Winter Storm Watches And Advisories Are In Effect Throughout The Mid West

MERRICK-POLK-BUFFALO-HALL-HAMILTON-YORK-GOSPER-PHELPS-KEARNEY-
ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTRAL CITY...OSCEOLA...KEARNEY...
GRAND ISLAND...AURORA...YORK...ELWOOD...HOLDREGE...MINDEN...
HASTINGS
303 PM CST FRI DEC 7 2007
...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST
SUNDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A SNOW
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST
SUNDAY.
SNOW WILL FALL TONIGHT AND CONTINUE DURING THE DAY ON
SATURDAY...BEFORE TAPERING OFF ON SUNDAY. DUE TO THE PROLONGED
DURATION OF SNOWFALL THIS WEEKEND...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO
8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE.
A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
DAVIESS-GRUNDY-SULLIVAN-ADAIR-CALDWELL-LIVINGSTON-LINN MO-MACON-
RAY-CARROLL-CHARITON-LAFAYETTE-SALINE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALLATIN...JAMESPORT...TRENTON...
MILAN...GREEN CITY...KIRKSVILLE...KINGSTON...HAMILTON...POLO...
CHILLICOTHE...BROOKFIELD...MACON...LA PLATA...RICHMOND...
CARROLLTON...SALISBURY...KEYTESVILLE...LEXINGTON..CONCORDIA...
MARSHALL
327 PM CST FRI DEC 7 2007
...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO
MIDNIGHT CST SATURDAY NIGHT...
...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A
FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO
MIDNIGHT CST SATURDAY NIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN
EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
THE FIRST PIECE OF AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL RIDE OVER THE
LOW LEVEL COLD AIR DOME STARTING SATURDAY MORNING...AND LEAD TO
PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN AND FREEZING DRIZZLE. THE PRECIPITATION WILL
MOST LIKELY START OUT AS PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE SATURDAY MORNING EAST
OF A GALLATIN TO HIGGINSVILLE LINE. EVEN THOUGH THE PRECIPITATION
WILL BE LIGHT...AIR TEMPERATURES WILL BE BELOW FREEZING WHEN THE
PRECIPITATION FALLS. IN ADDITION...ROAD TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY BE
BELOW FREEZING WITH ELEVATED SURFACES SUCH AS BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES
MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO SLICK SPOTS DEVELOPING.
BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON PATCHY FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD
INTO THE REGION AND BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD AND A BIT HEAVIER TOWARDS
SATURDAY EVENING. AIR TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN BELOW FREEZING NORTH
OF THE MISSOURI RIVER WITH AREAS FROM HIGGINSVILLE TO MARSHALL
POSSIBILITY GETTING JUST ABOVE FREEZING FOR A FEW HOURS SATURDAY
AFTERNOON. TOTAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY EVENING ARE
FORECAST TO RANGE FROM ONE TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH.
LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY THE NEXT IN THE SERIES OF
DISTURBANCES WILL PASS OVER THE AREA...AND COLDER SURFACE
TEMPERATURES AND INCREASED PRECIPITATION INTENSITIES COULD LEAD TO
SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS THE WATCH AREA.
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 AND STATEMENTS.
A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-WORTH-GENTRY-HOLT-ANDREW-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TARKIO...ROCKPORT...MARYVILLE...
GRANT CITY...ALBANY...STANBERRY...MOUND CITY...OREGON...SAVANNAH
327 PM CST FRI DEC 7 2007
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 PM CST
SATURDAY...
...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 PM CST
SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY
EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
THE FIRST PIECE OF AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL RIDE OVER THE
LOW LEVEL COLD AIR DOME STARTING EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...AND LEAD
TO PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET. THE PRECIPITATION WILL MOST
LIKELY START OUT AS PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE AND SLEET OVER THE
NORTHWEST CORNER OF MISSOURI...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF
MARYVILLE...SAVANNAH...OREGON AND ALBANY. EVEN THOUGH THE
PRECIPITATION WILL BE LIGHT...AIR TEMPERATURES WILL BE AT OR BELOW
FREEZING WHEN THE PRECIPITATION FALLS. IN ADDITION...ROAD
TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY BE NEAR FREEZING WITH ELEVATED SURFACES SUCH
AS BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES MOST PRONE TO BECOME QUITE SLICK.
DURING THE DAY ON SATURDAY PATCHY FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET ARE EXPECTED
TO SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION AND BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD AND A BIT
HEAVIER TOWARDS SATURDAY EVENING. AIR TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN BELOW
FREEZING THROUGH SATURDAY. TOTAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO TWO TENTHS
OF AN INCH ARE FORECAST THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY EVENING.
LATER SATURDAY NIGHT AND INTO SUNDAY THE NEXT IN THE SERIES OF
DISTURBANCES WILL PASS OVER THE AREA...AND COLDER SURFACE
TEMPERATURES AND INCREASED PRECIPITATION INTENSITIES COULD LEAD TO
SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS THE WATCH AREA.
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 AND STATEMENTS.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
HARRISON-MERCER-PUTNAM-SCHUYLER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHANY...PRINCETON...UNIONVILLE...
LANCASTER...DOWNING
327 PM CST FRI DEC 7 2007
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO
MIDNIGHT CST SATURDAY NIGHT...
...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO
MIDNIGHT CST SATURDAY NIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN
EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
THE FIRST PIECE OF AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL RIDE OVER THE
LOW LEVEL COLD AIR DOME SATURDAY MORNING...AND LEAD TO PERIODS OF
FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET. THE PRECIPITATION MAY START OUT AS PATCHY
FREEZING DRIZZLE AND SLEET ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST
MISSOURI SATURDAY MORNING. EVEN THOUGH THE PRECIPITATION WILL BE
LIGHT...AIR TEMPERATURES WILL BE BELOW FREEZING WHEN THE
PRECIPITATION FALLS. IN ADDITION...ROAD TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY BE
BELOW FREEZING WITH ELEVATED SURFACES SUCH AS BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES
MOST PRONE TO BECOMING QUITE SLICK.
BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON PATCHY FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD
INTO THE REGION AND BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD AND A BIT HEAVIER TOWARDS
SATURDAY EVENING. AIR TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN BELOW FREEZING THROUGH
SATURDAY NIGHT. TOTAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH
ARE FORECAST THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.
LATER SATURDAY NIGHT AND INTO SUNDAY THE NEXT IN THE SERIES OF
DISTURBANCES WILL PASS OVER THE AREA...AND COLDER SURFACE
TEMPERATURES AND INCREASED PRECIPITATION INTENSITIES COULD LEAD TO
SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS THE WATCH AREA.
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 AND STATEMENTS.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
PLYMOUTH-WOODBURY-DIXON-DAKOTA-YANKTON-CLAY-UNION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LE MARS...SIOUX CITY...WAKEFIELD...
PONCA...ALLEN...SOUTH SIOUX CITY...YANKTON...VERMILLION...
NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD...ELK POINT...ALCESTER...JEFFERSON
323 PM CST FRI DEC 7 2007
...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT
CST SATURDAY NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A HEAVY
SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT
CST SATURDAY NIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.
SNOW WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE IN COVERAGE VERY LATE TONIGHT AND
EARLY SATURDAY...ACCUMULATING THROUGH THE DAY SATURDAY AND
SATURDAY EVENING. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES SATURDAY AFTERNOON
AND EARLY EVENING. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE IN THE 5 TO 8
INCH RANGE. THE NORTHEAST SURFACE WINDS WILL NOT BE VERY STRONG
WITH THIS SYSTEM...AVERAGING ONLY ABOUT 10 TO 15 MPH.
A HEAVY SNOW WARNING 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...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
KNOX-CEDAR-THURSTON-ANTELOPE-PIERCE-WAYNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLOOMFIELD...HARTINGTON...PENDER...
NELIGH...PIERCE...WAYNE
326 PM CST FRI DEC 7 2007
...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT
CST SATURDAY NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A HEAVY
SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT
CST SATURDAY NIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.
LIGHT SNOW IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP OVER NORTHEAST NEBRASKA LATE
TONIGHT AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE DAY SATURDAY. THERE
IS THE POTENTIAL FOR FOUR TO SIX INCHES OF SNOW OVER THE AREA
WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO
FLURRIES SATURDAY NIGHT.
A HEAVY SNOW WARNING 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...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
MONONA-BOONE-MADISON-STANTON-CUMING-PLATTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONAWA...ALBION...NORFOLK...STANTON...
WEST POINT...COLUMBUS
326 PM CST FRI DEC 7 2007
...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST
SATURDAY NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A SNOW
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST
SATURDAY NIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
LIGHT SNOW IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP OVER NORTHEAST NEBRASKA LATE
TONIGHT AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES OVER PARTS OF THE AREA DURING
THE DAY SATURDAY. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR THREE TO FIVE INCHES
OF SNOW OVER THE AREA BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO FLURRIES SATURDAY
NIGHT.
A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
BURT-COLFAX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TEKAMAH...SCHUYLER
326 PM CST FRI DEC 7 2007
...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST
SATURDAY NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A SNOW
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST
SATURDAY NIGHT.
LIGHT SNOW IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP OVER NORTHEAST NEBRASKA LATE
TONIGHT AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES OVER PARTS OF THE AREA DURING
THE DAY SATURDAY. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR THREE TO FIVE INCHES
OF SNOW OVER THE AREA BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO FLURRIES SATURDAY
NIGHT.
A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE-DODGE-
WASHINGTON-BUTLER-SAUNDERS-DOUGLAS-SARPY-SEWARD-LANCASTER-CASS-
OTOE-SALINE-JEFFERSON-GAGE-JOHNSON-NEMAHA-PAWNEE-RICHARDSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MISSOURI VALLEY...HARLAN...
COUNCIL BLUFFS...GLENWOOD...RED OAK...SIDNEY...CLARINDA...
FREMONT...BLAIR...DAVID CITY...WAHOO...OMAHA...BELLEVUE...
SEWARD...LINCOLN...PLATTSMOUTH...NEBRASKA CITY...CRETE...
FAIRBURY...BEATRICE...TECUMSEH...AUBURN...PAWNEE CITY...
FALLS CITY
326 PM CST FRI DEC 7 2007
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 12 PM
CST SUNDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 12 PM
CST SUNDAY.
A MIX OF LIGHT SNOW...FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE AND SLEET
IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA
ON SATURDAY. AREAS SOUTH OF A MILFORD TO NEBRASKA CITY TO CLARINDA
IOWA LINE WILL HAVE THE BEST CHANCE OF THE WINTER MIX ON SATURDAY
WITH MAINLY SNOW NORTH OF THAT LINE. LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO
LINGER ACROSS ALL OF THE AREA SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY WITH
SNOWFALL TOTALS OF ONE TO THREE INCHES.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
FOBERT