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High Wind Warning 3, NWS Hastings, NE

November 11, 20216 counties in Nebraska

NWS Hastings, NE issued this high wind warning at Nov 11, 2021, 2:20 PM CST for 6 counties in Nebraska. It was in force for 22 hr. 5 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 11, 2021, 2:20 PM CST (20:20 UTC)
Expired
Nov 12, 2021, 12:00 PM CST
In force
22 hr
Issued by
NWS Hastings, NE

Counties Greeley County, NE, Howard County, NE, Merrick County, NE, Nance County, NE, Sherman County, NE, Valley County, NE

The radar

The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:24 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Nov 11, 9:38 PM CSTNON-TSTM WND GST 611 Nw Ord, NEASOS STATION KODX ORD AIRPORT.
Nov 12, 8:39 AM CSTNON-TSTM WND GST 54Hazard, NE
Nov 12, 8:53 AM CSTNON-TSTM WND GST 551 Nw Ord, NEASOS STATION KODX ORD AIRPORT.
Nov 12, 9:45 AM CSTNON-TSTM WND GST 50Central City, NE
Nov 12, 10:58 AM CSTNON-TSTM WND GST 51Fullerton, NE

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, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 177 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 2021-11-11Temperature 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 2021-11-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 99 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
1822 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
70 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
99 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
147 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

176 
WWUS73 KGID 112020
NPWGID

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Hastings NE
220 PM CST Thu Nov 11 2021

NEZ039>041-046>048-120430-
/O.NEW.KGID.HW.W.0003.211111T2020Z-211112T1800Z/
Valley-Greeley-Nance-Sherman-Howard-Merrick-
Including the cities of Ord, Greeley, Spalding, Scotia, Wolbach, 
Fullerton, Genoa, Loup City, Sherman Reservoir, Litchfield, 
St. Libory, and Central City
220 PM CST Thu Nov 11 2021

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST FRIDAY...

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

* WHERE...Valley, Greeley, Nance, Sherman, Howard and Merrick 
  Counties.

* WHEN...Until noon CST Friday.

* IMPACTS...Damaging winds may damage trees and power lines. Power
  outages are possible. Travel will be difficult, especially for 
  high profile vehicles.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Winds may decrease briefly this evening,
  but strong winds are expected to return late tonight and last
  through Friday morning.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People should avoid being outside and around trees and branches. 
If possible, remain in the lower levels of your home and avoid 
windows. Use caution if you must drive.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
914 
WWUS73 KGID 120401
NPWGID

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Hastings NE
1001 PM CST Thu Nov 11 2021

NEZ039>041-046>048-121200-
/O.CON.KGID.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-211112T1800Z/
Valley-Greeley-Nance-Sherman-Howard-Merrick-
Including the cities of Ord, Greeley, Spalding, Scotia, Wolbach, 
Fullerton, Genoa, Loup City, Sherman Reservoir, Litchfield, 
St. Libory, and Central City
1001 PM CST Thu Nov 11 2021

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST FRIDAY...

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

* WHERE...Valley, Greeley, Nance, Sherman, Howard and Merrick 
  Counties.

* WHEN...Until noon CST Friday.

* IMPACTS...Damaging winds may damage trees and power lines. 
  Power outages are possible. Travel will be difficult, 
  especially for high profile vehicles.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Winds have briefly decreased this evening,
  but strong winds are expected to return late tonight and last
  through Friday morning. Wind chill values will fall into the
  lower teens late tonight through mid morning Friday.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People should avoid being outside and around trees and branches.
If possible, remain in the lower levels of your home and avoid
windows. Use caution if you must drive.

&&

$$

Thies
837 
WWUS73 KGID 121141
NPWGID

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Hastings NE
541 AM CST Fri Nov 12 2021

NEZ039>041-046>048-121800-
/O.CON.KGID.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-211112T1800Z/
Valley-Greeley-Nance-Sherman-Howard-Merrick-
Including the cities of Ord, Greeley, Spalding, Scotia, Wolbach, 
Fullerton, Genoa, Loup City, Sherman Reservoir, Litchfield, 
St. Libory, and Central City
541 AM CST Fri Nov 12 2021

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

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

* WHERE...Valley, Greeley, Nance, Sherman, Howard and Merrick 
  Counties.

* WHEN...Until noon CST Friday.

* IMPACTS...Winds may damage trees and power lines. Power outages
  are possible. Travel will be difficult, especially for high 
  profile vehicles.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People should avoid being outside and around trees and branches.
If possible, remain in the lower levels of your home and avoid
windows. Use caution if you must drive.

&&

$$
267 
WWUS73 KGID 121735
NPWGID

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Hastings NE
1135 AM CST Fri Nov 12 2021

NEZ039>041-046>048-121845-
/O.EXP.KGID.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-211112T1800Z/
Valley-Greeley-Nance-Sherman-Howard-Merrick-
Including the cities of Ord, Greeley, Spalding, Scotia, Wolbach, 
Fullerton, Genoa, Loup City, Sherman Reservoir, Litchfield, 
St. Libory, and Central City
1135 AM CST Fri Nov 12 2021

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY...

Wind gusts of 40 to 50 MPH will remain possible through the
afternoon, but the threat for damaging 60 MPH winds has passed.

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Hastings, NE issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 11, 3:16 AM CSTRed Flag WarningGIDAdams, Buffalo, Dawson, Franklin, Furnas, Gosper and 5 more15 hr

Nearby

High Wind Warnings in Nebraska, 2021Every high wind warning in 2021

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.