CHILD ABDUCTION EMERGENCY
Issue Date: 925 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 1230 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009

...AMBER ALERT...
THIS IS AN ACTIVATION OF THE AMBER ALERT SYSTEM BY NEBRASKA LAW
ENFORCEMENT. A CHILD HAS BEEN ABDUCTED FROM OMAHA IN EASTERN
NEBRASKA. THE OMAHA POLICE DEPARTMENT IS LOOKING FOR A CHILD WHO WAS
LAST SEEN AT 5104 N 22ND STREET AND IS BELIEVED TO BE IN DANGER. THE
CHILDS NAME IS JAREZ WILSON JR. HE IS A 15 MONTH OLD...MALE WITH
SHORT BLACK HAIR AND WAS LAST SEEN WEARING A WHITE OUTFIT WITH A
BLUE STRIPE. THE CHILD MAY BE IN THE COMPANY OF JAREZ WILSON...A
BLACK MALE...FIVE FOOT 3 INCHES...120 POUNDS WITH BLACK HAIR...BROWN
EYES. THEY MAY BE TRAVELING IN A SILVER 2008/2009 SATURN AURA
WITH ILLINOIS PATES...DRIVEN BY SOMEONE OTHER THAN THE SUSPECT.
THEIR LAST DIRECTION OF TRAVEL WAS UNKNOWN.
IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION ON THE WHEREABOUTS OF JAREZ WILSON
JR...PLEASE CALL 9 1 1 OR CONTACT THE OMAHA POLICE DEPARTMENT AT
4 0 2 4 4 4 4 1 3 6 IMMEDIATELY.
AGAIN...THIS IS AN ACTIVATION OF THE NEBRASKA AMBER ALERT SYSTEM.
A CHILD HAS BEEN ABDUCTED FROM OMAHA NEBRASKA. THIS HAS AN ACTIVATION
OF THE NEBRASKA AMBER ALERT SYSTEM.
$$
NWS

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 644 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 600 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009

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FLUS43 KOAX 241243
HWOOAX
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
643 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
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ANTELOPE-BOONE-BURT-BUTLER-CASS-CEDAR-COLFAX-CUMING-DODGE-DOUGLAS-
FREMONT IA-GAGE-HARRISON IA-JEFFERSON-JOHNSON-KNOX-LANCASTER-MADISON-
MILLS IA-MONONA IA-MONTGOMERY IA-NEMAHA-OTOE-PAGE IA-PAWNEE-PIERCE-
PLATTE-POTTAWATTAMIE IA-RICHARDSON-SALINE-SARPY-SAUNDERS-SEWARD-
SHELBY IA-STANTON-THURSTON-WASHINGTON-WAYNE-
643 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST
IOWA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A POTENT WINTER WEATHER SYSTEM MAKING ITS PRESENCE KNOWN WILL RESULT
IN QUICKLY DETERIORATING CONDITIONS OVER THE OUTLOOK AREA BY THIS
AFTERNOON. LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS WITH
INCREASING INTENSITY LEADING UP TO THIS EVENING. STRONG NORTHWEST
WINDS USHERING IN BITTERLY COLD AIR WILL DRIVE WIND CHILL INDICES
DOWN TO ZERO...AS WELL AS CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
ALONG WITH NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS COME EARLY
FRIDAY MORNING SHOULD GENERALLY RANGE FROM ABOUT 2 TO 4 INCHES IN
NORTHEAST NEBRASKA...2 TO 4 INCHES EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST
NEBRASKA...AND 4 TO 6 IN SOUTHWEST IOWA. THUS...A WINTER STORM
WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT OVER THE ENTIRE OUTLOOK AREA.
EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS SHOULD BE EXPECTED BY THIS
AFTERNOON.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY SATURDAY
MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING AROUND 40 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 3 TO 12 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 AS WELL AS
ANY TROUBLE SPOTS ON ROADWAYS.
$$

WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 401 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

...POWERFUL STORM TO DEVELOP THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT ...
.THE MAIN PORTION OF THE STORM SYSTEM IS OVER ARIZONA...HOWEVER
ONE PIECE OF THE STORM CAME OUT TODAY AND WILL LIFT NORTHWARD INTO
SOUTH DAKOTA AND MINNESOTA TONIGHT. AS THE STORM OVER ARIZONA
HEADS INTO TEXAS TONIGHT...ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO
MONTANA. THURSDAY...THESE TWO WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO COMBINE
INTO ONE LARGE POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM THROUGH FRIDAY AND FRIDAY
NIGHT. THE RESULT WILL BE A LULL IN SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION
TONIGHT...AND INCREASING SNOW AND NORTHWEST WINDS FOR THURSDAY
THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. SOME OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL BE MIXED
UNTIL IT CHANGES OVER TO ALL SNOW DURING THE DAY THURSDAY FOR
PARTS OF SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA. IN ADDITION TO
SOME ICING...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP.
IAZ069-079-090-NEZ052-053-067-068-090>092-240615-
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POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-FREMONT-DOUGLAS-SARPY-CASS-OTOE-JOHNSON-
NEMAHA-PAWNEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COUNCIL BLUFFS...GLENWOOD...SIDNEY...
OMAHA...BELLEVUE...PLATTSMOUTH...NEBRASKA CITY...TECUMSEH...
AUBURN...PAWNEE CITY
401 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM CST
SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH
IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* TIMING...RAIN AND PATCHY FREEZING RAIN...WILL DIMINISH
TONIGHT...WITH A LULL IN SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION UNTIL
THURSDAY. THURSDAY THE INTENSITY AND AREAL COVERAGE OF MIXED
PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW DURING THE MORNING. SNOW
HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. STRENGTHENING
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO DETERIORATING CONDITIONS
THURSDAY AND LAST THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12
INCHES OF SNOW MAY OCCUR FROM THIS STORM.
* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...ANY ICE ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT SHOULD BE VERY
LIGHT AND SPOTTY AS INITIAL TEMPERATURES WILL SUPPORT RAIN. SOME
LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH WILL BE
POSSIBLE EARLY THURSDAY.
* WINDS...THE WINDS WILL BE INCREASING THURSDAY...AND STRONG
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS SHOULD
CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT LEADING TO CONSIDERABLE BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.
* IMPACTS...THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TO TRAVEL
THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. ALONG WITH SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL
STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW LEADING TO
REDUCED VISIBILITIES. DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF THE STRONG WINDS
AND SNOW POWER OUTAGES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE DURING THE STORM.
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.
$$

WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 430 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

...MESSY LONG DURATION WINTER STORM STILL ON TRACK FOR EASTERN
NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA...
.A LARGE AND INTENSE STORM SYSTEM WILL START TO AFFECT THE AREA
TODAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY ON CHRISTMAS. THE STORM SYSTEM
WILL SPREAD SEVERAL ROUNDS OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION THROUGH THE
PERIOD LEADING TO POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL PROBLEMS FOR
THE CHRISTMAS WEEK. THE FIRST BATCH OF PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED
TODAY...WITH THE SECOND TONIGHT AND THEN THE THIRD AND FINAL FROM
THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. AS THE PRECIPITATION BECOMES ALL SNOW WITH
TIME...WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE LEADING TO CONSIDERABLE BLOWING
AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. CONDITIONS WILL START TO IMPROVE BY THE
WEEKEND.
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MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-BURT-WASHINGTON-SAUNDERS-
DOUGLAS-SARPY-SEWARD-LANCASTER-CASS-OTOE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONAWA...MISSOURI VALLEY...HARLAN...
COUNCIL BLUFFS...TEKAMAH...BLAIR...WAHOO...OMAHA...BELLEVUE...
SEWARD...LINCOLN...PLATTSMOUTH...NEBRASKA CITY
430 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...
THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT.
* TIMING...THE STORM SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE SEVERAL WAVES OF
PRECIPITATION. A WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW
ARE EXPECTED TODAY. THE PRECIPITATION WILL TEND TOWARD FREEZING
RAIN AND RAIN THIS AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST OF
OMAHA. THE WINTRY MIX WILL CONTINUE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...CHANGING
MORE TOWARD SLEET AND SNOW WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. SNOW IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY NIGHT.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 OR MORE INCHES MAY
OCCUR FROM THIS STORM.
* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE
THROUGH TONIGHT. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS LOOK TO
BE SOUTH OF SEWARD TO TEKAMAH TO HARLAN IOWA WHERE MORE THAN A
TENTH TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH OR MORE OF ICE IS POSSIBLE.
* WINDS...THE WIND WILL BE INCREASING THURSDAY...AND STRONG
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS SHOULD
CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT LEADING TO CONSIDERABLE BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW LEADING TO NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS.
* IMPACTS...THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TO TRAVEL
FROM TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. ALONG WITH SIGNIFICANT
SNOWFALL AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS...STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW LEADING TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES. DUE
TO THE COMBINATION OF THE STRONG WINDS AND ICE
ACCUMULATIONS...POWER OUTAGES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE FROM THE
STORM.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THAT THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR
SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT
TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
$$
BOUSTEAD/DEE