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Wind Chill Advisory 1, NWS North Platte, NE

February 8, 202126 counties in Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this wind chill advisory at Feb 8, 2021, 2:20 AM MST for 26 counties in Nebraska. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 8, 2021, 2:20 AM MST (09:20 UTC)
Expired
Feb 8, 2021, 9:01 AM MST
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS North Platte, NE
All 26 counties

Arthur County, NE, Blaine County, NE, Boyd County, NE, Brown County, NE, Chase County, NE, Cherry County, NE, Custer County, NE, Deuel County, NE, Frontier County, NE, Garden County, NE, Garfield County, NE, Grant County, NE, Hayes County, NE, Holt County, NE, Hooker County, NE, Keith County, NE, Keya Paha County, NE, Lincoln County, NE, Logan County, NE, Loup County, NE, McPherson County, NE, Perkins County, NE, Rock County, NE, Sheridan County, NE, Thomas County, NE, Wheeler County, NE

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 25 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:22 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 00:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 67 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 00:00Z on 2021-02-08Temperature 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 00:00Z on 2021-02-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 97 square meters per square second.1939587897117136156Sfc1 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
648 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
110 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
97 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
53 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

892 
WWUS43 KLBF 080920
WSWLBF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service North Platte NE
320 AM CST Mon Feb 8 2021


NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-081730-
/O.NEW.KLBF.WC.Y.0001.210208T0920Z-210208T1800Z/
Sheridan-Eastern Cherry-Keya Paha-Boyd-Brown-Rock-Holt-Garden-
Grant-Hooker-Thomas-Blaine-Loup-Garfield-Wheeler-Arthur-McPherson-
Logan-Custer-Deuel-Keith-Perkins-Lincoln-Chase-Hayes-Frontier-
Western Cherry-
Including the cities of Gordon, Rushville, Valentine, Springview,
Spencer, Butte, Lynch, Ainsworth, Bassett, Rose, Oneill, 
Atkinson, Oshkosh, Lewellen, Hyannis, Mullen, Thedford, Halsey, 
Dunning, Purdum, Brewster, Taylor, Burwell, Bartlett, Ericson, 
Arthur, Tryon, Ringgold, Stapleton, Broken Bow, Chappell, 
Big Springs, Ogallala, Paxton, Grant, North Platte, Champion, 
Enders, Imperial, Wauneta, Hayes Center, Curtis, Eustis, Maywood,
Cody, Eli, Merriman, and Kilgore
320 AM CST Mon Feb 8 2021 /220 AM MST Mon Feb 8 2021/

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/
TODAY...

The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a Wind
Chill Advisory, which is in effect until noon CST /11 AM MST/
today. 

* What...Very cold wind chills expected. Wind chills as low as 29
  below zero. 

* Where...Portions of western and north central Nebraska.

* When...Until noon CST/11 AM MST today.
 
* Impacts...The cold wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed
  skin in as little as 30 minutes. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Wind Chill Advisory means that very cold air and strong winds
will combine to generate low wind chills. This will result in
frostbite and lead to hypothermia if precautions are not taken. 
If you must venture outdoors, make sure you wear a hat and
gloves.

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
616 
WWUS43 KLBF 081601
WSWLBF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service North Platte NE
1001 AM CST Mon Feb 8 2021


NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-081715-
/O.CAN.KLBF.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-210208T1800Z/
Sheridan-Eastern Cherry-Keya Paha-Boyd-Brown-Rock-Holt-Garden-
Grant-Hooker-Thomas-Blaine-Loup-Garfield-Wheeler-Arthur-McPherson-
Logan-Custer-Deuel-Keith-Perkins-Lincoln-Chase-Hayes-Frontier-
Western Cherry-
Including the cities of Gordon, Rushville, Valentine, Springview,
Spencer, Butte, Lynch, Ainsworth, Bassett, Rose, Oneill, 
Atkinson, Oshkosh, Lewellen, Hyannis, Mullen, Thedford, Halsey, 
Dunning, Purdum, Brewster, Taylor, Burwell, Bartlett, Ericson, 
Arthur, Tryon, Ringgold, Stapleton, Broken Bow, Chappell, 
Big Springs, Ogallala, Paxton, Grant, North Platte, Champion, 
Enders, Imperial, Wauneta, Hayes Center, Curtis, Eustis, Maywood,
Cody, Eli, Merriman, and Kilgore
1001 AM CST Mon Feb 8 2021 /901 AM MST Mon Feb 8 2021/

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

Temperatures have risen significantly over the past couple hours and
wind chills are now above advisory criteria. While temperatures 
and wind chills are no longer reaching advisory levels, 
temperatures will remain chilly through the rest of the day. 
Surface temperatures will only rise into the single digits to low 
teens with wind chills remaining in the negative single digits for
some locations. 

$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
http://weather.gov/lbf

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 8, 4:51 AM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryLBFLoup39 hr
Feb 8, 2:06 PM MSTWind Chill AdvisoryLBFArthur, Blaine, Chase, Cherry, Custer, Deuel and 15 more19 hr

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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.