HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 541 AM CST TUE DEC 08 2009
Expiration: 530 AM CST WED DEC 09 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
526 AM CST TUE DEC 8 2009
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THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...SOUTH
CENTRAL...SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL KANSAS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR TODAY WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10
INCHES. THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH TO FLURRIES BY EVENING. WINDS WILL
BECOME NORTH AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF
40 MPH FROM LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS, RESULTING IN
CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. EXTREMELY COLD ARCTIC AIR
WILL INVADE KANSAS THIS AFTERNOON. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL REACH
-15 TO -20 TONIGHT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE REQUIRED.
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FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/DDC
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WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 439 AM CST MON DEC 07 2009
Expiration: 1200 AM CST WED DEC 09 2009

...MAJOR WINTER STORM HEADED TO KANSAS...
.A POWERFUL UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL APPROACH THE CENTRAL PLAINS
ON TUESDAY...AND A STRONG SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP
IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO. THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS
EXTREME NORTHERN OKLAHOMA INTO FAR SOUTHEAST KANSAS BY TUESDAY
EVENING. WIDESPREAD LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND
CONTINUE TONIGHT. LOW LEVEL GULF MOISTURE WILL BE INGESTED BY THE
STORM SYSTEM TUESDAY, AND HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP IN NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL KANSAS. STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY NIGHT.
A LAYER OF WARM AIR ABOVE THE SURFACE WILL SPREAD INTO SOUTHERN
KANSAS LATE MONDAY NIGHT, AND A MIXTURE OF SNOW...FREEZING
RAIN...FREEZING DRIZZLE AND SLEET WILL DEVELOP BY SUNRISE TUESDAY.
THE COLD AIR WILL MODIFY SUFFICIENTLY TO ALLOW THE PRECIPITATION
TO CHANGE TO RAIN IN EXTREME SOUTHERN KANSAS BY LATE MORNING TUESDAY.
VERY COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL PLUNGE SOUTHWARD BEHIND THE SURFACE LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM TUESDAY AFTERNOON, AND TEMPERATURES WILL DROP
BELOW ZERO IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. WIND
CHILLS OF -5 TO -15 CAN BE EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT. PERSONS SHOULD
TAKE ACTION NOW TO PROTECT ANIMALS AND PROPERTY FROM THE COLD.
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INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR...
HAYS...ELLIS...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE...RUSH CENTER...
JETMORE...HANSTON...LARNED...BURDETT
439 AM CST MON DEC 7 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT. THE WINTER
STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
*LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TONIGHT. SNOWFALL
WILL BECOME HEAVY TUESDAY AND DIMINISH TO FLURRIES BY MIDNIGHT
TUESDAY. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 7 TO 12 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED.
NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON WILL PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.
*VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO IN SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW TUESDAY AFTERNOON. SOME ROADWAYS LIKELY WILL BECOME
IMPASSABLE DUE TO DRIFTING SNOW...AND ALL ROADWAYS WILL BECOME
SLICK AND HAZARDOUS.
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: 353 PM CST SUN DEC 06 2009
Expiration: 1200 AM CST WED DEC 09 2009

...MAJOR WINTER STORM HEADED TO CENTRAL KANSAS...
.A WEAK UPPER STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SOME LINGERING FREEZING
DRIZZLE TO SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS THIS EVENING. A STRONG UPPER
LEVEL TROUGH WILL APPROACH THE CENTRAL PLAINS ON TUESDAY...AND A
STRONG SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP IN SOUTHEAST
COLORADO. THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS FAR SOUTHERN
KANSAS OR NORTHERN OKLAHOMA BY TUESDAY EVENING. HEAVY SNOWFALL IS
LIKELY IN NORTHERN AND CENTRAL KANSAS...AND STRONG WINDS WILL
PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. A MIXTURE SNOW OF RAIN...
FREEZING RAIN...AND SLEET WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF
WESTERN KANSAS.
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INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DIGHTON...JETMORE...HANSTON...LARNED...
BURDETT
353 PM CST SUN DEC 6 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING.
* TIMING: AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS
AFTERNOON. MORE SIGNIFICANT SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED FROM LATE
MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT.
* MAIN IMPACT: A FEW SLICK SPOTS ON ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS CAN BE
EXPECTED THIS EVENING DUE TO FREEZING DRIZZLE THAT FELL EARLIER
TODAY. HEAVY SNOWFALL LATE MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MAY
ACCUMULATE TO DEPTH OF SIX INCHES. SUSTAINED NORTH WINDS AT 30
TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH WILL RESULT IN NEAR BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
* OTHER IMPACTS: TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT DUE TO SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE
WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS
AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
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