HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 557 AM CST SUN DEC 6 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST MON DEC 07 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST...NORTH CENTRAL
AND WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI...AS WELL AS EXTREME EASTERN KANSAS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A FAST MOVING UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE OUTLOOK
AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. ONE TO POSSIBLY TWO INCHES OF SNOW
IS POSSIBLE OVER FAR NORTHEAST KANSAS INTO NORTHWEST AND NORTH
CENTRAL MISSOURI BY LATE TONIGHT. IN ADDITION...PATCHY FREEZING
DRIZZLE AND MAYBE SNOW FLURRIES WILL BE POSSIBLE FURTHER SOUTH LATE
TONIGHT...AS THE SYSTEM MOVES EAST AND COLDER AIR FILTERS INTO THE
AREA.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
A MUCH STRONGER STORM SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE REGION LATE MONDAY NIGHT
THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. THIS STORM SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO
PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACROSS A LARGER PORTION OF THE OUTLOOK
AREA. AT THIS TIME IT APPEARS SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATING SNOW IS
POSSIBLE MAINLY ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 36. LESSER AMOUNTS OF
ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE SOUTH OF THIS LINE. WHILE A WINTER
STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR LOCATIONS ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE
FROM ATCHISON KANSAS TO MACON MISSOURI...IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT A
CHANGE IN THE TRACK OF THE STORM SYSTEM BY AS LITTLE AS 50 MILES
COULD LEAD TO A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN LOCATION AND AMOUNTS OF THE
HEAVIEST SNOWFALL. INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE
LATEST FORECASTS AND OUTLOOKS REGARDING THIS POTENTIAL WINTER STORM.
IN ADDITION...SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW WILL
BE POSSIBLE LATE TUESDAY THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY WEDNESDAY AS STRONG
NORTHERLY WINDS OVERSPREAD THE REGION BEHIND THE EXITING STORM SYSTEM.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS ARE URGED TO REPORT ANY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THEY RECEIVE FROM
THESE STORM SYSTEMS.
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