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Wind Chill Advisory 2, NWS North Platte, NE

December 7, 201626 counties in Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this wind chill advisory at Dec 7, 2016, 1:58 PM MST for 26 counties in Nebraska. It took effect at Dec 7, 2016, 8:00 PM MST. It was in force for 13 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 7, 2016, 1:58 PM MST (20:58 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 7, 2016, 8:00 PM MST
Expired
Dec 8, 2016, 9:00 AM MST
In force
13 hr
Issued by
NWS North Platte, NE
All 26 counties

Arthur County, NE, Blaine County, NE, Boyd County, NE, Brown County, NE, Chase County, NE, Cherry County, NE, Custer County, NE, Deuel County, NE, Frontier County, NE, Garden County, NE, Garfield County, NE, Grant County, NE, Hayes County, NE, Holt County, NE, Hooker County, NE, Keith County, NE, Keya Paha County, NE, Lincoln County, NE, Logan County, NE, Loup County, NE, McPherson County, NE, Perkins County, NE, Rock County, NE, Sheridan County, NE, Thomas County, NE, Wheeler County, NE

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 25 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:03 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 12:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 67 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 2016-12-07Temperature 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 2016-12-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 69 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
992 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
67 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
69 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
147 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

058 
WWUS43 KLBF 072058
WSWLBF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
258 PM CST WED DEC 7 2016

NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-081100-
/O.NEW.KLBF.WC.Y.0002.161208T0300Z-161208T1600Z/
SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-GARDEN-
GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-
LOGAN-CUSTER-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER-
WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...VALENTINE...
SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...BUTTE...LYNCH...AINSWORTH...BASSETT...
ROSE...ONEILL...ATKINSON...OSHKOSH...LEWELLEN...HYANNIS...
MULLEN...THEDFORD...HALSEY...DUNNING...PURDUM...BREWSTER...
TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT...ERICSON...ARTHUR...TRYON...
RINGGOLD...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...
OGALLALA...PAXTON...GRANT...NORTH PLATTE...CHAMPION...ENDERS...
IMPERIAL...WAUNETA...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS...MAYWOOD...
CODY...ELI...MERRIMAN...KILGORE
258 PM CST WED DEC 7 2016 /158 PM MST WED DEC 7 2016/

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING TO 10 AM CST /9 AM MST/ THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING TO 10 AM CST /9 AM MST/ THURSDAY. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES OF 15 TO 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. EXPECT THE
  COLDEST READING NEAR 25 BELOW TO BE CONFINED TO MAINLY NORTHWEST
  PORTIONS OF NEBRASKA.

* IMPACTS...FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR IN 30 MINUTES OR LESS IN THESE
  CONDITIONS....

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. 
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

TAYLOR
2 follow-up statements
312 
WWUS43 KLBF 080947
WSWLBF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
347 AM CST THU DEC 8 2016


NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-081600-
/O.CON.KLBF.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-161208T1600Z/
SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-GARDEN-
GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-
LOGAN-CUSTER-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER-
WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...VALENTINE...
SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...BUTTE...LYNCH...AINSWORTH...BASSETT...
ROSE...ONEILL...ATKINSON...OSHKOSH...LEWELLEN...HYANNIS...
MULLEN...THEDFORD...HALSEY...DUNNING...PURDUM...BREWSTER...
TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT...ERICSON...ARTHUR...TRYON...
RINGGOLD...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...
OGALLALA...PAXTON...GRANT...NORTH PLATTE...CHAMPION...ENDERS...
IMPERIAL...WAUNETA...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS...MAYWOOD...
CODY...ELI...MERRIMAN...KILGORE
347 AM CST THU DEC 8 2016 /247 AM MST THU DEC 8 2016/

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST /9 AM
MST/ THIS MORNING...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST /9 AM
MST/ THIS MORNING. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES OF 15 TO 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. EXPECT THE 
  COLDEST READING NEAR 25 BELOW TO BE CONFINED TO MAINLY 
  NORTHWEST PORTIONS OF NEBRASKA. 

* IMPACTS...FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR IN 30 MINUTES OR LESS IN THESE 
  CONDITIONS.... 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$
POWER
896 
WWUS43 KLBF 081553
WSWLBF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
953 AM CST THU DEC 8 2016

NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-081700-
/O.EXP.KLBF.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-161208T1600Z/
SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-GARDEN-
GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-
LOGAN-CUSTER-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER-
WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...VALENTINE...
SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...BUTTE...LYNCH...AINSWORTH...BASSETT...
ROSE...ONEILL...ATKINSON...OSHKOSH...LEWELLEN...HYANNIS...
MULLEN...THEDFORD...HALSEY...DUNNING...PURDUM...BREWSTER...
TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT...ERICSON...ARTHUR...TRYON...
RINGGOLD...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...
OGALLALA...PAXTON...GRANT...NORTH PLATTE...CHAMPION...ENDERS...
IMPERIAL...WAUNETA...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS...MAYWOOD...
CODY...ELI...MERRIMAN...KILGORE
953 AM CST THU DEC 8 2016 /853 AM MST THU DEC 8 2016/

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM CST /9 AM MST/ THIS
MORNING...

TEMPERATURES ARE WARMING SLOWLY AND THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL
BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$

TAYLOR

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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.