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WWUS43 KGID 191609
WSWGID
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
1109 AM CDT WED MAR 19 2025
KSZ007-019-NEZ041-048-049-063-064-076-077-086-087-192100-
/O.EXT.KGID.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-250319T2100Z/
JEWELL-MITCHELL-NANCE-MERRICK-POLK-HAMILTON-YORK-CLAY-FILLMORE-
NUCKOLLS-THAYER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HARVARD, FAIRMONT, CLAY CENTER, OSCEOLA,
FULLERTON, CENTRAL CITY, EDGAR, GENEVA, MANKATO, JEWELL, AURORA,
SHELBY, BELOIT, NELSON, GENOA, POLK, FAIRFIELD, SUPERIOR,
BOSTWICK, STROMSBURG, HEBRON, SUTTON, DESHLER, IONIA, YORK,
EXETER, AND BURR OAK
1109 AM CDT WED MAR 19 2025
..BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN
1 AND 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. NORTHERLY WINDS GUSTING NEAR 60
TO 65 MPH AT TIMES.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND CENTRAL, EAST
CENTRAL, AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA.
* WHEN...UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL
BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. VISIBILITIES MAY DROP BELOW 1/4 MILE
DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. THE STRONG WINDS AND WEIGHT OF
SNOW ON TREE LIMBS MAY DOWN POWER LINES AND COULD CAUSE SPORADIC
POWER OUTAGES. PLAN ON HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...DESPITE THE WET NATURE OF THE SNOW, VERY
STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE AT LEAST SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW,
WITH SIGNIFICANT SNOW DRIFTS POSSIBLE ACROSS PARTS OF THE LOCAL
AREA.
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.
KSZ005-006-017-018-NEZ039-040-046-047-060>062-072>075-082>085-191900-
/O.CON.KGID.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-250319T1900Z/
PHILLIPS-SMITH-ROOKS-OSBORNE-VALLEY-GREELEY-SHERMAN-HOWARD-DAWSON-
BUFFALO-HALL-GOSPER-PHELPS-KEARNEY-ADAMS-FURNAS-HARLAN-FRANKLIN-
WEBSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF KENSINGTON, HASTINGS, OXFORD, JOHNSON
LAKE, BEAVER CITY, ORLEANS, BELLAIRE, SCOTIA, BLUE HILL, SHERMAN
RESERVOIR, PHILLIPSBURG, GRAND ISLAND, ST. PAUL, MINDEN,
ARAPAHOE, ALMA, WOLBACH, CAMPBELL, GOTHENBURG, CAMBRIDGE,
LEXINGTON, BLADEN, PLAINVILLE, LITCHFIELD, ROSEMONT, SMITH
CENTER, FRANKLIN, HOLLINGER, SPALDING, ELWOOD, DOWNS, HOLDREGE,
CODELL, COZAD, STOCKTON, ORD, HILDRETH, LOUP CITY, OSBORNE,
WILLOW ISLAND, KEARNEY, RED CLOUD, INAVALE, AND GREELEY
1109 AM CDT WED MAR 19 2025
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO
TWO INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. NORTHERLY WINDS GUSTING NEAR 60 TO 65
MPH AT TIMES.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND CENTRAL AND SOUTH
CENTRAL NEBRASKA.
* WHEN...UNTIL 2 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL
BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. VISIBILITIES MAY DROP BELOW 1/4 MILE
DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. THE STRONG WINDS AND WEIGHT OF
SNOW ON TREE LIMBS MAY DOWN POWER LINES AND COULD CAUSE SPORADIC
POWER OUTAGES. PLAN ON HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...DESPITE THE WET NATURE OF THE SNOW, VERY
STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE AT LEAST SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW,
WITH SIGNIFICANT SNOW DRIFTS POSSIBLE ACROSS PARTS OF THE LOCAL
AREA.
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.
ADP
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