HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 404 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
342 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
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342 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM OHIOWA...TO ROSELAND...TO
ELM CREEK.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT TONIGHT ACROSS THE ENTIRE
OUTLOOK AREA. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR
DETAILED STORM INFORMATION.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST FRIDAY THROUGH 6
AM CST SATURDAY. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR
DETAILED STORM INFORMATION.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SAFELY REPORT ANY SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS.
&&
MORE INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE FOLLOWING WEB PAGE:
   HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/HASTINGS  (ALL LOWERCASE)
$$

WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 330 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO 6 AM CST
SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6
AM FRIDAY TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW
IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY.
* STRONG WINDS...BLOWING SNOW...AND PERIODS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST
THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA.
* ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 5
INCHES. THE HEAVIER AMOUNTS APPEAR MORE LIKELY NORTH AND EAST OF
A LINE FROM ORD...TO GRAND ISLAND...TO YORK. MOST OF THE
ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL FALL ON CHRISTMAS DAY AND INTO FRIDAY
EVENING...BUT SOME AREAS WILL PICK UP AN INCH OR SO THIS
EVENING...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 281.
* HIGH WINDS GUSTING IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH WILL BE COMMON THROUGH
FRIDAY NIGHT. GUSTS OVER 50 MPH ARE LIKELY DURING THE DAY
FRIDAY. THIS WILL CREATE BLIZZARD LIKE CONDITIONS AT TIMES...AND
WHITE OUT SITUATIONS IN OPEN COUNTRY.
* TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE DANGEROUS ON CHRISTMAS DAY AND ALL
TRAVEL SHOULD BE AVOIDED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR DANGEROUS WINTER STORM
CONDITIONS...INCLUDING SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND EXTREME COLD.
$$

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Issue Date: 330 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO 6 AM CST
SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6
AM FRIDAY TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW
IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY.
* STRONG WINDS...BLOWING SNOW...AND PERIODS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST
THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA.
* ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 5
INCHES. THE HEAVIER AMOUNTS APPEAR MORE LIKELY NORTH AND EAST OF
A LINE FROM ORD...TO GRAND ISLAND...TO YORK. MOST OF THE
ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL FALL ON CHRISTMAS DAY AND INTO FRIDAY
EVENING...BUT SOME AREAS WILL PICK UP AN INCH OR SO THIS
EVENING...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 281.
* HIGH WINDS GUSTING IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH WILL BE COMMON THROUGH
FRIDAY NIGHT. GUSTS OVER 50 MPH ARE LIKELY DURING THE DAY
FRIDAY. THIS WILL CREATE BLIZZARD LIKE CONDITIONS AT TIMES...AND
WHITE OUT SITUATIONS IN OPEN COUNTRY.
* TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE DANGEROUS ON CHRISTMAS DAY AND ALL
TRAVEL SHOULD BE AVOIDED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR DANGEROUS WINTER STORM
CONDITIONS...INCLUDING SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND EXTREME COLD.
$$

BLIZZARD WATCH
Issue Date: 338 PM CST MON DEC 21 2009
Expiration: 1200 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

...WINTER WEATHER STARTS TUESDAY NIGHT WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
POSSIBLE BY THE END OF THE WEEK...
.AN INTENSE WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE CENTRAL PLAINS
TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH CHRISTMAS DAY MORNING. PRECIPITATION WILL
BEGIN TUESDAY NIGHT AND MAY START AS A WINTRY MIX PRIOR TO
CHANGING TO ALL SNOW WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW WHEN COMBINED WITH STRONG NORTH WINDS
WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY...MAY LEAD TO TREACHEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL ESPECIALLY
CHRISTMAS EVE INTO CHRISTMAS DAY.
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INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PHILLIPSBURG...SMITH CENTER...MANKATO...
PLAINVILLE...STOCKTON...OSBORNE...BELOIT...ORD...FULLERTON...
LOUP CITY...ST. PAUL...CENTRAL CITY...OSCEOLA...LEXINGTON...
KEARNEY...GRAND ISLAND...AURORA...YORK...ELWOOD...HOLDREGE...
MINDEN...HASTINGS...CLAY CENTER...GENEVA...BEAVER CITY...ALMA...
FRANKLIN...RED CLOUD...SUPERIOR...NELSON...HEBRON
338 PM CST MON DEC 21 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...
...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* A WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND NORTH
CENTRAL KANSAS TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH CHRISTMAS DAY MORNING.
* PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN TUESDAY NIGHT AS A WINTRY MIX OF
FREEZING DRIZZLE...SLEET OR SNOW BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO ALL
SNOW WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT BEFORE ENDING ON FRIDAY. NORTH WINDS
WILL INCREASE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND REMAIN STRONG THROUGH FRIDAY
WITH WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH POSSIBLE.
* SNOWFALL AMOUNTS MAY TOTAL 8 TO 14 INCHES. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL
BE DEPENDENT UPON ON WHEN THE WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION
CHANGES TO SNOW. WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DETERIORATE
WEDNESDAY AND TRAVEL MAY BECOME IMPOSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOWFALL AND VERY
STRONG NORTH WINDS. WHITE OUT OR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE
POSSIBLE AFTER MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO CHRISTMAS DAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
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.
$$

WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 356 AM CST MON DEC 21 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

...A MAJOR WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY NIGHT...
.A STRONG WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL START TO IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS TUESDAY NIGHT. A WINTRY MIX OF
PRECIPITATION INCLUDING FREEZING DRIZZLE...SLEET AND SNOW ARE ALL
POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION WINDS WILL INCREASE ON WEDNESDAY AND AREAS
OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ARE POSSIBLE. HEAVY SNOW...ICE AND
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MAY CAUSE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS
DURING PEAK HOLIDAY TRAVEL TIMES.
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GOSPER-PHELPS-KEARNEY-ADAMS-CLAY-FILLMORE-FURNAS-HARLAN-FRANKLIN-
WEBSTER-NUCKOLLS-THAYER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PHILLIPSBURG...SMITH CENTER...MANKATO...
PLAINVILLE...STOCKTON...OSBORNE...BELOIT...ORD...FULLERTON...
LOUP CITY...ST. PAUL...CENTRAL CITY...OSCEOLA...LEXINGTON...
KEARNEY...GRAND ISLAND...AURORA...YORK...ELWOOD...HOLDREGE...
MINDEN...HASTINGS...CLAY CENTER...GENEVA...BEAVER CITY...ALMA...
FRANKLIN...RED CLOUD...SUPERIOR...NELSON...HEBRON
356 AM CST MON DEC 21 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
LATE THURSDAY NIGHT.
* A WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND NORTH
CENTRAL KANSAS MAINLY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT.
* A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT...THEN
GRADUALLY CHANGING OVER TO SNOW WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
WINDS WILL INCREASE WEDNESDAY AND AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW ARE EXPECTED.
* SNOWFALL OF 7 TO 14 INCHES IS POSSIBLE DEPENDING ON WHEN THE
WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION CHANGES TO SNOW. DANGEROUS TRAVEL
CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITH ICE AND SNOW COMPOUNDED WITH
BLOWING AND DRIFTING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
$$