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Wind Chill Warning 1, NWS Hastings, NE

February 1, 201124 counties in Nebraska; 6 counties in Kansas

NWS Hastings, NE issued this wind chill warning at Feb 1, 2011, 4:30 AM CST for 24 counties in Nebraska; 6 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Feb 1, 2011, 10:54 PM CST. It was in force for 13 hr. 2 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: Feb 1, 2011, 4:30 AM CST (10:30 UTC)
In effect from: Feb 1, 2011, 10:54 PM CST
Expired: Feb 2, 2011, 12:00 PM CST
In force: 13 hr
Issued by: NWS Hastings, NE

All 30 counties

Jewell County, KS, Mitchell County, KS, Osborne County, KS, Phillips County, KS, Rooks County, KS, Smith County, KS, Adams County, NE, Buffalo County, NE, Clay County, NE, Dawson County, NE, Fillmore County, NE, Franklin County, NE, Furnas County, NE, Gosper County, NE, Greeley County, NE, Hall County, NE, Hamilton County, NE, Harlan County, NE, Howard County, NE, Kearney County, NE, Merrick County, NE, Nance County, NE, Nuckolls County, NE, Phelps County, NE, Polk County, NE, Sherman County, NE, Thayer County, NE, Valley County, NE, Webster County, NE, York County, NE

The radar

The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Feb 2, 12:00 AM CST	SNOW 1.3	Grand Island Airport, NE	FINAL STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL...INCLUDING 0.6 ON THE 31ST AND 0.7 ON THE 1ST
Feb 2, 12:00 AM CST	SNOW 2.4	4 N Hastings, NE	FINAL STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL...INCLUDING 1.5 ON THE 31ST AND 0.9 ON THE 1ST

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, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 179 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 971 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 59 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -99 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 141 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

238 
WWUS43 KGID 011030
WSWGID

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
430 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011

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JEWELL-MITCHELL-NANCE-MERRICK-POLK-HAMILTON-YORK-CLAY-FILLMORE-
NUCKOLLS-THAYER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANKATO...BELOIT...FULLERTON...
CENTRAL CITY...OSCEOLA...AURORA...YORK...CLAY CENTER...GENEVA...
SUPERIOR...NELSON...HEBRON
430 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
WARNING FOR WIND CHILL...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT
UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. 

* SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS THE AREA TODAY...WITH NEW
  AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE. STORM TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS ARE
  EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES.

* NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY...WITH SUSTAINED
  SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...AND GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH. THE STRONG
  WINDS COMBINED WITH THE SNOW WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING
  SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT
  TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. WIND SPEEDS WILL GRADUALLY
  SUBSIDE ON WEDNESDAY.

* WIND CHILLS WILL REMAIN BITTERLY COLD TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
  MORNING. READINGS ARE EXPECTED TO AVERAGE NEAR 15 TO 25 DEGREES
  BELOW ZERO DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS TODAY...BEFORE FALLING TO 25
  TO 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH
  THE COLDEST READINGS FOCUSED ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 6 IN
  SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE
WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT
AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS 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.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL
RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

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BUFFALO-HALL-GOSPER-PHELPS-KEARNEY-ADAMS-FURNAS-HARLAN-FRANKLIN-
WEBSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PHILLIPSBURG...SMITH CENTER...
PLAINVILLE...STOCKTON...OSBORNE...ORD...LOUP CITY...ST. PAUL...
LEXINGTON...KEARNEY...GRAND ISLAND...ELWOOD...HOLDREGE...MINDEN...
HASTINGS...BEAVER CITY...ALMA...FRANKLIN...RED CLOUD
430 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
WARNING FOR WIND CHILL...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN
EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. 

* SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS THE AREA TODAY...WITH NEW
  AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE. STORM TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS ARE
  EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES.

* NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY...WITH SUSTAINED
  SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...AND GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH. THE STRONG
  WINDS COMBINED WITH THE SNOW WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING
  SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED NEAR ZERO AT TIMES...
  ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. WIND SPEEDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE ON
  WEDNESDAY.

* WIND CHILLS WILL REMAIN BITTERLY COLD TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
  MORNING. READINGS ARE EXPECTED TO AVERAGE NEAR 15 TO 25 DEGREES
  BELOW ZERO DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS TODAY...BEFORE FALLING TO 25
  TO 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH
  THE COLDEST READINGS FOCUSED ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 6 IN
  SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL
RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

ADO

6 follow-up statements

666 
WWUS43 KGID 011651
WSWGID

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
1051 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011

KSZ007-019-NEZ041-048-049-063-064-076-077-086-087-020100-
/O.CON.KGID.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110202T0600Z/
/O.CON.KGID.WC.W.0001.110202T0600Z-110202T1800Z/
JEWELL-MITCHELL-NANCE-MERRICK-POLK-HAMILTON-YORK-CLAY-FILLMORE-
NUCKOLLS-THAYER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANKATO...BELOIT...FULLERTON...
CENTRAL CITY...OSCEOLA...AURORA...YORK...CLAY CENTER...GENEVA...
SUPERIOR...NELSON...HEBRON
1051 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
NOON CST WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. 

* SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND
  EARLY EVENING...WITH NEW AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE. STORM
  TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES.

* NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY...WITH
  SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...AND GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH.
  THE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH THE SNOW WILL CREATE BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT
  TIMES... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. WIND SPEEDS WILL GRADUALLY
  SUBSIDE ON WEDNESDAY.

* WIND CHILLS WILL REMAIN BITTERLY COLD TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
  MORNING. READINGS ARE EXPECTED TO AVERAGE NEAR 20 TO 30 DEGREES 
  BELOW ZERO DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS TODAY...BEFORE FALLING TO 25
  TO 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH
  THE COLDEST READINGS FOCUSED ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 6 IN
  SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE
WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT
AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS 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.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL
RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

KSZ005-006-017-018-NEZ039-040-046-047-060>062-072>075-082>085-
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/O.CON.KGID.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110202T0600Z/
PHILLIPS-SMITH-ROOKS-OSBORNE-VALLEY-GREELEY-SHERMAN-HOWARD-DAWSON-
BUFFALO-HALL-GOSPER-PHELPS-KEARNEY-ADAMS-FURNAS-HARLAN-FRANKLIN-
WEBSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PHILLIPSBURG...SMITH CENTER...
PLAINVILLE...STOCKTON...OSBORNE...ORD...LOUP CITY...ST. PAUL...
LEXINGTON...KEARNEY...GRAND ISLAND...ELWOOD...HOLDREGE...MINDEN...
HASTINGS...BEAVER CITY...ALMA...FRANKLIN...RED CLOUD
1051 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
NOON CST WEDNESDAY...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
NOON CST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. 

* SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON...WITH
  NEW AMOUNTS OF UP TO AN INCH POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS ARE
  EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES.

* NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY...WITH
  SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...AND GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH.
  THE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH THE SNOW WILL CREATE BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED NEAR ZERO AT
  TIMES... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. WIND SPEEDS WILL GRADUALLY
  SUBSIDE ON WEDNESDAY.

* WIND CHILLS WILL REMAIN BITTERLY COLD TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
  MORNING. READINGS ARE EXPECTED TO AVERAGE NEAR 20 TO 30 DEGREES
  BELOW ZERO DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS TODAY...BEFORE FALLING TO 25
  TO 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH
  THE COLDEST READINGS FOCUSED ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 6 IN
  SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL
RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

HEINLEIN

413 
WWUS43 KGID 012116
WSWGID

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
316 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011

KSZ007-019-NEZ041-048-049-063-064-076-077-086-087-020530-
/O.CON.KGID.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110202T0600Z/
/O.CON.KGID.WC.W.0001.110202T0600Z-110202T1800Z/
JEWELL-MITCHELL-NANCE-MERRICK-POLK-HAMILTON-YORK-CLAY-FILLMORE-
NUCKOLLS-THAYER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANKATO...BELOIT...FULLERTON...
CENTRAL CITY...OSCEOLA...AURORA...YORK...CLAY CENTER...GENEVA...
SUPERIOR...NELSON...HEBRON
316 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
NOON CST WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. 

* SNOW WILL TAPER OFF THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...WITH
  LITTLE OR NO NEW SNOW ACCUMULATION.

* NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY...WITH
  SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...AND GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH.
  THE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH THE SNOW WILL CREATE BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT
  TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. WIND SPEEDS WILL GRADUALLY
  SUBSIDE ON WEDNESDAY.

* WIND CHILLS WILL REMAIN BITTERLY COLD THIS EVENING THROUGH
  WEDNESDAY MORNING. READINGS ARE EXPECTED TO AVERAGE NEAR 20 TO
  30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS TODAY...BEFORE
  FALLING TO 25 TO 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY
  MORNING...WITH THE COLDEST READINGS FOCUSED ALONG AND NORTH OF
  HIGHWAY 6 IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE
WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT
AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS 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.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL
RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

KSZ005-006-017-018-NEZ039-040-046-047-060>062-072>075-082>085-
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/O.CON.KGID.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110202T0600Z/
PHILLIPS-SMITH-ROOKS-OSBORNE-VALLEY-GREELEY-SHERMAN-HOWARD-DAWSON-
BUFFALO-HALL-GOSPER-PHELPS-KEARNEY-ADAMS-FURNAS-HARLAN-FRANKLIN-
WEBSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PHILLIPSBURG...SMITH CENTER...
PLAINVILLE...STOCKTON...OSBORNE...ORD...LOUP CITY...ST. PAUL...
LEXINGTON...KEARNEY...GRAND ISLAND...ELWOOD...HOLDREGE...MINDEN...
HASTINGS...BEAVER CITY...ALMA...FRANKLIN...RED CLOUD
316 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
NOON CST WEDNESDAY...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
NOON CST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. 

* SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO TAPER OFF THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY
  EVENING...WITH LITTLE OR NO NEW SNOW ACCUMULATION. 

* NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY...WITH 
  SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...AND GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH. 
  THE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH THE SNOW WILL CREATE BLOWING 
  AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED NEAR ZERO AT 
  TIMES... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. WIND SPEEDS WILL GRADUALLY 
  SUBSIDE ON WEDNESDAY. 

* WIND CHILLS WILL REMAIN BITTERLY COLD TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY 
  MORNING. READINGS ARE EXPECTED TO AVERAGE NEAR 20 TO 30 
  DEGREES BELOW ZERO DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS TODAY...BEFORE 
  FALLING TO 25 TO 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY 
  MORNING...WITH THE COLDEST READINGS FOCUSED ALONG AND NORTH OF 
  HIGHWAY 6 IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL
RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

HEINLEIN

557 
WWUS43 KGID 020145
WSWGID

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
745 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011

KSZ007-019-NEZ041-048-049-063-064-076-077-086-087-020945-
/O.CON.KGID.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110202T0600Z/
/O.CON.KGID.WC.W.0001.110202T0600Z-110202T1800Z/
JEWELL-MITCHELL-NANCE-MERRICK-POLK-HAMILTON-YORK-CLAY-FILLMORE-
NUCKOLLS-THAYER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANKATO...BELOIT...FULLERTON...
CENTRAL CITY...OSCEOLA...AURORA...YORK...CLAY CENTER...GENEVA...
SUPERIOR...NELSON...HEBRON
745 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
NOON CST WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. 

* SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO TAPER OFF THIS EVENING...WITH LITTLE OR NO
  NEW SNOW ACCUMULATION.

* NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY...WITH
  SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...AND GUSTS TO 35 MPH. THE
  STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH THE SNOW WILL CREATE BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT
  TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. WIND SPEEDS WILL GRADUALLY
  SUBSIDE ON WEDNESDAY.

* WIND CHILLS WILL REMAIN BITTERLY COLD TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
  MORNING. READINGS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AS COLD AS 35 DEGREES
  BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH THE COLDEST
  READINGS FOCUSED ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 6 IN SOUTH CENTRAL
  NEBRASKA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE
WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT
AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS 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.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL
RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

KSZ005-006-017-018-NEZ039-040-046-047-060>062-072>075-082>085-
020945-
/O.CON.KGID.WC.W.0001.110202T0600Z-110202T1800Z/
/O.CON.KGID.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110202T0600Z/
PHILLIPS-SMITH-ROOKS-OSBORNE-VALLEY-GREELEY-SHERMAN-HOWARD-DAWSON-
BUFFALO-HALL-GOSPER-PHELPS-KEARNEY-ADAMS-FURNAS-HARLAN-FRANKLIN-
WEBSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PHILLIPSBURG...SMITH CENTER...
PLAINVILLE...STOCKTON...OSBORNE...ORD...LOUP CITY...ST. PAUL...
LEXINGTON...KEARNEY...GRAND ISLAND...ELWOOD...HOLDREGE...MINDEN...
HASTINGS...BEAVER CITY...ALMA...FRANKLIN...RED CLOUD
745 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
NOON CST WEDNESDAY...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
NOON CST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. 

* SNOW HAS ENDED OVER MOST AREAS.

* NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY...WITH
  SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH...AND GUSTS TO 35 MPH. THE
  STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH THE SNOW WILL CREATE BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED NEAR ZERO AT
  TIMES... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. WIND SPEEDS WILL GRADUALLY
  SUBSIDE ON WEDNESDAY.

* WIND CHILLS WILL REMAIN BITTERLY COLD TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
  MORNING. READINGS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AS COLD AS 35 DEGREES BELOW
  ZERO TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH THE COLDEST READINGS
  FOCUSED ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 6 IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL
RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$
EDDY

657 
WWUS43 KGID 020454
WSWGID

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
1054 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011

KSZ007-019-NEZ041-048-049-063-064-076-077-086-087-021300-
/O.CAN.KGID.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110202T0600Z/
/O.EXT.KGID.WC.W.0001.110202T0454Z-110202T1800Z/
JEWELL-MITCHELL-NANCE-MERRICK-POLK-HAMILTON-YORK-CLAY-FILLMORE-
NUCKOLLS-THAYER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANKATO...BELOIT...FULLERTON...
CENTRAL CITY...OSCEOLA...AURORA...YORK...CLAY CENTER...GENEVA...
SUPERIOR...NELSON...HEBRON
1054 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011

...WIND CHILL WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
STORM WARNING. THE WIND CHILL WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON
CST WEDNESDAY. 

* SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS THE WARNING AREA...THEREFORE THE WINTER
  STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER...AT LEAST MINOR
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING REMAINS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE NIGHT.

* THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES GENERALLY
  FALLING BETWEEN -4 AND -12...ALONG WITH SUSTAINED NORTHWEST
  WINDS STAYING UP BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH...WILL RESULT IN
  DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. WIND
  CHILLS WILL BOTTOM OUT BETWEEN -25 AND -35...WITH THE COLDEST
  READINGS FOCUSED NORTH OF HIGHWAY 6 IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL
RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

KSZ005-006-017-018-NEZ039-040-046-047-060>062-072>075-082>085-
021300-
/O.CAN.KGID.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110202T0600Z/
/O.EXT.KGID.WC.W.0001.110202T0454Z-110202T1800Z/
PHILLIPS-SMITH-ROOKS-OSBORNE-VALLEY-GREELEY-SHERMAN-HOWARD-DAWSON-
BUFFALO-HALL-GOSPER-PHELPS-KEARNEY-ADAMS-FURNAS-HARLAN-FRANKLIN-
WEBSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PHILLIPSBURG...SMITH CENTER...
PLAINVILLE...STOCKTON...OSBORNE...ORD...LOUP CITY...ST. PAUL...
LEXINGTON...KEARNEY...GRAND ISLAND...ELWOOD...HOLDREGE...MINDEN...
HASTINGS...BEAVER CITY...ALMA...FRANKLIN...RED CLOUD
1054 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011

...WIND CHILL WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY. THE WIND CHILL WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
NOON CST WEDNESDAY. 

* SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA...AND WINDS WILL SLOWLY
  DIMINISH THROUGH THE NIGHT. THEREFORE THE WINTER WEATHER
  ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER...AT LEAST MINOR BLOWING
  AND DRIFTING REMAINS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE NIGHT.

* THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES GENERALLY
  FALLING BETWEEN -4 AND -12...ALONG WITH SUSTAINED NORTHWEST
  WINDS STAYING UP BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH...WILL RESULT IN
  DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. WIND
  CHILLS WILL BOTTOM OUT BETWEEN -25 AND -35...WITH THE COLDEST
  READINGS FOCUSED NORTH OF HIGHWAY 6 IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL
RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

PFANNKUCH

235 
WWUS43 KGID 020935
WSWGID

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
335 AM CST WED FEB 2 2011

KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>077-082>087-
021800-
/O.CON.KGID.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110202T1800Z/
PHILLIPS-SMITH-JEWELL-ROOKS-OSBORNE-MITCHELL-VALLEY-GREELEY-NANCE-
SHERMAN-HOWARD-MERRICK-POLK-DAWSON-BUFFALO-HALL-HAMILTON-YORK-
GOSPER-PHELPS-KEARNEY-ADAMS-CLAY-FILLMORE-FURNAS-HARLAN-FRANKLIN-
WEBSTER-NUCKOLLS-THAYER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PHILLIPSBURG...SMITH CENTER...MANKATO...
PLAINVILLE...STOCKTON...OSBORNE...BELOIT...ORD...FULLERTON...
LOUP CITY...ST. PAUL...CENTRAL CITY...OSCEOLA...LEXINGTON...
KEARNEY...GRAND ISLAND...AURORA...YORK...ELWOOD...HOLDREGE...
MINDEN...HASTINGS...CLAY CENTER...GENEVA...BEAVER CITY...ALMA...
FRANKLIN...RED CLOUD...SUPERIOR...NELSON...HEBRON
335 AM CST WED FEB 2 2011

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. 

* NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO RANGE FROM 15 TO 25 MPH THIS
  MORNING...WITH OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS. 

* COMBINED WITH VERY COLD TEMPERATURES...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND
  CHILLS NEAR 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO WILL BE POSSIBLE.

* THESE WIND CHILL VALUES CAN RESULT IN FROST BITE IN A MATTER OF
  MINUTES. PROTECTION SHOULD BE TAKE TO PROTECT YOURSELF IF GOING
  OUTSIDE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL
RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

290 
WWUS43 KGID 021736
WSWGID

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
1136 AM CST WED FEB 2 2011

KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>077-082>087-
021845-
/O.EXP.KGID.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110202T1800Z/
PHILLIPS-SMITH-JEWELL-ROOKS-OSBORNE-MITCHELL-VALLEY-GREELEY-NANCE-
SHERMAN-HOWARD-MERRICK-POLK-DAWSON-BUFFALO-HALL-HAMILTON-YORK-
GOSPER-PHELPS-KEARNEY-ADAMS-CLAY-FILLMORE-FURNAS-HARLAN-FRANKLIN-
WEBSTER-NUCKOLLS-THAYER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PHILLIPSBURG...SMITH CENTER...MANKATO...
PLAINVILLE...STOCKTON...OSBORNE...BELOIT...ORD...FULLERTON...
LOUP CITY...ST. PAUL...CENTRAL CITY...OSCEOLA...LEXINGTON...
KEARNEY...GRAND ISLAND...AURORA...YORK...ELWOOD...HOLDREGE...
MINDEN...HASTINGS...CLAY CENTER...GENEVA...BEAVER CITY...ALMA...
FRANKLIN...RED CLOUD...SUPERIOR...NELSON...HEBRON
1136 AM CST WED FEB 2 2011

...WIND CHILL WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY...

THE WIND CHILL WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY. 

* TEMPERATURES WILL SLOWLY WARM THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AS WINDS
  CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH. THIS WILL ALLOW WIND CHILLS TO
  IMPROVE...THOUGH THEY WILL STILL REMAIN BELOW ZERO THROUGH THE
  AFTERNOON.

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this wind chill warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Hastings, NE wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind chill warning went out at Feb 1, 4:09 AM CST, 21 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 1, 4:09 AM CST, 21 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
409 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011

.DISCUSSION...LITTLE DOUBT LOOKING AT THE SATELLITE IMAGERY WHAT THE
MAIN PLAYER IN THE WEATHER IS ACROSS THE REGION...SHOWING THE
MID/UPPER LEVEL TROUGH SWINGING OUT OF THE ROCKIES AND ONTO THE
PLAINS...BECOMING BETTER ORGANIZED WITH TIME. THE BAND OF SNOW
WHICH HAD SET UP OVER THE MID SECTION OF THE CWA EARLIER THIS
EVENING DID DIMINISH SOME AS EXPECTED...AND CURRENTLY AM SEEING A
BROAD AREA OF LIGHT TO PERHAPS AN ISOLATED AREA OF MODERATE SNOW.
AS FAR AS THE HEADLINES CURRENTLY SIT FOR THIS MORNING...WILL LET
THINGS SIT AS IS. THOUGH WESTERN AREAS ARE SEEING VERY LIGHT
SNOW...PLENTY OF WIND /SPEEDS AROUND 30 MPH AND GUSTS APPROACHING
40 MPH AT TIMES/ REMAINS TO BLOW IT AROUND.

GETTING THROUGH THE REST OF TODAY...THE MAIN QUESTION OBVIOUSLY LIES
WITH WHERE THE MID LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TRACKS.  MODELS ARE IN
GOOD AGREEMENT SHOWING IT TO CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS THE MORNING BEFORE TAKING A NORTHEASTERLY TRACK ACROSS THE MO
RIVER AND EVENTUALLY INTO THE MIDWEST AND GREAT LAKES
REGIONS...SLIDING SOUTHEAST OF THE CWA.  WHAT THIS MEANS AS FAR AS
PRECIPITATION GOES...THE SNOW CHANCES WILL LINGER AROUND FOR A GOOD
CHUNK OF THE DAY...ESPECIALLY IN SOUTHEASTERN PORTIONS CLOSER TO THE
SYSTEM ITSELF...MOST OF THE NORTHWESTERN HALF OF THE CWA IS NOT
GOING TO SEE A LOT MORE IN THE WAY OF ACCUMULATIONS TODAY...MAYBE AN
ADDITIONAL INCH.  DID TAPER BACK SNOWFALL ACROSS THOSE
CENTRAL/NORTHWESTERN AREAS...BUT SOME QUESTION REMAINS WITH JUST HOW
MUCH MORE SNOW THE SOUTHEAST WILL SEE...AS THERE IS SOME DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN MODELS WITH THE AMOUNT/NORTHWESTWARD EXTENT ON THE BACK SIDE
OF THIS SYSTEM AS IT SWINGS NORTHEAST.  HAD DEBATED CANCELLING THE
WINTER STORM WARNING AND REPLACING IT WITH A WINTER WEATHER
ADV...BUT DECIDED TO HANG ON TO SEE HOW/WHERE THIS NEXT BAND OF SNOW
DEVELOPS.  ONCE IT BECOMES MORE EVIDENT ON ITS LOCATION...DAY SHIFT
WILL BE ABLE TO ADDRESS THE HEADLINES ACCORDINGLY. BY THE TIME ITS
ALL SAID AND DONE /INCLUDING YESTERDAY/ HAVE SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 1-2
INCHES IN THE NORTHWEST TO AROUND 5 IN THE SOUTHEAST...WHICH WILL
ALSO LIKELY BE TWEAKED ONCE GROUND TRUTH COOP REPORTS AND SUCH START
COMING IN LATER THIS MORNING.  MADE LITTLE CHANGES TO THE
WINDS...WHICH ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO BLOW OUT OF THE NORTH AT
20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS...WITH CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE SLIDING
SOUTH ALONG THE FRONT RANGE AND LOW PRESSURE SHIFTING NORTHEAST OUT
OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS ACCOMPANYING THE MAIN STORM SYSTEM...LEAVING
THE CWA UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT. KEPT THE
BLOWING SNOW MENTION GOING ALL DAY. HIGH TEMPERATURES FOR TODAY
ARENT EXPECTED TO GO MUCH OF ANYWHERE...THINK THAT LOCATIONS LIKE
ORD MAY HAVE DIFFICULTY EVEN GETTING ABOVE ZERO...WITH THE SOUTH A
TOUCH BETTER BUT STILL ONLY IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO. NOW AS
WE HEAD INTO THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...MODELS CONTINUE TO BE IN
PRETTY GOOD AGREEMENT SHOWING ANY SNOWFALL ENDING NO LATER THAN
MIDNIGHT...WHICH THE FORECAST HAD A GOOD HANDLE ON BY KEEPING LOW
POPS AROUND...BUT WONT BE SURPRISED TO SEE A GOOD CHUNK OF THOSE
PULLED TODAY.  MAIN AREA OF CONCERN THEN TURNS TO THE BITTERLY COLD
TEMPERATURES EXPECTED AND THE WINDS WHICH REMAIN BREEZY.  DECIDED TO
END THE WINTER WX AD/STORM WARNING AT 06Z AND HOIST A WIND CHILL
WARNING THROUGH NOON WEDNESDAY.  IT IS POSSIBLE THAT WINDS MAY DIE
OFF A BIT MORE OR THAT LOWS DONT DROP AS MUCH AS CURRENTLY FORECAST
/-4 TO -11/...BUT EVEN SO THE POTENTIAL IS GOOD THAT WIND CHILLS
NEAR/BELOW -25 TO 30 DEGREES WILL OCCUR.

LOOKING TOWARD WED/THURSDAY...FORECAST REMAINS DRY FOR THE ENTIRE
CWA.  MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW A LINGERING UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM/TROUGH IN THE ROCKIES/PLAINS AREA...BUT HAS LITTLE MOISTURE
TO WORK WITH IN THE WAKE OF TODAY SYSTEM.  EXPECTING THE SUN TO MAKE
A RETURN BOTH DAYS...WITH HIGH PRESSURE REMAINING THE DOMINANT
FEATURE AT THE SURFACE.  THIS WILL KEEP WEDNESDAY TEMPERATURES COLD
WITH HIGHS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO LOWER TEENS...BUT THURSDAY FARES
BETTER WITH HIGHS BACK IN THE 20S. WILL NEED TO MONITOR WED
NIGHT/THURS MORNING FOR THE NEED FOR ANOTHER WIND CHILL
HEADLINE...WITH VALUES REACHING NEAR 20 BELOW AS LOWS ONCE AGAIN
EXPECTED TO BOTTOM OUT BELOW ZERO.

NO CHANGES WERE MADE TO FRIDAY AND BEYOND...WITH DRY CONDITIONS
CONTINUING INTO THE FIRST HALF OF THE WEEKEND...BEFORE ANOTHER SHOT
AT SNOW ARRIVES ON SUNDAY.  TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO
MODERATE...REACHING BACK INTO THE 30S THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

&&

.AVIATION...06Z KGRI TAF. POOR AVIATION CONDITIONS TO PERSIST
THROUGH MUCH OF THE NEXT 24 HOURS AS A WINTER STORM CONTINUES ITS
GRIP ON THE REGION. IT ACTUALLY APPEARS THE STEADIEST FALLING SNOW
OF THE ENTIRE EVENT WILL BE SUBSIDING OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL
HOURS...BUT IN THE MEANTIME WILL KEEP A TEMPO GROUP FOR LIFR VSBY
AND IFR CIG. OVERALL THOUGH...AS FAR AS FALLING SNOW GOES
ANTICIPATE ONLY LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS ESPECIALLY BEYOND THE FIRST
4-6 HOURS. HOWEVER...VSBY RESTRICTIONS TO AT LEAST MVFR LEVEL WILL
LIKELY PERSIST THROUGH THE NEXT 24 HOURS IN BLOWING SNOW DUE TO
FAIRLY RELENTLESS NORTH-NORTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AROUND 24KT AND
GUSTING TO 35KT. ALTHOUGH HAVE INDICATED LIGHT FALLING SNOW
THROUGH THE PERIOD...IT COULD EASILY BE OVER WITH AT KGRI DURING
THE LAST 3-6 HOURS AS THE MAIN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
STARTS PULLING PRECIP OFF TO THE EAST. AS FOR CIG...HAVE BEEN
SEEING PLENTY OF FLUCTUATIONS BETWEEN NEAR-IFR TO HIGH-END MVFR
DURING THE PAST SEVERAL HOURS...AND THIS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE.
WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED TO SEE VFR CIG RETURN DURING THE LAST 3-6
HOURS...BUT WILL CONTINUE TO ADVERTISE MVFR FOR NOW WITH VFR MORE
LIKELY AFTER THE PERIOD. WINDS WILL START TO SLOWLY EASE DOWNWARD
DURING THE LAST 6 HOURS AS WELL.

&&

.GID WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NE...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR NEZ041-048-
     049-063-064-076-077-086-087.

     WIND CHILL WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY
     FOR NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>077-082>087.

     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR NEZ039-
     040-046-047-060>062-072>075-082>085.

KS...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR KSZ007-019.

     WIND CHILL WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY
     FOR KSZ005>007-017>019.

     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR KSZ005-
     006-017-018.

&&

DISCUSSION...ADO
AVIATION...PFANNKUCH

Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 31, 8:17 PM CST, 8 hours 13 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
817 PM CST MON JAN 31 2011

KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>077-082>087-
011200-
PHILLIPS-SMITH-JEWELL-ROOKS-OSBORNE-MITCHELL-VALLEY-GREELEY-NANCE-
SHERMAN-HOWARD-MERRICK-POLK-DAWSON-BUFFALO-HALL-HAMILTON-YORK-
GOSPER-PHELPS-KEARNEY-ADAMS-CLAY-FILLMORE-FURNAS-HARLAN-FRANKLIN-
WEBSTER-NUCKOLLS-THAYER-
817 PM CST MON JAN 31 2011

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON WEDNESDAY FOR COUNTIES
ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 14...WITH A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN
EFFECT UNTIL NOON WEDNESDAY FOR COUNTIES WEST OF HIGHWAY 14. PLEASE
REFER TO THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER MESSAGES FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT ACROSS THE
ENTIRE OUTLOOK AREA UNTIL NOON WEDNESDAY. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST
WINTER WEATHER MESSAGES FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL TOTALS.

&&

MORE INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE FOLLOWING WEB PAGE:
   HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/HASTINGS  (ALL LOWERCASE)

In the hours before

Local storm report, Feb 1, 12:32 AM CST, 3 hours 58 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
1232 AM CST TUE FEB 01 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1200 AM     SNOW             4 N HASTINGS            40.65N 98.39W
02/01/2011  M1.5 INCH        ADAMS              NE   OFFICIAL NWS OBS

            CALENDAR DAY SNOW TOTAL AT NWS HASTINGS. CONSIDERABLE
            BLOWING AND MINOR DRIFTING ONGOING

&&

PFANNKUCH

Local storm report, Feb 1, 12:52 AM CST, 3 hours 38 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
1252 AM CST TUE FEB 01 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1153 PM     EXTR WIND CHILL  ORD AIRPORT             41.62N 98.95W
01/31/2011  M-31 F           VALLEY             NE   ASOS

            COLDEST WIND CHILL OF DAY PER HOURLY OBS. BASED ON
            TEMPERATURE -4 AND SUSTAINED WIND 30 MPH.

&&

PFANNKUCH

Local storm report, Feb 1, 1:25 AM CST, 3 hours 5 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
125 AM CST TUE FEB 01 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0123 AM     SNOW             BURR OAK                39.87N 98.30W
02/01/2011  M3.0 INCH        JEWELL             KS   CO-OP OBSERVER

            STORM TOTAL 2.5 TO 3 INCHES SO FAR

&&

PFANNKUCH

Local storm report, Feb 1, 2:26 AM CST, 2 hours 4 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
226 AM CST TUE FEB 01 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0153 AM     EXTR WIND CHILL  HASTINGS AIRPORT        40.60N 98.43W
01/01/2011  M-30 F           ADAMS              NE   ASOS

            COLDEST WIND CHILL OF DAY SO FAR PER HOURLY OBS. BASED ON
            TEMPERATURE -2 AND SUSTAINED WIND 36 MPH

&&

PFANNKUCH

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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.