HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 437 PM CST TUE DEC 08 2009
Expiration: 415 PM CST WED DEC 09 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
413 PM CST TUE DEC 8 2009
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THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL...NORTH
CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST KANSAS.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING ALONG
AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM CONCORDIA TO HIAWATHA. POWDERY SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 7 TO 12 INCHES WILL COMBINE WITH INCREASING
NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40
MPH...RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG
WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES.
ANOTHER 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING INTO
TONIGHT ACROSS MOST OF THE OUTLOOK AREA. SNOWFALL ACROSS PORTIONS
OF EAST CENTRAL KANSAS WILL BE LOWER...AS A COMBINATION OF
FREEZING RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW IS EXPECTED.
STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT...CAUSING BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW AND CREATE WIND CHILL VALUES IN THE -5 TO -20 RANGE.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
WIND CHILL VALUES EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY
NIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY MORNING WILL FALL INTO THE -5 TO -20
RANGE.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF SNOW
RECEIVED FROM THE WINTER STORM TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
TOPEKA.
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WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 301 PM 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 EARLY TUESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO
TUESDAY NIGHT.
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INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...HIAWATHA...MANHATTAN...
JUNCTION CITY...TOPEKA
301 PM CST MON DEC 7 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM
CST WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.
* 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 6 TO 9
INCHES NEAR INTERSTATE 70...AND UP TO 9 TO 13 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...
CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR
WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER
IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
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WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 315 PM CST SUN DEC 06 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST WED DEC 09 2009

...HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...
.A STRONG STORM 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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INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ABILENE...JUNCTION CITY...TOPEKA
314 PM CST SUN DEC 6 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH
LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT.
* 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.
* PRELIMINARY ESTIMATED ACCUMULATIONS ARE 5 TO 8 INCHES NEAR
  INTERSTATE 70. A MIX OF RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW MAY OCCUR DURING
  THE AFTERNOON HOURS ON TUESDAY.
* 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 LATE 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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