BLIZZARD WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 338 PM CST SUN DEC 20 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...
...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* A WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND NORTH
CENTRAL KANSAS TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH CHRISTMAS DAY MORNING.
* PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN TUESDAY NIGHT AS A WINTRY MIX OF
FREEZING DRIZZLE...SLEET OR SNOW BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO ALL
SNOW WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT BEFORE ENDING ON FRIDAY. NORTH WINDS
WILL INCREASE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND REMAIN STRONG THROUGH FRIDAY
WITH WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH POSSIBLE.
* SNOWFALL AMOUNTS MAY TOTAL 8 TO 14 INCHES. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL
BE DEPENDENT UPON ON WHEN THE WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION
CHANGES TO SNOW. WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DETERIORATE
WEDNESDAY AND TRAVEL MAY BECOME IMPOSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOWFALL AND VERY
STRONG NORTH WINDS. WHITE OUT OR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE
POSSIBLE AFTER MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO CHRISTMAS DAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
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.
$$
WINTER STORM WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 338 PM CST SUN DEC 20 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...
...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* A WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND NORTH
CENTRAL KANSAS TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH CHRISTMAS DAY MORNING.
* PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN TUESDAY NIGHT AS A WINTRY MIX OF
FREEZING DRIZZLE...SLEET OR SNOW BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO ALL
SNOW WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT BEFORE ENDING ON FRIDAY. NORTH WINDS
WILL INCREASE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND REMAIN STRONG THROUGH FRIDAY
WITH WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH POSSIBLE.
* SNOWFALL AMOUNTS MAY TOTAL 8 TO 14 INCHES. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL
BE DEPENDENT UPON ON WHEN THE WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION
CHANGES TO SNOW. WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DETERIORATE
WEDNESDAY AND TRAVEL MAY BECOME IMPOSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOWFALL AND VERY
STRONG NORTH WINDS. WHITE OUT OR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE
POSSIBLE AFTER MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO CHRISTMAS DAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR
BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES.
THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY
DANGEROUS.
$$
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