WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 253 PM MST WED DEC 23 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY...
THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY.
* TIMING...PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE IS EXPECTED TONIGHT...WITH SNOW
DEVELOPING DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS ON WEDNESDAY. SNOW IS
EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE
LIKELY ACROSS THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE AND WESTERN SANDHILLS BY
FRIDAY MORNING.
* WINDS...EAST WINDS AT 10 TO 20 MPH WILL BECOME NORTH AND
INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH THROUGH THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY. WIND IS
THEN EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.
* 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 WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.
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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