HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 1210 PM CST TUE DEC 22 2009
Expiration: 1215 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1207 PM CST TUE DEC 22 2009
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SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE-
1207 PM CST TUE DEC 22 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS...
SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
FREEZING DRIZZLE IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER CENTRAL KANSAS THIS
EVENING AND PERSIST OVERNIGHT. SOME FREEZING RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE
WITH SOME MINOR ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF ICE ON ELEVATED SURFACES. SEE
THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
THE FREEZING DRIZZLE AND FREEZING RAIN WILL EVENTUALLY MIX WITH
SLEET AND TURN TO RAIN ON WEDNESDAY MORNING OVER CENTRAL KANSAS.
MEANWHILE...A MAJOR WINTER STORM SYSTEM COULD AFFECT CENTRAL AND
SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT WITH
POWERFUL WINDS AND SOME ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL. THE RAIN WILL
CHANGE OVER TO A MIX OF SLEET...AND SNOW WEDNESDAY EVENING IN
CENTRAL KANSAS BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO ALL SNOW. THIS TRANSITION
LINE WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION...AS COLDER AIR GETS
PULLED SOUTHWARD WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. PLEASE SEE LATEST
WINTER WEATHER WATCHES FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS POSSIBLE
WINTER WEATHER SCENARIO.
IN ADDITION...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS MAY SEE A FEW
EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP WEDNESDAY MORNING INTO WEDNESDAY
EVENING. THE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE STRONG OR SEVERE.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THIS AFTERNOON OR
TONIGHT...BUT ANY REPORTS OF ICE OR SNOW ACCUMULATION WOULD BE
APPRECIATED.
&&
FOR A GRAPHICAL VERSION OF THIS INFORMATION...SEE OUR
WEBPAGE AT (LOWERCASE) HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/WICHITA/HWO/HWO.PHP
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WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 301 PM CST MON DEC 21 2009
Expiration: 1200 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

...MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE AREA ON CHRISTMAS EVE...
.A POWERFUL WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO TAKE SHAPE OVER THE AREA
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. THIS EVENT WILL START OUT WITH RAIN
ON WEDNESDAY WITH EVEN SOME CLAPS OF THUNDER POSSIBLE IN SOUTH
CENTRAL KANSAS. THE RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW AS COLD AIR MOVES IN
FROM THE NORTHWEST. AS THIS COLD AIR MOVES IN SO WILL THE HIGH
WIND SPEEDS WHICH COULD CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS.
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INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY...
HARPER...WELLINGTON
300 PM CST MON DEC 21 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING...
...BLIZZARD WATCH IS CANCELLED...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING. THE BLIZZARD WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
* TIMING...THE RAIN AND DRIZZLE IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW
  THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT.
* WINDS/VISIBILITY...VERY STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH
  COMBINED WITH HEAVY SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A
  QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
  STORM SYSTEM BY THURSDAY NIGHT.
* OTHER IMPACTS...THE SNOW AND HIGH WIND SPEEDS MAY CAUSE NEAR
  WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WHICH WOULD MAKE TRAVEL NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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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BLIZZARD WATCH
Issue Date: 421 AM CST MON DEC 21 2009
Expiration: 600 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009

...MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE AREA ON CHRISTMAS EVE...
.A POWERFUL WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO TAKE SHAPE OVER THE AREA
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. THIS EVENT WILL START OUT WITH RAIN
ON WEDNESDAY WITH EVEN SOME CLAPS OF THUNDER POSSIBLE IN SOUTH
CENTRAL KANSAS. THE RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW AS COLD AIR MOVES IN
FROM THE NORTHWEST. AS THIS COLD AIR MOVES IN SO WILL THE HIGH
WIND SPEEDS WHICH COULD CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS.
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HARVEY-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND...
ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON...
KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY...HARPER...WELLINGTON
421 AM CST MON DEC 21 2009
...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* TIMING...THE RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGEOVER TO SNOW IN CENTRAL
KANSAS TOWARDS MIDNIGHT WITH THIS CHANGEOVER OCCURRING OVER
SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS TOWARDS DAYBREAK ON THURSDAY.
* WINDS/VISIBILITY...THE GREATEST IMPACT WILL BE STRONG WINDS. THE
WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 40 MPH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
INTO THURSDAY. THE WIND SPEEDS IN COMBINATION WITH THE SNOWFALL
MAY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT
TIMES.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES CAN BE
EXPECTED WITH THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS IN CENTRAL KANSAS.
* OTHER IMPACTS...THE SNOW AND HIGH WIND SPEEDS MAY CAUSE NEAR
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WHICH WOULD MAKE TRAVEL NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE.
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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