Alert archive / Kansas / Blizzard Warnings in 2007
Blizzard Warning 1, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this blizzard warning at Feb 24, 2007, 4:16 AM CST for 5 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Feb 24, 2007, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for 4 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 24, 2007, 4:16 AM CST (10:16 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 24, 2007, 6:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Feb 24, 2007, 10:02 PM CST
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
Counties Clay County, KS, Cloud County, KS, Ottawa County, KS, Republic County, KS, Washington County, KS
The radar
The Topeka radar (KTWX), 119 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 165 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1897 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 143 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 291 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS43 KTOP 241016 WSWTOP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 416 AM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 .A POWERFUL UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL CROSS THE PLAINS TODAY. COLD AIR WILL WRAP IN BEHIND THE SYSTEM AND BRING SNOW TO MUCH OF NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST KANSAS AS SATURDAY NIGHT PROGRESSES. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW AND CREATE BLOWING SNOW AND GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. THE SNOWFALL SHOULD GRADUALLY END BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING WITH WIND SPEEDS ALSO DECREASING. KSZ008-009-020-021-034-241900- /O.UPG.KTOP.WS.A.0003.070225T0000Z-070225T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KTOP.BZ.W.0001.070225T0000Z-070225T1200Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-CLOUD-CLAY-OTTAWA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONCORDIA...CLAY CENTER 416 AM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW EARLY THIS EVENING. AS THE SNOW FALLS...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 MPH GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO. THESE WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE THE SNOW TO DRIFT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH HIGHER DRIFTS IS POSSIBLE BY SUNDAY MORNING. THE SNOWFALL SHOULD BEGIN TO DECREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT...BUT THE STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST AND BLOWING SNOW COULD CONTINUE TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES. REMEMBER...A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO A 1/4 MILE OR LESS DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE...BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN CHANGES IN VISIBILITIES AND TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. $$ KSZ010>012-023-024-241900- /O.UPG.KTOP.WS.A.0003.070225T0600Z-070225T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KTOP.SB.Y.0002.070225T0300Z-070225T1500Z/ MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...HIAWATHA 416 AM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. AS THE SNOW BEGINS TO FALL...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WITH HIGHER DRIFTS ARE POSSIBLE BY SUNDAY MORNING INCREASING WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL AS LOW VISIBILITIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE READY FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. $$ KSZ022-241900- /O.UPG.KTOP.WS.A.0003.070225T0600Z-070225T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KTOP.SB.Y.0002.070225T0000Z-070225T1200Z/ RILEY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MANHATTAN 416 AM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW THIS EVENING. AS THE SNOW BEGINS TO FALL...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AROUND 1 INCH WITH HIGHER DRIFTS ARE POSSIBLE BY SUNDAY MORNING. INCREASING WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL AS LOW VISIBILITIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE READY FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. $$ KSZ035-036-241900- /O.NEW.KTOP.SB.Y.0002.070225T0000Z-070225T1200Z/ DICKINSON-GEARY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ABILENE...JUNCTION CITY 416 AM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY. RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW THIS EVENING. AS THE SNOW BEGINS TO FALL...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AROUND 1 INCH WITH HIGHER DRIFTS ARE POSSIBLE BY SUNDAY MORNING. INCREASING WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL AS LOW VISIBILITIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE READY FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. $$ WOLTERS
6 follow-up statements
000 WWUS43 KTOP 241125 WSWTOP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...RESENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 524 AM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 .A POWERFUL UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL CROSS THE PLAINS TODAY. COLD AIR WILL WRAP IN BEHIND THE SYSTEM AND BRING SNOW TO MUCH OF NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST KANSAS AS SATURDAY NIGHT PROGRESSES. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW AND CREATE BLOWING SNOW AND GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. THE SNOWFALL SHOULD GRADUALLY END BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING WITH WIND SPEEDS ALSO DECREASING. KSZ008-009-020-021-034-242015- /O.UPG.KTOP.WS.A.0003.070225T0000Z-070225T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KTOP.BZ.W.0001.070225T0000Z-070225T1200Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-CLOUD-CLAY-OTTAWA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONCORDIA...CLAY CENTER 524 AM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW EARLY THIS EVENING. AS THE SNOW FALLS...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 MPH GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO. THESE WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE THE SNOW TO DRIFT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH HIGHER DRIFTS IS POSSIBLE BY SUNDAY MORNING. THE SNOWFALL SHOULD BEGIN TO DECREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT...BUT THE STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST AND BLOWING SNOW COULD CONTINUE TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES. REMEMBER...A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO A 1/4 MILE OR LESS DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE...BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN CHANGES IN VISIBILITIES AND TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. $$ KSZ010>012-023-024-242015- /O.UPG.KTOP.WS.A.0003.070225T0600Z-070225T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KTOP.SB.Y.0002.070225T0300Z-070225T1500Z/ MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...HIAWATHA 524 AM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. AS THE SNOW BEGINS TO FALL...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WITH HIGHER DRIFTS ARE POSSIBLE BY SUNDAY MORNING INCREASING WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL AS LOW VISIBILITIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE READY FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. $$ KSZ022-242015- /O.UPG.KTOP.WS.A.0003.070225T0600Z-070225T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KTOP.SB.Y.0002.070225T0000Z-070225T1200Z/ RILEY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MANHATTAN 524 AM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW THIS EVENING. AS THE SNOW BEGINS TO FALL...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AROUND 1 INCH WITH HIGHER DRIFTS ARE POSSIBLE BY SUNDAY MORNING. INCREASING WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL AS LOW VISIBILITIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE READY FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. $$ KSZ035-036-242015- /O.NEW.KTOP.SB.Y.0002.070225T0000Z-070225T1200Z/ DICKINSON-GEARY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ABILENE...JUNCTION CITY 524 AM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY. RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW THIS EVENING. AS THE SNOW BEGINS TO FALL...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AROUND 1 INCH WITH HIGHER DRIFTS ARE POSSIBLE BY SUNDAY MORNING. INCREASING WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL AS LOW VISIBILITIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE READY FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. $$ WOLTERS
000 WWUS43 KTOP 241130 WSWTOP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 530 AM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 .A POWERFUL UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL CROSS THE PLAINS TODAY. COLD AIR WILL WRAP IN BEHIND THE SYSTEM AND BRING SNOW TO MUCH OF NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST KANSAS AS SATURDAY NIGHT PROGRESSES. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW AND CREATE BLOWING SNOW AND GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. THE SNOWFALL SHOULD GRADUALLY END BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING WITH WIND SPEEDS ALSO DECREASING. KSZ008-009-020-021-034-241930- /O.CON.KTOP.BZ.W.0001.070225T0000Z-070225T1200Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-CLOUD-CLAY-OTTAWA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONCORDIA...CLAY CENTER 530 AM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY. RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW EARLY THIS EVENING. AS THE SNOW FALLS...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 MPH GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO. THESE WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE THE SNOW TO DRIFT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH HIGHER DRIFTS IS POSSIBLE BY SUNDAY MORNING. THE SNOWFALL SHOULD BEGIN TO DECREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT...BUT THE STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST AND BLOWING SNOW COULD CONTINUE TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES. REMEMBER...A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO A 1/4 MILE OR LESS DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE...BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN CHANGES IN VISIBILITIES AND TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. $$ KSZ010>012-023-024-241930- /O.CON.KTOP.SB.Y.0002.070225T0300Z-070225T1500Z/ MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...HIAWATHA 530 AM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST SUNDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST SUNDAY. RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. AS THE SNOW BEGINS TO FALL...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WITH HIGHER DRIFTS ARE POSSIBLE BY SUNDAY MORNING INCREASING WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL AS LOW VISIBILITIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE READY FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. $$ KSZ022-035-036-241930- /O.CON.KTOP.SB.Y.0002.070225T0000Z-070225T1200Z/ RILEY-DICKINSON-GEARY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANHATTAN...ABILENE...JUNCTION CITY 530 AM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY. RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW THIS EVENING. AS THE SNOW BEGINS TO FALL...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AROUND 1 INCH WITH HIGHER DRIFTS ARE POSSIBLE BY SUNDAY MORNING. INCREASING WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL AS LOW VISIBILITIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE READY FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. $$ WOLTERS
000 WWUS43 KTOP 241745 WSWTOP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 1145 AM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 .A POWERFUL UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL CROSS THE PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON. COLD AIR WILL WRAP IN BEHIND THE SYSTEM AND BRING SNOW TO MUCH OF NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST KANSAS AS SATURDAY NIGHT PROGRESSES. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW AND CREATE BLOWING SNOW AND GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. THE SNOWFALL SHOULD GRADUALLY END BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING WITH WIND SPEEDS ALSO DECREASING. KSZ008-009-020-021-034-250600- /O.CON.KTOP.BZ.W.0001.070225T0000Z-070225T1200Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-CLOUD-CLAY-OTTAWA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONCORDIA...CLAY CENTER 1145 AM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY. RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW EARLY THIS EVENING. AS THE SNOW FALLS...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 MPH GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO. THESE WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE THE SNOW TO DRIFT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH HIGHER DRIFTS IS POSSIBLE BY SUNDAY MORNING. THE SNOWFALL SHOULD BEGIN TO DECREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT...BUT THE STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST AND BLOWING SNOW COULD CONTINUE TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES. REMEMBER...A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO A 1/4 MILE OR LESS DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE...BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN CHANGES IN VISIBILITIES AND TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. $$ KSZ010>012-023-024-250600- /O.CON.KTOP.SB.Y.0002.070225T0300Z-070225T1500Z/ MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...HIAWATHA 1145 AM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST SUNDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST SUNDAY. RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. AS THE SNOW BEGINS TO FALL...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WITH HIGHER DRIFTS ARE POSSIBLE BY SUNDAY MORNING INCREASING WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL AS LOW VISIBILITIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE READY FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. $$ KSZ022-035-036-250600- /O.CON.KTOP.SB.Y.0002.070225T0000Z-070225T1200Z/ RILEY-DICKINSON-GEARY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANHATTAN...ABILENE...JUNCTION CITY 1145 AM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY. RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW THIS EVENING. AS THE SNOW BEGINS TO FALL...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AROUND 1 INCH WITH HIGHER DRIFTS ARE POSSIBLE BY SUNDAY MORNING. INCREASING WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL AS LOW VISIBILITIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE READY FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. $$
000 WWUS43 KTOP 242348 WSWTOP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 548 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 .A POWERFUL UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL CROSS THE PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON. COLD AIR WILL WRAP IN BEHIND THE SYSTEM AND BRING SNOW TO MUCH OF NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST KANSAS AS SATURDAY NIGHT PROGRESSES. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW AND CREATE BLOWING SNOW AND GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. THE SNOWFALL SHOULD GRADUALLY END BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING WITH WIND SPEEDS ALSO DECREASING. KSZ008-009-020-021-034-251100- /O.CON.KTOP.BZ.W.0001.070225T0000Z-070225T1200Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-CLOUD-CLAY-OTTAWA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONCORDIA...CLAY CENTER 548 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY. RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW THIS EVENING. AS THE SNOW FALLS...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 MPH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO. THESE WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE THE SNOW TO DRIFT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES WITH HIGHER DRIFTS ARE POSSIBLE BY SUNDAY MORNING. THE SNOWFALL SHOULD BEGIN TO DECREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT...BUT THE STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST AND BLOWING SNOW COULD CONTINUE TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES. REMEMBER...A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO A 1/4 MILE OR LESS DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE...BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN CHANGES IN VISIBILITIES AND TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. $$ KSZ010>012-023-024-251100- /O.CON.KTOP.SB.Y.0002.070225T0300Z-070225T1500Z/ MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...HIAWATHA 548 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST SUNDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST SUNDAY. RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. AS THE SNOW BEGINS TO FALL...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WITH HIGHER DRIFTS ARE POSSIBLE BY SUNDAY MORNING INCREASING WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL AS LOW VISIBILITIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE READY FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. $$ KSZ022-035-036-251100- /O.CON.KTOP.SB.Y.0002.070225T0000Z-070225T1200Z/ RILEY-DICKINSON-GEARY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANHATTAN...ABILENE...JUNCTION CITY 548 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY. RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW THIS EVENING. AS THE SNOW BEGINS TO FALL...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AROUND 1 INCH WITH HIGHER DRIFTS ARE POSSIBLE BY SUNDAY MORNING. INCREASING WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL AS LOW VISIBILITIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE READY FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. $$
000 WWUS43 KTOP 242353 AAA WSWTOP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 553 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 .A POWERFUL UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL CROSS EASTERN KANSAS TONIGHT. COLD AIR WILL WRAP IN BEHIND THE SYSTEM AND BRING SNOW TO MUCH OF NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST KANSAS AS THE NIGHT PROGRESSES. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW AND CREATE BLOWING SNOW AND GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. THE SNOWFALL SHOULD GRADUALLY END BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING WITH WIND SPEEDS ALSO DECREASING. KSZ008-009-020-021-034-251100- /O.CON.KTOP.BZ.W.0001.070225T0000Z-070225T1200Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-CLOUD-CLAY-OTTAWA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONCORDIA...CLAY CENTER 553 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY. RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW THIS EVENING. AS THE SNOW FALLS...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 MPH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO. THESE WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE THE SNOW TO DRIFT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES WITH HIGHER DRIFTS ARE POSSIBLE BY SUNDAY MORNING. THE SNOWFALL SHOULD BEGIN TO DECREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT...BUT THE STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST AND BLOWING SNOW COULD CONTINUE TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES. REMEMBER...A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO A 1/4 MILE OR LESS DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE...BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN CHANGES IN VISIBILITIES AND TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. $$ KSZ010>012-023-024-251100- /O.CON.KTOP.SB.Y.0002.070225T0300Z-070225T1500Z/ MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...HIAWATHA 553 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST SUNDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST SUNDAY. RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW BY MIDNIGHT. AS THE SNOW BEGINS TO FALL...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES WITH HIGHER DRIFTS ARE POSSIBLE BY SUNDAY MORNING INCREASING WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL AS LOW VISIBILITIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE READY FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. $$ KSZ022-035-036-251100- /O.CON.KTOP.SB.Y.0002.070225T0000Z-070225T1200Z/ RILEY-DICKINSON-GEARY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANHATTAN...ABILENE...JUNCTION CITY 553 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY. RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW THIS EVENING. AS THE SNOW BEGINS TO FALL...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WITH HIGHER DRIFTS ARE POSSIBLE BY SUNDAY MORNING. INCREASING WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL AS LOW VISIBILITIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE READY FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. $$
000 WWUS43 KTOP 250402 WSWTOP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 1002 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 KSZ008-009-020-021-034-250515- /O.CAN.KTOP.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070225T1200Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-CLOUD-CLAY-OTTAWA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONCORDIA...CLAY CENTER 1002 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA. HOWEVER LIGHT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE NIGHT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE LESS THAN AN INCH OVERNIGHT. $$ KSZ010-023-250515- /O.CAN.KTOP.SB.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070225T1500Z/ MARSHALL-POTTAWATOMIE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MARYSVILLE 1002 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO LIGHT SNOW WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR LESS. THE SNOW IS A WET SNOW AND TEMPERATURES HAVE REMAINED ABOVE FREEZING SO THE SNOW HAS BEEN MELTING. THUS THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ KSZ022-035-036-250515- /O.CAN.KTOP.SB.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070225T1200Z/ RILEY-DICKINSON-GEARY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANHATTAN...ABILENE...JUNCTION CITY 1002 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO LIGHT SNOW WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF AN LESS THAN AN INCH EXPECTED. THUS THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ KSZ011-012-024-251200- /O.EXT.KTOP.SB.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070225T1200Z/ NEMAHA-BROWN-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HIAWATHA 1002 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY... THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES OVERNIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY SUNDAY MORNING INCREASING WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL AS SOME LOW VISIBILITIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE READY FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Topeka, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 1:00 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Ottawa | 45 min |
| Feb 24, 4:16 AM CST | Snow and Blowing Snow Advisory | TOP | Brown, Dickinson, Geary, Jackson, Marshall, Nemaha and 2 more | 24 hr |
| Feb 24, 12:30 PM CST | Tornado Warning | TOP | Dickinson | 30 min |
| Feb 24, 1:03 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Ottawa | 13 min |
| Feb 24, 3:50 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Cloud | 25 min |
Nearby
Blizzard Warnings in Kansas, 2007Every blizzard warning in 2007
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.