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VIDEO: Meteorologist barely manages to launch weather balloon 'and not herself' during blizzard

VIDEO: Meteorologist barely manages to launch weather balloon 'and not herself' during blizzard
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Updated: 10:23 AM CST Jan 15, 2021
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VIDEO: Meteorologist barely manages to launch weather balloon 'and not herself' during blizzard
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Updated: 10:23 AM CST Jan 15, 2021
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A wild video from the National Weather Service outpost in Omaha showed how intense the winds were early Friday morning."Our meteorologist managed to launch just the balloon and not herself into the sky this morning!" they tweeted. A strong cold front has brought a blizzard with heavy snow and winds of up to 50 mph to eastern Nebraska and the western half of Iowa.Residents are urged to stay inside and not travel. The National Weather Service has issued a blizzard warning for eastern parts of Nebraska and most of the western half of Iowa until 6 p.m. Friday. The service says up to 5 inches of snow in those regions is expected, along with high winds gusting up to 50 mph.

A wild video from the National Weather Service outpost in Omaha showed how intense the winds were early Friday morning.

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"Our meteorologist managed to launch just the balloon and not herself into the sky this morning!" they tweeted.

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Residents are urged to stay inside and not travel. The National Weather Service has issued a blizzard warning for eastern parts of Nebraska and most of the western half of Iowa until 6 p.m. Friday. The service says up to 5 inches of snow in those regions is expected, along with high winds gusting up to 50 mph.