HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 406 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 400 PM CST 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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BLIZZARD WARNING
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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EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-LOUP-GARFIELD-
WHEELER-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...
AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL...TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT...
CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE
340 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009 /240 PM MST THU DEC 24 2009/
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/
FRIDAY...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ FRIDAY TO
NOON CST /11 AM MST/ SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A
BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/
FRIDAY TO NOON CST /11 AM MST/ SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING
IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ FRIDAY.
* TIMING...SNOW IS LIKELY TO SPREAD INTO NORTH CENTRAL AND
NORTHWEST NEBRASKA OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE SATURDAY.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 11 INCHES
ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH THE HEAVIEST
ACCUMULATIONS ALONG HIGHWAY 20 AND IN BOYD AND HOLT COUNTIES
* WINDS...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH LATE TONIGHT.
BY FRIDAY...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 55
MPH ARE POSSIBLE OVER NORTHERN NEBRASKA.
* IMPACTS...PERIODS OF SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS
WILL CREATE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL AND
NORTHWEST NEBRASKA THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. THE
COMBINATION OF WIND AND HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS...WHITEOUTS AND IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL... ESPECIALLY OVER
OPEN COUNTRY. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO ARE
LIKELY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING 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.
A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.
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