HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 527 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 730 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
526 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
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526 PM 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...TONIGHT AND THURSDAY
SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST NEBRASKA THIS
EVENING WITH SEVERAL INCHES ACCUMULATION BEFORE TAPERING TO
FLURRIES. SOME RAIN OR POCKETS OF FREEZING RAIN MAY ALSO MOVE
THROUGH PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND WESTERN IOWA THIS
EVENING...BUT WIDESPREAD ADDITIONAL TRAVEL PROBLEMS ARE NOT
EXPECTED IN THIS AREA.
THE NEXT ROUND OF PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE AREA
ON TUESDAY. MUCH OF THE REGION WILL FINALLY BE COLD ENOUGH FOR ALL
SNOW...BUT FAR SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA SHOULD STILL
SEE ADDITIONAL FREEZING RAIN THURSDAY MORNING BEFORE SWITCHING TO
SNOW. SOME ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE QUARTER INCH COULD STILL
OCCUR FROM FALLS CITY NEBRASKA TO CLARINDA IOWA.
WINDS WILL ALSO BE INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH THROUGH THE DAY
THURSDAY AS THE SNOW BEGINS TO DEVELOP...CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW ALSO...WITH CONDITIONS DETERIORATING THROUGH
THE DAY.
AS A RESULT...A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEAST
NEBRASKA THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...AND A WINTER STORM WARNING HAS
BEEN ISSUED FOR SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA FROM
THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. A FEW INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE BY
SUNSET CHRISTMAS EVE.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. THE
HEAVIEST SNOW APPEARS TO BE SETTING UP IN THE MISSOURI RIVER
VALLEY. WINDS INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL
CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS LATE THURSDAY THROUGH CHRISTMAS
DAY. SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW WILL OCCUR...WITH A STORM TOTAL
RANGING FROM 6 TO 15 INCHES ACROSS THE REGION. THE WINDS WILL
CREATE SUBSTANTIAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WHICH MAY MAKE
TRAVEL IMPOSSIBLE AT SOME POINT THROUGH THE HOLIDAY PERIOD FOR
SOME AREAS.
THIS IS A MAJOR WINTER STORM THAT WILL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT
ON THE ENTIRE MISSOURI VALLEY REGION. REMAIN ALERT OF THE FORECAST...
ESPECIALLY IF TRAVELING...AND BE PREPARED FOR A LONG DURATION
EVENT ONCE IT BEGINS THURSDAY MORNING. YOU SHOULD BE COMPLETING
YOUR PREPAREDNESS PLANS NOW.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TONIGHT OR THURSDAY. HOWEVER...
WE DO ENCOURAGE SPOTTERS TO REPORT SNOWFALL TOTALS AND TRAVEL RELATED
IMPACTS.
$$

WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 401 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

...POWERFUL STORM TO DEVELOP THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT ...
.THE MAIN PORTION OF THE STORM SYSTEM IS OVER ARIZONA...HOWEVER
ONE PIECE OF THE STORM CAME OUT TODAY AND WILL LIFT NORTHWARD INTO
SOUTH DAKOTA AND MINNESOTA TONIGHT. AS THE STORM OVER ARIZONA
HEADS INTO TEXAS TONIGHT...ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO
MONTANA. THURSDAY...THESE TWO WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO COMBINE
INTO ONE LARGE POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM THROUGH FRIDAY AND FRIDAY
NIGHT. THE RESULT WILL BE A LULL IN SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION
TONIGHT...AND INCREASING SNOW AND NORTHWEST WINDS FOR THURSDAY
THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. SOME OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL BE MIXED
UNTIL IT CHANGES OVER TO ALL SNOW DURING THE DAY THURSDAY FOR
PARTS OF SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA. IN ADDITION TO
SOME ICING...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP.
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INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COUNCIL BLUFFS...GLENWOOD...SIDNEY...
OMAHA...BELLEVUE...PLATTSMOUTH...NEBRASKA CITY...TECUMSEH...
AUBURN...PAWNEE CITY
401 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM CST
SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH
IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* TIMING...RAIN AND PATCHY FREEZING RAIN...WILL DIMINISH
TONIGHT...WITH A LULL IN SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION UNTIL
THURSDAY. THURSDAY THE INTENSITY AND AREAL COVERAGE OF MIXED
PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW DURING THE MORNING. SNOW
HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. STRENGTHENING
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO DETERIORATING CONDITIONS
THURSDAY AND LAST THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12
INCHES OF SNOW MAY OCCUR FROM THIS STORM.
* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...ANY ICE ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT SHOULD BE VERY
LIGHT AND SPOTTY AS INITIAL TEMPERATURES WILL SUPPORT RAIN. SOME
LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH WILL BE
POSSIBLE EARLY THURSDAY.
* WINDS...THE WINDS WILL BE INCREASING THURSDAY...AND STRONG
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS SHOULD
CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT LEADING TO CONSIDERABLE BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.
* IMPACTS...THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TO TRAVEL
THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. ALONG WITH SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL
STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW LEADING TO
REDUCED VISIBILITIES. DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF THE STRONG WINDS
AND SNOW POWER OUTAGES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE DURING THE STORM.
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.
$$

WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 1217 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

...THE FIRST ROUND OF SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION IS MOVING
THROUGH...MORE TO COME THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...
.THE FIRST PART OF THE STORM IS MOVING ACROSS THE REGION TODAY
WITH SNOW...FREEZING RAIN...AND SLEET CONTINUING OVER NORTHEAST
NEBRASKA WITH RAIN TOWARD OMAHA...NEBRASKA CITY AND FALLS CITY.
TONIGHT...THE SYSTEM WILL AWAIT THE NEXT PIECE OF ENERGY...WITH A BIT
OF A LULL IN THE PRECIPITATION UNTIL THURSDAY. DURING THE DAY
THURSDAY...SNOW WILL EXPAND FROM WEST TO EAST...AND A MIX IN THE
EAST CHANGING TO SNOW. THE STORM THEN PHASES WITH ANOTHER SYSTEM
DROPPING DOWN FROM CANADA. THIS SHOULD RESULT IN PERIODS OF HEAVY
SNOW AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY
NIGHT WITH THE VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS..
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1217 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT
FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT.
THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT.
* TIMING...MIXED PRECIPITATION EARLY THURSDAY WILL CHANGE TO SNOW
  DURING THE DAY AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES...AND LAST THROUGH
  FRIDAY NIGHT.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 INCHES
 OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE...MAINLY FROM THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT.
* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...ANY ICE ACCUMULATIONS WOULD BE LIGHT TONIGHT.
* WINDS...THE WIND WILL BE INCREASING THURSDAY TO 25 TO 35 MPH
  WITH HIGHER GUSTS...AND STRONG WINDS SHOULD CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY
  NIGHT LEADING TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING CONDITIONS AND NEAR
  BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.
* IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TO TRAVEL ARE EXPECTED INTO FRIDAY
  NIGHT. ALONG WITH SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ...STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW LEADING TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
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