HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 1252 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 300 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
1252 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
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THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST
IOWA...WEST CENTRAL IOWA...EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA...NORTHEAST
NEBRASKA AND SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES AND STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW
THROUGH TONIGHT. IN ADDITION...COLD TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE
DIGITS AND TEENS WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE COLD WINDCHILLS OF 10 TO
20 BELOW ZERO.
A POWERFUL WINTER STORM IS TAKING AIM AT THE AREA...AND ALTHOUGH
THE PRECIPITATION WILL BE MIXED AND LIGHT INITIALLY...AS THE STORM
STRENGTHENS AND MOVES INTO IOWA...WILL BRING MODERATE TO HEAVY
SNOW TO MUCH OF THE AREA. LOOK FOR DETERIORATING CONDITIONS OVER
THE OUTLOOK AREA THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY SATURDAY
MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING 40 TO 50 MPH WILL MAKE NEAR
WHITE OUT CONDITIONS PROBABLE MAINLY FROM FRIDAY NIGHT UNTIL EARLY
SATURDAY AFTERNOON.  AS OF NOW...IT APPEARS TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
BY THEN SHOULD GENERALLY RANGE FROM 5 TO 16 INCHES OVER THE REGION.
THUS...THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL CONTINUE UNTIL EARLY SATURDAY
MORNING OVER THE ENTIRE OUTLOOK AREA.
CAUTION...THIS WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL HAVE MAJOR IMPACTS OVER THE
ENTIRE MISSOURI VALLEY REGION. KEEP ABREAST OF FORECAST UPDATES...
ESPECIALLY THOSE PLANNING TO TRAVEL DURING THIS TIME.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA.
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WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 1219 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

...STORM JUST GETTING GOING...HEAVY SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS TO
IMPACT THE AREA THROUGH SATURDAY...
.THE STORM SYSTEM OVER TEXAS IS ALREADY IMPRESSIVE...AND WILL LIFT
NORTHEAST INTO ARKANSAS AND MISSOURI TONIGHT AND THEN MERGE WITH
THE MONTANA SYSTEM OVER IOWA FRIDAY. A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET...AND
FREEZING RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES
THROUGH SATURDAY. THE WINDS HAVE ALREADY PICKED UP INTO THE 20 TO
40 MPH RANGE AND AS THE SURFACE LOW DEEPENS...FURTHER
STRENGTHENING OF THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW
WILL GREATLY REDUCES VISIBILITIES TONIGHT AND FRIDAY WITH NEAR
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.
TRAVEL DURING THE WINTER STORM IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED DUE TO THE
COMBINATION OF SNOW...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND BITTERLY
COLD WIND CHILLS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.
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...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
SATURDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY.
* TIMING...ALTHOUGH SOME LIGHT SNOW...FLURRIES...AND BLOWING SNOW
  WILL BE LIKELY THROUGH MID AFTERNOON...STEADIER SNOW WILL START
  BY LATE AFTERNOON WITH MODERATE SNOW LIKELY DURING THE OVERNIGHT
  HOURS AND THROUGH THE DAY ON FRIDAY. LIGHTER SNOW WILL CONTINUE
  ON FRIDAY NIGHT.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF OF 8 TO 12
  INCHES ARE LIKELY. THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE NEAR THE
  NORFOLK AND STANTON AREAS WITH LIGHTER AMOUNTS TOWARD CEDAR
  RAPIDS AND ST. EDWARD.
* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH
  ARE EXPECTED TODAY. WINDS WILL CONTINUE STRONG THROUGH FRIDAY
  NIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING SATURDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TO TRAVEL
  THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY. ALONG WITH SIGNIFICANT
  SNOWFALL...STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
  LEADING TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES NEAR A QUARTER OF A
  MILE OR LESS IN OPEN AREAS. THESE CONDITIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL BY
  LATE TONIGHT AND INTO FRIDAY NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
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