HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 356 PM CST MON DEC 21 2009
Expiration: 400 PM CST TUE DEC 22 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
356 PM CST MON DEC 21 2009
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RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-
SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE-
356 PM CST MON DEC 21 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS...
SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT
AREAS OF FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION LATE
TONIGHT...WITH THICKER FOG AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES AROUND 2
MILES OR LESS AFFECTING MAINLY SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
AREAS OF FOG WILL LINGER ACROSS THE REGION FOR EARLY TUESDAY
MORNING.
A MAJOR WINTER STORM SYSTEM COULD AFFECT THE CENTRAL PLAINS FOR WEDNESDAY
NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. THE PRECIPITATION WILL MOST LIKELY
BEGIN IN THE FORM OF DRIZZLE OR FREEZING DRIZZLE ON TUESDAY NIGHT
IN CENTRAL KANSAS...AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. THE PRECIPITATION
WILL CHANGE OVER TO A MIX OF RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW FOR WEDNESDAY
EVENING IN CENTRAL KANSAS BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO ALL SNOW. THIS
TRANSITION LINE WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION...AS COLDER
AIR GETS PULLED SOUTHWARD...PLEASE SEE LATEST WATCHES FOR
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS POSSIBLE WINTER WEATHER SCENARIO.
IN ADDITION...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS MAY SEE A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE STORMS
ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE STRONG OR SEVERE.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED 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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WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 301 PM CST MON DEC 21 2009
Expiration: 1200 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

...MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE AREA ON CHRISTMAS EVE...
.A POWERFUL WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO TAKE SHAPE OVER THE AREA
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. THIS EVENT WILL START OUT WITH RAIN
ON WEDNESDAY WITH EVEN SOME CLAPS OF THUNDER POSSIBLE IN SOUTH
CENTRAL KANSAS. THE RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW AS COLD AIR MOVES IN
FROM THE NORTHWEST. AS THIS COLD AIR MOVES IN SO WILL THE HIGH
WIND SPEEDS WHICH COULD CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS.
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MARION-CHASE-BUTLER-COWLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARION...COTTONWOOD FALLS...EL DORADO...
AUGUSTA...WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY
300 PM CST MON DEC 21 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING.
* TIMING...THE RAIN AND DRIZZLE IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW
  THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
  STORM SYSTEM BY THURSDAY NIGHT.
* WINDS/VISIBILITY...VERY STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH
  COMBINED WITH HEAVY SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A
  QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES.
* OTHER IMPACTS...THE SNOW AND HIGH WIND SPEEDS MAY CAUSE NEAR
  WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WHICH WOULD MAKE TRAVEL NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
WINTER WEATHER THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE
LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATED INFORMATION.
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