BLIZZARD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 402 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2009
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...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/
SATURDAY...
A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/
SATURDAY.
* TIMING...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO ROTATE THROUGH
THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THE COVERAGE AND INTENSITY SHOULD BEGIN TO
DECREASE EARLY DURING THE DAY ON SATURDAY.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED TO
BE 2 TO 4 INCHES ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 2...WITH
ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES SOUTH.
* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL BE COMMON WITH SOME
WINDS GUSTS APPROACHING THE 50 MPH MARK... ESPECIALLY OVER THE
OPEN AREAS OF THE SANDHILLS.
* IMPACTS...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO AN INCH PER
HOUR... COMBINED WITH THE STRONG WINDS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO
NEAR ZERO AT TIMES...AND CAUSE SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING THAT MAY BE
DEEP ENOUGH TO MAKE THE ROADS IMPASSIBLE FOR MOST VEHICLES. SOME
ROAD CLOSURES HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPORTED ACROSS CENTRAL NEBRASKA
AND THIS TREND MAY CONTINUE OVER OTHER PORTIONS OF NEBRASKA TONIGHT.
WIND CHILLS MAY REACH INTO THE LOWER TEENS BELOW ZERO TONIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.
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