Blizzard Watch

POTENTIAL BLIZZARD HEADED FOR THE AREA...

.A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM THE DESERT SOUTHWEST ON
MONDAY AND THROUGH THE CENTRAL PLAINS ON MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY. THIS WILL SPREAD A WIDE SWATCH OF ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL
TO THE REGION...SOME OF THIS LIKELY HEAVY. AS THE STORM SYSTEM
MOVES THROUGH MISSOURI ON TUESDAY NORTH AND NORTHWEST WINDS WILL
INCREASE CAUSING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND THE
POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.


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
338 AM CST SUN JAN 31 2016

...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...

...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A
BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN
CANCELLED. 

* TIMING...SNOW IS LIKELY TO DEVELOP LATE MONDAY EVENING...AND
CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND THROUGH THE DAY ON TUESDAY...ENDING ON
TUESDAY EVENING. 

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS MONDAY NIGHT WILL INCREASE FROM THE
NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 25 MPH...FURTHER INCREASING ON TUESDAY FROM
THE NORTH AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH...AND START
TO DIMINISH ON TUESDAY NIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF THE SNOWFALL
AND STRONG WINDS MAY CREATE VISIBILITY LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A
MILE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SNOW AMOUNTS OF
8 INCHES OR MORE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.