WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 406 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY.
* TIMING...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW SHOULD BEGIN TO DEVELOP OVER THE
AREA AROUND MID MORNING. THE SNOW WILL PERSIST INTO TONIGHT.
* WINDS/VISIBILITY...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL DEVELOP OVER THE AREA TODAY. THESE HIGH
WIND SPEEDS IN COMBINATION WITH THE SNOW MAY CAUSE VERY LOW
VISIBILITIES AT TIMES ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 1
TO 4 INCHES ACROSS CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL
KANSAS...HIGHEST GENERALLY EAST OF A LINE EXTENDING FROM
WELLINGTON TO WICHITA TO HILLSBORO.
* OTHER IMPACTS...THE HIGH WIND SPEEDS IN COMBINATION WITH THE
SNOW MAY CAUSE DRIFTING AND SEVERE REDUCTIONS IN THE
VISIBILITY AND MAKE TRAVELING VERY DANGEROUS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE.
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