HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 527 AM CST MON DEC 07 2009
Expiration: 530 AM CST TUE DEC 08 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
525 AM CST MON DEC 7 2009
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THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL...NORTH
CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST KANSAS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS IN THE
EVENING HOURS...INCREASING IN INTENSITY AND SPREADING EASTWARD IN
THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. A WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR
PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS STARTING THIS EVENING.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM CONTINUES TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA INTO
WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM ONLY A
FEW INCHES IN SOUTHERN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS... TO OVER 10 INCHES
NEAR THE NEBRASKA BORDER. AMOUNTS SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 70 WILL BE
VARIABLE...AS A PERIOD OF A RAIN SNOW SLEET MIX IS EXPECTED ON
TUESDAY AFTERNOON AS WARM AIR BRIEFLY NOSES INTO THE AREA. CURRENT
GUIDANCE SUGGESTS THAT THE WEATHER AROUND THE EVENING RUSH HOUR ON
TUESDAY WILL BE VERY TREACHEROUS AS THE STORM REACHES A PEAK IN
INTENSITY OVER CENTRAL AND EASTERN KANSAS NEAR THAT TIME.
STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS DEVELOP BEHIND THE DEPARTING SYSTEM AND
WILL BRING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW THROUGH THE NIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT
AND INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS WILL BRING BLOWING AND DRIFTING
OF SNOW AND LIKELY MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN
NORTHERN COUNTIES. WIND CHILLS WILL ALSO FALL BELOW ZERO FOR THESE
AREAS AS WELL.
STAY TUNED TO THE FORECAST FOR UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING SYSTEM.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA.
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WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 308 AM CST MON DEC 07 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST WED DEC 09 2009

...HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...
.A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN AND INTO
KANSAS BY LATE DAY TUESDAY. A PROLONGED PERIOD OF SNOW IS
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TUESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY
NIGHT.
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MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-GEARY-
WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...HIAWATHA...MANHATTAN...
JUNCTION CITY...TOPEKA
308 AM CST MON DEC 7 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...
A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
LATE TUESDAY NIGHT.
* TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN CENTRAL KANSAS AFTER
  MIDNIGHT EARLY TUESDAY MORNING AND SPREAD EASTWARD. PERIODS OF
  MODERATE SNOWFALL ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY
  NIGHT.
* ACCUMULATIONS: PRELIMINARY ESTIMATED ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8
  INCHES NEAR INTERSTATE 70...AND UP TO 9 TO 12 INCHES FOR
  COUNTIES ALONG THE NEBRASKA BORDER.
* WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME NORTHERLY AT 20 TO 30 MPH ON
  TUESDAY NIGHT AND WILL CAUSE BLOWING SNOW IN THE OVERNIGHT
  HOURS.
* IMPACTS: SNOWFALL RATES MAY BECOME HEAVY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND
  EVENING...WITH QUICK ACCUMULATIONS MAKING TRAVEL MORE
  TREACHEROUS. STRONG NORTH WINDS IN SNOW MAY ALSO EXACERBATE
  TRAVEL CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE
FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA.
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