Winter Storm Watch
January 30, 2016 Leave a comment
POWERFUL WINTER STORM SYSTEM MOVING OUT ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE IS EXPECTED TO ORGANIZE OVER THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE BY MONDAY EVENING. THIS WILL THEN TRACK NORTHEAST ACROSS KANSAS AND TOWARD THE GREAT LAKES REGION. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO THE NORTH OF THE TRACK OF THE SYSTEM. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP MONDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE TUESDAY...WITH BLOWING SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITY. WHITE OUT OR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP. MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-THURSTON-BOONE-MADISON-STANTON-CUMING-BURT- PLATTE-COLFAX-DODGE-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONAWA...MAPLETON...MISSOURI VALLEY... WOODBINE...LOGAN...DUNLAP...HARLAN...PENDER...MACY...WALTHILL... WINNEBAGO...ALBION...ST. EDWARD...NORFOLK...STANTON... WEST POINT...WISNER...TEKAMAH...OAKLAND...LYONS...DECATUR... COLUMBUS...SCHUYLER...FREMONT...BLAIR 320 PM CST SAT JAN 30 2016 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * TIMING...SNOW SHOULD START TO ACCUMULATE BY LATE MONDAY EVENING AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY TUESDAY. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TUESDAY EVENING...THEN WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH BY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...POTENTIAL FOR SNOW AMOUNTS OF 8 INCHES OR MORE. * OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS...WITH GUSTS OF AROUND 40 MPH OR HIGHER. THIS WILL LEAD TO BLOWING SNOW AND POSSIBLY NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. 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.
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