WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 401 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM CST
SATURDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT.
* TIMING...A MIX OF VERY LIGHT RAIN...FREEZING DRIZZLE...SLEET AND
SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT...HOWEVER ANY AMOUNTS SHOULD BE
LIGHT. THE INTENSITY AND AREAL COVERAGE WILL INCREASE...WITH ALL
SNOW EXPECTED DURING THE MORNING WITH DETERIORATING CONDITIONS
DUE TO THE STRENGTHENING WINDS.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES OF
SNOW MAY OCCUR FROM THIS STORM WITH LIGHTER AMOUNTS TOWARD FAIRBURY.
* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...ANY ICE ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BE VERY LIGHT.
* WINDS...THE WIND WILL BE INCREASING THURSDAY...AND STRONG
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS SHOULD
CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT LEADING TO CONSIDERABLE BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.
* IMPACTS...THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TO TRAVEL
THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. ALONG WITH SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL
STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW LEADING TO
REDUCED VISIBILITIES. DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF THE STRONG WINDS
AND ICE STILL ON TREES AND POWER LINES...POWER OUTAGES WILL ALSO
BE POSSIBLE DURING THE STORM.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW 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.
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