Blizzard Watches and Warnings for Area
KSCB News - December 26, 2015 11:10 am
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 503 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2015 ...POTENTIALLY CRIPPLING BLIZZARD TO IMPACT THE PANHANDLES THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY... OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-261930- /O.CON.KAMA.BZ.W.0001.151227T0000Z-151228T1800Z/ CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB- HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON- GRAY-WHEELER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOISE CITY...KEYES...GUYMON...BEAVER... FORGAN...DALHART...STRATFORD...SPEARMAN...GRUVER...PERRYTON... BOOKER...HIGGINS...FOLLETT...HARTLEY...CHANNING...DUMAS... BORGER...MIAMI...CANADIAN...VEGA...AMARILLO...PANHANDLE... WHITE DEER...PAMPA...SHAMROCK...WHEELER...HEREFORD...CANYON... CLAUDE...CLARENDON...WELLINGTON 503 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST MONDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST MONDAY. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH. VISIBILITIES FROM FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL LIKELY DROP TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 15 INCHES OF SNOW WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. SNOW DRIFTS OF 5 TO 10 FEET ARE LIKELY GIVEN THE EXPECTED STRONG WINDS. * WIND CHILLS...THE COMBINATION OF STRONG NORTH WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 10 BELOW ZERO FOR MUCH OF THE EVENT. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ SCHNEIDER
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 336 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2015 KSZ061>064-074>078-084>088-261815- /O.CON.KDDC.BZ.A.0001.151227T0300Z-151228T1800Z/ HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD- MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SYRACUSE...LAKIN...DEERFIELD... GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...JETMORE...HANSTON...JOHNSON CITY... ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA... DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...ELKHART...RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...MOSCOW... LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA 336 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2015 /236 AM MST SAT DEC 26 2015/ ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... * TIMING...SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY. * SNOW AMOUNTS...IN EXCESS OF 6 INCHES LIKELY. MUCH OF THE ACCUMULATION WILL BE IN DRIFTS IN EXCESS OF 5 FEET. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. VISIBILITY FREQUENTLY LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AND NEAR ZERO LIKELY AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND WILL LIKELY BECOME IMPOSSIBLE. YOU MAY BECOME STRANDED IF YOU VENTURE OUT. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. && $$
