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Wind Chill Warning 3, NWS Omaha, NE

March 1, 201415 counties in Nebraska; Harrison County, Monona County, Shelby County, Iowa

NWS Omaha, NE issued this wind chill warning at Mar 1, 2014, 3:30 PM CST for 15 counties in Nebraska; Harrison County, Monona County, Shelby County, Iowa. It took effect at Mar 2, 2014, 12:00 AM CST. It was in force for 11 hr. 2 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
Mar 1, 2014, 3:30 PM CST (21:30 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 2, 2014, 12:00 AM CST
Expired
Mar 2, 2014, 11:08 AM CST
In force
11 hr
Issued by
NWS Omaha, NE

Counties Harrison County, IA, Monona County, IA, Shelby 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, Washington County, NE, Wayne County, NE

The radar

The Omaha radar (KOAX), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:34 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Mar 2, 12:00 AM CSTSNOW 3.2Norfolk, NE24 HOUR TOTAL FOR MARCH 1.
Mar 2, 12:00 AM CSTSNOW 3.8Crofton, NE24 HOUR TOTAL FOR MARCH 1.

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, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 84 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Omaha, NE at 12:00Z on 2014-03-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Omaha, NE at 12:00Z on 2014-03-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -87 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
796 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
74 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-87 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
254 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

803 
WWUS43 KOAX 012130
WSWOAX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
330 PM CST SAT MAR 1 2014

...SNOW AND RECORD COLD THIS WEEKEND...

.LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE REGION TONIGHT AS A COUPLE
OF WEATHER DISTURBANCES MOVE ACROSS THE AREA. IN ADDITION...RECORD
BREAKING BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL BE IN PLACE THROUGH EARLY
NEXT WEEK.

IAZ090-091-NEZ068-088>093-020530-
/O.CAN.KOAX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-140302T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KOAX.WW.Y.0007.140302T0000Z-140302T1800Z/
FREMONT-PAGE-OTOE-JEFFERSON-GAGE-JOHNSON-NEMAHA-PAWNEE-RICHARDSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIDNEY...HAMBURG...TABOR...FARRAGUT...
CLARINDA...SHENANDOAH...NEBRASKA CITY...FAIRBURY...BEATRICE...
TECUMSEH...STERLING...AUBURN...PAWNEE CITY...TABLE ROCK...
FALLS CITY
330 PM CST SAT MAR 1 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
SUNDAY.

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION LATE THIS 
  AFTERNOON...TAPERING TO FLURRIES BY SUNDAY MORNING. 

* SNOW AMOUNTS...SNOWFALL OF 3 TO 6 INCHES IS EXPECTED.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL RANGE DROP TO 20 TO 
  25 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY. 

* IMPACTS...NORTHERLY WINDS AT 15 TO 20 MPH WILL HELP CREATE 
  AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. TRAVEL 
  MAY EVENTUALLY BECOME DIFFICULT. BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES ARE 
  EXPECTED AGAIN SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

IAZ069-079-080-NEZ050>053-065>067-078-020530-
/O.CAN.KOAX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-140302T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KOAX.WC.Y.0008.140302T0600Z-140302T1800Z/
POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-BUTLER-SAUNDERS-DOUGLAS-SARPY-
SEWARD-LANCASTER-CASS-SALINE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COUNCIL BLUFFS...GLENWOOD...RED OAK...
DAVID CITY...WAHOO...ASHLAND...YUTAN...OMAHA...BELLEVUE...
PAPILLION...LA VISTA...SEWARD...MILFORD...LINCOLN...PLATTSMOUTH...
CRETE...WILBER
330 PM CST SAT MAR 1 2014

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON
CST SUNDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON
CST SUNDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 20 TO 30
  BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE OF
  EXPOSED SKIN IN A SHORT TIME. BE SURE AND DRESS PROPERLY. BITTER
  COLD TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED AGAIN SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY
  MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. 
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

IAZ043-055-056-NEZ011-012-015>018-030>034-042>045-020530-
/O.UPG.KOAX.WC.A.0002.140302T0600Z-140302T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KOAX.WC.W.0003.140302T0600Z-140302T1800Z/
/O.EXT.KOAX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-140302T0000Z/
MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-KNOX-CEDAR-THURSTON-ANTELOPE-PIERCE-WAYNE-
BOONE-MADISON-STANTON-CUMING-BURT-PLATTE-COLFAX-DODGE-WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONAWA...MAPLETON...MISSOURI VALLEY...
WOODBINE...LOGAN...DUNLAP...HARLAN...CREIGHTON...BLOOMFIELD...
CROFTON...WAUSA...VERDIGRE...NIOBRARA...HARTINGTON...LAUREL...
RANDOLPH...COLERIDGE...PENDER...MACY...WALTHILL...WINNEBAGO...
NELIGH...ELGIN...PIERCE...PLAINVIEW...OSMOND...WAYNE...ALBION...
ST. EDWARD...NORFOLK...STANTON...WEST POINT...WISNER...TEKAMAH...
OAKLAND...LYONS...DECATUR...COLUMBUS...SCHUYLER...FREMONT...BLAIR
330 PM CST SAT MAR 1 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON
CST SUNDAY. THE WIND CHILL WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL BE ENDING BY LATE AFTERNOON.

* SNOW AMOUNTS...SNOWFALL OF 3 TO 5 INCHES HAS BEEN REPORTED.
  LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILL VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO 30
  TO 35 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...NORTHERLY WINDS AT 10 TO 20 MPH WILL HELP CREATE AREAS
  OF REDUCED VISIBILITY ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. BITTER COLD
  TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED AGAIN SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

FOBERT
4 follow-up statements
551 
WWUS43 KOAX 020035
WSWOAX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
635 PM CST SAT MAR 1 2014

...SNOW AND RECORD COLD THIS WEEKEND...

.LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE REGION TONIGHT AS A COUPLE
OF WEATHER DISTURBANCES MOVE ACROSS THE AREA. IN ADDITION...
RECORD BREAKING BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL BE IN PLACE INTO
EARLY NEXT WEEK.

IAZ043-055-056-NEZ011-012-015>018-030>034-042>045-020845-
/O.EXB.KOAX.WC.Y.0008.140302T0035Z-140302T0600Z/
/O.CON.KOAX.WC.W.0003.140302T0600Z-140302T1800Z/
MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-KNOX-CEDAR-THURSTON-ANTELOPE-PIERCE-WAYNE-
BOONE-MADISON-STANTON-CUMING-BURT-PLATTE-COLFAX-DODGE-WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONAWA...MAPLETON...MISSOURI VALLEY...
WOODBINE...LOGAN...DUNLAP...HARLAN...CREIGHTON...BLOOMFIELD...
CROFTON...WAUSA...VERDIGRE...NIOBRARA...HARTINGTON...LAUREL...
RANDOLPH...COLERIDGE...PENDER...MACY...WALTHILL...WINNEBAGO...
NELIGH...ELGIN...PIERCE...PLAINVIEW...OSMOND...WAYNE...ALBION...
ST. EDWARD...NORFOLK...STANTON...WEST POINT...WISNER...TEKAMAH...
OAKLAND...LYONS...DECATUR...COLUMBUS...SCHUYLER...FREMONT...BLAIR
635 PM CST SAT MAR 1 2014

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...
...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
NOON CST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES....OF 20 BELOW TO 25 BELOW THIS EVENING ARE
  FORECAST TO DROP TO 30 TO 35 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY
  MORNING. BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED AGAIN SUNDAY
  NIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING. THESE COLD WIND CHILL VALUES COULD
  CAUSE FROST BITE ON UNPROTECTED SKIN IN A MATTER OF MINUTES.

* IMPACTS...IN ADDITION TO THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL
  VALUES...NORTH WINDS OF 10 TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF
  DRIFTING SNOW AND SOME POOR VISIBILITIES IN OPEN AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

IAZ090-091-NEZ068-088>093-020845-
/O.CON.KOAX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140302T1800Z/
FREMONT-PAGE-OTOE-JEFFERSON-GAGE-JOHNSON-NEMAHA-PAWNEE-RICHARDSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIDNEY...HAMBURG...TABOR...FARRAGUT...
CLARINDA...SHENANDOAH...NEBRASKA CITY...FAIRBURY...BEATRICE...
TECUMSEH...STERLING...AUBURN...PAWNEE CITY...TABLE ROCK...
FALLS CITY
635 PM CST SAT MAR 1 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
SUNDAY...

* TIMING...LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE
  REGION THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE
  TAPERING TO FLURRIES. 

* SNOW AMOUNTS...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL RANGE DROP TO 20 TO 
  25 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY. 

* IMPACTS...NORTHERLY WINDS AT 15 TO 20 MPH WILL HELP CREATE 
  AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. TRAVEL 
  MAY EVENTUALLY BECOME DIFFICULT. BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES ARE 
  EXPECTED AGAIN SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

IAZ069-079-080-NEZ050>053-065>067-078-020845-
/O.CON.KOAX.WC.Y.0008.140302T0600Z-140302T1800Z/
POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-BUTLER-SAUNDERS-DOUGLAS-SARPY-
SEWARD-LANCASTER-CASS-SALINE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COUNCIL BLUFFS...GLENWOOD...RED OAK...
DAVID CITY...WAHOO...ASHLAND...YUTAN...OMAHA...BELLEVUE...
PAPILLION...LA VISTA...SEWARD...MILFORD...LINCOLN...PLATTSMOUTH...
CRETE...WILBER
635 PM CST SAT MAR 1 2014

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
NOON CST SUNDAY...

* WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 20 TO 30 
  BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE OF 
  EXPOSED SKIN IN A SHORT TIME. BE SURE AND DRESS PROPERLY. 
  BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED AGAIN SUNDAY NIGHT AND 
  MONDAY MORNING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$
CHERMOK
821 
WWUS43 KOAX 020441
WSWOAX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
1041 PM CST SAT MAR 1 2014

...RECORD COLD THIS WEEKEND...SNOW ENDING...

.LIGHT TO MODERATE WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE TO FLURRIES IN
SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BE MOSTLY AN INCH OR LESS...BRINGING SOME 
ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 2 TO 4 INCHES. OTHERWISE...RECORD BREAKING
BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL BE IN PLACE INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

NEZ088-089-021245-
/O.CAN.KOAX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140302T1800Z/
/O.EXA.KOAX.WC.Y.0008.140302T0600Z-140302T1800Z/
JEFFERSON-GAGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FAIRBURY...BEATRICE
1041 PM CST SAT MAR 1 2014

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SUNDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SUNDAY. THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 


* SNOW AMOUNTS...ALTHOUGH A PERIOD OF LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES COULD
  STILL FALL TONIGHT...NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILL VALUES OF 20 TO 25 BELOW ZERO
  WILL PREVAIL LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY.

* IMPACTS...THE BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES COULD CAUSE FROST BITE ON
  UNPROTECTED SKIN IN A MATTER OF MINUTES. EXTREMELY COLD
  TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED AGAIN SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY
  MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. 
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

IAZ043-055-056-NEZ011-012-015>018-030>034-042>045-021245-
/O.CON.KOAX.WC.W.0003.140302T0600Z-140302T1800Z/
/O.CON.KOAX.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-140302T0600Z/
MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-KNOX-CEDAR-THURSTON-ANTELOPE-PIERCE-WAYNE-
BOONE-MADISON-STANTON-CUMING-BURT-PLATTE-COLFAX-DODGE-WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONAWA...MAPLETON...MISSOURI VALLEY...
WOODBINE...LOGAN...DUNLAP...HARLAN...CREIGHTON...BLOOMFIELD...
CROFTON...WAUSA...VERDIGRE...NIOBRARA...HARTINGTON...LAUREL...
RANDOLPH...COLERIDGE...PENDER...MACY...WALTHILL...WINNEBAGO...
NELIGH...ELGIN...PIERCE...PLAINVIEW...OSMOND...WAYNE...ALBION...
ST. EDWARD...NORFOLK...STANTON...WEST POINT...WISNER...TEKAMAH...
OAKLAND...LYONS...DECATUR...COLUMBUS...SCHUYLER...FREMONT...BLAIR
1041 PM CST SAT MAR 1 2014

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SUNDAY...

* WIND CHILL VALUES....OF 20 BELOW TO 25 BELOW THIS EVENING ARE
  FORECAST TO DROP TO 30 TO 35 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY
  MORNING. BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED AGAIN SUNDAY
  NIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...THESE COLD WIND CHILL VALUES COULD CAUSE FROST BITE
  ON UNPROTECTED SKIN IN A MATTER OF MINUTES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

IAZ090-091-NEZ068-090>093-021245-
/O.CON.KOAX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140302T1800Z/
FREMONT-PAGE-OTOE-JOHNSON-NEMAHA-PAWNEE-RICHARDSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIDNEY...HAMBURG...TABOR...FARRAGUT...
CLARINDA...SHENANDOAH...NEBRASKA CITY...TECUMSEH...STERLING...
AUBURN...PAWNEE CITY...TABLE ROCK...FALLS CITY
1041 PM CST SAT MAR 1 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
SUNDAY...

* TIMING...LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY END
  OVER THE REGION TONIGHT. 

* SNOW AMOUNTS...SOME TOTAL SNOWFALL 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL RANGE DROP TO 20 TO 
  25 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY. 

* IMPACTS...NORTHERLY WINDS AT 15 TO 20 MPH WILL HELP CREATE 
  AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. TRAVEL 
  MAY EVENTUALLY BECOME DIFFICULT. BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES ARE 
  EXPECTED AGAIN SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

IAZ069-079-080-NEZ050>053-065>067-078-021245-
/O.CON.KOAX.WC.Y.0008.140302T0600Z-140302T1800Z/
POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-BUTLER-SAUNDERS-DOUGLAS-SARPY-
SEWARD-LANCASTER-CASS-SALINE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COUNCIL BLUFFS...GLENWOOD...RED OAK...
DAVID CITY...WAHOO...ASHLAND...YUTAN...OMAHA...BELLEVUE...
PAPILLION...LA VISTA...SEWARD...MILFORD...LINCOLN...PLATTSMOUTH...
CRETE...WILBER
1041 PM CST SAT MAR 1 2014

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SUNDAY...

* WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 20 TO 30
  BELOW TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE OF 
  EXPOSED SKIN IN A SHORT TIME. BE SURE AND DRESS PROPERLY. 
  BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED AGAIN SUNDAY NIGHT AND 
  MONDAY MORNING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$
CHERMOK
312 
WWUS43 KOAX 020929
WSWOAX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
329 AM CST SUN MAR 2 2014

IAZ090-091-NEZ068-090>093-021730-
/O.CAN.KOAX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140302T1800Z/
/O.EXA.KOAX.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-140302T1800Z/
FREMONT-PAGE-OTOE-JOHNSON-NEMAHA-PAWNEE-RICHARDSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIDNEY...HAMBURG...TABOR...FARRAGUT...
CLARINDA...SHENANDOAH...NEBRASKA CITY...TECUMSEH...STERLING...
AUBURN...PAWNEE CITY...TABLE ROCK...FALLS CITY
329 AM CST SUN MAR 2 2014

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...WILL RANGE FROM 20 TO 25 BELOW ZERO THIS
  MORNING. SIMILAR VALUES CAN BE EXPECTED LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AND
  MONDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE OF
  EXPOSED SKIN IN A SHORT TIME. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. 
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

IAZ043-055-056-NEZ011-012-015>018-030>034-042>045-021730-
/O.CON.KOAX.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140302T1800Z/
MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-KNOX-CEDAR-THURSTON-ANTELOPE-PIERCE-WAYNE-
BOONE-MADISON-STANTON-CUMING-BURT-PLATTE-COLFAX-DODGE-WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONAWA...MAPLETON...MISSOURI VALLEY...
WOODBINE...LOGAN...DUNLAP...HARLAN...CREIGHTON...BLOOMFIELD...
CROFTON...WAUSA...VERDIGRE...NIOBRARA...HARTINGTON...LAUREL...
RANDOLPH...COLERIDGE...PENDER...MACY...WALTHILL...WINNEBAGO...
NELIGH...ELGIN...PIERCE...PLAINVIEW...OSMOND...WAYNE...ALBION...
ST. EDWARD...NORFOLK...STANTON...WEST POINT...WISNER...TEKAMAH...
OAKLAND...LYONS...DECATUR...COLUMBUS...SCHUYLER...FREMONT...BLAIR
329 AM CST SUN MAR 2 2014

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

* WIND CHILL VALUES....WILL RANGE FROM 25 TO 32 BELOW ZERO THIS
  MORNING. BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS FROM 25 TO 30 BELOW ARE
  EXPECTED AGAIN SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...THESE COLD WIND CHILL VALUES COULD CAUSE FROST BITE 
  ON UNPROTECTED SKIN IN A MATTER OF MINUTES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

IAZ069-079-080-NEZ050>053-065>067-078-088-089-021730-
/O.CON.KOAX.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-140302T1800Z/
POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-BUTLER-SAUNDERS-DOUGLAS-SARPY-
SEWARD-LANCASTER-CASS-SALINE-JEFFERSON-GAGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COUNCIL BLUFFS...GLENWOOD...RED OAK...
DAVID CITY...WAHOO...ASHLAND...YUTAN...OMAHA...BELLEVUE...
PAPILLION...LA VISTA...SEWARD...MILFORD...LINCOLN...PLATTSMOUTH...
CRETE...WILBER...FAIRBURY...BEATRICE
329 AM CST SUN MAR 2 2014

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

* WIND CHILL VALUES...WILL RANGE FROM 20 TO 25 BELOW ZERO THIS
  MORNING. SIMILAR VALUES ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY
  MORNING.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE OF
  EXPOSED SKIN IN A SHORT TIME. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

DEWALD
105 
WWUS43 KOAX 021708
WSWOAX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
1108 AM CST SUN MAR 2 2014


IAZ043-055-056-NEZ011-012-015>018-030>034-042>045-021815-
/O.CAN.KOAX.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140302T1800Z/
MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-KNOX-CEDAR-THURSTON-ANTELOPE-PIERCE-WAYNE-
BOONE-MADISON-STANTON-CUMING-BURT-PLATTE-COLFAX-DODGE-WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONAWA...MAPLETON...MISSOURI VALLEY...
WOODBINE...LOGAN...DUNLAP...HARLAN...CREIGHTON...BLOOMFIELD...
CROFTON...WAUSA...VERDIGRE...NIOBRARA...HARTINGTON...LAUREL...
RANDOLPH...COLERIDGE...PENDER...MACY...WALTHILL...WINNEBAGO...
NELIGH...ELGIN...PIERCE...PLAINVIEW...OSMOND...WAYNE...ALBION...
ST. EDWARD...NORFOLK...STANTON...WEST POINT...WISNER...TEKAMAH...
OAKLAND...LYONS...DECATUR...COLUMBUS...SCHUYLER...FREMONT...BLAIR
1108 AM CST SUN MAR 2 2014

...WIND CHILL WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS CANCELLED THE
WIND CHILL WARNING. 

WIND CHILL INDICES THOUGH SHOULD RANGE FROM 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO
THE REST OF TODAY.

$$

IAZ069-079-080-090-091-NEZ050>053-065>068-078-088>093-021815-
/O.CAN.KOAX.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-140302T1800Z/
POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE-BUTLER-SAUNDERS-
DOUGLAS-SARPY-SEWARD-LANCASTER-CASS-OTOE-SALINE-JEFFERSON-GAGE-
JOHNSON-NEMAHA-PAWNEE-RICHARDSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COUNCIL BLUFFS...GLENWOOD...RED OAK...
SIDNEY...HAMBURG...TABOR...FARRAGUT...CLARINDA...SHENANDOAH...
DAVID CITY...WAHOO...ASHLAND...YUTAN...OMAHA...BELLEVUE...
PAPILLION...LA VISTA...SEWARD...MILFORD...LINCOLN...PLATTSMOUTH...
NEBRASKA CITY...CRETE...WILBER...FAIRBURY...BEATRICE...TECUMSEH...
STERLING...AUBURN...PAWNEE CITY...TABLE ROCK...FALLS CITY
1108 AM CST SUN MAR 2 2014

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS CANCELLED THE
WIND CHILL ADVISORY. 

WIND CHILL INDICES THOUGH SHOULD RANGE FROM 5 TO 15 BELOW ZERO
THE REST OF TODAY.

$$

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 Mar 1, 3:00 PM CST, 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 1, 3:00 PM CST, 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
300 PM CST SAT MAR 1 2014

.SHORT TERM...(TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY)
ISSUED AT 300 PM CST SAT MAR 1 2014

PERSISTENT BAND OF SNOW HAS REMAINED ACROSS THE NORTH HALF OF THE
FORECAST AREA TODAY WITH LITTLE SOUTHWARD DRIFT SO FAR AS
INDICATED BY YESTERDAYS MODEL RUNS. LATEST RADAR TRENDS SHOW
SNOW DIMINISHING AND DECREASING IN COVERAGE TO THE WEST WHICH
GOES ALONG WITH LATEST MODEL SOLUTIONS IN DEVELOPING SNOW TO THE
SOUTH ACROSS KANSAS AND MISSOURI BY TONIGHT WITH A CONTINUED
SOUTHWARD TRACK ON SUNDAY. IT APPEARS THE CENTRAL PART OF THE
FORECAST AREA WILL MISS OUT ON ANY SIGNIFICANT SNOW AS EXPECTED
EARLIER. IF THIS TREND CONTINUES WILL CANCEL THE WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR THE NORTH AND CENTRAL EARLY.

AS THE SNOW ENDS THE FORECAST CONCERN WILL TURN TO VERY COLD
TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS. LATEST FORECAST TEMPERATURES AND
WIND FOR TONIGHT RESULT IN WIND CHILL VALUES OF -30 OR COLDER BY
LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING IN THE NORTH WHERE FRESH SNOW
COVER IS IN PLACE SO HAVE REPLACED THE WIND CHILL WATCH THERE
WITH A WIND CHILL WARNING. IN THE CENTRAL SWATH OF COUNTIES A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY WILL BE IN EFFECT DURING THIS SAME TIME. FOR THE
SOUTHERN BORDER COUNTIES WILL CONTINUE THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
FOR NOW AS THE FOCUS FOR SNOW SHIFTS SOUTH TONIGHT. ARCTIC HIGH
PRESSURE SETTLES OVER THE AREA SUNDAY NIGHT WITH THE BITTER COLD
HANGING ON INTO MONDAY MORNING. POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL HEADLINES
AT THAT TIME BUT WILL LET LATER SHIFT MAKE THAT DECISION.

THE HIGH MOVES EAST ON MONDAY WITH A RETURN TO SOUTHERLY FLOW
AND GRADUAL WARMING ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

.LONG TERM...(TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY)
ISSUED AT 300 PM CST SAT MAR 1 2014

EXPECT SOME MODERATION IN TEMPERATURES DURING THIS PERIOD AND MAINLY
JUST ONE CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION.

THE 500 MB PATTERN WILL BE WAVY AND PROGRESSIVE DURING THE PERIOD...
WITH A TENDENCY FOR A RIDGE OVER THE WESTERN PART OF NORTH AMERICA
BY SATURDAY.

HIGHS WILL START OUT IN THE 20S AND 30S ON WEDNESDAY BUT SHOULD WARM
TO THE 30S AND 40S FOR BOTH THURSDAY INTO SATURDAY. ALTHOUGH THE
LATEST GFS...ECMWF AND CANADIAN MODELS ARE IN DECENT AGREEMENT
WITHTHE LARGE SCALE PATTERN...THERE ARE SOME TIMING DIFFERENCES WITH
THE SHORTWAVES AND DEEPER MOISTURE. THE 12Z GFS IS A BIT FASTER FOR
THE TUESDAY NIGHT PERIOD...BRINGING SOME ENHANCED LIFT ACROSS THE
AREA. THE 12Z ECMWF BRINGS THAT THROUGH MORE IN THE WEDNESDAY
PERIOD. WILL TEND TO FOLLOW THE GFS A BIT CLOSER SINCE IT HAS SOME
SUPPORT FROM THE CANADIAN MODEL. THERE ARE A FEW OTHER SLIGHT
CHANCES FOR PCPN...BUT THESE DO NOT APPEAR TO SIGNIFICANT.

&&

.AVIATION...(18Z TAFS FOR KOFK...KLNK AND KOMA.)
ISSUED AT 1129 AM CST SAT MAR 1 2014

SNOW WIND AND COLD WILL ALL BE FACTORS FOR AVIATION INTERESTS
THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. KOFK CEILINGS HAD ALREADY LOWERED TO
MVFR COMBINED WITH LIGHT SNOW WHILE KOMA AND KLNK WILL FOLLOW
AFTER 20Z. WE STILL ANTICIPATE SNOW TO REMAIN SOMEWHAT ON THE
LIGHT SIDE. THERE WILL BE PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOW WITH
IFR VISIBILITIES LOWERING TO AROUND 3/4 MILE. DUE TO THE
STRETCHED OUT DURATION OF THIS EVENT...HAVE MAINTAINED THE BROAD
TEMPO GROUPS AT EACH TAF SITE. I USUALLY TRY TO KEEP TEMPO
PERIODS SHORTER BUT THIS SEEMS LIKE A CASE WHERE IT JUST WORKS
BEST. LATEST MODELS ARE HINTING THAT A NARROW STREAK RIGHT ACROSS
KOMA MAY EXPERIENCE A SNOW MINIMUM. STILL...WITH THE COLD DRY
POWDER TYPE SNOW THAT WILL FALL...COMBINED WITH BITTER COLD AND
WIND...AVIATION TRAVEL WILL STILL BE IMPACTED. MOST OF THE
SIGNIFICANT SNOW WILL COME TO AN END...FROM NORTH TO
SOUTH...TOWARD THE END OF THE FORECAST PERIOD.

&&

.OAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NE...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR NEZ011-
     012-015>018-030>034-042>045-050>053-065>067-078.

     WIND CHILL WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST SUNDAY FOR
     NEZ011-012-015>018-030>034-042>045.

     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL NOON CST SUNDAY FOR NEZ068-088>093.

     WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST SUNDAY FOR
     NEZ050>053-065>067-078.

IA...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR IAZ043-
     055-056-069-079-080.

     WIND CHILL WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST SUNDAY FOR
     IAZ043-055-056.

     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL NOON CST SUNDAY FOR IAZ090-091.

     WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST SUNDAY FOR
     IAZ069-079-080.

&&

SHORT TERM...FOBERT
LONG TERM...MILLER
AVIATION...MEYER
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 1, 11:58 AM CST, 3 hours 32 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
1158 AM CST SAT MAR 1 2014

IAZ043-055-056-NEZ011-012-015>018-030>034-042>045-020800-
MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-KNOX-CEDAR-THURSTON-ANTELOPE-PIERCE-WAYNE-
BOONE-MADISON-STANTON-CUMING-BURT-PLATTE-COLFAX-DODGE-WASHINGTON-
1158 AM CST SAT MAR 1 2014

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION TODAY AND END TONIGHT. 3 TO 5
INCHES OF ACCUMULATION CAN BE EXPECTED...ALONG WITH NORTHERLY
WINDS AT 15 TO 20 MPH WHICH COULD CREATE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW IN OPEN AREAS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL MIDNIGHT. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL
RANGE FROM 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO TODAY...AND COULD DROP TO 30 TO 35
BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT. THUS...A WIND CHILL WATCH HAS BEEN
ISSUED AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES WILL LINGER EARLY IN THE PERIOD. DAYTIME
HIGHS SUNDAY WILL ONLY BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS...AND NIGHTTIME
LOWS WILL DROP WELL BELOW ZERO SUNDAY NIGHT. WIND CHILL VALUES
WILL AGAIN RANGE 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY
MORNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT. HOWEVER...
SPOTTERS SHOULD RELAY SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IF POSSIBLE.

IAZ069-079-080-090-091-NEZ050>053-065>068-078-088>093-020800-
POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE-BUTLER-SAUNDERS-
DOUGLAS-SARPY-SEWARD-LANCASTER-CASS-OTOE-SALINE-JEFFERSON-GAGE-
JOHNSON-NEMAHA-PAWNEE-RICHARDSON-
1158 AM CST SAT MAR 1 2014

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION LATER THIS AFTERNOON...THEN
CONTINUE TONIGHT. 3 TO 5 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION CAN BE
EXPECTED...ALONG WITH NORTHERLY WINDS AT 15 TO 20 MPH WHICH COULD
CREATE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS. A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA THROUGH EARLY
SUNDAY. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL RANGE
FROM 10 TO 15 BELOW ZERO TODAY ALONG INTERSTATE 80...AND COULD
DROP TO 20 TO 25 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

SOME LINGERING LIGHT SNOW WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE SUNDAY MORNING
MAINLY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80. OTHERWISE...BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES
WILL LINGER EARLY IN THE PERIOD. DAYTIME HIGHS SUNDAY WILL ONLY BE
IN THE SINGLE DIGITS...AND NIGHTTIME LOWS WILL DROP WELL BELOW
ZERO SUNDAY NIGHT. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL AGAIN RANGE 20 TO 30
BELOW ZERO LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT. HOWEVER...
SPOTTERS SHOULD RELAY SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IF POSSIBLE.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 1, 2:56 PM CST, 34 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
256 PM CST SAT MAR 01 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0255 PM     SNOW             BLOOMFIELD              42.60N 97.65W
03/01/2014  E3.0 INCH        KNOX               NE   CO-OP OBSERVER

            ABOUT 3 INCHES OF NEW SNOW SINCE AROUND 7 AM THIS
            MORNING.

&&

MILLER

The office that day

Everything else NWS Omaha, NE issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 1, 3:51 AM CSTWind Chill WatchOAXAntelope, Boone, Burt, Cedar, Colfax, Cuming and 9 more12 hr
Mar 1, 3:30 PM CSTWind Chill AdvisoryOAXAntelope, Boone, Burt, Butler, Cass, Cedar and 24 more20 hr
Mar 1, 3:30 PM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryOAXGage, Jefferson, Johnson, Nemaha, Otoe, Pawnee and 1 more12 hr

Nearby

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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.