Alert archive / Nebraska / Wind Chill Warnings in 2011
Wind Chill Warning 1, NWS Omaha, NE
NWS Omaha, NE issued this wind chill warning at Feb 1, 2011, 4:05 AM CST for 14 counties in Nebraska; Monona County, Iowa. It took effect at Feb 1, 2011, 9:00 PM CST. It was in force for 6 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
- Feb 1, 2011, 4:05 AM CST (10:05 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 1, 2011, 9:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Feb 2, 2011, 3:01 AM CST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Omaha, NE
Counties Monona County, IA, Antelope County, NE, Boone County, NE, Burt County, NE, Cedar County, NE, Colfax County, NE, Cuming County, NE, Dodge County, NE, Knox County, NE, Madison County, NE, Pierce County, NE, Platte County, NE, Stanton County, NE, Thurston County, NE, Wayne County, NE
The radar
The Omaha radar (KOAX), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:03 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 00:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 102 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
- 542 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 56 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 191 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 349 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
583 WWUS43 KOAX 011005 WSWOAX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 405 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 IAZ043-NEZ011-012-015>018-030>034-042>044-011815- /O.CAN.KOAX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110202T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KOAX.WW.Y.0005.110201T1005Z-110202T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KOAX.WC.W.0001.110202T0400Z-110202T1800Z/ MONONA-KNOX-CEDAR-THURSTON-ANTELOPE-PIERCE-WAYNE-BOONE-MADISON- STANTON-CUMING-BURT-PLATTE-COLFAX-DODGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONAWA...BLOOMFIELD...HARTINGTON... PENDER...NELIGH...PIERCE...WAYNE...ALBION...NORFOLK...STANTON... WEST POINT...TEKAMAH...COLUMBUS...SCHUYLER...FREMONT 405 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING: OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY. MOST OF THE LIGHT SNOW WILL BE SOUTH OF A LINE FROM COLUMBUS TO WAYNE. BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE AT ALL LOCATIONS TODAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL AS DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. THE BLOWING SNOW MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES TODAY...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. WIND CHILL READINGS OVERNIGHT WILL DROP TO 30 TO 40 BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ IAZ055-056-069-079-NEZ045-050>053-065>067-078-088-089-011815- /O.NEW.KOAX.WC.Y.0010.110202T0400Z-110202T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KOAX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110202T0400Z/ HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-WASHINGTON-BUTLER-SAUNDERS- DOUGLAS-SARPY-SEWARD-LANCASTER-CASS-SALINE-JEFFERSON-GAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MISSOURI VALLEY...HARLAN... COUNCIL BLUFFS...GLENWOOD...BLAIR...DAVID CITY...WAHOO...OMAHA... BELLEVUE...SEWARD...LINCOLN...PLATTSMOUTH...CRETE...FAIRBURY... BEATRICE 405 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW...ALONG WITH BLOWING SNOW...ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY. THE BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL WILL BE 1 TO 2 INCHES. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY. * IMPACTS: COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL AS BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. THE FALLING SNOW...ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS INTO THE EVENING HOURS. WIND CHILL VALUES OVERNIGHT WILL DROP TO 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IAZ080-090-091-NEZ068-090>093-011815- /O.NEW.KOAX.WC.Y.0010.110202T0400Z-110202T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KOAX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110202T0400Z/ MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE-OTOE-JOHNSON-NEMAHA-PAWNEE-RICHARDSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RED OAK...SIDNEY...CLARINDA... NEBRASKA CITY...TECUMSEH...AUBURN...PAWNEE CITY...FALLS CITY 405 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOWFALL TODAY INTO THIS EVENING WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY. * IMPACTS: COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL AS BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. THE COMBINATION OF FALLING SNOW...WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS IN THE EVENING HOURS. WIND CHILL READINGS OVERNIGHT WILL FALL TO 20 TO 25 BELOW ZERO BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. 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. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$
5 follow-up statements
950 WWUS43 KOAX 011732 WSWOAX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 1132 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 IAZ055-056-069-079-NEZ045-050>053-065>067-078-088-089-020145- /O.CON.KOAX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110202T0400Z/ /O.CON.KOAX.WC.Y.0010.110202T0400Z-110202T1800Z/ HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-WASHINGTON-BUTLER-SAUNDERS- DOUGLAS-SARPY-SEWARD-LANCASTER-CASS-SALINE-JEFFERSON-GAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MISSOURI VALLEY...HARLAN... COUNCIL BLUFFS...GLENWOOD...BLAIR...DAVID CITY...WAHOO...OMAHA... BELLEVUE...SEWARD...LINCOLN...PLATTSMOUTH...CRETE...FAIRBURY... BEATRICE 1132 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: LIGHT TO OCCASIONAL MODERATE SNOW...ALONG WITH BLOWING SNOW...ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING. THE BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL WILL BE 1 TO 3 INCHES. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY. * IMPACTS: COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL AS BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. THE FALLING SNOW...ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS INTO THE EVENING HOURS. WIND CHILL VALUES OVERNIGHT WILL DROP TO 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO. 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. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IAZ080-090-091-NEZ068-090>093-020145- /O.CON.KOAX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110202T0400Z/ /O.CON.KOAX.WC.Y.0010.110202T0400Z-110202T1800Z/ MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE-OTOE-JOHNSON-NEMAHA-PAWNEE-RICHARDSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RED OAK...SIDNEY...CLARINDA... NEBRASKA CITY...TECUMSEH...AUBURN...PAWNEE CITY...FALLS CITY 1132 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOWFALL INTO THIS EVENING WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY. * IMPACTS: NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES AS THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL AS BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. THE COMBINATION OF FALLING SNOW...WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES WITH WHITE OUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS. WIND CHILL READINGS OVERNIGHT WILL FALL TO 20 TO 25 BELOW ZERO BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. 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. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IAZ043-NEZ011-012-015>018-030>034-042>044-020145- /O.CON.KOAX.WC.W.0001.110202T0400Z-110202T1800Z/ /O.CON.KOAX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110202T0400Z/ MONONA-KNOX-CEDAR-THURSTON-ANTELOPE-PIERCE-WAYNE-BOONE-MADISON- STANTON-CUMING-BURT-PLATTE-COLFAX-DODGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONAWA...BLOOMFIELD...HARTINGTON... PENDER...NELIGH...PIERCE...WAYNE...ALBION...NORFOLK...STANTON... WEST POINT...TEKAMAH...COLUMBUS...SCHUYLER...FREMONT 1132 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON. MOST OF THE LIGHT SNOW WILL BE SOUTH OF A LINE FROM ALBION TO WAYNE. BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE AT ALL LOCATIONS INTO THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL AS DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. THE BLOWING SNOW MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. WIND CHILL READINGS OVERNIGHT WILL DROP TO 30 TO 40 BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ FOBERT
468 WWUS43 KOAX 012233 WSWOAX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 433 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 NEZ050-065-078-088-020645- /O.EXT.KOAX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110202T0600Z/ /O.EXT.KOAX.WC.Y.0010.110202T0600Z-110202T1800Z/ BUTLER-SEWARD-SALINE-JEFFERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DAVID CITY...SEWARD...CRETE...FAIRBURY 433 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: LIGHT TO BRIEFLY MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING THEN COME TO AN END BETWEEN 9 PM AND MIDNIGHT. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE MOST OF THE NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL BETWEEN 4 PM AND MIDNIGHT SHOULD ONLY TOTAL AN INCH OR TWO. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH WILL BE COMMON THROUGH THE NIGHT AND INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. * WIND CHILLS: WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DROP INTO THE 20 TO 30 BELOW RANGE BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH NOON WEDNESDAY * IMPACTS: COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL AS BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. THE FALLING SNOW...ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS THROUGH THE EVENING. WIND CHILL VALUES OVERNIGHT WILL DROP TO 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO WHICH COULD CAUSE FROSTBITE IN LESS THAN 30 MINUTES. 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. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ NEZ045-051>053-066-067-020645- /O.EXT.KOAX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110202T0600Z/ /O.EXT.KOAX.WC.Y.0010.110202T0600Z-110202T1800Z/ WASHINGTON-SAUNDERS-DOUGLAS-SARPY-LANCASTER-CASS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLAIR...WAHOO...OMAHA...BELLEVUE... LINCOLN...PLATTSMOUTH 433 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: LIGHT TO OCCASIONAL MODERATE SNOW...ALONG WITH BLOWING SNOW...ARE EXPECTED THROUGH INTO THE EVENING. THE SNOW SHOULD END BY MIDNIGHT OR SHORTLY AFTER...HOWEVER BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL LIKELY CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL BETWEEN 4 PM AND MIDNIGHT WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS WILL AVERAGE 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH OVERNIGHT. * WIND CHILLS: WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DROP INTO THE 20 TO 30 BELOW RANGE BY MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH NOON WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF SNOW...GUSTY WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL AS BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. THE FALLING SNOW...ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL RESULT IN NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DURING THE EVENING. WIND CHILL VALUES OVERNIGHT WILL DROP TO 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ NEZ068-089>093-020645- /O.EXT.KOAX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110202T0600Z/ /O.EXT.KOAX.WC.Y.0010.110202T0600Z-110202T1800Z/ OTOE-GAGE-JOHNSON-NEMAHA-PAWNEE-RICHARDSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEBRASKA CITY...BEATRICE...TECUMSEH... AUBURN...PAWNEE CITY...FALLS CITY 433 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: OCCASIONAL MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING AND GRADUALLY DIMINISH NEAR OR SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL LIKELY CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL BETWEEN 4 PM AND MIDNIGHT WILL AVERAGE 2 TO 4 INCHES. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS WILL AVERAGE 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * WIND CHILLS: WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DROP INTO THE 20 TO 30 BELOW RANGE AFTER MIDNIGHT AND REMAIN THERE THROUGH NOON WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF SNOW...GUSTY WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL AS BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. THE FALLING SNOW...ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL RESULT IN NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DURING THE EVENING. WIND CHILL VALUES OVERNIGHT WILL DROP TO 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO. 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. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IAZ055-056-069-079-080-090-091-020645- /O.EXT.KOAX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110202T0900Z/ /O.EXT.KOAX.WC.Y.0010.110202T0900Z-110202T1800Z/ HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MISSOURI VALLEY...HARLAN... COUNCIL BLUFFS...GLENWOOD...RED OAK...SIDNEY...CLARINDA 433 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST WEDNESDAY. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: OCCASIONAL MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE PAST MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND SHOULD TAPER OFF BY 3 AM. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF THE NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL BETWEEN 4 PM AND 3 AM COULD TOTAL 2 TO 4 INCHES. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS WILL AVERAGE 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH THROUGH THE NIGHT. * WIND CHILLS: WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DROP INTO THE 20 TO 30 BELOW RANGE AFTER MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH NOON WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF SNOW...GUSTY WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL AS BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. THE FALLING SNOW...ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL RESULT IN NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. WIND CHILL VALUES OVERNIGHT WILL DROP TO 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ NEZ011-012-016>018-030>032-042-020645- /O.EXT.KOAX.WC.W.0001.110202T0300Z-110202T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KOAX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110202T0300Z/ KNOX-CEDAR-ANTELOPE-PIERCE-WAYNE-BOONE-MADISON-STANTON-PLATTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLOOMFIELD...HARTINGTON...NELIGH... PIERCE...WAYNE...ALBION...NORFOLK...STANTON...COLUMBUS 433 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... THE WIND CHILL WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BE LESS THAN AN INCH. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS WILL AVERAGE 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH THROUGH THE NIGHT. * WIND CHILLS: WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DROP TO 30 TO 35 BELOW ZERO LATE THIS EVENING AND REMAIN THERE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL AS DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. THE BLOWING SNOW MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. WIND CHILL READINGS OVERNIGHT WILL DROP TO 30 TO 35 BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ IAZ043-NEZ015-033-034-043-044-020645- /O.EXT.KOAX.WC.W.0001.110202T0600Z-110202T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KOAX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110202T0600Z/ MONONA-THURSTON-CUMING-BURT-COLFAX-DODGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONAWA...PENDER...WEST POINT...TEKAMAH... SCHUYLER...FREMONT 433 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... THE WIND CHILL WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * TIMING: OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING THEN END BY MIDNIGHT. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL LIKELY CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EVENING. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS WILL AVERAGE 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH. * WIND CHILLS: WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DROP INTO THE 30 TO 35 BELOW RANGE BY MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL AS DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. THE BLOWING SNOW MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. WIND CHILL READINGS OVERNIGHT WILL DROP TO 30 TO 40 BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$
737 WWUS43 KOAX 020325 WSWOAX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 925 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 NEZ011-012-016>018-030>032-042-021130- /O.EXP.KOAX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110202T0300Z/ /O.CON.KOAX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110202T1800Z/ KNOX-CEDAR-ANTELOPE-PIERCE-WAYNE-BOONE-MADISON-STANTON-PLATTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLOOMFIELD...HARTINGTON...NELIGH... PIERCE...WAYNE...ALBION...NORFOLK...STANTON...COLUMBUS 925 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY. * NORTHWEST WINDS WILL AVERAGE 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 35 MPH THROUGH THE NIGHT. * WIND CHILLS VALUES OF 20 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO WILL FALL TO 30 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND REMAIN AT THOSE LEVELS THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...BESIDES PRODUCING THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES...THE GUSTY WINDS COULD ALSO CAUSE DRIFTING SNOW WHICH COULD DRIFT SHUT EAST TO WEST ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ NEZ050-065-078-088-021130- /O.CON.KOAX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110202T0600Z/ /O.CON.KOAX.WC.Y.0010.110202T0600Z-110202T1800Z/ BUTLER-SEWARD-SALINE-JEFFERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DAVID CITY...SEWARD...CRETE...FAIRBURY 925 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. * FLURRIES SHOULD END OVER THE REGION BY MIDNIGHT WITH LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS. * NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE LATER TONIGHT. * WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DROP INTO THE 20 TO 30 BELOW RANGE BY MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH NOON WEDNESDAY * THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL AS BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE NEAR WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS IN OPEN AREAS THROUGH MIDNIGHT AND CONSIDERABLE DRIFTING SNOW ACROSS EAST TO WEST ROADS MUCH OF THE NIGHT. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ NEZ045-051>053-066-067-021130- /O.CON.KOAX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110202T0600Z/ /O.CON.KOAX.WC.Y.0010.110202T0600Z-110202T1800Z/ WASHINGTON-SAUNDERS-DOUGLAS-SARPY-LANCASTER-CASS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLAIR...WAHOO...OMAHA...BELLEVUE... LINCOLN...PLATTSMOUTH 925 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. * LIGHT SNOW...ALONG WITH BLOWING SNOW...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDNIGHT...PERHAPS LASTING A BIT LONGER AROUND OMAHA. * ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL WILL BE AROUND 1/2 INCH FROM PLATTSMOUTH TOWARD OMAHA WITH LITTLE ADDITIONAL SNOW EXPECTED WEST OF THAT AREA. * NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT. * WIND CHILLS VALUES WILL DROP INTO THE 20 TO 30 BELOW RANGE BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW...GUSTY WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL AS BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL CREATE NEAR WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS IN OPEN AREAS THROUGH MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE TO CAUSE DRIFTING SNOW ACROSS EAST TO WEST ROADS MUCH OF THE NIGHT. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS. 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. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ NEZ068-089>093-021130- /O.CON.KOAX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110202T0600Z/ /O.CON.KOAX.WC.Y.0010.110202T0600Z-110202T1800Z/ OTOE-GAGE-JOHNSON-NEMAHA-PAWNEE-RICHARDSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEBRASKA CITY...BEATRICE...TECUMSEH... AUBURN...PAWNEE CITY...FALLS CITY 925 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. * LIGHT SNOW WILL END BY MIDNIGHT AROUND BEATRICE BUT CONTINUE A LITTLE PAST THAT TIME FROM NEBRASKA CITY TOWARD FALLS CITY. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1/2 INCH OR SO CAN BE EXPECTED FROM NEBRASKA CITY TO FALLS CITY WITH LITTLE WEST OF THAT AREA. * NORTHWEST WINDS WILL AVERAGE 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 35 MPH THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DROP INTO THE 20 TO 30 BELOW RANGE AFTER LATER TONIGHT THROUGH NOON WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW...GUSTY WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL AS BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH MIDNIGHT AND DRIFTING SNOW MUCH OF THE NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IAZ055-056-069-079-080-090-091-021130- /O.CON.KOAX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110202T0900Z/ /O.CON.KOAX.WC.Y.0010.110202T0900Z-110202T1800Z/ HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MISSOURI VALLEY...HARLAN... COUNCIL BLUFFS...GLENWOOD...RED OAK...SIDNEY...CLARINDA 925 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST WEDNESDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. * LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDNIGHT BEFORE TAPERING TO FLURRIES. MUCH OF THE SNOW SHOULD BE OVER WITH BY 300 AM. * ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF AN INCH OR SO CAN BE EXPECTED. * NORTHWEST WINDS WILL AVERAGE 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 35 MPH THROUGH THE NIGHT. * WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DROP INTO THE 20 TO 30 BELOW RANGE LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH NOON WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW...GUSTY WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL AS BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN OPEN AREAS AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL MUCH OF THE NIGHT. 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. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IAZ043-NEZ015-033-034-043-044-021130- /O.CON.KOAX.WC.W.0001.110202T0600Z-110202T1800Z/ /O.CON.KOAX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110202T0600Z/ MONONA-THURSTON-CUMING-BURT-COLFAX-DODGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONAWA...PENDER...WEST POINT...TEKAMAH... SCHUYLER...FREMONT 925 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * FLURRIES AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH MIDNIGHT. * LITTLE ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS LIKELY. * NORTHWEST WINDS WILL AVERAGE 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * WIND CHILLS VALUES WILL DROP INTO THE 30 TO 35 BELOW RANGE BY MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL AS DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. THE BLOWING SNOW MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES IN OPEN AREAS AND WILL RESULT IN DRIFTING SNOW MUCH OF THE NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ CHERMOK
117 WWUS43 KOAX 020609 WSWOAX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 1209 AM CST WED FEB 2 2011 NEZ068-089>093-021415- /O.EXP.KOAX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110202T0600Z/ /O.CON.KOAX.WC.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-110202T1800Z/ OTOE-GAGE-JOHNSON-NEMAHA-PAWNEE-RICHARDSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEBRASKA CITY...BEATRICE...TECUMSEH... AUBURN...PAWNEE CITY...FALLS CITY 1209 AM CST WED FEB 2 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * NORTHWEST WINDS WILL AVERAGE 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 35 MPH THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DROP INTO THE 20 TO 30 BELOW RANGE AFTER LATER TONIGHT THROUGH NOON WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW...GUSTY WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT DANGEROUS CONDITIONS IN COLD WIND CHILLS AND POOR DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WIND 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. && $$ NEZ050-065-078-088-021415- /O.EXP.KOAX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110202T0600Z/ /O.CON.KOAX.WC.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-110202T1800Z/ BUTLER-SEWARD-SALINE-JEFFERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DAVID CITY...SEWARD...CRETE...FAIRBURY 1209 AM CST WED FEB 2 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE LATER TONIGHT. * WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DROP INTO THE 20 TO 30 BELOW RANGE AFTER LATER TONIGHT THROUGH NOON WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW...GUSTY WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT DANGEROUS CONDITIONS IN COLD WIND CHILLS AND POOR DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WIND WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ NEZ045-051>053-066-067-021415- /O.EXP.KOAX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110202T0600Z/ /O.CON.KOAX.WC.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-110202T1800Z/ WASHINGTON-SAUNDERS-DOUGLAS-SARPY-LANCASTER-CASS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLAIR...WAHOO...OMAHA...BELLEVUE... LINCOLN...PLATTSMOUTH 1209 AM CST WED FEB 2 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE LATER TONIGHT. * WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DROP INTO THE 20 TO 30 BELOW RANGE AFTER LATER TONIGHT THROUGH NOON WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW...GUSTY WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT DANGEROUS CONDITIONS IN COLD WIND CHILLS AND POOR DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WIND 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. && $$ IAZ043-NEZ015-033-034-043-044-021415- /O.EXP.KOAX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110202T0600Z/ /O.CON.KOAX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110202T1800Z/ MONONA-THURSTON-CUMING-BURT-COLFAX-DODGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONAWA...PENDER...WEST POINT...TEKAMAH... SCHUYLER...FREMONT 1209 AM CST WED FEB 2 2011 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE LATER TONIGHT. * WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DROP INTO THE 25 TO 35 BELOW RANGE AFTER LATER TONIGHT THROUGH NOON WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW...GUSTY WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT DANGEROUS CONDITIONS IN COLD WIND CHILLS AND POOR DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ IAZ055-056-069-079-080-090-091-021415- /O.CON.KOAX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110202T0900Z/ /O.CON.KOAX.WC.Y.0010.110202T0900Z-110202T1800Z/ HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MISSOURI VALLEY...HARLAN... COUNCIL BLUFFS...GLENWOOD...RED OAK...SIDNEY...CLARINDA 1209 AM CST WED FEB 2 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDNIGHT BEFORE TAPERING TO FLURRIES. MUCH OF THE SNOW SHOULD BE OVER WITH BY 300 AM. * LITTLE ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED. * NORTHWEST WINDS WILL AVERAGE 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 35 MPH THROUGH THE NIGHT. * WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DROP INTO THE 20 TO 30 BELOW RANGE LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH NOON WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW...GUSTY WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL AS BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN OPEN AREAS AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL MUCH OF THE NIGHT. 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. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ NEZ011-012-016>018-030>032-042-021415- /O.CON.KOAX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110202T1800Z/ KNOX-CEDAR-ANTELOPE-PIERCE-WAYNE-BOONE-MADISON-STANTON-PLATTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLOOMFIELD...HARTINGTON...NELIGH... PIERCE...WAYNE...ALBION...NORFOLK...STANTON...COLUMBUS 1209 AM CST WED FEB 2 2011 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * NORTHWEST WINDS WILL AVERAGE 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 35 MPH THROUGH THE NIGHT. * WIND CHILLS VALUES OF 20 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO WILL FALL TO 30 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND REMAIN AT THOSE LEVELS THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...BESIDES PRODUCING THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES...THE GUSTY WINDS COULD ALSO CAUSE DRIFTING SNOW WHICH COULD DRIFT SHUT EAST TO WEST ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ CHERMOK
086 WWUS43 KOAX 020901 WSWOAX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 301 AM CST WED FEB 2 2011 IAZ043-NEZ011-012-015>018-030>034-042>044-021700- /O.CAN.KOAX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110202T1800Z/ /O.EXB.KOAX.WC.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-110202T1700Z/ MONONA-KNOX-CEDAR-THURSTON-ANTELOPE-PIERCE-WAYNE-BOONE-MADISON- STANTON-CUMING-BURT-PLATTE-COLFAX-DODGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONAWA...BLOOMFIELD...HARTINGTON... PENDER...NELIGH...PIERCE...WAYNE...ALBION...NORFOLK...STANTON... WEST POINT...TEKAMAH...COLUMBUS...SCHUYLER...FREMONT 301 AM CST WED FEB 2 2011 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CST THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CST THIS MORNING. THE WIND CHILL WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL AVERAGE 15 TO 30 MPH THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. * WIND CHILL VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES CAN LEAD TO FROST BITE IN A MATTER OF MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN THIS MORNING TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM THE BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WIND 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. && $$ IAZ055-056-069-079-080-090-091-021015- /O.CAN.KOAX.WC.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-110202T1800Z/ /O.EXP.KOAX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110202T0900Z/ HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MISSOURI VALLEY...HARLAN... COUNCIL BLUFFS...GLENWOOD...RED OAK...SIDNEY...CLARINDA 301 AM CST WED FEB 2 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRED AT 3 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS CANCELLED THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 3 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING. THE WINTER STORM WHICH BROUGHT SNOW TO THE AREA HAS EXITED THE REGION AND ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL HAS ENDED. THUS THE WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ NEZ091-093-021015- /O.CAN.KOAX.WC.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-110202T1800Z/ NEMAHA-RICHARDSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUBURN...FALLS CITY 301 AM CST WED FEB 2 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS CANCELLED THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY. ALTHOUGH COLD TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AND ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE IN THE AREA...WIND CHILL VALUES ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TO FALL TO THE ADVISORY LEVEL OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO. THUS THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ NEZ045-050>053-065>068-078-088>090-092-021700- /O.EXT.KOAX.WC.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-110202T1700Z/ WASHINGTON-BUTLER-SAUNDERS-DOUGLAS-SARPY-SEWARD-LANCASTER-CASS- OTOE-SALINE-JEFFERSON-GAGE-JOHNSON-PAWNEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLAIR...DAVID CITY...WAHOO...OMAHA... BELLEVUE...SEWARD...LINCOLN...PLATTSMOUTH...NEBRASKA CITY... CRETE...FAIRBURY...BEATRICE...TECUMSEH...PAWNEE CITY 301 AM CST WED FEB 2 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CST THIS MORNING... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CST THIS MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL AVERAGE 15 TO 30 MPH THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. * WIND CHILL VALUES WILL CONTINUE IN THE 20 TO 30 BELOW RANGE. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES CAN LEAD TO FROST BITE IN A MATTER OF MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN THIS MORNING TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM THE BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WIND WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$
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 Feb 1, 3:58 AM CST, 7 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 1, 3:58 AM CST, 7 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
358 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011
.DISCUSSION...
...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS THE MAIN CHALLENGE...FOLLOWED BY WIND CHILLS...
MAIN UPPER LOW WAS DEEPENING OVER WEST TEXAS EARLY THIS MORNING
PER WATER VAPOR LOOP WITH CYCLONE GENERATING VERY STRONG LIFT
ACROSS SOUTHERN PLAINS. OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS...ARCTIC AIRMASS
CONTINUES TO BUILD IN...WITH 1053 MB SURFACE HIGH OVER NORTHERN
MONTANA. ACTUAL TEMPERATURE UNDER THE HIGH WAS -36F AT HAVRE
MONTANA AT 08Z. SURFACE PRESSURE ANALYSIS CONTINUES TO SHOW A WEAK
INVERTED TROF OVER WESTERN IOWA. AIRMASS TO THE EAST OF THE
INVERTED TROF WAS CONSIDERABLY WARMER WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE
TEENS AND A NORTHEAST WIND...AND TO THE WEST OF THE TROF
TEMPERATURES WERE NEAR OR BELOW ZERO WITH A NORTHWEST WIND GUSTING
TO 30+ MPH.
ADJUSTMENTS MADE TO THE PREVIOUS FORECAST WERE MAINLY TO LOWER THE
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS BASED ON SEVERAL FACTORS. THE PRIMARY ISSUE WAS A
LACK OF AMBIENT OR UPSTREAM MOISTURE TO WORK WITH...AS WELL AS ONLY
MARGINAL VERTICAL MOTION. APPEARS THAT EARLIER MODELS WERE TOO
ROBUST WITH THEIR QPF AMOUNTS...NOTING THAT THE QPF FROM THE 12Z
RUNS WAS PROGGED TO BE NEARLY DOUBLE WHAT HAD OCCURRED IN THE 18
HOUR PERIOD THROUGH 06Z. IN ADDITION...SNOW GROWTH TEMPERATURES ARE
TOO COLD FOR DENDRITIC FLAKES. HOWEVER...STILL EXPECT TWO MAIN
PERIODS OF A FAIRLY LARGE AREA OF LIGHT SNOW. FIRST IS OCCURRING
NOW AND STRETCHES TO THE SOUTHWEST OVER NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS.
SECOND IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP EARLY AFTERNOON. BOTH OF THESE AREAS
WILL FOCUS MORE ALONG INTERSTATE-80 AND AREAS SOUTH. 00Z NAM SEEMED
TO REPRESENT THESE AREAS WELL.
AS UPPER LOW MOVES NEAR ST LOUIS BY 06Z TONIGHT...TROWAL FORMS BUT
GENERALLY REMAINS EAST OF FORECAST AREA. HOWEVER THE SURFACE LOW
SHOULD DEEPEN WHILE THE ARCTIC HIGH MOVES SOUTH...THUS WINDS WILL
CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN. GUSTY WINDS WILL DROP WIND CHILLS AND CAUSE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. GIVEN THE COMBINATION OF SNOW...BLOWING
SNOW...AND WIND CHILLS... WE KEPT THE WINTER STORM WARNING MAINLY
ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80 THROUGH 04Z TONIGHT...THEN COVER
THAT AREA WITH A WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM 04Z THROUGH 18Z. THE
NORTHERN HALF OF THE AREA WILL ONLY RECEIVE ANOTHER 1 INCH OF SNOW
OR LESS...AND THEREFORE THOSE COUNTIES HAVE A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY UNTIL 04Z TONIGHT...THEN A WIND CHILL WARNING FROM 04Z
THROUGH 18Z WEDNESDAY.
NIETFELD
&&
.AVIATION...
TAF SITES KOFK/KOMA/KLNK
06Z TAFS
CONDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE GENERALLY MVFR TODAY WITH VFR CONDS FM THIS
EVNG. A BREAK IN THE -SN IS EXPECTED EARLY THIS MRNG AT ALL 3 TAF
LOCATIONS...AND THIS MAY LEAD TO A PERIOD OF VFR CONDS WITH JUST
BLSN. -SN EXPECTED TO RETURN TO OMA/LNK BY LATE MRNG AND CONT THRU
THE AFTN ALNG WITH BLSN. AS WINDS INCREASE TODAY...MAY SEE ISO
POCKETS OF IFR VISBY AT ALL SITES DUE TO BLSN. THE -SN AND BLSN WL
DIMINISH THIS EVNG WITH VFR CIGS AND VISBY EXPECTED.
BOUSTEAD
&&
.OAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NE...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR NEZ045-
050>053-065>068-078-088>093.
WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST
WEDNESDAY FOR NEZ045-050>053-065>068-078-088>093.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR NEZ011-
012-015>018-030>034-042>044.
WIND CHILL WARNING FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY
FOR NEZ011-012-015>018-030>034-042>044.
IA...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR IAZ055-056-
069-079-080-090-091.
WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST
WEDNESDAY FOR IAZ055-056-069-079-080-090-091.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR IAZ043.
WIND CHILL WARNING FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY
FOR IAZ043.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 31, 4:10 PM CST, 11 hours 55 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 410 PM CST MON JAN 31 2011 IAZ043-055-056-069-079-080-090-091-NEZ011-012-015>018-030>034- 042>045-050>053-065>068-078-088>093-011215- 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-SALINE- JEFFERSON-GAGE-JOHNSON-NEMAHA-PAWNEE-RICHARDSON- 410 PM CST MON JAN 31 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST IOWA...WEST CENTRAL IOWA...EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA...NORTHEAST NEBRASKA AND SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND TUESDAY SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY ACROSS ALL OF THE AREA WITH ACCUMULATIONS LIKELY. WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING ACROSS EASTERN NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA LEADING TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE NEW SNOW. TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO BE MUCH COLDER TONIGHT AS ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE AREA. THIS WILL COMBINE WITH THE WINDS TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL READINGS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY SNOW WILL GRADUALLY END TUESDAY NIGHT OVER THE AREA. STRONG NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO LINGER INTO TUESDAY NIGHT LEADING TO WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES. THE COLD ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD INTO THE REGION...AND AGAIN WILL COMBINE WITH THE STRONG WINDS TO PRODUCE BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILL READINGS OF 20 TO 35 BELOW ZERO ON TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS WILL NOT BE NEEDED TONIGHT OR TUESDAY...HOWEVER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS AND ANY ICING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA. FOBERT
The office that day
Everything else NWS Omaha, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 4:05 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | OAX | Antelope, Boone, Burt, Butler, Cass, Cedar and 24 more | 31 hr |
| Feb 1, 4:05 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | OAX | Antelope, Boone, Burt, Cedar, Colfax, Cuming and 8 more | 20 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.