Alert archive / Nebraska / Blizzard Warnings in 2009
Blizzard Warning 2, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this blizzard warning at Apr 4, 2009, 12:18 PM MDT for Dundy County, Hitchcock County, Red Willow County, Nebraska; Cheyenne County, Rawlins County, Sherman County, Kansas; Kit Carson County, Yuma County, Colorado. It took effect at Apr 4, 2009, 4:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 10 hr. 4 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
- Apr 4, 2009, 12:18 PM MDT (18:18 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 4, 2009, 4:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Apr 5, 2009, 2:15 AM MDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
Counties Kit Carson County, CO, Yuma County, CO, Cheyenne County, KS, Rawlins County, KS, Sherman County, KS, Dundy County, NE, Hitchcock County, NE, Red Willow County, NE
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 10:55 PM MDT | BLIZZARD | Burlington, CO | SHERIFF DISPATCH REPORTS VISIBILITY OF ONE-EIGHTH TO ONE-QUARTER MILE IN BURLINGTON |
| Apr 4, 11:05 PM MDT | BLIZZARD | 5 E St. Francis, KS | LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTS VISIBILITY OF LESS THAN ONE-EIGHT MILE BETWEEN ST. FRANCIS AND BIRD CITY. |
| Apr 4, 11:08 PM MDT | BLIZZARD | Beardsley, KS | WHITEOUT CONDITIONS REPORTED BY SHERRIF BETWEEN ATWOOD AND MCDONALD. AVERAGE VISIBILITY BELOW 1/4 MILE REPORTED. |
| Apr 4, 11:11 PM MDT | BLIZZARD | 9 W Goodland, KS | LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTS WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ON I-70 APPROXIMATELY 9 MILES WEST OF GOODLAND |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 12:00Z, 6.3 hours before the alert went out and 140 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
- 541 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -13 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 39 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 041818 WSWGLD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 1218 PM MDT SAT APR 4 2009 NEZ079-050230- /O.NEW.KGLD.BZ.W.0002.090404T2200Z-090405T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KGLD.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090404T2200Z/ DUNDY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BENKELMAN 1218 PM MDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM MDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM MDT SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL HAS BEEN REPORTED ACROSS THE AREA WITH LOWERED VISIBILITIES. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY SUNDAY MORNING. NORTH WINDS AROUND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. VISIBILITIES COULD BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE-HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS. MONITOR THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST BEFORE VENTURING OUTSIDE. 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. && $$ COZ090-050230- /O.NEW.KGLD.BZ.W.0002.090404T2200Z-090405T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KGLD.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090404T2200Z/ YUMA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY 1218 PM MDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM MDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM MDT SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW HAS BEGUN TO FALL ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON WITH LOWERED VISIBILITIES DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE HIGHWAY 34 CORRIDOR. STRONG NORTH WINDS AROUND 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 65 MPH WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL LIKELY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE THROUGH MUCH OF THE STORM...WITH EXTENDED PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS. MONITOR THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST BEFORE VENTURING OUTSIDE. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS AND FALLING OR BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES...WITH TRAVEL BECOMING DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE. MONITOR LOCAL FORECASTS BEFORE DECIDING TO VENTURE OUTSIDE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL AND YOU BECOME STRANDED... STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. && $$ COZ091-050230- /O.NEW.KGLD.BZ.W.0002.090404T2200Z-090405T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KGLD.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-090404T2200Z/ KIT CARSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BURLINGTON 1218 PM MDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM MDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM MDT SUNDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW HAS BEGUN TO FALL ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON WITH LOWERED VISIBILITIES DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE HIGHWAY 34 CORRIDOR. STRONG NORTH WINDS AROUND 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 65 MPH WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL LIKELY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE THROUGH MUCH OF THE STORM...WITH EXTENDED PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. 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. && $$ KSZ001-002-NEZ080-081-050230- /O.UPG.KGLD.WW.Y.0005.090404T2200Z-090405T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KGLD.BZ.W.0002.090404T2200Z-090405T1200Z/ CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...TRENTON...MCCOOK 118 PM CDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM CDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM CDT SUNDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE HIGHWAY 34 CORRIDOR. STRONG NORTH WINDS AROUND 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 65 MPH WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL LIKELY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE THROUGH MUCH OF THE STORM...WITH EXTENDED PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS AND FALLING OR BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES...WITH TRAVEL BECOMING DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE. MONITOR LOCAL FORECASTS BEFORE DECIDING TO VENTURE OUTSIDE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL AND YOU BECOME STRANDED... STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. && $$ KSZ013-050230- /O.NEW.KGLD.BZ.W.0002.090404T2200Z-090405T1200Z/ SHERMAN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GOODLAND 1218 PM MDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM MDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM MDT SUNDAY. SNOW HAS BEGUN TO FALL ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON WITH LOWERED VISIBILITIES DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE HIGHWAY 34 CORRIDOR. STRONG NORTH WINDS AROUND 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 65 MPH WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL LIKELY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE THROUGH MUCH OF THE STORM...WITH EXTENDED PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. 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. && $$
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS43 KGLD 042152 WSWGLD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 352 PM MDT SAT APR 4 2009 COZ090-NEZ079-050600- /O.CAN.KGLD.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090404T2200Z/ /O.CON.KGLD.BZ.W.0002.090404T2200Z-090405T1200Z/ YUMA-DUNDY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BENKELMAN 352 PM MDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SUNDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SUNDAY. SNOWFALL HAS BEEN REPORTED ACROSS THE AREA WITH LOWERED VISIBILITIES. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY SUNDAY MORNING. NORTH WINDS AROUND 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. VISIBILITIES COULD BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE-HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS AND FALLING OR BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES...WITH TRAVEL BECOMING DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE. MONITOR LOCAL FORECASTS BEFORE DECIDING TO VENTURE OUTSIDE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL AND YOU BECOME STRANDED... STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. && $$ COZ091-050600- /O.CAN.KGLD.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-090404T2200Z/ /O.CON.KGLD.BZ.W.0002.090404T2200Z-090405T1200Z/ KIT CARSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BURLINGTON 352 PM MDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SUNDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SUNDAY. SNOW HAS BEGUN TO FALL ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON WITH LOWERED VISIBILITIES DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE HIGHWAY 34 CORRIDOR. STRONG NORTH WINDS AROUND 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL LIKELY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE THROUGH MUCH OF THE STORM...WITH EXTENDED PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ KSZ001-002-013-NEZ080-081-050600- /O.CON.KGLD.BZ.W.0002.090404T2200Z-090405T1200Z/ CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-SHERMAN-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...GOODLAND... TRENTON...MCCOOK 352 PM MDT SAT APR 4 2009 /452 PM CDT SAT APR 4 2009/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT /7 AM CDT/ SUNDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT /7 AM CDT/ SUNDAY. A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW EARLY THIS EVENING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE HIGHWAY 34 CORRIDOR. STRONG NORTH WINDS AROUND 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL LIKELY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE THROUGH MUCH OF THE STORM...WITH EXTENDED PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS AND FALLING OR BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES...WITH TRAVEL BECOMING DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE. MONITOR LOCAL FORECASTS BEFORE DECIDING TO VENTURE OUTSIDE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL AND YOU BECOME STRANDED... STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. && $$
000 WWUS43 KGLD 050045 WSWGLD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 645 PM MDT SAT APR 4 2009 KSZ013-050145- /O.CAN.KGLD.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090405T1200Z/ SHERMAN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GOODLAND 645 PM MDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. VERY LITTLE SNOW IS EXPECTED IN THE COUNTY. WHATEVER SNOW THAT DOES FALL WILL QUICKLY MELT. AS A RESULT...LITTLE IF ANY BLOWING OF THE SNOW IS EXPECTED. THEREFORE...THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ COZ090-091-KSZ001-002-NEZ079>081-050845- /O.CON.KGLD.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090405T1200Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON... ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...BENKELMAN...TRENTON...MCCOOK 645 PM MDT SAT APR 4 2009 /745 PM CDT SAT APR 4 2009/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT /7 AM CDT/ SUNDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT /7 AM CDT/ SUNDAY. SNOW WILL SPREAD OVER THE ENTIRE AREA WITH THE MOST INTENSE SNOWFALL OCCURRING THIS EVENING. LIGHTER SNOW IS EXPECTED AFTER MIDNIGHT. 1 TO 3 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THE NIGHT. THE AREA OF GREATEST SNOWFALL WILL BE ALONG THE NEBRASKA AND KANSAS BORDER INTO YUMA COUNTY THEN INTO THE WESTERN HALF OF KIT CARSON COUNTY. STRONG NORTH WINDS AROUND 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL LIKELY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE THROUGH MUCH OF THE STORM...WITH EXTENDED PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. CONDITIONS ACROSS KIT CARSON COUNTY WILL BECOME WORSE FROM EAST TO WEST. THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER THE COUNTY WILL CONFINED TO THE WESTERN PORTION...MAINLY ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 59. IN FACT...THE INTERSTATE HAS BEEN CLOSED OVER A LARGE PORTION OF EASTERN COLORADO WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY ALREADY OCCURRING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS AND FALLING OR BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES...WITH TRAVEL BECOMING DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE. MONITOR LOCAL FORECASTS BEFORE DECIDING TO VENTURE OUTSIDE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL AND YOU BECOME STRANDED... STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. && $$ BULLER
000 WWUS43 KGLD 050443 WSWGLD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 1043 PM MDT SAT APR 4 2009 COZ090-091-KSZ001-002-NEZ079>081-051200- /O.CON.KGLD.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090405T1200Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON... ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...BENKELMAN...TRENTON...MCCOOK 1043 PM MDT SAT APR 4 2009 /1143 PM CDT SAT APR 4 2009/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT /7 AM CDT/ SUNDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT /7 AM CDT/ SUNDAY. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE WARNING AREA. NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH WILL CAUSING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. VISIBILITIES OF A QUARTER MILE OR LESS WILL OCCUR INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. 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. && $$ BULLER
000 WWUS43 KGLD 050815 WSWGLD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 215 AM MDT SUN APR 5 2009 COZ090-091-KSZ001-002-NEZ079>081-051500- /O.CAN.KGLD.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090405T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KGLD.WW.Y.0006.090405T0815Z-090405T1500Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON... ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...BENKELMAN...TRENTON...MCCOOK 215 AM MDT SUN APR 5 2009 /315 AM CDT SUN APR 5 2009/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT /10 AM CDT/ THIS MORNING... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT /10 AM CDT/ THIS MORNING. LIGHT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS MORNING BEFORE DIMINISHING BY MID MORNING. NORTHERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ KSZ003-004-013>016-051500- /O.NEW.KGLD.WW.Y.0006.090405T0815Z-090405T1500Z/ DECATUR-NORTON-SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OBERLIN...NORTON...GOODLAND...COLBY... HOXIE...HILL CITY 215 AM MDT SUN APR 5 2009 /315 AM CDT SUN APR 5 2009/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT /10 AM CDT/ THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT /10 AM CDT/ THIS MORNING. LIGHT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS MORNING BEFORE DIMINISHING BY MID MORNING. NORTHERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
Nearby
Blizzard Warnings in Nebraska, 2009Blizzard 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.