Alert archive / Kansas / Blizzard Warnings in 2007
Blizzard Warning 1, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this blizzard warning at Feb 23, 2007, 11:05 AM CST for 13 counties in Kansas; Cheyenne County, Kit Carson County, Yuma County, Colorado; Dundy County, Hitchcock County, Red Willow County, Nebraska. It took effect at Feb 24, 2007, 7:00 AM CST. It was in force for 15 hr. 18 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
- Feb 23, 2007, 11:05 AM CST (17:05 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 24, 2007, 7:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 24, 2007, 10:04 PM CST
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
Counties Cheyenne County, CO, Kit Carson County, CO, Yuma County, CO, Cheyenne County, KS, Decatur County, KS, Gove County, KS, Graham County, KS, Greeley County, KS, Logan County, KS, Norton County, KS, Rawlins County, KS, Sheridan County, KS, Sherman County, KS, Thomas County, KS, Wallace County, KS, Wichita County, KS, Dundy County, NE, Hitchcock County, NE, Red Willow County, NE
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:09 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 8:44 AM CST | BLIZZARD | Wray, CO | WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITY AROUND 100 YARDS. |
| Feb 24, 8:53 AM CST | BLIZZARD | Burlington, CO | WIND GUST TO 59 MPH WITH VISIBILITY LESS THAN 1/4 MILE. |
| Feb 24, 9:21 AM CST | BLIZZARD | Cheyenne Wells, CO | MEASURED GUST AT 63 MPH WITH VISIBILITY DOWN TO AROUND 100 FEET. |
| Feb 24, 10:28 AM CST | BLIZZARD | 12 N Goodland, KS | VISIBILITY DOWN TO 1/8 MILE |
| Feb 24, 10:35 AM CST | BLIZZARD | Benkelman, NE | VISIBILITY BETWEEN ZERO AND 1/8 MILE IN CENTRAL DUNDY COUNTY. |
| Feb 24, 10:35 AM CST | BLIZZARD | Burlington, CO | REPORTS OF POWER OUTAGES. WINDS ESTIMATED AT 30 MPH WITH 4-5 INCHES OF SNOW SO FAR. |
| Feb 24, 10:45 AM CST | BLIZZARD | St. Francis, KS | VISIBILITY DOWN TO ZERO AT TIMES. |
| Feb 24, 10:52 AM CST | BLIZZARD | 12 N Goodland, KS | 61 MPH MEASURED GUST WITH VISIBILITY AT 1/16 MILE. |
| Feb 24, 10:52 AM CST | BLIZZARD | Goodland, KS | 61 MPH MEASURED GUST WITH VISIBILITY AT 1/16 MILE. |
| Feb 24, 11:00 AM CST | BLIZZARD | Parks, NE | RECEIVED 4 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW. ESTIMATED 60 TO 70 MPH WINDS CAUSED DRIFTS NEAR 4 FEET AND BROKE NUMEROUS TREE LIMBS. MANY LOCATIONS IN COUNTY HAD NO POWER FROM 630 AM TO 2 PM. |
| Feb 24, 12:12 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Levant, KS | VISIBILITY DOWN TO 1/8 MILE. |
| Feb 24, 12:57 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Mcdonald, KS | VISIBILITY LESS THAN 100 YARDS. |
| Feb 24, 1:22 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Winona, KS | VISIBILITY LESS THAN 1/4 MILE. |
| Feb 24, 1:50 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Tribune, KS | VISIBILITY DOWN TO ZERO. |
| Feb 24, 2:15 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Colby, KS | VISIBILITY DOWN TO ZERO AT TIMES. |
| Feb 24, 3:10 PM CST | BLIZZARD | 12 N Goodland, KS | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL 3.5 INCHES WITH 7 FOOT DRIFTS. |
| Feb 24, 3:32 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Oberlin, KS | VISIBILITY DOWN TO 3/10 MILE. |
| Feb 24, 3:38 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Oakley, KS | VISIBILITY LESS THAN 1/4 MILE. |
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 177 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
- 3049 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 165 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 166 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 231705 WSWGLD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 1005 AM MST FRI FEB 23 2007 ...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING WINTER STORM EXPECTED SATURDAY... .A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE OUT OF THE ROCKIES AND RAPIDLY INTENSIFY ACROSS THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS LATE TONIGHT AND DURING THE DAY ON SATURDAY. AREAS OF RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW FROM WEST TO EAST WITH VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS DEVELOPING ACROSS THE AREA ON SATURDAY. THE COMBINATION OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL RATES AND NORTHWEST WINDS POTENTIALLY GUSTING OVER 60 MPH WILL CREATE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WEATHER CONDITIONS. SNOW DRIFTS IN EXCESS OF SEVERAL FEET CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. INTERSTATE AND ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE AS ARE LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES. MOTORISTS TRAVELING ANYWHERE ACROSS THE HIGH PLAINS STATES FROM COLORADO EAST THROUGH KANSAS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND THE POSSIBILITY THAT INTERSTATE 70 MAY BE SHUT DOWN. COZ090>092-KSZ001-002-013-014-027-028-041-042-NEZ079-080-240200- /O.UPG.KGLD.BZ.A.0001.070224T1300Z-070225T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KGLD.BZ.W.0001.070224T1300Z-070225T0600Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-SHERMAN-THOMAS- WALLACE-LOGAN-GREELEY-WICHITA-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON... CHEYENNE WELLS...ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...GOODLAND...COLBY... SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY...TRIBUNE...LEOTI...BENKELMAN...TRENTON 1005 AM MST FRI FEB 23 2007 /1105 AM CST FRI FEB 23 2007/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MST /7 AM CST/ TO 11 PM MST /MIDNIGHT CST/ SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MST /7 AM CST/ TO 11 PM MST /MIDNIGHT CST/ SATURDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN HALF OF THE TRI-STATE AREA AROUND OR SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE SATURDAY. THE SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL COMBINE WITH NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH POSSIBLE TO PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES AT OR LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. ROAD CLOSURES AND LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS BY THE END OF THE EVENT WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. 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. $$ KSZ003-004-015-016-029-NEZ081-240200- /O.UPG.KGLD.BZ.A.0001.070224T1600Z-070225T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KGLD.BZ.W.0001.070224T1600Z-070225T0600Z/ DECATUR-NORTON-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-GOVE-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OBERLIN...NORTON...HOXIE...HILL CITY... QUINTER...MCCOOK 1105 AM CST FRI FEB 23 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST SATURDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST SATURDAY NIGHT. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN HALF OF THE TRI-STATE AREA LATE MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON SATURDAY. THE SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL COMBINE WITH NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH POSSIBLE TO PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES AT OR LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. ROAD CLOSURES AND LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS BY THE END OF THE EVENT WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS AND FALLING OR BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES...WITH TRAVEL BECOMING DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE. MONITOR LOCAL FORECASTS BEFORE DECIDING TO VENTURE OUTSIDE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL AND YOU BECOME STRANDED... STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. $$ DDT
8 follow-up statements
000 WWUS43 KGLD 232213 WSWGLD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 313 PM MST FRI FEB 23 2007 ...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING WINTER STORM EXPECTED SATURDAY... .A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE OUT OF THE ROCKIES AND RAPIDLY INTENSIFY ACROSS THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS LATE TONIGHT AND DURING THE DAY ON SATURDAY. AREAS OF RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW FROM WEST TO EAST WITH VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS DEVELOPING ACROSS THE AREA ON SATURDAY. THE COMBINATION OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL RATES AND NORTHWEST WINDS POTENTIALLY GUSTING OVER 60 MPH WILL CREATE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WEATHER CONDITIONS. SNOW DRIFTS IN EXCESS OF SEVERAL FEET CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. INTERSTATE AND ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE AS ARE LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES. MOTORISTS TRAVELING ANYWHERE ACROSS THE HIGH PLAINS STATES FROM COLORADO EAST THROUGH KANSAS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND THE POSSIBILITY THAT INTERSTATE 70 MAY BE SHUT DOWN. COZ090>092-KSZ001-002-013-014-027-028-041-042-NEZ079-080-240615- /O.CON.KGLD.BZ.W.0001.070224T1300Z-070225T0600Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-SHERMAN-THOMAS- WALLACE-LOGAN-GREELEY-WICHITA-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON... CHEYENNE WELLS...ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...GOODLAND...COLBY... SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY...TRIBUNE...LEOTI...BENKELMAN...TRENTON 313 PM MST FRI FEB 23 2007 /413 PM CST FRI FEB 23 2007/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MST /7 AM CST/ TO 11 PM MST /MIDNIGHT CST/ SATURDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MST /7 AM CST/ TO 11 PM MST /MIDNIGHT CST/ SATURDAY. SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN HALF OF THE TRI-STATE AREA AROUND OR SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE SATURDAY. THE SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL COMBINE WITH NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH POSSIBLE TO PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES AT OR LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. ROAD CLOSURES AND LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS BY THE END OF THE EVENT WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 4 TO 14 INCHES WITH THE GREATEST SNOWFALL TOTALS IN EASTERN COLORADO. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. 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. $$ KSZ003-004-015-016-029-NEZ081-240615- /O.CON.KGLD.BZ.W.0001.070224T1600Z-070225T0600Z/ DECATUR-NORTON-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-GOVE-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OBERLIN...NORTON...HOXIE...HILL CITY... QUINTER...MCCOOK 413 PM CST FRI FEB 23 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST SATURDAY NIGHT... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN HALF OF THE TRI-STATE AREA LATE MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON SATURDAY. THE SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL COMBINE WITH NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH POSSIBLE TO PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES AT OR LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. ROAD CLOSURES AND LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS BY THE END OF THE EVENT WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS AND FALLING OR BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES...WITH TRAVEL BECOMING DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE. MONITOR LOCAL FORECASTS BEFORE DECIDING TO VENTURE OUTSIDE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL AND YOU BECOME STRANDED... STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. $$ CLK
000 WWUS43 KGLD 240624 WSWGLD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 1124 PM MST FRI FEB 23 2007 ...POWERFUL WINTER STORM EXPECTED ACROSS THE TRI-STATE REGION SATURDAY... .A STORM SYSTEM WILL INTENSIFY RAPIDLY AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS LATE TONIGHT AND DURING THE DAY SATURDAY. AREAS OF RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW FROM WEST TO EAST AS COLDER AIR MOVES INTO THE REGION. WINDS WILL TURN NORTHWEST AND INCREASE DRAMATICALLY WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THE COMBINATION OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL RATES AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WEATHER CONDITIONS WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF SNOW DRIFTS IN EXCESS OF SEVERAL FEET...MULTIPLE ROAD CLOSURES AND LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES. MOTORISTS TRAVELING ANYWHERE ACROSS THE HIGH PLAINS STATES FROM COLORADO EAST THROUGH KANSAS AND ACROSS SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND THE POSSIBILITY THAT MANY COUNTY...STATE...AND INTERSTATE ROADS WILL BE CLOSED. COZ090>092-KSZ001-002-013-014-027-028-041-042-NEZ079-080-241430- /O.CON.KGLD.BZ.W.0001.070224T1300Z-070225T0600Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-SHERMAN-THOMAS- WALLACE-LOGAN-GREELEY-WICHITA-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON... CHEYENNE WELLS...ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...GOODLAND...COLBY... SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY...TRIBUNE...LEOTI...BENKELMAN...TRENTON 1124 PM MST FRI FEB 23 2007 /1224 AM CST SAT FEB 24 2007/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MST /7 AM CST/ TO 11 PM MST /MIDNIGHT CST/ SATURDAY... SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN HALF OF THE TRI-STATE REGION AROUND SUNRISE SATURDAY. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL COMBINE WITH NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH TO PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES FREQUENTLY LESS THAN THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. ROAD CLOSURES AND LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 14 INCHES WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ACROSS EASTERN COLORADO AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 70. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS AND FALLING OR BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES...WITH TRAVEL BECOMING DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. MONITOR LOCAL FORECASTS BEFORE DECIDING TO VENTURE OUTSIDE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL AND YOU BECOME STRANDED... STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. $$ KSZ003-004-015-016-029-NEZ081-241430- /O.CON.KGLD.BZ.W.0001.070224T1600Z-070225T0600Z/ DECATUR-NORTON-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-GOVE-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OBERLIN...NORTON...HOXIE...HILL CITY... QUINTER...MCCOOK 1224 AM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST SATURDAY NIGHT... SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN HALF OF THE TRI-STATE REGION BY MID DAY. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL COMBINE WITH NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH TO PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES FREQUENTLY LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. ROAD CLOSURES AND LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS AND FALLING OR BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES...WITH TRAVEL BECOMING DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. MONITOR LOCAL FORECASTS BEFORE DECIDING TO VENTURE OUTSIDE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL AND YOU BECOME STRANDED... STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. $$ LOCKHART
000 WWUS43 KGLD 241103 WSWGLD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 403 AM MST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS THE TRI-STATE AREA TODAY... .A STORM SYSTEM WILL RAPIDLY INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS TODAY. AREAS OF RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW FROM WEST TO EAST AS COLDER AIR MOVES INTO THE REGION. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND INCREASE DRAMATICALLY WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THE COMBINATION OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS WEATHER CONDITIONS. COZ090>092-KSZ001-002-013-014-027-028-041-042-NEZ079-080-241900- /O.CON.KGLD.BZ.W.0001.070224T1300Z-070225T0600Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-SHERMAN-THOMAS- WALLACE-LOGAN-GREELEY-WICHITA-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON... CHEYENNE WELLS...ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...GOODLAND...COLBY... SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY...TRIBUNE...LEOTI...BENKELMAN...TRENTON 403 AM MST SAT FEB 24 2007 /503 AM CST SAT FEB 24 2007/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST /MIDNIGHT CST/ THIS EVENING... RAIN AND SNOW WILL EXPAND IN COVERAGE DURING THE MORNING HOURS GRADUALLY CHANGING TO ALL SNOW FROM WEST TO EAST. THE SNOW MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES PRODUCING NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES AS NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASE TO AROUND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. THE HEAVIEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 70 WHERE 7 TO 10 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. FURTHER SOUTH...3 TO 6 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION WILL BE POSSIBLE. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS AND FALLING OR BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES...WITH TRAVEL BECOMING DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. MONITOR LOCAL FORECASTS BEFORE DECIDING TO VENTURE OUTSIDE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL AND YOU BECOME STRANDED... STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. MOTORISTS TRAVELING ANYWHERE ACROSS THE HIGH PLAINS STATES FROM COLORADO EAST THROUGH KANSAS AND ACROSS SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND THE POSSIBILITY THAT MANY COUNTY...STATE...AND INTERSTATE ROADS WILL BE CLOSED. $$ KSZ003-004-015-016-029-NEZ081-241900- /O.CON.KGLD.BZ.W.0001.070224T1600Z-070225T0600Z/ DECATUR-NORTON-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-GOVE-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OBERLIN...NORTON...HOXIE...HILL CITY... QUINTER...MCCOOK 503 AM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL GRADUALLY MIX WITH SNOW BY LATE MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES PRODUCING NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES AS NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASE TO AROUND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. THE HEAVIEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 70 WHERE 6 TO 9 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. FURTHER SOUTH...3 TO 5 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION WILL BE POSSIBLE BEFORE SNOW DIMINISHES OVERNIGHT. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS AND FALLING OR BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES...WITH TRAVEL BECOMING DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. MONITOR LOCAL FORECASTS BEFORE DECIDING TO VENTURE OUTSIDE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL AND YOU BECOME STRANDED... STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. MOTORISTS TRAVELING ANYWHERE ACROSS THE HIGH PLAINS STATES FROM COLORADO EAST THROUGH KANSAS AND ACROSS SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND THE POSSIBILITY THAT MANY COUNTY...STATE...AND INTERSTATE ROADS WILL BE CLOSED. $$ MCGUIRE
000 WWUS43 KGLD 241157 WSWGLD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 457 AM MST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS THE TRI-STATE AREA TODAY... .A STORM SYSTEM WILL RAPIDLY INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS TODAY. AREAS OF RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW FROM WEST TO EAST AS COLDER AIR MOVES INTO THE REGION. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND INCREASE DRAMATICALLY WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THE COMBINATION OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS WEATHER CONDITIONS. COZ090>092-KSZ001-002-013-014-027-028-041-042-NEZ079-080-242000- /O.CON.KGLD.BZ.W.0001.070224T1300Z-070225T0600Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-SHERMAN-THOMAS- WALLACE-LOGAN-GREELEY-WICHITA-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON... CHEYENNE WELLS...ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...GOODLAND...COLBY... SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY...TRIBUNE...LEOTI...BENKELMAN...TRENTON 457 AM MST SAT FEB 24 2007 /557 AM CST SAT FEB 24 2007/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST /MIDNIGHT CST/ THIS EVENING... RAIN AND SNOW WILL EXPAND IN COVERAGE DURING THE MORNING HOURS GRADUALLY CHANGING TO ALL SNOW FROM WEST TO EAST. THE SNOW MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES PRODUCING NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES AS NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASE TO AROUND 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH. THE HEAVIEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 70 WHERE 7 TO 10 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. FURTHER SOUTH...3 TO 6 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION WILL BE POSSIBLE. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS AND FALLING OR BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES...WITH TRAVEL BECOMING DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. MONITOR LOCAL FORECASTS BEFORE DECIDING TO VENTURE OUTSIDE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL AND YOU BECOME STRANDED... STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. MOTORISTS TRAVELING ANYWHERE ACROSS THE HIGH PLAINS STATES FROM COLORADO EAST THROUGH KANSAS AND ACROSS SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND THE POSSIBILITY THAT MANY COUNTY...STATE...AND INTERSTATE ROADS WILL BE CLOSED. $$ KSZ003-004-015-016-029-NEZ081-242000- /O.CON.KGLD.BZ.W.0001.070224T1600Z-070225T0600Z/ DECATUR-NORTON-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-GOVE-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OBERLIN...NORTON...HOXIE...HILL CITY... QUINTER...MCCOOK 557 AM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL GRADUALLY MIX WITH SNOW BY LATE MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES PRODUCING NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES AS NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASE TO AROUND 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. THE HEAVIEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 70 WHERE 6 TO 9 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. FURTHER SOUTH...3 TO 5 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION WILL BE POSSIBLE BEFORE SNOW DIMINISHES OVERNIGHT. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS AND FALLING OR BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES...WITH TRAVEL BECOMING DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. MONITOR LOCAL FORECASTS BEFORE DECIDING TO VENTURE OUTSIDE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL AND YOU BECOME STRANDED... STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. MOTORISTS TRAVELING ANYWHERE ACROSS THE HIGH PLAINS STATES FROM COLORADO EAST THROUGH KANSAS AND ACROSS SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND THE POSSIBILITY THAT MANY COUNTY...STATE...AND INTERSTATE ROADS WILL BE CLOSED. $$
000 WWUS43 KGLD 241754 WSWGLD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 1054 AM MST SAT FEB 24 2007 COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-250200- /O.CON.KGLD.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070225T0600Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON- SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA- DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON... CHEYENNE WELLS...ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...NORTON... GOODLAND...COLBY...HOXIE...HILL CITY...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY... QUINTER...TRIBUNE...LEOTI...BENKELMAN...TRENTON...MCCOOK 1054 AM MST SAT FEB 24 2007 /1154 AM CST SAT FEB 24 2007/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST /MIDNIGHT CST/ THIS EVENING... A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW WAS PRODUCING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN NORTHEAST COLORADO AS WELL AS EXTREME NORTHWEST KANSAS AND SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA THIS MORNING. NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY...WIND GUSTS TO 65 MPH...AS WELL AS BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW HAVE BEEN REPORTED UNDER THIS BAND. THESE CONDITIONS WILL SPREAD INTO THE REMAINDER OF THE TRI STATE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING HOURS. SNOW WILL END WEST TO EAST TONIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION BY SUNDAY MORNING OF 3 TO 6 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY UP TO 8 INCHES NEAR THE COLORADO STATE LINE. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS AND FALLING OR BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES...WITH TRAVEL BECOMING DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. MONITOR LOCAL FORECASTS BEFORE DECIDING TO VENTURE OUTSIDE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL AND YOU BECOME STRANDED... STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. $$ JDK
000 WWUS43 KGLD 250133 WSWGLD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 633 PM MST SAT FEB 24 2007 COZ090>092-KSZ001-002-013-014-027-028-041-042-NEZ079-080-250245- /O.CAN.KGLD.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070225T0600Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-SHERMAN-THOMAS- WALLACE-LOGAN-GREELEY-WICHITA-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON... CHEYENNE WELLS...ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...GOODLAND...COLBY... SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY...TRIBUNE...LEOTI...BENKELMAN...TRENTON 633 PM MST SAT FEB 24 2007 /733 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS THE AREA. ALSO THE WINDS HAVE DECREASED ENOUGH THAT BLOWING SNOW IS NO LONGER A PROBLEM. $$ KSZ003-004-015-016-029-NEZ081-250600- /O.CON.KGLD.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070225T0600Z/ DECATUR-NORTON-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-GOVE-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OBERLIN...NORTON...HOXIE...HILL CITY... QUINTER...MCCOOK 733 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ONE MORE BAND OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING. UP TO AN INCH OF SNOWFALL CAN BE EXPECTED. HOWEVER...THE COMBINATION OF THE SNOW AND STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS AND FALLING OR BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES...WITH TRAVEL BECOMING DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. MONITOR LOCAL FORECASTS BEFORE DECIDING TO VENTURE OUTSIDE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL AND YOU BECOME STRANDED... STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. $$ BULLER
000 WWUS43 KGLD 250240 CCA WSWGLD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 633 PM MST SAT FEB 24 2007 COZ090>092-KSZ001-002-013-014-027-028-041-042-NEZ079-080-250245- /O.CAN.KGLD.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070225T0600Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-SHERMAN-THOMAS- WALLACE-LOGAN-GREELEY-WICHITA-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON... CHEYENNE WELLS...ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...GOODLAND...COLBY... SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY...TRIBUNE...LEOTI...BENKELMAN...TRENTON 633 PM MST SAT FEB 24 2007 /733 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS THE AREA. ALSO THE WINDS HAVE DECREASED ENOUGH THAT BLOWING SNOW IS NO LONGER A PROBLEM. $$ KSZ003-004-015-016-029-NEZ081-250600- /O.CON.KGLD.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070225T0600Z/ DECATUR-NORTON-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-GOVE-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OBERLIN...NORTON...HOXIE...HILL CITY... QUINTER...MCCOOK 733 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ONE MORE BAND OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING. UP TO AN INCH OF SNOWFALL CAN BE EXPECTED. HOWEVER...THE COMBINATION OF THE SNOW AND STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS AND FALLING OR BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES...WITH TRAVEL BECOMING DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. MONITOR LOCAL FORECASTS BEFORE DECIDING TO VENTURE OUTSIDE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL AND YOU BECOME STRANDED... STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. $$ BULLER
000 WWUS43 KGLD 250404 WSWGLD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 904 PM MST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...CONDITIONS IMPROVING ACROSS THE AREA... .VERY LITTLE IF ANY MORE SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED THE REST OF THE NIGHT. WIND SPEEDS HAVE DECREASED ACROSS THE AREA. EVEN THOUGH WINDY CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR AT MOST LOCATIONS THE REST OF THE NIGHT...THE BLOWING SNOW THREAT HAS ENDED AS WELL. KSZ003-004-015-016-029-NEZ081-250515- /O.CAN.KGLD.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070225T0600Z/ DECATUR-NORTON-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-GOVE-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OBERLIN...NORTON...HOXIE...HILL CITY... QUINTER...MCCOOK 1004 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... LITTLE TO NO MORE SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE NIGHT. ALSO NO MORE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL OCCUR. $$ BULLER
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 Feb 23, 4:40 AM CST, 6 hours 25 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 23, 4:40 AM CST, 6 hours 25 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
340 AM MST FRI FEB 23 2007
.DISCUSSION...
MAIN FORECAST CONCERN CENTERS ON THUNDERSTORMS/POSSIBLE SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING FOLLOWED BY BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS DEVELOPING DURING THE MORNING HOURS ON SATURDAY.
H5 TROUGH IS NOW ONSHORE BEGINNING TO MOVE OVER NEVADA EARLY THIS
MORNING. LARGE HEIGHT FALLS ARE FORECAST TO SPREAD EASTWARD ACROSS
THE PLAINS STATES LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT AS RAPID
CYCLOGENESIS/POSSIBLE BOMBOGENESIS TAKES PLACE OVER THE CENTRAL HIGH
PLAINS. LOW LEVEL MOISTURE HAS ALREADY ADVECTED TO THE KS/OKLAHOMA
BORDER AREA WITH DEWPOINTS AROUND 40. THIS MOIST AXIS WILL SURGE NNW
LATE IN THE DAY WHILE MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES STEEPEN. THE BEST CHANCE
FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT SHOULD REMAIN SOUTH OF THE AREA ACROSS
SOUTHWEST KANSAS AND THE OK/TX PANHANDLE AREAS...HOWEVER STORMS WILL
MOVE RAPIDLY NORTHEAST AND IMPACT THE EASTERN ZONES LATE IN THE
FIRST PERIOD/EARLY IN THE SECOND PERIOD. POINT SOUNDINGS INDICATE
AROUND 1000 J/KG OF ELEVATED CAPE ACROSS THE EASTERN ZONES DURING
THE EVENING HOURS SUPPORTING A MENTION OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH AT
LEAST MIDNIGHT. CURRENT THINKING IS ANY UPDRAFT WHICH CAN SURVIVE
80 KTS OF CUM SHEAR WILL NOT BE ROOTED IN THE BOUNDARY LAYER/SO
LARGE HAIL WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREAT WITH ANY SEVERE STORM. IF
SURFACE BASED STORMS CAN DEVELOP IN VICINITY OF WARM FRONT/DIFFUSE
DRY LINE ACROSS GOVE/GRAHAM COUNTIES DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON
HOURS A TTORNADO OR TWO COULD BE POSSIBLE BEFORE STORMS MOVE
RAPIDLY NE AWAY FROM THE FRONT AND BECOME ELEVATED.
THE MID LEVEL DRY SLOT WILL MOVE OVER THE FORECAST AREA OVERNIGHT
WITH A TEMPORARY LULL IN PRECIPITATION EXPECTED. TRIED TO SHOW THIS
IN THE GRIDS. AS THE SYSTEM GAINS STRENGTH...MID LEVEL THETA-E
INDICATES A WELL DEVELOPED TROWAL SIGNATURE DEVELOPING ACROSS THE
FORECAST AREA LATE TONIGHT AND PERSISTING THROUGH THE DAY ON SAT.
POINT SOUNDINGS SUPPORT THE PREVIOUS FORECAST WITH A SLOW
TRANSITION FROM WEST TO EAST. TRENDED SLIGHTLY SLOWER ACROSS THE
FAR EASTERN ZONES WHERE PHASE CHANGE IS EXPECTED AFTER 18Z SAT.
THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY
36 AS H7 FRONTOGENSIS/H5-H3 DIV Q ARE JUXTAPOSED WITH H7-H5 LAPSE
RATES AROUND 7.5. INCREASED ACCUMULATIONS TO THE 6-8 INCH RANGE
ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 36 WITH 3-6 INCHES POSSIBLE SOUTH.
THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL STRENGTHEN CONSIDERABLY DURING THE DAY
ON SATURDAY WITH INCREASING LOW LEVEL CAA PRODUCING VERY STRONG
WINDS/BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS. GFS/NAM CROSS-
SECTIONS OF WIND/MIXING LAYER HEIGHT SUGGESTS 50-60 KNOT WINDS
WILL BE POSSIBLE...THEREFORE TRENDED WIND SPEEDS UP AND STARTED
THE BLIZZARD WATCH AT 12Z ACROSS THE WEST/16Z EAST.
MINIMAL CHANGES MADE BEYOND SAT NIGHT.
&&
.GLD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
KS...BLIZZARD WATCH FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING
FOR KSZ001-KSZ002-KSZ013-KSZ014-KSZ027-KSZ028-KSZ041-KSZ042.
BLIZZARD WATCH FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING
FOR KSZ003-KSZ004-KSZ015-KSZ016-KSZ029.
NE...BLIZZARD WATCH FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING
FOR NEZ079-NEZ080.
BLIZZARD WATCH FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING
FOR NEZ081.
CO...BLIZZARD WATCH FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING
FOR COZ090-COZ091-COZ092.
&&
MCGUIREHazardous weather outlook, Feb 23, 6:21 AM CST, 4 hours 44 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 521 AM MST FRI FEB 23 2007 COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-231200- YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON- SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA- DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- 521 AM MST FRI FEB 23 2007 /621 AM CST FRI FEB 23 2007/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EXTREME SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...NORTHWEST KANSAS AND EAST CENTRAL COLORADO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS A WARM FRONT LIFTS NORTH INTO THE AREA. A FEW OF THE STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL. THE BEST CHANCE FOR A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE EAST OF A LINE FROM TRIBUNE TO NORTON. THE THREAT FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL RAPIDLY DIMINISH AFTER 9 PM MST. AS TEMPERATURES APPROACH FREEZING...RAIN WILL MIX WITH SNOW ALONG AND WEST OF THE COLORADO BORDER. ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS EAST CENTRAL COLORADO. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF THE TRI-STATE AREA FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY EVENING. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY ON SATURDAY WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS AROUND 40 MPH GUSTING TO 55 MPH AT TIMES. THE SNOW WILL COMBINE WITH THE STRONG WINDS CREATING WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS BY SATURDAY NIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TONIGHT. MCGUIRE
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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.