Alert archive / Kansas / Blizzard Warnings in 2011
Blizzard Warning 3, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this blizzard warning at Dec 18, 2011, 10:15 PM CST for 8 counties in Kansas; Cheyenne County, Colorado. It took effect at Dec 19, 2011, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 16 hr. 13 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
- Dec 18, 2011, 10:15 PM CST (04:15 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 19, 2011, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Dec 20, 2011, 4:21 AM CST
- In force
- 16 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
Counties Cheyenne County, CO, Gove County, KS, Graham County, KS, Greeley County, KS, Logan County, KS, Sheridan County, KS, Thomas County, KS, Wallace County, KS, Wichita County, KS
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 19, 12:20 PM CST | BLIZZARD | 12 S Tribune, KS | LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTS 1/4 MILE VIS AND WHITE OUT CONDITIONS |
| Dec 19, 2:00 PM CST | SNOW 0.5 | Leoti, KS | |
| Dec 19, 2:40 PM CST | SNOW 2 | Tribune, KS | EMERGENCY MANAGER ESTIMATES 2 INCHES OF SNOW ON THE GROUND. ROADS ARE SNOWPACKED. |
| Dec 19, 2:40 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Tribune, KS | EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTS VISIBILITY LESS THEN ONE QUARTER MILE IN SNOW. ESTIMATED SNOW DEPTH 2 INCHES. |
| Dec 19, 2:42 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Sharon Springs, KS | LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTS VISIBILITY HAS DROPPED BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE IN SNOW WITHIN THE PAST FEW MINUTES. |
| Dec 19, 3:15 PM CST | SNOW 1.5 | 5 Ese Gove, KS | |
| Dec 19, 3:32 PM CST | BLIZZARD | 5 Wsw Russell Springs, KS | GREATER THAN AN INCH ON GROUND SO FAR WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS REPORTED |
| Dec 19, 7:10 PM CST | SNOW 6 | Tribune, KS | |
| Dec 19, 7:18 PM CST | SNOW 6 | 5 S Tribune, KS | |
| Dec 19, 7:25 PM CST | BLIZZARD | 14 S Leoti, KS | ESTIMATED 3-4 INCHES OF SNOW |
| Dec 19, 8:24 PM CST | SNOW 3 | 3 Sse Kit Carson, CO | ESTIMATED 1 MILE VISIBILITY |
| Dec 19, 8:30 PM CST | SNOW 4 | 5 Ese Arapahoe, CO | 3 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW HAS FALLEN. |
| Dec 20, 4:00 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | 5 Ne Tribune, KS |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 4.3 hours before the alert went out and 172 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1765 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 132 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 154 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
281 WWUS43 KGLD 190415 WSWGLD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 915 PM MST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK ACROSS THE FAR SOUTHWEST UNITED STATES TONIGHT AND ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PLAINS ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY. AREAS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED ACROSS EAST CENTRAL COLORADO AND MOST OF NORTHWEST KANSAS. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED ALONG AND SOUTH OF A TRIBUNE TO OAKLEY LINE WHERE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. KSZ028-029-041-042-191200- /O.UPG.KGLD.WS.A.0008.111219T1800Z-111220T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KGLD.BZ.W.0003.111219T1800Z-111220T1800Z/ LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OAKLEY...QUINTER...TRIBUNE...LEOTI 915 PM MST SUN DEC 18 2011 /1015 PM CST SUN DEC 18 2011/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST /NOON CST/ MONDAY TO 11 AM MST /NOON CST/ TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST /NOON CST/ MONDAY TO 11 AM MST /NOON CST/ TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING/DURATION...SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS REGION MONDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE MONDAY NIGHT BEFORE DECREASING TUESDAY MORNING. * SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ACROSS SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE AREA. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME GUSTY THROUGH THE DAY ON MONDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL BE COMMON WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AS VISIBILITIES FALL TO UNDER A QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. * OTHER IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED WHICH WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS AND FALLING OR BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES...WITH TRAVEL BECOMING DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE. MONITOR LOCAL FORECASTS BEFORE DECIDING TO VENTURE OUTSIDE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL AND YOU BECOME STRANDED... STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. && $$ COZ091-092-KSZ013>016-027-191200- /O.CON.KGLD.WS.A.0008.111219T1800Z-111220T1800Z/ KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURLINGTON...CHEYENNE WELLS... GOODLAND...COLBY...HOXIE...HILL CITY...SHARON SPRINGS 915 PM MST SUN DEC 18 2011 /1015 PM CST SUN DEC 18 2011/ ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * TIMING/DURATION...SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS REGION MONDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE MONDAY NIGHT BEFORE DECREASING TUESDAY MORNING. * SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA...WITH AMOUNTS DIMINISHING ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE WATCH AREA. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME GUSTY THROUGH THE DAY ON MONDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL BE COMMON WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE. THE COMBINATION OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE VISIBILITIES TO FALL TO NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN SOME AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ JRM
7 follow-up statements
301 WWUS43 KGLD 191108 WSWGLD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 408 AM MST MON DEC 19 2011 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK ACROSS THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL COLORADO NORTHWEST KANSAS. COZ092-KSZ014>016-027-192100- /O.UPG.KGLD.WS.A.0008.111219T1800Z-111220T1800Z/ /O.EXA.KGLD.BZ.W.0003.111219T1800Z-111220T1800Z/ CHEYENNE CO-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEYENNE WELLS...COLBY...HOXIE... HILL CITY...SHARON SPRINGS 408 AM MST MON DEC 19 2011 /508 AM CST MON DEC 19 2011/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST /NOON CST/ THIS MORNING TO 11 AM MST /NOON CST/ TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST /NOON CST/ THIS MORNING TO 11 AM MST /NOON CST/ TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING/DURATION...SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS REGION THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME GUSTY TODAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL BE COMMON WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 45 MPH. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AS VISIBILITIES FALL TO UNDER A QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS AND FALLING OR BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES...WITH TRAVEL BECOMING DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE. MONITOR LOCAL FORECASTS BEFORE DECIDING TO VENTURE OUTSIDE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL AND YOU BECOME STRANDED... STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. && $$ KSZ028-029-041-042-192100- /O.CON.KGLD.BZ.W.0003.111219T1800Z-111220T1800Z/ LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OAKLEY...QUINTER...TRIBUNE...LEOTI 408 AM MST MON DEC 19 2011 /508 AM CST MON DEC 19 2011/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST /NOON CST/ THIS MORNING TO 11 AM MST /NOON CST/ TUESDAY... * TIMING/DURATION...SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS REGION THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME GUSTY TODAY AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL BE COMMON WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 45 MPH. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AS VISIBILITIES FALL TO UNDER A QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. * OTHER IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS AND FALLING OR BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES...WITH TRAVEL BECOMING DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE. MONITOR LOCAL FORECASTS BEFORE DECIDING TO VENTURE OUTSIDE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL AND YOU BECOME STRANDED... STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. && $$ COZ091-KSZ013-192100- /O.UPG.KGLD.WS.A.0008.111219T1800Z-111220T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KGLD.WW.Y.0016.111219T1800Z-111220T1800Z/ KIT CARSON-SHERMAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURLINGTON...GOODLAND 408 AM MST MON DEC 19 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 AM MST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 AM MST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING/DURATION...SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS REGION TODAY AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME GUSTY TODAY AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL BE COMMON WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE VISIBILITIES TO DROP FALL BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES. * OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ LOCKHART
679 WWUS43 KGLD 191949 WSWGLD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 1249 PM MST MON DEC 19 2011 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK ACROSS THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL COLORADO NORTHWEST KANSAS. COZ092-KSZ014>016-027>029-041-042-192200- /O.CON.KGLD.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-111220T1800Z/ CHEYENNE CO-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY- WICHITA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEYENNE WELLS...COLBY...HOXIE... HILL CITY...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY...QUINTER...TRIBUNE...LEOTI 1249 PM MST MON DEC 19 2011 /149 PM CST MON DEC 19 2011/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST /NOON CST/ TUESDAY... * TIMING/DURATION...SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS REGION THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME GUSTY TODAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL BE COMMON WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 45 MPH. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AS VISIBILITIES FALL TO UNDER A QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS AND FALLING OR BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES...WITH TRAVEL BECOMING DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE. MONITOR LOCAL FORECASTS BEFORE DECIDING TO VENTURE OUTSIDE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL AND YOU BECOME STRANDED... STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. && $$ COZ091-KSZ013-192200- /O.CON.KGLD.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-111220T1800Z/ KIT CARSON-SHERMAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURLINGTON...GOODLAND 1249 PM MST MON DEC 19 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST TUESDAY... * TIMING/DURATION...FREEZING FOG AND PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL AFFECT THE AREA PRIMARILY MONDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS REGION LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME GUSTY TODAY AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL BE COMMON WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE VISIBILITIES TO DROP FALL BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES. * OTHER IMPACTS...FREEZING FOG AND FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE AREA ROADWAYS...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 70...TO BECOME SLICK THIS AFTERNOON. A REPORT OF NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS HAS BEEN RECEIVED. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
389 WWUS43 KGLD 192101 WSWGLD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 201 PM MST MON DEC 19 2011 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK ACROSS THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL COLORADO NORTHWEST KANSAS. COZ092-KSZ014>016-027>029-041-042-200615- /O.CON.KGLD.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-111220T1800Z/ CHEYENNE CO-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY- WICHITA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEYENNE WELLS...COLBY...HOXIE... HILL CITY...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY...QUINTER...TRIBUNE...LEOTI 201 PM MST MON DEC 19 2011 /301 PM CST MON DEC 19 2011/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST /NOON CST/ TUESDAY... * TIMING/DURATION...SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF UP TO 12 INCHES POSSIBLE ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM TRIBUNE KANSAS TO GOVE KANSAS. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME GUSTY TODAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL BE COMMON WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 45 MPH. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AS VISIBILITIES FALL TO UNDER A QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS AND FALLING OR BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES...WITH TRAVEL BECOMING DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE. MONITOR LOCAL FORECASTS BEFORE DECIDING TO VENTURE OUTSIDE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL AND YOU BECOME STRANDED... STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. && $$ COZ091-KSZ013-200615- /O.CON.KGLD.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-111220T1800Z/ KIT CARSON-SHERMAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURLINGTON...GOODLAND 201 PM MST MON DEC 19 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST TUESDAY... * TIMING/DURATION...FREEZING FOG AND PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL AFFECT THE AREA PRIMARILY MONDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS REGION LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME GUSTY TODAY AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF AROUND 35 MPH WILL BE COMMON. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE VISIBILITIES TO DROP FALL BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES. * OTHER IMPACTS...FREEZING FOG AND FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE AREA ROADWAYS...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 70...TO BECOME SLICK THIS AFTERNOON. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
297 WWUS43 KGLD 200108 WSWGLD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 608 PM MST MON DEC 19 2011 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK ACROSS THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL COLORADO NORTHWEST KANSAS. COZ092-KSZ014>016-027>029-041-042-201200- /O.CON.KGLD.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-111220T1800Z/ CHEYENNE CO-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY- WICHITA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEYENNE WELLS...COLBY...HOXIE... HILL CITY...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY...QUINTER...TRIBUNE...LEOTI 608 PM MST MON DEC 19 2011 /708 PM CST MON DEC 19 2011/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST /NOON CST/ TUESDAY... * TIMING/DURATION...SNOW WILL SLOWLY SPREAD TO THE NORTH ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE EVENING HOURS...WITH THE MOST INTENSE SNOWFALL RATES EXPECTED AFTER MIDNIGHT. * SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF UP TO 12 INCHES POSSIBLE ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM TRIBUNE KANSAS TO GOVE KANSAS. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...STRONG NORTH WIND OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL BE COMMON WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 45 MPH THROUGH THE NIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AS VISIBILITIES FALL TO UNDER A QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS AND FALLING OR BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES...WITH TRAVEL BECOMING DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE. MONITOR LOCAL FORECASTS BEFORE DECIDING TO VENTURE OUTSIDE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL AND YOU BECOME STRANDED... STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. && $$ COZ091-KSZ013-201200- /O.CON.KGLD.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-111220T1800Z/ KIT CARSON-SHERMAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURLINGTON...GOODLAND 608 PM MST MON DEC 19 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST TUESDAY... * TIMING/DURATION...SNOW WILL REDEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS EVENING AND GRADUALLY INCREASE IN INTENSITY THROUGH THE NIGHT. * SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME GUSTY TODAY AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF AROUND 35 MPH WILL BE COMMON. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE VISIBILITIES TO DROP FALL BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES. * OTHER IMPACTS...ALTHOUGH FREEZING DRIZZLE HAS COME TO AN END...SLICK ROADWAYS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH THE NIGHT. ICY ROADS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 70. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ JRM
717 WWUS43 KGLD 200349 WSWGLD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 849 PM MST MON DEC 19 2011 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY LIFT ACROSS SOUTHWEST KANSAS TONIGHT...BRINGING PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS TO PORTIONS OF THE TRI STATE AREA THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. COZ092-KSZ014>016-027>029-041-042-201200- /O.CON.KGLD.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-111220T1800Z/ CHEYENNE CO-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY- WICHITA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEYENNE WELLS...COLBY...HOXIE... HILL CITY...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY...QUINTER...TRIBUNE...LEOTI 849 PM MST MON DEC 19 2011 /949 PM CST MON DEC 19 2011/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST /NOON CST/ TUESDAY... * TIMING/DURATION...SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED AROUND 3 AM MST (4 AM CST). SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE MORNING HOURS. * SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF UP TO 12 INCHES POSSIBLE ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM TRIBUNE KANSAS TO GOVE KANSAS. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...STRONG NORTH WIND OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL BE COMMON WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 45 MPH THROUGH THE NIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AS VISIBILITIES FALL TO UNDER A QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS AND FALLING OR BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES...WITH TRAVEL BECOMING DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE. MONITOR LOCAL FORECASTS BEFORE DECIDING TO VENTURE OUTSIDE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL AND YOU BECOME STRANDED... STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. && $$ COZ091-KSZ013-201200- /O.CON.KGLD.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-111220T1800Z/ KIT CARSON-SHERMAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURLINGTON...GOODLAND 849 PM MST MON DEC 19 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST TUESDAY... * TIMING/DURATION...SNOW WILL REDEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS EVENING AND GRADUALLY INCREASE IN INTENSITY THROUGH THE NIGHT. * SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW AMOUNTS WILL VARY GREATLY FROM NORTH TO SOUTH ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. ACROSS NORTHERN SHERMAN AND NORTHERN KIT CARSON COUNTIES...SNOW AMOUNTS AROUND AN INCH ARE EXPECTED. FURTHER SOUTH...SNOW AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME GUSTY TODAY AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF AROUND 35 MPH WILL BE COMMON. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE VISIBILITIES TO DROP FALL BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES. * OTHER IMPACTS...ALTHOUGH FREEZING DRIZZLE HAS COME TO AN END... SLICK ROADWAYS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH THE NIGHT. ICY ROADS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 70 IN EASTERN COLORADO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
895 WWUS43 KGLD 201017 WSWGLD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 317 AM MST TUE DEC 20 2011 COZ091-KSZ013-201130- /O.CAN.KGLD.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-111220T1800Z/ KIT CARSON-SHERMAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURLINGTON...GOODLAND 317 AM MST TUE DEC 20 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. LIGHT SNOW WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE ACROSS SHERMAN AND KIT CARSON COUNTIES THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE OVERNIGHT HOURS BUT LITTLE IF ANY ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. $$ COZ092-KSZ014>016-027>029-041-042-201800- /O.CON.KGLD.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-111220T1800Z/ CHEYENNE CO-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY- WICHITA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEYENNE WELLS...COLBY...HOXIE... HILL CITY...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY...QUINTER...TRIBUNE...LEOTI 317 AM MST TUE DEC 20 2011 /417 AM CST TUE DEC 20 2011/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST /NOON CST/ THIS MORNING... * TIMING/DURATION...SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED AROUND 3 AM MST (4 AM CST). SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE MORNING HOURS. * SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF UP TO 12 INCHES POSSIBLE ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM TRIBUNE KANSAS TO GOVE KANSAS. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...STRONG NORTH WIND OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL BE COMMON WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 45 MPH THROUGH THE NIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AS VISIBILITIES FALL TO UNDER A QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS AND FALLING OR BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES...WITH TRAVEL BECOMING DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE. MONITOR LOCAL FORECASTS BEFORE DECIDING TO VENTURE OUTSIDE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL AND YOU BECOME STRANDED... STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. && $$
143 WWUS43 KGLD 201021 WSWGLD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 321 AM MST TUE DEC 20 2011 COZ092-KSZ014>016-027>029-041-042-201130- /O.CAN.KGLD.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-111220T1800Z/ CHEYENNE CO-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY- WICHITA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEYENNE WELLS...COLBY...HOXIE... HILL CITY...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY...QUINTER...TRIBUNE...LEOTI 321 AM MST TUE DEC 20 2011 /421 AM CST TUE DEC 20 2011/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. A WINTER STORM WARNING WILL BE ISSUED MOMENTARILY TO REPLACE THE BLIZZARD WARNING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 19, 5:08 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | GLD | Sherman | 23 hr |
Nearby
Blizzard Warnings in Kansas, 2011Blizzard Warnings in Colorado, 2011Every blizzard warning in 2011
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.