Omaha Snow II

[senorpepr]

Blah. My hat goes off to those in KC -- my old stomping grounds for 18 years. Good luck with that ice. Meanwhile... look at that snow coming toward Omaha. (Image courtesy of KMBC-TV 9 in Kansas City)

[Brent]

Meanwhile... it's 70 degrees here.

[AirmaN]

12-18 inches predicted for the Omaha Metro. I guess 20" is possible from what I've heard!

[senorpepr]

12-18 inches predicted for the Omaha Metro. I guess 20" is possible from what I've heard!

Yeah... that's the word on the street. We shall see.

[senorpepr]

Here's the lastest snowfall total for Gretna (SW Omaha), including the 0.1" of ice pellets (sleet) from yesterday: 0.6".

[AirmaN]

it's getting heavier by the minute it seems. Around 6:30 I've gotta trudge out to a friends house to watch OU/USC on his HDTV Hope I make it home.

[Guest]

Getting a little convective later on this evening. This from the latest Hazardous Weather Outlook out of NWS Omaha/Valley.

ANTELOPE-BOONE-BURT-BUTLER-CASS-CEDAR-COLFAX-CUMING-DODGE-DOUGLAS-
FREMONT IA-GAGE-HARRISON IA-JEFFERSON-JOHNSON-KNOX-LANCASTER-MADISON-
MILLS IA-MONONA IA-MONTGOMERY IA-OTOE-PAGE IA-PIERCE-PLATTE-
POTTAWATTAMIE IA-SALINE-SARPY-SAUNDERS-SEWARD-SHELBY IA-STANTON-
THURSTON-WASHINGTON-WAYNE-
503 PM CST TUE JAN 4 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PARTS OF EASTERN NEBRASKA
AND SOUTHWEST IOWA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY

HEAVY SNOW WILL BLANKET THE AREA TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. TOTAL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 9 TO 15 INCHES ARE FORECAST FOR MOST LOCATIONS.
THUNDERSTORMS MAY OCCUR WITH THE SNOW...WHICH WOULD RESULT IN
A FEW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 18 INCHES. NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO
20 MPH WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO CAUSE DRIFTING SNOW...AND
TEMPERATURES WILL DROP SLOWLY INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS TONIGHT AND
WEDNESDAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY

SOME LIGHT SNOW AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL LINGER IN THE AREA WEDNESDAY
EVENING BEFORE THE STORM ENDS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

STORM SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TONIGHT OR WEDNESDAY...
BUT SNOWFALL REPORTS ARE APPRECIATED.

$$

[senorpepr]

Omaha, NE (0652pm)
North at 14mph gusting to 23mph
1mi with light snow and light fog
Vertical visibility at 1100'
16°F / 14°F

Offutt AFB, NE (0655pm)
North at 9mph
0.38mi with moderate snow and freezing fog
Vertical visibility at 500'
18°F / 18°F

Millard, NE (0650pm)
North at 7mph
1mi with light snow
Overcast at 600'
18°F / 14°F

Council Bluffs, IA (0655pm)
North at 16mph
1.5mi with light snow and light fog
Overcast at 800'
18°F / 12°F

Lincoln, NE (0654pm)
North at 24mph
2mi with light snow and light fog
Broken at 1500', Overcast at 3400'
15°F / 13°F

Fremont, NE (0430pm)
North at 17mph gusting to 26 mph
1.75mi with light snow
Overcast at 600'
14°F / 12°F

Shenandoah, IA (0415pm)
North at 10mph
4mi with light snow
Overcast at 1700'
21°F / 18°F

Red Oak, IA (0435pm)
North at 12mph
7mi with light snow
Overcast at 3100'
21°F / 16°F

[senorpepr]

Here's the lastest snowfall total for SW Omaha: 1.8".

This brings our seasonal total to 5.1", 48.6% of normal.

[senorpepr]

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NOUS43 KOAX 050030
PNSOAX

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
625 PM CST TUE JAN 4 2005

WEATHER REPORTS/SNOW OR SLEET ACCUMULATIONS THUS FAR...THROUGH 6PM...

                 6PM WEATHER   MELTED           SLEET/SNOWFALL
LOCATION                       PRECIPITATION    TODAY IN INCHES

NEBRASKA

NWS VALLEY         SNOW         .20              1.8 SNOW
OMAHA EPPLEY       SNOW         .08              0.8 SNOW
LINCOLN            SNOW         .17              0.2 MIXED SLEET/SNOW
NORFOLK            SNOW         .08              1.0 SNOW
WILBER             SLEET        .60              0.7 SLEET
TECUMSEH           SLEET         MM              0.5 SLEET

IOWA

SIDNEY          SLEET/SNOW       MM              0.3 MIXED SLEET/SNOW
2NW LITTLE SIOUX   SNOW          MM              1.0 MOSTLY SNOW

$$

CHERMOK

[senorpepr]

Here's the lastest snowfall total for SW Omaha: 3.1".

This brings our seasonal total to 6.4", 61.0% of normal.

[senorpepr]

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NOUS43 KOAX 050303
PNSOAX

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
905 PM CST TUE JAN 4 2005

...UPDATED ESTIMATED SNOW TOTALS THROUGH 900 PM...

                     SLEET/SNOWFALL         
                     SO FAR TODAY IN INCHES
LOCATION

NEBRASKA

NWS VALLEY                  3
LINCOLN                     1
DAVID CITY                  3-4
COLUMBUS                    3-4
TEKAMAH                     2
FALLS CITY                 LESS THAN 1 SLEET/SNOW
FREMONT                     3-4

IOWA

2NW LITTLE SIOUX            2-3
HARLAN                       2
GLENWOOD                    1-2

$$

CHERMOK

[senorpepr]

Here's the lastest snowfall total for SW Omaha: 7.4".

This brings our seasonal total to 10.7", 99.1% of normal.

[CaptinCrunch]

MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0030
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1144 AM CST WED JAN 05 2005

AREAS AFFECTED...NRN AND ERN KS...SERN NEB...IA...NWRN MO

CONCERNING...HEAVY SNOW

VALID 051744Z - 052345Z

SNOW...OCCASIONALLY FALLING AT RATES AROUND 1 INCH PER HOUR...IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON IN A BROAD ARC FROM EXTREME
NWRN KS ACROSS MUCH OF IA. MEANWHILE...AN AREA OF MDT TO HVY SNOW IS
POSSIBLE FROM CNTRL TO NERN KS...EXPANDING INTO NWRN MO THROUGH LATE
AFTERNOON.

COMPLEX AND DYNAMIC MID/UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO EVOLVE
ACROSS THE CNTRL PLAINS TODAY. WV IMAGERY AND LATEST SHORT TERM
MODEL DATA INDICATED THE STRONG TROUGH OVER THE ROCKIES WAS
BEGINNING TO SPREAD EWD WITH ONE STRONG SHORT WAVE TROUGH MOVING
INTO WRN IA AND ANOTHER IMPULSE MOVING NEWD FROM WRN KS. WITH THE
LARGE SCALE TROUGH EJECTING PIECEMEAL FROM THE ROCKIES...SEVERAL
MESOSCALE FEATURES WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT SNOWFALL ACROSS THE
PLAINS THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON.

LARGE SCALE MID/UPPER LEVEL DEFORMATION AXIS APPEARS IN RADAR AND
SATELLITE IMAGERY FROM ERN CO NEWD TO NWRN IA. VORTICITY MAXIMUM NOW
MOVING NEWD FROM NWRN KS SHOULD CONTINUE TO ENHANCE UPWARD MOTION
ALONG THIS AXIS AS DPVA DEVELOPS NEWD ACROSS PARTS OF NWRN KS AND
SRN NEB NEXT FEW HOURS. MESOSCALE HEAVY SNOW BANDS ACROSS IA HAVE
BEEN INTENSIFYING AHEAD OF ANOTHER VORT LOBE MOVING EAST FROM ERN
NEB. EXPECT MORE FAVORABLE SLOPED ASCENT WITHIN ENTRANCE REGION OF
POLAR JET TO GRADUALLY WANE ACROSS THIS REGION NEXT COUPLE HOURS
BEFORE ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONGER LIFT MOVES NEWD ACROSS IA FROM
KS/NEB IMPULSE. THERMODYNAMIC PROFILES WILL CONTINUE TO FAVOR AREAS
OF MDT TO HVY SNOW WITH STRONG ASCENT OCCURRING WITHIN SATURATED MID
LEVEL AIRMASS WHERE TEMPS ARE IN THE -15C TO -20C RANGE.

A SMALLER SCALE DEFORMATION ZONE...PERHAPS EVENTUALLY DEVELOPING
INTO THE PRIMARY COMMA-HEAD ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEEPENING
CYCLONE...APPEARS TO BE TAKING SHAPE FROM CNTRL TO NERN KS AT THIS
TIME. INCREASING MESOSCALE ASCENT WILL BE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS
FEATURE. COUPLED WITH DRAMATIC ADIABATIC COOLING AND PROXIMITY OF
GREATER MOISTURE WITHIN LARGE SCALE WARM CONVEYOR BELT...AN
EXPANDING AREA OF HEAVY SNOW SHOULD SPREAD ACROSS PORTIONS OF NRN
AND NERN KS...AND PERHAPS INTO WRN MO THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND
INTO EARLY EVENING. THERE MAY BE SOME POTENTIAL FOR CONVECTIVE
SNOWBURSTS WITHIN THIS FEATURE...POSSIBLY RESULTING IN SNOWFALL
RATES IN EXCESS OF 1 INCH PER HOUR THROUGH 06/00Z.

[senorpepr]

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
1255 PM CST WED JAN 5 2005

IAZ055-056-069-NEZ042>045-050>053-065-060100-
BUTLER-COLFAX-DODGE-DOUGLAS-HARRISON IA-PLATTE-POTTAWATTAMIE IA-
SARPY-SAUNDERS-SEWARD-SHELBY IA-WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BELLEVUE...BLAIR...COLUMBUS...
COUNCIL BLUFFS...FREMONT...HARLAN...OMAHA...SEWARD
1255 PM CST WED JAN 5 2005

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY...

AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS LIKELY ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH
THIS EVENING...BRINGING TOTAL SNOWFALL TO THE 9 TO 14 INCH
RANGE. NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW...AND WILL DRIVE WIND CHILLS DOWN TO 10 TO 20 BELOW.

ALTHOUGH THERE IS A BREAK IN THE SNOW EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON...A GRADUAL INCREASE IN INTENSITY IS EXPECTED LATER THIS
AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING AND SNOW MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. THE
SNOW SHOULD TAPER TO FLURRIES BY MIDNIGHT.

SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE IN THE
WARNED AREA. SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW IS LIKELY.
THIS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.  SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW
EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING.

$$

[senorpepr]

Here's the lastest snowfall total for SW Omaha: 10.0".

This brings our seasonal total to 13.3", 123.1% of normal.

[senorpepr]

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ASUS63 KOAX 051519
RTPOAX
SUPPLEMENTAL TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION TABLE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE -- OMAHA NEBRASKA
916 AM CST WED JAN 05 2005



.BR OAX  0105  C DH07/TAIRZX/TAIRZN/PPD/SF/SD
:EASTERN NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA
:TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION STATIONS
:............................................................
:       STATION              MAX / MIN  / 24-HR   / SNOW /
:        NAME                TEMP/ TEMP / PRECIP  / FALL /
:............................................................


:COOPERATIVE OBSERVATIONS
:VALUES ARE FOR THE PREVIOUS 24 HOURS ENDING AT 7 AM LOCAL
:


ALBN1:  ALBION            :   18 /   1  /  0.26   /  2.0 / 2
AUBN1:  AUBURN            :   23 /  14  /  0.49   /  2.3 / 2
BRCN1:  BEATRICE          :   21 /   7  /  0.40   /  2.5 / 3
BLON1:  BLOOMFIELD        :   18 /  -1  /  0.13   /  1.8 / 2
DVDN1:  DAVID CITY        :   17 /   4  /  0.55   /  6.5 / 7
FRBN1:  FAIRBURY          :   21 /   7  /  0.62   /  0.3 / 3
FCLN1:  FORT CALHOUN 4W   :   18 /   6  /  0.33   /  6.5 / 7
FMTN1:  FREMONT           :   19 /   5  /  0.35   /  8.0 / 8
GRAN1:  GRETNA            :   20 /   8  /  0.47   /  5.5 / 5
HRTN1:  HARTINGTON        :   17 /   0  /  0.16   /  2.0 / M
MADN1:  MADISON           :   17 /   0  /  0.16   /  4.5 / 5
NEBN1:  NEBRASKA CITY     :   21 /  10  /  0.35   /  2.5 / 3
NFLN1:  NORFOLK 4W        :   17 /   1  /  0.15   /  1.5 / 2
PAWN1:  PAWNEE CITY       :   22 /  11  /  0.82   /  1.0 / 1
RYMN1:  RAYMOND           :   19 /   4  /  0.26   /  4.8 / 5
RUON1:  RULO              :   33 /  15  /  0.25   /  1.5 / 2
SEWN1:  SEWARD            :   19 /   4  /  0.37   /  6.0 / 6
SPNN1:  SPRINGFIELD       :   20 /   8  /  0.53   /  4.6 / 5
STON1:  STANTON           :   17 /   1  /  0.45   /  2.0 / 2
SYCN1:  SYRACUSE          :   22 /  11  /  0.38   /  3.0 / 4
TBLN1:  TABLE ROCK        :   22 /  12  /  0.22   /  1.5 / 2
TEKN1:  TEKAMAH           :   17 /   4  /  0.31   /  4.0 / 4
VIRN1:  VIRGINIA          :   21 /   8  /  0.39   /  3.5 / 4
WLTN1:  WALTHILL          :   17 /   2  /  0.30   /  3.5 / 3
WESN1:  WESTON 3NW        :   18 /   4  /  0.45   /  5.0 / 5
WPTN1:  WEST POINT        :   17 /   2  /  0.23   /  2.8 / 3
CSAI4:  CASTANA IA        :   17 /   4  /  0.15   /  3.0 / 3
CLDI4:  CLARINDA IA       :   22 /  14  /  0.38   /  2.5 / 2
GLEI4:  GLENWOOD IA       :   21 /  10  /  0.37   /  5.0 / 5
HRLI4:  HARLAN IA         :   18 /   7  /  0.60   /  5.8 / 6
LSXI4:  LITTLE SIOUX IA   :   18 /   6  /  0.25   /  6.0 / 6
LOGI4:  LOGAN IA          :   19 /   7  /  0.53   /  6.0 / 6
MPTI4:  MAPLETON IA       :   18 /   6  /  0.21   /  3.0 / 3
OAKI4:  OAKLAND IA        :   19 /  10  /  0.37   /  4.3 / 4
ROKI4:  RED OAK IA        :   22 /  14  /  0.28   /  3.5 / 3
SIDI4:  SIDNEY IA         :   21 /  11  /  0.28   /  2.0 / 2
:
.END


.BR OAX  0105  C DH07/PPD/SF/SD


:EASTERN NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA -- PRECIPITATION STATIONS
:................................................................
:       STATION            24-HR  / SNOW / SNOW
:        NAME              PRECIP / FALL / DEPTH
:................................................................


:


BNTN1:  BENNINGTON        :   0.52 /  6.2 / 6
CLRN1:  CLEARWATER        :   0.06 /  3.0 / 3
FNDN1:  FRIEND            :   0.41 /  0.5 / 5
HICN1:  HICKMAN           :   0.47 /  3.8 / 4
LRTN1:  LORETTO           :   0.18 /  3.0 / 3
LYON1:  LYONS             :   0.42 /  4.0 / 4
NLIN1:  NELIGH            :   0.28 /  3.4 / 4
PLTN1:  PLATTSMOUTH       :   0.68 /  0.0 / 4
PPLN1:  PAPILLION         :   0.84 /  6.3 / 6
RNDN1:  RANDOLPH          :   0.11 /  2.2 / 2
SCHN1:  SCHUYLER          :   0.29 /  4.5 / 4
UNGN1:  UEHLING           :   0.50 /  5.0 / 5
UTCN1:  UTICA             :   0.50 /  6.0 / 6
KENI4:  KENNEBEC IA       :   0.32 /  3.0 / 3
RANI4:  RANDOLPH IA       :   0.43 /  3.9 / 4
UNDI4:  UNDERWOOD IA      :   0.37 /  4.7 / 5
:
.END


$$

[frankthetank]

My sister lives in Omaha...i'll have to send her an email or call and see how she did...shes on the north side of the city...

[senorpepr]

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ASUS63 KOAX 060049
RTPOAX
EVENING TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION TABLE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE -- OMAHA NEBRASKA
644 PM CST WED JAN 05 2005

VALUES REPRESENT 12 HOUR HIGH....LOW OVER THE LAST 18 HOURS
AND PRECIPITATION OVER THE LAST 24 HOURS.


.BR OAX  0105  C DH18/TAIRZY/TAIRZI/PPD/SF/SD


:EASTERN NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA
:TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION STATIONS
:................................................................
:       STATION              MAX / MIN  / 24-HR   / SNOW  / SNOW
:        NAME                TEMP/ TEMP / PRECIP  / FALL  / DEPTH
:................................................................
:
:
:EASTERN NEBRASKA

BVN  :  ALBION AIRPORT    :    5 /   3  /    M    /     M /  M
BIE  :  BEATRICE AIRPORT  :   10 /   5  /    M    /     M /  M
OLU  :  COLUMBUS AIRPORT  :    3 /   1  /    M    /     M /  M
FNB  :  FALLS CITY ARPT   :   16 /  12  /    M    /     M /  M
FET  :  FREMONT AIRPORT   :    9 /   5  /    M    /     M /  M
LNK  :  LINCOLN AIRPORT   :    7 /   4  /  0.52   /   5.5 /  5
AFK  :  NEBRASKA CITY ARPT:   14 /  10  /    M    /     M /  M
OFK  :  NORFOLK AIRPORT   :    5 /   2  /  0.22   /   4.7 /  6
OFF  :  OFFUTT AFB        :   12 /   9  /    M    /     M /  M
OMA  :  OMAHA/EPPLEY      :   10 /   8  /  0.24   /   8.1 /  9
MLE  :  OMAHA/MILLARD     :   12 /   9  /    M    /     M /  M
TQE  :  TEKAMAH AIRPORT   :    7 /   6  /    M    /     M /  M
OAX  :  VALLEY NWS        :    7 /   4  /  0.67   /   8.9 / 10


:SOUTHWEST IOWA

ICL  :  CLARINDA AIRPORT  :   18 /  14  /    M    /     M /  M
CBF  :  COUNCIL BLUFFS    :   10 /   9  /    M    /     M /  M
RDK  :  RED OAK AIRPORT   :   16 /  12  /    M    /     M /  M

.END


$$
KLEMM

[senorpepr]

Here's the lastest snowfall total for SW Omaha: 14.1".

This brings our seasonal total to 17.4", 158.2% of normal.