Dry conditions continued across western and north central Nebraska in November. By the end of the month, exceptional (D4) drought conditions had expanded into most of Brown, northern Rock and southeastern Cherry County.
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Dry conditions continued across western and north central Nebraska in November. By the end of the month, exceptional (D4) drought conditions had expanded into most of Brown, northern Rock and southeastern Cherry County. Extreme (D3) drought conditions expanded into Hooker, McPherson, and eastern portions of Arthur and Grant Counties.
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 Oct 31, 10:45 PM CST, 1 hour 15 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service North Platte NE 1145 PM CDT Mon Oct 31 2022 .SYNOPSIS... Issued at 600 PM CDT Mon Oct 31 2022 Key Messages - Above normal temperatures continue both Tuesday and Wednesday. - Fire weather concerns both Tuesday and Wednesday. Near critical conditions expected. - A strong cold front crosses the area Thursday. Will be watching how a long wave trough evolves across the western CONUS late week. This could bring some precipitation to the area FRI thru SUN. && .SHORT TERM...(This evening through Tuesday night) Issued at 144 PM CDT Mon Oct 31 2022 A weak surface trough mixed east across the forecast area today. There was a decent dew point gradient noted, with dew points in the 40s to the east of the trough and 20s to the west. The weak trough will wash out tonight across the eastern portion of the forecast area. Dry air will be locked in tonight, and a light west to southwest wind will allow for a quick fall in temperatures after sunset. NBM low temperature guidance has been somewhat warm the last several nights, with even the 10th %tile not cold enough. The MET/MAV guidance has been been handling this pattern of dry air and light winds better and will trend toward that for lows tonight. Much above normal temperatures are in the forecast Tuesday. Upper level troughing will begin to dig into the Pacific west coast. Surface low pressure will deepen in response along the lee of the Rockies. As a result the surface pressure gradient will begin to tighten across the Plains with south winds on the increase. The airmass will remain dry Tuesday with fire weather concerns returning. As of now it appears that it will be a near-critical day with a few spots possibly, briefly reaching criteria. Will have to monitor conditions, any further downward trend in humidity and upward tick in winds would result in Red Flag conditions being realized. .LONG TERM...(Wednesday through Monday) Issued at 144 PM CDT Mon Oct 31 2022 An active period as we head into the end of the week. A long wave trough will be evolving across the western CONUS. Southwest flow aloft will be firmly in place by Thursday and Friday downstream of the troughing. By late week (Thursday night/Friday) GFS/ECMWF agree that the base of the trough will close off across the desert southwest and then lift northeastward this weekend. EPS/GEFS means as well as operational runs of those suites are not overly impressive regarding much precipitation for our area as the system lifts northeast. Higher probabilities for the more significant precipitation remains to be focused across eastern NE, IA and portions of KS. This could change as the system is several days away. Otherwise the above normal temperatures will end Thursday as a strong cold front quickly moves southeast across the area. This will be driven by a northern stream shortwave crossing the Northern Plains/southern Canada. && .AVIATION...(For the 06Z TAFS through 06Z Tuesday night) Issued at 1145 PM CDT Mon Oct 31 2022 Gusty winds Tuesday afternoon will be the primary concern for this TAF period. VFR conditions will prevail across central and western Nebraska through Tuesday with just some high cirrus clouds above. Winds will be light through tonight and for most of Tuesday morning. By the afternoon, southerly winds will be increasing with gusts at or above 25kt at both KVTN and KLBF, then quickly slacken off during the evening toward sunset. However a brisk low level jet develops Tuesday night with the axis just off to our east. Expect this will lead to an uptick in winds toward the end of the valid period and will also introduce some low level wind shear as winds not far off the surface will be at or above 40kts. && .LBF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && SYNOPSIS...MBS SHORT TERM...Taylor LONG TERM...Taylor AVIATION...MBS
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service North Platte NE 304 PM CDT Mon Oct 31 2022 NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-012015- 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- 304 PM CDT Mon Oct 31 2022 /204 PM MDT Mon Oct 31 2022/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of western and north central Nebraska. .DAY ONE...Tonight. The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. The combination of warm, dry air and gusty south winds will create near critical fire weather conditions Tuesday and Wednesday. A strong cold front will pass through the area Thursday, which will bring rain and snow showers to the area. Potential for snow accumulation appears low at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
27 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Extreme (D3) drought conditions remained unchanged across Boyd County in November. The cooperative observer at Lynch reported 0.36 inches of precipitation for the month.
Drought conditions remained unchanged across Holt County in November. Most of the county was experiencing severe (D3) drought. In southeastern Holt County, exceptional (D4) drought was occurring. The cooperative observer at Atkinson 3SW reported 0.35 inches of precipitation in November. This was 0.36 inches below the normal of 0.71 inches. The cooperative observer at O'Neill reported 0.19 inches of precipitation for November. This was 0.70 inches below the normal of 0.89 inches.
Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted across far southwestern Wheeler County through the end of November. Across the remainder of the county, extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted through the end of the month. The cooperative observer at Bartlett 1W reported 0.33 inches of precipitation for October. This was 0.64 inches below the normal of 0.97 inches.
Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted over southern portions of Garfield County through the end of November. Across the remainder of Garfield county, extreme (D3) drought conditions continued through the end of the month. The cooperative observer at Ericson 8WNW reported 0.50 inches of precipitation in November. This was 0.51 inches below the normal of 1.01 inches. The cooperative observer at Burwell reported 0.24 inches of precipitation in November. This was 0.63 inches below the normal of 0.87 inches.
Extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted over all of Keya Paha County through the end of November. The cooperative observer at Springview 2NW reported 0.30 inches of precipitation in November. This was 0.18 inches below the normal of 0.48 inches.
Across the southern 2/3rds of Rock County, extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted through the end of November. Over the northern third of Rock County, exceptional (D4) drought conditions developed by the end of the month.
Across far northwestern and far southeastern Brown County, extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted through the end of November. Across the remainder of the county, drought conditions deteriorated to exceptional (D4) drought conditions by the end of November. The cooperative observer at Ainsworth reported 0.02 inches of precipitation for November. This was 0.61 inches below the normal of 0.63 inches. The cooperative observer at Elsmere 9ENE reported 0.17 inches of precipitation for November. This was 0.61 inches below the normal of 0.78 inches.
Extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted over all of Loup County through the end of November.
Extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted through the end of November. The cooperative observer at Purdum reported 0.15 inches of precipitation for November. This was 0.46 inches below the normal of 0.61 inches.
Across far southern Custer County, severe (D2) drought conditions persisted through the end of November. Across far eastern portions of the county, severe (D2) drought conditions deteriorated to extreme (D3) drought conditions by the end of the month. Over the remainder of Custer County, extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted through the end of November. At the Broken Bow Airport, 0.19 inches of precipitation was reported for the month. This was 0.40 inches below the normal of 0.59 inches. The cooperative observer at Callaway 8WSW reported 0.21 inches of precipitation in November.
Extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted across most of eastern Cherry County through the end of November. Over southeastern Cherry County extreme (D3) drought conditions deteriorated to exceptional (D4) drought by the end of the month. The cooperative observer at Valentine Lakes NWR reported 0.05 inches of precipitation in November. This was 0.68 inches below the normal of 0.73 inches. At the Valentine airport, 0.26 inches of precipitation fell in November. This was 0.31 inches below the normal of 0.57 inches.
Extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted over all of Thomas County through the end of November.
Extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted across all of Logan County through the end of November. The cooperative observer at Stapleton 5W reported 0.13 inches of precipitation for November. This was 0.57 inches below the normal of 0.70 inches.
Severe (D2) drought conditions over northwestern McPherson County, deteriorated to extreme (D3) drought conditions by the end of November. Over the remainder of the county, extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted through the end of the month.
Exceptional (D4) drought conditions persisted from west central and southwestern Lincoln County into central and south central portions of the county in November. Extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted over far northern portions of Lincoln County through the end of the month. Over the eastern quarter of Lincoln County extreme (D3) drought conditions continued through the end of the month with the exception of a small area of severe (D2) drought conditions over far northeastern Lincoln County. The cooperative observer at Wallace 2W reported 0.16 inches of precipitation in November. This was 0.35 inches below the normal of 0.51 inches. The cooperative observer at Hershey 5SSE reported 0.05 inches of precipitation for the month. This was 0.33 inches below the normal of 0.38 inches. At the North Platte Airport, 0.25 inches of precipitation fell. This was 0.24 inches below the normal of 0.49 inches. The cooperative observer at Brady reported 0.15 inches of precipitation for November.
November began with severe (D2) drought conditions over the eastern third of Frontier County. Over the central third of the county, extreme (D3) drought conditions were present. Over the western third of the county, exceptional (D4) drought conditions were present. By the end of November, exceptional (D4) drought remained over the western third of the county. Extreme (D3) drought conditions expanded east into all but far eastern portions of the county. In far eastern portions of Frontier County, severe (D2) drought conditions persisted. The cooperative observer at Curtis reported 0.05 inches of precipitation in November. This was 0.66 inches below the normal of 0.71 inches. The cooperative observer at Eustis 2NW reported 0.11 inches of precipitation for November. This was 0.79 inches below the normal of 0.90 inches.
Exceptional (D4) drought conditions persisted through the end of November over all of Hayes County. The cooperative observer at Hayes Center reported 0.17 inches of precipitation in November. This was 0.44 inches below the normal of 0.61 inches.
Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted over south central, southwestern, central and north central portions of Cherry county in November. Across far western Cherry county, moderate (D1) drought conditions persisted. Across a small portion of northwestern Cherry county, extreme (D3) drought conditions continued through the end of the month. The cooperative observer at Kilgore 1NE reported 0.39 inches of precipitation in November.
Extreme (D3) drought conditions over far eastern Hooker County, expanded into most of the remainder of the county by the end of the November. Over far northwestern portions of the county, severe (D2) drought conditions persisted through the end of the month.
Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted across most of Grant County through the end of November. Across southwestern portions of Grant County, severe (D2) drought conditions, deteriorated to extreme (D3) drought conditions by the end of the month.
Severe (D2) drought conditions remained unchanged over northwestern portions of Arthur County through the end of November. Over the southern half and northeastern Arthur County, extreme (D3) drought conditions expanded by the end of the month. The cooperative observer at Arthur recorded 0.05 inches of precipitation for November. This was 0.42 inches below the normal of 0.47 inches.
Extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted over the northern third of Keith County through the end of November. Over the southern 2/3rds of the county, exceptional (D4) drought conditions persisted through the end of the month. The cooperative observer at Kingsley Dam reported 0.08 inches of precipitation in November. This was 0.43 inches below the normal of 0.51 inches. The cooperative observer at Ogallala reported 0.02 inches of precipitation in November. This was 0.57 inches below the normal of 0.59 inches.
Exceptional (D4) drought conditions persisted over all of Perkins County through the end of November. The cooperative observer at Madrid reported 0.12 inches of precipitation in November. This was 0.41 inches below the normal of 0.53 inches.
Extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted over the southwestern half of Chase county in November. Over the northeastern half of the county, exceptional (D4) drought conditions persisted through the end of the month. The cooperative observer at Imperial reported 0.07 inches of precipitation for November. This was 0.46 inches below the normal of 0.53 inches. At the Imperial airport, 0.02 inches of precipitation fell. This was 0.40 inches below the normal of 0.42 inches.
Over the southeastern half of Deuel County, exceptional (D4) drought conditions persisted through the end of November. Over the northwestern half of the county, extreme (D3) drought conditions continued through the end of the month. The cooperative observer at Chappell reported 0.24 inches of precipitation for November.
Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted over the northern half of Garden County in November. Extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted over the southern half of the county through the end of the month. The cooperative observer at Crescent Lakes NWR reported 0.18 inches of precipitation in November. This was 0.37 inches below the normal of 0.55 inches. The cooperative observer at Oshkosh reported 0.13 inches of precipitation in November. This was 0.33 inches below the normal of 0.46 inches. The cooperative observer at Oshkosh 8SW reported 0.26 inches of precipitation in November. This was 0.32 inches below the normal of 0.58 inches. The cooperative observer at Oshkosh 10NE reported 0.19 inches of precipitation for November.
Across far northern Sheridan county, severe (D2) drought conditions continued through the end of November. For the remainder of the county, moderate (D1) drought conditions persisted through the end of the month. The cooperative observer at Gordon 6N reported 0.35 inches of precipitation in November. This was 0.35 inches below the normal of 0.70 inches. The cooperative observer at Ellsworth 2W reported 0.39 inches of precipitation for November. This was 0.03 inches below the normal of 0.42 inches.
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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1067062, 1067063, 1067083, 1067091, 1067253, 1067254, 1067255, 1067256, 1067257, 1067528, 1067529, 1067531, 1067665, 1067666, 1067848, 1067866, 1067867, 1067530, 1067660, 1067661, 1067828, 1067840, 1067847, 1067870, 1067873, 1067878, 1067879.