY...WAHOO...ASHLAND...YUTAN...OMAHA...BELLEVUE... PAPILLION...LA VISTA...SEWARD...MILFORD...LINCOLN...PLATTSMOUTH... NEBRASKA CITY...CRETE...WILBER...FAIRBURY...BEATRICE...TECUMSEH... STERLING...AUBURN...PAWNEE CITY...TABLE ROCK...FALLS CITY 353 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...STRONG WINDS DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 25 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO AROUND 40 MPH. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO WEST TO NORTHWESTERLY IN THE LATE AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING...WITH WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO AROUND 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG WILL MAKE DRIVING OF HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHT VEHICLES DIFFICULT ON EAST TO WEST ROADS. BLOWING DUST AND OTHER DEBRIS COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. LOOSE OBJECTS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND. 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. && $$ IAZ043-055-056-NEZ011-012-015>018-031>034-311700- /O.CON.KOAX.WI.Y.0012.140331T1700Z-140401T0600Z/ MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-KNOX-CEDAR-THURSTON-ANTELOPE-PIERCE-WAYNE- MADISON-STANTON-CUMING-BURT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONAWA...MAPLETON...MISSOURI VALLEY... WOODBINE...LOGAN...DUNLAP...HARLAN...CREIGHTON...BLOOMFIELD... CROFTON...WAUSA...VERDIGRE...NIOBRARA...HARTINGTON...LAUREL... RANDOLPH...COLERIDGE...PENDER...MACY...WALTHILL...WINNEBAGO... NELIGH...ELGIN...PIERCE...PLAINVIEW...OSMOND...WAYNE...NORFOLK... STANTON...WEST POINT...WISNER...TEKAMAH...OAKLAND...LYONS... DECATUR 353 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 1 AM CDT TUESDAY... * TIMING...STRONG WINDS DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 25 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO AROUND 40 MPH. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO WEST TO NORTHWESTERLY THIS AFTERNOON...WITH WIND SPEEDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO AROUND 45 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG WILL MAKE DRIVING OF HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHT VEHICLES DIFFICULT ON EAST TO WEST ROADS. BLOWING DUST AND OTHER DEBRIS COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. LOOSE OBJECTS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ MAYES/BOUSTEAD
937 WWUS73 KOAX 311459 NPWOAX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 959 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2014 ...WINDY CONDITIONS TODAY... .WINDS WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST THIS MORNING... AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. BEHIND THAT FRONT...EVEN STRONGER NORTHWEST WINDS WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING. NEZ011-016-017-031-312300- /O.EXT.KOAX.WI.Y.0012.140331T1500Z-140401T0600Z/ KNOX-ANTELOPE-PIERCE-MADISON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CREIGHTON...BLOOMFIELD...CROFTON... WAUSA...VERDIGRE...NIOBRARA...NELIGH...ELGIN...PIERCE... PLAINVIEW...OSMOND...NORFOLK 959 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT TUESDAY... * TIMING...STRONG WINDS CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. * WINDS...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO WEST TO NORTHWESTERLY WITH WIND SPEEDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO AROUND 45 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG WILL MAKE DRIVING OF HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHT VEHICLES DIFFICULT ON EAST TO WEST ROADS. BLOWING DUST AND OTHER DEBRIS COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. LOOSE OBJECTS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND. 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. && $$ IAZ069-079-080-090-091-NEZ030-042>045-050>053-065>068-078-088>093- 312300- /O.CON.KOAX.WI.Y.0012.140331T1500Z-140401T0300Z/ POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE-BOONE-PLATTE-COLFAX- DODGE-WASHINGTON-BUTLER-SAUNDERS-DOUGLAS-SARPY-SEWARD-LANCASTER- CASS-OTOE-SALINE-JEFFERSON-GAGE-JOHNSON-NEMAHA-PAWNEE-RICHARDSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COUNCIL BLUFFS...GLENWOOD...RED OAK... SIDNEY...HAMBURG...TABOR...FARRAGUT...CLARINDA...SHENANDOAH... ALBION...ST. EDWARD...COLUMBUS...SCHUYLER...FREMONT...BLAIR... DAVID CITY...WAHOO...ASHLAND...YUTAN...OMAHA...BELLEVUE... PAPILLION...LA VISTA...SEWARD...MILFORD...LINCOLN...PLATTSMOUTH... NEBRASKA CITY...CRETE...WILBER...FAIRBURY...BEATRICE...TECUMSEH... STERLING...AUBURN...PAWNEE CITY...TABLE ROCK...FALLS CITY 959 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...STRONG WINDS CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 25 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO AROUND 40 MPH. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO WEST TO NORTHWESTERLY IN THE LATE AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING... WITH WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO AROUND 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG WILL MAKE DRIVING OF HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHT VEHICLES DIFFICULT ON EAST TO WEST ROADS. BLOWING DUST AND OTHER DEBRIS COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. LOOSE OBJECTS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ IAZ043-055-056-NEZ012-015-018-032>034-312300- /O.CON.KOAX.WI.Y.0012.140331T1700Z-140401T0600Z/ MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-CEDAR-THURSTON-WAYNE-STANTON-CUMING-BURT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONAWA...MAPLETON...MISSOURI VALLEY... WOODBINE...LOGAN...DUNLAP...HARLAN...HARTINGTON...LAUREL... RANDOLPH...COLERIDGE...PENDER...MACY...WALTHILL...WINNEBAGO... WAYNE...STANTON...WEST POINT...WISNER...TEKAMAH...OAKLAND... LYONS...DECATUR 959 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT TUESDAY... * TIMING...STRONG WINDS DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 25 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO AROUND 40 MPH. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO WEST TO NORTHWESTERLY THIS AFTERNOON...WITH WIND SPEEDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO AROUND 45 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG WILL MAKE DRIVING OF HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHT VEHICLES DIFFICULT ON EAST TO WEST ROADS. BLOWING DUST AND OTHER DEBRIS COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. LOOSE OBJECTS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND. 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. && $$ DEWALD
203 WWUS73 KOAX 312028 NPWOAX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 328 PM CDT MON MAR 31 2014 ...WINDY CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING... IAZ043-055-056-NEZ011-012-015>018-031>034-010430- /O.CON.KOAX.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-140401T0600Z/ MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-KNOX-CEDAR-THURSTON-ANTELOPE-PIERCE-WAYNE- MADISON-STANTON-CUMING-BURT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONAWA...MAPLETON...MISSOURI VALLEY... WOODBINE...LOGAN...DUNLAP...HARLAN...CREIGHTON...BLOOMFIELD... CROFTON...WAUSA...VERDIGRE...NIOBRARA...HARTINGTON...LAUREL... RANDOLPH...COLERIDGE...PENDER...MACY...WALTHILL...WINNEBAGO... NELIGH...ELGIN...PIERCE...PLAINVIEW...OSMOND...WAYNE...NORFOLK... STANTON...WEST POINT...WISNER...TEKAMAH...OAKLAND...LYONS... DECATUR 328 PM CDT MON MAR 31 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT TUESDAY... * TIMING...STRONG WINDS TO CONTINUE THIS EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WITH WIND SPEEDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO AROUND 45 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG WILL MAKE DRIVING OF HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHT VEHICLES DIFFICULT ON EAST TO WEST ROADS. BLOWING DUST AND OTHER DEBRIS COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. LOOSE OBJECTS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ IAZ069-079-080-090-091-NEZ030-042>045-050>053-065>068-078-088>093- 010300- /O.CON.KOAX.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-140401T0300Z/ POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE-BOONE-PLATTE-COLFAX- DODGE-WASHINGTON-BUTLER-SAUNDERS-DOUGLAS-SARPY-SEWARD-LANCASTER- CASS-OTOE-SALINE-JEFFERSON-GAGE-JOHNSON-NEMAHA-PAWNEE-RICHARDSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COUNCIL BLUFFS...GLENWOOD...RED OAK... SIDNEY...HAMBURG...TABOR...FARRAGUT...CLARINDA...SHENANDOAH... ALBION...ST. EDWARD...COLUMBUS...SCHUYLER...FREMONT...BLAIR... DAVID CITY...WAHOO...ASHLAND...YUTAN...OMAHA...BELLEVUE... PAPILLION...LA VISTA...SEWARD...MILFORD...LINCOLN...PLATTSMOUTH... NEBRASKA CITY...CRETE...WILBER...FAIRBURY...BEATRICE...TECUMSEH... STERLING...AUBURN...PAWNEE CITY...TABLE ROCK...FALLS CITY 328 PM CDT MON MAR 31 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...STRONG WINDS CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. * WINDS...WEST AND NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WITH WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG WILL MAKE DRIVING OF HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHT VEHICLES DIFFICULT ON EAST TO WEST ROADS. BLOWING DUST AND OTHER DEBRIS COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. LOOSE OBJECTS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND. 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. && $$ ZAPOTOCNY
518 WWUS73 KOAX 010251 NPWOAX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 951 PM CDT MON MAR 31 2014 ...WINDY CONDITIONS INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS... IAZ079-080-090-091-NEZ065>068-078-088>093-010400- /O.EXP.KOAX.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-140401T0300Z/ MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE-SEWARD-LANCASTER-CASS-OTOE-SALINE- JEFFERSON-GAGE-JOHNSON-NEMAHA-PAWNEE-RICHARDSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENWOOD...RED OAK...SIDNEY...HAMBURG... TABOR...FARRAGUT...CLARINDA...SHENANDOAH...SEWARD...MILFORD... LINCOLN...PLATTSMOUTH...NEBRASKA CITY...CRETE...WILBER... FAIRBURY...BEATRICE...TECUMSEH...STERLING...AUBURN... PAWNEE CITY...TABLE ROCK...FALLS CITY 951 PM CDT MON MAR 31 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. $$ IAZ069-NEZ030-042>045-050>053-010600- /O.EXT.KOAX.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-140401T0600Z/ POTTAWATTAMIE-BOONE-PLATTE-COLFAX-DODGE-WASHINGTON-BUTLER- SAUNDERS-DOUGLAS-SARPY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COUNCIL BLUFFS...ALBION...ST. EDWARD... COLUMBUS...SCHUYLER...FREMONT...BLAIR...DAVID CITY...WAHOO... ASHLAND...YUTAN...OMAHA...BELLEVUE...PAPILLION...LA VISTA 951 PM CDT MON MAR 31 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT TUESDAY... * TIMING...STRONG WINDS CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. * WINDS...WEST OR NORTHWEST WINDS WITH SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG WILL MAKE DRIVING OF HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHT VEHICLES DIFFICULT ON EAST TO WEST ROADS. BLOWING DUST AND OTHER DEBRIS COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. LOOSE OBJECTS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND. 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. && $$ IAZ043-055-056-NEZ011-012-015>018-031>034-010600- /O.CON.KOAX.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-140401T0600Z/ MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-KNOX-CEDAR-THURSTON-ANTELOPE-PIERCE-WAYNE- MADISON-STANTON-CUMING-BURT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONAWA...MAPLETON...MISSOURI VALLEY... WOODBINE...LOGAN...DUNLAP...HARLAN...CREIGHTON...BLOOMFIELD... CROFTON...WAUSA...VERDIGRE...NIOBRARA...HARTINGTON...LAUREL... RANDOLPH...COLERIDGE...PENDER...MACY...WALTHILL...WINNEBAGO... NELIGH...ELGIN...PIERCE...PLAINVIEW...OSMOND...WAYNE...NORFOLK... STANTON...WEST POINT...WISNER...TEKAMAH...OAKLAND...LYONS... DECATUR 951 PM CDT MON MAR 31 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT TUESDAY... * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WITH SPEEDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO AROUND OR OVER 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG WILL MAKE DRIVING OF HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHT VEHICLES DIFFICULT ON EAST TO WEST ROADS. BLOWING DUST AND OTHER DEBRIS COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. LOOSE OBJECTS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
102 WWUS73 KOAX 010543 NPWOAX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 1243 AM CDT TUE APR 1 2014 ...WINDY CONDITIONS INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS... IAZ043-055-056-069-NEZ011-012-015>018-030>034-042>045-050>053- 010900- /O.EXT.KOAX.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-140401T0900Z/ MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-KNOX-CEDAR-THURSTON-ANTELOPE- PIERCE-WAYNE-BOONE-MADISON-STANTON-CUMING-BURT-PLATTE-COLFAX- DODGE-WASHINGTON-BUTLER-SAUNDERS-DOUGLAS-SARPY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONAWA...MAPLETON...MISSOURI VALLEY... WOODBINE...LOGAN...DUNLAP...HARLAN...COUNCIL BLUFFS...CREIGHTON... BLOOMFIELD...CROFTON...WAUSA...VERDIGRE...NIOBRARA...HARTINGTON... LAUREL...RANDOLPH...COLERIDGE...PENDER...MACY...WALTHILL... WINNEBAGO...NELIGH...ELGIN...PIERCE...PLAINVIEW...OSMOND... WAYNE...ALBION...ST. EDWARD...NORFOLK...STANTON...WEST POINT... WISNER...TEKAMAH...OAKLAND...LYONS...DECATUR...COLUMBUS... SCHUYLER...FREMONT...BLAIR...DAVID CITY...WAHOO...ASHLAND... YUTAN...OMAHA...BELLEVUE...PAPILLION...LA VISTA 1243 AM CDT TUE APR 1 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING... * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WITH SPEEDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG WILL MAKE DRIVING OF HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHT VEHICLES DIFFICULT. BLOWING DUST AND OTHER DEBRIS COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. LOOSE OBJECTS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND. 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. && $$ CHERMOK
239 WWUS73 KOAX 010805 NPWOAX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 305 AM CDT TUE APR 1 2014 IAZ043-055-056-069-NEZ011-012-015>018-030>034-042>045-050>053- 010915- /O.CAN.KOAX.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-140401T0900Z/ MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-KNOX-CEDAR-THURSTON-ANTELOPE- PIERCE-WAYNE-BOONE-MADISON-STANTON-CUMING-BURT-PLATTE-COLFAX- DODGE-WASHINGTON-BUTLER-SAUNDERS-DOUGLAS-SARPY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONAWA...MAPLETON...MISSOURI VALLEY... WOODBINE...LOGAN...DUNLAP...HARLAN...COUNCIL BLUFFS...CREIGHTON... BLOOMFIELD...CROFTON...WAUSA...VERDIGRE...NIOBRARA...HARTINGTON... LAUREL...RANDOLPH...COLERIDGE...PENDER...MACY...WALTHILL... WINNEBAGO...NELIGH...ELGIN...PIERCE...PLAINVIEW...OSMOND... WAYNE...ALBION...ST. EDWARD...NORFOLK...STANTON...WEST POINT... WISNER...TEKAMAH...OAKLAND...LYONS...DECATUR...COLUMBUS... SCHUYLER...FREMONT...BLAIR...DAVID CITY...WAHOO...ASHLAND... YUTAN...OMAHA...BELLEVUE...PAPILLION...LA VISTA 305 AM CDT TUE APR 1 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. ALTHOUGH WINDS OVER THE AREA REMAINED GUSTY...THEY HAD DECREASED FROM EARLIER IN THE NIGHT AND SHOULD CONTINUE TO DO THROUGH SUNRISE. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Omaha, NE wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind advisory went out at Mar 30, 3:33 PM CDT, 14 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 30, 3:33 PM CDT, 14 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
333 PM CDT SUN MAR 30 2014
.SHORT TERM...(TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY)
ISSUED AT 325 PM CDT SUN MAR 30 2014
SEVERAL FORECAST CONCERNS IN THE SHORT TERM WITH THIS PACKAGE.
MAINLY STRONG WINDS AND PRECIPITATION CHANCES WITH THE STORM
SYSTEM TRACKING ACROSS THE PLAINS THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...WIND AND
FIRE WEATHER HEADLINES. THEN...THE NEXT POTENT WEATHER SYSTEM
THAT BEGINS TO AFFECT THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT. SPLIT FLOW PATTERN
CONTINUES TO LIMIT OUR PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS AS THE ORGANIZED
PRECIPITATION PASSES TO OUR NORTH AND SOUTH.
THIS MORNING...THERE WAS QUITE A BIT OF HAZE AROUND...ALONG WITH THE
SMELL OF SMOKE. KANSAS FLINT HILLS SMOKE MANAGEMENT REPORTED A
TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF RANGELAND BURNING SATURDAY. TOP AND OAX 12Z
SOUNDINGS SHOWED INVERSIONS OF 2.5 TO 4K FEET ALONG WITH LOW LEVEL
FLOW FROM THE SOUTH. THE INVERSIONS WERE LIKELY KEEPING THE SMOKE
TRAPPED UNTIL ENOUGH MIXING COULD LIFT AND MIX OUT THE SMOKE.
WATER VAPOR SATELLITE IMAGERY FROM THIS MORNING SHOWED TWO
CIRCULATIONS OF INTEREST. THE FIRST CIRCULATION WAS JUST MOVING ON
TO THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST AND THE SECOND WAS IN THE PACIFIC
OCEAN SOUTH OF THE GULF OF ALASKA.
THE NORTHERN PLAINS HAS A VARIETY OF BLIZZARD WARNINGS/WATCHES AND
WINTER STORM WARNINGS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. THE MAJOR
WEATHER IMPACTS WILL BE TO OUR NORTH. WE ARE STILL INFLUENCED BY
THIS POTENT SPRING STORM SYSTEM. FOR OUR AREA...A 40-55KT LOW
LEVEL JET FROM THE SOUTH WILL RE-DEVELOP OVER THE FORECAST AREA
TONIGHT. THIS SOUTH FLOW IS AHEAD OF A DEEPENING AREA OF 990MB OR
LOWER LOW PRESSURE THAT IS PROGGED TO BE OVER NORTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA BY 12Z MONDAY. A NARROW RIBBON OF MOISTURE IS PULLED
NORTHWARD WITH +6 TO +8 DEG H85 DEWPOINTS BEING DRAWN INTO
SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA AND WESTERN IOWA. THERE IS BROAD UPPER LEVEL
DIVERGENCE...BROAD LIFT...AND STEEP MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES AS THE
H5 LOW CLOSES OFF OVER SOUTH DAKOTA. THE MOISTURE IS QUICKLY
SHUNTED EASTWARD WITH THE DRY SLOT MOVING IN. ELEVATED INSTABILITY
IS PRESENT...SO WILL MENTION ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
WITH THIS NARROW WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY FOR PRECIPITATION LATE
TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING AHEAD OF THE DRY SLOT. BEGIN TO MENTION
PRECIP CHANCES AFTER 06Z...WITH THE PEAK BETWEEN 09-12Z...THEN
DECREASING AFTER 12Z. CLOSER TO THE CLOSED MID TROPOSPHERIC
LOW...THERE IS ALSO INSTABILITY PRESENT SO ALONG WITH THE CHANCE
FOR RAIN AND THEN RAIN/SNOW...WILL INCLUDE A THUNDER MENTION FOR
PARTS OF NORTHEAST NEBRASKA MONDAY. THERE IS STILL A QUESTION AS
TO HOW MUCH NORTHEAST NEBRASKA WILL GET CLIPPED BY THIS WEATHER
SYSTEM MONDAY NIGHT AND WILL KEEP THE NORTHEAST TIER OF COUNTIES
IN THE CHANCE CATEGORY FOR LIGHT SNOW AND MENTION SOME SOME
AMOUNTS OF A HALF AN INCH OR LESS.
WIND HEADLINES WILL NEED TO BE ADDRESSED. WIND ADVISORY CONTINUES
THROUGH 6PM FOR PARTS OF SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST
IOWA. HAVE ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE ENTIRE AREA FOR MONDAY
INTO MONDAY NIGHT. INITIALLY OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST...THEN VEERING
TO THE NORTHWEST AS THE SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TRACKS INTO
IOWA. EXPECT THE WINDS TO REMAIN STRONGER FROM NORTHEAST NEBRASKA
AND PARTS OF EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA INTO PARTS OF WESTERN IOWA
THROUGH THE EVENING...SO KEPT THEM IN A WIND ADVISORY FOR A FEW
MORE HOURS.
WE ARE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE AND COOLER
CONDITIONS FOR TUESDAY WITH HIGHS IN THE 30S NORTH AND THE 50S
SOUTH. TUESDAY NIGHT WE START TO SEE H85 FLOW INCREASE AHEAD OF
THE NEXT TROF. THIS SHOULD SPREAD SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS
INTO SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA AS EARLY AS WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE AREA OF
PRECIPITATION WILL LIFT NORTHWARD WEDNESDAY. KEPT THE FAR NORTH
MAINLY DRY FOR NOW WITH CHANCE POPS FOR THE OMAHA AND LINCOLN
AREAS AND LIKELY PRECIPITATION OVER SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA AND
SOUTHWEST IOWA.
.LONG TERM...(WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY)
ISSUED AT 325 PM CDT SUN MAR 30 2014
BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...THE STORM SYSTEM OVER THE PACIFIC OCEAN WILL
HAVE PROGRESSED TO EXTEND FROM MONTANA AND WYOMING INTO
UTAH/NEVADA/ARIZONA/CALIFORIA. SURFACE LOW PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO
TRACK ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WITH THE FORECAST AREA ON THE
COOL SIDE OF THE FRONT. ALTHOUGH THERE ARE STILL LARGE DIFFERENCES
IN THE EVOLUTION OF THE STORM SYSTEM AS IT TRACKS ACROSS THE
PLAINS...THE GFS/EC TRACK THE ORGANIZED LEADING PRECIPITATION
SOUTHEAST OF THE FORECAST AREA. THERE IS A CHANCE FOR
PRECIPITATION IN OUR AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...HOWEVER
BETTER CHANCES SLIDE OFF TO THE EAST. THE LONG RANGE MODELS DO
BRING A GOOD CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION WITH THE MID LEVEL TROF
THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY NIGHT. THE EXTENT OF COLD AIR IS
PROBLEMATIC AS H85 TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW ZERO IN THE NORTH AND
ABOVE 0 DEG C IN THE SOUTH WITH COLD AIR WRAPPING INTO THE SYSTEM
THURSDAY NIGHT. DO MENTION RAIN OR SNOW IN THE NORTHWEST WEDNESDAY
AND THURSDAY AND ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY AS
THERE COULD BE A MIX.
&&
.AVIATION...(18Z TAFS FOR KOFK...KLNK AND KOMA.)
ISSUED AT 1222 PM CDT SUN MAR 30 2014
BUSY AVIATION FORECAST WITH WINDS THE PRIMARY CHALLENGE DURING THE
PERIOD. INITIALLY...WINDS WILL BE SOUTH AT 14 TO 20 KNOTS WITH
GUSTS UP TO 22 TO 30 KNOTS. SHOULD LOSE THE GUSTS BY AROUND
00Z...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS REMAINING AROUND 14-15 KNOTS OVERNIGHT.
BY 03-05Z...LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR ALSO DEVELOPS AS WINDS ABOUT 2000
FEET OFF THE DECK INCREASE TO 48 TO 55 KNOTS. COULD ALSO SEE A
BRIEF SHOWER OR SPRINKLE FROM ABOUT 08-12Z...BUT NO CLOUDS LOWER
THAN 8000 FEET. WINDS INCREASE AGAIN BY 13-14Z...WITH GUSTS
REDEVELOPING UP TO 30 TO 32 KNOTS. WINDS WILL ALSO BE VEERING
14-18Z AT KOFK AS THE COLD FRONT AND SOME LOWER 4000 FOOT CEILINGS
BEGIN TO MOVE IN.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
ISSUED AT 325 PM CDT SUN MAR 30 2014
WILL CONTINUE THE RED FLAG WARNING THROUGH 8PM WITH TEMPERATURES
IN THE 70S...GUSTY SOUTH WINDS AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AROUND 20
PERCENT.
HAVE ISSUED A RED FLAG WATCH FOR MONDAY. CONDITIONS WILL AGAIN BE
QUITE WARM WITH HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S AND VERY STRONG SOUTHWEST
THEN NORTHWEST WINDS. LOWEST RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE FORECAST TO
LOWER TO AROUND 20 TO 25 PERCENT AND FUELS ARE SUFFICIENT TO
WARRANT RED FLAG WATCH.
&&
.OAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NE...WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON MONDAY TO 1 AM CDT TUESDAY FOR NEZ011-
012-015>018-031>034.
RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR NEZ051>053-
065>068-078-088>093.
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING
FOR NEZ050>053-065>068-078-088>093.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR NEZ068-088>093.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM CDT MONDAY FOR NEZ030-042>045-
050>053-065>068-078-088>093.
IA...WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON MONDAY TO 1 AM CDT TUESDAY FOR IAZ043-
055-056.
RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR IAZ069-079-080-
090-091.
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING
FOR IAZ069-079-080-090-091.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR IAZ090-091.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM CDT MONDAY FOR IAZ069-079-080-
090-091.
&&
SHORT TERM...ZAPOTOCNY
LONG TERM...ZAPOTOCNY
AVIATION...DEWALD
FIRE WEATHER...ZAPOTOCNYHazardous weather outlook, Mar 30, 9:51 AM CDT, 5 hours 56 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 951 AM CDT SUN MAR 30 2014 IAZ043-055-056-069-079-080-090-091-NEZ011-012-015>018-030>034- 042>045-050>053-065>068-078-088>093-310500- MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT- PAGE-KNOX-CEDAR-THURSTON-ANTELOPE-PIERCE-WAYNE-BOONE-MADISON- STANTON-CUMING-BURT-PLATTE-COLFAX-DODGE-WASHINGTON-BUTLER- SAUNDERS-DOUGLAS-SARPY-SEWARD-LANCASTER-CASS-OTOE-SALINE- JEFFERSON-GAGE-JOHNSON-NEMAHA-PAWNEE-RICHARDSON- 951 AM CDT SUN MAR 30 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST IOWA...WEST CENTRAL IOWA...EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA...NORTHEAST NEBRASKA AND SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE AREA DUE TO SOUTHERLY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY VEGETATION. THE AREA OF GREATEST CONCERN IS OVER PARTS OF SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA WHERE THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE THE STRONGEST TODAY AND A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS AREA. A WIND ADVISORY WILL ALSO BE IN EFFECT FOR EXTREME SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA AS WELL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY VERY WINDY NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND A COLD FRONT MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN NORTHEAST NEBRASKA. VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER IS EXPECTED FROM LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON OVER SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA WHERE THE COMBINATION OF WIND...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY VEGETATION ARE AGAIN EXPECTED. ISOLATED NON-SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT OVER SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT. DEWALD
The office that day
Everything else NWS Omaha, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 3:20 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | OAX | Cass, Douglas, Gage, Jefferson, Johnson, Lancaster and 8 more | 17 hr |
| Mar 30, 9:33 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | OAX | Gage, Jefferson, Johnson, Nemaha, Otoe, Pawnee and 1 more | 8 hr |
| Mar 30, 3:46 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | OAX | Butler, Cass, Douglas, Gage, Jefferson, Johnson and 9 more | 12 hr |
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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.