Temperatures in the single digits and teens below zero, along with wind speeds of 10-15 MPH, lead to wind chills of -25F or lower through the morning.
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The episode as NWS GLD wrote it up.
Temperatures in the single digits and teens below zero, along with wind speeds of 10-15 MPH, lead to wind chills of -25F or lower through the morning.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Goodland, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Dec 30, 10:32 PM MST, 2 hours 58 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1032 PM MST TUE DEC 30 2014
.UPDATE...
ISSUED AT 734 PM MST TUE DEC 30 2014
UPDATED PRODUCTS ONCE AGAIN THIS EVENING. LOOKS LIKE THERE SHOULD
BE A LULL IN THE WINDS THIS EVENING BEFORE SOUTHWEST WINDS
INCREASE IN SPEED EARLY IN THE MORNING. THIS IS WHEN THE LOWEST
WIND CHILLS ARE ANTICIPATED. ALSO MADE ADJUSTMENTS TO ACCOUNT FOR
AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW STILL FALLING THIS EVENING. ALL SNOW SHOULD
END BY MIDNIGHT AND SNOW IS DIMINISHING IN COVERAGE.
&&
.SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY)
ISSUED AT 137 PM MST TUE DEC 30 2014
SHORT TERM CONCERNS ARE TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILL VALUES
THROUGH TONIGHT AND INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING.
TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW SINGLE DIGITS THIS AFTERNOON WILL PLUMMET
QUICKLY BELOW ZERO THIS EVENING WITH PLENTY OF FRESH SNOW IN
PLACE ALONG WITH THINNING CLOUDS ACROSS THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS
REGION. LOW TEMPERATURES WILL BOTTOM OUT GENERALLY IN THE -10 TO
-15 DEGREE RANGE EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THESE TEMPERATURES ARE
RIGHT AT RECORD LOW VALUES FOR MOST LOCATIONS ACROSS THE FORECAST
AREA. IN ADDITION TO THE POSSIBILITY OF SETTING A LARGE NUMBER OF
RECORD LOWS ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA...WIND SPEEDS AROUND 10 MPH
WILL DRIVE THE WIND CHILL VALUES INTO THE REALM OF BECOMING
DANGEROUS. WIND CHILL VALUES OF -25 TO -35 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED
OVERNIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
SHORT WAVE RIDGING ALOFT OVER THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS
REGION ALONG WITH WINDS TURNING WEST ON WEDNESDAY WILL BEGIN
DRIVING THE COLD AIR OUT OF THE REGION WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES BACK
UP INTO THE TEENS ABOVE ZERO WITH CLEARING SKIES.
.LONG TERM...(WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY)
ISSUED AT 238 PM MST TUE DEC 30 2014
EXTENDED PERIOD LOOKS PRETTY QUIET OVERALL WITH SLOWLY MODERATING
/BUT CONTINUED BELOW NORMAL/ TEMPERATURES AND MINIMAL CHANCES FOR
PRECIPITATION. FIRST ITEM OF CONCERN IS THE FATE OF THE UPPER LOW
CURRENTLY DROPPING SOUTH OVER CALIFORNIA. NAM/EC/GFS ALL BRING A
SMALL CHUNK OF THE UPPER LOW DIRECTLY ON TOP OF THE FORECAST AREA
THURSDAY. ALTHOUGH BEST MOISTURE WILL BE REMOVED WELL TO THE
SOUTHEAST OF THE AREA...ADDED MINIMAL POPS AFTER COLLABORATION
WITH NEIGHBORS AS THE UPPER LOW PASSES OVERHEAD SINCE GFS/EC ARE
SHOWING SOME POTENTIAL FOR LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS/FLURRIES.
AFTER THE UPPER LOW MOVES OUT THU-FRI THE UPPER PATTERN TRANSITIONS
TO A BROAD WNW FLOW WITH A FEW WEAK SHORT WAVE TROUGHS MOVING
THROUGH. THE FIRST ONE SWINGS THROUGH LATE SATURDAY BUT KEPT
MENTION OF ANY PRECIP OUT OF THE FORECAST. WITH MORE OF A WESTERLY
WIND FLOW AT MID LEVELS BY THE WEEKEND...ARCTIC AIR WILL TEND TO
BE MORE CONFINED TO THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND GREAT LAKES AREA WITH
ONLY GLANCING BLOWS IN THE CENTRAL PLAINS. TEMPERATURES WILL
MODERATE BACK TO THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S FROM THURSDAY THROUGH
NEXT TUESDAY.
&&
.AVIATION...(FOR THE 06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z WEDNESDAY NIGHT)
ISSUED AT 1032 PM MST TUE DEC 30 2014
BRIEF PERIOD OF SNOW AFFECTING KMCK. THIS SHOULD ONLY BE A
TEMPORARY CONDITION. WITH DRY AIR MOVING IN...CLOUD DECK OVER
SITES SHOULD BREAK UP/CLEAR TO THE SOUTH. AFTERWARDS...MOSTLY
CLEAR SKIES ANTICIPATED. SOME GUIDANCE INDICATES CHANCE FOR FOG
THIS MORNING. DO NOT THINK GUIDANCE IS CATCHING DRY AIR ADVECTION
AND LOW DEWPOINTS ALREADY BEING OBSERVED. LEFT FOG OUT OF
FORECAST. LIGHT SOUTHWEST WINDS ANTICIPATED THROUGH TAF PERIOD.
&&
.GLD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
KS...WIND CHILL WARNING UNTIL 11 AM MST /NOON CST/ WEDNESDAY FOR
KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042.
CO...WIND CHILL WARNING UNTIL 11 AM MST WEDNESDAY FOR COZ090>092.
NE...WIND CHILL WARNING UNTIL 11 AM MST /NOON CST/ WEDNESDAY FOR
NEZ079>081.
&&
UPDATE...RRH
SHORT TERM...LOCKHART
LONG TERM...DLF
AVIATION...RRHHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 523 PM MST TUE DEC 30 2014 COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-010030- YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON- SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA- DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- 523 PM MST TUE DEC 30 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL COLORADO... EXTREME SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA AND NORTHWEST KANSAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT... EXTREME COLD TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILL READINGS ARE LIKELY TONIGHT. LOW TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE 10 TO 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. THESE TEMPERATURES...IN ASSOCIATION WITH WEST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH...WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL READINGS BETWEEN 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO. SOME LOCATIONS IN EAST COLORADO MAY APPROACH WIND CHILL READINGS OF 40 BELOW ZERO. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY... BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
3 extreme cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.
Wind chills of -25F or colder were reported through the morning.
Wind chills of -25F or colder were reported through the morning.
Wind chills of -25F or colder were reported through the morning.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Nebraska in 2014Every state in 2014This day in weather historyWarnings in Nebraska, December 2014
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 549858, 549859, 549860.