Alert archive / Kansas / Blizzard Warnings in 2012
Blizzard Warning 1, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this blizzard warning at Feb 2, 2012, 5:09 AM CST for 9 counties in Kansas; Cheyenne County, Kit Carson County, Yuma County, Colorado; Dundy County, Hitchcock County, Red Willow County, Nebraska. It took effect at Feb 3, 2012, 12:00 AM CST. It was in force for 13 hr. 11 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 2, 2012, 5:09 AM CST (11:09 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 3, 2012, 12:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 3, 2012, 1:18 PM CST
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
Counties Cheyenne County, CO, Kit Carson County, CO, Yuma County, CO, Cheyenne County, KS, Decatur County, KS, Greeley County, KS, Logan County, KS, Rawlins County, KS, Sherman County, KS, Thomas County, KS, Wallace County, KS, Wichita County, KS, Dundy County, NE, Hitchcock County, NE, Red Willow County, NE
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 16 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:07 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 3, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 1 | 9 Nne Kit Carson, CO | |
| Feb 3, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 1.7 | Burlington, CO | |
| Feb 3, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 2 | 6 N Wild Horse, CO | |
| Feb 3, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 2.1 | Idalia, CO | |
| Feb 3, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 2.2 | 4 E Vernon, CO | |
| Feb 3, 9:00 AM CST | SNOW 3 | Joes, CO | |
| Feb 3, 9:30 AM CST | SNOW 3.5 | 1 N Clarkville, CO | |
| Feb 3, 9:30 AM CST | SNOW 4 | Stratton, CO | |
| Feb 3, 12:00 PM CST | SNOW 5 | Stratton, CO | STORM TOTAL SO FAR |
| Feb 3, 12:00 PM CST | SNOW 5 | Yuma, CO | |
| Feb 3, 12:19 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Flagler, CO |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 00:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 153 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
- 3222 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 170 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 229 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
181 WWUS43 KGLD 021109 WSWGLD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 409 AM MST THU FEB 2 2012 COZ090>092-KSZ001>003-013-014-027-028-041-042-NEZ079>081-022200- /O.UPG.KGLD.WS.A.0001.120203T0600Z-120204T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KGLD.BZ.W.0001.120203T0600Z-120205T0000Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-SHERMAN- THOMAS-WALLACE-LOGAN-GREELEY-WICHITA-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON... CHEYENNE WELLS...ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...GOODLAND... COLBY...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY...TRIBUNE...LEOTI...BENKELMAN... TRENTON...MCCOOK 409 AM MST THU FEB 2 2012 /509 AM CST THU FEB 2 2012/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM MST /MIDNIGHT CST/ THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM MST /MIDNIGHT CST/ THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING/DURATION...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW ACROSS EASTERN COLORADO LATE THIS EVENING AND SPREAD ACROSS SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA AND NORTHWEST KANSAS DURING THE REMAINDER OF TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE SATURDAY. GREATEST SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR FROM EARLY FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. * SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...WIDESPREAD SNOW AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM TRIBUNE TO HILL CITY KANSAS. IT IS ALSO POSSIBLE FOR LOCATIONS ALONG A LINE FROM LIMON COLORADO TO MCCOOK NEBRASKA TO SEE MAXIMUM SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 14 TO 16 INCHES OR MORE. LOCATIONS SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM TRIBUNE TO HILL CITY KANSAS CAN EXPECT WIDESPREAD SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS WILL TURN NORTH TONIGHT AND INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH. THE AREA OF STRONGEST WINDS WILL SPREAD EASTWARD ON FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. WIDESPREAD AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES OF ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS ARE EXPECTED. * OTHER IMPACTS...THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO CREATE HAZARDOUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND WILL ADVERSELY AFFECT ANY OTHER OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. 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. && $$ KSZ004-015-016-029-022200- /O.EXT.KGLD.WS.A.0001.120203T1800Z-120205T0000Z/ NORTON-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-GOVE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTON...HOXIE...HILL CITY...QUINTER 509 AM CST THU FEB 2 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... * TIMING/DURATION...RAIN WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND WILL OCCASIONALLY MIX WITH SNOW DURING THE DAY ON FRIDAY. THE RAIN AND SNOW MIX WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THIS AREA WITH GREATER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS EXPECTED NORTH OF INTERSTATE 70. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHERLY WINDS WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN ONE MILE. * OTHER IMPACTS...THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO CREATE HAZARDOUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND WILL ADVERSELY AFFECT ANY OTHER OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ LOCKHART
4 follow-up statements
143 WWUS43 KGLD 022223 WSWGLD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 323 PM MST THU FEB 2 2012 COZ090>092-KSZ001>003-013-014-027-028-041-042-NEZ079>081-030600- /O.CON.KGLD.BZ.W.0001.120203T0600Z-120205T0000Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-SHERMAN- THOMAS-WALLACE-LOGAN-GREELEY-WICHITA-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON... CHEYENNE WELLS...ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...GOODLAND... COLBY...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY...TRIBUNE...LEOTI...BENKELMAN... TRENTON...MCCOOK 323 PM MST THU FEB 2 2012 /423 PM CST THU FEB 2 2012/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM MST /MIDNIGHT CST/ THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ SATURDAY... * TIMING/DURATION...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW ACROSS EASTERN COLORADO DURING THE EVENING AND SPREAD ACROSS SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA AND NORTHWEST KANSAS DURING THE REMAINDER OF TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE SATURDAY. GREATEST SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR FROM EARLY FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. * SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...THERE WILL BE A WIDE RANGE IN THE SNOW AMOUNTS. BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON...THERE WILL BE 3 TO 7 INCHES OVER GREELEY AND WICHITA COUNTIES AND INCREASE TO 8 TO 12 INCHES ALONG THE INTERSTATE. NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 8 TO 17 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. AT THIS TIME THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL EXTEND FROM YUMA COUNTY TO ALONG THE KANSAS AND NEBRASKA BORDER. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS WILL TURN NORTH TONIGHT AND INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH. THE AREA OF STRONGEST WINDS WILL SPREAD EASTWARD ON FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. WIDESPREAD AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES OF ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS ARE EXPECTED. * OTHER IMPACTS...THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO CREATE DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND WILL ADVERSELY AFFECT ANY OTHER OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. 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. && $$ KSZ004-015-016-029-030600- /O.EXT.KGLD.WS.A.0001.120204T0000Z-120205T0000Z/ NORTON-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-GOVE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTON...HOXIE...HILL CITY...QUINTER 423 PM CST THU FEB 2 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... * TIMING/DURATION...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW FRIDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 11 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THIS AREA WITH GREATER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS EXPECTED NORTH OF INTERSTATE 70. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHERLY WINDS WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN ONE MILE. * OTHER IMPACTS...THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO CREATE HAZARDOUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND WILL ADVERSELY AFFECT ANY OTHER OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ BULLER
989 WWUS43 KGLD 030514 WSWGLD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 1014 PM MST THU FEB 2 2012 COZ090>092-KSZ001>003-013-014-027-028-041-042-NEZ079>081-031400- /O.CON.KGLD.BZ.W.0001.120203T0600Z-120205T0000Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-SHERMAN- THOMAS-WALLACE-LOGAN-GREELEY-WICHITA-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON... CHEYENNE WELLS...ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...GOODLAND... COLBY...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY...TRIBUNE...LEOTI...BENKELMAN... TRENTON...MCCOOK 1014 PM MST THU FEB 2 2012 /1114 PM CST THU FEB 2 2012/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ SATURDAY... * TIMING/DURATION...SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN COLORADO TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY. ACROSS THE REST OF THE AREA...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY FRIDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL VARY GREATLY FROM NORTH TO SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED ALONG A FLAGLER TO MCCOOK LINE...WHERE SNOW AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 16 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. TO THE SOUTH OF THIS LINE...SNOW AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AND WILL STEADILY INCREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS THROUGH THE DAY. AS THE WINDS INCREASE...VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A MILE ARE EXPECTED. * OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF FOG ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT. AS TEMPERATURES DROP BELOW FREEZING...A BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING DRIZZLE IS POSSIBLE. WHILE LARGE ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED...A FEW SLICK SPOTS ARE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT. 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. && $$ KSZ004-015-016-029-031400- /O.CON.KGLD.WS.A.0001.120204T0000Z-120205T0000Z/ NORTON-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-GOVE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTON...HOXIE...HILL CITY...QUINTER 1114 PM CST THU FEB 2 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... * TIMING/DURATION...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW FRIDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 11 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THIS AREA WITH GREATER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS EXPECTED NORTH OF INTERSTATE 70. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHERLY WINDS WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN ONE MILE. * OTHER IMPACTS...THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO CREATE HAZARDOUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND WILL ADVERSELY AFFECT ANY OTHER OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ JRM
464 WWUS43 KGLD 031118 WSWGLD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 418 AM MST FRI FEB 3 2012 KSZ002-003-014-028-041-042-NEZ080-081-032200- /O.CAN.KGLD.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120205T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KGLD.WS.W.0001.120203T1200Z-120205T0000Z/ RAWLINS-DECATUR-THOMAS-LOGAN-GREELEY-WICHITA-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...COLBY...OAKLEY... TRIBUNE...LEOTI...TRENTON...MCCOOK 418 AM MST FRI FEB 3 2012 /518 AM CST FRI FEB 3 2012/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ SATURDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ SATURDAY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING/DURATION...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW AND SPREAD EASTWARD ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT AND INTO SATURDAY MORNING. * SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL VARY GREATLY ACROSS THE AREA WITH AMOUNTS GENERALLY IN THE 6 TO 10 INCH RANGE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE BELOW ONE MILE WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * OTHER IMPACTS...THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO CREATE HAZARDOUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND WILL ADVERSELY AFFECT ANY OTHER OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...OR ICE ARE NOW OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. CHECK THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST BEFORE VENTURING OUTSIDE. && $$ KSZ004-015-016-029-032200- /O.UPG.KGLD.WS.A.0001.120204T0000Z-120205T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KGLD.WS.W.0001.120204T0000Z-120205T0000Z/ NORTON-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-GOVE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTON...HOXIE...HILL CITY...QUINTER 518 AM CST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING/DURATION...RAIN WILL BEGIN TO CHANGE TO SNOW THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL VARY GREATLY ACROSS THE AREA WITH AMOUNTS GENERALLY IN THE 6 TO 10 INCH RANGE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THAT WILL OCCASIONALLY PRODUCE VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN ONE MILE. * OTHER IMPACTS...THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO CREATE HAZARDOUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND WILL ADVERSELY AFFECT ANY OTHER OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...OR ICE ARE NOW OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. CHECK THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST BEFORE VENTURING OUTSIDE. && $$ COZ090>092-KSZ001-013-027-NEZ079-032200- /O.CON.KGLD.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120205T0000Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-SHERMAN-WALLACE-DUNDY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON... CHEYENNE WELLS...ST. FRANCIS...GOODLAND...SHARON SPRINGS... BENKELMAN 418 AM MST FRI FEB 3 2012 /518 AM CST FRI FEB 3 2012/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ SATURDAY... * TIMING/DURATION...SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN COLORADO AND WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA TODAY. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT AND INTO EARLY SATURDAY. * SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL VARY GREATLY ACROSS THE AREA WITH AMOUNTS GENERALLY IN THE 6 TO 10 INCH RANGE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH BY AFTERNOON. VISIBILITIES OF ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS ARE POSSIBLE IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * OTHER IMPACTS...THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO CREATE HAZARDOUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND WILL ADVERSELY AFFECT ANY OTHER OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. 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. && $$ LOCKHART
998 WWUS43 KGLD 031918 WSWGLD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 1218 PM MST FRI FEB 3 2012 COZ090>092-KSZ001-013-027-NEZ079-040600- /O.CAN.KGLD.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120205T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KGLD.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120205T0000Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-SHERMAN-WALLACE-DUNDY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON... CHEYENNE WELLS...ST. FRANCIS...GOODLAND...SHARON SPRINGS... BENKELMAN 1218 PM MST FRI FEB 3 2012 /118 PM CST FRI FEB 3 2012/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ SATURDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ SATURDAY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING/DURATION...SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN COLORADO AND WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT AND INTO EARLY SATURDAY. * SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL VARY GREATLY ACROSS THE AREA WITH AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. VISIBILITIES DROPPING BELOW A MILE AT TIMES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * OTHER IMPACTS...THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND WILL ADVERSELY AFFECT ANY OTHER OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...OR ICE ARE NOW OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. CHECK THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST BEFORE VENTURING OUTSIDE. && $$ KSZ002-003-014-028-041-042-NEZ080-081-040600- /O.CON.KGLD.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120205T0000Z/ RAWLINS-DECATUR-THOMAS-LOGAN-GREELEY-WICHITA-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...COLBY...OAKLEY... TRIBUNE...LEOTI...TRENTON...MCCOOK 1218 PM MST FRI FEB 3 2012 /118 PM CST FRI FEB 3 2012/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ SATURDAY... * TIMING/DURATION...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW AND SPREAD EASTWARD ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT AND INTO SATURDAY MORNING. * SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL VARY GREATLY ACROSS THE AREA WITH AMOUNTS GENERALLY IN THE 6 TO 10 INCH RANGE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 MPH POSSIBLE. VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE BELOW ONE MILE WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * OTHER IMPACTS...THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO CREATE HAZARDOUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND WILL ADVERSELY AFFECT ANY OTHER OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...OR ICE ARE NOW OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. CHECK THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST BEFORE VENTURING OUTSIDE. && $$ KSZ004-015-016-029-040600- /O.CON.KGLD.WS.W.0001.120204T0000Z-120205T0000Z/ NORTON-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-GOVE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTON...HOXIE...HILL CITY...QUINTER 118 PM CST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY... * TIMING/DURATION...RAIN WILL BEGIN TO CHANGE TO SNOW THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL VARY GREATLY ACROSS THE AREA WITH AMOUNTS GENERALLY IN THE 6 TO 10 INCH RANGE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THAT WILL OCCASIONALLY PRODUCE VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN ONE MILE. * OTHER IMPACTS...THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO CREATE HAZARDOUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND WILL ADVERSELY AFFECT ANY OTHER OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...OR ICE ARE NOW OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. CHECK THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST BEFORE VENTURING OUTSIDE. && $$
Nearby
Blizzard Warnings in Kansas, 2012Blizzard Warnings in Colorado, 2012Blizzard Warnings in Nebraska, 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.