BLIZZARD WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 450 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING.
* TIMING...DRIZZLE IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO SLEET THEN SNOW
AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY
NIGHT.
* WINDS/VISIBILITY...POWERFUL NORTH WINDS AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 55 MPH WILL DEVELOP OVER THE AREA THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY
NIGHT. THESE HIGH WIND SPEEDS IN COMBINATION WITH THE SNOW MAY
CAUSE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY
RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES.
* OTHER IMPACTS...THE SNOW AND HIGH WIND SPEEDS MAY CAUSE WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS WHICH WOULD MAKE TRAVEL NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES.
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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DENSE FOG ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 525 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING.
* VISIBILITY...DENSE FOG WILL REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN
ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND PORTIONS
OF SOUTHEAST KANSAS THROUGH MID MORNING. THE VISIBILITY SHOULD
GRADUALLY IMPROVE BY NOON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN.
USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.
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