HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 427 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 415 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009 /307 AM MST THU DEC 24 2009/
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...SOUTH
CENTRAL...SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL KANSAS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY.
GUSTS COULD REACH AROUND 45 MPH.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT.
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FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/DDC
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WIND ADVISORY
Issue Date: 1159 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 600 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009 ...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH
CENTRAL KANSAS TONIGHT AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY,..
.A WINTER STORM CONTINUES TO SPREAD OUT INTO THE HIGH PLAINS LATE
THIS MORNING. A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE
EASTERN PLAINS TONIGHT AND THURSDAY ALONG WITH AN ARCTIC HIGH
BUILDING IN FROM THE NORTHWEST.
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TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-
PAWNEE-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-MORTON-
STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR...
HAYS...ELLIS...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE...
RUSH CENTER...SYRACUSE...LAKIN...DEERFIELD...GARDEN CITY...
KALVESTA...JETMORE...HANSTON...LARNED...BURDETT...JOHNSON CITY...
ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...
DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...
ELKHART...RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...MOSCOW...LIBERAL...KISMET...
MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...COLDWATER...PROTECTION
1159 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009 /1059 AM MST WED DEC 23 2009/
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING
TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THURSDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THURSDAY.
* STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND LAST THOUGH
MOST OF THE DAY ON THURSDAY.
* SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO NEAR 50 MPH
WILL BE POSSIBLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
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BLIZZARD WATCH
Issue Date: 406 AM CST MON DEC 21 2009
Expiration: 600 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009 ...A BLIZZARD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SOUTHWEST KANSAS FOR
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND CHRISTMAS EVE DAY...
.A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL DEVELOP OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS WHICH
MAY CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT TRAVEL
ACROSS SOUTHWEST KANSAS ON CHRISTMAS EVE.
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PAWNEE-STAFFORD-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-
PRATT-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR...
HAYS...ELLIS...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE...
RUSH CENTER...SYRACUSE...LAKIN...DEERFIELD...GARDEN CITY...
KALVESTA...JETMORE...HANSTON...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...
STAFFORD...HUDSON...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
406 AM CST MON DEC 21 2009 /306 AM MST MON DEC 21 2009/
...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* RAIN AND SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ACROSS SOUTHWEST KANSAS ON
WEDNESDAY AND THEN TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND
CONTINUE THROUGH CHRISTMAS EVE DAY.
* IN ADDITION TO THE FALLING SNOW...VERY STRONG NORTH WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM. THIS MAY CREATE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW WITH WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
* PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED FROM WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
CHRISTMAS EVE DAY AND SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES. IT IS TOO
EARLY TO SAY EXACTLY HOW MUCH SNOW WILL FALL BUT SIGNIFICANT
ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR
BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES.
THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY
DANGEROUS.
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WRIGHT
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