Blizzard Warning

February 1, 2016 Leave a comment 


MONONA-THURSTON-WAYNE-STANTON-CUMING-BURT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONAWA...MAPLETON...PENDER...MACY...

WALTHILL...WINNEBAGO...WAYNE...STANTON...WEST POINT...WISNER...

TEKAMAH...OAKLAND...LYONS...DECATUR
437 AM CST MON FEB 1 2016

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 AM CST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A
BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
4 AM CST WEDNESDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...SNOW IS LIKELY TO DEVELOP BY EARLY THIS EVENING WITH
SNOW CONTINUING INTO TUESDAY BEFORE COMING TO A CLOSE LATE
TUESDAY EVENING.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHERLY WINDS GUSTING AROUND 40 MPH IS
EXPECTED THROUGH MOST OF THE DAY ON TUESDAY. THIS...COMBINED
WITH SNOWFALL...WILL EQUATE TO BLIZZARD OR NEAR BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW FOR A PROLONGED PERIOD
OF TIME. EVEN THOUGH WINDS WILL DIMINISH SOMEWHAT ON TUESDAY
NIGHT...AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL STILL BE
POSSIBLE.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AS OF NOW IT APPEARS AMOUNTS 9 TO 12
INCHES COULD BE REALIZED BY EVENTS END TUESDAY EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

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Blizzard Watch

January 31, 2016 Leave a comment 


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.

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