HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 541 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 530 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
522 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
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THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS...
SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL
KANSAS THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE RAIN SHOULD
CHANGE OVER TO SNOW IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS THIS AFTERNOON AND
CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT.  IN ADDITION...VERY STRONG NORTHWEST
WINDS COMBINED WITH COLDER TEMPERATURES WILL CAUSE WIND CHILLS TO
DROP INTO THE 5 TO 10 BELOW ZERO RANGE TONIGHT ACROSS THE AREA.
PLEASE SEE LATEST WINTER STORM WARNING FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL LINGER ACROSS SOUTHEAST KANSAS FRIDAY
MORNING. OTHERWISE...BLUSTERY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST ACROSS
THE AREA AT SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH. WIND CHILLS ARE ALSO EXPECTED
TO DROP INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO EVERY NIGHT THROUGH THIS
WEEKEND ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF THE AREA.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY OR
TONIGHT...BUT SNOWFALL REPORTS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.
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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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WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 332 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 600 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

...MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE AREA TODAY THROUGH
CHRISTMAS EVE...
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CHASE-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-COWLEY-ELK-CHAUTAUQUA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COTTONWOOD FALLS...EL DORADO...
AUGUSTA...EUREKA...WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY...HOWARD...SEDAN
332 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM
CST FRIDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.
* TIMING...A SLEET OR SNOW MIX WILL BE POSSIBLE EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO ALL SNOW LATER THURSDAY MORNING. THE
SNOW WILL PERSIST INTO THURSDAY NIGHT.
* WINDS/VISIBILITY...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL DEVELOP OVER THE AREA THURSDAY. THESE HIGH
WIND SPEEDS IN COMBINATION WITH THE SNOW MAY CAUSE VERY LOW
VISIBILITIES AT TIMES ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY
RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.
* OTHER IMPACTS...THE HIGH WIND SPEEDS IN COMBINATION WITH THE
SNOW MAY CAUSE SEVERE REDUCTIONS IN THE VISIBILITY AND MAKE
TRAVELING VERY DANGEROUS.
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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BLIZZARD WATCH
Issue Date: 450 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 1200 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

...MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE AREA TODAY THROUGH
CHRISTMAS EVE...
.A POWERFUL WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE AREA
FROM TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. AS THIS SYSTEM DEVELOPS IT
WILL CONTINUE TO DRAW COLDER AIR SOUTH FROM THE NORTHERN PLAINS.
THIS AIR MASS COMBINED WITH LOTS OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL
PRODUCE A MIXED BAG OF PRECIPITATION TODAY MAINLY IN CENTRAL KANSAS
WITH MAINLY RAIN IN SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS. A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO ROLL THROUGH SOUTHEAST KANSAS
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. ALL OF THIS PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN TO
CHANGEOVER TO SNOW TONIGHT BEGINNING IN AREAS WEST OF THE
INTERSTATE 35 AND INTERSTATE 135 CORRIDOR. THIS TRANSITION LINE
WILL THEN SHIFT INTO SOUTHEAST KANSAS BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE
MAIN HAZARD WITH THIS STORM WILL BE THE HIGH WIND SPEEDS OF 3O TO
40 MPH. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH THE SNOW MAY CAUSE WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS ON THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT.
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CHASE-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-COWLEY-ELK-CHAUTAUQUA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COTTONWOOD FALLS...EL DORADO...
AUGUSTA...EUREKA...WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY...HOWARD...SEDAN
450 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING.
* TIMING...DRIZZLE IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO SLEET THEN SNOW
AFTER DAYBREAK THURSDAY MORNING. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.
* WINDS/VISIBILITY...POWERFUL NORTH WINDS AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH
GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH WILL DEVELOP OVER THE AREA THURSDAY INTO
THURSDAY NIGHT. THESE HIGH WIND SPEEDS IN COMBINATION WITH THE
SNOW MAY CAUSE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY
RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES.
* OTHER IMPACTS...THE SNOW AND HIGH WIND SPEEDS MAY CAUSE WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS WHICH WOULD MAKE TRAVEL NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES.
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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