HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 542 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 545 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

/440 AM MST FRI DEC 25 2009/
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND
NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
A POWERFUL WINTER STORM WILL STALL OVER IOWA TODAY AND DRIFT
TOWARD THE WEST. AS IT DOES...WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN
MUCH OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA.
A COMBINATION OF STRONG WIND AND MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL
CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN NORTH CENTRAL
THROUGH SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE
THE MOST SEVERE ALONG AND NORTH OF STATE HIGHWAY 2 AND ALONG AND
EAST OF HIGHWAY 83. IN THAT AREA... SNOWFALL OF 10 TO 14 INCHES
CAN BE EXPECTED AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITY SEVERELY
AND MAY PRODUCE SNOW DRIFTS DEEPER THAN FOUR FEET. OVER THE REST
OF THE AREA ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 80 AND WEST OF
HIGHWAY 83...RESTRICTIONS TO VISIBILITY WILL BE SEVERE...BUT WITH
LESSER SNOW TOTALS...SNOW DRIFTS WILL NOT BE AS DEEP.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH AND VISIBILITY WILL
IMPROVE SATURDAY MORNING AS THE STORMS BEGINS TO MOVE EASTWARD
TOWARD THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT.
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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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BLIZZARD WARNING
Issue Date: 352 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 1200 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY ACROSS
NORTHERN NEBRASKA...
.A POWERFUL WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO STALL IN IOWA TODAY...
EVEN MOVING WESTWARD SOME. THIS WILL BRING WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO
HEAVY SNOW TO A LARGE PART OF NORTH CENTRAL THROUGH WESTERN
NEBRASKA. COMBINED WITH WIND INCREASING AND BECOMING VERY
STRONG...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY IN MUCH OF THE AREA.
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LOGAN-CUSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW
351 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A
BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY.
THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* TIMING...SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO THE BROKEN BOW AND STAPLETON
  AREAS THIS MORNING AND BECOME HEAVY.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES
  CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS IN NORTHEAST
  CUSTER COUNTY.
* WINDS...NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE WITH GUSTS
  EXCEEDING 45 MPH POSSIBLE.
* IMPACTS...SNOWFALL RATES EXCEEDING AN INCH PER HOUR CAN BE
  EXPECTED BY LATE MORNING...AND WITH BLOWING SNOW...VISIBILITY IS
  LIKELY TO BECOME SEVERELY RESTRICTED. IN ADDITION...DRIFTS MAY
  BE DEEPER THAN THREE FEET IN PLACES.
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 WHITE-OUT
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.
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WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 340 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 1200 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

...DANGEROUS BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
ACROSS NORTHERN NEBRASKA...
.AN INTENSE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE MID
MISSOURI VALLEY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS SOUTH
INTO WYOMING...A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL DEVELOP OVER WESTERN
AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. STRONG WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH
GUSTS TO 55 MPH WILL DEVELOP OVER NORTHERN NEBRASKA. FURTHER
SOUTH...WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE
EXPECTED MAINLY SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 92. WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH SNOW
ON FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...PRODUCING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER
NORTHERN NEBRASKA. FURTHER SOUTH...NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL
RANGE FROM AROUND AN INCH IN FAR SOUTHWESTERN NEBRASKA...UP TO 10
INCHES OVER HOLT AND BOYD COUNTIES. AMOUNTS RANGING FROM 4 TO 7
INCHES ARE LIKELY OVER NORTHERN NEBRASKA. IN ADDITION TO SNOW AND
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 10 TO 20 BELOW ARE
EXPECTED FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.
EVEN WITH THE RELATIVE TRANQUIL CONDITIONS THURSDAY...PERSONS OVER
WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR BLIZZARD
AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.
TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY OVER NORTHERN NEBRASKA...MAY BECOME IMPOSSIBLE
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.
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LOGAN-CUSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW
340 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO NOON CST
SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR BLOWING SNOW AND SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM
FRIDAY TO NOON CST SATURDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN
EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY.
* TIMING...ONLY A DUSTING OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TONIGHT OVER LOGAN
AND CUSTER COUNTIES. NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH
GUSTS TO 35 MPH...WILL COMBINE WITH EXISTING SNOW COVER...TO
REDUCE VISIBILITIES TONIGHT. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL ON FRIDAY
MORNING...AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY. SNOW WILL COMBINE WITH
WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH...TO PRODUCE NEAR
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES
ARE POSSIBLE. HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED IN
NORTHEASTERN CUSTER COUNTY.
* WINDS...NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35
MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND
DRIFTING OF THE EXISTING SNOW ON THE GROUND AND WITH THE
ADDITIONAL SNOW THAT ACCUMULATES...NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. TRAVEL WILL BECOME EXTREMELY
DIFFICULT. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO WILL
DEVELOP FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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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