HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 557 AM CST SUN DEC 06 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST MON DEC 07 2009

Expires:200912071200;;
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
557 AM CST SUN DEC 6 2009
KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ001>008-011>017-020>025-028>033-037>040-
043>046-053-054-071200-
ATCHISON KS-MIAMI-LINN KS-DONIPHAN-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-
JOHNSON KS-ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-WORTH-GENTRY-HARRISON-MERCER-
PUTNAM-SCHUYLER-HOLT-ANDREW-DE KALB-DAVIESS-GRUNDY-SULLIVAN-ADAIR-
BUCHANAN-CLINTON-CALDWELL-LIVINGSTON-LINN MO-MACON-PLATTE-CLAY-
RAY-CARROLL-CHARITON-RANDOLPH-JACKSON-LAFAYETTE-SALINE-HOWARD-
CASS-JOHNSON MO-PETTIS-COOPER-BATES-HENRY-
557 AM CST SUN DEC 6 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST...NORTH CENTRAL
AND WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI...AS WELL AS EXTREME EASTERN KANSAS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A FAST MOVING UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE OUTLOOK
AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. ONE TO POSSIBLY TWO INCHES OF SNOW
IS POSSIBLE OVER FAR NORTHEAST KANSAS INTO NORTHWEST AND NORTH
CENTRAL MISSOURI BY LATE TONIGHT. IN ADDITION...PATCHY FREEZING
DRIZZLE AND MAYBE SNOW FLURRIES WILL BE POSSIBLE FURTHER SOUTH LATE
TONIGHT...AS THE SYSTEM MOVES EAST AND COLDER AIR FILTERS INTO THE
AREA.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
A MUCH STRONGER STORM SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE REGION LATE MONDAY NIGHT
THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. THIS STORM SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO
PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACROSS A LARGER PORTION OF THE OUTLOOK
AREA. AT THIS TIME IT APPEARS SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATING SNOW IS
POSSIBLE MAINLY ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 36. LESSER AMOUNTS OF
ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE SOUTH OF THIS LINE. WHILE A WINTER
STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR LOCATIONS ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE
FROM ATCHISON KANSAS TO MACON MISSOURI...IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT A
CHANGE IN THE TRACK OF THE STORM SYSTEM BY AS LITTLE AS 50 MILES
COULD LEAD TO A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN LOCATION AND AMOUNTS OF THE
HEAVIEST SNOWFALL. INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE
LATEST FORECASTS AND OUTLOOKS REGARDING THIS POTENTIAL WINTER STORM.
IN ADDITION...SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW WILL
BE POSSIBLE LATE TUESDAY THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY WEDNESDAY AS STRONG
NORTHERLY WINDS OVERSPREAD THE REGION BEHIND THE EXITING STORM SYSTEM.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS ARE URGED TO REPORT ANY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THEY RECEIVE FROM
THESE STORM SYSTEMS.
$$

WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 430 AM CST SUN DEC 06 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST WED DEC 09 2009

...SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER EXPECTED MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...
.A POTENT WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA MONDAY NIGHT
THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO
PRODUCE WIDESPREAD ACCUMULATING SNOW. AT THIS TIME THE TRACK WILL
TAKE THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL ACROSS NORTHERN MISSOURI AND FAR NORTHEAST
KANSAS...WHERE MORE THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE. A SHIFT IN THE TRACK
OF THIS STORM WILL SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECT THE LOCATION OF THE HEAVY
SNOW BAND. IN ADDITION...VISIBILITIES MAY BE SIGNIFICANT REDUCED IN
BLOWING SNOW LATE TUESDAY THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY WEDNESDAY AS
NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH AND HIGHER GUSTS OVERSPREAD THE
REGION.
KSZ025-102-MOZ001>008-011>017-020>025-062200-
/O.NEW.KEAX.WS.A.0003.091208T0000Z-091209T1200Z/
ATCHISON KS-DONIPHAN-ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-WORTH-GENTRY-HARRISON-
MERCER-PUTNAM-SCHUYLER-HOLT-ANDREW-DE KALB-DAVIESS-GRUNDY-
SULLIVAN-ADAIR-BUCHANAN-CLINTON-CALDWELL-LIVINGSTON-LINN MO-MACON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATCHISON...TROY...TARKIO...MARYVILLE...
GRANT CITY...ALBANY...STANBERRY...BETHANY...PRINCETON...
UNIONVILLE...LANCASTER...MOUND CITY...OREGON...SAVANNAH...
CAMERON...GALLATIN...JAMESPORT...TRENTON...MILAN...GREEN CITY...
KIRKSVILLE...ST. JOSEPH...PLATTSBURG...HAMILTON...POLO...
CHILLICOTHE...BROOKFIELD...MACON...LA PLATA
430 AM CST SUN DEC 6 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL HAS
ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY
EVENING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT.
* TIMING: A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE
REGION MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. SNOW IS EXPECTED
TO DEVELOP OVER KANSAS BY MONDAY EVENING...THEN SPREAD EAST ACROSS
NORTHEAST KANSAS AND NORTHERN MISSOURI BY TUESDAY MORNING. THE
SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES...IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
THROUGHOUT TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...BEFORE TAPERING OFF EARLY
WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* MAIN IMPACT: ACCUMULATING SNOW IS POSSIBLE ACROSS FAR NORTHEAST
KANSAS AND NORTHWEST MISSOURI AS EARLY AS LATE MONDAY
NIGHT...SPREADING EASTWARD TUESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY
AT TIMES...AND WILL LIKELY OCCUR THROUGHOUT THE DAY TUESDAY INTO
TUESDAY NIGHT. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND 6 INCHES OR
MORE IS POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHERN MISSOURI AND FAR NORTHEAST KANSAS
BY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. THE ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CREATE DANGEROUS
DRIVING CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA.
* OTHER IMPACTS: IN ADDITION...SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW IS POSSIBLE
LATE TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY...AS STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30
MPH AND HIGHER GUSTS OVERSPREAD THE REGION. THE BLOWING SNOW MAY
GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES...CREATING EVEN MORE DANGEROUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
$$
NRR