Alert archive / Kansas / Heavy Snow Warnings in 2007
Heavy Snow Warning 2, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this heavy snow warning at Dec 14, 2007, 4:11 AM CST for 14 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Dec 14, 2007, 12:05 PM CST. It was in force for 23 hr. 45 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 14, 2007, 4:11 AM CST (10:11 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 14, 2007, 12:05 PM CST
- Expired
- Dec 15, 2007, 10:45 AM CST
- In force
- 23 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
Counties Anderson County, KS, Clay County, KS, Cloud County, KS, Coffey County, KS, Dickinson County, KS, Douglas County, KS, Franklin County, KS, Geary County, KS, Lyon County, KS, Morris County, KS, Osage County, KS, Ottawa County, KS, Shawnee County, KS, Wabaunsee County, KS
The radar
The Topeka radar (KTWX), 21 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:10 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 14, 7:15 PM CST | SNOW 0.5 | Minneapolis, KS | |
| Dec 14, 7:24 PM CST | SNOW 1 | Glasco, KS | |
| Dec 14, 8:00 PM CST | SNOW 1.5 | 3 Wnw Talmage, KS | ESTIMATE FROM NEARLY AN HOUR AGO...RESIDENTS WITHOUT ANY POWER AND COULD NOT SEE OUTSIDE TO GET CURRENT READING. |
| Dec 14, 8:15 PM CST | SNOW 2.5 | Minneapolis, KS | |
| Dec 14, 8:21 PM CST | SNOW 4 | Longford, KS | |
| Dec 14, 9:35 PM CST | SNOW 1 | 1 N Abilene, KS | |
| Dec 14, 9:47 PM CST | SNOW 1 | 4 Wnw Clyde, KS | IN THE TOWN OF HOLLIS. |
| Dec 14, 9:59 PM CST | SNOW 1.5 | Abilene, KS | ESTIMATED 15-20 MPH WINDS WITH DRIFTING ALREADY ONGOING. |
| Dec 14, 10:20 PM CST | SNOW 5 | Longford, KS | |
| Dec 14, 11:16 PM CST | SNOW 3.3 | Clay Center, KS | |
| Dec 14, 11:20 PM CST | SNOW 2 | Concordia, KS | SNOW IS DRIFTING. |
| Dec 14, 11:25 PM CST | SNOW 1.5 | Abilene, KS | |
| Dec 14, 11:34 PM CST | SNOW 5 | Ada, KS | RELAYED TO LAW ENFORCEMENT. 4-5 INCHES IN MINNEAPOLIS AS WELL. |
| Dec 14, 11:38 PM CST | SNOW 1.3 | Council Grove, KS | CAME DOWN IN ABOUT AN HOUR...HOWEVER SNOW HAS STOPPED AT THE TIME OF THE REPORT. |
| Dec 14, 11:40 PM CST | SNOW 5 | Clyde, KS | |
| Dec 15, 1:00 AM CST | SNOW 6 | Minneapolis, KS | WITH MODERATE SNOW ONGOING. |
| Dec 15, 1:00 AM CST | SNOW 6 | Minneapolis, KS | |
| Dec 15, 1:30 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 0 | Longford, KS | 6+ INCHES FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORT. |
| Dec 15, 1:30 AM CST | SNOW 3 | Abilene, KS | 3 TO 4 INCHES IN TOWN. |
| Dec 15, 1:30 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Longford, KS | 6+ INCHES FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORT. |
| Dec 15, 4:00 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | Minneapolis, KS | |
| Dec 15, 6:39 AM CST | SNOW 1 | Council Grove, KS | |
| Dec 15, 6:39 AM CST | SNOW 1.5 | Alma, KS | ESTIMATED AROUND 1 TO 1.5 INCHES |
| Dec 15, 6:39 AM CST | SNOW 4 | Abilene, KS | ESTIMATED 3 TO 4 INCHES |
| Dec 15, 6:39 AM CST | SNOW 4 | Junction City, KS | |
| Dec 15, 6:39 AM CST | SNOW 6 | Clay Center, KS | MEASURED ON CONCRETE |
| Dec 15, 6:39 AM CST | SNOW 6 | Concordia, KS | REPORTED AS AT LEAST 6 INCHES |
| Dec 15, 6:39 AM CST | SNOW 7 | Minneapolis, KS | ESTIMATED 6 TO 7 INCHES |
| Dec 15, 6:39 AM CST | SNOW 8 | Concordia, KS | |
| Dec 15, 6:53 AM CST | SNOW 0.5 | Emporia, KS | |
| Dec 15, 7:04 AM CST | SNOW 5 | Concordia, KS | |
| Dec 15, 8:19 AM CST | SNOW 6 | Abilene, KS | |
| Dec 15, 9:20 AM CST | SNOW 3 | 1 Nne Silver Lake, KS | |
| Dec 15, 9:31 AM CST | SNOW 6.5 | Minneapolis, KS | |
| Dec 15, 10:36 AM CST | SNOW 1 | Emporia, KS | |
| Dec 15, 10:36 AM CST | SNOW 1 | Lawrence, KS | |
| Dec 15, 10:36 AM CST | SNOW 1 | Lyndon, KS | |
| Dec 15, 10:36 AM CST | SNOW 1.2 | Topeka, KS | |
| Dec 15, 10:36 AM CST | SNOW 2 | Council Grove, KS | |
| Dec 15, 10:36 AM CST | SNOW 4 | Alma, KS | ESTIMATED 3 TO 4 INCHES |
| Dec 15, 10:36 AM CST | SNOW 5 | Abilene, KS | ESTIMATED 4 TO 5 INCHES. |
| Dec 15, 10:36 AM CST | SNOW 5 | Junction City, KS | ESTIMATED 4 TO 5 INCHES |
| Dec 15, 10:36 AM CST | SNOW 6 | Minneapolis, KS | |
| Dec 15, 10:36 AM CST | SNOW 7 | Concordia, KS | 6 TO 7 INCHES |
| Dec 15, 10:36 AM CST | SNOW 8 | Clay Center, KS | ESTIMATED 6 TO 8 INCHES. LOTS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 62 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
- 1550 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 57 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -108 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -83 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 141011 WSWTOP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 411 AM CST FRI DEC 14 2007 .ANOTHER WINTER STORM IS LIKELY TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES ACROSS THE PLAINS. AS IT DOES...MOISTURE WILL BE PULLED NORTH INTO CENTRAL AND EASTERN KANSAS. SNOW SHOULD BEGIN ACROSS CENTRAL KANSAS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND SPREAD EAST DURING THE EVENING. AS THE UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM PASSES EAST ON SATURDAY...SNOW SHOULD COME TO AN END SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WITH TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING THROUGH THE DEPTH OF THE ATMOSPHERE... PRECIPITATION SHOULD BE IN THE FORM OF SNOW FOR THE ENTIRE EVENT. KSZ037-054-055-058-141815- /O.UPG.KTOP.WS.A.0008.071214T1800Z-071215T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KTOP.HS.W.0002.071215T0000Z-071215T1800Z/ MORRIS-LYON-OSAGE-COFFEY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...EMPORIA 411 AM CST FRI DEC 14 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A HEAVY SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS AROUND 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. REMEMBER...A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO REDEVELOP FRIDAY NIGHT. THOSE WITH TRAVEL PLANS ARE ADVISED TO CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE...OR SHOULD USE CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. $$ KSZ035-141815- /O.UPG.KTOP.WS.A.0008.071214T1800Z-071215T1800Z/ /O.EXB.KTOP.SN.Y.0005.071214T1800Z-071215T1800Z/ DICKINSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ABILENE 411 AM CST FRI DEC 14 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 12 PM CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 12 PM CST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. SNOW AMOUNTS FROM 4 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO REDEVELOP FRIDAY NIGHT. THOSE WITH TRAVEL PLANS ARE ADVISED TO CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE...OR SHOULD USE CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. $$ KSZ026-036-038>040-056-059-141815- /O.UPG.KTOP.WS.A.0008.071214T1800Z-071215T1800Z/ /O.EXA.KTOP.SN.Y.0005.071215T0000Z-071215T1800Z/ JEFFERSON-GEARY-WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-FRANKLIN-ANDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JUNCTION CITY...TOPEKA...LAWRENCE... OTTAWA 411 AM CST FRI DEC 14 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE FRIDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. SNOWFALL TOTALS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 4 TO 5 INCHES. HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO REDEVELOP FRIDAY NIGHT. THOSE WITH TRAVEL PLANS ARE ADVISED TO CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE...OR SHOULD USE CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. $$ KSZ008-009-020-021-034-141815- /O.EXT.KTOP.SN.Y.0005.071214T1800Z-071215T1800Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-CLOUD-CLAY-OTTAWA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONCORDIA...CLAY CENTER 411 AM CST FRI DEC 14 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 12 PM CST SATURDAY... THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 12 PM CST SATURDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP FRIDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND SPREAD EAST INTO NORTHEAST KANSAS DURING THE EVENING HOURS. PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOWFALL ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. BY NOON SATURDAY...NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE NEAR THE NEBRASKA AND KANSAS STATE LINE. 4 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE FURTHER SOUTH ALONG A LINE FROM MINNEAPOLIS TO HOLTON. THE SNOW SHOULD TAPER OFF AND COME TO AN END SATURDAY AFTERNOON. HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO REDEVELOP FRIDAY NIGHT. THOSE WITH TRAVEL PLANS ARE ADVISED TO CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE...OR SHOULD USE CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. $$ KSZ010>012-022>024-141815- /O.CON.KTOP.SN.Y.0005.071215T0000Z-071215T1800Z/ MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...HIAWATHA...MANHATTAN 411 AM CST FRI DEC 14 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST SATURDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST SATURDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP FRIDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND SPREAD EAST INTO NORTHEAST KANSAS DURING THE EVENING HOURS. PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOWFALL ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. BY NOON SATURDAY...NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE NEAR THE NEBRASKA AND KANSAS STATE LINE. 4 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE FURTHER SOUTH ALONG A LINE FROM MINNEAPOLIS TO HOLTON. THE SNOW SHOULD TAPER OFF AND COME TO AN END SATURDAY AFTERNOON. HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO REDEVELOP FRIDAY NIGHT. THOSE WITH TRAVEL PLANS ARE ADVISED TO CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE...OR SHOULD USE CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. $$ HARDING
5 follow-up statements
000 WWUS43 KTOP 141805 WSWTOP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 1205 PM CST FRI DEC 14 2007 .A WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE REGION TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES ACROSS THE PLAINS. AS IT DOES...MOISTURE WILL BE PULLED NORTH INTO CENTRAL AND EASTERN KANSAS. SNOW WILL BEGIN ACROSS CENTRAL KANSAS THIS AFTERNOON AND SPREAD EASTWARD DURING THE EVENING. AS THE UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM PASSES EAST ON SATURDAY...SNOW SHOULD COME TO AN END SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WITH TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING THROUGH THE DEPTH OF THE ATMOSPHERE... PRECIPITATION SHOULD BE IN THE FORM OF SNOW FOR THE ENTIRE EVENT. KSZ035-150215- /O.UPG.KTOP.SN.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-071215T1800Z/ /O.EXA.KTOP.HS.W.0002.071215T0000Z-071215T1800Z/ DICKINSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ABILENE 1205 PM CST FRI DEC 14 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A HEAVY SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST SATURDAY. THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS AROUND 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. REMEMBER...A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO REDEVELOP FRIDAY NIGHT. THOSE WITH TRAVEL PLANS ARE ADVISED TO CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE...OR SHOULD USE CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. $$ KSZ036-038>040-056-059-150215- /O.UPG.KTOP.SN.Y.0005.071215T0000Z-071215T1800Z/ /O.EXA.KTOP.HS.W.0002.071215T0000Z-071215T1800Z/ GEARY-WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-FRANKLIN-ANDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JUNCTION CITY...TOPEKA...LAWRENCE... OTTAWA 1205 PM CST FRI DEC 14 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A HEAVY SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST SATURDAY. THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS AROUND 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. REMEMBER...A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO REDEVELOP FRIDAY NIGHT. THOSE WITH TRAVEL PLANS ARE ADVISED TO CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE...OR SHOULD USE CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. $$ KSZ037-054-055-058-150215- /O.CON.KTOP.HS.W.0002.071215T0000Z-071215T1800Z/ MORRIS-LYON-OSAGE-COFFEY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...EMPORIA 1205 PM CST FRI DEC 14 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST SATURDAY... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST SATURDAY. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL DEVELOP THIS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS AROUND 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. REMEMBER...A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO REDEVELOP FRIDAY NIGHT. THOSE WITH TRAVEL PLANS ARE ADVISED TO CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE...OR SHOULD USE CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. $$ KSZ008-009-020-021-034-150215- /O.CON.KTOP.SN.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-071215T1800Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-CLOUD-CLAY-OTTAWA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONCORDIA...CLAY CENTER 1205 PM CST FRI DEC 14 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST SATURDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST SATURDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP FRIDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND SPREAD EAST INTO NORTHEAST KANSAS DURING THE EVENING HOURS. PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOWFALL ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. BY NOON SATURDAY...NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE NEAR THE NEBRASKA AND KANSAS STATE LINE. 4 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE FURTHER SOUTH ALONG A LINE FROM MINNEAPOLIS TO HOLTON. THE SNOW SHOULD TAPER OFF AND COME TO AN END SATURDAY AFTERNOON. HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO REDEVELOP FRIDAY NIGHT. THOSE WITH TRAVEL PLANS ARE ADVISED TO CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE...OR SHOULD USE CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. $$ KSZ010>012-022>024-026-150215- /O.CON.KTOP.SN.Y.0005.071215T0000Z-071215T1800Z/ MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...HIAWATHA...MANHATTAN 1205 PM CST FRI DEC 14 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST SATURDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST SATURDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP FRIDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND SPREAD EAST INTO NORTHEAST KANSAS DURING THE EVENING HOURS. PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOWFALL ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. BY NOON SATURDAY...NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE NEAR THE NEBRASKA AND KANSAS STATE LINE. 4 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE FURTHER SOUTH ALONG A LINE FROM MINNEAPOLIS TO HOLTON. THE SNOW SHOULD TAPER OFF AND COME TO AN END SATURDAY AFTERNOON. HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO REDEVELOP FRIDAY NIGHT. THOSE WITH TRAVEL PLANS ARE ADVISED TO CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE...OR SHOULD USE CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. $$
000 WWUS43 KTOP 142128 WSWTOP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 328 PM CST FRI DEC 14 2007 .AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM IS MOVING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES AND WILL AFFECT THE CENTRAL PLAINS TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. AHEAD OF THIS STORM SYSTEM...MOISTURE WILL BEING PULLED NORTH WITH AREAS OF MODERATE SNOW DEVELOPING ACROSS WESTERN KS AND THE TX/OK PANHANDLES. AS THE STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST...THE SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN KS AND IS LIKELY TO BE HEAVY AT TIMES. KSZ035>040-054>056-058-059-150530- /O.CON.KTOP.HS.W.0002.071215T0000Z-071215T1800Z/ DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS-WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-LYON-OSAGE- FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ABILENE...JUNCTION CITY...TOPEKA... LAWRENCE...EMPORIA...OTTAWA 328 PM CST FRI DEC 14 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST SATURDAY... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST SATURDAY. SNOW WILL SPREAD EAST FROM CENTRAL KANSAS INTO EAST CENTRAL KANSAS THIS EVENING. THE SNOW COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE EARLY TO LATE MORNING HOURS OF SATURDAY...REDUCING VISIBILITIES BELOW A MILE AND CREATING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE SNOWFALL WILL COME TO AN END FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE AFTERNOON SATURDAY. STORM TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS...SO SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. $$ KSZ010>012-022>024-026-150530- /O.CON.KTOP.SN.Y.0005.071215T0000Z-071215T1800Z/ MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...HIAWATHA...MANHATTAN 328 PM CST FRI DEC 14 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST SATURDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST SATURDAY. SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS NORTHEAST KANSAS THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING SATURDAY. THE SNOWFALL COULD BE MODERATE AT TIMES DURING THE EARLY TO MID MORNING HOURS OF SATURDAY...REDUCING VISIBILITIES BELOW A MILE AND CREATING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE SNOWFALL SHOULD BEGIN TO TAPER OFF AND END DURING THE AFTERNOON SATURDAY. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD RANGE FROM AROUND 3 INCHES NEAR THE NEBRASKA AND KANSAS STATE LINE...TO AROUND 5 INCHES FROM MANHATTAN TO OSKALOOSA. IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS...SO SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. ALWAYS RUN YOUR GENERATOR OUTDOORS IN A DRY AND WELL VENTILATED AREA...AND FOLLOW MANUFACTURER INSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE. $$ KSZ008-009-020-021-034-150530- /O.CON.KTOP.SN.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-071215T1800Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-CLOUD-CLAY-OTTAWA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONCORDIA...CLAY CENTER 328 PM CST FRI DEC 14 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST SATURDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST SATURDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD INTO NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS FROM THE SOUTH. THE SNOWFALL COULD BE MODERATE AT TIMES...REDUCING VISIBILITIES BELOW A MILE AND CREATING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR THE MODERATE SNOWFALL WILL BE DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS TONIGHT. THE SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO COME TO AN END BY NOON SATURDAY. STORM TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BY NOON SATURDAY. IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS...SO SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. ALWAYS RUN YOUR GENERATOR OUTDOORS IN A DRY AND WELL VENTILATED AREA...AND FOLLOW MANUFACTURER INSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE. $$ WOLTERS
000 WWUS43 KTOP 150253 WSWTOP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 853 PM CST FRI DEC 14 2007 .AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHER PLAINS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. AHEAD OF THIS STORM SYSTEM...MOISTURE WAS BEING PULLED NORTH WITH AREAS OF MODERATE SNOW DEVELOPING ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS THIS EVENING. AS THE STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST...THE SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS EASTERN KS AND IS LIKELY TO BE HEAVY AT TIMES. KSZ020-021-034-151100- /O.UPG.KTOP.SN.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-071215T1800Z/ /O.EXA.KTOP.HS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-071215T1800Z/ CLOUD-CLAY-OTTAWA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONCORDIA...CLAY CENTER 853 PM CST FRI DEC 14 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A HEAVY SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST SATURDAY. THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. MODERATE SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS THROUGH THE NIGHT AND MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. THE HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW A ONE HALF OF A MILE AND CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO COME TO AN END BY NOON SATURDAY. STORM TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BY NOON SATURDAY. IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS...SO SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. REMEMBER...A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. $$ KSZ035>040-054>056-058-059-151100- /O.CON.KTOP.HS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-071215T1800Z/ DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS-WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-LYON-OSAGE- FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ABILENE...JUNCTION CITY...TOPEKA... LAWRENCE...EMPORIA...OTTAWA 853 PM CST FRI DEC 14 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST SATURDAY... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST SATURDAY. SNOW WILL SPREAD EAST FROM CENTRAL KANSAS INTO EAST CENTRAL KANSAS THROUGH THE NIGHT. THE SNOW COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE EARLY TO LATE MORNING HOURS OF SATURDAY...REDUCING VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE HALF OF A MILE AND CREATING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE SNOWFALL WILL COME TO AN END FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS OF SATURDAY. STORM TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS...SO SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. $$ KSZ010>012-022>024-026-151100- /O.CON.KTOP.SN.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-071215T1800Z/ MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...HIAWATHA...MANHATTAN 853 PM CST FRI DEC 14 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST SATURDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST SATURDAY. SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS NORTHEAST KANSAS THROUGH THE NIGHT AN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS OF SATURDAY. THE SNOWFALL COULD BE MODERATE AT TIMES DURING THE EARLY TO MID MORNING HOURS OF SATURDAY...REDUCING VISIBILITIES BELOW A MILE AND CREATING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE SNOWFALL SHOULD BEGIN TO TAPER OFF AND END DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS OF SATURDAY. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD RANGE FROM AROUND 3 INCHES NEAR THE NEBRASKA AND KANSAS STATE LINE...TO AROUND 5 INCHES FROM MANHATTAN TO OSKALOOSA. IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS...SO SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. ALWAYS RUN YOUR GENERATOR OUTDOORS IN A DRY AND WELL VENTILATED AREA...AND FOLLOW MANUFACTURER INSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE. $$ KSZ008-009-151100- /O.CON.KTOP.SN.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-071215T1800Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON- 853 PM CST FRI DEC 14 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST SATURDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST SATURDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS THROUGH THE NIGHT. THE SNOWFALL COULD BE MODERATE AT TIMES...REDUCING VISIBILITIES BELOW A MILE AND CREATING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE MODERATE SNOW SHOULD END BY SUNRISE. THE SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO COME TO AN END BY THE LATE MORNING HOURS OF SATURDAY. STORM TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BY NOON SATURDAY. IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS...SO SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. ALWAYS RUN YOUR GENERATOR OUTDOORS IN A DRY AND WELL VENTILATED AREA...AND FOLLOW MANUFACTURER INSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE. $$
000 WWUS43 KTOP 150940 WSWTOP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 340 AM CST SAT DEC 15 2007 .A WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN KANSAS THROUGH NOON TODAY. GENERAL WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING WITH AN ADDITIONAL 2 INCHES EXPECTED. KSZ036>040-054>056-058-059-151745- /O.CAN.KTOP.HS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-071215T1800Z/ /O.EXA.KTOP.SN.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-071215T1800Z/ GEARY-MORRIS-WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY- ANDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JUNCTION CITY...TOPEKA...LAWRENCE... EMPORIA...OTTAWA 340 AM CST SAT DEC 15 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING WITH AN ADDITIONAL 2 INCHES EXPECTED. TRAVEL COULD BE IMPACTED BY THIS LIGHT SNOW...SLOW DOWN AND TAKE YOUR TIME WHEN DRIVING. $$ KSZ020-021-034-035-151745- /O.CON.KTOP.HS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-071215T1800Z/ CLOUD-CLAY-OTTAWA-DICKINSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONCORDIA...CLAY CENTER...ABILENE 340 AM CST SAT DEC 15 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. LIGHT TO OCCASIONAL MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THOUGH THE MORNING HOURS BEFORE ENDING AROUND NOON TODAY. AN ADDITIONAL 2 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED BEFORE NOON TODAY...BRINGING THE STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO BETWEEN 6 TO 8 INCHES. REMEMBER...A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. $$ KSZ008>012-022>024-026-151745- /O.CON.KTOP.SN.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-071215T1800Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE- JACKSON-JEFFERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...HIAWATHA...MANHATTAN 340 AM CST SAT DEC 15 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS BEFORE ENDING AROUND NOON. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. ALWAYS RUN YOUR GENERATOR OUTDOORS IN A DRY AND WELL VENTILATED AREA...AND FOLLOW MANUFACTURER INSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE. $$ HARDING
000 WWUS43 KTOP 151645 WSWTOP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 1045 AM CST SAT DEC 15 2007 KSZ020-021-034-035-151745- /O.CAN.KTOP.HS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-071215T1800Z/ CLOUD-CLAY-OTTAWA-DICKINSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONCORDIA...CLAY CENTER...ABILENE 1045 AM CST SAT DEC 15 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS CANCELLED THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING. THE SNOWFALL HAS DIMINISHED ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS. SOME FLURRIES OR LIGHT SNOW WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL HAS ENDED. THEREFORE THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED. $$ KSZ008>012-022>024-036>038-151745- /O.CAN.KTOP.SN.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-071215T1800Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE- JACKSON-GEARY-MORRIS-WABAUNSEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...HIAWATHA...MANHATTAN... JUNCTION CITY 1045 AM CST SAT DEC 15 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW ADVISORY. THE SNOWFALL HAS DIMINISHED ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL AND PARTS OF NORTHEAST KANSAS. SOME FLURRIES OR LIGHT SNOW WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. HOWEVER ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL HAS ENDED. THEREFORE THE SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELED. $$ KSZ026-039-040-054>056-058-059-152200- /O.EXT.KTOP.SN.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-071215T2200Z/ JEFFERSON-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOPEKA...LAWRENCE...EMPORIA...OTTAWA 1045 AM CST SAT DEC 15 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS BEFORE ENDING BY 4 PM. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. MOTORISTS TAKE PRECAUTIONS IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY. ALWAYS RUN YOUR GENERATOR OUTDOORS IN A DRY AND WELL VENTILATED AREA...AND FOLLOW MANUFACTURER INSTRUCTIONS AND MAINTENANCE. $$ WOLTERS
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this heavy snow warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Topeka, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this heavy snow warning went out at Dec 14, 4:00 AM CST, 11 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 14, 4:00 AM CST, 11 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 400 AM CST FRI DEC 14 2007 .DISCUSSION... MAIN FORECAST CONCERN IS THE APPROACHING SYSTEM LATE TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... MODEL DEPICTIONS OF THE APPROACHING SHORTWAVE TROFF ARE STILL SOMEWHAT MIXED...WITH THE NAM CONTINUING THE SLOWING TREND. THE GFS HAS SLOWED ONLY SLIGHTLY...AND IS NOT AS DEEP AS THE NAM WITH THE H50 TROFF. CONTINUITY KEEPS THE FASTER GFS AS THE PREFERRED SOLUTION...BUT DID LINGER PRECIPITATION ANOTHER 6 HOURS ON SATURDAY IN EASTERN KANSAS IN DEFERENCE TO THE SLOWING SOLUTIONS. MAIN CONCERN WITH THIS SYSTEM IS SNOW AMOUNTS. COLUMN COLD ENOUGH FOR ALL SNOW...AND DEEP MOISTURE ADVECTION FROM THE SOUTHEAST SHOULD PROVIDE AMPLE LIQUID TO MAKE SOME DECENT SNOW. JET MAX IN EXCESS OF 100 KNOTS AND ASSOCIATED Q-VECTOR CONVERGENCE SHOW MAIN SYNOPTIC FORCING IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND FURTHER SOUTH. AS SURFACE CYCLONE DEEPENS...THERE IS A HINT OF A TROWEL AT H60...BUT IT IS NOT ALL THAT IMPRESSIVE. ONE ISSUE OF CONCERN IS A NARROW LAYER OF ELEVATED INSTABILITY AS SEEN BY NEGATIVE THETA E LAPSE RATES. THIS INSTABILITY IS LOCATED AT AROUND H85 ALONG THE KS/OK LINE TO ABOUT H60 BY I-70. ASSOCIATED OMEGA MAX JUST ABOVE THIS LAYER SHOULD PROVIDE THE MESOSCALE LIFT TO ENHANCE THE SNOW POTENTIAL. WITH MOST OF THIS LIFT ABOVE THE PREFERRED DENDRITIC PRODUCTION ZONE THROUGH MOST OF THE CWA...I AM ONLY EXPECTING ADVISORY CRITERIA SNOW EXCEPT FOR A FEW COUNTIES IN THE SOUTHERN AREAS. EVEN THESE MIGHT HAVE TROUBLE REACHING 6 INCHES IN 12-HOURS. ALTHOUGH THE POTENTIAL FOR 6 OR MORE INCHES EXISTS FOR MOST LOCATIONS SOUTH OF I-70...IT WILL LIKELY TAKE MORE THAN 12 HOURS TO REALIZE THESE AMOUNTS. SYSTEM DEPARTS ON SATURDAY AND A GRADUAL RETURN TO WESTERLY FLOW IS FINALLY EVIDENT. THIS SHOULD ALLOW FOR A GRADUAL WARMING TREND SOMEWHAT SUBDUED BY WHATEVER SNOW AMOUNTS WE HAVE LEFT. HARDING && .AVIATION... FIRST ISSUE WILL BE DENSE FOG AT TAF SITES IN THE MORNING. THINK WITH INVERSION SET UP DONT EXPECT FOG TO BREAK UP ANY TIME BEFORE SUNRISE EXPECTING 1/4SM OR LESS AT TOP AND MHK ALONG THE RIVER...WITH BETTER CONDITIONS AT FOE. NE WINDS SHOULD DEVELOP MID MORNING. CIRRUS TO STREAM OVERHEAD THROUGH THE DAY...WITH MID LEVEL CLOUDS BUILDING IN FROM THE WEST IN THE AFTERNOON. EXPECT CIG AND VISBY CONDITIONS TO DROP QUICKLY AFTER 0Z WHEN SNOW BEGINS...STARTING A FEW HOURS SOONER AT MHK. 67 && .TOP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...HEAVY SNOW WARNING FROM 6 PM FRIDAY TO NOON SATURDAY FOR KSZ037-KSZ054-KSZ055-KSZ058. DENSE FOG ADVISORY UNTIL 9 AM FRIDAY FOR KSZ022-KSZ026-KSZ035- KSZ036-KSZ038-KSZ039-KSZ040. SNOW ADVISORY FROM NOON FRIDAY TO NOON SATURDAY FOR KSZ008- KSZ009-KSZ020-KSZ021-KSZ034-KSZ035. SNOW ADVISORY FROM 6 PM FRIDAY TO NOON SATURDAY FOR KSZ010- KSZ011-KSZ012-KSZ022-KSZ023-KSZ024-KSZ026-KSZ036-KSZ038-KSZ039- KSZ040-KSZ056-KSZ059. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 13, 10:10 PM CST, 6 hours 1 minute before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 1010 PM CST THU DEC 13 2007 KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-141215- REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY- POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS- WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON- 1010 PM CST THU DEC 13 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL...NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST KANSAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT ICE MELT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON HAS LEAD TO NEARLY SATURATED LOW LEVEL CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA AND THIS HAS LEAD TO AREAS OF DENSE FOG. SOME INCREASE IN HIGH CLOUDS ALONG INCREASING WINDS BY LATER IN THE NIGHT IS EXPECTED LESSON THE AREAS OF DENSE FOG. OVERNIGHT MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR AREAS OF DENSE FOG...THAT COULD REDUCE THE VISIBILITIES TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN A SHORT DISTANCE. ADDITIONALLY...THE FREEZING MIST WILL ADD A THIN COAT OF GLAZE TO EXPOSED SURFACES...AND MAKE FOR SOME ADDITIONAL SLICK SPOTS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL KANSAS...MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 70. A SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS...NORTH OF INTERSTATE 70...FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE WATCH AREA...WITH 4 TO 6 INCHES EXPECTED NORTH OF INTERSTATE 70...AND CLOSER TO 4 INCHES NEAR THE NEBRASKA BORDER. STAY TUNED FOR ANY ADDITIONAL UPDATES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS SHOULD NOT BE NEEDED OVERNIGHT.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Topeka, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 14, 3:16 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | TOP | Dickinson, Douglas, Geary, Jefferson, Riley, Shawnee and 1 more | 4 hr |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.