Alert archive / Nebraska / Winter Storm Warnings in 2016
Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Hastings, NE
NWS Hastings, NE issued this winter storm warning at Mar 23, 2016, 4:02 AM CDT for 16 counties in Nebraska. It took effect at Mar 23, 2016, 4:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 12 hr. 6 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 23, 2016, 4:02 AM CDT (09:02 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 23, 2016, 4:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 24, 2016, 4:04 AM CDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Hastings, NE
Counties Adams County, NE, Buffalo County, NE, Dawson County, NE, Franklin County, NE, Furnas County, NE, Gosper County, NE, Greeley County, NE, Hall County, NE, Harlan County, NE, Howard County, NE, Kearney County, NE, Merrick County, NE, Nance County, NE, Phelps County, NE, Sherman County, NE, Valley County, NE
The radar
The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 23, 9:48 PM CDT | SNOW 1 | Franklin, NE | STORM TOTAL SO FAR |
| Mar 23, 9:48 PM CDT | SNOW 2 | Holdrege, NE | STORM TOTAL THUS FAR. |
| Mar 23, 9:50 PM CDT | SNOW 3 | Minden, NE | TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF SNOW COVERING THE ROADS. FIFTY FEET OF VISIBILITY AT MOST. ACCIDENTS EVERYWHERE...INCLUDING SEVERAL JACK KNIVES. |
| Mar 23, 10:04 PM CDT | SNOW 2 | Kearney, NE | STORM TOTAL THUS FAR. |
| Mar 24, 3:35 AM CDT | SNOW 5 | 2 Ene Axtell, NE | REPORT FROM NEBRASKA TV. TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT BTWN AXTELL AND MINDEN. CORRECTED LOCATION TO SPECIFY NTV STUDIOS. |
| Mar 24, 3:35 AM CDT | SNOW 5 | N Axtell, NE | REPORT FROM NEBRASKA TV. TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT BTWN AXTELL AND MINDEN. |
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, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 141 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3210 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 27 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 115 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
637 WWUS43 KGID 230902 WSWGID URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 402 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016 NEZ039-040-046-060-231715- /O.UPG.KGID.WW.Y.0006.160323T1800Z-160324T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KGID.WS.W.0002.160323T1800Z-160324T0600Z/ VALLEY-GREELEY-SHERMAN-DAWSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORD...SPALDING...SCOTIA...WOLBACH... LOUP CITY...LITCHFIELD...LEXINGTON...COZAD...GOTHENBURG 402 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM CDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND HIGH WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM CDT THURSDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * HAZARDS...SNOW AND HIGH WINDS. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP AROUND 3 PM AND THEN DIMINISH AROUND 1 AM THURSDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 6 PM AND 11 PM. * PRECIPITATION RATES...THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 3 PM AND 7 PM. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...BUT DRIFTING WILL OCCUR. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...POSSIBLY AS LOW AS ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE. STRONG WINDS MAY BRING DOWN TREES LIMBS AND POWER LINES RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE MAY ALSO OCCUR. LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AWAY IF NOT SECURED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. $$ NEZ041-047>049-061>063-073>075-231715- /O.EXB.KGID.WW.Y.0006.160323T2000Z-160324T0600Z/ NANCE-HOWARD-MERRICK-POLK-BUFFALO-HALL-HAMILTON-PHELPS-KEARNEY- ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FULLERTON...GENOA...ST. PAUL... CENTRAL CITY...STROMSBURG...OSCEOLA...SHELBY...POLK...KEARNEY... GRAND ISLAND...AURORA...HOLDREGE...MINDEN...HASTINGS 402 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM CDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM CDT THURSDAY. * TIMING...EXPECT SNOW TO DEVELOP AROUND 5 PM AND THEN DIMINISH AROUND 1 AM THURSDAY. * PRECIPITATION RATES...THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 7 PM THIS EVENING AND 1 AM THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...POSSIBLY AS LOW AS ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE. STRONG WINDS MAY BRING DOWN TREES LIMBS AND POWER LINES RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE MAY ALSO OCCUR. LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AWAY IF NOT SECURED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. $$ NEZ072-231715- /O.EXT.KGID.WW.Y.0006.160323T2000Z-160324T0600Z/ GOSPER- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ELWOOD 402 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM CDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM CDT THURSDAY. * TIMING...EXPECT SNOW TO DEVELOP AROUND 4 PM AND THEN DIMINISH AROUND 1 AM THURSDAY. * PRECIPITATION RATES...THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 7 PM THIS EVENING AND 1 AM THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...POSSIBLY AS LOW AS ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE. STRONG WINDS MAY BRING DOWN TREES LIMBS AND POWER LINES RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE MAY ALSO OCCUR. LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AWAY IF NOT SECURED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. $$ HALBLAUB
6 follow-up statements
624 WWUS43 KGID 231518 WSWGID URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 1018 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016 NEZ039-040-046-060-240000- /O.EXT.KGID.WS.W.0002.160323T2100Z-160324T0600Z/ VALLEY-GREELEY-SHERMAN-DAWSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORD...SPALDING...SCOTIA...WOLBACH... LOUP CITY...LITCHFIELD...LEXINGTON...COZAD...GOTHENBURG 1018 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM CDT THURSDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM CDT THURSDAY. * HAZARDS...SNOW AND HIGH WINDS. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP BETWEEN 4 AND 6 PM AND DIMINISH AROUND 1 AM THURSDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 6 PM AND 11 PM. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...POSSIBLY AS LOW AS ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE. STRONG WINDS MAY BRING DOWN TREES LIMBS AND POWER LINES RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE MAY ALSO OCCUR. LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AWAY IF NOT SECURED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. $$ NEZ041-047>049-061>063-072>075-240000- /O.EXT.KGID.WW.Y.0006.160323T2300Z-160324T0600Z/ NANCE-HOWARD-MERRICK-POLK-BUFFALO-HALL-HAMILTON-GOSPER-PHELPS- KEARNEY-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FULLERTON...GENOA...CENTRAL CITY... STROMSBURG...OSCEOLA...SHELBY...POLK...KEARNEY...GRAND ISLAND... AURORA...ELWOOD...HOLDREGE...MINDEN...HASTINGS 1018 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM CDT THURSDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM CDT THURSDAY. * TIMING...EXPECT SNOW TO DEVELOP BETWEEN 5 AND 8 PM AND DIMINISH AROUND 1 AM THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...POSSIBLY AS LOW AS ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE. STRONG WINDS MAY BRING DOWN TREES LIMBS AND POWER LINES RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE MAY ALSO OCCUR. LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AWAY IF NOT SECURED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. $$
625 WWUS43 KGID 232014 WSWGID URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 314 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016 NEZ039-040-046-060-240500- /O.CON.KGID.WS.W.0002.160323T2100Z-160324T0600Z/ VALLEY-GREELEY-SHERMAN-DAWSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORD...SPALDING...SCOTIA...WOLBACH... LOUP CITY...LITCHFIELD...LEXINGTON...COZAD...GOTHENBURG 314 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT THURSDAY... * HAZARDS...SNOW AND HIGH WINDS. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP TOWARD EVENING AND DIMINISH AROUND 1 AM THURSDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 6 PM AND 11 PM. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...POSSIBLY AS LOW AS ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE. STRONG WINDS MAY BRING DOWN TREES LIMBS AND POWER LINES RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE MAY ALSO OCCUR. LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AWAY IF NOT SECURED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. $$ NEZ041-047>049-061>063-072>075-240500- /O.CON.KGID.WW.Y.0006.160323T2300Z-160324T0600Z/ NANCE-HOWARD-MERRICK-POLK-BUFFALO-HALL-HAMILTON-GOSPER-PHELPS- KEARNEY-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FULLERTON...GENOA...CENTRAL CITY... STROMSBURG...OSCEOLA...SHELBY...POLK...KEARNEY...GRAND ISLAND... AURORA...ELWOOD...HOLDREGE...MINDEN...HASTINGS 314 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT THURSDAY... * TIMING...EXPECT SNOW TO DEVELOP BETWEEN 5 AND 8 PM AND DIMINISH AROUND 1 AM THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS 50 TO 60 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...POSSIBLY AS LOW AS ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE. STRONG WINDS MAY BRING DOWN TREES LIMBS AND POWER LINES RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE MAY ALSO OCCUR. LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AWAY IF NOT SECURED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. $$
089 WWUS43 KGID 232231 WSWGID URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 531 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016 NEZ041-047-048-061-062-240700- /O.UPG.KGID.WW.Y.0006.160323T2300Z-160324T0600Z/ /O.EXB.KGID.WS.W.0002.160324T0200Z-160324T1200Z/ NANCE-HOWARD-MERRICK-BUFFALO-HALL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FULLERTON...GENOA...CENTRAL CITY... KEARNEY...GRAND ISLAND 531 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CDT THURSDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * HAZARDS...SNOW...SLEET AND HIGH WINDS. * TIMING...EXPECT SNOW TO DEVELOP BY 9 PM AND DIMINISH AROUND 4 AM THURSDAY. SLEET MAY OCCUR AS WE TRANSITION TO SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS 50 TO 60 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...POSSIBLY AS LOW AS ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE. STRONG WINDS MAY BRING DOWN TREES LIMBS AND POWER LINES RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE MAY ALSO OCCUR. LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AWAY IF NOT SECURED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND SLEET ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ NEZ039-040-046-060-240700- /O.EXT.KGID.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160324T0900Z/ VALLEY-GREELEY-SHERMAN-DAWSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORD...SPALDING...SCOTIA...WOLBACH... LOUP CITY...LITCHFIELD...LEXINGTON...COZAD...GOTHENBURG 531 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT THURSDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT THURSDAY. * HAZARDS...SNOW...SLEET AND HIGH WINDS. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND DIMINISH AROUND 1 AM THURSDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 6 PM AND 11 PM. SLEET MAY OCCUR AS WE TRANSITION TO SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...POSSIBLY AS LOW AS ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE. STRONG WINDS MAY BRING DOWN TREES LIMBS AND POWER LINES RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE MAY ALSO OCCUR. LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AWAY IF NOT SECURED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. $$ NEZ049-063-072>075-240700- /O.EXT.KGID.WW.Y.0006.160324T0200Z-160324T1200Z/ POLK-HAMILTON-GOSPER-PHELPS-KEARNEY-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STROMSBURG...OSCEOLA...SHELBY...POLK... AURORA...ELWOOD...HOLDREGE...MINDEN...HASTINGS 531 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CDT THURSDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CDT THURSDAY. * TIMING...EXPECT SNOW TO DEVELOP BETWEEN 9 AND 11 PM AND DIMINISH AROUND 4 AM THURSDAY. SLEET MAY OCCUR AS WE TRANSITION TO SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS 50 TO 60 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...POSSIBLY AS LOW AS ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE. STRONG WINDS MAY BRING DOWN TREES LIMBS AND POWER LINES RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE MAY ALSO OCCUR. LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AWAY IF NOT SECURED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. $$ HEINLEIN
145 WWUS43 KGID 240128 WSWGID URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 828 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016 NEZ072>075-240930- /O.UPG.KGID.WW.Y.0006.160324T0200Z-160324T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KGID.WS.W.0002.160324T0128Z-160324T1200Z/ GOSPER-PHELPS-KEARNEY-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELWOOD...HOLDREGE...MINDEN...HASTINGS 828 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SLEET...SNOW...AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THURSDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * HAZARDS...SNOW...SLEET AND HIGH WINDS. * TIMING...EXPECT SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND DIMINISH AROUND 4 AM THURSDAY. SLEET MAY OCCUR AS WE TRANSITION TO SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS 50 TO 60 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...POSSIBLY AS LOW AS ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE. STRONG WINDS MAY BRING DOWN TREES LIMBS AND POWER LINES RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE MAY ALSO OCCUR. LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AWAY IF NOT SECURED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND SLEET ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ NEZ082>084-240930- /O.EXB.KGID.WS.W.0002.160324T0128Z-160324T1200Z/ FURNAS-HARLAN-FRANKLIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMBRIDGE...ARAPAHOE...OXFORD... BEAVER CITY...ALMA...ORLEANS...FRANKLIN...CAMPBELL...HILDRETH 828 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016 * HAZARDS...SNOW...SLEET AND HIGH WINDS. * TIMING...EXPECT SNOW TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND DIMINISH AROUND 4 AM THURSDAY. SLEET MAY OCCUR AS WE TRANSITION TO SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS 50 TO 60 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...POSSIBLY AS LOW AS ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE. STRONG WINDS MAY BRING DOWN TREES LIMBS AND POWER LINES RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE MAY ALSO OCCUR. LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AWAY IF NOT SECURED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND SLEET ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ NEZ041-047-048-061-062-240930- /O.EXT.KGID.WS.W.0002.160324T0128Z-160324T1200Z/ NANCE-HOWARD-MERRICK-BUFFALO-HALL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FULLERTON...GENOA...ST. PAUL... CENTRAL CITY...KEARNEY...GRAND ISLAND 828 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THURSDAY... * HAZARDS...SNOW...SLEET AND HIGH WINDS. * TIMING...EXPECT SNOW TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND DIMINISH AROUND 4 AM THURSDAY. SLEET MAY OCCUR AS WE TRANSITION TO SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS 50 TO 60 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...POSSIBLY AS LOW AS ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE. STRONG WINDS MAY BRING DOWN TREES LIMBS AND POWER LINES RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE MAY ALSO OCCUR. LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AWAY IF NOT SECURED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND SLEET ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ NEZ039-040-046-060-240900- /O.CON.KGID.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160324T0900Z/ VALLEY-GREELEY-SHERMAN-DAWSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORD...SPALDING...SCOTIA...WOLBACH... LOUP CITY...LITCHFIELD...LEXINGTON...COZAD...GOTHENBURG 828 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT THURSDAY... * HAZARDS...SNOW...SLEET AND HIGH WINDS. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND DIMINISH AROUND 1 AM THURSDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 6 PM AND 11 PM. SLEET MAY OCCUR AS WE TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...POSSIBLY AS LOW AS ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE. STRONG WINDS MAY BRING DOWN TREES LIMBS AND POWER LINES RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE MAY ALSO OCCUR. LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AWAY IF NOT SECURED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. $$ NEZ049-063-240930- /O.EXT.KGID.WW.Y.0006.160324T0128Z-160324T1200Z/ POLK-HAMILTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STROMSBURG...OSCEOLA...SHELBY...POLK... AURORA 828 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THURSDAY... * TIMING...EXPECT SNOW TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND DIMINISH AROUND 4 AM THURSDAY. SLEET MAY OCCUR AS WE TRANSITION TO SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS 50 TO 60 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...POSSIBLY AS LOW AS ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE. STRONG WINDS MAY BRING DOWN TREES LIMBS AND POWER LINES RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE MAY ALSO OCCUR. LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AWAY IF NOT SECURED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. $$ HEINLEIN
083 WWUS43 KGID 240548 WSWGID URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 1248 AM CDT THU MAR 24 2016 ...SNOW WILL GRADUALLY END FROM WEST TO EAST OVERNIGHT... NEZ039-040-046-060-240900- /O.CON.KGID.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160324T0900Z/ VALLEY-GREELEY-SHERMAN-DAWSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORD...SPALDING...SCOTIA...WOLBACH... LOUP CITY...LITCHFIELD...LEXINGTON...COZAD...GOTHENBURG 1248 AM CDT THU MAR 24 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE...DIMINISHING AROUND 4 AM. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION WILL BE LESS THAN 1 INCH. * WINDS...FROM THE NORTH AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS ONE MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...SOME ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED. PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE ARE OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. $$ NEZ041-047-048-061-062-072>075-082>084-241200- /O.CON.KGID.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160324T1200Z/ NANCE-HOWARD-MERRICK-BUFFALO-HALL-GOSPER-PHELPS-KEARNEY-ADAMS- FURNAS-HARLAN-FRANKLIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FULLERTON...GENOA...ST. PAUL... CENTRAL CITY...KEARNEY...GRAND ISLAND...ELWOOD...HOLDREGE... MINDEN...HASTINGS...CAMBRIDGE...ARAPAHOE...OXFORD...BEAVER CITY... ALMA...ORLEANS...FRANKLIN...CAMPBELL...HILDRETH 1248 AM CDT THU MAR 24 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE...ENDING BY 5 AM. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WHERE HEAVIER SNOW PERSISTS. * WINDS...FROM THE NORTH AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...SOME ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED. PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. $$ NEZ049-063-241200- /O.CON.KGID.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160324T1200Z/ POLK-HAMILTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STROMSBURG...OSCEOLA...SHELBY...POLK... AURORA 1248 AM CDT THU MAR 24 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE ADVISORY AREA...BUT WILL END BY 6 AM. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 INCH OR LESS. * WINDS / VISIBILITIES...LOOK FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. * WINDS...FROM THE NORTH AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...SOME ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED. PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WET SNOW MEANS PERIODS OF WET SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. $$ HALBLAUB
298 WWUS43 KGID 240904 WSWGID URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 404 AM CDT THU MAR 24 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER HEADLINES CANCELLED... .THE SNOW BAND THAT BROUGHT ACCUMULATING SNOW TO PARTS OF SOUTH- CENTRAL NEBRASKA WAS DIMINISHING AND SHIFTING OUT OF THE AREA. ANY LEFTOVER LIGHT SNOW EAST OF HIGHWAY 281 WILL END BY 6 AM WITH CLEARING SKIES FROM THE WEST. TRAVEL COULD STILL BE HAZARDOUS THIS MORNING. BE SURE TO CHECK WITH THE NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF ROADS FOR ROAD CONDITIONS BY CALLING 5 1 1 OR VISITING WWW.511.NEBRASKA.GOV NEZ041-047-048-061-062-072>075-082>084-241015- /O.CAN.KGID.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160324T1200Z/ NANCE-HOWARD-MERRICK-BUFFALO-HALL-GOSPER-PHELPS-KEARNEY-ADAMS- FURNAS-HARLAN-FRANKLIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FULLERTON...GENOA...ST. PAUL... CENTRAL CITY...KEARNEY...GRAND ISLAND...ELWOOD...HOLDREGE... MINDEN...HASTINGS...CAMBRIDGE...ARAPAHOE...OXFORD...BEAVER CITY... ALMA...ORLEANS...FRANKLIN...CAMPBELL...HILDRETH 404 AM CDT THU MAR 24 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. $$ NEZ039-040-046-060-241015- /O.EXP.KGID.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160324T0900Z/ VALLEY-GREELEY-SHERMAN-DAWSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORD...SPALDING...SCOTIA...WOLBACH... LOUP CITY...LITCHFIELD...LEXINGTON...COZAD...GOTHENBURG 404 AM CDT THU MAR 24 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED... $$ NEZ049-063-241015- /O.CAN.KGID.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160324T1200Z/ POLK-HAMILTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STROMSBURG...OSCEOLA...SHELBY...POLK... AURORA 404 AM CDT THU MAR 24 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. $$ HALBLAUB
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 Hastings, NE wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Mar 23, 1:05 AM CDT, 2 hours 57 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 23, 1:05 AM CDT, 2 hours 57 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
105 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016
.SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY)
ISSUED AT 328 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016
ATTENTION IS ON A STORM SYSTEM ON TRACK TO IMPACT OUR AREA ON
WEDNESDAY BRINGING INTENSE WINDS AND A BAND OF SNOW AND RAIN.
AFTER A MILD DAY TODAY WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE 60S AND 70S...THE
WEATHER PATTERN WILL UNDERGO CHANGES TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY AS A
POTENT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CURRENTLY LOCATED IN THE NORTHERN ROCKIES
TRANSLATES SOUTHEAST AND DEEPENS OVER THE CENTRAL ROCKIES TONIGHT
AND CROSSES THE PLAINS WEDNESDAY/WEDNESDAY EVENING. AS THE SYSTEM
MOVES FURTHER INTO THE ROCKIES...SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WILL DEEPEN
ALONG THE HIGH PLAINS WITH WINDS TRANSITIONING EASTERLY AND LLVL
MOISTURE INCREASING. LOW CLOUDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS OUR
NORTHERN/CENTRAL COUNTIES OVERNIGHT WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR
FOG/DRIZZLE DEVELOPMENT LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. STEADY
NORTHEAST WIND SPEEDS SHOULD HELP HOLD UP VSBYS AND DO NOT
ANTICIPATE SIGNIFICANT VSBY RESTRICTIONS.
THE UPPER LOW MOVES ONTO THE PLAINS ON WEDNESDAY...TRACKING ACROSS
NORTHERN KANSAS DURING THE DAY...WITH COLD AIR ADVECTING SOUTH
BEHIND A COLD FRONT. MODELS ARE CONSISTENT IN DEVELOPING A GOOD
FRONTOGENETIC AND DEFORMATION BAND OF PRECIPITATION WHICH MIGRATES
EAST SOUTHEAST. PRECIPITATION TYPE WILL INITIALLY BE DRIZZLE OR RAIN
IN THE MORNING...WHICH WILL MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO SNOW NW/SE.
PRESENCE OF INSTABILITY PRIMARILY ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST THIRD OF
OUR CWA MAY BE SUFFICIENT FOR TSTM DEVELOPMENT ALONG/AHEAD OF THE
COLD FRONT. SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE DEPENDENT UPON THE TIMING OF THE
CHANGEOVER TO SNOW AND ULTIMATELY WHERE SNOW BANDS DEVELOP. MODELS
ARE CONSISTENT THAT THE MAIN SNOW EVENT SHOULD SET UP FROM
COLORADO THROUGH WESTERN AND NORTHERN NEBRASKA. OUR AREA LOOKS TO
BE ON THE EDGE OR BUFFER OF THE HEAVIER SNOW BAND AND THERE SHOULD
BE A SHARP DROP OFF IN SNOW AMOUNTS OUTSIDE OF THE SNOW BAND WHERE
WARMER TEMPS WILL HOLD DOWN SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. HAVE RAIN MIXING
WITH OR CHANGING OVER TO SNOW ACROSS OUR NW ZONES AROUND MID DAY
WITH THE SNOW LINE OR RAIN/SNOW MIX REACHING THE NW HALF OF OUR
CWA BY EVENING. GENERALLY LOOKING FOR SNOW AMOUNTS TO RANGE FROM 1
TO 3 INCHES WEDNESDAY NORTH OF A LINE FROM ELWOOD TO GREELEY AND
WILL GO AHEAD WITH A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WHERE THE COMBINATION
OF WIND AND SNOW MAY LEAD TO VSBY RESTRICTIONS AND DIFFICULT
TRAVEL.
NORTHEAST TO NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY
BEHIND THE COLD FRONT WITH WIND SPEEDS IN THE 30 TO 40 MPH RANGE
WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THE INTENSE WINDS WITH THE FALLING SNOW WILL
CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. H85 WIND
SPEEDS ARE ON THE ORDER OF 3 STANDARD DEVIATIONS ABOVE NORMAL AND
THE DEPTH OF THE SFC LOW IS ROUGHLY 3 STANDARD DEVIATIONS BELOW
NORMAL FOR THIS EVENT. IMPRESSIVE THREE HOUR PRESSURE RISES
BEHIND THE FRONT WEDNESDAY AFTN/EVE AVERAGE 10MB ACROSS NORTHERN
KANSAS. WITH THE INTENSE WINDS...TIGHT SFC GRADIENT AND GOOD
PRESSURE RISES EXPECTED WILL GO AHEAD WITH A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR
OUR SOUTHERN ZONES. WHILE THE HIGH WIND WATCH WILL NOT BE ISSUED
FARTHER NORTH...INTENSE GUSTY WINDS ARE STILL FORECAST BUT
UNCERTAIN WITH WHETHER THE PCPN FARTHER NORTH WILL ENHANCE OR HOLD
DOWN WIND SPEEDS.
.LONG TERM...(WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY)
ISSUED AT 328 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016
PRIMARY FORECAST CONCERNS LIE WITH PRECIPITATION WINDING DOWN RIGHT
OFF THE BAT...THEN ANOTHER CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION INTO THIS
WEEKEND.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...THE AREA CONTINUES TO BE AFFECTED BY THE UPPER
LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM GRADUALLY MAKING ITS WAY EAST. THERE STILL
REMAIN SOME MINOR TIMING/LOCATION DIFFERENCES BETWEEN MODELS WITH
THE LOW...THE NAM/ECMWF SHOWING IT OVER THE SRN FRINGE /IF NOT JUST
SOUTH OF/ OF THE CWA BOUNDARY...WHILE THE GFS/GEM ARE FURTHER
NORTH...NEAR/IF NOT JUST NORTH OF/ THE ERN NEB/KS STATE LINE. WHILE
THESE DIFFERENCES LINGER THROUGH THE REST OF THE OVERNIGHT
HOURS...THERE IS GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE SYSTEM BEING EAST OF THE
MISSOURI RIVER BY SUNRISE THURSDAY. DID BUMP UP POPS A BIT FOR THE
EVENING HOURS WITH THIS SLIGHTLY SLOWER DEPARTURE OF PRECIP...AND
PRECIP TYPE LOOKING TO BECOME LESS OF A CONCERN AS THE COLDER AIR
CONTINUES TO PUSH IN...SWITCHING THINGS CWA-WIDE OVER TO SNOW BY MID
EVENING. WITH A SLOWER DEPARTURE...WILL BE A CHANCE FOR A LITTLE
MORE ACCUMULATION DURING THE EVENING...WITH GENERALLY 0.5-1.5 INCHES
POSSIBLE...WITH THE HIGHEST TOTALS ALONG/NORTH OF I-80. AS FAR AS
STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS GO...CURRENT FORECAST IS CALLING FOR 1-4 INCHES
ROUGHLY ALONG/NORTH OF A YORK TO BEAVER CITY NEB LINE...WITH LESS
THAN 1 INCH SOUTH OF THERE. NOTHING HAS CHANGED AS FAR AS THE WINDS
GO...STILL LOOKING AT STRONG NORTH WINDS...ESP DURING THE EARLY
EVENING HOURS...WITH GRADUAL DIMINISHING TREND THROUGH THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS.
IN THE WAKE OF THIS SYSTEM...THE FORECAST FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY
REMAINS DRY...THOUGH SOME UNCERTAINTY EXISTS AS WE GET LATE IN THE
DAY ON FRIDAY. NWRLY FLOW WILL DOMINATE THE PATTERN ALOFT THROUGH
THE DAY ON THURSDAY AND INTO THE EVENING HOURS...WITH IT THEN
TRANSITIONING TO A MORE ZONAL PATTERN AS THE NEXT UPPER LEVEL
DISTURBANCE MAKES ITS WAY THROUGH THE NRN ROCKIES. THIS SYSTEM WILL
BE KNOCKING ON THE DOORSTEP OF THE CWA LATE IN THE DAY FRIDAY...BUT
WITH THE BETTER CHANCES COMING AFTER 00Z...KEPT IT DRY.
TO START THE DAY THURSDAY...MAY STILL HAVE SOME LINGERING BREEZY NW
WINDS ACROSS ERN PORTIONS OF THE CWA...BUT SPEEDS LOOK TO TAPER OFF
TO AROUND 10-15 MPH FOR THE AFTERNOON HOURS AS SFC HIGH PRESSURE
SETTLES IN...WHILE ALSO TURNING MORE TO THE WEST. THURSDAY
NIGHT/FRIDAY...AS THAT SFC HIGH SLIDES OFF TO THE EAST AND ANOTHER
TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS OVER THE HIGH PLAINS...WINDS TURN
BACK TO THE SOUTH. AS FAR AS TEMPERATURES GO...SOME UNCERTAINTY
EXISTS BECAUSE WHAT SNOW ENDS UP FALLING WILL IMPACT TEMPS. CURRENT
FORECAST CALLS FOR LOW 40S TO LOW 50S ON THURSDAY...WITH A REBOUND
INTO THE 50S/60S FOR FRIDAY.
CONFIDENCE IN PRECIPITATION CHANCES FOR THE UPCOMING WEEKEND IS ON
THE LOWER SIDE...WITH MODELS SHOWING THE POTENTIAL FOR SEPARATE
SHORTWAVE DISTURBANCES SWINGING THROUGH THE REGION. THE NRN STREAM
DISTURBANCE LOOKS TO SLIDE EAST PRIMARILY THROUGH THE DAKOTAS...WITH
THE SRN ONE LAGS A BIT BEHIND...MOVING THROUGH CO AND INTO EITHER
THE SRN OR THE SRN/CENTRAL PLAINS. AFTER A FEW MODEL RUNS SHOWING A
DECENT CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE CWA...LATEST RUNS HAVE
TRENDED THAT BACK SOME...WITH THE CWA SOMEWHAT SITTING IN BETWEEN
THE TWO SYSTEMS. UNTIL MORE CONFIDENCE CAN BE GAINED...KEEPING THE
LOWER CHANCE POPS IN PLACE. FORECAST FOR MONDAY IS DRY. HIGH TEMPS
FOR THE WEEKEND CURRENTLY SIT IN THE 40S/50S...WITH 60S POSSIBLE FOR
MONDAY.
&&
.AVIATION...(FOR THE 06Z KGRI/KEAR TAFS THROUGH 06Z WED NIGHT)
ISSUED AT 101 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER: IFR CIGS MOVE IN BEFORE SUNRISE. THEN HIGH
WINDS.
REST OF TONIGHT: VFR CONDITIONS WILL DECAY TO IFR AS LOW STRATUS
MOVES IN FROM THE N. NE WINDS WILL INCREASE AND GUST UP TO 32 KTS.
CONFIDENCE: MEDIUM
WED: IFR WITH SOME DRZL POSSIBLE AT TIMES. NE WINDS INCREASE
ESPECIALLY AFTER 20Z...WITH G40-50 KTS TOWARD SUNSET. CONFIDENCE:
MEDIUM
WED EVE: AN IFR SNOWBAND WILL MOVE IN WITH STRONG N WINDS GUSTING
UP TO 50 KTS. CONFIDENCE: MEDIUM
&&
.GID WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NE...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR
NEZ082>085.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM CDT
THURSDAY FOR NEZ039-040-046-060-072.
KS...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR
KSZ005>007-017>019.
&&
SHORT TERM...FAY
LONG TERM...ADP
AVIATION...HALBLAUBHazardous weather outlook, Mar 22, 3:53 PM CDT, 12 hours 9 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 353 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016 KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>077-082>087- 231200- PHILLIPS-SMITH-JEWELL-ROOKS-OSBORNE-MITCHELL-VALLEY-GREELEY-NANCE- SHERMAN-HOWARD-MERRICK-POLK-DAWSON-BUFFALO-HALL-HAMILTON-YORK- GOSPER-PHELPS-KEARNEY-ADAMS-CLAY-FILLMORE-FURNAS-HARLAN-FRANKLIN- WEBSTER-NUCKOLLS-THAYER- 353 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR LOCATIONS NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM ELWOOD TO GREELEY NEBRASKA...WHERE THE COMINATION OF INTENSE NORTH WINDS AND SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 4 INCHES MAY RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND LOCATIONS FROM BEAVER CITY TO RED CLOUD IN NEBRASKA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. INTENSE NORTH WINDS ARE FORECAST BEHIND A COLD FRONT WITH WIND SPEEDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH AND GUSTS OVER 50 MPH. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR LOCATIONS EAST OF A LINE FROM OSCEOLA TO ALMA NEBRASKA...INCLUDING ALL OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT. && MORE INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE FOLLOWING WEB PAGE: HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/HASTINGS (ALL LOWERCASE)
The office that day
Everything else NWS Hastings, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 23, 3:34 AM CDT | High Wind Warning | GID | Adams, Buffalo, Clay, Fillmore, Franklin, Furnas and 12 more | 19 hr |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.