HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 514 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 700 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
456 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
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THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NEBRASKA
AND SOUTHWEST IOWA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS...WILL BE
WIDESPREAD OVER THE REGION TODAY. SOME IMPROVEMENT IS POSSIBLE THIS
AFTERNOON OVER SECTIONS OF WESTERN IOWA AND OVER MUCH OF THE
REGION TONIGHT AS WINDS DECREASE SOME. HOWEVER...CONSIDERABLE
DRIFTING SNOW WILL PERSIST WHICH WILL CONTINUE TO HAMPER SNOWPLOWS
ABILITY TO KEEP ROADS OPEN. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
THROUGH TONIGHT. IN ADDITION TO POOR VISIBILITIES IN SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW AND DRIFTED ROADS...WIND CHILL VALUES OF 10 BELOW TO
20 BELOW ZERO WILL MAKE IT EXCEPTIONALLY DANGEROUS IF YOU BECOME
STRANDED OUTSIDE.
STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 16 INCHES...WITH THE
HEAVIEST AXIS ORIENTED ALONG THE MISSOURI RIVER. TRAVEL WILL
CONTINUE TO BE VERY DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. THIS IS A
MAJOR LIFE THREATENING WINTER STORM.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE SATURDAY...ALTHOUGH THE SNOW WILL BE WINDING
DOWN WITH WINDS DECREASING DURING THIS TIME. THE SNOW SHOULD TAPER TO
FLURRIES BY EARLY SUNDAY BEFORE ENDING ALTOGETHER.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO OCCASIONALLY REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS
TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA.
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BLIZZARD WARNING
Issue Date: 937 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

...HEAVY SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT MUCH
OF THE AREA INTO SATURDAY...
.LOW PRESSURE OVER SOUTHERN MISSOURI WILL MOVE NORTH INTO IOWA ON
CHRISTMAS DAY. THIS STORM WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SNOW AND STRONG
WINDS INTO EARLY SATURDAY. WINDS SHOULD BE DECREASING SATURDAY AND
SATURDAY NIGHT AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES EAST AWAY FROM
THE AREA. SNOW DRIFTS IN SOME AREAS COULD REACH ROOFTOP LEVELS.
TRAVEL DURING THE WINTER STORM IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED DUE TO THE
COMBINATION OF SNOW...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...LOW VISIBILITY
AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY LIFE
THREATENING SITUATION.
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INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRETE...FAIRBURY
937 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A
BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY.
THIS REPLACES THE WINTER STORM WARNING.
* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW COULD BE
  HEAVY AT TIMES.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM 5 TO 10
  INCHES ARE EXPECTED.
* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS SHOULD AVERAGE 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS
  40 TO 50 MPH.
* IMPACTS...THIS WINTER STORM WILL HAVE A CRIPPLING EFFECT ON
  TRAVEL AND ACTIVITIES FROM TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. ALONG
  WITH SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL...STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING
  AND DRIFTING SNOW...LEADING TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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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WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 526 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

...HEAVY SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT MUCH OF THE AREA
INTO SATURDAY...
.THE STORM SYSTEM IS MAKING THE TURN FROM TEXAS AND LIFTING INTO
ARKANSAS AND MISSOURI TONIGHT...WITH HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS
CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. BY SATURDAY MORNING...SURFACE
LOW PRESSURE WILL BE CENTERED OVER IOWA AND WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT
INTO ILLINOIS. THIS STORM WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SNOW AND
STRONG WINDS EARLY SATURDAY...HOWEVER WILL BE DECREASING SATURDAY
AND SATURDAY NIGHT.
TRAVEL DURING THE WINTER STORM IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED DUE TO THE
COMBINATION OF SNOW...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND BITTERLY
COLD WIND CHILLS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.
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INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRETE...FAIRBURY
526 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
SATURDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY.
* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL INCREASE AND MAY BE MODERATE TO HEAVY
AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM 4 TO 8
INCHES ARE EXPECTED.
* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS
FROM 40 TO 50 MPH. THIS WILL CREATE AREAS OF LOW VISIBILITY.
* IMPACTS...THIS WINTER STORM WILL HAVE A CRIPPLING EFFECT ON
TRAVEL AND ACTIVITIES FROM TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.
ALONG WITH SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL...STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW LEADING TO NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.
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.
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