Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS North Platte, NE

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

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
219 PM CST FRI FEB 23 2007

.SYNOPSIS...
ALL INGREDIENTS FOR THE MAJOR STORM CONTINUE TO ORGANIZE THIS
AFTERNOON. THE ALL IMPORTANT PACIFIC COLD FRONT WHICH WILL PRODUCE
THE OCCLUDED SFC LOW IS TRACKING THRU ERN AZ. THE GULF IS OPENING
WIDE ACROSS TEXAS. VERY DRY AIR IS BEGINNING TO SURGE OUT OF THE
SIERRA MADRE IN OLD MEXICO AHEAD OF THE PACIFIC FRONT. ARCTIC HIGH
PRESSURE CENTERED OVER HUDSON BAY IS CIRCULATING MOIST MARITIME AIR
WESTWARD THROUGH THE NRN PLAINS. THE BEGINNINGS OF A CANADIAN COLD
FRONT IS DROPPING THRU MT. LOW PRESSURE ACROSS CNTL WY IS DEEPENING
AND TRACK E-SEWD THRU THE HIGH PLAINS. THUS WE HAVE 5 AIR MASSES
COLLIDING ACROSS THE CNTL PLAINS...PACIFIC SUBTROPICAL...GULF
MOISTURE...MARITIME ATLANTIC MOISTURE FOR HEAVY PCPN AND STRONG
DYNAMICS FOR SUPPORT.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...THE NAM AND GFS HAVE COME INTO SUCH
GOOD AGREEMENT THAT IT MIGHT BE FOOLISH TO SECOND GUESS THE SOLNS.
THEREFORE A MODEL BLEND WAS USED FOR QPF. THE NAM WAS USED TO
IDENTIFY THE LIKELY RAIN SNOW LINE AND A BLEND OF THE GUIDANCE WAS
USED FOR WIND SPEED AND TEMPS. 6 HR QPF WAS LIMITED TO 0.60 INCHES
BUT CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT COULD POTENTIALLY YIELD HIGHER AMOUNTS.
SNOW TOTAL GRIDS PRODUCED 4 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW USING A 10 TO 1
RATIO. GUIDANCE WINDS SHOW SUSTAINED SPEEDS INCREASING TO 35 TO 45
MPH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING FOR ABOUT 12 HRS. ALL
MODELS SHOW AN OCCLUDED SFC LOW TRACKING THROUGH KS AT 15 TO 18 MPH.
THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH HISTORICAL BLIZZARDS OF MODERATE INTENSITY.
THESE LOCAL STUDIES INDICATE 20 MPH STORM MOTION PRODUCES A WEAK
SHORT LIVED BLIZZARD...10 MPH PRODUCES A STRONG LONG LIVED STORM AND
5 MPH IS CATACLYSMIC. LOCAL STUDIES SUPPORT THE WIND SPEEDS USED IN
THIS FCST WHICH ARE NOT EVEN NEAR THE STRONGEST EVER RECORDED.

THE 850MB COLD FRONT OVER MT IS PROGGED TO DROP BE LOCATED NEAR KIML-
KTIF-KANW BY 12Z. PER SWODY2 THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ALONG OR
JUST AHEAD OF THE 850 MB COLD FRONT AND THUNDER SNOW IS FCST.

THE CURRENT BLIZZARD WATCH WILL BE UPGRADED TO A BLIZZARD WARNING
WITH THE AFTERNOON ISSUANCE AND HOLT...GARFIELD AND WHEELER COUNTIES
WILL BE ADDED TO THIS WARNING. SHERIDAN...GARDEN AND BOYD COUNTIES
WILL BE UPGRADED TO A WINTER STORM WARNING. LATER FCSTS MAY HAVE TO
UPGRADED GARDEN COUNTY AS CONDITIONS WARRANT.

THE NAM AND GFS STRONGLY SUGGEST SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO NEAR 2
INCHES PER HOUR WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT ACROSS PARTS OF WESTERN
AND SOUTHWEST NEB...ROUGHLY KIML-KOGA-KMHN. THIS INTENSE SNOWFALL
BAND IS FCST TO SHIFT EAST SATURDAY MORNING TO NEAR KLBF-KTIF AND
THEN LIFT NORTH TOWARD KBBW-KANW DURING THE AFTERNOON. THE 850 MB
FRONT WILL UNDERCUT MOISTURE ALOFT DESTABILIZING THE ATM. HEAVY SNOW
IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO NERN ZONES IN THE AFTN WITH WINDS
INCREASING TO NEAR 30 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 MPH. NAM12 PCPN
TYPE ICONS SUGGEST FREEZING RAIN WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE HEAVY
SNOW BAND AS THE 850MB FRONT UNDERCUTS WARM MOIST AIR ALONG IN THE
THUNDERSTORM ZONE ALONG AND EAST OF A KIML-KLBF-KONL LINE. IT IS IN
THIS REGION WHERE THE RISK OF POWER OUTAGES WILL BE VERY HIGH. THE
COMBINATION OF FREEZING RAIN...CHANGING TO HEAVY WET SNOW WITH WINDS
INCREASING TO 35 MPH OR STRONGER COULD EASILY STRAIN THE POWER GRID
TO THE BREAK POINT IN RURAL AREAS.

THE STORM EXITS AREA ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 83 SATURDAY NIGHT
WITH LIGHT SNOW SUNDAY ACROSS THE FAR EASTERN ZONES.

MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...IN THE WAKE OF THE BIG STORM THIS WEEKEND
MODELS SOLNS HAVE BEEN VERY INCONSISTENT. THE FCST CONTINUES A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW MIDWEEK BUT THIS STORM SYSTEM APPEARS
TO BE TRENDING NORTH.

&&

.AVIATION...
VFR CONDITIONS SHOULD BE IN PLACE FOR FIRST FEW HOURS OF FCST BEFORE
STRONG WAA AND MOISTURE ADVECTION BEGIN TO LOWER CEILINGS AND VISBY
DUE TO STRATUS AND PCPN. MVFR CONDITIONS LOOK TO SPREAD NORTHWARD
OUT OF SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA AROUND MIDNIGHT INTO NORTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...WITH VISIBILITIES
GENERALLY IN THE 3 TO 5 MI RANGE AND CEILINGS AROUND 2KFT. AS
STRONGER LIFTS ARRIVE ALOFT VIA THE TROWAL WRAPPING BACK INTO
SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...AND COLD AIR INFILTRATES ACROSS THE
SANDHILLS...IFR TO LIFR CONDITIONS WILL COMMENCE WITH AREAS OF HEAVY
SNOW AND NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH
PRODUCING VISIBILITIES TO A 1/2 MI OR LESS AND OBSCURED CEILINGS
ACROSS A MAJORITY OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
&&

.LBF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...BLIZZARD WARNING MOST OF WESTERN
AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SHERIDAN...GARDEN AND BOYD COUNTIES MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.

&&

CDC

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
902 AM CST FRI FEB 23 2007

NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-241200-
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-
902 AM CST FRI FEB 23 2007 /802 AM MST FRI FEB 23 2007/

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

A POWERFUL UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CROSS THE
SOUTHERN ROCKIES TODAY. EAST OF THIS SYSTEM...SURFACE LOW PRESSURE
WILL DEVELOP OVER EASTERN COLORADO THIS AFTERNOON...ALLOWING GULF
MOISTURE TO FLOW NORTH FROM TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA...INTO WESTERN
NEBRASKA AND WESTERN KANSAS THIS AFTERNOON. AS THE UPPER LEVEL
STORM SYSTEM LIFTS ONTO THE HIGH PLAINS OF COLORADO THIS
EVENING...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER
NORTHWESTERN KANSAS...MOVING NORTH NORTHEASTWARD INTO SOUTHWESTERN
AND CENTRAL NEBRASKA. A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
EXISTS EAST AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM HAYES CENTER...TO ARNOLD...TO
SARGENT. LARGE HAIL IS THE MAIN SEVERE THREAT. NORTH OF THIS
LINE...THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH MIDNIGHT CST...AND ARE
EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW SEVERE LIMITS.

OVERNIGHT...A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH WESTERN AND NORTH
CENTRAL NEBRASKA...USHERING IN COOLER CANADIAN AIR INTO THE
REGION. SNOW WILL DEVELOP FROM WEST TO EAST...OVERNIGHT...AND MAY
BECOME HEAVY TOWARD SUNRISE SATURDAY. NORTHERLY WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT
WILL INCREASE TOWARD MORNING AND MAY GUST AS HIGH AS 35 MPH. A
BLIZZARD WATCH HAS BEEN POSTED FOR TONIGHT FOR MOST OF WESTERN AND
NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SHERIDAN AND GARDEN
COUNTY.

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

WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ON SATURDAY AS THE STORM SYSTEM
TRACKS ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS INTO THE LOWER MISSOURI VALLEY.
IN ADDITION TO SNOW...NORTHERLY WINDS MAY GUST AS HIGH AS 50
MPH...PRODUCING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND NEAR
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. WINTER STORM AND BLIZZARD WATCHES REMAIN IN
EFFECT FOR SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT ACROSS ALL OF WESTERN AND
NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. BY SUNDAY MORNING...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF
6 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF WESTERN AND
NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF ON SUNDAY AS THE STORM
SYSTEM LIFTS INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST.

AFTER SUNDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED FOR MONDAY AND
TUESDAY.

ON WEDNESDAY...ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL TROF OF LOW PRESSURE WILL
IMPACT THE CENTRAL PORTION OF THE UNITED STATES. AT THIS
TIME...ACCUMULATING SNOWS ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO
THURSDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY
THIS EVENING ACROSS FRONTIER...EASTERN HAYES...SOUTHEASTERN
LINCOLN AND SOUTHERN CUSTER COUNTIES.

&&

THIS PRODUCT IS NOW AVAILABLE...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...
HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION...AT
HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/LBF(ALL LOWERCASE)

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