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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SNOW SQUALL WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
1042 AM CST FRI JAN 16 2026
IAC085-133-NEC021-037-039-053-167-173-177-161715-
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MONONA IA-HARRISON IA-BURT NE-CUMING NE-COLFAX NE-WASHINGTON NE-
DODGE NE-THURSTON NE-STANTON NE-
1042 AM CST FRI JAN 16 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A
* SNOW SQUALL WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN MONONA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA...
NORTHWESTERN HARRISON COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA...
BURT COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA...
CUMING COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN NEBRASKA...
NORTHEASTERN COLFAX COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN NEBRASKA...
NORTHWESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA...
NORTHERN DODGE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA...
SOUTHEASTERN THURSTON COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN NEBRASKA...
EASTERN STANTON COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN NEBRASKA...
* UNTIL 1115 AM CST.
* AT 1041 AM CST, A DANGEROUS SNOW SQUALL WAS LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 3 MILES EAST OF ONAWA TO 4 MILES WEST OF PILGER,
MOVING SOUTH AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY ASSOCIATED
WITH INTENSE BURSTS OF HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS LEADING
TO BLOWING SNOW. WIND GUSTS GREATER THAN 35 MPH.
SOURCE...RADAR AND WEBCAMS.
IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS
WITHIN MINUTES.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 29 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 86 AND 115.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WEST POINT, TEKAMAH, ONAWA, OAKLAND, WISNER, SCRIBNER, LYONS, BEEMER,
DODGE, HOWELLS, BANCROFT, DECATUR, MONDAMIN, PILGER, SNYDER, HERMAN,
UEHLING, BLENCOE, CRAIG, AND LITTLE SIOUX.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
CONSIDER AVOIDING OR DELAYING TRAVEL UNTIL THE SNOW SQUALL PASSES
YOUR LOCATION. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, USE EXTRA CAUTION AND ALLOW EXTRA
TIME. RAPID CHANGES IN VISIBILITY AND SLICK ROAD CONDITIONS MAY LEAD
TO ACCIDENTS.
LAT...LON 4167 9598 4165 9710 4208 9707 4209 9596
TIME...MOT...LOC 1641Z 003DEG 33KT 4202 9603 4202 9715
SNOW SQUALL...OBSERVED
MEAD
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