WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 409 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
/
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM
MST/ FRIDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM
MST/ 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 RANGING FROM AROUND 4
INCHES IN THE SOUTHEASTERN PANHANDLE...TO 8 INCHES ALONG THE
NORTHERN PANHANDLE IS LIKELY THROUGH FRIDAY.
* 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.
$$
|
|
|
