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NPWLBF
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
106 PM CST FRI JAN 16 2026
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SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-GRANT-
HOOKER-THOMAS-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BUTTE, LYNCH, DUNNING, ERICSON, ATKINSON,
MERRIMAN, GORDON, VALENTINE, HALSEY, BREWSTER, AINSWORTH, ELI,
THEDFORD, SPENCER, SPRINGVIEW, BURWELL, HYANNIS, PURDUM, KILGORE,
RUSHVILLE, ROSE, TAYLOR, MULLEN, O'NEILL, BASSETT, CODY, AND
BARTLETT
106 PM CST FRI JAN 16 2026 /1206 PM MST FRI JAN 16 2026/
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/
THIS EVENING...
...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/
TONIGHT TO 11 AM CST /10 AM MST/ SATURDAY...
* WHAT...FOR THE HIGH WIND WARNING, NORTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH
WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH. FOR THE COLD WEATHER ADVISORY, VERY COLD
WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 25 BELOW EXPECTED.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL, PANHANDLE, AND WEST CENTRAL
NEBRASKA.
* WHEN...FOR THE HIGH WIND WARNING, UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING. FOR THE COLD WEATHER ADVISORY, FROM MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM
MST/ TONIGHT TO 11 AM CST /10 AM MST/ SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...DAMAGING WINDS WILL BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES.
WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT,
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 25 BELOW ZERO COULD CAUSE
FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES. FROSTBITE AND
HYPOTHERMIA WILL OCCUR IF UNPROTECTED SKIN IS EXPOSED TO THESE
TEMPERATURES. WIND CHILL VALUES CAN LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA WITH
PROLONGED EXPOSURE. VERY COLD TEMPERATURES CAN LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA
WITH PROLONGED EXPOSURE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
NEZ022-035>038-056>059-069>071-170000-
/O.CON.KLBF.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-260117T0000Z/
GARDEN-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-CUSTER-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN-
CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF IMPERIAL, EUSTIS, OSHKOSH, HAYES CENTER,
ENDERS, WAUNETA, BIG SPRINGS, PAXTON, CHAMPION, CHAPPELL,
OGALLALA, RINGGOLD, LEWELLEN, MAYWOOD, NORTH PLATTE, TRYON,
GRANT, ARTHUR, BROKEN BOW, CURTIS, AND STAPLETON
106 PM CST FRI JAN 16 2026 /1206 PM MST FRI JAN 16 2026/
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/
THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...NORTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL, PANHANDLE, SOUTHWEST, AND WEST
CENTRAL NEBRASKA.
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...DAMAGING WINDS WILL BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES.
WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT,
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE, VISIT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LBF.
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