HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 939 PM CST TUE DEC 8 2009
Expiration: 945 PM CST WED DEC 09 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL...NORTH
CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST KANSAS.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT
NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL AND
NORTHEAST KANSAS THROUGH THE NIGHT. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30
MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH WILL BECOME COMMON THROUGH THE NIGHT.
THIS WILL CAUSE BLOWING SNOW AND FREQUENT VISIBILITIES OF A HALF
MILE OR LESS ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST KANSAS. ADDITIONAL
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY BE BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES.
STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AND VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL CAUSE WINDS
CHILL VALUES TO DROP INTO THE MINUS 10 TO MINUS 20 DEGREE RANGE
FOR MUCH OF THE AREA. FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR AT THESE TEMPERATURES IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
WIND CHILL VALUES WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY MORNING WILL
AGAIN FALL INTO THE -5 TO -20 RANGE.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS CAN REPORT SNOW AMOUNTS AND ANY REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE
TO BLOWING SNOW TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WHEN SAFE TO DO SO
FROM HOME.
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