Alert archive / Nebraska / Blizzard Warnings in 2009
Blizzard Warning 4, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this blizzard warning at Dec 24, 2009, 2:40 PM MST for 19 counties in Nebraska. It took effect at Dec 25, 2009, 1:52 AM MST. It was in force for 33 hr. 28 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 24, 2009, 2:40 PM MST (21:40 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 25, 2009, 1:52 AM MST
- Expired
- Dec 26, 2009, 11:00 AM MST
- In force
- 33 hr
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
Counties Arthur County, NE, Blaine County, NE, Boyd County, NE, Brown County, NE, Cherry County, NE, Custer County, NE, Garfield County, NE, Grant County, NE, Holt County, NE, Hooker County, NE, Keith County, NE, Keya Paha County, NE, Lincoln County, NE, Logan County, NE, Loup County, NE, McPherson County, NE, Rock County, NE, Thomas County, NE, Wheeler County, NE
The radar
The North Platte radar (KLNX), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:40 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 25, 7:30 AM MST | BLIZZARD | Oneill, NE | VISIBILITY LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE IN HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS. |
| Dec 25, 8:32 AM MST | BLIZZARD | Oneill, NE | VISIBILITY BETWEEN ATKINSON AND ONEILL ALONG HIGHWAY 20 NEAR ZERO...MANY STRANDED MOTORISTS. |
| Dec 25, 8:50 AM MST | BLIZZARD | Oneill, NE | VISIBILITY LESS THANA QUARTER OF A MILE IN HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS. |
| Dec 25, 10:21 AM MST | BLIZZARD | Taylor, NE | NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN TAYLOR WITH HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. HIGHWAY 70 DRIFTED OVER WITH SNOW...NEDOR SNOWPLOWS SUSPENDING ROAD CLEARING DUE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS. |
| Dec 25, 10:29 AM MST | BLIZZARD | Broken Bow, NE | CUSTER COUNTY EM REPORTS VERY LOW TO NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. NORTHEAST CUSTER COUNTY ROADS NEARLY IMPASSABLE. |
| Dec 25, 1:42 PM MST | BLIZZARD | 5 Sw Amelia, NE | NWS COOP OBSERVER NEAR SWAN LAKE REPORTED 4 FOOT DRIFTS WITH LESS THAN A 1/4 MILE VISIBILITY. |
| Dec 25, 1:42 PM MST | BLIZZARD | Burwell, NE | THE OFFICIAL NWS COOP OBSERVER IN BURWELL REPORTED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN 1/4 MILE AND 3 FOOT DRIFTS. |
| Dec 25, 1:56 PM MST | BLIZZARD | Butte, NE | OFFICIAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COOP OBSERVER IN BUTTE REPORTED 3 TO 5 FOOT DRIFTS WITH VISIBILITIES DROPPING BELOW 1/8 OF A MILE AT TIMES. |
| Dec 25, 5:49 PM MST | BLIZZARD | Westerville, NE | CUSTER COUNTY EMERGENCY MANANGER REPORTED NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY ON HIGHWAY TWO WITH SNOW DRIFTS APPROACHING 3 FEET IN HEIGHT. |
| Dec 25, 7:44 PM MST | SNOW 4 | Mullen, NE | THE COOPERATIVE WEATHER OBSERVER IN MULLEN ESTIMATED 3 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW HAS FALLEN WITH DRIFTS NEARING 3 FEET IN HEIGHT. |
| Dec 25, 7:51 PM MST | SNOW 1.3 | 3 E North Platte, NE | STORM TOTAL SNOW FALL THUS FAR AT LEE BIRD FIELD IN NORTH PLATTE IS 2.7 INCHES. |
| Dec 25, 8:13 PM MST | BLIZZARD | Valentine, NE | SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WITH VISIBILITY BELOW 1/4 MILE THROUGHOUT THE DAY ACROSS NORTHEAST CHERRY COUNTY. POWER OUT IN OUTLYING AREAS SINCE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. ROAD CREWS AND POWER COMPANY HAVE BEEN PULLED IN SINCE NIGHT FALL. |
| Dec 25, 11:10 PM MST | SNOW 1.8 | 3 E North Platte, NE | 1.8 INCHES MEASURED FOR CHRISTMAS DAY AT NWS OFFICE AT LEE BIRD FIELD ARPT. 3.2 INCHES FOR STORM TOTAL SO FAR. ESTIMATED TWO FOOT DRIFTS. |
| Dec 26, 5:00 AM MST | SNOW 4.2 | Butte, NE | SNOWFALL FOR THE 24 HOUR PERIOD ENDING AT 6 AM CST. |
| Dec 26, 6:00 AM MST | SNOW 3 | 1 E Kilgore, NE | SNOWFALL FOR THE 24 HOUR PERIOD ENDING AT 7 AM CST. |
| Dec 26, 6:00 AM MST | SNOW 3.8 | 5 W Stapleton, NE | SNOWFALL FOR THE 24 HOUR PERIOD ENDING AT 7 AM CST. |
| Dec 26, 6:00 AM MST | SNOW 4 | 26 N Whitman, NE | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL TOTAL ENDING AT 700 AM CST. REPORT WAS FURNISHED BY A NEBRASKA RAINFALL ASSESSMENT AND INFORMATION NETWORK OBSERVER. |
| Dec 26, 6:00 AM MST | SNOW 4 | 9 Ene Elsmere, NE | SNOWFALL FOR THE 24 HOUR PERIOD ENDING AT 7 AM CST. |
| Dec 26, 6:00 AM MST | SNOW 4 | Oneill, NE | SNOW FALL FOR THE 24 HOUR PERIOD ENDING AT 7 AM CST. |
| Dec 26, 6:00 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 16 Ese Long Pine, NE | SNOWFALL REPORT IN THE PAST 24 HOURS ENDING AT 700 AM CST WAS 6 INCHES. REPORT WAS FURNISHED BY A NEBRASKA RAINFALL ASSESSMENT AND INFORMATION NETWORK OBSERVER. |
| Dec 26, 6:00 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 9 Nw Bartlett, NE | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL TOTAL ENDING AT 700 AM CST. THIS REPORT WAS FURNISHED BY A NEBRASKA RAINFALL ASSESSMENT AND INFORMATION NETWORK OBSERVER. |
| Dec 26, 6:00 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Cody, NE | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL TOTAL ENDING AT 700 AM CST. THIS REPORT WAS FURNISHED BY A NEBRASKA RAINFALL ASSESSMENT AND INFORMATION NETWORK OBSERVER. |
| Dec 26, 6:40 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 11 | Spencer, NE | BLIZZARD IMPACTS AS IMPARTED BY COOPERATIVE WEATHER OBSERVER INCLUDED BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH SOME DRIFTS AS HIGH AS 7 FEET. |
| Dec 26, 6:50 AM MST | BLIZZARD | Broken Bow, NE | STORM IMPACTS AS RELAYED BY CUSTER COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGER WERE DRIFTS TO 4 FEET NEAR BERWYN. ROADS REPORTED OPEN. BRIEF POWER OUTAGES ON SOUTH SIDE OF BROKEN BOW AND IN SOME RURAL AREAS. |
| Dec 26, 7:00 AM MST | SNOW 3 | Mason City, NE | SNOW FALL FOR THE 24 HOUR PERIOD ENDING AT 8 AM CST. |
| Dec 26, 7:00 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | Chambers, NE | SNOWFALL FOR THE 24 HOUR PERIOD ENDING AT 7 AM CST. |
| Dec 26, 7:17 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 5 Sse Spencer, NE | SNOWFALL FOR THE 24 HOUR PERIOD ENDING AT MIDNIGHT CHRISTMAS DAY. |
| Dec 26, 10:04 AM MST | SNOW 4 | Newport, NE | SNOW DRIFTS OF 4 TO 6 FEET. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 12:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 99 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
- 750 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 31 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 182 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 KLBF 242140 WSWLBF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 340 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009 ...DANGEROUS BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY ACROSS NORTHERN NEBRASKA... .AN INTENSE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE MID MISSOURI VALLEY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS SOUTH INTO WYOMING...A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL DEVELOP OVER WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. STRONG WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH WILL DEVELOP OVER NORTHERN NEBRASKA. FURTHER SOUTH...WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED MAINLY SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 92. WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH SNOW ON FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...PRODUCING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER NORTHERN NEBRASKA. FURTHER SOUTH...NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM AROUND AN INCH IN FAR SOUTHWESTERN NEBRASKA...UP TO 10 INCHES OVER HOLT AND BOYD COUNTIES. AMOUNTS RANGING FROM 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE LIKELY OVER NORTHERN NEBRASKA. IN ADDITION TO SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 10 TO 20 BELOW ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. EVEN WITH THE RELATIVE TRANQUIL CONDITIONS THURSDAY...PERSONS OVER WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR BLIZZARD AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY OVER NORTHERN NEBRASKA...MAY BECOME IMPOSSIBLE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. NEZ005>010-027>029-094-251000- /O.NEW.KLBF.BZ.W.0004.091225T1200Z-091226T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KLBF.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-091225T1200Z/ EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-LOUP-GARFIELD- WHEELER-WESTERN CHERRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER... AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL...TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT... CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE 340 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009 /240 PM MST THU DEC 24 2009/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ FRIDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ FRIDAY TO NOON CST /11 AM MST/ SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ FRIDAY TO NOON CST /11 AM MST/ SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ FRIDAY. * TIMING...SNOW IS LIKELY TO SPREAD INTO NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST NEBRASKA OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE SATURDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 11 INCHES ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS ALONG HIGHWAY 20 AND IN BOYD AND HOLT COUNTIES * WINDS...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH LATE TONIGHT. BY FRIDAY...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE OVER NORTHERN NEBRASKA. * IMPACTS...PERIODS OF SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST NEBRASKA THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...WHITEOUTS AND IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL... ESPECIALLY OVER OPEN COUNTRY. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO ARE LIKELY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING 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. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. 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. && $$ NEZ037-038-251000- /O.EXB.KLBF.WS.W.0009.091225T1200Z-091226T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KLBF.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-091225T1200Z/ LOGAN-CUSTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW 340 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO NOON CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR BLOWING SNOW AND SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO NOON CST SATURDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY. * TIMING...ONLY A DUSTING OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TONIGHT OVER LOGAN AND CUSTER COUNTIES. NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH...WILL COMBINE WITH EXISTING SNOW COVER...TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TONIGHT. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL ON FRIDAY MORNING...AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY. SNOW WILL COMBINE WITH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH...TO PRODUCE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED IN NORTHEASTERN CUSTER COUNTY. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE EXISTING SNOW ON THE GROUND AND WITH THE ADDITIONAL SNOW THAT ACCUMULATES...NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. TRAVEL WILL BECOME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO WILL DEVELOP FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ NEZ004-023>026-251000- /O.EXT.KLBF.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-091226T1800Z/ SHERIDAN-GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-BLAINE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...HYANNIS...MULLEN... THEDFORD...DUNNING 340 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009 /240 PM MST THU DEC 24 2009/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/ SATURDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/ SATURDAY. * TIMING...SNOW IS LIKELY TO SPREAD INTO NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST NEBRASKA OVERNIGHT TONIGHT...CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS OVER NORTHERN SHERIDAN COUNTY. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...IMPACTS...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE EXISTING SNOW ON THE GROUND AND WITH THE ADDITIONAL SNOW THAT ACCUMULATES...NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. TRAVEL WILL BECOME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO WILL DEVELOP FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING 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. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ NEZ022-035-036-056>059-069>071-251000- /O.EXT.KLBF.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-091226T1800Z/ GARDEN-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES- FRONTIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSHKOSH...ARTHUR...TRYON...CHAPPELL... BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL... HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS 340 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009 /240 PM MST THU DEC 24 2009/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/ SATURDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/ SATURDAY. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FRIDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE EXISTING SNOW ON THE GROUND AND ANY ADDITIONAL SNOW THAT ACCUMULATES. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN NEBRASKA DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ BUTTLER
5 follow-up statements
000 WWUS43 KLBF 250951 WSWLBF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 351 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY ACROSS NORTHERN NEBRASKA... .A POWERFUL WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO STALL IN IOWA TODAY... EVEN MOVING WESTWARD SOME. THIS WILL BRING WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO A LARGE PART OF NORTH CENTRAL THROUGH WESTERN NEBRASKA. COMBINED WITH WIND INCREASING AND BECOMING VERY STRONG...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY IN MUCH OF THE AREA. NEZ037-038-251800- /O.CAN.KLBF.WS.W.0009.091225T1200Z-091226T1800Z/ /O.UPG.KLBF.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-091225T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KLBF.BZ.W.0004.091225T0951Z-091226T1800Z/ LOGAN-CUSTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW 351 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO THE BROKEN BOW AND STAPLETON AREAS THIS MORNING AND BECOME HEAVY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS IN NORTHEAST CUSTER COUNTY. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 45 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL RATES EXCEEDING AN INCH PER HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED BY LATE MORNING...AND WITH BLOWING SNOW...VISIBILITY IS LIKELY TO BECOME SEVERELY RESTRICTED. IN ADDITION...DRIFTS MAY BE DEEPER THAN THREE FEET IN PLACES. 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 WHITE-OUT 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. && $$ NEZ005>010-027>029-094-251800- /O.CAN.KLBF.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-091225T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KLBF.BZ.W.0004.091225T0852Z-091226T1800Z/ EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-LOUP-GARFIELD- WHEELER-WESTERN CHERRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER... AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL...TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT... CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE 351 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009 /251 AM MST FRI DEC 25 2009/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/ SATURDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS REPLACED THE WINTER STORM WARNING WITH A BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/ SATURDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE SPREADING INTO NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST NEBRASKA THIS MORNING...INCREASING IN INTENSITY AND BECOMING MODERATE TO HEAVY BY LATE THIS MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 14 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY LATE SATURDAY MORNING...WITH THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS IN HOLT AND BOYD COUNTIES. * WINDS...NORTH WIND WILL CONTINUE AT 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL RATES EXCEEDING TWO INCHES PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND THROUGH AT LEAST LATE EVENING. COMBINING THAT WITH THE STRONG WIND WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY SEVERELY AND MAY PRODUCE DRIFTS DEEPER THAT FOUR FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ NEZ023>026-251800- /O.CAN.KLBF.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-091226T1800Z/ /O.EXB.KLBF.BZ.W.0004.091225T0951Z-091226T1800Z/ GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-BLAINE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HYANNIS...MULLEN...THEDFORD...DUNNING 351 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009 /251 AM MST FRI DEC 25 2009/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/ SATURDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/ SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN REPLACED BY THE BLIZZARD WARNING. * TIMING...SNOW IS LIKELY TO SPREAD INTO CENTRAL AND WEST CENTRAL NEBRASKA BY LATE THIS MORNING...INCREASING IN INTENSITY AND BECOMING MODERATE TO HEAVY BY EARLY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTH WIND WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 MPH THIS MORNING WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...BY LATE AFTERNOON...SNOWFALL RATES EXCEEDING AN INCH PER HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE INTENSE RATES CONTINUING INTO LATE TONIGHT. COMBINING THOSE RATES WITH THE STRONG WIND... SEVERELY RESTRICTED VISIBILITY IS LIKELY AND SNOW DRIFTS MAY BE DEEPER THAN THREE FEET. 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. && $$ NEZ035-036-057-059-251800- /O.UPG.KLBF.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-091226T1800Z/ /O.EXB.KLBF.BZ.W.0004.091225T0951Z-091226T1800Z/ ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-KEITH-LINCOLN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTHUR...TRYON...OGALLALA... NORTH PLATTE 351 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009 /251 AM MST FRI DEC 25 2009/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/ SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/ SATURDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH THE BLIZZARD WARNING. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 80 CORRIDOR BY MIDDAY TODAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST LATE THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED TO BE 3 TO 6 INCHES BY LATE THIS EVENING. * WINDS...THE 20 TO 30 MPH NORTHWEST WIND WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH BY LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING BEFORE GRADUALLY DECREASING. GUSTS EXCEEDING 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED AS WELL. * IMPACTS...MODERATE SNOWFALL RATES OF HALF AN INCH PER HOUR... COMBINED WITH THE STRONG WIND MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY SEVERELY AND CAUSE SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING THAT MAY BE DEEP ENOUGH TO MAKE THE ROADS IMPASSIBLE FOR MOST VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ NEZ004-251800- /O.CON.KLBF.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-091226T1800Z/ SHERIDAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE 251 AM MST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SATURDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE SPREADING INTO WESTERN AND NORTHWEST NEBRASKA TODAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE HEAVIEST IN NORTHERN SHERIDAN COUNTY. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL MAKE CONDITIONS WORSE WITH WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...BLOWING SNOW AND PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOWFALL RATES WILL COMBINE TO REDUCE VISIBILITY SIGNIFICANTLY. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING 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. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ NEZ022-056-058-069>071-251800- /O.CON.KLBF.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-091226T1800Z/ GARDEN-DEUEL-PERKINS-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSHKOSH...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS... GRANT...IMPERIAL...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS 351 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009 /251 AM MST FRI DEC 25 2009/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/ SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/ SATURDAY. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO GARDEN AND DEUEL COUNTIES THIS MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL RANGE FROM ABOUT AN INCH AND A HALF IN CHASE COUNTY TO NEAR FIVE INCHES IN NORTHERN GARDEN COUNTY. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH...GUSTING TO 45 MPH IS LIKELY TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY AND INTO THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...THOUGH ONLY MODERATE SNOW TOTALS ARE EXPECTED...THE STRONG WIND WILL AGGRAVATE CONDITIONS BY CAUSING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ SPRINGER
000 WWUS43 KLBF 251810 WSWLBF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 1210 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN AND NORTHERN NEBRASKA... .A POWERFUL WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY WOBBLE ACROSS THE MID AND LOWER MISSOURI VALLEY OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO ROTATE WIDESPREAD SNOW THROUGH LARGE PART OF THE PLAINS INCLUDING ALL OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. COMBINED WITH WIND INCREASING AND BECOMING VERY STRONG...BLIZZARD TO NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY IN MUCH OF THE AREA. NEZ005>010-023>029-035>038-057-059-094-260615- /O.CON.KLBF.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-091226T1800Z/ EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS- BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-CUSTER-KEITH- LINCOLN-WESTERN CHERRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER... AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL...HYANNIS...MULLEN...THEDFORD... DUNNING...TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT...ARTHUR...TRYON... STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW...OGALLALA...NORTH PLATTE...CODY... MERRIMAN...KILGORE 1210 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009 /1110 AM MST FRI DEC 25 2009/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/ SATURDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/ SATURDAY. * SNOW MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES IN THE NORTH CENTRAL WILL CONTINUE TO ROTATE THROUGH MUCH OF NEBRASKA THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THE COVERAGE AND INTENSITY SHOULD BEGIN TO DECREASE DURING THE DAY ON SATURDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED TO BE 3 TO 6 INCHES BY LATE THIS EVENING ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 2...WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES SOUTH. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL BE COMMON THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS OVER MOST OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. SOME WINDS GUSTS MAY APPROACH THE 50 MPH MARK...ESPECIALLY OVER THE OPEN AREAS OF THE SANDHILLS. * IMPACTS...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO AN INCH PER HOUR... COMBINED WITH THE STRONG WINDS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES...AND CAUSE SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING THAT MAY BE DEEP ENOUGH TO MAKE THE ROADS IMPASSIBLE FOR MOST VEHICLES. SOME ROAD CLOSURES HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPORTED ACROSS CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND THIS TREND MAY CONTINUE OVER OTHER PORTIONS OF NEBRASKA THROUGH THE EVENING. WIND CHILLS MAY REACH INTO THE LOWER TEENS BELOW ZERO THIS AFTERNOON. 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. && $$ NEZ004-260615- /O.CON.KLBF.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-091226T1800Z/ SHERIDAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE 1110 AM MST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SATURDAY. * TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES IN THE NORTHERN SHERIDAN COUNTY...WILL CONTINUE TO ROTATE THROUGH THE PANHANDLE UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING. SOME DECREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY ON SATURDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF GENERALLY 2 TO 4 INCHES IS EXPECTED...THOUGH PORTIONS OF NORTHERN SHERIDAN COUNTY MAY RECEIVE BETWEEN 5 TO 10 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH A FEW GUSTS APPROACHING 50 MPH WILL MAKE CONDITIONS WORSE WITH WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...BLOWING SNOW AND PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL RATES WILL COMBINE TO REDUCE VISIBILITY SIGNIFICANTLY...DROPPING TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. THIS WILL CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND VERY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY CONDITIONS. WIND CHILLS WILL BE IN THE MINUS 10 TO MINUS 20 DEGREE RANGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ NEZ022-056-058-069>071-260615- /O.CON.KLBF.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-091226T1800Z/ GARDEN-DEUEL-PERKINS-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSHKOSH...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS... GRANT...IMPERIAL...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS 1210 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009 /1110 AM MST FRI DEC 25 2009/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/ SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/ SATURDAY. * TIMING...WIDESPREAD LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO ROTATE THROUGH WESTERN NEBRASKA THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. SOME DECREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY ON SATURDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY BE IN THE 1 TO 3 INCH RANGE...THOUGH ISOLATED AREAS IN THE EASTERN PANHANDLE MAY REACH UP TO 5 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH...GUSTING TO 45 MPH IS LIKELY TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY AND INTO THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...THOUGH ONLY MODERATE SNOW TOTALS ARE EXPECTED...THE STRONG WIND WILL AGGRAVATE CONDITIONS BY CAUSING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO BELOW A MILE AT TIMES AND TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$
000 WWUS43 KLBF 252202 WSWLBF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 402 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...BLIZZARD CREATING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL... .A POWERFUL WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY WOBBLE ACROSS THE MID AND LOWER MISSOURI VALLEY UNTIL SATURDAY. THIS STORM WILL CONTINUE TO ROTATE WIDESPREAD SNOW THROUGH A LARGE PART OF THE PLAINS INCLUDING ALL OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. WIND DRIVEN SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE...BLIZZARD TO NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FOR MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH NOON SATURDAY. NEZ005>010-023>029-035>038-057-059-094-261030- /O.CON.KLBF.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-091226T1800Z/ EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS- BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-CUSTER-KEITH- LINCOLN-WESTERN CHERRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER... AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL...HYANNIS...MULLEN...THEDFORD... DUNNING...TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT...ARTHUR...TRYON... STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW...OGALLALA...NORTH PLATTE...CODY... MERRIMAN...KILGORE 402 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009 /302 PM MST FRI DEC 25 2009/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/ SATURDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/ SATURDAY. * TIMING...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO ROTATE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THE COVERAGE AND INTENSITY SHOULD BEGIN TO DECREASE EARLY DURING THE DAY ON SATURDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED TO BE 2 TO 4 INCHES ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 2...WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES SOUTH. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL BE COMMON WITH SOME WINDS GUSTS APPROACHING THE 50 MPH MARK... ESPECIALLY OVER THE OPEN AREAS OF THE SANDHILLS. * IMPACTS...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO AN INCH PER HOUR... COMBINED WITH THE STRONG WINDS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES...AND CAUSE SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING THAT MAY BE DEEP ENOUGH TO MAKE THE ROADS IMPASSIBLE FOR MOST VEHICLES. SOME ROAD CLOSURES HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPORTED ACROSS CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND THIS TREND MAY CONTINUE OVER OTHER PORTIONS OF NEBRASKA TONIGHT. WIND CHILLS MAY REACH INTO THE LOWER TEENS BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. 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. && $$ NEZ004-261030- /O.CON.KLBF.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-091226T1800Z/ SHERIDAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE 302 PM MST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SATURDAY. * TIMING...SNOW...LIGHT TO MODERATE AT TIMES IN THE NORTHERN SHERIDAN COUNTY...WILL CONTINUE TO ROTATE THROUGH THE PANHANDLE UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING. SOME DECREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY ON SATURDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF GENERALLY 2 TO 4 INCHES IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT THROUGH NOON SATURDAY. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH A FEW GUSTS APPROACHING 50 MPH WILL MAKE CONDITIONS WORSE WITH WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...BLOWING SNOW AND PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL RATES WILL COMBINE TO REDUCE VISIBILITY SIGNIFICANTLY...DROPPING TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. THIS WILL CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND VERY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY CONDITIONS. WIND CHILLS WILL BE IN THE MINUS 10 TO MINUS 20 DEGREE RANGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING 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. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ NEZ022-056-058-069>071-261030- /O.CON.KLBF.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-091226T1800Z/ GARDEN-DEUEL-PERKINS-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSHKOSH...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS... GRANT...IMPERIAL...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS 402 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009 /302 PM MST FRI DEC 25 2009/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/ SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/ SATURDAY. * TIMING...WIDESPREAD LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO ROTATE THROUGH WESTERN NEBRASKA THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. SOME DECREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY ON SATURDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY BE IN THE 1 TO 3 INCH RANGE...THOUGH ISOLATED AREAS IN THE EASTERN PANHANDLE MAY REACH UP TO 4 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH...GUSTING TO 45 MPH IS LIKELY TO CONTINUE TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...THOUGH ONLY MODERATE SNOW TOTALS ARE EXPECTED...THE STRONG WIND WILL AGGRAVATE CONDITIONS BY CAUSING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO BELOW A MILE AT TIMES AND TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ KECK
000 WWUS43 KLBF 260934 WSWLBF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 334 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009 ...THE WINTER STORM WILL MOVE OUT OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS TODAY... .THE SEVERE WINTER STORM WILL FINALLY BEGIN MOVING OUT OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS AND TOWARD THE SOUTHERN GREAT LAKES THIS MORNING. AS IT DOES...SNOW WILL DECREASE IN INTENSITY AND WIND WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH. STILL...SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MAY CONTINUE DURING THE AFTERNOON. IT IS LIKELY...BY THAT TIME...THAT THE SNOW WILL HAVE CRUSTED ENOUGH THAT SEVERE BLOWING AND DRIFTING WILL NOT BE A THREAT. NEZ005>010-023>029-035>038-057-059-094-261800- /O.CON.KLBF.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-091226T1800Z/ EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS- BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-CUSTER-KEITH- LINCOLN-WESTERN CHERRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER... AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL...HYANNIS...MULLEN...THEDFORD... DUNNING...TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT...ARTHUR...TRYON... STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW...OGALLALA...NORTH PLATTE...CODY... MERRIMAN...KILGORE 334 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009 /234 AM MST SAT DEC 26 2009/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY. * TIMING...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF THE DAY TODAY IN THE NORTHERN SANDHILLS AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. IN SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...SNOW IS LIKELY TO END BY LATE THIS MORNING. WIND WILL CONTINUE 30 TO 40 MPH AT LEAST INTO THE AFTERNOON OVER NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. AT LEAST 25 TO 35 MPH IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY TODAY IN SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA AND INTO LATE THIS EVENING OVER NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IN NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND THE NORTHERN SANDHILLS WILL BE AROUND AN INCH WITH LESS THAN AN INCH EXPECTED IN THE SOUTHWEST * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH TO 20 TO 30 MPH TODAY IN THE WEST. * IMPACTS...IN NORTHERN NEBRASKA THIS MORNING...PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN 1000 FEET AT TIMES. LESS SERIOUS VISIBILITY RESTRICTION IS EXPECTED IN SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA AS ONLY LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED. 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 MAY 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. && $$ NEZ004-261800- /O.CON.KLBF.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-091226T1800Z/ SHERIDAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE 234 AM MST SAT DEC 26 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING WITH 20 TO 30 MPH WIND. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND AN INCH ARE EXPECTED. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH A FEW GUSTS OVER 35 MPH MPH WILL MAKE CONDITIONS WORSE WITH WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...BLOWING SNOW AND PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL RATES WILL COMBINE TO REDUCE VISIBILITY SIGNIFICANTLY...DROPPING TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. THIS WILL CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND VERY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY CONDITIONS. WIND CHILLS WILL BE IN THE MINUS 10 TO MINUS 20 DEGREE RANGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ NEZ022-056-058-069>071-261800- /O.CON.KLBF.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-091226T1800Z/ GARDEN-DEUEL-PERKINS-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSHKOSH...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS... GRANT...IMPERIAL...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS 334 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009 /234 AM MST SAT DEC 26 2009/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY. * TIMING...ANOTHER BURST OF LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING AND 35 TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE WITH GUSTS AROUND 55 MPH POSSIBLE. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY BE LESS THAN AN INCH. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH...GUSTING TO NEAR 55 MPH IS LIKELY TO CONTINUE THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...THOUGH ONLY LIGHT SNOW TOTALS ARE EXPECTED...THE HIGH WIND WILL AGGRAVATE CONDITIONS BY CAUSING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO BELOW A MILE AT TIMES AND TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ SPRINGER
000 WWUS43 KLBF 261808 WSWLBF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 1208 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2009 ...THE WINTER STORM WILL MOVE OUT OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS TODAY... .THE SEVERE WINTER STORM WILL FINALLY BEGIN MOVING OUT OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS AND TOWARD THE SOUTHERN GREAT LAKES. SNOW WILL DECREASE IN INTENSITY AND WIND WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH. DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO BLOW ACROSS ROAD SURFACES MAKING THEM SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. NEZ005>010-023>029-035>038-057-059-094-270000- /O.EXP.KLBF.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-091226T1800Z/ /O.EXB.KLBF.WW.Y.0022.091226T1808Z-091227T0000Z/ EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS- BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-CUSTER-KEITH- LINCOLN-WESTERN CHERRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER... AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL...HYANNIS...MULLEN...THEDFORD... DUNNING...TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT...ARTHUR...TRYON... STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW...OGALLALA...NORTH PLATTE...CODY... MERRIMAN...KILGORE 1208 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2009 /1108 AM MST SAT DEC 26 2009/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... ...BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. THE BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY. * TIMING...AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW OVER WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...LITTLE ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH...GUSTING TO NEAR 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THROUGH THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...THOUGH ONLY LIGHT SNOW TOTALS ARE EXPECTED...THE HIGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. VISIBILITIES OVER NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA WILL BE REDUCED TO A MILE AT TIMES. SNOW DRIVEN BY THE WIND ACROSS ROAD SURFACES WILL MAKE ROADWAYS VERY SLICK AND MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. 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. && $$ NEZ004-270000- /O.EXT.KLBF.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-091227T0000Z/ SHERIDAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE 1108 AM MST SAT DEC 26 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH 25 TO 35 MPH WINDS AND GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND AN INCH ARE EXPECTED. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH A FEW GUSTS OVER 35 MPH MPH WILL MAKE CONDITIONS WORSE WITH WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...BLOWING SNOW AND PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL RATES WILL COMBINE TO REDUCE VISIBILITY SIGNIFICANTLY...DROPPING TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. THIS WILL CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING 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. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ NEZ022-056-058-069>071-270000- /O.EXT.KLBF.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-091227T0000Z/ GARDEN-DEUEL-PERKINS-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSHKOSH...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS... GRANT...IMPERIAL...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS 1208 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2009 /1108 AM MST SAT DEC 26 2009/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. * TIMING...AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW OVER WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...LITTLE ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH...GUSTING TO NEAR 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THROUGH THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...THOUGH ONLY LIGHT SNOW TOTALS ARE EXPECTED...THE HIGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING ACROSS WESTERN NEBRASKA. SNOW DRIVEN BY THE WIND ACROSS ROAD SURFACES WILL MAKE ROADWAYS VERY SLICK AND MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ POWER
The office that day
Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 24, 3:44 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | LBF | Arthur, Blaine, Boyd, Brown, Chase, Cherry and 20 more | 3 days |
Nearby
Blizzard Warnings in Nebraska, 2009Every blizzard warning in 2009
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.