HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 609 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 615 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009

/507 AM MST WED DEC 23 2009/
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...SOUTH
CENTRAL...SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL KANSAS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A COMBINATION OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN WILL AFFECT MUCH
OF SOUTHWEST KANSAS TODAY. STRONG NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30
MPH EXPECTED WHICH WILL PROMOTE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. ACROSS
PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST KANSAS. PLEASE REFER TO THE WINTER WEATHER
MESSAGE PRODUCT FOR MORE INFORMATION REGARDING THIS WINTER EVENT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
VERY STRONG WINDS FROM THE NORTH ARE EXPECTED ON THURSDAY...WITH
SUSTAINED WINDS IN THE 30 TO 40 MPH RANGE. WIND GUSTS WILL EXCEED
50 MPH AT TIMES AS WELL. DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH SNOW FALLS ACROSS
SOUTHWEST KANSAS...SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL
BE A PROBLEM WITH BLIZZARD OR NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AT
TIMES. REFER TO THE WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE PRODUCT FOR MORE
SPECIFIC INFORMATION.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
STORM SPOTTERS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS ARE ENCOURAGED TO
PROVIDE THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WITH CURRENT PRECIPITATION
TYPE, INTENSITY, AND AMOUNTS THROUGHOUT THE DURATION OF THE STORM.
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FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/DDC
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WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Issue Date: 421 AM CST TUE DEC 22 2009
Expiration: 600 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009

...WINTER STORM POISED TO IMPACT WESTERN KANSAS TONIGHT THROUGH
CHRISTMAS EVE...
.A VERY STORM STORM WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST PORTION OF
THE COUNTRY TODAY. THIS STORM WILL SPREAD OUT ONTO THE HIGH PLAINS
TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY WITH A MYRIAD OF WINTER PRECIPITATION TYPES
EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHWEST KANSAS. BEHIND THE STORM LATE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT AND THURSDAY...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP RESULTING IN
SUBSTANTIAL BLOWING SNOW PRODUCING BLIZZARD OR NEAR BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS.
KSZ031-046-064>066-077>080-086>088-221830-
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ELLIS-RUSH-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-
SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAYS...ELLIS...LA CROSSE...
RUSH CENTER...JETMORE...HANSTON...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...
STAFFORD...HUDSON...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...
KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...LIBERAL...KISMET...
MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA
421 AM CST TUE DEC 22 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 PM CST WEDNESDAY...
...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...FREEZING RAIN...AND SLEET...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY. A BLIZZARD
WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON.
* RAIN... OR A WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING DRIZZLE OR SLEET IS EXPECTED
TO DEVELOP ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST KANSAS LATE TONIGHT
MAINLY EAST OF A HUGOTON TO GARDEN CITY TO NESS CITY LINE...BEFORE
TRANSITIONING TO AREAS SNOW DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY.
* A LIGHT ACCUMULATION OF SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE
BEFORE THE MIXED PRECIPITATION CHANGES TO SNOW. SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE
FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES SOUTH OF STATE HIGHWAY 4. NORTH OF HIGHWAY
4...MORE SUBSTANTIAL ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED ON
CHRISTMAS EVE DAY WITH A TOTAL ACCUMULATION IN EXCESS OF 6
INCHES...ESPECIALLY IN THE HAYS AREA.
* STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...CONTINUING INTO THURSDAY WHICH WILL
PROMOTE WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
BLIZZARD OR NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE 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.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
$$

BLIZZARD WATCH
Issue Date: 406 AM CST MON DEC 21 2009
Expiration: 600 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009

...A BLIZZARD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SOUTHWEST KANSAS FOR
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND CHRISTMAS EVE DAY...
.A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL DEVELOP OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS WHICH
MAY CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT TRAVEL
ACROSS SOUTHWEST KANSAS ON CHRISTMAS EVE.
KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-211815-
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TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-
PAWNEE-STAFFORD-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-
PRATT-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR...
HAYS...ELLIS...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE...
RUSH CENTER...SYRACUSE...LAKIN...DEERFIELD...GARDEN CITY...
KALVESTA...JETMORE...HANSTON...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...
STAFFORD...HUDSON...JOHNSON CITY...ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...
CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS...
GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...PRATT...ELKHART...RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...
MOSCOW...LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...
COLDWATER...PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY
406 AM CST MON DEC 21 2009 /306 AM MST MON DEC 21 2009/
...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* RAIN AND SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ACROSS SOUTHWEST KANSAS ON
WEDNESDAY AND THEN TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND
CONTINUE THROUGH CHRISTMAS EVE DAY.
* IN ADDITION TO THE FALLING SNOW...VERY STRONG NORTH WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM. THIS MAY CREATE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW WITH WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
* PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED FROM WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
CHRISTMAS EVE DAY AND SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES. IT IS TOO
EARLY TO SAY EXACTLY HOW MUCH SNOW WILL FALL BUT SIGNIFICANT
ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE.
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.
$$
WRIGHT