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Blizzard Warning 2, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this blizzard warning at Feb 20, 2012, 8:44 AM CST for Cheyenne County, Kansas; Dundy County, Nebraska; Kit Carson County, Yuma County, Colorado. It was in force for 7 hr. 5 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 20, 2012, 8:44 AM CST (14:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 20, 2012, 3:32 PM CST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
Counties Kit Carson County, CO, Yuma County, CO, Cheyenne County, KS, Dundy County, NE
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:48 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 20, 9:10 AM CST | BLIZZARD | Yuma, CO | ESTIMATED 2 INCHES OF SNOW WITH LESS THAN 1/4 MILE VISIBILITY |
| Feb 20, 9:18 AM CST | BLIZZARD | 4 E Vernon, CO | WITH 1/2 INCH SNOW |
| Feb 20, 11:05 AM CST | BLIZZARD | Burlington Airport (Aso, CO | |
| Feb 20, 12:55 PM CST | BLIZZARD | 1 W St. Francis, KS | NEARLY 0 MILE VISIBILITY FROM ST. FRANCIS WESTWARD ON US36 TO THE COLORADO/KANSAS STATE LINE |
| Feb 20, 1:10 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Benkelman, NE | 1/4 MILE VISIBILITY |
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 12:00Z, 2.7 hours before the alert went out and 96 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
- 1089 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -115 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.
640 WWUS43 KGLD 201444 WSWGLD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 744 AM MST MON FEB 20 2012 COZ090-091-202245- /O.UPG.KGLD.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120221T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KGLD.BZ.W.0002.120220T1444Z-120221T0000Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON 744 AM MST MON FEB 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING/DURATION...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING AND THEN GRADUALLY TAPER OFF THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY BEFORE SUBSIDING LATE IN THE DAY. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE VISIBILITIES AS LOW AS ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AND WHITE OUT CONDITIONS. * OTHER IMPACTS...CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL OCCUR. 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
766 WWUS43 KGLD 201526 WSWGLD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 826 AM MST MON FEB 20 2012 KSZ001-NEZ079-202330- /O.EXA.KGLD.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120221T0000Z/ CHEYENNE KS-DUNDY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. FRANCIS...BENKELMAN 826 AM MST MON FEB 20 2012 /926 AM CST MON FEB 20 2012/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING/DURATION...LIGHT SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE ENDING LATE IN THE DAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY BEFORE SUBSIDING LATE IN THE DAY. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE VISIBILITIES AS LOW AS ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AND WHITE OUT CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS AND FALLING OR BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES...WITH TRAVEL BECOMING DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE. MONITOR LOCAL FORECASTS BEFORE DECIDING TO VENTURE OUTSIDE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL AND YOU BECOME STRANDED... STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. && $$ COZ090-091-202330- /O.CON.KGLD.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120221T0000Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON 826 AM MST MON FEB 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING/DURATION...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING AND THEN GRADUALLY TAPER OFF THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY BEFORE SUBSIDING LATE IN THE DAY. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE VISIBILITIES AS LOW AS ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AND WHITE OUT CONDITIONS. * OTHER IMPACTS...CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL OCCUR. 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. && $$
806 WWUS43 KGLD 202030 WSWGLD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 130 PM MST MON FEB 20 2012 COZ090-091-202130- /O.CAN.KGLD.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120221T0000Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON 130 PM MST MON FEB 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. SNOW HAS ENDED IN YUMA AND KIT CARSON COUNTIES OF COLORADO. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH SOME LOCAL REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AS LOW AS A MILE...BUT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST UP TO 50 MPH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...AND A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR BOTH COUNTIES UNTIL 5 PM. $$ KSZ001-NEZ079-210000- /O.CON.KGLD.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120221T0000Z/ CHEYENNE KS-DUNDY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. FRANCIS...BENKELMAN 130 PM MST MON FEB 20 2012 /230 PM CST MON FEB 20 2012/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING/DURATION...LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE FOR ANOTHER COUPLE OF HOURS BEFORE ENDING AROUND 5 PM. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF LESS THAN AN INCH. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNSET. VISIBILITY WILL OCCASIONALLY BE REDUCED TO A QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 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. && $$
178 WWUS43 KGLD 202132 WSWGLD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 232 PM MST MON FEB 20 2012 KSZ001-NEZ079-202245- /O.CAN.KGLD.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120221T0000Z/ CHEYENNE KS-DUNDY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. FRANCIS...BENKELMAN 232 PM MST MON FEB 20 2012 /332 PM CST MON FEB 20 2012/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. SNOW HAS ENDED IN THE WARNING AREA. HOWEVER...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUNSET...MAINLY IN OPEN COUNTRY. A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED UNTIL 5 PM MST/6 PM CST FOR THE AREA FOR GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 4:40 AM CST | High Wind Warning | GLD | Greeley, Logan, Sherman, Wallace, Wichita | 13 hr |
| Feb 20, 4:40 AM CST | Wind Advisory | GLD | Cheyenne, Decatur, Gove, Rawlins, Sheridan, Thomas | 13 hr |
| Feb 20, 4:30 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | GLD | Kit Carson, Yuma | 4 hr |
Nearby
Blizzard Warnings in Colorado, 2012Blizzard Warnings in Kansas, 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.