HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK Issue Date: 523 AM CST SUN DEC 06 2009 Expiration: 730 PM CST SUN DEC 06 2009 Expires:200912070130;;
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
522 AM CST SUN DEC 6 2009
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MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-
PAGE-KNOX-CEDAR-THURSTON-ANTELOPE-PIERCE-WAYNE-BOONE-MADISON-
STANTON-CUMING-BURT-PLATTE-COLFAX-DODGE-WASHINGTON-BUTLER-
SAUNDERS-DOUGLAS-SARPY-SEWARD-LANCASTER-CASS-OTOE-SALINE-
JEFFERSON-GAGE-JOHNSON-NEMAHA-PAWNEE-RICHARDSON-
522 AM CST SUN DEC 6 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
SNOW WILL DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING ACROSS EASTERN NEBRASKA AND MOVE
INTO WESTERN IOWA BY EARLY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE
EVENING HOURS BEFORE ENDING AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 4
INCHES EXPECTED IN AN AREA BOUND BY TEKAMAH TO NORFOLK TO LINCOLN
TO OMAHA TO HARLAN. TO THE SOUTH AND NORTH OF THAT AREA...1 TO 3
INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM IS POSSIBLE BEGINNING ON MONDAY NIGHT
AND CONTINUING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS
BEEN ISSUED FOR THAT TIME FRAME. SNOW FALL OF 6 INCHES OR
GREATER...ALONG WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOWFALL ARE
ALL POSSIBLE FROM THIS SYSTEM AND MAY MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT.
THE PROGRESS OF THIS POTENTIAL WINTER STORM SHOULD BE MONITORED
CLOSELY FOR SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TO TRAVEL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
STORM SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT...BUT
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF TWO INCHES
OR GREATER.
$$ WINTER STORM WATCH Issue Date: 420 AM CST SUN DEC 06 2009 Expiration: 600 AM CST WED DEC 09 2009 ...TWO WINTER WEATHER SYSTEMS HEADED FOR THE AREA...
.A QUICK MOVING WINTER WEATHER SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE AREA TODAY.
THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW TO THE
REGION. THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO QUICKLY EXIT THE AREA THIS
EVENING WITH SNOW COMING TO AND END AFTER MIDNIGHT.
A SECOND...POTENTIALLY STRONGER WINTER STORM...WILL IMPACT THE
AREA STARTING ON MONDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.
SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA ON MONDAY NIGHT. THE
SNOW IS THEN EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN INTENSITY AND COVERAGE
THROUGH THE DAY ON TUESDAY. SNOW WILL COME TO AN END ON TUESDAY
NIGHT...BUT AS THE SYSTEM MOVES OUT OF THE AREA...STRONG NORTH AND
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE LEADING TO CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING.
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MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE-JEFFERSON-GAGE-JOHNSON-NEMAHA-PAWNEE-
RICHARDSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RED OAK...SIDNEY...CLARINDA...
FAIRBURY...BEATRICE...TECUMSEH...AUBURN...PAWNEE CITY...
FALLS CITY
420 AM CST SUN DEC 6 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH
LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH
LATE TUESDAY NIGHT.
* TIMING: ALTHOUGH SNOW IS LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...MINOR ACCUMULATIONS ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED. MORE
SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATING SNOW MAY DEVELOP MONDAY NIGHT AND
CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 INCHES OF MORE ARE
POSSIBLE FROM THIS SYSTEM.
* WINDS: STRONG NORTH AND NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE. THIS WOULD LEAD TO CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW.
* IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TO TRAVEL ARE POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY
AND TUESDAY NIGHT DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. TRAVEL BY
TUESDAY NIGHT MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT AND LAST INTO THE DAY ON
WEDNESDAY BEFORE IMPROVING.
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.
$$
BOUSTEAD
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