BLIZZARD WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 421 AM CST MON DEC 21 2009
...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* TIMING...THE RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGEOVER TO SNOW IN CENTRAL
KANSAS TOWARDS MIDNIGHT WITH THIS CHANGEOVER OCCURRING OVER
SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS TOWARDS DAYBREAK ON THURSDAY.
* WINDS/VISIBILITY...THE GREATEST IMPACT WILL BE STRONG WINDS. THE
WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 40 MPH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
INTO THURSDAY. THE WIND SPEEDS IN COMBINATION WITH THE SNOWFALL
MAY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT
TIMES.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES CAN BE
EXPECTED WITH THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS IN CENTRAL KANSAS.
* OTHER IMPACTS...THE SNOW AND HIGH WIND SPEEDS MAY CAUSE NEAR
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WHICH WOULD MAKE TRAVEL NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR
BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES.
THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY
DANGEROUS.
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