WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Issue Date: 932 PM CST MON DEC 07 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST WED DEC 09 2009

...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...
.A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN AND INTO
KANSAS BY LATE DAY TUESDAY. A PROLONGED PERIOD OF SNOW WILL
CONTINUE TO DEVELOP TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY NIGHT.
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INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OTTAWA
931 PM CST MON DEC 7 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
WEDNESDAY...
* TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP IN NORTH CENTRAL AND
  NORTHEAST KANSAS TONIGHT AND SPREAD EASTWARD. PERIODS OF
  MODERATE SNOWFALL ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY
  NIGHT. HOWEVER TUESDAY AFTERNOON RAIN AND SNOW WILL MIX DURING
  THE AFTERNOON.
* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: PRELIMINARY ESTIMATED ACCUMULATIONS
  OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA.
* WINDS: WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME NORTHERLY AT 20 TO 30
  MPH ON TUESDAY NIGHT AND WILL CAUSE BLOWING SNOW IN THE
  OVERNIGHT HOURS.
* IMPACTS: SNOWFALL RATES MAY BECOME HEAVY TUESDAY EVENING...
  WITH QUICK ACCUMULATIONS MAKING TRAVEL MORE TREACHEROUS.
  STRONG NORTH WINDS IN SNOW MAY ALSO EXACERBATE TRAVEL
  CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR
WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER
IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 622 PM CST MON DEC 07 2009
Expiration: 615 PM CST TUE DEC 08 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
613 PM CST MON DEC 7 2009
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613 PM CST MON DEC 7 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL...NORTH
CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST KANSAS.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT
SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS IN THE
EVENING HOURS...INCREASING IN INTENSITY AND SPREADING EASTWARD IN
THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. A WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR
PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL KANSAS STARTING THIS
EVENING.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM CONTINUES TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA INTO
WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM ONLY A
FEW INCHES IN SOUTHERN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS... TO OVER 12 INCHES
NEAR THE NEBRASKA BORDER. AMOUNTS SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 70 WILL BE
VARIABLE...AS A PERIOD OF A RAIN SNOW SLEET MIX IS EXPECTED ON
TUESDAY AFTERNOON AS WARM AIR BRIEFLY NOSES INTO THE AREA. CURRENT
GUIDANCE SUGGESTS THAT THE WEATHER AROUND THE EVENING RUSH HOUR ON
TUESDAY WILL BE VERY TREACHEROUS AS THE STORM REACHES A PEAK IN
INTENSITY OVER CENTRAL AND EASTERN KANSAS NEAR THAT TIME.
STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS DEVELOP BEHIND THE DEPARTING SYSTEM AND
WILL BRING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW THROUGH THE NIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT
AND INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS WILL BRING BLOWING AND DRIFTING
OF SNOW AND LIKELY MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN
NORTHERN COUNTIES. WIND CHILLS WILL ALSO FALL WELL BELOW ZERO FOR
THESE AREAS AS WELL.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA.
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