This hazardous weather outlook is for extreme southwest Nebraska…
northwest Kansas and east central Colorado.
.DAY ONE…THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT…
Near critical fire weather conditions are expected Sunday afternoon
north of Interstate 70 and along and west of Kansas Highway 27.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…MONDAY THROUGH SUNDAY…
A Winter Storm Watch has been issued for Monday evening through
Tuesday afternoon. A quick moving storm system will impact the
Central High Plains Monday night into Tuesday evening. Rain is
expected to quickly change over to snow as temperatures fall into
the 20s Monday night. Snow is expected to impact travel across the
Tri-State area Monday night through Tuesday. Accumulations of over 6
inches of snow are possible north of Interstate 70 and west of US
Highway 83. Winds will be breezy with gusts up to 45 mph Tuesday
afternoon and evening which could cause additional travel concerns.
Patchy blowing snow may be possible at times.
Continue to monitor the forecast for the latest watch and warning
information and expected snow amounts.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT…
Spotter activation will not be needed.