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Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS North Platte, NE

April 29, 20166 counties in Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this winter storm warning at Apr 29, 2016, 12:55 PM MDT for 6 counties in Nebraska. It took effect at Apr 29, 2016, 6:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 30 hr. 14 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 29, 2016, 12:55 PM MDT (18:55 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 29, 2016, 6:00 PM MDT
Expired
May 1, 2016, 12:00 AM MDT
In force
30 hr
Issued by
NWS North Platte, NE

Counties Arthur County, NE, Cherry County, NE, Garden County, NE, Grant County, NE, Hooker County, NE, Sheridan County, NE

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:57 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 30, 12:08 AM MDTSNOW 1.510 Ne Oshkosh, NE
Apr 30, 6:15 AM MDTHEAVY SNOW 126 S Lewellen, NEHEAVY WET SNOW
Apr 30, 6:34 AM MDTSNOW 132 S Valentine, NEHEAVY WET SNOW. TOTAL PRECIPITATION OF 0.96 INCHES SO FAR...STILL SNOWING
Apr 30, 7:00 AM MDTSNOW 4.510 Ne Oshkosh, NE
Apr 30, 7:18 AM MDTHEAVY SNOW 816 Sw Mullen, NE
Apr 30, 7:34 AM MDTSNOW 56 Nnw Arthur, NE
Apr 30, 7:45 AM MDTHEAVY SNOW 6Hyannis, NE
Apr 30, 8:00 AM MDTHEAVY SNOW 9.516 Sw Mullen, NE
Apr 30, 9:01 AM MDTHEAVY SNOW 7Arthur, NEHEAVY WET SNOW WAS ESTIMATED AT BETWEEN 6 TO 8 INCHES.
Apr 30, 10:55 AM MDTHEAVY SNOW 925 S Clinton, NE
Apr 30, 12:00 PM MDTSNOW 332 S Valentine, NEESTIMATED 3 INCHES OF SNOW WITH 0.43 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION PAST 6 HOURS.
Apr 30, 1:50 PM MDTSNOW 12W Ashby, NEREPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
Apr 30, 2:28 PM MDTSNOW 1010 Se Hyannis, NEREPORT VIA FACEBOOK.
Apr 30, 3:00 PM MDTSNOW 1016 Sw Mullen, NEREPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA OF ESTIMATED 10 INCHES OF SNOW. SOME SNOW MAY HAVE MELTED BEFORE MEASURING.

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, 6.9 hours before the alert went out and 136 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 2016-04-29Temperature 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 2016-04-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 18 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
575 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
27 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
18 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-40 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

163 
WWUS43 KLBF 291855
WSWLBF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
155 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2016

.A SLOW MOVING SPRING STORM WILL BRING A MIXTURE OF WEATHER AND
IMPACTS TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY IN THE EASTERN PANHANDLE AND
SANDHILLS REGIONS...WHERE 3 TO 8 INCHES ARE LIKELY WITH HIGHER
AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

NEZ004-022>024-035-094-300900-
/O.UPG.KLBF.WW.Y.0005.160430T0000Z-160501T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KLBF.WS.W.0003.160430T0000Z-160501T0600Z/
SHERIDAN-GARDEN-GRANT-HOOKER-ARTHUR-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...OSHKOSH...
LEWELLEN...HYANNIS...MULLEN...ARTHUR...CODY...ELI...MERRIMAN...
KILGORE
155 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2016 /1255 PM MDT FRI APR 29 2016/

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING TO 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING TO 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ SUNDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...RAIN WILL MOVE NORTH THIS EVENING AND CHANGE TO SNOW
  THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND SATURDAY THEN
  DECREASE SATURDAY EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES ARE LIKELY WITH LOCALLY
  HIGHER SNOW ACCUMULATIONS.

* WIND...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH TONIGHT BECOMING NORTH AT 20 TO 
  25 MPH SATURDAY. 

* IMPACTS...VISIBILITY WILL FALL TO 1/4 MILE IN PERIODS OF HEAVY 
  SNOW. ROAD CONDITIONS DETERIORATING AS TEMPERATURES FALL AND 
  SNOW CONTINUES TO FALL FOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS INTO SATURDAY. 
  TEMPERATURES NEAR FREEZING WILL MAKE FOR A WET...HEAVY SNOW 
  THAT CAN ACCUMULATE ON POWER LINES AND CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

NEZ005-025-037-057-058-300900-
/O.EXB.KLBF.WW.Y.0005.160430T0000Z-160501T0600Z/
EASTERN CHERRY-THOMAS-LOGAN-KEITH-PERKINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...THEDFORD...HALSEY...
STAPLETON...OGALLALA...PAXTON...GRANT
155 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2016 /1255 PM MDT FRI APR 29 2016/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/
THIS EVENING TO 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/
THIS EVENING TO 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ SUNDAY. 

* TIMING...RAIN WILL MOVE NORTH THIS AFTERNOON AND CHANGE TO SNOW
  LATE THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND SATURDAY
  THEN DECREASE SATURDAY EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES ARE LIKELY WITH LOCALLY
  HIGHER SNOW ACCUMULATIONS.

* WIND...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH TONIGHT BECOMING NORTH AT 20 TO 
  25 MPH SATURDAY. 

* IMPACTS...VISIBILITY WILL FALL TO 1/4 MILE IN PERIODS OF HEAVY 
  SNOW. ROAD CONDITIONS DETERIORATING AS TEMPERATURES FALL AND 
  SNOW CONTINUES TO FALL FOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS INTO SATURDAY. 
  TEMPERATURES NEAR FREEZING WILL MAKE FOR A WET...HEAVY SNOW 
  THAT CAN ACCUMULATE ON POWER LINES AND CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

NEZ036-056-300900-
/O.EXT.KLBF.WW.Y.0005.160430T0000Z-160501T0600Z/
MCPHERSON-DEUEL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TRYON...RINGGOLD...CHAPPELL...
BIG SPRINGS
155 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2016 /1255 PM MDT FRI APR 29 2016/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/
THIS EVENING TO 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ SUNDAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT /6 PM
MDT/ THIS EVENING TO 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ SUNDAY. 

* TIMING...RAIN WILL MOVE NORTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON AND CHANGE TO 
  SNOW THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND DECREASE 
  LATE ON SATURDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES ARE LIKELY WITH LOCALLY
  HIGHER SNOW ACCUMULATIONS.

* WIND...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH TONIGHT BECOMING NORTH AT 20 TO 
  25 MPH SATURDAY. 

* IMPACTS...VISIBILITY WILL FALL TO 1/4 MILE IN PERIODS OF HEAVY 
  SNOW. ROAD CONDITIONS DETERIORATING AS TEMPERATURES FALL AND 
  SNOW CONTINUES TO FALL FOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS INTO SATURDAY. 
  TEMPERATURES NEAR FREEZING WILL MAKE FOR A WET...HEAVY SNOW 
  THAT CAN ACCUMULATE ON POWER LINES AND CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

ROBERG
5 follow-up statements
538 
WWUS43 KLBF 300440
WSWLBF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
1140 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2016

NEZ004-022>024-035-094-300900-
/O.CON.KLBF.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160501T0600Z/
SHERIDAN-GARDEN-GRANT-HOOKER-ARTHUR-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...OSHKOSH...
LEWELLEN...HYANNIS...MULLEN...ARTHUR...CODY...ELI...MERRIMAN...
KILGORE
1140 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2016 /1040 PM MDT FRI APR 29 2016/

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT
/MIDNIGHT MDT/ SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT
MDT/ SUNDAY. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING THEN
  DECREASE SATURDAY EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES ARE LIKELY WITH LOCALLY 
  HIGHER SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. 

* WIND...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH TONIGHT BECOMING NORTH AT 20 TO 
  25 MPH SATURDAY. 

* IMPACTS...VISIBILITY WILL FALL TO 1/4 MILE IN PERIODS OF HEAVY
  SNOW. ROAD CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY OVERNIGHT
  TONIGHT AS TEMPERATURES FALL INTO THE LOWER 30S. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

NEZ005-025-036-037-056>058-300900-
/O.CON.KLBF.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160501T0600Z/
EASTERN CHERRY-THOMAS-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...THEDFORD...HALSEY...TRYON...
RINGGOLD...STAPLETON...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...
PAXTON...GRANT
1140 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2016 /1040 PM MDT FRI APR 29 2016/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT
/MIDNIGHT MDT/ SUNDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT
/MIDNIGHT MDT/ SUNDAY. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY
  MORNING THEN DECREASE SATURDAY EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES ARE LIKELY WITH LOCALLY 
  HIGHER SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. 

* WIND...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH TONIGHT BECOMING NORTH AT 20 TO 
  25 MPH SATURDAY. 

* IMPACTS...VISIBILITY WILL FALL TO A HALF A MILE IN PERIODS OF
  MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW. ROAD CONDITIONS WILL BE
  HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AS TEMPERATURES FALL
  INTO THE LOWER 30S.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

CLB
754 
WWUS43 KLBF 300920
WSWLBF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
420 AM CDT SAT APR 30 2016

NEZ004-022>024-035-094-302330-
/O.CON.KLBF.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160501T0600Z/
SHERIDAN-GARDEN-GRANT-HOOKER-ARTHUR-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...OSHKOSH...
LEWELLEN...HYANNIS...MULLEN...ARTHUR...CODY...ELI...MERRIMAN...
KILGORE
420 AM CDT SAT APR 30 2016 /320 AM MDT SAT APR 30 2016/

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT
/MIDNIGHT MDT/ SUNDAY...

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS
  THEN DIMINISH THIS EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES ARE LIKELY WITH LOCALLY
  HIGHER SNOW ACCUMULATIONS.

* WIND...LIGHT THROUGH EARLY MORNING THEN INCREASING TO NORTH 15
  TO 25 MPH.

* IMPACTS...VISIBILITY WILL FALL TO 1/4 MILE IN PERIODS OF HEAVY
  SNOW. ROAD CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY THROUGH
  EARLY MORNING AS TEMPERATURES HOVER IN THE LOWER 30S.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

NEZ005-025-036-037-056>058-302330-
/O.CON.KLBF.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160501T0600Z/
EASTERN CHERRY-THOMAS-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...THEDFORD...HALSEY...TRYON...
RINGGOLD...STAPLETON...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...
PAXTON...GRANT
420 AM CDT SAT APR 30 2016 /320 AM MDT SAT APR 30 2016/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT
/MIDNIGHT MDT/ SUNDAY...

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS
  THEN DIMINISH THIS EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES ARE LIKELY WITH LOCALLY
  HIGHER AMOUNTS.

* WIND...LIGHT THROUGH EARLY MORNING THEN INCREASING TO NORTH 15
  TO 25 MPH.

* IMPACTS...VISIBILITY WILL FALL TO A HALF A MILE IN PERIODS OF
  MODERATE SNOW. ROAD CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY
  OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AS TEMPERATURES FALL INTO THE LOWER 30S.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

MASEK
729 
WWUS43 KLBF 301126 CCA
WSWLBF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
626 AM CDT SAT APR 30 2016

NEZ004-022>024-035-094-302330-
/O.COR.KLBF.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160501T0600Z/
SHERIDAN-GARDEN-GRANT-HOOKER-ARTHUR-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...OSHKOSH...
LEWELLEN...HYANNIS...MULLEN...ARTHUR...CODY...ELI...MERRIMAN...
KILGORE
626 AM CDT SAT APR 30 2016 /526 AM MDT SAT APR 30 2016/

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT
/MIDNIGHT MDT/ SUNDAY...

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS
  THEN DIMINISH THIS EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES ARE LIKELY.

* WIND...LIGHT THROUGH EARLY MORNING THEN INCREASING TO NORTH 15
  TO 25 MPH.

* IMPACTS...VISIBILITY WILL FALL TO 1/4 MILE IN PERIODS OF HEAVY
  SNOW. ROAD CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY THROUGH
  EARLY MORNING AS TEMPERATURES HOVER IN THE LOWER 30S.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

NEZ005-025-036-037-056>058-302330-
/O.CON.KLBF.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160501T0600Z/
EASTERN CHERRY-THOMAS-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...THEDFORD...HALSEY...TRYON...
RINGGOLD...STAPLETON...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...
PAXTON...GRANT
626 AM CDT SAT APR 30 2016 /526 AM MDT SAT APR 30 2016/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT
/MIDNIGHT MDT/ SUNDAY...

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS
  THEN DIMINISH THIS EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES ARE LIKELY WITH LOCALLY
  HIGHER AMOUNTS.

* WIND...LIGHT THROUGH EARLY MORNING THEN INCREASING TO NORTH 15
  TO 25 MPH.

* IMPACTS...VISIBILITY WILL FALL TO A HALF A MILE IN PERIODS OF
  MODERATE SNOW. ROAD CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY
  OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AS TEMPERATURES FALL INTO THE LOWER 30S.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

MASEK
189 
WWUS43 KLBF 302041
WSWLBF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
341 PM CDT SAT APR 30 2016

NEZ004-022>024-035-094-010600-
/O.CON.KLBF.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160501T0600Z/
SHERIDAN-GARDEN-GRANT-HOOKER-ARTHUR-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...OSHKOSH...
LEWELLEN...HYANNIS...MULLEN...ARTHUR...CODY...ELI...MERRIMAN...
KILGORE
341 PM CDT SAT APR 30 2016 /241 PM MDT SAT APR 30 2016/

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT
/MIDNIGHT MDT/ SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT
MDT/ SUNDAY.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS THEN
  DIMINISH OVERNIGHT.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
  AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. ADDITIONAL SNOW THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT
  SHOULD AMOUNT TO AN INCH OR LESS.

* WIND...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH...DECREASING OVERNIGHT.

* IMPACTS...VISIBILITY WILL FALL TO 1/2 MILE IN PERIODS OF
  MODERATE SNOW. ROAD CONDITIONS MAY BE HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY
  OVERNIGHT AS TEMPERATURES HOVER IN THE LOWER 30S.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

NEZ005-025-036-037-056>058-010600-
/O.CON.KLBF.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160501T0600Z/
EASTERN CHERRY-THOMAS-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...THEDFORD...HALSEY...TRYON...
RINGGOLD...STAPLETON...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...
PAXTON...GRANT
341 PM CDT SAT APR 30 2016 /241 PM MDT SAT APR 30 2016/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT
/MIDNIGHT MDT/ SUNDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT
/MIDNIGHT MDT/ SUNDAY.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS THEN
  DIMINISH OVERNIGHT.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES ARE LIKELY WITH LOCALLY
  HIGHER AMOUNTS. ADDITIONAL SNOW THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT
  SHOULD AMOUNT TO LESS THAN A HALF OF AN INCH.

* WIND...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH...DECREASING OVERNIGHT.

* IMPACTS...VISIBILITY WILL FALL TO A MILE IN PERIODS OF SNOW.
  ROAD CONDITIONS MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY OVERNIGHT
  TONIGHT AS TEMPERATURES FALL INTO THE LOWER 30S.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

SJACOBS
309 
WWUS43 KLBF 010600
WSWLBF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
100 AM CDT SUN MAY 1 2016


NEZ004-022>024-035-094-010700-
/O.EXP.KLBF.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160501T0600Z/
SHERIDAN-GARDEN-GRANT-HOOKER-ARTHUR-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...OSHKOSH...
LEWELLEN...HYANNIS...MULLEN...ARTHUR...CODY...ELI...MERRIMAN...
KILGORE
100 AM CDT SUN MAY 1 2016 /1200 AM MDT SUN MAY 1 2016/

...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/
EARLY THIS MORNING...

PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW OR A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO
BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD...HOWEVER LITTLE
ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. THUS THE WINTER STORM
WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$

NEZ005-025-036-037-056>058-010700-
/O.EXP.KLBF.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160501T0600Z/
EASTERN CHERRY-THOMAS-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...THEDFORD...HALSEY...TRYON...
RINGGOLD...STAPLETON...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...
PAXTON...GRANT
100 AM CDT SUN MAY 1 2016 /1200 AM MDT SUN MAY 1 2016/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/
EARLY THIS MORNING...

PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW OR A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO
BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD...HOWEVER LITTLE
ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. THUS THE WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$

MASEK

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 29, 2:29 AM MDTWinter Weather AdvisoryLBFArthur, Cherry, Deuel, Garden, Grant, Hooker and 6 more46 hr
Apr 29, 12:18 PM MDTFlood WatchLBFCuster, Frontier, Hayes, Lincoln21 hr

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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.