HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 539 AM CST FRI DEC 4 2009
Expiration: 545 AM CST SAT DEC 05 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
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
A MORE ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN MAY DEVELOP ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN PLAINS AS WE APPROACH THE END OF THE WEEKEND...WITH SEVERAL
DISTURBANCES EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE REGION NEXT WEEK. THE
FIRST STORM SYSTEM WILL LIFT ACROSS KANSAS...NEBRASKA...AND IOWA
SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. THIS SYSTEM MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PRODUCE
LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN AREAS NORTH OF HIGHWAY 36 SUNDAY
AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. IN ADDITION...PERIODS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE MAY
MIX IN AT TIMES ACROSS AREAS SOUTH OF HWY 36 WHICH MAY RESULT IN
SLICK ROADWAYS.
A MUCH STRONGER STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE OUTLOOK AREA BEGINNING
AS EARLY AS MONDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. THIS STORM
SYSTEM MAY HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE MORE SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL
TOTALS ACROSS A LARGER PORTION OF THE OUTLOOK AREA. HOWEVER...UNCERTAINTY
REMAINS WITH RESPECT TO THE TRACK AND INTENSITY OF THIS STORM SYSTEM
WHICH COULD SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT THE LOCATION AND AMOUNT OF SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATION. INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE
LATEST FORECASTS AND OUTLOOKS REGARDING THIS POTENTIAL WINTER STORM.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH SATURDAY.
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