HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 400 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE TONIGHT WITH BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED
ON SATURDAY...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND
PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS.
.DAY ONE...THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT.
BLIZZARD WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER
MESSAGE FOR DETAILED STORM INFORMATION.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY
ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTH-CENTRAL NEBRASKA.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SAFELY REPORT ANY SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS.
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MORE INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE FOLLOWING WEB PAGE:
   HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/HASTINGS  (ALL LOWERCASE)
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WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Issue Date: 327 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 600 PM CST SAT DEC 26 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 HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR 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.
* STRONG WINDS...BLOWING SNOW...AND PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE
TONIGHT ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. BLOWING SNOW IS ALSO
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ON SATURDAY.
* ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH
LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION EXPECTED ON SATURDAY.
* STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT. WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. THESE STRONG WINDS ARE CREATING
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. THE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO DECREASE ON
SATURDAY AND BLOW AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH.
* TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE DANGEROUS THROUGH TONIGHT AND TRAVEL
SHOULD BE AVOIDED. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND SNOWFALL
WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING SNOW AND NEAR ZERO
VISIBILITIES. TRAVEL CONDITIONS MAY BE HAZARDOUS ON SATURDAY WITH
THE CONTINUED BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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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BLIZZARD WARNING
Issue Date: 345 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM
CST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* STRONG WINDS...BLOWING SNOW...AND PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED
THROUGH TONIGHT.
* ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH TONIGHT WILL RANGE
FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES.
* WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH ARE LIKELY
INTO TONIGHT. THIS WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...WITH WHITE
OUT SITUATIONS IN OPEN COUNTRY.
* TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE DANGEROUS THROUGH TONIGHT AND ALL
TRAVEL SHOULD BE AVOIDED.  THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND
SNOWFALL WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING SNOW AND NEAR ZERO
VISIBILITIES.
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: 330 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO 6 AM CST
SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6
AM FRIDAY TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW
IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY.
* STRONG WINDS...BLOWING SNOW...AND PERIODS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST
THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA.
* ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 5
INCHES. THE HEAVIER AMOUNTS APPEAR MORE LIKELY NORTH AND EAST OF
A LINE FROM ORD...TO GRAND ISLAND...TO YORK. MOST OF THE
ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL FALL ON CHRISTMAS DAY AND INTO FRIDAY
EVENING...BUT SOME AREAS WILL PICK UP AN INCH OR SO THIS
EVENING...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 281.
* HIGH WINDS GUSTING IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH WILL BE COMMON THROUGH
FRIDAY NIGHT. GUSTS OVER 50 MPH ARE LIKELY DURING THE DAY
FRIDAY. THIS WILL CREATE BLIZZARD LIKE CONDITIONS AT TIMES...AND
WHITE OUT SITUATIONS IN OPEN COUNTRY.
* TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE DANGEROUS ON CHRISTMAS DAY AND ALL
TRAVEL SHOULD BE AVOIDED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR DANGEROUS WINTER STORM
CONDITIONS...INCLUDING SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND EXTREME COLD.
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