HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 359 PM MST MON DEC 07 2009
Expiration: 400 PM MST TUE DEC 08 2009 /358 PM MST MON DEC 7 2009/
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND
NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.
A POWERFUL WINTER STORM WILL EMERGE ONTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS LATE
TONIGHT...WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW DEVELOPING TOWARD MORNING
ACROSS MOST OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEBRASKA.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO INTENSIFY TUESDAY MORNING
ACROSS EASTERN COLORADO...AND THEN TRACK EAST ACROSS KANSAS
DURING THE DAY. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NEBRASKA TO THE NORTH OF THE LOW PRESSURE
TRACK. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES ARE LIKELY ALONG
AND SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM ANSELMO...TO NORTH PLATTE...TO
IMPERIAL...WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES EXPECTED NORTH AND WEST OF THIS
LINE. NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY NIGHT...CAUSING AREAS OF
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30
DEGREES BELOW ZERO ARE ALSO EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT. WEATHER
CONDITIONS SHOULD BEGIN TO RAPIDLY IMPROVE BY EARLY WEDNESDAY
MORNING AS THE STORM SYSTEM MOVES OFF TO THE EAST.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED TUESDAY FOR REPORTS OR SNOWFALL
RATES OF ONE INCH PER HOUR OR GREATER...ALSO FOR SNOWFALL AMOUNTS
THROUGHOUT THE EVENT AND VISIBILITY REPORTS OF 1/4 MILE OR LESS.
&&
THIS PRODUCT IS NOW AVAILABLE...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...
HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATOLOGICAL INFORMATION...AT
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NORTHPLATTE
$$
WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 218 PM MST MON DEC 07 2009
Expiration: 500 AM MST WED DEC 09 2009 .A MAJOR WINTER STORM IS POISED TO TRACK THROUGH KANSAS AND
NEBRASKA LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY.
NEZ038-059-069>071-081200-
/O.UPG.KLBF.WS.A.0011.091208T0000Z-091209T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KLBF.WS.W.0008.091208T0600Z-091209T1200Z/
CUSTER-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROKEN BOW...NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL...
HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS
318 PM CST MON DEC 7 2009 /218 PM MST MON DEC 7 2009/
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/
TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST
/11 PM MST/ TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER
STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT...AND
BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES TUESDAY MORNING ACROSS SOUTHWEST INTO
CENTRAL NEBRASKA. SNOW WILL THEN CONTINUE TUESDAY AFTERNOON
BEFORE TAPERING OFF EARLY TUESDAY EVENING.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ALONG AND
SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM ANSELMO...TO NORTH PLATTE...TO
IMPERIAL...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS TO THE NORTHWEST.
* WIND: EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING...WILL
BECOME NORTH AT 15 TO 30 MPH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS: SNOW COULD FALL AT THE RATE OF AN INCH PER HOUR...AND
VISIBILITY COULD FALL TO A QUARTER MILE TUESDAY MORNING. BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL DEVELOP BY MID AFTERNOON TUESDAY...AND
COULD BLOCK SOME ROADS. WIND CHILL READINGS COULD FALL TO NEAR
ZERO TUESDAY AFTERNOON...AND 20 TO 30 BELOW TUESDAY 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.
$$
WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 156 PM MST SUN DEC 06 2009
Expiration: 1100 PM MST TUE DEC 08 2009 .A DOUBLE SHOT OF WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED IN WESTERN AND NORTH
CENTRAL NEBRASKA. ONE STORM SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO MOVE OUT OF THE
AREA TONIGHT. ANOTHER...MORE POWERFUL...WINTER STORM SYSTEM IS
EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.
NEZ058-069-070100-
/O.NEW.KLBF.WS.A.0011.091208T0000Z-091209T0600Z/
/O.CON.KLBF.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-091207T0000Z/
PERKINS-CHASE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRANT...IMPERIAL
156 PM MST SUN DEC 6 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON.
* TIMING: SNOW WILL TAPER OFF THIS EVENING. WITH THE NEXT SYSTEM...
SNOW WILL BEGIN MONDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO LATE TUESDAY
EVENING.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AROUND AN INCH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION THIS
EVENING. THE SECOND SYSTEM TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY HAS THE
POTENTIAL FOR PRODUCING AS MUCH AS 8 INCHES OF SNOW.
* WIND: NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH THI EVENING. FOR TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY...15 TO 25 MPH NORTH WIND WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30
MPH.
* IMPACTS: MOST IMPACTS THIS EVENING WILL BE ON TRAVEL AS THE SNOW
WILL BE VERY DRY AND FLUFFY WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW POSSIBLE. DRIVING WILL LIKELY BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO THESE
CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION...COLD TEMPERATURES WILL EXIST...WITH A
WIND CHILL EFFECT OF ZERO TO 10 ABOVE. FOR THE SECOND SYSTEM...
AREAS OF SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED
LATE TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH THE DAY WEDNESDAY...AND THIS WILL
HAVE A SIGNIFICANT EFFECT ON TRAVEL WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY AND
THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME BLOCKAGE FROM SNOW DRIFTS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING. YOUR CAR SHOULD CONTAIN A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. THIS
WOULD INCLUDE EXTRA CLOTHES...BLANKETS...FOOD AND WATER IN THE
EVENT YOU BECOME STRANDED.
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.
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