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Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this winter storm warning at Apr 3, 2009, 2:10 AM MDT for Yuma County, Colorado; Dundy County, Hitchcock County, Red Willow County, Nebraska. It took effect at Apr 4, 2009, 9:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 7 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 3, 2009, 2:10 AM MDT (08:10 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 4, 2009, 9:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Apr 4, 2009, 3:52 PM MDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
Counties Yuma County, CO, Dundy County, NE, Hitchcock County, NE, Red Willow County, NE
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:15 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.
The nearest sounding before it
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 130 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
- 3042 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 41 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 96 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 030810 WSWGLD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 210 AM MDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...EARLY SPRING SNOWSTORM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH MID-DAY SUNDAY... .AN EARLY SPRING STORM WILL BRING POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS TO PORTIONS OF THE TRI-STATE REGION BEGINNING SATURDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH MID-DAY SUNDAY. PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN IN THE FORM OF RAIN LATE FRIDAY NIGHT BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO SNOW SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES OVER EXTREME NORTHEAST COLORADO AND SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA. ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LESS OVER NORTHWEST KANSAS BUT STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 50 MPH WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW. THOSE WITH TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD KEEP UP TO DATE WITH THE LATEST FORECAST. COZ090-031615- /O.UPG.KGLD.WS.A.0003.090404T1200Z-090405T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KGLD.WS.W.0002.090404T1500Z-090405T1800Z/ YUMA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY 210 AM MDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SATURDAY TO NOON MDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SATURDAY TO NOON MDT SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN IN THE FORM OF RAIN WITH ISOLATED THUNDER POSSIBLE LATE FRIDAY NIGHT BUT QUICKLY TRANSITION TO SNOW SATURDAY MORNING. ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE HIGHWAY 34 CORRIDOR. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 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... SLEET...OR ICE ARE NOW OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. CHECK THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST BEFORE VENTURING OUTSIDE. && $$ NEZ079>081-031615- /O.UPG.KGLD.WS.A.0003.090404T1200Z-090405T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KGLD.WS.W.0002.090404T1800Z-090405T1800Z/ DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BENKELMAN...TRENTON...MCCOOK 210 AM MDT FRI APR 3 2009 /310 AM CDT FRI APR 3 2009/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON MDT /1 PM CDT/ SATURDAY TO NOON MDT /1 PM CDT/ SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MDT /1 PM CDT/ SATURDAY TO NOON MDT /1 PM CDT/ SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN IN THE FORM OF RAIN WITH ISOLATED THUNDER POSSIBLE LATE FRIDAY NIGHT BUT QUICKLY TRANSITION TO SNOW SATURDAY MORNING. ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE HIGHWAY 34 CORRIDOR. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 50 MPH WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. VISIBILITIES COULD BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE-HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...OR ICE ARE NOW OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. CHECK THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST BEFORE VENTURING OUTSIDE. && $$ KSZ001-031615- /O.UPG.KGLD.WS.A.0003.090404T1200Z-090405T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KGLD.WW.Y.0005.090404T1800Z-090405T1800Z/ CHEYENNE KS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ST. FRANCIS 310 AM CDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SATURDAY TO 1 PM CDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SATURDAY TO 1 PM CDT SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN IN THE FORM OF RAIN WITH ISOLATED THUNDER POSSIBLE LATE FRIDAY NIGHT BUT QUICKLY TRANSITION TO SNOW SATURDAY MORNING. ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 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 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. && $$ COZ091-092-031615- /O.NEW.KGLD.WW.Y.0005.090404T1500Z-090405T1800Z/ KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURLINGTON...CHEYENNE WELLS 210 AM MDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SATURDAY TO NOON MDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SATURDAY TO NOON MDT SUNDAY. PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN IN THE FORM OF RAIN WITH ISOLATED THUNDER POSSIBLE LATE FRIDAY NIGHT BUT QUICKLY TRANSITION TO SNOW SATURDAY MORNING. ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 50 MPH WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. VISIBILITIES COULD BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE-HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ KSZ002>004-013>015-027-028-031615- /O.NEW.KGLD.WW.Y.0005.090404T1800Z-090405T1800Z/ RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-WALLACE-LOGAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...NORTON...GOODLAND... COLBY...HOXIE...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY 210 AM MDT FRI APR 3 2009 /310 AM CDT FRI APR 3 2009/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON MDT /1 PM CDT/ SATURDAY TO NOON MDT /1 PM CDT/ SUNDAY... 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/ SATURDAY TO NOON MDT /1 PM CDT/ SUNDAY. PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN IN THE FORM OF RAIN WITH ISOLATED THUNDER POSSIBLE LATE FRIDAY NIGHT BUT QUICKLY TRANSITION TO SNOW SATURDAY MORNING. ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 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 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. && $$
6 follow-up statements
000 WWUS43 KGLD 031602 WSWGLD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 1002 AM MDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...EARLY SPRING SNOWSTORM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH MID-DAY SUNDAY... .AN EARLY SPRING STORM WILL BRING POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS TO PORTIONS OF THE TRI-STATE REGION BEGINNING SATURDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH MID-DAY SUNDAY. PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN IN THE FORM OF RAIN LATE FRIDAY NIGHT BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO SNOW SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES OVER EXTREME NORTHEAST COLORADO AND SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA. ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LESS OVER NORTHWEST KANSAS BUT STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 50 MPH WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW. THOSE WITH TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD KEEP UP TO DATE WITH THE LATEST FORECAST. COZ090-040015- /O.CON.KGLD.WS.W.0002.090404T1500Z-090405T1800Z/ YUMA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY 1002 AM MDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SATURDAY TO NOON MDT SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SATURDAY TO NOON MDT SUNDAY. PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN IN THE FORM OF RAIN WITH ISOLATED THUNDER POSSIBLE LATE FRIDAY NIGHT BUT QUICKLY TRANSITION TO SNOW SATURDAY MORNING. ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE HIGHWAY 34 CORRIDOR. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 50 MPH WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. VISIBILITIES COULD BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE-HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...OR ICE ARE NOW OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. CHECK THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST BEFORE VENTURING OUTSIDE. && $$ NEZ079>081-040015- /O.CON.KGLD.WS.W.0002.090404T1800Z-090405T1800Z/ DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BENKELMAN...TRENTON...MCCOOK 1002 AM MDT FRI APR 3 2009 /1102 AM CDT FRI APR 3 2009/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MDT /1 PM CDT/ SATURDAY TO NOON MDT /1 PM CDT/ SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MDT /1 PM CDT/ SATURDAY TO NOON MDT /1 PM CDT/ SUNDAY. PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN IN THE FORM OF RAIN WITH ISOLATED THUNDER POSSIBLE LATE FRIDAY NIGHT BUT QUICKLY TRANSITION TO SNOW SATURDAY MORNING. ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE HIGHWAY 34 CORRIDOR. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 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... SLEET...OR ICE ARE NOW OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. CHECK THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST BEFORE VENTURING OUTSIDE. && $$ COZ091-092-040015- /O.CON.KGLD.WW.Y.0005.090404T1500Z-090405T1800Z/ KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURLINGTON...CHEYENNE WELLS 1002 AM MDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SATURDAY TO NOON MDT SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SATURDAY TO NOON MDT SUNDAY. PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN IN THE FORM OF RAIN WITH ISOLATED THUNDER POSSIBLE LATE FRIDAY NIGHT BUT QUICKLY TRANSITION TO SNOW SATURDAY MORNING. ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 50 MPH WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. VISIBILITIES COULD BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE-HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ KSZ001>004-013>015-027-028-040015- /O.CON.KGLD.WW.Y.0005.090404T1800Z-090405T1800Z/ CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN- WALLACE-LOGAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...OBERLIN... NORTON...GOODLAND...COLBY...HOXIE...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY 1002 AM MDT FRI APR 3 2009 /1102 AM CDT FRI APR 3 2009/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MDT /1 PM CDT/ SATURDAY TO NOON MDT /1 PM CDT/ SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MDT /1 PM CDT/ SATURDAY TO NOON MDT /1 PM CDT/ SUNDAY. PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN IN THE FORM OF RAIN WITH ISOLATED THUNDER POSSIBLE LATE FRIDAY NIGHT BUT QUICKLY TRANSITION TO SNOW SATURDAY MORNING. ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 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 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. && $$
000 WWUS43 KGLD 032121 WSWGLD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 321 PM MDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...EARLY SPRING SNOWSTORM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH MID-DAY SUNDAY... .AN EARLY SPRING STORM WILL BRING POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS TO PORTIONS OF THE TRI-STATE REGION BEGINNING SATURDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH MID-DAY SUNDAY. PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN IN THE FORM OF RAIN LATE FRIDAY NIGHT BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO SNOW SATURDAY. SNOW WILL BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES OVER EXTREME NORTHEAST COLORADO AND SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA. ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LESS OVER NORTHWEST KANSAS BUT STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 55 MPH WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW. THOSE WITH TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD KEEP UP TO DATE WITH THE LATEST FORECAST. COZ092-032230- /O.CAN.KGLD.WW.Y.0005.090404T1500Z-090405T1800Z/ CHEYENNE CO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CHEYENNE WELLS 321 PM MDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. $$ KSZ027-028-032230- /O.CAN.KGLD.WW.Y.0005.090404T1800Z-090405T1800Z/ WALLACE-LOGAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY 321 PM MDT FRI APR 3 2009 /421 PM CDT FRI APR 3 2009/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. $$ COZ090-040530- /O.CON.KGLD.WS.W.0002.090404T1500Z-090405T1800Z/ YUMA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY 321 PM MDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SATURDAY TO NOON MDT SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SATURDAY TO NOON MDT SUNDAY. PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN IN THE FORM OF RAIN WITH ISOLATED THUNDER POSSIBLE LATE FRIDAY NIGHT BUT QUICKLY TRANSITION TO SNOW SATURDAY MORNING. ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE HIGHWAY 34 CORRIDOR. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 55 MPH WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. VISIBILITIES COULD BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE-HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...OR ICE ARE NOW OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. CHECK THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST BEFORE VENTURING OUTSIDE. && $$ NEZ079>081-040530- /O.CON.KGLD.WS.W.0002.090404T1800Z-090405T1800Z/ DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BENKELMAN...TRENTON...MCCOOK 321 PM MDT FRI APR 3 2009 /421 PM CDT FRI APR 3 2009/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MDT /1 PM CDT/ SATURDAY TO NOON MDT /1 PM CDT/ SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MDT /1 PM CDT/ SATURDAY TO NOON MDT /1 PM CDT/ SUNDAY. PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN IN THE FORM OF RAIN WITH ISOLATED THUNDER POSSIBLE LATE FRIDAY NIGHT BUT QUICKLY TRANSITION TO SNOW SATURDAY MORNING. ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE HIGHWAY 34 CORRIDOR. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 55 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... SLEET...OR ICE ARE NOW OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. CHECK THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST BEFORE VENTURING OUTSIDE. && $$ COZ091-040530- /O.CON.KGLD.WW.Y.0005.090404T1500Z-090405T1800Z/ KIT CARSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BURLINGTON 321 PM MDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SATURDAY TO NOON MDT SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SATURDAY TO NOON MDT SUNDAY. PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN IN THE FORM OF RAIN WITH ISOLATED THUNDER POSSIBLE LATE FRIDAY NIGHT BUT QUICKLY TRANSITION TO SNOW SATURDAY MORNING. ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 55 MPH WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. VISIBILITIES COULD BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE-HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ KSZ001>004-013>015-040530- /O.CON.KGLD.WW.Y.0005.090404T1800Z-090405T1800Z/ CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...OBERLIN... NORTON...GOODLAND...COLBY...HOXIE 321 PM MDT FRI APR 3 2009 /421 PM CDT FRI APR 3 2009/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MDT /1 PM CDT/ SATURDAY TO NOON MDT /1 PM CDT/ SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MDT /1 PM CDT/ SATURDAY TO NOON MDT /1 PM CDT/ SUNDAY. PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN IN THE FORM OF RAIN WITH ISOLATED THUNDER POSSIBLE LATE FRIDAY NIGHT BUT QUICKLY TRANSITION TO SNOW SATURDAY MORNING. ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 55 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 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. && $$
000 WWUS43 KGLD 040404 WSWGLD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 1004 PM MDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...EARLY SPRING SNOWSTORM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH MID-DAY SUNDAY... .AN EARLY SPRING STORM WILL BRING POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS TO PORTIONS OF THE TRI-STATE REGION BEGINNING SATURDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH MID-DAY SUNDAY. PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN IN THE FORM OF RAIN TONIGHT BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO SNOW SATURDAY MORNING. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL OBSERVED AT TIMES OVER EXTREME NORTHEAST COLORADO AND SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA WITH LESSER ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS NORTHWEST KANSAS. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 55 MPH WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW. PERSONS PLANNING ANY TRAVEL ACROSS THE TRI-STATE REGION THIS WEEKEND SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECAST AND ADJUST THEIR TRAVEL PLANS ACCORDINGLY. COZ090-041200- /O.CON.KGLD.WS.W.0002.090404T1500Z-090405T1800Z/ YUMA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY 1004 PM MDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SATURDAY TO NOON MDT SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SATURDAY TO NOON MDT SUNDAY. PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS RAIN TONIGHT AND CHANGE TO SNOW SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE HIGHWAY 34 CORRIDOR. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 55 MPH WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. VISIBILITIES COULD BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE-HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...OR ICE ARE NOW OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. CHECK THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST BEFORE VENTURING OUTSIDE. && $$ NEZ079>081-041200- /O.CON.KGLD.WS.W.0002.090404T1800Z-090405T1800Z/ DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BENKELMAN...TRENTON...MCCOOK 1004 PM MDT FRI APR 3 2009 /1104 PM CDT FRI APR 3 2009/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MDT /1 PM CDT/ SATURDAY TO NOON MDT /1 PM CDT/ SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MDT /1 PM CDT/ SATURDAY TO NOON MDT /1 PM CDT/ SUNDAY. PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS RAIN TONIGHT AND CHANGE TO SNOW SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE HIGHWAY 34 CORRIDOR. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 55 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... SLEET...OR ICE ARE NOW OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. CHECK THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST BEFORE VENTURING OUTSIDE. && $$ COZ091-041200- /O.CON.KGLD.WW.Y.0005.090404T1500Z-090405T1800Z/ KIT CARSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BURLINGTON 1004 PM MDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SATURDAY TO NOON MDT SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SATURDAY TO NOON MDT SUNDAY. PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS RAIN TONIGHT AND CHANGE TO SNOW SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 55 MPH WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. VISIBILITIES COULD BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE-HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ KSZ001>004-013>015-041200- /O.CON.KGLD.WW.Y.0005.090404T1800Z-090405T1800Z/ CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...OBERLIN... NORTON...GOODLAND...COLBY...HOXIE 1004 PM MDT FRI APR 3 2009 /1104 PM CDT FRI APR 3 2009/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MDT /1 PM CDT/ SATURDAY TO NOON MDT /1 PM CDT/ SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MDT /1 PM CDT/ SATURDAY TO NOON MDT /1 PM CDT/ SUNDAY. PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS RAIN TONIGHT AND CHANGE TO SNOW SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 55 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 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. && $$
000 WWUS43 KGLD 041019 WSWGLD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 419 AM MDT SAT APR 4 2009 NEZ080-081-041830- /O.CAN.KGLD.WS.W.0002.090404T1800Z-090405T1800Z/ /O.EXB.KGLD.WW.Y.0005.090404T2200Z-090405T1200Z/ HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TRENTON...MCCOOK 519 AM CDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM CDT SUNDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM CDT SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP TODAY AND EXPAND IN COVERAGE THIS AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY SUNDAY MORNING. NORTH WINDS AROUND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL CREATE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ KSZ003-004-013>015-041130- /O.CAN.KGLD.WW.Y.0005.090404T1800Z-090405T1800Z/ DECATUR-NORTON-SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OBERLIN...NORTON...GOODLAND...COLBY... HOXIE 419 AM MDT SAT APR 4 2009 /519 AM CDT SAT APR 4 2009/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL BEGIN TO MIX WITH SNOW ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 27 THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON, HOWEVER ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN LIGHT. THOSE TRAVELING ACROSS THE AREA SHOULD PREPARE FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME. $$ COZ090-041830- /O.EXT.KGLD.WS.W.0002.090404T1500Z-090405T1200Z/ YUMA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY 419 AM MDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM MDT SUNDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM MDT SUNDAY. A MIX OF LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW BY MIDDAY SATURDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE HIGHWAY 34 CORRIDOR. STRONG NORTH WINDS AROUND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. VISIBILITIES COULD BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE-HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS. MONITOR THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST BEFORE VENTURING OUTSIDE. && $$ NEZ079-041830- /O.EXT.KGLD.WS.W.0002.090404T1800Z-090405T1200Z/ DUNDY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BENKELMAN 419 AM MDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM MDT SUNDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM MDT SUNDAY. SCATTERED SHOWERS THIS MORNING WILL MIX WITH SNOW BY LATE MORNING BECOMING ALL SNOW BY EARLY AFTERNOON. 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. && $$ COZ091-041830- /O.EXT.KGLD.WW.Y.0005.090404T1500Z-090405T1200Z/ KIT CARSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BURLINGTON 419 AM MDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM MDT SUNDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM MDT SUNDAY. A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW THIS MORNING WILL BECOME ALL SNOW BY EARLY AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. NORTH WINDS AROUND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. VISIBILITIES COULD BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ KSZ001-002-041830- /O.EXT.KGLD.WW.Y.0005.090404T2200Z-090405T1200Z/ CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD 519 AM CDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM CDT SUNDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM CDT SUNDAY. SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND EXPAND IN COVERAGE THIS AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO SNOW DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY SUNDAY MORNING. NORTH WINDS AROUND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL CREATE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. 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. && $$
000 WWUS43 KGLD 041818 WSWGLD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 1218 PM MDT SAT APR 4 2009 NEZ079-050230- /O.NEW.KGLD.BZ.W.0002.090404T2200Z-090405T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KGLD.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090404T2200Z/ DUNDY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BENKELMAN 1218 PM MDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM MDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM MDT SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL HAS BEEN REPORTED ACROSS THE AREA WITH LOWERED VISIBILITIES. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY SUNDAY MORNING. NORTH WINDS AROUND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. VISIBILITIES COULD BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE-HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS. MONITOR THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST BEFORE VENTURING OUTSIDE. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS AND FALLING OR BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES...WITH TRAVEL BECOMING DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE. MONITOR LOCAL FORECASTS BEFORE DECIDING TO VENTURE OUTSIDE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL AND YOU BECOME STRANDED... STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. && $$ 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. && $$ KSZ013-050230- /O.NEW.KGLD.BZ.W.0002.090404T2200Z-090405T1200Z/ SHERMAN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GOODLAND 1218 PM MDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM MDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM MDT SUNDAY. SNOW HAS BEGUN TO FALL ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON WITH LOWERED VISIBILITIES DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE HIGHWAY 34 CORRIDOR. STRONG NORTH WINDS AROUND 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 65 MPH WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL LIKELY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE THROUGH MUCH OF THE STORM...WITH EXTENDED PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS AND FALLING OR BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES...WITH TRAVEL BECOMING DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE. MONITOR LOCAL FORECASTS BEFORE DECIDING TO VENTURE OUTSIDE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL AND YOU BECOME STRANDED... STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. && $$
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. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm 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 winter storm warning went out at Apr 2, 11:46 PM MDT, 2 hours 24 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 2, 11:46 PM MDT, 2 hours 24 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1146 PM MDT THU APR 2 2009
.DISCUSSION...
250 PM MDT THU APR 2 2009
ONE MORE DAY OF TRANQUIL WEATHER IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE HIGH
PLAINS TOMORROW AHEAD OF A ROBUST SPRING STORM THAT WILL MOVE INTO
THE TRI-STATE AREA. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL PICK UP BRINGING WARMER
TEMPERATURES WITH HIGHS WARMING INTO THE MIDDLE 60S FRIDAY. PACNW LOW
HAS MOVED ON SHORE TODAY AND WILL DIG SOUTHEAST AND APPROACH THE 4
CORNERS REGION SATURDAY MORNING. LIGHT RAIN WILL DEVELOP OVER
NORTHEASTERN COLORADO FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND INCREASE IN COVERAGE
AND INTENSITY FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. A COLD FRONT
ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL SLIDE SOUTH SATURDAY MORNING. WINDS
WILL PICKUP WHILE RAIN GRADUALLY TRANSITIONS TO SNOW. HAVE ISSUED
A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THE FAR NORTHWEST PORTION OF THE TRI-
STATE AREA WHERE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. FOR NOW...AM
EXPECTING 4-6 INCHES ACROSS THE WARNED AREA WITH LESSER AMOUNTS
ELSEWHERE.
BY SATURDAY NIGHT ALL PRECIPITATION WILL BE SNOW...AND BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW WILL BE LIKELY AS NORTH WINDS OF 25-35 MPH WITH
HIGHER GUSTS CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. ANYONE PLANNING ON
TRAVELING THIS WEEKEND SHOULD TAKE CAUTION AND WATCH FOR IMPENDING
HAZARDS INCLUDING REDUCED NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.
SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST SUNDAY MORNING AS
THE LOW MOVES OFF NORTHEAST. HIGH PRESSURE WILL AGAIN MOVE IN
PLACE...THROUGH THE EARLY WEEK AHEAD OF THE NEXT SYSTEM EXPECTED
TO REACH THE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT/THURSDAY MORNING. SOUTH WINDS
WILL RESUME AND WILL SEE A WARMING TREND THROUGH WEDNESDAY WHEN
MAX TEMPS WILL WARM BACK INTO THE MIDDLE 60S. HAVE KEPT SLIGHT
CHANCE/CHANCE POPS WEDNESDAY NIGHT/THURSDAY MORNING WITH THIS NEXT
SYSTEM.
BURTIS
&&
.AVIATION...
1146 PM MDT THU APR 2 2009
FOR THE 06Z TAF CYCLE...VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED FOR TAF PERIOD.
MAIN CONCERN FOR THE CYCLE WILL BE THE GUSTY SOUTH WINDS IN THE
20G30KT RANGE WHICH WILL DEVELOP AT BOTH SITES BEGINNING DURING
THE MORNING HOURS AND LASTING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL
SHIFT TO THE EAST DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING HOURS
AND REMAIN BREEZY AROUND 15G20KTS. MVFR AND IFR CONDITIONS ARE
LIKELY JUST OUTSIDE OF THIS TAF PERIOD AS A POTENT SPRING STORM
APPROACHES THE AREA.
GJG
&&
.GLD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
KS...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING
FOR KSZ001.
NE...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY
NIGHT FOR NEZ079>081.
CO...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY
NIGHT FOR COZ090.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 2, 10:35 AM MDT, 15 hours 35 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 1035 AM MDT THU APR 2 2009 COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-031200- YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON- SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA- DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- 1035 AM MDT THU APR 2 2009 /1135 AM CDT THU APR 2 2009/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EXTREME SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...NORTHWEST KANSAS AND EAST CENTRAL COLORADO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY A POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT EARLY SPRING STORM WILL IMPACT THE REGION BEGINNING FRIDAY NIGHT CONTINUING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN IN THE FORM OF RAIN BUT CHANGE TO SNOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION DURING THE DAY SATURDAY AS COLDER AIR WRAPS AROUND THE BACKSIDE OF THE STORM SYSTEM. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL BE COMMON CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. MANY QUESTIONS REMAIN REGARDING THE EXACT PATH OF THIS STORM BUT SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL APPEARS POSSIBLE...MAINLY ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 70. INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECAST UPDATES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 2:10 AM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson | 38 hr |
| Apr 3, 2:59 PM MDT | Wind Advisory | GLD | Cheyenne | 48 hr |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.