HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 504 AM CST SAT DEC 5 2009
Expiration: 515 AM CST SUN DEC 06 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS...
SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER WILL BE HIGH ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA
TODAY.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
TWO PERIODS OF HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER ARE LIKELY NEXT WEEK.
A MIXTURE OF LIGHT SNOW AND FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL SPREAD SOUTHEAST
ACROSS THE STATE SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. CENTRAL KANSAS MAY
RECEIVE 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION BY LATE SUNDAY NIGHT
WHILE PRIMARILY FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL FALL ACROSS SOUTH-CENTRAL AND
SOUTHEAST KANSAS.
A SECOND AND MUCH STRONGER STORM SYSTEM WILL INVADE THE GREAT PLAINS
FROM MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALLS OF
4 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...MOST LIKELY
ACROSS CENTRAL KANSAS. AS THE SYSTEM MOVES NORTHEAST OVER THE MID-
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TUESDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE
TO 20 TO 30 MPH...CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ACROSS THE REGION.
ONE IS URGED TO MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY OVER THE NEXT
4 DAYS...ESPECIALLY MONDAY AND TUESDAY.
WIND CHILLS COULD BE 0 TO 5 BELOW ACROSS PARTS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH
CENTRAL KANSAS ON SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHTS. WIND CHILLS OF
5 TO 10 BELOW ARE POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHTS ACROSS
PARTS OF CENTRAL KANSAS.
.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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