BLIZZARD WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 345 PM CST MON DEC 07 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TUESDAY TO NOON CST
WEDNESDAY...
...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 3 AM TUESDAY TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. A BLIZZARD WATCH HAS
ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS BLIZZARD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY
EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.
* TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL MOVE IN TONIGHT AHEAD OF
THE MAIN STORM SYSTEM. HEAVIER SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ON TUESDAY
AND TUESDAY EVENING...BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE TUESDAY NIGHT.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE BY TUESDAY NIGHT...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE CLOSER
TO THE KANSAS BORDER.
* WINDS: STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH TUESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY WILL CREATE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN OPEN
AREAS.
* IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TO TRAVEL ARE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.
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.
A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR
BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES.
THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY
DANGEROUS.
$$
WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 345 PM CST MON DEC 07 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TUESDAY TO NOON CST
WEDNESDAY...
...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 3 AM TUESDAY TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. A BLIZZARD WATCH HAS
ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS BLIZZARD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY
EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.
* TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL MOVE IN TONIGHT AHEAD OF
THE MAIN STORM SYSTEM. HEAVIER SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ON TUESDAY
AND TUESDAY EVENING...BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE TUESDAY NIGHT.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE BY TUESDAY NIGHT...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE CLOSER
TO THE KANSAS BORDER.
* WINDS: STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH TUESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY WILL CREATE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN OPEN
AREAS.
* IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TO TRAVEL ARE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR
BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES.
THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY
DANGEROUS.
$$
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