Alert archive / Nebraska / High Wind Warnings in 2016
High Wind Warning 3, NWS North Platte, NE
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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 11:49 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 54 | 1 Ene Valentine, NE | SUSTAINED 37 MPH |
| Apr 6, 12:15 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 55 | Ainsworth, NE | |
| Apr 6, 1:14 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | 27 S Valentine, NE | SUSTAINED AT 36 MPH |
| Apr 6, 1:57 AM MDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 43 | 1 S Brewster, NE | |
| Apr 6, 3:02 AM MDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 41 | Thedford, NE | |
| Apr 6, 3:02 AM MDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 47 | 7 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.
- 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
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 2:43 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | LBF | Arthur, Blaine, Boyd, Brown, Cherry, Deuel and 12 more | 24 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.