HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 1207 PM CST TUE DEC 08 2009
Expiration: 215 AM CST WED DEC 09 2009

Expires:200912090815;;
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
1204 PM CST TUE DEC 8 2009
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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
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND
CONTINUE OVERNIGHT OVER ALL OF EASTERN NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST
IOWA. THIS WILL CREATE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.
SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON
WITH SOME ONE INCH PER HOUR SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE SOUTH
OF INTERSTATE 80. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
ACROSS THE REGION...WITH SOME HEAVIER AMOUNTS CLOSER TO THE KANSAS
BORDER AND LIGHTER AMOUNTS CLOSER TO THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER.
WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL CREATE
SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT
TO CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS.
TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TONIGHT INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW TO
SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO. THE COMBINATION OF COLD TEMPERATURES AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE WIND CHILLS OF 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO. THE
COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND COLD WIND CHILLS
WILL CREATE TREACHEROUS OUTDOORS CONDITIONS THROUGH TONIGHT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF AROUND SUNRISE ON WEDNESDAY
MORNING...HOWEVER BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE AS STRONG NORTHWEST
WINDS LINGER. ALSO...WIND CHILL READINGS OF 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO
WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH THE DAY.
WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO AGAIN ON
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS TEMPERATURES FALL BELOW ZERO...EVEN THOUGH WIND
SPEEDS WILL DECREASE TO 5 TO 15 MPH.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 2
INCHES...INCLUDING STORM TOTAL SNOW AFTER SNOWFALL HAS ENDED...TO
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA.
$$

WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 345 PM CST MON DEC 07 2009
Expiration: 1200 PM CST WED DEC 09 2009

...DANGEROUS WINTER STORM EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
.A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE PLAINS TONIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY...BRINGING THE POTENTIAL FOR DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER
TO THE REGION. SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM THE SOUTHWEST
LATE MONDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED ON TUESDAY AND TUESDAY
NIGHT. AS THE STORM SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH...WINDS WILL INCREASE
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...WITH BLUSTERY NORTHWEST WINDS CREATING
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW FROM TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THE DAY
WEDNESDAY.
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INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SEWARD...CRETE...FAIRBURY...BEATRICE...
TECUMSEH...PAWNEE CITY
345 PM CST MON DEC 7 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY...
...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A
BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT
UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY.
* TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING AHEAD OF
THE MAIN STORM SYSTEM. HEAVIER SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ON TUESDAY
AND TUESDAY EVENING...BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE TUESDAY NIGHT.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE BY TUESDAY NIGHT...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE CLOSER
TO THE KANSAS BORDER.
* WINDS: STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH TUESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY WILL CREATE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN OPEN
AREAS.
* IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TO TRAVEL ARE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.
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.
A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR
BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES.
THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY
DANGEROUS.
$$
MAYES/SMITH

BLIZZARD WATCH
Issue Date: 345 PM CST MON DEC 07 2009
Expiration: 1200 PM CST WED DEC 09 2009

...DANGEROUS WINTER STORM EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
.A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE PLAINS TONIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY...BRINGING THE POTENTIAL FOR DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER
TO THE REGION. SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM THE SOUTHWEST
LATE MONDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED ON TUESDAY AND TUESDAY
NIGHT. AS THE STORM SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH...WINDS WILL INCREASE
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...WITH BLUSTERY NORTHWEST WINDS CREATING
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW FROM TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THE DAY
WEDNESDAY.
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INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SEWARD...CRETE...FAIRBURY...BEATRICE...
TECUMSEH...PAWNEE CITY
345 PM CST MON DEC 7 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY...
...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A
BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT
UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY.
* TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING AHEAD OF
THE MAIN STORM SYSTEM. HEAVIER SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ON TUESDAY
AND TUESDAY EVENING...BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE TUESDAY NIGHT.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE BY TUESDAY NIGHT...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE CLOSER
TO THE KANSAS BORDER.
* WINDS: STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH TUESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY WILL CREATE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN OPEN
AREAS.
* IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TO TRAVEL ARE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.
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.
A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR
BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES.
THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY
DANGEROUS.
$$
MAYES/SMITH

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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INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RED OAK...SIDNEY...CLARINDA...
FAIRBURY...BEATRICE...TECUMSEH...AUBURN...PAWNEE CITY...
FALLS CITY
420 AM CST SUN DEC 6 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH
LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH
LATE TUESDAY NIGHT.
* TIMING: ALTHOUGH SNOW IS LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...MINOR ACCUMULATIONS ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED. MORE
SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATING SNOW MAY DEVELOP MONDAY NIGHT AND
CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 INCHES OF MORE ARE
POSSIBLE FROM THIS SYSTEM.
* WINDS: STRONG NORTH AND NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE. THIS WOULD LEAD TO CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW.
* IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TO TRAVEL ARE POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY
AND TUESDAY NIGHT DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. TRAVEL BY
TUESDAY NIGHT MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT AND LAST INTO THE DAY ON
WEDNESDAY BEFORE IMPROVING.
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.
$$
BOUSTEAD