HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 509 AM MST TUE DEC 22 2009
Expiration: 515 AM MST WED DEC 23 2009

/507 AM MST TUE DEC 22 2009/
...DANGEROUS WINTER STORM TO IMPACT WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL
   NEBRASKA...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND
NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
A DANGEROUS WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE OUT ONTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS
TONIGHT AND IMPACT ALL OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA.
AREAS OF PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY AND
CONTINUE THIS EVENING ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA.
SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND SPREAD EAST OUT OF THE NEBRASKA
PANHANDLE INTO WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. SNOW WILL BE
MODERATE AT TIMES.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
SNOW WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY
SNOWFALL ON WEDNESDAY OVER WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND
CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH
WEDNESDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY CREATING NEAR
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE OUT FOR ALL OF
WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF A FOOT
OR MORE IS POSSIBLE BY THURSDAY EVENING. TRAVEL WILL BE NEARLY
IMPOSSIBLE AND VERY DANGEROUS ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA. SNOW WILL END ON FRIDAY.
ANYONE PLANNING TRAVEL OVER WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA
THROUGH FRIDAY 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: 1037 PM MST MON DEC 21 2009
Expiration: 1100 PM MST THU DEC 24 2009

...STRONG WINTER STORM TO AFFECT CENTRAL PLAINS MID WEEK...
.A STORM SYSTEM CURRENTLY OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL
CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. THE STORM IS FORECAST
TO MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES TUESDAY NIGHT AND
WEDNESDAY. THE SYSTEM WILL THEN CROSS THE ROCKIES AND MOVE ONTO
THE CENTRAL PLAINS TUESDAY NIGHT AND INTENSIFY THROUGH THE DAY ON
WEDNESDAY.
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GARDEN-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSHKOSH...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...
OGALLALA...GRANT
1036 PM MST MON DEC 21 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM TUESDAY TO
11 PM MST THURSDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM TUESDAY TO
11 PM MST THURSDAY.
* TIMING...FREEZING DRIZZLE FOLLOWED BY LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW
  WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY EVENING OVER WESTERN NEBRASKA AND INCREASE
  THROUGH THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY SPREADING EAST OVER CENTRAL AND
  NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. SNOW WILL CONTINUE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
  THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 7 TO 10 INCHES ARE
  LIKELY ACROSS THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE AND WEST CENTRAL NEBRASKA
  BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SOME AMOUNTS APPROACHING 12 INCHES ARE
  POSSIBLE.
* WINDS...EAST WINDS AT 10 TO 20 MPH TUESDAY EVENING WILL BECOME
  NORTH AND INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH THROUGH THE DAY ON
  WEDNESDAY. WIND IS THEN EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH
  WEDNESDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG
  NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ACROSS
  WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. THE STRONG WIND WILL CREATE
  NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING AND THROUGH
  THURSDAY 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. STRONG
WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE.
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