749
WWUS43 KGID 041306
WSWGID
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
706 AM CST SAT JAN 4 2025
...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM THIS WEEKEND, ESPECIALLY FOR SOUTHERN
PARTS OF OUR AREA...
KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ075>077-082>087-042215-
/O.CON.KGID.WS.W.0001.250104T1500Z-250106T0000Z/
PHILLIPS-SMITH-JEWELL-ROOKS-OSBORNE-MITCHELL-ADAMS-CLAY-FILLMORE-
FURNAS-HARLAN-FRANKLIN-WEBSTER-NUCKOLLS-THAYER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ROSEMONT, CLAY CENTER, OSBORNE, CAMPBELL,
KENSINGTON, PHILLIPSBURG, HASTINGS, HARVARD, SUTTON, FAIRMONT,
CAMBRIDGE, ARAPAHOE, HEBRON, ALMA, INAVALE, JEWELL, RED CLOUD,
DESHLER, SUPERIOR, HILDRETH, BLUE HILL, EDGAR, DOWNS, MANKATO,
BURR OAK, NELSON, PLAINVILLE, ORLEANS, GENEVA, CODELL, BELOIT,
FAIRFIELD, BOSTWICK, HOLLINGER, IONIA, SMITH CENTER, BEAVER CITY,
OXFORD, BLADEN, BELLAIRE, STOCKTON, EXETER, AND FRANKLIN
706 AM CST SAT JAN 4 2025
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY
* WHAT...FREEZING DRIZZLE/FREEZING RAIN, SNOW AND BLOWING/DRIFTING
SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION RANGING FROM 5 TO 13
INCHES, WITH THE LOWEST AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES EXPECTED NEAR
HIGHWAY 6 IN NEBRASKA AND THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 13 INCHES
EXPECTED ALONG AND ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF THE NEBRASKA-KANSAS BORDER.
TOTAL ICE ACCUMULATION UP TO AROUND ONE-TENTH OF AN INCH. WINDS
SHIFTING FROM EASTERLY TO NORTHERLY, AND HIGHEST GUSTS 30 TO 35
MPH EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY DAYTIME.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND SOUTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA.
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL
LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. VISIBILITIES MAY DROP TO AROUND
1/4 MILE AT TIMES TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING
SNOW CREATING NEAR-BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THIS IS A COMPLEX STORM SYSTEM, WITH VARYING
PRECIPITATION TYPES AND IMPACTS AT VARYING TIMES. INITIALLY,
FREEZING DRIZZLE/FREEZING RAIN WILL BE THE PRIMARY ISSUE TODAY,
BEFORE ACCUMULATING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TAKES OVER TONIGHT INTO
SUNDAY DAYTIME, WITH SNOW THEN GRADUALLY ENDING FROM NORTHWEST TO
SOUTHEAST SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ONCE SNOW ENDS, VERY COLD
TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILL READINGS AS COLD AS -10 TO -20 DEGREES
WILL OCCUR INTO MONDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
PERSONS SHOULD DELAY ALL TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY
NECESSARY, DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN
CHANGES IN VISIBILITY. LEAVE PLENTY OF ROOM BETWEEN YOU AND THE
MOTORIST AHEAD OF YOU, AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR
DESTINATION. AVOID SUDDEN BRAKING OR ACCELERATION, AND BE ESPECIALLY
CAUTIOUS ON HILLS OR WHEN MAKING TURNS. MAKE SURE YOUR CAR IS
WINTERIZED AND IN GOOD WORKING ORDER.
NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>074-042215-
/O.CON.KGID.WW.Y.0001.250104T1500Z-250106T0000Z/
VALLEY-GREELEY-NANCE-SHERMAN-HOWARD-MERRICK-POLK-DAWSON-BUFFALO-
HALL-HAMILTON-YORK-GOSPER-PHELPS-KEARNEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SHERMAN RESERVOIR, LEXINGTON, SHELBY,
GOTHENBURG, ST. PAUL, GRAND ISLAND, GREELEY, ORD, LOUP CITY,
JOHNSON LAKE, SCOTIA, STROMSBURG, OSCEOLA, ELWOOD, COZAD,
WOLBACH, WILLOW ISLAND, MINDEN, YORK, AURORA, POLK, GENOA,
LITCHFIELD, KEARNEY, HOLDREGE, CENTRAL CITY, FULLERTON, AND
SPALDING
706 AM CST SAT JAN 4 2025
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY
* WHAT...FREEZING DRIZZLE/FREEZING RAIN, SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW
EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION MAINLY 3 TO 5 INCHES. TOTAL ICE
ACCUMULATION UP TO AROUND ONE-TENTH OF AN INCH. WINDS SHIFTING
FROM EASTERLY TO NORTHERLY, AND HIGHEST GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH
EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY DAYTIME.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL, EAST CENTRAL, AND SOUTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA.
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. VISIBILITIES MAY DROP
AS LOW AS AROUND 1/2 MILE AT TIMES TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY DUE TO
FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THIS IS A COMPLEX STORM SYSTEM, WITH VARYING
PRECIPITATION TYPES AND IMPACTS AT VARYING TIMES. INITIALLY,
FREEZING DRIZZLE/FREEZING RAIN WILL BE THE PRIMARY ISSUE TODAY,
BEFORE ACCUMULATING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TAKES OVER TONIGHT INTO
SUNDAY DAYTIME, WITH SNOW THEN GRADUALLY ENDING FROM NORTHWEST TO
SOUTHEAST SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ONCE SNOW ENDS, VERY COLD
TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILL READINGS AS COLD AS -10 TO -20 DEGREES
WILL OCCUR INTO MONDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING. IF YOU ARE GOING OUTSIDE, WATCH YOUR FIRST FEW STEPS TAKEN
ON STAIRS, SIDEWALKS, AND DRIVEWAYS. THESE SURFACES COULD BE ICY AND
SLIPPERY, INCREASING YOUR RISK OF A FALL AND INJURY.
PFANNKUCH
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