Alert archive / Nebraska / High Wind Warnings in 2016
High Wind Warning 1, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this high wind warning at Feb 6, 2016, 1:17 PM MST for 21 counties in Nebraska. It took effect at Feb 7, 2016, 8:00 AM MST. It was in force for 9 hr. 11 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 6, 2016, 1:17 PM MST (20:17 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 7, 2016, 8:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Feb 7, 2016, 5:00 PM MST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
All 21 counties
Arthur County, NE, Blaine County, NE, Boyd County, NE, Brown County, NE, Cherry County, NE, Custer County, NE, Deuel County, NE, Garden County, NE, Garfield County, NE, Grant County, NE, Holt County, NE, Hooker County, NE, Keith County, NE, Keya Paha County, NE, Logan County, NE, Loup County, NE, McPherson County, NE, Rock County, NE, Sheridan County, NE, Thomas County, NE, Wheeler County, NE
The radar
The North Platte radar (KLNX), 9 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 7, 9:56 AM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 49 | 7 Ne Brownlee, NE | |
| Feb 7, 10:42 AM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 48 | 2 E Newport, NE | |
| Feb 7, 10:42 AM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 52 | 1 S Brewster, NE | |
| Feb 7, 10:42 AM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 52 | 6 E Gordon, NE | |
| Feb 7, 11:12 AM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 40 | Dunning, NE | |
| Feb 7, 11:37 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Valentine, NE | |
| Feb 7, 12:27 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | Broken Bow, NE | |
| Feb 7, 12:55 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | Thedford, NE | |
| Feb 7, 1:23 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | Broken Bow, NE | |
| Feb 7, 3:15 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Thedford, NE | |
| Feb 7, 3:43 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | Valentine, NE |
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, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 95 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
- 1932 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 108 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 189 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
842 WWUS73 KLBF 062017 NPWLBF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 217 PM CST SAT FEB 6 2016 NEZ004>010-094-070830- /O.UPG.KLBF.HW.A.0001.160207T1500Z-160208T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KLBF.HW.W.0001.160207T1500Z-160208T0200Z/ SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT- WESTERN CHERRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANTIOCH...LAKESIDE...SPARKS... VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...BUTTE...LYNCH...AINSWORTH... BASSETT...ROSE...ONEILL...ATKINSON...CODY...ELI...MERRIMAN... KILGORE 217 PM CST SAT FEB 6 2016 /117 PM MST SAT FEB 6 2016/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ TO 8 PM CST /7 PM MST/ SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ TO 8 PM CST /7 PM MST/ SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING SUNDAY...REACH PEAK SPEEDS IN THE AFTERNOON...AND SLOWLY TAPER DURING THE EVENING HOURS. * IMPACTS...ANY LOOSE SNOW WILL BE BLOWN AROUND...WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY DURING TRAVEL. STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$ NEZ022>029-035>037-070830- /O.CON.KLBF.HW.A.0001.160207T1500Z-160208T0200Z/ GARDEN-GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-ARTHUR- MCPHERSON-LOGAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRESCENT LAKE NWR...OSHKOSH... LEWELLEN...ASHBY...HYANNIS...WHITMAN...MULLEN...THEDFORD... HALSEY...DUNNING...PURDUM...BREWSTER...ALMERIA...TAYLOR... BURWELL...BARTLETT...ERICSON...ARTHUR...TRYON...RINGGOLD... STAPLETON 217 PM CST SAT FEB 6 2016 /117 PM MST SAT FEB 6 2016/ ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING SUNDAY...REACH PEAK SPEEDS IN THE AFTERNOON...AND SLOWLY TAPER DURING THE EVENING HOURS. * WINDS: NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MILES PER HOUR WITH GUSTS TO 50 MILES PER HOUR. * IMPACTS: ANY LOOSE SNOW WILL BE BLOWN AROUND...WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY DURING TRAVEL. STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
4 follow-up statements
550 WWUS73 KLBF 070049 NPWLBF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 649 PM CST SAT FEB 6 2016 DEFAULT OVERVIEW SECTION NEZ022>029-035>037-070200- /O.CAN.KLBF.HW.A.0001.160207T1500Z-160208T0200Z/ GARDEN-GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-ARTHUR- MCPHERSON-LOGAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRESCENT LAKE NWR...OSHKOSH... LEWELLEN...ASHBY...HYANNIS...WHITMAN...MULLEN...THEDFORD... HALSEY...DUNNING...PURDUM...BREWSTER...ALMERIA...TAYLOR... BURWELL...BARTLETT...ERICSON...ARTHUR...TRYON...RINGGOLD... STAPLETON 649 PM CST SAT FEB 6 2016 /549 PM MST SAT FEB 6 2016/ ...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WATCH. $$ NEZ004>010-094-071500- /O.CON.KLBF.HW.W.0001.160207T1500Z-160208T0200Z/ SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT- WESTERN CHERRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANTIOCH...LAKESIDE...SPARKS... VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...BUTTE...LYNCH...AINSWORTH... BASSETT...ROSE...ONEILL...ATKINSON...CODY...ELI...MERRIMAN... KILGORE 649 PM CST SAT FEB 6 2016 /549 PM MST SAT FEB 6 2016/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ TO 8 PM CST /7 PM MST/ SUNDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ TO 8 PM CST /7 PM MST/ SUNDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING SUNDAY... REACH PEAK SPEEDS IN THE AFTERNOON...AND SLOWLY TAPER DURING THE EVENING HOURS. * IMPACTS...ANY LOOSE SNOW WILL BE BLOWN AROUND...WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY DURING TRAVEL. STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ KAR
173 WWUS73 KLBF 070948 NPWLBF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 348 AM CST SUN FEB 7 2016 STRONG STORM SYSTEM OVER THE ARROWHEAD OF MINNESOTA WILL BRING VERY STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS TO WESTERN NEBRASKA TODAY. NEZ022>029-035-056-057-080000- /O.EXB.KLBF.HW.W.0001.160207T1500Z-160208T0000Z/ GARDEN-GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-ARTHUR- DEUEL-KEITH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRESCENT LAKE NWR...OSHKOSH... LEWELLEN...ASHBY...HYANNIS...WHITMAN...MULLEN...THEDFORD... HALSEY...DUNNING...PURDUM...BREWSTER...ALMERIA...TAYLOR... BURWELL...BARTLETT...ERICSON...ARTHUR...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS... KEYSTONE...KINGSLEY DAM...LEMOYNE...OGALLALA...ROSCOE 348 AM CST SUN FEB 7 2016 /248 AM MST SUN FEB 7 2016/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... * WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING AND REACH PEAK SPEEDS THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ANY LOOSE SNOW WILL BE BLOWN AROUND...WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY DURING TRAVEL. STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$ NEZ004>010-094-080000- /O.EXT.KLBF.HW.W.0001.160207T1500Z-160208T0000Z/ SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT- WESTERN CHERRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANTIOCH...LAKESIDE...SPARKS... VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...BUTTE...LYNCH...AINSWORTH... BASSETT...ROSE...ONEILL...ATKINSON...CODY...ELI...MERRIMAN... KILGORE 348 AM CST SUN FEB 7 2016 /248 AM MST SUN FEB 7 2016/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... * WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING AND REACH PEAK SPEEDS THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ANY LOOSE SNOW WILL BE BLOWN AROUND...WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY DURING TRAVEL. STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ POWER
940 WWUS73 KLBF 072016 NPWLBF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 216 PM CST SUN FEB 7 2016 A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE ARROWHEAD OF MINNESOTA WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE VERY STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS ACROSS WEST CENTRAL NEBRASKA. NEZ036>038-080000- /O.EXA.KLBF.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160208T0000Z/ MCPHERSON-LOGAN-CUSTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TRYON...RINGGOLD...STAPLETON... BROKEN BOW 216 PM CST SUN FEB 7 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND INTO EARLY EVENING * IMPACTS...ANY LOOSE SNOW WILL BE BLOWN AROUND...WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY DURING TRAVEL. STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$ NEZ004>010-022>029-035-056-057-094-080000- /O.CON.KLBF.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160208T0000Z/ SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-GARDEN- GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-ARTHUR-DEUEL- KEITH-WESTERN CHERRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANTIOCH...LAKESIDE...SPARKS... VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...BUTTE...LYNCH...AINSWORTH... BASSETT...ROSE...ONEILL...ATKINSON...CRESCENT LAKE NWR... OSHKOSH...LEWELLEN...ASHBY...HYANNIS...WHITMAN...MULLEN... THEDFORD...HALSEY...DUNNING...PURDUM...BREWSTER...ALMERIA... TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT...ERICSON...ARTHUR...CHAPPELL... BIG SPRINGS...KEYSTONE...KINGSLEY DAM...LEMOYNE...OGALLALA... ROSCOE...CODY...ELI...MERRIMAN...KILGORE 216 PM CST SUN FEB 7 2016 /116 PM MST SUN FEB 7 2016/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND INTO EARLY EVENING * IMPACTS...ANY LOOSE SNOW WILL BE BLOWN AROUND...WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY DURING TRAVEL. STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$
548 WWUS73 KLBF 080005 NPWLBF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 605 PM CST SUN FEB 7 2016 NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056-057-094-080115- /O.EXP.KLBF.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160208T0000Z/ SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-GARDEN- GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON- LOGAN-CUSTER-DEUEL-KEITH-WESTERN CHERRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANTIOCH...LAKESIDE...SPARKS... VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...BUTTE...LYNCH...AINSWORTH... BASSETT...ROSE...ONEILL...ATKINSON...CRESCENT LAKE NWR... OSHKOSH...LEWELLEN...ASHBY...HYANNIS...WHITMAN...MULLEN... THEDFORD...HALSEY...DUNNING...PURDUM...BREWSTER...ALMERIA... TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT...ERICSON...ARTHUR...TRYON... RINGGOLD...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS... KEYSTONE...KINGSLEY DAM...LEMOYNE...OGALLALA...ROSCOE...CODY... ELI...MERRIMAN...KILGORE 605 PM CST SUN FEB 7 2016 /505 PM MST SUN FEB 7 2016/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE THREAT FOR HIGH WINDS HAS ENDED. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH SUNSET. WINDS OVERNIGHT WILL REMAIN WINDY HOWEVER AT SOME LOCATIONS RANGING FROM 20 TO 35 MPH. $$ ROBERG
The office that day
Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 6, 2:25 AM MST | High Wind Watch | LBF | Arthur, Blaine, Boyd, Brown, Cherry, Garden and 12 more | 15 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.