WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 444 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
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...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.
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SPRINGER
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