HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 417 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 400 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009

Expires:200912242200;;
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
359 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
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359 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS...
SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT
A WINTER MIX WILL AFFECT CENTRAL KANSAS TONIGHT THEN SPREAD
EASTWARD TOWARDS A SALINA TO WICHITA LINE AROUND DAYBREAK...PLEASE
SEE LATEST WINTER STORM WARNING FOR MORE DETAILS.
A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH SMALL HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER
SOUTHEAST KANSAS THIS EVENING.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
THE PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW BY THURSDAY MORNING
ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...WITH A TRANSITION LINE OF
RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW MOVING ACROSS SOUTHEAST KANSAS. THE
PRECIPITATION WILL THEN CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW FOR SOUTHEAST
KANSAS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. IN
ADDITION...VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS COMBINED WITH COLDER
TEMPERATURES WILL CAUSE WIND CHILLS TO DROP BELOW ZERO THURSDAY
NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING ACROSS THE AREA. PLEASE SEE LATEST
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED...HOWEVER WINTER
WEATHER REPORTS ARE ENCOURAGED.
&&
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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LINCOLN-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-RENO-
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 THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.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 WEATHER ADVISORY
Issue Date: 450 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 1200 AM CST THU DEC 24 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...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND...
ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON...HUTCHINSON
450 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.
* TIMING...THE FREEZING DRIZZLE AND LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WILL
PERSIST THROUGH THE MORNING AND MIX WITH SOME SLEET AND SNOW
THIS AFTERNOON. THE MIXED BAG OF PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER
TO SNOW WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE 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...ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE
LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH TODAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL
GENERALLY RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES.
* 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 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.
$$

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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337 PM CST TUE DEC 22 2009
...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.
$$

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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