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Winter Storm Warning 6, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this winter storm warning at Apr 19, 2021, 6:26 AM CDT for Brown County, Cherry County, Nebraska. It was in force for 6 hr. 2 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
- Apr 19, 2021, 6:26 AM CDT (11:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 19, 2021, 12:44 PM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
Counties Brown County, NE, Cherry County, NE
The radar
The North Platte radar (KLNX), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 6:45 AM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 7 | 1 S Valentine, NE | SNOWFALL OVER PAST 6 HOURS. STILL SNOWING AT TIME OF OBSERVATION. |
| Apr 19, 8:40 AM CDT | SNOW 5 | 11 Wsw Crookston, 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 00:00Z, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 151 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
- -23 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2907 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 21 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 64 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
797 WWUS43 KLBF 191126 WSWLBF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service North Platte NE 626 AM CDT Mon Apr 19 2021 NEZ005-008-191930- /O.UPG.KLBF.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-210420T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KLBF.WS.W.0006.210419T1126Z-210419T1800Z/ Eastern Cherry-Brown- Including the cities of Valentine and Ainsworth 626 AM CDT Mon Apr 19 2021 /526 AM MDT Mon Apr 19 2021/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Snow. Additional snow accumulations of one to two inches possible. Total snow accumulations of 4 to 8 inches. * WHERE...Eastern Cherry and Brown Counties. * WHEN...Until 1 PM CDT /noon MDT/ this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the morning or evening commute. 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. && $$ NEZ004-006-094-191930- /O.CON.KLBF.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-210420T0000Z/ Sheridan-Keya Paha-Western Cherry- Including the cities of Gordon, Rushville, Springview, Cody, Eli, Merriman, and Kilgore 626 AM CDT Mon Apr 19 2021 /526 AM MDT Mon Apr 19 2021/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Snow. Additional snow accumulations of one to two inches. * WHERE...Western Cherry, Keya Paha and Sheridan Counties. * WHEN...Until 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ this evening. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the morning or evening commute. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Slow down and use caution while traveling. Call Nebraska 511 for the latest road information. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit http://weather.gov/lbf
1 follow-up statement
502 WWUS43 KLBF 191744 WSWLBF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service North Platte NE 1244 PM CDT Mon Apr 19 2021 NEZ005-008-191845- /O.CAN.KLBF.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-210419T1800Z/ Eastern Cherry-Brown- Including the cities of Valentine and Ainsworth 1244 PM CDT Mon Apr 19 2021 /1144 AM MDT Mon Apr 19 2021/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... The heavy snow band has exited the area allowing the Winter Storm Warning to end. However, scattered snow showers will continue to affect north central Nebraska through the afternoon. Any additional accumulation will be limited to under one inch. $$ NEZ006-094-191845- /O.CAN.KLBF.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-210420T0000Z/ Keya Paha-Western Cherry- Including the cities of Springview, Cody, Eli, Merriman, and Kilgore 1244 PM CDT Mon Apr 19 2021 /1144 AM MDT Mon Apr 19 2021/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... The heavy snow band has exited the area allowing the Winter Weather Advisory to end. However, scattered snow showers will continue to affect north central Nebraska through the afternoon. Any additional accumulation will be limited to under one inch. $$ NEZ058-069>071-200000- /O.EXB.KLBF.WW.Y.0014.210419T2100Z-210420T1200Z/ Perkins-Chase-Hayes-Frontier- Including the cities of Grant, Champion, Enders, Imperial, Wauneta, Hayes Center, Curtis, Eustis, and Maywood 1244 PM CDT Mon Apr 19 2021 /1144 AM MDT Mon Apr 19 2021/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM CDT /3 PM MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ TUESDAY... * WHAT...Snow expected with total accumulations of 2 to 4 inches. Locally higher amounts are possible. * WHERE...Perkins, Chase, Hayes and Frontier Counties. * WHEN...From 4 PM CDT /3 PM MDT/ this afternoon to 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions and rapid reductions in visibility. The snow may impact young livestock and ranching operations. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Slow down and use caution while traveling. Call Nebraska 511 for the latest road information. && $$ NEZ004-200000- /O.CON.KLBF.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-210420T0000Z/ Sheridan- Including the cities of Gordon and Rushville 1144 AM MDT Mon Apr 19 2021 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Snow with additional accumulations of up to one inch. * WHERE...Sheridan County. * WHEN...Until 6 PM MDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions and reduced visibility. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Slow down and use caution while traveling. Call Nebraska 511 for the latest road information. && $$ 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.