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Blizzard Warning 1, NWS Hastings, NE

November 27, 20056 counties in Kansas; 24 counties in Nebraska

NWS Hastings, NE issued this blizzard warning at Nov 27, 2005, 12:45 PM CST for 6 counties in Kansas; 24 counties in Nebraska. It took effect at Nov 27, 2005, 4:00 PM CST. It was in force for 29 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
Nov 27, 2005, 12:45 PM CST (18:45 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 27, 2005, 4:00 PM CST
Expired
Nov 28, 2005, 9:00 PM CST
In force
29 hr
Issued by
NWS Hastings, NE
All 30 counties

Jewell County, KS, Mitchell County, KS, Osborne County, KS, Phillips County, KS, Rooks County, KS, Smith County, KS, Adams County, NE, Buffalo County, NE, Clay County, NE, Dawson County, NE, Fillmore County, NE, Franklin County, NE, Furnas County, NE, Gosper County, NE, Greeley County, NE, Hall County, NE, Hamilton County, NE, Harlan County, NE, Howard County, NE, Kearney County, NE, Merrick County, NE, Nance County, NE, Nuckolls County, NE, Phelps County, NE, Polk County, NE, Sherman County, NE, Thayer County, NE, Valley County, NE, Webster County, NE, York County, NE

The radar

The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 12:00Z, 6.8 hours before the alert went out and 179 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, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 12:00Z on 2005-11-27Temperature 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°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 12:00Z on 2005-11-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 65 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
2099 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
51 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
65 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
144 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS43 KGID 271845
WSWGID

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
1245 PM CST SUN NOV 27 2005

...WINTER STORM TAKING SHAPE FOR THE CENTRAL PLAINS LATER TODAY...

.A DEVELOPING WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY TODAY AND
WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD RAIN...WHICH WILL EVENTUALLY CHANGE TO
SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN OR
SLEET IS POSSIBLE AS THE TEMPERATURE AT THE SURFACE APPROACHES
FREEZING. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE AREA ALONG AND
WEST OF A LINE FROM CENTRAL CITY TO HASTINGS TO RED CLOUD WITH
VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AT 30 TO 40 MPH AND FALLING
SNOW...PRODUCING WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS TONIGHT AND MONDAY.

A SWATH OF HEAVY SNOW APPEARS LIKELY FOR AREAS WEST OF HIGHWAY
281. STORM TOTALS OF UP TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FOR LOCATIONS IN
NEBRASKA WEST OF HIGHWAY 281. ANYONE WITH TRAVEL PLANS TONIGHT
AND MONDAY...AS WELL THOSE GETTING BACK TO WORK AND 
SCHOOL...SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR VERY HARSH WINTER STORM CONDITIONS
OVER A LARGE SECTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND NORTH CENTRAL
KANSAS.

NEZ039-040-046-047-060-061-072-073-082-280245-
/O.CAN.KGID.WS.W.0001.051127T2200Z-051129T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KGID.BZ.W.0001.051127T2200Z-051129T0000Z/
VALLEY-GREELEY-SHERMAN-HOWARD-DAWSON-BUFFALO-GOSPER-PHELPS-FURNAS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORD...GREELEY...LOUP CITY...ST. PAUL...
LEXINGTON...KEARNEY...ELWOOD...HOLDREGE...BEAVER CITY
1245 PM CST SUN NOV 27 2005

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM
CST MONDAY...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CHANGED TO A BLIZZARD WARNING. 

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST
MONDAY. 

THERE IS A CHANCE OF FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE 
PRECIPITATION TURNS TO ALL SNOW. WINDS WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE
NORTHWEST TO OVER 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH TONIGHT. 

EXTREMELY STRONG WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...AT TIMES GUSTING TO 50
MPH...WILL RESULT IN WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS THROUGH MONDAY AND VERY
COLD WIND CHILLS DROPPING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS LATE TONIGHT AND
EARLY MONDAY. ALONG WITH THE EXTREME WINDS...UP TO 8 INCHES OF
STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

NEZ074-083-084-280245-
/O.NEW.KGID.BZ.W.0001.051128T1200Z-051129T0000Z/
/O.EXT.KGID.WS.W.0001.051127T2200Z-051128T1200Z/
KEARNEY-HARLAN-FRANKLIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MINDEN...ALMA...FRANKLIN
1245 PM CST SUN NOV 27 2005

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
6 AM CST MONDAY...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST MONDAY. THE
WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
6 AM CST MONDAY. 

THERE IS A CHANCE OF FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING AS PRECIPITATION TURNS TO ALL SNOW. WINDS WILL INCREASE
OUT OF THE NORTHWEST TO OVER 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH
TONIGHT. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL INCREASE TO THE 30 TO 40 MPH RANGE
ON MONDAY WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. ALONG WITH THE EXTREME
WINDS...UP 8 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED WITH THIS
STORM BY MONDAY NIGHT.

EXTREMELY STRONG WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...AT TIMES GUSTING TO 50
MPH...WILL RESULT IN WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AND VERY COLD WIND
CHILLS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

NEZ075-085-280245-
/O.NEW.KGID.BZ.W.0001.051128T1200Z-051129T0000Z/
/O.EXT.KGID.SB.Y.0001.051128T0100Z-051128T1200Z/
ADAMS-WEBSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HASTINGS...RED CLOUD
1245 PM CST SUN NOV 27 2005

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST MONDAY...
...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS
EVENING TO 6 AM CST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST MONDAY. THE
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS
EVENING TO 6 AM CST MONDAY. 

THERE IS A CHANCE OF FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING AS PRECIPITATION TURNS TO ALL SNOW. WINDS WILL INCREASE
OUT OF THE NORTHWEST TO OVER 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH
TONIGHT AND WILL CREATE BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES.
SUSTAINED WINDS WILL INCREASE TO THE 30 TO 40 MPH RANGE ON
MONDAY WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. THIS WILL CREATE WHITE-OUT
CONDITIONS. ALONG WITH THE EXTREME WINDS...4 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW
ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM BY MONDAY NIGHT.

EXTREMELY STRONG WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...AT TIMES GUSTING TO 50
MPH...WILL RESULT IN WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AND VERY COLD WIND
CHILLS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ON MONDAY.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE
LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

$$

NEZ041-048-062-280245-
/O.NEW.KGID.BZ.W.0001.051128T1200Z-051129T0000Z/
/O.EXT.KGID.SB.Y.0001.051128T0100Z-051128T1200Z/
NANCE-MERRICK-HALL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FULLERTON...CENTRAL CITY...GRAND ISLAND
1245 PM CST SUN NOV 27 2005

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST MONDAY...
...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS
EVENING TO 6 AM CST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST MONDAY. THE
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS
EVENING TO 6 AM CST MONDAY. 

THERE IS A CHANCE OF FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING AS PRECIPITATION TURNS TO ALL SNOW. WINDS WILL INCREASE
OUT OF THE NORTHWEST TO OVER 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH
TONIGHT AND WILL CREATE BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES.
SUSTAINED WINDS WILL INCREASE TO THE 30 TO 40 MPH RANGE ON
MONDAY WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. THIS WILL CREATE WHITE-OUT
CONDITIONS. ALONG WITH THE EXTREME WINDS...5 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW
ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM BY MONDAY NIGHT.

EXTREMELY STRONG WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...AT TIMES GUSTING TO 50
MPH...WILL RESULT IN WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AND VERY COLD WIND
CHILLS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ON MONDAY.

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE
LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

KSZ005-006-017-018-280245-
/O.CON.KGID.SB.Y.0001.051127T2200Z-051129T0000Z/
PHILLIPS-SMITH-ROOKS-OSBORNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PHILLIPSBURG...SMITH CENTER...
PLAINVILLE...STOCKTON...OSBORNE
1245 PM CST SUN NOV 27 2005

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM
THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST MONDAY...

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST MONDAY. 

EXPECT RAIN TO CHANGE TO SNOW THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A PERIOD
OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET IS ALSO POSSIBLE FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS
DURING THE CHANGE OVER. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT...AND THEN
GRADUALLY TAPER OFF MONDAY. 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS LIKELY.

EXTREMELY STRONG WINDS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...WITH GUSTS UP TO
50 MPH...ARE LIKELY. VISIBILITIES MAY BE NEAR ZERO AT TIMES.

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE
LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

$$

KSZ007-019-280245-
/O.CON.KGID.SB.Y.0001.051128T0300Z-051129T0000Z/
JEWELL-MITCHELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANKATO...BELOIT
1245 PM CST SUN NOV 27 2005

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM
THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST MONDAY...

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS
EVENING TO 6 PM CST MONDAY. 

EXPECT RAIN TO CHANGE TO SNOW THIS EVENING. A PERIOD OF FREEZING
RAIN AND SLEET IS ALSO POSSIBLE FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS DURING THE
CHANGE OVER. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE LIKELY BEFORE
THE SNOW ENDS LATE MONDAY. VERY STRONG NORTH WINDS...GUSTING OVER
40 MPH...WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW...AND RESULT IN
HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE
LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

$$

NEZ049-063-064-280245-
/O.CON.KGID.SB.Y.0001.051128T0100Z-051129T0000Z/
POLK-HAMILTON-YORK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSCEOLA...AURORA...YORK
1245 PM CST SUN NOV 27 2005

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM
THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST MONDAY...

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS
EVENING TO 6 PM CST MONDAY. 

RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW THIS EVENING WITH A PERIOD OF SLEET OR
FREEZING RAIN POSSIBLE FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS DURING THE
CHANGEOVER. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 5 INCHES ARE LIKELY BEFORE
THE SNOW ENDS LATE MONDAY. EXTREMELY STRONG NORTH WINDS...GUSTING
TO 50 MPH AT TIMES... WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT WINTER CONDITIONS
DUE TO BLOWING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITY. ANYONE WITH TRAVEL PLANS
SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY SHOULD BE READY FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL
CONDITIONS.

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE
LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

$$

NEZ076-077-086-087-280245-
/O.CON.KGID.SB.Y.0001.051128T0100Z-051129T0000Z/
CLAY-FILLMORE-NUCKOLLS-THAYER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAY CENTER...GENEVA...SUPERIOR...
NELSON...HEBRON
1245 PM CST SUN NOV 27 2005

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM
THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST MONDAY...

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS
EVENING TO 6 PM CST MONDAY. 

RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW THIS EVENING WITH A PERIOD OF SLEET OR
FREEZING RAIN POSSIBLE FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS DURING THE
CHANGE OVER. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE LIKELY BEFORE
THE SNOW ENDS LATE MONDAY. EXTREMELY STRONG NORTH WINDS...GUSTING
TO 50 MPH AT TIMES... WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT WINTER CONDITIONS
DUE TO BLOWING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITY. ANYONE WITH TRAVEL PLANS
SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY SHOULD BE READY FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL
CONDITIONS.

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE
LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

$$

HEINLEIN
7 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS43 KGID 280235
WSWGID

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
835 PM CST SUN NOV 27 2005

...DEADLY WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE AREA THROUGH
MONDAY...

.AN INTENSE UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM OVER NORTHERN KANSAS WILL
CONTINUE TO SLIDE SLOWLY NORTHEAST OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THIS
STORM WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE MODERATE TO HEAVY PRECIPITATION
ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND NORTH CENTRAL WELL INTO MONDAY.
A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SLEET HAS CHANGED TO SNOW OR WILL SOON OVER
THE ENTIRE WARNING AND ADVISORY AREAS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ALONG
WITH STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING
AND DRIFTING OF SNOW INTO MONDAY.

NEZ074-083-084-281100-
/O.CAN.KGID.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-051128T1200Z/
/O.EXT.KGID.BZ.W.0001.051128T0235Z-051129T0000Z/
KEARNEY-HARLAN-FRANKLIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MINDEN...ALMA...FRANKLIN
835 PM CST SUN NOV 27 2005

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
STORM WARNING BUT REPLACED IT WITH A BLIZZARD WARNING THAT IS NOW
IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY.

LOOK FOR PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO CONTINUE FOR THE
REST OF TONIGHT AND LAST INTO THE AFTERNOON ON MONDAY BEFORE
TAPERING OFF TO LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES BY EVENING. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY MONDAY EVENING.
THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL ALSO PRODUCE STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST
WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 TO 55 MPH. THIS WILL
CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW RESULTING IN REDUCED
VISIBILITIES AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING UNDER NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS.
DO NOT TRAVEL UNDER THESE CONDITIONS OR YOU MAY BE JEAPORDIZING
YOUR LIFE.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

NEZ041-048-062-075-085-281100-
/O.UPG.KGID.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-051128T1200Z/
/O.EXT.KGID.BZ.W.0001.051128T0235Z-051129T0000Z/
NANCE-MERRICK-HALL-ADAMS-WEBSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FULLERTON...CENTRAL CITY...
GRAND ISLAND...HASTINGS...RED CLOUD
835 PM CST SUN NOV 27 2005

...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY. THE
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

LOOK FOR PERIODS OF RAIN OR SLEET MIXED WITH SNOW TO SWITCH
COMPLETELY OVER TO PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AFTER
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THIS SNOW IS EXPECTED TO LAST INTO THE
AFTERNOON ON MONDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES
BY EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES IS
EXPECTED BY MONDAY EVENING. THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL ALSO PRODUCE
STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN
40 TO 55 MPH. THIS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF
SNOW RESULTING IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING UNDER
NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. DO NOT TRAVEL UNDER THESE CONDITIONS OR
YOU MAY BE JEAPORDIZING YOUR LIFE.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

NEZ039-040-046-047-060-061-072-073-082-281100-
/O.CON.KGID.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-051129T0000Z/
VALLEY-GREELEY-SHERMAN-HOWARD-DAWSON-BUFFALO-GOSPER-PHELPS-FURNAS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORD...GREELEY...LOUP CITY...ST. PAUL...
LEXINGTON...KEARNEY...ELWOOD...HOLDREGE...BEAVER CITY
835 PM CST SUN NOV 27 2005

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY...

LOOK FOR PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO CONTINUE FOR THE
REST OF TONIGHT AND LAST INTO THE AFTERNOON ON MONDAY BEFORE
TAPERING OFF TO LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES BY EVENING. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY MONDAY EVENING.
THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL ALSO PRODUCE STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST
WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 TO 55 MPH. THIS WILL
CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW RESULTING IN REDUCED
VISIBILITIES AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING UNDER NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS.
DO NOT TRAVEL UNDER THESE CONDITIONS OR YOU MAY BE JEAPORDIZING
YOUR LIFE.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

KSZ005-006-017-018-281100-
/O.CON.KGID.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-051129T0000Z/
PHILLIPS-SMITH-ROOKS-OSBORNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PHILLIPSBURG...SMITH CENTER...
PLAINVILLE...STOCKTON...OSBORNE
835 PM CST SUN NOV 27 2005

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM
CST MONDAY...

LOOK FOR PERIODS OF RAIN OR SLEET MIXED WITH SNOW TO SWITCH
COMPLETELY OVER TO PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AFTER
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THIS SNOW IS EXPECTED TO LAST INTO THE
EARLY AFTERNOON ON MONDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO LIGHT SNOW OR
FLURRIES BY EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES IS
EXPECTED BY MONDAY EVENING. THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL ALSO PRODUCE
STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN
40 TO 55 MPH. THIS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF
SNOW RESULTING IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS.

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE
LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

$$

KSZ007-019-281100-
/O.CON.KGID.SB.Y.0001.051128T0300Z-051129T0000Z/
JEWELL-MITCHELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANKATO...BELOIT
835 PM CST SUN NOV 27 2005

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM
CST MONDAY...

LOOK FOR A PERIOD OF DRY CONDITIONS THIS EVENING BEFORE A BAND OF SNOW
MOVES INTO JEWELL AND MITCHELL COUNTIES AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.
THIS SNOW IS EXPECTED TO LAST INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON ON MONDAY
BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES BY EVENING. TOTAL
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY MONDAY EVENING.
THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL ALSO PRODUCE STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST
WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 TO 55 MPH. THIS WILL
CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW RESULTING IN REDUCED
VISIBILITIES AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE
LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

$$

NEZ049-063-064-281100-
/O.CON.KGID.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-051129T0000Z/
POLK-HAMILTON-YORK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSCEOLA...AURORA...YORK
835 PM CST SUN NOV 27 2005

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM
CST MONDAY...

LOOK FOR PERIODS OF RAIN OR SLEET MIXED WITH SNOW TO SWITCH
COMPLETELY OVER TO PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AFTER
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THIS SNOW IS EXPECTED TO LAST INTO THE
EARLY AFTERNOON ON MONDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO LIGHT SNOW OR
FLURRIES BY EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES IS
EXPECTED BY MONDAY EVENING. THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL ALSO PRODUCE
STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN
40 TO 55 MPH. THIS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF
SNOW RESULTING IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS.

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE
LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

$$

NEZ076-077-086-087-281100-
/O.CON.KGID.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-051129T0000Z/
CLAY-FILLMORE-NUCKOLLS-THAYER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAY CENTER...GENEVA...SUPERIOR...
NELSON...HEBRON
835 PM CST SUN NOV 27 2005

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM
CST MONDAY...

LOOK FOR A PERIOD OF DRY CONDITIONS THIS EVENING BEFORE A BAND OF SNOW
MOVES INTO CLAY...FILLMORE...NUCKOLLS AND THAYER COUNTIES AFTER
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THIS SNOW IS EXPECTED TO LAST INTO THE EARLY
AFTERNOON ON MONDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES
BY EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES IS EXPECTED
BY MONDAY EVENING. THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL ALSO PRODUCE STRONG
NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 TO
55 MPH. THIS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW
RESULTING IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS.

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE
LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

$$

AWJ
000 
WWUS43 KGID 280250 CCA
WSWGID

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
849 PM CST SUN NOV 27 2005

...DEADLY WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE AREA THROUGH
MONDAY...

.AN INTENSE UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM OVER NORTHERN KANSAS WILL
CONTINUE TO SLIDE SLOWLY NORTHEAST OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THIS
STORM WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE MODERATE TO HEAVY PRECIPITATION
ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS WELL INTO
MONDAY. A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SLEET HAS CHANGED TO SNOW OR WILL
SOON OVER THE ENTIRE WARNING AND ADVISORY AREAS. SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS ALONG WITH STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL
CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW INTO MONDAY.

NEZ074-083-084-281130-
/O.CAN.KGID.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-051128T1200Z/
/O.EXT.KGID.BZ.W.0001.051128T0249Z-051129T0000Z/
KEARNEY-HARLAN-FRANKLIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MINDEN...ALMA...FRANKLIN
849 PM CST SUN NOV 27 2005

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
STORM WARNING BUT REPLACED IT WITH A BLIZZARD WARNING THAT IS NOW
IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY.

LOOK FOR PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO CONTINUE FOR THE
REST OF TONIGHT AND LAST INTO THE AFTERNOON ON MONDAY BEFORE
TAPERING OFF TO LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES BY EVENING. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY MONDAY EVENING.
THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL ALSO PRODUCE STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST
WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 TO 55 MPH. THIS WILL
CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW RESULTING IN REDUCED
VISIBILITIES AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING UNDER NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS.
DO NOT TRAVEL UNDER THESE CONDITIONS OR YOU MAY BE JEAPORDIZING
YOUR LIFE.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

NEZ041-048-062-075-085-281130-
/O.UPG.KGID.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-051128T1200Z/
/O.EXT.KGID.BZ.W.0001.051128T0249Z-051129T0000Z/
NANCE-MERRICK-HALL-ADAMS-WEBSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FULLERTON...CENTRAL CITY...
GRAND ISLAND...HASTINGS...RED CLOUD
849 PM CST SUN NOV 27 2005

...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY. THE
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

LOOK FOR PERIODS OF RAIN OR SLEET MIXED WITH SNOW TO SWITCH
COMPLETELY OVER TO PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AFTER
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THIS SNOW IS EXPECTED TO LAST INTO THE
AFTERNOON ON MONDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES
BY EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES IS
EXPECTED BY MONDAY EVENING. THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL ALSO PRODUCE
STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN
40 TO 55 MPH. THIS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF
SNOW RESULTING IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING UNDER
NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. DO NOT TRAVEL UNDER THESE CONDITIONS OR
YOU MAY BE JEAPORDIZING YOUR LIFE.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

NEZ039-040-046-047-060-061-072-073-082-281130-
/O.CON.KGID.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-051129T0000Z/
VALLEY-GREELEY-SHERMAN-HOWARD-DAWSON-BUFFALO-GOSPER-PHELPS-FURNAS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORD...GREELEY...LOUP CITY...ST. PAUL...
LEXINGTON...KEARNEY...ELWOOD...HOLDREGE...BEAVER CITY
849 PM CST SUN NOV 27 2005

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY...

LOOK FOR PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO CONTINUE FOR THE
REST OF TONIGHT AND LAST INTO THE AFTERNOON ON MONDAY BEFORE
TAPERING OFF TO LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES BY EVENING. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY MONDAY EVENING.
THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL ALSO PRODUCE STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST
WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 TO 55 MPH. THIS WILL
CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW RESULTING IN REDUCED
VISIBILITIES AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING UNDER NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS.
DO NOT TRAVEL UNDER THESE CONDITIONS OR YOU MAY BE JEAPORDIZING
YOUR LIFE.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

KSZ005-006-017-018-281130-
/O.CON.KGID.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-051129T0000Z/
PHILLIPS-SMITH-ROOKS-OSBORNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PHILLIPSBURG...SMITH CENTER...
PLAINVILLE...STOCKTON...OSBORNE
849 PM CST SUN NOV 27 2005

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM
CST MONDAY...

LOOK FOR PERIODS OF RAIN OR SLEET MIXED WITH SNOW TO SWITCH
COMPLETELY OVER TO PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AFTER
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THIS SNOW IS EXPECTED TO LAST INTO THE
EARLY AFTERNOON ON MONDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO LIGHT SNOW OR
FLURRIES BY EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES IS
EXPECTED BY MONDAY EVENING. THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL ALSO PRODUCE
STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN
40 TO 55 MPH. THIS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF
SNOW RESULTING IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS.

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE
LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

$$

KSZ007-019-281130-
/O.CON.KGID.SB.Y.0001.051128T0300Z-051129T0000Z/
JEWELL-MITCHELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANKATO...BELOIT
849 PM CST SUN NOV 27 2005

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM
CST MONDAY...

LOOK FOR A PERIOD OF DRY CONDITIONS THIS EVENING BEFORE A BAND OF SNOW
MOVES INTO JEWELL AND MITCHELL COUNTIES AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.
THIS SNOW IS EXPECTED TO LAST INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON ON MONDAY
BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES BY EVENING. TOTAL
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY MONDAY EVENING.
THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL ALSO PRODUCE STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST
WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 TO 55 MPH. THIS WILL
CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW RESULTING IN REDUCED
VISIBILITIES AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE
LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

$$

NEZ049-063-064-281130-
/O.CON.KGID.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-051129T0000Z/
POLK-HAMILTON-YORK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSCEOLA...AURORA...YORK
849 PM CST SUN NOV 27 2005

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM
CST MONDAY...

LOOK FOR PERIODS OF RAIN OR SLEET MIXED WITH SNOW TO SWITCH
COMPLETELY OVER TO PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AFTER
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THIS SNOW IS EXPECTED TO LAST INTO THE
EARLY AFTERNOON ON MONDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO LIGHT SNOW OR
FLURRIES BY EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES IS
EXPECTED BY MONDAY EVENING. THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL ALSO PRODUCE
STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN
40 TO 55 MPH. THIS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF
SNOW RESULTING IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS.

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE
LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

$$

NEZ076-077-086-087-281130-
/O.CON.KGID.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-051129T0000Z/
CLAY-FILLMORE-NUCKOLLS-THAYER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAY CENTER...GENEVA...SUPERIOR...
NELSON...HEBRON
849 PM CST SUN NOV 27 2005

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM
CST MONDAY...

LOOK FOR A PERIOD OF DRY CONDITIONS THIS EVENING BEFORE A BAND OF SNOW
MOVES INTO CLAY...FILLMORE...NUCKOLLS AND THAYER COUNTIES AFTER
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THIS SNOW IS EXPECTED TO LAST INTO THE EARLY
AFTERNOON ON MONDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES
BY EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES IS EXPECTED
BY MONDAY EVENING. THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL ALSO PRODUCE STRONG
NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 TO
55 MPH. THIS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW
RESULTING IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS.

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE
LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

$$

AWJ
000 
WWUS43 KGID 281039
WSWGID

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
439 AM CST MON NOV 28 2005

...DANGEROUS WINTER STORM STILL IMPACTING THE CENTRAL PLAINS...

.A POTENT UPPER LEVEL WILL BATTER SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND
NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS WITH EXTREMELY STRONG WINDS AND LIGHT SNOW 
TODAY. THOUGH ADDITIONAL SNOW TODAY WILL BE LIGHT...GENERALLY
1 TO 3 INCHES AT MOST...NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 55 MPH WILL
CAUSE BLIZZARD OR BLIZZARD LIKE CONDITIONS IN MANY AREAS. 
TRAVEL WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS...ESPECIALLY IN SOUTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA WEST OF HIGHWAY 281...AND IN PHILLIPS COUNTY KANSAS. 
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM...WITH POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING
CONSEQUENCES.

NEZ062-075-085-281900-
/O.CAN.KGID.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-051129T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KGID.BS.Y.0001.051129T0000Z-051129T1200Z/
/O.EXA.KGID.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-051129T0000Z/
HALL-ADAMS-WEBSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAND ISLAND...HASTINGS...RED CLOUD
439 AM CST MON NOV 28 2005

...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
CST TUESDAY...

PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY...WITH 
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE. 

THE MAIN PROBLEM WILL BE THE WIND...WHICH WILL GUST TO 55 MPH. 
EVEN WITH RELATIVELY LIGHT SNOW...VISIBILITIES WILL BE DOWN 
TO LESS THAN ONE MILE IN BLOWING SNOW...AND MAY BE NEAR ZERO
IN HEAVIER SNOW BANDS. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS 
ALL DAY. 

ALL ACCUMULATION SNOW WILL END THIS EVENING...BUT STRONG WINDS
WILL CONTINUE BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN COUNTRY...AND RESULT IN 
POOR VISIBILITY THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT MONDAY NIGHT. 

USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING TODAY...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

$$

KSZ007-019-NEZ086-087-281900-
/O.CAN.KGID.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-051129T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KGID.WW.Y.0002.051128T1039Z-051129T0000Z/
JEWELL-MITCHELL-NUCKOLLS-THAYER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANKATO...BELOIT...SUPERIOR...NELSON...
HEBRON
439 AM CST MON NOV 28 2005

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

SNOW SHOWERS AND STRONG WINDS WILL IMPACT THE AREA TODAY.
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE ONE INCH OR LESS. HOWEVER NORTHWEST
WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING...AND GUST OVER 50 MPH THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON. WITH THIS KIND OF WIND...EVEN LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS
CAN RESULT IN NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FOR A SHORT TIME.

THE SNOW WILL END EARLY THIS EVENING. 

ROADS WILL BE ICY IN SPOTS...SO USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING
TODAY. 

$$

KSZ005-281900-
/O.UPG.KGID.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-051129T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KGID.BS.Y.0001.051129T0000Z-051129T1200Z/
/O.EXA.KGID.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-051129T0000Z/
PHILLIPS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PHILLIPSBURG
439 AM CST MON NOV 28 2005

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...
...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
CST TUESDAY...

PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL LINGER TODAY...DROPPING AN ADDITIONAL 
INCH OR TWO. DESPITE LIMITED ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL...THE BLIZZARD 
WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED THROUGH TODAY FOR A COMBINATION OF SNOW
AND EXTREMELY STRONG WINDS. VISIBILITIES WILL BE DOWN NEAR ZERO IN
OPEN COUNTRY...AND TRAVEL WILL BE TREACHEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE.
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST TO 55 MPH OR HIGHER ALL DAY LONG.

A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR MONDAY NIGHT...AS
STRONG WINDS CONTINUE AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT. THOUGH NO 
ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TONIGHT...POOR VISIBILITIES AND
NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS ARE STILL POSSIBLE MONDAY NIGHT. 

IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.


$$

NEZ039>041-046>048-060-061-072>074-082>084-281900-
/O.NEW.KGID.BS.Y.0001.051129T0000Z-051129T1200Z/
/O.CON.KGID.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-051129T0000Z/
VALLEY-GREELEY-NANCE-SHERMAN-HOWARD-MERRICK-DAWSON-BUFFALO-GOSPER-
PHELPS-KEARNEY-FURNAS-HARLAN-FRANKLIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORD...GREELEY...FULLERTON...LOUP CITY...
ST. PAUL...CENTRAL CITY...LEXINGTON...KEARNEY...ELWOOD...
HOLDREGE...MINDEN...BEAVER CITY...ALMA...FRANKLIN
439 AM CST MON NOV 28 2005

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
CST TUESDAY...

A DANGEROUS WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TODAY...IN THE FORM OF
PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW AND EXTREMELY STRONG WINDS. ADDITIONAL
SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IS POSSIBLE TODAY...BUT THE NORTHWEST
WINDS GUSTING TO 55 MPH OR MORE...WILL BE CAUSE BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS ALL DAY. WHITE OUT CONDITIONS SHOULD BE EXPECTED IN
OPEN COUNTRY.

TRAVEL TODAY WILL BE DANGEROUS AND IS NOT RECOMMENDED. 
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...AND GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.
MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. 

TONIGHT...A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN POSTED. SNOWFALL WILL
END THIS EVENING...BUT WINDS GUSTING OVER 45 MPH ALL NIGHT LONG
WILL LEAD TO VERY POOR VISIBILITY IN OPEN COUNTRY...AT TIMES 
NEAR ZERO. SOME RURAL ROADS WILL REMAIN IMPASSABLE. 


$$

NEZ049-063-064-281900-
/O.NEW.KGID.BS.Y.0001.051129T0000Z-051129T1200Z/
/O.CON.KGID.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-051129T0000Z/
POLK-HAMILTON-YORK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSCEOLA...AURORA...YORK
439 AM CST MON NOV 28 2005

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM
CST THIS AFTERNOON...
...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
CST TUESDAY...

AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO POSSIBLY 3 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL TODAY.
HOWEVER THE WINDS WILL ACTUALLY INCREASE BY LATE MORNING...
AND GUST OVER 50 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. SO DESPITE LIMITED NEW 
SNOW...VERY POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY THROUGHOUT THE DAY IN
BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY. 

ONCE THE SNOW ENDS THIS EVENING...BLOWING SNOW IS LIKELY OVERNIGHT
AS THE NORTHWEST WINDS TAPER OFF ONLY A BIT BY DAWN TUESDAY. 

IF YOU MUST TRAVEL TODAY...USE EXTREME CAUTION. BE PREPARED FOR
ICY ROADS...AND HARSH WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. 


$$

KSZ006-017-018-281900-
/O.NEW.KGID.BS.Y.0001.051129T0000Z-051129T1200Z/
/O.CON.KGID.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-051129T0000Z/
SMITH-ROOKS-OSBORNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SMITH CENTER...PLAINVILLE...STOCKTON...
OSBORNE
439 AM CST MON NOV 28 2005

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM
CST THIS AFTERNOON...
...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
CST TUESDAY...

PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL BE NOTED TODAY...WITH AN ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATION OF ABOUT ONE INCH. DESPITE LIMITED NEW SNOW...NORTHWEST
WINDS GUSTING TO 55 MPH WILL RESULT IN VERY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL
CONDITIONS. VISIBILITIES WILL OFTEN BE LESS THAN 2 MILES...AND MAY
BE NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN OPEN COUNTRY. 

TONIGHT...BLOWING SNOW WILL BE NOTED. VISIBILITIES WILL STILL BE
REDUCED...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY. 

IF YOU MUST TRAVEL TODAY...USE EXTREME CAUTION AND BE PREPARED
FOR HARSH WINTER CONDITIONS. 


$$

NEZ076-077-281900-
/O.CON.KGID.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-051129T0000Z/
CLAY-FILLMORE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAY CENTER...GENEVA
439 AM CST MON NOV 28 2005

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM
CST THIS AFTERNOON...

PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY...WITH SOME AREAS
PICKING UP ONE TO TWO INCHES. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE
AND GUST TO 55 MPH BY LATE MORNING. VERY POOR VISIBILITIES
ARE LIKELY IN OPEN COUNTRY...AND TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS 
AT TIMES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. 


$$
000 
WWUS43 KGID 281619
WSWGID

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
1019 AM CST MON NOV 28 2005

...DANGEROUS WINTER STORM CONTINUES TO IMPACT THE CENTRAL PLAINS...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO BATTER SOUTH
CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS TODAY AND TONIGHT.
EXTREMELY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AND LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE
TODAY. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL ONLY BE 1 TO 3
INCHES...BUT NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 55 MPH WILL CAUSE
BLIZZARD OR NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FOR MANY AREAS. TRAVEL WILL
BE DIFFICULT EAST OF HIGHWAY 281 AND IMPOSSIBLE IN AREAS WEST OF
HIGHWAY 281. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM...WITH POTENTIALLY LIFE
THREATENING CONSEQUENCES.

NEZ062-063-075-085-290000-
/O.UPG.KGID.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-051129T0000Z/
/O.EXA.KGID.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-051129T0000Z/
/O.CON.KGID.BS.Y.0001.051129T0000Z-051129T1200Z/
HALL-HAMILTON-ADAMS-WEBSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAND ISLAND...AURORA...HASTINGS...
RED CLOUD
1019 AM CST MON NOV 28 2005

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...
...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. A
BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 AM CST TUESDAY.

PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. ALTHOUGH NEW
SNOWFALL IS ONLY EXPECTED TO BE 1 TO 3 INCHES...WINDS WILL GUST TO
AROUND 55 MPH. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITH VISIBILITIES
NEAR ZERO. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND IS NOT
RECOMMENDED. 

SNOWFALL WILL COME TO AN END THIS EVENING...BUT THE WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING
SNOW. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES. 

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED
DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN
TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

$$

NEZ076-290000-
/O.UPG.KGID.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-051129T0000Z/
/O.EXA.KGID.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-051129T0000Z/
CLAY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CLAY CENTER
1019 AM CST MON NOV 28 2005

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. THE
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. ALTHOUGH NEW
SNOWFALL IS ONLY EXPECTED TO BE 1 TO 3 INCHES...WINDS WILL GUST TO
AROUND 55 MPH. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITH VISIBILITIES
NEAR ZERO. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND IS NOT
RECOMMENDED. 

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE OUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

KSZ005-NEZ039>041-046>048-060-061-072>074-082>084-290000-
/O.CON.KGID.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-051129T0000Z/
/O.CON.KGID.BS.Y.0001.051129T0000Z-051129T1200Z/
PHILLIPS-VALLEY-GREELEY-NANCE-SHERMAN-HOWARD-MERRICK-DAWSON-
BUFFALO-GOSPER-PHELPS-KEARNEY-FURNAS-HARLAN-FRANKLIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PHILLIPSBURG...ORD...GREELEY...
FULLERTON...LOUP CITY...ST. PAUL...CENTRAL CITY...LEXINGTON...
KEARNEY...ELWOOD...HOLDREGE...MINDEN...BEAVER CITY...ALMA...
FRANKLIN
1019 AM CST MON NOV 28 2005

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM
THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY. 

NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST TO AROUND 55 MPH CAUSING BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS TODAY. TRAVEL TODAY WILL BE DANGEROUS AND IS NOT
RECOMMENDED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...AND GET STRANDED...STAY WITH
YOUR VEHICLE. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT.

TONIGHT...A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN POSTED. SNOWFALL WILL
END THIS EVENING...BUT WINDS GUSTING OVER 45 MPH ALL NIGHT LONG
WILL LEAD TO VERY POOR VISIBILITY IN OPEN COUNTRY...AT TIMES NEAR
ZERO. SOME RURAL ROADS WILL REMAIN IMPASSABLE.

$$

NEZ049-064-290000-
/O.CON.KGID.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-051129T0000Z/
/O.CON.KGID.BS.Y.0001.051129T0000Z-051129T1200Z/
POLK-YORK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSCEOLA...YORK
1019 AM CST MON NOV 28 2005

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM
CST THIS AFTERNOON...
...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY...

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
THIS AFTERNOON. A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY. 

ONCE THE SNOW ENDS THIS EVENING...BLOWING SNOW IS LIKELY
OVERNIGHT AS THE NORTHWEST WINDS TAPER OFF ONLY A BIT BY DAWN
TUESDAY.

IF YOU MUST TRAVEL TODAY...USE EXTREME CAUTION. BE PREPARED FOR
ICY ROADS...AND HARSH WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS.

$$

KSZ006-017-018-290000-
/O.CON.KGID.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-051129T0000Z/
/O.CON.KGID.BS.Y.0001.051129T0000Z-051129T1200Z/
SMITH-ROOKS-OSBORNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SMITH CENTER...PLAINVILLE...STOCKTON...
OSBORNE
1019 AM CST MON NOV 28 2005

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM
CST THIS AFTERNOON...
...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY...

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
THIS AFTERNOON. A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY. 

ALTHOUGH ONLY A LITTLE ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED...NORTHWEST
WINDS WILL GUST TO AROUND 55 MPH TODAY CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING
SNOW. TONIGHT THE SNOWFALL WILL COME TO AN END BUT BLOWING SNOW
WILL CONTINUE. VISIBILITIES WILL STILL BE REDUCED...ESPECIALLY IN
OPEN COUNTRY.

IF YOU MUST TRAVEL TODAY AND TONIGHT...USE EXTREME CAUTION AND BE
PREPARED FOR HARSH WINTER CONDITIONS.

$$

NEZ077-290000-
/O.CON.KGID.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-051129T0000Z/
FILLMORE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GENEVA
1019 AM CST MON NOV 28 2005

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM
CST THIS AFTERNOON...

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
THIS AFTERNOON. 

PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY...WITH SOME AREAS
PICKING UP ONE TO TWO INCHES. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE
AND GUST TO AROUND 55 MPH BY LATE MORNING. VERY POOR VISIBILITIES
ARE LIKELY IN OPEN COUNTRY...AND TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS 
AT TIMES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

KSZ007-019-NEZ086-087-290000-
/O.CON.KGID.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-051129T0000Z/
JEWELL-MITCHELL-NUCKOLLS-THAYER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANKATO...BELOIT...SUPERIOR...NELSON...
HEBRON
1019 AM CST MON NOV 28 2005

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

SNOW SHOWERS AND STRONG WINDS WILL IMPACT THE AREA TODAY.
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE ONE INCH OR LESS. HOWEVER NORTHWEST
WINDS WILL GUST TO AROUND 55 MPH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. EVEN LIGHT
SNOW SHOWERS CAN RESULT IN NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FOR A SHORT
TIME. THE SNOW WILL END EARLY THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL END
EARLY THIS EVENING.

ROADS WILL BE ICY IN SPOTS...SO USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING
TODAY.

$$

JCB
000 
WWUS43 KGID 281909
WSWGID

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
109 PM CST MON NOV 28 2005

...DANGEROUS WINTER STORM CONTINUES TO IMPACT THE CENTRAL
PLAINS...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO BATTER SOUTH
CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS TODAY AND TONIGHT.
EXTREMELY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AND LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE
TODAY. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL ONLY BE 1 TO 3 INCHES...
BUT NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 55 MPH WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD
OR NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FOR MANY AREAS. TRAVEL WILL BE
DIFFICULT EAST OF HIGHWAY 281 AND IMPOSSIBLE IN AREAS WEST OF
HIGHWAY 281. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM...WITH POTENTIALLY LIFE
THREATENING CONSEQUENCES.

NEZ077-290000-
/O.UPG.KGID.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-051129T0000Z/
/O.EXA.KGID.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-051129T0000Z/
/O.EXA.KGID.BS.Y.0001.051129T0000Z-051129T1200Z/
FILLMORE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GENEVA
109 PM CST MON NOV 28 2005

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...
...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
CST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. A
BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
CST TUESDAY. 

PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY...WITH SOME AREAS
PICKING UP 1 TO 2 INCHES. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST TO AROUND 55
MPH. VERY POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY IN OPEN COUNTRY...AND
TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT...CAUSING BLOWING SNOW. THE
BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. 

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE OUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED
DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN
TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

$$

KSZ006-017-018-NEZ049-064-290000-
/O.UPG.KGID.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-051129T0000Z/
/O.EXA.KGID.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-051129T0000Z/
/O.CON.KGID.BS.Y.0001.051129T0000Z-051129T1200Z/
SMITH-ROOKS-OSBORNE-POLK-YORK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SMITH CENTER...PLAINVILLE...STOCKTON...
OSBORNE...OSCEOLA...YORK
109 PM CST MON NOV 28 2005

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...
...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. A
BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 AM CST TUESDAY.

ALTHOUGH ONLY A LITTLE ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED...NORTHWEST
WINDS WILL GUST TO AROUND 55 MPH TODAY CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING
SNOW. TONIGHT THE SNOWFALL WILL COME TO AN END BUT BLOWING SNOW
WILL CONTINUE. VISIBILITIES WILL STILL BE REDUCED... ESPECIALLY IN
OPEN COUNTRY.

IF YOU MUST TRAVEL THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...USE EXTREME CAUTION
AND BE PREPARED FOR HARSH WINTER CONDITIONS.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE OUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED
DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN
TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

$$

KSZ007-019-NEZ086-087-290000-
/O.UPG.KGID.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-051129T0000Z/
/O.EXA.KGID.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-051129T0000Z/
/O.EXA.KGID.BS.Y.0001.051129T0000Z-051129T1200Z/
JEWELL-MITCHELL-NUCKOLLS-THAYER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANKATO...BELOIT...SUPERIOR...NELSON...
HEBRON
109 PM CST MON NOV 28 2005

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...
...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
CST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. A
BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS BLOWING SNOW
ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY.
THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

SNOW SHOWERS AND STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THE AREA THIS
AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE ONE INCH OR LESS. HOWEVER
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST TO AROUND 55 MPH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
EVEN LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS CAN RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FOR A
SHORT TIME. THE SNOW WILL END EARLY THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL
END EARLY THIS EVENING.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE OUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED
DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN
TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

$$

NEZ076-290000-
/O.EXA.KGID.BS.Y.0001.051129T0000Z-051129T1200Z/
/O.CON.KGID.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-051129T0000Z/
CLAY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CLAY CENTER
109 PM CST MON NOV 28 2005

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
CST TUESDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A
BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY. 

NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST TO AROUND 55 MPH CAUSING BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS TODAY. TRAVEL TODAY WILL BE DANGEROUS AND IS NOT
RECOMMENDED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...AND GET STRANDED...STAY WITH
YOUR VEHICLE. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT.

TONIGHT...A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN POSTED. SNOWFALL WILL
END THIS EVENING...BUT WINDS GUSTING OVER 45 MPH ALL NIGHT LONG
WILL LEAD TO VERY POOR VISIBILITY IN OPEN COUNTRY...AT TIMES NEAR
ZERO. SOME RURAL ROADS WILL REMAIN IMPASSABLE.

$$

KSZ005-NEZ039>041-046>048-060>063-072>075-082>085-290000-
/O.CON.KGID.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-051129T0000Z/
/O.CON.KGID.BS.Y.0001.051129T0000Z-051129T1200Z/
PHILLIPS-VALLEY-GREELEY-NANCE-SHERMAN-HOWARD-MERRICK-DAWSON-
BUFFALO-HALL-HAMILTON-GOSPER-PHELPS-KEARNEY-ADAMS-FURNAS-HARLAN-
FRANKLIN-WEBSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PHILLIPSBURG...ORD...GREELEY...
FULLERTON...LOUP CITY...ST. PAUL...CENTRAL CITY...LEXINGTON...
KEARNEY...GRAND ISLAND...AURORA...ELWOOD...HOLDREGE...MINDEN...
HASTINGS...BEAVER CITY...ALMA...FRANKLIN...RED CLOUD
109 PM CST MON NOV 28 2005

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON.
A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY.

NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST TO AROUND 55 MPH CAUSING BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS TODAY. TRAVEL TODAY WILL BE DANGEROUS AND IS NOT
RECOMMENDED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...AND GET STRANDED...STAY WITH
YOUR VEHICLE. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT.

TONIGHT...A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN POSTED. SNOWFALL WILL
END THIS EVENING...BUT WINDS GUSTING OVER 45 MPH ALL NIGHT LONG
WILL LEAD TO VERY POOR VISIBILITY IN OPEN COUNTRY...AT TIMES NEAR
ZERO. SOME RURAL ROADS WILL REMAIN IMPASSABLE.

$$

JCB
000 
WWUS43 KGID 282041
WSWGID

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
241 PM CST MON NOV 28 2005

...DANGEROUS WINTER STORM CONTINUES TO IMPACT THE CENTRAL
PLAINS...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL SLOWLY MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST
TONIGHT. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW.
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING WITH THE STRONG
WINDS. AREAS OF SNOW AREA EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE
EVENING. THE SNOW WILL COME TO AN END BUT THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE
TO CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT...IF NOT
IMPOSSIBLE...ACROSS THE AREA. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM...WITH
POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING CONSEQUENCES.

KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>077-082>087-
290300-
/O.EXT.KGID.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-051129T0300Z/
/O.EXT.KGID.BS.Y.0001.051129T0300Z-051129T1200Z/
PHILLIPS-SMITH-JEWELL-ROOKS-OSBORNE-MITCHELL-VALLEY-GREELEY-NANCE-
SHERMAN-HOWARD-MERRICK-POLK-DAWSON-BUFFALO-HALL-HAMILTON-YORK-
GOSPER-PHELPS-KEARNEY-ADAMS-CLAY-FILLMORE-FURNAS-HARLAN-FRANKLIN-
WEBSTER-NUCKOLLS-THAYER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PHILLIPSBURG...SMITH CENTER...MANKATO...
PLAINVILLE...STOCKTON...OSBORNE...BELOIT...ORD...GREELEY...
FULLERTON...LOUP CITY...ST. PAUL...CENTRAL CITY...OSCEOLA...
LEXINGTON...KEARNEY...GRAND ISLAND...AURORA...YORK...ELWOOD...
HOLDREGE...MINDEN...HASTINGS...CLAY CENTER...GENEVA...
BEAVER CITY...ALMA...FRANKLIN...RED CLOUD...SUPERIOR...NELSON...
HEBRON
241 PM CST MON NOV 28 2005

...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING...
...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 AM CST TUESDAY...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING. THE BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM
THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY. 

NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST TO AROUND 55 MPH CAUSING BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS THIS EVENING. AREAS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
EVENING. TRAVEL THIS EVENING WILL BE DANGEROUS AND IS NOT
RECOMMENDED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...AND GET STRANDED...STAY WITH
YOUR VEHICLE. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. 

THE SNOW WILL COME TO AN END THIS EVENING...BUT WINDS WILL
CONTINUE TO CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW THROUGH THE NIGHT. 

$$

JCB
000 
WWUS43 KGID 290252
WSWGID

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
852 PM CST MON NOV 28 2005

KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>077-082>087-
291100-
/O.EXP.KGID.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-051129T0300Z/
/O.CON.KGID.BS.Y.0001.051129T0300Z-051129T1200Z/
PHILLIPS-SMITH-JEWELL-ROOKS-OSBORNE-MITCHELL-VALLEY-GREELEY-NANCE-
SHERMAN-HOWARD-MERRICK-POLK-DAWSON-BUFFALO-HALL-HAMILTON-YORK-
GOSPER-PHELPS-KEARNEY-ADAMS-CLAY-FILLMORE-FURNAS-HARLAN-FRANKLIN-
WEBSTER-NUCKOLLS-THAYER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PHILLIPSBURG...SMITH CENTER...MANKATO...
PLAINVILLE...STOCKTON...OSBORNE...BELOIT...ORD...GREELEY...
FULLERTON...LOUP CITY...ST. PAUL...CENTRAL CITY...OSCEOLA...
LEXINGTON...KEARNEY...GRAND ISLAND...AURORA...YORK...ELWOOD...
HOLDREGE...MINDEN...HASTINGS...CLAY CENTER...GENEVA...
BEAVER CITY...ALMA...FRANKLIN...RED CLOUD...SUPERIOR...NELSON...
HEBRON
852 PM CST MON NOV 28 2005

...BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CST THIS EVENING...
...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
TUESDAY...

SNOW HAS BEGUN TO DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS THIS EVENING WITH VISIBILITIES
IMPROVING ABOVE 1 MILE. FOR THIS REASON THE BLIZZARD WARNING IN
EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS
WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 9 PM. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE
ALSO EXPECTED TO SLOWLY EASE THROUGH THE REST OF TONIGHT INTO THE 15
TO 25 MPH RANGE BY TUESDAY MORNING. HOWEVER...THIS WILL STILL
CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW RESULTING IN REDUCED
VISIBILITIES AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. BASED ON THESE
CONDITIONS...A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL
6 AM TUESDAY.

A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED
DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN
TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

$$

AWJ

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this blizzard warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Hastings, NE wrote its last area forecast discussion before this blizzard warning went out at Nov 27, 5:15 AM CST, 7 hours 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 27, 5:15 AM CST, 7 hours 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
515 AM CST SUN NOV 27 2005

.DISCUSSION...SIMPLY PUT...MAIN ISSUE IS POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
WINTER STORM FROM LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON THRU MONDAY.

MODEL OF CHOICE WAS THE UKMET. MOST CONSISTENT THE LAST TWO DAYS
AND OTHER OPERATIONAL MODELS (NAM/GFS) HAVE COME ITS DIRECTION.

SHARP AND MEANDERING BAROCLINIC BOUNDARY OVER THE CWFA AT THIS
TIME. THIS BOUNDARY IS WELL HANDLED BY THE RUC13 SURFACE
DEPICTIONS. IT IS FORECAST TO ONLY SLOWLY MOVE EAST THROUGH
EARLY AFTERNOON BEFORE GETTING ALONG A BIT QUICKER.

UKMET AND NOW MODEL SWEAT POINT TOWARD A MAJOR WINTER STORM
POSSIBLE LATER TODAY. FRONTOGENETIC FORCING IS VERY HIGH.
SHARP AND POWER-HOUSE JET WILL RESULT IN RAPID DEEPENING OF THE
APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SUNDAY EVENING. UNSEASONABLE
MOISTURE AVAILABILITY INITIALLY FOR THE AREA. ISENTROPIC LIFT MAXED
SUNDAY EVENING...BUT CONTINUES THROUGHOUT THE DAY MONDAY.
FINALLY...POTENTIAL FOR VERY HIGH WINDS...30 TO 50 MPH...
AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. ALL OF THIS HAS TAKEN THE
FORECAST TO WINTER STORM WARNING WESTERN AREAS LATER TODAY
THROUGH MONDAY.

ONE MAIN QUESTION IS HANGING OUT THERE ON THIS FORECAST. FIRST AND
FOREMOST IS THE COLD AIR. EVENING UPPER AIR RUNS DON/T HAVE A WHOLE
LOT OF COLD. THERE IS MARGINAL COLD AIR AT THE SURFACE UP TO THE
CANADIAN BORDER.

THERE MAY SOME QUESTION OF MOISTURE. THOUGH SUFFICIENT AMBIENT
MOISTURE IS IN PLACE...WEATHER SYSTEM HAS CLEARED THE DEEPER (H85)
MOISTURE A BIT FROM THE GULF. UNFAVORABLE FLOW LAST EVENING. WORRY
THAT SQUALL LINE LATE SUNDAY EVENING COULD UNDERCUT ADDITIONAL
MOISTURE AND LIMIT SNOW AMOUNTS DOWN FROM A VERY HEAVY CATEGORY...
ESPECIALLY FROM ABOUT 10Z TO 15Z MONDAY...BEFORE MORE MOISTURE
IS ABLE TO WRAP INTO THE AREA...AT THAT TIME ACROSS NORTHERN
AREAS.

HIGHLY CONDITIONAL FORECAST IS BASED UPON A CHANGE OVER OF SNOW
LATE THIS AFTERNOON WESTERN CWFA...AND EXPECTATION OF A HEAVY SNOW
BAND 60 TO 80 MILES WIDE CENTERED ALONG HIGHWAY 183. 06Z RUNS
CAME IN A BIT FURTHER WEST. SECOND ISSUE IS THE WIND...AND WHILE
SNOW AMOUNTS MAY STRUGGLE FOR /HEAVY SNOW CRITERIA/ WINDS OF
30 TO 50 MPH CREATE POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD LIKE CONDITIONS.
THEREFORE...FELT THE RISK WARRANTED A WARNING FOR WESTERN AREAS
AND ADVISORIES FURTHER SOUTH AND EAST. THIS SEEMS TO ALIGN
OKAY WITH NEARBY OFFICES...AND DAYSHIFT WILL HAVE TO MONITOR
FOR ANY EXPANSION...MOST LIKELY FURTHER SOUTH INTO PHILLIPS
AND ROOKS COUNTY KANSAS.

THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR SOME THUNDERSTORMS IN THE SOUTHEAST
CWFA AS WELL...AND DAYSHIFT WILL ALSO HAVE TO MONITOR THAT.

ONLY EDITS TO THE FORECAST WERE WITHIN THE FIRST 48 HOURS.

&&

.GID WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NE...WINTER STORM WARNING LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY WEST OF
A ST. PAUL TO FRANKLIN LINE.

SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REST OF THE SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA
TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY.

KS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY.

&&

NOAA/NWS/MORITZ
Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 27, 5:32 AM CST, 7 hours 13 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
532 AM CST SUN NOV 27 2005

NEZ039-040-046-047-060-061-072>074-082>084-281200-
VALLEY-GREELEY-SHERMAN-HOWARD-DAWSON-BUFFALO-GOSPER-PHELPS-
KEARNEY-FURNAS-HARLAN-FRANKLIN-
532 AM CST SUN NOV 27 2005

...WINTER STORM WARNING LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA...MAINLY AREAS WEST OF A ST. PAUL TO FRANKLIN LINE.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

WINTER STORM CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST FOR THE AREA BEGINNING LATE
THIS AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE NIGHT. RAIN WILL
CHANGE TO SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON...AND BE HEAVY AT TIMES
OVERNIGHT. 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS LIKELY BY DAWN. NORTH
WINDS OF 30 TO TO 50 MPH WILL RESULT IN NEAR BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS...WITH NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
TRAVEL MAY NOT BE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT DUE TO THE HARSH
WINTER STORM CONDITIONS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY MONDAY. TOTAL SNOW OF 5 TO 8 INCHES IS
EXPECTED...WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WINDS
OF 30 TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY MONDAY. THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY END
LATE MONDAY.

THERE IS ANOTHER RISK FOR SNOW WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. AT
THIS TIME...SNOW AMOUNTS SHOULD BE LIGHT WITH THIS QUICK MOVING
SYSTEM.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS AND THE PUBLIC ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SNOW
AMOUNTS...OR ANY WINTER STORM RELATED INFORMATION THROUGHOUT
THIS EVENT.

&&

MORE INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE FOLLOWING WEB PAGE:
   HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/HASTINGS  (ALL LOWERCASE)

KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ041-048-049-062>064-075>077-085>087-281200-
PHILLIPS-SMITH-JEWELL-ROOKS-OSBORNE-MITCHELL-NANCE-MERRICK-POLK-
HALL-HAMILTON-YORK-ADAMS-CLAY-FILLMORE-WEBSTER-NUCKOLLS-THAYER-
532 AM CST SUN NOV 27 2005

...A SNOW ADVISORY IS POSTED FOR SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR A PART OF SOUTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA AND PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW SUNDAY NIGHT...AND THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THROUGH NIGHT. 1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS LIKELY BY DAWN
MONDAY. THE HEAVIER AMOUNTS WILL BE ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 14.

NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL RESULT IN VERY POOR
VISIBILITIES...BLOWING SNOW...AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...STRONG WINDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH...AND VERY COLD
WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY...WITH TOTAL SNOWFALL
OF 2 TO 6 INCHES LIKELY. AGAIN...THE HEAVIER AMOUNTS WILL BE ALONG
AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 14. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF MONDAY NIGHT.

ANOTHER RISK FOR SNOW IS IN THE FORECAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND
THURSDAY...BUT AMOUNTS OF SNOW LOOK TO BE LIGHT WITH THIS QUICK
MOVING SYSTEM.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS AND THE PUBLIC ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SNOW
AMOUNTS...OR ANY WINTER STORM RELATED INFORMATION THROUGHOUT
THIS EVENT.

&&

MORE INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE FOLLOWING WEB PAGE:
   HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/HASTINGS  (ALL LOWERCASE)

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 27, 4:33 AM CSTWinter Storm WarningGIDBuffalo, Dawson, Franklin, Furnas, Gosper, Greeley and 6 more16 hr

Nearby

Blizzard Warnings in Nebraska, 2005Blizzard Warnings in Kansas, 2005Every blizzard warning in 2005

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.