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WWUS43 KGLD 031031
WSWGLD

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
314 AM MST TUE FEB 3 2004

.A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL CROSS OVER THE 4-CORNERS REGION TUESDAY
EVENING AND ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS WEDNESDAY EVENING WITH PLENTY OF
MOISTURE AVAILABLE TO PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALLS ACROSS THE
TRI-STATE REGION.

KSZ004-014>016-027>029-041-042-031630-
GOVE KS-GRAHAM KS-GREELEY KS-LOGAN KS-NORTON KS-SHERIDAN KS-
THOMAS KS-WALLACE KS-WICHITA KS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTON...LEOTI...HILL CITY AND COLBY

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST (5 PM MST) THIS
EVENING UNTIL 6 PM CST (5 PM MST) WEDNESDAY EVENING...

SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL ACROSS COLORADO AND SPREAD EAST ACROSS THE
REMAINDER OF THE TRI-STATE AREA THIS EVENING.  AREAS OF HEAVY SNOW
ARE EXPECTED SOUTHEAST OF A LINE EXTENDING FROM SHARON SPRINGS TO
NORTON KANSAS.  SNOW ACCUMULATIONS GREATER THAN 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
BY WEDNESDAY EVENING.

CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS, SLOW
DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELLING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER
SAFETY RULES, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN YOUR CAR
IN CASE OF EMERGENCY.

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COZ090>092-KSZ001>003-013-NEZ079>081-031630-
CHEYENNE KS-CHEYENNE COUNTY CO-DECATUR KS-DUNDY NE-HITCHCOCK NE-
KIT CARSON COUNTY CO-RAWLINS KS-RED WILLOW NE-SHERMAN KS-
YUMA COUNTY CO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCCOOK...BENKELMAN...OBERLIN...GOODLAND...
YUMA AND BURLINGTON

...WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST (5 PM MST) THIS
EVENING UNTIL 6 PM CST (5 PM MST) WEDNESDAY EVENING...

SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL ACROSS COLORADO AND SPREAD EAST ACROSS THE
REMAINDER OF THE TRI-STATE REGION THIS EVENING.  AREAS OF LIGHT TO
MODERATE SNOW ARE EXPECTED NORTHWEST OF A LINE EXTENDING FROM SHARON
SPRINGS TO NORTON KANSAS.  ALTHOUGH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE STILL
UNCERTAIN...4 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BY WEDNESDAY EVENING.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION...
OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR LATER STATEMENTS
CONCERNING THIS DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER SITUATION.
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