207 AM CST MON DEC 26 2016

EARLY THIS MORNING…MOSTLY CLEAR. SOUTHWEST WIND AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.

TODAY…SUNNY, BREEZY, COLDER. HIGH IN THE MID 30S. WEST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW IN THE LOWER 20S. WEST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

TUESDAY…SUNNY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE MID 40S. WEST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.

THURSDAY…SUNNY, BREEZY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 30S.

CHICAGO (AP) — Travel conditions remain hazardous across much of the northern Great Plains as a winter storm continues to sweep across the region. The combination of freezing rain, snow and high winds that forced the shutdown Sunday of vast stretches of highways in the Dakotas was forecast to continue into Monday morning. The storm has also caused widespread power outages in the Dakotas, Nebraska and western Iowa.

As of 1 a.m. Monday, the South Dakota Rural Electric Association was reporting 10,231 “member-consumer-owners” were without power. In Nebraska, high winds were cited for hundreds of power outages in central and eastern portions of the state.

The weather service office in Bismarck, North Dakota, predicted snow accumulations of 8 to 15 inches in western parts of the state and thunderstorms in the central region.

…SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN SHELBY…
NORTHEASTERN HARRISON AND EASTERN MONONA COUNTIES UNTIL 515 PM CST…

At 442 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Smithland to 4 miles northeast of Logan. Movement was northeast at 45 mph. Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with these storms.

Locations impacted include…
Ute, Defiance, Moorhead, Woodbine, Mapleton, Dunlap, Soldier,
Castana, Rodney, Schaben Park, Manteno Recreation Area and Willow
Lake Recreation Area.

434 PM CST Sun Dec 25 2016
Sac-Crawford-Carroll-Audubon-Guthrie-Cass-Adair-Adams-Union-Taylor-Ringgold Counties …GUSTY WINDS WITH LINE OF STORMS… A LINE OF STORMS IS MOVING EAST NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH THROUGH WEST CENTRAL IOWA. THE STORMS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA THROUGH 630 PM. BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL…AND WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.

Fremont IA-Montgomery IA-Pottawattamie IA-Monona IA-Shelby IA-
Page IA-Harrison IA-Mills IA-Washington NE-Sarpy NE-Otoe NE-Cass NE-
Douglas NE-420 PM CST SUN DEC 25 2016

At 419 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 4 miles west of Missouri Valley to 5 miles northeast of Shubert. Movement was northeast at 45 mph. Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with these storms.

Locations impacted include…
Eastern Omaha, Council Bluffs, Bellevue, Plattsmouth, Red Oak,
Clarinda, Glenwood, Shenandoah, Harlan, Missouri Valley, Logan,
Oakland, Avoca, Villisca, Hamburg, Malvern, Sidney, Treynor,
Underwood and Carson.

407 PM CST SUN DEC 25 2016

…SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN HARRISON…MONONA…COUNTIES UNTIL 445 PM CST…

At 404 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a line of heavy showers and strong winds along the Missouri River, or 28 miles south of Sioux City, moving northeast at 45 mph. Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm.

352 PM CST SUN DEC 25 2016

Pottawattamie IA-Harrison IA-Fremont IA-Mills IA

…SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WESTERN FREMONT…SOUTHWESTERN HARRISON…WESTERN MILLS…WESTERN POTTAWATTAMIE…UNTIL 415 PM CST…

At 351 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Arlington (NE) to 3 miles southwest of Lorton (NE). Movement was northeast at 50 mph.  Wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with these storms. Winds gusted to between 45 and 50 mph when the line moved past the National Weather Service in Valley.

Locations impacted include…Omaha, Council Bluffs, Bellevue, Papillion, La Vista, Blair, Nebraska City, Plattsmouth, Ralston, Glenwood, Gretna, Missouri Valley, Valley, Springfield, Arlington, Sidney, Louisville, Weeping Water, Fort Calhoun and Waterloo.

This includes the following highways…

HIGHWAY 275 IN NEBRASKA near MILE MARKER 167.

HIGHWAY 30 IN IOWA between MILE MARKERs 1 and 5.

HIGHWAY 30 IN NEBRASKA between MILE MARKERs 435 and 450.

HIGHWAY 2 IN NEBRASKA between MILE MARKERs 490 and 508.

HIGHWAY 34 IN IOWA between MILE MARKERs 1 and 9.

HIGHWAY 75 IN NEBRASKA between MILE MARKERs 45 and 120.

HIGHWAY 92 IN NEBRASKA between MILE MARKERs 463 and 466.

INTERSTATE 29 between MILE MARKERs 7 and 86.

INTERSTATE 80 IN IOWA between MILE MARKERs 1 and 8.

INTERSTATE 80 IN NEBRASKA between MILE MARKERs 430 and 454.

MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE-COUNTIES:

…DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS CANCELLED…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS CANCELLED THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY. VISIBILITIES HAVE IMPROVED AND SHOULD REMAIN MOSTLY ABOVE 1/2 MILE THIS MORNING.

THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO WEATHER ADVISORIES IN EFFECT IN THE KJAN LISTENING AREA.

Today (Christmas Day): Areas of fog this morning; Showers & possibly a thunderstorm. High near 55. East/southeast wind at 15-25mph w/gusts to around 35 this afternoon. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Tonight: Showers & possibly a thunderstorm before 9pm, then a slight chance of rain between 9pm and 10pm. Low around 28. S winds @ 15-25mph becoming w/sw after midnight and gusting up to 35. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Monday: Sunny & windy, with a nearly steady temperature around 31. W @ 15-35mph.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 21. W @ 10-20mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 42.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 43.

Saturday’s High in Atlantic was 40. Our 24-Hour Low (ending at 7-a.m. today) was 23. We received .01” rain overnight. Last year on this date, our High in Atlantic was 33 and the low was 22. The Record High in Atlantic on this date was 56 in 1922. The Record Low was -20 in 1983.

A Dense Fog Advisory remains in effect until 9-a.m. today (Sunday), for Monona-Harrison-Shelby-Pottawattamie-Mills-Montgomery-Fremont and Page Counties in the KJAN listening area.

Expect visibility in the Advisory area of less than one-half mile at times this morning.

Reduced visibilities will cause some difficult driving conditions. Also, with some temperatures at or just below freezing in some locations, a light glazing on the roads and sidewalks could lead to slippery conditions. Caution is advised when driving or walking.

If driving, slow down, use your low beam headlights, and leave plenty of distance ahead of you.