HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 1241 PM CST MON DEC 07 2009
Expiration: 245 AM CST TUE DEC 08 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
1240 PM CST MON DEC 7 2009
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STANTON-CUMING-BURT-PLATTE-COLFAX-DODGE-WASHINGTON-BUTLER-
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1240 PM CST MON DEC 7 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST
IOWA...WEST CENTRAL IOWA...EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA...NORTHEAST
NEBRASKA AND SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
ALTHOUGH THERE MAY BE A FEW FLURRIES AROUND THIS AFTERNOON...THE SNOW
IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND MOVE INTO SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA TONIGHT AND
EXPAND ACROSS MOST OF EASTERN NEBRASKA AND WESTERN IOWA OVERNIGHT.
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE MOST SIGNIFICANT OVERNIGHT OVER
SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA WHERE 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. MOST
OTHER LOCATIONS WILL RECEIVE AN INCH OR LESS THROUGH TONIGHT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TUESDAY AND TUESDAY
NIGHT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY ON TUESDAY
WHILE INCREASING IN INTENSITY. THE SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL
CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY NIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 OR MORE INCHES ARE POSSIBLE
OVER NEARLY ALL OF EASTERN NEBRASKA AND WESTERN IOWA WITH THIS
SYSTEM...WITH THE MOST SNOW LIKELY OVER SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA AND
SOUTHWEST IOWA WHERE UPWARDS OF 12 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE.
WINDS WILL INCREASE BY TUESDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO THE DAY ON
WEDNESDAY. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW MAY LEAD TO
BLIZZARD CONDITION...LEADING TO EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS
THROUGH THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY. ALSO...STRONG WINDS FROM TUESDAY
NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT WILL COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES
AROUND THE SINGLE DIGITS TO CREATE WIND CHILLS OF 10 TO 20 BELOW
ZERO.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT...HOWEVER SPOTTERS
ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 2 INCHES TO
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA.
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WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 420 AM CST SUN DEC 06 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST WED DEC 09 2009

...TWO WINTER WEATHER SYSTEMS HEADED FOR THE AREA...
.A QUICK MOVING WINTER WEATHER SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE AREA TODAY.
THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW TO THE
REGION. THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO QUICKLY EXIT THE AREA THIS
EVENING WITH SNOW COMING TO AND END AFTER MIDNIGHT.
A SECOND...POTENTIALLY STRONGER WINTER STORM...WILL IMPACT THE
AREA STARTING ON MONDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.
SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA ON MONDAY NIGHT. THE
SNOW IS THEN EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN INTENSITY AND COVERAGE
THROUGH THE DAY ON TUESDAY. SNOW WILL COME TO AN END ON TUESDAY
NIGHT...BUT AS THE SYSTEM MOVES OUT OF THE AREA...STRONG NORTH AND
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE LEADING TO CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING.
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MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-THURSTON-BURT-
WASHINGTON-DOUGLAS-SARPY-CASS-OTOE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONAWA...MISSOURI VALLEY...HARLAN...
COUNCIL BLUFFS...GLENWOOD...PENDER...TEKAMAH...BLAIR...OMAHA...
BELLEVUE...PLATTSMOUTH...NEBRASKA CITY
420 AM CST SUN DEC 6 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 3 AM CST
MONDAY...
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH
LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 3
AM CST MONDAY.
A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WINTER STORM
WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY
NIGHT.
* TIMING: SNOW WILL DEVELOP BY EARLY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE AREA.
SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING.
SNOW IS LIKELY TO DEVELOP FROM THE SECOND SYSTEM ON MONDAY NIGHT
AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED...WITH A FEW HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IN AN AREA
BOUND BY TEKAMAH TO OMAHA TO HARLAN TO ONAWA. ACCUMULATIONS OF
6 INCHES OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE SECOND WEATHER SYSTEM.
* WINDS: NORTHEAST WINDS...BECOMING NORTH TONIGHT AT 10 TO 20 MPH
WILL LEAD TO MINOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING FOR THE FIRST SYSTEM.
MUCH STRONGER WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE SECOND
SYSTEM.
* IMPACTS: MOST OF THE IMPACTS FROM THE SYSTEM TODAY WILL BE MINOR
TRAFFIC DIFFICULTIES FROM SNOW COVERED ROADS. VISIBILITIES MAY
BE REDUCED FROM FALLING SNOW AND MINOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING IN
OPEN AREAS. THE SYSTEM ON MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT MAY
HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT FROM FALLING SNOW...AS WELL AS BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH WILL LIKELY MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT.
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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