Alert archive / Kansas / Blizzard Warnings in 2009
Blizzard Warning 1, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this blizzard warning at Mar 26, 2009, 2:08 AM MDT for Cheyenne County, Kit Carson County, Yuma County, Colorado; 10 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Mar 26, 2009, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 22 hr. 14 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
- Mar 26, 2009, 2:08 AM MDT (08:08 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 26, 2009, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Mar 27, 2009, 9:40 AM MDT
- In force
- 22 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
Counties Cheyenne County, CO, Kit Carson County, CO, Yuma County, CO, Cheyenne County, KS, Gove County, KS, Graham County, KS, Greeley County, KS, Logan County, KS, Sheridan County, KS, Sherman County, KS, Thomas County, KS, Wallace County, KS, Wichita County, KS
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 31 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:06 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 2:10 PM MDT | BLIZZARD | 3 S Yuma, CO | 2 INCHES OF SNOWDEPTH. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. ESTIMATED VISIBILITIES AT LESS THAT 1/4 MILE. ESTIMATED WIND SPEEDS OF 40-45 MPH. |
| Mar 26, 2:10 PM MDT | BLIZZARD | 5 W Kit Carson, CO | ROADS COVERED AND SLICK. VISIBILITIES GREATLY REDUCED. |
| Mar 26, 3:46 PM MDT | BLIZZARD | 15 N Flagler, CO | VISBILITY ESTIMATED AT 40 YARDS OR LESS THAN 1/4 MILE. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW AT TIME OF REPORT. |
| Mar 26, 3:51 PM MDT | BLIZZARD | 13 Nw St. Francis, KS | VISIBILITY ESTIMATED AT 1/4 MILE WITH A SLEET AND SNOW MIX. |
| Mar 26, 6:20 PM MDT | BLIZZARD | 18 Sw Wray, CO | 1/4 MILE VISIBILITY WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. ESTIMATED 3-4 INCHES OF SNOW ON THE GROUND. |
| Mar 26, 8:25 PM MDT | BLIZZARD | St. Francis, KS | 1/4 MILE TO 1/2 MILE VISIBILITY. 1 INCH ESTIMATED SNOW ACCUMULATION. |
| Mar 26, 9:03 PM MDT | SNOW 1.3 | Goodland, KS | SNOW DEPTH MEASURED AT NWS FORECAST OFFICE IN GOODLAND |
| Mar 26, 9:31 PM MDT | SNOW 2.5 | 12 N Goodland, KS | 2.5 INCHES MEASURED FOR STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. DRIFTS UP TO 2 FEET TALL. |
| Mar 27, 6:57 AM MDT | BLIZZARD | 9 Nne Kit Carson, CO | VISIBILITIES LESS AND 1/4 MILE...ALSO REPORTED 5 FOOT DRIFTS. |
| Mar 27, 7:00 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 12 | Stratton, CO | |
| Mar 27, 8:02 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 8 | Burlington, CO | SNOW DEPTH ESTIMATED 8-12 INCHES |
| Mar 27, 8:05 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Cheyenne Wells, CO | ESTIMATED 4-8 INCHES |
| Mar 27, 8:05 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 8 | Flagler, CO | |
| Mar 27, 8:24 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 5 S Tribune, KS | 1/4 MILE VISIBILITY |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 00:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 171 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
- 103 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -21 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2122 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 63 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 93 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 260808 WSWGLD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 208 AM MDT THU MAR 26 2009 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON OVER PORTIONS OF THE TRI-STATE AREA... .A DEVELOPING SPRING STORM WILL BRING STRONG WINDS...HEAVY SNOW...AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO MANY LOCATIONS ACROSS THE TRI- STATE AREA. SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 70 WHERE NEARLY A FOOT OF SNOW IS LIKELY. LESSER AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR ACROSS SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA. STRONG WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW WHICH WILL RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MAINLY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM YUMA COLORADO TO HILL CITY KANSAS. THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT WHEN TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. COZ091-092-261615- /O.UPG.KGLD.WS.A.0002.090326T1800Z-090328T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KGLD.BZ.W.0001.090326T1800Z-090327T1800Z/ KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURLINGTON...CHEYENNE WELLS 208 AM MDT THU MAR 26 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON MDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON MDT FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 8 TO 12 INCHES ACROSS THE AREA BY LATE FRIDAY MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW WHICH WILL RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY TONIGHT. TRAVEL ON INTERSTATE 70 AND OTHER ROADS WILL BE DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. RANCHERS SHOULD TAKE ACTION THIS MORNING TO PROTECT YOUNG LIVESTOCK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ KSZ027>029-041-042-261615- /O.UPG.KGLD.WS.A.0002.090326T1800Z-090328T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KGLD.BZ.W.0001.090326T2100Z-090328T0000Z/ WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY...QUINTER... TRIBUNE...LEOTI 208 AM MDT THU MAR 26 2009 /308 AM CDT THU MAR 26 2009/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM MDT /4 PM CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM MDT /7 PM CDT/ FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM MDT /4 PM CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM MDT /7 PM CDT/ FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 8 TO 12 INCHES ACROSS THE AREA BY LATE FRIDAY MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW WHICH WILL RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY TONIGHT. TRAVEL ON INTERSTATE 70 AND OTHER ROADS WILL BE DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. RANCHERS SHOULD TAKE ACTION THIS MORNING TO PROTECT YOUNG LIVESTOCK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS AND FALLING OR BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES...WITH TRAVEL BECOMING DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE. MONITOR LOCAL FORECASTS BEFORE DECIDING TO VENTURE OUTSIDE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL AND YOU BECOME STRANDED... STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. && $$ KSZ013-261615- /O.NEW.KGLD.BZ.W.0001.090326T1800Z-090327T1800Z/ SHERMAN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GOODLAND 208 AM MDT THU MAR 26 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON MDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON MDT FRIDAY. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES ACROSS THE AREA BY LATE FRIDAY MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW WHICH WILL RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY TONIGHT. TRAVEL ON INTERSTATE 70 AND OTHER ROADS WILL BE DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. RANCHERS SHOULD TAKE ACTION THIS MORNING TO PROTECT YOUNG LIVESTOCK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ COZ090-KSZ001-261615- /O.NEW.KGLD.BZ.W.0001.090326T1800Z-090327T1200Z/ YUMA-CHEYENNE KS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...ST. FRANCIS 208 AM MDT THU MAR 26 2009 /308 AM CDT THU MAR 26 2009/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON MDT /1 PM CDT/ TODAY TO 6 AM MDT /7 AM CDT/ FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MDT /1 PM CDT/ TODAY TO 6 AM MDT /7 AM CDT/ FRIDAY. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES ACROSS THE AREA BY LATE FRIDAY MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW WHICH WILL RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY TONIGHT. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. RANCHERS SHOULD TAKE ACTION THIS MORNING TO PROTECT YOUNG LIVESTOCK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS AND FALLING OR BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES...WITH TRAVEL BECOMING DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE. MONITOR LOCAL FORECASTS BEFORE DECIDING TO VENTURE OUTSIDE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL AND YOU BECOME STRANDED... STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. && $$ KSZ014>016-261615- /O.NEW.KGLD.BZ.W.0001.090326T2100Z-090328T0000Z/ THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLBY...HOXIE...HILL CITY 308 AM CDT THU MAR 26 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT FRIDAY. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 8 INCHES ACROSS THE AREA BY LATE FRIDAY MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW WHICH WILL RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY TONIGHT. TRAVEL ON INTERSTATE 70 AND OTHER ROADS WILL BE DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. RANCHERS SHOULD TAKE ACTION THIS MORNING TO PROTECT YOUNG LIVESTOCK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ KSZ002-NEZ079-080-261615- /O.NEW.KGLD.WW.Y.0002.090326T1800Z-090327T1200Z/ RAWLINS-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWOOD...BENKELMAN...TRENTON 208 AM MDT THU MAR 26 2009 /308 AM CDT THU MAR 26 2009/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON MDT /1 PM CDT/ TODAY TO 6 AM MDT /7 AM CDT/ FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MDT /1 PM CDT/ TODAY TO 6 AM MDT /7 AM CDT/ FRIDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES ACROSS THE AREA BY LATE FRIDAY MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW WHICH WILL RESULT IN BLOWING SNOW. RANCHERS SHOULD TAKE ACTION THIS MORNING TO PROTECT YOUNG LIVESTOCK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NEZ081-261615- /O.NEW.KGLD.WW.Y.0002.090326T2100Z-090327T1200Z/ RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MCCOOK 308 AM CDT THU MAR 26 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM CDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM CDT FRIDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES ACROSS THE AREA BY LATE FRIDAY MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW WHICH WILL RESULT IN BLOWING SNOW. RANCHERS SHOULD TAKE ACTION THIS MORNING TO PROTECT YOUNG LIVESTOCK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ KSZ003-004-261615- /O.NEW.KGLD.WW.Y.0002.090326T2100Z-090327T1800Z/ DECATUR-NORTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OBERLIN...NORTON 308 AM CDT THU MAR 26 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM CDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM CDT FRIDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES ACROSS THE AREA BY LATE FRIDAY MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW WHICH WILL RESULT IN BLOWING SNOW. RANCHERS SHOULD TAKE ACTION THIS MORNING TO PROTECT YOUNG LIVESTOCK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
5 follow-up statements
000 WWUS43 KGLD 261603 WSWGLD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 1003 AM MDT THU MAR 26 2009 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON OVER PORTIONS OF THE TRI-STATE AREA... .A DEVELOPING SPRING STORM WILL BRING STRONG WINDS...HEAVY SNOW... AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO MANY LOCATIONS ACROSS THE TRI- STATE AREA. SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 70 WHERE NEARLY A FOOT OF SNOW IS LIKELY. LESSER AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR ACROSS SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA. STRONG WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW WHICH WILL RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MAINLY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM YUMA COLORADO TO HILL CITY KANSAS. THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT WHEN TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. COZ091-092-KSZ013-270000- /O.CON.KGLD.BZ.W.0001.090326T1800Z-090327T1800Z/ KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-SHERMAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURLINGTON...CHEYENNE WELLS...GOODLAND 1003 AM MDT THU MAR 26 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT FRIDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT FRIDAY. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW AMOUNTS BY FRIDAY MORNING WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ALONG HIGHWAYS 40 AND 59 IN COLORADO. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW WHICH WILL RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY TONIGHT. TRAVEL ON INTERSTATE 70 AND OTHER ROADS WILL BE DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. RANCHERS SHOULD TAKE ACTION THIS MORNING TO PROTECT YOUNG LIVESTOCK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ COZ090-KSZ001-270000- /O.CON.KGLD.BZ.W.0001.090326T1800Z-090327T1200Z/ YUMA-CHEYENNE KS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...ST. FRANCIS 1003 AM MDT THU MAR 26 2009 /1103 AM CDT THU MAR 26 2009/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT /7 AM CDT/ FRIDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT /7 AM CDT/ FRIDAY. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES ACROSS THE AREA BY LATE FRIDAY MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW WHICH WILL RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY TONIGHT. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. RANCHERS SHOULD TAKE ACTION THIS MORNING TO PROTECT YOUNG LIVESTOCK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS AND FALLING OR BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES...WITH TRAVEL BECOMING DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE. MONITOR LOCAL FORECASTS BEFORE DECIDING TO VENTURE OUTSIDE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL AND YOU BECOME STRANDED... STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. && $$ KSZ014>016-027>029-041-042-270000- /O.CON.KGLD.BZ.W.0001.090326T2100Z-090328T0000Z/ THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLBY...HOXIE...HILL CITY... SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY...QUINTER...TRIBUNE...LEOTI 1003 AM MDT THU MAR 26 2009 /1103 AM CDT THU MAR 26 2009/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM MDT /4 PM CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM MDT /7 PM CDT/ FRIDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM MDT /4 PM CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM MDT /7 PM CDT/ FRIDAY. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW AMOUNTS SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 70 WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES...HEAVIEST ALONG AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 40 WHERE LOCALLY UP TO 16 INCHES WILL FALL. NORTH OF INTERSTATE 70 SNOW AMOUNTS WILL DROP OFF QUICKLY...WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES BETWEEN THE INTERSTATE AND HIGHWAY 36 AND 1 TO 3 INCHES NORTH OF HIGHWAY 36. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW WHICH WILL RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY TONIGHT. TRAVEL ON INTERSTATE 70 AND OTHER ROADS WILL BE DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. RANCHERS SHOULD TAKE ACTION THIS MORNING TO PROTECT YOUNG LIVESTOCK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ KSZ002-NEZ079-080-270000- /O.CON.KGLD.WW.Y.0002.090326T1800Z-090327T1200Z/ RAWLINS-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWOOD...BENKELMAN...TRENTON 1003 AM MDT THU MAR 26 2009 /1103 AM CDT THU MAR 26 2009/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT /7 AM CDT/ FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT /7 AM CDT/ FRIDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 36 AND 1 TO 3 INCHES NORTH OF HIGHWAY 36 BY LATE FRIDAY MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW WHICH WILL RESULT IN BLOWING SNOW. RANCHERS SHOULD TAKE ACTION THIS MORNING TO PROTECT YOUNG LIVESTOCK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NEZ081-270000- /O.CON.KGLD.WW.Y.0002.090326T2100Z-090327T1200Z/ RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MCCOOK 1103 AM CDT THU MAR 26 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM CDT FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM CDT FRIDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES ACROSS THE AREA BY LATE FRIDAY MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW WHICH WILL RESULT IN BLOWING SNOW. RANCHERS SHOULD TAKE ACTION THIS MORNING TO PROTECT YOUNG LIVESTOCK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ KSZ003-004-270000- /O.CON.KGLD.WW.Y.0002.090326T2100Z-090327T1800Z/ DECATUR-NORTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OBERLIN...NORTON 1103 AM CDT THU MAR 26 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM CDT FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM CDT FRIDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS THE AREA BY LATE FRIDAY MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW WHICH WILL RESULT IN BLOWING SNOW. RANCHERS SHOULD TAKE ACTION THIS MORNING TO PROTECT YOUNG LIVESTOCK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
000 WWUS43 KGLD 262320 WSWGLD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 520 PM MDT THU MAR 26 2009 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ONGOING IN FAR EASTERN COLORADO...WILL SPREAD INTO PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST KANSAS TONIGHT... .A VERY STRONG WINTER-LIKE STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO MAKE ITS WAY TOWARD THE TRI-STATE AREA. IN FAR EASTERN COLORADO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING WITH VISIBILITIES UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. INTERSTATE 70 AND SECONDARY ROADWAYS ARE SNOWPACKED AND ICY. FOR TONIGHT AND FRIDAY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND ACROSS THE AREA AS THE STORM MOVES TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR ALONG SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 70 WHERE 6 TO 16 INCHES IS EXPECTED...HEAVIEST IN GREELEY AND WICHITA COUNTIES OF KANSAS. LESSER AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR ACROSS SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA WHERE AN INCH OR SO IS EXPECTED. STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW...PRODUCING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MAINLY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM YUMA COLORADO TO HILL CITY KANSAS. THE WORST WEATHER WILL OCCUR TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING WHEN TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. PERSONS TRAVELING ALONG OR SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 70 SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF ROAD CLOSURES TONIGHT AND THE POSSIBILITY THAT IF YOU BECOME STUCK OR STRANDED IT COULD TAKE SOME TIME FOR EMERGENCY OFFICIALS TO REACH YOU. KSZ014>016-027>029-041-042-271100- /O.CON.KGLD.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090328T0000Z/ THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLBY...HOXIE...HILL CITY... SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY...QUINTER...TRIBUNE...LEOTI 520 PM MDT THU MAR 26 2009 /620 PM CDT THU MAR 26 2009/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT /7 PM CDT/ FRIDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT /7 PM CDT/ FRIDAY. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW AMOUNTS SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 70 WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 16 INCHES...HEAVIEST ALONG AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 40. NORTH OF INTERSTATE 70 SNOW AMOUNTS WILL DROP OFF QUICKLY... WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES BETWEEN THE INTERSTATE AND HIGHWAY 36 AND 1 TO 3 INCHES NORTH OF HIGHWAY 36. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW...RESULTING IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. TRAVEL ON INTERSTATE 70 AND OTHER ROADWAYS WILL BE DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ COZ091-092-KSZ013-271100- /O.CON.KGLD.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090327T1800Z/ KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-SHERMAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURLINGTON...CHEYENNE WELLS...GOODLAND 520 PM MDT THU MAR 26 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT FRIDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT FRIDAY. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW AMOUNTS SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 70 WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 16 INCHES...HEAVIEST ALONG AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 40. NORTH OF INTERSTATE 70 SNOW AMOUNTS WILL DROP OFF QUICKLY... WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES BETWEEN THE INTERSTATE AND HIGHWAY 36 AND 1 TO 3 INCHES NORTH OF HIGHWAY 36. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW...RESULTING IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. TRAVEL ON INTERSTATE 70 AND OTHER ROADWAYS WILL BE DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS AND FALLING OR BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES...WITH TRAVEL BECOMING DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE. MONITOR LOCAL FORECASTS BEFORE DECIDING TO VENTURE OUTSIDE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL AND YOU BECOME STRANDED... STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. && $$ COZ090-KSZ001-271100- /O.CON.KGLD.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090327T1200Z/ YUMA-CHEYENNE KS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...ST. FRANCIS 520 PM MDT THU MAR 26 2009 /620 PM CDT THU MAR 26 2009/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT /7 AM CDT/ FRIDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT /7 AM CDT/ FRIDAY. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 5 INCHES...HEAVIEST SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 36. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW...RESULTING IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ KSZ002-NEZ079>081-271100- /O.CON.KGLD.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-090327T1200Z/ RAWLINS-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWOOD...BENKELMAN...TRENTON...MCCOOK 520 PM MDT THU MAR 26 2009 /620 PM CDT THU MAR 26 2009/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT /7 AM CDT/ FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT /7 AM CDT/ FRIDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP TONIGHT...LASTING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW RESULTING IN PERIODS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ KSZ003-004-271100- /O.CON.KGLD.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-090327T1800Z/ DECATUR-NORTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OBERLIN...NORTON 620 PM CDT THU MAR 26 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT FRIDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP TONIGHT...LASTING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW AMOUNTS WILL AVERAGE AROUND AN INCH. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW RESULTING IN PERIODS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
000 WWUS43 KGLD 271011 WSWGLD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 411 AM MDT FRI MAR 27 2009 .A POWERFUL WINTER STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO IMPACT THE TRI STATE AREA BRINGING STRONG WINDS AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL ACROSS GREELEY AND WICHITA COUNTIES THROUGH THE MORNING. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE THROUGHOUT THE DAY. KSZ002-NEZ079>081-271115- /O.CAN.KGLD.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-090327T1200Z/ RAWLINS-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWOOD...BENKELMAN...TRENTON...MCCOOK 411 AM MDT FRI MAR 27 2009 /511 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW IS BEGINNING TO END ACROSS THE AREA...AND ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT BEFORE SUNSET. GUSTY NORTH WINDS MAY CAUSE SOME MINOR PROBLEMS DUE TO BLOWING SNOW...BUT WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. $$ KSZ003-004-271115- /O.CAN.KGLD.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-090327T1800Z/ DECATUR-NORTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OBERLIN...NORTON 511 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. WIDESPREAD SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS NO LONGER EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA...THEREFORE THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ KSZ014>016-027>029-041-042-271815- /O.CON.KGLD.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090328T0000Z/ THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLBY...HOXIE...HILL CITY... SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY...QUINTER...TRIBUNE...LEOTI 411 AM MDT FRI MAR 27 2009 /511 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING. PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS BEFORE DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL VARY GREATLY ACROSS THE AREA WITH 2 INCHES OR LESS OF ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL EXPECTED ALONG AND NORTH COLBY TO HILL CITY LINE...AND 5 TO 6 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACROSS GREELEY AND WICHITA COUNTIES. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL BE COMMON THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS AND FALLING OR BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES...WITH TRAVEL BECOMING DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE. MONITOR LOCAL FORECASTS BEFORE DECIDING TO VENTURE OUTSIDE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL AND YOU BECOME STRANDED... STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. && $$ COZ091-092-KSZ013-271800- /O.CON.KGLD.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090327T1800Z/ KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-SHERMAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURLINGTON...CHEYENNE WELLS...GOODLAND 411 AM MDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY. SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE MORNING HOURS WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE BEFORE NOON. NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING BEFORE WINDS BEGIN TO WEAKEN THIS AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ COZ090-KSZ001-271200- /O.CON.KGLD.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090327T1200Z/ YUMA-CHEYENNE KS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...ST. FRANCIS 411 AM MDT FRI MAR 27 2009 /511 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT /7 AM CDT/ EARLY THIS MORNING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT /7 AM CDT/ EARLY THIS MORNING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH ACROSS THE AREA OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS. WHILE NORTHERLY WINDS WILL GUST TO 35 MPH AT TIMES THIS MORNING...CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE BY SUNRISE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS AND FALLING OR BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES...WITH TRAVEL BECOMING DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE. MONITOR LOCAL FORECASTS BEFORE DECIDING TO VENTURE OUTSIDE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL AND YOU BECOME STRANDED... STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. && $$
000 WWUS43 KGLD 271146 WSWGLD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 546 AM MDT FRI MAR 27 2009 .A POWERFUL WINTER STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO IMPACT THE TRI STATE AREA BRINGING STRONG WINDS AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL ACROSS GREELEY AND WICHITA COUNTIES THROUGH THE MORNING. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE THROUGHOUT THE DAY. COZ090-KSZ001-271300- /O.EXP.KGLD.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090327T1200Z/ YUMA-CHEYENNE KS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...ST. FRANCIS 546 AM MDT FRI MAR 27 2009 /646 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM MDT /7 AM CDT/ EARLY THIS MORNING... THE BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM MDT /7 AM CDT/ EARLY THIS MORNING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING WITH SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW NO LONGER EXPECTED. THEREFORE THE BLIZZARD WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ KSZ014>016-027>029-041-042-272000- /O.CON.KGLD.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090328T0000Z/ THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLBY...HOXIE...HILL CITY... SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY...QUINTER...TRIBUNE...LEOTI 546 AM MDT FRI MAR 27 2009 /646 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING. PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS BEFORE DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL VARY GREATLY ACROSS THE AREA WITH 2 INCHES OR LESS OF ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL EXPECTED ALONG AND NORTH COLBY TO HILL CITY LINE...AND 5 TO 6 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACROSS GREELEY AND WICHITA COUNTIES. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL BE COMMON THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS AND FALLING OR BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES...WITH TRAVEL BECOMING DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE. MONITOR LOCAL FORECASTS BEFORE DECIDING TO VENTURE OUTSIDE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL AND YOU BECOME STRANDED... STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. && $$ COZ091-092-KSZ013-271800- /O.CON.KGLD.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090327T1800Z/ KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-SHERMAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURLINGTON...CHEYENNE WELLS...GOODLAND 546 AM MDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY. SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE MORNING HOURS WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE BEFORE NOON. NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING BEFORE WINDS BEGIN TO WEAKEN THIS AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$
000 WWUS43 KGLD 271540 WSWGLD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 940 AM MDT FRI MAR 27 2009 KSZ027>029-041-042-272345- /O.CAN.KGLD.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090328T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KGLD.WW.Y.0003.090327T1540Z-090328T0000Z/ WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY...QUINTER... TRIBUNE...LEOTI 940 AM MDT FRI MAR 27 2009 /1040 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON ALONG AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 40. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. NORTH WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE BY LATE AFTERNOON AS WINDS BEGIN TO DECREASE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ COZ091-KSZ013-271800- /O.CAN.KGLD.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090327T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KGLD.WW.Y.0003.090327T1540Z-090327T1800Z/ KIT CARSON-SHERMAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURLINGTON...GOODLAND 940 AM MDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SNOWFALL CONTINUES TO DIMINISH ACROSS THE AREA WITH LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. NORTH WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ KSZ014-015-271800- /O.CAN.KGLD.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090328T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KGLD.WW.Y.0003.090327T1540Z-090327T1800Z/ THOMAS-SHERIDAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLBY...HOXIE 1040 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SNOWFALL CONTINUES TO DIMINISH ACROSS THE AREA WITH LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. NORTH WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ COZ092-272345- /O.CAN.KGLD.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090327T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KGLD.WW.Y.0003.090327T1540Z-090328T0000Z/ CHEYENNE CO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CHEYENNE WELLS 940 AM MDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON ALONG AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 40. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. NORTH WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE BY LATE AFTERNOON AS WINDS BEGIN TO DECREASE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ KSZ016-271645- /O.CAN.KGLD.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090328T0000Z/ GRAHAM- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HILL CITY 1040 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. A CHANCE FOR SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON, HOWEVER BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE NOT ANTICIPATED. $$
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 Mar 25, 11:00 PM MDT, 3 hours 8 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 25, 11:00 PM MDT, 3 hours 8 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1100 PM MDT WED MAR 25 2009
.DISCUSSION...
209 PM MDT WED MAR 25 2009
FORECAST PROBLEM CONTINUES TO BE WINTER STORM THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
12Z MODEL SOLUTIONS BASICALLY IN TWO CAMPS...THE FAST AND SOUTHERLY
GFS VS THE SLOW AND NORTHERLY NAM. THE IMPLICATIONS OF EACH ARE FAR
REACHING. IF THE NAM VERIFIES...SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE MUCH HIGHER
THAN ADVERTISED. GIVEN CUT OFF NATURE OF THE UPPER SYSTEM...A SLOW
SOLUTION MAKES SENSE. THE NAM SHOWS A TROWAL CO-LOCATED WITH A BAND
OF MID LEVEL FRONTOGENESIS OVER THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE FORECAST
AREA AROUND 12Z FRIDAY...WITH 800MB WIND SPEEDS NEAR 50KTS. HOWEVER
THE GFS HAS THE SAME FEATURES SOUTH OF DODGE CITY AND LITTLE IF ANY
SNOW AFTER 12Z. ESSENTIALLY FORCED TO COMPROMISE THE SOLUTIONS...AS
WELL AS INCORPORATE GUIDANCE FROM HPC AND SURROUNDING OFFICES. THE
GOING FORECAST SEEMED TO ACCOMPLISH THOSE GOALS...SO ESSENTIALLY IT
WAS LEFT INTACT. IT IS VERY CLOSE TO THE ECMWF SOLUTION. HIGHEST
SNOW AMOUNTS SHOULD BE IN THE WESTERN AND SOUTHERN SECTIONS WITH UP
TO A FOOT...TAPERING RAPIDLY TO UNDER 6 INCHES NORTH AND EAST.
HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE WHERE GUSTS OVER 50
MPH SEEM LIKELY AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. THE HIGHWAY 40
CORRIDOR ACROSS CHEYENNE COUNTY COLORADO INTO TRIBUNE AND RUSSEL
SPRINGS AND POINTS SOUTH WILL TAKE THE BRUNT OF THIS WINTER STORM.
SHORTWAVE RIDGING TRAVERSES THE REGION ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY BEHIND
THE DEPARTING LOW. TEMPERATURES WILL DEPEND ON SNOW DEPTH AND
MELTING...SO COLDER SOUTH AND WEST BUT WARMING ELSEWHERE.
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SUNDAY THROUGH THE EXTENDED...
SOUTH WINDS AHEAD OF THE NEXT SYSTEM WILL WARM MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES
SUNDAY INTO THE LOWER 50S. SFC LOW DEEPENS AS IT EMERGES OVER
ROCKIES...AND CLOSES OFF ALONG THE CO/KS BORDER. GFS/ECMWF PULL THE
COLD FRONT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT/MONDAY MORNING. STRONG NORTH
WINDS WILL PICK UP ALONG AND BEHIND THE FRONT...H85 WINDS INCREASE
TO 60 KTS WITH OVER 30 KTS AT THE SURFACE. THE LOW WILL CONTINUE ITS
PROGRESSION EAST ACROSS THE STATE...AND WRAP AROUND MOISTURE WILL
FILL INTO THE CWA. HAVE STARTED PRECIPITATION MONDAY MORNING AS ALL
SNOW AND BY LATER MONDAY SNOW WILL CHANGE OVER TO RAIN EXCEPT ALONG
THE NWRN PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA WHERE A MIX OF PRECIP IS STILL
POSSIBLE. PRECIPITATION SHOULD MOVE OUT OF THE REGION BY EARLY
TUESDAY MORNING AS THE LOW LIFTS NORTHEAST. NORTH WINDS WILL BEGIN
TO DIMINISH THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.
WINDS WILL SWITCH OUT OF THE SOUTH ACROSS THE PLAINS AS GFS PUSHES
ANOTHER LOW ACROSS THE AREA...WITH MORE PRECIPITATION POSSIBLE
WEDNESDAY. HAVE LEFT LOW POPS FOR THIS TIME AS IT IS IN THE
EXTENDED. WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THESE SYSTEMS ARE TIME
PROGRESSES.
BURTIS
&&
.AVIATION...
1100 PM MDT WED MAR 25 2009
FOR THE 06Z TAFS AT KGLD AND KMCK...KEPT THINGS PRETTY SIMILAR TO
PREVIOUS 00Z TAFS. MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
12Z OR SO WITH CIGS STARTING TO LOWER BY 15Z AS NORTHEAST WINDS
GUST AROUND 25KTS AND BRING LOWER CLOUD DECK IN FROM THE
NORTHWEST. SHOULD SEE IFR/VLIFR CIGS BY 19Z-21Z AT BOTH SITES WITH
VISIBILITIES AROUND 2SM IN LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW. DIFFICULT TO PINPOINT JUST HOW LOW VISIBILITIES WILL GO THIS
FAR OUT SO NO ATTEMPT WAS MADE. MOST LIKELY CANDIDATE FOR LOWEST
VIS WOULD BE AT KGLD WHERE ITS POSSIBLE WE COULD GO DOWN TO
1/4-1/2 SM IN S OR S+ DEPENDING ON EXACT TRACK OF STORM AND ANY
LOCALIZED BANDING POTENTIAL. SNOWFLAKES COULD BE RATHER LARGE AS
WELL CONTRIBUTING TO THE LOWER VIS.
07
&&
.GLD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
KS...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON FOR KSZ027>029-041-042.
NE...NONE.
CO...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON FOR COZ091-092.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 25, 4:50 PM MDT, 9 hours 18 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 450 PM MDT WED MAR 25 2009 COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-261200- YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON- SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA- DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- 450 PM MDT WED MAR 25 2009 /550 PM CDT WED MAR 25 2009/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EXTREME SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...NORTHWEST KANSAS AND EAST CENTRAL COLORADO. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY A STRONG WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT THE AREA THURSDAY AFTERNOON...CONTINUING THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY BEFORE MOVING OUT OF THE REGION FRIDAY NIGHT. ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS GENERALLY SOUTH OF A FLAGLER COLORADO TO GOVE KANSAS LINE WHERE 6 TO 12 INCHES IS EXPECTED. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL DEVELOP BY LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL AS NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA. ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE. ANYONE WITH TRAVEL PLANS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AS THIS SYSTEM APPROACHES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TONIGHT. 07
The office that day
Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 2:08 AM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | GLD | Decatur, Norton, Rawlins | 26 hr |
Nearby
Blizzard Warnings in Kansas, 2009Blizzard Warnings in Colorado, 2009Every blizzard warning in 2009
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.