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High Wind Warning 3, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this high wind warning at Oct 21, 2019, 8:23 AM CDT for 16 counties in Nebraska. It was in force for 11 hr. 8 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 21, 2019, 8:23 AM CDT (13:23 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 21, 2019, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
Counties Blaine County, NE, Boyd County, NE, Brown County, NE, Cherry County, NE, Custer County, NE, Garfield County, NE, Holt County, NE, Hooker County, NE, Keya Paha County, NE, Lincoln County, NE, Logan County, NE, Loup County, NE, McPherson County, NE, Rock County, NE, Thomas County, NE, Wheeler County, NE
The radar
The North Platte radar (KLNX), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:26 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 21, 8:33 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | Broken Bow, NE | |
| Oct 21, 8:52 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 67 | 3 Ene North Platte, NE | |
| Oct 21, 9:01 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 67 | North Platte, NE | |
| Oct 21, 10:50 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 3 Ene North Platte, NE | |
| Oct 21, 11:07 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | 3 Ene North Platte, NE | |
| Oct 21, 1:41 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | Broken Bow, NE | |
| Oct 21, 2:00 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | Madrid, NE | TIME ESTIMATED FROM NEARBY OBS. SOME MINOR TREE DAMAGE AND SHINGLE DAMAGE. WIND GUSTS ESTIMATED BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH. |
| Oct 21, 2:00 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | Mullen, NE | TIME ESTIMATED FROM NEARBY OBS. SOME MINOR TREE DAMAGE AND SHINGLE DAMAGE. WIND GUSTS ESTIMATED BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH. |
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, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 117 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
- 1085 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 11 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -25 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 104 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
647 WWUS73 KLBF 211323 NPWLBF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service North Platte NE 823 AM CDT Mon Oct 21 2019 NEZ005>010-024>029-036>038-059-212000- /O.NEW.KLBF.HW.W.0003.191021T1323Z-191021T2000Z/ Eastern Cherry-Keya Paha-Boyd-Brown-Rock-Holt-Hooker-Thomas- Blaine-Loup-Garfield-Wheeler-McPherson-Logan-Custer-Lincoln- Including the cities of Valentine, Springview, Spencer, Butte, Lynch, Ainsworth, Bassett, Rose, Oneill, Atkinson, Mullen, Thedford, Halsey, Dunning, Purdum, Brewster, Taylor, Burwell, Bartlett, Ericson, Tryon, Ringgold, Stapleton, Broken Bow, and North Platte 823 AM CDT Mon Oct 21 2019 /723 AM MDT Mon Oct 21 2019/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CDT /2 PM MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. * WHERE...Portions of north central, central, and southwest Nebraska. * WHEN...Until 3 PM CDT /2 PM MDT/ this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... People should avoid being outside in forested areas and around trees and branches. If possible, remain in the lower levels of your home during the windstorm, and avoid windows. Use caution if you must drive. && $$ ET
1 follow-up statement
587 WWUS73 KLBF 211924 NPWLBF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service North Platte NE 224 PM CDT Mon Oct 21 2019 NEZ005>010-024>029-036>038-059-220000- /O.EXT.KLBF.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-191022T0000Z/ Eastern Cherry-Keya Paha-Boyd-Brown-Rock-Holt-Hooker-Thomas- Blaine-Loup-Garfield-Wheeler-McPherson-Logan-Custer-Lincoln- Including the cities of Valentine, Springview, Spencer, Butte, Lynch, Ainsworth, Bassett, Rose, Oneill, Atkinson, Mullen, Thedford, Halsey, Dunning, Purdum, Brewster, Taylor, Burwell, Bartlett, Ericson, Tryon, Ringgold, Stapleton, Broken Bow, and North Platte 224 PM CDT Mon Oct 21 2019 /124 PM MDT Mon Oct 21 2019/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Northwest winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. * WHERE...Portions of north central, central, and southwest Nebraska. * WHEN...Until 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ this evening. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... People should avoid being outside in forested areas and around trees and branches. If possible, remain in the lower levels of your home during the windstorm, and avoid windows. Use caution if you must drive. && $$ ET
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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.