HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 246 PM MST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 245 PM MST 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.
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THIS PRODUCT IS NOW AVAILABLE...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...
HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATOLOGICAL INFORMATION...AT
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NORTHPLATTE
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WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 253 PM MST TUE DEC 22 2009
Expiration: 500 AM MST FRI DEC 25 2009

...A DANGEROUS WINTER STORM TO AFFECT CENTRAL PLAINS WEDNESDAY
THROUGH FRIDAY...
.AN UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL LIFT EAST ACROSS THE DESERT
SOUTHWEST...APPROACHING THE SOUTHERN PLAINS BY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHERN NEBRASKA EARLY ON
WEDNESDAY...THEN SPREAD NORTH ACROSS MOST OF WESTERN AND NORTH
CENTRAL NEBRASKA LATER WEDNESDAY...WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY.
NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT TO 25 TO 35
MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH LIKELY BY THURSDAY. THE WINDS WILL
COMBINE WITH THE SNOW TO PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. BY FRIDAY...SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 15 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHEST
ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS NORTHEASTERN AREAS.
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...DUE TO BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE FOR
DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS THURSDAY...THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY
MORNING. ACROSS MOST OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA.
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SHERIDAN-GARDEN-GRANT-HOOKER-ARTHUR-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-
WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...OSHKOSH...
HYANNIS...MULLEN...ARTHUR...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...
GRANT...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE
253 PM MST TUE DEC 22 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY...
THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY.
* TIMING...PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE IS EXPECTED TONIGHT...WITH SNOW
DEVELOPING DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS ON WEDNESDAY. SNOW IS
EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE
LIKELY ACROSS THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE AND WESTERN SANDHILLS BY
FRIDAY MORNING.
* WINDS...EAST WINDS AT 10 TO 20 MPH WILL BECOME NORTH AND
INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH THROUGH THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY. WIND IS
THEN EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...PERIODS OF SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS
WILL CREATE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH
CENTRAL NEBRASKA. THE STRONG WIND WILL CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.
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.
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