Alert archive / Nebraska / High Wind Warnings in 2024
High Wind Warning 2, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this high wind warning at Apr 16, 2024, 1:35 AM MDT for 14 counties in Nebraska. It took effect at Apr 16, 2024, 9:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 10 hr. 11 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 16, 2024, 1:35 AM MDT (07:35 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 16, 2024, 9:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Apr 16, 2024, 7:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
Counties Arthur County, NE, Chase County, NE, Deuel County, NE, Frontier County, NE, Garden County, NE, Grant County, NE, Hayes County, NE, Hooker County, NE, Keith County, NE, Lincoln County, NE, Logan County, NE, McPherson County, NE, Perkins County, NE, Thomas County, NE
The radar
The North Platte radar (KLNX), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:37 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 11:56 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 5 Ssw Whitman, NE | |
| Apr 16, 12:01 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 6 Nne Madrid, NE | via personal weather station. |
| Apr 16, 12:01 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 8 Sse Whitman, NE | |
| Apr 16, 1:16 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 3 E North Platte, NE | |
| Apr 16, 1:23 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 5 E North Platte, NE | |
| Apr 16, 1:49 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 65 | 5 Wsw Lemoyne, NE | via personal weather station. |
| Apr 16, 1:58 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 2 Nw Crescent Lake Nwr, NE | |
| Apr 16, 2:37 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 4 N Wauneta, NE | via personal weather station. |
| Apr 16, 2:41 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 1 Nw Imperial, NE | via personal weather station. |
| Apr 16, 2:53 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 67 | 1 Ene Imperial, NE | from Imperial ASOS. |
| Apr 16, 3:01 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 1 E Grant, NE | via personal weather station. |
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, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 63 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
- 2216 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -19 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1932 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 154 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 351 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 20.1
The text
As transmitted.
313 WWUS73 KLBF 160735 NPWLBF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service North Platte NE 235 AM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024 NEZ022-023-035-056>058-069-162000- /O.UPG.KLBF.HW.A.0002.240416T1500Z-240417T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KLBF.HW.W.0002.240416T1500Z-240417T0100Z/ Garden-Grant-Arthur-Deuel-Keith-Perkins-Chase- Including the cities of Hyannis, Ogallala, Imperial, Grant, Oshkosh, Chappell, Champion, Lewellen, Paxton, Big Springs, Enders, Arthur, and Wauneta 135 AM MDT Tue Apr 16 2024 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Northwest winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected. * WHERE...Deuel, Garden, Chase, Keith, Perkins, Arthur, and Grant Counties. * WHEN...From 9 AM this morning to 7 PM MDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees or power lines. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. $$ NEZ024-025-036-037-059-070-071-162000- /O.NEW.KLBF.HW.W.0002.240416T1500Z-240417T0100Z/ Hooker-Thomas-McPherson-Logan-Lincoln-Hayes-Frontier- Including the cities of North Platte, Halsey, Stapleton, Maywood, Ringgold, Mullen, Thedford, Tryon, Hayes Center, Curtis, and Eustis 235 AM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024 /135 AM MDT Tue Apr 16 2024/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Northwest winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected. * WHERE...Thomas, Frontier, Hayes, Lincoln, Hooker, Logan, and McPherson Counties. * WHEN...From 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ this morning to 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ this evening. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees or power lines. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. $$ Brown
2 follow-up statements
301 WWUS73 KLBF 161920 NPWLBF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service North Platte NE 220 PM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024 NEZ022>025-035>037-056>059-069>071-170100- /O.CON.KLBF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-240417T0100Z/ Garden-Grant-Hooker-Thomas-Arthur-McPherson-Logan-Deuel-Keith- Perkins-Lincoln-Chase-Hayes-Frontier- Including the cities of Imperial, Curtis, Ringgold, Wauneta, North Platte, Thedford, Maywood, Tryon, Paxton, Ogallala, Stapleton, Halsey, Hayes Center, Lewellen, Enders, Eustis, Champion, Chappell, Arthur, Mullen, Grant, Oshkosh, Big Springs, and Hyannis 220 PM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024 /120 PM MDT Tue Apr 16 2024/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Northwest winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 65 mph. * WHERE...Portions of north central, panhandle, southwest, and west central Nebraska. * WHEN...Until 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ this evening. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees or power lines and power outages are possible. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. $$ MBS
182 WWUS73 KLBF 170057 NPWLBF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service North Platte NE 757 PM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024 NEZ022>025-035>037-056>059-069>071-170200- /O.EXP.KLBF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-240417T0100Z/ Garden-Grant-Hooker-Thomas-Arthur-McPherson-Logan-Deuel-Keith- Perkins-Lincoln-Chase-Hayes-Frontier- Including the cities of Hyannis, Arthur, Maywood, Hayes Center, Tryon, Chappell, Big Springs, Enders, Mullen, Ogallala, Curtis, Halsey, Wauneta, Ringgold, Grant, North Platte, Oshkosh, Eustis, Stapleton, Champion, Thedford, Paxton, Imperial, and Lewellen 757 PM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024 /657 PM MDT Tue Apr 16 2024/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... The threat for high winds has ended over southwestern Nebraska. Northwesterly wind gusts up to 40 MPH are possible through mid evening. Expect winds to continue to diminish further into the overnight hours. $$ Buttler
The office that day
Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 6:18 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Brown, Cherry | 42 min |
| Apr 15, 7:10 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Keya Paha | 65 min |
| Apr 15, 9:34 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Grant | 26 min |
| Apr 16, 12:01 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Gosper | 44 min |
| Apr 16, 1:14 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Custer | 46 min |
| Apr 16, 1:19 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Frontier | 41 min |
| Apr 16, 3:00 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Custer, Garfield, Holt, Loup, Rock, Wheeler | 45 min |
| Apr 16, 3:04 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Keya Paha | 26 min |
| Apr 16, 3:18 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Holt, Wheeler | 27 min |
| Apr 16, 3:27 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Boyd | 18 min |
| Apr 16, 3:43 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Boyd, Holt, Rock | 62 min |
| Apr 16, 3:44 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Holt | 61 min |
| Apr 16, 4:20 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Brown, Keya Paha | 40 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.