BLIZZARD WARNING
Issue Date: 313 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 600 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER
STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED.
* TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT.
* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES
WILL BE POSSIBLE BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.
* WIND...NORTH WIND WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS
HIGH AS 50 MPH TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN REDUCED
VISIBILITY UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES..WITH
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.
* WIND CHILL...WIND CHILL READINGS WILL BE FROM FIVE TO FIFTEEN
BELOW ZERO ON FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TONIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY. DRIFTING OF SNOW ACROSS ROADWAYS IS LIKELY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMEMBER...A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. ANY TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED.
IF YOU LEAVE THE SAFETY OF BEING INDOORS...YOU ARE PUTTING YOUR
LIFE AT RISK.
$$

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 238 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 245 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
238 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
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WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON-
238 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL...NORTH
CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST KANSAS.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS AREAS NORTH AND WEST OF THE
TURNPIKE THIS AFTERNOON. A MIXTURE OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND
SNOW TO THE SOUTH AND EAST OF THIS AREA WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW
BY 5 PM. SNOWFALL WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN A 30 MILE
WIDE AREA CENTERED FROM EMPORIA NORTHEAST TO NEAR TOPEKA AND
HIAWATHA WHERE 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW MAY ACCUMULATE BY LATE
AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA
OVERNIGHT WITH SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES COMMON TO THE
EAST OF A HERINGTON...MANHATTAN TO MARYSVILLE LINE. THE HEAVIEST
AMOUNTS SHOULD OCCUR ALONG A LINE FROM EMPORIA TO TOPEKA AND HIAWATHA.
AS NORTHWEST WINDS BLOW AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS TO NEAR
45 MPH...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF
NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL KANSAS THROUGH MIDNIGHT. TRAVEL
CONDITIONS IN THESE AREAS THROUGH TONIGHT WILL BE VERY POOR IF
NOT IMPOSSIBLE.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE ON FRIDAY. WIND AND SNOW WILL
START TO TAPER OFF ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING LEAVING
BEHIND COLD AIR AND WIND CHILLS IN THE 5 TO 15 BELOW ZERO RANGE.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA.
$$

WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 257 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 600 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM MOVING INTO THE PLAINS LATE TONIGHT
INTO FRIDAY AFTERNOON...
A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL MOVE INTO AREA FROM THE SOUTH TO NORTH
OVERNIGHT TONIGHT...WITH SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL OVER THE AREA BY
THURSDAY NIGHT.
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MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-GEARY-MORRIS-
WABAUNSEE-LYON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...HIAWATHA...MANHATTAN...
JUNCTION CITY...EMPORIA
256 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 6 PM CST
FRIDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
6 AM THURSDAY TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.
* TIMING...RAIN WILL RAPIDLY CHANGE TO SNOW EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING.
* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF SIX TO 10
INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS... WILL BE POSSIBLE BY FRIDAY
AFTERNOON. HEAVY SNOW WILL MOVE EASTWARD THROUGH THE DAY
THURSDAY AFFECTING ALL AREAS BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* WINDS...NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ON THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. THIS WILL
RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES...WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
AT TIMES...AS WELL AS BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE THURSDAY THROUGH
FRIDAY. SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING IS LIKELY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ANY TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. IF YOU LEAVE THE SAFETY OF
BEING INDOORS...YOU ARE PUTTING YOUR LIFE AT RISK.
$$

WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 323 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 600 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM MOVING INTO THE PLAINS LATE TONIGHT INTO
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...
KSZ022>024-035>037-231730-
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RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANHATTAN...ABILENE...JUNCTION CITY
323 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...
* TIMING...RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW BEGINNING LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT OVER NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND DURING THE MORNING
HOURS ON THURSDAY ACROSS NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL KANSAS.
ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT INTO
FRIDAY...WITH THE HEAVIEST ACTIVITY ENDING BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF SIX OR MORE
INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON ALONG AND EAST OF A
LINE FROM MARYSVILLE TO ALMA TO BURLINGTON.
* WINDS...NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ON THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN
REDUCED VISIBILITIES...WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT
TIMES...AS WELL AS BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND TREACHEROUS
THURSDAY AND THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. ADDITIONALLY...ANY
ICE THAT ACCUMULATES ON TREES OR POWER LINES WILL BE IMPACTED
BY STRONG WINDS ON THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE
FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. ANY
TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY.
$$
BLAIR/SALLY