Winter Storm Warnings
Posted by JAC on 12/22/2009, 1:35 pm




URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
401 AM CST TUE DEC 22 2009

...DANGEROUS WINTER STORM TO AFFECT CENTRAL PLAINS WEDNESDAY
  THROUGH FRIDAY...

.A STORM SYSTEM CURRENTLY OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL
CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY TODAY. THE STORM IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO
THE SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES TONIGHT. THE SYSTEM WILL THEN
CROSS THE ROCKIES AND MOVE ONTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS AND INTENSIFY
THROUGH THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY.


A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM
MST/ TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ FRIDAY.

* TIMING...FREEZING DRIZZLE TUESDAY EVENING WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE
 SNOW DEVELOPING AFTER MIDNIGHT OVER WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL
 NEBRASKA. THE SNOW WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD WEDNESDAY AND INCREASE
 IN INTENSITY WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL. SNOW
 WILL CONTINUE THURSDAY AND COME TO AN END FRIDAY EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 10 TO 15 INCHES ARE
 POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA BY LATE THURSDAY NIGHT OR EARLY FRIDAY.
 SOME AREAS IN NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA MAY HAVE SNOWFALL TOTALS
 APPROACHING 20 INCHES.

* WINDS...EAST WINDS AT 10 TO 20 MPH TUESDAY EVENING WILL BECOME
 NORTH AND INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH THROUGH THE DAY ON
 WEDNESDAY. WIND IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING
 TO 35 TO 45 MPH AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY.

* IMPACTS...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW COMBINED WITH
 STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS
 ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. NEAR BLIZZARD
 CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
 THURSDAY NIGHT.



URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
1159 AM CST TUE DEC 22 2009

...A COMPLEX WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT EASTERN NEBRASKA AND
SOUTHWEST IOWA THROUGH THE REST OF THIS WEEK ...

.A VERY COMPLEX STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SEVERAL WAVES OF
PRECIPITATION TO THE AREA. THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO
INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY WEDNESDAY...AND LAST ON AND OFF
THROUGH CHRISTMAS DAY...THEN GRADUALLY MOVE OUT WITH LINGERING
LIGHT SNOW AND FLURRIES THROUGH SATURDAY. SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND
ICE WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR PARTS OF THE AREA. THERE REMAINS AN ABOVE
AVERAGE UNCERTAINTY AS TO THE TRACK AND STRENGTH OF THIS SYSTEM.
ANY DEVIATIONS IN TRACK OF THE LOW PRESSURE WILL HAVE A
SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON WHERE THE HEAVIEST SNOW AND ICE FALL.
PERSONS ARE URGED TO CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE VERY LATEST ON THIS
DEVELOPING WINTER STORM AS IT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE
SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TO TRAVEL.



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