BLIZZARD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 334 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009
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...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/
TODAY...
A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/
TODAY.
* TIMING...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF
THE DAY TODAY IN THE NORTHERN SANDHILLS AND NORTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA. IN SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...SNOW IS LIKELY TO END BY LATE
THIS MORNING. WIND WILL CONTINUE 30 TO 40 MPH AT LEAST INTO THE
AFTERNOON OVER NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. AT LEAST 25 TO 35 MPH IS
EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY TODAY IN SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA AND INTO
LATE THIS EVENING OVER NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IN NORTH
CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND THE NORTHERN SANDHILLS WILL BE AROUND AN
INCH WITH LESS THAN AN INCH EXPECTED IN THE SOUTHWEST
* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH
TO 20 TO 30 MPH TODAY IN THE WEST.
* IMPACTS...IN NORTHERN NEBRASKA THIS MORNING...PERIODS OF
MODERATE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS
THAN 1000 FEET AT TIMES. LESS SERIOUS VISIBILITY RESTRICTION IS
EXPECTED IN SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA AS ONLY LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED.
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 MAY 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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