6 First Alert Weather Day Monday: Ice Storm Warning for northeastern Nebraska

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – Monday is a 6 First Alert Climate Day. Vital accumulations of ice are potential close to and north of Freeway 30 in northeastern Nebraska and northwest Iowa together with wind gusts of 30-40mph Monday night time. Moreover, rain and freezing rain will probably change to snow by Tuesday morning with some accumulation north of I-80.

An Ice Storm Warning has been issued via Tuesday for parts of northeastern Nebraska into northwest Iowa the place the best accumulation of freezing rain is anticipated. This usually impacts areas close to and round Columbus, Norfolk, Stanton, Scribner, West Level, Pender, Wayne, Tekamah, and Onawa.

After a dry and quiet begin, rain and freezing rain is anticipated to develop throughout the afternoon hours on Monday. Whereas temperatures will probably be heat sufficient for simply plain rain and even perhaps some thunderstorms within the Omaha metro, temperatures will probably be just under freezing close to and north of Freeway 30 because the rain strikes in. It will end in freezing rain, and the potential for ice to build up on all elevated surfaces together with timber and energy traces.

Whereas temperatures might fluctuate a bit all through the afternoon and night, we are going to probably see readings keep under freezing throughout northeastern Nebraska and northwestern Iowa for a lot of the storm, resulting in an extended length of freezing rain. It will permit one-quarter to as a lot as one-half inch of ice to build up, which is sufficient to trigger tree injury and probably scattered energy outages. Roads will probably ice up as effectively, particularly after sundown as floor temperatures cool and any therapy will get washed off by the rainfall. It will result in treacherous journey situations within the Ice Storm Warning space.

Because the storm system wraps up and begins to drag out of the realm, it is going to lastly herald sufficient chilly air to alter the rain over to snow for a lot of the area. It will come late sufficient that solely minor accumulations of snow are anticipated within the Omaha metro, usually lower than an inch. Nevertheless, some heavier totals are potential to the north, particularly close to and north of Norfolk and Wayne the place a number of inches of snow are potential.

Vital snowfall is feasible in cetnral and northern Nebraska into South Dakota the place totals might as soon as once more strategy and even exceed one foot. This mixed with the icy situations will create important journey disruptions on I-80 throughout Nebraska, I-90 in South Dakota and Minnesota, and I-29 to the north of Omaha. Journey could also be extraordinarily tough in these areas starting Monday afternoon and lasting via at the very least Tuesday morning.

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