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WWUS53 KLBF 181934
SQWLBF
SNOW SQUALL WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
134 PM CST SUN JAN 18 2026
NEC009-017-031-171-182015-
/O.CON.KLBF.SQ.W.0008.000000T0000Z-260118T2015Z/
CHERRY NE-BROWN NE-BLAINE NE-THOMAS NE-
134 PM CST SUN JAN 18 2026
...A SNOW SQUALL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 PM CST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN CHERRY...SOUTHWESTERN BROWN...NORTHWESTERN BLAINE AND
NORTHEASTERN THOMAS COUNTIES...
AT 134 PM CST, A DANGEROUS SNOW SQUALL WAS LOCATED NEAR VALENTINE
NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, OR 27 MILES SOUTH OF VALENTINE, MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
HAZARD...WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY ASSOCIATED
WITH INTENSE BURSTS OF HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS LEADING
TO BLOWING SNOW. WIND GUSTS GREATER THAN 35 MPH.
SOURCE...RADAR AND WEBCAMS.
IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS
WITHIN MINUTES.
THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 83 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 165 AND 195.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ELSMERE, PURDUM, VALENTINE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, KOSHOPAH, BIG
ALKALI LAKE STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA, HIGHWAY 83 CROSSING GOOSE
CREEK, AND HIGHWAY 83 CROSSING THE NORTH LOUP RIVER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN! RAPID CHANGES IN VISIBILITY AND ROAD CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS DANGEROUS SNOW SQUALL. BE ALERT FOR SUDDEN
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS.
CONSIDER AVOIDING OR DELAYING TRAVEL UNTIL THE SNOW SQUALL PASSES
YOUR LOCATION. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, USE EXTRA CAUTION AND ALLOW EXTRA
TIME. RAPID CHANGES IN VISIBILITY AND SLICK ROAD CONDITIONS MAY LEAD
TO ACCIDENTS.
LAT...LON 4209 9998 4194 10035 4261 10082 4273 10062
TIME...MOT...LOC 1934Z 329DEG 49KT 4248 10058
SNOW SQUALL...OBSERVED
NMJ
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