BLIZZARD WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 300 PM CST TUE DEC 22 2009
...BLIZZARD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING...
THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.
* TIMING...THE RAIN AND DRIZZLE WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW IN
CENTRAL KANSAS BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH
THURSDAY NIGHT.
* WINDS/VISIBILITY...VERY STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH COMBINED
WITH HEAVY SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A QUARTER
OF A MILE AT TIMES.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...OF 4 TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE
HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS IN CENTRAL KANSAS.
* OTHER IMPACTS...THE SNOW AND HIGH WIND SPEEDS MAY CAUSE WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS TO OCCUR WHICH COULD MAKE TRAVEL IMPOSSIBLE ACROSS
THE WATCH AREA. SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND
BITTER COLD WIND CHILL READINGS WILL ALSO AFFECT THE AREA.
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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JAKUB
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