WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Issue Date: 444 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 600 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

...A POWERFUL AND VERY LARGE WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL
PLAINS TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY...
.AN INTENSE AND VERY LARGE STORM SYSTEM WILL COME OUT OF EAST
TEXAS AND TRAVEL THROUGH ARKANSAS...MISSOURI AND IOWA BEFORE
TURNING BACK TO THE WEST TOWARD EASTERN NEBRASKA. AS IT MAKES ITS
WESTWARD TURN TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL SPREAD
INTO NEBRASKA. IN ADDITION TO INTENSE SNOW RATES...STRONG WIND
WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
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444 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009 /344 AM MST THU DEC 24 2009/
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/
FRIDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM
CST /5 PM MST/ FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.
* TIMING...SOME ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE TODAY AND
CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS LIKELY AS WIND
INCREASES TO 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 35 MPH. WIDESPREAD
SNOW MAY RESUME LATE TONIGHT TO EARLY FRIDAY.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES
ARE POSSIBLE.
* WINDS...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY TO AROUND 25 MPH WITH
GUSTS EXCEEDING 35 MPH.
* IMPACTS...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND
DRIFTING OF THE EXISTING SNOW ON THE GROUND AND WITH ANY
ADDITIONAL SNOW THAT ACCUMULATES.
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.
$$

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 346 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 345 PM CST 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.
&&
THIS PRODUCT IS NOW AVAILABLE...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...
HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATOLOGICAL INFORMATION...AT
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NORTHPLATTE
$$

WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 340 PM CST MON DEC 21 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST 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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AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL...THEDFORD...DUNNING...TAYLOR...
BURWELL...BARTLETT...TRYON...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW...
NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS
340 PM CST MON DEC 21 2009 /240 PM MST MON DEC 21 2009/
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/
TUESDAY NIGHT TO 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ FRIDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WHICH IS
IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/ TUESDAY NIGHT TO 6 AM CST
/5 AM MST/ FRIDAY. THIS WARNING REPLACES THE WINTER STORM WATCH
THAT WAS IN EFFECT. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* 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 OVERNIGHT AND THROUGH THE DAY ON
THURSDAY.
* 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
APPROACHNING 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.
WIND IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING TO 35 TO 45 MPH.
* 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 THE DAY ON THURSDAY.
THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING IS FORECAST TO SUBSIDE LATE THURSDAY
NIGHT WHEN A CRUST FORMS ON THE SNOW.
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.
$$
SPRINGER

WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 413 AM CST MON DEC 21 2009
Expiration: 600 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009

...STRONG WINTER STORM TO AFFECT CENTRAL PLAINS MID WEEK...
.A STORM SYSTEM OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL CONTINUE TO
ORGANIZE AND MOVE SOUTHEAST INTO THE FOUR CORNERS REGION THROUGH
TUESDAY. THE SYSTEM WILL CROSS THE ROCKIES AND MOVE ONTO THE
CENTRAL PLAINS TUESDAY EVENING AND INTENSIFY THROUGH THE DAY ON
WEDNESDAY.
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INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...
AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL...OSHKOSH...HYANNIS...MULLEN...
THEDFORD...DUNNING...TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT...ARTHUR...
TRYON...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...
OGALLALA...GRANT...NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL...HAYES CENTER...
CURTIS...EUSTIS
413 AM CST MON DEC 21 2009 /313 AM MST MON DEC 21 2009/
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY EVENING OVER
WESTERN NEBRASKA AND INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY
SPREADING EAST OVER WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. SNOW
WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND THROUGH THE DAY ON THURSDAY.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* EAST WINDS AT 10 TO 20 MPH TUESDAY EVENING WILL BECOME NORTH AND
INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH THROUGH THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY. WEDNESDAY
EVENING AS THE STORM INTENSIFIES NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO
20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH AND CONTINUE THROUGH
THE DAY FRIDAY.
* PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG NORTHERLY
WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ACROSS WESTERN AND
NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
$$
POWER