BLIZZARD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 928 PM CST TUE DEC 08 2009
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED...
THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A BLIZZARD
WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE
THROUGH PARTS OF EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND WESTERN IOWA
OVERNIGHT. STORM TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS WILL RANGE AROUND 6 INCHES
ACROSS NORTHEAST NEBRASKA...TO 9 TO 14 INCHES ACROSS PARTS OF
SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA.
* WIND AND VISIBILITY: NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE
TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 TO 45 MPH LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY
MORNING. THIS WILL CREATE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY ESPECIALLY IN RURAL OPEN AREAS.
* IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS HEAVY SNOW
COMBINED WITH VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS LEADS TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS COMBINATION
WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. HIGH SNOW
DRIFTS ARE POSSIBLE WHICH COULD LEAD TO ROAD CLOSURES...AND SOME
LOCAL ROAD CREWS HAVE SUSPENDED CLEANUP OPERATIONS UNTIL THE
STORM HAS ENDED. THERE IS ALSO A POTENTIAL FOR POWER OUTAGES
DUE TO THE VERY STRONG WINDS. WIND CHILL READINGS LATE TONIGHT
AND WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL DROP TO 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE IMMINENT. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.
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