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Winter Storm Warnings Issued in Nebraska

Winter Storm Warnings Issued in Nebraska

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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR SNOW…SLEET…AND ICE…WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 6 PM SUNDAY TO 3 AM CST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING…A MIX OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL BEGIN ON
SUNDAY AFTERNOON OR EVENING. THE FREEZING RAIN…OCCASIONALLY
MIXING WITH SLEET…WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY LATE SUNDAY
EVENING…CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. PRECIPITATION WILL
CHANGE TO SNOW THROUGH THE DAY ON MONDAY…WITH SNOW LINGERING
INTO MONDAY NIGHT

* SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS…3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW ARE
POSSIBLE IN NORTHEAST NEBRASKA. SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF A COUPLE
OF TENTHS OF AN INCH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE IN NORTHEAST NEBRASKA.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS…ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF A TENTH TO A QUARTER OF
AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE.

* IMPACT…HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO ICY OR SNOW-PACKED ROADS IS
LIKELY. SIDEWALKS AND PARKING LOTS WILL BE VERY SLIPPERY AS
WELL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW, SLEET,
AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

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