HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 1027 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1025 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
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THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL...NORTH
CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST KANSAS.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT
SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS
TONIGHT...AND MOVE EASTWARD IN THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. SOME LIGHT
FREEZING DRIZZLE MAY OCCUR IN THE LATE NIGHT HOURS MAINLY
NORTHWEST OF A HIAWATHA TO EMPORIA LINE.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND SPREAD EASTWARD
ACROSS EASTERN KANSAS THROUGH THE DAY THURSDAY. THIS WINTER STORM
WILL IMPACT ALL OF THE AREA FROM THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. HEAVY
SNOW WITH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTING OVER 40 MPH WILL MAKE
FOR NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES ACROSS THE AREA. THIS WILL
MAKE FOR VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ACROSS AREA ROADWAYS
THROUGH THIS PERIOD AND TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
CONDITIONS SHOULD GRADUALLY IMPROVE ACROSS THE AREA SATURDAY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA.
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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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REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-CLOUD-CLAY-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONCORDIA...CLAY CENTER...ABILENE
256 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
...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 THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.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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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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