HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 542 AM CST MON DEC 21 2009
Expiration: 545 AM CST TUE DEC 22 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL...NORTH
CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST KANSAS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE REGION BEGINNING
TUESDAY AND LASTING INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. PRECIPITATION WILL START
OUT AS DRIZZLE OR FREEZING DRIZZLE OVER THE AREA ON TUESDAY...AND
TRANSITION TO RAIN OR FREEZING RAIN BY WEDNESDAY. THE FREEZING
LINE WILL LIKELY BE ORIENTED ACROSS NORTHEAST KANSAS...WITH THE BEST
CHANCE OF ICE ACCUMULATION OVER NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS WHERE SUB
FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL BE MORE LIKELY.
PRECIPITATION WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW FROM WEST TO EAST LATE
WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. SNOWFALL MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE
DAY ON THURSDAY WITH ACCUMULATING SNOWS LIKELY ACROSS A LARGE
PORTION OF NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST KANSAS. 25 TO 35 MPH WINDS
WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW.
THIS WINTER WEATHER WILL OCCUR DURING A PERIOD OF PEAK HOLIDAY
TRAVEL. ANY SNOW OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL QUITE
DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS. THOSE WITH TRAVEL PLANS ACROSS THE
CENTRAL PLAINS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CLOSELY MONITOR FORECASTS AS THE
SYSTEM CONTINUES TO EVOLVE AND DETAILS BECOME MORE APPARENT.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS WILL NOT BE NEEDED TONIGHT.
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