HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 442 AM MST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 445 AM MST SAT DEC 26 2009

/440 AM MST FRI DEC 25 2009/
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND
NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
A POWERFUL WINTER STORM WILL STALL OVER IOWA TODAY AND DRIFT
TOWARD THE WEST. AS IT DOES...WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN
MUCH OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA.
A COMBINATION OF STRONG WIND AND MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL
CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN NORTH CENTRAL
THROUGH SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE
THE MOST SEVERE ALONG AND NORTH OF STATE HIGHWAY 2 AND ALONG AND
EAST OF HIGHWAY 83. IN THAT AREA... SNOWFALL OF 10 TO 14 INCHES
CAN BE EXPECTED AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITY SEVERELY
AND MAY PRODUCE SNOW DRIFTS DEEPER THAN FOUR FEET. OVER THE REST
OF THE AREA ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 80 AND WEST OF
HIGHWAY 83...RESTRICTIONS TO VISIBILITY WILL BE SEVERE...BUT WITH
LESSER SNOW TOTALS...SNOW DRIFTS WILL NOT BE AS DEEP.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH AND VISIBILITY WILL
IMPROVE SATURDAY MORNING AS THE STORMS BEGINS TO MOVE EASTWARD
TOWARD THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT.
&&
THIS PRODUCT IS NOW AVAILABLE...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...
HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATOLOGICAL INFORMATION...AT
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NORTHPLATTE
$$

BLIZZARD WARNING
Issue Date: 252 AM MST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 1100 AM MST SAT DEC 26 2009

...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY ACROSS
NORTHERN NEBRASKA...
.A POWERFUL WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO STALL IN IOWA TODAY...
EVEN MOVING WESTWARD SOME. THIS WILL BRING WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO
HEAVY SNOW TO A LARGE PART OF NORTH CENTRAL THROUGH WESTERN
NEBRASKA. COMBINED WITH WIND INCREASING AND BECOMING VERY
STRONG...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY IN MUCH OF THE AREA.
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EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-LOUP-GARFIELD-
WHEELER-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...
AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL...TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT...
CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE
351 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009 /251 AM MST FRI DEC 25 2009/
...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/
SATURDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS REPLACED THE
WINTER STORM WARNING WITH A BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON
CST /11 AM MST/ SATURDAY.
* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE SPREADING INTO NORTH CENTRAL AND
  NORTHWEST NEBRASKA THIS MORNING...INCREASING IN INTENSITY AND
  BECOMING MODERATE TO HEAVY BY LATE THIS MORNING.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 14
  INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY LATE SATURDAY MORNING...WITH THE
  HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS IN HOLT AND BOYD COUNTIES.
* WINDS...NORTH WIND WILL CONTINUE AT 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
  EXCEEDING 45 MPH.
* IMPACTS...SNOWFALL RATES EXCEEDING TWO INCHES PER HOUR ARE
  EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND THROUGH AT LEAST LATE EVENING.
  COMBINING THAT WITH THE STRONG WIND WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY
  SEVERELY AND MAY PRODUCE DRIFTS DEEPER THAT FOUR FEET.
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.
&&
$$

WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 344 AM MST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 500 PM MST FRI DEC 25 2009

...A POWERFUL AND VERY LARGE WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL
PLAINS TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY...
.AN INTENSE AND VERY LARGE STORM SYSTEM WILL COME OUT OF EAST
TEXAS AND TRAVEL THROUGH ARKANSAS...MISSOURI AND IOWA BEFORE
TURNING BACK TO THE WEST TOWARD EASTERN NEBRASKA. AS IT MAKES ITS
WESTWARD TURN TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL SPREAD
INTO NEBRASKA. IN ADDITION TO INTENSE SNOW RATES...STRONG WIND
WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
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SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-GRANT-
HOOKER-THOMAS-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...VALENTINE...
SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL...HYANNIS...
MULLEN...THEDFORD...DUNNING...TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT...
CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE
444 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009 /344 AM MST THU DEC 24 2009/
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/
FRIDAY...
THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM
MST/ FRIDAY.
* TIMING...SNOW IS LIKELY TO SPREAD INTO NORTH CENTRAL AND
NORTHWEST NEBRASKA TONIGHT LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE
DAY FRIDAY.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 11 INCHES
ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH THE HEAVIEST
ACCUMULATIONS OVER HOLT AND BOYD COUNTY.
* WINDS...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH LATE THURSDAY
NIGHT...CONTINUING THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY WITH GUSTS OF 40 MPH
BY LATE MORNING FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...PERIODS OF SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS
WILL CREATE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL AND
NORTHWEST NEBRASKA THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY. THE COMBINATION OF
WIND AND HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...
ESPECIALLY OVER OPEN COUNTRY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING 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. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
$$
SPRINGER