Alert archive / Nebraska / Wind Advisories in 2018
Wind Advisory 2, NWS Omaha, NE
NWS Omaha, NE issued this wind advisory at Feb 18, 2018, 3:36 AM CST for 27 counties in Nebraska; 8 counties in Iowa. It took effect at Feb 18, 2018, 9:00 AM CST. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 18, 2018, 3:36 AM CST (09:36 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 18, 2018, 9:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 18, 2018, 3:00 PM CST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Omaha, NE
All 35 counties
Fremont County, IA, Harrison County, IA, Mills County, IA, Monona County, IA, Montgomery County, IA, Page County, IA, Pottawattamie County, IA, Shelby County, IA, Burt County, NE, Butler County, NE, Cass County, NE, Cedar County, NE, Colfax County, NE, Cuming County, NE, Dodge County, NE, Douglas County, NE, Gage County, NE, Jefferson County, NE, Johnson County, NE, Lancaster County, NE, Madison County, NE, Nemaha County, NE, Otoe County, NE, Pawnee County, NE, Pierce County, NE, Platte County, NE, Richardson County, NE, Saline County, NE, Sarpy County, NE, Saunders County, NE, Seward County, NE, Stanton County, NE, Thurston County, NE, Washington County, NE, Wayne County, NE
The radar
The Omaha radar (KOAX), 10 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:38 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
Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 00:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 10 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
- 1321 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 81 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 111 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 202 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
028 WWUS73 KOAX 180936 NPWOAX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Omaha/Valley NE 336 AM CST Sun Feb 18 2018 ...Strong Southerly Winds Expected Today... .Southerly winds will increase this morning to 25 to 35 mph. Wind gusts could range up to 55 mph. IAZ055-056-069-079-080-090-091-NEZ045-050>053-065>068-078-088>093- 181745- /O.NEW.KOAX.WI.Y.0002.180218T1500Z-180218T2100Z/ Harrison-Shelby-Pottawattamie-Mills-Montgomery-Fremont-Page- Washington-Butler-Saunders-Douglas-Sarpy-Seward-Lancaster-Cass- Otoe-Saline-Jefferson-Gage-Johnson-Nemaha-Pawnee-Richardson- Including the cities of Missouri Valley, Woodbine, Logan, Dunlap, Harlan, Council Bluffs, Glenwood, Red Oak, Sidney, Hamburg, Tabor, Farragut, Clarinda, Shenandoah, Blair, David City, Wahoo, Ashland, Yutan, Omaha, Bellevue, Papillion, La Vista, Seward, Milford, Lincoln, Plattsmouth, Nebraska City, Crete, Wilber, Fairbury, Beatrice, Tecumseh, Sterling, Auburn, Pawnee City, Table Rock, and Falls City 336 AM CST Sun Feb 18 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... The National Weather Service in Omaha/Valley has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect from 9 AM this morning to 3 PM CST this afternoon. * TIMING...Gusty winds will increase quickly this morning and dissipate this afternoon * WINDS...Southerly increasing to 25 to 35 mph, with gusts up to 55 mph. * IMPACTS...Strong wind gusts will make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Loose objects will be blown around. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that winds of 30 to 39 mph are expected for one hour or longer, or winds of 45 to 57 mph for any duration. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ DeWald
2 follow-up statements
703 WWUS73 KOAX 181531 NPWOAX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Omaha/Valley NE 931 AM CST Sun Feb 18 2018 ...Strong Southerly Winds Expected Today... .Southerly winds will increase this morning to 25 to 35 mph. Wind gusts could range up to 55 mph. IAZ043-NEZ012-015-017-018-031>034-042>044-182100- /O.EXA.KOAX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-180218T2100Z/ Monona-Cedar-Thurston-Pierce-Wayne-Madison-Stanton-Cuming-Burt- Platte-Colfax-Dodge- Including the cities of Onawa, Mapleton, Hartington, Laurel, Randolph, Coleridge, Pender, Macy, Walthill, Winnebago, Pierce, Plainview, Osmond, Wayne, Norfolk, Stanton, West Point, Wisner, Tekamah, Oakland, Lyons, Decatur, Columbus, Schuyler, and Fremont 931 AM CST Sun Feb 18 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... The National Weather Service in Omaha/Valley has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect until 3 PM CST this afternoon. * TIMING...Gusty winds are expected to continue before dissipating early this afternoon * WINDS...Southerly increasing to 25 to 35 mph, with gusts up to 55 mph. * IMPACTS...Strong wind gusts will make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Loose objects will be blown around. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that winds of 30 to 39 mph are expected for one hour or longer, or winds of 45 to 57 mph for any duration. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ IAZ055-056-069-079-080-090-091-NEZ045-050>053-065>068-078-088>093- 182100- /O.CON.KOAX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-180218T2100Z/ Harrison-Shelby-Pottawattamie-Mills-Montgomery-Fremont-Page- Washington-Butler-Saunders-Douglas-Sarpy-Seward-Lancaster-Cass- Otoe-Saline-Jefferson-Gage-Johnson-Nemaha-Pawnee-Richardson- Including the cities of Missouri Valley, Woodbine, Logan, Dunlap, Harlan, Council Bluffs, Glenwood, Red Oak, Sidney, Hamburg, Tabor, Farragut, Clarinda, Shenandoah, Blair, David City, Wahoo, Ashland, Yutan, Omaha, Bellevue, Papillion, La Vista, Seward, Milford, Lincoln, Plattsmouth, Nebraska City, Crete, Wilber, Fairbury, Beatrice, Tecumseh, Sterling, Auburn, Pawnee City, Table Rock, and Falls City 931 AM CST Sun Feb 18 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...Gusty winds continue before dissipating this afternoon * WINDS...Southerly increasing to 25 to 35 mph, with gusts up to 55 mph. * IMPACTS...Strong wind gusts will make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Loose objects will be blown around. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that winds of 30 to 39 mph are expected for one hour or longer, or winds of 45 to 57 mph for any duration. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$
041 WWUS73 KOAX 182058 NPWOAX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Omaha/Valley NE 258 PM CST Sun Feb 18 2018 IAZ043-055-056-069-079-080-090-091-NEZ012-015-017-018-031>034- 042>045-050>053-065>068-078-088>093-182200- /O.EXP.KOAX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-180218T2100Z/ Monona-Harrison-Shelby-Pottawattamie-Mills-Montgomery-Fremont- Page-Cedar-Thurston-Pierce-Wayne-Madison-Stanton-Cuming-Burt- Platte-Colfax-Dodge-Washington-Butler-Saunders-Douglas-Sarpy- Seward-Lancaster-Cass-Otoe-Saline-Jefferson-Gage-Johnson-Nemaha- Pawnee-Richardson- Including the cities of Onawa, Mapleton, Missouri Valley, Woodbine, Logan, Dunlap, Harlan, Council Bluffs, Glenwood, Red Oak, Sidney, Hamburg, Tabor, Farragut, Clarinda, Shenandoah, Hartington, Laurel, Randolph, Coleridge, Pender, Macy, Walthill, Winnebago, Pierce, Plainview, Osmond, Wayne, Norfolk, Stanton, West Point, Wisner, Tekamah, Oakland, Lyons, Decatur, Columbus, Schuyler, Fremont, Blair, David City, Wahoo, Ashland, Yutan, Omaha, Bellevue, Papillion, La Vista, Seward, Milford, Lincoln, Plattsmouth, Nebraska City, Crete, Wilber, Fairbury, Beatrice, Tecumseh, Sterling, Auburn, Pawnee City, Table Rock, and Falls City 258 PM CST Sun Feb 18 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... Although winds continue to gust to near 40 mph across the region, the wind will continue to diminish over the next couple hours. Therefore the wind advisory will be allowed to expire. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Omaha, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 18, 3:43 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | OAX | Boone, Burt, Butler, Cass, Cedar, Colfax and 16 more | 31 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.