Alert archive / Kansas / Blizzard Warnings in 2012
Blizzard Warning 3, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this blizzard warning at Dec 18, 2012, 1:13 PM CST for 13 counties in Kansas; Cheyenne County, Kit Carson County, Yuma County, Colorado; Dundy County, Hitchcock County, Red Willow County, Nebraska. It took effect at Dec 19, 2012, 11:00 AM CST. It was in force for 13 hr. 30 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, 2012, 1:13 PM CST (19:13 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 19, 2012, 11:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Dec 20, 2012, 12:00 AM 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, Gove County, KS, Graham County, KS, Greeley County, KS, Logan County, KS, Norton County, KS, Rawlins County, KS, Sheridan 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), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:17 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, 12:30 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 3.5 | Yuma, CO | ESTIMATED DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITY. ACCUMULATION HAS OCCURRED OVER THE PAST 2 HOURS. |
| Dec 19, 12:48 PM CST | BLIZZARD | 19 N Park, KS | ESTIMATED 2 INCHES OF SNOW WITH VISIBILITY 1/4 MILE OR LESS DUE TO BLOWING SNOW FROM STRONG WINDS. |
| Dec 19, 12:48 PM CST | BLIZZARD | 19 N Parks, NE | CORRECTED FOR LOCATION. ESTIMATED 2 INCHES OF SNOW WITH VISIBILITY 1/4 MILE OR LESS DUE TO BLOWING SNOW FROM STRONG WINDS. |
| Dec 19, 12:55 PM CST | SNOW 0.5 | St. Francis, KS | VISIBILITY DOWN TO 1/4 MILE. |
| Dec 19, 1:05 PM CST | BLIZZARD | 4 Nnw Joes, CO | MEASURED SUSTAINED WIND OF 25 MPH WITH 100 YARD VISIBILITY AND 1 INCH OF SNOW. |
| Dec 19, 1:56 PM CST | BLIZZARD | 12 Nne Goodland, KS | 1/4 MILE VISIBILITY WITH STRONG WINDS. |
| Dec 19, 1:56 PM CST | BLIZZARD | 13 Nw St. Francis, KS | NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY. |
| Dec 19, 2:01 PM CST | BLIZZARD | 1 N Goodland, KS | BETWEEN 1/4 AND 1/2 MILE VISIBILITY WITH GUSTS OF 45 MPH. |
| Dec 19, 2:01 PM CST | BLIZZARD | 1 Nw Wray, CO | LESS THAN 1/4 MILE VISIBILITY WITH GUSTS OF 43 MPH. |
| Dec 19, 2:01 PM CST | BLIZZARD | 2 Ene Mccook, NE | LESS THAN 1/4 MILE VISIBILITY WITH WINDS GUSTING TO 45 MPH. |
| Dec 19, 2:01 PM CST | BLIZZARD | 4 S Burlington, CO | 1/4 MILE VISIBILITY WITH WINDS GUSTING TO 45 MPH. |
| Dec 19, 2:12 PM CST | SNOW 2 | Mccook, NE | VISIBILITY ESTIMATED AT 1/2 MILE. |
| Dec 19, 2:12 PM CST | BLIZZARD | 7 Nnw Stratton Ne, NE | VISIBILITY DOWN TO 1/4 TO NEAR ZERO WITH MEASURED 1.5 INCHES OF SNOW. |
| Dec 19, 2:47 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Culbertson, NE | LESS THAN 1/4 MILE VISIBILITY IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW |
| Dec 19, 3:00 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Goodland, KS | 1 INCH OF SNOW ON GROUND. VISIBILITY LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A MILE AT WFO. |
| Dec 19, 3:02 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Yuma, CO | 4 INCHES OF SNOW ON GROUND WITH DRIFTS 1 TO 2 FEET. VISIBILITY LESS THAN 50 FEET. |
| Dec 19, 3:29 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Benkelman, NE | WHITE OUT CONDITIONS REPORTED |
| Dec 19, 3:53 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Oakley, KS | 1/4 MILE VISIBILITY |
| Dec 19, 4:21 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Tribune, KS | LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW AND WIND GUST TO 58 MPH. |
| Dec 19, 4:34 PM CST | BLIZZARD | 13 N Edson, KS | 3 INCHES OF SNOW ON THE GROUND AND ALMOST ZERO VISIBILITY |
| Dec 19, 4:37 PM CST | BLIZZARD | 10 S Sharon Springs, KS | NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW. 2 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION SO FAR. |
| Dec 19, 4:39 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Hill City, KS | 1/4 MILE VISIBILITY IN HEAVY SNOW. |
| Dec 19, 4:50 PM CST | BLIZZARD | 13 N Tribune, KS | DEPUTY ON HIGHWAY 27 REPORTS ZERO VISIBILITY AND ROADS ARE COMPLETELY SNOW PACKED |
| Dec 19, 4:50 PM CST | BLIZZARD | 4 W Goodland, KS | 25 TO 30 YARDS VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW ALONG HIGHWAY 24. |
| Dec 19, 5:01 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Goodland, KS | 3 INCHES OF SNOW ON THE GROUND |
| Dec 19, 5:11 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Oakley, KS | WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS NEAR OAKLEY |
| Dec 19, 7:00 PM CST | SNOW 2.5 | Norton, KS | |
| Dec 19, 7:10 PM CST | SNOW 4 | 13 N Goodland, KS | 4 FOOT DRIFTS. |
| Dec 19, 7:20 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 7.2 | 7 Nnw Stratton Ne, NE | |
| Dec 19, 7:30 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Oakley, KS | VISIBILITIES ACROSS THE AREA RANGE FROM 1/2 MILE TO 3/4 MILE WITH SOME LOCATIONS STILL NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY. 1.1 INCHES OF SNOW SO FAR. |
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, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 177 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
- 1117 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 139 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -74 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 204 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
524 WWUS43 KGLD 181913 WSWGLD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 1213 PM MST TUE DEC 18 2012 COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-190600- /O.UPG.KGLD.BZ.A.0002.121219T1200Z-121220T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KGLD.BZ.W.0003.121219T1500Z-121220T0600Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON- SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA- DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON... CHEYENNE WELLS...ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...NORTON... GOODLAND...COLBY...HOXIE...HILL CITY...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY... QUINTER...TRIBUNE...LEOTI...BENKELMAN...TRENTON...MCCOOK 1213 PM MST TUE DEC 18 2012 /113 PM CST TUE DEC 18 2012/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM MST /9 AM CST/ TO 11 PM MST /MIDNIGHT CST/ WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM MST /9 AM CST/ TO 11 PM MST /MIDNIGHT CST/ WEDNESDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING/DURATION...LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING ACROSS NORTHEAST COLORADO AND SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA AND SPREAD ACROSS NORTHWEST KANSAS BY MID DAY. SNOWFALL WILL COME TO A RAPID END DURING THE EVENING. STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY MIDNIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES IS EXPECTED GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 70 WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES FURTHER NORTH. THE GREATEST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS EXPECTED ALONG THE KANSAS AND NEBRASKA BORDER AREAS. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WILL BE COMMON WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH POSSIBLE. VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE ARE EXPECTED IN THE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. * OTHER IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH FALLING SNOW AND THE SNOW PRESENT ON THE GROUND TO PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. BLOWING DIRT IS ALSO POSSIBLE IN AREAS WITH MINIMAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. 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. && $$
11 follow-up statements
029 WWUS43 KGLD 190541 WSWGLD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 1041 PM MST TUE DEC 18 2012 COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-191400- /O.CON.KGLD.BZ.W.0003.121219T1500Z-121220T0600Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON- SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA- DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON... CHEYENNE WELLS...ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...NORTON... GOODLAND...COLBY...HOXIE...HILL CITY...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY... QUINTER...TRIBUNE...LEOTI...BENKELMAN...TRENTON...MCCOOK 1041 PM MST TUE DEC 18 2012 /1141 PM CST TUE DEC 18 2012/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM MST /9 AM CST/ TO 11 PM MST /MIDNIGHT CST/ WEDNESDAY... * TIMING/DURATION...LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING ACROSS NORTHEAST COLORADO AND SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA AND SPREAD ACROSS NORTHWEST KANSAS BY MIDDAY. SNOWFALL WILL COME TO A RAPID END DURING THE EVENING. STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY MIDNIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WILL BE COMMON WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH POSSIBLE. VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE ARE EXPECTED IN THE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. * OTHER IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH FALLING SNOW AND THE SNOW PRESENT ON THE GROUND TO PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. BLOWING DIRT IS ALSO POSSIBLE IN AREAS WITH MINIMAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS AND FALLING OR BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES...WITH TRAVEL BECOMING DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE. MONITOR LOCAL FORECASTS BEFORE DECIDING TO VENTURE OUTSIDE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL AND YOU BECOME STRANDED... STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. && $$
707 WWUS43 KGLD 190950 WSWGLD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 250 AM MST WED DEC 19 2012 COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-191900- /O.EXT.KGLD.BZ.W.0003.121219T1700Z-121220T0600Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON- SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA- DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON... CHEYENNE WELLS...ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...NORTON... GOODLAND...COLBY...HOXIE...HILL CITY...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY... QUINTER...TRIBUNE...LEOTI...BENKELMAN...TRENTON...MCCOOK 250 AM MST WED DEC 19 2012 /350 AM CST WED DEC 19 2012/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MST /11 AM CST/ THIS MORNING TO 11 PM MST /MIDNIGHT CST/ THIS EVENING... * TIMING/DURATION...SNOW IS EXPECTED GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 70 BY NOON MST SPREADING SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS BEFORE EXITING THE AREA AROUND OR SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 70 WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WILL BE COMMON WITH GUSTS OVER 55 MPH POSSIBLE. THE COMBINATION OF SNOWFALL...POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES...AND THE STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING DIRT IS ALSO POSSIBLE IN AREAS WHERE MINIMAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. 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. && $$
894 WWUS43 KGLD 191458 WSWGLD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 758 AM MST WED DEC 19 2012 COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-192300- /O.CON.KGLD.BZ.W.0003.121219T1700Z-121220T0600Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON- SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA- DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON... CHEYENNE WELLS...ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...NORTON... GOODLAND...COLBY...HOXIE...HILL CITY...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY... QUINTER...TRIBUNE...LEOTI...BENKELMAN...TRENTON...MCCOOK 758 AM MST WED DEC 19 2012 /858 AM CST WED DEC 19 2012/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST /MIDNIGHT CST/ THIS EVENING... * TIMING/DURATION...SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS EASTERN COLORADO BY NOON MST SPREADING EAST THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS BEFORE EXITING THE AREA AROUND OR SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS WITH CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO WORSEN RAPIDLY AS WINDS INCREASE. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 70 WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WILL BE COMMON WITH GUSTS OVER 55 MPH POSSIBLE. THE COMBINATION OF SNOWFALL... POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES...AND THE STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING DIRT IS ALSO POSSIBLE IN AREAS WHERE MINIMAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS AND FALLING OR BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES...WITH TRAVEL BECOMING DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE. MONITOR LOCAL FORECASTS BEFORE DECIDING TO VENTURE OUTSIDE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL AND YOU BECOME STRANDED... STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. && $$
450 WWUS43 KGLD 191506 CCA WSWGLD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 805 AM MST WED DEC 19 2012 COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-192330- /O.COR.KGLD.BZ.W.0003.121219T1700Z-121220T0600Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON- SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA- DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON... CHEYENNE WELLS...ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...NORTON... GOODLAND...COLBY...HOXIE...HILL CITY...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY... QUINTER...TRIBUNE...LEOTI...BENKELMAN...TRENTON...MCCOOK 805 AM MST WED DEC 19 2012 /905 AM CST WED DEC 19 2012/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST /MIDNIGHT CST/ THIS EVENING... * TIMING/DURATION...SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS EASTERN COLORADO BY NOON MST SPREADING EAST THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS BEFORE EXITING THE AREA AROUND OR SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND MOST SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL RATES ARE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS WITH CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO WORSEN RAPIDLY AS WINDS INCREASE. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 70 WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WILL BE COMMON WITH GUSTS OVER 55 MPH POSSIBLE. THE COMBINATION OF SNOWFALL... POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES...AND THE STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING DIRT IS ALSO POSSIBLE IN AREAS WHERE MINIMAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. 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. && $$ JRM
745 WWUS43 KGLD 191616 WSWGLD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 916 AM MST WED DEC 19 2012 COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-200030- /O.CON.KGLD.BZ.W.0003.121219T1700Z-121220T0600Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON- SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA- DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON... CHEYENNE WELLS...ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...NORTON... GOODLAND...COLBY...HOXIE...HILL CITY...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY... QUINTER...TRIBUNE...LEOTI...BENKELMAN...TRENTON...MCCOOK 916 AM MST WED DEC 19 2012 /1016 AM CST WED DEC 19 2012/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST /MIDNIGHT CST/ THIS EVENING... * TIMING/DURATION...SNOW IS BEGINNING TO SPREAD ACROSS EASTERN COLORADO...WITH SNOW BEING REPORTED AS FAR EAST AS LIMON AND AKRON AS OF 9 AM MST (10 AM CST). SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD TO THE EAST THROUGH THE REST OF THE DAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND MOST SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL RATES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS WITH CONDITIONS WORSENING RAPIDLY DURING THIS TIME. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 70 WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES ALONG AND NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WILL BE COMMON WITH GUSTS OVER 55 MPH POSSIBLE. THE COMBINATION OF SNOWFALL... POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES...AND THE STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING DIRT IS ALSO POSSIBLE IN AREAS WHERE MINIMAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. 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. && $$
521 WWUS43 KGLD 191819 WSWGLD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 1119 AM MST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS AREA... .AREAS OF SNOW ARE DEVELOPING RAPIDLY ACROSS THE AREA...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 70. VISIBILITIES OF A QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS HAVE BEEN REPORTED ACROSS EASTERN COLORADO AND WILL SPREAD TO THE EAST OVER THE AFTERNOON HOURS. AS SNOW INTENSIFIES...WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH EXPECTED. COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-200300- /O.CON.KGLD.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-121220T0600Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON- SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA- DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON... CHEYENNE WELLS...ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...NORTON... GOODLAND...COLBY...HOXIE...HILL CITY...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY... QUINTER...TRIBUNE...LEOTI...BENKELMAN...TRENTON...MCCOOK 1119 AM MST WED DEC 19 2012 /1219 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST /MIDNIGHT CST/ THIS EVENING... * TIMING/DURATION...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD TO THE EAST THROUGH THE REST OF THE DAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND MOST SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL RATES ARE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS WITH CONDITIONS WORSENING RAPIDLY DURING THIS TIME. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE...WITH 3 TO 7 INCHES EXPECTED ALONG AND NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WILL BE COMMON WITH GUSTS OVER 55 MPH POSSIBLE. THE COMBINATION OF SNOWFALL... POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES...AND THE STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING DIRT IS ALSO POSSIBLE IN AREAS WHERE MINIMAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. 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. && $$
326 WWUS43 KGLD 191837 WSWGLD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 1137 AM MST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS AREA... .AREAS OF SNOW ARE DEVELOPING RAPIDLY ACROSS THE AREA... ESPECIALLY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 70. VISIBILITIES OF A QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS HAVE BEEN REPORTED ACROSS EASTERN COLORADO AND WILL SPREAD TO THE EAST OVER THE AFTERNOON HOURS. AS SNOW INTENSIFIES...WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH EXPECTED. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IN YUMA COUNTY ESTIMATES 3 INCHES OF SNOW HAS FALLEN THROUGH 1130 AM MST WITH MORE SNOW EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND ALL TRAVEL SHOULD BE AVOIDED IF POSSIBLE IN AREAS WHERE SNOW HAS STARTED TO ACCUMULATE. PLEASE CHECK YOUR LOCAL ROAD CLOSURE INFORMATION FOR CURRENT ROAD CONDITIONS AND CLOSURES. COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-200245- /O.CON.KGLD.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-121220T0600Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON- SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA- DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON... CHEYENNE WELLS...ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...NORTON... GOODLAND...COLBY...HOXIE...HILL CITY...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY... QUINTER...TRIBUNE...LEOTI...BENKELMAN...TRENTON...MCCOOK 1137 AM MST WED DEC 19 2012 /1237 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST /MIDNIGHT CST/ THIS EVENING... * TIMING/DURATION...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD TO THE EAST THROUGH THE REST OF THE DAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND MOST SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL RATES ARE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS WITH CONDITIONS WORSENING RAPIDLY DURING THIS TIME. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 70 WITH 3 TO 7 INCHES ALONG AND TO THE NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WILL BE COMMON WITH GUSTS OVER 55 MPH POSSIBLE. THE COMBINATION OF SNOWFALL... POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES...AND THE STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING DIRT IS ALSO POSSIBLE IN AREAS WHERE MINIMAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. ROAD CLOSURES ARE LIKELY AND TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. 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. && $$
489 WWUS43 KGLD 192148 WSWGLD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 248 PM MST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CONTINUE ACROSS AREA... .SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS AS IT GRADUALLY ENDS FROM WEST TO EAST. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH EXPECTED TO THE SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 70. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...FALLING AND RECENT SNOW WILL CREATE WHITE OUT CONDITIONS IN MANY LOCATIONS. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND ALL TRAVEL SHOULD BE AVOIDED IF POSSIBLE. PLEASE CHECK YOUR LOCAL ROAD CLOSURE INFORMATION FOR CURRENT ROAD CONDITIONS AND CLOSURES. COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-200600- /O.CON.KGLD.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-121220T0600Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON- SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA- DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON... CHEYENNE WELLS...ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...NORTON... GOODLAND...COLBY...HOXIE...HILL CITY...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY... QUINTER...TRIBUNE...LEOTI...BENKELMAN...TRENTON...MCCOOK 248 PM MST WED DEC 19 2012 /348 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST /MIDNIGHT CST/ THIS EVENING... * TIMING/DURATION...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD TO THE EAST THROUGH THE REST OF THE DAY. SNOW WILL END FROM WEST TO EAST WITH SNOW TAPERING OFF IN EASTERN COLORADO BY EARLY EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 70 WITH 3 TO 7 INCHES EXPECTED TO THE NORTH. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WILL BE COMMON WITH GUSTS OVER 55 MPH POSSIBLE. VERY STRONG WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE MAINLY TO THE SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 70. * OTHER IMPACTS...ROAD CLOSURES ARE LIKELY AND TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. 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. && $$ JRM
257 WWUS43 KGLD 200215 WSWGLD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 715 PM MST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CONTINUE ACROSS AREA... .SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO END FROM WEST TO EAST THIS EVENING. GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE AREAS OF DRIFTING AND BLOWING SNOW THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS EVEN IN LOCATIONS THAT SEE SNOW COMING TO AN END. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND ALL TRAVEL SHOULD BE AVOIDED IF POSSIBLE. PLEASE CHECK YOUR LOCAL ROAD CLOSURE INFORMATION FOR CURRENT ROAD CONDITIONS AND CLOSURES. COZ090>092-NEZ079-200315- /O.CAN.KGLD.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-121220T0600Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-DUNDY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON... CHEYENNE WELLS...BENKELMAN 715 PM MST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. CONDITIONS HAVE IMPROVED OVER EASTERN COLORADO AND DUNDY COUNTY NEBRASKA AS SNOW HAS TAPERED OFF AND WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED. WIND GUSTS AROUND 25 MPH COULD STILL RESULT IN LOCAL DRIFTING SNOW AND VISIBILITIES AS LOW AS 3 MILES THROUGH MIDNIGHT...HOWEVER THE THREAT FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER THESE LOCATIONS HAS ENDED. $$ KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ080-081-200600- /O.CON.KGLD.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-121220T0600Z/ CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM- WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...OBERLIN... NORTON...GOODLAND...COLBY...HOXIE...HILL CITY...SHARON SPRINGS... OAKLEY...QUINTER...TRIBUNE...LEOTI...TRENTON...MCCOOK 715 PM MST WED DEC 19 2012 /815 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST /MIDNIGHT CST/ THIS EVENING... * TIMING/DURATION...SNOW WILL END FROM WEST TO EAST WITH SNOW TAPERING OFF IN EASTERN COLORADO BY EARLY EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 TO 7 INCHES ACROSS THE AREA...WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 70. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL BE COMMON WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH POSSIBLE. * OTHER IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL CONTINUE TO BE DIFFICULT 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. && $$
181 WWUS43 KGLD 200429 WSWGLD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 929 PM MST WED DEC 19 2012 KSZ001-002-013-014-027-028-041-042-NEZ080-200530- /O.CAN.KGLD.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-121220T0600Z/ CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-SHERMAN-THOMAS-WALLACE-LOGAN-GREELEY-WICHITA- HITCHCOCK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...GOODLAND... COLBY...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY...TRIBUNE...LEOTI...TRENTON 929 PM MST WED DEC 19 2012 /1029 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. CONDITIONS HAVE IMPROVED AS WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED. WIND GUSTS AROUND 25 MPH COULD STILL RESULT IN LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND VISIBILITIES AS LOW AS 3 MILES THROUGH MIDNIGHT...HOWEVER THE THREAT FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS HAS ENDED. $$ KSZ003-004-015-016-029-NEZ081-200600- /O.CON.KGLD.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-121220T0600Z/ DECATUR-NORTON-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-GOVE-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OBERLIN...NORTON...HOXIE...HILL CITY... QUINTER...MCCOOK 1029 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * TIMING/DURATION...BLOWING SNOW WITH VERY LOW VISIBILITIES WILL CONTINUE WITH GUSTY WINDS OVER FRESHLY FALLEN SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 3 TO 6 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL BE COMMON WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH POSSIBLE. * OTHER IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL CONTINUE TO BE DIFFICULT 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. && $$
511 WWUS43 KGLD 200555 WSWGLD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 1055 PM MST WED DEC 19 2012 KSZ003-004-015-016-029-NEZ081-200700- /O.EXP.KGLD.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-121220T0600Z/ DECATUR-NORTON-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-GOVE-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OBERLIN...NORTON...HOXIE...HILL CITY... QUINTER...MCCOOK 1155 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... CONDITIONS HAVE IMPROVED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. WINDS GUSTING TO 35 MPH OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS COULD LEAD TO LOCAL AREAS OF DRIFTING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES AS LOW AS ONE MILE...HOWEVER THE THREAT FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS HAS COME TO AN END. $$ DR
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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.