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Wind Advisory 7, NWS Omaha, NE

April 6, 20217 counties in Nebraska

NWS Omaha, NE issued this wind advisory at Apr 6, 2021, 3:52 AM CDT for 7 counties in Nebraska. It took effect at Apr 6, 2021, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 6, 2021, 3:52 AM CDT (08:52 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 6, 2021, 12:00 PM CDT
Expired
Apr 6, 2021, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Omaha, NE

Counties Gage County, NE, Jefferson County, NE, Johnson County, NE, Nemaha County, NE, Pawnee County, NE, Richardson County, NE, Saline County, NE

The radar

The Omaha radar (KOAX), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:53 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

Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 00:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 115 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, Omaha, NE at 00:00Z on 2021-04-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 820 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Omaha, NE at 00:00Z on 2021-04-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 95 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
820 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-127 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2210 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
20 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
95 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
170 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.4

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

478 
WWUS73 KOAX 060852
NPWOAX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Omaha/Valley NE
352 AM CDT Tue Apr 6 2021

NEZ078-088>093-070000-
/O.NEW.KOAX.WI.Y.0007.210406T1700Z-210407T0000Z/
Saline-Jefferson-Gage-Johnson-Nemaha-Pawnee-Richardson-
Including the cities of Crete, Wilber, Fairbury, Beatrice, 
Tecumseh, Sterling, Auburn, Pawnee City, Table Rock, 
and Falls City
352 AM CDT Tue Apr 6 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

* WHAT...South winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts to over 40 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Saline, Jefferson, Gage, Johnson, Nemaha, Pawnee and 
  Richardson Counties.

* WHEN...From noon today to 7 PM CDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
902 
WWUS73 KOAX 061606
NPWOAX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Omaha/Valley NE
1106 AM CDT Tue Apr 6 2021

NEZ078-088>093-070000-
/O.CON.KOAX.WI.Y.0007.210406T1700Z-210407T0000Z/
Saline-Jefferson-Gage-Johnson-Nemaha-Pawnee-Richardson-
Including the cities of Crete, Wilber, Fairbury, Beatrice, 
Tecumseh, Sterling, Auburn, Pawnee City, Table Rock, 
and Falls City
1106 AM CDT Tue Apr 6 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...South winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts to over 40 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Saline, Jefferson, Gage, Johnson, Nemaha, Pawnee and 
  Richardson Counties.

* WHEN...From noon today to 7 PM CDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$
650 
WWUS73 KOAX 062058
NPWOAX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Omaha/Valley NE
358 PM CDT Tue Apr 6 2021

NEZ078-088>093-070000-
/O.CON.KOAX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-210407T0000Z/
Saline-Jefferson-Gage-Johnson-Nemaha-Pawnee-Richardson-
Including the cities of Crete, Wilber, Fairbury, Beatrice, 
Tecumseh, Sterling, Auburn, Pawnee City, Table Rock, 
and Falls City
358 PM CDT Tue Apr 6 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...South winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

* WHERE...Johnson, Nemaha, Pawnee, Richardson, Gage, Jefferson 
  and Saline Counties.

* WHEN...Until 7 PM CDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 5, 7:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXAntelope, Knox39 min
Apr 5, 9:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOAXWayne28 min
Apr 6, 7:21 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXLancaster, Saline, Seward24 min
Apr 6, 7:43 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOAXLancaster32 min
Apr 6, 7:50 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOAXLancaster25 min

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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.