Winter Storm Warning

February 23, 2017 Leave a comment 


Winter Storm Warning in effect from 6 am Friday to midnight
CST Friday night... 

The National Weather Service in Omaha/valley has issued a Winter
Storm Warning for heavy snow and blowing snow, which is in effect
from 6 am Friday to midnight CST Friday night. The Winter Storm 
Watch is no longer in effect. 

* Timing... rain, or a rain and snow mix on Thursday night will 
  become all snow Friday. Snow is then expected through the day 
  on Friday, ending on Friday evening. 

* Snow accumulations... snow accumulations of 5 to 10 inches are
  possible from this storm system. 

* Winds... north winds of 10 to 20 mph on Thursday night are
  expected to become northwest 15 to 30 mph on Friday with gusts
  over 35 mph. This will create considerable blowing and drifting
  with near blizzard conditions possible at times on Friday and 
  Friday evening.


* Impacts... the combination of snowfall and winds will create
  difficult travel from late Thursday night into Friday night due
  to snow packed roadways and low visibility. 

Precautionary/preparedness actions... 

A Winter Storm Warning for heavy snow means severe winter weather
conditions are expected or occurring. Significant amounts of snow
are forecast that will make travel dangerous. Only travel in an 
emergency. If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and
water in your vehicle in case of an emergency.

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Winter Storm Watch

November 19, 2015 Leave a comment 


.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.

CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

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