HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 418 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 330 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

/224 PM MST THU DEC 24 2009/
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND
NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.
A LARGE AND POWERFUL WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO LIFT ONTO THE
CENTRAL PLAINS TONIGHT. AS IT MAKES ITS WAY NORTHWARD...PERIODS OF
LIGHT SNOW ARE EXPECTED DEVELOP OVER WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA OVERNIGHT. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW WILL BE STRONG
NORTHERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 25 TO 35 MPH. THE COMBINATION OF THE
GUSTY WINDS WITH THE SNOW THAT FELL YESTERDAY...AND THE SNOW
EXPECTED TO BE FALL OVERNIGHT WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
LIGHT SNOW...WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW NORTH OF HIGHWAY
2...WILL CONTINUE FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL
ALSO CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY. BLIZZARD TO NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
WILL BE COMMON ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA...
ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 2...DURING THE DAY ON FRIDAY...LINGERING
INTO EARLY SATURDAY. LIGHTER SNOW AMOUNTS OVER SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH OCCASIONAL
NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 25 BELOW
ZERO ARE ALSO EXPECTED ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA.
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.
&&
THIS PRODUCT IS NOW AVAILABLE...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...
HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATOLOGICAL INFORMATION...AT
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NORTHPLATTE
$$

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Issue Date: 340 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 1200 PM CST 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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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.
$$
BUTTLER

WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 353 PM CST TUE DEC 22 2009
Expiration: 1200 PM CST 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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GARFIELD-WHEELER-LOGAN-CUSTER-LINCOLN-FRONTIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...
AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL...THEDFORD...DUNNING...TAYLOR...
BURWELL...BARTLETT...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW...NORTH PLATTE...
CURTIS...EUSTIS
353 PM CST TUE DEC 22 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
NOON CST FRIDAY...
THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO NOON CST FRIDAY.
* TIMING...FREEZING DRIZZLE TONIGHT WITH LIGHT SNOW DEVELOPING
AFTER MIDNIGHT OVER SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL NEBRASKA. THE SNOW WILL BECOME
WIDESPREAD WEDNESDAY AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY WITH PERIODS OF
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SNOW
WILL CONTINUE THURSDAY AND COME TO AN END FRIDAY EVENING.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 8 TO 15 INCHES ARE
LIKELY ACROSS THE AREA BY LATE THURSDAY NIGHT OR EARLY FRIDAY.
* 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
EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING TO 30 TO 40
MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG
NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ACROSS
WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE
LIKELY FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT 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.
$$