HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 1101 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 1100 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1055 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
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1055 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS...
SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH
TONIGHT. SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL AFFECT CENTRAL AND SOUTH
CENTRAL KANSAS...WITH STRONG WINDS AND A WINTRY MIX CHANGING TO
ALL SNOW ACROSS THE FLINT HILLS AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS. PLEASE REFER
TO THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER WARNINGS...ADVISORIES AND STATEMENTS
FOR FURTHER DETAILS. SUB-ZERO WIND CHILLS WILL ALSO DEVELOP ACROSS
THE ENTIRE AREA BY TONIGHT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL LINGER ACROSS SOUTHEAST KANSAS FRIDAY
MORNING. OTHERWISE...BLUSTERY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST ACROSS
THE AREA AT SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH. WIND CHILLS ARE ALSO EXPECTED
TO DROP INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO EVERY NIGHT THROUGH THIS
WEEKEND ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF THE AREA.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY OR TONIGHT.
HOWEVER SNOWFALL AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS WOULD BE GREATLY
APPRECIATED.
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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 WARNING
Issue Date: 407 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 600 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

...MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE AREA TODAY THROUGH
CHRISTMAS EVE...
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MARION-HARVEY-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARION...NEWTON...KINGMAN...WICHITA...
ANTHONY...HARPER...WELLINGTON
332 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM
CST FRIDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.
* TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO A MIXTURE OF SLEET...FREEZING
  RAIN...AND SNOW LATE TONIGHT BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO ALL SNOW
  AFTER 9 AM THURSDAY. THE SNOW WILL PERSIST INTO THURSDAY NIGHT.
* WINDS/VISIBILITY...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
  GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL DEVELOP OVER THE AREA THURSDAY. THESE HIGH
  WIND SPEEDS IN COMBINATION WITH THE SNOW MAY CAUSE VERY LOW
  VISIBILITIES AT TIMES ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM
  1 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS.
* OTHER IMPACTS...THE HIGH WIND SPEEDS IN COMBINATION WITH THE
  SNOW MAY CAUSE SEVERE REDUCTIONS IN THE VISIBILITY AND MAKE
  TRAVELING VERY DANGEROUS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE.
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