HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 743 PM CST TUE DEC 08 2009
Expiration: 730 PM CST WED DEC 09 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
729 PM CST TUE DEC 8 2009
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THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS...
SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT
STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW ACROSS CENTRAL KANSAS TONIGHT...ALONG WITH BITTER
COLD WIND CHILL VALUES. WIND CHILLS BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING
WILL APPROACH 20 BELOW ACROSS CENTRAL KANSAS. PLEASE REFER TO THE
LATEST WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR DETAILS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
BITTER COLD WIND CHILL VALUES WILL LINGER THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING...COLDEST ACROSS CENTRAL KANSAS.
WIND CHILL VALUES OF MINUS 5 TO MINUS 20 WILL BE LIKELY AGAIN
WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING...COLDEST ACROSS CENTRAL
KANSAS. BELOW ZERO WIND CHILL READINGS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS
CENTRAL KANSAS THURSDAY NIGHT
A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO
FRIDAY NIGHT ACROSS SOUTHEAST KANSAS...BUT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS
ARE NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TONIGHT.
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FOR A GRAPHICAL VERSION OF THIS INFORMATION...SEE OUR
WEBPAGE AT (LOWERCASE) HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/WICHITA/HWO/HWO.PHP
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WIND CHILL ADVISORY
Issue Date: 405 PM CST TUE DEC 08 2009
Expiration: 1100 AM CST WED DEC 09 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
WEDNESDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CST WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER
STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY.
AREAS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS CENTRAL
KANSAS INTO THE EVENING HOURS. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS
OF 1 TO 3 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY MID-EVENING...BRINGING TOTAL
ACCUMULATIONS TO BETWEEN 6 AND 10 INCHES.
MEANWHILE...AS THE SYSTEM DEPARTS LATER THIS EVENING...STRONG AND
GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH...WILL
DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA. THIS WILL LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND
DRIFTING OF NEWLY FALLEN SNOW...AND USHER IN BITTER COLD
TEMPERATURES. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES
DUE TO THE BLOWING SNOW.
BITTER COLD WIND CHILL READINGS FROM MINUS 15 TO MINUS 20 DEGREES
WILL PREVAIL FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING ACROSS
CENTRAL KANSAS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE.
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROSTBITE 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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WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 412 AM CST MON DEC 07 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST WED DEC 09 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
CST WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS
NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE AREA THIS EVENING THROUGH
TUESDAY NIGHT. LIGHT SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD CENTRAL KANSAS THIS
EVENING AND CONTINUE ALONG THE INTERSTATE 70 CORRIDOR INTO TUESDAY.
2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE BY SUNRISE TUESDAY. THE
SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE DURING THE DAY ON TUESDAY AND COULD
POSSIBLY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION TOTALS OF 6
TO 10 INCHES IS POSSIBLE ALONG A LINE FROM GREAT BEND TO SALINA
WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL ALONG A LINE FROM RUSSELL TO LINCOLN.
AS TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT PROGRESSES THE INTENSITY OF THE
SYSTEM WILL LEAD TO SURFACE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 35 MPH AS THE SNOWFALL CONTINUES. THIS WILL LEAD TO
SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE NEWLY FALLEN SNOW...WITH
NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE ALONG INTERSTATE 70 AND
INTERSTATE 135.
TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED ACROSS CENTRAL KANSAS TUESDAY NIGHT AS
NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE.
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WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 425 AM CST SUN DEC 06 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST WED DEC 09 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO
MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH
LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. A WINTER STORM WATCH
HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM
LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT.
AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE AREA LATE THIS MORNING.
THIS WILL CREATE SOME SLICK SPOTS ON ROADWAYS...SIDEWALKS AND
OTHER UNTREATED SURFACES. SOME PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW CAN BE
EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...BUT SNOW
AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY BE ONE INCH OR LESS. THE FREEZING DRIZZLE
AND SNOW SHOULD END OVER THE AREA THIS EVENING.
A MUCH STRONGER STORM SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE AREA MONDAY NIGHT
THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE A
SWATH OF HEAVY SNOW ACROSS CENTRAL KANSAS WITH SOME SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS EXCEEDING 6 INCHES BY TUESDAY NIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF WINTER WEATHER
WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS
AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
WINTER WEATHER THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE
LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATED INFORMATION.
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