HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 213 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
207 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
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207 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND
PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
A WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT ACROSS THE ENTIRE OUTLOOK
AREA. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR DETAILED
STORM INFORMATION.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT ACROSS THE ENTIRE OUTLOOK AREA
THROUGH 6 PM CST FRIDAY. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER
MESSAGE FOR DETAILED STORM INFORMATION.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS.
&&
MORE INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE FOLLOWING WEB PAGE:
   HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/HASTINGS  (ALL LOWERCASE)
$$

WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 140 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 600 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY...
THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY.
THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* A COMBINATION SOME LIGHT FREEZING PRECIPITATION...PERIODS OF
SNOW...AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH WINDS WILL PRODUCE WINTER
STORM CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND NORTH CENTRAL
THROUGH CHRISTMAS DAY.
* STORM TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE LESS THAN PREVIOUSLY
FORECAST...BUT STILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 9 INCHES. SNOW WILL LINGER
THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IN SOUTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA TODAY WILL BE IN THE 1 TO 3 INCH RANGE. ACCUMULATING
SNOW IS POSSIBLE THURSDAY...ESPECIALLY EAST OF HIGHWAY 281...AND
THEN AGAIN ON FRIDAY. IN BOTH CASES...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3
INCHES IS GENERALLY EXPECTED.
* LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE OVER NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS
TONIGHT...AND LIGHT SETTLE INTO SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA THIS
EVENING. THIS WILL ADD ANOTHER GLAZE OF ICE TO OUTDOOR SURFACES
AND ROADS.
* HIGH WINDS WILL RAMP UP LATE TONIGHT...AND CONTINUE THROUGH
FRIDAY. WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WILL BE COMMON THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY. GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.
* BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL BE A MAJOR PROBLEM...NOT JUST
FROM FALLING SNOW...BUT ALSO FROM THE FRESHLY FALLEN SNOW OF
TODAY. VISIBILITIES WILL BE GREATLY REDUCED AT TIMES...WITH NEAR
WHITE OUT CONDITIONS IN SOME SNOW BANDS. IN SOME AREAS...IT IS
STILL LIKELY ROAD CREWS COULD STRUGGLE KEEPING DRIFT PRONE AREAS
CLEAR...AND TRAVEL SHOULD BE CONSIDERED VERY HAZARDOUS AT BEST
THROUGH AT LEAST CHRISTMAS DAY. TRAVEL COULD BECOME BECOME
DANGEROUS AT TIMES AS THE STRONG WINDS DEVELOP...AND
VISIBILITIES DROP.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE COMBINATION OF
SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...HIGH WINDS...AND OVERALL WINTER STORM
CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY. TRY TO LIMIT
YOUR TRAVEL TO ESSENTIAL SITUATIONS ONLY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...
KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN
CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
$$

BLIZZARD WATCH
Issue Date: 338 PM CST MON DEC 21 2009
Expiration: 1200 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

...WINTER WEATHER STARTS TUESDAY NIGHT WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
POSSIBLE BY THE END OF THE WEEK...
.AN INTENSE WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE CENTRAL PLAINS
TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH CHRISTMAS DAY MORNING. PRECIPITATION WILL
BEGIN TUESDAY NIGHT AND MAY START AS A WINTRY MIX PRIOR TO
CHANGING TO ALL SNOW WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW WHEN COMBINED WITH STRONG NORTH WINDS
WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY...MAY LEAD TO TREACHEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL ESPECIALLY
CHRISTMAS EVE INTO CHRISTMAS DAY.
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INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PHILLIPSBURG...SMITH CENTER...MANKATO...
PLAINVILLE...STOCKTON...OSBORNE...BELOIT...ORD...FULLERTON...
LOUP CITY...ST. PAUL...CENTRAL CITY...OSCEOLA...LEXINGTON...
KEARNEY...GRAND ISLAND...AURORA...YORK...ELWOOD...HOLDREGE...
MINDEN...HASTINGS...CLAY CENTER...GENEVA...BEAVER CITY...ALMA...
FRANKLIN...RED CLOUD...SUPERIOR...NELSON...HEBRON
338 PM CST MON DEC 21 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...
...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* A WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND NORTH
CENTRAL KANSAS TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH CHRISTMAS DAY MORNING.
* PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN TUESDAY NIGHT AS A WINTRY MIX OF
FREEZING DRIZZLE...SLEET OR SNOW BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO ALL
SNOW WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT BEFORE ENDING ON FRIDAY. NORTH WINDS
WILL INCREASE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND REMAIN STRONG THROUGH FRIDAY
WITH WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH POSSIBLE.
* SNOWFALL AMOUNTS MAY TOTAL 8 TO 14 INCHES. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL
BE DEPENDENT UPON ON WHEN THE WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION
CHANGES TO SNOW. WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DETERIORATE
WEDNESDAY AND TRAVEL MAY BECOME IMPOSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOWFALL AND VERY
STRONG NORTH WINDS. WHITE OUT OR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE
POSSIBLE AFTER MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO CHRISTMAS DAY.
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.
A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR
BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES.
THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY
DANGEROUS.
$$

WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 356 AM CST MON DEC 21 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

...A MAJOR WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY NIGHT...
.A STRONG WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL START TO IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS TUESDAY NIGHT. A WINTRY MIX OF
PRECIPITATION INCLUDING FREEZING DRIZZLE...SLEET AND SNOW ARE ALL
POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION WINDS WILL INCREASE ON WEDNESDAY AND AREAS
OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ARE POSSIBLE. HEAVY SNOW...ICE AND
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MAY CAUSE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS
DURING PEAK HOLIDAY TRAVEL TIMES.
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GOSPER-PHELPS-KEARNEY-ADAMS-CLAY-FILLMORE-FURNAS-HARLAN-FRANKLIN-
WEBSTER-NUCKOLLS-THAYER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PHILLIPSBURG...SMITH CENTER...MANKATO...
PLAINVILLE...STOCKTON...OSBORNE...BELOIT...ORD...FULLERTON...
LOUP CITY...ST. PAUL...CENTRAL CITY...OSCEOLA...LEXINGTON...
KEARNEY...GRAND ISLAND...AURORA...YORK...ELWOOD...HOLDREGE...
MINDEN...HASTINGS...CLAY CENTER...GENEVA...BEAVER CITY...ALMA...
FRANKLIN...RED CLOUD...SUPERIOR...NELSON...HEBRON
356 AM CST MON DEC 21 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
LATE THURSDAY NIGHT.
* A WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND NORTH
CENTRAL KANSAS MAINLY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT.
* A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT...THEN
GRADUALLY CHANGING OVER TO SNOW WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
WINDS WILL INCREASE WEDNESDAY AND AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW ARE EXPECTED.
* SNOWFALL OF 7 TO 14 INCHES IS POSSIBLE DEPENDING ON WHEN THE
WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION CHANGES TO SNOW. DANGEROUS TRAVEL
CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITH ICE AND SNOW COMPOUNDED WITH
BLOWING AND DRIFTING.
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.
$$