HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 257 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 300 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

Expires:200912262100;;
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
257 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
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RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-
SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE-
257 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS...
SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS
TODAY. WIND CHILLS OF ZERO TO 10 BELOW WILL OCCUR TODAY AND
TONIGHT OVER THE ENTIRE AREA.
THERE IS A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW IN CENTRAL KANSAS THIS AFTERNOON.
LITTLE IF ANY ACCUMULATION IS ANTICIPATED.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
WIND CHILLS OF ZERO TO 10 BELOW WILL CONTINUE SATURDAY MORNING.
THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES ACROSS MUCH OF
THE AREA SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT.
ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE AREA LATE TUESDAY INTO
WEDNESDAY BRINGING ANOTHER CHANCE OF SNOW.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THIS AFTERNOON OR
TONIGHT.
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FOR A GRAPHICAL VERSION OF THIS INFORMATION...SEE OUR
WEBPAGE AT (LOWERCASE) HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/WICHITA/HWO/HWO.PHP
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WIND ADVISORY
Issue Date: 331 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 500 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON.
* TIMING...THE ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON.
* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH CAN
BE EXPECTED.
* IMPACTS...THE GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
ALONG AND EAST OF THE INTERSTATE 135 CORRIDOR.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH
AND/OR WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED.  WINDS THIS STRONG
CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
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JMC

WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 332 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 600 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

...MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE AREA TODAY THROUGH
CHRISTMAS EVE...
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MARION-HARVEY-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARION...NEWTON...KINGMAN...WICHITA...
ANTHONY...HARPER...WELLINGTON
332 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM
CST FRIDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.
* TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO A MIXTURE OF SLEET...FREEZING
RAIN...AND SNOW LATE TONIGHT BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO ALL SNOW
AFTER 9 AM. THE SNOW WILL PERSIST INTO THURSDAY NIGHT.
* WINDS/VISIBILITY...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL DEVELOP OVER THE AREA THURSDAY. THESE HIGH
WIND SPEEDS IN COMBINATION WITH THE SNOW MAY CAUSE VERY LOW
VISIBILITIES AT TIMES ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM
1 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS.
* OTHER IMPACTS...THE HIGH WIND SPEEDS IN COMBINATION WITH THE
SNOW MAY CAUSE SEVERE REDUCTIONS IN THE VISIBILITY AND MAKE
TRAVELING VERY DANGEROUS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE.
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