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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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.
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WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Issue Date: 333 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 600 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND WIND CHILL...WHICH
IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS
BEEN CANCELLED.
* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO TWO
INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE ADVISORY AREA.
* WIND...NORTH WIND WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS
HIGH AS 45 MPH ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN
REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW.
* WIND CHILL...WIND CHILL READINGS WILL BE FROM FIVE TO FIFTEEN
BELOW ZERO ON FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TODAY THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING. DRIFTING OF SNOW ACROSS ROADWAYS IS LIKELY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.
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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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INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONCORDIA...CLAY CENTER...ABILENE
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...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM
CST FRIDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.
* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO SIX
INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA.
* 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 AND
THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING IS LIKELY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
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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...
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INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...HIAWATHA...CONCORDIA...
CLAY CENTER
323 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS
MORNING...
...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...
* TIMING...LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING
ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL AND FAR NORTHERN KANSAS. 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 AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS...ICE ACCUMULATIONS EARLY THIS
MORNING SHOULD REMAIN AROUND ONE TENTH OF AN INCH ACROSS NORTH
CENTRAL KANSAS. 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.
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