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Blizzard Warning 3, NWS North Platte, NE

April 3, 200926 counties in Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this blizzard warning at Apr 3, 2009, 2:36 AM MDT for 26 counties in Nebraska. It took effect at Apr 4, 2009, 12:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 30 hr. 60 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 3, 2009, 2:36 AM MDT (08:36 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 4, 2009, 12:00 AM MDT
Expired
Apr 5, 2009, 6:03 AM MDT
In force
30 hr
Issued by
NWS North Platte, NE
All 26 counties

Arthur County, NE, Blaine County, NE, Boyd County, NE, Brown County, NE, Chase County, NE, Cherry County, NE, Custer County, NE, Deuel County, NE, Frontier County, NE, Garden County, NE, Garfield County, NE, Grant County, NE, Hayes County, NE, Holt County, NE, Hooker County, NE, Keith County, NE, Keya Paha County, NE, Lincoln County, NE, Logan County, NE, Loup County, NE, McPherson County, NE, Perkins County, NE, Rock County, NE, Sheridan County, NE, Thomas County, NE, Wheeler County, NE

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 25 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:36 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Apr 4, 4:10 AM MDTSNOW 26 N Gordon, NESNOW BEGAN AT 200 AM CDT. VISIBILITY AT TIME OF REPORT WAS ONE HALF MILE.
Apr 4, 7:10 AM MDTHEAVY SNOW 56 N Gordon, NEHEAVY SNOW BEGAN AT 630 AM CDT.
Apr 4, 7:10 AM MDTBLIZZARD6 N Gordon, NEVISIBILITY BEING REDUCED AT TIME OF OBSERVATION TO ONE EIGHTH TO ONE QUARTER MILE IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.
Apr 4, 7:15 AM MDTSNOW 4Hay Springs, NEVISIBILITY BEING REDUCED TO LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AT TIME OF REPORT.
Apr 4, 7:20 AM MDTSNOW 4.5Gordon, NEREPORT FROM KSDZ RADIO STATION IN GORDON.
Apr 4, 7:35 AM MDTSNOW 3Rushville, NE
Apr 4, 8:30 AM MDTSNOW 1Valentine, NEGROUND A LITTLE SLUSHY AT TIME OF REPORT.
Apr 4, 8:35 AM MDTSNOW 230 S Nenzel, NELOCATION IS ON THE SNAKE RIVER 30 MILES SOUTH OF NENZEL.
Apr 4, 8:38 AM MDTSNOW 218 Nw Gordon, NEMODERATE SNOW FALLING AT TIME OF REPORT AND SNOW DRIFTS REPORTED FROM EARLIER WIND GUSTS. LOCATION IS 2 MILES SOUTH OF WHITECLAY
Apr 4, 8:38 AM MDTSNOW 22 Nw Gordon, NEMODERATE SNOW FALLING AT TIME OF REPORT AND SNOW DRIFTS REPORTED FROM EARLIER WIND GUSTS. LOCATION IS 2 MILES SOUTH OF WHITECLAY
Apr 4, 8:38 AM MDTSNOW 28 Nnw Valentine, NE
Apr 4, 8:40 AM MDTSNOW 1Valentine, NE
Apr 4, 9:00 AM MDTSNOW 5.5Gordon, NESOURCE OF REPORT WAS KSDZ RADIO STATION.
Apr 4, 10:18 AM MDTSNOW 110 Ne Oshkosh, NEHEAVY SNOW AT TIME OF REPORT WAS REDUCING VISIBILITY TO AROUND ONE EIGHTH OF A MILE.
Apr 4, 10:30 AM MDTSNOW 1.529 S Valentine, NEPOWER OUTAGES DUE TO SNOW AND WINDS BEGAN AT 1000 AM CDT AND CONTINUED AT TIME OF REPORT.
Apr 4, 11:03 AM MDTHEAVY SNOW 865 Wsw Valentine, NEESTIMATED 7 TO 8 INCHES OF NEW SNOW SINCE STORM BEGAN. VISIBILITY BEING REDUCED IN SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND WIND TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE.
Apr 4, 11:03 AM MDTBLIZZARD65 Wsw Valentine, NEVISIBILITY LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIME OF REPORT IN NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. HEAVY SNOW AND SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW REPORTED AT MEDICINE LAKE.
Apr 4, 11:08 AM MDTSNOW 6Hay Springs, NEHEAVY SNOW WITH VISIBILITY LESS THAN 300 YARDS AT TIME OF REPORT. ESTIMATED SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 6 INCHES. BLOWING SNOW ALSO OCCURRING.
Apr 4, 11:10 AM MDTSNOW 1.532 Sse Valentine, NE
Apr 4, 11:15 AM MDTHEAVY SNOW 8Rushville, NEESTIMATED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL SO FAR OF 6 TO 8 INCHES.
Apr 4, 11:15 AM MDTBLIZZARD6 N Gordon, NEWINDS ESTIMATED AT 35 TO 40 MPH WITH TEMPERATURE OF 22 DEGREES AT TIME OF REPORT. VISIBILITY ONLY ONE EIGHTH TO ONE QUARTER MILE. SNOW DRIFTS WERE WAIST HIGH AT TIME OF REPORT. UNABLE TO DETERMINE NEW SNOWFALL DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
Apr 4, 11:15 AM MDTBLIZZARDRushville, NEVISIBILITY DOWN TO 75 YARDS AT TIME OF REPORT. SNOW DRIFTS TO AT LEAST 2 FEET HIGH. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH BEING REPORTED. 6 TO 8 INCHES STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL SO FAR.
Apr 4, 12:20 PM MDTBLIZZARD11 N Stapleton, NEVISIBILITIES LESS THAN 1/4 MILE. SNOWFALL ONLY 1 INCH SO FAR. NOTED CONDITIONS DETERIORATED VERY RAPIDLY.
Apr 4, 12:21 PM MDTSNOW 229 S Valentine, NEVISIBILITY OF ONE HALF MILE IN BLOWING SNOW WITH LIGHTNING OBSERVED AND THUNDER HEARD.
Apr 4, 12:21 PM MDTBLIZZARDBig Springs, NEINTERSTATE 80 CLOSED FROM BIG SPRINGS WESTWARD AS RELAYED BY KEITH COUNTY EM.
Apr 4, 1:00 PM MDTBLIZZARDMerriman, NESNOW PLOWS BEING PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY FROM THE MERRIMAN AREA. DUE TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. 2 PLOWS HAVE ALREADY GONE OFF THE ROADS.
Apr 4, 1:00 PM MDTBLIZZARDSeneca, NEHIGHWAY 2 WEST OF SENECA. SNOW PLOWS ARE BEING PULLED OFF THE ROADS DUE TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS.
Apr 4, 2:13 PM MDTBLIZZARD30 N Ashby, NEVISIBILITY 1/8 MILE IN BLOWING SNOW WITH SNOW DRIFTS OF 4 FOOT.
Apr 4, 2:42 PM MDTBLIZZARD15 S Mullen, NEVISIBILITY ZERO TO 100 YARDS WITH 4 FOOT SNOW DRIFTS AND EST 5 INCHES OF SNOWFALL.
Apr 4, 3:23 PM MDTBLIZZARD5 W Stapleton, NEVISIBILITY QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN BLOWING SNOW WITH EST 3 INCHES OF SNOWFALL.
Apr 4, 4:12 PM MDTBLIZZARD10 Ne Oshkosh, NEVISIBILITY OF 30 TO 40 YARDS WITH EST 4 INCHES OF SNOWFALL.
Apr 4, 4:23 PM MDTBLIZZARDMerriman, NEWHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN BLOWING SNOW.
Apr 4, 4:30 PM MDTBLIZZARD15 N North Platte, NE
Apr 4, 5:07 PM MDTBLIZZARD10 S North Platte, NEPOWER OUT DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND SNOW.
Apr 4, 5:07 PM MDTBLIZZARD4 Se Burton, NEVISIBILITY ZERO IN BLOWING SNOW
Apr 4, 5:34 PM MDTBLIZZARD2 W Stapleton, NEWIND GUST TO 42 MPH WITH VISIBILITY OF LESS THAN 1/8 MILE EST 3 INCHES SNOWFALL.
Apr 4, 5:45 PM MDTBLIZZARDMerriman, NEESPOTTER REPORTED VISIBILITY LESS THAN 1 QUARTER OF A MILE WITH SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 15 INCHES AND 4 FOOT DRIFTS ACROSS ROADWAYS.
Apr 4, 6:14 PM MDTBLIZZARD1 Ne Kilgore, NEVISIBILITY LESS THAN 100 YARDS WITH SNOW DRIFTS OF 5 FEET EST 6 INCHES OF SNOWFALL
Apr 4, 6:46 PM MDTBLIZZARD15 S Mullen, NEVISIBILITY NEAR ZERO WITH 5 FOOT SNOW DRIFTS EST 8 INCHES SNOW FALL.
Apr 4, 6:56 PM MDTBLIZZARD2 Se Anselmo, NEVISIBILITY LESS THAN 1/8 MILE.
Apr 4, 6:57 PM MDTBLIZZARD2 Se Anselmo, NEVISIBILITY LESS THAN 1/8 MILE AND POWER OUT BEGINNING AT ABOUT 4 PM CDT.
Apr 4, 7:01 PM MDTBLIZZARD9 Ene Elsmere, NEVISIBILITY OF LESS THAN 100 YARDS IN BLOWING SNOW WITH AN EST 5 INCHES OF SNOW FALL.
Apr 4, 7:01 PM MDTBLIZZARDArthur, NEWHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN BLOWING SNOW.
Apr 4, 7:01 PM MDTBLIZZARDGrant, NEDOR UNABLE TO CLEAR ROADS DUE TO ZERO VISIBILITY FROM GRANT WESTWARD.
Apr 4, 7:12 PM MDTBLIZZARDTaylor, NEVISIBILITY LESS THAN 100 FEET IN BLOWING SNOW.
Apr 4, 7:12 PM MDTBLIZZARDTryon, NEVISIBILITY LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE WITH EST 4 INCHES OF SNOW FALL.
Apr 4, 7:25 PM MDTSNOW 5.510 Ne Oshkosh, NE
Apr 4, 7:25 PM MDTBLIZZARDAinsworth, NEDOR REPORTS ALL AINSWORTH AREA ROADS IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.
Apr 4, 7:25 PM MDTBLIZZARDSpencer, NEDOR REPORTS ALL HIGHWAYS IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.
Apr 4, 8:01 PM MDTBLIZZARD6 N Gordon, NEVISIBILITY LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A MILE WITH DRIFTS OF 5 FOOT.
Apr 4, 8:21 PM MDTSNOW 3Imperial, NE
Apr 4, 8:56 PM MDTBLIZZARD4 S Burton, NEVISIBILITY NEAR ZERO WITH SNOWFALL 6 TO 8 INCHES.
Apr 4, 9:53 PM MDTSNOW 6Madrid, NE
Apr 4, 10:26 PM MDTBLIZZARDMerriman, NESNOWFALL OF 18 INCHES
Apr 5, 12:51 AM MDTBLIZZARD 0O'Neill, NEVISIBILITY DOWN TO 1/4 MILE WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. WINDS GUSTING TO 35 MPH.
Apr 5, 5:00 AM MDTHEAVY SNOW 11.7Butte, NESTORM TOTAL SNOWFALL WAS 11.7 INCHES. STORM WATER EQUIVALENT WAS 1.20 INCHES. SNOW DRIFTS UP TO 4 FEET HIGH.
Apr 5, 6:00 AM MDTSNOW 19 Se Stockville, NEREPORT FROM MEDICINE CREEK DAM.
Apr 5, 6:00 AM MDTSNOW 2.9Berwyn, NEREPORT FURNISHED BY NEBRASKA RAINFALL ASSESSMENT AND INFORMATION NETWORK OBSERVER.
Apr 5, 6:00 AM MDTSNOW 3Hayes Center, NE
Apr 5, 6:00 AM MDTSNOW 42 Wnw North Platte, NEREPORT FURNISHED BY NEBRASKA RAINFALL ASSESSMENT AND INFORMATION NETWORK OBSERVER.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 67 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 00:00Z on 2009-04-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 00:00Z on 2009-04-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 41 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
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

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS43 KLBF 030836
WSWLBF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
336 AM CDT FRI APR 3 2009

...A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA SATURDAY THROUGH MIDDAY SUNDAY...

.A POTENT WINTER STORM WILL BEGIN TO TAKE SHAPE ACROSS THE FOUR
CORNERS REGION TODAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL LIFT ACROSS NORTHERN KANSAS
SPREADING WIDESPREAD SNOW ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA SATURDAY THROUGH MIDDAY SUNDAY. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL
INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH SATURDAY
EVENING...PRODUCING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS A LARGE PORTION OF
WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. BY MID DAY SUNDAY...SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80 WILL RANGE FROM 7 TO 12
INCHES. LOCATIONS ACROSS ROCK...HOLT...BOYD AND KEYA PAHA COUNTY
COULD SEE LOCALLY UP TO 14 INCHES. SOUTH OF THE
INTERSTATE...ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE LIKELY.

PERSONS ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA SHOULD BE
PREPARED FOR BLIZZARD OR NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS SATURDAY AND
SATURDAY NIGHT. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS...IF NOT
IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 

TUNE TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST
INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE WINTER STORM. 

NEZ023-024-035-094-032030-
/O.UPG.KLBF.WS.A.0006.090404T0600Z-090405T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KLBF.BZ.W.0003.090404T1200Z-090405T1800Z/
GRANT-HOOKER-ARTHUR-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HYANNIS...MULLEN...ARTHUR...CODY...
MERRIMAN...KILGORE
236 AM MDT FRI APR 3 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO NOON MDT
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A
BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO NOON
MDT SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

A POTENT WINTER STORM WILL TAKE AIM AT WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA EARLY SATURDAY THROUGH MID-DAY SUNDAY. RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER
TO SNOW EARLY SATURDAY MORNING ACROSS THE EASTERN PANHANDLE AND
WESTERN SANDHILLS BY SUNRISE. SNOWFALL WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY
DURING THE DAY ON SATURDAY...CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. BY
MID DAY SUNDAY...8 TO 11 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS LIKELY. IN
ADDITION TO HEAVY SNOW...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH
GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND CONSIDERABLE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. 

DURING CALVING SEASON...RANCHERS SHOULD TAKE MEASURES TO PROTECT
YOUNG LIVESTOCK FROM THE COLD AND SNOWY CONDITIONS. 

$$

NEZ007-009-010-026>029-037-038-059-032030-
/O.UPG.KLBF.WS.A.0006.090404T1200Z-090405T1700Z/
/O.NEW.KLBF.BZ.W.0003.090404T1800Z-090405T1800Z/
BOYD-ROCK-HOLT-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-LOGAN-CUSTER-LINCOLN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPENCER...BASSETT...ONEILL...DUNNING...
TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW...
NORTH PLATTE
336 AM CDT FRI APR 3 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SATURDAY TO 1 PM CDT
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A
BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SATURDAY TO 1 PM
CDT SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW SATURDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS
THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN SANDHILLS...AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF NORTH
CENTRAL NEBRASKA. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS LIKELY SATURDAY NIGHT
ACROSS THE SANDHILLS AND PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. BY
MIDDAY SUNDAY...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR 7 TO 12 INCHES OF
ACCUMULATION. SOME AREAS ACROSS BOYD...HOLT...AND ROCK COUNTIES
MAY SEE LOCAL AMOUNTS APPROACH 14 INCHES. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL
ALSO INCREASE SATURDAY EVENING TO 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO
50 MPH. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL
PRODUCE WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AND CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING
OF SNOW.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

DURING CALVING SEASON...RANCHERS SHOULD TAKE MEASURES TO PROTECT
YOUNG LIVESTOCK FROM THE COLD AND SNOWY CONDITIONS. 

$$

NEZ005-006-008-025-036-032030-
/O.UPG.KLBF.WS.A.0006.090404T1200Z-090405T1700Z/
/O.NEW.KLBF.BZ.W.0003.090404T1200Z-090405T1800Z/
EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BROWN-THOMAS-MCPHERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW...AINSWORTH...
THEDFORD...TRYON
336 AM CDT FRI APR 3 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SATURDAY TO 1 PM CDT
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A
BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SATURDAY TO 1 PM
CDT SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW SATURDAY MORNING. MODERATE TO
HEAVY SNOW WILL COMMENCE SATURDAY AFTERNOON...AND PERSIST THROUGH
MIDDAY SUNDAY. BY MIDDAY SUNDAY...8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW
ACCUMULATION IS LIKELY...WITH SOME LOCAL AMOUNTS APPROACHING 14
INCHES OVER KEYA PAHA COUNTY. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE
SATURDAY EVENING TO 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. THE
COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL
PRODUCE WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AND CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING
OF SNOW.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

DURING CALVING SEASON...RANCHERS SHOULD TAKE MEASURES TO PROTECT
YOUNG LIVESTOCK FROM THE COLD AND SNOWY CONDITIONS. 

$$

NEZ004-032030-
/O.UPG.KLBF.WS.A.0006.090404T0600Z-090405T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KLBF.WS.W.0005.090404T0600Z-090405T1200Z/
SHERIDAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE
236 AM MDT FRI APR 3 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM
MDT SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WHICH
IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM MDT SUNDAY. THE WINTER
STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

A POTENT WINTER STORM WILL TAKE AIM AT WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA OVERNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH SUNRISE ON SUNDAY. RAIN WILL
CHANGE OVER TO SNOW OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH SUNRISE
SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 7 TO 10 INCHES ARE LIKELY
OVER SHERIDAN COUNTY. IN ADDITION TO SNOW...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25
TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH...WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING OF SNOW.

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MEANS
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL
DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP
AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF
AN EMERGENCY.

DURING CALVING SEASON...RANCHERS SHOULD TAKE MEASURES TO PROTECT
YOUNG LIVESTOCK FROM THE COLD AND SNOWY CONDITIONS.

$$

NEZ022-032030-
/O.UPG.KLBF.WS.A.0006.090404T0600Z-090405T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KLBF.WS.W.0005.090404T1200Z-090405T1200Z/
GARDEN-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSHKOSH
236 AM MDT FRI APR 3 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM MDT
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WHICH IS
IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM MDT SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM
WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

A POTENT WINTER STORM WILL TAKE AIM AT WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA OVERNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH SUNRISE ON SUNDAY. RAIN WILL
CHANGE OVER TO SNOW OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH SUNRISE
SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 9 INCHES ARE LIKELY
OVER GARDEN COUNTY. IN ADDITION TO SNOW...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35
MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH...WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF
SNOW.

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MEANS
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL
DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP
AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF
AN EMERGENCY.

DURING CALVING SEASON...RANCHERS SHOULD TAKE MEASURES TO PROTECT
YOUNG LIVESTOCK FROM THE COLD AND SNOWY CONDITIONS.

$$

NEZ056-032030-
/O.NEW.KLBF.WS.W.0005.090404T1200Z-090405T1200Z/
DEUEL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS
236 AM MDT FRI APR 3 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM MDT
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WHICH IS
IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM MDT SUNDAY.

A POTENT WINTER STORM WILL TAKE AIM AT WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA OVERNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH SUNRISE ON SUNDAY. RAIN WILL
CHANGE OVER TO SNOW OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH SUNRISE
SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES ARE LIKELY
OVER DEUEL COUNTY. IN ADDITION TO SNOW...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35
MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH...WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF
SNOW.

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MEANS
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL
DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP
AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF
AN EMERGENCY.

DURING CALVING SEASON...RANCHERS SHOULD TAKE MEASURES TO PROTECT
YOUNG LIVESTOCK FROM THE COLD AND SNOWY CONDITIONS.

$$

NEZ057-058-069>071-032030-
/O.NEW.KLBF.WS.W.0005.090404T1800Z-090405T1800Z/
KEITH-PERKINS-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OGALLALA...GRANT...IMPERIAL...
HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS
336 AM CDT FRI APR 3 2009 /236 AM MDT FRI APR 3 2009/

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/
SATURDAY TO 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WHICH IS
IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ SATURDAY TO 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/
SUNDAY.

A POTENT WINTER STORM WILL TAKE AIM AT WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA SATURDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH MIDDAY SUNDAY. RAIN WILL CHANGE
OVER TO SNOW SATURDAY MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH MIDDAY SUNDAY. SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE LIKELY OVER FAR SOUTHWESTERN NEBRASKA.
IN ADDITION TO SNOW...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS
TO 45 MPH...WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW.

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MEANS
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL
DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP
AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF
AN EMERGENCY.

DURING CALVING SEASON...RANCHERS SHOULD TAKE MEASURES TO PROTECT
YOUNG LIVESTOCK FROM THE COLD AND SNOWY CONDITIONS.


$$

BUTTLER/TAYLOR
8 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS43 KLBF 032103
WSWLBF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
403 PM CDT FRI APR 3 2009

...A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA SATURDAY THROUGH MIDDAY SUNDAY...

.A POTENT WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER THE FOUR
CORNERS REGION TONIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL LIFT ACROSS NORTHERN
KANSAS SPREADING WIDESPREAD SNOW ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA SATURDAY THROUGH MIDDAY SUNDAY. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL
INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH SATURDAY
EVENING...PRODUCING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS A LARGE PORTION OF
WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. BY MID DAY SUNDAY...SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80 WILL RANGE FROM 7 TO 14
INCHES. LOCATIONS ACROSS NORTHERN NEBRASKA COULD SEE LOCALLY IN
EXCESS OF 14 INCHES. SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE...ACCUMULATIONS OF 2
TO 6 INCHES ARE LIKELY.

PERSONS ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA SHOULD BE
PREPARED FOR BLIZZARD OR NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS SATURDAY AND
SATURDAY NIGHT. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS...IF NOT
IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

TUNE TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST
INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE WINTER STORM.

NEZ004-041100-
/O.CAN.KLBF.WS.W.0005.090404T0600Z-090405T1200Z/
/O.EXB.KLBF.BZ.W.0003.090404T0600Z-090405T1200Z/
SHERIDAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE
303 PM MDT FRI APR 3 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM MDT
SUNDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A
BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
6 AM MDT SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

A POTENT WINTER STORM WILL TAKE AIM AT WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA BEGINNING TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH SUNRISE ON
SUNDAY. RAIN WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT CHANGING TO SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES...AND CONTINUE THROUGH
SUNRISE SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE
LIKELY OVER SHERIDAN COUNTY...SOME LOCAL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 12
INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION TO SNOW...NORTHERLY WINDS OF
25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH...WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY TO BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN A MILE THROUGH MUCH OF THE STORM...WITH
EXTENDED PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

DURING CALVING SEASON...RANCHERS SHOULD TAKE MEASURES TO PROTECT
YOUNG LIVESTOCK FROM THE COLD AND SNOWY CONDITIONS.

$$

NEZ022-041100-
/O.CAN.KLBF.WS.W.0005.090404T1200Z-090405T1200Z/
/O.EXB.KLBF.BZ.W.0003.090404T0600Z-090405T1200Z/
GARDEN-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSHKOSH
303 PM MDT FRI APR 3 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM MDT
SUNDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A
BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
6 AM MDT SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

A POTENT WINTER STORM WILL TAKE AIM AT WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA BEGINNING TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH SUNRISE ON
SUNDAY. RAIN WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT CHANGING TO SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES...AND CONTINUE THROUGH
SUNRISE SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE
LIKELY OVER GARDEN COUNTY. IN ADDITION TO SNOW...NORTHERLY WINDS OF
25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH...WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY TO BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN A MILE THROUGH MUCH OF THE STORM...WITH
EXTENDED PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

DURING CALVING SEASON...RANCHERS SHOULD TAKE MEASURES TO PROTECT
YOUNG LIVESTOCK FROM THE COLD AND SNOWY CONDITIONS.

$$

NEZ005-006-008-023>025-035-036-094-041100-
/O.CON.KLBF.BZ.W.0003.090404T1200Z-090405T1800Z/
EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BROWN-GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-ARTHUR-
MCPHERSON-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW...AINSWORTH...
HYANNIS...MULLEN...THEDFORD...ARTHUR...TRYON...CODY...MERRIMAN...
KILGORE
403 PM CDT FRI APR 3 2009 /303 PM MDT FRI APR 3 2009/

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/
SATURDAY TO 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ SUNDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/
SATURDAY TO 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ SUNDAY. 

A POTENT WINTER STORM WILL TAKE AIM AT WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA BEGINNING TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH MIDDAY ON
SUNDAY. RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW BY SATURDAY
MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES...AND CONTINUE
THROUGH SUNDAY MIDDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES ARE
LIKELY...WITH SOME LOCAL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 14 INCHES. IN
ADDITION TO SNOW...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS
AROUND 50 MPH...WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF
SNOW. VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY TO BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A MILE
THROUGH MUCH OF THE STORM...WITH EXTENDED PERIODS OF WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

DURING CALVING SEASON...RANCHERS SHOULD TAKE MEASURES TO PROTECT
YOUNG LIVESTOCK FROM THE COLD AND SNOWY CONDITIONS.

$$

NEZ007-009-010-026>029-037-038-059-041100-
/O.CON.KLBF.BZ.W.0003.090404T1800Z-090405T1800Z/
BOYD-ROCK-HOLT-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-LOGAN-CUSTER-LINCOLN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPENCER...BASSETT...ONEILL...DUNNING...
TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW...
NORTH PLATTE
403 PM CDT FRI APR 3 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SATURDAY TO 1 PM
CDT SUNDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SATURDAY TO 1 PM
CDT SUNDAY. 

A POTENT WINTER STORM WILL TAKE AIM AT WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA BEGINNING TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH SUNRISE ON
SUNDAY. RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW SATURDAY AFTERNOON
ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN SANDHILLS...AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF
NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES...AND
CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MIDDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14
INCHES ARE LIKELY...WITH SOME LOCAL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 14
INCHES. IN ADDITION TO SNOW...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40
MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH...WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING
AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY TO BE REDUCED TO
LESS THAN A MILE THROUGH MUCH OF THE STORM...WITH EXTENDED PERIODS
OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

DURING CALVING SEASON...RANCHERS SHOULD TAKE MEASURES TO PROTECT
YOUNG LIVESTOCK FROM THE COLD AND SNOWY CONDITIONS.

$$

NEZ056-041100-
/O.CON.KLBF.WS.W.0005.090404T1200Z-090405T1200Z/
DEUEL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS
303 PM MDT FRI APR 3 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO
6 AM MDT SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO
6 AM MDT SUNDAY. 

A POTENT WINTER STORM WILL TAKE AIM AT WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA BEGINNING TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH SUNRISE ON
SUNDAY. RAIN WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT CHANGING TO SNOW BY SATURDAY
AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES...AND
CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MIDDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10
INCHES ARE LIKELY OVER DEUEL COUNTY. IN ADDITION TO
SNOW...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45
MPH...WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. VISIBILITIES ARE
LIKELY TO BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES DURING THE
STORM. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN
OPEN AREAS. 

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR
OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL
MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

DURING CALVING SEASON...RANCHERS SHOULD TAKE MEASURES TO PROTECT
YOUNG LIVESTOCK FROM THE COLD AND SNOWY CONDITIONS.

$$

NEZ057-058-069>071-041100-
/O.CON.KLBF.WS.W.0005.090404T1800Z-090405T1800Z/
KEITH-PERKINS-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OGALLALA...GRANT...IMPERIAL...
HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS
403 PM CDT FRI APR 3 2009 /303 PM MDT FRI APR 3 2009/

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON
MDT/ SATURDAY TO 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/
SATURDAY TO 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ SUNDAY. 

A POTENT WINTER STORM WILL TAKE AIM AT WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA BEGINNING TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH SUNRISE ON
SUNDAY. RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW
WILL BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES...AND CONTINUE THROUGH
SUNDAY MIDDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 8 INCHES ARE LIKELY OVER
FAR SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA. IN ADDITION TO SNOW...NORTHERLY WINDS OF
25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH...WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING OF SNOW. VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY TO BE REDUCED TO LESS
THAN A MILE AT TIMES DURING THE STORM. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR
OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL
MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

DURING CALVING SEASON...RANCHERS SHOULD TAKE MEASURES TO PROTECT
YOUNG LIVESTOCK FROM THE COLD AND SNOWY CONDITIONS.

$$

MASEK/CDC
000 
WWUS43 KLBF 040840
WSWLBF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
340 AM CDT SAT APR 4 2009

...A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA TODAY THROUGH MIDDAY SUNDAY...

.A POTENT WINTER STORM WILL LIFT ACROSS NORTHERN KANSAS TODAY AND
TONIGHT...SPREADING WIDESPREAD SNOW ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH
CENTRAL NEBRASKA THROUGH MIDDAY SUNDAY. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL
INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH SATURDAY
EVENING...PRODUCING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS A LARGE PORTION OF
WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. BY MID DAY SUNDAY...SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80 WILL RANGE FROM 7 TO 14
INCHES. SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE...ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES
ARE LIKELY.

PERSONS ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA SHOULD BE
PREPARED FOR BLIZZARD OR NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS SATURDAY AND
SATURDAY NIGHT. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS...IF NOT
IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

TUNE TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST
INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE WINTER STORM.

NEZ004-022-041700-
/O.CON.KLBF.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090405T1200Z/
SHERIDAN-GARDEN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...OSHKOSH
240 AM MDT SAT APR 4 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SUNDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SUNDAY. 

SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES TODAY...AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNRISE
SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 10 INCHES ARE LIKELY.
IN ADDITION TO SNOW... NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH
GUSTS TO 45 MPH...WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING
OF SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL LIKELY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A MILE
THROUGH MUCH OF THE STORM...WITH EXTENDED PERIODS OF WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

DURING CALVING SEASON...RANCHERS SHOULD TAKE MEASURES TO PROTECT
YOUNG LIVESTOCK FROM THE COLD AND SNOWY CONDITIONS.

$$

NEZ005-006-008-023>025-035-036-094-041700-
/O.CON.KLBF.BZ.W.0003.090404T1200Z-090405T1800Z/
EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BROWN-GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-ARTHUR-
MCPHERSON-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW...AINSWORTH...
HYANNIS...MULLEN...THEDFORD...ARTHUR...TRYON...CODY...MERRIMAN...
KILGORE
340 AM CDT SAT APR 4 2009 /240 AM MDT SAT APR 4 2009/

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/
THIS MORNING TO 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ SUNDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/
THIS MORNING TO 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ SUNDAY. 

RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW THIS MORNING ACROSS THE WESTERN SANDHILLS
AND PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. THE SNOW WILL BECOME
HEAVY AT TIMES...AND CONTINUE THROUGH MIDDAY SUNDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
OF 8 TO 14 INCHES ARE LIKELY. IN ADDITION TO SNOW...NORTHERLY
WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH...WILL PRODUCE
CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL
LIKELY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A MILE THROUGH MUCH OF THE
STORM...WITH EXTENDED PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

DURING CALVING SEASON...RANCHERS SHOULD TAKE MEASURES TO PROTECT
YOUNG LIVESTOCK FROM THE COLD AND SNOWY CONDITIONS.

$$

NEZ007-009-010-026>029-037-038-059-041700-
/O.CON.KLBF.BZ.W.0003.090404T1800Z-090405T1800Z/
BOYD-ROCK-HOLT-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-LOGAN-CUSTER-LINCOLN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPENCER...BASSETT...ONEILL...DUNNING...
TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW...
NORTH PLATTE
340 AM CDT SAT APR 4 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
1 PM CDT SUNDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
1 PM CDT SUNDAY. 

RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE
CENTRAL AND EASTERN SANDHILLS...AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF NORTH
CENTRAL NEBRASKA. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES...AND
CONTINUE THROUGH MIDDAY SUNDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12
INCHES ARE LIKELY...WITH SOME LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 14 INCHES ALONG
AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 20. IN ADDITION TO SNOW...NORTHERLY WINDS OF
30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH...WILL PRODUCE
CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY
TO BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A MILE THROUGH MUCH OF THE STORM...WITH
EXTENDED PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

DURING CALVING SEASON...RANCHERS SHOULD TAKE MEASURES TO PROTECT
YOUNG LIVESTOCK FROM THE COLD AND SNOWY CONDITIONS.

$$

NEZ056-041700-
/O.CON.KLBF.WS.W.0005.090404T1200Z-090405T1200Z/
DEUEL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS
240 AM MDT SAT APR 4 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING
TO 6 AM MDT SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING
TO 6 AM MDT SUNDAY. 

RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW BY THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL BECOME
MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES...AND CONTINUE THROUGH MIDDAY SUNDAY. SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES ARE LIKELY OVER DEUEL COUNTY. IN
ADDITION TO SNOW... NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS
TO 45 MPH...WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW.
VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY TO BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES
DURING THE STORM. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE
POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR
OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL
MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

DURING CALVING SEASON...RANCHERS SHOULD TAKE MEASURES TO PROTECT
YOUNG LIVESTOCK FROM THE COLD AND SNOWY CONDITIONS.

$$

NEZ057-058-069>071-041700-
/O.CON.KLBF.WS.W.0005.090404T1800Z-090405T1800Z/
KEITH-PERKINS-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OGALLALA...GRANT...IMPERIAL...
HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS
340 AM CDT SAT APR 4 2009 /240 AM MDT SAT APR 4 2009/

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON
MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/
THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ SUNDAY. 

RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN NEBRASKA. THE
SNOW WILL BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES...AND CONTINUE THROUGH
SUNDAY MIDDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 8 INCHES ARE LIKELY OVER
FAR SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA. IN ADDITION TO SNOW...NORTHERLY WINDS OF
25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH...WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING OF SNOW. VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY TO BE REDUCED TO LESS
THAN A MILE AT TIMES DURING THE STORM. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR
OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL
MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

DURING CALVING SEASON...RANCHERS SHOULD TAKE MEASURES TO PROTECT
YOUNG LIVESTOCK FROM THE COLD AND SNOWY CONDITIONS.

$$

BUTTLER/KECK
000 
WWUS43 KLBF 041637
WSWLBF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
1137 AM CDT SAT APR 4 2009

...A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA TODAY THROUGH MIDDAY SUNDAY...

.A POTENT WINTER STORM WILL LIFT ACROSS NORTHERN KANSAS TODAY AND
TONIGHT...SPREADING WIDESPREAD SNOW ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH
CENTRAL NEBRASKA THROUGH MIDDAY SUNDAY. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL
INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH SATURDAY
EVENING...PRODUCING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH
CENTRAL NEBRASKA. BY SUNDAY MORNING...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS NORTH OF
INTERSTATE 80 WILL RANGE FROM 7 TO 14 INCHES. SOUTH OF THE
INTERSTATE...ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 9 INCHES ARE LIKELY.

PERSONS ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA SHOULD BE
PREPARED FOR BLIZZARD TODAY AND TONIGHT. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY
HAZARDOUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW.

TUNE TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST
INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE WINTER STORM.

NEZ057-058-069>071-050045-
/O.CAN.KLBF.WS.W.0005.090404T1800Z-090405T1800Z/
/O.EXA.KLBF.BZ.W.0003.090404T1800Z-090405T1800Z/
KEITH-PERKINS-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OGALLALA...GRANT...IMPERIAL...
HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS
1137 AM CDT SAT APR 4 2009 /1037 AM MDT SAT APR 4 2009/

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ SUNDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A
BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/
SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN
NEBRASKA. THE SNOW WILL BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES...AND
CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MIDDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 8
INCHES ARE LIKELY OVER SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA. IN ADDITION TO
SNOW...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50
MPH...WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW.
VISIBILITIES WILL LIKELY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A MILE THROUGH
MUCH OF THE STORM...WITH EXTENDED PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

DURING CALVING SEASON...RANCHERS SHOULD TAKE MEASURES TO PROTECT
YOUNG LIVESTOCK FROM THE COLD AND SNOWY CONDITIONS.


$$

NEZ056-050045-
/O.CAN.KLBF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090405T1200Z/
/O.EXA.KLBF.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090405T1200Z/
DEUEL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS
1037 AM MDT SAT APR 4 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SUNDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A
BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SUNDAY. THE
WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE ACROSS DEUEL COUNTY THROUGH
EARLY SUNDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE LIKELY. IN
ADDITION TO SNOW... NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS
AROUND 45 MPH...WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF
SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL LIKELY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A MILE
THROUGH MUCH OF THE STORM...WITH EXTENDED PERIODS OF WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

DURING CALVING SEASON...RANCHERS SHOULD TAKE MEASURES TO PROTECT
YOUNG LIVESTOCK FROM THE COLD AND SNOWY CONDITIONS.

$$

NEZ005-006-008-023>025-035-036-094-050045-
/O.CON.KLBF.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090405T1800Z/
EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BROWN-GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-ARTHUR-
MCPHERSON-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW...AINSWORTH...
HYANNIS...MULLEN...THEDFORD...ARTHUR...TRYON...CODY...MERRIMAN...
KILGORE
1137 AM CDT SAT APR 4 2009 /1037 AM MDT SAT APR 4 2009/

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/
SUNDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/
SUNDAY. 

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHWESTERN NEBRASKA
THROUGH MIDDAY SUNDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES ARE
LIKELY. IN ADDITION TO SNOW... NORTHERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40
MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH...WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING
AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL LIKELY BE REDUCED TO LESS
THAN A MILE THROUGH MUCH OF THE STORM...WITH EXTENDED PERIODS OF
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

DURING CALVING SEASON...RANCHERS SHOULD TAKE MEASURES TO PROTECT
YOUNG LIVESTOCK FROM THE COLD AND SNOWY CONDITIONS.

$$

NEZ004-022-050045-
/O.CON.KLBF.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090405T1200Z/
SHERIDAN-GARDEN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...OSHKOSH
1037 AM MDT SAT APR 4 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SUNDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SUNDAY. 

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE EASTERN PANHANDLE
THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 13 INCHES ARE
LIKELY. IN ADDITION TO SNOW...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35
MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH...WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING
AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL LIKELY BE REDUCED TO LESS
THAN A MILE THROUGH MUCH OF THE STORM...WITH EXTENDED PERIODS OF
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

DURING CALVING SEASON...RANCHERS SHOULD TAKE MEASURES TO PROTECT
YOUNG LIVESTOCK FROM THE COLD AND SNOWY CONDITIONS.

$$

NEZ007-009-010-026>029-037-038-059-050045-
/O.CON.KLBF.BZ.W.0003.090404T1800Z-090405T1800Z/
BOYD-ROCK-HOLT-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-LOGAN-CUSTER-LINCOLN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPENCER...BASSETT...ONEILL...DUNNING...
TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW...
NORTH PLATTE
1137 AM CDT SAT APR 4 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT SUNDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT SUNDAY. 

RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE
CENTRAL AND EASTERN SANDHILLS...AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF NORTH
CENTRAL NEBRASKA. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES...AND
CONTINUE THROUGH MIDDAY SUNDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO
12 INCHES ARE LIKELY...WITH SOME LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 14 INCHES
ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 20. IN ADDITION TO SNOW...NORTHERLY
WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH...WILL PRODUCE
CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. VISIBILITIES ARE
LIKELY TO BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A MILE THROUGH MUCH OF THE
STORM...WITH EXTENDED PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

DURING CALVING SEASON...RANCHERS SHOULD TAKE MEASURES TO PROTECT
YOUNG LIVESTOCK FROM THE COLD AND SNOWY CONDITIONS.

$$

MASEK
000 
WWUS43 KLBF 042035
WSWLBF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
335 PM CDT SAT APR 4 2009

...A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL PRODUCE SEVERE WINTER WEATHER OVER
WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...

.AS A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM MAKES ITS WAY ACROSS THE CENTRAL
PLAINS THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT...HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WIND IS
LIKELY OVER WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. WIDESPREAD
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO ACCOMPANY IT.


NEZ005>010-023>029-035>038-057>059-069>071-094-050945-
/O.CON.KLBF.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090405T1800Z/
EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-
BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-CUSTER-KEITH-
PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...
AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL...HYANNIS...MULLEN...THEDFORD...
DUNNING...TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT...ARTHUR...TRYON...
STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW...OGALLALA...GRANT...NORTH PLATTE...
IMPERIAL...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS...CODY...MERRIMAN...
KILGORE
335 PM CDT SAT APR 4 2009 /235 PM MDT SAT APR 4 2009/

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/
SUNDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/
SUNDAY. 

MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY MORNING
OVER THE SANDHILLS. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF THREE TO
SEVEN INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED IN ADDITION TO SNOW THAT HAS ALREADY
ACCUMULATED. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL WILL RANGE FROM AROUND FIVE INCHES
IN PART OF SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA TO MORE THAN FIFTEEN INCHES IN PARTS
OF NORTHWEST NEBRASKA. IN ADDITION TO SNOW...STRONG NORTH WIND 30
TO 40 MPH GUSTING TO NEAR 50 MPH WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS. THIS WILL RESULT IN DEEP SNOW DRIFTS AND WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS OVER MUCH OF THE AREA. SNOW IS LIKELY TO DIMINISH BY
EARLY SUNDAY...BUT THE WIND WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE GROUND
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS INTO SUNDAY MORNING. 

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

DURING CALVING SEASON...RANCHERS SHOULD TAKE MEASURES TO PROTECT
YOUNG LIVESTOCK FROM THE COLD AND SNOWY CONDITIONS.

$$

NEZ004-022-056-050945-
/O.CON.KLBF.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090405T1200Z/
SHERIDAN-GARDEN-DEUEL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...OSHKOSH...
CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS
235 PM MDT SAT APR 4 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SUNDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SUNDAY. 

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE EASTERN
PANHANDLE THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF TWO TO FOUR
INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BEFORE THE SNOW TAPERS OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT.
STORM TOTALS ARE LIKELY TO BE EIGHT TO FOURTEEN INCHES. IN
ADDITION TO SNOW...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS
TO NEAR 50 MPH...WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. EVEN
AFTER THE SNOW TAPERS OFF...THE STRONG WIND MAY CONTINUE TO CREATE
GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FOUR A FEW HOURS AFTERWARD.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

DURING CALVING SEASON...RANCHERS SHOULD TAKE MEASURES TO PROTECT
YOUNG LIVESTOCK FROM THE COLD AND SNOWY CONDITIONS.

$$
000 
WWUS43 KLBF 050337 AAA
WSWLBF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
1037 PM CDT SAT APR 4 2009

...A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SEVERE WINTER
WEATHER OVER WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING...

.AS A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM MAKES ITS WAY ACROSS THE CENTRAL
PLAINS OVERNIGHT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ACROSS MUCH OF 
WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. 

NEZ005>010-023>029-035>038-057>059-069>071-094-051145-
/O.CON.KLBF.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090405T1800Z/
EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-
BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-CUSTER-KEITH-
PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...
AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL...HYANNIS...MULLEN...THEDFORD...
DUNNING...TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT...ARTHUR...TRYON...
STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW...OGALLALA...GRANT...NORTH PLATTE...
IMPERIAL...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS...CODY...MERRIMAN...
KILGORE
1037 PM CDT SAT APR 4 2009 /937 PM MDT SAT APR 4 2009/

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/
SUNDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/
SUNDAY. 

MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH INTO SUNDAY
MORNING. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF TWO TO FIVE INCHES CAN
BE EXPECTED FOR AREAS NORTHEAST OF A LINE FROM HYANNIS THROUGH
NORTH PLATTE. AREAS SOUTHWEST OF THIS LINE CAN EXPECT AN
ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL WILL RANGE FROM
THREE TO SIX IN PART OF SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...SIX TO TEN INCHES IN
EASTERN PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA...TO MORE THAN FIFTEEN
INCHES IN PARTS OF NORTHWEST NEBRASKA. IN ADDITION TO
SNOW...STRONG NORTH WIND 30 TO 40 MPH GUSTING TO NEAR 50 MPH WILL
PRODUCE WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. THIS WILL RESULT IN DEEP
SNOW DRIFTS AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS OVER MUCH OF THE AREA. SNOW IS
LIKELY TO DIMINISH BY EARLY SUNDAY...BUT THE WIND WILL CONTINUE TO
PRODUCE GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS INTO SUNDAY MORNING.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

DURING CALVING SEASON...RANCHERS SHOULD TAKE MEASURES TO PROTECT
YOUNG LIVESTOCK FROM THE COLD AND SNOWY CONDITIONS.

$$

NEZ004-022-056-051145-
/O.CON.KLBF.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090405T1200Z/
SHERIDAN-GARDEN-DEUEL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...OSHKOSH...
CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS
937 PM MDT SAT APR 4 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SUNDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SUNDAY. 

LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE EASTERN PANHANDLE
THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AROUND AN INCH CAN BE
EXPECTED BEFORE ENDING EARLY SUNDAY. STORM TOTALS ARE LIKELY TO
BE EIGHT TO FOURTEEN INCHES. IN ADDITION TO SNOW...NORTHERLY WINDS
OF 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH...WILL PRODUCE
WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. EVEN AFTER THE SNOW TAPERS
OFF...THE STRONG WIND MAY CONTINUE TO CREATE GROUND BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

DURING CALVING SEASON...RANCHERS SHOULD TAKE MEASURES TO PROTECT
YOUNG LIVESTOCK FROM THE COLD AND SNOWY CONDITIONS.

$$

KAR
000 
WWUS43 KLBF 050814
WSWLBF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
314 AM CDT SUN APR 5 2009

...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CONTINUE ACROSS MOST OF WESTERN AND NORTH
CENTRAL NEBRASKA...

NEZ004-022-056-050915-
/O.CAN.KLBF.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090405T1200Z/
SHERIDAN-GARDEN-DEUEL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...OSHKOSH...
CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS
214 AM MDT SUN APR 5 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS CANCELED THE
BLIZZARD WARNING. 

LIGHT SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH MIDDAY ACROSS THE EASTERN
PANHANDLE. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO 15 TO 25 MPH...AND WILL
DIMINISH FURTHER THIS MORNING...LIMITING THE THREAT OF BLOWING
SNOW. MOST HIGHWAYS ACROSS THE PANHANDLE REMAIN CLOSED AND DRIFTED
SHUT. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE OBTAINED AT THE FOLLOWING
WEB SITE...WWW.511NEBRASKA.ORG/NDORTIP/INDEX.JSP.

$$

NEZ005>010-023>029-035>038-057>059-069>071-094-051800-
/O.CON.KLBF.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090405T1800Z/
EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-
BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-CUSTER-KEITH-
PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...
AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL...HYANNIS...MULLEN...THEDFORD...
DUNNING...TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT...ARTHUR...TRYON...
STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW...OGALLALA...GRANT...NORTH PLATTE...
IMPERIAL...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS...CODY...MERRIMAN...
KILGORE
314 AM CDT SUN APR 5 2009 /214 AM MDT SUN APR 5 2009/

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/
THIS AFTERNOON...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/
THIS AFTERNOON. 

LIGHT SNOW WILL DECREASE IN COVERAGE THROUGH SUNRISE.
HOWEVER...WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE LIKELY THIS MORNING...PRODUCING
GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS MOST OF WESTERN AND NORTH
CENTRAL NEBRASKA. MANY ROADS...ESPECIALLY WEST OF HIGHWAY 83 ARE
CLOSED OR ARE NEARLY IMPASSABLE DUE TO EXTENSIVE DRIFTING. THE
LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE OBTAINED AT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE
WWW.511NEBRASKA.ORG/NDORTIP/INDEX.JSP.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR
VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

DURING CALVING SEASON...RANCHERS SHOULD TAKE MEASURES TO PROTECT
YOUNG LIVESTOCK FROM THE COLD AND SNOWY CONDITIONS.

$$

BUTTLER/KECK
000 
WWUS43 KLBF 050838
WSWLBF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
338 AM CDT SUN APR 5 2009

...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CONTINUE ACROSS MOST OF WESTERN AND NORTH
CENTRAL NEBRASKA...

NEZ005>010-023>029-035>038-057>059-069>071-094-051645-
/O.CON.KLBF.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090405T1800Z/
EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-
BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-CUSTER-KEITH-
PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...
AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL...HYANNIS...MULLEN...THEDFORD...
DUNNING...TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT...ARTHUR...TRYON...
STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW...OGALLALA...GRANT...NORTH PLATTE...
IMPERIAL...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS...CODY...MERRIMAN...
KILGORE
338 AM CDT SUN APR 5 2009 /238 AM MDT SUN APR 5 2009/

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/
THIS AFTERNOON...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/
THIS AFTERNOON. 

LIGHT SNOW WILL DECREASE IN COVERAGE THROUGH SUNRISE. HOWEVER...
WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE LIKELY THIS MORNING...PRODUCING GROUND
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS MOST OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA. MANY ROADS...ESPECIALLY WEST OF HIGHWAY 83 ARE CLOSED
OR ARE NEARLY IMPASSABLE DUE TO EXTENSIVE DRIFTING. THE LATEST
ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE OBTAINED AT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE
WWW.511NEBRASKA.ORG/NDORTIP/INDEX.JSP.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR
VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...
MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

DURING CALVING SEASON...RANCHERS SHOULD TAKE MEASURES TO PROTECT
YOUNG LIVESTOCK FROM THE COLD AND SNOWY CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
000 
WWUS43 KLBF 051203
WSWLBF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
703 AM CDT SUN APR 5 2009

...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WINDING DOWN ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH
CENTRAL NEBRASKA...

.A POWERFUL UPPER LEVEL LOW...WHICH BROUGHT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO
WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA LAST NIGHT HAS MOVED EAST OF
THE AREA. SNOW HAS ENDED...HOWEVER BLOWING SNOW WILL REMAIN A
THREAT ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN...CENTRAL AND PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA THROUGH MIDDAY AS WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE LIKELY. AS
TEMPERATURES RISE INTO THE LOWER TO MID 30S BY AFTERNOON...THE
THREAT FOR BLOWING SNOW WILL DIMINISH.  

NEZ007>010-025>029-036>038-057>059-069>071-051800-
/O.CAN.KLBF.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090405T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KLBF.WW.Y.0011.090405T1203Z-090405T1800Z/
BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-THOMAS-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-
MCPHERSON-LOGAN-CUSTER-KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPENCER...AINSWORTH...BASSETT...
ONEILL...THEDFORD...DUNNING...TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT...
TRYON...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW...OGALLALA...GRANT...
NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS
703 AM CDT SUN APR 5 2009 /603 AM MDT SUN APR 5 2009/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/
THIS AFTERNOON...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM
CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELED.

GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS TO 40 MPH...COMBINED WITH FRESH SNOW FROM
YESTERDAY AND EARLIER TODAY...WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
THIS MORNING. THE THREAT FOR BLOWING SNOW WILL END BY AFTERNOON AS
TEMPERATURES RISE INTO THE LOWER TO MID 30S. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES
WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

&&

$$

NEZ005-006-023-024-035-094-051315-
/O.CAN.KLBF.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090405T1800Z/
EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-GRANT-HOOKER-ARTHUR-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW...HYANNIS...
MULLEN...ARTHUR...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE
703 AM CDT SUN APR 5 2009 /603 AM MDT SUN APR 5 2009/

...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS CANCELED THE
BLIZZARD WARNING. 

SNOW HAS ENDED...AND WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS THE WESTERN
SAND HILLS AND PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. THE THREAT FOR
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS HAS ENDED...HOWEVER ROADWAYS WILL REMAIN SLICK
THROUGH LATE MORNING AS THEY ARE SNOW PACKED AND ICE COVERED. 

$$

BUTTLER

The office that day

Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 3, 2:36 AM MDTWinter Storm WarningLBFChase, Deuel, Frontier, Garden, Hayes, Keith and 2 more32 hr

Nearby

Blizzard Warnings in Nebraska, 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.