WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Issue Date: 721 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 600 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL
6 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
* WIND...WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL PERSIST
THROUGH THE DAY. THIS WILL CAUSE CONTINUED DRIFTING OF SNOW.
* WIND CHILL...WIND CHILL READINGS FROM ZERO TO 10 BELOW WILL
CONTINUE THIS MORNING.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW FROM
AROUND AN INCH NEAR I-70 TO 1 TO 3 INCHES NEAR THE NEBRASKA
STATE LINE IS POSSIBLE.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE TREACHEROUS DUE TO DEEP SNOW DRIFTS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT THIS MORNING. UNLESS ABSOLUTELY
NECESSARY...PEOPLE ARE ADVISED TO STAY HOME.
$$

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 517 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 515 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
501 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
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501 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL...NORTH
CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST KANSAS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY INTO
TONIGHT ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS
WILL RANGE FROM ONE INCH OR LESS SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 70...ONE TO
TWO INCHES ALONG INTERSTATE 70 TO HIGHWAY 36...AND TWO TO THREE
INCHES NORTH OF HIGHWAY 36.
ADDITIONALLY...THE STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WIND WILL RESULT IN
BLOWING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE OR
LESS AT TIMES...WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS PORTIONS OF
NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL KANSAS. SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING OF SNOW
WILL CONTINUE...WITH SOME DRIFTS UP TO FOUR FEET.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF SNOW
RECEIVED FROM THE WINTER STORM TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
TOPEKA.
$$

BLIZZARD WARNING
Issue Date: 313 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 600 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER
STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED.
* TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT.
* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES
WILL BE POSSIBLE BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.
* WIND...NORTH WIND WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS
HIGH AS 50 MPH TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN REDUCED
VISIBILITY UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES..WITH
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.
* WIND CHILL...WIND CHILL READINGS WILL BE FROM FIVE TO FIFTEEN
BELOW ZERO ON FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TONIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY. DRIFTING OF SNOW ACROSS ROADWAYS IS LIKELY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMEMBER...A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. ANY TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED.
IF YOU LEAVE THE SAFETY OF BEING INDOORS...YOU ARE PUTTING YOUR
LIFE AT RISK.
$$

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...MARYSVILLE...HIAWATHA...MANHATTAN...
JUNCTION CITY...EMPORIA
256 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 6 PM CST
FRIDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
6 AM THURSDAY TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.
* TIMING...RAIN WILL RAPIDLY CHANGE TO SNOW EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING.
* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF SIX TO 10
INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS... WILL BE POSSIBLE BY FRIDAY
AFTERNOON. HEAVY SNOW WILL MOVE EASTWARD THROUGH THE DAY
THURSDAY AFFECTING ALL AREAS BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* 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 THROUGH
FRIDAY. SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING IS LIKELY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ANY TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. IF YOU LEAVE THE SAFETY OF
BEING INDOORS...YOU ARE PUTTING YOUR LIFE AT RISK.
$$

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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REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-CLOUD-CLAY-OTTAWA-
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.
$$