823 WWUS53 KOAX 170249 SQWOAX BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Snow Squall Warning National Weather Service Omaha/Valley Nebraska 849 PM CST Fri Jan 16 2026 NEC025-109-131-170330- /O.NEW.KOAX.SQ.W.0002.260117T0249Z-260117T0330Z/ Lancaster NE-Otoe NE-Cass NE- 849 PM CST Fri Jan 16 2026 The National Weather Service in Omaha has issued a * Snow Squall Warning for... Lancaster County in southeastern Nebraska... Otoe County in southeastern Nebraska... Southern Cass County in southeastern Nebraska... * Until 930 PM CST. * At 848 PM CST, a dangerous snow squall was located along a line extending from 2 miles southwest of Malcolm to 3 miles southeast of Walton to 3 miles southwest of Lorton, moving southeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...Intense bursts of heavy snow. Gusty winds leading to blowing snow and visibility rapidly falling to less than one-quarter mile. Wind gusts greater than 35 mph. SOURCE...Radar and trained spotter. IMPACT...Travel will become difficult and potentially dangerous within minutes. This includes Interstate 80 in Nebraska between mile markers 390 and 418. Locations impacted include... Lincoln, Nebraska City, Waverly, Syracuse, Hickman, Weeping Water, Eagle, Bennet, Elmwood, Firth, Greenwood, Palmyra, Malcolm, Unadilla, Panama, Avoca, Murdock, Talmage, Union, and Roca. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Consider avoiding or delaying travel until the snow squall passes your location. If you must travel, use extra caution and allow extra time. Rapid changes in visibility and slick road conditions may lead to accidents. && LAT...LON 4078 9691 4104 9691 4096 9639 4081 9584 4077 9584 4076 9588 4073 9589 4068 9584 4065 9578 4061 9575 4058 9578 4053 9577 4052 9663 TIME...MOT...LOC 0248Z 315DEG 29KT 4089 9691 4076 9650 4057 9609 SNOW SQUALL...OBSERVED $$ CA  418 WWUS53 KOAX 170253 SQWOAX Snow Squall Warning National Weather Service Omaha/Valley Nebraska 853 PM CST Fri Jan 16 2026 NEC025-109-131-170330- /O.CON.KOAX.SQ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260117T0330Z/ Lancaster NE-Otoe NE-Cass NE- 853 PM CST Fri Jan 16 2026 ...A SNOW SQUALL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CST FOR LANCASTER...OTOE AND SOUTHERN CASS COUNTIES... At 852 PM CST, a dangerous snow squall was located along a line extending from 3 miles south of Malcolm to 4 miles northeast of Bennet to 2 miles northwest of Talmage, moving southeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...Intense bursts of heavy snow. Gusty winds leading to blowing snow and visibility rapidly falling to less than one-quarter mile. Wind gusts greater than 50 mph could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. SOURCE...Radar and trained spotter. IMPACT...Travel will become difficult and potentially dangerous within minutes. This includes Interstate 80 in Nebraska between mile markers 390 and 415. Locations impacted include... Lincoln, Nebraska City, Waverly, Syracuse, Hickman, Weeping Water, Eagle, Bennet, Elmwood, Firth, Palmyra, Malcolm, Unadilla, Panama, Avoca, Talmage, Union, Roca, Nehawka, and Dunbar. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Consider avoiding or delaying travel until the snow squall passes your location. If you must travel, use extra caution and allow extra time. Rapid changes in visibility and slick road conditions may lead to accidents. && LAT...LON 4078 9691 4101 9691 4094 9639 4081 9584 4077 9584 4076 9588 4073 9589 4068 9584 4065 9578 4061 9575 4058 9578 4053 9577 4052 9663 TIME...MOT...LOC 0252Z 315DEG 29KT 4087 9688 4074 9647 4055 9606 SNOW SQUALL...OBSERVED $$ CA