WIND CHILL ADVISORY Issue Date: 156 PM CST TUE DEC 08 2009 Expiration: 900 AM CST WED DEC 09 2009 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL BRING SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS TO
MUCH OF KANSAS TODAY...
.A STRONG WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE MOVE ACROSS THE
CENTRAL PLAINS TONIGHT. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES HAVE
FALLEN ACROSS PARTS OF CENTRAL KANSAS. AS THE STORM SYSTEM MOVES
EASTWARD...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND INCREASE. THIS
WILL CREATE PROBLEMS WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...WHICH
COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES EVEN AS THE SNOW BEGINS TO
TAPER OFF LATE IN THE DAY.
VERY COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL PLUNGE SOUTHWARD BEHIND THE SURFACE LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM TUESDAY AFTERNOON...AND TEMPERATURES WILL DROP
BELOW ZERO IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. WIND
CHILLS OF -10 TO NEAR -20 CAN BE EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT. PERSONS
SHOULD TAKE ACTION NOW TO PROTECT ANIMALS AND PROPERTY FROM THE
COLD.
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EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE-
BARBER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTT CITY...SYRACUSE...LAKIN...
DEERFIELD...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...JOHNSON CITY...ULYSSES...
SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...DODGE CITY...
BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...PRATT...
ELKHART...RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...MOSCOW...LIBERAL...KISMET...
MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...COLDWATER...PROTECTION...
MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY
156 PM CST TUE DEC 8 2009 /1256 PM MST TUE DEC 8 2009/
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
/11 PM MST/ TONIGHT...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING TO 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING TO 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ WEDNESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/
TONIGHT.
* INCREASING NORTH WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW
TONIGHT. PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES MAY ADD TO REDUCED
VISIBILITIES DURING THE EVENING.
* SLICK ROADWAYS WILL KEEP TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. STRONG WINDS LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY NIGHT
WILL RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW.
* GUSTY NORTH WINDS TUESDAY NIGHT AND WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL
VALUES RANGING NEAR 10 BELOW ZERO AT THE OKLAHOMA BORDER TO
NEAR 20 BELOW ZERO NORTH AND WEST OF A JOHNSON TO DODGE CITY
LINE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.
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33 HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK Issue Date: 541 AM CST TUE DEC 08 2009 Expiration: 530 AM CST WED DEC 09 2009 /426 AM MST TUE DEC 8 2009/
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL...
SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL KANSAS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR TODAY WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5
INCHES. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTH AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING, RESULTING IN
CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. EXTREMELY COLD ARCTIC AIR
WILL INVADE KANSAS THIS AFTERNOON. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL REACH
-10 TO -20 TONIGHT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE REQUIRED.
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FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/DDC
$$ WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY Issue Date: 439 AM CST MON DEC 07 2009 Expiration: 1200 AM CST WED DEC 09 2009 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM HEADED TO KANSAS...
.A POWERFUL UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL APPROACH THE CENTRAL PLAINS
ON TUESDAY...AND A STRONG SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP
IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO. THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS
EXTREME NORTHERN OKLAHOMA INTO FAR SOUTHEAST KANSAS BY TUESDAY
EVENING. WIDESPREAD LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND
CONTINUE TONIGHT. LOW LEVEL GULF MOISTURE WILL BE INGESTED BY THE
STORM SYSTEM TUESDAY, AND HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP IN NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL KANSAS. STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY NIGHT.
A LAYER OF WARM AIR ABOVE THE SURFACE WILL SPREAD INTO SOUTHERN
KANSAS LATE MONDAY NIGHT, AND A MIXTURE OF SNOW...FREEZING
RAIN...FREEZING DRIZZLE AND SLEET WILL DEVELOP BY SUNRISE TUESDAY.
THE COLD AIR WILL MODIFY SUFFICIENTLY TO ALLOW THE PRECIPITATION
TO CHANGE TO RAIN IN EXTREME SOUTHERN KANSAS BY LATE MORNING TUESDAY.
VERY COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL PLUNGE SOUTHWARD BEHIND THE SURFACE LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM TUESDAY AFTERNOON, AND TEMPERATURES WILL DROP
BELOW ZERO IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. WIND
CHILLS OF -5 TO -15 CAN BE EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT. PERSONS SHOULD
TAKE ACTION NOW TO PROTECT ANIMALS AND PROPERTY FROM THE COLD.
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SCOTT-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-
EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE-
BARBER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTT CITY...SYRACUSE...LAKIN...
DEERFIELD...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...JOHNSON CITY...ULYSSES...
SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...DODGE CITY...
BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...PRATT...
ELKHART...RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...MOSCOW...LIBERAL...KISMET...
MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...COLDWATER...PROTECTION...
MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY
439 AM CST MON DEC 7 2009 /339 AM MST MON DEC 7 2009/
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/
THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/ TUESDAY NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND FREEZING DRIZZLE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/
TUESDAY NIGHT.
*LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TONIGHT.
THE SNOW MAY BECOME MIXED WITH FREEZING DRIZZLE OR LIGHT FREEZING
RAIN LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 5 INCHES CAN BE
EXPECTED NORTH OF A LINE FROM PRATT TO JOHNSON CITY. FARTHER
SOUTH...ONLY LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED, BUT
FREEZING DRIZZLE OR LIGHT FREEZING RAIN LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY
MORNING MAY PRODUCE SLICK ROADWAYS.
*SLICK ROADWAYS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. STRONG WINDS TUESDAY
AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY NIGHT WILL RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES
IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
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