Alert archive / Nebraska / Wind Chill Warnings in 2021
Wind Chill Warning 1, NWS Hastings, NE
NWS Hastings, NE issued this wind chill warning at Feb 9, 2021, 3:28 AM CST for 13 counties in Nebraska. It was in force for 7 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 9, 2021, 3:28 AM CST (09:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 9, 2021, 10:00 AM CST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Hastings, NE
Counties Adams County, NE, Clay County, NE, Fillmore County, NE, Greeley County, NE, Hall County, NE, Hamilton County, NE, Howard County, NE, Merrick County, NE, Nance County, NE, Polk County, NE, Sherman County, NE, Valley County, NE, York County, NE
The radar
The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 00:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 158 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
- 825 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 75 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -25 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 124 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
537 WWUS43 KGID 090928 WSWGID URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Hastings NE 328 AM CST Tue Feb 9 2021 NEZ039>041-046>049-062>064-075>077-091500- /O.UPG.KGID.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-210209T1600Z/ /O.NEW.KGID.WC.W.0001.210209T0928Z-210209T1600Z/ Valley-Greeley-Nance-Sherman-Howard-Merrick-Polk-Hall-Hamilton- York-Adams-Clay-Fillmore- Including the cities of Ord, Greeley, Spalding, Scotia, Wolbach, Fullerton, Genoa, Loup City, Sherman Reservoir, Litchfield, St. Libory, Central City, Stromsburg, Osceola, Shelby, Polk, Grand Island, Aurora, York, Hastings, Sutton, Harvard, Clay Center, Edgar, Fairfield, Geneva, Exeter, and Fairmont 328 AM CST Tue Feb 9 2021 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Dangerously cold wind chills. Wind chills near 30 below zero. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central and south central Nebraska. * WHEN...Until 10 AM CST this morning. * IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Clear skies have allowed for very cold air temperatures this morning. Even though wind is light, the slightest breezes will result in dangerously cold wind chills near 30 below zero. Slowly improving conditions are expected by mid morning as clouds move in from the west and air temperatures increase. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Avoid outside activities if possible. When outside, make sure you wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves. && $$ KSZ006-007-NEZ060-061-072>074-082>087-091500- /O.CON.KGID.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-210209T1600Z/ Smith-Jewell-Dawson-Buffalo-Gosper-Phelps-Kearney-Furnas-Harlan- Franklin-Webster-Nuckolls-Thayer- Including the cities of Bellaire, Smith Center, Kensington, Mankato, Jewell, Ionia, Burr Oak, Lexington, Cozad, Willow Island, Gothenburg, Kearney, Elwood, Johnson Lake, Holdrege, Minden, Cambridge, Arapahoe, Oxford, Beaver City, Hollinger, Alma, Orleans, Franklin, Campbell, Hildreth, Inavale, Red Cloud, Blue Hill, Rosemont, Bladen, Bostwick, Superior, Nelson, Hebron, and Deshler 328 AM CST Tue Feb 9 2021 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills of 15 below zero to 20 below zero are expected. * WHERE...Portions of north central Kansas and central, east central and south central Nebraska. * WHEN...Until 10 AM CST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...The cold wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Even though wind is light, the slightest breezes will result in very cold wind chills. Increasing cloud cover will lead to steady or slowly rising air temperatures this morning, which will limit wind chills from dropping further. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves. && $$ Thies
2 follow-up statements
374 WWUS43 KGID 091236 WSWGID URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Hastings NE 636 AM CST Tue Feb 9 2021 KSZ006-NEZ072-073-082-083-091345- /O.CAN.KGID.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-210209T1600Z/ Smith-Gosper-Phelps-Furnas-Harlan- Including the cities of Bellaire, Smith Center, Kensington, Elwood, Johnson Lake, Holdrege, Cambridge, Arapahoe, Oxford, Beaver City, Hollinger, Alma, and Orleans 636 AM CST Tue Feb 9 2021 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... Thick clouds have caused temperatures to become steady near zero. Wind chill values of -10 to -15 degrees remain possible this morning, but the threat for wind chills of -20 or colder have ended. $$ NEZ039>041-046>049-062>064-075>077-091600- /O.CON.KGID.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-210209T1600Z/ Valley-Greeley-Nance-Sherman-Howard-Merrick-Polk-Hall-Hamilton- York-Adams-Clay-Fillmore- Including the cities of Ord, Greeley, Spalding, Scotia, Wolbach, Fullerton, Genoa, Loup City, Sherman Reservoir, Litchfield, St. Libory, Central City, Stromsburg, Osceola, Shelby, Polk, Grand Island, Aurora, York, Hastings, Sutton, Harvard, Clay Center, Edgar, Fairfield, Geneva, Exeter, and Fairmont 636 AM CST Tue Feb 9 2021 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Dangerously cold wind chills. Wind chills near 30 below zero. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central and south central Nebraska. * WHEN...Until 10 AM CST this morning. * IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Clear skies have allowed for very cold air temperatures this morning. Even though wind is light, the slightest breezes will result in dangerously cold wind chills near 30 below zero. Slowly improving conditions are expected by mid morning as clouds move in from the west and air temperatures increase. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Avoid outside activities if possible. When outside, make sure you wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves. && $$ KSZ007-NEZ060-061-074-084>087-091600- /O.CON.KGID.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-210209T1600Z/ Jewell-Dawson-Buffalo-Kearney-Franklin-Webster-Nuckolls-Thayer- Including the cities of Mankato, Jewell, Ionia, Burr Oak, Lexington, Cozad, Willow Island, Gothenburg, Kearney, Minden, Franklin, Campbell, Hildreth, Inavale, Red Cloud, Blue Hill, Rosemont, Bladen, Bostwick, Superior, Nelson, Hebron, and Deshler 636 AM CST Tue Feb 9 2021 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills of 15 below zero to 25 below zero are expected. * WHERE...Portions of north central Kansas and central, east central and south central Nebraska. * WHEN...Until 10 AM CST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...The cold wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Even though wind is light, the slightest breezes will result in very cold wind chills. Increasing cloud cover will lead to steady or slowly rising air temperatures this morning, which will limit wind chills from dropping further. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves. && $$ Thies
211 WWUS43 KGID 091606 WSWGID URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Hastings NE 1006 AM CST Tue Feb 9 2021 NEZ039>041-046>049-062>064-075>077-091715- /O.EXP.KGID.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-210209T1600Z/ Valley-Greeley-Nance-Sherman-Howard-Merrick-Polk-Hall-Hamilton- York-Adams-Clay-Fillmore- Including the cities of Ord, Greeley, Spalding, Scotia, Wolbach, Fullerton, Genoa, Loup City, Sherman Reservoir, Litchfield, St. Libory, Central City, Stromsburg, Osceola, Shelby, Polk, Grand Island, Aurora, York, Hastings, Sutton, Harvard, Clay Center, Edgar, Fairfield, Geneva, Exeter, and Fairmont 1006 AM CST Tue Feb 9 2021 ...WIND CHILL WARNING HAS EXPIRED... Temperatures have increased allowing wind chills to improve enough to be above criteria, though wind chills are still expected to remain around and below zero for the remainder of the day. $$ KSZ007-NEZ060-061-074-084>087-091715- /O.EXP.KGID.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-210209T1600Z/ Jewell-Dawson-Buffalo-Kearney-Franklin-Webster-Nuckolls-Thayer- Including the cities of Mankato, Jewell, Ionia, Burr Oak, Lexington, Cozad, Willow Island, Gothenburg, Kearney, Minden, Franklin, Campbell, Hildreth, Inavale, Red Cloud, Blue Hill, Rosemont, Bladen, Bostwick, Superior, Nelson, Hebron, and Deshler 1006 AM CST Tue Feb 9 2021 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... Temperatures have increased allowing wind chills to improve enough to be above criteria, though wind chills are still expected to remain around and below zero for the remainder of the day. $$
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.