Alert archive / Kansas / Blizzard Warnings in 2016
Blizzard Warning 1, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this blizzard warning at Feb 1, 2016, 10:45 PM CST for 6 counties in Kansas; Hitchcock County, Red Willow County, Nebraska. It took effect at Feb 2, 2016, 5:00 AM CST. It was in force for 13 hr. 17 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
- Feb 1, 2016, 10:45 PM CST (04:45 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 2, 2016, 5:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 2, 2016, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
Counties Decatur County, KS, Graham County, KS, Norton County, KS, Rawlins County, KS, Sheridan County, KS, Thomas County, KS, Hitchcock County, NE, Red Willow County, NE
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:46 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2, 6:13 AM CST | SNOW 6 | Hoxie, KS | SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT. ESTIMATED MORE THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW. SNOW DEPTH RANGES FROM BARE GROUND 1.5+ FOOT DRIFTS. |
| Feb 2, 6:20 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | Culbertson, NE | STILL SNOWING. |
| Feb 2, 6:48 AM CST | SNOW 8 | Hill City, KS | SHERIFF MEASURED 6 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW NOW IN HILL CITY. |
| Feb 2, 6:54 AM CST | SNOW 8 | Bogue, KS | 7 TO 8 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION IN BOGUE. FROM SOCIAL MEDIA. |
| Feb 2, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 9 | Colby, KS | |
| Feb 2, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 9.5 | 1 E Hill City, KS | |
| Feb 2, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 10 | 1 E St. Francis, KS | 10+ INCHES OF SNOW REPORTED. DRIFTS UP TO 4 FEET. |
| Feb 2, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 10 | Norton, KS | |
| Feb 2, 8:00 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 9.5 | 1 E Hill City, KS | VISIBILITY HAS BEEN A QUARTER OF MILE FOR AT LEAST THE LAST HALF HOUR. |
| Feb 2, 8:39 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 10.5 | Oberlin, KS | |
| Feb 2, 9:06 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | 4 E Hoxie, KS | REPORT OF 12 INCHES OF SNOW WITH 4 FEET DRIFTS. |
| Feb 2, 10:43 AM CST | SNOW 12.8 | Atwood, KS | RELAYED BY EMERGENCY MANAGER. 0.89 LIQUID. |
| Feb 2, 2:40 PM CST | SNOW 11 | Colby, KS | DRIFTS TO 3 FEET. REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. |
| Feb 2, 2:40 PM CST | SNOW 13 | Hoxie, KS | VIA SOCIAL MEDIA |
| Feb 2, 3:04 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 11 | 7 Nw Atwood, KS | DRIFTS OF 3 FEET IN SOME SPOTS. |
| Feb 2, 4:11 PM CST | SNOW 9 | 11 N Atwood, KS | DRIFTS AS HIGH AS 3 FEET IN AREAS...VIA SOCIAL MEDIA |
| Feb 2, 6:03 PM CST | SNOW 11 | Rexford, KS | DRIFTS AROUND 5.5 FEET...VIA SOCIAL MEDIA |
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, 4.8 hours before the alert went out and 157 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 589 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 20 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 160 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
754 WWUS43 KGLD 020445 WSWGLD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 945 PM MST MON FEB 1 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING WILL GO INTO EFFECT FOR PARTS OF THE AREA EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM REMAINS ON TRACK TO PRODUCE MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW...WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND VISIBILITIES AT OR BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE FOR THOSE IN THE BLIZZARD WARNING. OUTSIDE OF THE BLIZZARD WARNING EXPECT SIMILAR CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES EXCEPT VISIBILITIES WILL BE AS LOW AS ONE HALF MILE. KSZ002>004-014>016-NEZ080-081-021200- /O.NEW.KGLD.BZ.W.0001.160202T1100Z-160203T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KGLD.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160202T1100Z/ RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-HITCHCOCK- RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...NORTON...COLBY... HOXIE...HILL CITY...TRENTON...MCCOOK 1045 PM CST MON FEB 1 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CST TUESDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY. * LOCATIONS...BLIZZARD WARNING GENERALLY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 70 AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 25. * TIMING/DURATION...BLIZZARD WARNING 5 AM CST THROUGH 6 PM CST TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 9 TO 13 INCHES WITH SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * TIMING...NOW THROUGH TUESDAY. * WINDS...NORTH 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL WITH RATES OF ONE TO TWO INCHES PER HOUR AND STRONG WINDS EARLY TUESDAY MORNING WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 70. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...OR ICE ARE NOW OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. CHECK THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST BEFORE VENTURING OUTSIDE. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS AND FALLING OR BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES...WITH TRAVEL BECOMING DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE. MONITOR LOCAL FORECASTS BEFORE DECIDING TO VENTURE OUTSIDE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL AND YOU BECOME STRANDED... STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. && $$ COZ090>092-KSZ001-013-027>029-041-042-NEZ079-021200- /O.CON.KGLD.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160203T0000Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-SHERMAN-WALLACE-LOGAN- GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-DUNDY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON... CHEYENNE WELLS...ST. FRANCIS...GOODLAND...SHARON SPRINGS... OAKLEY...QUINTER...TRIBUNE...LEOTI...BENKELMAN 945 PM MST MON FEB 1 2016 /1045 PM CST MON FEB 1 2016/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE ENTIRE TRI STATE REGION EXCEPT NORTH OF INTERSTATE 70 AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 25. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 6 TO 9 INCHES WITH SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * TIMING...NOW THROUGH TUESDAY. * WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL...ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS OVERNIGHT AND TUESDAY COULD CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 70. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...OR ICE ARE NOW OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. CHECK THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST BEFORE VENTURING OUTSIDE. && $$
3 follow-up statements
613 WWUS43 KGLD 020953 WSWGLD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 253 AM MST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING WILL GO INTO EFFECT FOR PARTS OF THE AREA EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM IS PRODUCING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW...WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND VISIBILITIES AT OR BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE ACROSS THE REGION. POOR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST TODAY WITH EVEN WORSE CONDITIONS LATER THIS MORNING ACROSS THE AREA HIGHLIGHTED BY A BLIZZARD WARNING. KSZ002>004-014>016-NEZ080-081-021800- /O.CON.KGLD.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160202T1100Z/ /O.CON.KGLD.BZ.W.0001.160202T1100Z-160203T0000Z/ RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-HITCHCOCK- RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...NORTON...COLBY... HOXIE...HILL CITY...TRENTON...MCCOOK 353 AM CST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM CST UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...BLIZZARD WARNING GENERALLY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 70 AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 25. * TIMING/DURATION...BLIZZARD WARNING 5 AM CST THROUGH 6 PM CST TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 14 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL WITH RATES OF ONE TO TWO INCHES PER HOUR AND STRONG WINDS EARLY TUESDAY MORNING WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. ROAD CLOSURES ARE LIKELY...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 70. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...OR ICE ARE NOW OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. CHECK THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST BEFORE VENTURING OUTSIDE. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS AND FALLING OR BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES...WITH TRAVEL BECOMING DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE. MONITOR LOCAL FORECASTS BEFORE DECIDING TO VENTURE OUTSIDE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL AND YOU BECOME STRANDED... STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. && $$ COZ090>092-KSZ001-013-027>029-041-042-NEZ079-021800- /O.CON.KGLD.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160203T0000Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-SHERMAN-WALLACE-LOGAN- GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-DUNDY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON... CHEYENNE WELLS...ST. FRANCIS...GOODLAND...SHARON SPRINGS... OAKLEY...QUINTER...TRIBUNE...LEOTI...BENKELMAN 253 AM MST TUE FEB 2 2016 /353 AM CST TUE FEB 2 2016/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...THE ENTIRE TRI STATE REGION EXCEPT NORTH OF INTERSTATE 70 AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 25. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...NOW THROUGH TUESDAY. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL...ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS OVERNIGHT AND TUESDAY COULD CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE... INCLUDING INTERSTATE 70. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...OR ICE ARE NOW OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. CHECK THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST BEFORE VENTURING OUTSIDE. && $$
025 WWUS43 KGLD 021741 WSWGLD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 1041 AM MST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...WINTER STORM CONTINUES TO AFFECT THE TRI STATE AREA... AN INTENSE WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...STRONG WIND GUSTS...AND REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITIES ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE IN BOTH WARNED AREAS UNDER BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF THIS AFTERNOON AS THE STORM SYSTEM SHIFTS EASTWARD. HOWEVER...BLOWING SNOW AND GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO BE EXPERIENCED AT TIMES FOR MANY LOCATIONS IN STRONGER WIND GUSTS WITH BLOWING/DRIFTING SNOW. WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE AFTER 6 PM CST / 5 PM MST TONIGHT. KSZ002>004-014>016-NEZ080-081-030000- /O.CON.KGLD.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160203T0000Z/ RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-HITCHCOCK- RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...NORTON...COLBY... HOXIE...HILL CITY...TRENTON...MCCOOK 1141 AM CST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS TUESDAY AFTERNOON WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. TRAVEL WILL BECOME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...OR ICE ARE NOW OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. CHECK THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST BEFORE VENTURING OUTSIDE. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS AND FALLING OR BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES...WITH TRAVEL BECOMING DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE. MONITOR LOCAL FORECASTS BEFORE DECIDING TO VENTURE OUTSIDE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL AND YOU BECOME STRANDED... STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. && $$ COZ090>092-KSZ001-013-027>029-041-042-NEZ079-030000- /O.CON.KGLD.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160203T0000Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-SHERMAN-WALLACE-LOGAN- GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-DUNDY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON... CHEYENNE WELLS...ST. FRANCIS...GOODLAND...SHARON SPRINGS... OAKLEY...QUINTER...TRIBUNE...LEOTI...BENKELMAN 1041 AM MST TUE FEB 2 2016 /1141 AM CST TUE FEB 2 2016/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS TUESDAY AFTERNOON WILL CREATE BLIZZARD-LIKE CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. TRAVEL WILL BECOME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...OR ICE ARE NOW OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. CHECK THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST BEFORE VENTURING OUTSIDE. && $$
845 WWUS43 KGLD 030003 WSWGLD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 503 PM MST TUE FEB 2 2016 KSZ002>004-014>016-NEZ080-081-030115- /O.EXP.KGLD.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160203T0000Z/ RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-HITCHCOCK- RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...NORTON...COLBY... HOXIE...HILL CITY...TRENTON...MCCOOK 603 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING HAS EXPIRED... NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING OVER 35 MPH EARLY THIS EVENING WILL SLOWLY DECREASE. VISIBILITIES WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE...THEREFORE THE BLIZZARD WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ COZ090>092-KSZ001-013-027>029-041-042-NEZ079-030115- /O.EXP.KGLD.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160203T0000Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-SHERMAN-WALLACE-LOGAN- GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-DUNDY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON... CHEYENNE WELLS...ST. FRANCIS...GOODLAND...SHARON SPRINGS... OAKLEY...QUINTER...TRIBUNE...LEOTI...BENKELMAN 503 PM MST TUE FEB 2 2016 /603 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED... LITTLE IF ANY ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED. NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING OVER 35 MPH EARLY THIS EVENING WILL SLOWLY DECREASE. VISIBILITIES WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE. THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$
Nearby
Blizzard Warnings in Kansas, 2016Blizzard Warnings in Nebraska, 2016Every blizzard warning in 2016
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.