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High Wind Warning 3, NWS North Platte, NE

April 5, 201611 counties in Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this high wind warning at Apr 5, 2016, 1:51 PM MDT for 11 counties in Nebraska. It took effect at Apr 5, 2016, 6:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 11 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
Apr 5, 2016, 1:51 PM MDT (19:51 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 5, 2016, 6:00 PM MDT
Expired
Apr 6, 2016, 5:22 AM MDT
In force
11 hr
Issued by
NWS North Platte, NE

Counties Arthur County, NE, Blaine County, NE, Brown County, NE, Cherry County, NE, Grant County, NE, Hooker County, NE, Keya Paha County, NE, Logan County, NE, McPherson County, NE, Rock County, NE, Thomas County, NE

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 12 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Apr 5, 11:49 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 541 Ene Valentine, NESUSTAINED 37 MPH
Apr 6, 12:15 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 55Ainsworth, NE
Apr 6, 1:14 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 5627 S Valentine, NESUSTAINED AT 36 MPH
Apr 6, 1:57 AM MDTHIGH SUST WINDS 431 S Brewster, NE
Apr 6, 3:02 AM MDTHIGH SUST WINDS 41Thedford, NE
Apr 6, 3:02 AM MDTHIGH SUST WINDS 477 Ne Brownlee, 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, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 103 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 12:00Z on 2016-04-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 12:00Z on 2016-04-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 422 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1801 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
422 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
508 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

036 
WWUS73 KLBF 051951
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
251 PM CDT TUE APR 5 2016

NEZ005-006-008-009-023>026-035>037-094-061000-
/O.NEW.KLBF.HW.W.0003.160406T0000Z-160406T1800Z/
EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BROWN-ROCK-GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-BLAINE-
ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW...AINSWORTH...
BASSETT...ROSE...HYANNIS...MULLEN...THEDFORD...HALSEY...DUNNING...
PURDUM...BREWSTER...ARTHUR...TRYON...RINGGOLD...STAPLETON...
CODY...ELI...MERRIMAN...KILGORE
251 PM CDT TUE APR 5 2016 /151 PM MDT TUE APR 5 2016/

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING TO 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING TO 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND LAST
  THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE
  EXPECTED.

* IMPACTS...THE HIGH WINDS CAN BLOW DOWN LARGE TREES...AND DAMAGE
  ROOFS...SMALL OUTBUILDINGS...AND SIGNS. SUDDEN WIND GUSTS CAN
  CAUSE DRIVERS TO LOSE CONTROL...ESPECIALLY IN LIGHTWEIGHT OR
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. STRONG WINDS CAN CAUSE BLOWING
  DUST...REDUCED VISIBILITY...AND FLYING DEBRIS.

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.

&&

$$

TAYLOR
2 follow-up statements
798 
WWUS73 KLBF 060842 AAA
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
342 AM CDT WED APR 6 2016

NEZ005-006-008-009-023>026-035>037-094-061800-
/O.CON.KLBF.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160406T1800Z/
EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BROWN-ROCK-GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-BLAINE-
ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW...AINSWORTH...
BASSETT...ROSE...HYANNIS...MULLEN...THEDFORD...HALSEY...DUNNING...
PURDUM...BREWSTER...ARTHUR...TRYON...RINGGOLD...STAPLETON...
CODY...ELI...MERRIMAN...KILGORE
342 AM CDT WED APR 6 2016 /242 AM MDT WED APR 6 2016/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/
THIS AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/
THIS AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS...THE HIGH WINDS CAN BLOW DOWN LARGE TREES...AND 
  DAMAGE ROOFS...SMALL OUTBUILDINGS...AND SIGNS. SUDDEN WIND 
  GUSTS CAN CAUSE DRIVERS TO LOSE CONTROL...ESPECIALLY IN 
  LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. STRONG WINDS CAN CAUSE 
  BLOWING DUST... REDUCED VISIBILITY...AND FLYING DEBRIS. 

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.

&&

$$
253 
WWUS73 KLBF 061122 AAA
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
622 AM CDT WED APR 6 2016

DEFAULT OVERVIEW SECTION
NEZ005-006-008-009-023>026-035>037-094-061230-
/O.CAN.KLBF.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160406T1800Z/
EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BROWN-ROCK-GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-BLAINE-
ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW...AINSWORTH...
BASSETT...ROSE...HYANNIS...MULLEN...THEDFORD...HALSEY...DUNNING...
PURDUM...BREWSTER...ARTHUR...TRYON...RINGGOLD...STAPLETON...
CODY...ELI...MERRIMAN...KILGORE
622 AM CDT WED APR 6 2016 /522 AM MDT WED APR 6 2016/

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS CANCELLED THE
HIGH WIND WARNING. 

THE THREAT OF HIGH WINDS HAS ENDED. GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE TODAY BUT GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TO
OCCUR.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 5, 2:43 AM MDTRed Flag WarningLBFArthur, Blaine, Boyd, Brown, Cherry, Deuel and 12 more24 hr

Nearby

High Wind Warnings in Nebraska, 2016Every high wind warning in 2016

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.