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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WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 1037 PM MST MON DEC 21 2009
Expiration: 500 AM MST FRI DEC 25 2009

...STRONG WINTER STORM TO AFFECT CENTRAL PLAINS MID WEEK...
.A STORM SYSTEM CURRENTLY OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL
CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. THE STORM IS FORECAST
TO MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES TUESDAY NIGHT AND
WEDNESDAY. THE SYSTEM WILL THEN CROSS THE ROCKIES AND MOVE ONTO
THE CENTRAL PLAINS TUESDAY NIGHT AND INTENSIFY THROUGH THE DAY ON
WEDNESDAY.
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CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...IMPERIAL...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...
EUSTIS
1136 PM CST MON DEC 21 2009 /1036 PM MST MON DEC 21 2009/
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST
/11 PM MST/ TUESDAY NIGHT TO 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ FRIDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM
MST/ TUESDAY NIGHT TO 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ FRIDAY.
* TIMING...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE TUESDAY
  EVENING OVER WESTERN NEBRASKA AND INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY ON
  WEDNESDAY SPREADING EAST OVER CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL
  NEBRASKA. SNOW WILL CONTINUE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
  NIGHT.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 10 TO 15 INCHES
  ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA BY LATE THURSDAY NIGHT OR EARLY
  FRIDAY. SOME AREAS IN NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA MAY HAVE SNOWFALL
  TOTALS APPROACHING 18 INCHES.
* WINDS...EAST WINDS AT 10 TO 20 MPH TUESDAY EVENING WILL BECOME
  NORTH AND INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH THROUGH THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY.
  WINDS IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING TO 35 TO 45
  MPH AND CONTINUE STRONG THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG
  NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ACROSS
  WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE
  LIKELY FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT.
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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