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WWUS73 KGLD 200240
NPWGLD
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
740 PM MST WED FEB 19 2025
COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-201200-
/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 HILL CITY, CHEYENNE WELLS, LEOTI, BIRD
CITY, GRAINFIELD, SHARON SPRINGS, TRENTON, OBERLIN, ST. FRANCIS,
CULBERTSON, MCCOOK, ARAPAHOE, YUMA, BENKELMAN, COLBY, GRINNELL,
TRIBUNE, NORTON, HOXIE, GOODLAND, OAKLEY, BURLINGTON, ATWOOD,
QUINTER, PALISADE, STRATTON NE, AND WRAY
740 PM MST WED FEB 19 2025 /840 PM CST WED FEB 19 2025/
...EXTREME COLD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST /NOON CST/
THURSDAY...
* WHAT...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS AROUND 30 BELOW ZERO.
* 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...WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY QUICKLY
LEAD TO FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA IN UNPROTECTED HUMANS, PETS AND
LIVESTOCK. FROSTBITE MAY OCCUR ON EXPOSED SKIN IN LESS THAN 30
MINUTES. EXTENDED PERIODS OF BELOW ZERO TEMPERATURES MAY RUPTURE
WATER PIPES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS, MAKE SURE TO WEAR
APPROPRIATE CLOTHING. DRESS IN MULTIPLE LAYERS, INCLUDING A HAT AND
GLOVES. MAKE FREQUENT CHECKS ON OLDER FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND
NEIGHBORS. ENSURE PORTABLE HEATERS ARE USED CORRECTLY. DO NOT USE
GENERATORS OR GRILLS INSIDE.
YOUNG OR SMALLER ANIMALS ARE AT GREATEST RISK FOR FROSTBITE AND
HYPOTHERMIA. HAVING ABUNDANT AND ACCESSIBLE FEED WILL HELP ANIMALS
MAINTAIN BODY TEMPERATURE AND SURVIVE COLD TEMPERATURES. KEEP PETS
INDOORS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. MAKE SURE OUTDOOR ANIMALS HAVE A WARM,
DRY SHELTER, FOOD, AND UNFROZEN WATER.
JN
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