By Associated Press - Tuesday, February 4, 2014

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE

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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE

1210 AM CST WED FEB 5 2014

…SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW GRADUALLY ENDING OVERNIGHT WITH THE MAIN

THREAT TRANSITIONING TO DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS…

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JEWELL-OSBORNE-MITCHELL-NUCKOLLS-THAYER-

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…MANKATO…OSBORNE…BELOIT…SUPERIOR…

NELSON…HEBRON

1210 AM CST WED FEB 5 2014

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…WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST

WEDNESDAY…

…WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CST WEDNESDAY…

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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL

ADVISORY FOR WIND CHILL…WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CST

WEDNESDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM

CST WEDNESDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION…ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL SHOULD ONLY AVERAGE A

FEW TENTHS OF AN INCH TONIGHT BEFORE ENDING BEFORE SUNRISE.

STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 4 TO 7 INCHES.

* WIND CHILL VALUES…AVERAGING 15 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO

THROUGH LATE MORNING.

* WINDS…SUSTAINED FROM THE NORTH AROUND 20 MPH WITH HIGHER

GUSTS…DIMINISHING TO AROUND 15 MPH AFTER SUNRISE WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS…ANY ADDITIONAL LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATION…ALONG WITH

REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW…WILL CREATE DIFFICULT

TRAVEL CONDITIONS. COLD RELATED INJURIES SUCH AS FROST BITE AND

HYPOTHERMIA WILL OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WIND WILL

COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST

BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF

YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS…MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

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PHILLIPS-SMITH-ROOKS-FURNAS-HARLAN-FRANKLIN-WEBSTER-

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…PHILLIPSBURG…SMITH CENTER…

PLAINVILLE…STOCKTON…BEAVER CITY…ALMA…FRANKLIN…RED CLOUD

1210 AM CST WED FEB 5 2014

…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST

WEDNESDAY…

…WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CST WEDNESDAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL

ADVISORY FOR WIND CHILL…WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CST

WEDNESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM

CST WEDNESDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION…ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL SHOULD ONLY AVERAGE A

FEW TENTHS OF AN INCH TONIGHT BEFORE ENDING BEFORE SUNRISE.

STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES.

* WIND CHILL VALUES…AVERAGING 15 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO

THROUGH LATE MORNING.

* WINDS…SUSTAINED FROM THE NORTH AROUND 20 MPH WITH HIGHER

GUSTS…DIMINISHING TO AROUND 15 MPH AFTER SUNRISE WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS…ANY ADDITIONAL LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATION…ALONG WITH

REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW…WILL CREATE DIFFICULT

TRAVEL CONDITIONS. COLD RELATED INJURIES SUCH AS FROST BITE AND

HYPOTHERMIA WILL OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WIND WILL

COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST

BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF

YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS…MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

&&

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