HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 1101 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 1100 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1055 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
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1055 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS...
SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH
TONIGHT. SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL AFFECT CENTRAL AND SOUTH
CENTRAL KANSAS...WITH STRONG WINDS AND A WINTRY MIX CHANGING TO
ALL SNOW ACROSS THE FLINT HILLS AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS. PLEASE REFER
TO THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER WARNINGS...ADVISORIES AND STATEMENTS
FOR FURTHER DETAILS. SUB-ZERO WIND CHILLS WILL ALSO DEVELOP ACROSS
THE ENTIRE AREA BY TONIGHT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL LINGER ACROSS SOUTHEAST KANSAS FRIDAY
MORNING. OTHERWISE...BLUSTERY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST ACROSS
THE AREA AT SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH. WIND CHILLS ARE ALSO EXPECTED
TO DROP INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO EVERY NIGHT THROUGH THIS
WEEKEND ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF THE AREA.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY OR TONIGHT.
HOWEVER SNOWFALL AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS 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
$$

WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 332 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 600 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

...MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE AREA TODAY THROUGH
CHRISTMAS EVE...
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INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN...ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...
MCPHERSON...HUTCHINSON
332 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM
CST FRIDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* TIMING...A WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE AREA FOR TONIGHT INTO
FRIDAY MORNING. A WINTER MIX OF FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW WILL
AFFECT THE AREA TONIGHT THEN CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW LATE
TONIGHT...AND PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY WITH BLOWING SNOW
POSSIBLE THEREAFTER.
* WINDS/VISIBILITY...VERY STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH
GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER CENTRAL KANSAS
BY THURSDAY MORNING...AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY ON
THURSDAY. THIS COULD CAUSE SOME REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO AROUND
ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY NIGHT.
* SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF ICE WILL BE
POSSIBLE ALONG WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AROUND ONE INCH.
* OTHER IMPACTS...A SMALL AMOUNT OF ICE ACCUMULATION CAN CAUSE
VERY SLICK ROADWAYS...USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. THE HIGH
WIND SPEEDS IN COMBINATION WITH THE SNOW MAY CAUSE SEVERE
REDUCTIONS IN THE VISIBILITY. IN ADDITION...VERY COLD WIND CHILL
READINGS WILL ALSO AFFECT THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE.
$$

WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 337 PM CST TUE DEC 22 2009
Expiration: 1200 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

...MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH
CHRISTMAS EVE...
.A POWERFUL WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO TAKE SHAPE OVER THE AREA
TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. THIS EVENT WILL START OUT WITH
DRIZZLE...WITH FREEZING DRIZZLE LIKELY OVER MUCH OF CENTRAL
KANSAS TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. RAIN WILL DEVELOP ON
WEDNESDAY WITH EVEN SOME CLAPS OF THUNDER POSSIBLE IN SOUTH
CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST 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...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND...
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...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
WEDNESDAY...
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING...
...BLIZZARD WATCH IS CANCELLED...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING. THE BLIZZARD WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY.
* TIMING...FREEZING DRIZZLE AND LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WILL DEVELOP
TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING AND WILL MIX WITH SOME SLEET
TOWARD DAYBREAK. THE RAIN AND DRIZZLE WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT.
* WINDS/VISIBILITY...VERY STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH
COMBINED WITH SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A
QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY.
* SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN
INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. 3 TO 5
INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED WITH SOME ISOLATED 6 INCH AMOUNTS
POSSIBLE NORTH OF INTERSTATE 70.
* OTHER IMPACTS...EVEN A SMALL AMOUNT OF ICE ACCUMULATION CAN
CAUSE VERY SLICK ROADS. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. SOME
ICE ACCUMULATION IS ALSO POSSIBLE ON ELEVATED SURFACES
INCLUDING TREES AND POWER LINES. THE SNOW AND HIGH WIND SPEEDS
MAY CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS TO OCCUR WHICH COULD MAKE TRAVEL
IMPOSSIBLE ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND
DRIFTING OF SNOW AND BITTER COLD WIND CHILL READINGS WILL ALSO
AFFECT THE AREA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF WINTER WEATHER
WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS
AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
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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BLIZZARD 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...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND...
ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON...HUTCHINSON
300 PM CST MON DEC 21 2009
...BLIZZARD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING...
THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.
* TIMING...THE RAIN AND DRIZZLE WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW IN
CENTRAL KANSAS BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH
THURSDAY NIGHT.
* WINDS/VISIBILITY...VERY STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH COMBINED
WITH HEAVY SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A QUARTER
OF A MILE AT TIMES.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...OF 4 TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE
HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS IN CENTRAL KANSAS.
* OTHER IMPACTS...THE SNOW AND HIGH WIND SPEEDS MAY CAUSE WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS TO OCCUR WHICH COULD MAKE TRAVEL IMPOSSIBLE ACROSS
THE WATCH AREA. SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND
BITTER COLD WIND CHILL READINGS WILL ALSO AFFECT THE AREA.
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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