HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 640 AM CST TUE DEC 22 2009
Expiration: 600 PM CST TUE DEC 22 2009

Expires:200912230000;;
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
640 AM CST TUE DEC 22 2009
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FREMONT IA-GAGE-HARRISON IA-JEFFERSON-JOHNSON-KNOX-LANCASTER-MADISON-
MILLS IA-MONONA IA-MONTGOMERY IA-NEMAHA-OTOE-PAGE IA-PAWNEE-PIERCE-
PLATTE-POTTAWATTAMIE IA-RICHARDSON-SALINE-SARPY-SAUNDERS-SEWARD-
SHELBY IA-STANTON-THURSTON-WASHINGTON-WAYNE-
640 AM CST TUE DEC 22 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST
IOWA...WEST CENTRAL IOWA...EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA...NORTHEAST
NEBRASKA AND SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
PATCHY LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE THIS MORNING IS EXPECTED TO BECOME MORE
WIDESPREAD BY THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE OUTLOOK AREA.
LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT...MAINLY AFFECTING AREAS
NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 80 CORRIDOR. MEANWHILE...LIGHT FREEZING RAIN
WILL LIKELY DEVELOP AND AFFECT AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80
WITH ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH POSSIBLE.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
A POTENT WINTER STORM SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS WILL
BRING A MIX OF PRECIPITATION TO THE OUTLOOK AREA STARTING WEDNESDAY
MORNING. PRECIPITATION OVER NORTHEAST NEBRASKA WILL START OUT AS A
MIX OF SLEET AND SNOW BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO ALL SNOW WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL LIKELY OCCUR THURSDAY AND
THURSDAY NIGHT WITH NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS EXPECTED.
MEANWHILE...ONSET OF PRECIPITATION WEDNESDAY MORNING OVER SOUTHWEST
IOWA AS WELL AS EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA SHOULD BE
FREEZING RAIN...WITH RAIN THEN IN THE AFTERNOON. COME WEDNESDAY
NIGHT...RAIN OR FREEZING WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH A QUICK CHANGE OVER
ALL SNOW THURSDAY MORNING. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL ENSUE
THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT WITH NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS EXPECTED.
WITH HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS LIKELY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY
NIGHT OVER EASTERN NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA...IT'S RECOMMENDED
THAT PEOPLE CONSIDER DELAYING ANY TRAVEL PLANS DURING THIS
PERIOD.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT.
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WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 348 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-
CUMING-PLATTE-COLFAX-DODGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLOOMFIELD...HARTINGTON...PENDER...
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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