HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 402 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 400 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
357 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
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THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL...NORTH
CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST KANSAS.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE TRAVEL TREACHEROUS
ACROSS NORTHEAST KANSAS TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL
OCCUR ALONG WITH STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS. THIS WILL REDUCE
VISIBILITIES AND MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA IF
NOT IMPOSSIBLE ACROSS RURAL AREAS. TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED
TONIGHT. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL ALSO FALL INTO THE ZERO TO 10
BELOW ZERO RANGE TONIGHT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
REPORTS OF ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND CONDITIONS ARE
ENCOURAGED TONIGHT.
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WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Issue Date: 324 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
SATURDAY...
THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
SATURDAY.
* WIND...WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL PERSIST
THROUGH THE NIGHT. THIS WILL CAUSE CONTINUED DRIFTING OF SNOW.
* WIND CHILL...WIND CHILL READINGS FROM ZERO TO 10 BELOW WILL
CONTINUE TONIGHT.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW FROM
AROUND 2 INCHES NEAR INTERSTATE 70 TO 3 INCHES NEAR THE NEBRASKA
STATE LINE ARE POSSIBLE.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE TREACHEROUS DUE BLOWING SNOW REDUCING
VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES AND DEEP SNOW DRIFTS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT THIS MORNING. UNLESS ABSOLUTELY
NECESSARY...PEOPLE ARE ADVISED TO STAY HOME.
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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.
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WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 335 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 600 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY...
THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY.
* TIMING...RAIN WILL MIX WITH FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET BEFORE
  CHANGING OVER COMPLETELY TO SNOW BY THIS AFTERNOON.
* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 7
  INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON...WITH LOCALLY
  HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.
* 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..WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT
  TIMES...AS WELL AS BLOWING AND DRIFTING 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. DRIFTING OF SNOW ACROSS ROADWAYS IS LIKELY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL
DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...
AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
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