Alert archive / Nebraska / Red Flag Warnings in 2016
Red Flag Warning 9, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this red flag warning at Oct 2, 2016, 2:55 PM MDT for 11 counties in Nebraska. It took effect at Oct 3, 2016, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 7 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
- Oct 2, 2016, 2:55 PM MDT (20:55 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 3, 2016, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Oct 3, 2016, 7:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
Counties Arthur County, NE, Chase County, NE, Cherry County, NE, Deuel County, NE, Garden County, NE, Grant County, NE, Hayes County, NE, Keith County, NE, Lincoln County, NE, Perkins County, NE, Sheridan County, NE
The radar
The North Platte radar (KLNX), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:53 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2:42 PM MDT | TSTM WND DMG | 14 Nne Hershey, NE | CORRECTED TIME OF PREVIOUS DAMAGE REPORT. BARN BLOWN DOWN TRAPPING HORSES. SEVERAL LARGE LIMBS BLOWN DOWN. WINDS ESTIMATED TO BE 75MPH BASED ON DAMAGE. |
| Oct 3, 3:53 PM MDT | HAIL 1.5 | 11 Nnw Imperial, NE | |
| Oct 3, 4:35 PM MDT | HAIL 0.75 | Elsie, NE | HAIL COMPLETELY COVERING THE ROAD. ALSO ESTIMATED 50 MPH WIND GUSTS AND MINOR STREET FLOODING. |
| Oct 3, 4:43 PM MDT | HAIL 1 | 1 N Elsie, NE | PENNIES TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL COVERED THE GROUND. |
| Oct 3, 4:43 PM MDT | HEAVY RAIN 2 | 1 N Elsie, NE | STORM TOTAL OF 2.0 INCHES RAINFALL. |
| Oct 3, 5:08 PM MDT | TSTM WND DMG | Merriman, NE | TWO LARGE COTTONWOOD TREE BRANCHES SNAPPED OFF AT RESIDENTS. ONE TREE BRANCH MEASURED 8 INCHES IN DIAMETER, WITH THE SECOND BEING 7 INCHES IN DIAMETER. TREES ARE HEALTHY. TIME ESTIMATED OFF OF RADAR. DELAYED REPORT RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. |
| Oct 3, 5:15 PM MDT | TSTM WND GST 70 | Se Merriman, NE | ESTIMATED 65 TO 70 MPH WINDS. |
| Oct 3, 6:30 PM MDT | FLOOD | S Hershey, NE | ANTELOPE ROAD CLOSED FROM HERSHEY-DICKENS RD TO PARKWAY RD DUE TO WATER OVER ROAD. NO ESTIMATE ON AMOUNT ON ROAD. |
| Oct 3, 6:44 PM MDT | TSTM WND DMG | 14 Nne Hershey, NE | CORRECTED TIME OF PREVIOUS REPORT. BARN COLLAPSED AND TRAPPED 2 HORSES. NUMEROUS LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN. WIND SPEEDS ESTIMATED TO BE 75MPH. |
| Oct 3, 6:45 PM MDT | TSTM WND DMG | 14 Nne Hershey, NE | CORRECTED TIME OF PREVIOUS REPORT. BARN COLLAPSED AND TRAPPED 2 HORSES. NUMEROUS LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN. WIND SPEEDS ESTIMATED TO BE 75MPH. |
| Oct 3, 7:00 PM MDT | TSTM WND DMG | 14 Ene Hershey, NE | BARN COLLAPSE TRAPPED HORSES AND DOWNED SEVERAL LARGE TREE LIMBS DURING A THUNDERSTORM. WINDS ESTIMATED TO BE 75MPH |
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, 8.9 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
- 1311 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 27 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 73 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
292 WWUS83 KLBF 022055 RFWLBF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 355 PM CDT SUN OCT 2 2016 ...LARGE RANGE FIRE GROWTH POSSIBLE MONDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA... .ABNORMALLY WARM TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TO UPPER 80S WILL COMBINE WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS TO PROMOTE LARGE RANGE FIRE GROWTH MONDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA. NEZ204-210-030500- /O.UPG.KLBF.FW.A.0005.161003T1800Z-161004T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KLBF.FW.W.0009.161003T1800Z-161004T0100Z/ EASTERN PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR-FRENCHMAN BASIN- 255 PM MDT SUN OCT 2 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MDT MONDAY FOR GUSTY SOUTH WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF FIRE WEATHER ZONES 204 AND ALL OF FIRE ZONE 210... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MDT MONDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF FIRE WEATHER ZONE 204 AND ALL OF FIRE WEATHER ZONE 210. * WIND...SOUTH 20 TO 30 WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...15 TO 20 PERCENT...HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TO UPPER 80S. * THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON... GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS WOULD BE EXPECTED WITH THE THUNDERSTORMS. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW....OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ MASEK
3 follow-up statements
969 WWUS83 KLBF 030900 RFWLBF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 400 AM CDT MON OCT 3 2016 ...LARGE RANGE FIRE GROWTH POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA... .ABNORMALLY WARM TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TO UPPER 80S WILL COMBINE WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS TO PROMOTE LARGE RANGE FIRE GROWTH THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING ACROSS SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA. NEZ204-210-032300- /O.CON.KLBF.FW.W.0009.161003T1800Z-161004T0100Z/ EASTERN PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR-FRENCHMAN BASIN- 300 AM MDT MON OCT 3 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY SOUTH WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 204 AND 210... * AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF FIRE WEATHER ZONE 204 AND ALL OF FIRE WEATHER ZONE 210. * WIND...SOUTH 20 TO 30 WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...15 TO 20 PERCENT...HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TO UPPER 80S. * THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON COULD IGNITE A GRASS FIRE. GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS WOULD ALSO BE EXPECTED WITH THE THUNDERSTORMS. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW....OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ ROBERG
986 WWUS83 KLBF 032023 RFWLBF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 323 PM CDT MON OCT 3 2016 ...LARGE RANGE FIRE GROWTH POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY EVENING ACROSS SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA... .ABNORMALLY WARM TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TO UPPER 80S WILL COMBINE WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND VERY GUSTY SOUTH WINDS TO PROMOTE LARGE RANGE FIRE GROWTH EARLY EVENING ACROSS SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA. NEZ204-210-040100- /O.CON.KLBF.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-161004T0100Z/ EASTERN PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR-FRENCHMAN BASIN- 223 PM MDT MON OCT 3 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY SOUTH WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF FIRE WEATHER ZONES 204 AND ALL OF FIRE ZONE 210... * AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF FIRE WEATHER ZONE 204 AND ALL OF FIRE WEATHER ZONE 210. * WIND...SOUTH 20 TO 30 WITH GUSTS TO 35 TO 50 MPH. * HUMIDITY...20 TO 25 PERCENT...HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TO UPPER 80S. * THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING COULD IGNITE A GRASS FIRE. GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS WOULD ALSO BE EXPECTED WITH THE THUNDERSTORMS. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW....OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ MASEK
647 WWUS83 KLBF 040109 RFWLBF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 809 PM CDT MON OCT 3 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING EXPIRE AT 7 PM THIS EVENING... NEZ204-210-040215- /O.EXP.KLBF.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-161004T0100Z/ EASTERN PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR-FRENCHMAN BASIN- 709 PM MDT MON OCT 3 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY SOUTH WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF FIRE WEATHER ZONES 204 AND ALL OF FIRE ZONE 210... HUMIDITIES HAVE STARTED TO CLIMB ABOVE 25 PERCENT THIS EVENING...THUS WILL ALLOW THE RED FLAG WARNING TO EXPIRE ON TIME. WINDS ARE SHIFTING AND BECOMING WESTERLY AS A COLD FRONT MOVES EASTWARD TONIGHT. COOLER AND DRIER AIR WILL PREVAIL BEHIND THE FRONT FOR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. $$ ET
The office that day
Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2:43 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | LBF | Arthur, Chase, Cherry, Deuel, Garden, Grant and 5 more | 12 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.