WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 254 PM MST TUE DEC 22 2009
Expiration: 1100 AM MST FRI DEC 25 2009

...A DANGEROUS WINTER STORM TO AFFECT CENTRAL PLAINS WEDNESDAY
THROUGH FRIDAY...
.AN UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL LIFT EAST ACROSS THE DESERT
SOUTHWEST...APPROACHING THE SOUTHERN PLAINS BY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHERN NEBRASKA EARLY ON
WEDNESDAY...THEN SPREAD NORTH ACROSS MOST OF WESTERN AND NORTH
CENTRAL NEBRASKA LATER WEDNESDAY...WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY.
NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT TO 25 TO 35
MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH LIKELY BY THURSDAY. THE WINDS WILL
COMBINE WITH THE SNOW TO PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. BY FRIDAY...SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 15 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHEST
ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS NORTHEASTERN AREAS.
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...DUE TO BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE FOR
DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS THURSDAY...THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY
MORNING. ACROSS MOST OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA.
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AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL...THEDFORD...DUNNING...TAYLOR...
BURWELL...BARTLETT...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW...NORTH PLATTE...
CURTIS...EUSTIS
353 PM CST TUE DEC 22 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
NOON CST FRIDAY...
THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO NOON CST FRIDAY.
* TIMING...FREEZING DRIZZLE TONIGHT WITH LIGHT SNOW DEVELOPING
  AFTER MIDNIGHT OVER SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL NEBRASKA. THE SNOW WILL BECOME
  WIDESPREAD WEDNESDAY AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY WITH PERIODS OF
  MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SNOW
  WILL CONTINUE THURSDAY AND COME TO AN END FRIDAY EVENING.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 8 TO 15 INCHES ARE
  LIKELY ACROSS THE AREA BY LATE THURSDAY NIGHT OR EARLY FRIDAY.
* WINDS...EAST WINDS AT 10 TO 20 MPH WILL BECOME NORTH AND
  INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH THROUGH THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY. WIND IS
  EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING TO 30 TO 40
  MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG
  NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ACROSS
  WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE
  LIKELY FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT.
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. STRONG
WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE.
&&
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 249 PM MST TUE DEC 22 2009
Expiration: 245 PM MST WED DEC 23 2009

/238 PM MST TUE DEC 22 2009/
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND
NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.
A DANGEROUS WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE OUT ONTO THE CENTRAL
PLAINS TONIGHT AND IMPACT ALL OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA. AREAS OF PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL BE POSSIBLE
TONIGHT ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. LIGHT SNOW
WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE AND SOUTHWEST
NEBRASKA OVERNIGHT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
SNOW WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY
SNOWFALL ON WEDNESDAY OVER WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. THE
SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT...BEFORE TAPERING TO
LIGHT SNOW THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35
TO 45 MPH WEDNESDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY CREATING
NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY OVER CENTRAL NEBRASKA. WINTER
STORM WARNINGS ARE OUT FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF A FOOT OR MORE IS POSSIBLE BY
THURSDAY EVENING. TRAVEL WILL BE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AND VERY
DANGEROUS ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. THE SNOW AND
WIND WILL FINALLY END ON FRIDAY.
ANYONE PLANNING TRAVEL OVER WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA
THROUGH FRIDAY SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS
AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO RELAY SNOWFALL REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.
&&
THIS PRODUCT IS NOW AVAILABLE...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...
HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATOLOGICAL INFORMATION...AT
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NORTHPLATTE
$$

WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 823 AM MST MON DEC 21 2009
Expiration: 500 PM MST THU DEC 24 2009

...STRONG WINTER STORM TO AFFECT CENTRAL PLAINS MID WEEK...
.A STORM SYSTEM OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL CONTINUE TO
ORGANIZE AND MOVE SOUTHEAST INTO THE FOUR CORNERS REGION THROUGH
TUESDAY. THE SYSTEM WILL CROSS THE ROCKIES AND MOVE ONTO THE
CENTRAL PLAINS TUESDAY EVENING AND INTENSIFY THROUGH THE DAY ON
WEDNESDAY.
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INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...CODY...MERRIMAN...
KILGORE
823 AM MST MON DEC 21 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* TIMING...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY EVENING OVER
WESTERN NEBRASKA AND INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY
SPREADING EAST OVER WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. SNOW
WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND THROUGH THE DAY ON THURSDAY.
* SNOW ACCUMULATION...STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* WINDS...EAST WINDS AT 10 TO 20 MPH TUESDAY EVENING WILL BECOME NORTH
AND INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH THROUGH THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY.
WEDNESDAY EVENING AS THE STORM INTENSIFIES NORTH WINDS WILL
INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH AND
CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG
NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ACROSS
WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA.
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.
$$