The blizzard warning is in effect from 3pm Wednesday until 12noon Thursday.
..BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON CST THURSDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON CST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO THE AREA BY MID TO LATE
AFTERNOON...POSSIBLY BEGINNING AS OR MIXED WITH LIGHT RAIN. THE
SNOW SHOULD BECOME HEAVY THIS EVENING BEFORE DECREASING AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
* WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 30 MPH
BY LATE AFTERNOON AND THEN NORTH AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF
45 TO 50 MPH BY MID TO LATE EVENING. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL
THEN PERSIST INTO THURSDAY MORNING. ALTHOUGH VISIBILITIES COULD
DROP AS THE SNOW BEGINS...THEY WILL DROP TO NEAR ZERO AS THE
SNOW BECOMES HEAVIER AND WINDS INCREASE THIS EVENING.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...7 TO 11 INCHES ARE LIKELY.
* IMPACTS...THE VERY STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND POTENTIALLY CLOSE ROADS. WHITE-OUT
CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. TRAVEL COULD
BECOME IMPOSSIBLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.
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