WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 1009 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY.
* OFF AND ON LIGHT SNOW OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL COMBINE WITH VERY
STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS TO PRODUCE WINTER STORM CONDITIONS
ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND NORTH CENTRAL THROUGH
CHRISTMAS DAY.
* AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF SNOW MAY FALL OVERNIGHT WITH ANOTHER 2 TO
4 INCHES POSSIBLE THROUGH FRIDAY.
* LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE MAY ALSO DEVELOP TONIGHT MAINLY SOUTHEAST
OF HASTINGS.
* HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. WINDS OF 30 TO
40 MPH WILL BE COMMON...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE.
* LOCATIONS THAT RECEIVED FREEZING RAIN TUESDAY NIGHT AND
WEDNESDAY MAY EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS WITH POWER LINES AND TREE
BRANCHES BREAKING ONCE THE STRONG WINDS PICK UP.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE COMBINATION OF
SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...HIGH WINDS...AND OVERALL WINTER STORM
CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY. TRY TO LIMIT
YOUR TRAVEL TO ESSENTIAL SITUATIONS ONLY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...
KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN
CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
$$
EWALD
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