Blizzard Warning 1, NWS Omaha, NE

000 
WWUS43 KOAX 041630
WSWOAX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
1130 AM CDT SAT APR 4 2009

...HEAVY SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND
SUNDAY IN NORTHEAST NEBRASKA AND PARTS OF WESTERN IOWA...

.A LARGE PART OF EASTERN NEBRASKA AND WESTERN IOWA IS EXPECTED TO
BE IMPACTED BY A POTENT EARLY SPRING STORM FROM TONIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY. RAIN WILL BEGIN TO CHANGE TO SNOW IN PARTS OF NORTHEAST
NEBRASKA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING...WITH RAIN
CHANGING TO SNOW ACROSS THE REST OF THE AREA THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING. IN ADDITION...NORTH WINDS SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS SECTIONS
OF THE AREA...ESPECIALLY IN NORTHEAST NEBRASKA INTO WEST CENTRAL
IOWA. HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80. THIS WINTER
WEATHER IS THE RESULT OF INTENSE LOW PRESSURE FORECAST TO TRACK
TOWARD NORTHEAST KANSAS TODAY AND THEN ACROSS NORTHERN MISSOURI
ON SUNDAY.

IAZ043-NEZ011-012-015>018-030>034-042-050030-
/O.CON.KOAX.BZ.W.0001.090405T0000Z-090405T1800Z/
MONONA-KNOX-CEDAR-THURSTON-ANTELOPE-PIERCE-WAYNE-BOONE-MADISON-
STANTON-CUMING-BURT-PLATTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONAWA...BLOOMFIELD...HARTINGTON...
PENDER...NELIGH...PIERCE...WAYNE...ALBION...NORFOLK...STANTON...
WEST POINT...TEKAMAH...COLUMBUS
1130 AM CDT SAT APR 4 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO
1 PM CDT SUNDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO
1 PM CDT SUNDAY. 

RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW BY THIS EVENING OVER MOST OF THE REGION.
THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. NORTH
WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.
SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 12 INCHES IS FORECAST FOR THE AREA. THE SNOW AND
STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO
VISIBILITY TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING.

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.

&&

$$

IAZ055-056-069-079-NEZ043>045-050>053-065>067-078-050030-
/O.CON.KOAX.WS.W.0004.090405T0600Z-090406T0000Z/
HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-COLFAX-DODGE-WASHINGTON-
BUTLER-SAUNDERS-DOUGLAS-SARPY-SEWARD-LANCASTER-CASS-SALINE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MISSOURI VALLEY...HARLAN...
COUNCIL BLUFFS...GLENWOOD...SCHUYLER...FREMONT...BLAIR...
DAVID CITY...WAHOO...OMAHA...BELLEVUE...SEWARD...LINCOLN...
PLATTSMOUTH...CRETE
1130 AM CDT SAT APR 4 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM CDT
SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM CDT
SUNDAY. 

RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW TONIGHT OVER THE AREA. THE SNOW COULD
BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON
BEFORE DECREASING TO FLURRIES BY EVENING. AS NORTH WINDS INCREASE
TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH SUNDAY...SUBSTANTIAL
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW COULD DEVELOP WITH NEAR BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS. SNOW AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES MAY OCCUR OVER MUCH OF
THE AREA BY THE TIME THE SNOW ENDS SUNDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE
WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT
AMOUNTS OF SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS 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.

&&

$$

ZAPOTOCNY

000 
WWUS43 KOAX 042057
WSWOAX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
357 PM CDT SAT APR 4 2009

...HEAVY SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND
SUNDAY...

.AN INTENSE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING BLIZZARD OR NEAR
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO A LARGE PART OF EASTERN NEBRASKA AND
WESTERN IOWA. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ALREADY OCCURRING IN NORTH
CENTRAL NEBRASKA WILL MOVE INTO NORTHEAST NEBRASKA THIS
EVENING...THEN SPREAD SOUTHEAST OVERNIGHT. HEAVY SNOW AND WINDS
BECOMING NORTHERLY AT 30 TO 40 MPH WILL CAUSE ZERO VISIBILITIES AT
TIMES OVERNIGHT IN NORTHEAST NEBRASKA AND PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL
IOWA. SNOW AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES IN NORTHEAST
NEBRASKA TO 2 TO 5 INCHES ALONG THE INTERSTATE 80 CORRIDOR BY THE
TIME THE SNOW ENDS SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 

IAZ043-NEZ011-012-015>018-030>034-042-050500-
/O.CON.KOAX.BZ.W.0001.090405T0000Z-090405T1800Z/
MONONA-KNOX-CEDAR-THURSTON-ANTELOPE-PIERCE-WAYNE-BOONE-MADISON-
STANTON-CUMING-BURT-PLATTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONAWA...BLOOMFIELD...HARTINGTON...
PENDER...NELIGH...PIERCE...WAYNE...ALBION...NORFOLK...STANTON...
WEST POINT...TEKAMAH...COLUMBUS
357 PM CDT SAT APR 4 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO
1 PM CDT SUNDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO
1 PM CDT SUNDAY. 

RAIN WILL GRADUALLY CHANGE TO SNOW DURING THE EVENING FROM
NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE BLIZZARD WARNING AREA. THE SNOW
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT BEFORE TAPERING BY LATE MORNING OR
EARLY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY
BETWEEN 9 PM AND 6 AM. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHERLY DURING THE
EVENING AS WELL...RANGING FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45
MPH. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES APPROACHING ZERO AT TIMES.
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL LIKELY OCCUR.

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.

&&

$$

IAZ055-056-069-079-NEZ043>045-050>053-065>067-078-050500-
/O.CON.KOAX.WS.W.0004.090405T0600Z-090406T0000Z/
HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-COLFAX-DODGE-WASHINGTON-
BUTLER-SAUNDERS-DOUGLAS-SARPY-SEWARD-LANCASTER-CASS-SALINE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MISSOURI VALLEY...HARLAN...
COUNCIL BLUFFS...GLENWOOD...SCHUYLER...FREMONT...BLAIR...
DAVID CITY...WAHOO...OMAHA...BELLEVUE...SEWARD...LINCOLN...
PLATTSMOUTH...CRETE
357 PM CDT SAT APR 4 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM CDT
SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM CDT
SUNDAY. 

RAIN WILL GRADUALLY CHANGE TO SNOW FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT...WITH ALL AREAS SEEING SNOW BY 7 AM SUNDAY. THE
SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH TOTAL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES EXPECTED. AREAS ALONG THE
INTERSTATE 80 CORRIDOR WILL SEE THE LOWER AMOUNTS WITH HIGHER
TOTALS TO THE NORTH AND NORTHWEST.

WINDS WILL ALSO BECOMING NORTHERLY OVERNIGHT...AND AVERAGE 25 TO
35 MPH. THESE WINDS ALONG WITH THE OCCASIONAL MODERATE SNOW WILL
NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES WITH VISIBILITIES DROPPING TO
BELOW A HALF MILE AT TIMES. SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL
LIKELY OCCUR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE
WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT
AMOUNTS OF SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS 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.

&&

$$

000 
WWUS43 KOAX 050238
WSWOAX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
938 PM CDT SAT APR 4 2009

...HEAVY SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND
SUNDAY...

.AN INTENSE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING BLIZZARD OR NEAR
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO A LARGE PART OF EASTERN NEBRASKA AND
WESTERN IOWA TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS HAD ALREADY
SPREAD INTO SECTIONS OF EXTREME NORTHEAST NEBRASKA SATURDAY
EVENING...AND THE CHANGEOVER TO SNOW SHOULD SPREAD SOUTHEAST
REACHING THE LINCOLN AND OMAHA AREAS BETWEEN 5 AND 7 AM. HEAVY
SNOW AND NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WILL CAUSE ZERO VISIBILITIES AT
TIMES OVERNIGHT IN NORTHEAST NEBRASKA AND PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL
IOWA AND ACROSS THE REST OF THE AREA SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW AMOUNTS WILL
RANGE FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES IN NORTHEAST NEBRASKA TO 2 TO 5 INCHES
ALONG THE INTERSTATE 80 CORRIDOR BY THE TIME THE SNOW ENDS SUNDAY
AFTERNOON.

IAZ043-NEZ032>034-042-051045-
/O.EXT.KOAX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090405T1800Z/
MONONA-STANTON-CUMING-BURT-PLATTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONAWA...STANTON...WEST POINT...
TEKAMAH...COLUMBUS
938 PM CDT SAT APR 4 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT SUNDAY...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM UNTIL 1 PM CDT
SUNDAY.

RAIN WILL GRADUALLY CHANGE TO SNOW DURING THE EVENING FROM
NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY
WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW BEFORE IT TAPERS TO FLURRIES
BY LATE MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON. NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25
TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
WITH VISIBILITIES APPROACHING ZERO AT TIMES. BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW WILL LIKELY LAST INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 4
TO 8 INCHES 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 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.

&&

$$

IAZ055-056-NEZ043>045-051045-
/O.EXT.KOAX.WS.W.0004.090405T0700Z-090406T0000Z/
HARRISON-SHELBY-COLFAX-DODGE-WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MISSOURI VALLEY...HARLAN...SCHUYLER...
FREMONT...BLAIR
938 PM CDT SAT APR 4 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 7 PM CDT
SUNDAY...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 7 PM CDT
SUNDAY. 

RAIN WILL GRADUALLY CHANGE TO SNOW FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT...WITH ALL AREAS SEEING SNOW BY 7 AM SUNDAY. THE
SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH TOTAL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES EXPECTED. NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35
MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH WILL CAUSE EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW SUNDAY MORNING...AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR.
ALTHOUGH THE SNOW SHOULD DECREASE BY LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON...SOME BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW WILL PERSIST INTO SUNDAY EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE
WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT
AMOUNTS OF SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS 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.

&&

$$

IAZ069-079-NEZ050>053-065>067-078-051045-
/O.EXT.KOAX.WS.W.0004.090405T1000Z-090406T0000Z/
POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-BUTLER-SAUNDERS-DOUGLAS-SARPY-SEWARD-
LANCASTER-CASS-SALINE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COUNCIL BLUFFS...GLENWOOD...
DAVID CITY...WAHOO...OMAHA...BELLEVUE...SEWARD...LINCOLN...
PLATTSMOUTH...CRETE
938 PM CDT SAT APR 4 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 7 PM CDT
SUNDAY...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 7 PM CDT
SUNDAY. 

RAIN WILL GRADUALLY CHANGE TO SNOW FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST
TONIGHT. ALTHOUGH SOME SNOW COULD MIX WITH THE RAIN AFTER
MIDNIGHT...THE CHANGEOVER TO ALL SNOW IS EXPECTED TO REACH OMAHA
AND LINCOLN BETWEEN 5 AM AND 7 AM. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY
AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES
ARE LIKELY. AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80 SHOULD SEE THE
LIGHTER TOTALS. HOWEVER...NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
OVER 40 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW. THIS WILL CAUSE EXTENSIVE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. SOME
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL LIKELY PERSIST INTO SUNDAY EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE
WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT
AMOUNTS OF SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS 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.

&&

$$

NEZ011-012-015>018-030-031-051045-
/O.CON.KOAX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090405T1800Z/
KNOX-CEDAR-THURSTON-ANTELOPE-PIERCE-WAYNE-BOONE-MADISON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLOOMFIELD...HARTINGTON...PENDER...
NELIGH...PIERCE...WAYNE...ALBION...NORFOLK
938 PM CDT SAT APR 4 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT SUNDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT SUNDAY. 

SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THAT PREVAILED OVER EXTREME
NORTHEAST NEBRASKA EARLY SATURDAY EVENING WILL CONTINUE SPREADING
SOUTHEAST TONIGHT BEFORE TAPERING TO FLURRIES BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING
OR EARLY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES...AND NORTH
WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS INTO MUCH OF SUNDAY MORNING. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
WILL LIKELY PERSIST INTO SUNDAY 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.

&&

$$

CHERMOK

000 
WWUS43 KOAX 050830
WSWOAX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
330 AM CDT SUN APR 5 2009

...SNOW AND STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE AREA TODAY...

.INTENSE LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF NEBRASKA EARLY
WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TO MOST OF EASTERN
NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA AS IT MOVES EAST ACROSS NORTHERN MISSOURI.
SNOW WILL BE DIMINISHING DURING THE MORNING IN NORTHEAST NEBRASKA
BUT DEVELOP OR CONTINUE OVER SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA.
NEW SNOWFALL TODAY WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 1 TO 4 INCHES BUT
WHEN COMBINED WITH THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE
HAZARDOUS OR DANGEROUS TRAVLE CONDITIONS ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA.
ALL AREAS SHOULD SEE IMPROVEMENT DURING THE AFTERNOON AS THE SNOW
TAPERS TO FLURRIES.

IAZ043-NEZ032>034-042-051630-
/O.EXB.KOAX.WS.W.0004.090405T1200Z-090406T0000Z/
/O.EXT.KOAX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090405T1200Z/
MONONA-STANTON-CUMING-BURT-PLATTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONAWA...STANTON...WEST POINT...
TEKAMAH...COLUMBUS
330 AM CDT SUN APR 5 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM
CDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE BLIZZARD WARNING
IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING.

SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE MORNING
BEFORE TAPERING TO FLURRIES IN THE AFTERNOON. NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35
MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH WILL PRODUCE HAZADOUS TRAVLE CONDITIONS TODAY.
TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES 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 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.

&&

$$

NEZ011-012-015>018-030-031-051630-
/O.NEW.KOAX.WW.Y.0011.090405T1200Z-090406T0000Z/
/O.EXT.KOAX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090405T1200Z/
KNOX-CEDAR-THURSTON-ANTELOPE-PIERCE-WAYNE-BOONE-MADISON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLOOMFIELD...HARTINGTON...PENDER...
NELIGH...PIERCE...WAYNE...ALBION...NORFOLK
330 AM CDT SUN APR 5 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO
7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE BLIZZARD
WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING.

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH OVER THE AREA THIS MORNING BUT STRONG
NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY PRODUCING SOME BLOWING
SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
GUSTS OVER 45 MPH WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS FOR MUCH
OF THIS MORNING.

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.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

&&

$$

IAZ055-056-NEZ043>045-051630-
/O.CON.KOAX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090406T0000Z/
HARRISON-SHELBY-COLFAX-DODGE-WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MISSOURI VALLEY...HARLAN...SCHUYLER...
FREMONT...BLAIR
330 AM CDT SUN APR 5 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA FOR MUCH OF TODAY ALONG WITH
NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH. THIS COMBINATION
WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS FOR MUCH OF THE DAY.
TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES EXPECTED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE
WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT
AMOUNTS OF SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS 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.

&&

$$

IAZ069-079-NEZ050>053-065>067-078-051630-
/O.CON.KOAX.WS.W.0004.090405T1000Z-090406T0000Z/
POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-BUTLER-SAUNDERS-DOUGLAS-SARPY-SEWARD-
LANCASTER-CASS-SALINE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COUNCIL BLUFFS...GLENWOOD...
DAVID CITY...WAHOO...OMAHA...BELLEVUE...SEWARD...LINCOLN...
PLATTSMOUTH...CRETE
330 AM CDT SUN APR 5 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING. 

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE AREA THIS MORNING DIMINISHING TO
FLURRIES DURING HE AFTERNOON AND ALTHOUGH SNOWFALL WILL GENERALLY
ONLY RANGE FROM AN INCH OR TWO...THE STRONG NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO
OVER 45 MPH WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS TODAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE
WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT
AMOUNTS OF SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS 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.

&&

$$

IAZ080-090-091-NEZ068-088>093-051630-
/O.NEW.KOAX.WW.Y.0011.090405T1200Z-090406T0000Z/
MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE-OTOE-JEFFERSON-GAGE-JOHNSON-NEMAHA-PAWNEE-
RICHARDSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RED OAK...SIDNEY...CLARINDA...
NEBRASKA CITY...FAIRBURY...BEATRICE...TECUMSEH...AUBURN...
PAWNEE CITY...FALLS CITY
330 AM CDT SUN APR 5 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO
7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING.

SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO THE AREA THIS MORNING ALONG WITH NORTH WINDS
25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO OVER 45 MPH. ALTHOUGH TOTAL SNOWFALL IS
ONLY EXPECTED TO REACH AN INCH OR LESS IN MOST AREAS...THE
COMBINATION OF THE STRONG WIND AND SNOW WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL
CONDITIONS TODAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

&&

$$

FOBERT

000 
WWUS43 KOAX 051202 AAA
WSWOAX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
702 AM CDT SUN APR 5 2009


IAZ043-NEZ032>034-042-052015-
/O.CAN.KOAX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090405T1200Z/
/O.CON.KOAX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090406T0000Z/
MONONA-STANTON-CUMING-BURT-PLATTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONAWA...STANTON...WEST POINT...
TEKAMAH...COLUMBUS
702 AM CDT SUN APR 5 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS CANCELLED THE
BLIZZARD WARNING. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

AREAS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THE MORNING
HOURS...AND GRADUALLY TAPER OFF IN THE AFTERNOON. NORTH WINDS 25
TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL
CONDITIONS THIS MORING. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IS 
POSSIBLE.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...


A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER
WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS
OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL
IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.


&&

$$

NEZ011-012-015>018-030-031-052015-
/O.CAN.KOAX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090405T1200Z/
/O.CON.KOAX.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-090406T0000Z/
KNOX-CEDAR-THURSTON-ANTELOPE-PIERCE-WAYNE-BOONE-MADISON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLOOMFIELD...HARTINGTON...PENDER...
NELIGH...PIERCE...WAYNE...ALBION...NORFOLK
702 AM CDT SUN APR 5 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS CANCELLED THE
BLIZZARD WARNING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH OVER
THE AREA THIS MORNING BUT STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
THE DAY PRODUCING SOME BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES.
NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH WILL CAUSE
HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS FOR MUCH OF THIS MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

&&

$$

IAZ055-056-NEZ043>045-052015-
/O.EXT.KOAX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090406T0000Z/
HARRISON-SHELBY-COLFAX-DODGE-WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MISSOURI VALLEY...HARLAN...SCHUYLER...
FREMONT...BLAIR
702 AM CDT SUN APR 5 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA FOR MUCH OF TODAY ALONG WITH
NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH. THIS COMBINATION
WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS FOR MUCH OF THE DAY.
TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES EXPECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE
WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT
AMOUNTS OF SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS 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.

&&

$$

IAZ069-079-NEZ050>053-065>067-078-052015-
/O.CON.KOAX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090406T0000Z/
POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-BUTLER-SAUNDERS-DOUGLAS-SARPY-SEWARD-
LANCASTER-CASS-SALINE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COUNCIL BLUFFS...GLENWOOD...
DAVID CITY...WAHOO...OMAHA...BELLEVUE...SEWARD...LINCOLN...
PLATTSMOUTH...CRETE
702 AM CDT SUN APR 5 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING. 

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE AREA THIS MORNING DIMINISHING
TO FLURRIES DURING HE AFTERNOON AND ALTHOUGH SNOWFALL WILL
GENERALLY ONLY RANGE FROM AN INCH OR TWO...THE STRONG NORTH WINDS
GUSTING TO OVER 45 MPH WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS
TODAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE
WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT
AMOUNTS OF SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS 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.

&&

$$

IAZ080-090-091-NEZ068-088>093-052015-
/O.CON.KOAX.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-090406T0000Z/
MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE-OTOE-JEFFERSON-GAGE-JOHNSON-NEMAHA-PAWNEE-
RICHARDSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RED OAK...SIDNEY...CLARINDA...
NEBRASKA CITY...FAIRBURY...BEATRICE...TECUMSEH...AUBURN...
PAWNEE CITY...FALLS CITY
702 AM CDT SUN APR 5 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING. 

SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO THE AREA THIS MORNING ALONG WITH NORTH
WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO OVER 45 MPH. ALTHOUGH TOTAL
SNOWFALL IS ONLY EXPECTED TO REACH AN INCH OR LESS IN MOST
AREAS...THE COMBINATION OF THE STRONG WIND AND SNOW WILL PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS TODAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

&&

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
245 AM CDT SAT APR 4 2009

.SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

INTENSE SPRING STORM WILL BE MAIN FOCUS IN THE SHORT TERM
AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS TODAY AND TONIGHT.

A VARIETY OF WEATHER EXPECTED DURING THE PERIOD WITH PRIMARY
FORECAST CONCERN DEALING WITH TIMING OF CHANGEOVER TO SNOW.
SOME SNOW POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON IN THE FAR NORTHWEST CORNER
OF THE CWA BUT WARM GROUND TEMPERATURES TODAY EXPECTED TO LIMIT
ACCUMULATIONS INITIALLY. THIS WILL BE THE CASE TONIGHT ALSO AS THE
COLDER AIR ALOFT BEGINS TO SPREAD EAST ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE CWA.
THE COMBINATION OF WARM WET GROUND INITIALLY AND STRONG WINDS
WILL MAKE FORECAST OF SNOWFALL QUITE A CHALLENGE BUT HAVE
CONTINUED TO PLACE HIGHEST AMOUNTS IN NORTHERN PARTS OF THE CWA
WHERE COLD AIR COMES IN SOONEST. CURRENT FORECAST WILL USE A RANGE OF
AROUND 10 INCHES FAR NORTH TO 1 TO 2 INCHES FAR SOUTH FOR STORM TOTAL.

WILL START THINGS OFF TODAY WITH A WIND ADVISORY COVERING ALL OF
THE CWA UP TO 00Z/05 AS SURFACE LOW APPROACHES FROM WESTERN KANSAS.
WILL ALSO UPGRADE BLIZZARD WATCH TO A WARNING FOR THOSE COUNTIES
IN THE WATCH PREVIOUSLY...AND UPGRADE COUNTIES IN THE WINTER STORM
WATCH TO A WARNING STARTING AT 06Z/05. HAVE LEFT THE FAR SOUTH OUT OF
ANY WINTER HEADLINES FOR NOW WITH MAIN IMPACT LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY.

MAIN SNOWFALL EXPECTED TO BE OVER BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON BUT WINDS WILL
REMAIN ON THE STRONG SIDE INTO MONDAY WITH IMPACT ON TRAVEL POSSIBLE
IN SOME AREAS.

NON DIURNAL TEMPERATURES LIKELY TODAY IN NORTHERN PARTS OF THE
AREA WITH HIGHS COMING DURING THE MORNING THEN STEADY OR SLOWLY
FALLING THIS AFTERNOON.

.LONG TERM...TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY.

NO CHANGE TO THE EXTENDED PERIOD AT THIS TIME.

&&

.AVIATION...
FOR TAF SITES KOFK/KOMA/KLNK THROUGH 05/06Z.

STORM SYSTEM CROSSING THE CNTRL PLAINS WILL RESULT IN DETERIORATING
CONDITIONS ALL SITE. EXPECT KOFK TO BE IMPACTED FIRST WITH MVFR  TO
IFR CONDITIONS AFTER 04/19Z WITH PCPN CHANGE FROM -RA TO -SN TWD
05/01Z. AS FOR KOMA/KLNK...DECREASE TO MVFR COND DELAYED TILL ABOUT
04/22Z. AT THIS POINT...APPEARS PCPN TYPE LIQUID AS KOMA/KLNK
REMAINS IN WARM SECTOR AHEAD OF SFC LOW. ALSO...CROSS WIND ISSUES
LIKELY ALL TERMINALS AS SFC WIND G20-30KT GRADUALLY SHIFT DIRECTION
FROM ESE TO NNE THRU THE PD.

&&

.OAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NE...WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING
     FOR NEZ011-012-015>018-030>034-042>045-050>053-065>068-078-
     088>093.

     WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY FOR NEZ043>045-
     050>053-065>067-078.

     BLIZZARD WARNING FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM CDT SUNDAY FOR
     NEZ011-012-015>018-030>034-042.

IA...WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING
     FOR IAZ043-055-056-069-079-080-090-091.

     WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY FOR IAZ055-056-
     069-079.

     BLIZZARD WARNING FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM CDT SUNDAY FOR
     IAZ043.

&&

FOBERT/DEE

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
504 PM CDT FRI APR 3 2009

IAZ043-NEZ011-012-015>018-030>034-042-041215-
MONONA-KNOX-CEDAR-THURSTON-ANTELOPE-PIERCE-WAYNE-BOONE-MADISON-
STANTON-CUMING-BURT-PLATTE-
504 PM CDT FRI APR 3 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL
IOWA...EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND NORTHEAST NEBRASKA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND SATURDAY

RAIN SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT...BECOMING LIKELY DURING THE DAY
SATURDAY. SOME OF THE RAIN COULD MIX WITH OR CHANGE OVER TO SNOW
LATE IN THE DAY SATURDAY...BUT ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL HOLD OFF
UNTIL SATURDAY NIGHT.

.DAY TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY

BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY AS A
MAJOR WINTER STORM MOVES INTO THE REGION...THUS A BLIZZARD WATCH
HAS BEEN POSTED FOR THIS TIME FRAME. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVIEST
SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING WITH SNOW TOTALS EXPECTED TO
BE IN THE 5 TO 10 INCH RANGE. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE
25 TO 35 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH SATURDAY NIGHT AND
SUNDAY...WHICH WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. WITH TEMPERATURES IN
THE UPPER 20S OR LOWER 30S...THE SNOW SHOULD BE WET AND HEAVY. BUT
WITH THE STRONG NORTH WINDS...VISIBILITIES WILL LIKELY DROP TO
NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY ON THE TRACK OF THIS STORM SYSTEM.
A SLIGHT CHANGE IN ITS PATH COULD MEAN SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN THE
AMOUNT OF SNOW. HOWEVER...NORTHEAST NEBRASKA IS IN A PRIME
LOCATION FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW. THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL ACROSS THE
AREA THIS WEEKEND SHOULD REMAIN ADVISED ON THE LATEST FORECAST AND
POTENTIAL WINTER STORM WARNINGS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

STORM SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TONIGHT OR SATURDAY.

IAZ055-056-069-079-NEZ043>045-050>053-065>067-078-041215-
HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-COLFAX-DODGE-WASHINGTON-
BUTLER-SAUNDERS-DOUGLAS-SARPY-SEWARD-LANCASTER-CASS-SALINE-
504 PM CDT FRI APR 3 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST
IOWA...EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA...NORTHEAST NEBRASKA AND SOUTHEAST
NEBRASKA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND SATURDAY

THE CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE
DAY ON SATURDAY...WITH SHOWERS AND STORMS LIKELY SATURDAY
AFTERNOON. ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS WITH LARGE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE
SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

.DAY TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY

A MAJOR EARLY SPRING STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA
SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW DURING THE
EVENING SATURDAY...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW AND NEAR
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. THUS A WINTER STORM
WATCH HAS BEEN POSTED FOR THIS TIME FRAME.

THE LATEST FORECAST CALLS FOR SNOW AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 5 INCHES WITH
THE LOWER AMOUNTS EXPECTED ALONG THE INTERSTATE 80 CORRIDOR AND
POINTS SOUTH. HOWEVER...AMOUNTS UP TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN
NORTHEAST NEBRASKA. THE TRACK OF THE STORM SYSTEM IS STILL
SOMEWHAT UNCERTAIN. ANY SOUTHWARD VARIATION IN ITS PATH COULD
BRING HIGHER SNOW TOTALS TO EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND WEST CENTRAL
IOWA. NONETHELESS...EVEN WITH SNOW AMOUNTS IN THE 1 TO 5 INCH
RANGE...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE 25 TO 40 MPH RANGE
SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. THESE WINDS ALONG WITH ANY SNOWFALL
COULD CAUSE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA. THOSE
PLANNING TRAVEL THROUGH THE REGION THIS WEEKEND SHOULD REMAIN
AWARE OF THE LATEST FORECASTS AND POTENTIAL WINTER STORM WARNINGS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

STORM SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TONIGHT...BUT COULD BE
NEEDED SATURDAY AFTERNOON AS THE THREAT FOR THUNDERSTORMS
INCREASES.

IAZ080-090-091-NEZ068-088>093-041215-
MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE-OTOE-JEFFERSON-GAGE-JOHNSON-NEMAHA-PAWNEE-
RICHARDSON-
504 PM CDT FRI APR 3 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST IOWA
AND SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND SATURDAY

THERE IS A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY...WITH
THUNDERSTORMS BECOMING LIKELY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. SOME SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS CONTAINING LARGE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

.DAY TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY

THE THREAT FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH LARGE HAIL WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED AFTER
MIDNIGHT...BUT THEN THAT RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW SUNDAY MORNING.
SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...WITH SNOW AMOUNTS
GENERALLY AROUND AND INCH OR LESS EXPECTED.

THE TRACK OF THE MAJOR STORM SYSTEM CAUSING THE CHANGING WEATHER
IS STILL SOMEWHAT UNCERTAIN. ANY SOUTHWARD SHIFT IN THE TRACK WILL
BRING A BETTER CHANCE FOR MORE ACCUMULATING SNOW TO SOUTHEAST
NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA. THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL THROUGH THE
REGION THIS WEEKEND SHOULD KEEP AWARE OF THE LATEST FORECASTS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

STORM SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TONIGHT BUT COULD BE
NEEDED SATURDAY AND SATURDAY EVENING AS THE THREAT FOR
THUNDERSTORMS INCREASES ACROSS THE AREA.

DERGAN