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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
1154 PM CDT FRI MAR 13 2026
IAZ043-055-056-069-NEZ011-012-015>018-031>034-043>045-051>053-142200-
/O.CON.KOAX.WS.A.0001.260315T1200Z-260316T0600Z/
MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-KNOX-CEDAR-THURSTON-ANTELOPE-
PIERCE-WAYNE-MADISON-STANTON-CUMING-BURT-COLFAX-DODGE-WASHINGTON-
SAUNDERS-DOUGLAS-SARPY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HARLAN, BELLEVUE, MISSOURI VALLEY, ONAWA,
FREMONT, MAPLETON, LA VISTA, BLAIR, NIOBRARA, CROFTON, COLERIDGE,
WAUSA, STANTON, HARTINGTON, LYONS, COUNCIL BLUFFS, LOGAN,
WOODBINE, OMAHA, DUNLAP, PAPILLION, ELGIN, VERDIGRE, BLOOMFIELD,
WEST POINT, WAYNE, ASHLAND, YUTAN, DECATUR, TEKAMAH, PIERCE,
WALTHILL, PLAINVIEW, MACY, NELIGH, OSMOND, WINNEBAGO, CREIGHTON,
PENDER, OAKLAND, WISNER, WAHOO, LAUREL, SCHUYLER, RANDOLPH, AND
NORFOLK
1154 PM CDT FRI MAR 13 2026
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES POSSIBLE. WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 60
MPH.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL IOWA AND EAST
CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST NEBRASKA.
* WHEN...FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL
LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. VISIBILITIES MAY DROP BELOW 1/4
MILE DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE
POSSIBLE AND MAY MAKE TRAVEL TREACHEROUS AND POTENTIALLY
LIFE-THREATENING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARE FOR POSSIBLE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE
LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.
PERSONS SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING ALL TRAVEL. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE
EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.
WOOD
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