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WWUS43 KGID 042131
WSWGID
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
331 PM CST SAT JAN 4 2025
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SMITH-JEWELL-OSBORNE-MITCHELL-NUCKOLLS-THAYER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF JEWELL, BELLAIRE, OSBORNE, SMITH CENTER,
BELOIT, BURR OAK, BOSTWICK, HEBRON, DOWNS, NELSON, SUPERIOR,
IONIA, KENSINGTON, DESHLER, AND MANKATO
331 PM CST SAT JAN 4 2025
..WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST SUNDAY
..BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY
* WHAT...FOR THE WINTER STORM WARNING, FREEZING DRIZZLE, SOME SNOW
AND BLOWING/DRIFTING SNOW EXPECTED. FOR THE BLIZZARD WARNING,
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED DUE TO MODERATE TO AT TIMES HEAVY
SNOWFALL RATES AND GUSTY WINDS. A LIGHT GLAZE OF ICE UP TO ONE
TENTH OF AN INCH IS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING DUE TO THE
FREEZING PRECIPITATION, WITH A SWITCH OVER TO SNOW TONIGHT THROUGH
THE DAY ON SUNDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION BETWEEN 9 AND 14 INCHES
IS EXPECTED. WINDS SHIFTING FROM EASTERLY TO NORTHERLY TONIGHT,
AND HIGHEST GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT INTO THE DAY
ON SUNDAY.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND SOUTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA.
* WHEN...FOR THE WINTER STORM WARNING, UNTIL 3 AM CST SUNDAY. FOR
THE BLIZZARD WARNING, FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL
LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY TO DROP
BELOW 1/4 MILE DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL TREACHEROUS AND
POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING. TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO
IMPOSSIBLE. WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE
VISIBILITY.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THIS IS A COMPLEX STORM SYSTEM, WITH VARYING
PRECIPITATION TYPES AND IMPACTS AT VARYING TIMES. INITIALLY,
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL BE THE PRIMARY ISSUE, WITH ACCUMULATING SNOW
AND BLOWING SNOW TAKING OVER TONIGHT INTO THE DAY ON SUNDAY, 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...
TRAVEL SHOULD BE RESTRICTED TO EMERGENCIES ONLY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL,
HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED, STAY WITH
YOUR VEHICLE. 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.
A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
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 IN YOUR
VEHICLE.
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PHILLIPS-ROOKS-ADAMS-CLAY-FILLMORE-FURNAS-HARLAN-FRANKLIN-WEBSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF RED CLOUD, HASTINGS, CAMBRIDGE, INAVALE,
BLADEN, SUTTON, FAIRMONT, PHILLIPSBURG, BLUE HILL, HARVARD,
ORLEANS, EDGAR, CAMPBELL, CLAY CENTER, ARAPAHOE, PLAINVILLE,
BEAVER CITY, OXFORD, FAIRFIELD, EXETER, STOCKTON, GENEVA,
HOLLINGER, HILDRETH, ROSEMONT, ALMA, FRANKLIN, AND CODELL
331 PM CST SAT JAN 4 2025
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY
* WHAT...FREEZING DRIZZLE, SNOW AND BLOWING/DRIFTING SNOW EXPECTED.
TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION RANGING FROM 5 TO 12 INCHES, WITH THE
LOWEST AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES EXPECTED NEAR HIGHWAY 6 IN
NEBRASKA AND THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 12 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 TONIGHT, AND HIGHEST GUSTS AROUND 30
MPH EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT INTO THE DAY ON SUNDAY.
* 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 WILL BE THE PRIMARY ISSUE, WITH ACCUMULATING SNOW
AND BLOWING SNOW TAKING 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>074-050545-
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VALLEY-GREELEY-NANCE-SHERMAN-HOWARD-MERRICK-POLK-DAWSON-BUFFALO-
HALL-HAMILTON-YORK-GOSPER-PHELPS-KEARNEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF JOHNSON LAKE, AURORA, STROMSBURG, GRAND
ISLAND, SHERMAN RESERVOIR, KEARNEY, POLK, WOLBACH, WILLOW ISLAND,
GENOA, OSCEOLA, YORK, LITCHFIELD, HOLDREGE, LEXINGTON, SCOTIA,
CENTRAL CITY, FULLERTON, ST. PAUL, GREELEY, SHELBY, COZAD,
SPALDING, ELWOOD, MINDEN, LOUP CITY, ORD, AND GOTHENBURG
331 PM 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 6 INCHES. TOTAL ICE
ACCUMULATION UP TO AROUND ONE-TENTH OF AN INCH. WINDS SHIFTING
FROM EASTERLY TO NORTHERLY TONIGHT, AND HIGHEST GUSTS AROUND 25 TO
30 MPH EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT INTO THE DAY ON SUNDAY.
* 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, WITH
ACCUMULATING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TAKING 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.
ADP
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