Alert archive / Kansas / Winter Storm Warnings in 2012
Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this winter storm warning at Feb 3, 2012, 5:18 AM 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 Feb 3, 2012, 6:00 AM CST. It was in force for 30 hr. 35 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 3, 2012, 5:18 AM CST (11:18 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 3, 2012, 6:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 4, 2012, 11:59 AM CST
- In force
- 30 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 11:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Feb 3, 3:38 PM CST | SNOW 3 | 2 N Hill City, KS | IN THE PAST 2 HOURS. |
| Feb 3, 5:08 PM CST | SNOW 3 | St. Francis, KS | |
| Feb 3, 8:16 PM CST | SNOW 4 | 10 Nne Atwood, KS | OVER THE LAST FEW HOURS. |
| Feb 3, 8:37 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Hill City, KS | |
| Feb 3, 8:37 PM CST | SNOW 4 | Hill City, KS | VERY LARGE SNOW FLAKES, AROUND 2 INCHES IN SIZE FALLING |
| Feb 3, 9:05 PM CST | SNOW 7.5 | 4 Se Atwood, KS | ESTIMATED 6-9 INCHES RELAYED BY EM. |
| Feb 3, 11:17 PM CST | SNOW 4.5 | N Norton, KS | TOTAL SNOW SINCE 545 PM LOCAL TIME |
| Feb 4, 3:49 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | Hill City, KS | MINOR CAR ACCIDENTS AND POWER OUTAGES. |
| Feb 4, 3:56 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 5 | Norton, KS | |
| Feb 4, 4:10 AM CST | SNOW 2 | Colby, KS | |
| Feb 4, 4:24 AM CST | SNOW 4 | Mccook, NE | AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW RESTRICTING VISIBILITIES. |
| Feb 4, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 4 | 2 Nw Indianola, NE | LIQUID PRECIPITATION OF 0.40 INCHES. |
| Feb 4, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 5 | 7 Nnw Stratton Ne, NE | LIQUID PRECIPITATION OF 0.36 INCHES. |
| Feb 4, 7:00 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 8.5 | Norton, KS | |
| Feb 4, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 4 | 2 Nnw Traer, KS | |
| Feb 4, 8:11 AM CST | SNOW 4.5 | 1 E Hill City, KS | |
| Feb 4, 8:20 AM CST | SNOW 3 | Quinter, KS | STILL SNOWING. |
| Feb 4, 8:45 AM CST | SNOW 5 | 7 Nnw Stratton Ne, NE | |
| Feb 4, 9:12 AM CST | SNOW 3 | Colby, KS | STILL SNOWING. ESTIMATED 2-3 INCHES OF SNOWFALL. |
| Feb 4, 9:28 AM CST | SNOW 1 | Oakley, KS | VISIBILITIES DOWN TO 3/4 OF A MILE AT TIMES. SMALL AMOUNTS OF ICE ON TREES AND HAND RAILS. |
| Feb 4, 9:28 AM CST | SNOW 1 | Winona, KS | |
| Feb 4, 9:28 AM CST | SNOW 3 | Angelus, KS | |
| Feb 4, 9:28 AM CST | SNOW 6 | 17 N Parks, NE | |
| Feb 4, 9:28 AM CST | SNOW 8 | 1 E Hill City, KS |
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, 11.3 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
- 2009 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -41 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 58 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. && $$ LOCKHART
5 follow-up statements
998 WWUS43 KGLD 031918 WSWGLD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 1218 PM MST FRI FEB 3 2012 COZ090>092-KSZ001-013-027-NEZ079-040600- /O.CAN.KGLD.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120205T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KGLD.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120205T0000Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-SHERMAN-WALLACE-DUNDY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON... CHEYENNE WELLS...ST. FRANCIS...GOODLAND...SHARON SPRINGS... BENKELMAN 1218 PM MST FRI FEB 3 2012 /118 PM CST FRI FEB 3 2012/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ SATURDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ SATURDAY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING/DURATION...SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN COLORADO AND WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT AND INTO EARLY SATURDAY. * SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL VARY GREATLY ACROSS THE AREA WITH AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. VISIBILITIES DROPPING BELOW A MILE AT TIMES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * OTHER IMPACTS...THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND WILL ADVERSELY AFFECT ANY OTHER OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...OR ICE ARE NOW OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. CHECK THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST BEFORE VENTURING OUTSIDE. && $$ 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. && $$ KSZ004-015-016-029-040600- /O.CON.KGLD.WS.W.0001.120204T0000Z-120205T0000Z/ NORTON-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-GOVE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTON...HOXIE...HILL CITY...QUINTER 118 PM CST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY... * TIMING/DURATION...RAIN WILL BEGIN TO CHANGE TO SNOW THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL VARY GREATLY ACROSS THE AREA WITH AMOUNTS GENERALLY IN THE 6 TO 10 INCH RANGE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THAT WILL OCCASIONALLY PRODUCE VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN ONE MILE. * OTHER IMPACTS...THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO CREATE HAZARDOUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND WILL ADVERSELY AFFECT ANY OTHER OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...OR ICE ARE NOW OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. CHECK THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST BEFORE VENTURING OUTSIDE. && $$
323 WWUS43 KGLD 032203 WSWGLD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 303 PM MST FRI FEB 3 2012 KSZ027-028-040630- /O.CAN.KGLD.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120205T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KGLD.WW.Y.0001.120203T2203Z-120205T0000Z/ WALLACE-LOGAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY 303 PM MST FRI FEB 3 2012 /403 PM CST FRI FEB 3 2012/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ SATURDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING/DURATION...SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. * SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL VARY ACROSS THE AREA WITH AMOUNTS GENERALLY IN THE 3 TO 5 INCH RANGE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 MPH POSSIBLE. VISIBILITIES WILL BE BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES DUE TO THE 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 WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ COZ092-KSZ041-042-032315- /O.CAN.KGLD.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120205T0000Z/ CHEYENNE CO-GREELEY-WICHITA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEYENNE WELLS...TRIBUNE...LEOTI 303 PM MST FRI FEB 3 2012 /403 PM CST FRI FEB 3 2012/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIGHT. AS SUCH THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ KSZ004-015-016-029-040630- /O.EXT.KGLD.WS.W.0001.120203T2203Z-120205T0000Z/ NORTON-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-GOVE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTON...HOXIE...HILL CITY...QUINTER 403 PM CST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SATURDAY... * TIMING/DURATION...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW BY THIS EVENING. 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. && $$ COZ090-091-KSZ001>003-013-014-NEZ079>081-040630- /O.CON.KGLD.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120205T0000Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-SHERMAN-THOMAS-DUNDY- HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON... ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...GOODLAND...COLBY...BENKELMAN... TRENTON...MCCOOK 303 PM MST FRI FEB 3 2012 /403 PM CST FRI FEB 3 2012/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ SATURDAY... * TIMING/DURATION...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL VARY GREATLY ACROSS THE AREA WITH AMOUNTS GENERALLY IN THE 6 TO 10 INCH RANGE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 MPH POSSIBLE. VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE BELOW ONE MILE WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * OTHER IMPACTS...THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO CREATE HAZARDOUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND WILL ADVERSELY AFFECT ANY OTHER OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...OR ICE ARE NOW OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. CHECK THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST BEFORE VENTURING OUTSIDE. && $$ JTL
827 WWUS43 KGLD 040113 WSWGLD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 613 PM MST FRI FEB 3 2012 COZ090-091-KSZ001>004-013>016-029-NEZ079>081-041200- /O.CON.KGLD.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120205T0000Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-SHERMAN-THOMAS- SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-GOVE-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON... ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...NORTON...GOODLAND...COLBY... HOXIE...HILL CITY...QUINTER...BENKELMAN...TRENTON...MCCOOK 613 PM MST FRI FEB 3 2012 /713 PM CST FRI FEB 3 2012/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ SATURDAY... * TIMING/DURATION...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL VARY GREATLY ACROSS THE AREA WITH AMOUNTS GENERALLY IN THE 6 TO 10 INCH RANGE. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED MAINLY ALONG AND EAST OF AN OBERLIN TO QUINTER LINE...WHERE PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. * 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. && $$ KSZ027-028-041200- /O.CON.KGLD.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120205T0000Z/ WALLACE-LOGAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY 613 PM MST FRI FEB 3 2012 /713 PM CST FRI FEB 3 2012/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ SATURDAY... * TIMING/DURATION...SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. * SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL VARY ACROSS THE AREA WITH AMOUNTS GENERALLY IN THE 2 TO 4 INCH RANGE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 MPH POSSIBLE. VISIBILITIES WILL BE BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES DUE TO THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * OTHER IMPACTS...THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO CREATE HAZARDOUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND WILL ADVERSELY AFFECT ANY OTHER OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ JRM
127 WWUS43 KGLD 041041 WSWGLD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 341 AM MST SAT FEB 4 2012 COZ090-091-KSZ001-013-014-NEZ079-050000- /O.CAN.KGLD.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120205T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KGLD.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120205T0000Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE KS-SHERMAN-THOMAS-DUNDY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON... ST. FRANCIS...GOODLAND...COLBY...BENKELMAN 341 AM MST SAT FEB 4 2012 /441 AM CST SAT FEB 4 2012/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING/DURATION...LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF FROM WEST TO EAST. * SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION OF AROUND ONE INCH WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 MPH POSSIBLE. VISIBILITIES WILL BE AS LOW AS ONE MILE AT TIMES DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * OTHER IMPACTS...ROADS CONTINUE TO BE SNOW PACKED AND ICE COVERED. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ KSZ002>004-015-016-029-NEZ080-081-050000- /O.CON.KGLD.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120205T0000Z/ RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-GOVE-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...NORTON...HOXIE... HILL CITY...QUINTER...TRENTON...MCCOOK 441 AM CST SAT FEB 4 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING/DURATION...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING FROM WEST TO EAST. * SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES EXPECTED. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 MPH POSSIBLE. VISIBILITIES WILL FALL TO ONE MILE OR LESS IN THE HEAVIEST SNOW BANDS. * OTHER IMPACTS...ROADS CONTINUE TO BE SNOW PACKED AND ICE COVERED. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...OR ICE ARE NOW OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. CHECK THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST BEFORE VENTURING OUTSIDE. && $$ KSZ027-028-050000- /O.CON.KGLD.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120205T0000Z/ WALLACE-LOGAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY 341 AM MST SAT FEB 4 2012 /441 AM CST SAT FEB 4 2012/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING/DURATION...LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE MORNING HOURS BEFORE DIMINISHING FROM WEST TO EAST. * SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND AN INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 MPH POSSIBLE. VISIBILITIES WILL BE AS LOW AS ONE MILE AT TIMES DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * OTHER IMPACTS...ROADS CONTINUE TO BE SNOW PACKED AND ICE COVERED. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
796 WWUS43 KGLD 041759 WSWGLD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 1059 AM MST SAT FEB 4 2012 KSZ002>004-015-016-029-NEZ080-081-041900- /O.CAN.KGLD.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120205T0000Z/ RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-GOVE-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...NORTON...HOXIE... HILL CITY...QUINTER...TRENTON...MCCOOK 1159 AM CST SAT FEB 4 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE TO TAPER OFF AND VISIBILITIES WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE AS THE AFTERNOON PROGRESSES. $$ COZ090-091-KSZ001-013-014-027-028-NEZ079-041900- /O.CAN.KGLD.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120205T0000Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE KS-SHERMAN-THOMAS-WALLACE-LOGAN-DUNDY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON... ST. FRANCIS...GOODLAND...COLBY...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY... BENKELMAN 1059 AM MST SAT FEB 4 2012 /1159 AM CST SAT FEB 4 2012/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE SNOWFALL HAS GENERALLY MOVED OUT OF THE AFFECTED AREAS AND VISIBILITIES HAVE IMPROVED. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Goodland, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Feb 2, 11:45 PM CST, 5 hours 33 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 2, 11:45 PM CST, 5 hours 33 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1045 PM MST THU FEB 2 2012
.UPDATE...
913 PM MST THU FEB 2 2012
PRONOUNCED DRY SLOT CONTINUES TO SURGE TO THE NORTH...WITH
RAIN/SNOW CHANGE OVER ACTUALLY WRAPPING AROUND LOW CIRCULATION AND
LIFTING TO THE NORTH. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF EASTERN
COLORADO...THIS TRANSITION LOOKS TO BE OCCUR PRIOR TO DRY SLOT
IMPINGING ON THE AREA. HAVE UPDATED FORECAST TO ACCOUNT FOR
THIS...LOWERING SNOW AMOUNTS ACROSS ALL BUT EXTREME WESTERN CWA
THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. GIVEN CURRENT TRENDS...WOULD NOT BE
SURPRISED TO SEE A SIZABLE PORTION OF THE CWA GO SEVERAL HOURS
TONIGHT WITHOUT ANY MEANINGFUL PRECIPITATION.
FOR ONGOING HIGHLIGHTS...WHILE ONGOING TRENDS LOWERING CONFIDENCE
IN AMOUNTS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN CWA...WITH NEXT SHORT WAVE TROUGH
CURRENTLY ROUNDING THE BASE OF LARGER TROUGH...NOT READY TO MAKE
SIG CHANGES TO ONGOING PRODUCTS. LATEST DATA CONTINUES TO SUGGEST
STRONG CYCLOGENESIS WHEN THIS NEXT TROUGH EJECTS OVER THE
AREA...SUPPORTING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...MAINLY TOMORROW AFTERNOON
AND EVENING.
JRM
&&
.DISCUSSION...
403 PM MST THU FEB 2 2012
HUGE FORECAST CONCERN REMAINS MAJOR WINTER STORM WITH WHERE THE
RAIN/SNOW LINE WILL BE THE MAIN QUESTION TO ANSWER. SATELLITE
SHOWING THAT THE FLOW HAS BECOME MORE AMPLIFIED THE LAST 24 HOURS
FROM THE EASTERN PACIFIC INTO WESTERN NORTH AMERICA. THE FLOW OVER
THE WESTERN PORTION OF NORTH AMERICA IS SPLIT WITH THE SOUTHERN
PORTION BEGINNING TO DEVELOP INTO THE STRONG UPPER SYSTEM THAT WILL
BRING A MAJOR CHANGE TO OUR WEATHER. AT THIS TIME IT LOOKS LIKE THE
SYSTEM IS BEING ABLE TO TAP INTO SOME SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE.
MODELS INITIALIZED WELL ON THE STRONGER NORTH TO SOUTH JET ON THE
BACKSIDE OF OUR INCOMING SYSTEM. THE MODELS WERE HAVING A LITTLE
TROUBLE ON THE POSITION OF OUR INCOMING SYSTEM. OVERALL THE MODELS
TENDED TO BE TOO FAR EAST AND SOUTH (TOO FAST) WITH THE
CIRCULATION/HEIGHT CONTOURS. OVERALL THE GFS AND CANADIAN WERE
LEADING THE PACK WITH THE UKMET/ECMWF NOT TOO FAR BEHIND. THE NAM
AND SREF WERE THE WORST OFFENDERS. THE ECMWF WAS DOING BETTER THE
REMAINING OUTPUT ESPECIALLY WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE LEE SIDE
TROUGH.
TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...A SLOWER EVOLUTION OF THE STORM
SYSTEM OCCURRED WITH THE LATEST MODEL DATA. AS A RESULT LOWERED
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN THE WESTERN PORTION. THE SOUTHEAST PORTION OF
THE AREA WILL NOT SEE A COMPLETE CHANGEOVER UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING.
AS A RESULT THE WATCH THAT CONTINUES IN AFFECT FOR THE EASTERN FOUR
COUNTIES HAS BEEN DELAYED UNTIL 6 PM CST.
BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN AFFECT WITH MORE OF THE MAIN
ACCUMULATION OF SNOW EXPECTED UNTIL FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. THE
WINDS ARE THE STRONGEST FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY NIGHT.
AMOUNTS WERE RAISED A LITTLE BUT THE POSSIBILITY OF ELEVATED
THUNDERSTORMS...WHICH ARE NOW OCCURRING TO OUR SOUTH AND WEST...
COULD START THE CHANGEOVER TO SNOW FASTER AND INCREASE THE AMOUNTS
FROM WHAT WAS IN THERE.
SATURDAY...SNOWFALL WILL BE WINDING DOWN WITH THE WINDS CONTINUING
TO BLOW THE SNOW AROUND. LOWERED MAXES MORE DUE TO THE WIDESPREAD
SNOWCOVER EXPECTED AND CONTINUED COLD AIR ADVECTION.
SATURDAY NIGHT/SUNDAY...DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH THE WINDS STAY UP...IT
COULD GET VERY COLD SATURDAY NIGHT. DID UNDERCUT GUIDANCE BUT IF
WINDS DROP OFF ANY MORE...THE MINS WILL NEED TO BE LOWERED
SIGNIFICANTLY. SUNDAY WILL BE CONTINUED COLD DUE TO THE SNOWPACK
AND WENT WITH THE COLDEST GUIDANCE.
BULLER
SUNDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY...EARLY PART OF THE EXTENDED PERIOD IS
DOMINATED BY A TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN CONUS...AND A NARROW RIDGE
ATTEMPTING TO BUILD ACROSS THE WESTERN CONUS. GUIDANCE IS FAIRLY
CHAOTIC IN THE HANDLING OF SEVERAL SMALLER SCALE FEATURES THAT WOULD
HAVE A DIRECT IMPACT ON THE CWA...AND EVENTUALLY HOW THE FLOW ALOFT
EVOLVES ACROSS THE CWA THROUGH THE REMAINING EXTENDED PERIODS. A
COMPROMISE BLEND OF MOST GUIDANCE WOULD FAVOR THE CWA REMAINING UNDER
THE INFLUENCE OF THE NORTHERN STREAM OF A SPLIT-FLOW TYPE PATTERN...
WHICH GENERALLY FAVORS COOLER TEMPERATURES. WITH AN ESTABLISHED SNOW
PACK EXPECTED...TEMPS WILL LIKELY REMAIN BELOW NORMAL THROUGH THESE
PERIODS. 12Z GFS IS SHOWING POTENTIAL FOR SNOW DURING THE DAY
TUESDAY DUE TO THE UNCERTAINTY IN REGARDS TIMING/LOCATION/STRENGTH
OF THE SMALLER SCALE FEATURES MOVING THROUGH THE MEAN FLOW EACH
DAY...I DECIDED TO KEEP THE FORECAST DRY THROUGH THESE PERIODS.
THANKS TO ALL WHO COLLABORATED.
BULLER
&&
.AVIATION...
1041 PM MST THU FEB 2 2012
FOR 06Z TAFS...INTI AL SHORT WAVE TROUGH CURRENTLY MOVING NORTH
ACROSS THE AREA...WITH PRONOUNCED DRY SLOT ALSO LIFTING NORTH
ACROSS THE AREA. THIS WILL BRIEFLY BRING AND END TO PRECIPITATION
AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA...BUT WITH LOW STABILITY AND ANOTHER
TROUGH EXPECTED TO MOVE NEAR THE AREA AROUND 12Z EXPECT
PRECIPITATION TO REDEVELOP. CURRENT DATA SUPPORTS SFC LOW TO
STRENGTHEN DURING THE DAY LEADING TO A PERIOD OF VLIFR CONDITIONS
IN SN AND BLSN...MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS.
JRM
&&
.GLD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
KS...BLIZZARD WARNING UNTIL 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ SATURDAY FOR
KSZ001>003-013-014-027-028-041-042.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON FOR KSZ004-015-016-029.
NE...BLIZZARD WARNING UNTIL 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ SATURDAY FOR
NEZ079>081.
CO...BLIZZARD WARNING UNTIL 5 PM MST SATURDAY FOR COZ090>092.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 2, 4:55 PM CST, 12 hours 23 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 355 PM MST THU FEB 2 2012 COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-031300- YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON- SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA- DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- 355 PM MST THU FEB 2 2012 /455 PM CST THU FEB 2 2012/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EXTREME SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...NORTHWEST KANSAS AND EAST CENTRAL COLORADO. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS REGION OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. A BLIZZARD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM LEOTI KANSAS TO MCCOOK NEBRASKA BEGINNING LATE THIS EVENING. THE GREATEST SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA WILL BE ALONG AND WEST OF A CHEYENNE WELLS TO GOODLAND TO BENKELMAN LINE. THE WINDS WILL NORTH AND INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH THAT WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES FREQUENTLY ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT. THESE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BECOME SEVERE. HOWEVER...THESE STORMS COULD ENHANCE PRECIPITATION AND SNOWFALL TOTALS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THE BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 7 INCHES IN GREELEY AND WICHITA TO 8 TO 12 INCHES ALONG THE INTERSTATE WITH 8 TO 16 INCHES NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE. WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH STRONG NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO NEAR 45 MPH. TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE ACROSS THE REGION DURING THIS TIME. IN ADDITION TO BLIZZARD WARNING...A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN PLACE FOR THE AREA EAST OF LINE FROM LEOTI KANSAS TO MCCOOK NEBRASKA FROM EARLY FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. RAIN OR A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW FRIDAY AFTERNOON WILL CHANGE OVER SNOW FRIDAY EVENING. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 7 TO 11 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THIS AREA ALONG WITH NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH THAT WILL PRODUCE VISIBILITIES OF ONE MILE OR LESS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. HOWEVER SNOWFALL REPORTS WOULD BE APPRECIATED DURING THIS EVENT. BULLER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 3, 4:03 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | GLD | Cheyenne, Logan, Sherman, Thomas, Wallace | 20 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in Kansas, 2012Winter Storm Warnings in Colorado, 2012Winter Storm Warnings in Nebraska, 2012Every winter storm 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.