HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 526 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 730 AM CST THU DEC 24 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 THURSDAY
SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST NEBRASKA THIS
EVENING WITH SEVERAL INCHES ACCUMULATION BEFORE TAPERING TO
FLURRIES. SOME RAIN OR POCKETS OF FREEZING RAIN MAY ALSO MOVE
THROUGH PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND WESTERN IOWA THIS
EVENING...BUT WIDESPREAD ADDITIONAL TRAVEL PROBLEMS ARE NOT
EXPECTED IN THIS AREA.
THE NEXT ROUND OF PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE AREA
ON TUESDAY. MUCH OF THE REGION WILL FINALLY BE COLD ENOUGH FOR ALL
SNOW...BUT FAR SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA SHOULD STILL
SEE ADDITIONAL FREEZING RAIN THURSDAY MORNING BEFORE SWITCHING TO
SNOW. SOME ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE QUARTER INCH COULD STILL
OCCUR FROM FALLS CITY NEBRASKA TO CLARINDA IOWA.
WINDS WILL ALSO BE INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH THROUGH THE DAY
THURSDAY AS THE SNOW BEGINS TO DEVELOP...CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW ALSO...WITH CONDITIONS DETERIORATING THROUGH
THE DAY.
AS A RESULT...A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEAST
NEBRASKA THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...AND A WINTER STORM WARNING HAS
BEEN ISSUED FOR SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA FROM
THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. A FEW INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE BY
SUNSET CHRISTMAS EVE.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. THE
HEAVIEST SNOW APPEARS TO BE SETTING UP IN THE MISSOURI RIVER
VALLEY. WINDS INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL
CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS LATE THURSDAY THROUGH CHRISTMAS
DAY. SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW WILL OCCUR...WITH A STORM TOTAL
RANGING FROM 6 TO 15 INCHES ACROSS THE REGION. THE WINDS WILL
CREATE SUBSTANTIAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WHICH MAY MAKE
TRAVEL IMPOSSIBLE AT SOME POINT THROUGH THE HOLIDAY PERIOD FOR
SOME AREAS.
THIS IS A MAJOR WINTER STORM THAT WILL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT
ON THE ENTIRE MISSOURI VALLEY REGION. REMAIN ALERT OF THE FORECAST...
ESPECIALLY IF TRAVELING...AND BE PREPARED FOR A LONG DURATION
EVENT ONCE IT BEGINS THURSDAY MORNING. YOU SHOULD BE COMPLETING
YOUR PREPAREDNESS PLANS NOW.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TONIGHT OR THURSDAY. HOWEVER...
WE DO ENCOURAGE SPOTTERS TO REPORT SNOWFALL TOTALS AND TRAVEL RELATED
IMPACTS.
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