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High Wind Warning 5, NWS North Platte, NE

November 14, 20206 counties in Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this high wind warning at Nov 14, 2020, 10:00 AM MST for 6 counties in Nebraska. It was in force for 7 hr. 6 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: Nov 14, 2020, 10:00 AM MST (17:00 UTC)
Expired: Nov 14, 2020, 5:00 PM MST
In force: 7 hr
Issued by: NWS North Platte, NE

Counties Arthur County, NE, Chase County, NE, Deuel County, NE, Garden County, NE, Keith County, NE, Perkins County, NE

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 142 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:58 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
Nov 14, 12:59 PM MST	NON-TSTM WND GST 60	Lemoyne, NE	UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Nov 14, 12:59 PM MST	NON-TSTM WND GST 60	Lemoyne, NE
Nov 14, 1:07 PM MST	NON-TSTM WND GST 61	Imperial, NE	KIML ASOS
Nov 14, 1:15 PM MST	NON-TSTM WND GST 59	Ogallala, NE	KOGA AWOS
Nov 14, 1:55 PM MST	NON-TSTM WND GST 64	Imperial, NE	KIML ASOS
Nov 14, 2:04 PM MST	NON-TSTM WND GST 58	Elsie, NE	HOME WEATHER STATION

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, 5.0 hours before the alert went out and 109 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 2241 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 53 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -220 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: -22 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

908 
WWUS73 KLBF 141700
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service North Platte NE
1100 AM CST Sat Nov 14 2020

NEZ022-035-056>058-069-150000-
/O.NEW.KLBF.HW.W.0005.201114T1700Z-201115T0000Z/
Garden-Arthur-Deuel-Keith-Perkins-Chase-
Including the cities of Oshkosh, Lewellen, Arthur, Chappell, 
Big Springs, Ogallala, Paxton, Grant, Champion, Enders, Imperial,
and Wauneta
1000 AM MST Sat Nov 14 2020

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph.

* WHERE...Garden, Arthur, Deuel, Keith, Perkins and Chase 
  Counties.

* WHEN...Until 5 PM MST 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.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A period of blowing dust will accompany the
  high winds which will reduce visibility to around one mile at
  times.

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.

&&

$$

1 follow-up statement

661 
WWUS73 KLBF 142356
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service North Platte NE
556 PM CST Sat Nov 14 2020

NEZ022-035-056>058-069-150100-
/O.EXP.KLBF.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-201115T0000Z/
Garden-Arthur-Deuel-Keith-Perkins-Chase-
Including the cities of Oshkosh, Lewellen, Arthur, Chappell, 
Big Springs, Ogallala, Paxton, Grant, Champion, Enders, Imperial,
and Wauneta
456 PM MST Sat Nov 14 2020

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON...

Gusty winds will continue through the evening and overnight hours
with speeds to 35 mph, but the threat of damaging winds has ended.
The High Wind Warning for the panhandle and far western Nebraska
will be allowed to expire at 5 PM MST.

$$

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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.