HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 549 AM CST MON DEC 07 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST TUE DEC 08 2009 Expires:200912081200;;
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
548 AM CST MON DEC 7 2009
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548 AM CST MON DEC 7 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS...
SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A STRONG WINTER STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE REGION FOR
THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL BE LIKELY
FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS WITH A WINTRY MIX EXPECTED FOR
SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS. PLEASE SEE LATEST WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND
ADVISORIES FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
THE STRONG WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE ON TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT
WITH HEAVY SNOWFALL LIKELY FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS WITH A
WINTRY MIX EXPECTED FOR SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS. PLEASE
SEE LATEST WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES FOR ADDITIONAL
DETAILS.
IN THE WAKE OF THIS STORM...STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS COULD
CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ACROSS CENTRAL KANSAS...ALONG WITH
WIND CHILLS VALUES OF MINUS 5 TO MINUS 15 TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING.
WIND CHILL VALUES OF MINUS 5 TO MINUS 15 WILL BE LIKELY AGAIN
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY ACROSS CENTRAL AND PARTS OF
SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY OR
TONIGHT...BUT SNOWFALL REPORTS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED
TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY.
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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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WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Issue Date: 412 AM CST MON DEC 07 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST WED DEC 09 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 AM CST WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER ...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY.
A MIX OF FREEZING DRIZZLE AND LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS
PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS THIS EVENING AND
CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY. THE PRECIPITATION WILL INITIALLY BE LIGHT
SNOW...WITH SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE BY
SUNRISE ON TUESDAY. THE PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGEOVER TO MIX OF
LIGHT SNOW...FREEZING DRIZZLE...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN DURING THE
DAYTIME ON TUESDAY. SOME GLAZING OF ELEVATED SURFACES IS POSSIBLE
FROM ANY FREEZING PRECIPITATION...WITH THE COMBINATION OF THE
FREEZING PRECIPITATION AND LIGHT SNOW AND SLEET MAKING ROADS
SLICK. TOTAL SNOWFALL AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO
4 INCHES ALONG HIGHWAY 50...TO 1 TO 3 INCHES ALONG A KINGMAN TO
WICHITA LINE.
THE PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE BACK OVER TO LIGHT SNOW ON TUESDAY
EVENING INTO TUESDAY NIGHT AS THE SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. AS
THE SYSTEM INTENSIFIES SURFACE WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH POSSIBLE. THIS WILL LEAD TO DANGEROUS
WINDS CHILLS OVERNIGHT ON TUESDAY AND POSSIBLY SOME BLOWING SNOW.
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.
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KETCHAM
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