WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 919 PM 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 WILL TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES
AROUND MIDNIGHT ALONG AND WEST OF THE I-135 CORRIDOR...WITH SNOW
LINGERING EAST OF I-135 THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. LOCALLY HEAVY
SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE FLINT HILLS.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 1
TO 4 INCHES GENERALLY ALONG THE I-135 CORRIDOR FROM SALINA TO
WICHITA. HEAVIER SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES CAN BE
EXPECTED FURTHER EAST ACROSS THE FLINT HILLS...WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.
* WINDS...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50
MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDNIGHT...SLACKENING SOME THEREAFTER.
* OTHER IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS IN COMBINATION WITH THE SNOW
WILL CAUSE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY ACROSS
THE FLINT HILLS WHERE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE GREATER.
ADDITIONALLY...COLDER TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN SUB-ZERO WIND
CHILLS BY EARLY CHRISTMAS MORNING. TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED
OVERNIGHT.
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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