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WWUS73 KGID 192026
NPWGID
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
226 PM CST WED FEB 19 2025
KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>077-082>087-201000-
/O.CON.KGID.EC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-250220T1800Z/
PHILLIPS-SMITH-JEWELL-ROOKS-OSBORNE-MITCHELL-VALLEY-GREELEY-NANCE-
SHERMAN-HOWARD-MERRICK-POLK-DAWSON-BUFFALO-HALL-HAMILTON-YORK-
GOSPER-PHELPS-KEARNEY-ADAMS-CLAY-FILLMORE-FURNAS-HARLAN-FRANKLIN-
WEBSTER-NUCKOLLS-THAYER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BOSTWICK, DESHLER, PLAINVILLE, COZAD,
GRAND ISLAND, ORLEANS, SMITH CENTER, FAIRFIELD, LOUP CITY,
HOLLINGER, BELOIT, EXETER, CAMPBELL, STOCKTON, BURR OAK, EDGAR,
BEAVER CITY, BLADEN, ROSEMONT, ORD, ARAPAHOE, DOWNS, KEARNEY,
SUPERIOR, IONIA, OSCEOLA, ELWOOD, PHILLIPSBURG, BLUE HILL, GENOA,
ST. PAUL, NELSON, KENSINGTON, CODELL, SCOTIA, WOLBACH, SPALDING,
MANKATO, FULLERTON, SHERMAN RESERVOIR, HOLDREGE, YORK, HASTINGS,
OXFORD, ALMA, GREELEY, JOHNSON LAKE, LITCHFIELD, JEWELL,
CAMBRIDGE, WILLOW ISLAND, LEXINGTON, RED CLOUD, CENTRAL CITY,
CLAY CENTER, STROMSBURG, AURORA, MINDEN, HILDRETH, POLK, HEBRON,
OSBORNE, GOTHENBURG, FAIRMONT, HARVARD, SHELBY, GENEVA, BELLAIRE,
INAVALE, FRANKLIN, AND SUTTON
226 PM CST WED FEB 19 2025
..EXTREME COLD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY
* WHAT...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS AND/OR ACTUAL AIR TEMPERATURES
RANGING MAINLY -15 TO -35 DEGREES...ESPECIALLY OVERNIGHT INTO
THURSDAY MORNING.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND CENTRAL, EAST
CENTRAL, AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA.
* WHEN...UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 35 BELOW ZERO
COULD CAUSE FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES.
FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA WILL OCCUR IF UNPROTECTED SKIN IS
EXPOSED TO THESE TEMPERATURES. AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF FREEZING
TEMPERATURES COULD CAUSE RUPTURED WATER PIPES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...ALTHOUGH THE WORST OF THIS PROLONGED COLD
SNAP WILL END THURSDAY MORNING, THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING
WILL BRING ONE FINAL ROUND OF VERY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS -15
TO -25 DEGREES. LATER FORECASTS MAY NEED A COLD WEATHER ADVISORY
FOR THIS TIME FRAME.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DRESS IN LAYERS INCLUDING A HAT, FACE MASK, AND GLOVES IF YOU MUST
GO OUTSIDE.
TO PREVENT WATER PIPES FROM FREEZING; WRAP OR DRAIN OR ALLOW THEM TO
DRIP SLOWLY.
KEEP PETS INDOORS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
MAKE SURE OUTDOOR ANIMALS HAVE A WARM, DRY SHELTER, FOOD, AND
UNFROZEN WATER.
MAKE FREQUENT CHECKS ON OLDER FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND NEIGHBORS. ENSURE
PORTABLE HEATERS ARE USED CORRECTLY. DO NOT USE GENERATORS OR GRILLS
INSIDE.
PFANNKUCH
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