Alert archive / Kansas / Winter Storm Warnings in 2013
Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this winter storm warning at Mar 22, 2013, 4:00 AM MDT for Dundy County, Hitchcock County, Red Willow County, Nebraska; 11 counties in Kansas; Kit Carson County, Yuma County, Colorado. It took effect at Mar 23, 2013, 12:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 26 hr. 48 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
- Mar 22, 2013, 4:00 AM MDT (10:00 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 23, 2013, 12:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Mar 24, 2013, 2:20 AM MDT
- In force
- 26 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
Counties Kit Carson County, CO, Yuma County, CO, Cheyenne County, KS, Decatur County, KS, Gove County, KS, Graham County, KS, Logan County, KS, Norton County, KS, Rawlins County, KS, Sheridan County, KS, Sherman County, KS, Thomas County, KS, Wallace County, KS, Dundy County, NE, Hitchcock County, NE, Red Willow County, NE
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:03 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 23, 12:00 AM MDT | SNOW 0.5 | Sharon Springs, KS | |
| Mar 23, 12:08 AM MDT | SNOW 2.5 | Goodland, KS | 0.30 INCHES OF LIQUID. 8 TO 1 RATIO. |
| Mar 23, 12:25 AM MDT | SNOW 1 | St. Francis, KS | |
| Mar 23, 12:25 AM MDT | SNOW 4 | Burlington, CO | |
| Mar 23, 1:13 AM MDT | SNOW 4 | Goodland, KS | RECIEVED 1.5 INCHES IN THE LAST HOUR WITH 0.08 INCHES OF LIQUID. |
| Mar 23, 3:13 AM MDT | SNOW 6 | Yuma, CO | ESTIMATED OFF CAR HOOD IN ALLEY. WITH SOME BLOWING...MAY BE UNDERDONE. |
| Mar 23, 3:13 AM MDT | SNOW 8.5 | Goodland, KS | 0.62 INCHES LIQUID. |
| Mar 23, 3:23 AM MDT | SNOW 7 | Burlington, CO | ESTIMATED 6-8 INCHES. |
| Mar 23, 3:27 AM MDT | SNOW 1.5 | Benkelman, NE | ESTIMATED 1-1.5 INCHES. |
| Mar 23, 3:32 AM MDT | SNOW 3 | St. Francis, KS | HAS YET TO ACCUMULATE ON THE STREETS. |
| Mar 23, 5:04 AM MDT | SNOW 2.2 | Oakley, KS | 0.19 INCHES OF LIQUID. |
| Mar 23, 5:20 AM MDT | SNOW 1 | Culbertson, NE | 0.12 INCHES OF LIQUID. |
| Mar 23, 6:30 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 0 | Goodland, KS | A NUMBER OF LARGE TREE LIMBS ARE DOWN ACROSS TOWN. |
| Mar 23, 6:30 AM MDT | SNOW 3 | Norton, KS | STARTED SNOWING AT 4 AM CDT. |
| Mar 23, 6:30 AM MDT | SNOW 3 | Oberlin, KS | |
| Mar 23, 6:30 AM MDT | SNOW 5.5 | St. Francis, KS | ESTIMATED 5-6 INCHES. ESTIMANT MAY BE UNDERDONE DUE TO MELTING. |
| Mar 23, 6:30 AM MDT | SNOW 7 | Burlington, CO | |
| Mar 23, 6:30 AM MDT | SNOW 12 | Yuma, CO | |
| Mar 23, 6:46 AM MDT | SNOW 8.2 | Colby, KS | 0.81 INCHES OF LIQUID. |
| Mar 23, 7:00 AM MDT | SNOW 12 | Joes, CO | 1.14 INCHES OF LIQUID. 11 TO 13 INCHES REPORTED ON THE GROUND. |
| Mar 23, 7:02 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 4 E Vernon, CO | |
| Mar 23, 7:02 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 8 | 7 Ssw Wray, CO | |
| Mar 23, 7:58 AM MDT | SNOW 4 | Oberlin, KS | |
| Mar 23, 7:58 AM MDT | SNOW 8 | 4 W Brewster, KS | |
| Mar 23, 8:08 AM MDT | SNOW 6 | Benkelman, NE | 5.5 INCHES OF SNOWFALL AT 7 AM OBSERVATION...ANOTHER 0.8 INCHES BETWEEN 7 AND 9 AM. |
| Mar 23, 8:10 AM MDT | SNOW 3 | Palisade, NE | |
| Mar 23, 8:10 AM MDT | SNOW 4 | 4 W Oakley, KS | |
| Mar 23, 8:13 AM MDT | SNOW 3 | Dresden, KS | |
| Mar 23, 8:14 AM MDT | SNOW 2 | 2 N Densmore, KS | |
| Mar 23, 8:14 AM MDT | SNOW 2 | Wallace, KS | |
| Mar 23, 8:38 AM MDT | SNOW 9 | 13 N Edson, KS | |
| Mar 23, 8:52 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 13 | Yuma, CO | |
| Mar 23, 9:03 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 8 | 23 Sw Goodland, KS | |
| Mar 23, 10:41 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 7 | St. Francis, KS | |
| Mar 23, 10:41 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 10 | 10 S Wheeler, KS | |
| Mar 23, 10:51 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 14 | Yuma, CO | |
| Mar 23, 12:21 PM MDT | SNOW 6 | 9 Sse Norton, KS | 6 INCHES ON THE GROUND. COCORAHS REPORT OF 5.5 AS WELL. |
| Mar 23, 5:00 PM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 10.5 | Wray, CO | STORM TOTAL THROUGH 5PM. |
| Mar 23, 5:25 PM MDT | SNOW 5.2 | Danbury, NE | |
| Mar 23, 5:25 PM MDT | SNOW 6 | Oberlin, KS | 5.5 TO 6 INCHES TOTAL SO FAR. LOTS OF DRIFTING. |
| Mar 23, 5:39 PM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 12 | St. Francis, KS | DRIFTS UP TO TWO FEET. VISIBILITIES IN PARTS OF CHEYENNE COUNTY REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIME OF REPORT. |
| Mar 23, 5:46 PM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 15 | Burlington, CO | STORM TOTAL. MOST OF THE SNOW FELL THROUGH 12 PM MDT. |
| Mar 23, 6:00 PM MDT | SNOW 4.6 | Oakley, KS | MELTED TO 0.38 INCHES. |
| Mar 23, 6:00 PM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 15 | 1 N Goodland, KS | THIS IS THE STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AS OF 6PM AT THE NWS OFFICE. |
| Mar 23, 7:00 PM MDT | SNOW 6 | Oberlin, KS | |
| Mar 23, 7:45 PM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 10 | Colby, KS | |
| Mar 23, 7:45 PM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 14 | Levant, KS | SNOW RANGED FROM 12 TO 14 INCHES. |
| Mar 23, 8:15 PM MDT | SNOW 4 | Mccook, NE | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. QUITE A BIT OF MELTING AND BLOWING. CURRENTLY CLOSER TO 2 INCHES STILL ON GRASSY SURFACES. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 179 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
- 1936 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 33 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 110 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
703 WWUS43 KGLD 221000 WSWGLD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 400 AM MDT FRI MAR 22 2013 COZ090-091-KSZ001>003-013>015-027-028-NEZ079>081-221800- /O.UPG.KGLD.WS.A.0003.130323T0600Z-130324T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KGLD.WS.W.0002.130323T0600Z-130324T1200Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-SHERMAN-THOMAS- SHERIDAN-WALLACE-LOGAN-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON... ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...GOODLAND...COLBY...HOXIE... SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY...BENKELMAN...TRENTON...MCCOOK 400 AM MDT FRI MAR 22 2013 /500 AM CDT FRI MAR 22 2013/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT MDT /1 AM CDT/ TONIGHT TO 6 AM MDT /7 AM CDT/ SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT MDT /1 AM CDT/ TONIGHT TO 6 AM MDT /7 AM CDT/ SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING/DURATION...SNOW WILL BEGIN OVER YUMA COUNTY THIS EVENING AND SPREAD SOUTHEAST OVERNIGHT. SNOW WILL BE WIDESPREAD OVER THE ENTIRE TRI-STATE AREA SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL END EARLY SUNDAY. * SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...HIGHEST ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 70. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND SHOULD NOT PRODUCE ANY BLOWING SNOW. HOWEVER...ON SATURDAY INTO EARLY SATURDAY NIGHT NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. * OTHER IMPACTS...IN ADDITION TO IMPACTING TRAVEL...THIS WINTER STORM WILL POSE A THREAT TO YOUNG LIVESTOCK. RANCHERS SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT THEIR ANIMALS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. 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. && $$ COZ092-KSZ004-016-029-041-042-221800- /O.CON.KGLD.WS.A.0003.130323T0600Z-130324T1200Z/ CHEYENNE CO-NORTON-GRAHAM-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEYENNE WELLS...NORTON...HILL CITY... QUINTER...TRIBUNE...LEOTI 400 AM MDT FRI MAR 22 2013 /500 AM CDT FRI MAR 22 2013/ ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... * TIMING/DURATION...SNOW WILL BEGIN OVER YUMA COUNTY THIS EVENING AND SPREAD SOUTHEAST OVERNIGHT. SNOW WILL BE WIDESPREAD OVER THE ENTIRE TRI-STATE AREA SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL END EARLY SUNDAY. * SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 7 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND SHOULD NOT PRODUCE ANY BLOWING SNOW. ON SATURDAY INTO EARLY SATURDAY NIGHT NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE INTO THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE WITH HIGHER GUSTS PRODUCING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. * OTHER IMPACTS...IN ADDITION TO IMPACTING TRAVEL...THIS WINTER STORM WILL POSE A THREAT TO YOUNG LIVESTOCK. RANCHERS SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT THEIR ANIMALS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
10 follow-up statements
623 WWUS43 KGLD 221508 WSWGLD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 908 AM MDT FRI MAR 22 2013 COZ090-091-KSZ001>003-013>015-027-028-NEZ079>081-222300- /O.CON.KGLD.WS.W.0002.130323T0600Z-130324T1200Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-SHERMAN-THOMAS- SHERIDAN-WALLACE-LOGAN-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON... ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...GOODLAND...COLBY...HOXIE... SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY...BENKELMAN...TRENTON...MCCOOK 908 AM MDT FRI MAR 22 2013 /1008 AM CDT FRI MAR 22 2013/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT MDT /1 AM CDT/ TONIGHT TO 6 AM MDT /7 AM CDT/ SUNDAY... * TIMING/DURATION...SNOW WILL BEGIN OVER YUMA COUNTY THIS EVENING AND SPREAD SOUTHEAST OVERNIGHT. SNOW WILL BE WIDESPREAD OVER THE ENTIRE TRI-STATE AREA SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL END EARLY SUNDAY. * SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...HIGHEST ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 70. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND SHOULD NOT PRODUCE ANY BLOWING SNOW. HOWEVER...ON SATURDAY INTO EARLY SATURDAY NIGHT NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. * OTHER IMPACTS...IN ADDITION TO IMPACTING TRAVEL...THIS WINTER STORM WILL POSE A THREAT TO YOUNG LIVESTOCK. RANCHERS SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT THEIR ANIMALS. 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. && $$ COZ092-KSZ004-016-029-041-042-222300- /O.CON.KGLD.WS.A.0003.130323T0600Z-130324T1200Z/ CHEYENNE CO-NORTON-GRAHAM-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEYENNE WELLS...NORTON...HILL CITY... QUINTER...TRIBUNE...LEOTI 908 AM MDT FRI MAR 22 2013 /1008 AM CDT FRI MAR 22 2013/ ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... * TIMING/DURATION...SNOW WILL BEGIN OVER YUMA COUNTY THIS EVENING AND SPREAD SOUTHEAST OVERNIGHT. SNOW WILL BE WIDESPREAD OVER THE ENTIRE TRI-STATE AREA SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL END EARLY SUNDAY. * SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 7 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND SHOULD NOT PRODUCE ANY BLOWING SNOW. ON SATURDAY INTO EARLY SATURDAY NIGHT NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE INTO THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE WITH HIGHER GUSTS PRODUCING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. * OTHER IMPACTS...IN ADDITION TO IMPACTING TRAVEL...THIS WINTER STORM WILL POSE A THREAT TO YOUNG LIVESTOCK. RANCHERS SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT THEIR ANIMALS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
354 WWUS43 KGLD 222050 WSWGLD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 250 PM MDT FRI MAR 22 2013 KSZ004-016-029-230500- /O.UPG.KGLD.WS.A.0003.130323T0600Z-130324T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KGLD.WS.W.0002.130323T0600Z-130324T1200Z/ NORTON-GRAHAM-GOVE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTON...HILL CITY...QUINTER 350 PM CDT FRI MAR 22 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM SATURDAY TO 7 AM CDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM SATURDAY TO 7 AM CDT SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING/DURATION...SNOW WILL BEGIN OVER YUMA COUNTY COLORADO THIS EVENING AND SPREAD SOUTHEAST OVERNIGHT. SNOW WILL BE WIDESPREAD OVER THE ENTIRE TRI-STATE AREA SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL END EARLY SUNDAY. * SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 7 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND SHOULD NOT PRODUCE ANY BLOWING SNOW. ON SATURDAY INTO EARLY SATURDAY NIGHT NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE INTO THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE WITH HIGHER GUSTS PRODUCING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. * OTHER IMPACTS...IN ADDITION TO IMPACTING TRAVEL...THIS WINTER STORM WILL POSE A THREAT TO YOUNG LIVESTOCK. RANCHERS SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT THEIR ANIMALS. 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. && $$ COZ090-091-KSZ001>003-013>015-027-028-NEZ079>081-230500- /O.CON.KGLD.WS.W.0002.130323T0600Z-130324T1200Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-SHERMAN-THOMAS- SHERIDAN-WALLACE-LOGAN-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON... ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...GOODLAND...COLBY...HOXIE... SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY...BENKELMAN...TRENTON...MCCOOK 250 PM MDT FRI MAR 22 2013 /350 PM CDT FRI MAR 22 2013/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT MDT /1 AM CDT/ TONIGHT TO 6 AM MDT /7 AM CDT/ SUNDAY... * TIMING/DURATION...SNOW WILL BEGIN OVER YUMA COUNTY COLORADO THIS EVENING AND SPREAD SOUTHEAST OVERNIGHT. SNOW WILL BE WIDESPREAD OVER THE ENTIRE TRI-STATE AREA SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL END EARLY SUNDAY. * SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...HIGHEST ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 70. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND SHOULD NOT PRODUCE ANY BLOWING SNOW. HOWEVER...ON SATURDAY INTO EARLY SATURDAY NIGHT NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. * OTHER IMPACTS...IN ADDITION TO IMPACTING TRAVEL...THIS WINTER STORM WILL POSE A THREAT TO YOUNG LIVESTOCK. RANCHERS SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT THEIR ANIMALS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...OR ICE ARE NOW OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. CHECK THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST BEFORE VENTURING OUTSIDE. && $$ COZ092-KSZ041-042-230500- /O.UPG.KGLD.WS.A.0003.130323T0600Z-130324T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KGLD.WW.Y.0003.130323T0600Z-130324T1200Z/ CHEYENNE CO-GREELEY-WICHITA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEYENNE WELLS...TRIBUNE...LEOTI 250 PM MDT FRI MAR 22 2013 /350 PM CDT FRI MAR 22 2013/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT MDT /1 AM CDT/ TONIGHT TO 6 AM MDT /7 AM CDT/ SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT MDT /1 AM CDT/ TONIGHT TO 6 AM MDT /7 AM CDT/ SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING/DURATION...SNOW WILL BEGIN OVER YUMA COUNTY COLORADO THIS EVENING AND SPREAD SOUTHEAST OVERNIGHT. SNOW WILL BE WIDESPREAD OVER THE ENTIRE TRI-STATE AREA SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL END EARLY SUNDAY. * SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND SHOULD NOT PRODUCE ANY BLOWING SNOW. ON SATURDAY INTO EARLY SATURDAY NIGHT NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE INTO THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE WITH HIGHER GUSTS PRODUCING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. * OTHER IMPACTS...IN ADDITION TO IMPACTING TRAVEL...THIS WINTER STORM WILL POSE A THREAT TO YOUNG LIVESTOCK. RANCHERS SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT THEIR ANIMALS. 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. && $$
951 WWUS43 KGLD 230442 WSWGLD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 1042 PM MDT FRI MAR 22 2013 COZ090-091-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-NEZ079>081-231300- /O.CON.KGLD.WS.W.0002.130323T0600Z-130324T1200Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-SHERMAN-THOMAS- SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON... ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...NORTON...GOODLAND...COLBY... HOXIE...HILL CITY...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY...QUINTER... BENKELMAN...TRENTON...MCCOOK 1042 PM MDT FRI MAR 22 2013 /1142 PM CDT FRI MAR 22 2013/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT /7 AM CDT/ SUNDAY... * TIMING/DURATION...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD EAST OVERNIGHT. SNOW WILL BE WIDESPREAD OVER THE ENTIRE TRI-STATE AREA SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 70 AND 8 TO 10 INCHES NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE. HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS YUMA COUNTY COLORADO AND EXTREME NORTHWEST KANSAS AND SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...EAST TO NORTHEAST WIND AT 10 TO 15 MPH ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT AND SHOULD NOT PRODUCE ANY BLOWING SNOW. HOWEVER...SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING NORTH WIND AT 20 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. * OTHER IMPACTS...IN ADDITION TO IMPACTING TRAVEL...THIS WINTER STORM WILL POSE A THREAT TO YOUNG LIVESTOCK. RANCHERS SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT THEIR LIVESTOCK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...OR ICE ARE NOW OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. CHECK THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST BEFORE VENTURING OUTSIDE. && $$ COZ092-KSZ041-042-231300- /O.CON.KGLD.WW.Y.0003.130323T0600Z-130324T1200Z/ CHEYENNE CO-GREELEY-WICHITA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEYENNE WELLS...TRIBUNE...LEOTI 1042 PM MDT FRI MAR 22 2013 /1142 PM CDT FRI MAR 22 2013/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT /7 AM CDT/ SUNDAY... * TIMING/DURATION...SNOW WILL SPREAD EAST OVERNIGHT. SNOW WILL BE WIDESPREAD OVER THE ENTIRE TRI-STATE AREA SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...EAST WIND AT 10 TO 15 MPH WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND SHOULD NOT PRODUCE ANY BLOWING SNOW. SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING NORTH WIND WILL INCREASE INTO THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE WITH HIGHER GUSTS PRODUCING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. * OTHER IMPACTS...IN ADDITION TO IMPACTING TRAVEL...THIS WINTER STORM WILL POSE A THREAT TO YOUNG LIVESTOCK. RANCHERS SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT THEIR LIVESTOCK. 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. && $$
474 WWUS43 KGLD 231000 WSWGLD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 400 AM MDT SAT MAR 23 2013 COZ090-091-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-NEZ079>081-231800- /O.CON.KGLD.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130324T1200Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-SHERMAN-THOMAS- SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON... ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...NORTON...GOODLAND...COLBY... HOXIE...HILL CITY...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY...QUINTER... BENKELMAN...TRENTON...MCCOOK 400 AM MDT SAT MAR 23 2013 /500 AM CDT SAT MAR 23 2013/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT /7 AM CDT/ SUNDAY... * TIMING/DURATION...WIDESPREAD SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE TODAY THEN DECREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST OVERNIGHT AND COME TO AN END BY SUNDAY MORNING. * SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 11 INCHES SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 70 AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 25 WITH 12 TO 16 INCHES NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 25. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH THIS MORNING WILL BECOME NORTHERLY AND INCREASE INTO THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE WITH HIGHER GUSTS LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY. NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS EARLY TONIGHT WILL SLOWLY DECREASE INTO THE 15 TO 20 MPH RANGE BY MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. VISIBILITIES OF A FEW MILES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY BUT WILL DROP AS LOW AS ONE HALF MILE IN HEAVIER BANDS OF SNOW. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 27. * OTHER IMPACTS...IN ADDITION TO IMPACTING TRAVEL...THIS WINTER STORM WILL POSE A THREAT TO YOUNG LIVESTOCK. RANCHERS SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT THEIR LIVESTOCK. ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 70. 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. && $$ COZ092-KSZ041-042-231800- /O.CON.KGLD.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130324T1200Z/ CHEYENNE CO-GREELEY-WICHITA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEYENNE WELLS...TRIBUNE...LEOTI 400 AM MDT SAT MAR 23 2013 /500 AM CDT SAT MAR 23 2013/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT /7 AM CDT/ SUNDAY... * TIMING/DURATION...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING AND BECOME WIDESPREAD BY AFTERNOON. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE. THE SNOW WILL DECREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST OVERNIGHT AND COME TO AN END BY SUNDAY MORNING. * SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH THIS MORNING WILL BECOME NORTHERLY AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY. NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS EARLY TONIGHT WILL SLOWLY DECREASE INTO THE 15 TO 20 MPH RANGE BY MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. VISIBILITIES OF A FEW MILES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY BUT WILL COULD DROP AS LOW AS ONE HALF MILE IN HEAVIER BANDS OF SNOW. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY. * OTHER IMPACTS...IN ADDITION TO IMPACTING TRAVEL...THIS WINTER STORM WILL POSE A THREAT TO YOUNG LIVESTOCK. RANCHERS SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT THEIR LIVESTOCK. ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE. 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. && $$
581 WWUS43 KGLD 231055 AAA WSWGLD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 455 AM MDT SAT MAR 23 2013 COZ090-091-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-NEZ079>081-231800- /O.CON.KGLD.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130324T1200Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-SHERMAN-THOMAS- SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON... ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...NORTON...GOODLAND...COLBY... HOXIE...HILL CITY...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY...QUINTER... BENKELMAN...TRENTON...MCCOOK 455 AM MDT SAT MAR 23 2013 /555 AM CDT SAT MAR 23 2013/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT /7 AM CDT/ SUNDAY... * TIMING/DURATION...WIDESPREAD SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE TODAY THEN DECREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST OVERNIGHT AND COME TO AN END BY SUNDAY MORNING. * SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 8 TO 11 INCHES SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 70 AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 25 WITH 12 TO 16 INCHES NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 25. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH THIS MORNING WILL BECOME NORTHERLY AND INCREASE INTO THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE WITH HIGHER GUSTS LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY. NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS EARLY TONIGHT WILL SLOWLY DECREASE INTO THE 15 TO 20 MPH RANGE BY MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. VISIBILITIES OF A FEW MILES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY BUT WILL DROP AS LOW AS ONE HALF MILE IN HEAVIER BANDS OF SNOW. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 27. * OTHER IMPACTS...IN ADDITION TO IMPACTING TRAVEL...THIS WINTER STORM WILL POSE A THREAT TO YOUNG LIVESTOCK. RANCHERS SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT THEIR LIVESTOCK. ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 70. 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. && $$ COZ092-KSZ041-042-231800- /O.CON.KGLD.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130324T1200Z/ CHEYENNE CO-GREELEY-WICHITA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEYENNE WELLS...TRIBUNE...LEOTI 455 AM MDT SAT MAR 23 2013 /555 AM CDT SAT MAR 23 2013/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT /7 AM CDT/ SUNDAY... * TIMING/DURATION...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING AND BECOME WIDESPREAD BY AFTERNOON. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE. THE SNOW WILL DECREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST OVERNIGHT AND COME TO AN END BY SUNDAY MORNING. * SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH THIS MORNING WILL BECOME NORTHERLY AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY. NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS EARLY TONIGHT WILL SLOWLY DECREASE INTO THE 15 TO 20 MPH RANGE BY MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. VISIBILITIES OF A FEW MILES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY BUT WILL COULD DROP AS LOW AS ONE HALF MILE IN HEAVIER BANDS OF SNOW. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY. * OTHER IMPACTS...IN ADDITION TO IMPACTING TRAVEL...THIS WINTER STORM WILL POSE A THREAT TO YOUNG LIVESTOCK. RANCHERS SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT THEIR LIVESTOCK. ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE. 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. && $$
720 WWUS43 KGLD 231659 WSWGLD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 1059 AM MDT SAT MAR 23 2013 COZ090-091-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-NEZ079>081-240100- /O.CON.KGLD.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130324T1200Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-SHERMAN-THOMAS- SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON... ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...NORTON...GOODLAND...COLBY... HOXIE...HILL CITY...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY...QUINTER... BENKELMAN...TRENTON...MCCOOK 1059 AM MDT SAT MAR 23 2013 /1159 AM CDT SAT MAR 23 2013/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT /7 AM CDT/ SUNDAY... * TIMING/DURATION...WIDESPREAD SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST OVERNIGHT AND COME TO AN END BY SUNDAY MORNING. * SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 11 INCHES SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 70 AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 25 WITH 12 TO 16 INCHES NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 25. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH THIS MORNING WILL BECOME NORTHERLY AND INCREASE INTO THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE WITH HIGHER GUSTS LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY. NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS EARLY TONIGHT WILL SLOWLY DECREASE INTO THE 15 TO 20 MPH RANGE BY MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. VISIBILITIES OF A FEW MILES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY BUT WILL DROP AS LOW AS ONE HALF MILE IN HEAVIER BANDS OF SNOW. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 27. * OTHER IMPACTS...IN ADDITION TO IMPACTING TRAVEL...THIS WINTER STORM WILL POSE A THREAT TO YOUNG LIVESTOCK. RANCHERS SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT THEIR LIVESTOCK. ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 70. 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. && $$ COZ092-KSZ041-042-240100- /O.CON.KGLD.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130324T1200Z/ CHEYENNE CO-GREELEY-WICHITA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEYENNE WELLS...TRIBUNE...LEOTI 1059 AM MDT SAT MAR 23 2013 /1159 AM CDT SAT MAR 23 2013/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT /7 AM CDT/ SUNDAY... * TIMING/DURATION...SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL DECREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST OVERNIGHT AND COME TO AN END BY SUNDAY MORNING. * SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH THIS MORNING WILL BECOME NORTHERLY AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY. NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS EARLY TONIGHT WILL SLOWLY DECREASE INTO THE 15 TO 20 MPH RANGE BY MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. VISIBILITIES OF A FEW MILES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY BUT WILL COULD DROP AS LOW AS ONE HALF MILE IN HEAVIER BANDS OF SNOW. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY. * OTHER IMPACTS...IN ADDITION TO IMPACTING TRAVEL...THIS WINTER STORM WILL POSE A THREAT TO YOUNG LIVESTOCK. RANCHERS SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT THEIR LIVESTOCK. ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE. 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. && $$
916 WWUS43 KGLD 232029 WSWGLD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 229 PM MDT SAT MAR 23 2013 COZ090-091-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-NEZ079>081-240600- /O.CON.KGLD.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130324T1200Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-SHERMAN-THOMAS- SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON... ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...NORTON...GOODLAND...COLBY... HOXIE...HILL CITY...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY...QUINTER... BENKELMAN...TRENTON...MCCOOK 229 PM MDT SAT MAR 23 2013 /329 PM CDT SAT MAR 23 2013/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT /7 AM CDT/ SUNDAY... * TIMING/DURATION...WIDESPREAD SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST OVERNIGHT AND COME TO AN END BY SUNDAY MORNING. * SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...ONLY 1 TO 3 ADDITIONAL INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 11 INCHES SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 70 AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 25 WITH 12 TO 16 INCHES NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 25. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY. NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS EARLY TONIGHT WILL SLOWLY DECREASE INTO THE 15 TO 20 MPH RANGE BY MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. VISIBILITIES OF A FEW MILES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY BUT WILL DROP AS LOW AS ONE QUARTER MILE IN HEAVIER BANDS OF SNOW. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 27. * OTHER IMPACTS...IN ADDITION TO IMPACTING TRAVEL...THIS WINTER STORM WILL POSE A THREAT TO YOUNG LIVESTOCK. RANCHERS SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT THEIR LIVESTOCK. ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 70. 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. && $$ COZ092-KSZ041-042-240600- /O.CON.KGLD.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130324T1200Z/ CHEYENNE CO-GREELEY-WICHITA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEYENNE WELLS...TRIBUNE...LEOTI 229 PM MDT SAT MAR 23 2013 /329 PM CDT SAT MAR 23 2013/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT /7 AM CDT/ SUNDAY... * TIMING/DURATION...SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL DECREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST OVERNIGHT AND COME TO AN END BY SUNDAY MORNING. * SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY. WINDS WILL SLOWLY DECREASE INTO THE 15 TO 20 MPH RANGE BY MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. VISIBILITIES OF A FEW MILES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY BUT WILL COULD DROP AS LOW AS ONE HALF MILE IN HEAVIER BANDS OF SNOW. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. * OTHER IMPACTS...IN ADDITION TO IMPACTING TRAVEL...THIS WINTER STORM WILL POSE A THREAT TO YOUNG LIVESTOCK. RANCHERS SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT THEIR LIVESTOCK. ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE. 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. && $$
882 WWUS43 KGLD 240301 WSWGLD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 901 PM MDT SAT MAR 23 2013 COZ090-091-KSZ001-013-027-NEZ079>081-240415- /O.CAN.KGLD.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130324T1200Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE KS-SHERMAN-WALLACE-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK- RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON... ST. FRANCIS...GOODLAND...SHARON SPRINGS...BENKELMAN...TRENTON... MCCOOK 901 PM MDT SAT MAR 23 2013 /1001 PM CDT SAT MAR 23 2013/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SNOW HAS DIMINISHED AND WINDS HAVE DECREASED. VISIBILITIES HAVE IMPROVED CONSIDERABLY. THEREFORE THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ COZ092-240415- /O.CAN.KGLD.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130324T1200Z/ CHEYENNE CO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CHEYENNE WELLS 901 PM MDT SAT MAR 23 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW HAS DIMINISHED AND WINDS HAVE DECREASED ACROSS CHEYENNE COUNTY COLORADO. VISIBILITIES HAVE IMPROVED CONSIDERABLY. THEREFORE THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ KSZ002>004-014>016-028-029-241200- /O.CON.KGLD.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130324T1200Z/ RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-LOGAN-GOVE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...NORTON...COLBY... HOXIE...HILL CITY...OAKLEY...QUINTER 1001 PM CDT SAT MAR 23 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SUNDAY... * TIMING/DURATION...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND THEN DECREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF LESS THAN AN INCH EXPECTED BEFORE COMING TO AN END SUNDAY MORNING. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL SLOWLY DECREASE INTO THE 15 TO 20 MPH RANGE BY MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...OR ICE ARE NOW OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. CHECK THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST BEFORE VENTURING OUTSIDE. && $$ KSZ041-042-241200- /O.CON.KGLD.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130324T1200Z/ GREELEY-WICHITA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TRIBUNE...LEOTI 901 PM MDT SAT MAR 23 2013 /1001 PM CDT SAT MAR 23 2013/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT /7 AM CDT/ SUNDAY... * TIMING/DURATION...THE SNOW WILL DECREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST OVERNIGHT AND COME TO AN END BY SUNDAY MORNING. * SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF LESS THAN AN INCH BEFORE COMING TO AN END. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WIND AT 20 TO 30 MPH WILL SLOWLY DECREASE INTO THE 15 TO 20 MPH RANGE BY MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. SOME AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE. 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. && $$
319 WWUS43 KGLD 240602 WSWGLD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 1202 AM MDT SUN MAR 24 2013 KSZ002>004-014-240715- /O.CAN.KGLD.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130324T1200Z/ RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-THOMAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...NORTON...COLBY 102 AM CDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SNOWFALL HAS COME TO AN END AND CONDITIONS NO LONGER WARRANT A WARNING. $$ KSZ041-240715- /O.CAN.KGLD.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130324T1200Z/ GREELEY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TRIBUNE 1202 AM MDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOWFALL HAS COME TO AN END AND CONDITIONS NO LONGER WARRANT AN ADVISORY. $$ KSZ015-016-028-029-241200- /O.CON.KGLD.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130324T1200Z/ SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-LOGAN-GOVE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOXIE...HILL CITY...OAKLEY...QUINTER 102 AM CDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING... * TIMING/DURATION...LIGHT SNOW AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING BEFORE EXITING THE AREA. * SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF LESS THAN AN INCH EXPECTED BEFORE COMING TO AN END LATER THIS MORNING. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL SLOWLY DECREASE INTO THE 15 TO 20 MPH LATER THIS MORNING. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...OR ICE ARE NOW OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. CHECK THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST BEFORE VENTURING OUTSIDE. && $$ KSZ042-241200- /O.CON.KGLD.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130324T1200Z/ WICHITA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LEOTI 102 AM CDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING... * TIMING/DURATION...THE SNOW WILL DECREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST LATER THIS MORNING. * SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF LESS THAN AN INCH BEFORE COMING TO AN END. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH WILL CONTINUE. SOME AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE. 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. && $$
319 WWUS43 KGLD 240820 WSWGLD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 220 AM MDT SUN MAR 24 2013 KSZ015-016-028-029-240930- /O.CAN.KGLD.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130324T1200Z/ SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-LOGAN-GOVE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOXIE...HILL CITY...OAKLEY...QUINTER 320 AM CDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. PRECIPITATION HAS COME TO AN END. THEREFORE...THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ KSZ042-240930- /O.CAN.KGLD.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130324T1200Z/ WICHITA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LEOTI 320 AM CDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. PRECIPITATION HAS COME TO AN END. THEREFORE...THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$
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 Mar 21, 10:50 PM MDT, 5 hours 10 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 21, 10:50 PM MDT, 5 hours 10 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1050 PM MDT THU MAR 21 2013
.SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY)
ISSUED AT 222 PM MDT THU MAR 21 2013
AS OF 3 PM CDT...2 PM MDT...SKIES ACROSS THE TRI-STATE AREA WERE
MOSTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURES RANGED FROM THE MID 40S TO LOW 50S.
WINDS WERE GENERALLY FROM THE EAST TO SOUTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 MPH.
SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED AHEAD OF A UPPER
LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVING ACROSS CENTRAL COLORADO. THE DISTURBANCE
WAS VISIBLE ON WATER VAPOR IMAGERY COMING ACROSS WESTERN COLORADO.
FOR TONIGHT...THIS UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE
TRI-STATE AREA. MODELS HAVE INDICATED A BETTER CHANCE FOR
PRECIPITATION THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT SO HAVE BUMPED UP PRECIP
CHANCES. THERE WAS SOME INSTABILITY ACROSS CENTRAL COLORADO BUT
MODELS PROJECT THIS INSTABILITY WILL DIMINISH AND SLIDE TO THE
SOUTHEAST BY THE TIME THE DISTURBANCE MAKES IT HERE. HAVE KEPT THE
MENTION OF THUNDERSTORMS OUT OF THE FORECAST BUT CAN NOT RULE OUT A
RUMBLE OF THUNDER OR TWO. THERE COULD ALSO BE A BRIEF CHANGE TO
SNOW...ESPECIALLY OUT TOWARDS HILL CITY KANSAS AND MCCOOK NEBRASKA.
ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BE LIGHT...GENERALLY LESS THAN ONE HALF OF AN
INCH. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL BECOME NORTH BEHIND THE SURFACE
REFLECTION OF THE DISTURBANCE. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE MID
TO UPPER 20S.
DURING THE DAY TOMORROW...A SECOND...MUCH STRONGER UPPER LEVEL
TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS THE ROCKIES TOWARDS THE TRI-STATE AREA. DURING
THE DAY ON FRIDAY...THIS WILL ONLY AMOUNT TO PERSISTENT CLOUD COVER.
PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON
AND EVENING HOURS. ANY PRECIPITATION THAT FALLS ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON
SHOULD BE RAIN BEFORE CHANGING TO SNOW FRIDAY NIGHT. HIGH
TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB INTO THE MID 40S TO UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS
WILL BECOME EAST AND SOUTHEAST THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND PICK UP TO 10
TO 20 MPH.
.LONG TERM...(FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY)
ISSUED AT 212 PM MDT THU MAR 21 2013
THE MAIN FOCUS IN THE LONG TERM WILL BE THE WINTER STORM THAT WILL
BEGIN FRIDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. A VIGOROUS
SHORT WAVE TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL COLORADO FRIDAY NIGHT.
TROUGH AXIS WILL BE ALONG THE KANSAS/COLORADO BORDER BY 18Z
SATURDAY. EXPECT 500 MB HEIGHT ANOMALIES TO BE AROUND TWO STANDARD
DEVIATIONS FROM NORMAL...SO THE SYSTEM WILL BE POTENT. MODELS SHOW
GOOD Q VECTOR CONVERGENCE AND LOW LEVEL FRONTOGENESIS.
EXPECT PRECIPITATION TO CHANGE FROM RAIN TO SNOW OVER YUMA COUNTY
EARLY FRIDAY EVENING...WITH A GRADUAL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW OVER THE
ENTIRE FORECAST AREA BY 09Z SATURDAY AS COLD AIR ADVECTION BEGINS.
THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM SHOULD OCCUR FROM 12Z- 21Z SATURDAY. MODEL
QPFS ARE IMPRESSIVE WITH A POTENTIAL OF 6-12 INCHES OF SNOW. LATEST
WINTER SEASON ANALOGS SHOW LESSER AMOUNTS. NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30
MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
WILL ISSUE A WINTER STORM WATCH ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA FROM LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. WILL GO WITH INITIAL SNOW
ESTIMATES OF 6-10 INCHES WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS NORTH OF
INTERSTATE 70.
BY SUNDAY...THE SHORT WAVE TROUGH KICKS EAST RAPIDLY. WILL KEEP SOME
LOW POPS OVER THE EASTERN QUARTER OF THE FORECAST AREA DURING THE
MORNING. WEAK SUBSIDENCE WILL KEEP THE REST OF THE FORECAST DRY.
SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...THE NEXT SHORT WAVE TROUGH WILL DROP
SOUTH ACROSS EASTERN COLORADO. THIS WILL BRING A CHANCE OF LIGHT
SNOW OVER THE WESTERN THIRD OF THE AREA.
TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...WEAK MID LEVEL RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER
THE WESTERN UNITED STATES. GFS HINTS THAT A MINOR SHORT WAVE TROUGH
WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT...BUT WILL KEEP FORECASTS
DRY AS LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL BE LIMITED. WARMER AIR WILL FINALLY
ADVECT OVER THE AREA WEDNESDAY. ANOTHER PUSH OF COOL AIR WILL ARRIVE
THURSDAY AS 500 MB SHORTWAVE MOVES OVER THE HIGH PLAINS. GFS/ECMWF
GENERATE SOME PRECIPITATION...AND WILL ACCEPT THE GUIDANCE.
&&
.AVIATION...(FOR THE 06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z FRIDAY NIGHT)
ISSUED AT 1048 PM MDT THU MAR 21 2013
LIFR CIGS ARE EXPECTED AT KGLD AND KMCK BEHIND THE EXITING
DISTURBANCE UNTIL AROUND 09Z. NORTHWEST WIND WILL ERODE THE
STRATUS DECK WITH CLEARING AND VFR CONDITIONS THROUGH THE DAY
FRIDAY. CLOUDS WILL START INCREASING EARLY FRIDAY EVENING AHEAD OF
THE NEXT TROUGH MOVING INTO THE ROCKIES.
&&
.GLD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
KS...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY
NIGHT FOR KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042.
CO...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY
NIGHT FOR COZ090>092.
NE...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY
NIGHT FOR NEZ079>081.
&&
SHORT TERM...RRH
LONG TERM...MENTZER
AVIATION...032Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 21, 4:10 AM MDT, 23 hours 50 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 410 AM MDT THU MAR 21 2013 COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-221200- YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON- SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA- DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- 410 AM MDT THU MAR 21 2013 /510 AM CDT THU MAR 21 2013/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EXTREME SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...NORTHWEST KANSAS AND EAST CENTRAL COLORADO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY ACCUMULATING SNOW REMAINS ON TRACK TO IMPACT THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL DEVELOP SATURDAY THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY NIGHT CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. CURRENT SNOW PROJECTIONS FOR THIS EVENT RANGE FROM AROUND FIVE INCHES FROM SOUTHWESTERN CHEYENNE COUNTY COLORADO EAST THROUGH GREELEY AND WICHITA COUNTIES OF KANSAS TO EIGHT INCHES FROM FLAGLER TO COLBY NORTH THROUGH YUMA COUNTY COLORADO...DUNDY AND HITCHCOCK COUNTIES OF NEBRASKA. SLIGHTLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE AND AT THIS TIME WOULD BE LOCATED IN YUMA COUNTY. DISCREPANCIES REMAIN IN THE EXACT TRACK AND TIMING OF THE STORM AND THE CURRENT SNOWFALL FORECAST WILL CONTINUE TO BE REFINED. THOSE WITH TRAVEL...OUTDOOR OR LIVESTOCK INTERESTS SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECAST AS THE WEEKEND APPROACHES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Mar 22, 12:44 AM MDT, 3 hours 16 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 1244 AM MDT FRI MAR 22 2013 COZ090>092-KSZ001-013-027-220900- YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-SHERMAN-WALLACE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON... CHEYENNE WELLS...ST. FRANCIS...GOODLAND...SHARON SPRINGS 1244 AM MDT FRI MAR 22 2013 /144 AM CDT FRI MAR 22 2013/ AREAS OF DENSE FOG CAN BE EXPECTED FOR LOCATIONS ALONG THE KANSAS/COLORADO BORDER THROUGH 3 AM MDT OR 4 AM CDT. VISIBILITIES WILL QUICKLY DROP TO A QUARTER MILE IN THE MORE DENSE FOG. JTL
The office that day
Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 22, 2:50 PM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | GLD | Greeley, Wichita | 36 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in Kansas, 2013Winter Storm Warnings in Nebraska, 2013Winter Storm Warnings in Colorado, 2013Every winter storm warning in 2013
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.