HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 352 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2009
Expiration: 400 PM CST SUN DEC 27 2009

Expires:200912272200;;
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
350 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2009
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THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL...NORTH
CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST KANSAS.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT
OCCASIONAL SNOW WILL PERSIST INTO EARLY THIS EVENING BEFORE ENDING
BY MIDNIGHT. ANY ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL WILL REMAIN ONE INCH OR LESS.
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL
GRADUALLY WEAKEN AFTER SUNSET. LOOK FOR SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS
OF 10 TO 20 MPH OVERNIGHT. BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL
PERSIST INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS BUT WITH WINDS DECREASING THE
EXTENT OF ANY DRIFTING SNOW SHOULD ALSO IMPROVE.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
THERE WILL BE ANOTHER CHANCE FOR MEASURABLE SNOWFALL ACROSS THE
AREA LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS WILL NOT BE NEEDED TONIGHT.
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 1120 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009
Expiration: 600 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

...SNOW WILL GRADUALLY END BUT CONDITIONS REMAIN HAZARDOUS...
LIGHT SNOW FALLING ACROSS NORTHEAST KANSAS WILL DECREASE IN
INTENSITY AND COVERAGE THROUGH THE DAY. ANY ADDITIONAL SNOW
ACCUMULATION TODAY WILL REMAIN ONE INCH OR LESS.
HOWEVER...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH GUSTING TO 30 MPH WILL
CONTINUE TO PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE POWDERY SNOW
THROUGH THE DAY. TRAVEL WILL REMAIN DIFFICULT AND HAZARDOUS TODAY
DUE TO THE HEAVY SNOW THAT HAS FALLEN OVER THE PAST TWO DAYS.
OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW AND FLURRIES WILL LINGER INTO TONIGHT
HOWEVER LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION WILL OCCUR AFTER DARK
TONIGHT.
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