HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 306 PM MST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 300 PM MST SAT DEC 26 2009

/300 PM MST FRI DEC 25 2009/
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND
NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.
A POWERFUL WINTER STORM WILL SLOWLY WOBBLE OVER THE MID MISSOURI
VALLEY THROUGH LATE EVENING...BEFORE HEADING TO THE GREAT LAKES ON
SATURDAY. AS A RESULT WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER WESTERN
AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THE SNOW
MAY BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY OVER PORTIONS
OF NORTHWEST NEBRASKA THROUGH THE NORTHERN SANDHILLS INTO NORTH
CENTRAL NEBRASKA. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY BE IN THE 4
TO 8 INCH RANGE.
IN ADDITION TO THE SNOWFALL...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 50 MPH...WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING.
THESE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE THE MOST SEVERE
ALONG AND NORTH OF STATE HIGHWAY 2 AND ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY
83 WHERE THE MORE PERSISTENT MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL RATES
COULD BE REALIZED. VISIBILITIES WILL BE SEVERELY RESTRICTED...TO
A HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES...AND MAY PRODUCE SNOW DRIFTS DEEPER
THAN FOUR FEET WHERE THE HEAVIEST SNOW FALLS. 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 THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING AS THE STORM BEGINS TO MOVE
EASTWARD TOWARD THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND THE WESTERN GREAT
LAKES. SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW MAY BE POSSIBLE THROUGH
THE MORNING HOURS...ALONG WITH WIND CHILLS OF AROUND 15
BELOW...CREATING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR ACTIVITY CONDITIONS.
.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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