557  
WWUS73 KGID 200905  
NPWGID  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE  
305 AM CST THU FEB 20 2025  
 
NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>077-201800-  
/O.NEW.KGID.CW.Y.0005.250221T0400Z-250221T1500Z/  
/O.CON.KGID.EC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-250220T1800Z/  
VALLEY-GREELEY-NANCE-SHERMAN-HOWARD-MERRICK-POLK-DAWSON-BUFFALO-  
HALL-HAMILTON-YORK-GOSPER-PHELPS-KEARNEY-ADAMS-CLAY-FILLMORE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WOLBACH, GRAND ISLAND, YORK, STROMSBURG,  
FAIRFIELD, EXETER, GOTHENBURG, GENOA, MINDEN, COZAD, LOUP CITY,  
HARVARD, FAIRMONT, AURORA, HASTINGS, ORD, HOLDREGE, SHELBY,  
KEARNEY, SCOTIA, SUTTON, JOHNSON LAKE, GENEVA, POLK, FULLERTON,  
EDGAR, SPALDING, LEXINGTON, ELWOOD, LITCHFIELD, ST. PAUL,  
OSCEOLA, CLAY CENTER, CENTRAL CITY, SHERMAN RESERVOIR, WILLOW  
ISLAND, AND GREELEY  
305 AM CST THU FEB 20 2025  
   
..EXTREME COLD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY  
 
...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM  
CST FRIDAY...  
 
* WHAT...FOR THE EXTREME COLD WARNING, DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS  
AS LOW AS 35 BELOW. FOR THE COLD WEATHER ADVISORY, VERY COLD WIND  
CHILLS AS LOW AS 26 BELOW EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL, EAST CENTRAL, AND SOUTH CENTRAL  
NEBRASKA.  
 
* WHEN...FOR THE EXTREME COLD WARNING, UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. FOR THE  
COLD WEATHER ADVISORY, FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 35 BELOW ZERO  
COULD CAUSE FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN IN AS LITTLE AS 10 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.  
 
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.  
 
USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING OUTSIDE. WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING, A  
HAT, AND GLOVES.  
 
 
 
 
 
KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ082>087-201800-  
/O.CON.KGID.EC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-250220T1800Z/  
PHILLIPS-SMITH-JEWELL-ROOKS-OSBORNE-MITCHELL-FURNAS-HARLAN-  
FRANKLIN-WEBSTER-NUCKOLLS-THAYER-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BLADEN, NELSON, BELOIT, MANKATO,  
SUPERIOR, CAMBRIDGE, SMITH CENTER, OXFORD, PLAINVILLE, BLUE HILL,  
BELLAIRE, HOLLINGER, DESHLER, ARAPAHOE, HEBRON, BURR OAK, IONIA,  
RED CLOUD, OSBORNE, BOSTWICK, DOWNS, PHILLIPSBURG, FRANKLIN,  
CODELL, CAMPBELL, HILDRETH, INAVALE, ROSEMONT, STOCKTON,  
KENSINGTON, ALMA, ORLEANS, JEWELL, AND BEAVER CITY  
305 AM CST THU FEB 20 2025  
   
..EXTREME COLD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY  
 
* WHAT...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 30 BELOW.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND SOUTH CENTRAL  
NEBRASKA.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL NOON CST TODAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 30 BELOW ZERO  
COULD CAUSE FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN IN AS LITTLE AS 10 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.  
 
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.  
 
 
 
 
 
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