Alert archive / Colorado / Blizzard Warnings in 2006
Blizzard Warning 2, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this blizzard warning at Dec 20, 2006, 4:26 AM MST for Cheyenne County, Kit Carson County, Yuma County, Colorado. It took effect at Dec 20, 2006, 5:00 AM MST. It was in force for 30 hr. 16 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
- Dec 20, 2006, 4:26 AM MST (11:26 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 20, 2006, 5:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Dec 21, 2006, 10:55 AM MST
- In force
- 30 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
Counties Cheyenne County, CO, Kit Carson County, CO, Yuma County, CO
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 7:03 AM MST | SNOW 5 | Wray, CO | |
| Dec 20, 7:32 AM MST | ICE STORM 0 | 9 Nne Kit Carson, CO | QUARTER OF AN INCH OF ICE ON ELEVATED AND EXPOSED SURFACES. |
| Dec 20, 7:50 AM MST | SNOW 7 | 4 E Vernon, CO | DRIFTS TO 11 INCHES. |
| Dec 20, 2:15 PM MST | SNOW 6 | 1 S Flagler, CO | |
| Dec 20, 2:15 PM MST | SNOW 6 | 4 Ne Kirk, CO | |
| Dec 20, 2:15 PM MST | SNOW 6 | 9 Ne Kit Carson, CO | |
| Dec 20, 2:15 PM MST | SNOW 7 | 20 S Stratton, CO | |
| Dec 20, 2:15 PM MST | SNOW 8 | 17 S Burlington, CO | |
| Dec 20, 2:15 PM MST | SNOW 8 | 4 N Eckley, CO | |
| Dec 20, 2:15 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | 5 Nw Burlington, CO | |
| Dec 20, 2:15 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | Idalia, CO | |
| Dec 20, 2:15 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | 7 Se Idalia, CO | |
| Dec 21, 9:32 AM MST | SNOW 4 | 6 N Wild Horse, CO | |
| Dec 21, 9:32 AM MST | SNOW 8 | Wray, CO | |
| Dec 21, 9:32 AM MST | SNOW 10 | Idalia, CO | |
| Dec 21, 9:32 AM MST | SNOW 14 | 4 E Vernon, CO |
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 00:00Z, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 80 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
- 1356 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 56 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 65 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 94 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 201126 WSWGLD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 426 AM MST WED DEC 20 2006 ...A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL BRING VERY HEAVY SNOW AND DANGEROUS ICE ACCUMULATIONS TO THE TRI-STATE AREA TODAY... .A LARGE STORM SYSTEM OVER NEW MEXICO WILL CONTINUE TO DEEPEN AND MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS TODAY. FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL GRADUALLY CHANGE TO SNOW FROM WEST TO EAST WITH SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF ICE AND SNOW LIKELY ACROSS ALL OF THE TRI-STATE AREA. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY ROADWAYS...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 70 WILL BE SNOWPACKED AND ICY. ROAD CLOSURES CANNOT BE RULED OUT. COZ090>092-201900- /O.CAN.KGLD.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-061221T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KGLD.BZ.W.0002.061220T1200Z-061221T1800Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON... CHEYENNE WELLS 426 AM MST WED DEC 20 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND ACROSS EASTERN COLORADO THIS MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES WITH HOURLY RATES EXCEEDING 2 INCHES PER HOUR. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH DURING THE MORNING HOURS CREATING WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THROUGH THE DAY. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING FROM WEST TO EAST ON THURSDAY. NORTHERLY WINDS AROUND 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL ALSO PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY ON THURSDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS MAY APPROACH 20 INCHES IN SOME LOCATIONS. 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 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. $$ KSZ004-016-201900- /O.CON.KGLD.IS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-061221T0000Z/ NORTON-GRAHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTON...HILL CITY 526 AM CST WED DEC 20 2006 ...ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... AN ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY IN THE HILL CITY AND NORTON AREAS. ICE ACCUMULATIONS MAY EXCEED ONE INCH ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. FREEZING RAIN WILL GRADUALLY MIX WITH SLEET AND SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. LARGE ACCUMULATIONS OF ICE ON TREES AND POWER LINES MAY RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES OR PROPERTY DAMAGE. AN ICE STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN HEAVY ACCUMULATIONS OF FREEZING RAIN ARE EXPECTED TO RESULT IN A THICK GLAZE OF ICE ON ROADWAYS AND OTHER OBJECTS. TREE AND POWER LINE DAMAGE MAY OCCUR AND TRAVEL MAY BECOME TREACHEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ KSZ002-003-014-015-028-029-042-NEZ080-081-201900- /O.CON.KGLD.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-061221T1800Z/ RAWLINS-DECATUR-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-LOGAN-GOVE-WICHITA-HITCHCOCK- RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...COLBY...HOXIE... OAKLEY...QUINTER...LEOTI...TRENTON...MCCOOK 526 AM CST WED DEC 20 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST THURSDAY. FREEZING RAIN WILL GRADUALLY MIX WITH SLEET AND SNOW BY LATE MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES BEFORE DIMINISHING DURING THE DAY ON THURSDAY. THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 83 WHERE 6-10 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. FURTHER EAST A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT ICING FOLLOWED BY 3-6 INCHES OF SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...OR ICE ARE IMMINENT. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. CHECK THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST BEFORE VENTURING OUTSIDE. $$ KSZ001-013-027-041-NEZ079-201900- /O.CON.KGLD.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-061221T1800Z/ CHEYENNE KS-SHERMAN-WALLACE-GREELEY-DUNDY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. FRANCIS...GOODLAND... SHARON SPRINGS...TRIBUNE...BENKELMAN 426 AM MST WED DEC 20 2006 /526 AM CST WED DEC 20 2006/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST /12 PM CST/ THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST /12 PM CST/ THURSDAY. FREEZING RAIN WILL MIX WITH SLEET AND GRADUALLY CHANGE TO ALL SNOW DURING THE MORNING HOURS. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE MORNING CREATING REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING FROM WEST TO EAST ON THURSDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 16 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...OR ICE ARE ARE IMMINENT. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. CHECK THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST BEFORE VENTURING OUTSIDE. $$ MWM/DDT
5 follow-up statements
000 WWUS43 KGLD 201927 WSWGLD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 1227 PM MST WED DEC 20 2006 ...A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING HEAVY SNOW AND DANGEROUS ICE ACCUMULATIONS TO PORTIONS OF THE TRI-STATE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT... .A LARGE STORM SYSTEM OVER NEW MEXICO WILL CONTINUE TO DEEPEN AND MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS TODAY. FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE ACROSS THE TRI STATE REGION. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY ROADWAYS...INCLUDING PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 70 WILL REMAIN SNOWPACKED AND ICY. ROAD CLOSURES HAVE BEEN REPORTED AND ADDITIONAL CLOSURES CANNOT BE RULED OUT. COZ090>092-210130- /O.CON.KGLD.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-061221T1800Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON... CHEYENNE WELLS 1227 PM MST WED DEC 20 2006 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THURSDAY... SNOW CONTINUES TO EXPAND ACROSS EASTERN COLORADO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES WITH HOURLY RATES EXCEEDING 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH DURING THE DAY CREATING WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING FROM WEST TO EAST ON THURSDAY. NORTHERLY WINDS AROUND 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL ALSO PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY ON THURSDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS MAY APPROACH 15 INCHES IN SOME LOCATIONS. 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 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. $$ KSZ004-016-210000- /O.CON.KGLD.IS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-061221T0000Z/ NORTON-GRAHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTON...HILL CITY 127 PM CST WED DEC 20 2006 ...ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... LARGE ACCUMULATIONS OF ICE ON TREES AND POWER LINES MAY RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES OR PROPERTY DAMAGE. AN ICE STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN HEAVY ACCUMULATIONS OF FREEZING RAIN ARE EXPECTED TO RESULT IN A THICK GLAZE OF ICE ON ROADWAYS AND OTHER OBJECTS. TREE AND POWER LINE DAMAGE MAY OCCUR AND TRAVEL MAY BECOME TREACHEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ KSZ002-003-014-015-028-029-042-NEZ080-081-210130- /O.CON.KGLD.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-061221T1800Z/ RAWLINS-DECATUR-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-LOGAN-GOVE-WICHITA-HITCHCOCK- RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...COLBY...HOXIE... OAKLEY...QUINTER...LEOTI...TRENTON...MCCOOK 127 PM CST WED DEC 20 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST THURSDAY... DRIER AIR HAS WORKED INTO THE REGION PROVIDING A TEMPORARY LULL IN PRECIPITATION DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. FREEZING RAIN AND FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL GRADUALLY CHANGE TO SLEET AND SNOW LATER THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL AVERAGE 2 TO 4 INCHES ALONG HIGHWAY 83 WITH SOME ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATION. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE DAY ON THURSDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...OR ICE ARE IMMINENT. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. CHECK THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST BEFORE VENTURING OUTSIDE. $$ KSZ001-013-027-041-NEZ079-210130- /O.CON.KGLD.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-061221T1800Z/ CHEYENNE KS-SHERMAN-WALLACE-GREELEY-DUNDY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. FRANCIS...GOODLAND... SHARON SPRINGS...TRIBUNE...BENKELMAN 1227 PM MST WED DEC 20 2006 /127 PM CST WED DEC 20 2006/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST /12 PM CST/ THURSDAY... FREEZING DRIZZLE AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON HOURS. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE CREATING REDUCED VISIBILITIES WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING FROM WEST TO EAST ON THURSDAY. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THURSDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...OR ICE ARE ARE IMMINENT. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. CHECK THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST BEFORE VENTURING OUTSIDE. $$ BLAIR
000 WWUS43 KGLD 202204 WSWGLD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 304 PM MST WED DEC 20 2006 ...A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW...FREEZING RAIN AND BLOWING SNOW TO THE TRI STATE AREA, .A LARGE STORM SYSTEM IS BEGINNING TO MOVE INTO THE AREA...SPREADING MORE SNOW ALONG WITH PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN AND DRIZZLE ACROSS THE REGION. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY ROADWAYS...INCLUDING PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 70 WILL REMAIN SNOWPACKED AND ICY. ROAD CLOSURES HAVE BEEN REPORTED AND ADDITIONAL CLOSURES CANNOT BE RULED OUT. KSZ004-016-210615- /O.CAN.KGLD.IS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-061221T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KGLD.WW.Y.0001.061220T2204Z-061222T0000Z/ NORTON-GRAHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTON...HILL CITY 404 PM CST WED DEC 20 2006 ...ICE STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THURSDAY. THE ICE STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. ALTHOUGH PRECIPITATION HAS DECREASED ACROSS THE AREA AND TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO HOVER AROUND FREEZING. PERIODS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE AND FOG WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS...KEEPING SURFACES ICY. OVERNIGHT SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ COZ090>092-210615- /O.CON.KGLD.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-061221T1800Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON... CHEYENNE WELLS 304 PM MST WED DEC 20 2006 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THURSDAY... LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING FROM WEST TO EAST ON THURSDAY. NORTHERLY WINDS AROUND 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL ALSO PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY ON THURSDAY. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS RESULT FROM STRONG WINDS AND FALLING OR BLOWING SNOW...MAKING TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU LEAVE THE SAFETY OF BEING INDOORS...YOU ARE PUTTING YOUR LIFE AT RISK. $$ KSZ002-003-014-015-028-029-042-NEZ080-081-210615- /O.CON.KGLD.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-061221T1800Z/ RAWLINS-DECATUR-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-LOGAN-GOVE-WICHITA-HITCHCOCK- RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...COLBY...HOXIE... OAKLEY...QUINTER...LEOTI...TRENTON...MCCOOK 404 PM CST WED DEC 20 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST THURSDAY... PRECIPITATION WILL ONCE AGAIN INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA AS A POWERFUL UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. PRECIPITATION WILL ALTER BETWEEN FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW IN THE EVENING....BEFORE BECOMING ALL SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE HIGHEST ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ALONG AND NORTH OF A BURLINGTON TO MCCOOK LINE. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TOMORROW AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES TO THE EAST OF THE AREA...PRODUCING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...OR ICE ARE IMMINENT. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. CHECK THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST BEFORE VENTURING OUTSIDE. $$ KSZ001-013-027-041-NEZ079-210615- /O.CON.KGLD.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-061221T1800Z/ CHEYENNE KS-SHERMAN-WALLACE-GREELEY-DUNDY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. FRANCIS...GOODLAND... SHARON SPRINGS...TRIBUNE...BENKELMAN 304 PM MST WED DEC 20 2006 /404 PM CST WED DEC 20 2006/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST /12 PM CST/ THURSDAY... PRECIPITATION WILL ONCE AGAIN INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA AS A POWERFUL UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. PRECIPITATION WILL ALTER BETWEEN FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW IN THE EVENING....BEFORE BECOMING ALL SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE HIGHEST ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ALONG AND NORTH OF A BURLINGTON TO MCCOOK LINE. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. NORTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE WARNING AREA DURING THE MORNING HOURS AND WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...OR ICE ARE ARE IMMINENT. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. CHECK THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST BEFORE VENTURING OUTSIDE. $$
000 WWUS43 KGLD 210600 WSWGLD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 1100 PM MST WED DEC 20 2006 ...A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW...FREEZING RAIN AND BLOWING SNOW TO THE TRI-STATE AREA... .A LARGE STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE SLOWLY ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS OVERNIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING...SPREADING MORE SNOW ALONG WITH PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN AND DRIZZLE ACROSS THE TRI-STATE AREA. THE SNOW SHOULD SLOWLY DECREASE FROM WEST TO EAST THURSDAY AFTERNOON AS THE SYSTEM MOVES INTO NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS. COZ090>092-211400- /O.CON.KGLD.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-061221T1800Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON... CHEYENNE WELLS 1100 PM MST WED DEC 20 2006 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THURSDAY... BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE WARNING AREA OVERNIGHT. AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BEFORE THE SNOW STARTS TO DIMINISH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. NORTH WINDS AT 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 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. $$ KSZ002-003-014-015-028-029-042-NEZ080-081-211400- /O.CON.KGLD.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-061221T1800Z/ RAWLINS-DECATUR-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-LOGAN-GOVE-WICHITA-HITCHCOCK- RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...COLBY...HOXIE... OAKLEY...QUINTER...LEOTI...TRENTON...MCCOOK 1200 AM CST THU DEC 21 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST THURSDAY... PRECIPITATION SHOULD EVENTUALLY BECOME ALL SNOW AS WINDS TURN NORTHERLY OVERNIGHT. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BEFORE THE SNOW STARTS TO DIMINISH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THURSDAY AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES TO THE EAST OF THE AREA...PRODUCING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...OR ICE ARE IMMINENT. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. CHECK THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST BEFORE VENTURING OUTSIDE. $$ KSZ001-013-027-041-NEZ079-211400- /O.CON.KGLD.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-061221T1800Z/ CHEYENNE KS-SHERMAN-WALLACE-GREELEY-DUNDY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. FRANCIS...GOODLAND... SHARON SPRINGS...TRIBUNE...BENKELMAN 1100 PM MST WED DEC 20 2006 /1200 AM CST THU DEC 21 2006/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST /12 PM CST/ THURSDAY... SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT WITH AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE BEFORE THE SNOW STARTS TO DIMINISH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. NORTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE WARNING AREA DURING THE MORNING HOURS AND WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...OR ICE ARE ARE IMMINENT. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. CHECK THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST BEFORE VENTURING OUTSIDE. $$ KSZ004-016-211400- /O.CON.KGLD.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-061222T0000Z/ NORTON-GRAHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTON...HILL CITY 1200 AM CST THU DEC 21 2006 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THURSDAY. PRECIPITATION SHOULD GRADUALLY CHANGE OVER TO SNOW OVERNIGHT AS WINDS TURN TO A MORE NORTHERLY DIRECTION. UNTIL THEN PERIODS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE AND PATCHY DENSE FOG WILL CONTINUE...KEEPING SURFACES ICY. THE SNOW SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ FS
000 WWUS43 KGLD 211123 WSWGLD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 423 AM MST THU DEC 21 2006 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS KANSAS TODAY BRINGING LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW TO PORTIONS OF THE TRI-STATE AREA... .THE LARGE STORM SYSTEM WHICH HAS BEEN AFFECTING THE AREA SINCE TUESDAY WITH FREEZING RAIN AND HEAVY SNOW WILL MOVE ACROSS KANSAS DURING THE DAY. MOSTLY LIGHT SNOWFALL AND PERIODS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL AFFECT THE AREA TODAY. COZ090>092-211800- /O.CON.KGLD.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-061221T1800Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON... CHEYENNE WELLS 423 AM MST THU DEC 21 2006 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... NORTH WINDS 25 MPH GUSTING TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDDAY PRODUCING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE...BUT NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE ONE INCH OR LESS. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUT TODAY...USE CAUTION AND BE ALERT FOR AREAS OF DRIFTING AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. MANY ROADS ACROSS KANSAS...COLORADO AND NEBRASKA REMAIN CLOSED. CHECK FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS BEFORE VENTURING OUT TODAY. $$ KSZ014-015-028-029-042-211800- /O.CON.KGLD.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-061221T1800Z/ THOMAS-SHERIDAN-LOGAN-GOVE-WICHITA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLBY...HOXIE...OAKLEY...QUINTER... LEOTI 523 AM CST THU DEC 21 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ONE TO TWO INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS LIKELY IN THE COLBY AND HOXIE AREAS WITH 3 TO 4 INCHES FROM RUSSELL SPRINGS TO GOVE. SNOW WILL DIMINISH LATER TODAY. MANY ROADS ACROSS KANSAS...COLORADO AND NEBRASKA REMAIN CLOSED. CHECK FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS BEFORE VENTURING OUT TODAY. $$ KSZ001>003-013-027-041-NEZ079>081-211800- /O.CON.KGLD.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-061221T1800Z/ CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-SHERMAN-WALLACE-GREELEY-DUNDY- HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...OBERLIN... GOODLAND...SHARON SPRINGS...TRIBUNE...BENKELMAN...TRENTON... MCCOOK 423 AM MST THU DEC 21 2006 /523 AM CST THU DEC 21 2006/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST /NOON CST/ THIS MORNING... OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE...MAINLY THIS MORNING...WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 INCH. NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WILL RESULT IN SOME AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. MANY ROADS ACROSS KANSAS...COLORADO AND NEBRASKA REMAIN CLOSED. CHECK FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS BEFORE VENTURING OUT TODAY. $$ KSZ004-016-211800- /O.CON.KGLD.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-061222T0000Z/ NORTON-GRAHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTON...HILL CITY 523 AM CST THU DEC 21 2006 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... SNOW WILL INCREASE IN THE NORTON AND HILL CITY AREAS TODAY WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE IN NORTON WITH 2-4 INCHES NEAR HILL CITY. LIGHT RAIN OR SLEET MAY BE MIXED WITH THE SNOW IN THE MORNING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. MANY ROADS ACROSS KANSAS...COLORADO AND NEBRASKA REMAIN CLOSED. CHECK FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS BEFORE VENTURING OUT TODAY. $$ DLF
000 WWUS43 KGLD 211755 WSWGLD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 1055 AM MST THU DEC 21 2006 COZ090>092-220300- /O.CAN.KGLD.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-061221T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KGLD.SB.Y.0003.061221T1755Z-061222T0300Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON... CHEYENNE WELLS 1055 AM MST THU DEC 21 2006 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF TODAY. HOWEVER...THE CONTINUED LIGHT SNOW COMBINED WITH GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS TO 40 MPH WILL BLOW THE FRESH SNOW COVER MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. 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. $$ KSZ001>003-013>015-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-220300- /O.CAN.KGLD.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-061221T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KGLD.SB.Y.0003.061221T1755Z-061222T0300Z/ CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-WALLACE-LOGAN- GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...OBERLIN... GOODLAND...COLBY...HOXIE...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY...QUINTER... TRIBUNE...LEOTI...BENKELMAN...TRENTON...MCCOOK 1055 AM MST THU DEC 21 2006 /1155 AM CST THU DEC 21 2006/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST /9 PM CST/ THIS EVENING... SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF TODAY. HOWEVER...THE CONTINUED LIGHT SNOW COMBINED WITH GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS TO 40 MPH WILL BLOW THE FRESH SNOW COVER MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITY WILL OCCASIONALLY DROP BELOW ONE MILE DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ KSZ004-016-220300- /O.CAN.KGLD.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-061222T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KGLD.SB.Y.0003.061221T1755Z-061222T0300Z/ NORTON-GRAHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTON...HILL CITY 1155 AM CST THU DEC 21 2006 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF TODAY. HOWEVER...THE CONTINUED LIGHT SNOW COMBINED WITH GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS TO 40 MPH WILL BLOW THE FRESH SNOW COVER MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. 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. $$
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Blizzard Warnings in Colorado, 2006Every blizzard warning in 2006
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.