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WWUS73 KLBF 170849
NPWLBF
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
249 AM CST SAT JAN 17 2026
NEZ004>010-023>029-094-171700-
/O.CON.KLBF.CW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-260117T1700Z/
SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-GRANT-
HOOKER-THOMAS-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GORDON, LYNCH, THEDFORD, BUTTE,
RUSHVILLE, SPRINGVIEW, MERRIMAN, ROSE, KILGORE, BREWSTER, TAYLOR,
AINSWORTH, ATKINSON, HALSEY, CODY, ERICSON, O'NEILL, BARTLETT,
ELI, MULLEN, VALENTINE, BURWELL, DUNNING, BASSETT, PURDUM,
SPENCER, AND HYANNIS
249 AM CST SAT JAN 17 2026 /149 AM MST SAT JAN 17 2026/
...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CST /10 AM
MST/ THIS MORNING...
* WHAT...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 25 BELOW.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL, PANHANDLE, AND WEST CENTRAL
NEBRASKA.
* WHEN...UNTIL 11 AM CST /10 AM MST/ THIS MORNING.
* IMPACTS...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.
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE, VISIT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LBF.
RICHIE
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