HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 529 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 730 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST
IOWA...WEST CENTRAL IOWA...EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA...NORTHEAST
NEBRASKA AND SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT
SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES AND STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE
ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. THE WINDS...WHICH
WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE TO 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 TO 50 MPH
WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. STORM TOTAL
SNOWFALL WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 16 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIEST AXIS
ORIENTED ALONG THE MISSOURI RIVER. A BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN
ISSUED FOR MUCH OF THE AREA. TRAVEL WILL CONTINUE TO BECOME
INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS. THIS IS
A MAJOR LIFE THREATENING WINTER STORM THAT MAY INDEED BE HISTORIC
AND ONE FOR THE RECORD BOOKS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE SATURDAY...ALTHOUGH THE SNOW WILL BE WINDING
DOWN WITH WINDS DECREASING DURING THIS TIME. THE SNOW SHOULD TAPER TO
FLURRIES BY EARLY SUNDAY BEFORE ENDING ALTOGETHER.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO OCCASIONALLY REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS
TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA.
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