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Winter Weather Advisory 21, NWS North Platte, NE

December 21, 201419 counties in Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this winter weather advisory at Dec 21, 2014, 2:47 PM MST for 19 counties in Nebraska. It took effect at Dec 22, 2014, 5:00 PM MST. It was in force for 24 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 21, 2014, 2:47 PM MST (21:47 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 22, 2014, 5:00 PM MST
Expired
Dec 23, 2014, 5:00 PM MST
In force
24 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, Garden County, NE, Garfield County, NE, Grant County, NE, Holt County, NE, Hooker County, NE, Keya Paha County, NE, Logan County, NE, Loup County, NE, McPherson County, NE, Rock County, NE, Sheridan County, NE, Thomas County, NE, Wheeler County, NE

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 15 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:45 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.

The nearest sounding before it

N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 12:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 100 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 12:00Z on 2014-12-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 12:00Z on 2014-12-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 54 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
1819 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
35 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
54 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
192 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.

034 
WWUS43 KLBF 212147
WSWLBF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
347 PM CST SUN DEC 21 2014

...WINTER STORM MOVING INTO WESTERN NEBRASKA ...

.A WINTER STORM MOVING INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS TONIGHT WILL
SPREAD RAIN INTO WESTERN NEBRASKA TONIGHT RAIN WILL CHANGE TO OR
MIX WITH SNOW EARLY MONDAY MORNING AND MOVE EAST INTO THE NEBRASKA
SANDHILLS THROUGH THE DAY ON MONDAY. STRONG WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY
THE STORM WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO A
HALF MILE AT TIMES.

NEZ004-005-023>025-035>037-094-221200-
/O.NEW.KLBF.WW.Y.0021.141222T1200Z-141223T0600Z/
SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-
LOGAN-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...VALENTINE...
HYANNIS...MULLEN...THEDFORD...ARTHUR...TRYON...STAPLETON...CODY...
MERRIMAN...KILGORE
347 PM CST SUN DEC 21 2014 /247 PM MST SUN DEC 21 2014/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/
MONDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/ MONDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ MONDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/
MONDAY NIGHT. 

* TIMING...SNOW...MODERATE AT TIMES WILL DEVELOP OVER NORTHWEST
  NEBRASKA MONDAY MORNING AND MOVE EAST THROUGH THE SANDHILLS
  THROUGH THE DAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ONE TO THREE INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION.

* WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  30 MPH.

* IMPACTS...AS TEMPERATURES COOL THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS
  WET ROAD SURFACES WILL FREEZE AS RAIN CHANGES TO SNOW THE SNOW
  WILL COVER THE ICY ROAD SURFACES MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. AS
  WINDS INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL
  DEVELOP REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO A HALF MILE AT TIMES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

POWER
9 follow-up statements
534 
WWUS43 KLBF 221018
WSWLBF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
418 AM CST MON DEC 22 2014

...WINTER STORM MOVING INTO WESTERN NEBRASKA ...

.A WINTER STORM MOVING INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS WILL SPREAD SNOW
INTO NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA TONIGHT. STRONG WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE
STORM WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO A HALF
MILE AT TIMES. ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY. 

NEZ006-008-026-230030-
/O.EXB.KLBF.WW.Y.0021.141223T0000Z-141224T0000Z/
KEYA PAHA-BROWN-BLAINE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPRINGVIEW...AINSWORTH...DUNNING
418 AM CST MON DEC 22 2014

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

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 TUESDAY.

* TIMING...SNOW...MODERATE AT TIMES WILL MOVE INTO NORTH CENTRAL
  NEBRASKA TONIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ONE TO THREE INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION.

* WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 
  TO 30 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...ROADS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME SNOW PACKED TONIGHT WITH
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. STRONG
  NORTHWEST WINDS INTO TUESDAY WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE BLOWING SNOW
  AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO A HALF MILE AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NEZ004-005-023>025-035>037-094-230030-
/O.EXT.KLBF.WW.Y.0021.141223T0000Z-141224T0000Z/
SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-
LOGAN-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...VALENTINE...
HYANNIS...MULLEN...THEDFORD...ARTHUR...TRYON...STAPLETON...CODY...
MERRIMAN...KILGORE
418 AM CST MON DEC 22 2014 /318 AM MST MON DEC 22 2014/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/
THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ TUESDAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST /5 PM
MST/ THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ TUESDAY. 

* TIMING...SNOW...MODERATE AT TIMES WILL MOVE INTO NORTH CENTRAL
  THIS EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ONE TO FOUR INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION.
  LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHERN SHERIDAN COUNTY.

* WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  40 MPH.

* IMPACTS...ROADS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME SNOW PACKED TONIGHT WITH
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. STRONG
  NORTHWEST WINDS INTO TUESDAY WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE BLOWING SNOW
  AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO A HALF MILE AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

KAR
150 
WWUS43 KLBF 221801
WSWLBF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
1201 PM CST MON DEC 22 2014

...WINTER STORM TO IMPACT WESTERN NEBRASKA TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO NORTHERN NEBRASKA THIS EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT AS A WINTER STORM MOVES THROUGH THE PLAINS. SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FOR MOST AREAS WITH
LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS
WILL ACCOMPANY THE STORM WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW REDUCING
VISIBILITIES TO A HALF MILE AT TIMES. ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL BE
POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY.

NEZ004>006-008-023>026-035>037-094-230815-
/O.CON.KLBF.WW.Y.0021.141223T0000Z-141224T0000Z/
SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BROWN-GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-
BLAINE-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...VALENTINE...
SPRINGVIEW...AINSWORTH...HYANNIS...MULLEN...THEDFORD...DUNNING...
ARTHUR...TRYON...STAPLETON...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE
1201 PM CST MON DEC 22 2014 /1101 AM MST MON DEC 22 2014/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST /5 PM
MST/ THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ TUESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST /5 PM
MST/ THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ TUESDAY. 

* TIMING...SNOW...MODERATE AT TIMES WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN
  NEBRASKA THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO THE DAY TUESDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ONE TO FOUR INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION. 
  LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHERN SHERIDAN 
  COUNTY. 

* WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 
  TO 40 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...ROADS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME SNOW PACKED TONIGHT WITH 
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. STRONG 
  NORTHWEST WINDS INTO TUESDAY WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE BLOWING 
  SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO A HALF MILE AT TIMES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

BROOKS
139 
WWUS43 KLBF 222143
WSWLBF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
343 PM CST MON DEC 22 2014

...WINTER STORM TO IMPACT WESTERN NEBRASKA TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO NORTHERN NEBRASKA THIS EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT AS A WINTER STORM MOVES THROUGH THE PLAINS. SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FOR MOST AREAS WITH
LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST
WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE STORM WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO A HALF MILE AT TIMES. ACCUMULATING SNOW
WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY.

NEZ004-231200-
/O.UPG.KLBF.WW.Y.0021.141223T0000Z-141224T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KLBF.WS.W.0005.141223T0000Z-141224T0000Z/
SHERIDAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE
243 PM MST MON DEC 22 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST
TUESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.


* TIMING...SNOW...MODERATE AT TIMES WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN 
  NEBRASKA THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO THE DAY TUESDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...FOUR TO FIVE INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION.
  LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHERN SHERIDAN COUNTY.

* WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 
  TO 40 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...ROADS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME SNOW PACKED TONIGHT WITH
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MAKING TRAVEL DANGEROUS. STRONG
  NORTHWEST WINDS INTO TUESDAY WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE BLOWING SNOW
  AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NEZ007-009-010-022-027>029-231200-
/O.EXA.KLBF.WW.Y.0021.141223T0000Z-141224T0000Z/
BOYD-ROCK-HOLT-GARDEN-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPENCER...BASSETT...ONEILL...OSHKOSH...
TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT
343 PM CST MON DEC 22 2014 /243 PM MST MON DEC 22 2014/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ TUESDAY. 

* TIMING...SNOW...MODERATE AT TIMES WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN 
  NEBRASKA THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO THE DAY TUESDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TWO TO THREE INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION.
  LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

* WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 
  TO 40 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...ROADS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME SNOW PACKED TONIGHT WITH 
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. STRONG 
  NORTHWEST WINDS INTO TUESDAY WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE BLOWING 
  SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO A HALF MILE AT TIMES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NEZ005-006-008-023>026-035>037-094-231200-
/O.CON.KLBF.WW.Y.0021.141223T0000Z-141224T0000Z/
EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BROWN-GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-BLAINE-ARTHUR-
MCPHERSON-LOGAN-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW...AINSWORTH...
HYANNIS...MULLEN...THEDFORD...DUNNING...ARTHUR...TRYON...
STAPLETON...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE
343 PM CST MON DEC 22 2014 /243 PM MST MON DEC 22 2014/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM
MST/ TUESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM
MST/ TUESDAY. 

* TIMING...SNOW...MODERATE AT TIMES WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN 
  NEBRASKA THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO THE DAY TUESDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TWO TO THREE INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION.
  LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHERN CHERRY COUNTY.

* WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 
  TO 40 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...ROADS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME SNOW PACKED TONIGHT WITH 
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. STRONG 
  NORTHWEST WINDS INTO TUESDAY WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE BLOWING 
  SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO A HALF MILE AT TIMES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

POWER
159 
WWUS43 KLBF 222156 CCA
WSWLBF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
349 PM CST MON DEC 22 2014

...WINTER STORM TO IMPACT WESTERN NEBRASKA TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO NORTHERN NEBRASKA THIS EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT AS A WINTER STORM MOVES THROUGH THE PLAINS. SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FOR MOST AREAS WITH
LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST
WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE STORM WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO A HALF MILE AT TIMES. ACCUMULATING SNOW
WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY.

NEZ004-231230-
/O.UPG.KLBF.WW.Y.0021.141223T0000Z-141224T0000Z/
/O.COR.KLBF.WS.W.0005.141223T0000Z-141224T0000Z/
SHERIDAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE
249 PM MST MON DEC 22 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST
TUESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.


* TIMING...SNOW...MODERATE AT TIMES WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN 
  NEBRASKA THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO THE DAY TUESDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...FOUR TO FIVE INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION.
  LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHERN SHERIDAN COUNTY.

* WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...ROADS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME SNOW PACKED TONIGHT WITH
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MAKING TRAVEL DANGEROUS. STRONG
  NORTHWEST WINDS INTO TUESDAY WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE BLOWING SNOW
  AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NEZ007-009-010-022-027>029-231230-
/O.COR.KLBF.WW.Y.0021.141223T0000Z-141224T0000Z/
BOYD-ROCK-HOLT-GARDEN-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPENCER...BASSETT...ONEILL...OSHKOSH...
TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT
349 PM CST MON DEC 22 2014 /249 PM MST MON DEC 22 2014/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ TUESDAY. 

* TIMING...SNOW...MODERATE AT TIMES WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN 
  NEBRASKA THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO THE DAY TUESDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TWO TO THREE INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION.
  LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

* WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...ROADS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME SNOW PACKED TONIGHT WITH 
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. STRONG 
  NORTHWEST WINDS INTO TUESDAY WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE BLOWING 
  SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO A HALF MILE AT TIMES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NEZ005-006-008-023>026-035>037-094-231230-
/O.COR.KLBF.WW.Y.0021.141223T0000Z-141224T0000Z/
EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BROWN-GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-BLAINE-ARTHUR-
MCPHERSON-LOGAN-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW...AINSWORTH...
HYANNIS...MULLEN...THEDFORD...DUNNING...ARTHUR...TRYON...
STAPLETON...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE
349 PM CST MON DEC 22 2014 /249 PM MST MON DEC 22 2014/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM
MST/ TUESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM
MST/ TUESDAY. 

* TIMING...SNOW...MODERATE AT TIMES WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN 
  NEBRASKA THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO THE DAY TUESDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION.
  LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHERN CHERRY COUNTY.

* WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...ROADS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME SNOW PACKED TONIGHT WITH 
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. STRONG 
  NORTHWEST WINDS INTO TUESDAY WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE BLOWING 
  SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO A HALF MILE AT TIMES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

POWER
508 
WWUS43 KLBF 230837
WSWLBF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
237 AM CST TUE DEC 23 2014

...WINTER STORM TO IMPACT WESTERN NEBRASKA TODAY...

.SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY ACROSS NORTHERN NEBRASKA. SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FOR MOST AREAS WITH 3 TO 6
INCHES IN SHERIDAN COUNTY. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY
THE STORM WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW REDUCING
VISIBILITY TO A HALF MILE AT TIMES.

NEZ004-240000-
/O.CON.KLBF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-141224T0000Z/
SHERIDAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE
137 AM MST TUE DEC 23 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING...SNOW...MODERATE AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING
  AND BECOME LIGHT THIS AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...FOUR TO SIX INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
  AMOUNTS ACROSS NORTHERN SHERIDAN COUNTY.

* WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING
  SNOW MAKING TRAVEL DANGEROUS. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PILE
  UP DEEP DRIFTS. SOME UNIMPROVED ROADS COULD BECOME IMPASSABLE
  THIS AFTERNOON.

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.

&&

$$

NEZ005>010-022>029-035>037-094-240000-
/O.CON.KLBF.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-141224T0000Z/
EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-GARDEN-GRANT-HOOKER-
THOMAS-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-
WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...
AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL...OSHKOSH...HYANNIS...MULLEN...
THEDFORD...DUNNING...TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT...ARTHUR...
TRYON...STAPLETON...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE
237 AM CST TUE DEC 23 2014 /137 AM MST TUE DEC 23 2014/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM
MST/ THIS EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM
MST/ THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING AND
  BECOME LIGHT THIS AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TWO TO FOUR INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
  AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHERN CHERRY COUNTY.

* WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED WITH BLOWING SNOW MAKING
  TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT
  DRIFTING AND SOME UNIMPROVED ROADS COULD BECOME IMPASSABLE BY
  LATE AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
424 
WWUS43 KLBF 231245 AAA
WSWLBF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
645 AM CST TUE DEC 23 2014

...WINTER STORM TO IMPACT WESTERN NEBRASKA TODAY...

.SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY ACROSS NORTHERN NEBRASKA. SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FOR MOST AREAS WITH 3 TO
6 INCHES IN SHERIDAN COUNTY. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL
ACCOMPANY THE STORM WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
REDUCING VISIBILITY TO A HALF MILE AT TIMES.

NEZ004-240000-
/O.CAN.KLBF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-141224T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KLBF.BZ.W.0001.141223T1245Z-141224T0000Z/
SHERIDAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE
545 AM MST TUE DEC 23 2014

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A
BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* TIMING...SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THIS
  MORNING AND BECOME LIGHT THIS AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...FOUR TO EIGHT INCHES WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS
  ACROSS NORTHERN SHERIDAN COUNTY. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE
  POSSIBLE.

* WIND...NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...VISIBILITY WILL FALL BELOW 1/4 MILE AND BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS
  WILL PILE UP DEEP DRIFTS. ROADS COULD BECOME IMPASSABLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

$$

NEZ005>010-022>029-035>037-094-240000-
/O.CON.KLBF.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-141224T0000Z/
EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-GARDEN-GRANT-HOOKER-
THOMAS-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-
WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...
AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL...OSHKOSH...HYANNIS...MULLEN...
THEDFORD...DUNNING...TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT...ARTHUR...
TRYON...STAPLETON...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE
645 AM CST TUE DEC 23 2014 /545 AM MST TUE DEC 23 2014/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM
MST/ THIS EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM
MST/ THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING AND 
  BECOME LIGHT THIS AFTERNOON. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TWO TO FOUR INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER 
  AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHERN CHERRY COUNTY. 

* WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 
  TO 50 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED WITH BLOWING SNOW 
  MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE 
  SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING AND SOME UNIMPROVED ROADS COULD BECOME 
  IMPASSABLE BY LATE AFTERNOON. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
012 
WWUS43 KLBF 231340 AAB
WSWLBF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
740 AM CST TUE DEC 23 2014

...WINTER STORM TO IMPACT WESTERN NEBRASKA TODAY...

.SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY ACROSS NORTHERN NEBRASKA. SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FOR MOST AREAS WITH 3 TO
6 INCHES IN SHERIDAN COUNTY. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL
ACCOMPANY THE STORM WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
REDUCING VISIBILITY TO A HALF MILE AT TIMES.

NEZ004-240000-
/O.CON.KLBF.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-141224T0000Z/
SHERIDAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE
640 AM MST TUE DEC 23 2014

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING...SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE 
  THIS MORNING AND BECOME LIGHT THIS AFTERNOON. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...FOUR TO EIGHT INCHES WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS 
  ACROSS NORTHERN SHERIDAN COUNTY. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE 
  POSSIBLE. 

* WIND...NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...VISIBILITY WILL FALL BELOW 1/4 MILE AND BLOWING AND 
  DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. STRONG NORTHWEST 
  WINDS WILL PILE UP DEEP DRIFTS. ROADS COULD BECOME IMPASSABLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

$$

NEZ069-240000-
/O.EXA.KLBF.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-141224T0000Z/
CHASE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...IMPERIAL
640 AM MST TUE DEC 23 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON.

* TIMING...OCCASIONAL MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING
  AND BECOME LIGHT THIS AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...THREE TO FIVE INCHES.

* WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO 1/4
  MILE AT TIMES AND MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS
  WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING AND SOME UNIMPROVED ROADS COULD
  BECOME IMPASSABLE BY EARLY AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NEZ005>010-022>029-035>037-094-240000-
/O.CON.KLBF.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-141224T0000Z/
EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-GARDEN-GRANT-HOOKER-
THOMAS-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-
WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...
AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL...OSHKOSH...HYANNIS...MULLEN...
THEDFORD...DUNNING...TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT...ARTHUR...
TRYON...STAPLETON...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE
740 AM CST TUE DEC 23 2014 /640 AM MST TUE DEC 23 2014/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM
MST/ THIS EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM
MST/ THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING AND 
  BECOME LIGHT THIS AFTERNOON. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TWO TO FOUR INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER 
  AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHERN CHERRY COUNTY. 

* WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 
  TO 50 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED WITH BLOWING SNOW 
  MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE 
  SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING AND SOME UNIMPROVED ROADS COULD BECOME 
  IMPASSABLE BY LATE AFTERNOON. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
274 
WWUS43 KLBF 232101
WSWLBF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
301 PM CST TUE DEC 23 2014

...WINTER STORM WINDING DOWN ACROSS WESTERN NEBRASKA LATE THIS
AFTERNOON...

.LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO TAPER OFF LATE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS
NORTHERN NEBRASKA. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF LESS THAN AN
INCH IS STILL POSSIBLE...HOWEVER THE GREATEST IMPACTS WILL BE
FROM THE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WHICH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITY TO A HALF MILE AT
TIMES.

NEZ004-240000-
/O.CON.KLBF.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-141224T0000Z/
SHERIDAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE
201 PM MST TUE DEC 23 2014

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO TAPER OFF LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO ONE INCH OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE ACROSS
  NORTHERN NEBRASKA.

* WIND...NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...VISIBILITY MAY FALL BELOW 1/2 MILE AND BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS
  WILL PILE UP DEEP DRIFTS.  

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

$$

NEZ005>010-022>029-035>037-069-094-240000-
/O.CON.KLBF.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-141224T0000Z/
EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-GARDEN-GRANT-HOOKER-
THOMAS-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-CHASE-
WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...
AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL...OSHKOSH...HYANNIS...MULLEN...
THEDFORD...DUNNING...TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT...ARTHUR...
TRYON...STAPLETON...IMPERIAL...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE
301 PM CST TUE DEC 23 2014 /201 PM MST TUE DEC 23 2014/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM
MST/ THIS EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM
MST/ THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO TAPER OFF LATE THIS AFTERNOON. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...LESS THAN AN INCH.

* WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED WITH BLOWING SNOW MAKING
  TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE DRIFTING
  WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

JACOBS
748 
WWUS43 KLBF 232358
WSWLBF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
558 PM CST TUE DEC 23 2014


NEZ004-240100-
/O.EXP.KLBF.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-141224T0000Z/
SHERIDAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE
458 PM MST TUE DEC 23 2014

...BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. 

SNOW HAD ENDED OVER WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. WIND HAS
ALSO DIMINISHED.

$$

NEZ005>010-022>029-035>037-069-094-240100-
/O.EXP.KLBF.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-141224T0000Z/
EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-GARDEN-GRANT-HOOKER-
THOMAS-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-CHASE-
WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...
AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL...OSHKOSH...HYANNIS...MULLEN...
THEDFORD...DUNNING...TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT...ARTHUR...
TRYON...STAPLETON...IMPERIAL...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE
558 PM CST TUE DEC 23 2014 /458 PM MST TUE DEC 23 2014/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/
THIS EVENING...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/
THIS EVENING. 

SNOW HAD ENDED OVER WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. WIND HAS
ALSO DIMINISHED.

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this winter weather advisory 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 weather advisory went out at Dec 21, 1:10 PM MST, 1 hour 37 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 21, 1:10 PM MST, 1 hour 37 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
210 PM CST SUN DEC 21 2014

.SYNOPSIS...
ISSUED AT 332 AM CST SUN DEC 21 2014

A LEESIDE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE EXTENDS ACROSS MONTANA INTO
EASTERN WYOMING AND EASTERN COLORADO. LIGHT WEST WINDS ACROSS MOST
OF WESTERN NEBRASKA WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE FAR EASTERN ZONES.
THE WESTERN EDGE OF STRATUS REMAINS ACROSS THE FAR EASTERN ZONES
ALONG WITH AREAS OF FOG WITH VISIBILITY OF A HALF MILE AT ONL.
TEMPERATURES IN WESTERN NEBRASKA RANGING FROM 24 AT LBF TO 36 AT
IML.

&&

.UPDATE...
ISSUED AT 210 PM CST SUN DEC 21 2014

UPDATED THE FORECAST FOR TODAY...PRIMARILY FOR PRECIPITATION
CHANCES THIS AFTERNOON. SHORT TERM MODELS HAVE TRENDED SLOWER AND
FURTHER SOUTH WITH RAIN ACROSS THE AREA FOR THE LATE AFTERNOON
HOURS AND HAVE FOLLOWED SUIT WITH THE FORECAST THROUGH 00Z. THIS
CORROBORATES WELL WITH CURRENT RADAR TRENDS WHICH SHOW LIGHT
ECHOES ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN NEBRASKA WEST OF A LINE FROM AROUND
MERRIMAN THROUGH NORTH PLATTE. LAPS SOUNDINGS SHOW AN EXTENSIVE
DRY LAYER IN THESE AREAS BELOW 650MB SO WILL TAKE THE COLUMN QUITE
A WHILE TO SATURATE SO HAVE LOWERED CHANCES FOR MEASURABLE
PRECIPITATION BUT HAVE SLIGHT CHANCES FOR THE AREAS THAT ARE
SEEING PRECIPITATION DEVELOPMENT AT THE UPPER LEVELS.

TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED NICELY TODAY WITH READINGS CURRENTLY IN
THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. WITH CLOUDY SKIES NOW BEING OBSERVED
WOULD EXPECT ONLY ANOTHER DEGREE OR TWO OF WARMING YET THIS
AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED ACCORDINGLY.

&&

.SHORT TERM...(TODAY AND TONIGHT)
ISSUED AT 332 AM CST SUN DEC 21 2014

AREAS OF FOG...LOCALLY DENSE...MAY CONTINUE AS LONG AS 15Z FOR THE
EASTERN FOUR COUNTIES. DO THINK THAT INCREASING MID AND HIGH
CLOUDINESS WORKING INTO THAT AREA WILL IMPROVE FOG CONDITIONS TOWARD
12Z. SKIES ARE CURRENTLY CLEAR FROM FAR EASTERN WYOMING INTO THE
WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE...SO WILL SEE A PERIOD OF MOSTLY SUNNY
SKIES THIS MORNING IN THE WEST FOLLOWED BY PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY
SKIES IN THE AFTERNOON. A FAIRLY STRONG DISTURBANCE CURRENTLY
LOCATED FROM SWRN BRITISH COLUMBIA AND NORTHERN WASHINGTON STATE
WILL DIG SOUTHEAST TODAY INTO EASTERN MONTANA...SWRN SOUTH DAKOTA
INTO THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. AN ASSOCIATED PV ANOMALY SHOWN
TO DESCEND TO 550MB BY 00Z MONDAY. A STRONG H25 JET MAX EXCEEDING
160KT TO EXTEND SOUTH OF THIS FEATURE ACROSS THE PACIFIC NW INTO THE
NORTHERN GREAT BASIN. THE APPROACH OF THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING A GOOD
CHANCE FOR RAIN /50 PERCENT/ TO SHERIDAN AND WRN CHERRY COUNTY BY
LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THIS IN GOOD AGREEMENT BY THE NAM AND GFS. H85
TEMPS TODAY RANGING FROM 5C TO 7C SUPPORT HIGHS OF 42 TO 47 MOST
AREAS. THE EXCEPTION TO BE ACROSS THE FAR EASTERN ZONES WHERE HIGHS
LIMITED TO THE UPPER 30S. WENT NEAR A BLEND OF THE MET AND MAV
GUIDANCE. THE PRESENCE OF SOME EXISTING SNOW COVER IN THE SANDHILLS
AND SKIES TURNING MOSTLY CLOUDY THIS AFTERNOON TO LIMIT HIGHS.

FOR TONIGHT...THE DISTURBANCE WILL DEEPEN INTO A CLOSED LOW CENTERED
NEAR YANKTON SOUTH DAKOTA BY 12Z MONDAY. STRONG UPPER RIDGING
INDICATED JUST OF THE WEST COAST AND ALSO ALONG THE EASTERN
SEABOARD. WARM AIR ADVECTION PRECIPITATION AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM TO
BRING LIKELY RAIN CHANCES /60 PERCENT/ FOR AREAS EAST OF A
VALENTINE...MULLEN AND BROKEN BOW LINE THIS EVENING. THEN AFTER
MIDNIGHT... PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN TO WRAP SOUTHWARD ON THE
WESTWARD SIDE OF THE CLOSED LOW FROM SOUTH DAKOTA INTO THE WESTERN
SANDHILLS. AFTER MIDNIGHT...POPS HOWEVER LIMITED TO 20-30 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ABOVE FREEZING TONIGHT UNTIL AFTER 09Z...SO
MENTION THEREAFTER IS FOR CHC/SLIGHT CHC RAIN OR FREEZING RAIN SOME
AREAS OF THE WEST. NORTHWEST WINDS AT H85 INCREASE CONSIDERABLY
AFTER MIDNIGHT TO 45 TO 50 KTS. AS THESE WINDS MIX DOWN...GUSTS FROM
20 TO 30 KTS ARE POSSIBLE.

.LONG TERM...(MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY)
ISSUED AT 332 AM CST SUN DEC 21 2014

A PV ANOMALY WILL BE DIVING SOUTHEAST INTO WESTERN NEBRASKA ON
EASTERN PERIPHERY OF 170 KT JET DIGGING INTO THE NORTHERN
ROCKIES...AND AS A RESULT...A CYCLONE BOTH AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT
WILL RAPIDLY STRENGTHEN ACROSS SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA DURING THE DAY
MONDAY. THESE FEATURES WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP SOUTHEASTWARD INTO
EASTERN NEBRASKA AND WESTERN IOWA MONDAY NIGHT...THEN START TO TRACK
EAST NORTHEAST ACROSS IOWA TOWARD WISCONSIN TUESDAY AND TUESDAY
NIGHT. MODELS HAVE QUICKLY COME INTO GOOD AGREEMENT ON THE TRACK OF
THIS SYSTEM TONIGHT...AS THE UPPER LEVEL ENERGY IS NOW BEING SAMPLED
BY THE UPPER AIR NETWORK ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND WESTERN
CANADA.

THERE HAS BEEN A SIGNIFICANT ADJUSTMENT SOUTHWARD WITH THE TRACK OF
THE SYSTEM IN THIS EVENINGS MODEL RUNS...AND ALSO A MORE ORGANIZED
AND STRONGER SYSTEM. THIS SYSTEM HAS BECOME A REAL
CONCERN...ESPECIALLY ACROSS NORTHERN NEBRASKA...AND HAVE
SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED SNOW CHANCES MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY
NIGHT. THE CENTERS OF THE H500 MB AND H700 MB CLOSED LOWS SHOULD BE
LOCATED ACROSS SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA BY LATE MONDAY
AFTERNOON...WITH A MODERATELY DEEP SURFACE LOW NEAR SIOUX FALLS.
THESE FEATURES WILL ONLY VERY SLOWLY TRACK SOUTHEAST INTO WESTERN
IOWA BY MIDDAY TUESDAY. DEEP NORTHERLY FLOW ON THE WESTERN SIDE OF
THE SYSTEM WILL WRAP MOISTURE INTO NORTHERN NEBRASKA THROUGH THE
DAY MONDAY AND INTO MONDAY NIGHT...AND A PROLONGED PERIOD OF LIFT
IS NOTED THROUGH THE SATURATED DGZ. THIS TYPE OF SET UP /DEEP
MOIST NORTHERLY FLOW/ CAN BRING NORTHERN SHERIDAN COUNTY SEVERAL
INCHES OF SNOW WITHIN THE UPSLOPE AREA OF THE PINE RIDGE. HAVE A
TOTAL SNOWFALL OF AROUND 4 INCHES IN THIS AREA BY TUESDAY
MORNING...WITH GENERALLY 1 TO 3 INCHES ACROSS THE REST OF NORTHERN
NEBRASKA. H850 MB WINDS INCREASE TO AROUND 55 KTS MONDAY
NIGHT...AND BLOWING SNOW COULD BECOME A PROBLEM AS SURFACE WINDS
INCREASE TO AROUND 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME LIGHT SNOW IS
POSSIBLE FARTHER SOUTH...BUT LESS THAN AN INCH OF TOTAL
ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

HAVE LOWERED HIGHS IN THE WAKE OF THE SYSTEM TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.
MODELS STILL DEVELOP A DOWNSLOPE CHINOOK WIND WEDNESDAY...BUT WITH
POTENTIAL SNOW COVER WILL KEEP HIGHS ON THE CONSERVATIVE
SIDE.

THE NEXT SYSTEM ARRIVES CHRISTMAS DAY. THE MODELS ARE INDICATING AN
OVERALL WEAKENING TREND WITH THIS SYSTEM...HOWEVER IT STILL
APPEARS A PERIOD OF AT LEAST LIGHT SNOW IS POSSIBLE CHRISTMAS DAY
AND CHRISTMAS NIGHT...ALONG WITH FALLING TEMPERATURES AND GUSTY
NORTH WINDS. MAINLY DRY AND CHILLY WEATHER IS EXPECTED IN THE WAKE
OF THIS SYSTEM FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

&&

.AVIATION...(FOR THE 18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z MONDAY AFTERNOON)
ISSUED AT 1152 AM CST SUN DEC 21 2014

NOT THE MOST STRAIGHTFORWARD FORECAST OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. A
STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE OUT OF MONTANA AND INTO THE NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL PLAINS TONIGHT AND MONDAY. WARM TEMPERATURES WILL LEAD TO
INITIAL PRECIPITATION FALLING AS LIGHT RAIN...BUT EXACT PLACEMENT
IS STILL IN QUESTION. CURRENTLY IT APPEARS BETTER PRECIPITATION
CHANCES THIS EVENING WILL BE FROM THE EASTERN PANHANDLE INTO
SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...IMPACTING THE KLBF TERMINAL WHILE LOCATIONS
OVER NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA WILL SEE A DELAY IN THE ONSET OF
PRECIPITATION. A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS NEBRASKA
OVERNIGHT...THROUGH KVTN AND KLBF AROUND THE 06Z TIME FRAME. THIS
WILL BRING IN COOLER AIR AND STRONGER NORTHWEST WINDS. THE COLDER
AIR WILL CAUSE THE RANI TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW. GOING INTO THE DAY
MONDAY...PRECIPITATION FOCUSES OVER NORTHERN NEBRASKA AND
FORECASTS SHOW THAT WITH DETERIORATING CONDITIONS AT KVTN WHILE
KLBF IMPROVES.

&&

.LBF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.
&&

UPDATE...BROOKS
SYNOPSIS...ROBERG
SHORT TERM...ROBERG
LONG TERM...TAYLOR
AVIATION...BROOKS
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 21, 3:10 AM MST, 11 hours 37 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
410 AM CST SUN DEC 21 2014

NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-221015-
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-
410 AM CST SUN DEC 21 2014 /310 AM MST SUN DEC 21 2014/

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE RAPIDLY INTO THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS
LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT. AFTER RAIN CHANCES THIS EVENING...THERE IS A
POSSIBILITY OF FREEZING RAIN FOR AREAS WEST OF HIGHWAY 83 LATE
TONIGHT. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30
MPH POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

THE STORM SYSTEM WILL BE SLOW TO MOVE OUT OF THE REGION MONDAY
INTO TUESDAY. AS A RESULT...ACCUMULATING SNOW IS POSSIBLE. DUE TO THE
STRENGTH OF THE SYSTEM...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST
ACROSS WESTERN NEBRASKA MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. WHERE SNOW IS
MOST LIKELY TO ACCUMULATE ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA...AREAS OF
BLOWING SNOW ARE POSSIBLE BEGINNING LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON...CONTINUING
INTO MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY.

ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO CROSS THE ROCKIES WEDNESDAY
NIGHT AND THURSDAY AND MAY IMPACT THE CENTRAL PLAINS THURSDAY INTO
THURSDAY NIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS WESTERN AND
NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA CHRISTMAS DAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT....HOWEVER
THE SYSTEM WILL BE FAST MOVING AND THE EXACT TRACK OF THE SYSTEM
IS STILL IN QUESTION. THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL ACROSS NEBRASKA DURING
THE HOLIDAY WEEK SHOULD KEEP UP TO DATE WITH THE LATEST FORECASTS
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

.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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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.