WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 341 AM CST MON DEC 07 2009
.A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL TRACK THROUGH THE CENTRAL PLAINS TODAY.
WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DETERIORATE THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WIND CHILL READINGS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT.
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INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEILL...TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT
341 AM CST TUE DEC 8 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...STRONG WINDS AND EXTREME
COLD...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THIS
MORNING ACROSS SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA AND PARTS OF NORTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF
IN THE EVENING.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED AND
LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS COULD ACCUMULATE...MAINLY SOUTH OF
INTERSTATE 80 AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 83.
* WIND: EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH THIS MORNING WILL BECOME NORTH AT
15 TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS: SNOW COULD FALL AT THE RATE OF 1 INCH PER HOUR...AND
VISIBILITY COULD FALL TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL DEVELOP ONCE WINDS BECOME NORTH
IN THE AFTERNOON. SOME ROADS COULD BECOME BLOCKED BY DRIFTS.
WIND CHILL READINGS WILL FALL BELOW ZERO IN THE AFTERNOON...AND
TO 20 TO 30 BELOW TONIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW ...STRONG WINDS AND EXTREME
COLD 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.
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