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WWUS43 KGLD 180737
WSWGLD
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
237 AM CDT TUE MAR 18 2025
KSZ002>004-014>016-028-029-NEZ080-081-182200-
/O.UPG.KGLD.WS.A.0003.250319T0600Z-250319T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KGLD.BZ.W.0002.250319T0000Z-250319T1800Z/
RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-LOGAN-GOVE-
HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF QUINTER, HOXIE, COLBY, GRINNELL, ATWOOD,
STRATTON NE, OBERLIN, GRAINFIELD, CULBERTSON, PALISADE, MCCOOK,
OAKLEY, TRENTON, HILL CITY, AND NORTON
237 AM CDT TUE MAR 18 2025
...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM CDT
WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP
TO 3 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 60 MPH.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL KANSAS AND
SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA.
* WHEN...FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM CDT WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL
TREACHEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING. PLAN ON SLIPPERY
ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE
WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE. STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE TREE DAMAGE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY START AS RAIN
BEFORE TRANSITIONING OVER TO SNOW.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS.
ALLOW EXTRA TIME IF YOU MUST TRAVEL. KEEP A FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND
WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF EMERGENCY.
TRAVEL ON INTERSTATE 70 COULD BECOME DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO
FALLING OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITY. WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS OFTEN LEAD TO DISORIENTATION, RESULTING IN A
LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. DO NOT TRAVEL UNLESS IT IS ABSOLUTELY
NECESSARY.
COZ091-092-KSZ001-013-027-041-042-182200-
/O.EXT.KGLD.WS.A.0003.250319T0000Z-250319T1800Z/
KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE-CHEYENNE-SHERMAN-WALLACE-GREELEY-WICHITA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ST. FRANCIS, BURLINGTON, ARAPAHOE,
TRIBUNE, BIRD CITY, LEOTI, CHEYENNE WELLS, GOODLAND, AND SHARON
SPRINGS
137 AM MDT TUE MAR 18 2025 /237 AM CDT TUE MAR 18 2025/
...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP
TO TWO INCHES POSSIBLE. WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 65 MPH.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL COLORADO AND NORTHWEST AND WEST
CENTRAL KANSAS.
* WHEN...FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES MAY DROP BELOW 1/4 MILE DUE TO FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AND MAY MAKE TRAVEL
TREACHEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING. PLAN ON SLIPPERY
ROAD CONDITIONS. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE
VISIBILITY. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE WEDNESDAY
MORNING COMMUTE. VERY STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE EXTENSIVE TREE
DAMAGE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE BIGGEST UNCERTAINTY REMAINS HOW QUICKLY
THE COLD AIR MOVES AND RAIN TRANSITIONS TO SNOW. THIS COULD BE
SIMILAR TO THE EVENT A FEW WEEKS AGO WHERE THERE IS A LONG PERIOD
OF RAIN BEFORE ANY SNOW FALLS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARE FOR POSSIBLE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE
LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.
PERSONS SHOULD DELAY ALL TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY
NECESSARY, DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN
CHANGES IN VISIBILITY. LEAVE PLENTY OF ROOM BETWEEN YOU AND THE
MOTORIST AHEAD OF YOU, AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR
DESTINATION. AVOID SUDDEN BRAKING OR ACCELERATION, AND BE ESPECIALLY
CAUTIOUS ON HILLS OR WHEN MAKING TURNS. MAKE SURE YOUR CAR IS
WINTERIZED AND IN GOOD WORKING ORDER.
TRAVEL ON INTERSTATE 70 COULD BECOME DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO
FALLING OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITY. WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS OFTEN LEAD TO DISORIENTATION, RESULTING IN A
LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. DO NOT TRAVEL UNLESS IT IS ABSOLUTELY
NECESSARY.
KAK
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