BLIZZARD WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 406 AM CST TUE DEC 22 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
9 AM CST WEDNESDAY...
...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY. A BLIZZARD
WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING.
* TIMING...FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL FALL TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY
MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM ON WEDNESDAY...AND RAIN WILL
DEVELOP. THE RAIN AND DRIZZLE WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW WEDNESDAY
NIGHT AND CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT.
* WINDS/VISIBILITY...VERY STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH
COMBINED WITH HEAVY SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A
QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY.
* SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN
INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. 4 TO 8
INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS IN
NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS.
* OTHER IMPACTS...EVEN A SMALL AMOUNT OF ICE ACCUMULATION CAN
CAUSE VERY SLICK ROADS. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. THE
SNOW AND HIGH WIND SPEEDS MAY CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS TO OCCUR
WHICH COULD MAKE TRAVEL IMPOSSIBLE ACROSS THE WATCH AREA.
SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND BITTER COLD WIND
CHILL READINGS WILL ALSO AFFECT THE AREA.
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.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF WINTER WEATHER
WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS
AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
$$
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 406 AM CST TUE DEC 22 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
9 AM CST WEDNESDAY...
...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY. A BLIZZARD
WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING.
* TIMING...FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL FALL TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY
MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM ON WEDNESDAY...AND RAIN WILL
DEVELOP. THE RAIN AND DRIZZLE WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW WEDNESDAY
NIGHT AND CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT.
* WINDS/VISIBILITY...VERY STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH
COMBINED WITH HEAVY SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A
QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY.
* SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN
INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. 4 TO 8
INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS IN
NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS.
* OTHER IMPACTS...EVEN A SMALL AMOUNT OF ICE ACCUMULATION CAN
CAUSE VERY SLICK ROADS. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. THE
SNOW AND HIGH WIND SPEEDS MAY CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS TO OCCUR
WHICH COULD MAKE TRAVEL IMPOSSIBLE ACROSS THE WATCH AREA.
SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND BITTER COLD WIND
CHILL READINGS WILL ALSO AFFECT THE AREA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR
BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES.
THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY
DANGEROUS.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF WINTER WEATHER
WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS
AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
$$
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