HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 753 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 800 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009 Expires:200912260200;;
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
752 PM 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...TONIGHT
A WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH
TONIGHT. SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF
CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS...HIGHEST
ACCUMULATIONS GENERALLY ALONG AND EAST OF THE FLINT HILLS. PLEASE
REFER TO THE LATEST WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES FOR
FURTHER DETAILS. SUB-ZERO WIND CHILLS WILL ALSO DEVELOP ACROSS THE
ENTIRE AREA TONIGHT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES WILL LINGER ACROSS SOUTHEAST KANSAS FRIDAY
MORNING AND COULD REDEVELOP ACROSS CENTRAL KANSAS. LITTLE IF ANY
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS ANTICIPATED. NORTHWEST WINDS AT 25 TO
35 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WIND CHILLS ARE
EXPECTED TO DROP INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO BOTH FRIDAY
MORNING AND SATURDAY MORNING. WINTER WEATHER WILL MAKE ANOTHER
VISIT TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TONIGHT...HOWEVER
SNOW MEASUREMENTS 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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WOODSON-ALLEN-WILSON-NEOSHO-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YATES CENTER...IOLA...FREDONIA...
CHANUTE...ERIE...COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...PARSONS
332 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY 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
NOON THURSDAY TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.
* TIMING...RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO A SLEET OR SNOW MIX
LATE THURSDAY MORNING...BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO ALL SNOW THURSDAY
AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY
RANGE FROM 4 TO 7 INCHES ACROSS SOUTHEAST KANSAS.
* WINDS...WILL BECOME QUITE STRONG AS THEY INCREASE TO 25 TO 35
MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY
NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...THESE 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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WINTER STORM 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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WOODSON-ALLEN-WILSON-NEOSHO-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YATES CENTER...IOLA...FREDONIA...
CHANUTE...ERIE...COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...PARSONS
450 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING.
* TIMING...DRIZZLE IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO SLEET THEN SNOW
THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY
RANGE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES.
* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...LITTLE OR NO ICE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.
* WINDS...POWERFUL NORTH WINDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45
MPH WILL DEVELOP OVER THE AREA THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY
NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...THESE HIGH WIND SPEEDS IN COMBINATION WITH THE SNOW
MAY CAUSE A SEVERE REDUCTION IN THE VISIBILITY AND MAKE
TRAVELING VERY DANGEROUS.
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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