HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 348 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST SAT DEC 26 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.
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