Winter Storm Watch

.WINTER WEATHER HEADING TOWARD THE REGION...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ASSOCIATED WITH A STRONG UPPER LEVEL
DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA FRIDAY. THIS WILL SPREAD SNOW
INTO THE AREA FOR FRIDAY AND THAT WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY NIGHT.

THE HIGHEST SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE GENERALLY NORTH OF A
LINE FROM AROUND NELIGH TO TEKAMAH AND THEN TO HARLAN IOWA. GUSTY
NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

THIS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE WINDS
SHOULD CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY NIGHT.


HARRISON-SHELBY-KNOX-ANTELOPE-PIERCE-STANTON-CUMING-BURT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MISSOURI VALLEY...WOODBINE...LOGAN...

DUNLAP...HARLAN...CREIGHTON...BLOOMFIELD...CROFTON...WAUSA...

VERDIGRE...NIOBRARA...NELIGH...ELGIN...PIERCE...PLAINVIEW...

OSMOND...STANTON...WEST POINT...WISNER...TEKAMAH...OAKLAND...

LYONS...DECATUR
405 AM CST THU NOV 19 2015

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING. 

* TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN FALLING MID TO LATE MORNING
FRIDAY AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY EVENING. SNOW SHOULD DIMINISH
FROM WEST TO EAST FRIDAY NIGHT. GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE
INTO SATURDAY MORNING.

* ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES. LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

* MAIN IMPACT...VISIBILITIES MAY DROP TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE 
AT TIMES AS GUSTY NORTH WINDS CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND 
DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL MAY BE IMPACTED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.

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