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WWUS73 KGLD 192124
NPWGLD
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
224 PM MST WED FEB 19 2025
COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-201400-
/O.CON.KGLD.EC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-250220T1800Z/
YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE-CHEYENNE-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-SHERMAN-
THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-DUNDY-
HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ATWOOD, TRENTON, OBERLIN, GRAINFIELD,
GRINNELL, LEOTI, PALISADE, WRAY, BIRD CITY, MCCOOK, STRATTON NE,
BURLINGTON, NORTON, TRIBUNE, HILL CITY, ARAPAHOE, OAKLEY,
CHEYENNE WELLS, SHARON SPRINGS, QUINTER, GOODLAND, YUMA, ST.
FRANCIS, BENKELMAN, CULBERTSON, COLBY, AND HOXIE
224 PM MST WED FEB 19 2025 /324 PM CST WED FEB 19 2025/
...EXTREME COLD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST /NOON CST/
THURSDAY...
* WHAT...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 27 BELOW.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST COLORADO, NORTHWEST
AND WEST CENTRAL KANSAS, AND SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA.
* WHEN...UNTIL 11 AM MST /NOON CST/ THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA WILL OCCUR IF UNPROTECTED SKIN
IS EXPOSED TO THESE TEMPERATURES. AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF FREEZING
TEMPERATURES COULD CAUSE RUPTURED WATER PIPES. WIND CHILL VALUES
WILL FALL TO EXTREMELY DANGEROUS LEVELS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DRESS IN LAYERS INCLUDING A HAT, FACE MASK, AND GLOVES IF YOU MUST
GO OUTSIDE.
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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