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Benton, Kansas, United States (67017)  Lat: 37.79N, Lon: 97.11W
Wx Zone: KSZ069 ICAO Used: KAAO
Special Weather Statements:
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 514 AM CST TUE DEC 22 2009
Expiration: 515 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS...
SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

AREAS OF FREEZING FOG WILL LINGER ACROSS CENTRAL KANSAS THROUGH
MID MORNING. THE VISIBILITY MAY DROP TO ONE HALF MILE IN A FEW
LOCATIONS. FREEZING DRIZZLE IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER CENTRAL
KANSAS THIS EVENING AND PERSIST OVERNIGHT. SEE THE LATEST WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

THE FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL EVENTUALLY TURN TO RAIN ON WEDNESDAY
MORNING OVER CENTRAL KANSAS. MEANWHILE...A MAJOR WINTER STORM SYSTEM COULD
AFFECT CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY NIGHT WITH POWERFUL WINDS AND SOME ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL. THE
RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO A MIX OF SLEET...AND SNOW WEDNESDAY
EVENING IN CENTRAL KANSAS BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO ALL SNOW. THIS
TRANSITION LINE WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION...AS COLDER
AIR GETS PULLED SOUTHWARD WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. PLEASE SEE
LATEST WATCHES FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS POSSIBLE WINTER
WEATHER SCENARIO.

IN ADDITION...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS MAY SEE A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE STORMS
ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE STRONG OR SEVERE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY OR TONIGHT.

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FOR A GRAPHICAL VERSION OF THIS INFORMATION...SEE OUR
WEBPAGE AT (LOWERCASE) HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/WICHITA/HWO/HWO.PHP



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