Frost Advisory

April 26, 2017 Leave a comment 


Patchy to widespread frost possible tonight...


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Including the cities of Onawa, Mapleton, Missouri Valley, 
Woodbine, Logan, Dunlap, Harlan, Council Bluffs, Glenwood, 
Red Oak, Sidney, Hamburg, Tabor, Farragut, Clarinda, Shenandoah, 
Creighton, Bloomfield, Crofton, Wausa, Verdigre, Niobrara, 
Hartington, Laurel, Randolph, Coleridge, Pender, Macy, Walthill, 
Winnebago, Neligh, Elgin, Pierce, Plainview, Osmond, Wayne, 
Albion, St. Edward, Norfolk, Stanton, West Point, Wisner, 
Tekamah, Oakland, Lyons, Decatur, Columbus, Schuyler, Fremont, 
Blair, David City, Wahoo, Ashland, Yutan, Omaha, Bellevue, 
Papillion, La Vista, Seward, Milford, Lincoln, Plattsmouth, 
Nebraska City, Crete, Wilber, Fairbury, Beatrice, Tecumseh, 
Sterling, Auburn, Pawnee City, Table Rock, and Falls City
354 AM CDT Wed Apr 26 2017

...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CDT
THURSDAY...

The National Weather Service in Omaha/Valley has issued a Frost
Advisory, which is in effect from midnight tonight to 9 AM CDT
Thursday. 

* TEMPERATURES...Overnight lows are forecast between 29 and 35
degrees in most areas, with the warmer temperatures across
western Iowa and extreme southeast Nebraska. 

* IMPACTS...Sensitive outdoor vegetation may be damaged or killed
if left unprotected.

* UNCERTAINTY...The most likely areas for widespread frost is west
of a line from Seward to Fremont to Onawa, Iowa. Patchy frost 
is possible east of this line. Despite cold temperatures, winds 
may stay strong enough across western Iowa and extreme southeast
Nebraska to prevent much frost formation. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Frost Advisory means that widespread frost is expected.

Sensitive outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered.

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Winter Weather Advisory

February 7, 2017 Leave a comment 


URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Omaha/Valley NE
1156 AM CST Tue Feb 7 2017

...Fast moving band of snow to impact area tonight...

.Snow will spread east tonight and continue into early Wednesday
morning. The heaviest band will likely fall near a line from
Albion to Norfolk to Tekamah and Logan, Iowa.

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Washington-Saunders-Douglas-Sarpy-
Including the cities of...Onawa...Mapleton...Missouri Valley...

Woodbine...Logan...Dunlap...Harlan...Council Bluffs...Pender...

Macy...Walthill...Winnebago...West Point...Wisner...Tekamah...

Oakland...Lyons...Decatur...Fremont...Blair...Wahoo...Ashland...

Yutan...Omaha...Bellevue...Papillion...La Vista
1156 AM CST Tue Feb 7 2017

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON CST WEDNESDAY...

The National Weather Service in Omaha/Valley has issued a Winter
Weather Advisory for snow...which is in effect from 10 PM this
evening to noon CST Wednesday.

* TIMING...Snow will spread east across the area beginning around
10 pm with the heaviest snow falling from around 10 pm to 4 am.

Light snow will continue through the early morning hours
Wednesday.

* SNOWFALL AMOUNTS...2 to 5 inches of storm total accumulation is
expected by Wednesday morning with the heavier snow band across
northeast Nebraska.

* IMPACTS...Periods of snow may cause travel difficulties with
snow covered roads and limited visibilities. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Winter Weather Advisory for snow means that periods of snow
will cause primarily travel difficulties. Be prepared for snow
covered roads and limited visibilities, and use caution while
driving.

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Winter Storm Warning

January 24, 2017 Leave a comment 


A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE REGION TODAY INTO
WEDNESDAY...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS TODAY
INTO WEDNESDAY WITH A SWATH OF HEAVY SNOW DEVELOPING TO THE NORTH
OF THE LOW TRACK. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL DEVELOP TODAY
ACROSS NORTHEAST NEBRASKA AND WEST-CENTRAL IOWA WITH A RAIN-SNOW
MIX OVER EAST-CENTRAL NEBRASKA. A CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW IS
EXPECTED TONIGHT. WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN CONSIDERABLY FROM THE
NORTHWEST TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW.

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MONONA-BOONE-MADISON-STANTON-CUMING-BURT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONAWA...MAPLETON...ALBION...

ST. EDWARD...NORFOLK...STANTON...WEST POINT...WISNER...TEKAMAH...

OAKLAND...LYONS...DECATUR
234 AM CST TUE JAN 24 2017

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST
WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SLEET...WILL BEGIN
THIS MORNING AND THEN BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY BY THIS AFTERNOON
INTO TONIGHT. THE SNOW SHOULD GRADUALLY TAPER OFF WEDNESDAY
MORNING.

* MAIN IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW PACKED ROADS AND 
REDUCED VISIBILITIES WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE.

* WINDS...NORTH OR NORTHWEST WINDS FROM 15 TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE
CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY FROM THIS
EVENING INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING.

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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Dense Fog Advisory

January 19, 2017 Leave a comment 


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STANTON-CUMING-BURT-PLATTE-COLFAX-DODGE-WASHINGTON-BUTLER-
SAUNDERS-DOUGLAS-SARPY-SEWARD-LANCASTER-CASS-OTOE-SALINE-
JEFFERSON-GAGE-JOHNSON-NEMAHA-PAWNEE-RICHARDSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONAWA...MAPLETON...MISSOURI VALLEY...

WOODBINE...LOGAN...DUNLAP...HARLAN...COUNCIL BLUFFS...GLENWOOD...

RED OAK...SIDNEY...HAMBURG...TABOR...FARRAGUT...CLARINDA...

SHENANDOAH...CREIGHTON...BLOOMFIELD...CROFTON...WAUSA...

VERDIGRE...NIOBRARA...HARTINGTON...LAUREL...RANDOLPH...

COLERIDGE...PENDER...MACY...WALTHILL...WINNEBAGO...NELIGH...

ELGIN...PIERCE...PLAINVIEW...OSMOND...WAYNE...ALBION...

ST. EDWARD...NORFOLK...STANTON...WEST POINT...WISNER...TEKAMAH...

OAKLAND...LYONS...DECATUR...COLUMBUS...SCHUYLER...FREMONT...

BLAIR...DAVID CITY...WAHOO...ASHLAND...YUTAN...OMAHA...BELLEVUE...

PAPILLION...LA VISTA...SEWARD...MILFORD...LINCOLN...PLATTSMOUTH...

NEBRASKA CITY...CRETE...WILBER...FAIRBURY...BEATRICE...TECUMSEH...

STERLING...AUBURN...PAWNEE CITY...TABLE ROCK...FALLS CITY
339 PM CST THU JAN 19 2017

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM
CST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A DENSE
FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM
CST FRIDAY. 

* VISIBILITY...DROPPING TO 1/4 TO 1/2 MILE. COULD BE NEAR ZERO IN
SOME SPOTS. 

* IMPACTS...DRIVERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA
TIME TO REACH DESTINATIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING, SLOW DOWN, USE
YOUR HEADLIGHTS, AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.

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Wind Advisory

December 25, 2016 Leave a comment 


A STRONG SURFACE LOW LIFTING OUT OF NORTHEAST COLORADO AND INTO
THE UPPER MIDWEST WILL INDUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS OVER PORTIONS OF
NORTHEAST NEBRASKA AND WEST-CENTRAL IOWA FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
NOON ON MONDAY.


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CUMING-BURT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONAWA...MAPLETON...CREIGHTON...

BLOOMFIELD...CROFTON...WAUSA...VERDIGRE...NIOBRARA...HARTINGTON...

LAUREL...RANDOLPH...COLERIDGE...PENDER...MACY...WALTHILL...

WINNEBAGO...NELIGH...ELGIN...PIERCE...PLAINVIEW...OSMOND...

WAYNE...NORFOLK...STANTON...WEST POINT...WISNER...TEKAMAH...

OAKLAND...LYONS...DECATUR
250 PM CST SUN DEC 25 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST
MONDAY. 

* WINDS...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS THIS EVENING WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT
TO THE WEST BY MID MORNING ON MONDAY. SUSTAINED SPEEDS DURING
THIS TIME WILL RANGE FROM ABOUT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND
45 MPH PERSISTING THROUGH NOON MONDAY.

* IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT,
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH AND LIGHT WEIGHT PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED.

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Severe Thunderstorm Watch

September 6, 2016 Leave a comment


The National Weather Service has extended Severe Thunderstorm Watch 470 to include the following areas until 2 am CDT Wednesday In Iowa this watch includes 1 County In west central Iowa Monona In Nebraska this watch includes 2 counties In east central Nebraska Burt In northeast Nebraska Thurston This includes the cities of…Decatur…Lyons…Macy…Mapleton… Oakland…Onawa…Pender…Tekamah…Walthill and Winnebago. 

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Tornado Warning for Washington County

August 23, 2016 Leave a comment


The National Weather Service in Omaha has issued a

Tornado Warning for… southeastern Washington County in east central Nebraska…

until 815 PM CDT

at 750 PM CDT…a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near Kennard…or 14 miles northwest of Omaha…moving northeast at 15 mph. Hazard…tornado and half dollar size hail. Source…radar indicated rotation. Impact…flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage to roofs…windows…and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is likely.

This dangerous storm will be near… Kennard around 800 PM CDT. Blair and Fort Calhoun around 815 PM CDT. Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Washington. This includes the following highways… Highway 30 in Nebraska between mile markers 441 and 447. Highway 75 in Nebraska between mile markers 105 and 114. Precautionary/preparedness actions… Take cover now! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors…in a Mobile home…or in a vehicle…move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris. Lat…Lon 4139 9615 4141 9628 4156 9614 4145 9598 time…Mot…loc 0050z 215deg 13kt 4143 9618 Tornado…radar indicated hail…1.25in Dewald

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Severe Thunderstorm Watch

August 11, 2016 Leave a comment


Issued at: 3:57 PM CDT on August 11, 2016, expires at: 11:00 PM CDT on August 11, 2016

The National Weather Service has issued Severe Thunderstorm Watch 443 in effect until 11 PM CDT this evening for the following areas In Iowa this watch includes 4 counties In southwest Iowa Harrison Pottawattamie Shelby In west central Iowa Monona In Nebraska this watch includes 23 counties In east central Nebraska Burt Butler Dodge Douglas Sarpy Saunders Washington In northeast Nebraska Antelope Boone Cedar Colfax Cuming Knox Madison Pierce Platte Stanton Thurston Wayne In southeast Nebraska Cass Lancaster Saline Seward This includes the cities of…Albion…Ashland…Bellevue… Blair…Bloomfield…Coleridge…Columbus…Council Bluffs… Creighton…Crete…Crofton…David City…Decatur…Dunlap… Elgin…Fremont…Harlan…Hartington…La Vista…Laurel… Lincoln…Logan…Lyons…Macy…Mapleton…Milford… Missouri Valley…Neligh…Niobrara…Norfolk…Oakland…Omaha… Onawa…Osmond…Papillion…Pender…Pierce…Plainview… Plattsmouth…Randolph…Schuyler…Seward…St. Edward… Stanton…Tekamah…Verdigre…Wahoo…Walthill…Wausa…Wayne… West Point…Wilber…Winnebago…Wisner…Woodbine and Yutan.

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Excessive Heat Warning Until 7:00 p.m. Saturday

July 22, 2016 Leave a comment 


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STANTON-CUMING-BURT-PLATTE-COLFAX-DODGE-WASHINGTON-BUTLER-
SAUNDERS-DOUGLAS-SARPY-SEWARD-LANCASTER-CASS-OTOE-SALINE-
JEFFERSON-GAGE-JOHNSON-NEMAHA-PAWNEE-RICHARDSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONAWA...MAPLETON...MISSOURI VALLEY...

WOODBINE...LOGAN...DUNLAP...HARLAN...COUNCIL BLUFFS...GLENWOOD...

RED OAK...SIDNEY...HAMBURG...TABOR...FARRAGUT...CLARINDA...

SHENANDOAH...CREIGHTON...BLOOMFIELD...CROFTON...WAUSA...

VERDIGRE...NIOBRARA...HARTINGTON...LAUREL...RANDOLPH...

COLERIDGE...PENDER...MACY...WALTHILL...WINNEBAGO...NELIGH...

ELGIN...PIERCE...PLAINVIEW...OSMOND...WAYNE...ALBION...

ST. EDWARD...NORFOLK...STANTON...WEST POINT...WISNER...TEKAMAH...

OAKLAND...LYONS...DECATUR...COLUMBUS...SCHUYLER...FREMONT...

BLAIR...DAVID CITY...WAHOO...ASHLAND...YUTAN...OMAHA...BELLEVUE...

PAPILLION...LA VISTA...SEWARD...MILFORD...LINCOLN...PLATTSMOUTH...

NEBRASKA CITY...CRETE...WILBER...FAIRBURY...BEATRICE...TECUMSEH...

STERLING...AUBURN...PAWNEE CITY...TABLE ROCK...FALLS CITY
318 PM CDT FRI JUL 22 2016

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SATURDAY...

* TEMPERATURE...HEAT INDICES WILL PEAK IN THE 106 TO 116 DEGREE
RANGE LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING...BEFORE DROPPING
BACK INTO THE MID 70S OVERNIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL ONCE AGAIN
CLIMB THROUGH THE 90S TO AROUND 100 DEGREES ON SATURDAY...

YIELDING HEAT INDICES OF 102 TO 112 DEGREES.

* IMPACTS...THE LONGEVITY OF THE HEAT EVENT WILL RESULT IN A 
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS... 
INCLUDING CHILDREN...THE ELDERLY...OR THOSE WITH MEDICAL 
CONDITIONS. LEAVING A CHILD OR PET IN AN ENCLOSED VEHICLE CAN 
BE DEADLY...EVEN FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. HEAT DEATHS ARE 
PREVENTABLE. CHECK ON PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN BUILDINGS WITHOUT AIR 
CONDITIONING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF
DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF HOT
TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS
SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. DRINK PLENTY OF
FLUIDS... STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM... STAY OUT OF THE
SUN... AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.

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Severe Thunderstorm Watch

July 7, 2016 Leave a comment


Issued at: 3:56 PM CDT on July 7, 2016, expires at: 11:00 PM CDT on July 07, 2016

The National Weather Service has issued Severe Thunderstorm Watch 351 in effect until 11 PM CDT this evening for the following areas In Iowa this watch includes 6 counties In southwest Iowa Harrison Mills Montgomery Pottawattamie Shelby In west central Iowa Monona In Nebraska this watch includes 15 counties In east central Nebraska Burt Butler Dodge Douglas Sarpy Saunders Washington In northeast Nebraska Colfax Cuming Madison Platte Stanton Thurston Wayne In southeast Nebraska Cass This includes the cities of…Ashland…Bellevue…Blair… Columbus…Council Bluffs…David City…Decatur…Dunlap… Fremont…Glenwood…Harlan…La Vista…Logan…Lyons…Macy… Mapleton…Missouri Valley…Norfolk…Oakland…Omaha…Onawa… Papillion…Pender…Plattsmouth…Red Oak…Schuyler…Stanton… Tekamah…Wahoo…Walthill…Wayne…West Point…Winnebago… Wisner…Woodbine and Yutan.

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