WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 309 PM MST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 500 AM MST FRI DEC 25 2009

...A DANGEROUS WINTER STORM TO AFFECT CENTRAL PLAINS TONIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY...
.A WINTER STORM WILL BEGIN TO PUSH EAST ACROSS NORTHERN TEXAS AND
OKLAHOMA TONIGHT. A LEADING DISTURBANCE WILL SPREAD SNOW TO
PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA TONIGHT. BY
THURSDAY MORNING 1 TO 4 INCHES OF NEW SNOW ACCUMULATION IS LIKELY.
SNOW IS EXPECTED TO END BRIEFLY IN CENTRAL AND WESTERN AREAS ON
THURSDAY AS ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM DIVES SOUTH FROM THE HIGH
PLAINS OF MONTANA...INTO THE BLACK HILLS AND WESTERN NEBRASKA. AS
THE TWO BEFORE MENTIONED SYSTEMS MERGE OVER KANSAS AND MISSOURI
THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW WILL DEVELOP
OVER WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. BY LATE FRIDAY...TOTAL
SNOWFALL RANGING FROM AROUND 4 INCHES IN THE SOUTHEASTERN
PANHANDLE TO A FOOT OVER HOLT AND BOYD COUNTY WILL BE COMMON.
IN ADDITION TO SNOW...NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT TO 20 TO
30 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. WIND
SPEEDS WILL INCREASE FURTHER TO 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50
MPH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. THE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH
SNOW TO PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY.
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...DUE TO BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS
DRIVING CONDITIONS TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY ACROSS MOST OF WESTERN AND
NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA.
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SHERIDAN-GARDEN-GRANT-HOOKER-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-
CHASE-HAYES-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...OSHKOSH...
HYANNIS...MULLEN...ARTHUR...TRYON...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...
OGALLALA...GRANT...IMPERIAL...HAYES CENTER...CODY...MERRIMAN...
KILGORE
409 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009 /309 PM MST WED DEC 23 2009/
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM
MST/ FRIDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM
MST/ FRIDAY.
* TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TONIGHT...AND AGAIN
  THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...AND IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST INTO
  FRIDAY.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL RANGING FROM AROUND 4
  INCHES IN THE SOUTHEASTERN PANHANDLE...TO 8 INCHES ALONG THE
  NORTHERN PANHANDLE IS LIKELY THROUGH FRIDAY.
* WINDS...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  40 MPH THURSDAY...INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50
  MPH THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...PERIODS OF SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS
  WILL CREATE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH
  CENTRAL NEBRASKA. THE STRONG WIND WILL CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD
  CONDITIONS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
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. STRONG
WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE.
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 246 PM MST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 245 PM MST THU DEC 24 2009

/234 PM MST WED DEC 23 2009/
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND
NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.
A DANGEROUS WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE OVER PLAINS TONIGHT
AND IMPACT ALL OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. SNOW WILL
CONTINUE TO SPREAD NORTHWEST ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA THIS EVENING.
BEFORE CHANGE OVER TO SNOW OCCURS...MAINLY OVER NORTHWEST
NEBRASKA...FOG AND PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL BE POSSIBLE.
OVERNIGHT PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED WITH
VISIBILITIES LESS THAN 1 MILE. WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING
TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL
COMBINE WITH THE SNOW TO CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING...REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES AND CAUSING
DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY...THEN TAPER OFF
FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 45
MPH THURSDAY AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY CREATING NEAR BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY OVER CENTRAL NEBRASKA. WINTER STORM
WARNINGS ARE OUT FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA.
STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF A FOOT IS POSSIBLE BY FRIDAY
MORNING...OVER PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA...WITH LESSER
AMOUNTS TO THE SOUTHWEST.
ANYONE PLANNING TRAVEL OVER WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL
CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO RELAY SNOWFALL REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.
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THIS PRODUCT IS NOW AVAILABLE...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...
HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATOLOGICAL INFORMATION...AT
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NORTHPLATTE
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