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WWUS43 KGLD 181441
WSWGLD
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
941 AM CDT TUE MAR 18 2025
KSZ001-013-NEZ079-190000-
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/O.EXA.KGLD.BZ.W.0002.250319T0300Z-250319T1800Z/
CHEYENNE-SHERMAN-DUNDY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GOODLAND, BIRD CITY, ST. FRANCIS, AND
BENKELMAN
941 AM CDT TUE MAR 18 2025 /841 AM MDT TUE MAR 18 2025/
...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING
TO 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 65 MPH RESULTING
IN VISIBILITIES ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.
* WHERE...IN KANSAS, CHEYENNE AND SHERMAN COUNTIES. IN NEBRASKA,
DUNDY COUNTY.
* WHEN...FROM 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING TO 1 PM CDT /NOON
MDT/ WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL
TREACHEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING. VISIBILITIES WILL
DROP BELOW 1/4 MILE DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. PLAN ON
TREACHEROUS ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT
THE WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE. VERY STRONG WINDS ALONG WITH THE
SNOW COULD CAUSE EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE AND ADDITIONAL STRESS TO
POWER LINES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS MAY INCREASE IF THE RAINFALL
CAN CHANGE OVER TO SNOW QUICKER.
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.
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR IMMINENT
WHICH WILL PRODUCE EXTREME HARDSHIP OR LOSS OF LIFE FOR UNPROTECTED
LIVESTOCK.
KSZ002>004-014>016-028-029-NEZ080-081-190000-
/O.CON.KGLD.BZ.W.0002.250319T0300Z-250319T1800Z/
RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-LOGAN-GOVE-
HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF STRATTON NE, HOXIE, GRAINFIELD, COLBY,
PALISADE, TRENTON, QUINTER, OAKLEY, HILL CITY, MCCOOK, ATWOOD,
OBERLIN, CULBERTSON, GRINNELL, AND NORTON
941 AM CDT TUE MAR 18 2025
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1
PM CDT WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP
TO 3 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 65 MPH RESULTING IN
VISIBILITIES ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL KANSAS AND
SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA.
* WHEN...FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM CDT WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL
TREACHEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING. VISIBILITIES WILL
DROP BELOW 1/4 MILE DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. PLAN ON
TREACHEROUS ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT
THE WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE. VERY STRONG WINDS ALONG WITH THE
SNOW COULD CAUSE EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE AND ADDITIONAL STRESS TO
POWER LINES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS MAY INCREASE IF THE RAINFALL
CAN CHANGE OVER TO SNOW QUICKER. THERE REMAINS THE POTENTIAL FOR A
HEAVIER SNOWBAND TO DEVELOP ALONG OR EAST OF HIGHWAY 83 LEADING TO
HIGHER SNOWFALL TOTALS.
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.
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR IMMINENT
WHICH WILL PRODUCE EXTREME HARDSHIP OR LOSS OF LIFE FOR UNPROTECTED
LIVESTOCK.
COZ090>092-KSZ027-041-042-190000-
/O.UPG.KGLD.WS.A.0003.250319T0300Z-250319T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KGLD.WW.Y.0011.250319T0300Z-250319T1800Z/
YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE-WALLACE-GREELEY-WICHITA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BURLINGTON, YUMA, SHARON SPRINGS,
CHEYENNE WELLS, TRIBUNE, ARAPAHOE, LEOTI, AND WRAY
841 AM MDT TUE MAR 18 2025 /941 AM CDT TUE MAR 18 2025/
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM MDT /10 PM CDT/ THIS
EVENING TO NOON MDT /1 PM CDT/ WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP
TO ONE INCH. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 65 MPH. THE COMBINATION OF
THE WINDS AND SNOW IS FORECAST TO REDUCE TO VISIBILITIES LESS THAN
ONE MILE AT TIMES.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST COLORADO AND WEST
CENTRAL KANSAS.
* WHEN...FROM 9 PM MDT /10 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING TO NOON MDT /1 PM
CDT/ WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...ROADS, ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL LIKELY
BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. PLAN ON SLICK ROAD CONDITIONS AND POOR
VISIBILITIES. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE
VISIBILITY. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE WEDNESDAY
MORNING COMMUTE. VERY STRONG WINDS ALONG WITH THE SNOW COULD CAUSE
EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE AND ADDITIONAL STRESS TO POWER LINES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THERE IS A POTENTIAL THAT HEAVIER SNOWFALL
MAY DEVELOP ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN COLORADO CONFIDENCE IN THIS
AT THIS TIME IS LOW DUE TO CONCERNS ON THE TIMING OF THE
CHANGEOVER FROM RAIN TO ALL SNOW SIMILAR TO A FEW WEEKS AGO.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. FOR ROAD CONDITIONS IN
KANSAS, NEBRASKA, AND COLORADO CALL 511. DO NOT USE GPS FOR
ALTERNATE ROUTES OR GO AROUND BARRICADES.
PERSONS TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 70 WILL EXPERIENCE TRAVEL DELAYS AND
HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. USE EXTREME CAUTION IF YOU MUST TRAVEL.
PERSONS SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING ALL TRAVEL. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE
EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.
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