Alert archive / Nebraska / Blizzard Warnings in 2012
Blizzard Warning 1, NWS Hastings, NE
NWS Hastings, NE issued this blizzard warning at Dec 19, 2012, 11:10 AM CST for 19 counties in Nebraska; Phillips County, Rooks County, Smith County, Kansas. It took effect at Dec 19, 2012, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 15 hr. 25 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 19, 2012, 11:10 AM CST (17:10 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 19, 2012, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Dec 20, 2012, 3:00 AM CST
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Hastings, NE
All 22 counties
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, Hall County, NE, Hamilton County, NE, Harlan County, NE, Kearney County, NE, Merrick County, NE, Nuckolls County, NE, Phelps County, NE, Polk County, NE, Thayer County, NE, Webster County, NE, York County, NE
The radar
The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 24 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:09 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, 3:30 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Grand Island, NE | *** 1 FATAL *** WEATHER-RELATED FATAL TRAFFIC ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON HWY 34 JUST W OF BLAIN ST. A MALE DRIVER LOST CONTROL AND COLLIDED WITH A TRACTOR-TRAILER. ROADS WERE SLICK AND SNOW COVERED AT THE TIME. ACCIDENT OCCURRED JUST BEFORE 330 PM. |
| Dec 19, 5:10 PM CST | SNOW 4 | 8 S Elwood, NE | SNOW BLOWING BADLY. STRONG WIND DRIFTING SNOW. |
| Dec 19, 5:30 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Miller, NE | VISIBILITY 1/4 MILE OR LESS. |
| Dec 19, 5:31 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Holdrege, NE | MANY STRANDED MOTORISTS IN PHELPS COUNTY. SHELTER OPERATIONS BEING REQUESTED FROM RED CROSS. |
| Dec 19, 5:31 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Saronville, NE | WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. VISIBILITY IS ZERO. POLICE CANNOT EVEN SEE HEADLIGHTS RIGHT IN FRONT OF THEM DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. |
| Dec 19, 5:50 PM CST | SNOW 3 | 6 Ese Clay Center, NE | WIND FROM NORTH AT 30 MPH GUSTING TO 40 TO 45 MPH. VISIBILITY 100 YARDS OR LESS. |
| Dec 19, 5:50 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Kearney, NE | NEBRASKA STATE PATROL REPORTS INTERSTATE 80 SHUT DOWN BETWEEN KEARNEY AND OGALLALA UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS IN DAWSON COUNTY AMONG OTHERS. PARTS OF INTERSTATE HAVE BEEN SHUT DOWN TO THE EAST OF KEARNEY DUE TO ACCIDENTS FROM BLOWING AND DRIF |
| Dec 19, 6:00 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Grand Island, NE | |
| Dec 19, 6:00 PM CST | SNOW 5 | 4 N Hastings, NE | VISIBILITY LESS THAN 1/4 MILE. BLOWING AND DRIFITNG SNOW. DRIFTS OF 2 TO 3 FEET. |
| Dec 19, 6:50 PM CST | SNOW 5 | Grand Island, NE | |
| Dec 19, 7:10 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Hastings, NE | VISIBILITY ZERO ALONG SHOWBOAT ROAD FROM HASTINGS TO COUNTY LINE. ALSO ZERO VISIBILITY IN NORTHEASTERN WEBSTER AND NORTHWESTERN NUCKOLLS ALONG HWY 4. TWO TO THREE FOOT DRIFTS. |
| Dec 19, 7:30 PM CST | SNOW 4 | 5 Sw Hendley, NE | AT 730 PM...ESTIMATED 4 INCHES OF SNOW. WIND WAS HOWLING. |
| Dec 19, 7:52 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Aurora, NE | VISIBILITY IS ZERO. ROADWAYS DRIFTING SHUT NORTH OF AURORA HIGHWAY 14. |
| Dec 19, 7:52 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Long Island, KS | 4 INCHES OF SNOWFALL. DRIFTS OF 2 TO 3 FEET. VISIBILITY OF 1/4 MILE OR LESS WITH 40 MPH WIND GUSTS. |
| Dec 19, 7:52 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Plainville, KS | VISIBILITY AROUND 75 YARDS JUST SOUTH OF PLAINVILLE. FOUR TO FIVE INCHES OF SNOW ON THE GROUND. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW SNOW. SNOW STILL COMING DOWN. |
| Dec 19, 8:11 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Edgar, NE | POWER OUT TO MUCH OF THE TOWN. PEOPLE BEING MOVED TO WARMER SHELTERS. |
| Dec 19, 8:20 PM CST | SNOW 4 | Geneva, NE | ESTIMATED 3 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOWFALL ON THE GROUND WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITY ABOUT 125 YARDS. |
| Dec 19, 8:26 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Geneva, NE | HIGHWAY 81 CLOSED IN ALL OF FILLMORE COUNTY DUE TO REDUCED VISIBILITY AND TREACHEROUS ROAD CONDITIONS THAT HAVE CAUSED NON INJURY ACCIDENTS VEHICLES TO REMAIN BLOCKING THE ROADWAY. |
| Dec 19, 8:33 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | Hastings, NE | |
| Dec 19, 9:00 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Kearney, NE | ESTIMATED 6 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOWFALL AS OF 9 PM. |
| Dec 19, 9:00 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Lexington, NE | ESTIMATED 6 INCHES OF SNOW ACROSS DAWSON COUNTY AS OF 9 PM. SNOW IS STILL FALLING WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS REPORTED ACROSS THE COUNTY. |
| Dec 19, 9:20 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 5 | 6 Ese Clay Center, NE | ESTIMATED 5 INCHES OF STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL SO FAR AS OF 9 PM. LOTS OF DRIFTING AND NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS. |
| Dec 19, 10:58 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | Holdrege, NE | RED CROSS SHELTERS HAVE BEEN OPENED FOR STRANDED TRAVELERS IN HOLDREGE. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES AND POWER POLES ON THE GROUND ACROSS SOUTHERN PHELPS COUNTY. |
| Dec 19, 11:59 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 6.7 | Grand Island, NE | OFFICIAL CALENDAR DAY SNOW TOTAL 6.7 INCHES...MELTED DOWN TO 0.71 INCHES OF LIQUID EQUIVALENT |
| Dec 19, 11:59 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | 4 N Hastings, NE | OFFICIAL CALENDAR DAY SNOW TOTAL 8.0 INCHES AT NWS OFFICE...MELTED DOWN TO 1.03 INCHES OF LIQUID EQUIVALENT |
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 12:00Z, 5.2 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1821 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 81 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 112 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 297 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
526 WWUS43 KGID 191710 WSWGID URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 1110 AM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING ACROSS MOST OF SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS... .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL EJECT OUT OF THE CENTRAL ROCKIES THIS AFTERNOON...AND CROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS THROUGH TONIGHT. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL SPREAD FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BEFORE COMING TO END OVERNIGHT. ALL SNOWFALL WILL BE EAST OF THE AREA BY DAYBREAK THURSDAY. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 3 TO 9 INCHES ACROSS THE LOCAL AREA...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS GENERALLY TARGETING THE INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAY 6 CORRIDORS IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. IN ADDITION TO FALLING SNOW...STRONG NORTH WINDS WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS TO 40 MPH OR HIGHER WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITIES...RESULTING IN BLIZZARD OR NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BEFORE CONDITIONS GRADUALLY IMPROVE FROM WEST TO EAST OVERNIGHT. NEZ048-049-061>064-073>076-082>084-200000- /O.CAN.KGID.WS.W.0002.121219T1800Z-121220T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KGID.BZ.W.0001.121219T1800Z-121220T0900Z/ MERRICK-POLK-BUFFALO-HALL-HAMILTON-YORK-PHELPS-KEARNEY-ADAMS-CLAY- FURNAS-HARLAN-FRANKLIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTRAL CITY...OSCEOLA...KEARNEY... GRAND ISLAND...AURORA...YORK...HOLDREGE...MINDEN...HASTINGS... CLAY CENTER...BEAVER CITY...ALMA...FRANKLIN 1110 AM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE FORECAST BY LATE TONIGHT...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY DURING THE AFTERNOON...CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING...AND GRADUALLY END FROM WEST TO EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. * WINDS...BECOMING NORTH AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE HEAVY SNOW COMBINED WITH THE STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND CREATE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE BY LATE AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ KSZ005-006-017-NEZ077-085>087-200000- /O.CAN.KGID.WS.W.0002.121219T2100Z-121220T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KGID.BZ.W.0001.121219T1800Z-121220T0900Z/ PHILLIPS-SMITH-ROOKS-FILLMORE-WEBSTER-NUCKOLLS-THAYER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PHILLIPSBURG...SMITH CENTER... PLAINVILLE...STOCKTON...GENEVA...RED CLOUD...SUPERIOR...NELSON... HEBRON 1110 AM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE FORECAST BY LATE TONIGHT...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY DURING THE AFTERNOON...CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING...AND GRADUALLY END FROM WEST TO EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. * WINDS...BECOMING NORTH AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE HEAVY SNOW COMBINED WITH THE STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND CREATE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE BY LATE AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ NEZ046-200000- /O.UPG.KGID.WW.Y.0004.121219T1800Z-121220T0900Z/ /O.EXA.KGID.WS.W.0002.121219T1800Z-121220T0900Z/ SHERMAN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LOUP CITY 1110 AM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE FORECAST BY LATE TONIGHT...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY DURING THE AFTERNOON...CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING...AND GRADUALLY END FROM WEST TO EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. * WINDS...BECOMING NORTH AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF THE SNOW AND WINDS WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND AT TIMES NEAR WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY 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. && $$ NEZ041-047-060-072-200000- /O.CON.KGID.WS.W.0002.121219T1800Z-121220T0900Z/ NANCE-HOWARD-DAWSON-GOSPER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FULLERTON...ST. PAUL...LEXINGTON... ELWOOD 1110 AM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE FORECAST BY LATE TONIGHT...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY DURING THE AFTERNOON...CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING...AND GRADUALLY END FROM WEST TO EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. * WINDS...BECOMING NORTH AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF MODERATE TO POTENTIALLY HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND AT TIMES NEAR WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ KSZ007-018-019-200000- /O.CON.KGID.WS.W.0002.121219T2100Z-121220T0900Z/ JEWELL-OSBORNE-MITCHELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANKATO...OSBORNE...BELOIT 1110 AM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM CST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM CST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES ARE FORECAST BY LATE TONIGHT...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY BY LATE AFTERNOON ...PEAK DURING THE EVENING...AND GRADUALLY END FROM WEST TO EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. * WINDS...BECOMING NORTH AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF THE SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND AT TIMES NEAR WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY 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. && $$ NEZ039-040-200000- /O.CON.KGID.WW.Y.0004.121219T1800Z-121220T0900Z/ VALLEY-GREELEY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ORD 1110 AM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE FORECAST BY LATE TONIGHT...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY DURING THIS AFTERNOON...CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING...AND GRADUALLY TAPER OFF AROUND OR SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. * WINDS...BECOMING NORTH AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF THE SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND AT TIMES NEAR WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
3 follow-up statements
700 WWUS43 KGID 192055 WSWGID URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 255 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS MOST OF SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS... .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL EJECT OUT OF THE CENTRAL ROCKIES...AND CROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS THROUGH TONIGHT. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH THE EVENING AND INTO TONIGHT...BEFORE COMING TO END BY THURSDAY MORNING. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 3 TO 10 INCHES ACROSS THE LOCAL AREA...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE PLATTE RIVER IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. IN ADDITION TO FALLING SNOW...STRONG NORTH WINDS WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AS WELL AS POOR VISIBILITIES...RESULTING IN BLIZZARD OR NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS THROUGH THE EVENING AND INTO THE FIRST PART OF THE NIGHT...BEFORE CONDITIONS GRADUALLY IMPROVE FROM WEST TO EAST OVERNIGHT. NEZ060-072-200500- /O.CAN.KGID.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121220T0900Z/ /O.EXA.KGID.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121220T0900Z/ DAWSON-GOSPER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEXINGTON...ELWOOD 255 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE FORECAST BY LATE TONIGHT...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT...BEFORE GRADUALLY ENDING FROM WEST TO EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. * WINDS...NORTH AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND AT TIMES NEAR WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT INTO TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ KSZ005-006-017-NEZ048-049-061>064-073>077-082>087-200500- /O.CON.KGID.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121220T0900Z/ PHILLIPS-SMITH-ROOKS-MERRICK-POLK-BUFFALO-HALL-HAMILTON-YORK- PHELPS-KEARNEY-ADAMS-CLAY-FILLMORE-FURNAS-HARLAN-FRANKLIN-WEBSTER- NUCKOLLS-THAYER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PHILLIPSBURG...SMITH CENTER... PLAINVILLE...STOCKTON...CENTRAL CITY...OSCEOLA...KEARNEY... GRAND ISLAND...AURORA...YORK...HOLDREGE...MINDEN...HASTINGS... CLAY CENTER...GENEVA...BEAVER CITY...ALMA...FRANKLIN... RED CLOUD...SUPERIOR...NELSON...HEBRON 255 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE FORECAST BY LATE TONIGHT...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * TIMING...SNOW WILL INTO CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT BEFORE ENDING FROM WEST TO EAST BY THURSDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTH AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE HEAVY SNOW COMBINED WITH THE STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND CREATE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE THROUGH THE EVENING AND INTO TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ KSZ007-018-019-200500- /O.CON.KGID.WS.W.0002.121219T2100Z-121220T0900Z/ JEWELL-OSBORNE-MITCHELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANKATO...OSBORNE...BELOIT 255 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES ARE FORECAST BY LATE TONIGHT...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY BY EVENING... AND CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT...BEFORE ENDING FROM WEST TO EAST BY THURSDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTH AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF THE SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND AT TIMES NEAR WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT THIS EVENING AND INTO TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY 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. && $$ NEZ041-046-047-200500- /O.CON.KGID.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121220T0900Z/ NANCE-SHERMAN-HOWARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FULLERTON...LOUP CITY...ST. PAUL 255 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE FORECAST BY LATE TONIGHT...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THIS EVENING AND INTO TONIGHT...BEFORE ENDING FROM WEST TO EAST BY THURSDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTH AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF THE SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND AT TIMES NEAR WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT INTO TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NEZ039-040-200500- /O.CON.KGID.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-121220T0900Z/ VALLEY-GREELEY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ORD 255 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE FORECAST BY LATE TONIGHT...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL INTO TONIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF FROM WEST TO EAST BY THURSDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTH AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF THE SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND AT TIMES NEAR WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT INTO TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. 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. && $$
849 WWUS43 KGID 200450 WSWGID URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 1050 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS MOST OF SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS WINDING DOWN OVERNIGHT... KSZ005-006-017-NEZ048-049-060>064-072>077-082>087-200900- /O.CON.KGID.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121220T0900Z/ PHILLIPS-SMITH-ROOKS-MERRICK-POLK-DAWSON-BUFFALO-HALL-HAMILTON- YORK-GOSPER-PHELPS-KEARNEY-ADAMS-CLAY-FILLMORE-FURNAS-HARLAN- FRANKLIN-WEBSTER-NUCKOLLS-THAYER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PHILLIPSBURG...SMITH CENTER... PLAINVILLE...STOCKTON...CENTRAL CITY...OSCEOLA...LEXINGTON... KEARNEY...GRAND ISLAND...AURORA...YORK...ELWOOD...HOLDREGE... MINDEN...HASTINGS...CLAY CENTER...GENEVA...BEAVER CITY...ALMA... FRANKLIN...RED CLOUD...SUPERIOR...NELSON...HEBRON 1050 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES THROUGH 3 AM. * TIMING...SNOW WILL TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST OVERNIGHT. * WINDS...NORTH AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE HEAVY SNOW COMBINED WITH THE STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND CREATE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE THROUGH 3 AM...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ KSZ007-018-019-NEZ041-046-047-200900- /O.CON.KGID.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121220T0900Z/ JEWELL-OSBORNE-MITCHELL-NANCE-SHERMAN-HOWARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANKATO...OSBORNE...BELOIT... FULLERTON...LOUP CITY...ST. PAUL 1050 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES THROUGH 3 AM. * TIMING...SNOW WILL TAPER OFF OVERNIGHT FROM WEST TO EAST. * WINDS...NORTH AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF THE SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND AT TIMES NEAR WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT OVERNIGHT...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY 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. && $$ NEZ039-040-200900- /O.CON.KGID.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-121220T0900Z/ VALLEY-GREELEY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ORD 1050 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES THROUGH 3 AM. * TIMING...SNOW WILL TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST OVERNIGHT. * WINDS...NORTH AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF THE SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND AT TIMES NEAR WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT OVERNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ HEINLEIN
714 WWUS43 KGID 200858 WSWGID URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 258 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 KSZ005-006-017-NEZ048-049-060>064-072>077-082>087-201000- /O.EXP.KGID.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121220T0900Z/ PHILLIPS-SMITH-ROOKS-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... PLAINVILLE...STOCKTON...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 258 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 3 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... FALLING SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS NEARLY THE ENTIRE AREA...WITH ONLY SOME VERY LIGHT SNOW REMAINING IN FAR EASTERN COUNTIES NEAR HIGHWAY 81. VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS TO AROUND ONE MILE MAY CONTINUE FOR A FEW MORE HOURS PRIMARILY IN OPEN AREAS EAST OF HIGHWAY 281 DUE TO NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO AT LEAST 35 MPH...BUT THE THREAT FOR WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD CONDITIONS HAS COME TO AN END. $$ KSZ007-018-019-NEZ041-046-047-201000- /O.EXP.KGID.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121220T0900Z/ JEWELL-OSBORNE-MITCHELL-NANCE-SHERMAN-HOWARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANKATO...OSBORNE...BELOIT... FULLERTON...LOUP CITY...ST. PAUL 258 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 3 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... FALLING SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS NEARLY THE ENTIRE WARNING AREA...WITH ONLY SOME VERY LIGHT SNOW REMAINING IN FAR EASTERN COUNTIES NEAR HIGHWAY 81. VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS TO AROUND ONE MILE MAY CONTINUE FOR A FEW MORE HOURS PRIMARILY IN OPEN AREAS EAST OF HIGHWAY 281 DUE TO NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO AT LEAST 35 MPH...BUT THE THREAT FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER HAS COME TO AN END. $$ NEZ039-040-201000- /O.EXP.KGID.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-121220T0900Z/ VALLEY-GREELEY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ORD 258 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 3 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... FALLING SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA...AND THE THREAT FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER HAS COME TO AN END. $$ PFANNKUCH
Nearby
Blizzard Warnings in Nebraska, 2012Blizzard Warnings in Kansas, 2012Every blizzard warning in 2012
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.