HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 213 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
207 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
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THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND
PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
A WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT ACROSS THE ENTIRE OUTLOOK
AREA. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR DETAILED
STORM INFORMATION.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT ACROSS THE ENTIRE OUTLOOK AREA
THROUGH 6 PM CST FRIDAY. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER
MESSAGE FOR DETAILED STORM INFORMATION.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS.
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MORE INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE FOLLOWING WEB PAGE:
   HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/HASTINGS  (ALL LOWERCASE)
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WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 140 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 600 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY...
THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY.
THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* A COMBINATION SOME LIGHT FREEZING PRECIPITATION...PERIODS OF
SNOW...AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH WINDS WILL PRODUCE WINTER
STORM CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND NORTH CENTRAL
THROUGH CHRISTMAS DAY.
* STORM TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE LESS THAN PREVIOUSLY
FORECAST...BUT STILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 9 INCHES. SNOW WILL LINGER
THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IN SOUTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA TODAY WILL BE IN THE 1 TO 3 INCH RANGE. ACCUMULATING
SNOW IS POSSIBLE THURSDAY...ESPECIALLY EAST OF HIGHWAY 281...AND
THEN AGAIN ON FRIDAY. IN BOTH CASES...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3
INCHES IS GENERALLY EXPECTED.
* LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE OVER NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS
TONIGHT...AND LIGHT SETTLE INTO SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA THIS
EVENING. THIS WILL ADD ANOTHER GLAZE OF ICE TO OUTDOOR SURFACES
AND ROADS.
* HIGH WINDS WILL RAMP UP LATE TONIGHT...AND CONTINUE THROUGH
FRIDAY. WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WILL BE COMMON THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY. GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.
* BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL BE A MAJOR PROBLEM...NOT JUST
FROM FALLING SNOW...BUT ALSO FROM THE FRESHLY FALLEN SNOW OF
TODAY. VISIBILITIES WILL BE GREATLY REDUCED AT TIMES...WITH NEAR
WHITE OUT CONDITIONS IN SOME SNOW BANDS. IN SOME AREAS...IT IS
STILL LIKELY ROAD CREWS COULD STRUGGLE KEEPING DRIFT PRONE AREAS
CLEAR...AND TRAVEL SHOULD BE CONSIDERED VERY HAZARDOUS AT BEST
THROUGH AT LEAST CHRISTMAS DAY. TRAVEL COULD BECOME BECOME
DANGEROUS AT TIMES AS THE STRONG WINDS DEVELOP...AND
VISIBILITIES DROP.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE COMBINATION OF
SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...HIGH WINDS...AND OVERALL WINTER STORM
CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY. TRY TO LIMIT
YOUR TRAVEL TO ESSENTIAL SITUATIONS ONLY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...
KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN
CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
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BLIZZARD WATCH
Issue Date: 238 PM CST TUE DEC 22 2009
Expiration: 1200 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

...MAJOR WINTER STORM ON TRACK TO ARRIVE BEFORE CHRISTMAS...
.AS EXPECTED...THE FINAL BLAST OF WINTER FOR 2009 WILL BRING
ICE...SNOW...HIGH WINDS...AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS TO SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS
THROUGH CHRISTMAS DAY. SNOWFALL OF OVER ONE FOOT IS POSSIBLE...
AS SOME AREAS START WITH A QUARTER INCH OF ICE. BY CHRISTMAS EVE
DAY...STRONG WINDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH WILL OVERTAKE THE AREA...LIKELY
RESULTING IN BLIZZARD LIKE CONDITIONS FOR SOME AREAS. TRAVEL THE
NEXT FEW DAYS WILL BE DIFFICULT...AND LIKELY TURN IMPOSSIBLE FOR
MANY AREAS. SNOWFALL RATES WILL TAPER OFF BY FRIDAY...BUT STRONG
WINDS WILL KEEP THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW GOING. THE STORM
WILL FINALLY MOVE OUT OF THE AREA BY SATURDAY.
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ST. PAUL...CENTRAL CITY...OSCEOLA...LEXINGTON...KEARNEY...
GRAND ISLAND...AURORA...YORK...ELWOOD...HOLDREGE...MINDEN
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...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO MIDNIGHT CST WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
MIDNIGHT CST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT
FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.
* THIS WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE AREA BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT
AND LAST THROUGH MIDDAY CHRISTMAS DAY.
* A MIXTURE OF SLEET AND SNOW...AND POSSIBLY SOME FREEZING RAIN...
WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE
PRECIPITATION WILL BE ALL SNOW BY AFTERNOON...AND BE HEAVY AT
TIMES THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATING
SNOW...WILL CONTINUE ON CHRISTMAS EVE...AND POSSIBLY INTO
CHRISTMAS DAY.
* SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 9 TO 14 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH THE
HEAVIEST AMOUNTS LIKELY ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 30. SEVERAL
LOCATIONS COULD PICK UP ONE FOOT OF SNOW CHRISTMAS.
* BY DAWN THURSDAY...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL HAVE INCREASED
TO SPEEDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH. GUSTS OVER 50 MPH ARE LIKELY. THOSE
HIGH WINDS WILL LAST THROUGH AT CHRISTMAS DAY. BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED CHRISTMAS EVE AND AT LEAST THE FIRST
HALF OF CHRISTMAS DAY. VISIBILITY IN OPEN COUNTRY WILL BE NEAR ZERO.
* IMPACTS FROM THIS STORM WILL BE FAR REACHING...AND LAST THROUGH
AT LEAST CHRISTMAS DAY. WHITE OUT CONDITIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
DANGEROUS TO IMPOSSIBLE. IT IS UNLIKELY ROAD CREWS WILL BE ABLE
TO KEEP UP WITH THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ONCE THE STRONGEST
WINDS KICK IN. DO NOT PLAN ANY UNNECESSARY TRAVEL DURING THE
STORM. IF YOU HAVE NOT DONE SO ALREADY...CHANGE YOUR TRAVEL
PLANS NOW TO HAVE A SAFE HOLIDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
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.
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