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.
&&
THIS PRODUCT IS NOW AVAILABLE...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...
HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATOLOGICAL INFORMATION...AT
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NORTHPLATTE
$$

BLIZZARD 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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EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-LOUP-GARFIELD-
WHEELER-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...
AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL...TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT...
CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE
340 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009 /240 PM MST THU DEC 24 2009/
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/
FRIDAY...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ FRIDAY TO
NOON CST /11 AM MST/ SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A
BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/
FRIDAY TO NOON CST /11 AM MST/ SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING
IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ FRIDAY.
* TIMING...SNOW IS LIKELY TO SPREAD INTO NORTH CENTRAL AND
NORTHWEST NEBRASKA OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE SATURDAY.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 11 INCHES
ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH THE HEAVIEST
ACCUMULATIONS ALONG HIGHWAY 20 AND IN BOYD AND HOLT COUNTIES
* WINDS...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH LATE TONIGHT.
BY FRIDAY...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 55
MPH ARE POSSIBLE OVER NORTHERN NEBRASKA.
* IMPACTS...PERIODS OF SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS
WILL CREATE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL AND
NORTHWEST NEBRASKA THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. THE
COMBINATION OF WIND AND HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS...WHITEOUTS AND IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL... ESPECIALLY OVER
OPEN COUNTRY. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO ARE
LIKELY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING 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.
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 WHITEOUT
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.
$$

WINTER STORM WARNING
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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SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-GRANT-
HOOKER-THOMAS-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...VALENTINE...
SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL...HYANNIS...
MULLEN...THEDFORD...DUNNING...TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT...
CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE
444 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009 /344 AM MST THU DEC 24 2009/
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/
FRIDAY...
THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM
MST/ FRIDAY.
* TIMING...SNOW IS LIKELY TO SPREAD INTO NORTH CENTRAL AND
NORTHWEST NEBRASKA TONIGHT LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE
DAY FRIDAY.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 11 INCHES
ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH THE HEAVIEST
ACCUMULATIONS OVER HOLT AND BOYD COUNTY.
* WINDS...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH LATE THURSDAY
NIGHT...CONTINUING THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY WITH GUSTS OF 40 MPH
BY LATE MORNING FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...PERIODS OF SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS
WILL CREATE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL AND
NORTHWEST NEBRASKA THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY. THE COMBINATION OF
WIND AND HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...
ESPECIALLY OVER OPEN COUNTRY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING 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