HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 354 PM CST TUE DEC 08 2009
Expiration: 345 PM CST WED DEC 09 2009

/238 PM MST TUE DEC 8 2009/
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND
NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.
A POWERFUL WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO PROGRESS EASTWARD ACROSS
THE PLAINS THIS EVENING...REACHING THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES BY
TOMORROW MORNING. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ARE STILL
EXPECTED OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA
THROUGH THE LATE EVENING HOURS...BRINGING SNOW TOTALS OF 3 TO 6
INCHES NORTH OF A LINE FROM IMPERIAL TO NORTH PLATTE TO ONEILL.
SOUTH OF THIS LINE SNOW TOTALS LOOK TO BE IN THE 6 TO 10 INCH
RANGE...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE CLOSER TO KANSAS BORDER. IN
THE HEAVIER SNOW BANDS VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO A QUARTER
TO A HALF OF A MILE AT TIMES...ASSOCIATED WITH SNOW RATES OF 1 TO
2 INCHES PER HOUR.
IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 35
MPH...WILL CREATE AREAS OF SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING. THIS
COMBINATION WILL CREATE VERY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.
LASTLY BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT AS HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE HIGH PLAINS AND CLEARING BEGINS. LOWS IN
THE DOUBLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO WILL COMBINE WITH THE WIND SPEEDS OF
10 TO 20 MPH TO CREATE VERY HAZARDOUS WIND CHILL READINGS IN THE
MINUS 20 TO MINUS 30 DEGREE RANGE.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID WEEK WITH
HIGHS
IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND LOWS 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO EXPECTED.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED TUESDAY FOR REPORTS OR SNOWFALL
RATES OF ONE INCH PER HOUR OR GREATER...ALSO FOR SNOWFALL AMOUNTS
THROUGHOUT THE EVENT AND VISIBILITY REPORTS OF 1/4 MILE OR LESS.
&&
THIS PRODUCT IS NOW AVAILABLE...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...
HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATOLOGICAL INFORMATION...AT
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NORTHPLATTE
$$

WIND CHILL ADVISORY
Issue Date: 347 PM CST TUE DEC 08 2009
Expiration: 1000 AM CST WED DEC 09 2009

.A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL EXIT THE CENTRAL PLAINS TONIGHT.
WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS TONIGHT DUE TO LOW
VISIBILITY WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ACROSS CENTRAL AND
EASTERN AREAS. POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WIND CHILL READINGS WILL
OCCUR TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING.
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HOLT-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-CUSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEILL...TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT...
BROKEN BOW
347 PM CST TUE DEC 8 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
WEDNESDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 AM CST
WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 AM CST
WEDNESDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM
CST WEDNESDAY.
* TIMING: MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING BEFORE TAPERING
OFF TO FLURRIES LATE.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS EXPECTED. STORM
TOTAL SNOWFALL FROM 6 TO 9 INCHES.
* WIND: NORTH WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH.
* IMPACTS: SNOW COULD FALL AT THE RATE OF 1/2 INCH AN HOUR...AND
VISIBILITY COULD FALL TO A QUARTER MILE THIS EVENING. BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DELAYS. WIND CHILL READINGS
WILL FALL TO 20 TO 30 BELOW TONIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...STRONG WINDS AND EXTREME
COLD 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.
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.
$$

WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 342 AM CST TUE DEC 08 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST WED DEC 09 2009

.A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL TRACK THROUGH THE CENTRAL PLAINS TODAY.
WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DETERIORATE THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WIND CHILL READINGS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT.
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CUSTER-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROKEN BOW...NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL...
HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS
341 AM CST TUE DEC 8 2009 /241 AM MST TUE DEC 8 2009/
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM
MST/ WEDNESDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM
MST/ WEDNESDAY.
* TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THIS
  MORNING ACROSS SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA AND PARTS OF NORTH CENTRAL
  NEBRASKA. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF
  IN THE EVENING.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED AND
  LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS COULD ACCUMULATE...MAINLY SOUTH OF
  INTERSTATE 80 AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 83.
* WIND: EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH THIS MORNING WILL BECOME NORTH AT
  15 TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS: SNOW COULD FALL AT THE RATE OF AN INCH PER HOUR...AND
  VISIBILITY COULD FALL TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL DEVELOP ONCE WINDS BECOME NORTH
  IN THE AFTERNOON. SOME ROADS COULD BECOME BLOCKED BY DRIFTS.
  WIND CHILL READINGS WILL FALL BELOW ZERO IN THE AFTERNOON...AND
  TO 20 TO 30 BELOW TONIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...STRONG WINDS AND EXTREME
COLD 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.
&&
$$