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High Wind Warning 3, NWS North Platte, NE

October 21, 201916 counties in Nebraska

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.

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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
Oct 21, 8:33 AM CDTNON-TSTM WND GST 59Broken Bow, NE
Oct 21, 8:52 AM CDTNON-TSTM WND GST 673 Ene North Platte, NE
Oct 21, 9:01 AM CDTNON-TSTM WND GST 67North Platte, NE
Oct 21, 10:50 AM CDTNON-TSTM WND GST 603 Ene North Platte, NE
Oct 21, 11:07 AM CDTNON-TSTM WND GST 643 Ene North Platte, NE
Oct 21, 1:41 PM CDTNON-TSTM WND GST 59Broken Bow, NE
Oct 21, 2:00 PM CDTNON-TSTM WND GST 60Madrid, NETIME ESTIMATED FROM NEARBY OBS. SOME MINOR TREE DAMAGE AND SHINGLE DAMAGE. WIND GUSTS ESTIMATED BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH.
Oct 21, 2:00 PM CDTNON-TSTM WND GST 60Mullen, NETIME 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 12:00Z on 2019-10-21Temperature 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 2019-10-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -25 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
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

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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.