HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 442 AM MST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 445 AM MST 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
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WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Issue Date: 240 PM MST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 1100 AM MST 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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GARDEN-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-
FRONTIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSHKOSH...ARTHUR...TRYON...CHAPPELL...
BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL...
HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS
340 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009 /240 PM MST THU DEC 24 2009/
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM
MST/ SATURDAY...
THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
/11 AM MST/ SATURDAY.
* TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FRIDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE
INTO SATURDAY.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES
ARE POSSIBLE.
* WINDS...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS
TO 45 MPH FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND
DRIFTING OF THE EXISTING SNOW ON THE GROUND AND ANY ADDITIONAL
SNOW THAT ACCUMULATES. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS FRIDAY AND
SATURDAY ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN NEBRASKA DUE TO BLOWING SNOW.
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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