| WWUS43 KOAX 261705 WSWOMA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 1104 AM CST MON JAN 26 2004 IAZ043-055-056-069-079-080-090-091-NEZ015-018-032>034-042>045- 050>053-065>068-078-088>093-270300- BURT-BUTLER-CASS-COLFAX-CUMING-DODGE-DOUGLAS-FREMONT IA-GAGE- HARRISON IA-JEFFERSON-JOHNSON-LANCASTER-MILLS IA-MONONA IA- MONTGOMERY IA-NEMAHA-OTOE-PAGE IA-PAWNEE-PLATTE-POTTAWATTAMIE IA- RICHARDSON-SALINE-SARPY-SAUNDERS-SEWARD-SHELBY IA-STANTON-THURSTON- WASHINGTON-WAYNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUBURN...BEATRICE...BELLEVUE...BLAIR... CLARINDA...COLUMBUS...COUNCIL BLUFFS...CRETE...FAIRBURY... FALLS CITY...FREMONT...HARLAN...LINCOLN...NEBRASKA CITY...OMAHA... ONAWA...RED OAK...SEWARD...SIDNEY...TEKAMAH...WAYNE 1104 AM CST MON JAN 26 2004 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THIS AFTERNOON OVER PORTIONS OF EASTERN NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA HAS UPGRADED TO A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH WILL BE IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING. THIS UPGRADE WAS PROMPTED DUE TO GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS FROM 20 TO 30 MPH CONTINUING THROUGH THIS EVENING...CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES BEING REDUCED TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE IN SOME LOCATIONS. ALSO...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS FROM 15 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO WILL BE COMMON ACROSS THE AREA. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY THIS EVENING SHOULD BE IN THE 7 TO 12 INCH RANGE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED. $$ NEZ011-012-016-017-030-031-270300- ANTELOPE-BOONE-CEDAR-KNOX-MADISON-PIERCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALBION...HARTINGTON...NELIGH...NORFOLK 1104 AM CST MON JAN 26 2004 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR A PORTION OF NORTHEAST NEBRASKA THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF GRADUALLY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS...AND SHOULD END BY EARLY EVENING. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD GENERALLY RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING...CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES. ALSO... DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS FROM 15 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO WILL BE COMMON ACROSS THE AREA. IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY...DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION. REDUCE DRIVING SPEEDS...LEAVE PLENTY OF ROOM BETWEEN VEHICLES...AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. CHECK THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS BY DIALING 511 FROM ANY PHONE ACROSS NEBRASKA OR IOWA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR COMMERCIAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS. |
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University of Nebraska-Lincoln High Plains Regional Climate Center |