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Winter Storm Warning 4, NWS North Platte, NE

December 14, 201418 counties in Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this winter storm warning at Dec 14, 2014, 3:23 AM MST for 18 counties in Nebraska. It took effect at Dec 14, 2014, 5:00 PM MST. It was in force for 27 hr. 28 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Dec 14, 2014, 3:23 AM MST (10:23 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 14, 2014, 5:00 PM MST
Expired
Dec 15, 2014, 8:00 PM MST
In force
27 hr
Issued by
NWS North Platte, NE

Counties Arthur County, NE, Blaine County, NE, Boyd County, NE, Brown County, NE, Chase County, NE, Cherry County, NE, Deuel County, NE, Garden County, NE, Grant County, NE, Holt County, NE, Hooker County, NE, Keith County, NE, Keya Paha County, NE, McPherson County, NE, Perkins County, NE, Rock County, NE, Sheridan County, NE, Thomas County, NE

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:22 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Dec 14, 10:00 PM MSTSNOW 2.510 Ne Oshkosh, NEWINDS STARTING TO INCREASE WITH 3-4 INCH DRIFTS ON THE HIGHWAYS
Dec 14, 10:07 PM MSTFREEZING RAIN 02 N Thedford, NELIGHT FREEZING MIST AND BLACK ICE ON PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 83 NORTH OF THEDFORD.
Dec 15, 4:00 AM MSTSNOW 1Dunning, NE
Dec 15, 4:30 AM MSTSNOW 11 S Valentine, NE
Dec 15, 5:00 AM MSTSNOW 1Valentine, NESTORM TOTAL SNOWFALL THROUGH 600 AM CST AT MILLER FIELD.
Dec 15, 5:00 AM MSTSNOW 329 S Valentine, NEESTIMATED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 3 INCHES.
Dec 15, 6:00 AM MSTSNOW 11 W Valentine, NE
Dec 15, 6:00 AM MSTSNOW 1Imperial, NE24 HOUR SNOWFALL TOTAL.
Dec 15, 6:00 AM MSTSNOW 1Oneill, NESTORM TOTAL SNOWFALL THROUGH 700 AM CST.
Dec 15, 6:00 AM MSTSNOW 1.52 W Ogallala, NE
Dec 15, 6:00 AM MSTSNOW 1.58 Sw Madrid, NE
Dec 15, 6:00 AM MSTSNOW 1.94 Sse Venango, NE
Dec 15, 6:00 AM MSTSNOW 3.5Bassett, NESTORM TOTAL SNOWFALL THROUGH 700 AM CST HAS BEEN 3.5 INCHES...WITH SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
Dec 15, 6:40 AM MSTSNOW 33 S Ainsworth, NE
Dec 15, 6:40 AM MSTSNOW 6Gordon, NE6 INCHES NEAR HIGHWAY 20 IN GORDON VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
Dec 15, 7:18 AM MSTSNOW 429 S Valentine, NE
Dec 15, 7:30 AM MSTSNOW 3.5Newport, NE3.5 SNOWFALL WITH 1.28 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION OVER 24 HOURS.
Dec 15, 8:00 AM MSTSNOW 3.510 Ne Oshkosh, NE
Dec 15, 8:02 AM MSTSNOW 61 N Hay Springs, NERELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA
Dec 15, 8:17 AM MSTSNOW 4Ainsworth, NESTILL IS SNOWING, WITH BLOWING SNOW AT THE TIME OF THE REPORT. 0.87INCHES OF LIQUID PRECIPITATION.
Dec 15, 8:30 AM MSTSNOW 2.57 Sw Amelia, NE2.5 INCHES OF SNOW WITH .65 INCHES OF LIQUID PRECIPITATION.
Dec 15, 8:41 AM MSTSNOW 3Mullen, NEMULTIPLE REPORTS OF ACCIDENTS ON LOCAL ROADWAYS.
Dec 15, 9:30 AM MSTSNOW 2Brewster, NEESTIMATED 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW ON THE GROUND.
Dec 15, 10:00 AM MSTSNOW 3Arthur, NE
Dec 15, 4:26 PM MSTSNOW 3.5Valentine, NE
Dec 15, 5:00 PM MSTSNOW 6Ainsworth, NE
Dec 15, 5:25 PM MSTSNOW 67 N Oneill, NE
Dec 15, 8:00 PM MSTSNOW 4Valentine, NESNOW DRIFTS UP TO 10 INCHES HIGH.

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, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 89 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 00:00Z on 2014-12-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 00:00Z on 2014-12-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 92 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
726 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
47 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
92 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
86 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

553 
WWUS43 KLBF 141023
WSWLBF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
423 AM CST SUN DEC 14 2014

...WINTER STORM TO AFFECT WESTERN NEBRASKA TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.A STRONG WINTER STORM...THE FIRST MAJOR SYSTEM OF THE SEASON...
WILL BRING SNOW TO WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA SUNDAY
NIGHT AND MONDAY.

NEZ004>006-008-022>025-035-036-056>058-069-094-150000-
/O.UPG.KLBF.WS.A.0003.141215T0000Z-141216T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KLBF.WS.W.0004.141215T0000Z-141216T0000Z/
SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BROWN-GARDEN-GRANT-HOOKER-
THOMAS-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-CHASE-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...VALENTINE...
SPRINGVIEW...AINSWORTH...OSHKOSH...HYANNIS...MULLEN...THEDFORD...
ARTHUR...TRYON...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...
IMPERIAL...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE
423 AM CST SUN DEC 14 2014 /323 AM MST SUN DEC 14 2014/

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST /5 PM
MST/ THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM
WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...SNOW BEGINNING SUNDAY EVENING...MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES
  SUNDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY. SOME BLOWING
  AND DRIFTING BEGINNING EARLY MONDAY MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO SIX INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
  AMOUNTS FROM SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA INTO THE SANDHILLS.

* WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 MPH GUSTING TO 
  35 MPH BY MONDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...LIGHT ICING POSSIBLE SUNDAY EVENING ALONG AND EAST OF
  HIGHWAY 83 WILL PRODUCE HAZARDS ON WALKWAYS AND ROADWAYS.
  SNOW...POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL COMBINE WITH GUSTY NORTHWEST
  WINDS TO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH REDUCED
  VISIBILITY.


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.

&&

$$

NEZ007-009-010-026>029-037-038-059-070-071-150000-
/O.UPG.KLBF.WS.A.0003.141215T0000Z-141216T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KLBF.WW.Y.0020.141215T0000Z-141216T0000Z/
BOYD-ROCK-HOLT-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-LOGAN-CUSTER-LINCOLN-
HAYES-FRONTIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPENCER...BASSETT...ONEILL...DUNNING...
TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW...
NORTH PLATTE...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS
423 AM CST SUN DEC 14 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 PM CST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 6 PM CST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.


* TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW THIS EVENING OVER SOUTHWEST
  NEBRASKA AND COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THE NIGHT. EAST OF
  HIGHWAY 83 RAIN WILL MIX WITH OCCASIONAL SLEET AND POSSIBLY SOME
  FREEZING RAIN BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL SNOW EARLY MONDAY MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...OF 3 TO FIVE INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH
  MONDAY. 

* WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 MPH GUSTING TO 
  35 MPH BY MONDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...LIGHT ICING POSSIBLE SUNDAY EVENING ALONG AND EAST OF
  HIGHWAY 83 WILL PRODUCE HAZARDS ON WALKWAYS AND ROADWAYS.
  SNOW...POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.



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 CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.



&&

$$

POWER
8 follow-up statements
143 
WWUS43 KLBF 142043
WSWLBF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
243 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2014

...WINTER STORM EXPECTED IN WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA
TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.A STRONG WINTER STORM...THE FIRST MAJOR STORM OF THE SEASON...
WILL BRING SNOW TO WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA TONIGHT AND
MONDAY. CURRENT INDICATIONS ARE THAT THE AREAS MOST LIKELY TO
HAVE HEAVY SNOW ARE THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN NEBRASKA SANDHILLS
WHERE UP TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE
POSSIBLE. 

NEZ004>006-008-022>025-035-036-056>058-069-094-151045-
/O.CON.KLBF.WS.W.0004.141215T0000Z-141216T0000Z/
SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BROWN-GARDEN-GRANT-HOOKER-
THOMAS-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-CHASE-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...VALENTINE...
SPRINGVIEW...AINSWORTH...OSHKOSH...HYANNIS...MULLEN...THEDFORD...
ARTHUR...TRYON...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...
IMPERIAL...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE
243 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2014 /143 PM MST SUN DEC 14 2014/

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST /5 PM
MST/ THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/
THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ MONDAY. 

* TIMING...SNOW BEGINNING LATE THIS EVENING...MAY BE HEAVY AT
  TIMES TONIGHT AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY. SOME
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING BEGINNING EARLY MONDAY MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO EIGHT INCHES WITH THE GREATEST
  AMOUNTS IN THE SANDHILLS IN A FAIRLY BROAD SWATH FROM ARTHUR TO
  AINSWORTH WHERE SIX TO EIGHT INCHES ACCUMULATION IS LIKELY.

* WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 MPH GUSTING TO 
  35 MPH BY MONDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...LIGHT ICING POSSIBLE SUNDAY EVENING ALONG AND EAST 
  OF HIGHWAY 83 WILL PRODUCE HAZARDS ON WALKWAYS AND ROADWAYS. 
  SNOW...POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL COMBINE WITH GUSTY 
  NORTHWEST WINDS TO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW 
  WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY. 

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.

&&

$$

NEZ007-009-010-026>029-037-038-059-070-071-151045-
/O.CON.KLBF.WW.Y.0020.141215T0000Z-141216T0000Z/
BOYD-ROCK-HOLT-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-LOGAN-CUSTER-LINCOLN-
HAYES-FRONTIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPENCER...BASSETT...ONEILL...DUNNING...
TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW...
NORTH PLATTE...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS
243 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 6 PM CST MONDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 6 PM CST MONDAY. 

* TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW THIS EVENING OVER SOUTHWEST 
  NEBRASKA AND COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THE NIGHT. EAST 
  OF HIGHWAY 83 RAIN WILL MIX WITH OCCASIONAL SLEET AND POSSIBLY 
  SOME FREEZING RAIN BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL SNOW EARLY MONDAY 
  MORNING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...OF 3 TO FIVE INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH 
  MONDAY. 

* WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 MPH GUSTING TO 
  35 MPH BY MONDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...LIGHT ICING POSSIBLE SUNDAY EVENING ALONG AND EAST 
  OF HIGHWAY 83 WILL PRODUCE HAZARDS ON WALKWAYS AND ROADWAYS. 
  SNOW...POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. 

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 CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$
306 
WWUS43 KLBF 142139
WSWLBF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
339 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2014

...WINTER STORM EXPECTED IN WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA
TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.A STRONG WINTER STORM...THE FIRST MAJOR STORM OF THE SEASON...
WILL BRING SNOW TO WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA TONIGHT AND
MONDAY. CURRENT INDICATIONS ARE THAT THE AREAS MOST LIKELY TO
HAVE HEAVY SNOW ARE THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN NEBRASKA SANDHILLS
WHERE UP TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS
ARE POSSIBLE.

NEZ007-009-010-026-151145-
/O.UPG.KLBF.WW.Y.0020.141215T0000Z-141216T0000Z/
/O.EXA.KLBF.WS.W.0004.141215T0000Z-141216T0000Z/
BOYD-ROCK-HOLT-BLAINE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPENCER...BASSETT...ONEILL...DUNNING
339 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING
  AND CHANGE OVER TO SNOW AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. BLOWING SNOW
  CAN BE EXPECTED LATE MONDAY MORNING TO EARLY AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...FOUR TO SIX INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH
  MONDAY.

* WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 MPH GUSTING TO 
  35 MPH BY MONDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...LIGHT ICING THIS EVENING WILL PRESENT HAZARDS ON
  WALKWAYS AND ROADWAYS. SNOW...POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL
  MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AT
  TIMES. 


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...


A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE
WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT
AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. WIND
IS EXPECTED TO BECOME STRONG ENOUGH TO CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP
AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF
AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

NEZ004>006-008-022>025-035-036-056>058-069-094-151145-
/O.CON.KLBF.WS.W.0004.141215T0000Z-141216T0000Z/
SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BROWN-GARDEN-GRANT-HOOKER-
THOMAS-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-CHASE-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...VALENTINE...
SPRINGVIEW...AINSWORTH...OSHKOSH...HYANNIS...MULLEN...THEDFORD...
ARTHUR...TRYON...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...
IMPERIAL...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE
339 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2014 /239 PM MST SUN DEC 14 2014/

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM
MST/ MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM
MST/ MONDAY. 

* TIMING...SNOW BEGINNING LATE THIS EVENING...MAY BE HEAVY AT 
  TIMES TONIGHT AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY. SOME 
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING BEGINNING EARLY MONDAY MORNING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO EIGHT INCHES WITH THE GREATEST 
  AMOUNTS IN THE SANDHILLS IN A FAIRLY BROAD SWATH FROM ARTHUR 
  TO AINSWORTH WHERE SIX TO EIGHT INCHES ACCUMULATION IS LIKELY. 

* WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 MPH GUSTING TO 
  35 MPH BY MONDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...LIGHT ICING POSSIBLE SUNDAY EVENING ALONG AND EAST 
  OF HIGHWAY 83 WILL PRODUCE HAZARDS ON WALKWAYS AND ROADWAYS. 
  SNOW...POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL COMBINE WITH GUSTY 
  NORTHWEST WINDS TO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW 
  WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY. 

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.

&&

$$

NEZ027>029-037-038-059-070-071-151145-
/O.CON.KLBF.WW.Y.0020.141215T0000Z-141216T0000Z/
LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-LOGAN-CUSTER-LINCOLN-HAYES-FRONTIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT...
STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW...NORTH PLATTE...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...
EUSTIS
339 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
MONDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
MONDAY. 

* TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW THIS EVENING OVER SOUTHWEST 
  NEBRASKA AND COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THE NIGHT. EAST 
  OF HIGHWAY 83 RAIN WILL MIX WITH OCCASIONAL SLEET AND POSSIBLY 
  SOME FREEZING RAIN BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL SNOW EARLY MONDAY 
  MORNING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...OF 3 TO FIVE INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH 
  MONDAY. 

* WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 MPH GUSTING TO 
  35 MPH BY MONDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...LIGHT ICING POSSIBLE SUNDAY EVENING ALONG AND EAST 
  OF HIGHWAY 83 WILL PRODUCE HAZARDS ON WALKWAYS AND ROADWAYS. 
  SNOW...POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. 

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 CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$
412 
WWUS43 KLBF 150211 AAA
WSWLBF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
811 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2014

...WINTER STORM EXPECTED IN WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA
TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.A STRONG WINTER STORM...THE FIRST MAJOR STORM OF THE SEASON...
WILL BRING SNOW TO WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA TONIGHT AND
MONDAY. CURRENT INDICATIONS ARE THAT THE AREAS MOST LIKELY TO
HAVE HEAVY SNOW ARE THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN NEBRASKA SANDHILLS
WHERE UP TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS
ARE POSSIBLE.

NEZ004>010-022>026-035-036-056>058-069-094-151615-
/O.CON.KLBF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-141216T0000Z/
SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-GARDEN-
GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-BLAINE-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-
CHASE-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...VALENTINE...
SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL...OSHKOSH...
HYANNIS...MULLEN...THEDFORD...DUNNING...ARTHUR...TRYON...
CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...IMPERIAL...CODY...
MERRIMAN...KILGORE
811 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2014 /711 PM MST SUN DEC 14 2014/

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM
MST/ MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM
MST/ MONDAY. 

* TIMING...SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT WILL
  CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY. SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING
  BEGINNING EARLY MONDAY MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO EIGHT INCHES WITH THE GREATEST
  AMOUNTS IN THE SANDHILLS IN A FAIRLY BROAD SWATH FROM ARTHUR TO
  AINSWORTH AND ONEILL WHERE SIX TO EIGHT INCHES ACCUMULATION IS
  LIKELY.

* WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 MPH GUSTING TO 
  35 MPH BY MONDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...LIGHT ICING POSSIBLE THIS EVENING ALONG AND EAST OF
  HIGHWAY 83 WILL PRODUCE HAZARDS ON WALKWAYS AND ROADWAYS.
  SNOW...POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL COMBINE WITH GUSTY
  NORTHWEST WINDS TO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
  WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY.

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.

&&

$$

NEZ027>029-037-038-059-070-071-151615-
/O.CON.KLBF.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-141216T0000Z/
LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-LOGAN-CUSTER-LINCOLN-HAYES-FRONTIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT...
STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW...NORTH PLATTE...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...
EUSTIS
811 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
MONDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
MONDAY. 

* TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW THIS EVENING OVER SOUTHWEST
  NEBRASKA AND MAY BECOME MODERATE AT TIMES THROUGH THE NIGHT.
  EAST OF HIGHWAY 83 RAIN WILL MIX WITH OCCASIONAL SLEET AND
  POSSIBLY SOME FREEZING RAIN BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL SNOW EARLY
  MONDAY MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH
  MONDAY.

* WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 MPH GUSTING TO 
  35 MPH BY MONDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...LIGHT ICING POSSIBLE THIS EVENING ALONG AND EAST OF
  HIGHWAY 83 WILL PRODUCE HAZARDS ON WALKWAYS AND ROADWAYS. LIGHT
  TO MODERATE SNOW...MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.

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 CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

KAR
690 
WWUS43 KLBF 150439 AAB
WSWLBF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
1039 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2014

...WINTER STORM EXPECTED IN WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA
TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.A STRONG WINTER STORM...THE FIRST MAJOR STORM OF THE SEASON...
WILL BRING SNOW TO WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA TONIGHT AND
MONDAY. CURRENT INDICATIONS ARE THAT THE AREAS MOST LIKELY TO
HAVE HEAVY SNOW ARE AREAS NORTH AND WEST OF AN OGALLALA THROUGH
THEDFORD AND ONEILL LINE WHERE UP TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED.
LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE.

NEZ004>010-022>026-035-036-056>058-069-094-151845-
/O.CON.KLBF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-141216T0000Z/
SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-GARDEN-
GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-BLAINE-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-
CHASE-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...VALENTINE...
SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL...OSHKOSH...
HYANNIS...MULLEN...THEDFORD...DUNNING...ARTHUR...TRYON...
CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...IMPERIAL...CODY...
MERRIMAN...KILGORE
1039 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2014 /939 PM MST SUN DEC 14 2014/

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM
MST/ MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM
MST/ MONDAY. 

* TIMING...AREAS OF SNOW AND SLEET WILL TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW
  AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE
  THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY. SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING BEGINNING
  EARLY MONDAY MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO EIGHT INCHES WITH THE GREATEST
  AMOUNTS NORTH OF AN OGALLALA THROUGH THEDFORD AND ONEILL LINE.

* WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 MPH GUSTING TO 
  35 MPH BY MONDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...SNOW...POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL COMBINE WITH
  GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS TO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING
  SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY.

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.

&&

$$

NEZ027>029-037-038-059-070-071-151845-
/O.CON.KLBF.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-141216T0000Z/
LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-LOGAN-CUSTER-LINCOLN-HAYES-FRONTIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT...
STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW...NORTH PLATTE...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...
EUSTIS
1039 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
MONDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
MONDAY. 

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED IN SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA INTO
  CUSTER COUNTY OVERNIGHT AND MONDAY. IN EASTERN PORTIONS OF NORTH
  CENTRAL NEBRASKA SLEET AND SNOW WILL TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW
  AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH SNOW...MODERATE AT TIMES ON MONDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES FOR BLAINE AND LOUP
  COUNTY...WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE ADVISORY
  AREA.

* WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 MPH GUSTING TO 
  35 MPH BY MONDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW...MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.

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 CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

KAR
026 
WWUS43 KLBF 151118
WSWLBF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
518 AM CST MON DEC 15 2014

...WINTER STORM EXPECTED IN WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA
TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.A STRONG WINTER STORM...THE FIRST MAJOR STORM OF THE SEASON...
WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SNOW TO WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA
TODAY. 

NEZ004>010-022>026-035-036-056>058-069-094-160000-
/O.CON.KLBF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-141216T0000Z/
SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-GARDEN-
GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-BLAINE-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-
CHASE-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...VALENTINE...
SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL...OSHKOSH...
HYANNIS...MULLEN...THEDFORD...DUNNING...ARTHUR...TRYON...
CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...IMPERIAL...CODY...
MERRIMAN...KILGORE
518 AM CST MON DEC 15 2014 /418 AM MST MON DEC 15 2014/

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM
MST/ THIS EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM
MST/ THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
  THE DAY TODAY. SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING CAN BE EXPECTED.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO EIGHT INCHES WITH THE GREATEST 
  AMOUNTS NORTH OF AN OGALLALA THROUGH THEDFORD AND ONEILL LINE. 

* WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 MPH GUSTING TO 35 MPH.

* IMPACTS...SNOW...POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL COMBINE WITH 
  GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS TO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING 
  SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY. 

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.

&&

$$

NEZ027>029-037-038-059-070-071-160000-
/O.CON.KLBF.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-141216T0000Z/
LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-LOGAN-CUSTER-LINCOLN-HAYES-FRONTIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT...
STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW...NORTH PLATTE...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...
EUSTIS
518 AM CST MON DEC 15 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING...SNOW...MODERATE AT TIMES IS EXPECTED FROM SOUTHWEST
  NEBRASKA INTO CUSTER COUNTY TODAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES FOR CUSTER...BLAINE AND LOUP
  COUNTIES...WITH 1 INCH FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE ADVISORY AREA.

* WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 MPH GUSTING TO 35 MPH.

* IMPACTS...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW...WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.

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 CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

POWER
006 
WWUS43 KLBF 152122
WSWLBF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
322 PM CST MON DEC 15 2014

...WINTER STORM CONTINUES ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

.A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW TO WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. ACCUMULATING SNOW IS STILL POSSIBLE ACROSS THE CENTRAL
SANDHILLS AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE
TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.

NEZ005>010-025-026-160300-
/O.EXT.KLBF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-141216T0300Z/
EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-THOMAS-BLAINE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...
AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL...THEDFORD...DUNNING
322 PM CST MON DEC 15 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING...SNOW...MODERATE AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MID
  EVENING. SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING CAN BE EXPECTED.

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ONE OR TWO INCHES OF ADDITIONAL
  SNOW IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE CENTRAL SANDHILLS AND NORTH CENTRAL
  NEBRASKA.

* WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING OF 20 TO 25 MPH GUSTING TO 
  40 MPH.

* IMPACTS...SNOW WILL COMBINE WITH GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS TO CREATE
  AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY.

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.

&&

$$

NEZ004-022>024-035-036-056>058-069-094-160000-
/O.CON.KLBF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-141216T0000Z/
SHERIDAN-GARDEN-GRANT-HOOKER-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-
CHASE-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...OSHKOSH...
HYANNIS...MULLEN...ARTHUR...TRYON...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...
OGALLALA...GRANT...IMPERIAL...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE
322 PM CST MON DEC 15 2014 /222 PM MST MON DEC 15 2014/

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM
MST/ THIS EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM
MST/ THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS.
  SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING CAN BE EXPECTED.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR LESS
  CAN BE EXPECTED. 

* WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH.

* IMPACTS...LIGHT SNOW WILL COMBINE WITH GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS TO
  CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH REDUCED
  VISIBILITY.

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.

&&

$$

NEZ027>029-160300-
/O.EXT.KLBF.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-141216T0300Z/
LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT
322 PM CST MON DEC 15 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. SOME
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING CAN BE EXPECTED IN OPEN AREAS.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...GENERALLY ONE INCH...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
  AMOUNTS OF UP TO TWO INCHES POSSIBLE.

* WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH.

* IMPACTS...LIGHT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL
  HAZARDOUS.

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 CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

NEZ037-038-059-070-071-160000-
/O.CON.KLBF.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-141216T0000Z/
LOGAN-CUSTER-LINCOLN-HAYES-FRONTIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW...NORTH PLATTE...
HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS
322 PM CST MON DEC 15 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS.
  SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING CAN BE EXPECTED IN OPEN AREAS

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...LESS THAN ONE INCH.

* WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH.

* IMPACTS...LIGHT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL
  HAZARDOUS.

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 CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

14
535 
WWUS43 KLBF 160011 AAA
WSWLBF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
611 PM CST MON DEC 15 2014

...WINTER STORM ENDS ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA THIS EVENING...

.A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW TO PARTS OF NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA THIS EVENING. THE SNOW IS
EXPECTED TO END BY MID EVENING.

NEZ004-022>024-035-036-056>058-069-094-160115-
/O.EXP.KLBF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-141216T0000Z/
SHERIDAN-GARDEN-GRANT-HOOKER-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-
CHASE-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...OSHKOSH...
HYANNIS...MULLEN...ARTHUR...TRYON...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...
OGALLALA...GRANT...IMPERIAL...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE
611 PM CST MON DEC 15 2014 /511 PM MST MON DEC 15 2014/

...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

SKIES ARE CLEARING ALLOWING A DECREASE IN WIND SPEEDS.
ACCUMULATING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW HAVE ENDED. THE WINTER STORM
WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THIS AREA.

$$

NEZ037-038-059-070-071-160115-
/O.EXP.KLBF.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-141216T0000Z/
LOGAN-CUSTER-LINCOLN-HAYES-FRONTIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW...NORTH PLATTE...
HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS
611 PM CST MON DEC 15 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

SKIES ARE CLEARING ALLOWING A DECREASE IN WIND SPEEDS. THE
ACCUMULATING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW HAVE ENDED. THE WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY IS CANCELLED FOR THIS AREA.

$$

NEZ005>010-025-026-160300-
/O.CON.KLBF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-141216T0300Z/
EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-THOMAS-BLAINE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...
AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL...THEDFORD...DUNNING
611 PM CST MON DEC 15 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING...SNOW...MODERATE AT TIMES WILL GRADUALLY END BY MID
  EVENING. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED IN OPEN
  AREAS.

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ONE OR TWO INCHES ACROSS PARTS
  OF NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA.

* WIND...NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH GUSTING TO 50 MPH IN OPEN AREAS.

* IMPACTS...SNOW AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH VISIBILITY BELOW 1/4 MILE IN
  SPOTS.

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.

&&

$$

NEZ027>029-160300-
/O.CON.KLBF.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-141216T0300Z/
LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT
611 PM CST MON DEC 15 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. BLOWING
  AND DRIFTING CAN BE EXPECTED IN OPEN AREAS.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ONE INCH OR LESS...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
  OF UP TO TWO INCHES POSSIBLE.

* WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH IN
  OPEN AREAS.

* IMPACTS...LIGHT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL
  HAZARDOUS. BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY BELOW 1/4 MILE IN
  SPOTS.

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 CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$
865 
WWUS43 KLBF 160303 AAB
WSWLBF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
903 PM CST MON DEC 15 2014

NEZ005>010-025-026-160415-
/O.EXP.KLBF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-141216T0300Z/
EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-THOMAS-BLAINE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...
AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL...THEDFORD...DUNNING
903 PM CST MON DEC 15 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

LIGHT SNOW WILL END SHORTLY AND WIND SPEEDS HAVE SUBSIDED IN OPEN
AREAS MINIMIZING THE IMPACT OF THE SNOW. THE WINTER STORM WARNING
IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

$$

NEZ027>029-160415-
/O.EXP.KLBF.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-141216T0300Z/
LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT
903 PM CST MON DEC 15 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

SCATTERED FLURRIES AND LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL
CONTINUE FOR A FEW HOURS. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

$$

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 North Platte, NE wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Dec 14, 3:00 AM MST, 23 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 14, 3:00 AM MST, 23 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
400 AM CST SUN DEC 14 2014

.SHORT TERM...(TODAY AND TONIGHT)
ISSUED AT 359 AM CST SUN DEC 14 2014

NEAR TERM MODELS ARE FINE WITH UPPER PATTERN BUT ARE HAVING
TROUBLE WITH FORCING AND SENSIBLE WEATHER. WILL TREND TOWARDS NAM
SOLUTION AND A BLEND OF MODELS FOR QPF WITH THE SYSTEM. LOOKING AT
THE WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SYSTEM OVER SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND HAS
DUG A LITTLE FURTHER SOUTH THAN ANTICIPATED YESTERDAY. STRONG
FETCH OF MOISTURE OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WITH A GULF AND PACIFIC
FETCH ON THE NOSE OF 70KT JET. THIS IS RUNNING DUE NORTH INTO
NORTHERN PLAINS. PWATS LAST NIGHTS RUNS 150% OF NORMAL AND WILL
HAVE INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY THIS MORNING. SURFACE LOW PRESSURE
FROM THE EASTERN PLAINS OF COLORADO INTO THE DAKOTAS, 3 HR SURFACE
PRESSURE FALLS SHOW THE SOUTHERN FLANK OF THE SURFACE LOW
DEEPENING OVER SOUTHERN COLORADO IN RESPONSE TO UPPER SYSTEM.
UPPER SYSTEM IS BECOMING NEGATIVELY TILTED AND CLOSING OFF WITH
SLIGHTLY STRONGER JET OF 110KT ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE SYSTEM.
UPPER LOW WILL SWING TO THE NORTHEAST INTO CENTRAL KANSAS TODAY
AND DEEPEN THE SURFACE LOW. PRECIP WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHWEST
NEBRASKA LATE THIS MORNING. SOME THUNDER POSSIBLE INITIALLY OVER
SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA WITH MID LEVEL INSTABILITY AND HAVE MENTIONED
ISO T THROUGH THE AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING. AS THE UPPER
SYSTEM MOVES FURTHER NORTH UPPER LEVEL FRONTOGENESIS OVER THE
SANDHILLS OF NEBRASKA WITH A MIX OF SNOW EARLY TOWARDS THE
PANHANDLE AND THEN CHANGING TO SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
DEFORMATION ZONE WILL ENHANCE LIFT AND HEAVIER PRECIP WILL SHIFT
TO THE NORTH THROUGH THE EVENING. HEAVIEST SNOW NORTH OF A LINE
FROM AINSWORTH TO IMPERIAL. HAVE GONE WITH A WARNING HERE. IF
SYSTEM CONTINUES AS IT HAS WITH NEARLY BAROCLINIC THROUGH THE
NIGHT VERY SLOW MOVING WILL SEE ENHANCED BANDS OF SNOW UNDER THE
DEFORMATION ZONE. OTHER CONSIDERATION WAS LOCATION WITH NO CLEAR
CONSENSUS. AREAS OF RAIN CHANGING TO IP AND BRIEF ZR OVER NORTH
CENTRAL FROM KBBW TO KONL THROUGH THE OVER NIGHT BEFORE CHANGING
TO ALL SNOW IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. HAVE GONE WITH ADVISORY TO
THE EAST OF KIML TO KANW LINE. WINDS WILL PICK UP SOME OVER NIGHT
AND INTO MONDAY BUT BELIEVE WITH WET SNOW DON'T THINK THAT IT WILL
BE MAIN CONCERN FOR BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITY TO A HALF
MILE. TEMPERATURES WILL BE ON A DOWNWARD TREND TODAY AS COOL AIR
MOVES IN AND HAVE GONE WITH A NON DIURNAL TREND.

.LONG TERM...(MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY)
ISSUED AT 359 AM CST SUN DEC 14 2014

THIS PERIOD BRINGS IN THE END OF THE STORM SYSTEM AS IT EXITS THE
REGION MONDAY NIGHT. THIS SIGNIFICANT STORM CONTINUES TO BE THE
PRIMARY FORECAST FOCUS TODAY.

MODELS HAVE QUITE GOOD AGREEMENT IN THE MONDAY-TUESDAY TIME FRAME SO
CONFIDENCE HAS INCREASED FOR THIS PORTION OF THE PERIOD. AT
12Z...THE CENTER OF THE SYSTEM WILL BE OVER NORTHEAST
KANSAS/SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA. BY THIS TIME THE COLDER AIRMASS WILL HAVE
TAKEN OVER THE MAJORITY OF THE FORECAST AREA...WITH THE EXCEPTION OF
THE FAR NORTHEAST COUNTIES /EASTERN BOYD...EASTERN HOLT...AND
WHEELER. FORECAST SOUNDINGS ARE STILL SHOWING A DECENT WARM NOSE IN
PLACE OVER THESE AREAS AS THE LOCATION OF THE 850-700MB LOW WILL
STILL ALLOW THE ANOMALOUSLY WARM /UP TO 4C/ AIR TO BE PULLED INTO
THE MENTIONED AREAS. HOWEVER...THIS SHOULD BE MOVING EAST THROUGH
THE MORNING SO BY 15Z...THE ENTIRE AREA SHOULD SEE ALL PRECIPITATION
FALLING AS SNOW. CONCERNING THE FREEZING PRECIPITATION...THE LOW
LEVEL COLD LAYER IS BEING SHOWN TO BE RIGHT AROUND 2500 FT DEEP SO
RIGHT AT THE THRESHOLD OF WHAT WOULD LIKE TO BE SEEING FOR THE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET AS THE DEEPER LAYER OF
COLD AIR WOULD SUGGEST NO RAIN AS THE HYDROMETEORS WOULD COMPLETELY
FREEZE AGAIN PRIOR TO REACHING THE GROUND. BECAUSE THE DATA IS RIGHT
AT THE THRESHOLD OPTED TO PUT IN A MIX OF SNOW/ICE PELLETS/FREEZING
RAIN IN THESE AREAS.

THE FRONTOGENETICAL SIGNAL IN THE DEFORMATION BAND IS NOT QUITE AS
STRONG AS PRIOR MODEL RUNS WERE SHOWING INTO THE DAY MONDAY...BUT
STILL HAVE DECENT ISENTROPIC LIFT IN THE 285K LAYER WITH A GOOD FEED
OF MOISTURE STILL INTO THE AREA. THE VICINITY WHICH IS SHOWING THE
STRONGEST SIGNAL IS THE WESTERN SANDHILLS AND ACROSS NORTHERN
NEBRASKA ON MONDAY. BY THIS TIME...SNOW TO LIQUID RATIOS SHOULD BE
UP TO AROUND 13:1 SO THINKING 2-4 INCHES IS POSSIBLE OVER THESE
AREAS THROUGH THE DAY.

THE NEXT THING TO DEAL WITH IS THE STRONG WINDS BEHIND THE SYSTEM. A
TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT IS SUGGESTIVE OF SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 20
TO 25KTS THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY AND MONDAY EVENING WITH FORECAST
SOUNDINGS SHOWING THE POTENTIAL FOR 35-40KT WINDS TO MIX TO THE
SURFACE. ALTHOUGH THE SNOW THAT FALLS WITH THIS SYSTEM IS LIKELY TO
BE WET AND HEAVY SNOW...WINDS THIS STRONG WILL LIKELY CAUSE SOME
BLOWING SNOW IN AREAS SO WILL CONTINUE WITH THIS MENTION IN THE
FORECAST. THE WINDS TO DIMINISH BY TUESDAY THOUGH AS THE SURFACE
HIGH TAKES RESIDENCE OVER THE AREA SO DID REMOVE THE MENTION OF
BLOWING SNOW ON TUESDAY.

QUICK MENTION ON TEMPERATURES FOR MONDAY...WITH COLD AIR ADVECTION
ONGOING THROUGH THE DAY AND PLENTIFUL CLOUD COVER DON/T EXPECT MUCH
OF A DIURNAL RISE IN TEMPERATURES SO HIGHS MAY BE ONLY A FEW DEGREES
WARMER THAN SUNDAY NIGHTS LOWS. AND WITH THE WINDS...IT WILL BE A
BRISK DAY WITH WIND CHILLS IN THE TEENS THROUGHOUT THE DAY...WHICH
WILL DROP TO 0-5 DEGREES IN THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

AFTER THE EXIT OF THE SUNDAY/MONDAY SYSTEM THE MODELS ARE SHOWING A
WEAK SHORTWAVE TROUGH OUT OF THE NORTHERN STREAM PUSH ACROSS NORTH
DAKOTA AND INTO THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY. ALTHOUGH THIS
SYSTEM WON/T DIRECTLY IMPACT THE LOCAL AREA...IT WILL HAVE A FAIRLY
EXTENSIVE COLD POOL ASSOCIATED WITH IT WHICH WILL LIKELY KEEP
TEMPERATURES NEAR OR BELOW NORMAL FOR THE MIDDLE PART OF THE WEEK.
THE COLDEST AIR WILL REMAIN OVER THE DAKOTAS AND MINNESOTA...BUT
850MB TEMPERATURES OVER THE LOCAL AREA WILL FAIL TO RISE ABOVE 0C.
AT THE CURRENT TIME...BOTH TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY MORNINGS LOOK TO
QUITE COLD WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING DOWN INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE IN PLACE ACROSS THE CENTRAL PART OF THE
COUNTRY WHICH WILL LEAD TO LIGHTER WINDS...BUT SOME CLOUD COVER AND
THE SURFACE HIGH NOT BEING DIRECTLY OVERHEAD MAY LIMIT THE
RADIATIONAL COOLING AND PREVENT TEMPERATURES DROPPING TOO LOW. THE
CURRENT FORECAST IS NEAR THE MIDDLE OF WHAT MODEL GUIDANCE SUGGESTS
BUT WILL BE WATCHING THE TRACK OF THE HIGH AND THE CLOUDS IN COMING
FORECASTS FOR ANY MODIFICATIONS TO THOSE NUMBERS. WHAT WILL HELP
DROP THE TEMPERATURES WILL BE THE ANTICIPATED NEW SNOW FIELD ACROSS
THE AREA SO HAVE GOOD CONFIDENCE IN A COUPLE OF COLD
NIGHTS...ALTHOUGH CURRENT FORECAST MAY NOT BE QUITE COLD ENOUGH.

AN ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTH AMERICA WITH
ANOTHER STRONG SYSTEM PROJECTED TO MOVE ONTO THE WEST COAST AROUND
MID WEEK. THERE ARE CONSIDERABLE DIFFERENCES IN HOW THE MODELS
HANDLE THIS SYSTEM MOVING ONSHORE. THE GFS/ECMWF ARE IN FAIR
ALIGNMENT WHICH DIG THE MAIN SYSTEM INTO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA...WITH
A LEAD WEAK WAVE OF SHORTWAVE ENERGY EJECTING INTO THE CENTRAL
PLAINS ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY. TIMING AND LOCATION OF
THIS LEAD WAVE IS NOT IN LINE HOWEVER SO NOT A GREAT DEAL OF
CONFIDENCE ON ANY PRECIPITATION CHANCES AROUND MID WEEK.

THE MODELS DO DIVERGE GOING INTO THE WEEKEND WITH THE TRACK OF THE
PRIMARY SYSTEM MOVING OUT OF CALIFORNIA INTO THE PLAINS. THE ECMWF
KEEPS THE TRACK SOUTH...MOVING IT ACROSS TEXAS ON FRIDAY WHILE THE
GFS TAKES A TRACK FURTHER NORTH ACROSS OKLAHOMA AND KANSAS. IMPACTS
FROM THESE DIFFERENCES ARE FAIRLY SIGNIFICANT. THE TRACK THE GFS
TAKES KEEPS ALL SNOW SOUTH OF THE FORECAST AREA...WHILE THE ECMWF
TRACK WOULD ALLOW A NORTHERN STREAM SHORTWAVE TROUGH TO DROP INTO
THE CENTRAL PLAINS BRINGING A CHANCE FOR SNOW TO PORTIONS OF THE
FORECAST AREA FOR FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND. WITH LITTLE CONFIDENCE ON
EITHER SOLUTION AT THIS POINT...WILL USE A GENERAL BLEND OF THE
MODELS FOR THE FORECAST...LEAVING LOW CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION.
THERE IS DECENT CONSENSUS HOWEVER WITH EITHER SOLUTION THERE WILL
REMAIN ENOUGH OF A NORTHERN STREAM COMPONENT TO KEEP COLDER
TEMPERATURES ACROSS MUCH OF THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE
COUNTRY...KEEPING TEMPERATURES NEAR TO BELOW NORMAL THROUGH THE
LATER PARTS OF THE WEEK.

&&

.AVIATION...(FOR THE 06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z SUNDAY NIGHT)
ISSUED AT 1135 PM CST SAT DEC 13 2014

AVIATION CONCERNS WILL OCCUR FOR BOTH KLBF AND KVTN THE NEXT 24
HRS. CURRENT STRATUS WITH IFR CEILINGS AT KVTN AND MVFR CEILING TO
FALL TO IFR THE NEXT FEW HOURS. THEN...WITH AN APPROACHING STORM
SYSTEM...HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS WILL LIFT NORTH INTO THE KLBF TERMINAL
AFTER 20Z WITH A FEW THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE TIL AROUND 00Z. THEN...
AS COLDER AIR WORKS IN IN THE LOWER LEVELS...A PERIOD OF LIGHT
RAIN AND SLEET IS PROBABLE BETWEEN 02Z AND 04Z...TRANSITIONING TO
ALL SNOW AFTER 04Z. SIMILARLY AT KVTN...A PERIOD OF LIGHT RAIN AND
SLEET ALSO PROBABLE AFTER 03Z.

&&

.LBF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING TO 6
PM CST /5 PM MST/ MONDAY FOR NEZ004>006-008-022>025-035-036-
056>058-069-094.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST
MONDAY FOR NEZ007-009-010-026>029-037-038-059-070-071.

&&

SHORT TERM...POWER
LONG TERM...BROOKS
AVIATION...ROBERG
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 13, 5:41 PM MST, 9 hours 42 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
641 PM CST SAT DEC 13 2014

NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-150045-
SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-GARDEN-
GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-
LOGAN-CUSTER-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER-
WESTERN CHERRY-
641 PM CST SAT DEC 13 2014 /541 PM MST SAT DEC 13 2014/

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

AREAS OF FOG ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TONIGHT ACROSS WESTERN AND
NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO A HALF
MILE AT TIMES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

AREAS OF FOG ARE EXPECTED TO LINGER THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING ACROSS
PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. VISIBILITY MAY
LOWER TO A HALF MILE AT TIMES THROUGH MID MORNING.

A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL DEEPEN OVER THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL
PLAINS SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. RAIN...SNOW...GUSTY NORTHERLY WIND AND
POSSIBLY A BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET IS EXPECTED WITH
THIS SYSTEM SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS IT TRACKS NORTHEAST
ACROSS THE PLAINS.

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON IN WESTERN
NEBRASKA AND SPREAD EAST SUNDAY NIGHT AND BEGIN TO EXIT THE REGION
LATE MONDAY. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WITH AREAS OF
BLOWING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE. BASED ON THE LATEST FORECAST
GUIDANCE...LOCATIONS ALONG A LINE FROM OGALLALA TO VALENTINE...HAVE
THE GREATEST CHANCE IN SEEING A HEAVY SNOW BAND EXCEEDING SIX
INCHES SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. ALL LOCAL INTERESTS... INCLUDING
THOSE TRAVELING ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA SUNDAY
THROUGH MONDAY SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS
AND STATEMENTS PERTAINING TO THIS WINTER STORM.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT.

&&

GET YOUR WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL...AND CLIMATE INFORMATION AT
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NORTHPLATTE (ALL LOWERCASE)

KAR

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