WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 357 AM 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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REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY-
POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-OTTAWA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...HIAWATHA...CONCORDIA...
CLAY CENTER...MANHATTAN
357 AM 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 FOR NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS NORTH OF
INTERSTATE 70.
* 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 3 TO 6 INCHES NEAR
INTERSTATE 70...AND UP TO 7 TO 10 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...
REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE
FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA.
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 356 PM CST SAT DEC 05 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST SUN DEC 06 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
552 PM CST SAT DEC 5 2009
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REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY-
POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS-
WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON-
552 PM CST SAT DEC 5 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL...NORTH
CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST KANSAS.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
THERE IS A CHANCE FOR LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...GENERALLY ONE TO
TWO INCHES OR LESS...ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST KANSAS ON
SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY EVENING. SOME LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE IS POSSIBLE
SUNDAY MORNING IN PARTS OF NORTHEAST KANSAS....THEN ACROSS NORTHEAST
AND EAST CENTRAL KANSAS SUNDAY EVENING.
A STRONG SYSTEM IS STILL FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS
ON TUESDAY. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM. WHILE CURRENT FORECASTS WOULD PLACE THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL
NORTH OF INTERSTATE 70...THERE REMAINS CONSIDERABLE UNCERTAINTY
AS TO THE STRENGTH AND TRACK OF THIS STORM. STAY TUNED TO THE
LATEST FORECAST INFORMATION FOR UPDATES.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS WILL NOT BE NEEDED TONIGHT.
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