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NPWGID
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
833 AM CST THU FEB 20 2025
NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>077-202245-
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/O.CON.KGID.CW.Y.0005.250221T0400Z-250221T1500Z/
VALLEY-GREELEY-NANCE-SHERMAN-HOWARD-MERRICK-POLK-DAWSON-BUFFALO-
HALL-HAMILTON-YORK-GOSPER-PHELPS-KEARNEY-ADAMS-CLAY-FILLMORE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GENOA, GENEVA, GOTHENBURG, YORK, CENTRAL
CITY, LITCHFIELD, SHERMAN RESERVOIR, MINDEN, WOLBACH, POLK, ST.
PAUL, HARVARD, HOLDREGE, GRAND ISLAND, ELWOOD, JOHNSON LAKE,
AURORA, GREELEY, SCOTIA, FAIRMONT, SHELBY, OSCEOLA, SPALDING,
COZAD, FAIRFIELD, KEARNEY, WILLOW ISLAND, HASTINGS, STROMSBURG,
EXETER, LOUP CITY, SUTTON, CLAY CENTER, EDGAR, ORD, LEXINGTON,
AND FULLERTON
833 AM CST THU FEB 20 2025
..EXTREME COLD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY
...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING
TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY...
* WHAT...FOR THE EXTREME COLD WARNING THIS MORNING, DANGEROUSLY COLD
WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS AS -20 TO -35 BELOW ZERO. FOR THE COLD
WEATHER ADVISORY TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING, VERY COLD WIND
CHILLS AS LOW AS -15 TO -25 DEGREES.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL, EAST CENTRAL, AND SOUTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA, MAINLY ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 6.
* 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 PHILLIPSBURG, STOCKTON, HILDRETH,
PLAINVILLE, BELOIT, BELLAIRE, ROSEMONT, KENSINGTON, DOWNS,
OSBORNE, ALMA, JEWELL, SMITH CENTER, ARAPAHOE, BOSTWICK, BEAVER
CITY, HEBRON, CODELL, OXFORD, SUPERIOR, CAMBRIDGE, BURR OAK, BLUE
HILL, CAMPBELL, DESHLER, IONIA, ORLEANS, MANKATO, INAVALE,
HOLLINGER, BLADEN, FRANKLIN, NELSON, AND RED CLOUD
833 AM CST THU FEB 20 2025
..EXTREME COLD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY
* WHAT...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS -20 TO -30 BELOW
ZERO.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND SOUTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA, NEAR AND SOUTH OF THE STATE LINE.
* 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 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 COLD SNAP WILL END
THIS MORNING, TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING WILL BRING ONE FINAL
ROUND OF VERY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS -15 TO -20 DEGREES. AS A
RESULT, A COLD WEATHER ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED IN LATER FORECASTS.
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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