HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK


HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
749 AM MDT TUE OCT 21 2008

NEZ001>003-019>021-054-055-221115-
SIOUX-DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-
CHEYENNE-
749 AM MDT TUE OCT 21 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE WESTERN NEBRASKA
PANHANDLE.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE
THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH AND A FEW
WEAK THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE FRONT...ALONG WITH
COLDER TEMPERATURES. WINDY AND COLDER CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED
TONIGHT ALONG WITH SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

IT WILL BE COLD AND VERY WINDY ON WEDNESDAY WITH NORTHWEST WINDS
OF 30 TO 40 MPH. THERE WILL ALSO BE A FEW LIGHT RAIN OR SNOW
SHOWERS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT.

&&

THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGIC...AND
CLIMATE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/CHEYENNE

$$


HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
504 AM MDT TUE OCT 21 2008

COZ030>051-211700-
JACKSON COUNTY BELOW 9000 FEET-WEST JACKSON AND WEST GRAND
COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET-GRAND AND SUMMIT COUNTIES BELOW 9000
FEET-SOUTH AND EAST JACKSON/LARIMER/NORTH AND NORTHEAST GRAND/
NORTHWEST BOULDER COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET-SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST
GRAND/WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST BOULDER/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/
SUMMIT/NORTH AND WEST PARK COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET-LARIMER AND
BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET-JEFFERSON AND WEST
DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK
COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET-CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PARK COUNTY-LARIMER
COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTHWEST WELD COUNTY-BOULDER AND JEFFERSON
COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD COUNTY-NORTH DOUGLAS
COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/DENVER/WEST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES/
EAST BROOMFIELD COUNTY-ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES
ABOVE 6000 FEET-NORTHEAST WELD COUNTY-CENTRAL AND SOUTH WELD
COUNTY-MORGAN COUNTY-CENTRAL AND EAST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES-
NORTH AND NORTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTH LINCOLN
COUNTY-SOUTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/SOUTH LINCOLN
COUNTY-LOGAN COUNTY-WASHINGTON COUNTY-SEDGWICK COUNTY-PHILLIPS
COUNTY-
504 AM MDT TUE OCT 21 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL
COLORADO.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A COLD FRONT WILL BRING GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS ACROSS THE NORTHEAST
PLAINS OF COLORADO LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. GUSTS UP TO 50
MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE FRONT AND WITH DEVELOPING SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. THERE IS ALSO A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 3 PM OVER THE FAR EASTERN PLAINS...MAINLY EAST
OF A LINE FROM AKRON TO STERLING. DAMAGING WINDS TO 60 MPH AND HAIL
UP TO PENNY SIZE ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGER STORMS.  RAIN
SHOWERS WILL QUICKLY TO TURN TO SNOW SHOWERS THIS EVENING WITH SOME
LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS UP TO AN INCH OVER THE PALMER DIVIDE.
ELSEWHERE...JUST A DUSTING OF SNOW IS EXPECTED.

ACROSS THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WITH AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 4
INCHES. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL BE ON HIGHER...WEST FACING SLOPES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE WEDNESDAY ALONG WITH AREAS OF
SNOW ALONG THE FAR EASTERN PLAINS AND SNOW SHOWERS ELSEWHERE. EXPECT
RAIN SHOWERS MIXING IN OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS DURING THE AFTERNOON.
THERE IS STILL A CHANCE OF ENOUGH ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WEDNESDAY
ACROSS THE FAR EASTERN PLAINS OF COLORADO...MAINLY EAST OF A LINE
FROM STERLING TO AKRON. THE AMOUNT OF SNOWFALL WILL DEPEND ON THE
EXACT TRACK AND STRENGTH OF A STRONG STORM SYSTEM DEVELOPING OVER
THE CENTRAL PLAINS. THE SNOW COMBINED WITH THE STRONG WINDS COULD
PRODUCE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. RESIDENTS AND RANCHERS
OVER THE FAR EASTERN PLAINS SHOULD PREPARE FOR THE POTENTIAL FOR
HARSH WINTER CONDITIONS INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

DRIER...WARMER...AND LESS WINDY WEATHER WILL RETURN BY FRIDAY WITH
NEAR SEASONAL READINGS EXPECTED BY THE WEEKEND.

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED OVER THE FAR NORTHEAST PLAINS AFTER
3 PM THIS AFTERNOON FOR STRONG WINDS AND HAIL.

$$



HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
501 AM MDT TUE OCT 21 2008

COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-221415-
YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-
SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-
DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
501 AM MDT TUE OCT 21 2008 /601 AM CDT TUE OCT 21 2008/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EXTREME SOUTHWEST
NEBRASKA...NORTHWEST KANSAS AND EAST CENTRAL COLORADO.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING ACROSS THE TRI-STATE AREA.
STORMS WILL FORM ALONG A COLD FRONT APPROACHING THE AREA. A FEW
STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE WITH HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
AS RAIN CHANGES OVER TO SNOW. ALTHOUGH ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BE
LIGHT...WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW TO MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY
THIS EVENING.

$$

FS





HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
445 AM CDT TUE OCT 21 2008

KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ041-048-049-062>064-075>077-084>087-221200-
PHILLIPS-SMITH-JEWELL-ROOKS-OSBORNE-MITCHELL-NANCE-MERRICK-POLK-
HALL-HAMILTON-YORK-ADAMS-CLAY-FILLMORE-FRANKLIN-WEBSTER-NUCKOLLS-
THAYER-
445 AM CDT TUE OCT 21 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS...SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM
FULLERTON TO PHILLIPSBURG.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE THUNDERSTORMS MAY BECOME STRONG SOUTH
OF HIGHWAY 36 IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS. THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT
EXPECTED TO BE SEVERE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE OUTLOOK AREA.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ON WEDNESDAY. WEDNESDAY NIGHT THE
RAIN MAY MIX WITH SNOW MAINLY NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM HEBRON TO
OSBORNE. THE RAIN AND SNOW MIX WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY
NIGHT BEFORE COMING TO AN END.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT.

&&

MORE INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE FOLLOWING WEB PAGE:
   HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/HASTINGS  (ALL LOWERCASE)

$$







HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
445 AM CDT TUE OCT 21 2008

NEZ039-040-046-047-060-061-072>074-082-083-221200-
VALLEY-GREELEY-SHERMAN-HOWARD-DAWSON-BUFFALO-GOSPER-PHELPS-
KEARNEY-FURNAS-HARLAN-
445 AM CDT TUE OCT 21 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA...NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM GREELEY TO ALMA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BECOME SEVERE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

RAIN IS EXPECTED TO MIX WITH SNOW WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...THEN
CHANGE TO ALL SNOW WEDNESDAY EVENING. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4
TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY
NIGHT. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH
ARE POSSIBLE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT.

&&

MORE INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE FOLLOWING WEB PAGE:
   HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/HASTINGS  (ALL LOWERCASE)

$$


HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
533 AM CDT TUE OCT 21 2008

IAZ043-055-056-069-079-080-090-091-NEZ011-012-015>018-030>034-
042>045-050>053-065>068-078-088>093-220045-
MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-
PAGE-KNOX-CEDAR-THURSTON-ANTELOPE-PIERCE-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-
533 AM CDT TUE OCT 21 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST
IOWA...WEST CENTRAL IOWA...EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA...NORTHEAST
NEBRASKA AND SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH
TONIGHT. LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE
ESPECIALLY TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

SHOWERS AND NON-SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE WEDNESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE RAIN MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES.

A LARGE STORM SYSTEM CENTERED OVER NEBRASKA AND KANSAS WILL
PRODUCE THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA.
SOME OF THE RAIN MAY MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO SNOW FOR AREAS WEST OF
A LINE FROM NORFOLK TO LINCOLN.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT.

$$

ZAPOTOCNY





HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
602 AM MDT TUE OCT 21 2008

SDZ001-002-012>014-024>032-041>044-046-047-049-072>074-WYZ054>058-
071-221300-
BENNETT-BUTTE-CENTRAL BLACK HILLS-CUSTER CO PLAINS-FALL RIVER-HAAKON-
HARDING-HERMOSA FOOT HILLS-JACKSON-MELLETTE-NORTHEASTERN CROOK-
NORTHERN BLACK HILLS-NORTHERN CAMPBELL-NORTHERN FOOT HILLS-
NORTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS-PENNINGTON CO PLAINS-PERKINS-RAPID CITY-
SHANNON-SOUTHERN BLACK HILLS-SOUTHERN CAMPBELL-SOUTHERN FOOT HILLS-
SOUTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS-STURGIS/PIEDMONT FOOT HILLS-TODD-TRIPP-
WESTERN CROOK-WESTON-WYOMING BLACK HILLS-ZIEBACH-
602 AM MDT (702 AM CDT) TUE OCT 21 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA AND
NORTHEASTERN WYOMING.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A VIGOROUS WEATHER SYSTEM WILL CROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS TODAY...
BRINGING COOLER TEMPERATURES AND SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS TO THE AREA.
AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM IS NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION OVER PARTS OF
SOUTHERN SOUTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON. A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING
THROUGH THE AREA THIS MORNING WILL BRING BLUSTERY NORTHWEST WINDS OF
20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH TO THE WYOMING AND SOUTH DAKOTA
PLAINS. TEMPERATURES WILL COOL ENOUGH THROUGH THE NIGHT TO CHANGE
THE RAIN OVER TO SNOW...WITH SOME LIGHT ACCUMULATING SNOW A
POSSIBILITY ACROSS UPSLOPE FAVORED AREAS OF THE NORTHERN BLACK
HILLS.


.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

THE PREFERRED COMPUTER MODEL EVOLUTION FOR THIS SYSTEM SHOWS A
RAPIDLY EVOLVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA
LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. IF THIS SOLUTION HOLDS TRUE...A
SIGNIFICANT SNOW EVENT MAY BE ON TAP FOR NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA ON
WEDNESDAY...WITH PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA ON THE EDGE
OF SOME OF THE HEAVIER SNOWFALL.


.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY.

$$




HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
449 AM CDT TUE OCT 21 2008

SDZ038>040-050-052>071-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-098-
IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-NEZ013-014-221200-
AURORA-BEADLE-BON HOMME-BROOKINGS-BRULE-BUENA VISTA IA-
CHARLES MIX-CHEROKEE IA-CLAY-CLAY IA-COTTONWOOD MN-DAKOTA NE-
DAVISON-DICKINSON IA-DIXON NE-DOUGLAS-GREGORY-HANSON-HUTCHINSON-
IDA IA-JACKSON MN-JERAULD-KINGSBURY-LAKE-LINCOLN-LINCOLN MN-
LYON IA-LYON MN-MCCOOK-MINER-MINNEHAHA-MOODY-MURRAY MN-NOBLES MN-
OBRIEN IA-OSCEOLA IA-PIPESTONE MN-PLYMOUTH IA-ROCK MN-SANBORN-
SIOUX IA-TURNER-UNION-WOODBURY IA-YANKTON-
449 AM CDT TUE OCT 21 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA...
SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...NORTHWEST IOWA...AND NORTHEAST NEBRASKA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS...
RAIN SHOWERS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT. A FEW
EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT...MAINLY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90. NO SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

A STRONG OCTOBER STORM WILL AFFECT THE AREA BEGINNING TODAY AND
CONTINUE RIGHT INTO THURSDAY. PERIODS OF RAIN WILL BEGIN ACROSS
THE ENTIRE AREA TODAY AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. THEN
PRECIPITATION MAY MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO SNOW MAINLY WEST OF A
LINE FROM BROOKINGS...TO SIOUX FALLS...TO YANKTON SOUTH DAKOTA
LATE WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR
SOME SNOW MINOR ACCUMULATIONS... HOWEVER...MOST LIKELY
ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE CONFINED TO SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA IN
THE CHAMBERLAIN...BURKE...AND LAKE ANDES AREA...WHERE 1 TO 4
INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT.

&&

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SIOUXFALLS. THIS INCLUDES THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS
WEATHER OUTLOOK.

$$
LIEBL




HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
1022 AM CDT TUE OCT 21 2008

NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-221530-
SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-GARDEN-
GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-
LOGAN-CUSTER-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER-
WESTERN CHERRY-
1022 AM CDT TUE OCT 21 2008 /922 AM MDT TUE OCT 21 2008/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND
NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

A POWERFUL UPPER LEVEL JET WILL APPROACH THE CENTRAL ROCKIES THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING...RESULTING IN STRONG DESTABILIZATION ACROSS
WESTERN NEBRASKA. MEANWHILE...SKIES WILL BEGIN TO CLEAR OVER THE
EASTERN PANHANDLE AND SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA. THIS CLEARING...COMBINED
WITH SUFFICIENT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL ALLOW THE ATMOSPHERE TO
BECOME UNSTABLE. AS A RESULT...STRONG TO POTENTIALLY SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP WEST OF HIGHWAY 83 AND SOUTH OF
INTERSTATE 80 THIS AFTERNOON AS A STRONG COLD FRONT QUICKLY MOVES
SOUTHEAST TOWARD THE REGION. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE
THE PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER THREATS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

A POTENT WINTER STORM IS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY ACROSS
THE OUTLOOK AREA. A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR
LOCATIONS EAST OF THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE...WHERE HEAVY SNOW AND
VERY STRONG WINDS ARE POSSIBLE. THE SNOW WILL COMBINE WITH
WINDS...GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 MPH...TO PRODUCE NEAR WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS. TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE IN AREAS
WITH BLOWING SNOW.

THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY WET SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS MAY LEAD TO
POWER OUTAGES AND TREE DAMAGE AS WELL. WINTRY WEATHER CONDITIONS
MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS TO LIVESTOCK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80 THIS
AFTERNOON.

IN ADDITION...COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO
PHONE IN PRECIPITATION AND SNOW FALL REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.

PERSONS ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA SHOULD CLOSELY
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS PERTAINING TO THE
APPROACHING WINTER STORM SYSTEM.

&&

THIS PRODUCT IS NOW AVAILABLE...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...
HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATOLOGICAL INFORMATION...AT
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NORTHPLATTE

$$

GARNER





SHORT TERM FORECAST


SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
900 AM CDT TUE OCT 21 2008

NEZ005>010-025>029-038-211700-
BLAINE-BOYD-BROWN-CUSTER-EASTERN CHERRY-GARFIELD-HOLT-KEYA PAHA-LOUP-
ROCK-THOMAS-WHEELER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AINSWORTH...BARTLETT...BASSETT...
BREWSTER...BROKEN BOW...BURWELL...BUTTE...ONEILL...SPRINGVIEW...
TAYLOR...THEDFORD...VALENTINE
900 AM CDT TUE OCT 21 2008

.NOW...
SHOWERS WILL LIFT TO THE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE EASTERN SANDHILLS
AND PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA THROUGH NOON CDT. HOURLY
PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS UP TO ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE.

$$

CLB




SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
922 AM CDT TUE OCT 21 2008

NEZ011-012-015>018-030>034-042>044-211615-
ANTELOPE-BOONE-BURT-CEDAR-COLFAX-CUMING-DODGE-KNOX-MADISON-PIERCE-
PLATTE-STANTON-THURSTON-WAYNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALBION...BLOOMFIELD...COLUMBUS...FREMONT...
HARTINGTON...NELIGH...NORFOLK...PENDER...PIERCE...SCHUYLER...
STANTON...TEKAMAH...WAYNE...WEST POINT
922 AM CDT TUE OCT 21 2008

.NOW...
A BROAD AREA OF SLOWLY MOVING RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS
NORTHEAST NEBRASKA THIS MORNING. LIGHT RAIN AND BRIEF SHOWERS ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS SYSTEM... RAINFALL AMOUNTS SHOULD REMAIN LOW...
WITH NO MORE THAN A FEW TENTHS OF AN INCH EXPECTED.

$$




SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT


SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
832 AM MDT TUE OCT 21 2008

NEZ001>003-019>021-054-055-WYZ059>070-212300-
SIOUX-DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-
CHEYENNE-CONVERSE-NIOBRARA-SOUTHWEST CARBON-NORTH CARBON-
SNOWY RANGE-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-LARAMIE VALLEY-LARAMIE RANGE-
PLATTE-GOSHEN-CHEYENNE FOOTHILLS-PINE BLUFFS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISON...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...
SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...
KIMBALL...SIDNEY...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...LUSK...RAWLINS...HANNA...
MEDICINE BOW...CENTENNIAL...GARRETT...LARAMIE...BUFORD...
HORSE CREEK...WHEATLAND...GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON...CHEYENNE...
PINE BLUFFS
832 AM MDT TUE OCT 21 2008

...A QUICK SHOT OF WINTER LIKE WEATHER FROM THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE REGION LATE THIS
MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON. WINDY AND COLDER CONDITIONS CAN BE
EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT ALONG WITH NUMEROUS RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BLOW AT 20 TO 35 MPH WITH
SOME GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH BETWEEN RAWLINS AND LARAMIE.

NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND STIFF NORTH WINDS WILL OCCUR TONIGHT WITH RAIN
CHANGING TO SNOW AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5
INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS WITH LESS THAN AN INCH AT
LOWER ELEVATIONS.

WINDY AND COLD CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ALONG AND EAST OF I-25 ON
WEDNESDAY BUT THE RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL SLOWLY END.

PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL OR OTHER OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES IN SOUTHEAST
WYOMING THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR A RAPID
CHANGE IN THE WEATHER. GUSTY WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN
SNOW OR MIXED RAIN AND SNOW WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING
CONDITIONS. RANCHERS AND STOCK GROWERS MAY WISH TO TAKE THE TIME
NOW TO PROTECT ANY OF THEIR WEAK OR YOUNG ANIMALS.


$$

JLH





WINTER STORM WATCH


URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
347 AM CDT TUE OCT 21 2008

...POTENT EARLY WINTER STORM APPROACHING...

.A STRONG STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE CENTRAL PLAINS
TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
ARE POSSIBLE TODAY AND TONIGHT BEFORE COLD AIR GETS PULLED INTO
THE AREA. RAIN WILL MIX WITH SNOW WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...THEN CHANGE
TO SNOW WEDNESDAY EVENING NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM GREELEY TO
ALMA. THE SNOW WILL COME TO AN END LATE THURSDAY NIGHT.

NEZ039-040-046-047-060-061-072>074-082-083-211700-
/O.NEW.KGID.WS.A.0003.081022T1800Z-081024T0000Z/
VALLEY-GREELEY-SHERMAN-HOWARD-DAWSON-BUFFALO-GOSPER-PHELPS-
KEARNEY-FURNAS-HARLAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORD...GREELEY...LOUP CITY...ST. PAUL...
LEXINGTON...KEARNEY...ELWOOD...HOLDREGE...MINDEN...BEAVER CITY...
ALMA
347 AM CDT TUE OCT 21 2008

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING.

RAIN IS EXPECTED TO MIX WITH SNOW STARTING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL SNOW WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR AREAS NORTHWEST OF
GREELEY TO ALMA NEBRASKA LINE. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6
INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE NORTHWEST OF THE LINE MENTIONED ABOVE.

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.

$$







URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
303 AM CDT TUE OCT 21 2008

...THE FIRST WINTER STORM OF THE SEASON IS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY
MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA...

.THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR A MAJOR WINTER STORM TO IMPACT WESTERN
AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. AN
INTENSE...UPPER LEVEL LOW...WILL DEVELOP ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH
CENTRAL NEBRASKA OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. AS THIS FEATURE TRACKS SLOWLY
EAST...RAIN IS LIKELY WITH A CHANGEOVER TO SNOW POSSIBLE BY
WEDNESDAY MORNING.

IN ADDITION TO HEAVY SNOW...STRONG WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH
WILL BE POSSIBLE BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY
SNOW AND WINDS MAY PRODUCE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS.

NEZ005>010-023>029-035>038-057>059-069>071-094-212115-
/O.NEW.KLBF.WS.A.0006.081022T1100Z-081024T0000Z/
EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-
BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-CUSTER-KEITH-
PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...
AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL...HYANNIS...MULLEN...THEDFORD...
DUNNING...TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT...ARTHUR...TRYON...
STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW...OGALLALA...GRANT...NORTH PLATTE...
IMPERIAL...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS...CODY...MERRIMAN...
KILGORE
303 AM CDT TUE OCT 21 2008 /203 AM MDT TUE OCT 21 2008/

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING.

WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE LATE TONIGHT AS RAIN BEGINS TO
CHANGEOVER TO SNOW. SNOW...WHICH MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL BE
POSSIBLE ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY IN THE WATCH AREA. IN ADDITION
TO HEAVY SNOW...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS...WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS TO 50
MPH...MAY PRODUCE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS.

AS IS THE CASE WITH ANY WINTER STORM...THE TRACK OF THE STORM
SYSTEM IS KEY TO WHERE AND WHEN THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL OCCURS.
CURRENT FORECAST TRENDS HAVE THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL EAST OF A LINE
FROM MERRIMAN TO IMPERIAL. AS THE TRACK OF THE SYSTEM AND ITS
POTENTIAL IMPACTS BECOME BETTER DEFINED...APPROPRIATE WARNINGS AND
OR ADVISORIES WILL BE ISSUED.

PERSONS ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA...SHOULD
CLOSELY MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS ON NOAA
WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS.

$$

KECK/BUTTLER






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