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Blizzard Warning 2, NWS North Platte, NE

November 17, 20154 counties in Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this blizzard warning at Nov 17, 2015, 3:00 AM MST for 4 counties in Nebraska. It was in force for 11 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 17, 2015, 3:00 AM MST (10:00 UTC)
Expired
Nov 17, 2015, 2:16 PM MST
In force
11 hr
Issued by
NWS North Platte, NE

Counties Chase County, NE, Hayes County, NE, Lincoln County, NE, Perkins County, NE

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 148 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:01 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

N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 73 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 2015-11-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 206 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 2015-11-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 237 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
206 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-42 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1374 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
237 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
257 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.2
Supercell composite
0.5

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

433 
WWUS43 KLBF 171000
WSWLBF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
400 AM CST TUE NOV 17 2015

NEZ058-069-180000-
/O.UPG.KLBF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-151118T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KLBF.BZ.W.0002.151117T1000Z-151118T0600Z/
PERKINS-CHASE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRANT...CHAMPION...ENDERS...IMPERIAL...
WAUNETA
300 AM MST TUE NOV 17 2015

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A
BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW EARLY THIS MORNING AND
  CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT
  TIMES TODAY BUT SHOULD TAPER OFF THIS EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...7 TO 13 INCHES ARE EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
  THIS SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL AT THE RATE OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER
  HOUR AT TIMES.

* WIND...NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH IN OPEN
  AREAS TODAY DECREASING THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND HEAVY WET SNOW WILL MAKE
  TRAVEL DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY
  DURING PERIODS HEAVY SNOW. POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

$$

NEZ059-180000-
/O.UPG.KLBF.WW.Y.0011.151117T1800Z-151118T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KLBF.BZ.W.0002.151117T1800Z-151118T1200Z/
LINCOLN-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NORTH PLATTE
400 AM CST TUE NOV 17 2015

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM CST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A
BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM CST
WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE
  THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THE SNOW WILL BE MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES
  THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE
  EASTERN HALF OF LINCOLN COUNTY WITH 8 TO 13 INCHES ACROSS THE
  WESTERN HALF OF LINCOLN COUNTY.

* WIND...NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH IN OPEN
  AREAS TODAY DECREASING LATE THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND HEAVY WET SNOW WILL MAKE
  TRAVEL DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY DURING
  PERIODS HEAVY SNOW. POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

$$

NEZ070-180000-
/O.UPG.KLBF.WW.Y.0011.151117T1800Z-151118T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KLBF.BZ.W.0002.151117T1000Z-151118T0600Z/
HAYES-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HAYES CENTER
400 AM CST TUE NOV 17 2015

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A
BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT.
THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW
  WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES TODAY BUT SHOULD TAPER OFF THIS
  EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...9 TO 14 INCHES ARE EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
  THIS SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL AT THE RATE OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER
  HOUR AT TIMES.

* WIND...NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH IN OPEN
  AREAS TODAY DECREASING THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND HEAVY WET SNOW WILL MAKE
  TRAVEL DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY
  DURING PERIODS HEAVY SNOW. POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

$$

NEZ022>024-035-036-056-057-180000-
/O.CON.KLBF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-151118T0600Z/
GARDEN-GRANT-HOOKER-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-DEUEL-KEITH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRESCENT LAKE NWR...OSHKOSH...
LEWELLEN...ASHBY...HYANNIS...WHITMAN...MULLEN...ARTHUR...TRYON...
RINGGOLD...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...KEYSTONE...KINGSLEY DAM...
LEMOYNE...OGALLALA...ROSCOE
400 AM CST TUE NOV 17 2015 /300 AM MST TUE NOV 17 2015/

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
/11 PM MST/ TONIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
/11 PM MST/ TONIGHT. 

* TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE
  THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THE SNOW COULD WILL BECOME MODERATE TO
  HEAVY AT TIMES TODAY AND DECREASE THIS EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
  LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS COULD DEVELOP ALONG OR NEAR INTERSTATE
  80.

* WIND...NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH IN OPEN
  AREAS TODAY DECREASING THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND HEAVY WET SNOW WILL MAKE
  TRAVEL DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY
  DURING PERIODS HEAVY SNOW. POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.

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. STRONG WINDS
ARE ALSO EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...
KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN
CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

NEZ038-180000-
/O.EXB.KLBF.WW.Y.0011.151117T2100Z-151118T1200Z/
CUSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BROKEN BOW
400 AM CST TUE NOV 17 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
6 AM CST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW THIS AFTERNOON AND END TONIGHT.
  THE SNOW COULD BECOME MODERATE AT TIMES.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
  LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS WESTERN
  CUSTER COUNTY.

* WIND...NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH IN OPEN
  AREAS TODAY DECREASING THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND SNOW COULD MAKE TRAVEL
  DANGEROUS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CREATE
HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

NEZ004-094-180000-
/O.CON.KLBF.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-151118T0600Z/
SHERIDAN-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANTIOCH...LAKESIDE...CODY...ELI...
MERRIMAN...KILGORE
400 AM CST TUE NOV 17 2015 /300 AM MST TUE NOV 17 2015/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
/11 PM MST/ TONIGHT...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
/11 PM MST/ TONIGHT. 

* TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW AND CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE
  DAY. THE SNOW WILL BECOME MODERATE AT TIMES.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

* WIND...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN OPEN
  AREAS TODAY DECREASING THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND SNOW COULD MAKE TRAVEL
  DANGEROUS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CREATE
HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

NEZ005-008-025-026-037-071-180000-
/O.CON.KLBF.WW.Y.0011.151117T1800Z-151118T1200Z/
EASTERN CHERRY-BROWN-THOMAS-BLAINE-LOGAN-FRONTIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VALENTINE...AINSWORTH...
THEDFORD...HALSEY...DUNNING...PURDUM...BREWSTER...STAPLETON...
CURTIS...EUSTIS...MAYWOOD
400 AM CST TUE NOV 17 2015 /300 AM MST TUE NOV 17 2015/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM
MST/ TODAY TO 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM
MST/ TODAY TO 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW TODAY AND END TONIGHT. THE
  SNOW COULD BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

* WIND...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH IN OPEN
  AREAS TODAY DECREASING THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND SNOW COULD MAKE TRAVEL
  DANGEROUS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS
  ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
437 
WWUS43 KLBF 171836
WSWLBF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
1236 PM CST TUE NOV 17 2015


NEZ058-069-070-180600-
/O.CON.KLBF.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-151118T0600Z/
PERKINS-CHASE-HAYES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRANT...CHAMPION...ENDERS...IMPERIAL...
WAUNETA...HAYES CENTER
1236 PM CST TUE NOV 17 2015 /1136 AM MST TUE NOV 17 2015/

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM
MST/ TONIGHT...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST / 11 PM
MST / TONIGHT.

* TIMING...SNOW CONTINUES TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON...AND WILL
  BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES ACROSS EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY.
  THE SNOW SHOULD TAPER OFF THIS EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. 
  THIS SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL AT THE RATE OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER
  HOUR AT TIMES.

* WIND...NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH IN OPEN 
  AREAS TODAY DECREASING THIS EVENING. 

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND HEAVY WET SNOW WILL MAKE
  TRAVEL DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY
  DURING PERIODS HEAVY SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

$$

NEZ059-180845-
/O.CON.KLBF.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-151118T1200Z/
LINCOLN-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NORTH PLATTE
1236 PM CST TUE NOV 17 2015

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY.

* TIMING...RAIN MIXING WITH SNOW WILL BECOME ALL SNOW THIS
  AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING BEFORE TAPERING
  OFF OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL BE MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES THIS
  AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS LINCOLN
  COUNTY. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE.

* WIND...NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH IN OPEN 
  AREAS TODAY DECREASING LATE THIS EVENING. 

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND HEAVY WET SNOW WILL MAKE 
  TRAVEL DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY 
  DURING PERIODS HEAVY SNOW. POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

$$

NEZ022>024-035-036-056-057-180600-
/O.CON.KLBF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-151118T0600Z/
GARDEN-GRANT-HOOKER-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-DEUEL-KEITH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRESCENT LAKE NWR...OSHKOSH...
LEWELLEN...ASHBY...HYANNIS...WHITMAN...MULLEN...ARTHUR...TRYON...
RINGGOLD...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...KEYSTONE...KINGSLEY DAM...
LEMOYNE...OGALLALA...ROSCOE
1236 PM CST TUE NOV 17 2015 /1136 AM MST TUE NOV 17 2015/

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
/11 PM MST/ TONIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
/11 PM MST/ TONIGHT. 

* TIMING...PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON THEN
  TAPER OFF THIS EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 4 INCHES...WITH HEAVIEST AMOUNTS
  ACROSS THE EASTERN COUNTIES OF THE WARNING. 

* WIND...NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH IN OPEN 
  AREAS TODAY DECREASING THIS EVENING. 

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND HEAVY WET SNOW WILL MAKE 
  TRAVEL DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY 
  DURING PERIODS HEAVY SNOW. POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. 

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. STRONG WINDS
ARE ALSO EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...
KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN
CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

NEZ005-008-025-026-037-071-180845-
/O.CON.KLBF.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-151118T1200Z/
EASTERN CHERRY-BROWN-THOMAS-BLAINE-LOGAN-FRONTIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VALENTINE...AINSWORTH...
THEDFORD...HALSEY...DUNNING...PURDUM...BREWSTER...STAPLETON...
CURTIS...EUSTIS...MAYWOOD
1236 PM CST TUE NOV 17 2015 /1136 AM MST TUE NOV 17 2015/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM
MST/ WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM
MST/ WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING...SNOW POSSIBLY MIXED WITH RAIN EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WILL
  BECOME ALL SNOW LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. THE SNOW
  COULD BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 6 INCHES...LOCALLY HIGHER...ARE
  EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS IN THE SOUTHEAST
  PORTIONS OF THE COUNTIES.

* WIND...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH IN OPEN 
  AREAS TODAY DECREASING THIS EVENING. 

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND SNOW COULD MAKE TRAVEL
  DANGEROUS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

NEZ004-094-180600-
/O.CON.KLBF.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-151118T0600Z/
SHERIDAN-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANTIOCH...LAKESIDE...CODY...ELI...
MERRIMAN...KILGORE
1236 PM CST TUE NOV 17 2015 /1136 AM MST TUE NOV 17 2015/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
/11 PM MST/ TONIGHT...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
/11 PM MST/ TONIGHT. 

* TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW AND CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE 
  DAY. THE SNOW WILL BECOME MODERATE AT TIMES. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE AT THIS TIME.

* WIND...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN OPEN 
  AREAS TODAY DECREASING THIS EVENING. 

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND SNOW COULD MAKE TRAVEL 
  DANGEROUS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CREATE
HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

NEZ038-180845-
/O.CON.KLBF.WW.Y.0011.151117T2100Z-151118T1200Z/
CUSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BROKEN BOW
1236 PM CST TUE NOV 17 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW THIS AFTERNOON AND END
  TONIGHT. THE SNOW COULD BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
  LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE.

* WIND...NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH IN OPEN 
  AREAS TODAY DECREASING THIS EVENING. 

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND SNOW COULD MAKE TRAVEL 
  DANGEROUS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CREATE
HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

MASEK
606 
WWUS43 KLBF 172116
WSWLBF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
316 PM CST TUE NOV 17 2015


NEZ059-181130-
/O.CAN.KLBF.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-151118T1200Z/
/O.EXA.KLBF.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-151118T1200Z/
LINCOLN-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NORTH PLATTE
316 PM CST TUE NOV 17 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY.
THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* TIMING...RAIN OR SNOW THIS EVENING...BECOMING ALL SNOW THEN
  TAPERING TO FLURRIES AND ENDING OVERNIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES ACROSS EASTERN PORTIONS OF
  LINCOLN COUNTY. LOCALLY HIGHER POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN
  PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY.

* WIND...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN OPEN
  AREAS THIS EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT OVERNIGHT.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND SNOW COULD MAKE TRAVEL 
  DANGEROUS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW OR SLEET
WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS
AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

NEZ070-181130-
/O.CAN.KLBF.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-151118T0600Z/
/O.EXA.KLBF.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-151118T1200Z/
HAYES-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HAYES CENTER
316 PM CST TUE NOV 17 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY.
THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* TIMING...RAIN OR SNOW THIS EVENING...BECOMING ALL SNOW THEN
  TAPERING TO FLURRIES AND ENDING OVERNIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES ACROSS EASTERN PORTIONS OF
  HAYES COUNTY. LOCALLY HIGHER POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN
  PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY.

* WIND...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN OPEN
  AREAS THIS EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT OVERNIGHT.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND SNOW COULD MAKE TRAVEL 
  DANGEROUS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW OR SLEET
WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS
AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

NEZ058-069-172230-
/O.CAN.KLBF.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-151118T0600Z/
PERKINS-CHASE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRANT...CHAMPION...ENDERS...IMPERIAL...
WAUNETA
216 PM MST TUE NOV 17 2015

...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS CANCELLED THE
BLIZZARD WARNING. 

THE THREAT FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW HAS ENDED SO THE
BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

NEZ022>024-035-036-056-057-172230-
/O.CAN.KLBF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-151118T0600Z/
GARDEN-GRANT-HOOKER-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-DEUEL-KEITH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRESCENT LAKE NWR...OSHKOSH...
LEWELLEN...ASHBY...HYANNIS...WHITMAN...MULLEN...ARTHUR...TRYON...
RINGGOLD...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...KEYSTONE...KINGSLEY DAM...
LEMOYNE...OGALLALA...ROSCOE
316 PM CST TUE NOV 17 2015 /216 PM MST TUE NOV 17 2015/

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

THE THREAT FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW HAS ENDED SO THE
WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

NEZ004-094-172230-
/O.CAN.KLBF.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-151118T0600Z/
SHERIDAN-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANTIOCH...LAKESIDE...CODY...ELI...
MERRIMAN...KILGORE
316 PM CST TUE NOV 17 2015 /216 PM MST TUE NOV 17 2015/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

THE THREAT FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW HAS ENDED SO THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

NEZ005-008-025-026-037-172230-
/O.CAN.KLBF.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-151118T1200Z/
EASTERN CHERRY-BROWN-THOMAS-BLAINE-LOGAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VALENTINE...AINSWORTH...
THEDFORD...HALSEY...DUNNING...PURDUM...BREWSTER...STAPLETON
316 PM CST TUE NOV 17 2015 /216 PM MST TUE NOV 17 2015/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

THE THREAT FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW HAS ENDED SO THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

NEZ038-071-181130-
/O.CON.KLBF.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-151118T1200Z/
CUSTER-FRONTIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROKEN BOW...CURTIS...EUSTIS...MAYWOOD
316 PM CST TUE NOV 17 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING...SNOW POSSIBLY MIXED WITH RAIN EARLY THIS EVENING WILL
  BECOME ALL SNOW LATE THIS EVENING. THE SNOW COULD BECOME
  MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES BEFORE ENDING OVERNIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 6 INCHES...LOCALLY HIGHER...ARE
  EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS IN THE SOUTHEAST
  PORTIONS OF THE COUNTIES.

* WIND...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH IN OPEN
  AREAS THIS EVENING DECREASING OVERNIGHT.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND SNOW COULD MAKE TRAVEL 
  DANGEROUS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

MASEK

The office that day

Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 16, 6:18 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementLBFBlaine42 min
Nov 16, 6:21 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementLBFLoup39 min
Nov 16, 6:59 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementLBFGarfield46 min

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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.