Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Hastings, NE

441 
WWUS43 KGID 230343
WSWGID

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
1043 PM CDT FRI MAR 22 2013

...A WEEKEND WINTER STORM IS RAPIDLY APPROACHING...

.AN EARLY SPRING WINTER STORM WILL TARGET THE CENTRAL PLAINS THIS
WEEKEND. MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS
WILL SEE ACCUMULATING SNOW WITH THIS STORM. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS
WILL BE FOCUSED FROM INTERSTATE 80 SOUTHWARD...AND ESPECIALLY
ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS. SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS WESTERN PARTS
OF THE AREA LATE TONIGHT...HOWEVER...THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL
MOVE ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA DURING THE DAY SATURDAY AND INTO SATURDAY
EVENING. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. OFFICIAL BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
ARE NOT EXPECTED...ALTHOUGH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH WILL CREATE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW...AND RESULTANT VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS...ESPECIALLY
SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ072-073-082>087-231300-
/O.CON.KGID.WS.W.0002.130323T1200Z-130324T1200Z/
PHILLIPS-SMITH-JEWELL-ROOKS-OSBORNE-MITCHELL-GOSPER-PHELPS-FURNAS-
HARLAN-FRANKLIN-WEBSTER-NUCKOLLS-THAYER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PHILLIPSBURG...SMITH CENTER...MANKATO...
PLAINVILLE...STOCKTON...OSBORNE...BELOIT...ELWOOD...HOLDREGE...
BEAVER CITY...ALMA...FRANKLIN...RED CLOUD...SUPERIOR...NELSON...
HEBRON
1043 PM CDT FRI MAR 22 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SATURDAY TO
7 AM CDT SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SATURDAY TO
7 AM CDT SUNDAY. 

* HAZARD...SNOW...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND REDUCED 
  VISIBILITY. 

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL START LATE TONIGHT MAINLY
  WEST OF HIGHWAY 281. SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY ACROSS FAR
  SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS SATURDAY
  MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO
  SATURDAY EVENING...BEFORE GRADUALLY ENDING FROM WEST TO EAST
  LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING.

* SNOWFALL...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...
  WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS IN THIS RANGE FAVORING COUNTIES ALONG
  THE KANSAS NEBRASKA STATE LINE.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
  30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY
  MORNING...BEFORE TURNING TO MORE NORTHERLY BY SATURDAY NIGHT. 

* IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF 
  SNOW...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...LOW VISIBILITY...AND SNOW 
  COVERED ROADS. VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE WILL BE 
  POSSIBLE AT TIMES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-074>077-231300-
/O.CON.KGID.WW.Y.0006.130323T1200Z-130324T1200Z/
VALLEY-GREELEY-NANCE-SHERMAN-HOWARD-MERRICK-POLK-DAWSON-BUFFALO-
HALL-HAMILTON-YORK-KEARNEY-ADAMS-CLAY-FILLMORE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORD...FULLERTON...LOUP CITY...
ST. PAUL...CENTRAL CITY...OSCEOLA...LEXINGTON...KEARNEY...
GRAND ISLAND...AURORA...YORK...MINDEN...HASTINGS...CLAY CENTER...
GENEVA
1043 PM CDT FRI MAR 22 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SATURDAY
TO 7 AM CDT SUNDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SATURDAY TO
7 AM CDT SUNDAY. 

* HAZARD...SNOW...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND REDUCED 
  VISIBILITY. 

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL START LATE TONIGHT MAINLY
  WEST OF HIGHWAY 281. SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY ACROSS
  SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA SATURDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL
  BE SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY EVENING...BEFORE GRADUALLY
  ENDING FROM WEST TO EAST LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY
  MORNING.

* SNOWFALL...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS WILL AVERAGE 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS
  TO AROUND 30 MPH. NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY
  MORNING...BEFORE TURNING TO MORE NORTHERLY BY SATURDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF 
  SNOW...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...LOW VISIBILITY...AND SNOW 
  COVERED ROADS. VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE WILL BE 
  POSSIBLE AT TIMES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

&&

$$

410 
WWUS43 KGID 230649
WSWGID

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
149 AM CDT SAT MAR 23 2013

...A WEEKEND WINTER STORM IS RAPIDLY APPROACHING...

.AN EARLY SPRING WINTER STORM WILL TARGET THE CENTRAL PLAINS THIS
WEEKEND. MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS
WILL SEE ACCUMULATING SNOW WITH THIS STORM. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS
WILL BE FOCUSED SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80...AND ESPECIALLY ACROSS
NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS. SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS WESTERN PARTS OF THE
AREA LATE TONIGHT...HOWEVER...THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL MOVE ACROSS
THE ENTIRE AREA DURING THE DAY SATURDAY AND INTO SATURDAY EVENING.
SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST LATE SATURDAY NIGHT
INTO SUNDAY MORNING. OFFICIAL BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE NOT
EXPECTED...ALTHOUGH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 30 MPH WILL CREATE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW...AND RESULTANT VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS...ESPECIALLY SATURDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

NEZ085>087-231500-
/O.CAN.KGID.WS.W.0002.130323T1200Z-130324T1200Z/
/O.EXA.KGID.WW.Y.0006.130323T1200Z-130324T1200Z/
WEBSTER-NUCKOLLS-THAYER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RED CLOUD...SUPERIOR...NELSON...HEBRON
149 AM CDT SAT MAR 23 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO
7 AM CDT SUNDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 AM CDT SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM
WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* HAZARD...SNOW...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND REDUCED 
  VISIBILITY. 

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL START LATE TONIGHT 
  MAINLY WEST OF HIGHWAY 281. SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY 
  ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA SATURDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST 
  SNOW WILL BE SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY EVENING...BEFORE 
  GRADUALLY ENDING FROM WEST TO EAST LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO 
  SUNDAY MORNING. 

* SNOWFALL...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS WILL AVERAGE 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS 
  TO AROUND 30 MPH. NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY 
  MORNING...BEFORE TURNING TO MORE NORTHERLY BY SATURDAY NIGHT. 

* IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF
  SNOW...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...LOW VISIBILITY...AND SNOW
  COVERED ROADS. VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE WILL BE
  POSSIBLE AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

&&

$$

KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ072-073-082>084-231500-
/O.CON.KGID.WS.W.0002.130323T1200Z-130324T1200Z/
PHILLIPS-SMITH-JEWELL-ROOKS-OSBORNE-MITCHELL-GOSPER-PHELPS-FURNAS-
HARLAN-FRANKLIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PHILLIPSBURG...SMITH CENTER...MANKATO...
PLAINVILLE...STOCKTON...OSBORNE...BELOIT...ELWOOD...HOLDREGE...
BEAVER CITY...ALMA...FRANKLIN
149 AM CDT SAT MAR 23 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING
TO 7 AM CDT SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING
TO 7 AM CDT SUNDAY. 

* HAZARD...SNOW...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND REDUCED 
  VISIBILITY. 

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL START LATE TONIGHT 
  MAINLY WEST OF HIGHWAY 281. SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY 
  ACROSS FAR SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS 
  SATURDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE SATURDAY AFTERNOON 
  INTO SATURDAY EVENING...BEFORE GRADUALLY ENDING FROM WEST TO 
  EAST LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. 

* SNOWFALL...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...
  WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS IN THIS RANGE FAVORING COUNTIES ALONG
  THE KANSAS NEBRASKA STATE LINE.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 
  30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY 
  MORNING...BEFORE TURNING TO MORE NORTHERLY BY SATURDAY NIGHT. 

* IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF 
  SNOW...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...LOW VISIBILITY...AND SNOW 
  COVERED ROADS. VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE WILL BE 
  POSSIBLE AT TIMES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-074>077-231500-
/O.CON.KGID.WW.Y.0006.130323T1200Z-130324T1200Z/
VALLEY-GREELEY-NANCE-SHERMAN-HOWARD-MERRICK-POLK-DAWSON-BUFFALO-
HALL-HAMILTON-YORK-KEARNEY-ADAMS-CLAY-FILLMORE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORD...FULLERTON...LOUP CITY...
ST. PAUL...CENTRAL CITY...OSCEOLA...LEXINGTON...KEARNEY...
GRAND ISLAND...AURORA...YORK...MINDEN...HASTINGS...CLAY CENTER...
GENEVA
149 AM CDT SAT MAR 23 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS
MORNING TO 7 AM CDT SUNDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS
MORNING TO 7 AM CDT SUNDAY. 

* HAZARD...SNOW...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND REDUCED 
  VISIBILITY. 

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL START LATE TONIGHT 
  MAINLY WEST OF HIGHWAY 281. SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY 
  ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA SATURDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST 
  SNOW WILL BE SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY EVENING...BEFORE 
  GRADUALLY ENDING FROM WEST TO EAST LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO 
  SUNDAY MORNING. 

* SNOWFALL...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS WILL AVERAGE 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS 
  TO AROUND 30 MPH. NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY 
  MORNING...BEFORE TURNING TO MORE NORTHERLY BY SATURDAY NIGHT. 

* IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF 
  SNOW...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...LOW VISIBILITY...AND SNOW 
  COVERED ROADS. VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE WILL BE 
  POSSIBLE AT TIMES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

&&

$$

876 
WWUS43 KGID 231008
WSWGID

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
508 AM CDT SAT MAR 23 2013

...A WINTER SYSTEM MOVING IN...

.AN EARLY SPRING WINTER SYSTEM WILL TARGET THE AREA TODAY AND
TONIGHT. MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS
WILL RECEIVE ACCUMULATING SNOW. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL BE
FOCUSED SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL MOVE ACROSS
THE ENTIRE AREA TODAY AND THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER
OFF FROM WEST TO EAST LATE TONIGHT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25
MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW...AND RESULTANT VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS... ESPECIALLY THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ072-073-082>084-231815-
/O.CON.KGID.WS.W.0002.130323T1200Z-130324T1200Z/
PHILLIPS-SMITH-JEWELL-ROOKS-OSBORNE-MITCHELL-GOSPER-PHELPS-FURNAS-
HARLAN-FRANKLIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PHILLIPSBURG...SMITH CENTER...MANKATO...
PLAINVILLE...STOCKTON...OSBORNE...BELOIT...ELWOOD...HOLDREGE...
BEAVER CITY...ALMA...FRANKLIN
508 AM CDT SAT MAR 23 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SUNDAY. 

* HAZARD...SNOW...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND REDUCED 
  VISIBILITY. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL INTENSIFY THIS MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL
  BE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BEFORE TAPERING OFF FROM WEST TO
  EAST LATE TONIGHT.

* SNOWFALL...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES ARE
  EXPECTED...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS IN THIS RANGE FAVORING AREAS
  FARTHER SOUTHWEST...INCLUDING FURNAS AND HARLAN COUNTIES IN
  NEBRASKA AS WELL AS PHILLIPS AND ROOKS COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL
  KANSAS. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
  30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. NORTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS
  MORNING...BEFORE TURNING NORTH BY TONIGHT. 

* IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF
  SNOW...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...LOW VISIBILITY...AND SNOW
  COVERED ROADS. VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN ONE MILE WILL BE
  POSSIBLE AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-074>077-085>087-231815-
/O.CON.KGID.WW.Y.0006.130323T1200Z-130324T1200Z/
VALLEY-GREELEY-NANCE-SHERMAN-HOWARD-MERRICK-POLK-DAWSON-BUFFALO-
HALL-HAMILTON-YORK-KEARNEY-ADAMS-CLAY-FILLMORE-WEBSTER-NUCKOLLS-
THAYER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORD...FULLERTON...LOUP CITY...
ST. PAUL...CENTRAL CITY...OSCEOLA...LEXINGTON...KEARNEY...
GRAND ISLAND...AURORA...YORK...MINDEN...HASTINGS...CLAY CENTER...
GENEVA...RED CLOUD...SUPERIOR...NELSON...HEBRON
508 AM CDT SAT MAR 23 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT
SUNDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT
SUNDAY. 

* HAZARD...SNOW...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND REDUCED 
  VISIBILITY. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL INTENSIFY THIS MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW
  WILL BE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING...BEFORE TAPERING OFF
  FROM WEST TO EAST LATE TONIGHT.

* SNOWFALL...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS WILL AVERAGE 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS
  TO AROUND 30 MPH. NORTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS
  MORNING...BEFORE TURNING NORTH BY TONIGHT.

* IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF
  SNOW...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...LOW VISIBILITY...AND SNOW
  COVERED ROADS. VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN ONE MILE WILL BE
  POSSIBLE AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

&&

$$

HEINLEIN

563 
WWUS43 KGID 231526
WSWGID

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
1026 AM CDT SAT MAR 23 2013

...LIGHT TO MODERATE WINTER STORM IS AT HAND AND ADVERSE WEATHER
CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO UNFOLD...

.LATE THIS MORNING SNOW CONTINUED TO FALL OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTH-
CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND NORTH-CENTRAL KANSAS. SO FAR THE HEAVIEST
SNOW HAS BEEN WITHIN 25 MILES ON EITHER SIDE OF THE STATE BORDER.
THE NORTHERN EDGE OF THE SNOW WAS ADVANCING SLOWLY NORTHWARD AND
WAS NOW FALLING ALONG THE INTERSTATE 80 CORRIDOR. SNOW WILL
GRADUALLY ENVELOP THE ENTIRE REGION. HOWEVER...THE HEAVIEST SNOW
WILL FALL SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 6...DOWN INTO NORTH-CENTRAL KANSAS.

WINDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH BY MID TO LATE
AFTERNOON. THIS WILL REDUCE THE VISIBILITY AND RESULT IN BLOWING
AND DRIFTING. HOWEVER...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR TONIGHT...
AS THE SNOW TAPERS OFF AND ENDS. WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
OF 35 TO 40 MPH.

NEZ085-232330-
/O.UPG.KGID.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130324T1200Z/
/O.EXA.KGID.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130324T1200Z/
WEBSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...RED CLOUD
1026 AM CDT SAT MAR 23 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT
SUNDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* HAZARD...SNOW...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND LOW VISIBILITY.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...AND END
  LATE TONIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL DURING THE DAYLIGHT
  HOURS TODAY.

* SNOWFALL...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY
  HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO
  AROUND 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. SHIFTING TO NORTH AND BECOMING 20
  TO 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH TONIGHT.

* IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF
  SNOW...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...LOW VISIBILITY...AND SNOW
  COVERED ROADS. VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN ONE MILE WILL OCCUR AT
  TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ072-073-082>084-232330-
/O.CON.KGID.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130324T1200Z/
PHILLIPS-SMITH-JEWELL-ROOKS-OSBORNE-MITCHELL-GOSPER-PHELPS-FURNAS-
HARLAN-FRANKLIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PHILLIPSBURG...SMITH CENTER...MANKATO...
PLAINVILLE...STOCKTON...OSBORNE...BELOIT...ELWOOD...HOLDREGE...
BEAVER CITY...ALMA...FRANKLIN
1026 AM CDT SAT MAR 23 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SUNDAY. 

* HAZARD...SNOW...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND LOW VISIBILITY.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...AND END
  LATE TONIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL DURING THE DAYLIGHT
  HOURS TODAY.

* SNOWFALL...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES...WITH THE
  HIGHEST AMOUNTS OVER FURNAS...HARLAN...AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES IN
  NEBRASKA...AS WELL AS PHILLIPS AND SMITH COUNTIES IN NORTH
  CENTRAL KANSAS. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO
  AROUND 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. SHIFTING TO NORTH AND BECOMING 20
  TO 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH TONIGHT.

* IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF 
  SNOW...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...LOW VISIBILITY...AND SNOW 
  COVERED ROADS. VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN ONE MILE WILL BE 
  POSSIBLE AT TIMES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-074>077-086-087-232330-
/O.CON.KGID.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130324T1200Z/
VALLEY-GREELEY-NANCE-SHERMAN-HOWARD-MERRICK-POLK-DAWSON-BUFFALO-
HALL-HAMILTON-YORK-KEARNEY-ADAMS-CLAY-FILLMORE-NUCKOLLS-THAYER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORD...FULLERTON...LOUP CITY...
ST. PAUL...CENTRAL CITY...OSCEOLA...LEXINGTON...KEARNEY...
GRAND ISLAND...AURORA...YORK...MINDEN...HASTINGS...CLAY CENTER...
GENEVA...SUPERIOR...NELSON...HEBRON
1026 AM CDT SAT MAR 23 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT
SUNDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT
SUNDAY. 

* HAZARD...SNOW...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND REDUCED 
  VISIBILITY. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...AND END
  LATE TONIGHT. MOST OF THE ACCUMULATION WILL FALL DURING THE
  DAYLIGHT HOURS TODAY.

* SNOWFALL...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
  ...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO
  AROUND 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. SHIFTING TO NORTH AND BECOMING 20
  TO 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH TONIGHT.

* IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF 
  SNOW...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...LOW VISIBILITY...AND SNOW 
  COVERED ROADS. VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN ONE MILE WILL BE 
  POSSIBLE AT TIMES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

&&

$$

HALBLAUB

358 
WWUS43 KGID 232019
WSWGID

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
319 PM CDT SAT MAR 23 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING DOWNGRADED TO AN ADVISORY...

.SNOW HAS STRUGGLED TO ACCUMULATE DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS...AS
IT COMPETES WITH THE STRONG LATE MARCH SUN...AND WARM GROUND
SURFACES. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL INTO TONIGHT...AND END
AFTER MIDNIGHT. AFTER SUNSET...AS SURFACES COOL...SNOW COULD BEGIN
ACCUMULATING AGAIN. HOWEVER...THE POTENTIAL FOR SUBSTANTIAL
ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE OVER.

KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ072-073-082>085-240430-
/O.CAN.KGID.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130324T1200Z/
/O.EXB.KGID.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130324T0500Z/
PHILLIPS-SMITH-JEWELL-ROOKS-OSBORNE-MITCHELL-GOSPER-PHELPS-FURNAS-
HARLAN-FRANKLIN-WEBSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PHILLIPSBURG...SMITH CENTER...MANKATO...
PLAINVILLE...STOCKTON...OSBORNE...BELOIT...ELWOOD...HOLDREGE...
BEAVER CITY...ALMA...FRANKLIN...RED CLOUD
319 PM CDT SAT MAR 23 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT
TONIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* HAZARD...LIGHT SNOW.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING...AND END LATE
  TONIGHT FROM WEST TO EAST.

* SNOWFALL...ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES...PRIMARILY AFTER
  SUNSET.

* WINDS...FROM THE NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO
  AROUND 30 MPH.

* IMPACT...TRAVEL COULD BE HAZARDOUS AFTER SUNSET...AS WET ROADS
  COULD BECOME ICY IN SOME AREAS...AND COULD BECOME SNOW COVERED
  WHERE SNOW PERSISTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

NEZ039>041-046>048-060>062-232130-
/O.CAN.KGID.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130324T1200Z/
VALLEY-GREELEY-NANCE-SHERMAN-HOWARD-MERRICK-DAWSON-BUFFALO-HALL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORD...FULLERTON...LOUP CITY...
ST. PAUL...CENTRAL CITY...LEXINGTON...KEARNEY...GRAND ISLAND
319 PM CDT SAT MAR 23 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY. 

DAYTIME SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS HAVE BEEN MINIMAL..AND ADDITIONAL
SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN AN INCH OR LESS.

$$

NEZ049-063-064-074>077-086-087-240430-
/O.EXT.KGID.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130324T0500Z/
POLK-HAMILTON-YORK-KEARNEY-ADAMS-CLAY-FILLMORE-NUCKOLLS-THAYER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSCEOLA...AURORA...YORK...MINDEN...
HASTINGS...CLAY CENTER...GENEVA...SUPERIOR...NELSON...HEBRON
319 PM CDT SAT MAR 23 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT
TONIGHT...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT
TONIGHT. 

* HAZARD...LIGHT SNOW.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING...AND END LATE
  TONIGHT FROM WEST TO EAST.

* SNOWFALL...ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES...PRIMARILY AFTER
  SUNSET.

* WINDS...FROM THE NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO
  AROUND 30 MPH.

* IMPACT...TRAVEL COULD BE HAZARDOUS AFTER SUNSET...AS WET ROADS
  COULD BECOME ICY IN SOME AREAS...AND COULD BECOME SNOW COVERED
  WHERE SNOW PERSISTS.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

HALBLAUB

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
1214 PM CDT FRI MAR 22 2013

.UPDATE...
ISSUED AT 546 AM CDT FRI MAR 22 2013

UPDATED THE FORECAST TO MAINLY HOLD ON TO THE BACK EDGE OF THE
LAST SNOW BAND TO EXIT THE AREA A LITTLE LONGER BY AN HOUR OR SO.
SNOW AMOUNTS AND TEMPERATURES AMONG OTHER FORECAST VARIABLES ARE
PRETTY MUCH ON TRACK WITH ONLY MINOR ADJUSTMENTS MADE.

&&

.SHORT TERM...(TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT)
ISSUED AT 533 AM CDT FRI MAR 22 2013

CHALLENGES INCLUDE WHAT IS PROBABLY MINIMAL CHANCE OF BRIEF FREEZING
DRIZZLE FOR PARTS OF THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING...ALONG WITH
DETERMINING IF AND WHEN SNOW MAY DEVELOP TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY FOR
THE WESTERN CWA.

RADAR REVEALS THAT BACK EDGE OF THE LAST BAND OF SNOW BISECTING THE
CWA AS IT MOVES EAST AT ABOUT 24 KTS OR SO. INTERPOLATION SHOWS THAT
ALL SNOW WILL BE EAST OF THE CWA BY 9 AM. THE LAST COUPLE OF RADAR
FRAMES INDICATE SOME POSSIBLE VERY LIGHT PRECIPITATION JUST BEHIND
THE BACK EDGE OF THE SNOW OVER PARTS OF BUFFALO AND PHELPS COUNTY.
MODELS HAVE INDICATED A POSSIBLE SHORT PERIOD OF FREEZING DRIZZLE
DIRECTLY BEHIND THE SNOW...SO A CLOSE EYE WILL BE KEPT ON THIS AREA.
IF THIS WERE TO DEVELOP...NOTHING WOULD INDICATE THAT THIS WOULD
LAST VERY LONG...AND IT WOULD NOT LIKELY HAVE A HUGE IMPACT ON
CONDITIONS.

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES TODAY COULD BE QUITE VARIED FROM THE NORTHEAST
TO SOUTHWEST. QUITE A DIFFERENCE IN 850MB TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE
CWA...PLUS SOME MORE SNOW COVER TO CONTEND WITH NORTH/EAST AS
COMPARED TO SOUTH/WEST. WENT WITH A SHARPER TEMPERATURE GRADIENT AS
A RESULT.

THE SHORT TERM FORECAST LIES LARGELY WITHIN A LULL...CATCHING THE
TAIL END OF THE SNOW BAND MOVING ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE PREVIOUS
OVERNIGHT HOURS...AND THE INTRODUCTION OF MORE SNOW AS A LONGWAVE
TROUGH DIGS TO THE WEST OVER THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS. THE FAR WESTERN
CWA STANDS THE BEST CHANCE AT SOME LIGHT SNOW AMOUNTS FOR LATE
TONIGHT AS ISENTROPIC LIFT ENSUES AHEAD OF THE WAVE.

.LONG TERM...(SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY)
ISSUED AT 533 AM CDT FRI MAR 22 2013

OBVIOUSLY THE VAST MAJORITY OF FOCUS THROUGH THIS 6-DAY PERIOD IS ON
THE FAIRLY SIGNIFICANT LATE-SEASON WINTER STORM THAT WILL TARGET THE
CWA BETWEEN SATURDAY MORNING AND SUNDAY MORNING...BUT ESPECIALLY SAT
AFTERNOON/EVENING. HEADLINE-WISE...THE ORIGINAL WINTER STORM WATCH
FOR NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS HAS BEEN EXTENDED NORTHWARD TO INCLUDE ALL
NEBRASKA COUNTIES ALONG/SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE 80 CORRIDOR...WITH
THIS REASONING DISCUSSED FURTHER BELOW. OTHERWISE...THE START/END
TIMES OF 7 AM SAT MORNING THROUGH 7 AM SUN MORNING HAVE BEEN
UNALTERED FOR NOW...ALTHOUGH WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED TO SEE HEADLINES
EVENTUALLY NEEDING EXTENDED A BIT LONGER IN OUR EAST.

STARTING WITH THE OVERALL SYNOPTIC SCENARIO ALOFT...SEVERAL MODELS
SUCH AS THE NAM/GFS/ECWMF AGREE ON SLIDING THE CENTER OF AN
INITIALLY FAIRLY OPEN MID LEVEL SHORTWAVE TROUGH FROM A POSITION
OVER THE CENTRAL ROCKIES AT SUNRISE SATURDAY MORNING...AND THEN
CLOSING IT OFF AT 500 MILLIBARS OVER WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE NEB/KS
BORDER AREA BY SUNSET SATURDAY...AND THEN MOVING TO NEAR THE KS/MO
BORDER BY SUNRISE SUNDAY MORNING. THIS IS A FAIRLY CLASSIC WINTER
STORM SETUP FOR THE CWA...WITH THE INITIAL ONSET OF ACCUMULATING
SNOW SATURDAY MORNING DRIVEN MAINLY BY ISENTROPIC LIFT AHEAD OF THE
APPROACHING MID LEVEL TROUGH...AND THEN TRANSITIONING TO MORE
PRONOUNCED MID LEVEL FRONTOGENESIS/DEFORMATION AROUND THE
NORTHWESTERN SEMI-CIRCLE OF THE MAIN CIRCULATION. USING A BLEND
OF HPC QPF AND MULTI-MODEL CONSENSUS QPF...AND APPLYING A SNOW RATIO
GENERALLY RANGING FROM 11 TO 12:1...DID NOT MAKE MAJOR CHANGES TO
STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ALTHOUGH DID INCREASE MOST AREAS AT
LEAST SLIGHTLY. IN GENERAL...AM CALLING FOR ACCUMULATIONS NORTH OF
I-80 TO AVERAGE 2-3 INCHES...THEN 4-7 INCHES BETWEEN I-80 AND THE
KANSAS BORDER...AND A BROAD 6-8 INCHES ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS
ZONES. AS IS USUALLY THE CASE...SNOW WILL START FIRST IN THE WESTERN
PORTION OF THE WATCH AREA...POSSIBLY BEFORE ITS CURRENT START
TIME...AND THEN REACH EASTERN AREAS AROUND HIGHWAY 81 POTENTIALLY
CLOSER TO MID-DAY. HOWEVER...WAS NOT ABOUT TO GET TOO CUTE WITH
START TIMES AT THIS JUNCTURE. THE MAJORITY OF ACCUMULATING SNOW AND
GREATEST IMPACTS SHOULD FOCUS BETWEEN THE NOON-MIDNIGHT TIME FRAME
FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE CWA...WITH SNOW GRADUALLY FADING AWAY FROM
WEST-TO-EAST LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. WHILE THE NAM HAS
NEARLY THE ENTIRE CWA SNOW-FREE BY SUNRISE SUNDAY MORNING...SUSPECT
AT LEAST LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS MAY LINGER AT LEAST THROUGH THE NOON
HOUR ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAY 81...AND THE UPCOMING
WARNINGS/ADVISORIES LIKELY TO BE ISSUED DURING THE NEXT 12 HOURS MAY
NEED TO CONSIDER EXTENDING HEADLINES IN TIME FOR THESE EASTERN
AREAS. BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON HOWEVER...HAVE DOWNPLAYED SNOW MENTION TO
ONLY THE POINT OF LINGERING NON-MEASURABLE FLURRIES...EVEN IN THE
EAST. AS FOR WINDS...ALTHOUGH NOT EXPECTING OFFICIAL BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS WITH WIDESPREAD GUSTS OF 35+ MPH AND VISIBILITY
RESTRICTIONS OF LESS THAN 1/4 MILE...IT CERTAINLY WON/T BE PRETTY AT
TIMES DURING THIS EVENT WITH VISIBILITY LESS THAN 1/2 MILE VERY
POSSIBLE AT TIMES AS SUSTAINED WINDS AVERAGE 15-25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 30 MPH OR SLIGHTLY HIGHER...WITH DIRECTION GRADUALLY
TRANSITIONING FROM NORTHEASTERLY TO NORTH-NORTHWESTERLY FROM
SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. AS FOR THE DECISION TO EXPAND THE
WATCH NORTHWARD...WILL ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE NORTHERN FEW ROWS OF
COUNTIES ALONG I-80 AND HIGHWAY 6 ARE A BIT MARGINAL GIVEN THE
EXPECTATION THAT SNOWFALL WILL LARGELY AVERAGE UNDER 6 INCHES.
HOWEVER...GIVEN THE ADDED IMPACTS OF MODEST WINDS AND RESULTANT
VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS...AND THAT THIS IS A BIT LATE IN THE SEASON
CLIMATOLOGICALLY FOR SIGNIFICANT STORMS...COLLABORATED WITH
NEIGHBORING WFO/S OAX AND LBF TO BRING IT NORTH TO THE I-80
CORRIDOR. FROM A PUBLIC PERSPECTIVE...ODDS ARE REASONABLY HIGH THAT
EVEN THOSE PARTS OF THE WATCH NOT UPGRADED TO A WARNING WILL AT
LEAST BE CONVERTED TO A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...SO NO MATTER WHAT
COUNTIES IN THE WATCH SHOULD END UP IN A HEADLINE OF SOME KIND
DURING THIS EVENT. ADDING TO THE LATE MARCH MISERY...ACTUAL HIGH
TEMPERATURES SATURDAY WILL ONLY REACH THE LOW-MID 30S PROMOTING
DAYTIME WIND CHILLS IN THE TEENS TO NEAR 20 DEGREES.

GETTING BEYOND THE PRIMARY STORM SYSTEM...THE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY TIME FRAME IS LOOKING FAIRLY UNEVENTFUL
PRECIPITATION-WISE...ALTHOUGH THE ONGOING FAIRLY NOTABLE STRETCH OF
BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL JUST KEEP ON GOING. STARTING SUNDAY
NIGHT INTO MONDAY...THE GENERAL SYNOPTIC PICTURE ALOFT FEATURES A
CONTINUED BROAD TROUGH ACROSS THE EASTERN TWO-THIRDS OF THE
CONUS...WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF A FEW WEAK LOW AMPLITUDE MID LEVEL
SHORTWAVE TROUGHS ROTATING SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE CENTRAL PLAINS IN
THE WAKE OF THE PRIMARY WEEKEND SYSTEM. ALTHOUGH ITS CERTAINLY NOT
OUT OF THE QUESTION THAT SOME FLURRY POTENTIAL COULD EXIST DURING
THIS TIME FRAME ESPECIALLY ACROSS NORTHERN/EASTERN SECTIONS OF THE
CWA IN THIS PATTERN..WILL KEEP THIS TIME FRAME PRECIP-FREE FOR NOW
AND LET LATER SHIFTS ASSESS THE POSSIBLE NEED FOR WHAT WOULD LIKELY
BE A VERY LOW IMPACT SNOW MENTION. TEMP-WISE...MADE LITTLE CHANGE TO
HIGHS...WITH MOST AREAS ONLY REACHING THE LOW-MID 30S...OR ROUGHLY
20 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. ALTHOUGH NOT AS BREEZY AS SUNDAY...STEADY
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH ARE ANTICIPATED.

TUESDAY/TUESDAY NIGHT...THE 00Z ECMWF/GFS ARE IN FAIRLY GOOD
AGREEMENT DEPICTING A FAIRLY UNEVENTFUL WEST-NORTHWEST FLOW...WITH
FAIRLY HIGH CONFIDENCE IN PRECIP-FREE CONDITIONS UNLESS A FEW
FLURRIES HAPPEN TO FLOAT BY TUESDAY MORNING AS ONE LAST WEAK MID
LEVEL SHORTWAVE PASSES SOUTHEAST OVER THE AREA PER THE ECMWF.
TEMP-WISE...WILL AIM FOR A SLIGHT WARM-UP OVER MONDAY WITH HIGHS
UPPER 30S MOST AREAS.

WEDNESDAY/WEDNESDAY NIGHT...CONTINUED MAINLY DRY LOOKING
WEST-NORTHWEST FLOW...ALTHOUGH BY LATE WED NIGHT THE GFS IS TRYING
TO GENERATE SOME LIGHT PRECIP MAINLY ACROSS OUR NORTH. GIVEN VERY
LITTLE SUPPORT FROM THE ECMWF...THE PREVIOUSLY ADVERTISED POPS FOR
WED NIGHT WERE REMOVED. ALTHOUGH BY NO MEANS BALMY...WILL AIM FOR
ANOTHER MODEST WARM-UP WITH HIGHS AT LEAST INTO THE LOW-MID 40S ALL
AREAS...AND GIVEN THE LATE MARCH SUN ANGLE WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED IF
READINGS MAY END UP A LITTLE WARMER THAN CURRENTLY
ADVERTISED...DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH SNOW REMAINS ON THE GROUND OF
COURSE.

THURSDAY...MUCH THE SAME WITH RELATIVELY UNEVENTFUL WEST-NORTHWEST
FLOW ALOFT...ALTHOUGH MODELS ARE AT LEAST WEAKLY HINTING AT SOME
FAIRLY HIT AND MISS...LIKELY LIGHT PRECIP POTENTIAL FROM SOME
PASSING LOW AMPLITUDE DISTURBANCES. ALTHOUGH CONFIDENCE IS QUITE
SHAKY IN THIS SCENARIO AND POPS WERE LOWERED TO SLIGHT CHANCE
TERRITORY...WENT AHEAD AND KEPT A RAIN OR RAIN/SNOW MENTION CWA-WIDE
INTACT FOR THE TIME BEING. WILL AIM FOR HIGHS SIMILAR TO WEDNESDAY
WITH 40S ALL AREAS.

&&

.AVIATION...(FOR THE 18Z TAF THROUGH 18Z SATURDAY AFTERNOON)
ISSUED AT 1215 PM CDT FRI MAR 22 2013

LOW CLOUDS WILL BE LINGERING THROUGH MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON. DURING
THE EVENING CEILINGS SHOULD IMPROVE A LITTLE BUT WILL BE SHORT
LIVED. THE MOST CONCERN WILL BE LATE IN THE PERIOD. SNOW IS
POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT...BUT SHOULD BE LIGHT TO START WITH. THE
CHANCE FOR A VISIBILITY REDUCTION WILL BE AFTER THE SUN COMES UP. THE
VISIBILITY WILL DECREASE AS THE HEAVIER SNOW MOVES INTO THE AREA
DURING THE MORNING.

&&

.GID WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NE...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING
     FOR NEZ060>064-072>077-082>087.

KS...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING
     FOR KSZ005>007-017>019.

&&

UPDATE...HEINLEIN
SHORT TERM...HEINLEIN
LONG TERM...PFANNKUCH
AVIATION...JCB

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
413 AM CDT FRI MAR 22 2013

KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>077-082>087-
230915-
PHILLIPS-SMITH-JEWELL-ROOKS-OSBORNE-MITCHELL-VALLEY-GREELEY-NANCE-
SHERMAN-HOWARD-MERRICK-POLK-DAWSON-BUFFALO-HALL-HAMILTON-YORK-
GOSPER-PHELPS-KEARNEY-ADAMS-CLAY-FILLMORE-FURNAS-HARLAN-FRANKLIN-
WEBSTER-NUCKOLLS-THAYER-
413 AM CDT FRI MAR 22 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND
PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

A SIGNIFICANT LATE-SEASON WINTER STORM WILL TARGET THE OUTLOOK
AREA THIS WEEKEND. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY
MORNING INTO SUNDAY MORNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS...AND ALSO
FOR LOCATIONS ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80 IN SOUTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA. WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8
INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED. PLEASE REFER TO THE WATCH STATEMENT FOR
FURTHER DETAILS. NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80 IN SOUTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA...LOWER SNOW AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT...BUT
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOW AMOUNTS THIS WEEKEND.

&&

MORE INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE FOLLOWING WEB PAGE:
   HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/HASTINGS  (ALL LOWERCASE)

PFANNKUCH/HEINLEIN

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
942 AM CDT FRI MAR 22 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0941 AM     SNOW             ARCADIA                 41.42N 99.13W
03/22/2013  M2.0 INCH        VALLEY             NE   CO-OP OBSERVER

&&

GUERRERO