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WWUS43 KGLD 181905
WSWGLD
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
105 PM MDT TUE MAR 18 2025
COZ090-091-190600-
/O.UPG.KGLD.WW.Y.0011.250319T0300Z-250319T1800Z/
/O.EXA.KGLD.BZ.W.0002.250319T0300Z-250319T1800Z/
YUMA-KIT CARSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BURLINGTON, WRAY, AND YUMA
105 PM MDT TUE MAR 18 2025
...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON MDT
WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP
TO TWO INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 70 MPH.
* WHERE...KIT CARSON AND YUMA COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON MDT WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS AND WEIGHT OF SNOW ON TREE LIMBS MAY
DOWN POWER LINES AND COULD CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES. 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 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...PRECIPITATION IS FORECAST TO INITIALLY BEGIN
AS RAIN BEFORE QUICKLY CHANGING OVER TO SNOWFALL. THERE ARE STILL
UNCERTAINTIES ON THE EXACT CHANGEOVER TIMING AND LOCATION FOR KIT
CARSON AND YUMA COUNTIES. THE CHANGEOVER TIMING WILL THEN DEPEND
ON THE SNOW AMOUNTS AS WELL WITH A QUICKER OCCURRENCE INCREASING
AMOUNTS.
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.
KSZ001>004-013>016-028-029-NEZ079>081-190600-
/O.CON.KGLD.BZ.W.0002.250319T0300Z-250319T1800Z/
CHEYENNE-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-
LOGAN-GOVE-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF COLBY, ST. FRANCIS, OAKLEY, ATWOOD, BIRD
CITY, NORTON, PALISADE, CULBERTSON, BENKELMAN, STRATTON NE,
HOXIE, TRENTON, QUINTER, HILL CITY, GOODLAND, GRAINFIELD, MCCOOK,
OBERLIN, AND GRINNELL
205 PM CDT TUE MAR 18 2025 /105 PM MDT TUE MAR 18 2025/
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS 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 UP
TO 3 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 65 MPH.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL KANSAS AND
SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA.
* WHEN...FROM 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING TO 1 PM CDT /NOON
MDT/ WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS AND WEIGHT OF SNOW ON TREE LIMBS MAY
DOWN POWER LINES AND COULD CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES. 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 SLIPPERY ROAD
CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE WEDNESDAY
MORNING COMMUTE. STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE TREE DAMAGE.
* 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.
COZ092-KSZ027-041-042-190600-
/O.CON.KGLD.WW.Y.0011.250319T0300Z-250319T1800Z/
CHEYENNE-WALLACE-GREELEY-WICHITA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SHARON SPRINGS, CHEYENNE WELLS, TRIBUNE,
ARAPAHOE, AND LEOTI
105 PM MDT TUE MAR 18 2025 /205 PM CDT TUE MAR 18 2025/
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM MDT /10 PM
CDT/ THIS EVENING TO NOON MDT /1 PM CDT/ WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE INCH.
WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 70 MPH.
* WHERE...IN COLORADO, CHEYENNE COUNTY. IN KANSAS, GREELEY, WALLACE,
AND WICHITA COUNTIES.
* 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 CHEYENNE COUNTY CONFIDENCE IN THIS
AT THIS TIME IS LOW DUE TO CONCERNS ON THE TIMING OF THE RAIN TO
SNOW CHANGEOVER.
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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