WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION... GENERALLY TWO TO FOUR INCHES... WITH ACCUMULATION IN EXCESS OF SIX INCHES NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION FOR SOME LOCALIZED AREAS. * TIMING... VERY LIGHT SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... BUT SNOWFALL RATES WILL INCREASE DURING THE DAY THURSDAY AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. * WIND... VARYING FROM THE NORTHEAST TO THE NORTHWEST... SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 35 MPH. * IMPACT... ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL... WORKING IN CONCERT WITH VISIBILITY RESTRICTION IN BLOWING SNOW... WILL PROMOTE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. 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. && More Information ... ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL AND STRONG WIND EXPECTED THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT... .AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL TO THE AREA THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... WITH STORM-TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF ONE TO FOUR INCHES CURRENTLY FORECAST GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM FRANKLIN... TO HASTINGS... TO OSCEOLA... WITH THE GREATEST ACCUMULATION EXPECTED FARTHER NORTHWEST. IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT SOME LOCATIONS... PRIMARILY ALONG AND NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM HOLDREGE... TO KEARNEY AND GREELEY... COULD SEE LOCALIZED ACCUMULATION IN EXCESS OF SIX INCHES. FINALLY... A STRONG WIND... VARYING FROM THE NORTHEAST TO THE NORTHWEST... WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE AREA ON THURSDAY... LIKELY RESTRICTING VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW.
Posted on: Wed, 02 Apr 2014 20:55:05 +0000
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