Alert archive / Kansas / Blizzard Warnings in 2005
Blizzard Warning 1, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this blizzard warning at Nov 27, 2005, 10:04 AM MST for Cheyenne County, Kit Carson County, Yuma County, Colorado; 9 counties in Kansas; Dundy County, Hitchcock County, Red Willow County, Nebraska. It was in force for 35 hr. 21 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 27, 2005, 10:04 AM MST (17:04 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 28, 2005, 9:05 PM MST
- In force
- 35 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
Counties Cheyenne County, CO, Kit Carson County, CO, Yuma County, CO, Cheyenne County, KS, Decatur County, KS, Graham County, KS, Norton County, KS, Rawlins County, KS, Sheridan County, KS, Sherman County, KS, Thomas County, KS, Wallace County, KS, Dundy County, NE, Hitchcock County, NE, Red Willow County, NE
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 27, 11:07 AM MST | BLIZZARD | Stratton, CO | VISIBILITIES LESS THAN 1/4. 3 INCHES OF SNOW ON GROUND. HIGHWAYS CLOSED FROM LIMON EAST. SUSTAINED 30 MPH WINDS. COOP OBSERVER REPORTED 25 CAR PILE UP IN FLAGLER CO ON INTERSTATE 70. INJURIES REPORTED. |
| Nov 27, 12:52 PM MST | BLIZZARD | 12 S Arapahoe, CO | ESTIMATED 45 TO 50 MPH WINDS WITH LIGHT SNOW STARTING TO ACCUMULATE |
| Nov 27, 2:08 PM MST | BLIZZARD | Yuma, CO | 2 CAR WRECKS ON HIGHWAY 36 AND 2 WRECKS ON HIWAY 34 IN YUMA COUNTY. LOW VISIBILITIES UNDER BLOWING SNOW. PEAK WIND 39 MPH. |
| Nov 27, 2:08 PM MST | BLIZZARD | Yuma, CO | 2 CAR WRECKS ON HIWAY 36 AND 2 WRECKS ON HIWAY 34 IN YUMA COUNTY. LOW VISIBILITIES UNDER BLOWING SNOW. PEAK WIND 39 MPH. |
| Nov 27, 2:23 PM MST | BLIZZARD | Cheyenne Wells, CO | MEASURED 63 MPH WIND GUST. VISIBILITY LESS THAN 1/4 MILE BLOWING SNOW. |
| Nov 27, 2:23 PM MST | BLIZZARD | Haigler, NE | GUSTS TO 50 MPH. HAIGLER WITHOUT POWER. VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. |
| Nov 27, 4:53 PM MST | BLIZZARD | Goodland, KS | 59 MPH WIND GUST VIA ASOS |
| Nov 27, 6:01 PM MST | BLIZZARD | Goodland, KS | 63 MPH WIND GUST VIA ASOS |
| Nov 27, 6:35 PM MST | BLIZZARD | Burlington, CO | 61 MPH GUSTS KITR ASOS |
| Nov 27, 6:35 PM MST | BLIZZARD | Cheyenne Wells, CO | 69 MPH WIND GUST MEASURED |
| Nov 27, 6:52 PM MST | BLIZZARD | Colby, KS | 60 MPH GUST VIA KCBK AWOS |
| Nov 27, 9:26 PM MST | BLIZZARD | Cheyenne Wells, CO | MEASURED WINDS 75 MPH |
| Nov 27, 9:47 PM MST | BLIZZARD | Mccook, NE | 68 MPH GUST VIA KMCK ASOS |
| Nov 28, 3:35 AM MST | BLIZZARD | Goodland, KS | MEASURED 63 MPH WINDS |
| Nov 28, 5:52 AM MST | BLIZZARD | Burlington, CO | MEASURED 68 MPH |
| Nov 28, 6:00 AM MST | BLIZZARD | Oberlin, KS | 6 INCHES SNOW |
| Nov 28, 6:20 AM MST | BLIZZARD | Colby, KS | MEASURED 68 MPH WINDS. |
| Nov 28, 6:50 AM MST | BLIZZARD | Cheyenne Wells, CO | MEASURED WINDS 67 MPH |
| Nov 28, 7:40 AM MST | BLIZZARD | Ruleton, KS | MEASURED 77 MPH WINDS |
| Nov 28, 10:12 AM MST | BLIZZARD | Burlington, CO | MEASURED 69 MPH WINDS |
| Nov 28, 11:22 AM MST | BLIZZARD | Flagler, CO | MEASURED 79 MPH WINDS |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 12:00Z, 5.1 hours before the alert went out and 171 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1713 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -59 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -55 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS43 KGLD 271704 WSWGLD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 1004 AM MST SUN NOV 27 2005 ...A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE TRI-STATE AREA TODAY THROUGH MONDAY... .A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE OUT OF THE ROCKIES AND INTO THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS TODAY AND TONIGHT. SNOW HAS ALREADY BEGUN IN EASTERN COLORADO AND PARTS OF EXTREME SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA AND NORTHWEST KANSAS. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD EAST ACROSS THE TRI STATE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TONIGHT AND MONDAY. THE SNOW WILL COMBINE WITH VERY STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS CREATING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE SNOW AND WIND WILL GRADUALLY END LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE TRI STATE AREA. COZ090>092-280115- /O.UPG.KGLD.SB.Y.0001.051127T1800Z-051128T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KGLD.BZ.W.0001.051127T1704Z-051129T0000Z/ /O.UPG.KGLD.WS.A.0002.051128T0000Z-051129T0000Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON... CHEYENNE WELLS 1004 AM MST SUN NOV 27 2005 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY. THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THE REST OF TODAY AND THROUGH THE NIGHT. SNOW COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BY MONDAY MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH...RESULTING IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WHICH WILL LAST THROUGH THE NIGHT AND INTO MONDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS AND FALLING OR BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES...WITH TRAVEL BECOMING DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE. MONITOR LOCAL FORECASTS BEFORE DECIDING TO VENTURE OUTSIDE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL AND YOU BECOME STRANDED... STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. $$ KSZ002>004-014>016-028-029-NEZ080-081-280000- /O.CON.KGLD.SB.Y.0001.051127T1800Z-051128T0000Z/ /O.CON.KGLD.BZ.A.0003.051128T0000Z-051129T0000Z/ RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-LOGAN-GOVE- HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...NORTON...COLBY... HOXIE...HILL CITY...OAKLEY...QUINTER...TRENTON...MCCOOK 1104 AM CST SUN NOV 27 2005 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW THIS AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. SNOW COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BY MONDAY MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH...RESULTING IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITY WILL OCCASIONALLY DROP BELOW ONE MILE DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THAT STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO COMBINE WITH SNOW OR BLOWING SNOW TO PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL MAY BECOME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE WHICH COULD RESULT IN A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. STAY TUNED FOR LATER FORECASTS AND UPDATES ON THIS WINTER STORM. $$ KSZ001-013-027-041-042-NEZ079-280000- /O.CON.KGLD.SB.Y.0001.051127T1800Z-051128T0000Z/ /O.CON.KGLD.WS.A.0002.051128T0000Z-051129T0000Z/ CHEYENNE KS-SHERMAN-WALLACE-GREELEY-WICHITA-DUNDY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. FRANCIS...GOODLAND... SHARON SPRINGS...TRIBUNE...LEOTI...BENKELMAN 1104 AM CST SUN NOV 27 2005 /1004 AM MST SUN NOV 27 2005/ ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. SNOW COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BY MONDAY MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH...RESULTING IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITY WILL OCCASIONALLY DROP BELOW ONE MILE DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW OR BLOWING SNOW THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ FS
7 follow-up statements
000 WWUS43 KGLD 272132 WSWGLD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 232 PM MST SUN NOV 27 2005 ...A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE TRI-STATE AREA TODAY THROUGH MONDAY... .A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE OUT OF THE ROCKIES AND INTO THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS TODAY AND TONIGHT. SNOW HAS ALREADY BEGUN IN EASTERN COLORADO AND PARTS OF EXTREME SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA AND NORTHWEST KANSAS. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD EAST ACROSS THE TRI STATE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TONIGHT AND MONDAY. THE SNOW WILL COMBINE WITH VERY STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS CREATING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE SNOW AND WIND WILL GRADUALLY END LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE TRI STATE AREA. KSZ028-029-280545- /O.UPG.KGLD.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-051128T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KGLD.WS.W.0001.051127T2132Z-051129T0000Z/ /O.UPG.KGLD.BZ.A.0003.051128T0000Z-051129T0000Z/ LOGAN-GOVE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OAKLEY...QUINTER 332 PM CST SUN NOV 27 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY. THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH POSSIBLE BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOWFALL WITH THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BE 1 TO 3 INCHES ACROSS THE AREA. THE SNOW...COMBINED WITH THE WIND WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR LATER STATEMENTS CONCERNING THIS DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER SITUATION. $$ KSZ041-042-280545- /O.UPG.KGLD.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-051128T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KGLD.WS.W.0001.051127T2132Z-051129T0000Z/ /O.UPG.KGLD.WS.A.0002.051128T0000Z-051129T0000Z/ GREELEY-WICHITA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TRIBUNE...LEOTI 332 PM CST SUN NOV 27 2005 /232 PM MST SUN NOV 27 2005/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ MONDAY. THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH POSSIBLE BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOWFALL WITH THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BE 1 TO 3 INCHES ACROSS THE AREA. THE SNOW...COMBINED WITH THE WIND WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR LATER STATEMENTS CONCERNING THIS DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER SITUATION. $$ KSZ002>004-NEZ080-081-280545- /O.UPG.KGLD.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-051128T0000Z/ /O.UPG.KGLD.BZ.A.0003.051128T0000Z-051129T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KGLD.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-051129T0000Z/ RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...NORTON...TRENTON... MCCOOK 332 PM CST SUN NOV 27 2005 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY. THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND LAST THROUGH TOMORROW AFTERNOON. SNOW MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE DECREASING IN INTENSITY OVERNIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 8 INCHES IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA OVERNIGHT WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH POSSIBLE BY MONDAY. THIS WILL CAUSE LARGE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN A QUARTER OF MILE AT TIMES. SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH MONDAY MORNING...BUT STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ KSZ014>016-280545- /O.UPG.KGLD.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-051128T0000Z/ /O.UPG.KGLD.BZ.A.0003.051128T0000Z-051129T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KGLD.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-051129T0000Z/ THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLBY...HOXIE...HILL CITY 332 PM CST SUN NOV 27 2005 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY. THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND LAST THROUGH TOMORROW AFTERNOON. SNOW MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE DECREASING IN INTENSITY OVERNIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 3 TO 5 INCHES IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA OVERNIGHT WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH POSSIBLE BY MONDAY. THIS WILL CAUSE LARGE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN A QUARTER OF MILE AT TIMES. SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH MONDAY MORNING...BUT STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON 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. $$ KSZ001-013-027-NEZ079-280545- /O.UPG.KGLD.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-051128T0000Z/ /O.UPG.KGLD.WS.A.0002.051128T0000Z-051129T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KGLD.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-051129T0000Z/ CHEYENNE KS-SHERMAN-WALLACE-DUNDY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. FRANCIS...GOODLAND... SHARON SPRINGS...BENKELMAN 332 PM CST SUN NOV 27 2005 /232 PM MST SUN NOV 27 2005/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ MONDAY. THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND LAST THROUGH TOMORROW AFTERNOON. SNOW MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE DECREASING IN INTENSITY OVERNIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 3 TO 5 INCHES IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA OVERNIGHT WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH POSSIBLE BY MONDAY. THIS WILL CAUSE LARGE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN A QUARTER OF MILE AT TIMES. SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH MONDAY MORNING...BUT STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ COZ090>092-280545- /O.CON.KGLD.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-051129T0000Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON... CHEYENNE WELLS 232 PM MST SUN NOV 27 2005 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THE REST OF TODAY AND THROUGH THE NIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BY MONDAY MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH...RESULTING IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WHICH WILL LAST THROUGH THE NIGHT AND INTO MONDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS AND FALLING OR BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES...WITH TRAVEL BECOMING DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE. MONITOR LOCAL FORECASTS BEFORE DECIDING TO VENTURE OUTSIDE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL AND YOU BECOME STRANDED... STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. $$ JRM
000 WWUS43 KGLD 280541 WSWGLD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 1041 PM MST SUN NOV 27 2005 ...A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE TRI-STATE AREA THROUGH MONDAY... .A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE MOVING NORTHEAST ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS TONIGHT. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY AND VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE DAY ON MONDAY. COZ090>092-KSZ001-013>016-027-NEZ079-281345- /O.CON.KGLD.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-051129T0000Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN- GRAHAM-WALLACE-DUNDY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON... CHEYENNE WELLS...ST. FRANCIS...GOODLAND...COLBY...HOXIE... HILL CITY...SHARON SPRINGS...BENKELMAN 1141 PM CST SUN NOV 27 2005 /1041 PM MST SUN NOV 27 2005/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ MONDAY... PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE NIGHT. NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING OVER 60 MPH WILL CREATE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN EXPOSED RURAL AREAS. NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES AND ACCIDENTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED ACROSS EASTERN COLORADO AND NORTHWEST KANSAS. IF POWER IS OFF FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME...BE SURE APPLIANCES SUCH AS IRONS AND STOVES ARE TURNED OFF. WHEN THE POWER COMES BACK ON...THEY COULD BECOME FIRE HAZARDS. EVENING SNOWFALL REPORTS BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES WERE COMMON ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA WITH SNOW DRIFTS BETWEEN 2 AND 4 FEET. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. ALTHOUGH SNOW WILL DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST ON MONDAY...VERY STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CREATE GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITY REDUCED TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL IMPOSSIBLE OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. IF YOU LEAVE THE SAFETY OF YOUR HOME YOU ARE PUTTING YOUR LIFT AT RISK. $$ KSZ002>004-NEZ080-081-281345- /O.CON.KGLD.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-051129T0000Z/ RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...NORTON...TRENTON... MCCOOK 1141 PM CST SUN NOV 27 2005 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY... MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL COMBINE WITH NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO NEAR 70 MPH CREATING WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN EXPOSED RURAL AREAS. EVENING SNOWFALL REPORTS BETWEEN 1 TO 3 INCHES WERE REPORTED FROM TRENTON TO MCCOOK WITH DRIFTS UP TO 2 FEET. AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. ALTHOUGH SNOW WILL DIMINISH BY EARLY AFTERNOON...NORTHERLY WINDS AROUND 50 MPH WILL CREATE GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITY REDUCED TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. IF YOU LOOSE POWER AND PLAN TO USE A PORTABLE GENERATOR IN YOUR HOME...OBSERVE ALL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING...ELECTROCUTION...OR A FIRE. PORTABLE GENERATORS SHOULD ONLY BE OPERATED OUTDOORS IN A DRY AND WELL VENTILATED AREA. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL IMPOSSIBLE OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. IF YOU LEAVE THE SAFETY OF YOUR HOME YOU ARE PUTTING YOUR LIFT AT RISK. $$ KSZ028-029-041-042-281345- /O.CON.KGLD.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-051129T0000Z/ LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OAKLEY...QUINTER...TRIBUNE...LEOTI 1141 PM CST SUN NOV 27 2005 /1041 PM MST SUN NOV 27 2005/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ MONDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW CREATING NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES. LIGHT SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH DURING THE MORNING HOURS ON MONDAY WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS. SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. $$ MCGUIRE
000 WWUS43 KGLD 281251 WSWGLD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 551 AM MST MON NOV 28 2005 ...A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE TRI-STATE AREA TODAY... .A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE MOVING NORTHEAST ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS TODAY. SNOW WILL GRADUALLY END LATER THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON AS THE STORM PULLS AWAY. HOWEVER...VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNSET...CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND GROUND BLIZZARDS. COZ090>092-KSZ001-013>016-027-NEZ079-282100- /O.CON.KGLD.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-051129T0000Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN- GRAHAM-WALLACE-DUNDY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON... CHEYENNE WELLS...ST. FRANCIS...GOODLAND...COLBY...HOXIE... HILL CITY...SHARON SPRINGS...BENKELMAN 651 AM CST MON NOV 28 2005 /551 AM MST MON NOV 28 2005/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON... AN ESTIMATED 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW WITH DRIFTS OF UP TO 6 FEET WERE COMMON ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA OVERNIGHT. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING...MAINLY EAST OF A YUMA COLORADO TO SHARON SPRINGS KANSAS LINE. ALTHOUGH SNOW WILL DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST LATER THIS MORNING...NORTHERLY WINDS BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND GROUND BLIZZARDS WITH VISIBILITY REDUCED TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES THROUGH SUNSET. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS RESULT FROM STRONG WINDS AND FALLING OR BLOWING SNOW...MAKING TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU LEAVE THE SAFETY OF BEING INDOORS...YOU ARE PUTTING YOUR LIFE AT RISK. $$ KSZ002>004-NEZ080-081-282100- /O.CON.KGLD.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-051129T0000Z/ RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...NORTON...TRENTON... MCCOOK 651 AM CST MON NOV 28 2005 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... AN ESTIMATED 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW WITH DRIFTS OF UP TO 6 FEET WERE COMMON ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA OVERNIGHT. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. ALTHOUGH SNOW WILL DIMINISH BY EARLY AFTERNOON...NORTHERLY WINDS BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND GROUND BLIZZARDS WITH VISIBILITY REDUCED TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES THROUGH SUNSET. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS RESULT FROM STRONG WINDS AND FALLING OR BLOWING SNOW...MAKING TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU LEAVE THE SAFETY OF BEING INDOORS...YOU ARE PUTTING YOUR LIFE AT RISK. $$ KSZ028-029-041-042-282100- /O.CON.KGLD.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-051129T0000Z/ LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OAKLEY...QUINTER...TRIBUNE...LEOTI 651 AM CST MON NOV 28 2005 /551 AM MST MON NOV 28 2005/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH LIGHT SNOW CREATING NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES. LIGHT SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH DURING THE MORNING HOURS...WITH LESS THAN AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF ACCUMULATION. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED...ESPECIALLY IF YOUR ARE HEADING NORTH WHERE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY. IF YOU LEAVE THE SAFETY OF BEING INDOORS...YOU ARE PUTTING YOUR LIFE AT RISK. $$ JDK
000 WWUS43 KGLD 281925 WSWGLD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 1225 PM MST MON NOV 28 2005 ...A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE TRI-STATE AREA TODAY... .A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE MOVING NORTHEAST ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS TODAY. SNOW WILL GRADUALLY END THIS AFTERNOON AS THE STORM PULLS AWAY. HOWEVER...VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNSET...CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND GROUND BLIZZARDS. COZ090>092-KSZ001-013>016-027-NEZ079-282200- /O.CON.KGLD.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-051129T0000Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN- GRAHAM-WALLACE-DUNDY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON... CHEYENNE WELLS...ST. FRANCIS...GOODLAND...COLBY...HOXIE... HILL CITY...SHARON SPRINGS...BENKELMAN 125 PM CST MON NOV 28 2005 /1225 PM MST MON NOV 28 2005/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...BEFORE GRADUALLY BEGINNING TO WEAKEN. THE WIND...COMBINED WITH LAST NIGHTS SNOWFALL WILL CREATE AREAS OF GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. WHITE OUT CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN OPEN...UNPROTECTED AREAS. WINDS WILL ALSO BE THE STRONGEST ACROSS EASTERN COLORADO AND EXTREME WESTERN KANSAS...WHERE GUSTS TO AROUND 75 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION TO THE LOW VISIBILITIES...LARGE SNOW DRIFTS WILL MAKE SOME ROADS IMPASSABLE. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS RESULT FROM STRONG WINDS AND FALLING OR BLOWING SNOW...MAKING TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU LEAVE THE SAFETY OF BEING INDOORS...YOU ARE PUTTING YOUR LIFE AT RISK. $$ KSZ002>004-NEZ080-081-282200- /O.CON.KGLD.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-051129T0000Z/ RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...NORTON...TRENTON... MCCOOK 125 PM CST MON NOV 28 2005 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...BEFORE GRADUALLY BEGINNING TO WEAKEN. THE WIND...COMBINED WITH LAST NIGHTS SNOWFALL WILL CREATE AREAS OF GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. WHITE OUT CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN OPEN...UNPROTECTED AREAS. SNOW SHOWERS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION UP TO AN INCH POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION TO THE LOW VISIBILITIES...LARGE SNOW DRIFTS WILL MAKE SOME ROADS IMPASSABLE. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS RESULT FROM STRONG WINDS AND FALLING OR BLOWING SNOW...MAKING TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU LEAVE THE SAFETY OF BEING INDOORS...YOU ARE PUTTING YOUR LIFE AT RISK. $$ KSZ028-029-041-042-282200- /O.CON.KGLD.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-051129T0000Z/ LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OAKLEY...QUINTER...TRIBUNE...LEOTI 125 PM CST MON NOV 28 2005 /1225 PM MST MON NOV 28 2005/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH LAST NIGHTS SNOW FALL WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. CONDITIONS WILL BE THE WORST WHERE SNOWFALL WAS THE GREATEST...MAINLY ACROSS NORTHERN LOGAN AND GOVE COUNTY...WITH LESS BLOWING SNOW AS YOU MOVE SOUTH. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED...ESPECIALLY IF YOUR ARE HEADING NORTH WHERE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY. IF YOU LEAVE THE SAFETY OF BEING INDOORS...YOU ARE PUTTING YOUR LIFE AT RISK. $$
000 WWUS43 KGLD 282208 WSWGLD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 308 PM MST MON NOV 28 2005 ...THE STRONG WINTER STORM WILL SLOWLY EXIT THE TRI-STATE AREA TONIGHT... .DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING ACROSS THE TRI STATE AREA AS THE POWERFUL WINTER STORM MOVES NORTHEAST INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST. LIGHT SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF THIS EVENING. HOWEVER STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE TONIGHT. KSZ001>004-014>016-NEZ079>081-290600- /O.EXT.KGLD.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-051129T0600Z/ CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-DUNDY- HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...OBERLIN... NORTON...COLBY...HOXIE...HILL CITY...BENKELMAN...TRENTON...MCCOOK 408 PM CST MON NOV 28 2005 /308 PM MST MON NOV 28 2005/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST /MIDNIGHT CST/ THIS EVENING... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST /MIDNIGHT CST/ THIS EVENING. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING...BEFORE GRADUALLY BEGINNING TO WEAKEN. THE WIND...COMBINED WITH LAST NIGHTS SNOWFALL WILL CREATE AREAS OF GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. WHITE OUT CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN OPEN...UNPROTECTED AREAS. SNOW SHOWERS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE EVENING...WITH LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION. IN ADDITION TO THE LOW VISIBILITIES...LARGE SNOW DRIFTS WILL MAKE SOME ROADS IMPASSABLE. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS RESULT FROM STRONG WINDS AND FALLING OR BLOWING SNOW...MAKING TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU LEAVE THE SAFETY OF BEING INDOORS...YOU ARE PUTTING YOUR LIFE AT RISK. $$ COZ090>092-KSZ013-027-290000- /O.NEW.KGLD.BS.Y.0001.051129T0000Z-051129T0600Z/ /O.CON.KGLD.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-051129T0000Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-SHERMAN-WALLACE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON... CHEYENNE WELLS...GOODLAND...SHARON SPRINGS 308 PM MST MON NOV 28 2005 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... ...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING...BEFORE GRADUALLY BEGINNING TO WEAKEN. THE WIND...COMBINED WITH LAST NIGHTS SNOWFALL WILL CREATE AREAS OF GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. WHITE OUT CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN OPEN...UNPROTECTED AREAS. IN ADDITION TO THE LOW VISIBILITIES...LARGE SNOW DRIFTS WILL MAKE SOME ROADS IMPASSABLE. CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE BY MIDNIGHT. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS RESULT FROM STRONG WINDS AND FALLING OR BLOWING SNOW...MAKING TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU LEAVE THE SAFETY OF BEING INDOORS...YOU ARE PUTTING YOUR LIFE AT RISK. A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG WINDS WILL GENERATE BLOWING SNOW WHICH WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ KSZ028-029-290000- /O.NEW.KGLD.BS.Y.0001.051129T0000Z-051129T0600Z/ /O.CON.KGLD.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-051129T0000Z/ LOGAN-GOVE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OAKLEY...QUINTER 408 PM CST MON NOV 28 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH COMBINED WITH LAST NIGHTS SNOW FALL WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. CONDITIONS WILL BE THE WORST WHERE SNOWFALL WAS THE GREATEST...MAINLY ACROSS NORTHERN LOGAN AND GOVE COUNTY... WITH LESS BLOWING SNOW AS YOU MOVE SOUTH. CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE BY MIDNIGHT. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED...ESPECIALLY IF YOUR ARE HEADING NORTH WHERE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG WINDS WILL GENERATE BLOWING SNOW WHICH WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ KSZ041-042-290000- /O.CON.KGLD.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-051129T0000Z/ GREELEY-WICHITA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TRIBUNE...LEOTI 408 PM CST MON NOV 28 2005 /308 PM MST MON NOV 28 2005/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH WILL WILL CONTINUE THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND SOME DRIFTING. CONDITIONS WILL BE THE WORST WHERE SNOWFALL WAS THE GREATEST...MAINLY ACROSS NORTHERN LOGAN AND GOVE COUNTIES... WITH LESS BLOWING SNOW AS YOU MOVE SOUTH. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE BY THIS EVENING. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED...ESPECIALLY IF YOUR ARE HEADING NORTH WHERE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. $$ FS
000 WWUS43 KGLD 290015 WSWGLD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 515 PM MST MON NOV 28 2005 ...THE STRONG WINTER STORM WILL SLOWLY EXIT THE TRI-STATE AREA TONIGHT... .DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING ACROSS THE TRI STATE AREA AS THE POWERFUL WINTER STORM MOVES NORTHEAST INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST. LIGHT SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF THIS EVENING. HOWEVER STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE TONIGHT. COZ090>092-KSZ013-027-290600- /O.EXP.KGLD.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-051129T0000Z/ /O.CON.KGLD.BS.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-051129T0600Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-SHERMAN-WALLACE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON... CHEYENNE WELLS...GOODLAND...SHARON SPRINGS 515 PM MST MON NOV 28 2005 ...BLIZZARD WARNING HAS EXPIRED... ...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING BEFORE GRADUALLY WEAKENING. THE WIND...COMBINED WITH LAST NIGHTS SNOWFALL WILL CREATE AREAS OF GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN OPEN...UNPROTECTED AREAS. IN ADDITION TO THE LOW VISIBILITIES...LARGE SNOW DRIFTS WILL MAKE SOME ROADS IMPASSABLE. CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE BY MIDNIGHT. A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG WINDS WILL GENERATE BLOWING SNOW WHICH WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ KSZ028-029-290600- /O.EXP.KGLD.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-051129T0000Z/ /O.CON.KGLD.BS.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-051129T0600Z/ LOGAN-GOVE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OAKLEY...QUINTER 615 PM CST MON NOV 28 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED... ...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH COMBINED WITH LAST NIGHTS SNOWFALL WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. CONDITIONS WILL BE THE WORST WHERE SNOWFALL WAS THE GREATEST...MAINLY ACROSS NORTHERN LOGAN AND GOVE COUNTIES...WITH LESS BLOWING SNOW AS YOU MOVE SOUTH. CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE BY MIDNIGHT. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED...ESPECIALLY IF YOUR ARE HEADING NORTH WHERE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG WINDS WILL GENERATE BLOWING SNOW WHICH WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ KSZ041-042-290115- /O.EXP.KGLD.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-051129T0000Z/ GREELEY-WICHITA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TRIBUNE...LEOTI 615 PM CST MON NOV 28 2005 /515 PM MST MON NOV 28 2005/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. $$ KSZ001>004-014>016-NEZ079>081-290600- /O.CON.KGLD.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-051129T0600Z/ CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-DUNDY- HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...OBERLIN... NORTON...COLBY...HOXIE...HILL CITY...BENKELMAN...TRENTON...MCCOOK 615 PM CST MON NOV 28 2005 /515 PM MST MON NOV 28 2005/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST /MIDNIGHT CST/ THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST /MIDNIGHT CST/ THIS EVENING. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING...BEFORE GRADUALLY WEAKENING. THE WIND...COMBINED WITH LAST NIGHTS SNOWFALL WILL CREATE AREAS OF GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN OPEN...UNPROTECTED AREAS. SNOW SHOWERS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE EVENING...WITH LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION. IN ADDITION TO THE LOW VISIBILITIES...LARGE SNOW DRIFTS WILL MAKE SOME ROADS IMPASSABLE. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS RESULT FROM STRONG WINDS AND FALLING OR BLOWING SNOW...MAKING TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU LEAVE THE SAFETY OF BEING INDOORS...YOU ARE PUTTING YOUR LIFE AT RISK. $$ DDT
000 WWUS43 KGLD 290405 WSWGLD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 905 PM MST MON NOV 28 2005 ...POWERFUL WINTER STORM LOSING ITS GRIP ON THE TRI-STATE AREA... .THE WINTER STORM THAT PRODUCED A COMBINATION OF SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 79 MPH CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHEAST AND AWAY FROM THE AREA. AS IT DOES EXPECT A SLOW DECREASE IN NORTHWEST WIND SPEEDS OVERNIGHT. KSZ001>004-014>016-NEZ079>081-290515- /O.CAN.KGLD.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-051129T0600Z/ CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-DUNDY- HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...OBERLIN... NORTON...COLBY...HOXIE...HILL CITY...BENKELMAN...TRENTON...MCCOOK 1005 PM CST MON NOV 28 2005 /905 PM MST MON NOV 28 2005/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS CANCELED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. $$ COZ090>092-KSZ013-027>029-290515- /O.CAN.KGLD.BS.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-051129T0600Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-SHERMAN-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON... CHEYENNE WELLS...GOODLAND...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY...QUINTER 1005 PM CST MON NOV 28 2005 /905 PM MST MON NOV 28 2005/ ...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS CANCELED THE BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. $$ DDT
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 Goodland, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this blizzard warning went out at Nov 27, 4:01 AM MST, 6 hours 3 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 27, 4:01 AM MST, 6 hours 3 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
401 AM MST SUN NOV 27 2005
.DISCUSSION...BREWING WINTER STORM PRIMARY FORECAST CONCERN. ALL THE
SHORT TERM MODELS INCLUDING NAM/GFS/SREF TRENDED SLOWER AND FURTHER
SOUTH/WEST WITH UPPER LOW AND ATTENDANT SURFACE FEATURES AND
PRECIPITATION. SREF SEEMS TO HAVE THE BEST CONTINUITY AND WILL BE
PREFERRED MODEL SOLUTION.
WATER VAPOR LOOP THIS MORNING SHOWS THE STRONG UPPER LOW DIGGING
INTO NORTHERN NEW MEXICO. 500MB HEIGHT FALLS OF 10-15 DAM WERE
CENTERED OVER THE FOUR CORNERS AREA. 6-HOUR SURFACE PRESSURE DROPS
OF AROUND 8MB OCCURRING IN NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO...WITH BROAD AREA OF
FALLING SURFACE PRESSURES EXTENDING NORTHEAST ALONG DEVELOPING COLD
FRONT. FORECAST AREA ALREADY ON COLD SIDE OF FRONT AND NORTHWEST
WINDS INCREASING. WIND WILL BE A HUGE PLAYER WITH THIS SYSTEM.
SURFACE LOW FORECAST TO DEEPEN TO NEAR 983MB IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS
THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL RAPIDLY STEEPEN THE PRESSURE GRADIENT
ACROSS THE LOCAL AREA. FORECAST 0-1KM AND MOS WINDS INCREASE INTO
HIGH END ADVISORY CRITERIA AS EARLY AS 18Z THIS AFTERNOON...AND DO
NOT LET UP UNTIL LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP FROM SOUTHEAST COLORADO LATER THIS MORNING AND ACROSS THE
FORECAST AREA. FORECAST POINT SOUNDINGS SHOW A BRIEF PERIOD OF LIGHT
SNOW IN THE WEST...WITH RAIN/SNOW FURTHER EAST CHANGING TO ALL SNOW
IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN EASTERN AREAS THROUGH THE
NIGHT...HEAVY AT TIMES...AS 700MB FRONTOGENESIS AXIS SETS UP NEAR
COLORADO STATE LINE AND MOVES VERY LITTLE. IN FACT MODELS SHOW IT
SLOWLY MIGRATING WESTWARD OVERNIGHT...AND WITH IT THE SNOW.
HIGHLIGHTS BASED PRIMARILY ON 24-36 HOURS OF STRONG WINDS AND AREAS
OF SNOW/BLOWING SNOW. EXACTLY HOW FAR WEST THE SNOW WILL REACH WAS A
MAJOR FORECAST CHALLENGE. GIVEN THE MAGNITUDE OF THE WIND...IT WONT
TAKE MUCH SNOW TO REACH BLIZZARD CRITERIA. THIS SEEMED MOST LIKELY
TO OCCUR IN THE EASTERN HALF OF THE AREA TONIGHT AND MONDAY. FURTHER
WEST...WAS NOT ENOUGH CONFIDENCE THAT SNOW RESULTING IN 1/4 MILE
VISIBILITY WOULD FALL TO ISSUE A BLIZZARD WATCH. HOWEVER...IT WILL
BE VERY WINDY AND SOME SNOW COULD FALL. THUS WINTER STORM WATCH
SEEMED TO LEAVE THE MOST OPTIONS OPEN FOR FOLLOW UPS BY THE NEXT
SHIFT.
EXTENDED...FLOW PATTERN THROUGH THE EXTENDED CONTINUES TO BE RATHER
ACTIVE. THE BEGINNING OF THE EXTENDED WILL SEE A UPPER LEVEL TROUGH
AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT TRAVERSE THE REGION. AT THIS TIME...SEE NO
REASON TO REMOVE POPS AND SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SNOW SHOWERS ON
WEDNESDAY. TEMPS LOOK RATHER COOL...WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE
AND COLD AIR FILTERS IN FROM THE NORTH. AS THIS SYSTEM EXITS TO THE
EAST...RIDGING QUICKLY BUILDS IN BEHIND IT THANKS IN PART TO THE
DIGGING VORTEX OFF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. DESPITE THE CLEARING SKIES
AND DEVELOPING SOUTHWEST FLOW...TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN RATHER
CHILLY FOR THURSDAY AS 850 TEMPS REMAIN IN THE SINGLE DIGITS OR
BELOW ZERO. BY FRIDAY...HEIGHTS BEGIN TO RISE AND SOUTHERLY FLOW
KICKS IN ALLOWING FOR A BRIEF WARMING TREND INTO SATURDAY. ON SUNDAY
A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL PUSH IN FROM THE NORTHWEST ALLOWING FOR
ANOTHER COOL DOWN.
ALL IN ALL...STAYED THE COURSE WITH ON GOING FORECAST AND ONLY MADE
MINOR CHANGES.
&&
.GLD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
KS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY FROM 11 AM MST /NOON CST/ THIS
MORNING TO 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON FOR KSZ001-
KSZ002-KSZ003-KSZ004-KSZ013-KSZ014-KSZ015-KSZ016-KSZ027-
KSZ028-KSZ029-KSZ041-KSZ042.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON
FOR KSZ001-KSZ013-KSZ027-KSZ041-KSZ042.
BLIZZARD WATCH FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR
KSZ002-KSZ003-KSZ004-KSZ014-KSZ015-KSZ016-KSZ028-KSZ029.
NE...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY FROM 11 AM MST /NOON CST/ THIS
MORNING TO 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON FOR NEZ079-
NEZ080-NEZ081.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON
FOR NEZ079.
BLIZZARD WATCH FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR
NEZ080-NEZ081.
CO...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM
MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR COZ090-COZ091-COZ092.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON
FOR COZ090-COZ091-COZ092.
&&
JDK/MBMHazardous weather outlook, Nov 27, 5:35 AM MST, 4 hours 29 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 535 AM MST SUN NOV 27 2005 COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-281315- YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON- SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA- DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- 635 AM CST SUN NOV 27 2005 /535 AM MST SUN NOV 27 2005/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EXTREME SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...NORTHWEST KANSAS AND EAST CENTRAL COLORADO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING VERY WINDY CONDITIONS AND SNOW TO THE TRI STATE AREA. RAIN AND SNOW THIS MORNING WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW BY THE AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO HOWL THROUGH THE NIGHT. THE LIGHT SNOW THIS AFTERNOON WILL COMBINE WITH THE STRONG WINDS TO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. TONIGHT...SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVIER EAST OF THE COLORADO STATE LINE...WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS. TRAVEL WILL BECOME TREACHEROUS ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST KANSAS AND SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY MONDAY MORNING OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE FOUND EAST OF A BENKELMAN NEBRASKA TO COLBY TO RUSSELL SPRINGS KANSAS LINE...WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES WEST OF THAT LINE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY ON MONDAY...LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO WRAPAROUND THE STORM SYSTEM AND INTO THE TRI STATE AREA...MAINLY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 70. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO AN INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND THE THREAT OF WHITE OUT CONDITIONS IN AREAS THAT RECEIVE HEAVY SNOW SUNDAY NIGHT. ON WEDNESDAY A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE REGION FROM THE NORTH. THE FRONT MAY ALLOW FOR A BRIEF PERIOD OF LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS. NO SNOW ACCUMULATION IS ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE REQUIRED TODAY AND TONIGHT. JDK
The office that day
Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 27, 4:11 AM MST | Snow and Blowing Snow Advisory | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 10 hr |
| Nov 27, 4:11 AM MST | Winter Storm Watch | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 10 hr |
| Nov 26, 9:10 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | GLD | Decatur, Gove, Graham, Norton, Sheridan | 44 hr |
| Nov 27, 4:11 AM MST | Blizzard Watch | GLD | Decatur, Gove, Graham, Logan, Norton, Rawlins and 2 more | 10 hr |
| Nov 27, 2:32 PM MST | Winter Storm Warning | GLD | Gove, Greeley, Logan, Wichita | 26 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.