HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 517 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 515 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
501 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
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THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL...NORTH
CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST KANSAS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY INTO
TONIGHT ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS
WILL RANGE FROM ONE INCH OR LESS SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 70...ONE TO
TWO INCHES ALONG INTERSTATE 70 TO HIGHWAY 36...AND TWO TO THREE
INCHES NORTH OF HIGHWAY 36.
ADDITIONALLY...THE STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WIND WILL RESULT IN
BLOWING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE OR
LESS AT TIMES...WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS PORTIONS OF
NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL KANSAS. SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING OF SNOW
WILL CONTINUE...WITH SOME DRIFTS UP TO FOUR FEET.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF SNOW
RECEIVED FROM THE WINTER STORM TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
TOPEKA.
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WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Issue Date: 333 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 600 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND WIND CHILL...WHICH
IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS
BEEN CANCELLED.
* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO TWO
INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE ADVISORY AREA.
* WIND...NORTH WIND WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS
HIGH AS 45 MPH ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN
REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW.
* WIND CHILL...WIND CHILL READINGS WILL BE FROM FIVE TO FIFTEEN
BELOW ZERO ON FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TODAY THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING. DRIFTING OF SNOW ACROSS ROADWAYS IS LIKELY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.
$$

WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 257 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 600 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM MOVING INTO THE PLAINS LATE TONIGHT
INTO FRIDAY AFTERNOON...
A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL MOVE INTO AREA FROM THE SOUTH TO NORTH
OVERNIGHT TONIGHT...WITH SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL OVER THE AREA BY
THURSDAY NIGHT.
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REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-CLOUD-CLAY-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONCORDIA...CLAY CENTER...ABILENE
256 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM
CST FRIDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.
* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO SIX
INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA.
* WINDS...NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ON THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. THIS WILL
RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES...WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
AT TIMES...AS WELL AS BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE THURSDAY AND
THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING IS LIKELY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
$$

WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 323 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 600 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM MOVING INTO THE PLAINS LATE TONIGHT INTO
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...
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INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANHATTAN...ABILENE...JUNCTION CITY
323 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...
* TIMING...RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW BEGINNING LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT OVER NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND DURING THE MORNING
HOURS ON THURSDAY ACROSS NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL KANSAS.
ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT INTO
FRIDAY...WITH THE HEAVIEST ACTIVITY ENDING BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF SIX OR MORE
INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON ALONG AND EAST OF A
LINE FROM MARYSVILLE TO ALMA TO BURLINGTON.
* WINDS...NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ON THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN
REDUCED VISIBILITIES...WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT
TIMES...AS WELL AS BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND TREACHEROUS
THURSDAY AND THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. ADDITIONALLY...ANY
ICE THAT ACCUMULATES ON TREES OR POWER LINES WILL BE IMPACTED
BY STRONG WINDS ON THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE
FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. ANY
TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY.
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