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Winter Weather Advisory 12, NWS North Platte, NE

April 6, 2021Sheridan County, Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this winter weather advisory at Apr 6, 2021, 2:22 AM MDT for Sheridan County, Nebraska. It took effect at Apr 6, 2021, 4:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 17 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 6, 2021, 2:22 AM MDT (08:22 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 6, 2021, 4:00 PM MDT
Expired
Apr 7, 2021, 8:53 AM MDT
In force
17 hr
Issued by
NWS North Platte, NE

County Sheridan County, NE

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 163 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this winter weather advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS North Platte, NE wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter weather advisory went out at Apr 5, 11:28 PM MDT, 2 hours 54 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 5, 11:28 PM MDT, 2 hours 54 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 5, 3:01 PM MDT, 11 hours 21 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service North Platte NE
401 PM CDT Mon Apr 5 2021

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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-
401 PM CDT Mon Apr 5 2021 /301 PM MDT Mon Apr 5 2021/

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of western and
north central Nebraska.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

Elevated to near critical fire weather conditions are expected
to last into this evening. Minimum relative humidity will bottom
out around 10 to 20 percent. Winds will be southerly, then
westerly at 10 to 15 MPH, with gusts approaching 20 mph.

Isolated thunderstorms may develop tonight. The main threat is
east of a line from North Platte to Valentine. Gusty wind and
dry lightning are the main severe threats, however, large hail
cannot be ruled out.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

Isolated strong to severe storms are possible over portions of
southwestern Nebraska Tuesday afternoon/evening. The greatest
threat is over the Sandhills. Large hail and damaging winds are
the main threats.

Further northwest, light snow is possible Tuesday night into
Wednesday morning. Light accumulations are possible, mainly over
the Pine Ridge of northern Sheridan county.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed through tonight.

&&

Get your weather, hydrological, and climate information at
http://www.weather.gov/northplatte

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 5, 6:03 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFHolt27 min
Apr 5, 6:42 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFGarfield48 min
Apr 5, 7:57 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFRock33 min
Apr 6, 8:12 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFBoyd48 min
Apr 6, 4:45 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFCuster30 min
Apr 6, 5:12 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFCuster33 min
Apr 6, 5:28 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCuster32 min
Apr 6, 5:37 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFHooker38 min
Apr 6, 5:49 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFLogan, Thomas41 min

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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.