HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 1024 PM CST SUN DEC 06 2009
Expiration: 1030 PM CST MON DEC 07 2009

...WINTER WEATHER TO IMPACT THE REGION THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND
PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.
LIGHT SNOW WILL END AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. LITTLE ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.
A WINTER STORM WATCH IS POSTED FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY
NIGHT FOR THE OUTLOOK AREA. HEAVY SNOW IN EXCESS OF 6 INCHES IS
EXPECTED...WITH WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW LIKELY BY
TUESDAY EVENING. THE STORM WILL MOVE OUT BY DAWN WEDNESDAY...WITH
FRIGID COLD TEMPERATURES IN ITS WAKE.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT SNOW FALL AMOUNTS FROM SUNDAY AND
PREPARE FOR THE WINTER STORM TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.
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MORE INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE FOLLOWING WEB PAGE:
   HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/HASTINGS  (ALL LOWERCASE)
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WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 404 AM CST SUN DEC 06 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST WED DEC 09 2009

...LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TODAY FOLLOWED BY A MAJOR WINTER STORM TUESDAY...
.TWO WINTER WEATHER SYSTEMS WILL IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND
NORTH CENTRAL THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE FIRST WILL BE TODAY...WITH A
STEADY LIGHT SNOW FALL SETTING UP BY MIDDAY...CONTINUING THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON...AND WRAPPING UP THIS EVENING. IN SOUTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA...AN AVERAGE OF ABOUT 3 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS
EXPECTED TODAY...ALTHOUGH A FEW SPOTS MAY MEASURE AROUND 4 INCHES
OF SNOW. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS POSTED FOR SOUTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA TODAY AND EARLY THIS EVENING. IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
SNOWFALL WILL BE ON THE ORDER OF 1 TO 2 INCHES TODAY.
THE SECOND SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY NIGHT. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM...LIKELY PRODUCING
HEAVY SNOW IN EXCESS OF 6 INCHES...AND STRONG NORTH WINDS RESULTING
IN WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING CONDITIONS BY TUESDAY NIGHT. ANYONE
WITH TRAVEL PLANS FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...
SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS...AT TIMES RESULTING IN IMPASSABLE ROAD CONDITIONS
TUESDAY NIGHT. THE HEAVY SNOW WILL BE FOLLOWED UP BY FRIGID COLD
TEMPERATURES WEDNESDAY.
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PHILLIPS-SMITH-JEWELL-ROOKS-OSBORNE-MITCHELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PHILLIPSBURG...SMITH CENTER...MANKATO...
PLAINVILLE...STOCKTON...OSBORNE...BELOIT
404 AM CST SUN DEC 6 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH
LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH
LATE TUESDAY NIGHT.
* LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD AREA LATE MONDAY NIGHT AND
CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY EVENING.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.
* STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL SPILL ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS
TUESDAY EVENING...WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH AT TIMES. BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW WILL BE A MAJOR ISSUE...ALONG WITH VERY LOW
VISIBILITIES.
* THE STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR WIDESPREAD TRAVEL IMPACTS...WITH
TRAVEL BECOMING DANGEROUS TO DIFFICULT AT TIMES. NEAR WHITE OUT
CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR IN OPEN COUNTRY AT THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM.
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.
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