BLIZZARD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 313 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER
STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED.
* TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT.
* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES
WILL BE POSSIBLE BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.
* WIND...NORTH WIND WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS
HIGH AS 50 MPH TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN REDUCED
VISIBILITY UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES..WITH
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.
* WIND CHILL...WIND CHILL READINGS WILL BE FROM FIVE TO FIFTEEN
BELOW ZERO ON FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TONIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY. DRIFTING OF SNOW ACROSS ROADWAYS IS LIKELY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMEMBER...A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. ANY TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED.
IF YOU LEAVE THE SAFETY OF BEING INDOORS...YOU ARE PUTTING YOUR
LIFE AT RISK.
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