WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 309 PM MST THU DEC 24 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST FRIDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST FRIDAY.
* TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TONIGHT...AND AGAIN
THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...AND IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST INTO
FRIDAY.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 12 INCHES
LIKELY ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH THE HEAVIEST
ACCUMULATIONS OVER HOLT AND BOYD COUNTY.
* WINDS...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
40 MPH THURSDAY...INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50
MPH THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...PERIODS OF SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS
WILL CREATE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH
CENTRAL NEBRASKA. THE STRONG WIND WILL CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
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. STRONG
WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE.
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