HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 354 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

Expires:200912261200;;
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
348 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
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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 SATURDAY
A SEVERE WINTER STORM CONTINUES TO AFFECT A LARGE PART OF THE
CENTRAL PLAINS. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 5 INCHES
IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH SATURDAY. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL PERSIST...WHICH WILL CONTINUE TO HAMPER
CLEARING OF ROADWAYS. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH
TONIGHT FOR AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 77. BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS...WILL BE WIDESPREAD OVER
THAT REGION TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY.
TRAVEL WILL CONTINUE TO BE VERY DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE.
THIS REMAINS A MAJOR...LIFE THREATENING WINTER STORM.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...ALTHOUGH
THE SNOW AND WINDS WILL BE DIMINISHING. THE SNOW SHOULD TAPER TO
FLURRIES ON SUNDAY=.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO OCCASIONALLY REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS
TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA.
$$

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Issue Date: 326 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 600 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT MUCH OF EASTERN
NEBRASKA INTO SATURDAY MORNING...
.LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS IOWA TONIGHT. THIS
SYSTEM WILL SPREAD SNOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.
STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MUCH OF
TODAY...MAINLY ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 77. CONDITIONS HAVE
IMPROVED SOMEWHAT OVER WESTERN IOWA AND TO AREAS IN NEBRASKA EAST
OF HIGHWAY 77...HOWEVER CONSIDERABLE DRIFTING SNOW WILL PERSIST
AND MANY ROADS WILL BE IMPASSABLE IN PLACES.
TRAVEL DURING THIS 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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326 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST
SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY.
* TIMING...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE GENERALLY WEST OF
HIGHWAY 77.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...NEW SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT WILL RANGE ANYWHERE
FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES.
* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS SHOULD AVERAGE 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS
TO OVER 40 MPH.
* IMPACTS...THIS BLIZZARD WILL HAVE A CRIPPLING EFFECT ON TRAVEL
AND ACTIVITIES INTO SATURDAY MORNING. ALONG WITH SIGNIFICANT
SNOWFALL...STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW...LEADING TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS. SOME ROADS HAVE ALREADY DRIFTED SHUT.
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.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW
AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.
$$
MAYES/BOUSTEAD/KERN

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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SALINE-JEFFERSON-
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.
$$

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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401 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM CST
SATURDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...
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 WEATHER
ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT.
* TIMING...A MIX OF VERY LIGHT RAIN...FREEZING DRIZZLE...SLEET AND
SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT...HOWEVER ANY AMOUNTS SHOULD BE
LIGHT. THE INTENSITY AND AREAL COVERAGE WILL INCREASE...WITH ALL
SNOW EXPECTED DURING THE MORNING WITH DETERIORATING CONDITIONS
DUE TO THE STRENGTHENING WINDS.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES OF
SNOW MAY OCCUR FROM THIS STORM WITH LIGHTER AMOUNTS TOWARD FAIRBURY.
* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...ANY ICE ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BE VERY LIGHT.
* WINDS...THE WIND 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 ICE STILL ON TREES AND POWER LINES...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: 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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TECUMSEH...PAWNEE CITY
430 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...
...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS CANCELLED THE
FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN
EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT.
THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT.
* TIMING...FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO WARM ABOVE FREEZING BY AFTERNOON
LEADING TO JUST RAIN. HEAVIER PRECIPITATION IS THEN EXPECTED TO
DECREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH SOME DRIZZLE OR FREEZING
DRIZZLE CONTINUING THROUGH THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. HEAVIER
SNOW WILL POSSIBLY START TO IMPACT THE REGION THURSDAY THROUGH
FRIDAY NIGHT.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 INCHES
OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE...MAINLY FROM THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT.
* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...ICE ACCUMULATIONS AROUND ONE TENTH OF AN
INCH ARE LIKELY TODAY.
* WINDS...THE WIND WILL BE INCREASING THURSDAY TO 20 TO 30 MPH
WITH HIGHER GUSTS...AND STRONG WINDS SHOULD CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY
NIGHT LEADING TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF NEW SNOW.
* IMPACTS...THIS SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT
IMPACTS TO TRAVEL FROM TODAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. ALONG WITH
SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS...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.
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