BLIZZARD WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 655 PM CST MON DEC 21 2009
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...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* RAIN, OR A WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING DRIZZLE OR SLEET IS EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST KANSAS LATE WEDNESDAY,
BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO AREAS SNOW WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE
PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TURNING TO ALL SNOW ON CHRISTMAS
EVE DAY.
* IN ADDITION TO THE FALLING SNOW...VERY STRONG NORTH WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED BY
LATE MORNING CHRISTMAS EVE DAY, AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE DAY.
THIS WOULD CREATE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH
WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
* PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED FROM WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
CHRISTMAS EVE DAY. IT IS TOO EARLY TO SAY EXACTLY HOW MUCH SNOW
WILL FALL, BUT SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 9 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE NORTH OF A GARDEN CITY TO MEDICINE LODGE LINE, WITH
HIGHEST AMOUNTS POSSIBLE NEAR INTERSTATE 70, WHILE AREAS FARTHER
WEST NEAR THE COLORADO LINE AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE WILL RECEIVE
LESS THAN 3 INCHES.
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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