Winter Storm Warning... areas of light freezing drizzle continued over all of western and north central Nebraska early this morning. Visibilities ranged from 1 to 2 miles across the area. The light freezing drizzle will make Road surfaces slick...especially on bridges and over passes. Use extra caution to reach your destination safely.
Forecast for Hooker
Updated: 2:46 am MST on December 23, 2009
Winter Storm Warning in effect until 5 am MST Friday...
Today
Snow likely in the morning...then snow in the afternoon. Snow accumulation around 1 inch. Highs in the mid 20s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 80 percent.
Windy...snow. Areas of blowing snow. Snow accumulation around 2 inches. Lows around 9. North winds 10 to 25 mph increasing to northwest 25 to 30 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation 90 percent.
Thursday
Windy. Snow in the morning...then snow likely in the afternoon. Blowing snow through the day. Snow accumulation around 1 inch. Highs around 14. Northwest winds 25 to 30 mph. Chance of precipitation 90 percent.
Windy...cloudy. Chance of snow until midnight... then snow after midnight. Areas of blowing snow until midnight... then blowing snow after midnight. Light snow accumulations. Lows around 4. Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph. Chance of precipitation 80 percent.
Christmas Day
Windy. Snow likely. Areas of blowing snow. Moderate snow accumulations. Highs around 17. Northwest winds 30 to 35 mph. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.
Friday Night
Windy. Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of snow until midnight. Lows around 4.
Saturday through Tuesday
Breezy. Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 20s. Lows around 6.
... Winter Storm Warning now in effect until 5 am MST Friday...
The Winter Storm Warning is now in effect until 5 am MST Friday.
* Timing... patchy freezing drizzle is expected tonight... with snow developing during the daytime hours on Wednesday. Snow is expected to persist through Friday morning.
* Snow accumulations... storm total snowfall of 5 to 8 inches are likely across the Nebraska Panhandle and western sandhills by Friday morning.
* Winds... east winds at 10 to 20 mph will become north and increase to 15 to 25 mph through the day on Wednesday. Wind is then expected to increase to 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 45 mph Wednesday night and continue through Friday morning.
* Impacts... periods of snow combined with strong northerly winds will create dangerous travel conditions across western and north central Nebraska. The strong wind will create near blizzard conditions Wednesday night through Friday morning.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A Winter Storm Warning for heavy snow means severe winter weather conditions are expected or occurring. Significant amounts of snow are forecast that will make travel dangerous. Only travel in an emergency. If you must travel... keep an extra flashlight... food... and water in your vehicle in case of an emergency. Strong winds are also possible. This will make travel very hazardous or impossible.