HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 255 PM CST SUN DEC 06 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST MON DEC 07 2009

...WINTER WEATHER TO IMPACT THE REGION THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND
PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS.
.DAY ONE...THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT.
SNOW WILL TAPPER OFF AND END AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. AMOUNTS WILL
BE 2 TO 4 INCHES IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND 3 TO 5 INCHES IN
SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH THIS EVENING MAY
CAUSE SOME DRIFTING OF THE SNOW.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.
A WINTER STORM WATCH IS POSTED FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY
NIGHT FOR THE OUTLOOK AREA. HEAVY SNOW IN EXCESS OF 6 INCHES IS
EXPECTED...WITH WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW LIKELY BY
TUESDAY EVENING. THE STORM WILL MOVE OUT BY DAWN WEDNESDAY...WITH
FRIGID COLD TEMPERATURES IN ITS WAKE.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT SNOW FALL AMOUNTS TONIGHT AND
PREPARE FOR THE WINTER STORM TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.
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MORE INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE FOLLOWING WEB PAGE:
   HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/HASTINGS  (ALL LOWERCASE)
$$

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Issue Date: 242 PM CST SUN DEC 06 2009
Expiration: 900 PM CST SUN DEC 06 2009

...SNOW TO END TONIGHT...BUT ANOTHER MAJOR WINTER STORM EXPECTED
BY TUESDAY...
.THE FIRST OF TWO WINTER STORMS TO IMPACT NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND
SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA WILL BE ENDING TONIGHT. SNOW WILL TAPPER
OFF AROUND 9 PM AND SHOULD END SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS BY MIDNIGHT SHOULD RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES IN SOUTH
CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND 2 TO 4 INCHES IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS.
THE SECOND SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA LATE MONDAY NIGHT
THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM...
LIKELY PRODUCING HEAVY SNOW IN EXCESS OF 6 INCHES...AND STRONG
NORTH WINDS RESULTING IN WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING
CONDITIONS BY TUESDAY NIGHT. ANYONE WITH TRAVEL PLANS FROM LATE
MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS...AT TIMES
RESULTING IN IMPASSABLE ROAD CONDITIONS TUESDAY NIGHT. THE HEAVY
SNOW WILL BE FOLLOWED UP BY FRIGID COLD TEMPERATURES WEDNESDAY.
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PHILLIPS-SMITH-JEWELL-ROOKS-OSBORNE-MITCHELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PHILLIPSBURG...SMITH CENTER...MANKATO...
PLAINVILLE...STOCKTON...OSBORNE...BELOIT
242 PM CST SUN DEC 6 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT
THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST
THIS EVENING. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE
MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES.
ADDITIONAL SNOWS ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT.
* WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WILL CAUSE SOME DRIFTING OF SNOW THIS
EVENING BUT SHOULD NOT BE A MAJOR FACTOR.  STRONG NORTH WINDS
WILL SPILL ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS TUESDAY EVENING...WITH
GUSTS OVER 30 MPH AT TIMES. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL BE A
MAJOR ISSUE...ALONG WITH VERY LOW VISIBILITIES.
* SOME LOCAL HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT AS
THE CURRENT STORM TAPPERS OFF. THE STORM ON TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR WIDESPREAD TRAVEL IMPACTS...
WITH TRAVEL BECOMING DANGEROUS TO DIFFICULT AT TIMES. NEAR WHITE
OUT CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR IN OPEN COUNTRY AT THE HEIGHT OF THE
STORM.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THOSE TRAVELING ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS SHOULD ALLOW EXTRA
TIME AND SLOW DOWN THIS EVENING AS THE SNOW WILL CAUSE RESTRICTED
VISIBILITIES AND SNOW COVERED ROADS.
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR
THE LATEST FORECASTS.
$$

WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 404 AM CST SUN DEC 06 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST WED DEC 09 2009

...LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TODAY FOLLOWED BY A MAJOR WINTER STORM TUESDAY...
.TWO WINTER WEATHER SYSTEMS WILL IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND
NORTH CENTRAL THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE FIRST WILL BE TODAY...WITH A
STEADY LIGHT SNOW FALL SETTING UP BY MIDDAY...CONTINUING THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON...AND WRAPPING UP THIS EVENING. IN SOUTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA...AN AVERAGE OF ABOUT 3 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS
EXPECTED TODAY...ALTHOUGH A FEW SPOTS MAY MEASURE AROUND 4 INCHES
OF SNOW. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS POSTED FOR SOUTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA TODAY AND EARLY THIS EVENING. IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
SNOWFALL WILL BE ON THE ORDER OF 1 TO 2 INCHES TODAY.
THE SECOND SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY NIGHT. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM...LIKELY PRODUCING
HEAVY SNOW IN EXCESS OF 6 INCHES...AND STRONG NORTH WINDS RESULTING
IN WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING CONDITIONS BY TUESDAY NIGHT. ANYONE
WITH TRAVEL PLANS FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...
SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS...AT TIMES RESULTING IN IMPASSABLE ROAD CONDITIONS
TUESDAY NIGHT. THE HEAVY SNOW WILL BE FOLLOWED UP BY FRIGID COLD
TEMPERATURES WEDNESDAY.
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INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PHILLIPSBURG...SMITH CENTER...MANKATO...
PLAINVILLE...STOCKTON...OSBORNE...BELOIT
404 AM CST SUN DEC 6 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH
LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH
LATE TUESDAY NIGHT.
* LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD AREA LATE MONDAY NIGHT AND
CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY EVENING.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.
* STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL SPILL ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS
TUESDAY EVENING...WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH AT TIMES. BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW WILL BE A MAJOR ISSUE...ALONG WITH VERY LOW
VISIBILITIES.
* THE STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR WIDESPREAD TRAVEL IMPACTS...WITH
TRAVEL BECOMING DANGEROUS TO DIFFICULT AT TIMES. NEAR WHITE OUT
CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR IN OPEN COUNTRY AT THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM.
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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