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Wind Advisory
Issued: 7:02 PM Dec. 18, 2025 – National Weather Service
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph
expected.

* WHERE...Portions of southwest Iowa and southeast Nebraska.

* WHEN...Until 6 PM CST this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree
limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

Secure outdoor objects.

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Special Weather Statement
Issued: 6:48 PM Dec. 18, 2025 – National Weather Service
...SNOW SHOWERS WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY...

HAZARDS...An area of snow showers which can rapidly reduce
visibility to less than a half mile and cause roads to quickly
become slick

LOCATION AND MOVEMENT...At 1241 PM CST, an area of snow showers was
moving southeast across Thurson, Burt, Cuming, Dodge, Monona,
Harrison, Shelby, and Pottawattamie counties and moving southeast at
30 MPH.

LOCATIONS THAT MAY BE IMPACTED BY THESE SNOW SHOWERS AND TEMPORARILY
REDUCED VISIBILITIES THROUGH 2 PM INCLUDE... Omaha, Council Bluffs,
Fremont, Papillion, Pender, West Point, Blair, Ralston, Harlan,
Gretna, West Point, Tekamah, Bennington, Boys Town, Elkhorn,
Millard, Offutt AFB, La Vista, Carter Lake, Onawa, and Missouri
Valley.

This includes the following highways... Interstate 29 between mile
markers 43 and 125.
Interstate 80 in Iowa between mile markers 1 and 48.
Interstate 80 in Nebraska between mile markers 430 and 454.

SAFETY INFO... Use extra caution if you must travel into or through
this area of snow showers. Rapid changes in visibility and
potentially slick roads may lead to accidents.

Conditions can deteriorate rapidly in winter weather situations. Be
prepared for snow or ice covered roads. Slow down and allow extra
time to reach your destination.

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