Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS North Platte, NE

Arthur County, NE, Blaine County, NE, Boyd County, NE, Brown County, NE, Chase County, NE, Cherry County, NE, Custer County, NE, Deuel County, NE, Frontier County, NE, Garden County, NE, Garfield County, NE, Grant County, NE, Hayes County, NE, Holt County, NE, Hooker County, NE, Keith County, NE, Keya Paha County, NE, Lincoln County, NE, Logan County, NE, Loup County, NE, McPherson County, NE, Perkins County, NE, Rock County, NE, Sheridan County, NE, Thomas County, NE, Wheeler County, NE

000 
WWUS43 KLBF 180307
WSWLBF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
907 PM CST FRI MAR 17 2006

...A POTENT WINTER STORM WILL TAKE AIM AT WESTERN AND NORTH
CENTRAL NEBRASKA THIS WEEKEND...

.A POTENT UPPER LEVEL TROF OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE FROM THE
CENTRAL ROCKIES INTO WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA THIS
WEEKEND. AS THE FIRST PIECE OF ENERGY IMPACTS WESTERN AND NORTH
CENTRAL NEBRASKA SATURDAY NIGHT...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL
DEVELOP NORTH OF HIGHWAY 2 FROM ANTIOCH...TO DUNNING...AND EAST
ALONG HIGHWAY 91 TO ERICSON. BY MONDAY AFTERNOON...THE POTENTIAL
EXISTS FOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ACROSS NORTH
CENTRAL NEBRASKA...WITH SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.

THE SECOND PIECE OF ENERGY FROM THE UPPER LEVEL TROF OF LOW
PRESSURE...WILL MOVE ONTO THE HIGH PLAINS ON SUNDAY NIGHT INTO
MONDAY. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW IS EXPECTED SUNDAY NIGHT AND
MONDAY ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN NEBRASKA AND THE SOUTHERN SANDHILLS.
THE TRACK AND INTENSITY OF THE SECOND PIECE OF ENERGY IS STILL
UNCERTAIN...SO A WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PERKINS...CHASE...
HAYES AND FRONTIER COUNTIES FROM SATURDAY NIGHT UNTIL MONDAY
AFTERNOON. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GARDEN...
ARTHUR...MCPHERSON...LOGAN...CUSTER...DEUEL...KEITH AND LINCOLN
COUNTIES FROM SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.

NEZ004>010-023>029-094-181115-
/O.CON.KLBF.WS.W.0002.060319T0000Z-060320T2200Z/
SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-GRANT-
HOOKER-THOMAS-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...VALENTINE...
SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL...HYANNIS...
MULLEN...THEDFORD...DUNNING...TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT...
CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE
907 PM CST FRI MAR 17 2006 /807 PM MST FRI MAR 17 2006/

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST /5 PM
MST/ SATURDAY TO 4 PM CST /3 PM MST/ MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/
SATURDAY TO 4 PM CST /3 PM MST/ MONDAY. 

LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE NORTHERN SANDHILLS
AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA SATURDAY NIGHT...CONTINUING INTO
SUNDAY...BEFORE TAPERING OFF ON MONDAY. BY MONDAY AFTERNOON...
6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW IS LIKELY ACROSS THE NORTHERN SANDHILLS
AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE
POSSIBLE.

SNOWFALL COULD BE VERY HEAVY AND WET AT TIMES AND POSSIBLY PRODUCE
POWER OUTAGES ACROSS A PORTION OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA.

DURING CALVING SEASON...RANCHERS SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO
PROTECT YOUNG LIVESTOCK FROM THE POTENTIAL WET AND COLD
CONDITIONS.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE.  THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

NEZ022-035>038-056>059-069>071-181115-
/O.CON.KLBF.WS.A.0003.060319T0000Z-060320T2200Z/
GARDEN-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-CUSTER-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN-
CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSHKOSH...ARTHUR...TRYON...STAPLETON...
BROKEN BOW...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...
NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS
907 PM CST FRI MAR 17 2006 /807 PM MST FRI MAR 17 2006/

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING
THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING
THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. 

A POTENT WINTER STORM WILL MOVE FROM THE CENTRAL ROCKIES INTO
SOUTHWESTERN NEBRASKA THIS WEEKEND. BY MONDAY AFTERNOON...THE
POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP 6 INCHES.

SNOWFALL COULD BE VERY HEAVY AND WET AT TIMES AND POSSIBLY PRODUCE
POWER OUTAGES ACROSS A PORTION OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA.

AS IS THE CASE WITH ANY WINTER STORM...THE TRACK OF THE SYSTEM IS
KEY AS TO WHERE AND WHEN THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL FALL. AS THIS
TRACK BECOMES BETTER DEFINED...APROPRIATE WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES
WILL BE ISSUED.

PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL FOR THIS WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK...
SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECAST AND STATEMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH
THIS STORM.

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

$$


CDC

000 
WWUS43 KLBF 180901 AAA
WSWLBF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
301 AM CST SAT MAR 18 2006

...A POTENT WINTER STORM WILL TAKE AIM AT WESTERN AND NORTH
CENTRAL NEBRASKA TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...

.A POTENT UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM THE
CENTRAL ROCKIES INTO WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA THIS
WEEKEND. AS THE FIRST PIECE OF ENERGY IMPACTS WESTERN AND NORTH
CENTRAL NEBRASKA TONIGHT...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL DEVELOP
MAINLY NORTH OF HIGHWAY 2 FROM ANTIOCH TO DUNNING AND NORTH OF
HIGHWAY 91 EAST THROUGH ERICSON. ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE SUNDAY...SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. BY LATE MONDAY
AFTERNOON...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF AT
LEAST 8 TO 15 INCHES ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA...WITH SOME
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.

AS THE MAIN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES ONTO THE HIGH
PLAINS ON SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY...SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED ACROSS
SOUTHWESTERN NEBRASKA AND THE SOUTHERN SANDHILLS. SINCE THE ONSET
OF SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IS NOT EXPECTED UNTIL SUNDAY...A
WINTER WATCH WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR PERKINS...CHASE...
HAYES...FRONTIER...GARDEN...ARTHUR...MCPHERSON...LOGAN...CUSTER...
DEUEL...KEITH AND LINCOLN COUNTIES FROM TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON.

THIS WINTER STORM SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE THE MOST
SIGNIFICANT WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL IN RECENT YEARS.

NEZ004>010-023>029-094-182115-
/O.CON.KLBF.WS.W.0002.060319T0000Z-060320T2200Z/
SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-GRANT-
HOOKER-THOMAS-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...VALENTINE...
SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL...HYANNIS...
MULLEN...THEDFORD...DUNNING...TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT...
CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE
301 AM CST SAT MAR 18 2006 /201 AM MST SAT MAR 18 2006/

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST /5 PM
MST/ THIS EVENING TO 4 PM CST /3 PM MST/ MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/
THIS EVENING TO 4 PM CST /3 PM MST/ MONDAY. 

LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE NORTHERN SANDHILLS
AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA TONIGHT...CONTINUING INTO SUNDAY. SNOW
IS EXPECTED TO BE MODERATE..TO AT TIMES HEAVY SUNDAY NIGHT AND
MONDAY. BY LATE AFTERNOON MONDAY... 8 TO 15 INCHES OF SNOW IS LIKELY
ACROSS THE NORTHERN SANDHILLS AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. SOME
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE.

SNOWFALL COULD BE VERY HEAVY AND WET AT TIMES AND MAY PRODUCE
POWER OUTAGES ACROSS A PORTION OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA.

RANCHERS SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT YOUNG LIVESTOCK FROM
THE WET AND COLD CONDITIONS.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE.  THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

NEZ022-035>038-056>059-069>071-182115-
/O.CON.KLBF.WS.A.0003.060319T0000Z-060320T2200Z/
GARDEN-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-CUSTER-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN-
CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSHKOSH...ARTHUR...TRYON...STAPLETON...
BROKEN BOW...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...
NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS
301 AM CST SAT MAR 18 2006 /201 AM MST SAT MAR 18 2006/

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON. 

A POTENT WINTER STORM WILL MOVE FROM THE CENTRAL ROCKIES INTO
SOUTHWESTERN NEBRASKA AND THE SOUTHERN SANDHILLS THIS WEEKEND. AS
THE FIRST PIECE OF ENERGY ARRIVES TONIGHT...A POTENTIAL FOR SNOW
AND FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL EXIST THIS EVENING FOR AREAS NORTH OF
INTERSTATE 80...EVENTUALLY CHANGING OVER TO ALL SNOW AFTER
MIDNIGHT. AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80 THE POTENTIAL FOR
SLEET AND FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL EXIST THIS EVENING WITH SNOW OR
SLEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. THIS COULD CAUSE SLICK ROADWAYS. 

THE POTENTIAL FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL ALSO EXIST SUNDAY THROUGH
MONDAY. BY LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS GREATER THAN 6 INCHES.

SNOWFALL COULD BE VERY HEAVY AND WET AT TIMES AND POSSIBLY
PRODUCE POWER OUTAGES ACROSS A PORTION OF WESTERN AND NORTH
CENTRAL NEBRASKA.

AS IS THE CASE WITH ANY WINTER STORM...THE TRACK OF THE SYSTEM IS
KEY AS TO WHERE AND WHEN THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL FALL. AS THIS
TRACK BECOMES BETTER DEFINED...APROPRIATE WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES
WILL BE ISSUED.

PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL FOR THIS WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK...
ARE ENCOURAGED TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECAST AND STATEMENTS
ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORM.

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

$$

KAR

000 
WWUS43 KLBF 182019
WSWLBF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
219 PM CST SAT MAR 18 2006

...A POTENT WINTER STORM WITH HEAVY SNOW IS APPROACHING WESTERN
AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA...

.A DEEP UPPER LEVEL TROF OF LOW PRESSURE ALOFT WILL APPROACH THE
INTER MOUNTAIN WEST TONIGHT. AN INITIAL PIECE OF ENERGY FROM THIS
SYSTEM...WILL IMPACT WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL TONIGHT WITH LIGHT
TO MODERATE SNOW EXPECTED NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80...WHILE MIXED
PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80.

SNOW WILL DIMINISH IN INTENSITY ON SUNDAY AS THE INITIAL ENERGY
MOVES NORTH...HOWEVER MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW...WILL DEVELOP SUNDAY
EVENING...AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO MONDAY AFTERNOON AS THE
UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM ENTERS THE CENTRAL PLAINS. BY MONDAY
AFTERNOON...WIDESPREAD SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 15 INCHES IS
LIKELY...WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS...ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH
CENTRAL NEBRASKA.

THIS WINTER STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE THE MOST SIGNIFICANT
WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL IN RECENT YEARS. 

NEZ022-035>038-056>059-069>071-190945-
/O.UPG.KLBF.WS.A.0003.060319T0000Z-060320T2200Z/
/O.EXA.KLBF.WS.W.0002.060319T0000Z-060320T2200Z/
GARDEN-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-CUSTER-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN-
CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSHKOSH...ARTHUR...TRYON...STAPLETON...
BROKEN BOW...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...
NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS
219 PM CST SAT MAR 18 2006 /119 PM MST SAT MAR 18 2006/

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING TO 4 PM CST /3 PM MST/ MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING TO 4 PM CST /3 PM MST/ MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS
NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80 THIS
EVENING...AND BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES. BY SUNDAY
MORNING...3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED NORTH OF INTERSTATE
80. SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80...SNOW WILL PERIODICALLY MIX WITH SLEET
BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL SNOW ON SUNDAY. ACCUMULATIONS SOUTH OF
INTERSTATE 80 WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES.

SNOWFALL WILL TEMPORARILY DECREASE IN INTENSITY FOR
SUNDAY...HOWEVER...IT IS EXPECTED TO BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY FOR
SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. BY LATE MONDAY...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
OF 8 TO 15 INCHES ARE LIKELY...WITH SOME LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS. 

RANCHERS SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT YOUNG LIVESTOCK FROM
THE WET AND COLD CONDITIONS.

TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE SATURDAY
NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL
KIT...TRAVEL WITH A FULL TANK OF GAS...AND NOTIFY LOVED ONES OF
YOUR ITINERARY. NEBRASKA ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE OBTAINED BY
CALLING 1-800-906-9069.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. 

THE LATEST FORECASTS...WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS...CAN BE OBTAINED
ON NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS...OR BY ACCESSING THE
FOLLOWING WEB SITE...HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/LBF...ALL LOWER CASE.

$$

NEZ004>010-023>029-094-190945-
/O.CON.KLBF.WS.W.0002.060319T0000Z-060320T2200Z/
SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-GRANT-
HOOKER-THOMAS-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...VALENTINE...
SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL...HYANNIS...
MULLEN...THEDFORD...DUNNING...TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT...
CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE
219 PM CST SAT MAR 18 2006 /119 PM MST SAT MAR 18 2006/

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST /5 PM
MST/ THIS EVENING TO 4 PM CST /3 PM MST/ MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/
THIS EVENING TO 4 PM CST /3 PM MST/ MONDAY. 

LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT ACROSS THE CENTRAL
SANDHILLS...AS WELL AS NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. BY SUNDAY
MORNING...ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES...WITH SOME LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 8 INCHES ARE LIKELY. 

SNOWFALL WILL TEMPORARILY DECREASE IN INTENSITY FOR
SUNDAY...HOWEVER...IT IS EXPECTED TO BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY FOR
SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. BY LATE MONDAY...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
OF 8 TO 15 INCHES ARE LIKELY...WITH SOME LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS. 

RANCHERS SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT YOUNG LIVESTOCK FROM
THE WET AND COLD CONDITIONS.

TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE SATURDAY
NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL
KIT...TRAVEL WITH A FULL TANK OF GAS...AND NOTIFY LOVED ONES OF
YOUR ITINERARY. NEBRASKA ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE OBTAINED BY
CALLING 1-800-906-9069.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. 

THE LATEST FORECASTS...WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS...CAN BE OBTAINED
ON NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS...OR BY ACCESSING THE
FOLLOWING WEB SITE...HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/LBF...ALL LOWER CASE.

$$

BUTTLER

000 
WWUS43 KLBF 190920 AAA
WSWLBF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
320 AM CST SUN MAR 19 2006

...A POTENT WINTER STORM WITH HEAVY SNOW WILL IMPACT WESTERN AND NORTH
CENTRAL NEBRASKA...

.A DEEP UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO EXIT THE
CENTRAL ROCKIES TODAY. AS AN INITIAL DISTURBANCE LIFTS NORTH
ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA TODAY...LIGHT TO
MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE. HOWEVER AS THE MAIN UPPER LEVEL LOW
EMERGES...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW...WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING...AND
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ON MONDAY BEFORE DIMINISHING MONDAY
EVENING. BY LATE MONDAY EVENING...WIDESPREAD SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF
8 TO 15 INCHES ARE LIKELY...WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS...ACROSS
WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA.

THIS WINTER STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE THE MOST
SIGNIFICANT WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL IN RECENT YEARS.

NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-192130-
/O.EXT.KLBF.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060321T0600Z/
SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-GARDEN-
GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-
LOGAN-CUSTER-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER-
WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...VALENTINE...
SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL...OSHKOSH...
HYANNIS...MULLEN...THEDFORD...DUNNING...TAYLOR...BURWELL...
BARTLETT...ARTHUR...TRYON...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW...CHAPPELL...
BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL...
HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE
320 AM CST SUN MAR 19 2006 /220 AM MST SUN MAR 19 2006/

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM
MST/ MONDAY NIGHT...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
/11 PM MST/ MONDAY NIGHT. 

LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW IS EXPECTED TODAY FOR AREAS NORTH OF
HIGHWAY 2 WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES. AREAS TO THE SOUTH
CAN EXPECT AREAS OF SLEET AND SNOW TO DIMINISH THIS MORNING...WITH
FREEZING DRIZZLE THE PRIMARY WEATHER HAZARD THIS AFTERNOON.

SNOW WILL BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY FOR TONIGHT AND MONDAY. BY LATE
MONDAY EVENING...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 15 INCHES ARE
LIKELY...WITH SOME LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS.

RANCHERS SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT YOUNG LIVESTOCK FROM THE
WET AND COLD CONDITIONS.

TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE THROUGH
MONDAY NIGHT. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT...TRAVEL
WITH A FULL TANK OF GAS...AND NOTIFY LOVED ONES OF YOUR ITINERARY.
NEBRASKA ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 1-800-906-9069.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE.

THE LATEST FORECASTS...WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS...CAN BE OBTAINED
ON NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS...OR BY ACCESSING THE
FOLLOWING WEB SITE...HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/LBF...ALL LOWER CASE.

$$

KAR

000 
WWUS43 KLBF 192126
WSWLBF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
326 PM CST SUN MAR 19 2006

...HEAVY SNOW WILL IMPACT PARTS OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA...

.A DEEP UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO EXIT THE
CENTRAL ROCKIES TONIGHT INTO MONDAY. SEVERAL PIECES OF ENERGY WILL
EJECT NORTH OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY TO HELP PRODUCE PERIODS OF MODERATE
TO HEAVY SNOW. BY LATE MONDAY EVENING...WIDESPREAD SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
OF 8 TO 15 INCHES ARE LIKELY...WITH 16 TO 18 INCHES IN PORTIONS OF
NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA.

THIS WINTER STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE THE MOST
SIGNIFICANT WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL IN RECENT YEARS.

NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-200530-
/O.CON.KLBF.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060321T0600Z/
SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-GARDEN-
GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-
LOGAN-CUSTER-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER-
WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...VALENTINE...
SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL...OSHKOSH...
HYANNIS...MULLEN...THEDFORD...DUNNING...TAYLOR...BURWELL...
BARTLETT...ARTHUR...TRYON...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW...CHAPPELL...
BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL...
HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE
326 PM CST SUN MAR 19 2006 /226 PM MST SUN MAR 19 2006/

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
/11 PM MST/ MONDAY NIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
/11 PM MST/ MONDAY NIGHT. 

A MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE THIS
EVENING OVER SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA INTO THE SOUTHERN SANDHILLS.
SNOWFALL WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY IN THE SOUTHWEST AS
THE STORM SYSTEM LIFTS EAST ACROSS KANSAS...WITH AREAS OF HEAVY
SNOWFALL...WITH SNOWFALL RATES UP TO AN INCH PER HOUR MONDAY
MORNING POSSIBLE. OVER SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA INTO THE SOUTHERN SANDHILLS...UP
TO HIGHWAY 2 COULD SEE STORM TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS BY MONDAY NIGHT
WILL REACH 8 TO 15 INCHES. 

FURTHER NORTH OF HIGHWAY 2...GENERALLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM
ANTIOCH IN SOUTHERN SHERIDAN COUNTY...EAST TO THEDFORD IN THOMAS
COUNTY...AND OCONTO IN CUSTER COUNTY...SNOW WILL CONTINUE...HEAVY
AT TIMES...WHERE STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES ARE
LIKELY...WITH SOME LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS.

THIS PROLONG WINTER STORM EVENT WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. THE
STORM IS NOT EXPECTED TO EXIT THE PLAINS UNTIL EARLY TUESDAY...THEN
SNOW ENDINGS FROM THE WEST TO EAST.

IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT... TRAVEL WITH A
FULL TANK OF GAS...AND MAKE TRAVEL ITINERARIES KNOWN PRIOR TO
DEPARTING FOR YOUR DESTINATION. NEBRASKA ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE OBTAINED BY
CALLING 1- 800-906-9069.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE.

THE LATEST FORECASTS...WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS...CAN BE OBTAINED
ON NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS...OR BY ACCESSING THE
FOLLOWING WEB SITE...HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/LBF...ALL LOWER
CASE.

$$

KECK

000 
WWUS43 KLBF 200735
WSWLBF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
135 AM CST MON MAR 20 2006

...HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT PARTS OF WESTERN AND NORTH
CENTRAL NEBRASKA THROUGH TONIGHT...

.THE MAIN STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES INTO
THE CENTRAL PLAINS TODAY. STRONG LIFT AND MOISTURE WILL ALSO
CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA
PRODUCING PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW. BY LATE MONDAY
EVENING...WIDESPREAD SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES ARE
LIKELY...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS DEFINITELY POSSIBLE ACROSS AREAS
NORTH AND EAST OF A BROKEN BOW TO THEDFORD TO MERRIMAN LINE. 

THIS WINTER STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE THE MOST
SIGNIFICANT WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL IN RECENT YEARS.

NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-201945-
/O.CON.KLBF.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060321T0600Z/
SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-GARDEN-
GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-
LOGAN-CUSTER-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER-
WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...VALENTINE...
SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL...OSHKOSH...
HYANNIS...MULLEN...THEDFORD...DUNNING...TAYLOR...BURWELL...
BARTLETT...ARTHUR...TRYON...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW...CHAPPELL...
BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL...
HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE
135 AM CST MON MAR 20 2006 /1235 AM MST MON MAR 20 2006/

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
/11 PM MST/ TONIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
/11 PM MST/ TONIGHT. 

SNOW HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...POSSIBLY LETTING UP FOR
A FEW HOURS IN THE MORNING THEN INCREASE AGAIN BY MID-DAY MONDAY.
ACROSS SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL NEBRASKA...GENERALLY LIGHT SNOW
WILL FALL THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF NIGHT...INCREASING IN INTENSITY
TOWARD SUNRIS AND LASTING THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY. SNOWFALL RATES
OF ONE TO TWO INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER SOUTHWEST
NEBRASKA INTO THE SOUTHERN SANDHILLS AND PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA. STORM TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS BY MONDAY NIGHT WILL RANGE FROM
10 TO 20 INCHES OVER A LARGE PART OF THE AREA. FURTHER NORTH OF
HIGHWAY 2...GENERALLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM BROKEN BOW...TO
THEDFORD TO MERRIMAN A FEW LOCAL AREAS MAY RECEIVE SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS CLOSE TO 2 FEET. 

THIS PROLONG WINTER STORM EVENT WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. THE
STORM IS NOT EXPECTED TO EXIT THE PLAINS UNTIL EARLY TUESDAY...
WITH SNOW ENDING FROM THE WEST TO EAST.

IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT... TRAVEL WITH A
FULL TANK OF GAS...AND MAKE TRAVEL ITINERARIES KNOWN PRIOR TO
DEPARTING FOR YOUR DESTINATION. NEBRASKA ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE
OBTAINED BY CALLING 1- 800-906-9069.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE.

THE LATEST FORECASTS...WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS...CAN BE OBTAINED
ON NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS...OR BY ACCESSING THE
FOLLOWING WEB SITE...HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/LBF...ALL LOWER
CASE.

$$

000 
WWUS43 KLBF 200946
WSWLBF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
346 AM CST MON MAR 20 2006

...HEAVY SNOW WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT
WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA THROUGH TONIGHT...

.THE MAIN STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS TODAY.
STRONG LIFT AND MOISTURE WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS
WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA PRODUCING PERIODS OF MODERATE
TO HEAVY SNOW. WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. BY LATE THIS EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT...WIDESPREAD SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES ARE
LIKELY...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS DEFINITELY POSSIBLE ACROSS AREAS
NORTH AND EAST OF A BROKEN BOW TO THEDFORD TO MERRIMAN LINE.

THIS WINTER STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE THE MOST
SIGNIFICANT WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL IN RECENT YEARS.

NEZ006>010-026>029-038-202145-
/O.EXT.KLBF.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060321T1200Z/
KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-
CUSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...AINSWORTH...
BASSETT...ONEILL...DUNNING...TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT...
BROKEN BOW
346 AM CST MON MAR 20 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY.

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTH
CENTRAL NEBRASKA INTO THIS EVENING. SNOWFALL RATES OF ONE TO TWO
INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON. IN
ADDITION...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY
DIFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. SOME POWER OUTAGES MAY ALSO OCCUR. 

STORM TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS BY LATE MONDAY NIGHT WILL RANGE FROM 15
TO 20 INCHES OVER A LARGE PART OF THE AREA. A FEW LOCAL AREAS MAY
RECEIVE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS CLOSE TO 2 FEET.

THIS PROLONGED WINTER STORM EVENT WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. THE
STORM IS NOT EXPECTED TO EXIT THE PLAINS UNTIL LATE TONIGHT.

IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT... TRAVEL WITH A
FULL TANK OF GAS...AND MAKE TRAVEL ITINERARIES KNOWN PRIOR TO
DEPARTING FOR YOUR DESTINATION. NEBRASKA ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE
OBTAINED BY CALLING 1-800-906-9069.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE.

THE LATEST FORECASTS...WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS...CAN BE OBTAINED
ON NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS...OR BY ACCESSING THE
FOLLOWING WEB SITE...HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/LBF...ALL LOWER
CASE.

$$

NEZ004-005-022>025-035>037-056>059-069>071-094-202145-
/O.CON.KLBF.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060321T0600Z/
SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-GARDEN-GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-ARTHUR-
MCPHERSON-LOGAN-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER-
WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...VALENTINE...
OSHKOSH...HYANNIS...MULLEN...THEDFORD...ARTHUR...TRYON...
STAPLETON...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...
NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS...CODY...
MERRIMAN...KILGORE
346 AM CST MON MAR 20 2006 /246 AM MST MON MAR 20 2006/

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
/11 PM MST/ TONIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
/11 PM MST/ TONIGHT. 

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...CAN BE EXPECTED INTO THIS EVENING.
SNOWFALL RATES OF ONE TO TWO INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE
POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE
CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY
DIFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. SOME POWER OUTAGES MAY ALSO OCCUR. 

STORM TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS BY LATE MONDAY NIGHT WILL RANGE FROM 10
TO 20 INCHES OVER A LARGE PART OF THE AREA. A FEW LOCAL AREAS MAY
RECEIVE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS CLOSE TO 2 FEET.

THIS PROLONGED WINTER STORM EVENT WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. THE
STORM IS NOT EXPECTED TO EXIT THE PLAINS UNTIL LATE TONIGHT.

IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT... TRAVEL WITH A
FULL TANK OF GAS...AND MAKE TRAVEL ITINERARIES KNOWN PRIOR TO
DEPARTING FOR YOUR DESTINATION. NEBRASKA ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE
OBTAINED BY CALLING 1-800-906-9069.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE.

THE LATEST FORECASTS...WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS...CAN BE OBTAINED
ON NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS...OR BY ACCESSING THE
FOLLOWING WEB SITE...HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/LBF...ALL LOWER
CASE.

$$


KAR

000 
WWUS43 KLBF 201737
WSWLBF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
1137 AM CST MON MAR 20 2006

...A SEVERE WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT WESTERN AND NORTH
CENTRAL NEBRASKA THROUGH TONIGHT...

.MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. AS LOW PRESSURE
CONTINUES TO PROGRESS SLOWLY TO THE EAST TOWARDS THE TEXAS
PANHANDLE...BANDS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL ROTATE INTO THE AREA FROM THE
SOUTHEAST. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 15 INCHES HAVE ALREADY
BEEN REPORTED. MOTORISTS TRAVELING ALONG INTERSTATE 80 FROM BRADY
WEST TO OGALLALA CAN EXPECT VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A
MILE AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE
TO TWO INCHES PER HOUR ARE LIKELY.

THIS WINTER STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE THE MOST
SIGNIFICANT WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL IN RECENT YEARS.

NEZ004-005-022>025-035>037-056>059-069>071-094-210545-
/O.CON.KLBF.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060321T0600Z/
SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-GARDEN-GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-ARTHUR-
MCPHERSON-LOGAN-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER-
WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...VALENTINE...
OSHKOSH...HYANNIS...MULLEN...THEDFORD...ARTHUR...TRYON...
STAPLETON...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...
NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS...CODY...
MERRIMAN...KILGORE
1137 AM CST MON MAR 20 2006 /1037 AM MST MON MAR 20 2006/

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
/11 PM MST/ TONIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
/11 PM MST/ TONIGHT. 

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...CAN BE EXPECTED INTO THIS EVENING.
SNOWFALL RATES OF ONE TO TWO INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE. IN
ADDITION...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE
CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY
DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. SOME POWER OUTAGES MAY ALSO OCCUR.

STORM TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS BY LATE MONDAY NIGHT WILL RANGE FROM
10 TO 20 INCHES OVER A LARGE PART OF THE AREA. A FEW LOCAL AREAS
MAY RECEIVE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS CLOSE TO 2 FEET.

THIS PROLONGED WINTER STORM EVENT WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL.
THE STORM IS NOT EXPECTED TO EXIT THE PLAINS UNTIL LATE TONIGHT.

IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT...TRAVEL WITH A
FULL TANK OF GAS...AND MAKE TRAVEL ITINERARIES KNOWN PRIOR TO
DEPARTING FOR YOUR DESTINATION. NEBRASKA ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE
OBTAINED BY CALLING 1-800-906-9069.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE.

THE LATEST FORECASTS...WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS...CAN BE OBTAINED
ON NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS...OR BY ACCESSING THE
FOLLOWING WEB SITE...HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/LBF...ALL LOWER
CASE.

$$

NEZ006>010-026>029-038-210545-
/O.CON.KLBF.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060321T1200Z/
KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-
CUSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...AINSWORTH...
BASSETT...ONEILL...DUNNING...TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT...
BROKEN BOW
1137 AM CST MON MAR 20 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. 

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTH
CENTRAL NEBRASKA INTO THIS EVENING. SNOWFALL RATES OF ONE TO TWO
INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON. IN
ADDITION...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE
CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY
DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. SOME POWER OUTAGES MAY ALSO OCCUR.

STORM TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS BY LATE MONDAY NIGHT WILL RANGE FROM
16 TO 22 INCHES OVER A LARGE PART OF THE AREA. A FEW LOCAL AREAS
MAY RECEIVE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OVER 2 FEET.

THIS PROLONGED WINTER STORM EVENT WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL.
THE STORM IS NOT EXPECTED TO EXIT THE PLAINS UNTIL LATE TONIGHT.

IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT...TRAVEL WITH A
FULL TANK OF GAS...AND MAKE TRAVEL ITINERARIES KNOWN PRIOR TO
DEPARTING FOR YOUR DESTINATION. NEBRASKA ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE
OBTAINED BY CALLING 1-800-906-9069.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE.

THE LATEST FORECASTS...WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS...CAN BE OBTAINED
ON NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS...OR BY ACCESSING THE
FOLLOWING WEB SITE...HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/LBF...ALL LOWER
CASE.

$$

JMC

000 
WWUS43 KLBF 202201
WSWLBF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
401 PM CST MON MAR 20 2006

...A SEVERE WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT WESTERN AND
NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA THROUGH TONIGHT...

.MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS WESTERN AND
NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA THROUGH THIS EVENING. ALTHOUGH LOW
PRESSURE CONTINUES TO WORK TO THE EAST ACROSS WESTERN
OKLAHOMA...BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE TO
ROTATE INTO THE AREA. SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF FROM WEST
TO EAST LATE THIS EVENING...ENDING TOWARD MORNING ACROSS EASTERN
PORTIONS OF THE REGION. ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES PER
HOUR ARE LIKELY.

THIS WINTER STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE THE MOST
SIGNIFICANT WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL IN RECENT YEARS.

NEZ004-005-022>025-035>037-056>059-069>071-094-210600-
/O.CON.KLBF.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060321T0600Z/
SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-GARDEN-GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-ARTHUR-
MCPHERSON-LOGAN-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER-
WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...VALENTINE...
OSHKOSH...HYANNIS...MULLEN...THEDFORD...ARTHUR...TRYON...
STAPLETON...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...
NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS...CODY...
MERRIMAN...KILGORE
401 PM CST MON MAR 20 2006 /301 PM MST MON MAR 20 2006/

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
/11 PM MST/ TONIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
/11 PM MST/ TONIGHT. 

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...CAN BE EXPECTED THIS EVENING. THE HEAVIEST
SNOW WILL FALL MAINLY EAST OF HIGHWAY 61. SNOWFALL RATES OF ONE TO
TWO INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...NORTHEAST
WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. SOME
POWER OUTAGES MAY ALSO OCCUR.

STORM TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS BY LATE MONDAY NIGHT WILL RANGE FROM
10 TO 20 INCHES OVER A LARGE PART OF THE AREA. A FEW LOCAL AREAS
MAY RECEIVE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS CLOSE TO 2 FEET.

THIS PROLONGED WINTER STORM EVENT WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL.
THE STORM IS NOT EXPECTED TO EXIT THE PLAINS UNTIL LATE TONIGHT.

IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT...TRAVEL WITH A
FULL TANK OF GAS...AND MAKE TRAVEL ITINERARIES KNOWN PRIOR TO
DEPARTING FOR YOUR DESTINATION. NEBRASKA ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE
OBTAINED BY CALLING 1-800-906-9069.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE.

THE LATEST FORECASTS...WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS...CAN BE OBTAINED
ON NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS...OR BY ACCESSING THE
FOLLOWING WEB SITE...HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/LBF...ALL LOWER
CASE.

$$

NEZ006>010-026>029-038-210615-
/O.CON.KLBF.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060321T1200Z/
KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-
CUSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...AINSWORTH...
BASSETT...ONEILL...DUNNING...TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT...
BROKEN BOW
401 PM CST MON MAR 20 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. 

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTH
CENTRAL NEBRASKA THIS EVENING. SNOWFALL RATES OF ONE TO TWO
INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...NORTHEAST WINDS
OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. SOME POWER
OUTAGES MAY ALSO OCCUR.

STORM TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS BY LATE MONDAY NIGHT WILL RANGE FROM
16 TO 22 INCHES OVER A LARGE PART OF THE AREA. A FEW LOCAL AREAS
MAY RECEIVE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OVER 2 FEET.

THIS PROLONGED WINTER STORM EVENT WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL.
THE STORM IS NOT EXPECTED TO EXIT THE PLAINS UNTIL LATE TONIGHT.

IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT...TRAVEL WITH A
FULL TANK OF GAS...AND MAKE TRAVEL ITINERARIES KNOWN PRIOR TO
DEPARTING FOR YOUR DESTINATION. NEBRASKA ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE
OBTAINED BY CALLING 1-800-906-9069.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE.

THE LATEST FORECASTS...WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS...CAN BE OBTAINED
ON NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS...OR BY ACCESSING THE
FOLLOWING WEB SITE...HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/LBF...ALL LOWER
CASE.

$$

JMC

000 
WWUS43 KLBF 210545
WSWLBF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
1145 PM CST MON MAR 20 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING ENDED AFTER A TWO DAY EVENT...

.A LONG AND SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL MOVE EAST OF THE
MISSOURI RIVER OVERNIGHT AND BRING A SLOW END TO SNOW AND GUSTY
WINDS OVER NEBRASKA. SIGNIFICANT SNOWS...ALONG WITH FREEZING RAIN
AND SLEET...WERE RECEIVED ACROSS PORTIONS OF NEBRASKA THIS
WEEKEND AND INTO MONDAY. TUESDAY WILL OFFER A SHORT BREAK IN THE
PRECIPITATION AND WINDS.

NEZ004-005-022>025-035>037-056>059-069>071-094-210645-
/O.CAN.KLBF.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060321T0600Z/
SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-GARDEN-GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-ARTHUR-
MCPHERSON-LOGAN-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER-
WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...VALENTINE...
OSHKOSH...HYANNIS...MULLEN...THEDFORD...ARTHUR...TRYON...
STAPLETON...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...
NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS...CODY...
MERRIMAN...KILGORE
1145 PM CST MON MAR 20 2006 /1045 PM MST MON MAR 20 2006/

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS CANCELED THE
WINTER STORM WARNING. PORTIONS OF THE WARNING AREA RECEIVED
BETWEEN 6 AND 16 INCHES OF SNOWFALL OVER THE TWO DAY EVENT. THIS
SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TOWARD MORNING. 
&&
SPECIFIC SNOW TOTALS CAN BE FOUND UNDER OUR PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS.

$$

NEZ006>010-026>029-038-210645-
/O.CAN.KLBF.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060321T1200Z/
KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-
CUSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...AINSWORTH...
BASSETT...ONEILL...DUNNING...TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT...
BROKEN BOW
1145 PM CST MON MAR 20 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS CANCELED THE
WINTER STORM WARNING. PORTIONS OF THE WARNING AREA RECEIVED NEARLY
TWO FEET OF SNOWFALL OVER THE TWO DAY EVENT. THIS SNOW WILL TAPER
OFF TOWARD MORNING.
&&
SPECIFIC SNOW TOTALS CAN BE FOUND UNDER OUR PUBLIC INFORMATION
STATEMENTS.

$$
HIRSCH

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
245 PM CST FRI MAR 17 2006

...FORECAST CHALLENGE IS THE WEEKEND WINTER STORM...

.DISCUSSION...
NEAR PERIODS (TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT)...ALL FORECAST MODELS
INDICATING A MAJOR WINTER STORM IMPACTING THE HIGH PLAINS FROM
SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO
EVOLVE TONIGHT ACROSS SRN CA AND THE DESERT SW. LEE TROF AND SFC
GRADIENT WILL STRENGTHEN OVERNIGHT INCREASING SERLY FLOW INTO THE
FORECAST AREA. LOW LEVEL MOISTURE FROM THE GULF WILL CONTINUE TO
STREAM NWD OVERNIGHT AS THE H85 JET STRENGTHENS TO 30+KTS. SATURDAY
WILL START OUT CLOUDY ACROSS THE BOARD AS THE BOUNDARY LAYER REMAINS
SATURATED THROUGHOUT THE DAY. WAA REMAINS STRONG IN THE LOWER
SATURATED LAYERS THROUGH MIDDAY SATURDAY. WITH SOME LIFT IN THE
SATURATED LAYER AND A DRY LAYER IN THE MID LVLS...HAVE OPTED FOR A
MENTION OF FZDZ FOR MOST OF THE DAY ALONG AND NORTH OF I-80 WITH
DRIZZLE AND LIGHT RAIN FURTHER SOUTH. FURTHER NORTH...WILL CONTINUE
MENTION OF SNOW...WITH INCREASING CHANCES DURING THE DAY...AS DECENT
MID LEVEL FRONTOGENESIS SETS UP FROM BURWELL WEST TO SHERIDAN
COUNTY. SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVIER...ACROSS THE NRN HALF OF THE CWA
SATURDAY NIGHT AS THE FRONTO BAND STRENGTHENS. WITH STRONG UPSLOPE
AND MID LEVEL DYNAMICS PRESENT SATURDAY NIGHT...WENT AHEAD AND
HOISTED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR AREAS NORTH OF HIGHWAY 2 FOR
SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. FURTHER SOUTH...OPTED FOR
LOWER POPS AS SOME UNCERTAINTY EXISTS ABOUT THE DEGREE OF DRYING IN
THE MID LEVELS...WHICH CARRIES OVER TO SUNDAY NIGHT. FURTHER
SOUTH...THE HEAVY SNOW SHOULD HOLD OFF UNTIL SUNDAY NIGHT...WHEN THE
MAIN SYSTEM EJECTS FROM THE SRN ROCKIES. STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY
EXISTS WITH THE TIMING AS WELL AS WHERE THE BEST DEFORMATION ZONE
SETS UP FOR SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. THE ETA AS WELL AS THE GFS
HAVE SLOWED THE SYSTEM DOWN WITH THE 12Z RUN THIS MORNING...WITH THE
GFS FAVORING A MORE SRLY TRACK (CONSISTENT WITH THE PVS RUNS). WITH
SOME UNCERTAINTY CONTINUING WITH THE TRACK AND TIMING OF THE MAIN
DISTURBANCE SUNDAY NIGHT OR MONDAY...WILL CONTINUE THE WATCH AS IS
FOR LOCATIONS SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 2. ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE HEAVY...AS
LOCATIONS ACROSS FAR NORTHERN NEBRASKA COULD SEE BETTER THAN A FOOT
BY LATE SUNDAY. AGAIN...HEAVY ACCUMULATIONS LESS CERTAIN FURTHER
SOUTH AND WILL BE REFINED FURTHER TONIGHT AND TOMORROW.

LONG TERM (TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY)...AFTER A BRIEF REPRIEVE ON
TUESDAY...ANOTHER UPPR LEVEL DISTURBANCE LIFTS OUT OF THE CENTRAL
ROCKIES FOR WEDNESDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BE MUCH FASTER WITH QPFS
AND SNOWFALL AMOUNTS MUCH LOWER THAN THE WEEKEND SYSTEM. AFTER
MIDWEEK...RIDGING BUILDS INTO THE CENTER OF THE CONUS...BRINGING DRY
CONDS BACK TO THE CENTER OF THE COUNTRY. UNDERCUT GUIDANCE TEMPS FOR
MID WEEK AND BEYOND...AS DEEP SNOW COVER...WILL INHIBIT GUIDANCE
ADVERTISED TEMPS IN THE 40S AND 50S THROUGH THE END OF NEXT WEEK.

&&

.LBF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WINTER STORM WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...ZONES
NEZ004>010-094-023>029.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON...ZONES NEZ022-035>038-056>059-069>071.

&&

CLB

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
531 AM CST FRI MAR 17 2006

NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-181145-
SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-GARDEN-
GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-
LOGAN-CUSTER-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER-
WESTERN CHERRY-
531 AM CST FRI MAR 17 2006 /431 AM MST FRI MAR 17 2006/

...WINTER STORM WATCH PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL
   NEBRASKA LATE SATURDAY INTO MONDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND
NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

A POWERFUL LATE WINTER STORM CONTINUES TO TAKE AIM ON WESTERN AND
NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN EARLY SATURDAY MORNING
OVER PORTIONS OF WERSTERN NEBRASKA. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS
EXPECTED OVER THE AREA SUNDAY INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING AS THE
MAIN UPPER LOW MOVES OUT OF THE FOUR CORNERS AREA ONTO THE CENTRAL
PLAINS. ABUNDANT GULF MOISTURE WILL BE DRAWN NORTH INTO THE
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS AND SNOWFALL TOTALS IN EXCESS OF 6 INCHES
WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT.

&&

THIS PRODUCT IS NOW AVAILABLE...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...
HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATOLOGICAL INFORMATION...AT
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NORTHPLATTE (ALL LOWERCASE)

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