WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 400 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY.
* TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...SNOW WITH A BRIEF PERIOD OF
SLEET...WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON MAINLY AFTER 3 PM AND
CONTINUE INTO CHRISTMAS EVE ACROSS SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND EXTREME
SOUTHWEST MISSOURI. THIS INCLUDES LOCATIONS WEST OF A LINE FROM
BAXTER SPRINGS TO LAMAR TO SCHELL CITY. THE SNOW WILL END
CHRISTMAS DAY.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED.
* WINDS AND VISIBILITY...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH
ARE EXPECTED AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. THESE
STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH
VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO NEAR ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL CONDITIONS CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY WILL
BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED...INCLUDING HIGHWAYS 69 IN KANSAS AND
HIGHWAY 71 IN MISSOURI. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
WITH HIGH WINDS AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ANTICIPATED.
EXPECT HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. TRAVEL CONDITIONS
WILL RAPIDLY DETERIORATE THIS EVENING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...CONSIDER TAKING A WINTER STORM
KIT ALONG WITH YOU. THIS KIT SHOULD INCLUDE SUCH ITEMS AS TIRE
CHAINS...BOOSTER CABLES...A FLASHLIGHT...SHOVEL...BLANKETS...
EXTRA CLOTHING AND ANYTHING ELSE THAT WOULD HELP YOU SURVIVE IN
CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED..
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