Alert archive / Nebraska / Blizzard Warnings in 2007
Blizzard Warning 1, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this blizzard warning at Feb 23, 2007, 2:40 PM MST for 24 counties in Nebraska. It took effect at Feb 24, 2007, 2:00 AM MST. It was in force for 25 hr. 9 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, 2:40 PM MST (21:40 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 24, 2007, 2:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Feb 25, 2007, 2:42 AM MST
- In force
- 25 hr
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
All 24 counties
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, 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, Thomas County, NE, Wheeler County, NE
The radar
The North Platte radar (KLNX), 30 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:46 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, 7:16 AM MST | BLIZZARD | 4 E North Platte, NE | WIND GUST OF 52 MPH AT ASOS. VISIBILITY 1/8 OF A MILE WITH MODERATE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW AT WEATHER OFFICE 2 MILES WEST OF ASOS. |
| Feb 24, 8:35 AM MST | BLIZZARD | Imperial, NE | HEAVY SNOW ZERO VISIBILITY 40+ MPH GUSTS 6 INCHES NEW SNOWFALL. NO POWER. |
| Feb 24, 8:50 AM MST | BLIZZARD | Paxton, NE | 7 INCHES OF SNOW SO FAR. WINDS ESTIMATED IN TOWN AT 35 MPH WITH 1/16 OF A MILE VISIBILITY. |
| Feb 24, 9:45 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | Ainsworth, NE | 8 INCHES OF SNOW SO FAR. SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING. |
| Feb 24, 10:00 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 0 | Nenzel, NE | COMBINATION OF HEAVY WET SNOW AND WIND HAS TAKEN A POWER POLE AND LINES DOWN NEAR NENZEL. POWER IS OUT IN THE AREA. |
| Feb 24, 10:15 AM MST | BLIZZARD | 5 W Stapleton, NE | VISIBILITY 1/16 OF A MILE. 7 INCHES OF SNOW SO FAR. |
| Feb 24, 11:30 AM MST | BLIZZARD | 15 N North Platte, NE | VISIBILITY 1/8 OF A MILE. WINDS ESTIMATED AT 30 TO 40 MPH. 6 INCHES OF SNOW SO FAR. |
| Feb 24, 4:30 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 11 | 5 W Stapleton, NE | VISIBILITIES LESS THAN 100 YARDS. |
| Feb 24, 5:30 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 9 | Ainsworth, NE | 9 INCHES OF SNOWFALL AND MELTED TO 1.17 LIQUID PRECIPITATION. BRIEF PERIOD OF RAIN BEFORE CHANGING TO SNOW. WINDS AROUND 50 MPH. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 12:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 65 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
- 1154 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 282 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 295 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 KLBF 232140 WSWLBF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 340 PM CST FRI FEB 23 2007 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .AN INTENSE UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL EMERGE FROM THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES BY SUNRISE ON SATURDAY MORNING. SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WILL DEEPEN ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS IN RESPONSE THE ARRIVAL OF THE UPPER SYSTEM...AND AT FIRST PUMP WARM MOIST AIR INTO CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND LEAD TO THUNDERSTORM CHANCES FRIDAY EVENING INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. AS THE LOW SLOWLY PROGRESSES ACROSS SOUTHERN KANSAS SATURDAY COLD AIR WILL BE DRAWN INTO WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA ALLOWING ANY RAINFALL TO CHANGE OVER TO SLEET OR SNOW FROM WEST TO EAST ON SATURDAY. SOME INTERMITTENT FREEZING PRECIPITATION IS POSSIBLE DURING THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM RAIN TO SNOW MAINLY EAST OF HIGHWAY 83 SATURDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...THE SANDHILLS AND INTO NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA...MAINLY MID MORNING TO EARLY EVENING ON SATURDAY. IN ADDITION TO SNOW...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL PRODUCE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. DRIFTING OF THE SNOW IS LIKELY CAUSING VERY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND IS NOT ADVISED. POWER OUTAGES AND ROAD CLOSURES WILL BE A VERY REAL POSSIBILITY ACROSS NEBRASKA AND SURROUNDING AREAS ON SATURDAY. WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE ON SUNDAY AS THE WINTER STORM EXITS EAST OF THE AREA. NEZ023-024-035-036-056>058-069-094-241200- /O.UPG.KLBF.BZ.A.0001.070224T1000Z-070225T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KLBF.BZ.W.0001.070224T0900Z-070225T0300Z/ GRANT-HOOKER-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-CHASE- WESTERN CHERRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HYANNIS...MULLEN...ARTHUR...TRYON... CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...IMPERIAL...CODY... MERRIMAN...KILGORE 340 PM CST FRI FEB 23 2007 /240 PM MST FRI FEB 23 2007/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM CST /2 AM MST/ TO 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM CST /2 AM MST/ TO 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ SATURDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A POTENT WINTER STORM WILL ORGANIZE ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. RAIN WILL EVENTUALLY CHANGEOVER TO SNOW EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES SATURDAY...WITH STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN THE 8 TO 12 INCH RANGE EXPECTED BY SATURDAY EVENING. IN ADDITION TO SNOW...NORTH WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AS WELL. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS MAY PRODUCE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. ROAD CLOSURES WILL BE A VERY REAL POSSIBILITY AND TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED. POWER OUTAGES MAY ALSO BECOME A PROBLEM WITH THE WIND AND HEAVY WET SNOWFALL. RANCHERS SHOULD TAKE APPROPRIATE STEPS TO FEED AND SHELTER ANIMALS...WITH CALVING SEASON WELL UNDER WAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ NEZ025-037-059-070-071-241200- /O.UPG.KLBF.BZ.A.0001.070224T1000Z-070225T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KLBF.BZ.W.0001.070224T1200Z-070225T0600Z/ THOMAS-LOGAN-LINCOLN-HAYES-FRONTIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...THEDFORD...STAPLETON...NORTH PLATTE... HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS 340 PM CST FRI FEB 23 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST SATURDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST SATURDAY NIGHT. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A POTENT WINTER STORM WILL ORGANIZE ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. RAIN WILL EVENTUALLY CHANGEOVER TO SNOW EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES SATURDAY...WITH STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN THE 8 TO 12 INCH RANGE EXPECTED BY LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION TO SNOW...NORTH WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AS WELL. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS MAY PRODUCE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. ROAD CLOSURES WILL BE A VERY REAL POSSIBILITY AND TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED. POWER OUTAGES MAY ALSO BECOME A PROBLEM WITH THE WIND AND HEAVY WET SNOWFALL. RANCHERS SHOULD TAKE APPROPRIATE STEPS TO FEED AND SHELTER ANIMALS...WITH CALVING SEASON WELL UNDER WAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ NEZ006-008-009-026-027-038-241200- /O.UPG.KLBF.BZ.A.0001.070224T1000Z-070225T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KLBF.BZ.W.0001.070224T1200Z-070225T1200Z/ KEYA PAHA-BROWN-ROCK-BLAINE-LOUP-CUSTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPRINGVIEW...AINSWORTH...BASSETT... DUNNING...TAYLOR...BROKEN BOW 340 PM CST FRI FEB 23 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A POTENT WINTER STORM WILL ORGANIZE ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. RAIN WILL EVENTUALLY CHANGEOVER TO SNOW BY MID DAY SATURDAY MORNING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. FREEZING PRECIPITATION WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE DURING THE CHANGE OVER PHASE AS TEMPS HOVER AROUND THE FREEZING MARK. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES SATURDAY...WITH STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN THE 8 TO 12 INCH RANGE EXPECTED BY SUNDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION TO SNOW...NORTH WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AS WELL. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS MAY PRODUCE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. ROAD CLOSURES WILL BE A VERY REAL POSSIBILITY AND TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED. POWER OUTAGES MAY ALSO BECOME A PROBLEM WITH THE WIND AND HEAVY WET SNOWFALL. RANCHERS SHOULD TAKE APPROPRIATE STEPS TO FEED AND SHELTER ANIMALS...WITH CALVING SEASON WELL UNDER WAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ NEZ005-241200- /O.UPG.KLBF.BZ.A.0001.070224T1000Z-070225T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KLBF.BZ.W.0001.070224T1200Z-070225T0600Z/ EASTERN CHERRY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VALENTINE 340 PM CST FRI FEB 23 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST SATURDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST SATURDAY NIGHT. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A POTENT WINTER STORM WILL ORGANIZE ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. RAIN WILL EVENTUALLY CHANGEOVER TO SNOW EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES...WITH STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN THE 8 TO 12 INCH RANGE EXPECTED BY LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION TO SNOW...NORTH WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AS WELL. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS MAY PRODUCE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. ROAD CLOSURES WILL BE A VERY REAL POSSIBILITY AND TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED. POWER OUTAGES MAY ALSO BECOME A PROBLEM WITH THE WIND AND HEAVY WET SNOWFALL. RANCHERS SHOULD TAKE APPROPRIATE STEPS TO FEED AND SHELTER ANIMALS...WITH CALVING SEASON WELL UNDER WAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ NEZ010-028-029-241200- /O.UPG.KLBF.WS.A.0002.070224T1800Z-070225T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KLBF.BZ.W.0001.070224T1200Z-070225T1200Z/ HOLT-GARFIELD-WHEELER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEILL...BURWELL...BARTLETT 340 PM CST FRI FEB 23 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A POTENT WINTER STORM WILL ORGANIZE ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. RAIN WILL EVENTUALLY CHANGEOVER TO SNOW BY MID MORNING SATURDAY AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. FREEZING PRECIPITATION MAY ALSO BE POSSIBLE DURING THE CHANGE OVER SATURDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES SATURDAY...WITH STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN THE 8 TO 12 INCH RANGE EXPECTED BY LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION TO SNOW...NORTH WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AS WELL. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS MAY PRODUCE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. ROAD CLOSURES WILL BE A VERY REAL POSSIBILITY AND TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED. POWER OUTAGES MAY ALSO BECOME A PROBLEM WITH THE WIND AND HEAVY WET SNOWFALL. RANCHERS SHOULD TAKE APPROPRIATE STEPS TO FEED AND SHELTER ANIMALS...WITH CALVING SEASON WELL UNDER WAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ NEZ004-022-241200- /O.UPG.KLBF.WS.A.0002.070224T1000Z-070225T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KLBF.WS.W.0001.070224T0900Z-070225T0000Z/ SHERIDAN-GARDEN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...OSHKOSH 240 PM MST FRI FEB 23 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 5 PM MST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 5 PM MST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A POTENT WINTER STORM WILL ORGANIZE ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. AFTER A BRIEF PERIOD OF RAIN SNOW WILL BECOME ESTABLISHED ACROSS NORTHWEST NEBRASKA PRIOR TO SUNRISE AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. SNOWFALL RATES OF AN INCH PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE SATURDAY...WITH STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN THE 4 TO 7 INCH RANGE EXPECTED BY LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION TO SNOW...NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS APPROACHING 50 MPH POSSIBLE AS WELL. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS MAY PRODUCE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. ROAD CLOSURES WILL BE A VERY REAL POSSIBILITY AND TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED. POWER OUTAGES MAY ALSO BECOME A PROBLEM WITH THE WIND AND HEAVY WET SNOWFALL. RANCHERS SHOULD TAKE APPROPRIATE STEPS TO FEED AND SHELTER ANIMALS...WITH CALVING SEASON WELL UNDER WAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ NEZ007-241200- /O.UPG.KLBF.WS.A.0002.070224T1800Z-070225T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KLBF.WS.W.0001.070224T1200Z-070225T1200Z/ BOYD- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SPENCER 340 PM CST FRI FEB 23 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A POTENT WINTER STORM WILL ORGANIZE ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. RAIN WILL EVENTUALLY CHANGEOVER TO SNOW BY MID-DAY SATURDAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE SATURDAY...WITH STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN THE 9 TO 12 INCH RANGE EXPECTED BY LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION TO SNOW...NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AS WELL. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS MAY PRODUCE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. ROAD CLOSURES WILL BE A VERY REAL POSSIBILITY AND TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED. POWER OUTAGES MAY ALSO BECOME A PROBLEM WITH THE WIND AND HEAVY WET SNOWFALL. RANCHERS SHOULD TAKE APPROPRIATE STEPS TO FEED AND SHELTER ANIMALS...WITH CALVING SEASON WELL UNDER WAY. 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. $$ CDC/13
5 follow-up statements
000 WWUS43 KLBF 240940 WSWLBF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 340 AM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA TODAY AND TONIGHT... .AN INTENSE UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL EMERGE FROM THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES EARLY THIS MORNING. AS THE STORM SYSTEM TRACKS EAST TODAY...SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER WESTERN KANSAS. AS THE SURFACE LOW MOVES EAST THIS MORNING...IT WILL DRAW IN COLD CANADIAN AIR INTO WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. RAIN WILL CHANGE QUICKLY TO SNOW THIS MORNING AND WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...THE SANDHILLS AND INTO NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA...MAINLY FROM MID MORNING TO EARLY THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION TO SNOW...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH WILL PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW IS LIKELY MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT IF AT NOT IMPOSSIBLE. POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE AND WIDESPREAD ROAD CLOSURES WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA BY AFTERNOON. WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE ON SUNDAY AS THE WINTER STORM EXITS EAST OF THE AREA. NEZ023-024-035-036-056>058-069-094-241800- /O.CON.KLBF.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070225T0300Z/ GRANT-HOOKER-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-CHASE- WESTERN CHERRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HYANNIS...MULLEN...ARTHUR...TRYON... CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...IMPERIAL...CODY... MERRIMAN...KILGORE 340 AM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 /240 AM MST SAT FEB 24 2007/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES TODAY...WITH STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN THE 8 TO 12 INCH RANGE EXPECTED BY SATURDAY EVENING. SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION TO SNOW... NORTH WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AS WELL. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. ROAD CLOSURES WILL BE A REAL POSSIBILITY AND TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED. POWER OUTAGES MAY ALSO BECOME A PROBLEM WITH THE WIND AND HEAVY WET SNOWFALL. RANCHERS SHOULD TAKE APPROPRIATE STEPS TO FEED AND SHELTER ANIMALS...WITH CALVING SEASON UNDER WAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ NEZ005-025-037-059-070-071-241800- /O.CON.KLBF.BZ.W.0001.070224T1200Z-070225T0600Z/ EASTERN CHERRY-THOMAS-LOGAN-LINCOLN-HAYES-FRONTIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...THEDFORD...STAPLETON... NORTH PLATTE...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS 340 AM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES SATURDAY...WITH STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN THE 8 TO 12 INCH RANGE EXPECTED BY LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION TO SNOW...NORTH WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AS WELL. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. ROAD CLOSURES WILL BE A POSSIBILITY AND TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED. POWER OUTAGES MAY ALSO BECOME A PROBLEM WITH THE WIND AND HEAVY WET SNOWFALL. RANCHERS SHOULD TAKE APPROPRIATE STEPS TO FEED AND SHELTER ANIMALS...WITH CALVING SEASON UNDER WAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ NEZ006-008>010-026>029-038-241800- /O.CON.KLBF.BZ.W.0001.070224T1200Z-070225T1200Z/ KEYA PAHA-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-CUSTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPRINGVIEW...AINSWORTH...BASSETT... ONEILL...DUNNING...TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT...BROKEN BOW 340 AM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY. RAIN WILL CHANGEOVER TO SNOW BY MID MORNING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. FREEZING PRECIPITATION WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE DURING THE CHANGE OVER PHASE AS TEMPS HOVER AROUND THE FREEZING MARK. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE...WITH STORM TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS IN THE 8 TO 12 INCH RANGE EXPECTED BY SUNDAY MORNING. SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION TO SNOW... NORTH WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AS WELL. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. ROAD CLOSURES WILL BE A POSSIBILITY AND TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED. POWER OUTAGES MAY ALSO BECOME A PROBLEM WITH THE WIND AND HEAVY WET SNOWFALL. RANCHERS SHOULD TAKE APPROPRIATE STEPS TO FEED AND SHELTER ANIMALS...WITH CALVING SEASON UNDER WAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ NEZ004-022-241800- /O.CON.KLBF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070225T0000Z/ SHERIDAN-GARDEN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...OSHKOSH 240 AM MST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL RATES OF AN INCH PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE SATURDAY...WITH STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN THE 3 TO 7 INCH RANGE EXPECTED BY LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION TO SNOW...NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS APPROACHING 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AS WELL. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS MAY PRODUCE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. RANCHERS SHOULD TAKE APPROPRIATE STEPS TO FEED AND SHELTER ANIMALS...WITH CALVING SEASON UNDER WAY. 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. $$ NEZ007-241800- /O.CON.KLBF.WS.W.0001.070224T1200Z-070225T1200Z/ BOYD- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SPENCER 340 AM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY. RAIN WILL EVENTUALLY CHANGEOVER TO SNOW BY MID-DAY SATURDAY BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE SATURDAY...WITH STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN THE 9 TO 12 INCH RANGE EXPECTED BY LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION TO SNOW... NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AS WELL. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS MAY PRODUCE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. ROAD CLOSURES WILL BE A POSSIBILITY AND TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED. RANCHERS SHOULD TAKE APPROPRIATE STEPS TO FEED AND SHELTER ANIMALS...WITH CALVING SEASON UNDER WAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ BUTTLER/JMC
000 WWUS43 KLBF 241736 WSWLBF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 1136 AM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA TODAY AND TONIGHT... .AN INTENSE UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL EMERGE FROM THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES EARLY THIS MORNING. AS THE STORM SYSTEM TRACKS EAST TODAY...SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER WESTERN KANSAS. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...THE SANDHILLS AND INTO NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA...TO EARLY THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION TO SNOW...35 TO 45 MPH WIND WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 50 MPH WILL PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW IS LIKELY MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT IF AT NOT IMPOSSIBLE. POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE AND SOME ROAD CLOSURES WILL BE LIKELY OVER WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA BY AFTERNOON. WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE ON SUNDAY AS THE WINTER STORM MOVES OUT OF NEBRASKA. NEZ023-024-035-036-056>058-069-094-250145- /O.CON.KLBF.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070225T0300Z/ GRANT-HOOKER-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-CHASE- WESTERN CHERRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HYANNIS...MULLEN...ARTHUR...TRYON... CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...IMPERIAL...CODY... MERRIMAN...KILGORE 1136 AM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 /1036 AM MST SAT FEB 24 2007/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES TODAY...WITH STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN THE 8 TO 12 INCH RANGE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING. SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION TO SNOW... NORTH WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AS WELL. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. ROAD CLOSURES WILL BE LIKELY AND TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED. POWER OUTAGES MAY ALSO BECOME A PROBLEM WITH THE WIND AND HEAVY WET SNOWFALL. THIS TYPE OF STORMY WEATHER CAN CREATE A SERIOUS HAZARD TO PETS AND OTHER DOMESTIC ANIMALS. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ NEZ005-025-037-059-070-071-250145- /O.CON.KLBF.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070225T0600Z/ EASTERN CHERRY-THOMAS-LOGAN-LINCOLN-HAYES-FRONTIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...THEDFORD...STAPLETON... NORTH PLATTE...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS 1136 AM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES SATURDAY...WITH STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN THE 8 TO 12 INCH RANGE EXPECTED BY LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION TO SNOW...NORTH WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AS WELL. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. ROAD CLOSURES WILL BE LIKELY AND TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED. POWER OUTAGES MAY ALSO BECOME A PROBLEM WITH THE WIND AND HEAVY WET SNOWFALL. THIS TYPE OF STORMY WEATHER CAN CREATE A SERIOUS HAZARD TO PETS AND OTHER DOMESTIC ANIMALS. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ NEZ006-008>010-026>029-038-250145- /O.CON.KLBF.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070225T1200Z/ KEYA PAHA-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-CUSTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPRINGVIEW...AINSWORTH...BASSETT... ONEILL...DUNNING...TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT...BROKEN BOW 1136 AM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY... SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE...WITH STORM TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS IN THE 8 TO 12 INCH RANGE EXPECTED BY SUNDAY MORNING. SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION TO SNOW... NORTH WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AS WELL. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. ROAD CLOSURES WILL BE LIKELY AND TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED. POWER OUTAGES MAY ALSO BECOME A PROBLEM WITH THE WIND AND HEAVY WET SNOWFALL. THIS TYPE OF STORMY WEATHER CAN CREATE A SERIOUS HAZARD TO PETS AND OTHER DOMESTIC ANIMALS. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ NEZ004-022-250000- /O.CON.KLBF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070225T0000Z/ SHERIDAN-GARDEN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...OSHKOSH 1036 AM MST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... SNOWFALL RATES OF HALF AN INCH PER HOUR ARE LIKELY TODAY... WITH STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN THE 3 TO 7 INCH RANGE EXPECTED BY LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION TO SNOW...NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS APPROACHING 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AS WELL. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS MAY PRODUCE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THIS TYPE OF STORMY WEATHER CAN CREATE A SERIOUS HAZARD TO PETS AND OTHER DOMESTIC ANIMALS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ NEZ007-250145- /O.CON.KLBF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070225T1200Z/ BOYD- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SPENCER 1136 AM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY... SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE SATURDAY...WITH STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN THE 9 TO 12 INCH RANGE EXPECTED BY LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION TO SNOW... NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AS WELL. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS MAY PRODUCE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. ROAD CLOSURES WILL BE LIKELY AND TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED. THIS TYPE OF STORMY WEATHER CAN CREATE A SERIOUS HAZARD TO PETS AND OTHER DOMESTIC ANIMALS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS A COMBINATION OF SNOW...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ SPRINGER
000 WWUS43 KLBF 242122 WSWLBF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 322 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA TODAY AND TONIGHT... .AN INTENSE UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL EMERGE FROM THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES EARLY THIS MORNING. AS THE STORM SYSTEM TRACKS EAST TODAY...SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER WESTERN KANSAS. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...THE SANDHILLS AND INTO NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA...THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. IN ADDITION TO SNOW... 35 TO 45 MPH WIND WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 50 MPH WILL PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW IS LIKELY MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT IF AT NOT IMPOSSIBLE. POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE AND SOME ROAD CLOSURES WILL BE LIKELY OVER WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA BY AFTERNOON. WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE ON SUNDAY AS THE WINTER STORM MOVES OUT OF NEBRASKA. NEZ007-250530- /O.CAN.KLBF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070225T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KLBF.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070225T1200Z/ BOYD- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SPENCER 322 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS MAY PRODUCE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. ROAD CLOSURES WILL BE LIKELY AND TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED. THIS TYPE OF STORMY WEATHER CAN CREATE A SERIOUS HAZARD TO PETS AND OTHER DOMESTIC ANIMALS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS A COMBINATION OF SNOW...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ NEZ023-035-056>058-069-242230- /O.CAN.KLBF.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070225T0300Z/ GRANT-ARTHUR-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-CHASE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HYANNIS...ARTHUR...CHAPPELL... BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...IMPERIAL 222 PM MST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. SNOW HAD TAPERED OFF IN WEST CENTRAL AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA. 30 TO 40 MPH WIND WILL DIMINISH BY LATE EVENING. UNTIL THEN... ATCHES OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING ARE STILL POSSIBLE. $$ NEZ004-022-242230- /O.CAN.KLBF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070225T0000Z/ SHERIDAN-GARDEN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...OSHKOSH 222 PM MST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SNOW HAD BECOME VERY LIGHT IN NORTHWEST NEBRASKA AND WIND HAD DIMINISHED TO 20 TO 30 MPH.. $$ NEZ024-036-094-250300- /O.CON.KLBF.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070225T0300Z/ HOOKER-MCPHERSON-WESTERN CHERRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MULLEN...TRYON...CODY...MERRIMAN... KILGORE 322 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 /222 PM MST SAT FEB 24 2007/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. ROAD CLOSURES WILL BE LIKELY AND TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED. POWER OUTAGES MAY ALSO BECOME A PROBLEM WITH THE WIND AND HEAVY WET SNOWFALL. THIS TYPE OF STORMY WEATHER CAN CREATE A SERIOUS HAZARD TO PETS AND OTHER DOMESTIC ANIMALS. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ NEZ005-025-037-059-070-071-250530- /O.CON.KLBF.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070225T0600Z/ EASTERN CHERRY-THOMAS-LOGAN-LINCOLN-HAYES-FRONTIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...THEDFORD...STAPLETON... NORTH PLATTE...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS 322 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. ROAD CLOSURES WILL BE LIKELY AND TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED. POWER OUTAGES MAY ALSO BECOME A PROBLEM WITH THE WIND AND HEAVY WET SNOWFALL. THIS TYPE OF STORMY WEATHER CAN CREATE A SERIOUS HAZARD TO PETS AND OTHER DOMESTIC ANIMALS. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ NEZ006-008>010-026>029-038-250530- /O.CON.KLBF.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070225T1200Z/ KEYA PAHA-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-CUSTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPRINGVIEW...AINSWORTH...BASSETT... ONEILL...DUNNING...TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT...BROKEN BOW 322 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. ROAD CLOSURES WILL BE LIKELY AND TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED. POWER OUTAGES MAY ALSO BECOME A PROBLEM WITH THE WIND AND HEAVY WET SNOWFALL. THIS TYPE OF STORMY WEATHER CAN CREATE A SERIOUS HAZARD TO PETS AND OTHER DOMESTIC ANIMALS. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ SPRINGER
000 WWUS43 KLBF 250317 WSWLBF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 917 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...WINTER STORM WILL SLOWLY MOVE OUT OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA OVERNIGHT... .AN INTENSE UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST OUT OF THE AREA TONIGHT WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WEAKENING. NEZ005-025-037-059-070-071-250430- /O.CAN.KLBF.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070225T0600Z/ EASTERN CHERRY-THOMAS-LOGAN-LINCOLN-HAYES-FRONTIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...THEDFORD...STAPLETON... NORTH PLATTE...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS 917 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. THE INTENSE UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM THAT BROUGHT SNOW AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES TO THE AREA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST WITH CONDITIONS RAPIDLY IMPROVING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. $$ NEZ024-036-094-250430- /O.EXP.KLBF.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070225T0300Z/ HOOKER-MCPHERSON-WESTERN CHERRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MULLEN...TRYON...CODY...MERRIMAN... KILGORE 917 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 /817 PM MST SAT FEB 24 2007/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE INTENSE UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM THAT BROUGHT STRONG WINDS...SNOW...AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST. CONDITIONS WILL RAPIDLY IMPROVE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING AS SKIES CLEAR AND WINDS WEAKEN. $$ NEZ006>010-026>029-038-251130- /O.CON.KLBF.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070225T1200Z/ KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER- CUSTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...AINSWORTH... BASSETT...ONEILL...DUNNING...TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT... BROKEN BOW 917 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY. SNOW AND WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE LOW VISIBILITIES ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL NEBRASKA. ROAD CLOSURES CONTINUE AND TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$
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
The office that day
Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 2:53 AM MST | Blizzard Watch | LBF | Arthur, Blaine, Brown, Chase, Cherry, Custer and 14 more | 12 hr |
| Feb 23, 2:40 PM MST | Winter Storm Warning | LBF | Boyd, Garden, Sheridan | 24 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.