Alert archive / Nebraska / Winter Storm Warnings in 2021
Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this winter storm warning at Jan 25, 2021, 11:35 AM CST for Custer County, Garfield County, Wheeler County, Nebraska. It was in force for 15 hr. 3 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
- Jan 25, 2021, 11:35 AM CST (17:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 26, 2021, 2:49 AM CST
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
Counties Custer County, NE, Garfield County, NE, Wheeler County, NE
The radar
The North Platte radar (KLNX), 126 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:36 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 25, 12:43 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 6.2 | 4 Ese Arnold, NE | |
| Jan 25, 7:30 PM CST | SNOW 5 | Bartlett, NE | |
| Jan 25, 8:45 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | 8 W Merna, NE | STILL SNOWING |
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, 5.6 hours before the alert went out and 144 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
- 2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 501 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -36 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 27 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
005 WWUS43 KLBF 251735 AAA WSWLBF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED National Weather Service North Platte NE 1135 AM CST Mon Jan 25 2021 ...HARSH WINTER WEATHER IS UNDERWAY ACROSS PARTS OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA... .A storm system moving through Kansas and eastern Nebraska will spread moderate to heavy snow across parts of western and north central Nebraska today and tonight. Additional light snow is likely Tuesday. NEZ022-056-251845- /O.CAN.KLBF.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-210127T0600Z/ Garden-Deuel- Including the cities of Oshkosh, Lewellen, Chappell, and Big Springs 1035 AM MST Mon Jan 25 2021 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... The threat of hazardous winter weather has ended in this area. $$ NEZ038-261015- /O.UPG.KLBF.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-210127T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KLBF.WS.W.0001.210125T1735Z-210127T0600Z/ Custer- Including the city of Broken Bow 1135 AM CST Mon Jan 25 2021 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Moderate to heavy snow with additional snow accumulations of 4 to 6 inches through Monday evening and around 2 inches Tuesday. Storm total snowfall of 8 to 10 inches is likely. * WHERE...Custer County. * WHEN...Until midnight CST Tuesday night. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. The hazardous conditions could impact the morning or evening commute. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Wind chill readings near zero are expected Tuesday morning. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in your vehicle in case of an emergency. Call Nebraska 511 for the latest road information. && $$ NEZ008>010-261015- /O.EXA.KLBF.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-210127T0600Z/ Brown-Rock-Holt- Including the cities of Ainsworth, Bassett, Rose, Oneill, and Atkinson 1135 AM CST Mon Jan 25 2021 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Snow with accumulations of 2 to 4 inches. * WHERE...Brown, Rock and Holt Counties. * WHEN...Until midnight CST Tuesday night. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the morning or evening commute. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Wind chill readings near zero are expected Tuesday morning. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Slow down and use caution while traveling. Call Nebraska 511 for the latest road information. && $$ NEZ027>029-037-059-070-071-261015- /O.CON.KLBF.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-210127T0600Z/ Loup-Garfield-Wheeler-Logan-Lincoln-Hayes-Frontier- Including the cities of Taylor, Burwell, Bartlett, Ericson, Stapleton, North Platte, Hayes Center, Curtis, Eustis, and Maywood 1135 AM CST Mon Jan 25 2021 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Snow accumulations of 3 to 6 inches are expected through Monday evening with an additional 1 to 2 inches Tuesday leading to storm total snow accumulations of 4 to 8 inches. * WHERE...Portions of north central, southwest and west central Nebraska. * WHEN...Until midnight CST Tuesday night. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the morning or evening commute. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Wind chill readings near zero are expected Tuesday morning. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Slow down and use caution while traveling. Call Nebraska 511 for the latest road information. && $$ NEZ023>026-035-036-057-058-069-261015- /O.CON.KLBF.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-210127T0600Z/ Grant-Hooker-Thomas-Blaine-Arthur-McPherson-Keith-Perkins-Chase- Including the cities of Hyannis, Mullen, Thedford, Halsey, Dunning, Purdum, Brewster, Arthur, Tryon, Ringgold, Ogallala, Paxton, Grant, Champion, Enders, Imperial, and Wauneta 1135 AM CST Mon Jan 25 2021 /1035 AM MST Mon Jan 25 2021/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/ TUESDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Snow accumulations of 3 to 6 inches are expected through Monday evening. An additional 1 to 2 inches are expected Tuesday leading to storm total accumulations of 4 to 7 inches. * WHERE...Portions of north central, southwest and west central Nebraska. * WHEN...Until midnight CST /11 PM MST/ Tuesday night. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the morning or evening commute. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Wind chill readings near zero are expected Tuesday morning. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Slow down and use caution while traveling. Call Nebraska 511 for the latest road information. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit http://weather.gov/lbf
3 follow-up statements
859 WWUS43 KLBF 252139 WSWLBF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service North Platte NE 339 PM CST Mon Jan 25 2021 ...HARSH WINTER WEATHER IS UNDERWAY ACROSS PARTS OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA... .A storm system moving through Kansas and eastern Nebraska will spread light to moderate snow across parts of western and north central Nebraska tonight. Additional light snow is likely Tuesday. NEZ038-261045- /O.CON.KLBF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-210127T0600Z/ Custer- Including the city of Broken Bow 339 PM CST Mon Jan 25 2021 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Light to moderate snow tonight with snow accumulations of 2 to 3 inches. Around an inch of snow is expected Tuesday for total snow accumulations of 6 to 10 inches. * WHERE...Custer County. * WHEN...Until midnight CST Tuesday night. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the morning or evening commute. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Wind chill readings near zero are expected Tuesday morning. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in your vehicle in case of an emergency. Call Nebraska 511 for the latest road information. && $$ NEZ027>029-037-059-070-071-261045- /O.CON.KLBF.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-210127T0600Z/ Loup-Garfield-Wheeler-Logan-Lincoln-Hayes-Frontier- Including the cities of Taylor, Burwell, Bartlett, Ericson, Stapleton, North Platte, Hayes Center, Curtis, Eustis, and Maywood 339 PM CST Mon Jan 25 2021 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Light to moderate snow tonight with snow accumulations of 2 to 4 inches. Around an inch of snow is expected Tuesday for total snow accumulations of 5 to 8 inches * WHERE...Portions of north central, southwest and west central Nebraska. * WHEN...Until midnight CST Tuesday night. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the morning or evening commute. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Wind chill readings near zero are expected Tuesday morning. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Slow down and use caution while traveling. Call Nebraska 511 for the latest road information. && $$ NEZ023>026-035-036-057-058-069-261045- /O.CON.KLBF.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-210127T0600Z/ Grant-Hooker-Thomas-Blaine-Arthur-McPherson-Keith-Perkins-Chase- Including the cities of Hyannis, Mullen, Thedford, Halsey, Dunning, Purdum, Brewster, Arthur, Tryon, Ringgold, Ogallala, Paxton, Grant, Champion, Enders, Imperial, and Wauneta 339 PM CST Mon Jan 25 2021 /239 PM MST Mon Jan 25 2021/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/ TUESDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Light snow tonight with snow accumulations of 2 to 3 inches. Up to an inch of snow is expected Tuesday for total snow accumulations of 4 to 6 inches * WHERE...Portions of north central, southwest and west central Nebraska. * WHEN...Until midnight CST /11 PM MST/ Tuesday night. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the morning or evening commute. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Wind chill readings near zero are expected Tuesday morning. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Slow down and use caution while traveling. Call Nebraska 511 for the latest road information. && $$ NEZ008>010-261045- /O.CON.KLBF.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-210127T0600Z/ Brown-Rock-Holt- Including the cities of Ainsworth, Bassett, Rose, Oneill, and Atkinson 339 PM CST Mon Jan 25 2021 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Light to moderate snow tonight with snow accumulations of 2 to 4 inches. Around an inch of snow is expected Tuesday for total snow accumulations of 4 to 7 inches. * WHERE...Rock, Brown and Holt Counties. * WHEN...Until midnight CST Tuesday night. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the morning or evening commute. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Wind chill readings near zero are expected Tuesday morning. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Slow down and use caution while traveling. Call Nebraska 511 for the latest road information. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit http://weather.gov/lbf
893 WWUS43 KLBF 260136 WSWLBF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service North Platte NE 736 PM CST Mon Jan 25 2021 NEZ028-029-261200- /O.UPG.KLBF.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-210127T0600Z/ /O.EXA.KLBF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-210127T0600Z/ Garfield-Wheeler- Including the cities of Burwell, Bartlett, and Ericson 736 PM CST Mon Jan 25 2021 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Additional snow accumulations of 2 to 3 inches. * WHERE...Garfield and Wheeler Counties. * WHEN...Until midnight CST Tuesday night. * IMPACTS...Plan on hazardous conditions, including snow-packed roads and significantly reduced visibility at times. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in your vehicle in case of an emergency. Call Nebraska 511 for the latest road information. && $$ NEZ038-261200- /O.CON.KLBF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-210127T0600Z/ Custer- Including the city of Broken Bow 736 PM CST Mon Jan 25 2021 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Additional snow accumulations of 2 to 3 inches. * WHERE...Custer County. * WHEN...Until midnight CST Tuesday night. * IMPACTS...Plan on hazardous conditions, including snow-packed roads and significantly reduced visibility at times. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in your vehicle in case of an emergency. Call Nebraska 511 for the latest road information. && $$ NEZ037-059-070-071-261200- /O.CON.KLBF.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-210127T0600Z/ Logan-Lincoln-Hayes-Frontier- Including the cities of Stapleton, North Platte, Hayes Center, Curtis, Eustis, and Maywood 736 PM CST Mon Jan 25 2021 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Additional snow accumulations around 2 inches. * WHERE...Lincoln, Hayes, Frontier and Logan Counties. * WHEN...Until midnight CST Tuesday night. * IMPACTS...Plan on hazardous conditions, including snow-packed roads and significantly reduced visibility at times. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Slow down and use caution while traveling. Call Nebraska 511 for the latest road information. && $$ NEZ023>027-035-036-057-058-069-261200- /O.CON.KLBF.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-210127T0600Z/ Grant-Hooker-Thomas-Blaine-Loup-Arthur-McPherson-Keith-Perkins- Chase- Including the cities of Hyannis, Mullen, Thedford, Halsey, Dunning, Purdum, Brewster, Taylor, Arthur, Tryon, Ringgold, Ogallala, Paxton, Grant, Champion, Enders, Imperial, and Wauneta 736 PM CST Mon Jan 25 2021 /636 PM MST Mon Jan 25 2021/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/ TUESDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Additional snow accumulations of up to 2 inches. * WHERE...Portions of north central, southwest and west central Nebraska. * WHEN...Until midnight CST /11 PM MST/ Tuesday night. * IMPACTS...Plan on hazardous conditions, including snow-packed roads and significantly reduced visibility at times. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Slow down and use caution while traveling. Call Nebraska 511 for the latest road information. && $$ NEZ008>010-261200- /O.CON.KLBF.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-210127T0600Z/ Brown-Rock-Holt- Including the cities of Ainsworth, Bassett, Rose, Oneill, and Atkinson 736 PM CST Mon Jan 25 2021 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Additional snow accumulations of up to 2 inches. * WHERE...Rock, Brown and Holt Counties. * WHEN...Until midnight CST Tuesday night. * IMPACTS...Plan on hazardous conditions, including snow-packed roads and significantly reduced visibility at times. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Slow down and use caution while traveling. Call Nebraska 511 for the latest road information. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit http://weather.gov/lbf
743 WWUS43 KLBF 260849 WSWLBF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service North Platte NE 249 AM CST Tue Jan 26 2021 ...WINTRY WEATHER WINDING DOWN ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA... .Very light snow will be possible today across western and north central Nebraska. Additional accumulations of up to one inch are possible across the area. NEZ028-029-038-261200- /O.CAN.KLBF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-210127T0600Z/ /O.EXB.KLBF.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-210126T1200Z/ Garfield-Wheeler-Custer- Including the cities of Burwell, Bartlett, Ericson, and Broken Bow 249 AM CST Tue Jan 26 2021 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... * WHAT...Snow. Additional snow accumulations of up to one inch. * WHERE...Garfield, Wheeler and Custer Counties. * WHEN...Until 6 AM CST early this morning. * IMPACTS...Plan on hazardous conditions, including snow-packed roads. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Slow down and use caution while traveling. Call Nebraska 511 for the latest road information. && $$ NEZ023>027-035>037-057>059-069>071-261200- /O.EXT.KLBF.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-210126T1200Z/ Grant-Hooker-Thomas-Blaine-Loup-Arthur-McPherson-Logan-Keith- Perkins-Lincoln-Chase-Hayes-Frontier- Including the cities of Hyannis, Mullen, Thedford, Halsey, Dunning, Purdum, Brewster, Taylor, Arthur, Tryon, Ringgold, Stapleton, Ogallala, Paxton, Grant, North Platte, Champion, Enders, Imperial, Wauneta, Hayes Center, Curtis, Eustis, and Maywood 249 AM CST Tue Jan 26 2021 /149 AM MST Tue Jan 26 2021/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ EARLY THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Additional snow accumulations of up to 1 inch. * WHERE...Portions of north central, southwest and west central Nebraska. * WHEN...Until 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ early this morning. * IMPACTS...Plan on hazardous conditions, including snow-packed roads. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Slow down and use caution while traveling. Call Nebraska 511 for the latest road information. && $$ NEZ008>010-261200- /O.EXT.KLBF.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-210126T1200Z/ Brown-Rock-Holt- Including the cities of Ainsworth, Bassett, Rose, Oneill, and Atkinson 249 AM CST Tue Jan 26 2021 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Additional snow accumulations of up to 1 inch. * WHERE...Rock, Brown and Holt Counties. * WHEN...Until 6 AM CST early this morning. * IMPACTS...Plan on hazardous conditions, including snow-packed roads. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Slow down and use caution while traveling. Call Nebraska 511 for the latest road information. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit http://weather.gov/lbf
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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.