HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 354 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

Expires:200912261200;;
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
348 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
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348 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
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 SATURDAY
A SEVERE WINTER STORM CONTINUES TO AFFECT A LARGE PART OF THE
CENTRAL PLAINS. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 5 INCHES
IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH SATURDAY. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL PERSIST...WHICH WILL CONTINUE TO HAMPER
CLEARING OF ROADWAYS. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH
TONIGHT FOR AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 77. BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS...WILL BE WIDESPREAD OVER
THAT REGION TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY.
TRAVEL WILL CONTINUE TO BE VERY DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE.
THIS REMAINS A MAJOR...LIFE THREATENING WINTER STORM.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...ALTHOUGH
THE SNOW AND WINDS WILL BE DIMINISHING. THE SNOW SHOULD TAPER TO
FLURRIES ON SUNDAY=.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO OCCASIONALLY REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS
TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA.
$$

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Issue Date: 326 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 600 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT MUCH OF EASTERN
NEBRASKA INTO SATURDAY MORNING...
.LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS IOWA TONIGHT. THIS
SYSTEM WILL SPREAD SNOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.
STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MUCH OF
TODAY...MAINLY ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 77. CONDITIONS HAVE
IMPROVED SOMEWHAT OVER WESTERN IOWA AND TO AREAS IN NEBRASKA EAST
OF HIGHWAY 77...HOWEVER CONSIDERABLE DRIFTING SNOW WILL PERSIST
AND MANY ROADS WILL BE IMPASSABLE IN PLACES.
TRAVEL DURING THIS STORM IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED DUE TO THE
COMBINATION OF SNOW...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...LOW VISIBILITY
AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY LIFE
THREATENING SITUATION.
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DAVID CITY...WAHOO...SEWARD...LINCOLN...CRETE...FAIRBURY...
BEATRICE
326 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST
SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY.
* TIMING...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE GENERALLY WEST OF
HIGHWAY 77.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...NEW SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT WILL RANGE ANYWHERE
FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES.
* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS SHOULD AVERAGE 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS
TO OVER 40 MPH.
* IMPACTS...THIS BLIZZARD WILL HAVE A CRIPPLING EFFECT ON TRAVEL
AND ACTIVITIES INTO SATURDAY MORNING. ALONG WITH SIGNIFICANT
SNOWFALL...STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW...LEADING TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS. SOME ROADS HAVE ALREADY DRIFTED SHUT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW
AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.
$$
MAYES/BOUSTEAD/KERN

BLIZZARD WARNING
Issue Date: 937 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

...HEAVY SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT MUCH
OF THE AREA INTO SATURDAY...
.LOW PRESSURE OVER SOUTHERN MISSOURI WILL MOVE NORTH INTO IOWA ON
CHRISTMAS DAY. THIS STORM WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SNOW AND STRONG
WINDS INTO EARLY SATURDAY. WINDS SHOULD BE DECREASING SATURDAY AND
SATURDAY NIGHT AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES EAST AWAY FROM
THE AREA. SNOW DRIFTS IN SOME AREAS COULD REACH ROOFTOP LEVELS.
TRAVEL DURING THE WINTER STORM IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED DUE TO THE
COMBINATION OF SNOW...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...LOW VISIBILITY
AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY LIFE
THREATENING SITUATION.
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CUMING-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WEST POINT
937 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER STORM WARNING. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
6 AM CST SATURDAY.
* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW COULD BE
  HEAVY AT TIMES.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM 10 TO
  15 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.
* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS SHOULD AVERAGE 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS
  40 TO 50 MPH.
* IMPACTS...THIS WINTER STORM WILL HAVE A CRIPPLING EFFECT ON
  TRAVEL AND ACTIVITIES FROM TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. ALONG
  WITH SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL...STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING
  AND DRIFTING SNOW...LEADING TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.
&&
$$