HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 525 PM CST TUE DEC 22 2009
Expiration: 730 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009 Expires:200912231330;;
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
525 PM CST TUE DEC 22 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...TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY
AREAS OF FOG AND LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS
EVENING ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. A WEATHER DISTURBANCE INTO THE
AREA COULD GENERATE MEASURABLE LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OVERNIGHT ALONG
AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80...WITH SOME SLEET POSSIBLY MIXING IN
ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80. ACROSS NORTHEAST NEBRASKA...THE
LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE COULD BECOME SNOW BY DAYBREAK AND CONTINUE
FOR MUCH OF WEDNESDAY. THUS...A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS IN
EFFECT TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA...AND
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT ELSEWHERE. UP TO ONE
QUARTER INCH ICE ACCUMULATION COULD OCCUR ALONG AND SOUTH OF
INTERSTATE 80 THROUGH NOON WEDNESDAY.
BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP
ACROSS CENTRAL THROUGH NORTHEAST NEBRASKA...WITH A WINTRY MIXTURE
IN THE INTERSTATE 80 CORRIDOR. ACROSS FAR SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA...IT
MAY BECOME WARM ENOUGH AGAIN FOR ALL RAIN. THUS...A WINTER STORM
WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST NEBRASKA FOR
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND BEYOND...WITH A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
CONTINUING FOR PORTIONS EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND WESTERN IOWA.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY
A POTENT WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THE
REGION...AS ANOTHER REINFORCING SHOT OF ENERGY MOVES IN FROM THE
WEST. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHEAST
NEBRASKA WHERE A WINTER STORM WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT
THROUGH CHRISTMAS DAY. THE WINTRY MIXTURE OF FREEZING RAIN AND
SLEET WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW ALONG AND SOUTH AND INTERSTATE
80...MOSTLY BY DAYBREAK CHRISTMAS EVE. A WINTER STORM WATCH
REMAINS IN EFFECT LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH CHRISTMAS...AND MAY
EVENTUALLY NEED TO BE UPGRADED TO A WINTER STORM WARNING.
IN ADDITION TO ICE AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS AND HEAVY SNOW...WINDS
WILL BE SUBSTANTIALLY INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY. THIS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND
COULD CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS DURING THIS TIME TOO.
A FOOT OR MORE OF SNOW IS FORECAST FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
NEBRASKA AND NORTHEAST NEBRASKA...WITH 6 TO 10 INCHES FORECAST FOR
SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA. THESE AMOUNTS ARE FORECAST
FOR THE ENTIRE STORM...WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR LATER FORECASTS ON THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER
SITUATION...ESPECIALLY IF TRAVELING. THIS IS A MAJOR WINTER STORM
THAT WILL HAVE A LASTING AND SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON A LARGE PORTION
FOR THE CENTRAL PLAINS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...BUT
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT SNOWFALL TOTALS OR ICING REPORTS.
$$
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Issue Date: 347 PM CST TUE DEC 22 2009
Expiration: 1200 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009 ...HOLIDAY TRAVEL TO BE AFFECTED BY A MAJOR WINTER STORM THIS
WEEK...
.A LARGE STORM SYSTEM OVER THE WEST COAST...WILL MOVE INTO THE
ROCKIES AND THEN PLAINS STATES THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL
PHASE WITH ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WEDNESDAY...RESULTING IN A VERY
COMPLEX WEATHER SITUATION THIS WEEK. A VARIETY OF WEATHER IS
EXPECTED WITH HEAVY SNOW...SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND RAIN...THEN
AS THE SYSTEM PULLS ENOUGH COLD AIR IN...THE PRECIPITATION WILL
CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW AND ICE ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS SYSTEM WITH A HIGH IMPACT TO
TRAVEL.
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WEST POINT...COLUMBUS...SCHUYLER...FREMONT
347 PM CST TUE DEC 22 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON CST WEDNESDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM CST
FRIDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON
WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS ALSO
BEEN ISSUED. THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREEZING
DRIZZLE...FREEZING RAIN...AND SLEET IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS
EVENING TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT.
* TIMING...THE STORM SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE SEVERAL WAVES OF
PRECIPITATION. A WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING DRIZZLE...FREEZING
RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH NOON...THEN
SWITCH OVER TO SLEET AND SNOW.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 INCHES
OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE...MAINLY FROM WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO CHRISTMAS.
* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS FROM ONE TENTH
TO ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE FROM WEDNESDAY
MORNING INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT IN THE FREMONT AREA...WITH LESS ICE
ACCUMULATIONS TOWARD NORFOLK.
* WINDS...THE WIND WILL BE INCREASING THURSDAY...AND STRONG WINDS
SHOULD CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY LEADING TO SOME BLOWING AND
DRIFTING OF NEW SNOW.
* IMPACTS...THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TO
TRAVEL FROM WEDNESDAY INTO FRIDAY. ALONG WITH SIGNIFICANT
SNOWFALL AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS...STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW LEADING TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES. DUE
TO THE COMBINATION OF THE STRONG WINDS AND ICE AND HEAVY SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS...POWER OUTAGES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE FROM THE
STORM.
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 WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
$$
WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 347 PM CST TUE DEC 22 2009
Expiration: 600 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...HOLIDAY TRAVEL TO BE AFFECTED BY A MAJOR WINTER STORM THIS
WEEK...
.A LARGE STORM SYSTEM OVER THE WEST COAST...WILL MOVE INTO THE
ROCKIES AND THEN PLAINS STATES THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL
PHASE WITH ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WEDNESDAY...RESULTING IN A VERY
COMPLEX WEATHER SITUATION THIS WEEK. A VARIETY OF WEATHER IS
EXPECTED WITH HEAVY SNOW...SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND RAIN...THEN
AS THE SYSTEM PULLS ENOUGH COLD AIR IN...THE PRECIPITATION WILL
CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW AND ICE ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS SYSTEM WITH A HIGH IMPACT TO
TRAVEL.
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WEST POINT...COLUMBUS...SCHUYLER...FREMONT
347 PM CST TUE DEC 22 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON CST WEDNESDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM CST
FRIDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON
WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS ALSO
BEEN ISSUED. THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREEZING
DRIZZLE...FREEZING RAIN...AND SLEET IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS
EVENING TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT.
* TIMING...THE STORM SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE SEVERAL WAVES OF
PRECIPITATION. A WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING DRIZZLE...FREEZING
RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH NOON...THEN
SWITCH OVER TO SLEET AND SNOW.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 INCHES
OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE...MAINLY FROM WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO CHRISTMAS.
* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS FROM ONE TENTH
TO ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE FROM WEDNESDAY
MORNING INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT IN THE FREMONT AREA...WITH LESS ICE
ACCUMULATIONS TOWARD NORFOLK.
* WINDS...THE WIND WILL BE INCREASING THURSDAY...AND STRONG WINDS
SHOULD CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY LEADING TO SOME BLOWING AND
DRIFTING OF NEW SNOW.
* IMPACTS...THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TO
TRAVEL FROM WEDNESDAY INTO FRIDAY. ALONG WITH SIGNIFICANT
SNOWFALL AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS...STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW LEADING TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES. DUE
TO THE COMBINATION OF THE STRONG WINDS AND ICE AND HEAVY SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS...POWER OUTAGES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE FROM THE
STORM.
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 WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
$$
WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 347 AM CST TUE DEC 22 2009
Expiration: 600 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...WINTER STORM POTENTIAL CONTINUES FOR MID TO LATE WEEK ACROSS
EASTERN NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA...
.A VERY COMPLEX STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO POSSIBLY START AFFECTING
THE REGION ON WEDNESDAY...AND CONTINUING THROUGH CHRISTMAS DAY.
SEVERAL WAVES OF PRECIPITATION LOOK LIKELY DURING THAT PERIOD
WHICH COULD ADD UP TO SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN FOR PARTS
OF THE AREA. THERE REMAINS AN ABOVE AVERAGE UNCERTAINTY AS TO THE
TRACK AND STRENGTH OF THIS SYSTEM. ANY DEVIATIONS IN TRACK OF THE
LOW PRESSURE WILL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON WHERE THE HEAVIEST
SNOW AND ICE FALL. PERSONS ARE URGED TO CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE
VERY LATEST ON THIS DEVELOPING WINTER STORM AS IT HAS THE
POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TO TRAVEL.
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KNOX-CEDAR-THURSTON-ANTELOPE-PIERCE-WAYNE-BOONE-MADISON-STANTON-
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NELIGH...PIERCE...WAYNE...ALBION...NORFOLK...STANTON...
WEST POINT...COLUMBUS...SCHUYLER...FREMONT
347 AM CST TUE DEC 22 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...
THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
* TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD QUICKLY INTO NORTHEAST
NEBRASKA DURING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. SOME OF THE SNOW MAY MIX
WITH FREEZING RAIN SOUTH OF A LINE FROM ALBION TO WAYNE. THE
SNOW IS LIKELY TO CONTINUE INTO CHRISTMAS DAY BEFORE ENDING.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: HEAVY SNOW OF 8 OR MORE INCHES ARE POSSIBLE
IN NORTHEAST NEBRASKA FROM WEDNESDAY INTO FRIDAY.
* ICE ACCUMULATIONS: ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY
IN THE ALBION...COLUMBUS...NORFOLK AND WAYNE AREAS AS THE SNOW
MIXES WITH FREEZING RAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
* WINDS: THE WIND WILL BE INCREASING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...AND
STRONG WINDS SHOULD CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS: THIS SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT
IMPACTS TO TRAVEL FROM WEDNESDAY INTO FRIDAY. ALONG WITH
SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL AND POSSIBLE ICE ACCUMULATIONS...STRONG
WINDS WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
LEADING TO VERY LOW VISIBILITIES. DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF THE
STRONG WINDS AND SOME ICE ACCUMULATIONS...SCATTERED POWER
OUTAGES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE FROM THE STORM.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THAT THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR
SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT
TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES.
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