821  
WWUS43 KGID 180725  
WSWGID  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE  
225 AM CDT TUE MAR 18 2025  
 
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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 ELWOOD, HARVARD, GENEVA, ORD, YORK,  
JOHNSON LAKE, HILDRETH, CAMPBELL, BLUE HILL, OSBORNE, GREELEY,  
KEARNEY, PHILLIPSBURG, MINDEN, BURR OAK, CLAY CENTER, CODELL,  
STOCKTON, FAIRMONT, BEAVER CITY, SPALDING, FULLERTON, INAVALE,  
GENOA, ST. PAUL, RED CLOUD, HOLDREGE, HASTINGS, EDGAR, BELOIT,  
SHERMAN RESERVOIR, OSCEOLA, BOSTWICK, LEXINGTON, GRAND ISLAND,  
POLK, BLADEN, ALMA, NELSON, HOLLINGER, SUPERIOR, AURORA, JEWELL,  
IONIA, WOLBACH, LOUP CITY, FRANKLIN, BELLAIRE, CENTRAL CITY,  
EXETER, ORLEANS, DESHLER, GOTHENBURG, ROSEMONT, SUTTON, SHELBY,  
FAIRFIELD, SCOTIA, HEBRON, PLAINVILLE, DOWNS, WILLOW ISLAND,  
COZAD, STROMSBURG, MANKATO, SMITH CENTER, ARAPAHOE, OXFORD,  
LITCHFIELD, KENSINGTON, AND CAMBRIDGE  
225 AM CDT TUE MAR 18 2025  
   
..BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 2 PM CDT WEDNESDAY  
 
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS  
BETWEEN 2 AND 6 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 60 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND CENTRAL, EAST  
CENTRAL, AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 1 AM TO 2 PM CDT WEDNESDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES MAY DROP BELOW 1/4 MILE DUE TO FALLING AND  
BLOWING SNOW. PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. WIDESPREAD BLOWING  
SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. THE HAZARDOUS  
CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT THE WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE. STRONG WINDS  
COULD CAUSE TREE DAMAGE.  
 
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 CONSIDER DELAYING ALL TRAVEL. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE  
EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.  
 
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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