Winter Storm in Nebraska, February 23 to 24, 2001

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA NE
955 PM CST FRI FEB 23 2001

IN UPDATE HAVE REMOVED FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY SE NEB WHERE TEMPS
SHOULD STAY AOBVE FREEZING REST OF NIGHT. ALSO ADJUSTED WORDING OF
ICE STORM WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF ERN NEB AND SW IA FOR WARNING
UNTIL AROUND MIDNIGHT AT WHICH TIME EXPECTE MOST TEMPS TO RISE TO
AOA FREEZING MARK. IN OTHER NEAR TERM UPDATE BACKED OFF WARNING TO
ADVISORY IN KNOX..CEDAR...ANTELOPE...PIERCE AND
BOONE COUNTIES WHERE...ALTHOUGH TEMPS SHOULD LIKELY STAY BELOW
FREEZING DURING THE NIGHT...RAIN MORE SCATTERED AND LIGHTER IN
INTENSITY.

WITH WIDESPREAD RAIN LOCALLY HEAVY IN NATURE WITH EMBEDDED TSTMS
CONTIUNING TO SPREAD OUT INTO SE NEB AND SW IA OUT OF KS AND MO
CONCERN ALSO STARTING TO INCREASE FOR RUNOFF AND DEVELOPING FLOODING
PROBLEMS WITH ICE CLOGGED RIVERS. THIS RISK FOR LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN
INDICATED THROUGH NIGHT IN 24/00Z ETA.  QUICK LOOK OF MODEL
INDICATES RISK OF SGFNT WINTER WEATHER EVENT ALSO CONTINUES ESPCLY
NW HALF OF FORECAST AREA SAT NIGHT INTO EARLY SUN.

.OMA...ICE STORM WARNING.. TNGT...GENLY N OF A COLUMBUS AND ATLANTIC
       AND SOUTH OF A LINE ALBION THROUGH SIOUX CITY.
       ICE STORM WARNING...UNTIL ARND MIDNIGHT...GENLY S OF A LINE
       FROM COULUMBUS TO ATLANTIC AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM WILBER
       TO CLARINDA.
       FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY...TONIGHT...NEZ011-012-016-017-030
       WINTER STORM WATCH LATE SAT AFTN AND SAT NIGHT FOR
       NEZ011-012-016-017-030
       WINTER STORM WATCH SAT NIGHT FOR REMAINDER OF ERN NE AND
       SW IA.

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