Alert archive / Nebraska / Wind Chill Warnings in 2008
Wind Chill Warning 3, NWS Omaha, NE
NWS Omaha, NE issued this wind chill warning at Dec 20, 2008, 3:35 PM CST for 23 counties in Nebraska; 4 counties in Iowa. It took effect at Dec 20, 2008, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for 29 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 20, 2008, 3:35 PM CST (21:35 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 20, 2008, 6:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Dec 21, 2008, 10:58 PM CST
- In force
- 29 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Omaha, NE
All 27 counties
Harrison County, IA, Monona County, IA, Pottawattamie County, IA, Shelby County, IA, Antelope County, NE, Boone County, NE, Burt County, NE, Butler County, NE, Cass County, NE, Cedar County, NE, Colfax County, NE, Cuming County, NE, Dodge County, NE, Douglas County, NE, Knox County, NE, Lancaster County, NE, Madison County, NE, Pierce County, NE, Platte County, NE, Saline County, NE, Sarpy County, NE, Saunders County, NE, Seward County, NE, Stanton County, NE, Thurston County, NE, Washington County, NE, Wayne County, NE
The radar
The Omaha radar (KOAX), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 51 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 567 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 83 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 21 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 81 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS43 KOAX 202135 WSWOAX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 335 PM CST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS THIS WEEKEND...AND BLOWING SNOW THROUGH THIS EVENING... .AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT HAS MOVED THROUGH THE AREA...BRINGING MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO AROUND 35 MPH...WILL COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW ZERO TO PRODUCE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS ACROSS THE REGION. THE WINDS WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF FRESHLY FALLEN SNOW THROUGH THIS EVENING. WIND CHILLS WILL REMAIN DANGEROUSLY COLD UNTIL WINDS BEGIN TO DIMINISH ON SUNDAY EVENING. IAZ043-055-056-NEZ011-012-015>018-030>034-042>045-210545- /O.UPG.KOAX.WC.A.0001.081221T0000Z-081222T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KOAX.WC.W.0003.081221T0000Z-081222T0600Z/ /O.CON.KOAX.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-081221T1200Z/ MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-KNOX-CEDAR-THURSTON-ANTELOPE-PIERCE-WAYNE- BOONE-MADISON-STANTON-CUMING-BURT-PLATTE-COLFAX-DODGE-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONAWA...MISSOURI VALLEY...HARLAN... BLOOMFIELD...HARTINGTON...PENDER...NELIGH...PIERCE...WAYNE... ALBION...NORFOLK...STANTON...WEST POINT...TEKAMAH...COLUMBUS... SCHUYLER...FREMONT...BLAIR 335 PM CST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST SUNDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST SUNDAY NIGHT. THE WIND CHILL WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING AS AN ARCTIC AIRMASS PUSHES INTO THE AREA. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL WELL BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND REMAIN NEAR ZERO OR COLDER ON SUNDAY. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR WIND CHILL VALUES OF 30 BELOW ZERO OR COLDER ACROSS THE AREA. THE DANGEROUS WIND CHILL THREAT WILL DIMINISH LATE ON SUNDAY AS WINDS DECREASE...THOUGH SUNDAY NIGHT WILL REMAIN BITTERLY COLD. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO CREATE BLOWING SNOW THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS...AND MAY LIMIT VISIBILITIES CLOSE TO THE GROUND. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ IAZ069-NEZ050>053-065>067-210545- /O.UPG.KOAX.WC.A.0001.081221T0000Z-081222T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KOAX.WC.W.0003.081221T0000Z-081222T0600Z/ /O.CON.KOAX.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-081221T0000Z/ POTTAWATTAMIE-BUTLER-SAUNDERS-DOUGLAS-SARPY-SEWARD-LANCASTER-CASS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COUNCIL BLUFFS...DAVID CITY...WAHOO... OMAHA...BELLEVUE...SEWARD...LINCOLN...PLATTSMOUTH 335 PM CST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST SUNDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST SUNDAY NIGHT. THE WIND CHILL WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING AS AN ARCTIC AIRMASS PUSHES INTO THE AREA. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL WELL BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND REMAIN NEAR ZERO OR COLDER ON SUNDAY. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR WIND CHILL VALUES OF 30 BELOW ZERO OR COLDER ACROSS THE AREA. THE DANGEROUS WIND CHILL THREAT WILL DIMINISH LATE ON SUNDAY AS WINDS DECREASE...THOUGH SUNDAY NIGHT WILL REMAIN BITTERLY COLD. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO CREATE BLOWING SNOW THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS...AND MAY LIMIT VISIBILITIES CLOSE TO THE GROUND. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ NEZ078-210545- /O.UPG.KOAX.WC.A.0001.081221T0000Z-081222T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KOAX.WC.W.0003.081221T0000Z-081222T0600Z/ SALINE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CRETE 335 PM CST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST SUNDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST SUNDAY NIGHT. THE WIND CHILL WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING AS AN ARCTIC AIRMASS PUSHES INTO THE AREA. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL WELL BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND REMAIN NEAR ZERO OR COLDER ON SUNDAY. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR WIND CHILL VALUES OF 30 BELOW ZERO OR COLDER ACROSS THE AREA. THE DANGEROUS WIND CHILL THREAT WILL DIMINISH LATE ON SUNDAY AS WINDS DECREASE...THOUGH SUNDAY NIGHT WILL REMAIN BITTERLY COLD. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$ IAZ079-080-090-091-NEZ068-210545- /O.UPG.KOAX.WC.A.0001.081221T0000Z-081222T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KOAX.WC.Y.0006.081221T0000Z-081222T0600Z/ /O.CON.KOAX.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-081221T0000Z/ MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE-OTOE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENWOOD...RED OAK...SIDNEY... CLARINDA...NEBRASKA CITY 335 PM CST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST SUNDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST SUNDAY NIGHT. THE WIND CHILL WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING AS AN ARCTIC AIRMASS PUSHES INTO THE AREA. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL WELL BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND REMAIN NEAR ZERO ON SUNDAY. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR WIND CHILL VALUES OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO ACROSS THE AREA. THE DANGEROUS WIND CHILL THREAT WILL DIMINISH LATE ON SUNDAY AS WINDS DECREASE...THOUGH SUNDAY NIGHT WILL REMAIN BITTERLY COLD. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO CREATE BLOWING SNOW THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS...AND MAY LIMIT VISIBILITIES CLOSE TO THE GROUND. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ NEZ088>093-210545- /O.UPG.KOAX.WC.A.0001.081221T0000Z-081222T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KOAX.WC.Y.0006.081221T0000Z-081222T0600Z/ JEFFERSON-GAGE-JOHNSON-NEMAHA-PAWNEE-RICHARDSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FAIRBURY...BEATRICE...TECUMSEH... AUBURN...PAWNEE CITY...FALLS CITY 335 PM CST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST SUNDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST SUNDAY NIGHT. THE WIND CHILL WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING AS AN ARCTIC AIRMASS PUSHES INTO THE AREA. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL WELL BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND REMAIN NEAR ZERO ON SUNDAY. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR WIND CHILL VALUES OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO ACROSS THE AREA. THE DANGEROUS WIND CHILL THREAT WILL DIMINISH LATE ON SUNDAY AS WINDS DECREASE...THOUGH SUNDAY NIGHT WILL REMAIN BITTERLY COLD. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ MAYES
6 follow-up statements
000 WWUS43 KOAX 202335 WSWOAX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 535 PM CST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS THIS WEEKEND...AND BLOWING SNOW THROUGH THIS EVENING... .AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT HAS MOVED THROUGH THE AREA...BRINGING MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO AROUND 35 MPH...WILL COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW ZERO TO PRODUCE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS ACROSS THE REGION. THE WINDS WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF FRESHLY FALLEN SNOW THROUGH THIS EVENING. WIND CHILLS WILL REMAIN DANGEROUSLY COLD UNTIL WINDS BEGIN TO DIMINISH ON SUNDAY EVENING. IAZ069-NEZ050>053-065>067-210745- /O.EXP.KOAX.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-081221T0000Z/ /O.CON.KOAX.WC.W.0003.081221T0000Z-081222T0600Z/ POTTAWATTAMIE-BUTLER-SAUNDERS-DOUGLAS-SARPY-SEWARD-LANCASTER-CASS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COUNCIL BLUFFS...DAVID CITY...WAHOO... OMAHA...BELLEVUE...SEWARD...LINCOLN...PLATTSMOUTH 535 PM CST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST SUNDAY NIGHT... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST SUNDAY NIGHT. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING AS AN ARCTIC AIRMASS PUSHES INTO THE AREA. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL WELL BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND REMAIN NEAR ZERO OR COLDER ON SUNDAY. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR WIND CHILL VALUES OF 30 BELOW ZERO OR COLDER ACROSS THE AREA. THE DANGEROUS WIND CHILL THREAT WILL DIMINISH LATE ON SUNDAY AS WINDS DECREASE...THOUGH SUNDAY NIGHT WILL REMAIN BITTERLY COLD. WHILE PATCHY BLOWING SNOW IS POSSIBLE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW HAS DIMINISHED. THUS...THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$ IAZ079-080-090-091-NEZ068-210745- /O.EXP.KOAX.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-081221T0000Z/ /O.CON.KOAX.WC.Y.0006.081221T0000Z-081222T0600Z/ MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE-OTOE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENWOOD...RED OAK...SIDNEY... CLARINDA...NEBRASKA CITY 535 PM CST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST SUNDAY NIGHT... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST SUNDAY NIGHT. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING AS AN ARCTIC AIRMASS PUSHES INTO THE AREA. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL WELL BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND REMAIN NEAR ZERO ON SUNDAY. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR WIND CHILL VALUES OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO ACROSS THE AREA. THE DANGEROUS WIND CHILL THREAT WILL DIMINISH LATE ON SUNDAY AS WINDS DECREASE...THOUGH SUNDAY NIGHT WILL REMAIN BITTERLY COLD. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO CREATE BLOWING SNOW THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS...AND MAY LIMIT VISIBILITIES CLOSE TO THE GROUND. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ IAZ043-055-056-NEZ011-012-015>018-030>034-042>045-210745- /O.CON.KOAX.WC.W.0003.081221T0000Z-081222T0600Z/ /O.CON.KOAX.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-081221T1200Z/ MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-KNOX-CEDAR-THURSTON-ANTELOPE-PIERCE-WAYNE- BOONE-MADISON-STANTON-CUMING-BURT-PLATTE-COLFAX-DODGE-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONAWA...MISSOURI VALLEY...HARLAN... BLOOMFIELD...HARTINGTON...PENDER...NELIGH...PIERCE...WAYNE... ALBION...NORFOLK...STANTON...WEST POINT...TEKAMAH...COLUMBUS... SCHUYLER...FREMONT...BLAIR 535 PM CST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST SUNDAY NIGHT... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST SUNDAY NIGHT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING AS AN ARCTIC AIRMASS PUSHES INTO THE AREA. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL WELL BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND REMAIN NEAR ZERO OR COLDER ON SUNDAY. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR WIND CHILL VALUES OF 30 BELOW ZERO OR COLDER ACROSS THE AREA. THE DANGEROUS WIND CHILL THREAT WILL DIMINISH LATE ON SUNDAY AS WINDS DECREASE...THOUGH SUNDAY NIGHT WILL REMAIN BITTERLY COLD. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO CREATE BLOWING SNOW THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS...AND MAY LIMIT VISIBILITIES CLOSE TO THE GROUND. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ NEZ078-210745- /O.CON.KOAX.WC.W.0003.081221T0000Z-081222T0600Z/ SALINE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CRETE 535 PM CST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST SUNDAY NIGHT... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST SUNDAY NIGHT. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING AS AN ARCTIC AIRMASS PUSHES INTO THE AREA. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL WELL BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND REMAIN NEAR ZERO OR COLDER ON SUNDAY. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR WIND CHILL VALUES OF 30 BELOW ZERO OR COLDER ACROSS THE AREA. THE DANGEROUS WIND CHILL THREAT WILL DIMINISH LATE ON SUNDAY AS WINDS DECREASE...THOUGH SUNDAY NIGHT WILL REMAIN BITTERLY COLD. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$ NEZ088>093-210745- /O.CON.KOAX.WC.Y.0006.081221T0000Z-081222T0600Z/ JEFFERSON-GAGE-JOHNSON-NEMAHA-PAWNEE-RICHARDSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FAIRBURY...BEATRICE...TECUMSEH... AUBURN...PAWNEE CITY...FALLS CITY 535 PM CST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST SUNDAY NIGHT... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST SUNDAY NIGHT. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING AS AN ARCTIC AIRMASS PUSHES INTO THE AREA. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL WELL BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND REMAIN NEAR ZERO ON SUNDAY. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR WIND CHILL VALUES OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO ACROSS THE AREA. THE DANGEROUS WIND CHILL THREAT WILL DIMINISH LATE ON SUNDAY AS WINDS DECREASE...THOUGH SUNDAY NIGHT WILL REMAIN BITTERLY COLD. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ MAYES
000 WWUS43 KOAX 210127 WSWOAX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 727 PM CST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY... .ARCTIC AIR SPILLING SOUTHEAST ACROSS NEBRASKA AND IOWA WILL CONTINUE TO BRING DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES TO THE REGION THROUGH SUNDAY. ALTHOUGH NORTHWEST WINDS HAVE TEMPORARILY DECREASED THIS EVENING...THEY ARE EXPECTED TO PICK UP AGAIN LATER TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY. WHEN COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES THAT WILL BE BELOW ZERO...WIND CHILL VALUES OF 15 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO THIS EVENING WILL FALL TO 20 BELOW TO 35 BELOW AROUND AND A LITTLE AFTER DAYBREAK SUNDAY. IAZ043-055-056-NEZ011-012-015>018-030>034-042>045-210930- /O.CAN.KOAX.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-081221T1200Z/ /O.CON.KOAX.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-081222T0600Z/ MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-KNOX-CEDAR-THURSTON-ANTELOPE-PIERCE-WAYNE- BOONE-MADISON-STANTON-CUMING-BURT-PLATTE-COLFAX-DODGE-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONAWA...MISSOURI VALLEY...HARLAN... BLOOMFIELD...HARTINGTON...PENDER...NELIGH...PIERCE...WAYNE... ALBION...NORFOLK...STANTON...WEST POINT...TEKAMAH...COLUMBUS... SCHUYLER...FREMONT...BLAIR 727 PM CST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST SUNDAY NIGHT... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST SUNDAY NIGHT. ALTHOUGH NORTHWEST WINDS HAVE DECREASED A BIT OVER THE AREA THIS EVENING...THEY ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MID SUNDAY MORNING. WHEN COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES THAT WILL BE WELL BELOW ZERO...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL FALL TO 30 BELOW TO 35 BELOW OVER MUCH OF THE AREA. ALTHOUGH VISIBILITIES HAVE IMPROVED OVER THE AREA...DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY. IN ADDITION...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW MAY ALSO REDEVELOP LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON ON SUNDAY. THE DANGEROUS WIND CHILL THREAT WILL DIMINISH LATE ON SUNDAY AS WINDS DECREASE...THOUGH SUNDAY NIGHT WILL REMAIN BITTERLY COLD. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$ IAZ069-NEZ050>053-065>067-078-210930- /O.CON.KOAX.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-081222T0600Z/ POTTAWATTAMIE-BUTLER-SAUNDERS-DOUGLAS-SARPY-SEWARD-LANCASTER-CASS- SALINE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COUNCIL BLUFFS...DAVID CITY...WAHOO... OMAHA...BELLEVUE...SEWARD...LINCOLN...PLATTSMOUTH...CRETE 727 PM CST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST SUNDAY NIGHT... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST SUNDAY NIGHT. ALTHOUGH WINDS HAVE TEMPORARILY DECREASED THIS EVENING...THEY ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. WITH TEMPERATURES BELOW ZERO BY THAT TIME...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL FALL TO 25 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO OR COLDER OVER THE AREA. THE DANGEROUS WIND CHILL THREAT WILL DIMINISH LATE ON SUNDAY AS WINDS DECREASE...THOUGH SUNDAY NIGHT WILL REMAIN BITTERLY COLD. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$ IAZ079-080-090-091-NEZ068-088>093-210930- /O.CON.KOAX.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-081222T0600Z/ MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE-OTOE-JEFFERSON-GAGE-JOHNSON-NEMAHA- PAWNEE-RICHARDSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENWOOD...RED OAK...SIDNEY... CLARINDA...NEBRASKA CITY...FAIRBURY...BEATRICE...TECUMSEH... AUBURN...PAWNEE CITY...FALLS CITY 727 PM CST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST SUNDAY NIGHT... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST SUNDAY NIGHT. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 25 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES THAT WILL FALL BELOW ZERO AND PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES OF 20 BELOW TO 25 BELOW OVER THE AREA. WINDS COULD INCREASE A BIT SUNDAY MORNING KEEPING WIND CHILL VALUES DANGEROUSLY COLD EVEN AS TEMPERATURES MODERATE SLIGHTLY. THE DANGEROUS WIND CHILL THREAT WILL DIMINISH LATE ON SUNDAY AS WINDS DECREASE...THOUGH SUNDAY NIGHT WILL REMAIN BITTERLY COLD. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ CHERMOK
000 WWUS43 KOAX 211034 WSWOAX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 434 AM CST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY... .ARCTIC AIR POURING SOUTHEAST ACROSS NEBRASKA AND IOWA WILL CONTINUE TO BRING DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES TO THE REGION THROUGH THIS EVENING. NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PICK UP THIS MORNING. WHEN COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES THAT WILL BE BELOW ZERO...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL FALL TO 20 BELOW TO 35 BELOW AROUND AND A LITTLE AFTER DAYBREAK...THEN RISE ONLY A LITTLE DURING THE DAY. WINDS WILL DECREASE THIS EVENING...ENDING THE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS...BUT ACTUAL TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN QUITE COLD. IAZ069-NEZ042>045-050>053-065>067-078-211845- /O.CAN.KOAX.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-081222T0600Z/ /O.EXA.KOAX.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-081222T0600Z/ POTTAWATTAMIE-PLATTE-COLFAX-DODGE-WASHINGTON-BUTLER-SAUNDERS- DOUGLAS-SARPY-SEWARD-LANCASTER-CASS-SALINE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COUNCIL BLUFFS...COLUMBUS...SCHUYLER... FREMONT...BLAIR...DAVID CITY...WAHOO...OMAHA...BELLEVUE... SEWARD...LINCOLN...PLATTSMOUTH...CRETE 434 AM CST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. THE WIND CHILL WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 25 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 6 BELOW AND 3 ABOVE ZERO TO PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES OF 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW OVER THE AREA. THIS IS NOT QUITE AS HAZARDOUS AS PREVIOUSLY FORECAST...BUT STILL DANGEROUSLY COLD. WINDS SHOULD INCREASE A BIT THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF THE DAY...EVEN AS TEMPERATURES MODERATE SLIGHTLY. THE DANGEROUS WIND CHILL THREAT WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING AS WINDS DECREASE...THOUGH TONIGHT WILL REMAIN BITTERLY COLD.| A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ IAZ043-055-056-NEZ011-012-015>018-030>034-211845- /O.CON.KOAX.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-081222T0600Z/ MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-KNOX-CEDAR-THURSTON-ANTELOPE-PIERCE-WAYNE- BOONE-MADISON-STANTON-CUMING-BURT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONAWA...MISSOURI VALLEY...HARLAN... BLOOMFIELD...HARTINGTON...PENDER...NELIGH...PIERCE...WAYNE... ALBION...NORFOLK...STANTON...WEST POINT...TEKAMAH 434 AM CST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. ALTHOUGH NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AROUND 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. WHEN COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES THAT WILL BE BELOW ZERO...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL CONTINUE NEAR 30 BELOW OVER MUCH OF THE AREA. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY. THE DANGEROUS WIND CHILL THREAT WILL DIMINISH IN THE EVENING AS WINDS DECREASE...THOUGH TONIGHT WILL REMAIN BITTERLY COLD. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$ IAZ079-080-090-091-NEZ068-088>093-211845- /O.CON.KOAX.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-081222T0600Z/ MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE-OTOE-JEFFERSON-GAGE-JOHNSON-NEMAHA- PAWNEE-RICHARDSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENWOOD...RED OAK...SIDNEY... CLARINDA...NEBRASKA CITY...FAIRBURY...BEATRICE...TECUMSEH... AUBURN...PAWNEE CITY...FALLS CITY 434 AM CST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES FROM 5 BELOW TO 5 ABOVE ZERO TO PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES NEAR 20 BELOW OVER THE AREA. WINDS COULD INCREASE A BIT THIS MORNING KEEPING WIND CHILL VALUES DANGEROUSLY COLD EVEN AS TEMPERATURES MODERATE SLIGHTLY. THE DANGEROUS WIND CHILL THREAT WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING AS WINDS DECREASE...THOUGH TONIGHT WILL REMAIN BITTERLY COLD. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ POLLACK
000 WWUS43 KOAX 211759 WSWOAX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 1159 AM CST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE... .ARCTIC AIR POURING SOUTHEAST ACROSS NEBRASKA AND IOWA WILL CONTINUE TO BRING DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES TO THE REGION THROUGH THIS EVENING. NORTHWEST WINDS WHEN COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES THAT WILL BE A FEW DEGREES ABOVE AND BELOW ZERO... WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES FROM 20 BELOW TO 35 BELOW. WINDS WILL DECREASE THIS EVENING...ENDING THE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS...BUT ACTUAL TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN QUITE COLD. IAZ043-055-056-NEZ011-012-015>018-030>034-220200- /O.CON.KOAX.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-081222T0600Z/ MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-KNOX-CEDAR-THURSTON-ANTELOPE-PIERCE-WAYNE- BOONE-MADISON-STANTON-CUMING-BURT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONAWA...MISSOURI VALLEY...HARLAN... BLOOMFIELD...HARTINGTON...PENDER...NELIGH...PIERCE...WAYNE... ALBION...NORFOLK...STANTON...WEST POINT...TEKAMAH 1159 AM CST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. ALTHOUGH NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AROUND 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. WHEN COMBINED WITH THE TEMPERATURES A FEW DEGREES ABOVE AND BELOW ZERO...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL CONTINUE NEAR 30 BELOW OVER MUCH OF THE AREA. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY. THE DANGEROUS WIND CHILL THREAT WILL DIMINISH IN THE EVENING AS WINDS DECREASE...THOUGH TONIGHT...TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN BITTERLY COLD. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$ IAZ069-079-080-090-091-NEZ042>045-050>053-065>068-078-088>093- 220200- /O.CON.KOAX.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-081222T0600Z/ POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE-PLATTE-COLFAX-DODGE- WASHINGTON-BUTLER-SAUNDERS-DOUGLAS-SARPY-SEWARD-LANCASTER-CASS- OTOE-SALINE-JEFFERSON-GAGE-JOHNSON-NEMAHA-PAWNEE-RICHARDSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COUNCIL BLUFFS...GLENWOOD...RED OAK... SIDNEY...CLARINDA...COLUMBUS...SCHUYLER...FREMONT...BLAIR... DAVID CITY...WAHOO...OMAHA...BELLEVUE...SEWARD...LINCOLN... PLATTSMOUTH...NEBRASKA CITY...CRETE...FAIRBURY...BEATRICE... TECUMSEH...AUBURN...PAWNEE CITY...FALLS CITY 1159 AM CST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES FROM 5 BELOW TO 5 ABOVE ZERO TO PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES 15 TO 30 BELOW OVER THE AREA. THE DANGEROUS WIND CHILL THREAT WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING AS WINDS DECREASE...THOUGH TONIGHT...TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN BITTERLY COLD. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ ZAPOTOCNY
000 WWUS43 KOAX 212132 WSWOAX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 332 PM CST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE... .STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS THIS EVENING. TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW ZERO ACROSSS MUCH OF THE AREA ALREADY THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL FALL THIS EVENING AS SKIES CLEAR. WINDS WILL BE DECREASING AS WELL...BUT WILL STILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PRODUCE VERY COLD WIND CHILL READINGS THROUGH MIDNIGHT. IAZ043-055-056-NEZ011-012-015>018-030>034-220545- /O.CON.KOAX.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-081222T0600Z/ MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-KNOX-CEDAR-THURSTON-ANTELOPE-PIERCE-WAYNE- BOONE-MADISON-STANTON-CUMING-BURT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONAWA...MISSOURI VALLEY...HARLAN... BLOOMFIELD...HARTINGTON...PENDER...NELIGH...PIERCE...WAYNE... ALBION...NORFOLK...STANTON...WEST POINT...TEKAMAH 332 PM CST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 20 TO 30 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES NEAR FROM ZERO TO 10 BELOW TO PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES NEAR 30 BELOW OR COLDER THIS EVENING. THE DANGEROUS WIND CHILL THREAT WILL DIMINISH IN THE EVENING AS WINDS DECREASE...THOUGH TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL REMAIN BITTERLY COLD. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$ IAZ069-079-080-090-091-NEZ042>045-050>053-065>068-078-088>093- 220545- /O.CON.KOAX.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-081222T0600Z/ POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE-PLATTE-COLFAX-DODGE- WASHINGTON-BUTLER-SAUNDERS-DOUGLAS-SARPY-SEWARD-LANCASTER-CASS- OTOE-SALINE-JEFFERSON-GAGE-JOHNSON-NEMAHA-PAWNEE-RICHARDSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COUNCIL BLUFFS...GLENWOOD...RED OAK... SIDNEY...CLARINDA...COLUMBUS...SCHUYLER...FREMONT...BLAIR... DAVID CITY...WAHOO...OMAHA...BELLEVUE...SEWARD...LINCOLN... PLATTSMOUTH...NEBRASKA CITY...CRETE...FAIRBURY...BEATRICE... TECUMSEH...AUBURN...PAWNEE CITY...FALLS CITY 332 PM CST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES FROM 5 BELOW TO 5 ABOVE ZERO TO PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES 15 TO 30 BELOW OVER THE AREA. THE DANGEROUS WIND CHILL THREAT WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING AS WINDS DECREASE...THOUGH TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL REMAIN BITTERLY COLD. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ MAYES
000 WWUS43 KOAX 220458 WSWOAX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 1058 PM CST SUN DEC 21 2008 IAZ043-055-056-NEZ011-012-015>018-030>034-220600- /O.CAN.KOAX.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-081222T0600Z/ MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-KNOX-CEDAR-THURSTON-ANTELOPE-PIERCE-WAYNE- BOONE-MADISON-STANTON-CUMING-BURT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONAWA...MISSOURI VALLEY...HARLAN... BLOOMFIELD...HARTINGTON...PENDER...NELIGH...PIERCE...WAYNE... ALBION...NORFOLK...STANTON...WEST POINT...TEKAMAH 1058 PM CST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS CANCELLED THE WIND CHILL WARNING. ALTHOUGH BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT ...WINDS HAVE GENERALLY DROPPED TO LESS THAN 10 MPH AND SHOULD CONTINUE TO DECREASE. $$ IAZ069-079-080-090-091-NEZ042>045-050>053-065>068-078-088>093- 220600- /O.CAN.KOAX.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-081222T0600Z/ POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE-PLATTE-COLFAX-DODGE- WASHINGTON-BUTLER-SAUNDERS-DOUGLAS-SARPY-SEWARD-LANCASTER-CASS- OTOE-SALINE-JEFFERSON-GAGE-JOHNSON-NEMAHA-PAWNEE-RICHARDSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COUNCIL BLUFFS...GLENWOOD...RED OAK... SIDNEY...CLARINDA...COLUMBUS...SCHUYLER...FREMONT...BLAIR... DAVID CITY...WAHOO...OMAHA...BELLEVUE...SEWARD...LINCOLN... PLATTSMOUTH...NEBRASKA CITY...CRETE...FAIRBURY...BEATRICE... TECUMSEH...AUBURN...PAWNEE CITY...FALLS CITY 1058 PM CST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS CANCELLED THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY. ALTHOUGH BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT... WINDS HAVE GENERALLY DROPPED TO LESS THAN 10 MPH AND SHOULD CONTINUE DECREASING TONIGHT. $$ CHERMOK
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind chill warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Omaha, NE wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind chill warning went out at Dec 20, 3:15 PM CST, 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 20, 3:15 PM CST, 20 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
315 PM CST SAT DEC 20 2008
...DANGEROUSLY COLD WEATHER THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...
.SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY.
SNOW HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA...BUT SOME BLOWING SNOW
LINGERS...SLIGHTLY REDUCING VIS AND LIKELY IMPACTING ROADS.
SUBJECTIVE 12Z UPPER AIR ANALYSIS INDICATES UPPER LOW CENTERED IN
SRN SASK...WITH 500MB HEIGHT FALLS OF 500M CENTERED IN SD/IA. UPPER
LOW WAS ALSO APPARENT OFFSHORE OF BC. 160KT UPPER JET STREAK AXIS
EXTENDED FROM NRN NM THROUGH KS/NRN MO AND INTO PA...WITH SECONDARY
JET STREAK OF 130KT PUSHING SEWD OUT OF THE PAC NW BEHIND THE UPPER
LOW. 850MB LOW WAS CENTERED IN NWRN MO/SWRN IA WITH ARCTIC SURGE
EVIDENT IN ITS WAKE...WITH A POOL OF -25C/COOLER TEMPS FROM ND/MT
INTO AB/SASK/BC. SFC LOW AT 20Z WAS CENTERED NEAR KPAH...WITH
INVERTED TROUGH EXTENDING NWD THROUGH ERN IA/WRN WI/ERN MN TOWARD
THE MB/ONT BORDER.
MAIN FORECAST CONCERN IS WITH BITTER COLD THROUGH MONDAY MRNG...AS
WELL AS PRECIP POTENTIAL MONDAY NT INTO TUESDAY. TEMPS HAVE BEEN
FALLING THROUGH THE DAY TODAY AND WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TONIGHT TO
READINGS WELL BELOW ZERO. HAVE BUMPED DOWN MINS JUST A TOUCH AS
COLD AIR IS PUSHING IN FASTER THAN EARLIER PROGS. WITH CONTINUED
COLD AIR ADVECTION AND STRONG NWLY FLOW...HELD TEMPS BELOW ZERO
ALONG/N OF I-80 AND 0-5F SOUTH FOR TOMORROW...AND AM AFRAID THAT MAY
BE GENEROUS IN PLACES. KEPT BLOWING SNOW MENTION IN NRN HALF OF CWA
TONIGHT AND TOMORROW AS WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH AROUND FRESH
LOOSE SNOW...NOT LIKELY CREATING SIGNIFICANT VIS PROBLEMS BUT
PROBABLY CONTINUING TO MOVE SNOW OVER ROADS. WIND CHILLS ARE
FORECAST TO MEET WARNING CRITERIA EASILY TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW
MORNING IN ALL BUT THE SRN TIER OR TWO OF COUNTIES...AND LINGER
BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA IN THAT AREA IN THE AFTERNOON...POSSIBLY
POKING UP TO WARNING CRITERIA AGAIN IN THE EVENING UNTIL WINDS DIE
DOWN. IN THE SRN CWA...ADVISORY CRITERIA ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND
TOMORROW MORNING...WITH A BRIEF RISE ABOVE CRITERIA IN THE
AFTERNOON...THEN LIKELY RETURNING AS TEMPS COOL TOMORROW EVENING
BEFORE WINDS DIMINISH. HAVE ISSUED WARNING NORTH AND ADVISORY SOUTH
THROUGH 06Z. THOUGH WIND CHILLS MAY GO DOWN A NOTCH IN THE
AFTERNOON FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS...THINK IT WILL BE LESS CONFUSING TO
HAVE JUST ONE HEADLINE RIDING IN EACH SEGMENT...RATHER THAN TRYING
TO DIFFERENTIATE SHORT-LIVED LOWERING OF CRITERIA IN THE MIDDLE OF
MORE SIGNIFICANT READINGS.
SURFACE HIGH IS STILL PROGGED TO MOVE OVERHEAD ON SUNDAY NT...WITH
NEARLY PERFECT TIMING TO ALLOW MAXIMUM RADIATIONAL COOLING IN ERN
NEB/WRN IA. KEPT MIN TEMPS VERY CLOSE TO EARLIER PROGS...WITH A FEW
SITES LIKELY HITTING -20F OR COLDER. AS THE SFC HIGH SLIDES EAST ON
MONDAY...TEMPS WILL INCREASE WITH WARM AIR ADVECTION DESPITE
INCREASING CLOUDS. TEMPS SHOULD CONTINUE TO INCREASE ON MON
NT...LIKELY PRODUCING NON-DIURNAL TEMPERATURE TRENDS INTO TUESDAY.
OPENING UPPER WAVE IS PROGGED TO DROP OUT OF CANADA INTO THE NRN
PLAINS ON MON NT/TUES...GENERATING WARM AIR ADVECTION PRECIP AHEAD
OF THE SYSTEM AS WELL AS FRONTOGENETIC PRECIP CLOSER TO THE SFC
LOW. SYSTEM SEEMS WEAKLY FORCED IN ALL PROGS...WITH LOW OPENING AND
WEAKENING AT ALL LEVELS AS IT MOVES ACROSS. NAM/ECMWF GENERATE WARM
AIR ADVECTION PRECIP JUST EAST OF THE CWA AROUND 06-12Z TUES...WITH
CWA IN A DRY SLOT. GFS IS A BIT CLOSER TO THE CWA AND CLIPS THE NRN
AND ERN AREAS WITH PRECIP. KEPT SCHC TO LOW CHC MENTION IN NRN/ERN
AREAS ON MONDAY NT. FRONT IS PROGGED TO MOVE THROUGH ON
TUESDAY...WITH BAND OF FRONTOGENETIC PRECIP LIKELY TO SET UP ACROSS
THE CWA AS SFC LOW MOVES EAST. GFS KEEPS THE BAND S OF THE
CWA...WHILE NAM/ECMWF PLACE IT ACROSS THE NRN CWA. A LITTLE EARLY
FOR DETAILS TO BECOME CLEAR...AND WILL LET CHANCE POPS RIDE ACROSS
THE CWA. DID BUMP UP TEMPS A TOUCH IN SERN CWA AS AREAS AHEAD OF
THE FRONT SHOULD SEE CONTINUED WARM AIR ADVECTION...AND BUMPED DOWN
IN THE NWRN CWA WHERE EARLIER FRONTAL PASSAGE WILL HOLD BACK TEMPS.
.LONG TERM...TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY.
UPPER AIR PATTERN IN THE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY PERIOD
WILL BE DOMINATED BY A LARGE UPPER TROUGH OVER THE WESTERN INTO
THE CENTRAL CONUS. SEVERAL SHORT WAVE TROUGHS ROLLING THROUGH THE
MEAN FLOW WILL BRING OCCASIONAL PRECIPITATION CHANCES...BUT
CONFIDENCE IN TIMING OF THESE FEATURES IS SOMEWHAT LOW DUE TO
GREATLY DIVERGENT SOLUTIONS AMONG VARIOUS MEDIUM RANGE MODELS. AN
EXAMPLE OF THE DIVERGENCE IN MODEL OPINIONS IS SHOWN BETWEEN THE
00Z ECMWF AND 12Z OPERATIONAL GFS WHERE PRECIPITATION-PRODUCING
SHORT WAVES ARE 12 TO 24 HOURS OUT OF PHASE FROM EACH OTHER.
HOWEVER...A PLURALITY OF 12Z GFS ENSEMBLE MEMBERS LOOK MORE LIKE
THE ECMWF...AND ONLY A COUPLE TEND TO FAVOR THE OPERATIONAL GFS.
SO SOME CONFIDENCE IS RESTORED IF FOLLOWING THE ECMWF...AS WAS
DONE WITH THIS FORECAST.
THE EXTENDED PERIOD OF THE FORECAST WILL START WITH A COLD FRONT
EXITING THE SOUTHEAST CWA TUESDAY EVENING AND AN UPPER TROUGH
SLIDING EAST. THERE IS AT LEAST A CHANCE FOR CONTINUED SNOW BEHIND
THIS FRONT FOR OUR SOUTHEAST UNTIL FRONT/TROUGH SHIFT EAST WEDNESDAY
MORNING.
&&
.AVIATION...
FOR TAF SITES KOFK/KOMA/KLNK THROUGH 21/18Z.
THE CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH EAST OF THE TAF SITES LEAVING VFR
CONDITIONS. AT TIMES THERE MAY BE ENOUGH BLOWING SNOW FOR MVFR
VISIBILITIES. SFC HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN TO NEB AND
KS...HOWEVER...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 22KT WITH STRONGER GUSTS 20
TO 30KT WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. VARIABLE CLOUDS
WILL MOVE IN TONIGHT AND SUNDAY WITH SCT MID AND HIGH CLDS AND AT
TIMES PATCHY VFR CIGS.
&&
.OAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NE...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY FOR NEZ011-012-
015>018-030>034-042>045.
WIND CHILL WARNING UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST SUNDAY NIGHT FOR NEZ011-
012-015>018-030>034-042>045-050>053-065>067-078.
WIND CHILL ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST SUNDAY NIGHT FOR NEZ068-
088>093.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
NEZ050>053-065>068.
IA...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY FOR IAZ043-055-056.
WIND CHILL WARNING UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST SUNDAY NIGHT FOR IAZ043-
055-056-069.
WIND CHILL ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST SUNDAY NIGHT FOR IAZ079-
080-090-091.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR IAZ069-
079-080-090-091.
&&
MAYES/DERGAN/ZAPOTOCNYHazardous weather outlook, Dec 20, 11:50 AM CST, 3 hours 45 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 1150 AM CST SAT DEC 20 2008 IAZ043-055-056-069-079-080-090-091-NEZ011-012-015>018-030>034- 042>045-050>053-065>068-210800- MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT- PAGE-KNOX-CEDAR-THURSTON-ANTELOPE-PIERCE-WAYNE-BOONE-MADISON- STANTON-CUMING-BURT-PLATTE-COLFAX-DODGE-WASHINGTON-BUTLER- SAUNDERS-DOUGLAS-SARPY-SEWARD-LANCASTER-CASS-OTOE- 1150 AM CST SAT DEC 20 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST IOWA...WEST CENTRAL IOWA...EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA...NORTHEAST NEBRASKA AND SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE WIND WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN AREAS WITH FRESH SNOW COVER FROM BOTH THURSDAY NIGHT AND THIS MORNING...AND COULD CREATE OCCASIONAL WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF EASTERN NEBRASKA AND WESTERN IOWA FOR THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW HAZARD TODAY AND NORTHEAST NEBRASKA AND NORTHWEST IOWA THROUGH TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP BELOW ZERO TONIGHT...AND WINDS WILL CONTINUE. THIS IS LIKELY TO CREATE WIND CHILLS IN THE 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW RANGE LATER TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY TEMPERATURES WILL NOT RECOVER MUCH ON SUNDAY. WIND CHILLS ARE LIKELY TO REMAIN AT 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO FOR MOST OF THE DAY. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO LIKELY. WINDS WILL DECREASE LATE ON SUNDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES OVERHEAD. HOWEVER...TEMPERATURES WILL PLUNGE TO VERY COLD READINGS FROM AROUND 13 TO 21 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... STORM SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON OR TONIGHT...BUT REPORTS OF NEW SNOW ACCUMULATION ARE APPRECIATED. NEZ078-088>093-210800- SALINE-JEFFERSON-GAGE-JOHNSON-NEMAHA-PAWNEE-RICHARDSON- 1150 AM CST SAT DEC 20 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS COMBINED WITH NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH WILL RESULT IN COLD WIND CHILL VALUES OF ZERO TO 15 BELOW ZERO THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE WILL CONTINUE TO DROP THROUGH THE NIGHT...REACHING A FEW DEGREES BELOW ZERO BY SUNDAY MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE PERIOD. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL FALL TO AS LOW AS 30 BELOW DURING THE NIGHT. A WIND CHILL WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY TEMPERATURES WILL NOT RECOVER MUCH ON SUNDAY. WIND CHILLS WILL LIKELY REMAIN IN THE 20 TO 30 BELOW RANGE FOR MOST OF THE DAY. A WIND CHILL WATCH CONTINUES ON SUNDAY. WINDS WILL DECREASE LATE ON SUNDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES OVERHEAD. HOWEVER...TEMPERATURES WILL PLUNGE TO DANGEROUSLY COLD READINGS FROM 7 TO 15 BELOW ZERO. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... STORM SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON OR TONIGHT. ZAPOTOCNY
The office that day
Everything else NWS Omaha, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 3:35 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | OAX | Butler, Cass, Colfax, Dodge, Douglas, Gage and 13 more | 31 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.