Alert archive / Nebraska / Winter Storm Warnings in 2016
Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Omaha, NE
NWS Omaha, NE issued this winter storm warning at Mar 22, 2016, 3:03 PM CDT for 9 counties in Nebraska. It took effect at Mar 23, 2016, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 15 hr. 9 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 22, 2016, 3:03 PM CDT (20:03 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 23, 2016, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 24, 2016, 3:57 AM CDT
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Omaha, NE
Counties Antelope County, NE, Boone County, NE, Cedar County, NE, Knox County, NE, Madison County, NE, Pierce County, NE, Stanton County, NE, Thurston County, NE, Wayne County, NE
The radar
The Omaha radar (KOAX), 133 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:01 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 23, 8:13 PM CDT | SNOW 2 | Wayne, NE | ESTIMATED 2 INCHES OF SNOW ON THE GROUND. |
| Mar 23, 8:17 PM CDT | SNOW 2 | Bloomfield, NE | ESTIMATED 2 INCHES OF SNOW ON THE GROUND |
| Mar 23, 9:45 PM CDT | SNOW 2.3 | 4 S Norfolk, NE | NEXT TO AIRPORT |
| Mar 23, 9:45 PM CDT | SNOW 2.8 | Norfolk, NE | LOCATION OF MEASUREMENT 4 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF AIRPORT. |
| Mar 23, 11:20 PM CDT | SNOW 4 | Albion, NE | VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. |
| Mar 23, 11:20 PM CDT | SNOW 4 | Neligh, NE | 4 TO 5 ESTIMATED AND STILL COMING DOWN |
| Mar 23, 11:20 PM CDT | SNOW 4 | Norfolk, NE | 4-5 ESTIMATED. STILL SNOWING. |
| Mar 23, 11:20 PM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 10 | Pierce, NE | 10 INCHES AND STILL COMING DOWN |
| Mar 23, 11:20 PM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 10 | Wayne, NE | 10 TO 12 INCHES AND STILL FALLING |
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, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 133 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
- 2775 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 256 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 256 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
297 WWUS43 KOAX 222003 WSWOAX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 303 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016 NEZ011-012-016-017-230415- /O.UPG.KOAX.WS.A.0002.160323T1800Z-160324T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KOAX.WS.W.0002.160323T1800Z-160324T0600Z/ KNOX-CEDAR-ANTELOPE-PIERCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CREIGHTON...BLOOMFIELD...CROFTON... WAUSA...VERDIGRE...NIOBRARA...HARTINGTON...LAUREL...RANDOLPH... COLERIDGE...NELIGH...ELGIN...PIERCE...PLAINVIEW...OSMOND 303 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM CDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG NORTH WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM CDT THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...RAIN WILL LIKELY CHANGE TO SNOW WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW IS THEN EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...ENDING LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...A HEAVY WET SNOW IS EXPECTED. THIS ALONG WITH STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH MAY CREATE TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. LOW VISIBILITY AND DIFFICULT TRAVEL IS ALSO LIKELY...ESPECIALLY DURING FALLING SNOW. * MAIN IMPACT...TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES DUE TO THE HEAVY WET SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. * OTHER IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO FALLING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO LIKELY. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ NEZ015-018-030>033-042-230415- /O.NEW.KOAX.WW.Y.0007.160324T0000Z-160324T1200Z/ THURSTON-WAYNE-BOONE-MADISON-STANTON-CUMING-PLATTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PENDER...MACY...WALTHILL...WINNEBAGO... WAYNE...ALBION...ST. EDWARD...NORFOLK...STANTON...WEST POINT... WISNER...COLUMBUS 303 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM WEDNESDAY TO 7 AM CDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG NORTH WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM WEDNESDAY TO 7 AM CDT THURSDAY. * TIMING...RAIN WILL MIX WITH AND EVENTUALLY CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW OCCURRING WEDNESDAY EVENING INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...SOME TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES DUE TO THE WET SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. * OTHER IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO FALLING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. && $$
7 follow-up statements
011 WWUS43 KOAX 230349 WSWOAX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 1049 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016 NEZ011-012-016-017-231200- /O.CON.KOAX.WS.W.0002.160323T1800Z-160324T0600Z/ KNOX-CEDAR-ANTELOPE-PIERCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CREIGHTON...BLOOMFIELD...CROFTON... WAUSA...VERDIGRE...NIOBRARA...HARTINGTON...LAUREL...RANDOLPH... COLERIDGE...NELIGH...ELGIN...PIERCE...PLAINVIEW...OSMOND 1049 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM CDT THURSDAY... * TIMING...RAIN WILL LIKELY CHANGE TO SNOW WEDNESDAY BY AROUND MIDDAY. SNOW IS THEN EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY...ENDING LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...A HEAVY WET SNOW IS EXPECTED. THIS ALONG WITH STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH MAY CREATE TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. LOW VISIBILITY AND DIFFICULT TRAVEL IS ALSO LIKELY...ESPECIALLY DURING FALLING SNOW. * MAIN IMPACT...TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES DUE TO THE HEAVY WET SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. * OTHER IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO LIKELY. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ NEZ015-018-030>033-042-231200- /O.CON.KOAX.WW.Y.0007.160324T0000Z-160324T1200Z/ THURSTON-WAYNE-BOONE-MADISON-STANTON-CUMING-PLATTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PENDER...MACY...WALTHILL...WINNEBAGO... WAYNE...ALBION...ST. EDWARD...NORFOLK...STANTON...WEST POINT... WISNER...COLUMBUS 1049 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM WEDNESDAY TO 7 AM CDT THURSDAY... * TIMING...RAIN WILL MIX WITH AND EVENTUALLY CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW OCCURRING WEDNESDAY EVENING INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE. * MAIN IMPACT...SOME TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES DUE TO THE WET SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. * OTHER IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. && $$ MAYES
103 WWUS43 KOAX 230839 WSWOAX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 339 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016 NEZ011-012-016-017-231730- /O.CON.KOAX.WS.W.0002.160323T1800Z-160324T0600Z/ KNOX-CEDAR-ANTELOPE-PIERCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CREIGHTON...BLOOMFIELD...CROFTON... WAUSA...VERDIGRE...NIOBRARA...HARTINGTON...LAUREL...RANDOLPH... COLERIDGE...NELIGH...ELGIN...PIERCE...PLAINVIEW...OSMOND 339 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM CDT THURSDAY... * TIMING...RAIN WILL MIX WITH AND THEN CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW BY MID AFTERNOON TODAY. SNOW IS THEN EXPECTED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...ENDING LATE TONIGHT. A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS NEAR THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER. * IMPACTS...A HEAVY WET SNOW IS EXPECTED. THIS ALONG WITH STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH MAY CREATE TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. LOW VISIBILITY AND DIFFICULT TRAVEL IS ALSO LIKELY...ESPECIALLY DURING FALLING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO LIKELY. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IAZ043-NEZ034-231730- /O.EXB.KOAX.WW.Y.0007.160324T0000Z-160324T0900Z/ MONONA-BURT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONAWA...MAPLETON...TEKAMAH...OAKLAND... LYONS...DECATUR 339 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM CDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM CDT THURSDAY. * TIMING...RAIN WILL MIX WITH AND EVENTUALLY CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW THIS EVENING...WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW OCCURRING DURING THE EVENING BEFORE ENDING IN THE EARLY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE. * MAIN IMPACT...SOME TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES DUE TO THE WET SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. TRAVEL IS ALSO EXPECTED TO BECOME HAZARDOUS AS ROADWAYS BECOME SLUSHY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. && $$ NEZ015-018-030>033-042-231730- /O.EXT.KOAX.WW.Y.0007.160324T0000Z-160324T0900Z/ THURSTON-WAYNE-BOONE-MADISON-STANTON-CUMING-PLATTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PENDER...MACY...WALTHILL...WINNEBAGO... WAYNE...ALBION...ST. EDWARD...NORFOLK...STANTON...WEST POINT... WISNER...COLUMBUS 339 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM CDT THURSDAY... * TIMING...RAIN WILL MIX WITH AND EVENTUALLY CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW THIS EVENING...WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW OCCURRING DURING THE EVENING BEFORE ENDING LATE TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE. * MAIN IMPACT...SOME TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES DUE TO THE WET SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. TRAVEL IS ALSO EXPECTED TO BECOME HAZARDOUS AS ROADWAYS BECOME SLUSHY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. && $$
374 WWUS43 KOAX 231659 WSWOAX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 1159 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...WINTER STORM IMPACTING NORTHEAST NEBRASKA AND WEST CENTRAL IOWA... .A STRONG SPRING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE PLAINS TODAY WILL BRING WIDESPREAD SNOWS AND STRONG WINDS TO MUCH OF WESTERN AND NORTHEAST NEBRASKA AS WELL AS SOUTH DAKOTA...EXTENDING EAST THROUGH NORTHERN IOWA AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA. SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE HIGHEST FROM WESTERN NEBRASKA ACROSS THE SOUTH DAKOTA AND NEBRASKA BORDER AND ON INTO NORTHERN IOWA. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL ALSO AFFECT MUCH OF THE REGION. NEZ011-012-016-017-240100- /O.CON.KOAX.WS.W.0002.160323T1800Z-160324T0600Z/ KNOX-CEDAR-ANTELOPE-PIERCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CREIGHTON...BLOOMFIELD...CROFTON... WAUSA...VERDIGRE...NIOBRARA...HARTINGTON...LAUREL...RANDOLPH... COLERIDGE...NELIGH...ELGIN...PIERCE...PLAINVIEW...OSMOND 1159 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT THURSDAY... * TIMING...RAIN MIXED WITH SLEET OR SNOW WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW THIS AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR BETWEEN 7 PM AND MIDNIGHT WHEN SNOWFALL RATES COULD EXCEED AN INCH PER HOUR. THE SNOW WILL EVENTUALLY TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT AND BE DONE BY SUNRISE. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS NEAR THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER. * IMPACTS...A HEAVY WET SNOW IS EXPECTED. THIS ALONG WITH STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH MAY CREATE TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. LOW VISIBILITY AND DIFFICULT TRAVEL IS ALSO LIKELY...ESPECIALLY DURING FALLING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO LIKELY. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IAZ043-NEZ015-018-030>034-042-240100- /O.CON.KOAX.WW.Y.0007.160324T0000Z-160324T0900Z/ MONONA-THURSTON-WAYNE-BOONE-MADISON-STANTON-CUMING-BURT-PLATTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONAWA...MAPLETON...PENDER...MACY... WALTHILL...WINNEBAGO...WAYNE...ALBION...ST. EDWARD...NORFOLK... STANTON...WEST POINT...WISNER...TEKAMAH...OAKLAND...LYONS... DECATUR...COLUMBUS 1159 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM CDT THURSDAY... * TIMING...RAIN DURING THE AFTERNOON IS FORECAST TO MIX WITH SLEET AND SNOW BY LATE AFTERNOON...THEN CHANGE TO ALL SNOW THIS EVENING. A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE DURING THE EVENING AS WELL. THEN THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER A BIT BY MIDNIGHT BEFORE ENDING BY SUNRISE THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE. * MAIN IMPACT...SOME TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES DUE TO THE WET SNOW AND STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH. TRAVEL IS ALSO EXPECTED TO BECOME HAZARDOUS AS ROADWAYS BECOME SLUSHY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. && $$
741 WWUS43 KOAX 232028 WSWOAX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 328 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016 NEZ011-012-016-017-240600- /O.CON.KOAX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160324T0600Z/ KNOX-CEDAR-ANTELOPE-PIERCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CREIGHTON...BLOOMFIELD...CROFTON... WAUSA...VERDIGRE...NIOBRARA...HARTINGTON...LAUREL...RANDOLPH... COLERIDGE...NELIGH...ELGIN...PIERCE...PLAINVIEW...OSMOND 328 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT THURSDAY... * TIMING...RAIN MIXED WITH SLEET OR SNOW WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW THIS AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR BETWEEN 7 PM AND MIDNIGHT WHEN SNOWFALL RATES COULD EXCEED AN INCH PER HOUR. THE SNOW WILL EVENTUALLY TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT AND BE DONE BY SUNRISE. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS NEAR THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER. * IMPACTS...A HEAVY WET SNOW IS EXPECTED. THIS ALONG WITH STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH MAY CREATE TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. LOW VISIBILITY AND DIFFICULT TRAVEL IS ALSO LIKELY...ESPECIALLY DURING FALLING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO LIKELY. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IAZ043-NEZ015-018-030>034-042-240600- /O.CON.KOAX.WW.Y.0007.160324T0000Z-160324T0900Z/ MONONA-THURSTON-WAYNE-BOONE-MADISON-STANTON-CUMING-BURT-PLATTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONAWA...MAPLETON...PENDER...MACY... WALTHILL...WINNEBAGO...WAYNE...ALBION...ST. EDWARD...NORFOLK... STANTON...WEST POINT...WISNER...TEKAMAH...OAKLAND...LYONS... DECATUR...COLUMBUS 328 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM CDT THURSDAY... * TIMING...RAIN DURING THE AFTERNOON IS FORECAST TO MIX WITH SLEET AND SNOW BY LATE AFTERNOON...THEN CHANGE TO ALL SNOW THIS EVENING. A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE DURING THE EVENING AS WELL. THEN THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER A BIT BY MIDNIGHT BEFORE ENDING BY SUNRISE THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE. * MAIN IMPACT...SOME TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES DUE TO THE WET SNOW AND STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH. TRAVEL IS ALSO EXPECTED TO BECOME HAZARDOUS AS ROADWAYS BECOME SLUSHY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. && $$
457 WWUS43 KOAX 240224 WSWOAX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 924 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016 NEZ015-018-030>032-240900- /O.UPG.KOAX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160324T0900Z/ /O.EXB.KOAX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160324T0900Z/ THURSTON-WAYNE-BOONE-MADISON-STANTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PENDER...MACY...WALTHILL...WINNEBAGO... WAYNE...ALBION...ST. EDWARD...NORFOLK...STANTON 924 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT THURSDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE MUCH OF THE NIGHT. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED IN MOST LOCATIONS. LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...A HEAVY WET SNOW IS EXPECTED. THIS ALONG WITH STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 35 MPH MAY CREATE TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. LOW VISIBILITY AND DIFFICULT TRAVEL IS ALSO LIKELY...ESPECIALLY DURING FALLING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO LIKELY. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ NEZ011-012-016-017-240900- /O.EXT.KOAX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160324T0900Z/ KNOX-CEDAR-ANTELOPE-PIERCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CREIGHTON...BLOOMFIELD...CROFTON... WAUSA...VERDIGRE...NIOBRARA...HARTINGTON...LAUREL...RANDOLPH... COLERIDGE...NELIGH...ELGIN...PIERCE...PLAINVIEW...OSMOND 924 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT THURSDAY... * TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED IN MOST LOCATIONS. LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...A HEAVY WET SNOW IS EXPECTED. THIS ALONG WITH STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 35 MPH MAY CREATE TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. LOW VISIBILITY AND DIFFICULT TRAVEL IS ALSO LIKELY...ESPECIALLY DURING FALLING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO LIKELY. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ NEZ043-044-050-241030- /O.EXB.KOAX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160324T1200Z/ COLFAX-DODGE-BUTLER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCHUYLER...FREMONT...DAVID CITY 924 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND SLEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THURSDAY. * TIMING...MIXED RAIN AND SNOW WILL DEVELOP...THEN CHANGE TO SNOW AND SLEET LATER TONIGHT. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ABOUT 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE. AMOUNTS WILL BE LOWEST IN THE SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE ADVISORY. * MAIN IMPACT...SOME TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES DUE TO THE WET SNOW AND STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH. TRAVEL IS ALSO EXPECTED TO BECOME DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. && $$ IAZ043-NEZ033-034-042-241030- /O.EXT.KOAX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160324T1200Z/ MONONA-CUMING-BURT-PLATTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONAWA...MAPLETON...WEST POINT... WISNER...TEKAMAH...OAKLAND...LYONS...DECATUR...COLUMBUS 924 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THURSDAY... * TIMING...A MIX OF PRECIPITATION WILL TURN TO SNOW AND SLEET. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE. * MAIN IMPACT...SOME TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES DUE TO THE WET SNOW AND STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH. TRAVEL IS ALSO EXPECTED TO BE DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. && $$
989 WWUS43 KOAX 240415 AAA WSWOAX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 1115 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016 NEZ011-012-016-017-240900- /O.CON.KOAX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160324T0900Z/ KNOX-CEDAR-ANTELOPE-PIERCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CREIGHTON...BLOOMFIELD...CROFTON... WAUSA...VERDIGRE...NIOBRARA...HARTINGTON...LAUREL...RANDOLPH... COLERIDGE...NELIGH...ELGIN...PIERCE...PLAINVIEW...OSMOND 1115 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT THURSDAY... * TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED IN MOST LOCATIONS. LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS OVER 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...A HEAVY WET SNOW IS EXPECTED. THIS ALONG WITH STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 35 MPH MAY CREATE TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. LOW VISIBILITY AND DIFFICULT TRAVEL IS ALSO LIKELY...ESPECIALLY DURING FALLING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO LIKELY. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ NEZ015-018-030>032-240900- /O.CON.KOAX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160324T0900Z/ THURSTON-WAYNE-BOONE-MADISON-STANTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PENDER...MACY...WALTHILL...WINNEBAGO... WAYNE...ALBION...ST. EDWARD...NORFOLK...STANTON 1115 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT THURSDAY... * TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE MUCH OF THE NIGHT. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED IN MOST LOCATIONS. LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS OVER 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...A HEAVY WET SNOW IS EXPECTED. THIS ALONG WITH STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 35 MPH MAY CREATE TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. LOW VISIBILITY AND DIFFICULT TRAVEL IS ALSO LIKELY...ESPECIALLY DURING FALLING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO LIKELY. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IAZ043-NEZ033-034-042>044-050-241200- /O.CON.KOAX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160324T1200Z/ MONONA-CUMING-BURT-PLATTE-COLFAX-DODGE-BUTLER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONAWA...MAPLETON...WEST POINT... WISNER...TEKAMAH...OAKLAND...LYONS...DECATUR...COLUMBUS... SCHUYLER...FREMONT...DAVID CITY 1115 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THURSDAY... * TIMING...A MIX OF PRECIPITATION WILL TURN TO SNOW AND SLEET. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE. * MAIN IMPACT...SOME TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES DUE TO THE WET SNOW AND STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH. TRAVEL IS ALSO EXPECTED TO BE DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. && $$
956 WWUS43 KOAX 240857 WSWOAX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 357 AM CDT THU MAR 24 2016 NEZ011-012-015>018-030>032-241000- /O.CAN.KOAX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160324T0900Z/ KNOX-CEDAR-THURSTON-ANTELOPE-PIERCE-WAYNE-BOONE-MADISON-STANTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...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 357 AM CDT THU MAR 24 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SNOW CONTINUES TO TAPER OFF THIS MORNING AND WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE. ROADS MAY STILL BE SNOW PACKED AND SLIPPERY. PLEASE USE CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY. $$ IAZ043-NEZ033-034-042>044-050-241000- /O.CAN.KOAX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160324T1200Z/ MONONA-CUMING-BURT-PLATTE-COLFAX-DODGE-BUTLER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONAWA...MAPLETON...WEST POINT... WISNER...TEKAMAH...OAKLAND...LYONS...DECATUR...COLUMBUS... SCHUYLER...FREMONT...DAVID CITY 357 AM CDT THU MAR 24 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW CONTINUES TO TAPER OFF THIS MORNING AND WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE. ROADS MAY STILL BE SNOW PACKED AND SLIPPERY. PLEASE USE CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY. $$
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 Mar 22, 12:16 PM CDT, 2 hours 47 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 22, 12:16 PM CDT, 2 hours 47 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
1216 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016
.SHORT TERM...(TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY)
ISSUED AT 314 AM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016
HIGHS ARE FORECAST NEAR 20 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL TODAY AS 850MB
THERMAL RIDGE PUSHES EAST INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS. WEAK SFC LOW
WAS CENTERED NEAR O'NEILL THIS MORNING WITH A WEAK BOUNDARY
EXTENDING ALONG THE SD/NEB STATE LINE. THE LOW AND ASSOCIATED
BOUNDARY ARE FORECAST TO WEAKEN AND SAG SOUTH THROUGH THE DAY.
DESPITE WEAK MIXING TODAY WITH LIGHT SFC WINDS...WE SHOULD STILL
BE ABLE TO MIX OUT INTO THE 70S ACROSS MOST AREAS. THESE WEAKER
SFC WINDS SHOULD HOLD FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AT BAY FOR THE MOST
PART BUT WILL NEED TO BE CLOSELY MONITORED IN CASE TEMPS OR
DEWPOINTS MIX OUT A BIT DEEPER.
OTHERWISE...FOCUS TURNS TO MID LEVEL LOW/TROUGH CURRENTLY OFF THE
PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST. A STRONG MID LEVEL JET WAS DIGGING BEHIND
THE FEATURE AND WILL CONTINUE TO DIG SOUTHEAST TOWARD THE FOUR
CORNERS REGION BY LATE TONIGHT AND EVENTUALLY INTO THE CENTRAL
PLAINS BY EARLY WEDNESDAY...INDUCING LEE CYCLOGENESIS ACROSS
SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA THIS EVENING. MODELS HAVE COME INTO MUCH BETTER
AGREEMENT IN THE PAST COUPLE RUNS SO CONFIDENCE HAS INCREASED
REGARDING TIMING/PLACEMENT OF FEATURES. THE SLOWLY SOUTHWARD
SAGGING SFC BOUNDARY TODAY WILL EXTEND E/W INTO OUR FAR SRN
COUNTIES BY THIS EVENING WHILE THE SFC LOW DEEPENS ACROSS
SOUTHWEST NEB. AS THE MID LEVEL LOW EJECTS INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS
...THE SFC LOW SHOULD SLIDE EAST ALONG THIS SFC BOUNDARY AND BE
CENTERED OVER SOUTHEAST NEB BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. DEFORMATION
AXIS BEHIND THE LOW WILL EXTEND ACROSS OUR FAR NORTHWESTERN
COUNTIES AND INTO CENTRAL NEBRASKA AT THIS TIME WHILE COLD AIR
DIVES SOUTH OUT OF THE DAKOTAS. TIGHT BAROCLINIC ZONE WILL PLAY
HAVOC ON TEMPS WEDNESDAY WITH TEMPS FALLING INTO THE LOWER 30S IN
OUR NORTH WHILE IN THE LOWER 70S IN OUR SOUTH. WILL CONTINUE
ISOLATED THUNDER MENTION IN OUR SOUTHERN COUNTIES WITH AREA OF STEEP
MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES MOVING OVERHEAD. AT THE SAME TIME...WE HAVE
HEAVY/BLOWING SNOW MENTION IN OUR NORTH AS DEFORMATION BAND
SETTLES OVER THE AREA. DID GO AHEAD AND HOIST A WINTER STORM WATCH
IN OUR FAR NORTHERN COUNTIES IN COORDINATION WITH NEIGHBORING
OFFICES AND WPC. THIS WAS PRIMARILY FOR POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF
HEAVY/WET/BLOWING SNOW. WE STILL QUESTION JUST HOW MUCH BLOWING
SNOW WE WILL GET DUE TO THE WET NATURE OF THE SNOW...BUT WITH A TIGHT
SFC GRADIENT AND 850MB WINDS APPROACHING 60KTS...WE COULD BEGIN TO
SEE POWERLINE ISSUES IF SNOW IS STICKING TO THE LINES/TREES. IN
ADDITION...AS THE SNOW INITIALLY FALLS...WE SHOULD HAVE
SIGNIFICANT MELTING WITH WARM GROUND. ROADS COULD BECOME SLICK AS
THE COLD AIR DIVES SOUTH AND FREEZES MOISTURE TO THE ROAD SURFACE. LOOKS
LIKE THE OMA/LNK METROS WILL BE SPARED FORM WORST OF THE
SNOWFALL...BUT RAIN SHOULD MIX WITH AND CHANGE OVER TO SNOW
SOMETIME WEDNESDAY EVENING. THIS SHOULD SPARE THE MAIN METRO AREAS
FROM SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS.
THE SYSTEM QUICKLY MOVES EAST OF THE AREA THURSDAY MORNING LEAVING
BLUSTERY CONDITIONS IN NORTHWESTERLY LOW LEVEL FLOW. HAVE STORM
TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS RANGING FROM 3-5" IN OUR FAR NORTHERN COUNTIES
TO AROUND AN INCH AROUND THE I-80 CORRIDOR.
.LONG TERM...(THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY)
ISSUED AT 314 AM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016
SFC RIDGE BUILDS INTO THE AREA THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND LOW LEVEL
RETURN FLOW ALLOWS A QUICK WARM UP TO ABOVE NORMAL CONDITIONS FOR
FRIDAY. A SHORTWAVE TROUGH WILL DIG INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS FRIDAY
NIGHT SENDING A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE AREA. THIS WILL GIVE THE
REGION ANOTHER SHOT AT PCPN FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING
WITH A POSSIBLE RA/SN MIX.
QUITE A BIT OF DISAGREEMENT IN THE EXTENDED PERIODS REGARDING A
LARGE LOW MOVING ACROSS THE WESTERN CONUS. STUCK CLOSE TO MODEL
BLENDS FOR NEXT WEEK.
&&
.AVIATION...(18Z TAFS FOR KOFK...KLNK AND KOMA.)
ISSUED AT 1216 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016
A SURFACE FRONT WHICH WAS ANALYZED SOUTH OF A KSUX-KOFK-KBVN LINE
AS OF 17Z WILL CONTINUE SWD IN RESPONSE TO LEE CYCLOGENESIS OVER
THE CNTRL HIGH PLAINS. THIS FRONT SHOULD MOVE THROUGH KOMA AROUND
22Z AND KLNK BY 23Z WITH WINDS BECOMING NELY WITH ITS PASSAGE.
EXPECT WINDS TO STRENGTHEN FROM THE NORTHEAST AT ALL TAF SITES
LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY AS THE DEEPENING SURFACE LOW TRACKS
ACROSS NRN KS. VFR CIGS/VSBYS WILL PREVAIL UNTIL LATE
TONIGHT/EARLY WEDNESDAY WITH MVFR CIGS INITIALLY DEVELOPING AT
KOFK...AND THEN AT KOMA. IT APPEARS THAT KLNK MAY REMAIN WITHIN
THE EVOLVING DRY SLOT OF THE SYNOPTIC CYCLONE WITH VFR CONDITIONS
FORECAST THROUGHOUT THE TAF PERIOD.
&&
.OAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NE...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR NEZ011-012-016-017.
IA...NONE.
&&
SHORT TERM...KERN
LONG TERM...KERN
AVIATION...MEADHazardous weather outlook, Mar 22, 11:39 AM CDT, 3 hours 24 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 1139 AM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016 IAZ043-055-056-069-079-080-090-091-NEZ015-018-030>034-042>045- 050>053-065>068-078-088>093-230645- MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT- PAGE-THURSTON-WAYNE-BOONE-MADISON-STANTON-CUMING-BURT-PLATTE- COLFAX-DODGE-WASHINGTON-BUTLER-SAUNDERS-DOUGLAS-SARPY-SEWARD- LANCASTER-CASS-OTOE-SALINE-JEFFERSON-GAGE-JOHNSON-NEMAHA-PAWNEE- RICHARDSON- 1139 AM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST IOWA...WEST CENTRAL IOWA...EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA...NORTHEAST NEBRASKA AND SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT VERY HIGH GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER WILL EXIST SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80 THIS AFTERNOON...DUE TO ANOTHER DAY OF WARM TEMPERATURES... BREEZY WINDS...AND LOW AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA...GENERALLY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80 WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. NO SEVERE STORMS ARE EXPECTED. MEANWHILE...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW OVER NORTHEAST NEBRASKA BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...WITH SNOW SPREADING ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRESENTLY...2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS FORECAST IN NORTHEAST NEBRASKA...WITH NEAR AN INCH OF ACCUMULATION TOWARD THE INTERSTATE 80 CORRIDOR. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL ALSO BE INCREASING TO THE 20 TO 35 MPH RANGE DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY...CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ACROSS NORTHEAST NEBRASKA...WHERE TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT WEDNESDAY EVENING AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THERE WILL BE ANOTHER CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT AS ANOTHER WEATHER DISTURBANCE MOVES ACROSS THE REGION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON OR TONIGHT. NEZ011-012-016-017-230645- KNOX-CEDAR-ANTELOPE-PIERCE- 1139 AM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST NEBRASKA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW OVER NORTHEAST NEBRASKA BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...WITH SNOW SPREADING ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRESENTLY...2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS FORECAST IN NORTHEAST NEBRASKA...WITH NEAR AN INCH OF ACCUMULATION TOWARD THE INTERSTATE 80 CORRIDOR. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO THE 20 TO 35 MPH RANGE DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY...CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ACROSS NORTHEAST NEBRASKA...WHERE TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT WEDNESDAY EVENING AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION...THE SNOW MAY BE WET AND HEAVY WHICH COULD ACCUMULATE ON TREES AND POWER LINES. POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. THERE WILL BE ANOTHER CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT AS ANOTHER WEATHER DISTURBANCE MOVES ACROSS THE REGION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON OR TONIGHT.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Omaha, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 22, 3:21 AM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | OAX | Antelope, Cedar, Knox, Pierce | 12 hr |
| Mar 22, 3:03 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | OAX | Boone, Burt, Butler, Colfax, Cuming, Dodge and 5 more | 37 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.