Dry air and very wind conditions across the southern Nebraska panhandle and northeast Colorado moved into the southeast Nebraska panhandle and southwest Nebraska during the afternoon hours. Northwest winds of 30 to 40 mph occurred with a few gusts near 60 mph.
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Dry air and very wind conditions across the southern Nebraska panhandle and northeast Colorado moved into the southeast Nebraska panhandle and southwest Nebraska during the afternoon hours. Northwest winds of 30 to 40 mph occurred with a few gusts near 60 mph. A mesonet station 5 miles north northwest of Big Springs in Deuel County recorded a peak gust of 59 mph at 404 pm MST. The Ogallala AWOS in Keith County recorded a peak gust to 55 mph and the Imperial ASOS record a peak gust to 56 mph during the afternoon hours.
The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Apr 10, 2:01 PM MST, 1 hour 29 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service North Platte NE 401 PM CDT Sun Apr 10 2022 .SYNOPSIS... Issued at 401 PM CDT Sun Apr 10 2022 A belt of strong west to northwest winds from the southern panhandle and northeast CO may result in severe wind gust to 60 mph across Deuel, Keith, Perkins and Chase County until 6 pm MDT. Very low dewpoints in the single digits are also pushing across the area this afternoon. Meanwhile, an upper trough moving across northern NE is producing rain showers with a few lightning strikes across Sheridan and Cherry County. Some wet heavy snow is occurring in northern Sheridan County as indicated by the White Clay and Gordon cameras. Critical to near critical fire conditions rest of this afternoon and early evening for west central and southwest NE. The gusty west to northwest winds could cause any fires to spread rapidly. && .SHORT TERM...(This evening through Monday night) Issued at 401 PM CDT Sun Apr 10 2022 An upper trough from the Dakotas extends south into north central NE into this evening. This will maintain a chance for rain or snow showers this evening, end by midnight. With a return of dry air, lows tonight will be colder, from near 20 northwest to the upper 20s southeast. On Monday, zonal flow aloft will result in a warmup to 55 to 65 degrees. Highs were trended up a few degrees with latest NBM used. Southwest winds across the are will drop dewpoints into the mid teens area wide. The gusty southwest winds and low afternoon humidity to result in a Red Flag Warning for all fire zones. Details found in the fire weather section. A deep upper trough will dig across the Pacific Northwest into the Central Rockies Monday night. Sufficient mid and upper level moisture and lift to bring a chance for light rain showers to north central NE, mainly after midnight. Any rainfall will be limited to a trace to a few hundredths due to dry low levels. .LONG TERM...(Tuesday through Sunday) Issued at 401 PM CDT Sun Apr 10 2022 The main forecast concern in the long term will be the potential for strong winds Tuesday through Thursday. A deep upper trough will deepen across the Northern Plains and Central Plain Tuesday through Wednesday night. The ECMWF has an H5 track similar to the GFS across southern ND and far northern SD. There will remain chances for rain showers, and snow showers during the night and early morning Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday. POPs however have been reduced from the previous forecast as the main system remains well north of the area. Strong northwest winds will be a concern. Increased winds to the NBM 90th percentile from Tuesday afternoon through Thursday. Models have been showing a consistent support for strong winds. Northwest winds are likely to range from 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 45 mph during this timeframe. Highs Tuesday may reach the 70s to around 80 as the cold front moves in. Any thunderstorms should remain east of the area late Tuesday afternoon and evening, with elevated showers across western Nebraska into Tuesday night. Highs Wednesday only low to mid 30s northwest Sandhills to low to mid 40s southeast. Temperatures to warm slightly Thursday through Saturday into the 40s and 50s, then cooling into the 40s Sunday behind a potential cold front. Mainly dry Thursday through Sunday. && .AVIATION...(For the 18Z TAFS through 18Z Monday afternoon) Issued at 1235 PM CDT Sun Apr 10 2022 MVFR CIGs over north central Nebraska will move out of the area over the next few hours, with VFR expected to prevail into tomorrow afternoon. The lone exception will be this evening for terminals near the Pine Ridge, where some low clouds/precip could lead to MVFR/locally IFR. Otherwise, expect showers and isolated TS across north central Nebraska this afternoon, with CIGs remaining lower-end VFR. Winds remain gusty from the northwest today, with gusts around 20 to 35kts expected. && .FIRE WEATHER... Issued at 401 PM CDT Sun Apr 10 2022 Critical fire weather conditions Monday as minimum humidity falls to between 12 and 20 percent for all of western and north central Nebraska. Winds will be southwest at 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 30 mph. Critical conditions may return on Tuesday across Fire Zones 210 and 219. Temperatures in the 70s ahead of an advancing cold front with a wind shift concern for any fire starts. Minimum humidity 12 to 20 percent and southwesterly to westerly wind gusting up to 40 mph. Temperatures decrease on Wednesday with highs ranging from the low 30s in northern Nebraska to mid 40s in far southwest Nebraska. Winds will strengthen out of the northwest with gusts possibly reaching 50 mph, but minimum humidity increases to 20 to 35 percent and precipitation is possible across north central Nebraska. && .LBF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... High Wind Warning until 6 PM MDT this evening for NEZ056>058-069. Red Flag Warning until 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ this evening for NEZ210-219. Red Flag Warning from noon CDT /11 AM MDT/ to 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ Monday for NEZ204-206-208>210-219. Fire Weather Watch from Tuesday afternoon through Tuesday evening for NEZ210-219. && SYNOPSIS...Roberg SHORT TERM...Roberg LONG TERM...Roberg AVIATION...Brown FIRE WEATHER...Roberg
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service North Platte NE 333 PM CDT Sun Apr 10 2022 NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-112045- 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- 333 PM CDT Sun Apr 10 2022 /233 PM MDT Sun Apr 10 2022/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of western and north central Nebraska. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. Very strong winds will continue through the afternoon across portions of southwest Nebraska. Northwest wind gusts up to 60 mph are possible before winds diminish this evening. Near critical to critical fire weather conditions are expected through early evening due to low humidity and gusty northwesterly winds. A Red Flag Warning is in effect this afternoon for areas south of Interstate 80. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. Critical fire weather conditions are expected on Monday afternoon. The area of greatest concern will be across all of western and north central Nebraska as RH values drop and winds remain strong. A Red Flag Warning is in effect for tomorrow afternoon. Near critical to critical fire conditions are possible again on Tuesday afternoon. A Fire Weather Watch is in effect for Tuesday afternoon for areas primarily along and south of I-80. A powerful spring storm will likely affect the Great Plains Tuesday through Thursday. The storm has the potential to produce snow and high winds across western and north central Nebraska. Please continue to check for forecast updates over the next few days. .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 national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A mesonet station located 5 miles north northwest of Big Springs recorded a peak wind gust of 59 mph at 404 PM MST. Northwest winds in excess of 50 mph occurred at the station between 330 PM and 430 PM MST. Winds of this magnitude were common across Deuel County.
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