Wind & Snow totals for Omaha area

[senorpepr]

ZCZC OMAPNSOMA
ABUS34 KOMA 162013
PNSOMA

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
150 PM CST TUE DEC 16 2003

...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW HIT EASTERN NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST
IOWA MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING...

A FAST MOVING WINTER STORM PRODUCED LIGHT SNOW AMOUNTS AND VERY
GUSTY WINDS MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY MORNING ACROSS ALL OF
EASTERN NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA. THE STORM MOVED FAST ENOUGH TO
LIMIT THE SNOWFALL...AND SOME RAIN OR FREEZING RAIN PRECEDED THE
SNOW. BECAUSE OF THE STRONG WINDS...VISIBILITIES WERE REDUCED TO
LESS THAN ONE-QUARTER MILE FOR UP TO 2 HOURS AT SOME LOCATIONS...
MAINLY MONDAY EVENING. THE LOW PRESSURE HAS MOVED INTO THE GREAT
LAKES...WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO THE PLAINS...THEREFORE THE
WINDS AND CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.



BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF SNOWFALL AMOUNTS REPORTED AS OF 8 AM TUESDAY...

...LOCATION... ...SNOWFALL AMOUNT...

LITTLE SIOUX IA......................... 3.0
UEHLING NE.............................. 2.5
OMAHA (NW).............................. 2.0
TEKAMAH NE.............................. 2.0
LOGAN IA................................ 2.0
MAPLETON IA............................. 2.0
LYONS NE................................ 2.0
HARLAN IA............................... 1.7
RANDOLPH NE............................. 1.5
WEST POINT NE........................... 1.5
OMAHA (EPPLEY).......................... 1.2
FORT CALHOUN............................ 1.1
GRETNA.................................. 1.0
WALTHILL................................ 1.0
CASTANA IA.............................. 1.0
OAKLAND IA.............................. 0.8
PAWNEE CITY NE.......................... 0.5
FREMONT NE.............................. 0.5
SYRACUSE NE............................. 0.5
GLENWOOD IA............................. 0.5
VALLEY NE............................... 0.5
NORFOLK NE.............................. 0.4
SPRINGFIELD NE.......................... 0.4
BLOOMFIELD NE........................... 0.3
RAYMOND NE.............................. 0.3
VIRGINIA NE............................. 0.3
LINCOLN NE.............................. 0.2
SIDNEY IA............................... 0.2
RED OAK IA.............................. 0.2
TABLE ROCK NE........................... 0.1



BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF PEAK WIND GUSTS REPORTED AS OF NOON TUESDAY...

...LOCATION... ...PEAK GUST/TIME...

NORFOLK NE................................... 52 MPH / 335 AM
LINCOLN NE................................... 49 MPH / M
FREMONT NE................................... 48 MPH / 430 AM
GRETNA NE.................................... 47 MPH / 228 AM
PIERCE NE.................................... 46 MPH / M
WAYNE NE..................................... 45 MPH / M
COLUMBUS NE.................................. 45 MPH / 835 PM
LINCOLN NE AIRPORT........................... 44 MPH / 514 AM
TEKAMAH NE................................... 44 MPH / 406 AM
BELLEVUE NE.................................. 43 MPH / 456 AM
EWING NE..................................... 42 MPH / M
BEATRICE NE.................................. 43 MPH / 1010 PM
FALLS CITY NE................................ 41 MPH / 1144 PM
NEBRASKA CITY NE............................. 41 MPH / 1050 PM
OMAHA EPPLEY................................. 40 MPH / 303 AM
COUNCIL BLUFFS IA............................ 40 MPH / 1255 AM
HARLAN IA.................................... 40 MPH / 615 AM
OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE........................ 39 MPH / 1036 PM
SHENANDOAH IA................................ 38 MPH / 255 AM
RED OAK IA................................... 37 MPH / 1255 AM

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[HuffWx]

Looks like Table Rock was the big LOSER!

Why list .01??

Huff

[wx247]

Not a lot of snow, but definitely quite a bit of wind. This system didn't have a lot of moisture to work with but its dynamics were quite impressive.

[Guest]

At times last night/ early this morning, I almost thought it was thundering outside!

[senorpepr]

Last night on my drive home from work (at about 11pm) it was very difficult. It wasn't really the factor on the amount of snow, but rather the wind blowing around what snow we were getting and the remaining snow from last week. At time visibility was less than 1/4mi.

[senorpepr]

An ob from last night at Offutt AFB, NE:

SPECI KOFF 160408Z 31023G28KT 1/2SM SN BLSN SCT004 OVC006 M02/M02 A2969 RMK WND DATA ESTMD LSR09;

Offutt AFB, NE: Dec 16, 0408Z; winds 310° at 26g32mph; 1/2mi with moderate snow and blowing snow; scattered clouds at 400', overcast clouds at 600', temperature 28°F, dewpoint 28°F, pressure 29.69", loose snow on the runway.