UPDATED WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Omaha/Valley NE
…WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON…
- WHAT…Heavy mixed precipitation possible. Total snow accumulations ranging from 4 to 10 inches near the South Dakota border to 2 to 4 inches elsewhere. Ice accumulations of one tenth to two tenths of an inch possible. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph Tuesday.
- WHERE…Portions of northeast Nebraska. This watch includes the following counties…. Knox-Cedar-Thurston-Antelope-Pierce-Wayne-Boone-Madison-Stanton-Cuming-Platte. It also includes the cities of Creighton, Bloomfield, Crofton, Wausa, Verdigre, Niobrara, Hartington, Laurel, Randolph, Coleridge, Pender, Macy, Walthill, Winnebago, Neligh, Elgin, Pierce, Plainview, Osmond, Wayne, Albion, St. Edward, Norfolk, Stanton, West Point, Wisner, and Columbus
- WHEN…From Monday morning through Tuesday afternoon.
- IMPACTS…Plan on slippery road conditions. Patchy blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility. The hazardous conditions could impact the morning or evening commute.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation. See more details here… https://weather.gov/media/oax/DssPacket.pdf.
