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WWUS43 KGID 050851
WSWGID
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
251 AM CST SUN JAN 5 2025
...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM CONTINUES TODAY, ESPECIALLY FOR SOUTHERN
PARTS OF OUR AREA...
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SMITH-JEWELL-OSBORNE-MITCHELL-NUCKOLLS-THAYER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BELLAIRE, MANKATO, SMITH CENTER, DOWNS,
IONIA, BURR OAK, KENSINGTON, OSBORNE, HEBRON, DESHLER, BOSTWICK,
NELSON, BELOIT, JEWELL, AND SUPERIOR
251 AM CST SUN JAN 5 2025
..BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED AT TIMES IN FALLING, BLOWING,
AND DRIFTING SNOW. WIDELY VARYING STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION
BETWEEN 8 AND 16 INCHES, OVERALL-HIGHEST WITHIN MITCHELL, OSBORNE
AND JEWELL COUNTIES. NORTHERLY WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 30 TO 40
MPH.
* WHERE...SMITH, JEWELL, OSBORNE AND MITCHELL COUNTIES IN KANSAS.
THAYER AND NUCKOLLS COUNTIES IN NEBRASKA.
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES.
WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY.
VISIBILITIES WILL LIKELY DROP BELOW 1/4 MILE AT TIMES DUE TO
FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AND
WILL MAKE TRAVEL TREACHEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THIS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE ONE OF THE
HEAVIEST SNOWS IN AT LEAST 10 TO 30 YEARS FOR PARTS OF THE AREA,
PARTICULARLY IN AND NEAR MITCHELL COUNTY KANSAS. SNOW WILL
GRADUALLY END ACROSS THE AREA FROM WEST-TO-EAST THIS AFTERNOON
INTO EARLY EVENING. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN THIS EVENING, WITH
GUSTS UNDER 20 MPH BY MIDNIGHT.
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.
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.
KSZ005-017-NEZ075>077-082>085-052200-
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PHILLIPS-ROOKS-ADAMS-CLAY-FILLMORE-FURNAS-HARLAN-FRANKLIN-WEBSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SUTTON, BLUE HILL, FRANKLIN, HOLLINGER,
EXETER, BEAVER CITY, CAMPBELL, FAIRFIELD, PHILLIPSBURG, RED
CLOUD, ORLEANS, CODELL, ALMA, OXFORD, FAIRMONT, HARVARD, EDGAR,
HASTINGS, INAVALE, BLADEN, ROSEMONT, HILDRETH, GENEVA, STOCKTON,
CLAY CENTER, CAMBRIDGE, PLAINVILLE, AND ARAPAHOE
251 AM CST SUN JAN 5 2025
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...SNOW AND BLOWING/DRIFTING SNOW EXPECTED, MODERATE TO HEAVY
AT TIMES. WIDELY VARYING STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION MAINLY
BETWEEN 3 AND 9 INCHES, OVERALL-HIGHEST WITHIN SOUTHERN PORTIONS
OF COUNTIES. NORTHERLY WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 25 TO 35 MPH WILL
LIKELY PROMOTE NEAR-BLIZZARD CONDITIONS DURING TIMES OF HEAVIEST
SNOW INTENSITY.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND SOUTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA.
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. NEAR-BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
WITH VISIBILITY OF 1/2 MILE OR LESS ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOW WILL GRADUALLY END ACROSS THE AREA FROM
WEST-TO-EAST THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING. WINDS WILL
GRADUALLY WEAKEN THIS EVENING, WITH GUSTS UNDER 20 MPH BY MIDNIGHT.
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.
NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>074-052200-
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VALLEY-GREELEY-NANCE-SHERMAN-HOWARD-MERRICK-POLK-DAWSON-BUFFALO-
HALL-HAMILTON-YORK-GOSPER-PHELPS-KEARNEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ELWOOD, GRAND ISLAND, HOLDREGE, COZAD,
WILLOW ISLAND, CENTRAL CITY, STROMSBURG, POLK, SHELBY, OSCEOLA,
GREELEY, SHERMAN RESERVOIR, GOTHENBURG, LOUP CITY, SCOTIA, GENOA,
KEARNEY, AURORA, MINDEN, WOLBACH, LITCHFIELD, ORD, JOHNSON LAKE,
SPALDING, YORK, FULLERTON, LEXINGTON, AND ST. PAUL
251 AM CST SUN JAN 5 2025
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...SNOW AND BLOWING/DRIFTING SNOW EXPECTED, MODERATE AT TIMES.
VARYING STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION MAINLY BETWEEN 2 AND 5
INCHES. NORTHERLY WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 25 TO 35 MPH.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL, EAST CENTRAL, AND SOUTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA.
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS AND SNOW-PACKED ROADS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOW WILL GRADUALLY END ACROSS THE AREA TODAY
FROM NORTHWEST-TO-SOUTHEAST. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN THIS
EVENING, WITH GUSTS UNDER 20 MPH BY MIDNIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. THE LATEST ROAD
CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY
CALLING 5 1 1.
PFANNKUCH
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