HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 337 PM CST TUE DEC 08 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST WED DEC 09 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
324 PM CST TUE DEC 8 2009
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GOSPER-PHELPS-KEARNEY-ADAMS-CLAY-FILLMORE-FURNAS-HARLAN-FRANKLIN-
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324 PM CST TUE DEC 8 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND
PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM WEDNESDAY. PLEASE
SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE WEDNESDAY MORNING. WEDNESDAY MORNING
WIND CHILL READINGS WILL RANGE FROM 20 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.
DANGEROUS WIND CHILL READINGS AROUND 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO ARE
POSSIBLE AGAIN WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS.
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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 STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 351 AM CST MON DEC 07 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST WED DEC 09 2009

...A MAJOR WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE CENTRAL PLAINS TONIGHT
THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...
.SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES
ON TUESDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TUESDAY EVENING AND THEN TAPER OFF
TUESDAY NIGHT.  WIDESPREAD HEAVY SNOWFALL OF AT LEAST 6
INCHES...AND EVEN EXCESS OF 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY WEDNESDAY
MORNING. STRONG NORTH WINDS WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH WILL CAUSE
WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITIES TUESDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. WIND CHILLS WILL DROP TO THE
10 TO 20 DEGREE BELOW RANGE TUESDAY NIGHT. ANYONE WITH TRAVEL
PLANS THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING SHOULD BE PREPARED
FOR DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS...AT TIMES RESULTING IN
IMPASSABLE ROADWAYS TUESDAY NIGHT.
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GOSPER-PHELPS-KEARNEY-ADAMS-CLAY-FILLMORE-FURNAS-HARLAN-FRANKLIN-
WEBSTER-NUCKOLLS-THAYER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PHILLIPSBURG...SMITH CENTER...MANKATO...
PLAINVILLE...STOCKTON...OSBORNE...BELOIT...ORD...FULLERTON...
LOUP CITY...ST. PAUL...CENTRAL CITY...OSCEOLA...LEXINGTON...
KEARNEY...GRAND ISLAND...AURORA...YORK...ELWOOD...HOLDREGE...
MINDEN...HASTINGS...CLAY CENTER...GENEVA...BEAVER CITY...ALMA...
FRANKLIN...RED CLOUD...SUPERIOR...NELSON...HEBRON
351 AM CST MON DEC 7 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
CST WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM
WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING AND BECOME WIDESPREAD OVERNIGHT.
SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY AND END LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT.
* WIDESPREAD SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.
SNOW AMOUNTS MAY EXCEED 12 INCHES SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM YORK
NEBRASKA TO SMITH CENTER AND OSBORNE KANSAS.
* NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND
GUST NEAR 40 MPH. THE WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG TUESDAY NIGHT AND
WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CAUSE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW...AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. DANGEROUS WIND CHILL READINGS
OF 10 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT.
* HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND CONDITIONS
WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. TRAVEL IS NOT
RECOMMENDED DURING THIS TIME FRAME. NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS
MAY OCCUR DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING 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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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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HALL-HAMILTON-YORK-GOSPER-PHELPS-KEARNEY-ADAMS-CLAY-FILLMORE-
FURNAS-HARLAN-FRANKLIN-WEBSTER-NUCKOLLS-THAYER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORD...FULLERTON...LOUP CITY...
ST. PAUL...CENTRAL CITY...OSCEOLA...LEXINGTON...KEARNEY...
GRAND ISLAND...AURORA...YORK...ELWOOD...HOLDREGE...MINDEN...
HASTINGS...CLAY CENTER...GENEVA...BEAVER CITY...ALMA...FRANKLIN...
RED CLOUD...SUPERIOR...NELSON...HEBRON
404 AM CST SUN DEC 6 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO
9 PM CST THIS EVENING...
...WINTER STORM WATCH 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 FROM 9 AM THIS
MORNING TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING.
A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WINTER STORM WATCH
IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT.
* THE FIRST OF TWO STORM SYSTEMS WILL IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA TODAY WITH LIGHT SNOW THROUGH EARLY EVENING. A
SECOND...MUCH STRONGER STORM WILL PUSH SNOW INTO THE AREA AROUND
MIDNIGHT MONDAY NIGHT...AND CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF TUESDAY
NIGHT.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTH
CENTRAL NEBRASKA TODAY. THE SECOND STORM ON TUESDAY WILL DUMP MUCH
HEAVIER SNOW AMOUNTS...LIKELY IN THE 6 TO 10 INCH RANGE.
* BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW PROBLEMS WILL BE LIMITED TODAY...BUT THAT
WILL NOT BE THE CASE WITH THE SECOND STORM. NORTH WINDS AT 20 TO
30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY NIGHT.
* LOCALLY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...AS ROADS BECOME SNOW PACKED AND VISIBILITIES ARE
REDUCED AT TIMES. THE SECOND STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO RESULT
IN DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO HEAVIER SNOW AMOUNTS AND
MUCH STRONGER WINDS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
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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