Alert archive / Nebraska / Snow Squall Warnings in 2021

Snow Squall Warning 1, NWS North Platte, NE

January 14, 2021Deuel County, Garden County, Keith County, Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this snow squall warning at Jan 14, 2021, 12:24 PM MST for Deuel County, Garden County, Keith County, Nebraska. It was in force for 36 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jan 14, 2021, 12:24 PM MST (19:24 UTC)
Expired
Jan 14, 2021, 1:00 PM MST
In force
36 min
Issued by
NWS North Platte, NE
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Deuel County, NE, Garden County, NE, Keith County, NE

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 153 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:24 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.

The nearest sounding before it

N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 12:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 128 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 2021-01-14Temperature 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 2021-01-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 168 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
1844 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
168 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
200 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

729 
WWUS53 KLBF 141924
SQWLBF

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Snow Squall Warning
National Weather Service North Platte NE
1224 PM MST Thu Jan 14 2021

NEC049-069-101-142000-
/O.NEW.KLBF.SQ.W.0001.210114T1924Z-210114T2000Z/
Keith NE-Garden NE-Deuel NE-
1224 PM MST Thu Jan 14 2021

The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a

* Snow Squall Warning for...
  Western Keith County in southwestern Nebraska...
  Southeastern Garden County in the Panhandle of Nebraska...
  Eastern Deuel County in the Panhandle of Nebraska...

* Until 100 PM MST.

* At 1224 PM MST, a dangerous snow squall was located near Lewellen,
  or 12 miles southeast of Oshkosh, moving southeast at 60 mph.

  HAZARD...Extremely poor visibility in snow and blowing snow. Wind 
           gusts greater than 50 mph.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Dangerous life-threatening travel.

* 

This includes the following highways...
 Highway 61 between mile markers 80 and 90.
 Highway 92 between mile markers 115 and 132.
 Interstate 80 in Nebraska between mile markers 95 and 129.

Locations impacted include...
Ogallala, Big Springs, Brule, Lewellen, Barton, Eagle Gulch
Campground, Ruthon, Clear Creek State Wildlife Management Area,
Intersection of Highway 27 and 9 Mile Road, Megeath, Otter Creek
Campground, Lake View Campground, Ash Hollow State Historical Park,
Belmar, Goldeneye State Wildlife Management Area and Windlass Hill.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Reduce your speed and turn on headlights! During snow squalls, the
visibility may suddenly drop to near zero in whiteout conditions.

&&

LAT...LON 4135 10245 4135 10187 4101 10157 4101 10228
TIME...MOT...LOC 1924Z 315DEG 54KT 4126 10222 

$$

Snively
2 follow-up statements
345 
WWUS53 KLBF 141947
SQWLBF

Snow Squall Warning
National Weather Service North Platte NE
1247 PM MST Thu Jan 14 2021

NEC069-141957-
/O.CAN.KLBF.SQ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-210114T2000Z/
Garden NE-
1247 PM MST Thu Jan 14 2021

...THE SNOW SQUALL WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN GARDEN COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

The snow squall which prompted the warning has moved out of the 
warned area. Therefore, the snow squall warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 4118 10212 4118 10172 4101 10157 4101 10210
TIME...MOT...LOC 1947Z 315DEG 54KT 4101 10190 

$$

NEC049-101-142000-
/O.CON.KLBF.SQ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-210114T2000Z/
Keith NE-Deuel NE-
1247 PM MST Thu Jan 14 2021

...A SNOW SQUALL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM MST FOR
SOUTHWESTERN KEITH AND SOUTHEASTERN DEUEL COUNTIES...

At 1247 PM MST, a dangerous snow squall was located near Brule, or 9
miles east of Big Springs, moving southeast at 60 mph.

HAZARD...Extremely poor visibility in snow.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect hazardous road conditions.

This includes the following highways...
 Highway 61 between mile markers 80 and 90.
 Interstate 80 in Nebraska between mile markers 106 and 129.

Locations impacted include...
Ogallala, Big Springs, Brule and Megeath. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Reduce your speed and turn on headlights! During snow squalls, the
visibility may suddenly drop to near zero in whiteout conditions.

&&

LAT...LON 4118 10212 4118 10172 4101 10157 4101 10210
TIME...MOT...LOC 1947Z 315DEG 54KT 4101 10190 

$$

Snively
870 
WWUS53 KLBF 141959
SQWLBF

Snow Squall Warning
National Weather Service North Platte NE
1259 PM MST Thu Jan 14 2021

NEC049-101-142009-
/O.EXP.KLBF.SQ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-210114T2000Z/
Keith NE-Deuel NE-
1259 PM MST Thu Jan 14 2021

...THE SNOW SQUALL WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN KEITH AND SOUTHEASTERN
DEUEL COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 100 PM MST...

The snow squall which prompted the warning has weakened and exited
the area. Therefore, the snow squall warning will be allowed to
expire. Roads may remain snow covered in spots.

LAT...LON 4118 10212 4118 10172 4101 10157 4101 10210
TIME...MOT...LOC 1959Z 315DEG 54KT 4090 10176 

$$

Snively

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 14, 12:50 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementLBFPerkins25 min
Jan 14, 2:35 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementLBFLincoln25 min

Nearby

Snow Squall Warnings in Nebraska, 2021Every snow squall 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.