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Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Omaha, NE
NWS Omaha, NE issued this winter storm warning at Nov 19, 2015, 3:27 PM CST for Harrison County, Monona County, Shelby County, Iowa; 6 counties in Nebraska. It took effect at Nov 20, 2015, 7:21 AM CST. It was in force for 12 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
- Nov 19, 2015, 3:27 PM CST (21:27 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 20, 2015, 7:21 AM CST
- Expired
- Nov 20, 2015, 6:53 PM CST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Omaha, NE
Counties Harrison County, IA, Monona County, IA, Shelby County, IA, Burt County, NE, Cedar County, NE, Cuming County, NE, Knox County, NE, Thurston County, NE, Wayne County, NE
The radar
The Omaha radar (KOAX), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 20, 3:30 PM CST | SNOW 2 | 2 Nw Little Sioux, IA | ABOUT 2 INCHES IN 1 HOUR |
| Nov 20, 6:01 PM CST | SNOW 8.5 | Bloomfield, NE | SNOW DEPTH ABOUT 8.5 INCHES. STILL SNOWING LIGHTLY. |
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 87 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
- 2393 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 69 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 25 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 61 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
567 WWUS43 KOAX 192127 WSWOAX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 327 PM CST THU NOV 19 2015 ...FIRST WINTER STORM OF THE SEASON... .SNOW WILL DEVELOP EARLY FRIDAY MORNING IN NORTHEAST NEBRASKA...SPREADING INTO EASTERN NEBRASKA AND WESTERN IOWA THROUGH THE DAY AS RAIN OR A RAIN-SNOW MIX CHANGES TO SNOW. SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE...ALONG WITH GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS. IAZ043-056-NEZ011-012-015-018-201100- /O.UPG.KOAX.WS.A.0001.151120T1500Z-151121T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KOAX.WS.W.0002.151120T1500Z-151121T0600Z/ MONONA-SHELBY-KNOX-CEDAR-THURSTON-WAYNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONAWA...MAPLETON...HARLAN...CREIGHTON... BLOOMFIELD...CROFTON...WAUSA...VERDIGRE...NIOBRARA...HARTINGTON... LAUREL...RANDOLPH...COLERIDGE...PENDER...MACY...WALTHILL... WINNEBAGO...WAYNE 327 PM CST THU NOV 19 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST FRIDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST FRIDAY NIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...CONTINUING THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW ARE LIKELY...WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * MAIN IMPACT...VISIBILITIES MAY DROP TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE AT TIMES AS GUSTY NORTH WINDS CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL MAY BE IMPACTED. 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. && $$ IAZ069-NEZ031-043>045-052-201100- /O.EXA.KOAX.WS.A.0001.151120T1500Z-151121T0600Z/ POTTAWATTAMIE-MADISON-COLFAX-DODGE-WASHINGTON-DOUGLAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COUNCIL BLUFFS...NORFOLK...SCHUYLER... FREMONT...BLAIR...OMAHA 327 PM CST THU NOV 19 2015 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO A RAIN-SNOW MIX AND THEN TO SNOW ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH SNOW LIKELY DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE. GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO AROUND 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE. * MAIN IMPACT...VISIBILITIES MAY DROP TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE AT TIMES AS GUSTY NORTH WINDS CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL MAY BE IMPACTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ IAZ055-NEZ016-017-032>034-201100- /O.CON.KOAX.WS.A.0001.151120T1500Z-151121T0600Z/ HARRISON-ANTELOPE-PIERCE-STANTON-CUMING-BURT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MISSOURI VALLEY...WOODBINE...LOGAN... DUNLAP...NELIGH...ELGIN...PIERCE...PLAINVIEW...OSMOND...STANTON... WEST POINT...WISNER...TEKAMAH...OAKLAND...LYONS...DECATUR 327 PM CST THU NOV 19 2015 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO A RAIN-SNOW MIX AND THEN TO SNOW ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON...WITH SNOW LIKELY DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE. GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE...WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS. * MAIN IMPACT...VISIBILITIES MAY DROP TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE AT TIMES AS GUSTY NORTH WINDS CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL MAY BE IMPACTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ MAYES
7 follow-up statements
933 WWUS43 KOAX 200354 WSWOAX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 954 PM CST THU NOV 19 2015 ...FIRST WINTER STORM OF THE SEASON... .SNOW WILL DEVELOP FRIDAY MORNING IN NORTHEAST NEBRASKA... SPREADING INTO EASTERN NEBRASKA AND WESTERN IOWA THROUGH THE DAY AS RAIN OR A RAIN-SNOW MIX CHANGES TO SNOW. SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE...ALONG WITH GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS. IAZ043-056-NEZ011-012-015-018-201200- /O.CON.KOAX.WS.W.0002.151120T1500Z-151121T0600Z/ MONONA-SHELBY-KNOX-CEDAR-THURSTON-WAYNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONAWA...MAPLETON...HARLAN...CREIGHTON... BLOOMFIELD...CROFTON...WAUSA...VERDIGRE...NIOBRARA...HARTINGTON... LAUREL...RANDOLPH...COLERIDGE...PENDER...MACY...WALTHILL... WINNEBAGO...WAYNE 954 PM CST THU NOV 19 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST FRIDAY NIGHT... * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW ARE LIKELY...WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * MAIN IMPACT...VISIBILITIES MAY DROP TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE AT TIMES AS GUSTY NORTH WINDS CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL MAY BE IMPACTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ IAZ055-069-NEZ016-017-031>034-043>045-052-201200- /O.CON.KOAX.WS.A.0001.151120T1500Z-151121T0600Z/ HARRISON-POTTAWATTAMIE-ANTELOPE-PIERCE-MADISON-STANTON-CUMING- BURT-COLFAX-DODGE-WASHINGTON-DOUGLAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MISSOURI VALLEY...WOODBINE...LOGAN... DUNLAP...COUNCIL BLUFFS...NELIGH...ELGIN...PIERCE...PLAINVIEW... OSMOND...NORFOLK...STANTON...WEST POINT...WISNER...TEKAMAH... OAKLAND...LYONS...DECATUR...SCHUYLER...FREMONT...BLAIR...OMAHA 954 PM CST THU NOV 19 2015 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO A RAIN-SNOW MIX AND THEN TO SNOW ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON...WITH SNOW LIKELY DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE. GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE... WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS. * MAIN IMPACT...VISIBILITIES MAY DROP TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE AT TIMES AS GUSTY NORTH WINDS CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL MAY BE IMPACTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
283 WWUS43 KOAX 201014 WSWOAX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 414 AM CST FRI NOV 20 2015 IAZ055-NEZ033-034-201815- /O.UPG.KOAX.WS.A.0001.151120T1500Z-151121T0600Z/ /O.EXB.KOAX.WS.W.0002.151120T2100Z-151121T0900Z/ HARRISON-CUMING-BURT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MISSOURI VALLEY...WOODBINE...LOGAN... DUNLAP...WEST POINT...WISNER...TEKAMAH...OAKLAND...LYONS... DECATUR 414 AM CST FRI NOV 20 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM CST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...RAIN AND SNOW WILL DEVELOP BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON AND BECOME ALL SNOW BY LATE AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING AND END AFTER MIDNIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL BE IN THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE AFFECTED COUNTIES. * MAIN IMPACT...VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE AT TIMES. WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED...ESPECIALLY DURING THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ NEZ011-012-201815- /O.EXT.KOAX.WS.W.0002.151120T1700Z-151121T0600Z/ KNOX-CEDAR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CREIGHTON...BLOOMFIELD...CROFTON... WAUSA...VERDIGRE...NIOBRARA...HARTINGTON...LAUREL...RANDOLPH... COLERIDGE 414 AM CST FRI NOV 20 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE BY MID TO LATE MORNING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND END BY LATE EVENING. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. * ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. * MAIN IMPACT...VISIBILITIES MAY DROP TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE AT TIMES. WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON THROUGH OVERNIGHT. 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. && $$ IAZ043-056-NEZ015-018-201815- /O.EXT.KOAX.WS.W.0002.151120T2100Z-151121T0900Z/ MONONA-SHELBY-THURSTON-WAYNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONAWA...MAPLETON...HARLAN...PENDER... MACY...WALTHILL...WINNEBAGO...WAYNE 414 AM CST FRI NOV 20 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM CST SATURDAY... * TIMING...SNOW...OR A RAIN AND SNOW MIX WILL DEVELOP BY MID AFTERNOON BECOMING ALL SNOW BY LATE AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...ENDING AFTER MIDNIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. * MAIN IMPACT...VISIBILITIES MAY DROP TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE AT TIMES. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED...ESPECIALLY DURING THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NEZ016-017-031-032-043-201815- /O.UPG.KOAX.WS.A.0001.151120T1500Z-151121T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KOAX.WW.Y.0010.151120T1800Z-151121T0600Z/ ANTELOPE-PIERCE-MADISON-STANTON-COLFAX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NELIGH...ELGIN...PIERCE...PLAINVIEW... OSMOND...NORFOLK...STANTON...SCHUYLER 414 AM CST FRI NOV 20 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...A RAIN AND SNOW MIX WILL DEVELOP EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND QUICKLY BECOME ALL SNOW. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS AND END BY LATE EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE. * MAIN IMPACT...VISIBILITIES MAY DROP TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE AT TIMES. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL MAY BE IMPACTED. 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. && $$ IAZ069-NEZ044-045-052-201815- /O.UPG.KOAX.WS.A.0001.151120T1500Z-151121T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KOAX.WW.Y.0010.151120T2100Z-151121T0900Z/ POTTAWATTAMIE-DODGE-WASHINGTON-DOUGLAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COUNCIL BLUFFS...FREMONT...BLAIR... OMAHA 414 AM CST FRI NOV 20 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM CST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...RAIN...OR A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL DEVELOP BY LATE AFTERNOON AND BECOME ALL SNOW DURING THE EVENING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING...ENDING AFTER MIDNIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. * MAIN IMPACT...VISIBILITIES MAY DROP TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW...AND ROADWAYS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SNOW COVERED DURING THE EVENING. TRAVEL MAY BE IMPACTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NEZ030-042-201815- /O.NEW.KOAX.WW.Y.0010.151120T1800Z-151121T0600Z/ BOONE-PLATTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALBION...ST. EDWARD...COLUMBUS 414 AM CST FRI NOV 20 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * TIMING...A MIX OF RAIN OR SNOW WILL DEVELOP EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND QUICKLY BECOME ALL SNOW. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS ENDING THIS EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES MAY DROP TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW...AND ROADWAYS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SNOW COVERED THIS AFTERNOON. TRAVEL MAY BE IMPACTED. 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. && $$ IAZ080-201815- /O.NEW.KOAX.WW.Y.0010.151120T2100Z-151121T0900Z/ MONTGOMERY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...RED OAK 414 AM CST FRI NOV 20 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM CST SATURDAY. * TIMING...A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL DEVELOP BY LATE AFTERNOON...BECOMING ALL SNOW THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING...ENDING AFTER MIDNIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IS EXPECTED. * OTHER IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES MAY DROP TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW...AND ROADWAYS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SNOW COVERED THIS EVENING. TRAVEL MAY BE IMPACTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
046 WWUS43 KOAX 201321 WSWOAX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 721 AM CST FRI NOV 20 2015 NEZ011-012-202130- /O.EXT.KOAX.WS.W.0002.151120T1321Z-151121T0600Z/ KNOX-CEDAR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CREIGHTON...BLOOMFIELD...CROFTON... WAUSA...VERDIGRE...NIOBRARA...HARTINGTON...LAUREL...RANDOLPH... COLERIDGE 721 AM CST FRI NOV 20 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * TIMING...OCCASIONAL SNOW WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS MORNING...BECOMING MORE STEADY BY LATE MORNING AND ESPECIALLY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL COME TO AN END BY LATE THIS EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. * MAIN IMPACT...VISIBILITIES MAY DROP TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE AT TIMES. WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON THROUGH OVERNIGHT. 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. && $$ IAZ043-055-056-NEZ015-018-033-034-202130- /O.CON.KOAX.WS.W.0002.151120T2100Z-151121T0900Z/ MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-THURSTON-WAYNE-CUMING-BURT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONAWA...MAPLETON...MISSOURI VALLEY... WOODBINE...LOGAN...DUNLAP...HARLAN...PENDER...MACY...WALTHILL... WINNEBAGO...WAYNE...WEST POINT...WISNER...TEKAMAH...OAKLAND... LYONS...DECATUR 721 AM CST FRI NOV 20 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM CST SATURDAY... * TIMING...RAIN AND SNOW WILL DEVELOP BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON AND BECOME ALL SNOW BY LATE AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING AND END AFTER MIDNIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. * MAIN IMPACT...VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE AT TIMES. WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED...ESPECIALLY DURING THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ NEZ016-017-030>032-042-043-202130- /O.CON.KOAX.WW.Y.0010.151120T1800Z-151121T0600Z/ ANTELOPE-PIERCE-BOONE-MADISON-STANTON-PLATTE-COLFAX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NELIGH...ELGIN...PIERCE...PLAINVIEW... OSMOND...ALBION...ST. EDWARD...NORFOLK...STANTON...COLUMBUS... SCHUYLER 721 AM CST FRI NOV 20 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * TIMING...A MIX OF RAIN OR SNOW WILL DEVELOP EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND QUICKLY BECOME ALL SNOW. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS ENDING THIS EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES MAY DROP TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW...AND ROADWAYS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SNOW COVERED THIS AFTERNOON. TRAVEL MAY BE IMPACTED. 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. && $$ IAZ069-080-NEZ044-045-052-202130- /O.CON.KOAX.WW.Y.0010.151120T2100Z-151121T0900Z/ POTTAWATTAMIE-MONTGOMERY-DODGE-WASHINGTON-DOUGLAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COUNCIL BLUFFS...RED OAK...FREMONT... BLAIR...OMAHA 721 AM CST FRI NOV 20 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM CST SATURDAY... * TIMING...A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL DEVELOP BY MID AFTERNOON...BECOMING ALL SNOW THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING...ENDING AFTER MIDNIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 4 INCHES IS EXPECTED. * OTHER IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES MAY DROP TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW...AND ROADWAYS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SNOW COVERED THIS EVENING. TRAVEL MAY BE IMPACTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
309 WWUS43 KOAX 201729 WSWOAX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 1129 AM CST FRI NOV 20 2015 ...SNOW INCREASING ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON... .SNOW HAS BEGUN IN NORTHEAST NEBRASKA CLOSE TO THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER...AND WILL SPREAD ACROSS MUCH OF EASTERN NEBRASKA AND WESTERN IOWA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. NEZ011-012-210130- /O.CON.KOAX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-151121T0600Z/ KNOX-CEDAR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CREIGHTON...BLOOMFIELD...CROFTON... WAUSA...VERDIGRE...NIOBRARA...HARTINGTON...LAUREL...RANDOLPH... COLERIDGE 1129 AM CST FRI NOV 20 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * TIMING...MODERATE SNOW...WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW...IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL END BY LATE THIS EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 8 INCHES IS EXPECTED. * MAIN IMPACT...VISIBILITIES MAY DROP TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE AT TIMES. WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON THROUGH OVERNIGHT. 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. && $$ IAZ043-055-056-NEZ015-018-033-034-210130- /O.CON.KOAX.WS.W.0002.151120T2100Z-151121T0900Z/ MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-THURSTON-WAYNE-CUMING-BURT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONAWA...MAPLETON...MISSOURI VALLEY... WOODBINE...LOGAN...DUNLAP...HARLAN...PENDER...MACY...WALTHILL... WINNEBAGO...WAYNE...WEST POINT...WISNER...TEKAMAH...OAKLAND... LYONS...DECATUR 1129 AM CST FRI NOV 20 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM CST SATURDAY... * TIMING...RAIN AND SNOW WILL DEVELOP BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON...QUICKLY CHANGING TO ALL SNOW. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING AND END AFTER MIDNIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 8 INCHES IS EXPECTED. * MAIN IMPACT...VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE AT TIMES. WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED...ESPECIALLY DURING THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ NEZ016-017-030>032-042-043-210130- /O.CON.KOAX.WW.Y.0010.151120T1800Z-151121T0600Z/ ANTELOPE-PIERCE-BOONE-MADISON-STANTON-PLATTE-COLFAX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NELIGH...ELGIN...PIERCE...PLAINVIEW... OSMOND...ALBION...ST. EDWARD...NORFOLK...STANTON...COLUMBUS... SCHUYLER 1129 AM CST FRI NOV 20 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * TIMING...A MIX OF RAIN OR SNOW WILL DEVELOP EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND QUICKLY BECOME ALL SNOW. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS ENDING THIS EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES MAY DROP TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW...AND ROADWAYS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SNOW COVERED THIS AFTERNOON. TRAVEL MAY BE IMPACTED. 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. && $$ IAZ069-080-NEZ044-045-052-210130- /O.CON.KOAX.WW.Y.0010.151120T2100Z-151121T0900Z/ POTTAWATTAMIE-MONTGOMERY-DODGE-WASHINGTON-DOUGLAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COUNCIL BLUFFS...RED OAK...FREMONT... BLAIR...OMAHA 1129 AM CST FRI NOV 20 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM CST SATURDAY... * TIMING...A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL DEVELOP BY MID AFTERNOON...QUICKLY CHANGING TO SNOW. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING...ENDING AFTER MIDNIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 4 INCHES IS EXPECTED. * OTHER IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES MAY DROP TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW...AND ROADWAYS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SNOW COVERED THIS EVENING. TRAVEL MAY BE IMPACTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MAYES
324 WWUS43 KOAX 202100 WSWOAX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 300 PM CST FRI NOV 20 2015 ...SNOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING... .AN AREA OF HEAVY SNOW WILL SPREAD FROM NORTHEAST NEBRASKA INTO WEST CENTRAL IOWA THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL DIMINISH DURING THE EVENING. NEZ011-012-210500- /O.CON.KOAX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-151121T0600Z/ KNOX-CEDAR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CREIGHTON...BLOOMFIELD...CROFTON... WAUSA...VERDIGRE...NIOBRARA...HARTINGTON...LAUREL...RANDOLPH... COLERIDGE 300 PM CST FRI NOV 20 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * TIMING...MODERATE SNOW WILL DIMINISH AND BECOME LIGHT THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL END BY MID EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 8 INCHES IS EXPECTED. * MAIN IMPACT...VISIBILITIES MAY DROP TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE AT TIMES. WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON THROUGH OVERNIGHT. 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. && $$ IAZ043-055-056-NEZ015-018-033-034-210500- /O.CON.KOAX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-151121T0900Z/ MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-THURSTON-WAYNE-CUMING-BURT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONAWA...MAPLETON...MISSOURI VALLEY... WOODBINE...LOGAN...DUNLAP...HARLAN...PENDER...MACY...WALTHILL... WINNEBAGO...WAYNE...WEST POINT...WISNER...TEKAMAH...OAKLAND... LYONS...DECATUR 300 PM CST FRI NOV 20 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST SATURDAY... * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH MID EVENING AND END TOWARD MIDNIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 8 INCHES IS EXPECTED. * MAIN IMPACT...VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE AT TIMES. WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED...ESPECIALLY DURING THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ NEZ016-017-030>032-042-043-210500- /O.CON.KOAX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-151121T0600Z/ ANTELOPE-PIERCE-BOONE-MADISON-STANTON-PLATTE-COLFAX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NELIGH...ELGIN...PIERCE...PLAINVIEW... OSMOND...ALBION...ST. EDWARD...NORFOLK...STANTON...COLUMBUS... SCHUYLER 300 PM CST FRI NOV 20 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * TIMING...SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON AND END BY MID TO LATE EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES MAY DROP TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW...AND ROADWAYS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SNOW COVERED THIS AFTERNOON. TRAVEL MAY BE IMPACTED. 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. && $$ IAZ069-080-NEZ044-045-052-210500- /O.CON.KOAX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-151121T0900Z/ POTTAWATTAMIE-MONTGOMERY-DODGE-WASHINGTON-DOUGLAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COUNCIL BLUFFS...RED OAK...FREMONT... BLAIR...OMAHA 300 PM CST FRI NOV 20 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST SATURDAY... * TIMING...A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW BY LATE AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING...ENDING AFTER MIDNIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 4 INCHES IS EXPECTED. * OTHER IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES MAY DROP TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW...AND ROADWAYS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SNOW COVERED THIS EVENING. TRAVEL MAY BE IMPACTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ FOBERT
308 WWUS43 KOAX 202339 WSWOAX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 539 PM CST FRI NOV 20 2015 ...SNOW WINDING DOWN OVER MUCH OF THE AREA BUT LINGERING IN SOUTHWEST IOWA AND FAR EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA... NEZ015-018-033-210045- /O.CAN.KOAX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-151121T0900Z/ THURSTON-WAYNE-CUMING- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PENDER...MACY...WALTHILL...WINNEBAGO... WAYNE...WEST POINT...WISNER 539 PM CST FRI NOV 20 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED OR WILL END SHORTLY. ROADS MAY STILL BE SLIPPERY IN SPOTS. $$ NEZ011-012-210045- /O.CAN.KOAX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-151121T0600Z/ KNOX-CEDAR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CREIGHTON...BLOOMFIELD...CROFTON... WAUSA...VERDIGRE...NIOBRARA...HARTINGTON...LAUREL...RANDOLPH... COLERIDGE 539 PM CST FRI NOV 20 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED OR WILL END SHORTLY. ROADS MAY STILL BE SLIPPERY IN SPOTS. $$ NEZ016-017-030>032-042-043-210045- /O.CAN.KOAX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-151121T0600Z/ ANTELOPE-PIERCE-BOONE-MADISON-STANTON-PLATTE-COLFAX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NELIGH...ELGIN...PIERCE...PLAINVIEW... OSMOND...ALBION...ST. EDWARD...NORFOLK...STANTON...COLUMBUS... SCHUYLER 539 PM CST FRI NOV 20 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED OR WILL END SHORTLY. ROADS MAY STILL BE SLIPPERY IN SPOTS. $$ IAZ043-055-056-NEZ034-210745- /O.CON.KOAX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-151121T0900Z/ MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-BURT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONAWA...MAPLETON...MISSOURI VALLEY... WOODBINE...LOGAN...DUNLAP...HARLAN...TEKAMAH...OAKLAND...LYONS... DECATUR 539 PM CST FRI NOV 20 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST SATURDAY... * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE EVENING HOURS... ENDING BY 10 PM. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 8 INCHES IS EXPECTED. * MAIN IMPACT...VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE AT TIMES. WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED...ESPECIALLY DURING THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IAZ069-080-NEZ044-045-052-210745- /O.CON.KOAX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-151121T0900Z/ POTTAWATTAMIE-MONTGOMERY-DODGE-WASHINGTON-DOUGLAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COUNCIL BLUFFS...RED OAK...FREMONT... BLAIR...OMAHA 539 PM CST FRI NOV 20 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST SATURDAY... * TIMING...A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW BY LATE AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING... ENDING BY 8 PM. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IS EXPECTED. * OTHER IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES MAY DROP TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW...AND ROADWAYS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SNOW COVERED THIS EVENING. TRAVEL MAY BE IMPACTED. 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. && $$ NIETFELD
813 WWUS43 KOAX 210053 WSWOAX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 653 PM CST FRI NOV 20 2015 ...SNOW WINDING DOWN OVER MUCH OF THE AREA BUT LINGERING IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IOWA... IAZ043-055-056-NEZ034-210200- /O.CAN.KOAX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-151121T0900Z/ MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-BURT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONAWA...MAPLETON...MISSOURI VALLEY... WOODBINE...LOGAN...DUNLAP...HARLAN...TEKAMAH...OAKLAND...LYONS... DECATUR 653 PM CST FRI NOV 20 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED OR WILL END SHORTLY. ROADS MAY STILL BE SLIPPERY IN SPOTS. $$ IAZ069-NEZ044-045-052-210200- /O.CAN.KOAX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-151121T0900Z/ POTTAWATTAMIE-DODGE-WASHINGTON-DOUGLAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COUNCIL BLUFFS...FREMONT...BLAIR... OMAHA 653 PM CST FRI NOV 20 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED OR WILL END SHORTLY. ROADS MAY STILL BE SLIPPERY IN SPOTS. $$ IAZ080-210900- /O.CON.KOAX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-151121T0900Z/ MONTGOMERY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...RED OAK 653 PM CST FRI NOV 20 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST SATURDAY... * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 8 PM. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IS EXPECTED. * OTHER IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES MAY DROP TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW...AND ROADWAYS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SNOW COVERED THIS EVENING. TRAVEL MAY BE IMPACTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NIETFELD
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm 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 winter storm warning went out at Nov 19, 3:16 PM CST, 11 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 19, 3:16 PM CST, 11 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
316 PM CST THU NOV 19 2015
...FIRST ACCUMULATING SNOW OF THE SEASON FRIDAY...
.SHORT TERM...(TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY)
ISSUED AT 315 PM CST THU NOV 19 2015
GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL SUBSIDE THIS EVENING...WITH ACCUMULATING
SNOW ON ITS WAY. SUBJECTIVE 12Z UPPER-AIR ANALYSIS INDICATES A DEEP
UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE CENTRAL US...WITH A REINFORCING TROUGH
IN WESTERN CANADA. A 125-KT UPPER-LEVEL JET WAS DIGGING BEHIDN THE
TROUGH INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. COLD AIR INTRUSION INTO THE
NORTHERN/CENTRAL US AT 850MB HAS BROUGHT TEMPERATURES AS COLD AS -10
TO -13C IN THE NORTH CENTRAL US...AND -4C TO -5C AS FAR SOUTH AS
NEB/IA...WITH CONTINUED COLD AIR ADVECTION. SURFACE HIGH AT 20Z WAS
CENTERED IN EASTERN KS...WITH RIDGE AXIS THROUGH WESTERN SD INTO
EASTERN MT...AND WITH A DEEP LOW IN NORTHERN ONT DRIVING A TIGHT
PRESSURE GRADIENT INTO THE GREAT LAKES/UPPER MIDWEST AND TOWARD THE
MO RIVER VALLEY.
MAIN FORECAST CONCERN IS POTENTIAL FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW ON FRIDAY
AND FRIDAY NIGHT. AS REINFORCING WAVE DROPS THROUGH THE NORTHERN
ROCKIES AND TOWARD THE PLAINS...A MID-LEVEL BAROCLINIC ZONE WILL
DEVELOP/TIGHTEN ROUGHLY NEAR THE NEB-SD BORDER. THIS IS NOT A CLOSED-
LOW EVENT...BUT THE WAVE IS FAIRLY STRONG AND THE MID-LEVEL
BAROCLINICITY IS STRONG. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BREAK OUT FROM
WEST TO EAST ALONG THAT BOUNDARY TONIGHT...REACHING NORTHEAST NEB
AROUND 09-12Z. THERE WILL BE SOME DRY AIR NEAR THE GROUND TO
OVERCOME...BUT THE 700-MB FRONTOGENETIC FORCING IS BOTH STRONG AND
PERSISTENT...WITH WEAK STATIC STABILITY OR EVEN STATIC INSTABILITY
ABOVE THE FRONTOGENETIC LAYER...AND WITH INCREASING Q-VECTOR
CONVERGENCE THROUGH THE MORNING. ALL OF THESE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS
SHOULD PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY AND INTO THE EVENING...WITH
THE AXIS SHIFTING TOWARD WESTERN IA AS THE DAY PROGRESSES. NEAR-
SURFACE TEMPERATURES WILL START ABOVE FREEZING IN ALL BUT THE
FARTHEST NORTH AREAS OF THE CWA...AND THUS PRECIP WILL RANGE FROM
SNOW NEAR THE NEB-SD BORDER TO A MIX AND THEN TO RAIN NEAR THE
PLATTE RIVER/I-80 CORRIDORS...WITH CHANGEOVER OCCURRING THROUGH THE
DAY. THE PRESENCE OF THIS WARM LAYER DOES COMPLICATE THE SNOWFALL
FORECAST FROM AROUND OLU-TQE-HNR SOUTHWARD...AS CHANGEOVER TIME WILL
SUBSTANTIALLY AFFECT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ON FRIDAY. NORTH TO NORTHEAST
WINDS ALSO WILL BE ON THE STRONGER SIDE...WITH SPEEDS AROUND 15-
20MPH AND GUSTS OF 20-30MPH.
IN THE NORTHERNMOST COUNTIES OF THE CWA...HAVE CONVERTED THE WINTER
STORM WATCH TO A WARNING...WITH 6-8 INCHES OF SNOW THE MOST LIKELY
RANGE. FURTHER SOUTH...TOWARD THE I-80 CORRIDOR...AMOUNTS ARE MUCH
MORE UNCERTAIN...WITH ANYWHERE FROM A FEW TENTHS TO A FEW INCHES
POSSIBLE. THINK THAT THE ODDS OF WARNING-TYPE CONDITIONS ON THE
SOUTHERN FRINGE OF THE WATCH ARE ON THE LOW SIDE...BUT BEING THE
FIRST EVENT OF THE SEASON AND WITH POSSIBLE EVENING RUSH TIMING...WE
DID EXPAND THE WATCH TO PROVIDE A LITTLE MORE AWARENESS TO THOSE
AREAS...INCLUDING THE OMAHA METRO. DID LEAVE IT AS A WATCH SO THAT
THE NIGHT SHIFT CAN GET ANOTHER LOOK AT THE EVOLUTION OF THE SYSTEM
BEFORE CONVERTING AREAS TO A WARNING OR ADVISORY AS NEEDED.
IN WAKE OF THE SYSTEM...DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE QUITE COOL ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...WITH HIGHS
ON SATURDAY POTENTIALLY NOT GETTING ABOVE FREEZING IN MANY
AREAS...AND WITH THE POTENTIAL SNOWPACK REINFORCING THOSE COOLER
TEMPERATURES.
.LONG TERM...(SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY)
ISSUED AT 315 PM CST THU NOV 19 2015
TEMPERATURES WILL MODERATE TOWARD NORMAL FOR THE WORK WEEK...WITH
DRY WEATHER EXPECTED THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY WEDNESDAY. WARM AIR
ADVECTIO MAY BRING SHOWERS TO THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON/EVENING/NIGHT...AHEAD OF ANOTHER COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE
AROUND WEDNESDAY NIGHT/THURSDAY. RAIN OR A MIX IS POSSIBLE BEHIND
THE FRONT ON THANKSGIVING...THOUGH MODELS VARY QUITE A BIT IN THE
INTENSITY...TIMING...AND PRECIPITATION TYPE.
&&
.AVIATION...(18Z TAFS FOR KOFK...KLNK AND KOMA.)
ISSUED AT 1148 AM CST THU NOV 19 2015
VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH 20/18Z AT KLNK AND KOMA. VFR
CEILINGS ARE FORECAST AT KOFK THROUGH 14Z. AS THE STORM SYSTEM
MOVES INTO THE AREA FROM THE WEST ON FRIDAY MORNING...CEILINGS ARE
FORECAST TO DROP TO MVFR WITH SNOW AT KOFK. WINDS TODAY WILL BE
STRONG OUT OF THE NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 30 KT AT KOFK
AND KOMA.
&&
.OAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NE...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR NEZ011-012-015-
018-034.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING
FOR NEZ016-017-031>034-043>045-052.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 9 AM FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST FRIDAY
NIGHT FOR NEZ011-012-015-018.
IA...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR IAZ043-055-056-
069-080.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING
FOR IAZ055-069.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 9 AM FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST FRIDAY
NIGHT FOR IAZ043-056.
&&
SHORT TERM...MAYES
LONG TERM...MAYES
AVIATION...SMITHHazardous weather outlook, Nov 19, 5:30 AM CST, 9 hours 57 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 530 AM CST THU NOV 19 2015 IAZ043-055-056-NEZ011-012-015>018-032>034-200130- MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-KNOX-CEDAR-THURSTON-ANTELOPE-PIERCE-WAYNE- STANTON-CUMING-BURT- 530 AM CST THU NOV 19 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST IOWA...WEST CENTRAL IOWA...EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND NORTHEAST NEBRASKA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT BREEZY TO WINDY TODAY WITH WIND GUSTS AROUND 40 TO 45 MPH. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF NORTHEAST NEBRASKA INTO WEST CENTRAL IOWA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL IS FORECAST ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHEAST NEBRASKA INTO WEST CENTRAL IOWA. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT WHERE 3 TO 6 INCHES OR MORE IS MOST LIKELY. THE SNOW WILL DEVELOP FRIDAY MORNING...BECOMING HEAVIER THROUGH THE DAY...THEN DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST FRIDAY NIGHT. NORTH BREEZES OF 15 TO 30 MPH COULD CREATE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT. IAZ069-079-080-090-091-NEZ030-031-042>045-050>053-065>068-078- 088>093-200130- POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE-BOONE-MADISON-PLATTE- COLFAX-DODGE-WASHINGTON-BUTLER-SAUNDERS-DOUGLAS-SARPY-SEWARD- LANCASTER-CASS-OTOE-SALINE-JEFFERSON-GAGE-JOHNSON-NEMAHA-PAWNEE- RICHARDSON- 530 AM CST THU NOV 19 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST IOWA...EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA...NORTHEAST NEBRASKA AND SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA FRIDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING. THE CURRENT TRACK HAS 1 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS THE AREA..WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS TOWARD NORFOLK...FORT CALHOUN...AND OAKLAND IOWA. THERE WILL BE A COUNTY OR TWO WHERE THE TRANSITION BETWEEN THE RAIN AND SNOW COULD REALLY AFFECT ACCUMULATIONS...SO BEST TO CHECK THE LATEST WEATHER CONDITIONS IF TRAVELING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. A RAIN AND SNOW MIX SHOULD LIMIT ACCUMULATIONS ALONG THE KANSAS AND NEBRASKA BORDER. NORTH WINDS AT 15 TO 30 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE STORM...WITH SOME BLOWING SNOW FRIDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT OR TONIGHT. ZAPOTOCNY
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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.