HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 630 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 600 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
629 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
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MILLS IA-MONONA IA-MONTGOMERY IA-NEMAHA-OTOE-PAGE IA-PAWNEE-PIERCE-
PLATTE-POTTAWATTAMIE IA-RICHARDSON-SALINE-SARPY-SAUNDERS-SEWARD-
SHELBY IA-STANTON-THURSTON-WASHINGTON-WAYNE-
629 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST
IOWA...WEST CENTRAL IOWA...EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA...NORTHEAST
NEBRASKA AND SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
AREAS GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE 80 CORRIDOR WILL
LIKELY SEE A MIXED BAG OF PRECIPITATION CONSISTING OF RAIN...SLEET...
AND OR FREEZING RAIN THROUGH TONIGHT. WITH THE ONSET OF FREEZING RAIN
THIS MORNING OVER EASTERN NEBRASKA...LOCATIONS AT GREATEST RISK FOR
ACCUMULATING ICE WILL FALL WITHIN AREAS BETWEEN THE OMAHA METRO AND
NEBRASKA CITY...THEN SOUTHWESTWARD TO SEWARD AND FAIRBURY.
AS FOR SOUTHWEST IOWA...THE MAIN THREAT FOR ACCUMULATING ICE WILL
FALL WITHIN POTTAWATTAMIE...MILLS...FREMONT...AND MONTGOMERY
COUNTIES. OTHERWISE...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE
FOR AREAS MAINLY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING 25 TO 35 MPH COUPLE WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE
TO HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WITH NEAR
WHITE OUT CONDITIONS OVER THE MAJORITY OF THE OUTLOOK AREA THURSDAY
AND CHRISTMAS EVE. SNOWFALL WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF LATE FRIDAY
NIGHT WITH POSSIBLE ACCUMULATION TOTALS AROUND A FOOT OVER NORTHEAST
NEBRASKA...AND 6 TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE OVER EAST CENTRAL AND
SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA... AND SOUTHWEST IOWA.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT...BUT
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT SNOWFALL TOTALS OR ICING REPORTS.
$$

WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 430 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

...MESSY LONG DURATION WINTER STORM STILL ON TRACK FOR EASTERN
NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA...
.A LARGE AND INTENSE STORM SYSTEM WILL START TO AFFECT THE AREA
TODAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY ON CHRISTMAS. THE STORM SYSTEM
WILL SPREAD SEVERAL ROUNDS OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION THROUGH THE
PERIOD LEADING TO POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL PROBLEMS FOR
THE CHRISTMAS WEEK. THE FIRST BATCH OF PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED
TODAY...WITH THE SECOND TONIGHT AND THEN THE THIRD AND FINAL FROM
THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. AS THE PRECIPITATION BECOMES ALL SNOW WITH
TIME...WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE LEADING TO CONSIDERABLE BLOWING
AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. CONDITIONS WILL START TO IMPROVE BY THE
WEEKEND.
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MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-BURT-WASHINGTON-SAUNDERS-
DOUGLAS-SARPY-SEWARD-LANCASTER-CASS-OTOE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONAWA...MISSOURI VALLEY...HARLAN...
COUNCIL BLUFFS...TEKAMAH...BLAIR...WAHOO...OMAHA...BELLEVUE...
SEWARD...LINCOLN...PLATTSMOUTH...NEBRASKA CITY
430 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...
THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT.
* TIMING...THE STORM SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE SEVERAL WAVES OF
PRECIPITATION. A WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW
ARE EXPECTED TODAY. THE PRECIPITATION WILL TEND TOWARD FREEZING
RAIN AND RAIN THIS AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST OF
OMAHA. THE WINTRY MIX WILL CONTINUE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...CHANGING
MORE TOWARD SLEET AND SNOW WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. SNOW IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY NIGHT.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 OR MORE INCHES MAY
OCCUR FROM THIS STORM.
* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE
THROUGH TONIGHT. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS LOOK TO
BE SOUTH OF SEWARD TO TEKAMAH TO HARLAN IOWA WHERE MORE THAN A
TENTH TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH OR MORE OF ICE IS POSSIBLE.
* WINDS...THE WIND WILL BE INCREASING THURSDAY...AND STRONG
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS SHOULD
CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT LEADING TO CONSIDERABLE BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW LEADING TO NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS.
* IMPACTS...THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TO TRAVEL
FROM TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. ALONG WITH SIGNIFICANT
SNOWFALL AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS...STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW LEADING TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES. DUE
TO THE COMBINATION OF THE STRONG WINDS AND ICE
ACCUMULATIONS...POWER OUTAGES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE FROM THE
STORM.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THAT THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR
SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT
TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
$$
BOUSTEAD/DEE

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Issue Date: 347 PM CST TUE DEC 22 2009
Expiration: 1200 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009

...HOLIDAY TRAVEL TO BE AFFECTED BY A MAJOR WINTER STORM THIS
WEEK...
.A LARGE STORM SYSTEM OVER THE WEST COAST...WILL MOVE INTO THE
ROCKIES AND THEN PLAINS STATES THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL
PHASE WITH ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WEDNESDAY...RESULTING IN A VERY
COMPLEX WEATHER SITUATION THIS WEEK. A VARIETY OF WEATHER IS
EXPECTED WITH HEAVY SNOW...SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND RAIN...THEN
AS THE SYSTEM PULLS ENOUGH COLD AIR IN...THE PRECIPITATION WILL
CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW AND ICE ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS SYSTEM WITH A HIGH IMPACT TO
TRAVEL.
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MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-BURT-WASHINGTON-SAUNDERS-
DOUGLAS-SARPY-SEWARD-LANCASTER-CASS-OTOE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONAWA...MISSOURI VALLEY...HARLAN...
COUNCIL BLUFFS...TEKAMAH...BLAIR...WAHOO...OMAHA...BELLEVUE...
SEWARD...LINCOLN...PLATTSMOUTH...NEBRASKA CITY
347 PM CST TUE DEC 22 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
MIDNIGHT CST WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREEZING DRIZZLE...FREEZING RAIN...AND SLEET
AND SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT CST
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
* TIMING...THE STORM SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE SEVERAL WAVES OF
PRECIPITATION. A WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING
DRIZZLE...SLEET...SNOW...AND RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH
MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT. INITIALLY THE PRECIPITATION WILL BE LIGHT
TONIGHT...WITH FREEZING DRIZZLE...THEN INCREASE IN INTENSITY
WITH FREEZING RAIN WEDNESDAY MORNING. SOME AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE
ENOUGH WARMING OF SURFACE TEMPERATURES...ESPECIALLY FOR AREAS
ALONG AND SOUTH OF OMAHA TO CHANGE OVER TO RAIN. WEDNESDAY NIGHT
THE WINTRY MIX WILL CONTINUE CHANGING OVER TO ALL SNOW LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 INCHES OR MORE ARE
POSSIBLE FROM THIS STORM.
* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY
MORNING BEFORE THE FREEZING RAIN BECOMES ALL RAIN. THE MOST
SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS LOOK TO BE SOUTH OF SEWARD TO
TEKAMAH TO HARLAN IOWA WHERE MORE THAN A TENTH TO A QUARTER OF
AN INCH OR MORE OF ICE IS POSSIBLE.
* WINDS...THE WIND WILL BE INCREASING THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY
NIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY. SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW IS POSSIBLE DURING THAT TIME.
* IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TO TRAVEL ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS
STORM SYSTEM. DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF THE STRONG WINDS AND
SOME ICE ACCUMULATIONS...POWER OUTAGES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE
FROM THE STORM.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THAT THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR
SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT
TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
$$
ZAPOTOCNY/DEWALD