HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 1027 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1025 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
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1025 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL...NORTH
CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST KANSAS.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT
SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS
TONIGHT...AND MOVE EASTWARD IN THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. SOME LIGHT
FREEZING DRIZZLE MAY OCCUR IN THE LATE NIGHT HOURS MAINLY
NORTHWEST OF A HIAWATHA TO EMPORIA LINE.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND SPREAD EASTWARD
ACROSS EASTERN KANSAS THROUGH THE DAY THURSDAY. THIS WINTER STORM
WILL IMPACT ALL OF THE AREA FROM THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. HEAVY
SNOW WITH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTING OVER 40 MPH WILL MAKE
FOR NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES ACROSS THE AREA. THIS WILL
MAKE FOR VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ACROSS AREA ROADWAYS
THROUGH THIS PERIOD AND TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
CONDITIONS SHOULD GRADUALLY IMPROVE ACROSS THE AREA SATURDAY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA.
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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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INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOPEKA...LAWRENCE...OTTAWA
256 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO 6 PM CST
FRIDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
NOON THURSDAY TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.
* TIMING...RAIN THURSDAY MORNING WILL RAPIDLY CHANGE TO SNOW IN
THE AFTERNOON ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.
* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF SIX TO 8
INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. HEAVY SNOW WILL MOVE EASTWARD THROUGH THE
DAY THURSDAY AFFECTING ALL AREAS BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* 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
AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ANY TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. IF YOU LEAVE THE SAFETY OF
BEING INDOORS...YOU ARE PUTTING YOUR LIFE AT RISK.
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HARDING

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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ANDERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOPEKA...LAWRENCE...EMPORIA...OTTAWA
323 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...
* TIMING...LIGHT FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TONIGHT ACROSS NORTH
CENTRAL AND NORTHERN KANSAS. AREAS IN NORTHEAST AND EAST
CENTRAL KANSAS ARE EXPECTED TO CHANGE BACK TO RAIN BY MIDDAY
WEDNESDAY. RAIN OR SLEET IS THEN EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO SNOW
WEDNESDAY NIGHT....WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW THEN POSSIBLE
FROM THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.
* 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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