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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
418 AM CST MON MAR 2 2015

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418 AM CST MON MAR 2 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND
PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

TONIGHT...THERE IS A CHANCE FOR AT LEAST A BRIEF PERIOD OF
FREEZING DRIZZLE WITHIN MUCH OF THE OUTLOOK AREA...BUT ESPECIALLY
FAVORING NEBRASKA COUNTIES. IF ANY FREEZING DRIZZLE DOES
DEVELOP...A LIGHT GLAZE OF ICE MIGHT RESULT AND SLICKEN ROADWAYS
AND SIDEWALKS. PLEASE NOTE THERE IS STILL UNCERTAINTY REGARDING
WHETHER OR NOT FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL DEVELOP...AS TEMPERATURES IN
SOME PLACES COULD REMAIN ABOVE FREEZING.

ALSO VERY LATE TONIGHT...THERE IS A CHANCE FOR A PERIOD OF SNOW
OR SLEET TO DEVELOP MAINLY NORTH OF NEBRASKA HIGHWAY 92...BUT WITH
LITTLE IF ANY ACCUMULATION EXPECTED BEFORE SUNRISE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

DURING THE MORNING HOURS TUESDAY...A CHANCE OF FREEZING DRIZZLE
CONTINUES ACROSS NEBRASKA PORTIONS OF THE OUTLOOK AREA...WHICH
COULD DEPOSIT A LIGHT GLAZE OF ICE. IN ADDITION...AREAS MAINLY
NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80 COULD SEE A BRIEF PERIOD OF SNOW OR
SLEET...WITH MINIMAL ACCUMULATION UP TO ONLY A FEW TENTHS OF AN
INCH.

OF HIGHER CONFIDENCE ON TUESDAY IS THAT STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL
OVERTAKE THE ENTIRE OUTLOOK AREA BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT...WITH
SUSTAINED SPEEDS MUCH OF THE DAY AVERAGING AROUND 30 MPH AND
GUSTING 40 TO 45 MPH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT...BUT ANY
REPORTS OF LIGHT ICING FROM FREEZING DRIZZLE WOULD BE APPRECIATED.

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MORE INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE FOLLOWING WEB PAGE:
   HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/HASTINGS  (ALL LOWERCASE)

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