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High Wind Warning 7, NWS North Platte, NE

May 9, 2022Sheridan County, Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this high wind warning at May 9, 2022, 1:42 AM MDT for Sheridan County, Nebraska. It took effect at May 9, 2022, 9:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 10 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 9, 2022, 1:42 AM MDT (07:42 UTC)
In effect from
May 9, 2022, 9:00 AM MDT
Expired
May 9, 2022, 7:00 PM MDT
In force
10 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 07:43 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

Rapid City, SD (KUNR), launched 00:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 178 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, Rapid City, SD at 00:00Z on 2022-05-09Temperature 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, Rapid City, SD at 00:00Z on 2022-05-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -19 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
2138 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
58 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-19 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
22 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

808 
WWUS73 KLBF 090742
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service North Platte NE
242 AM CDT Mon May 9 2022

NEZ005-022>025-035-094-090845-
/O.CAN.KLBF.HW.A.0005.220509T1400Z-220510T0100Z/
Eastern Cherry-Garden-Grant-Hooker-Thomas-Arthur-Western Cherry-
Including the cities of Valentine, Oshkosh, Lewellen, Hyannis, 
Mullen, Thedford, Halsey, Arthur, Cody, Eli, Merriman, 
and Kilgore
242 AM CDT Mon May 9 2022 /142 AM MDT Mon May 9 2022/

...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED...

$$

NEZ004-091545-
/O.UPG.KLBF.HW.A.0005.220509T1400Z-220510T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KLBF.HW.W.0007.220509T1500Z-220510T0100Z/
Sheridan-
Including the cities of Gordon and Rushville
142 AM MDT Mon May 9 2022

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MDT
THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts to around 55 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Sheridan County.

* WHEN...From 9 AM this morning to 7 PM MDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. 
  Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be 
  difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People should avoid being outside in forested areas and around
trees and branches. If possible, remain in the lower levels of
your home during the windstorm, and avoid windows. Use caution if
you must drive.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
243 
WWUS73 KLBF 091848
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service North Platte NE
148 PM CDT Mon May 9 2022

NEZ004-100100-
/O.NEW.KLBF.FR.Y.0001.220510T0900Z-220510T1400Z/
/O.CON.KLBF.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-220510T0100Z/
Sheridan-
Including the cities of Gordon and Rushville
1248 PM MDT Mon May 9 2022

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...
...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 8 AM MDT TUESDAY...

* WHAT...For the High Wind Warning, west winds 25 to 35 mph with 
  gusts up to 55 mph. For the Frost Advisory, temperatures as 
  low as 32 will result in frost formation.

* WHERE...Sheridan County.

* WHEN...For the High Wind Warning, until 7 PM MDT this evening. 
  For the Frost Advisory, from 3 AM to 8 AM MDT Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. 
  Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be 
  difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Frost could 
  kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if left uncovered.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People should avoid being outside in forested areas and around
trees and branches. If possible, remain in the lower levels of
your home during the windstorm, and avoid windows. Use caution if
you must drive.

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$
141 
WWUS73 KLBF 100113
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service North Platte NE
813 PM CDT Mon May 9 2022

NEZ004-100915-
/O.EXP.KLBF.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-220510T0100Z/
/O.CON.KLBF.FR.Y.0001.220510T0900Z-220510T1400Z/
Sheridan-
Including the cities of Gordon and Rushville
713 PM MDT Mon May 9 2022

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 8 AM MDT
TUESDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 32 will result in frost 
  formation.

* WHERE...Sheridan County.

* WHEN...From 3 AM to 8 AM MDT Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Frost could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if 
  left uncovered.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 8, 9:57 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFSheridan33 min
May 8, 11:09 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threatLBFSheridan40 min
May 8, 11:37 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCherry, Grant, Sheridan38 min
May 8, 11:38 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFSheridan52 min
May 8, 11:44 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCherry, Sheridan46 min
May 9, 12:14 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCherry46 min
May 9, 12:22 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCherry38 min
May 9, 12:52 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatLBFCherry38 min
May 9, 12:58 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCherry62 min
May 9, 1:28 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatLBFBrown, Cherry32 min
May 9, 1:48 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatLBFBrown, Cherry, Keya Paha, Rock42 min
May 9, 2:25 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatLBFBoyd, Brown, Holt, Keya Paha, Rock50 min
May 9, 12:48 PM MDTFrost AdvisoryLBFSheridan17 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.