HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 400 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 400 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
350 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
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THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL...NORTH
CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST KANSAS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID
MORNING ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM HIAWATHA TO MINNEAPOLIS.
TOTAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TENTH OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE.
A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL APPROACH THE REGION TONIGHT. RAIN WILL
TRANSITION TO SNOW THIS EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS ACROSS
NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
THE WINTER STORM SYSTEM AND ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL AFFECT THE
ENTIRE OUTLOOK AREA THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. TOTAL 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. ADDITIONALLY...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.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ICE AND SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA DURING THE WINTER STORM.
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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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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.
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