HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 607 AM CST TUE DEC 08 2009
Expiration: 615 AM CST WED DEC 09 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
604 AM CST TUE DEC 8 2009
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THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL...NORTH
CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST KANSAS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL PERSIST ACROSS NORTH
CENTRAL...NORTHEAST...AND PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL KANSAS
TODAY...WITH SLEET...FREEZING DRIZZLE...AND RAIN POSSIBLY MIXING
WITH SNOW MAINLY SOUTH OF THE KANSAS TURNPIKE. SOME OF THE
HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION MAY OCCUR DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON
HOURS...BUT THE PRECIPITATION WILL DIMINISH AS THE NIGHT
PROGRESSES. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS FOR NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PORTIONS
OF THE AREA WILL RANGE FROM 7 TO 12 INCHES...WITH AROUND 15
INCHES POSSIBLE LOCALLY. SNOWFALL SOUTH OF THE KANSAS TURNPIKE
WILL MAINLY RANGE FROM 2 TO 6 INCHES. 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...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT. SPOTTERS
ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS 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 THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.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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