Alert archive / Nebraska / High Wind Warnings in 2018
High Wind Warning 3, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this high wind warning at Apr 2, 2018, 2:19 PM MDT for 6 counties in Nebraska. It took effect at Apr 3, 2018, 12:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 2, 2018, 2:19 PM MDT (20:19 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 3, 2018, 12:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Apr 3, 2018, 12:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
Counties Chase County, NE, Deuel County, NE, Garden County, NE, Hayes County, NE, Keith County, NE, Perkins County, NE
The radar
The North Platte radar (KLNX), 149 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:16 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, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 101 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
- 1153 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 61 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 419 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 504 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
314 WWUS73 KLBF 022019 NPWLBF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service North Platte NE 319 PM CDT Mon Apr 2 2018 ...HIGH WIND WARNING... NEZ022-056>058-069-070-030430- /O.UPG.KLBF.HW.A.0003.180403T0600Z-180403T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KLBF.HW.W.0003.180403T0600Z-180403T1800Z/ Garden-Deuel-Keith-Perkins-Chase-Hayes- Including the cities of Oshkosh, Lewellen, Chappell, Big Springs, Ogallala, Paxton, Grant, Champion, Enders, Imperial, Wauneta, and Hayes Center 319 PM CDT Mon Apr 2 2018 /219 PM MDT Mon Apr 2 2018/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ TO 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TUESDAY... The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a High Wind Warning, which is in effect from 1 AM CDT /midnight MDT/ to 1 PM CDT /noon MDT/ Tuesday. The High Wind Watch is no longer in effect. * Timing...Strong northwest winds will develop late tonight behind a cold front. The strong winds will last until around noontime Tuesday then decrease Tuesday afternoon. * Winds...Northwest wind gusts up to 60 mph are expected. * Impacts...High profile vehicles and vehicles towing light weight trailers could encounter dangerous cross winds which could cause a loss of control. Minor roof damage is possible. 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. && $$ Taylor
3 follow-up statements
496 WWUS73 KLBF 030525 NPWLBF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service North Platte NE 1225 AM CDT Tue Apr 3 2018 ...HIGH WINDS AFFECTING FAR SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA AND THE SOUTHEAST PANHANDLE LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY... NEZ022-056>058-069-070-031500- /O.CON.KLBF.HW.W.0003.180403T0600Z-180403T1800Z/ Garden-Deuel-Keith-Perkins-Chase-Hayes- Including the cities of Oshkosh, Lewellen, Chappell, Big Springs, Ogallala, Paxton, Grant, Champion, Enders, Imperial, Wauneta, and Hayes Center 1225 AM CDT Tue Apr 3 2018 /1125 PM MDT Mon Apr 2 2018/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON... * Timing...Strong northwest winds will develop late tonight behind a cold front. The strong winds will last until around noontime Tuesday then decrease Tuesday afternoon. * Winds...Northwest winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. * Impacts...High profile vehicles and vehicles towing light weight trailers could encounter dangerous cross winds which could cause a loss of control. Minor roof damage is possible. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Wind Warning means a hazardous high wind event is expected or occurring. Sustained wind speeds of at least 40 mph or gusts of 58 mph or more can lead to property damage. && $$ ET
471 WWUS73 KLBF 031008 NPWLBF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service North Platte NE 508 AM CDT Tue Apr 3 2018 NEZ022-056>058-069-070-031800- /O.CON.KLBF.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-180403T1800Z/ Garden-Deuel-Keith-Perkins-Chase-Hayes- Including the cities of Oshkosh, Lewellen, Chappell, Big Springs, Ogallala, Paxton, Grant, Champion, Enders, Imperial, Wauneta, and Hayes Center 508 AM CDT Tue Apr 3 2018 /408 AM MDT Tue Apr 3 2018/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON... * Timing...Strong northwest winds will develop early this morning. These winds will continue through late morning then decrease over the afternoon. * Winds...Northwest winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. * Impacts...High profile vehicles and vehicles towing light weight trailers could encounter dangerous cross winds which could cause a loss of control. Minor roof damage is possible. 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. && $$ ET
565 WWUS73 KLBF 031754 NPWLBF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service North Platte NE 1254 PM CDT Tue Apr 3 2018 NEZ022-056>058-069-070-031900- /O.EXP.KLBF.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-180403T1800Z/ Garden-Deuel-Keith-Perkins-Chase-Hayes- Including the cities of Oshkosh, Lewellen, Chappell, Big Springs, Ogallala, Paxton, Grant, Champion, Enders, Imperial, Wauneta, and Hayes Center 1254 PM CDT Tue Apr 3 2018 /1154 AM MDT Tue Apr 3 2018/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON... The threat for damaging or hazardous winds across southwest Nebraska has ended, allowing the High Wind Warning to expire. However, gusty winds will remain through the afternoon. Localized impacts such as difficult travel for high profile and lightweight vehicles will still be possible. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 9:31 AM MDT | High Wind Watch | LBF | Chase, Deuel, Garden, Hayes, Keith, Perkins | 5 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.