Alert archive / Nebraska / Blizzard Warnings in 2012
Blizzard Warning 1, NWS Omaha, NE
NWS Omaha, NE issued this blizzard warning at Dec 19, 2012, 11:31 AM CST for 20 counties in Nebraska; 8 counties in Iowa. It took effect at Dec 19, 2012, 3:00 PM CST. It was in force for 21 hr. 27 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 19, 2012, 11:31 AM CST (17:31 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 19, 2012, 3:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Dec 20, 2012, 11:35 AM CST
- In force
- 21 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Omaha, NE
All 28 counties
Fremont County, IA, Harrison County, IA, Mills County, IA, Monona County, IA, Montgomery County, IA, Page County, IA, Pottawattamie County, IA, Shelby County, IA, Burt County, NE, Butler County, NE, Cass County, NE, Cuming County, NE, Dodge County, NE, Douglas County, NE, Gage County, NE, Jefferson County, NE, Johnson County, NE, Lancaster County, NE, Nemaha County, NE, Otoe County, NE, Pawnee County, NE, Richardson County, NE, Saline County, NE, Sarpy County, NE, Saunders County, NE, Seward County, NE, Thurston County, NE, Washington County, NE
The radar
The Omaha radar (KOAX), 33 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:29 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 19, 7:29 PM CST | SNOW 3.3 | Omaha, NE | SNOW AT 120TH AND CENTER. |
| Dec 19, 7:56 PM CST | SNOW 4.3 | Omaha, NE | 107TH AND MOCKINGBIRD DRIVE |
| Dec 19, 8:06 PM CST | SNOW 3 | 1 Nw Valley, NE | SOME MINOR DRIFTING...0.35 LIQUID EQUIVALENT. |
| Dec 19, 8:39 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 5.5 | Omaha, NE | MEASURED NEAR 180TH AND CENTER. |
| Dec 19, 8:47 PM CST | SNOW 3.5 | 2 Nw Little Sioux, IA | 3.5 INCHES SO FAR. |
| Dec 19, 8:50 PM CST | SNOW 5 | Omaha, NE | 120TH AND CENTER |
| Dec 19, 8:52 PM CST | SLEET 0.3 | Clarinda, IA | ABOUT 1/4 INCH ACCUMULATION OF SNOW AND SLEET. THUNDER OCCURRING AT THIS TIME. |
| Dec 19, 9:20 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Omaha, NE | 27TH AND DOUGLAS |
| Dec 19, 9:28 PM CST | SNOW 2.2 | Bellevue, NE | NEAR 30TH AND CAPEHART |
| Dec 19, 9:36 PM CST | SNOW 2 | Pender, NE | |
| Dec 19, 9:40 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 3 | Lincoln, NE | LINCOLN AIRPORT AUTHORITY |
| Dec 19, 9:44 PM CST | SNOW 2.5 | Clarinda, IA | |
| Dec 19, 9:44 PM CST | SNOW 5.6 | Omaha, NE | 156TH AND BLONDO |
| Dec 19, 9:58 PM CST | SNOW 6 | Elkhorn, NE | |
| Dec 19, 10:22 PM CST | SNOW 0 | Waterloo, NE | SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW CAUSING AREAS OF VISIBILITY LESS THAN 1/4 MILE FROM AROUND WATERLOO TO VALLEY. |
| Dec 19, 10:22 PM CST | SNOW 5 | 2 Nw Little Sioux, IA | |
| Dec 19, 10:35 PM CST | SNOW 3.4 | Omaha, NE | 27TH AND DOUGLAS |
| Dec 19, 11:00 PM CST | SNOW 2 | De Witt, NE | |
| Dec 19, 11:00 PM CST | SNOW 2.5 | Wilber, NE | |
| Dec 19, 11:00 PM CST | SNOW 4 | Friend, NE | |
| Dec 19, 11:15 PM CST | BLIZZARD | 12 Wnw Wilber, NE | DEPUTY WORKING AN ACCIDENT REPORTED VISIBILITY WAS ABOUT 30 FEET AT THIS LOCATION ON HIGHWAY 15. |
| Dec 19, 11:15 PM CST | BLIZZARD | 1 Nw Valley, NE | VISIBILITY LESS THAN 1/4 MILE AT TIMES WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PEAK WIND SO FAR 52 MPH. |
| Dec 20, 4:20 AM CST | SNOW 8 | Omaha, NE | NEAR 120TH AND CENTER |
| Dec 20, 4:30 AM CST | SNOW 5.7 | Bellevue, NE | |
| Dec 20, 6:02 AM CST | SNOW 3 | 3 W Pacific Junction, IA | STORM TOTAL |
| Dec 20, 7:06 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 8.6 | Omaha, NE | REPORT FROM FLORENCE AREA...STORM TOTAL SNOW |
| Dec 20, 7:57 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 8.6 | Omaha, NE | 156TH AND BLONDO |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 12:00Z, 5.5 hours before the alert went out and 33 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
- 1024 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 60 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 97 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 233 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
610 WWUS43 KOAX 191731 WSWOAX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 1131 AM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...POTENTIAL BLIZZARD CONDITIONS... .HEAVY SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA...POSSIBLY BY LATE AFTERNOON BUT ESPECIALLY THIS EVENING. THIS WILL SET THE STAGE FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP OVER MUCH OF SOUTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA AS WELL AS SOUTHWEST IOWA. FAR SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST IOWA COULD SEE RAIN OR A WINTRY MIX FOR SEVERAL HOURS YET THIS EVENING...SO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MAY NOT DEVELOP OVER THAT AREA UNTIL MID EVENING OR LATER. FARTHER TO THE NORTHWEST...FROM COLUMBUS AND SCHUYLER NORTH AND NORTHWEST THROUGH ALBION...NORFOLK AND WAYNE...SNOW AMOUNTS COULD BE LIGHTER AND THE STRONGEST WINDS MAY SHIFT SOUTHEAST OF THAT AREA. HOWEVER...A PERIOD OF NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. THIS WINTER STORM IS THE RESULT OF A STRONG UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WHICH WILL CAUSE LOW PRESSURE TO DEEPEN AND TRACK FROM SOUTHEAST KANSAS INTO NORTHEAST MISSOURI TONIGHT. NEZ050-065-200145- /O.CAN.KOAX.WS.W.0002.121219T1800Z-121220T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KOAX.BZ.W.0001.121219T2100Z-121220T1200Z/ BUTLER-SEWARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DAVID CITY...SEWARD...MILFORD 1131 AM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE AFTERNOON...POSSIBLY BEGINNING AS A PERIOD OF LIGHT RAIN. THE SNOW SHOULD BECOMING MODERATE TO HEAVY BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING BEFORE DECREASING AFTER MIDNIGHT. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS WILL BECOME NORTH AT 15 TO 25 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH THIS EVENING. THIS WILL CREATE NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES THIS EVENING AND EARLY TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 9 INCHES ARE LIKELY. * IMPACTS...THE VERY STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND POTENTIALLY CLOSE ROADS. WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY. TRAVEL COULD BECOME IMPOSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ IAZ043-055-056-069-079-080-090-091-200145- /O.CAN.KOAX.WS.W.0002.121219T2100Z-121220T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KOAX.BZ.W.0001.121220T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT- PAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONAWA...MAPLETON...MISSOURI VALLEY... WOODBINE...LOGAN...DUNLAP...HARLAN...COUNCIL BLUFFS...GLENWOOD... RED OAK...SIDNEY...HAMBURG...TABOR...FARRAGUT...CLARINDA... SHENANDOAH 1131 AM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST THURSDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO THE AREA BY LATE AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING. THE SNOW COULD BE PRECEDED BY A PERIOD OF LIGHT RAIN OR A WINTRY MIX...ESPECIALLY SOUTHEAST OF COUNCIL BLUFFS...WHICH COULD DELAY THE WORST CONDITIONS UNTIL MID EVENING. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY THEN THROUGH LATE EVENING. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 25 MPH BY EARLY EVENING AND THEN INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH OR HIGHER TOWARD AND AFTER MIDNIGHT. ALTHOUGH VISIBILITIES WILL DROP AS THE HEAVY SNOW DEVELOPS...THEY ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO NEAR ZERO AS THE WINDS INCREASE. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...7 TO 11 INCHES ARE LIKELY. * IMPACTS...THE VERY STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND POTENTIALLY CLOSE ROADS. WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY AND TRAVEL COULD BECOME IMPOSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ NEZ090>093-200145- /O.CAN.KOAX.WS.W.0002.121220T0000Z-121220T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KOAX.BZ.W.0001.121220T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ JOHNSON-NEMAHA-PAWNEE-RICHARDSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TECUMSEH...STERLING...AUBURN... PAWNEE CITY...TABLE ROCK...FALLS CITY 1131 AM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST THURSDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...AREAS OF RAIN WILL MIX WITH THEN CHANGE TO SNOW OVER THE AREA THIS EVENING. THE SNOW SHOULD TURN HEAVY BY MID TO LATE EVENING. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS SHOULD BECOME NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 25 MPH THIS EVENING AND THEN NORTH AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH OR HIGHER TOWARD AND AFTER MIDNIGHT. ALTHOUGH VISIBILITIES WILL DROP AS THE HEAVY SNOW DEVELOPS THIS EVENING...THEY COULD DROP TO NEAR ZERO AS THE WINDS INCREASE. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES ARE LIKELY. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH POOR VISIBILITIES LATER TONIGHT. TRAVEL COULD BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE WITH ROAD CLOSURES POSSIBLE. 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. && $$ NEZ033-034-044-045-051>053-066>068-200145- /O.CAN.KOAX.WS.W.0002.121219T2100Z-121220T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KOAX.BZ.W.0001.121219T2100Z-121220T1800Z/ CUMING-BURT-DODGE-WASHINGTON-SAUNDERS-DOUGLAS-SARPY-LANCASTER- CASS-OTOE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST POINT...WISNER...TEKAMAH... OAKLAND...LYONS...DECATUR...FREMONT...BLAIR...WAHOO...ASHLAND... YUTAN...OMAHA...BELLEVUE...PAPILLION...LA VISTA...LINCOLN... PLATTSMOUTH...NEBRASKA CITY 1131 AM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON CST THURSDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON CST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO THE AREA BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON...POSSIBLY BEGINNING AS OR MIXED WITH LIGHT RAIN. THE SNOW SHOULD BECOME HEAVY THIS EVENING BEFORE DECREASING AFTER MIDNIGHT. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 30 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON AND THEN NORTH AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH BY MID TO LATE EVENING. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL THEN PERSIST INTO THURSDAY MORNING. ALTHOUGH VISIBILITIES COULD DROP AS THE SNOW BEGINS...THEY WILL DROP TO NEAR ZERO AS THE SNOW BECOMES HEAVIER AND WINDS INCREASE THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...7 TO 11 INCHES ARE LIKELY. * IMPACTS...THE VERY STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND POTENTIALLY CLOSE ROADS. WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. TRAVEL COULD BECOME IMPOSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ NEZ078-088-089-200145- /O.CAN.KOAX.WS.W.0002.121219T2100Z-121220T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KOAX.BZ.W.0001.121219T2100Z-121220T1200Z/ SALINE-JEFFERSON-GAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRETE...WILBER...FAIRBURY...BEATRICE 1131 AM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...LIGHT RAIN WILL MIX WITH THEN CHANGE TO SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED THIS EVENING. SNOW SHOULD END OR TAPER TO FLURRIES AFTER MIDNIGHT. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS WILL BECOME NORTH AT 20 TO 30 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON THEN INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THIS EVENING. THIS WILL PUSH MANY VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO BY THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES ARE LIKELY. * IMPACTS...THE VERY STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND POTENTIALLY CLOSE ROADS. WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY. TRAVEL COULD BECOME IMPOSSIBLE. 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. && $$ NEZ015-032-200145- /O.UPG.KOAX.WW.Y.0007.121219T2100Z-121220T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KOAX.WS.W.0002.121219T2100Z-121220T1200Z/ THURSTON-STANTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PENDER...MACY...WALTHILL...WINNEBAGO... STANTON 1131 AM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO THE AREA DURING THE AFTERNOON AND THEN BECOME OCCASIONALLY MODERATE TO HEAVY FROM LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE SNOW SHOULD DECREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES ARE LIKELY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH BY MID AFTERNOON. NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITIES FROM LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. BRIEF WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN SOME LOCATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NEZ042-043-200145- /O.EXT.KOAX.WS.W.0002.121219T2100Z-121220T1200Z/ PLATTE-COLFAX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBUS...SCHUYLER 1131 AM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY... * TIMING...SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO THE AREA DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS AND THEN BECOME OCCASIONALLY HEAVY FROM LATE AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. THE SNOW SHOULD DECREASE OR END AFTER MIDNIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES ARE LIKELY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH BY MID AFTERNOON. NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITIES FROM LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. BRIEF WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN SOME LOCATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NEZ016-030-200145- /O.EXT.KOAX.WW.Y.0007.121219T2100Z-121220T0600Z/ ANTELOPE-BOONE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NELIGH...ELGIN...ALBION...ST. EDWARD 1131 AM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * TIMING...SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS AND THEN TURN OCCASIONALLY HEAVY FROM MID AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. THE SNOW SHOULD DECREASE FROM WEST TO EAST BY AROUND MIDNIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES ARE LIKELY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH BY MID AFTERNOON WITH NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH EXPECTED BY EVENING. WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH POOR VISIBILITIES FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MIDNIGHT. BRIEF WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN SOME LOCATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ NEZ017-031-200145- /O.EXT.KOAX.WW.Y.0007.121219T2100Z-121220T1200Z/ PIERCE-MADISON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PIERCE...PLAINVIEW...OSMOND...NORFOLK 1131 AM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY... * TIMING...SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO THE AREA DURING THE AFTERNOON AND THEN BECOME OCCASIONALLY MODERATE TO HEAVY FROM LATE AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. THE SNOW SHOULD DECREASE FROM WEST TO EAST BY AROUND OR A LITTLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES ARE LIKELY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH BY MID AFTERNOON WITH NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH EXPECTED MUCH OF TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH POOR VISIBILITIES FROM LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY. BRIEF WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN SOME LOCATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ NEZ018-200145- /O.CON.KOAX.WW.Y.0007.121219T2100Z-121220T1200Z/ WAYNE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WAYNE 1131 AM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY... * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO THE AREA DURING THE AFTERNOON AND THEN BECOME OCCASIONALLY MODERATE TO HEAVY FROM BY EVENING. THE SNOW SHOULD DECREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES ARE LIKELY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH BY MID AFTERNOON. NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITIES FROM LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. BRIEF WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN SOME LOCATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ CHERMOK
5 follow-up statements
810 WWUS43 KOAX 192214 WSWOAX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 414 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD EXPECTED MUCH OF THE AREA TONIGHT... .HEAVY SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND THIS THIS EVENING. THIS WILL SET THE STAGE FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP OVER MUCH OF SOUTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA AS WELL AS SOUTHWEST IOWA. FAR SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST IOWA COULD SEE RAIN OR A WINTRY MIX FOR SEVERAL HOURS YET THIS EVENING...SO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MAY NOT DEVELOP OVER THAT AREA UNTIL MID EVENING OR LATER. FARTHER TO THE NORTHWEST...FROM COLUMBUS AND SCHUYLER NORTH AND NORTHWEST THROUGH ALBION...NORFOLK AND WAYNE...SNOW AMOUNTS COULD BE LIGHTER AND THE STRONGEST WINDS MAY SHIFT SOUTHEAST OF THAT AREA. HOWEVER...A PERIOD OF NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. THIS WINTER STORM IS THE RESULT OF A STRONG UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WHICH WILL CAUSE LOW PRESSURE TO DEEPEN AND TRACK FROM SOUTHEAST KANSAS INTO NORTHEAST MISSOURI TONIGHT. NEZ015-200615- /O.CAN.KOAX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121220T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KOAX.BZ.W.0001.121220T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ THURSTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PENDER...MACY...WALTHILL...WINNEBAGO 414 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW EARLY THIS EVENING WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES BY MID EVENING AND LAST A LITTLE PAST MIDNIGHT BEFORE DECREASING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES ARE LIKELY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH EARLY THIS EVENING AND THEN BECOME NORTH AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH FROM MID TO LATE EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * THE VERY STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND POTENTIALLY CLOSE ROADS. WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY AND TRAVEL COULD BECOME IMPOSSIBLE. 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. && $$ IAZ043-055-056-069-079-080-090-091-NEZ090>093-200615- /O.CON.KOAX.BZ.W.0001.121220T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT- PAGE-JOHNSON-NEMAHA-PAWNEE-RICHARDSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONAWA...MAPLETON...MISSOURI VALLEY... WOODBINE...LOGAN...DUNLAP...HARLAN...COUNCIL BLUFFS...GLENWOOD... RED OAK...SIDNEY...HAMBURG...TABOR...FARRAGUT...CLARINDA... SHENANDOAH...TECUMSEH...STERLING...AUBURN...PAWNEE CITY... TABLE ROCK...FALLS CITY 414 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY... * TIMING...SNOW...OCCASIONALLY HEAVY CAN BE EXPECTED UNTIL AFTER MIDNIGHT EAST THROUGH NORTHEAST OF OMAHA. SOUTHEAST OF COUNCIL BLUFFS...ESPECIALLY FROM FAR SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA INTO SOUTHWEST IOWA...RAIN OR A MIX OF RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW SHOULD CHANGE TO ALL SNOW AND THEN BECOME HEAVY AROUND MID EVENING. HEAVY SNOW THEN SHOULD LAST SEVERAL HOURS PAST MIDNIGHT BEFORE DECREASING. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 30 MPH EARLY THIS EVENING AND THEN INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH OR HIGHER TOWARD AND AFTER LATE EVENING. ALTHOUGH VISIBILITIES WILL DROP AS THE HEAVY SNOW DEVELOPS...THEY ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO NEAR ZERO AS THE WINDS INCREASE AND THE SNOW BECOMES MORE POWDERY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 7 INCHES IN FAR SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA TO 8 TO 11 INCHES IN WESTERN IOWA. * IMPACTS...THE VERY STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND POTENTIALLY CLOSE ROADS. WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY AND TRAVEL COULD BECOME IMPOSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ NEZ050-065-078-088-089-200615- /O.CON.KOAX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121220T1200Z/ BUTLER-SEWARD-SALINE-JEFFERSON-GAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DAVID CITY...SEWARD...MILFORD...CRETE... WILBER...FAIRBURY...BEATRICE 414 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY... * TIMING...SNOW...OCCASIONALLY HEAVY...CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH MIDNIGHT BEFORE DECREASING. A LITTLE LIGHT RAIN COULD BE MIXED IN EARLY. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH OR MORE POSSIBLE BY LATE EVENING AND EARLY TONIGHT. AS THE WINDS INCREASE AND THE SNOW BECOMES MORE POWDERY LATER THIS EVENING...VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO NEAR ZERO FROM MID EVENING THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 9 INCHES ARE LIKELY. * IMPACTS...THE VERY STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CLOSE ROADS. WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY AND TRAVEL COULD BECOME IMPOSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ NEZ033-034-044-045-051>053-066>068-200615- /O.CON.KOAX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ CUMING-BURT-DODGE-WASHINGTON-SAUNDERS-DOUGLAS-SARPY-LANCASTER- CASS-OTOE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST POINT...WISNER...TEKAMAH... OAKLAND...LYONS...DECATUR...FREMONT...BLAIR...WAHOO...ASHLAND... YUTAN...OMAHA...BELLEVUE...PAPILLION...LA VISTA...LINCOLN... PLATTSMOUTH...NEBRASKA CITY 414 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY... * TIMING...SNOW...OCCASIONALLY HEAVY CAN BE EXPECTED UNTIL A LITTLE AFTER MIDNIGHT BEFORE DECREASING. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 EARLY THIS EVENING AND THEN BECOME NORTH AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 MPH OR MORE BY MID TO LATE EVENING. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL THEN PERSIST INTO THURSDAY MORNING. ALTHOUGH VISIBILITIES COULD OCCASIONALLY DROP BELOW 1/2 MILE IN HEAVY SNOW THIS EVENING...THEY WILL DROP TO NEAR ZERO AS THE SNOW BECOMES MORE POWDERY AND WINDS INCREASE. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...7 TO 11 INCHES ARE LIKELY. * IMPACTS...THE VERY STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CLOSE ROADS. WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. TRAVEL COULD BECOME IMPOSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ NEZ032-042-043-200615- /O.CON.KOAX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121220T1200Z/ STANTON-PLATTE-COLFAX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STANTON...COLUMBUS...SCHUYLER 414 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY... * TIMING...SNOW...OCCASIONALLY HEAVY CAN BE EXPECTED THIS EVENING AND BEFORE DECREASING AFTER MIDNIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES ARE LIKELY. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED FROM EARLY THIS EVENING UNTIL MIDNIGHT. WINDS COULD DECREASE A LITTLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITIES... ESPECIALLY FROM LATER THIS EVENING THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NEZ016-030-200600- /O.CON.KOAX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-121220T0600Z/ ANTELOPE-BOONE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NELIGH...ELGIN...ALBION...ST. EDWARD 414 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * TIMING...SNOW...OCCASIONALLY HEAVY CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH MIDNIGHT BEFORE DECREASING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES ARE LIKELY. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH POOR VISIBILITIES FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MIDNIGHT. BRIEF WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN SOME LOCATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ NEZ017-018-031-200615- /O.CON.KOAX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-121220T1200Z/ PIERCE-WAYNE-MADISON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PIERCE...PLAINVIEW...OSMOND...WAYNE... NORFOLK 414 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY... * TIMING...SNOW...OCCASIONALLY MODERATE TO HEAVY...CAN BE EXPECTED THIS EVENING. THE SNOW SHOULD DECREASE FROM WEST TO EAST BY AROUND OR A LITTLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES ARE LIKELY. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 OR 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING WITH SOME DECREASE IN THE WINDS POSSIBLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH POOR VISIBILITIES THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY. BRIEF WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN SOME LOCATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ CHERMOK
874 WWUS43 KOAX 200331 WSWOAX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 931 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD EXPECTED MUCH OF THE AREA TONIGHT... .HEAVY SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL SPREAD OVER THE AREA THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS SHOULD CONTINUE DEVELOP OVER MUCH OF SOUTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA AS WELL AS SOUTHWEST IOWA. MIXED RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW IN PARTS OF FAR SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST IOWA SHOULD TURN TO SNOW. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM SYSTEM DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF SNOW... WIND AND PERIODS OF LOW VISIBILITY. THIS WINTER STORM IS THE RESULT OF A STRONG UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WHICH WILL CAUSE LOW PRESSURE TO DEEPEN AND TRACK FROM SOUTHEAST KANSAS INTO NORTHEAST MISSOURI TONIGHT. IAZ043-055-056-069-079-080-090-091-NEZ015-090>093-201145- /O.CON.KOAX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT- PAGE-THURSTON-JOHNSON-NEMAHA-PAWNEE-RICHARDSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONAWA...MAPLETON...MISSOURI VALLEY... WOODBINE...LOGAN...DUNLAP...HARLAN...COUNCIL BLUFFS...GLENWOOD... RED OAK...SIDNEY...HAMBURG...TABOR...FARRAGUT...CLARINDA... SHENANDOAH...PENDER...MACY...WALTHILL...WINNEBAGO...TECUMSEH... STERLING...AUBURN...PAWNEE CITY...TABLE ROCK...FALLS CITY 931 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY... * TIMING...SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES IS EXPECTED INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF THURSDAY. THE SNOW SHOULD DECREASE OVER EASTERN NEBRASKA BY AROUND 3 TO 5 AM AND ACROSS SOUTHWEST IOWA BY 5 TO 7 AM. STRONG WINDS WILL LAST INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN 1/2 MILE AT TIMES AND POSSIBLY TO NEAR ZERO AS THE SNOW BECOMES MORE POWDERY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 7 INCHES IN FAR SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA TO 8 TO 11 INCHES IN WESTERN IOWA. * IMPACTS...THE VERY STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND POTENTIALLY CLOSE ROADS. WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY AND TRAVEL COULD BECOME IMPOSSIBLE. 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. && $$ NEZ050-065-078-088-089-201145- /O.CON.KOAX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121220T1200Z/ BUTLER-SEWARD-SALINE-JEFFERSON-GAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DAVID CITY...SEWARD...MILFORD...CRETE... WILBER...FAIRBURY...BEATRICE 931 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY... * TIMING...SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES IS EXPECTED INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF THURSDAY. SNOW WILL DECREASE LATER TONIGHT BUT STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH OR MORE ARE EXPECTED INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. WINDS WILL SLOWLY DECREASE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO LESS THAN 1/2 MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW AND COULD DROP TO NEAR ZERO IN SOME AREAS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES ARE LIKELY. * IMPACTS...THE VERY STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CLOSE ROADS. WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY AND TRAVEL COULD BECOME IMPOSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ NEZ033-034-044-045-051>053-066>068-201145- /O.CON.KOAX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ CUMING-BURT-DODGE-WASHINGTON-SAUNDERS-DOUGLAS-SARPY-LANCASTER- CASS-OTOE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST POINT...WISNER...TEKAMAH... OAKLAND...LYONS...DECATUR...FREMONT...BLAIR...WAHOO...ASHLAND... YUTAN...OMAHA...BELLEVUE...PAPILLION...LA VISTA...LINCOLN... PLATTSMOUTH...NEBRASKA CITY 931 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY... * TIMING...SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES IS EXPECTED INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF THURSDAY. SNOW WILL DECREASE FROM WEST TO EAST LATE TONIGHT. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 MPH FOR MUCH OF THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. VISIBILITIES SHOULD DROP BELOW 1/2 MILE AND COULD BE NEAR ZERO AT TIMES DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...7 TO 11 INCHES ARE LIKELY. * IMPACTS...THE VERY STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CLOSE ROADS. WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. TRAVEL COULD BECOME IMPOSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ NEZ032-042-043-201145- /O.CON.KOAX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121220T1200Z/ STANTON-PLATTE-COLFAX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STANTON...COLUMBUS...SCHUYLER 931 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY... * TIMING...SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES WILL DECREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES ARE LIKELY. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. WINDS COULD DECREASE A LITTLE TOWARD SUNRISE. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITIES. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NEZ016-030-200600- /O.CON.KOAX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-121220T0600Z/ ANTELOPE-BOONE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NELIGH...ELGIN...ALBION...ST. EDWARD 931 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * TIMING...SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE OVERNIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES ARE LIKELY. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED INTO EARLY THURSDAY. WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH POOR VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ NEZ017-018-031-201145- /O.CON.KOAX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-121220T1200Z/ PIERCE-WAYNE-MADISON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PIERCE...PLAINVIEW...OSMOND...WAYNE... NORFOLK 931 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY... * TIMING...SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE OVERNIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES ARE LIKELY. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL DECREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH LATER TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH POOR VISIBILITY INTO EARLY THURSDAY. BRIEF WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN SOME LOCATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
868 WWUS43 KOAX 201038 WSWOAX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 438 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...SNOW ENDING THIS MORNING BUT STRONG WINDS CONTINUE... .BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CONTINUE OVER FAR SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA THIS MORNING BUT SNOW WILL BE ENDING OVER EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA BY 6 AM. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA THROUGH THE THE MORNING PRODUCING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH PERIODS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY. LOW PRESSURE OVER NORTHEAST MISSOURI THIS MORNING WILL MOVE NORTHEAST TOWARD LOWER MICHIGAN TODAY WITH WINDS DIMINISHING ACROSS THE AREA BY AFTERNOON. NEZ032-042-043-201145- /O.CAN.KOAX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121220T1200Z/ STANTON-PLATTE-COLFAX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STANTON...COLUMBUS...SCHUYLER 438 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING. GUSTY NORTHWINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING PRODUCING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AT TIMES. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON. $$ NEZ017-018-031-201145- /O.CAN.KOAX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-121220T1200Z/ PIERCE-WAYNE-MADISON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PIERCE...PLAINVIEW...OSMOND...WAYNE... NORFOLK 438 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING BUT GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING PRODUCING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AT TIMES. $$ IAZ043-055-056-069-079-080-090-091-NEZ015-090>093-201800- /O.CON.KOAX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT- PAGE-THURSTON-JOHNSON-NEMAHA-PAWNEE-RICHARDSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONAWA...MAPLETON...MISSOURI VALLEY... WOODBINE...LOGAN...DUNLAP...HARLAN...COUNCIL BLUFFS...GLENWOOD... RED OAK...SIDNEY...HAMBURG...TABOR...FARRAGUT...CLARINDA... SHENANDOAH...PENDER...MACY...WALTHILL...WINNEBAGO...TECUMSEH... STERLING...AUBURN...PAWNEE CITY...TABLE ROCK...FALLS CITY 438 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... * TIMING...SNOW...WILL BE ENDING IN MOST AREAS BY 6 AM. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...REPORTS RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE BLIZZARD OR NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FOR A TIME THIS MORNING MAINLY OVER FAR SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ NEZ050-065-078-088-089-201200- /O.CON.KOAX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121220T1200Z/ BUTLER-SEWARD-SALINE-JEFFERSON-GAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DAVID CITY...SEWARD...MILFORD...CRETE... WILBER...FAIRBURY...BEATRICE 438 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... * TIMING...SNOW HAD DIMINISHED OR ENDED OVER THE AREA THIS MORNING BUT STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO MID MORNING. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH OR MORE ARE EXPECTED INTO THE FIRST PART OF THE MORNING. WINDS WILL SLOWLY DECREASE THROUGH THE MORNING. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES HAVE BEEN REPORTED SO FAR THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ NEZ033-034-044-045-051>053-066>068-201800- /O.CON.KOAX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ CUMING-BURT-DODGE-WASHINGTON-SAUNDERS-DOUGLAS-SARPY-LANCASTER- CASS-OTOE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST POINT...WISNER...TEKAMAH... OAKLAND...LYONS...DECATUR...FREMONT...BLAIR...WAHOO...ASHLAND... YUTAN...OMAHA...BELLEVUE...PAPILLION...LA VISTA...LINCOLN... PLATTSMOUTH...NEBRASKA CITY 438 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... * TIMING...SNOW HAD DIMINISHED OR ENDED ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA THIS MORNING. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO THE MORNING. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 8 INCHES HAVE BEEN REPORTED SO FAR. * IMPACTS...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW. DRIFTING SNOW IS ALSO LIKELY THIS MORNING. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ FOBERT
453 WWUS43 KOAX 201153 WSWOAX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 553 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...SNOW ENDING THIS MORNING BUT STRONG WINDS CONTINUE... .BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CONTINUE OVER FAR SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA THIS MORNING BUT SNOW WILL BE ENDING OVER EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA BY 7 AM. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA THROUGH THE THE MORNING PRODUCING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH PERIODS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY. LOW PRESSURE OVER NORTHEAST MISSOURI THIS MORNING WILL MOVE NORTHEAST TOWARD LOWER MICHIGAN TODAY WITH WINDS DIMINISHING ACROSS THE AREA BY AFTERNOON. IAZ043-055-NEZ015-033-034-044-045-051>053-066-201800- /O.CAN.KOAX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KOAX.WW.Y.0008.121220T1153Z-121220T1800Z/ MONONA-HARRISON-THURSTON-CUMING-BURT-DODGE-WASHINGTON-SAUNDERS- DOUGLAS-SARPY-LANCASTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONAWA...MAPLETON...MISSOURI VALLEY... WOODBINE...LOGAN...DUNLAP...PENDER...MACY...WALTHILL... WINNEBAGO...WEST POINT...WISNER...TEKAMAH...OAKLAND...LYONS... DECATUR...FREMONT...BLAIR...WAHOO...ASHLAND...YUTAN...OMAHA... BELLEVUE...PAPILLION...LA VISTA...LINCOLN 553 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...SNOW...WILL BE ENDING IN MOST AREAS BY 6 AM BUT BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. 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. && $$ NEZ050-065-078-088-089-201800- /O.CAN.KOAX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121220T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KOAX.WW.Y.0008.121220T1153Z-121220T1800Z/ BUTLER-SEWARD-SALINE-JEFFERSON-GAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DAVID CITY...SEWARD...MILFORD...CRETE... WILBER...FAIRBURY...BEATRICE 553 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...SNOW HAD DIMINISHED OR ENDED OVER THE AREA THIS MORNING BUT STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE MORNING. * IMPACTS...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ IAZ056-069-079-080-090-091-NEZ090>093-201800- /O.CON.KOAX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE-JOHNSON-NEMAHA- PAWNEE-RICHARDSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARLAN...COUNCIL BLUFFS...GLENWOOD... RED OAK...SIDNEY...HAMBURG...TABOR...FARRAGUT...CLARINDA... SHENANDOAH...TECUMSEH...STERLING...AUBURN...PAWNEE CITY... TABLE ROCK...FALLS CITY 553 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... * TIMING...SNOW...WILL BE ENDING IN MOST AREAS BY 9 AM. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...REPORTS RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE BLIZZARD OR NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FOR A TIME THIS MORNING MAINLY OVER FAR SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS. 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. && $$ NEZ067-068-201800- /O.CON.KOAX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ CASS-OTOE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PLATTSMOUTH...NEBRASKA CITY 553 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... * TIMING...SNOW WILL BE ENDING EARLY THIS MORNING. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO THE MORNING. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 8 INCHES HAVE BEEN REPORTED SO FAR. * IMPACTS...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW. DRIFTING SNOW IS ALSO LIKELY THIS MORNING. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ FOBERT
106 WWUS43 KOAX 201735 AAA WSWOAX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 1135 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 IAZ056-069-079-080-090-091-NEZ067-068-090>093-201845- /O.CAN.KOAX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE-CASS-OTOE- JOHNSON-NEMAHA-PAWNEE-RICHARDSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARLAN...COUNCIL BLUFFS...GLENWOOD... RED OAK...SIDNEY...HAMBURG...TABOR...FARRAGUT...CLARINDA... SHENANDOAH...PLATTSMOUTH...NEBRASKA CITY...TECUMSEH...STERLING... AUBURN...PAWNEE CITY...TABLE ROCK...FALLS CITY 1135 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. HOWEVER...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THE REMAINDER OF TODAY WITH GUSTS FROM 30 TO 40 MPH. THUS AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW SHOULD BE EXPECTED WITH VISIBILITIES DOWN TO A MILE OR SO IN SOME LOCATIONS. $$ IAZ043-055-NEZ015-033-034-044-045-050>053-065-066-078-088-089- 201845- /O.CAN.KOAX.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ MONONA-HARRISON-THURSTON-CUMING-BURT-DODGE-WASHINGTON-BUTLER- SAUNDERS-DOUGLAS-SARPY-SEWARD-LANCASTER-SALINE-JEFFERSON-GAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONAWA...MAPLETON...MISSOURI VALLEY... WOODBINE...LOGAN...DUNLAP...PENDER...MACY...WALTHILL... WINNEBAGO...WEST POINT...WISNER...TEKAMAH...OAKLAND...LYONS... DECATUR...FREMONT...BLAIR...DAVID CITY...WAHOO...ASHLAND... YUTAN...OMAHA...BELLEVUE...PAPILLION...LA VISTA...SEWARD... MILFORD...LINCOLN...CRETE...WILBER...FAIRBURY...BEATRICE 1135 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. HOWEVER...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW THE REMAINDER OF TODAY. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this blizzard 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 blizzard warning went out at Dec 19, 5:52 AM CST, 5 hours 39 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 19, 5:52 AM CST, 5 hours 39 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
552 AM CST WED DEC 19 2012
.AVIATION...
12Z TAFS FOR KOFK...KLNK AND KOMA.
DETERIORATING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AFTER 21Z AT ALL TAF SITES.
NORTHEAST WINDS NEAR 15KT AND MID LEVEL CIGS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH
THE MORNING. THEN POWERFUL WINTER STORM ENTERING THE PLAINS WILL
SPREAD SNOW ACROSS EASTERN NEBRASKA TAF SITES FROM MID TO LATE
AFTERNOON. RAIN OR SNOW IS POSSIBLE AT KLNK AND KOMA BEFORE ALL
SNOW IS EXPECTED AFTER 22Z OR SO. CIGS WILL RAPIDLY DROP TO BELOW
FL015 WITH VSBYS BELOW 2 MILES BY 00Z. PERIODS OF VLIFR CONDITIONS
IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE LIKELY AT KOMA AND KLNK FROM 00Z
THROUGH ABOUT 07Z. KOFK SHOULD SEE OCCASIONAL VSBYS TO 3/4SM AND
CIGS BELOW FL010. A GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT IS FORECAST TOWARD 12Z AS
SNOW PULLS OFF TO THE EAST.
DERGAN
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 255 AM CST WED DEC 19 2012/
DISCUSSION...
TEMPERATURES AND TIMING...TRACK OF SYSTEM COMING OUT OF THE
SOUTHERN ROCKIES WILL BE THE MAIN CONCERNS TODAY.
CONSIDERABLE MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS IN PLACE ACROSS THE AREA
AT 08Z HELPING TO KEEP TEMPERATURES HOLDING AROUND 30 THIS
MORNING. THIS SHOULD HELP TEMPERATURES CLIMB INTO THE MID AND
UPPER 30S TODAY AS WINDS INCREASE PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY
PRECIP THIS AFTERNOON. MODELS THERMAL FIELDS SUGGEST SOME LIGHT
RAIN POSSIBLE IN SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA BEFORE
CHANGING OVER TO SNOW LATE IN THE AFTERNOON AS COLDER AIR WORKS
IN. EXPECT COLD AIR TO REACH FAR SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA BY EARLY
EVENING WITH SNOW ACROSS ALL THE AREA AT THAT TIME. STRONG
VERTICAL MOTION FIELD ASSOCIATED WITH UPPER WAVE WILL ENHANCE
SNOWFALL DURING THE EVENING AND EARLY PART OF THE MORNING WITH
MAIN ACCUMULATIONS DURING THIS TIME.
ADJUSTED HEADLINES NORTH A BIT TO COVER INCREASED SNOWFALL
INDICATED BY 00Z MODEL RUN. LATEST INDICATION IS FOR 6-9 INCH
RANGE ACROSS EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA INTO SOUTHWEST
IOWA BY THURSDAY MORNING WITH AMOUNTS DECREASING NORTHWARD ACROSS
NORTHEAST NEBRASKA. STRONG WINDS TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING
STILL EXPECTED TO COMPOUND TRAVEL PROBLEMS. SYSTEM MOVES EAST ON
THURSDAY WITH SKIES CLEARING DURING THE MORNING. FREASH SNOW AND
CLEAR SKIES WILL DROP TEMPERATURES INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS TOWARD
ZERO FRIDAY MORNING WITH COLD EXTENDING INTO THE WEEKEND.
IN THE EXTENDED PERIOD...00Z MODELS HAVE SHIFTED CHRISTMAS SYSTEM
TO THE SOUTH AND EAST WITH DRY CONDITIONS FOR LOCAL AREA. LOW
CONFIDENCE FOR THE EXTENDED PERIOD AT THIS TIME WITH TREND TOWARD
LOWER POPS LATE IN THE PERIOD.
FOBERT
&&
.OAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NE...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM CST
THURSDAY FOR NEZ033-034-044-045-051>053-066>068-078-088-089.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY
FOR NEZ090>093.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY FOR
NEZ042-043-050-065.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM CST
THURSDAY FOR NEZ015-018-032.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT
FOR NEZ016-017-030-031.
IA...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM CST
THURSDAY FOR IAZ043-055-056-069-079-080-090-091.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 19, 4:35 AM CST, 6 hours 56 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 435 AM CST WED DEC 19 2012 NEZ015>018-030>032-200045- THURSTON-ANTELOPE-PIERCE-WAYNE-BOONE-MADISON-STANTON- 435 AM CST WED DEC 19 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST NEBRASKA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS NORTHEAST WINDS INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY TONIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 5 INCHES IS EXPECTED. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY BLOWING SNOW MAY CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY MORNING BEFORE WINDS DIMINISH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT. IAZ043-055-056-069-079-080-090-091-NEZ033-034-042>045-050>053- 065>068-078-088>093-200045- MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT- PAGE-CUMING-BURT-PLATTE-COLFAX-DODGE-WASHINGTON-BUTLER-SAUNDERS- DOUGLAS-SARPY-SEWARD-LANCASTER-CASS-OTOE-SALINE-JEFFERSON-GAGE- JOHNSON-NEMAHA-PAWNEE-RICHARDSON- 435 AM CST WED DEC 19 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST IOWA...WEST CENTRAL IOWA...EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA...NORTHEAST NEBRASKA AND SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...THEN NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH TONIGHT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TONIGHT. SNOW TOTALS COULD RANGE FROM 5 TO 10 INCHES. A WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN POSTED FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW COULD EXTEND INTO THURSDAY MORNING BEFORE WINDS START TO DIMINISH BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT. NEZ011-012-200045- KNOX-CEDAR- 435 AM CST WED DEC 19 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST NEBRASKA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT LIGHT SNOW COULD OVERSPREAD THE AREA LATE IN THE AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. SOME 1 OR 2 INCH ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT. FOBERT
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.