HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 402 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 400 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
357 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
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THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL...NORTH
CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST KANSAS.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE TRAVEL TREACHEROUS
ACROSS NORTHEAST KANSAS TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL
OCCUR ALONG WITH STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS. THIS WILL REDUCE
VISIBILITIES AND MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA IF
NOT IMPOSSIBLE ACROSS RURAL AREAS. TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED
TONIGHT. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL ALSO FALL INTO THE ZERO TO 10
BELOW ZERO RANGE TONIGHT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
REPORTS OF ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND CONDITIONS ARE
ENCOURAGED TONIGHT.
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WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Issue Date: 324 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 1200 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT.
* WIND...WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL PERSIST
THROUGH THE EVENING. THIS WILL CAUSE CONTINUED DRIFTING OF SNOW.
* WIND CHILL...WIND CHILL READINGS FROM ZERO TO 10 BELOW WILL
CONTINUE TONIGHT.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW FROM
AROUND AN INCH ALONG INTERSTATE 35 TO 2 INCHES ALONG INTERSTATE
70 ARE POSSIBLE.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE TREACHEROUS DUE BLOWING SNOW REDUCING
VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES AND DEEP SNOW DRIFTS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT THIS MORNING. UNLESS ABSOLUTELY
NECESSARY...PEOPLE ARE ADVISED TO STAY HOME.
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BLIZZARD WARNING
Issue Date: 313 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 600 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER
STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED.
* TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT.
* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES
WILL BE POSSIBLE BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.
* WIND...NORTH WIND WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS
HIGH AS 50 MPH TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN REDUCED
VISIBILITY UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES..WITH
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.
* WIND CHILL...WIND CHILL READINGS WILL BE FROM FIVE TO FIFTEEN
BELOW ZERO ON FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TONIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY. DRIFTING OF SNOW ACROSS ROADWAYS IS LIKELY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMEMBER...A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. ANY TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED.
IF YOU LEAVE THE SAFETY OF BEING INDOORS...YOU ARE PUTTING YOUR
LIFE AT RISK.
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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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...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO 6 PM CST
FRIDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
NOON THURSDAY TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.
* TIMING...RAIN THURSDAY MORNING WILL RAPIDLY CHANGE TO SNOW IN
THE AFTERNOON ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.
* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF SIX TO 8
INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. HEAVY SNOW WILL MOVE EASTWARD THROUGH THE
DAY THURSDAY AFFECTING ALL AREAS BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* 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
AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ANY TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. IF YOU LEAVE THE SAFETY OF
BEING INDOORS...YOU ARE PUTTING YOUR LIFE AT RISK.
$$
HARDING

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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INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOPEKA...LAWRENCE...EMPORIA...OTTAWA
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...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...
* TIMING...LIGHT FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TONIGHT ACROSS NORTH
CENTRAL AND NORTHERN KANSAS. AREAS IN NORTHEAST AND EAST
CENTRAL KANSAS ARE EXPECTED TO CHANGE BACK TO RAIN BY MIDDAY
WEDNESDAY. RAIN OR SLEET IS THEN EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO SNOW
WEDNESDAY NIGHT....WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW THEN POSSIBLE
FROM THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.
* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...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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