NOUS43 KGLD 231200 PNSGLD PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 700 AM MST MON NOV 23 2009 ...ON THIS DATE IN WEATHER HISTORY... IN 1992...A PRE THANKSGIVING BLIZZARD BELTED METRO DENVER. GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AT 30 TO 40 MPH CAUSED NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AS VISIBILITIES WERE OFTEN BELOW 1/4 MILE. THE STRONG WINDS DROVE SNOW INTO DRIFTS OF MORE THAN 4 FEET. HUNDREDS OF HOLIDAY TRAVELERS WERE STRANDED...WHEN AIRLINES CANCELED FLIGHTS AT STAPLETON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...WHERE SNOWFALL TOTALED 7.6 INCHES AND NORTH WINDS GUSTED TO 37 MPH. $$