HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 1204 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2009
Expiration: 215 AM CST SUN DEC 27 2009

Expires:200912270815;;
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
1203 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2009
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1203 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2009
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
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM. ALTHOUGH LESS THAN AN INCH OF ADDITIONAL SNOW
IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON...SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL
PERSIST...ESPECIALLY IN EASTERN NEBRASKA WHERE NORTHWEST WINDS
WILL AVERAGE 20 TO 30 MPH. VISIBILITIES COULD DROP BELOW A MILE AT
TIMES IN OPEN AREAS...AND DRIFTING OF SNOW OVER ROADS WILL STILL
OCCUR. SOUTHWEST IOWA WILL SEE LIGHTER WINDS...BUT TRAVEL WILL
STILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO PREVIOUS SNOWS AND SOME BLOWING AND
DRIFTING.
ADDITIONAL LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TONIGHT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
THERE IS A CHANCE OF SNOW ACROSS THE REGION TUESDAY NIGHT AND
WEDNESDAY AS ANOTHER SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE PLAINS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA.
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WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Issue Date: 326 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 600 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT MUCH OF EASTERN
NEBRASKA INTO SATURDAY MORNING...
.LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS IOWA TONIGHT. THIS
SYSTEM WILL SPREAD SNOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.
STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MUCH OF
TODAY...MAINLY ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 77. CONDITIONS HAVE
IMPROVED SOMEWHAT OVER WESTERN IOWA AND TO AREAS IN NEBRASKA EAST
OF HIGHWAY 77...HOWEVER CONSIDERABLE DRIFTING SNOW WILL PERSIST
AND MANY ROADS WILL BE IMPASSABLE IN PLACES.
TRAVEL DURING THIS STORM IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED DUE TO THE
COMBINATION OF SNOW...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...LOW VISIBILITY
AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY LIFE
THREATENING SITUATION.
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SALINE-JEFFERSON-GAGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLOOMFIELD...HARTINGTON...PENDER...
NELIGH...PIERCE...WAYNE...ALBION...NORFOLK...STANTON...
WEST POINT...TEKAMAH...COLUMBUS...SCHUYLER...FREMONT...
DAVID CITY...WAHOO...SEWARD...LINCOLN...CRETE...FAIRBURY...
BEATRICE
326 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST
SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY.
* TIMING...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE GENERALLY WEST OF
HIGHWAY 77.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...NEW SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT WILL RANGE ANYWHERE
FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES.
* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS SHOULD AVERAGE 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS
TO OVER 40 MPH.
* IMPACTS...THIS BLIZZARD WILL HAVE A CRIPPLING EFFECT ON TRAVEL
AND ACTIVITIES INTO SATURDAY MORNING. ALONG WITH SIGNIFICANT
SNOWFALL...STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW...LEADING TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS. SOME ROADS HAVE ALREADY DRIFTED SHUT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW
AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.
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