HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 238 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 245 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL...NORTH
CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST KANSAS.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS AREAS NORTH AND WEST OF THE
TURNPIKE THIS AFTERNOON. A MIXTURE OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND
SNOW TO THE SOUTH AND EAST OF THIS AREA WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW
BY 5 PM. SNOWFALL WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN A 30 MILE
WIDE AREA CENTERED FROM EMPORIA NORTHEAST TO NEAR TOPEKA AND
HIAWATHA WHERE 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW MAY ACCUMULATE BY LATE
AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA
OVERNIGHT WITH SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES COMMON TO THE
EAST OF A HERINGTON...MANHATTAN TO MARYSVILLE LINE. THE HEAVIEST
AMOUNTS SHOULD OCCUR ALONG A LINE FROM EMPORIA TO TOPEKA AND HIAWATHA.
AS NORTHWEST WINDS BLOW AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS TO NEAR
45 MPH...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF
NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL KANSAS THROUGH MIDNIGHT. TRAVEL
CONDITIONS IN THESE AREAS THROUGH TONIGHT WILL BE VERY POOR IF
NOT IMPOSSIBLE.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE ON FRIDAY. WIND AND SNOW WILL
START TO TAPER OFF ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING LEAVING
BEHIND COLD AIR AND WIND CHILLS IN THE 5 TO 15 BELOW ZERO RANGE.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA.
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