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WWUS73 KGLD 201123
NPWGLD
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
423 AM MST THU FEB 20 2025
COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-201800-
/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 QUINTER, OBERLIN, COLBY, GRAINFIELD,
CULBERTSON, BENKELMAN, GRINNELL, TRIBUNE, BIRD CITY, BURLINGTON,
PALISADE, HILL CITY, CHEYENNE WELLS, OAKLEY, TRENTON, ST.
FRANCIS, WRAY, ATWOOD, NORTON, SHARON SPRINGS, HOXIE, YUMA,
GOODLAND, MCCOOK, LEOTI, STRATTON NE, AND ARAPAHOE
423 AM MST THU FEB 20 2025 /523 AM CST THU FEB 20 2025/
...EXTREME COLD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST /NOON CST/
THIS MORNING...
* WHAT...DANGEROUSLY COLD AND AND LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILLS AS
LOW AS 35 DEGREES 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/ THIS MORNING.
* 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.
DDT
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