HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 559 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009

Expires:200912241200;;
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
558 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
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558 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS...
SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
AREAS OF FOG WILL FREQUENTLY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN
QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES IN PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS
THIS MORNING. SEE THE LATEST DENSE FOG ADVISORY FOR FURTHER
DETAILS. LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL PERSIST
ACROSS CENTRAL KANSAS THIS MORNING. THE FREEZING PRECIPITATION
SHOULD CHANGE TO SLEET AND SNOW THIS AFTERNOON IN CENTRAL KANSAS.
SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FURTHER DETAILS. ALL OF
THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD CHANGE OVER TO SNOW TONIGHT ACROSS CENTRAL
AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS. GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL ALSO DEVELOP AT
SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS OVERNIGHT.
SEE THE LATEST BLIZZARD WATCH FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE OVER PRIMARILY SOUTHEAST
KANSAS TODAY. HOWEVER...THIS ACTIVITY SHOULD BE NEITHER STRONG NOR
SEVERE.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW BY
THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING. THE SNOW COMBINED
WITH HIGH WIND SPEEDS MAY CAUSE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. SEE THE
LATEST BLIZZARD WATCH FOR FURTHER DETAILS. THESE STRONG WINDS
COMBINED WITH THE COLD TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO CAUSE WIND CHILLS
TO DROP BELOW ZERO THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING ACROSS THE
AREA.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT NECESSARY TODAY OR TONIGHT BUT FOG
REPORTS AND SNOWFALL REPORTS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.
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FOR A GRAPHICAL VERSION OF THIS INFORMATION...SEE OUR
WEBPAGE AT (LOWERCASE) HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/WICHITA/HWO/HWO.PHP
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BLIZZARD WATCH
Issue Date: 450 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 1200 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

...MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE AREA TODAY THROUGH
CHRISTMAS EVE...
.A POWERFUL WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE AREA
FROM TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. AS THIS SYSTEM DEVELOPS IT
WILL CONTINUE TO DRAW COLDER AIR SOUTH FROM THE NORTHERN PLAINS.
THIS AIR MASS COMBINED WITH LOTS OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL
PRODUCE A MIXED BAG OF PRECIPITATION TODAY MAINLY IN CENTRAL KANSAS
WITH MAINLY RAIN IN SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS. A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO ROLL THROUGH SOUTHEAST KANSAS
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. ALL OF THIS PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN TO
CHANGEOVER TO SNOW TONIGHT BEGINNING IN AREAS WEST OF THE
INTERSTATE 35 AND INTERSTATE 135 CORRIDOR. THIS TRANSITION LINE
WILL THEN SHIFT INTO SOUTHEAST KANSAS BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE
MAIN HAZARD WITH THIS STORM WILL BE THE HIGH WIND SPEEDS OF 3O TO
40 MPH. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH THE SNOW MAY CAUSE WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS ON THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT.
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INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COTTONWOOD FALLS...EL DORADO...
AUGUSTA...EUREKA...WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY...HOWARD...SEDAN
450 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING.
* TIMING...DRIZZLE IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO SLEET THEN SNOW
AFTER DAYBREAK THURSDAY MORNING. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.
* WINDS/VISIBILITY...POWERFUL NORTH WINDS AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH
GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH WILL DEVELOP OVER THE AREA THURSDAY INTO
THURSDAY NIGHT. THESE HIGH WIND SPEEDS IN COMBINATION WITH THE
SNOW MAY CAUSE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY
RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES.
* OTHER IMPACTS...THE SNOW AND HIGH WIND SPEEDS MAY CAUSE WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS WHICH WOULD MAKE TRAVEL NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR
BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES.
THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY
DANGEROUS.
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WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 300 PM CST MON DEC 21 2009
Expiration: 1200 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

...MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE AREA ON CHRISTMAS EVE...
.A POWERFUL WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO TAKE SHAPE OVER THE AREA
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. THIS EVENT WILL START OUT WITH RAIN
ON WEDNESDAY WITH EVEN SOME CLAPS OF THUNDER POSSIBLE IN SOUTH
CENTRAL KANSAS. THE RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW AS COLD AIR MOVES IN
FROM THE NORTHWEST. AS THIS COLD AIR MOVES IN SO WILL THE HIGH
WIND SPEEDS WHICH COULD CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS.
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INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARION...COTTONWOOD FALLS...EL DORADO...
AUGUSTA...WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY
300 PM CST MON DEC 21 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING.
* TIMING...THE RAIN AND DRIZZLE IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW
THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM SYSTEM BY THURSDAY NIGHT.
* WINDS/VISIBILITY...VERY STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH
COMBINED WITH HEAVY SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A
QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES.
* OTHER IMPACTS...THE SNOW AND HIGH WIND SPEEDS MAY CAUSE NEAR
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WHICH WOULD MAKE TRAVEL NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
WINTER WEATHER THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE
LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATED INFORMATION.
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