Alert archive / Kansas / Ice Storm Warnings in 2007
Ice Storm Warning 2, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this ice storm warning at Dec 9, 2007, 3:09 AM CST for Anderson County, Coffey County, Kansas. It was in force for 9 hr. 2 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 9, 2007, 3:09 AM CST (09:09 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 9, 2007, 12:00 PM CST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
Counties Anderson County, KS, Coffey County, KS
The radar
The Topeka radar (KTWX), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:12 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 9, 10:30 AM CST | SLEET 0.25 | Burlington, KS | SHERIFF OFFICE REPORTED 0.25 INCH OF SLEET AND ICE ACCUMULATION ON CARS AND SIDWALKS ACROSS MUCH OF THE COUNTY. THERE ARE NO REPORTED POWER OUTAGES. TIME WAS ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR DATA. |
| Dec 9, 10:30 AM CST | SLEET 0.5 | Garnett, KS | EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTS .25 TO .5 INCH OF SLEET AND ICE ACCUMULATION ON CARS AND SIDEWALKS. TIME IS ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR DATA. THERE ARE NO KNOWN POWER OUTAGES FROM THIS ICE ACCUMULATION. |
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, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 87 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
- 1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 507 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 72 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 162 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 327 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 090909 WSWTOP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 309 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2007 .ARCTIC AIR WILL REMAIN IN PLACE OVER NORTHEAST KANSAS. AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES WILL CONTINUE CAUSE WARM...MOIST AIR TO RIDE OVER THE TOP OF THE COLD AIR AT THE SURFACE. THE RESULT WILL BE A VARIETY OF WINTER PRECIPITATION TYPES ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL...NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL KANSAS THROUGH NOON SUNDAY. KSZ058-059-091715- /O.UPG.KTOP.ZR.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-071209T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KTOP.IS.W.0002.071209T0909Z-071209T1800Z/ COFFEY-ANDERSON- 309 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2007 ...ICE STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED AN ICE STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. THE FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIDESPREAD AREA OF FREEZING RAIN AND SOME SLEET...WITH PERHAPS A FEW THUNDERSTORMS...WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL KANSAS EARLY THIS MORNING. ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE QUARTER TO ONE THIRD OF AN INCH OF ICE ARE EXPECTED BY DAWN...WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING. IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY...DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION. REDUCE DRIVING SPEEDS...LEAVE PLENTY OF ROOM BETWEEN YOU AND THE MOTORIST AHEAD OF YOU...AND ALLOW FOR EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. AVOID SUDDEN BRAKING OR ACCELERATION...AND BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS ON HILLS OR WHEN MAKING TURNS. REMEMBER...AN ICE STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. $$ KSZ022>024-026-036>039-091715- /O.CON.KTOP.ZR.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-071209T1800Z/ RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-GEARY-MORRIS-WABAUNSEE- SHAWNEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANHATTAN...JUNCTION CITY...TOPEKA 309 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2007 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. THE FREEZING PRECIPITATION MAY CHANGE TO OR MIX WITH SNOW OR SLEET AT TIMES. DURING THE MORNING HOURS SUNDAY A MIX OF LIGHT SNOW...FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY SNOW OR SLEET ACCUMULATIONS LESS THAN AN INCH. ICE ACCUMULATIONS GENERALLY WILL BE UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED IN FREEZING PRECIPITATION. ROADS...SIDEWALKS AND BRIDGES WILL CONTINUE TO BE SLICK AND ICY. POSTPONE TRAVEL PLANS OR ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. $$ KSZ040-091715- /O.CON.KTOP.ZR.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-071209T1800Z/ DOUGLAS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LAWRENCE 309 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2007 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. THE FREEZING PRECIPITATION MAY CHANGE TO OR MIX WITH SNOW OR SLEET LATE NIGHT INTO THE MORNING HOURS SUNDAY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD VARY FROM AROUND ONE TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED IN THE FREEZING PRECIPITATION. ROADS...SIDEWALKS AND BRIDGES WILL CONTINUE TO BE SLICK AND ICY. POSTPONE TRAVEL PLANS OR ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. $$ KSZ054>056-091715- /O.CON.KTOP.ZR.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-071209T1800Z/ LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EMPORIA...OTTAWA 309 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2007 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. PERIODS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH NOON SUNDAY. THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN INTENSITY DURING THE NIGHT INTO THE MID MORNING HOURS SUNDAY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS NEAR A QUARTER OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE. HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE. ROADS...BRIDGES AND SIDEWALKS WILL BE SLICK. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. AVOID DOWNED POWER LINES AND BE READY IN CASE OF A LOSS OF POWER. $$ KSZ008-009-020-021-034-035-091715- /O.CON.KTOP.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-071209T1800Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-CLOUD-CLAY-OTTAWA-DICKINSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONCORDIA...CLAY CENTER...ABILENE 309 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. AREAS OF LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE...LIGHT SNOW AND SOME SLEET ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT CHANGING TO SOME INTERMITTENT LIGHT SNOW OR FREEZING DRIZZLE FOR THE MORNING HOURS. A LIGHT GLAZE OF ICE IS LIKELY ON ROADS...BRIDGE AND SIDEWALKS. ADDITIONAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS TO AROUND AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH NOON SUNDAY. SLICK AND ICY ROADS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. USE EXTRA CAUTION IF YOU MUST TRAVEL AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. $$ KSZ010>012-091715- /O.CON.KTOP.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-071209T1800Z/ MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...HIAWATHA 309 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. AREAS OF LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL MIX WITH SOME LIGHT SNOW AND SLEET OVERNIGHT WITH A MIX OF LIGHT SNOW AND FREEZING DRIZZLE DURING THE MORNING HOURS SUNDAY. A LIGHT GLAZE OF ICE IS LIKELY ON ROADS...BRIDGE AND SIDEWALKS. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE UNDER AN INCH THROUGH NOON SUNDAY. SLICK AND ICY ROADS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. USE EXTRA CAUTION IF YOU MUST TRAVEL AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. $$
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS43 KTOP 091006 WSWTOP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 406 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2007 ...WINTRY PRECIPITATION CONTINUES TODAY...MORE ON THE WAY NEXT WEEK... .AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM OVER THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE NATION WILL INTERACT WITH VERY COLD AIR OVER THE PLAINS TO BRING PERIODS OF WINTER PRECIPITATION TO NORTH CENTRAL...NORTHEAST...AND EAST CENTRAL KANSAS OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. KSZ058-059-091800- /O.NEW.KTOP.WS.A.0007.071211T0000Z-071212T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTOP.IS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-071209T1800Z/ COFFEY-ANDERSON- 406 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2007 ...ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. AN ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. A WIDESPREAD AREA OF FREEZING RAIN AND SOME SLEET...WITH PERHAPS A FEW THUNDERSTORMS...WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL KANSAS EARLY THIS MORNING. ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF OF AN INCH OF ICE ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING. IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY...DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION. REDUCE DRIVING SPEEDS...LEAVE PLENTY OF ROOM BETWEEN YOU AND THE MOTORIST AHEAD OF YOU...AND ALLOW FOR EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. AVOID SUDDEN BRAKING OR ACCELERATION...AND BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS ON HILLS OR WHEN MAKING TURNS. REMEMBER...AN ICE STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. AN EVEN MORE SIGNIFICANT ROUND OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED ON MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS FROM FREEZING RAIN SHOULD COMMONLY RANGE FROM ONE HALF TO ONE INCH. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. $$ KSZ022>024-026-036>039-091800- /O.NEW.KTOP.WS.A.0007.071211T0000Z-071212T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTOP.ZR.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-071209T1800Z/ RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-GEARY-MORRIS-WABAUNSEE- SHAWNEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANHATTAN...JUNCTION CITY...TOPEKA 406 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2007 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF FREEZING RAIN...FREEZING DRIZZLE...SLEET...AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. ADDITIONAL ICING SHOULD BE LESS THAN ONE TENTH OF AN INCH. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED IN FREEZING PRECIPITATION. ROADS...SIDEWALKS AND BRIDGES WILL CONTINUE TO BE SLICK AND ICY. POSTPONE TRAVEL PLANS OR ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. A MORE SIGNIFICANT ROUND OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED ON MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS FROM FREEZING RAIN SHOULD COMMONLY RANGE FROM ONE HALF TO ONE INCH. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. $$ KSZ040-091800- /O.NEW.KTOP.WS.A.0007.071211T0000Z-071212T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTOP.ZR.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-071209T1800Z/ DOUGLAS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LAWRENCE 406 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2007 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF FREEZING RAIN...FREEZING DRIZZLE...SLEET...AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING TODAY. ADDITIONAL ICING OF AROUND A TENTH AN INCH IS EXPECTED. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED IN THE FREEZING PRECIPITATION. ROADS...SIDEWALKS AND BRIDGES WILL CONTINUE TO BE SLICK AND ICY. POSTPONE TRAVEL PLANS OR ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. A MORE SIGNIFICANT ROUND OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED ON MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS FROM FREEZING RAIN SHOULD COMMONLY RANGE FROM ONE HALF TO ONE INCH. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. $$ KSZ054>056-091800- /O.NEW.KTOP.WS.A.0007.071211T0000Z-071212T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTOP.ZR.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-071209T1800Z/ LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EMPORIA...OTTAWA 406 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2007 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF FREEZING RAIN...FREEZING DRIZZLE...AND SLEET WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING TODAY. ADDITIONAL ICING OF AROUND A TENTH AN INCH IS EXPECTED. HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE. ROADS...BRIDGES AND SIDEWALKS WILL BE SLICK. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. AVOID DOWNED POWER LINES AND BE READY IN CASE OF A LOSS OF POWER. A MORE SIGNIFICANT ROUND OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED ON MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS FROM FREEZING RAIN SHOULD COMMONLY RANGE FROM ONE HALF TO ONE INCH. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. $$ KSZ008-009-020-021-034-035-091800- /O.NEW.KTOP.WS.A.0007.071211T0000Z-071212T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTOP.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-071209T1800Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-CLOUD-CLAY-OTTAWA-DICKINSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONCORDIA...CLAY CENTER...ABILENE 406 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. SNOW WITH PERHAPS SOME SLEET AND FREEZING DRIZZLE IS FORECAST THIS MORNING. ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIGHT...GENERALLY LESS THAN AN INCH. SLICK AND ICY ROADS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. USE EXTRA CAUTION IF YOU MUST TRAVEL AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. A MORE SIGNIFICANT ROUND OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED ON MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD COMMONLY RANGE FROM ONE HALF TO ONE INCH. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. $$ KSZ010>012-091800- /O.NEW.KTOP.WS.A.0007.071211T0000Z-071212T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTOP.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-071209T1800Z/ MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...HIAWATHA 406 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING DRIZZLE IS FORECAST THIS MORNING. ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIGHT...GENERALLY LESS THAN AN INCH. SLICK AND ICY ROADS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. USE EXTRA CAUTION IF YOU MUST TRAVEL AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. A MORE SIGNIFICANT ROUND OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED ON MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD COMMONLY RANGE FROM ONE HALF TO ONE INCH. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. $$
000 WWUS43 KTOP 091509 WSWTOP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 909 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2007 ...WINTRY PRECIPITATION CONTINUES TODAY...MORE ON THE WAY NEXT WEEK... .AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM OVER THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE NATION WILL INTERACT WITH VERY COLD AIR OVER THE PLAINS TO BRING PERIODS OF WINTER PRECIPITATION TO NORTH CENTRAL...NORTHEAST... AND EAST CENTRAL KANSAS OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. KSZ008-009-020-021-034-035-092145- /O.CAN.KTOP.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-071209T1800Z/ /O.CON.KTOP.WS.A.0007.071211T0000Z-071212T0000Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-CLOUD-CLAY-OTTAWA-DICKINSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONCORDIA...CLAY CENTER...ABILENE 909 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2007 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. WHILE A FEW FLURRIES OR PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW ARE POSSIBLE THE REST OF THIS MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON...THE MORE SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER HAS ENDED FOR THE DAY. THUS...THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELED. ROADS MAY STILL BE SLICK IN SOME AREAS...SO DRIVE WITH CAUTION. A MORE SIGNIFICANT ROUND OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED ON MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD COMMONLY RANGE FROM ONE HALF TO ONE INCH. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. $$ KSZ058-059-092145- /O.CON.KTOP.IS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-071209T1800Z/ /O.CON.KTOP.WS.A.0007.071211T0000Z-071212T0000Z/ COFFEY-ANDERSON- 909 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2007 ...ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... AN ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A WIDESPREAD AREA OF FREEZING RAIN AND SOME SLEET WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL KANSAS THIS MORNING. ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF OF AN INCH OF ICE ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING. IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY...DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION. REDUCE DRIVING SPEEDS...LEAVE PLENTY OF ROOM BETWEEN YOU AND THE MOTORIST AHEAD OF YOU...AND ALLOW FOR EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. AVOID SUDDEN BRAKING OR ACCELERATION...AND BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS ON HILLS OR WHEN MAKING TURNS. REMEMBER...AN ICE STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. AN EVEN MORE SIGNIFICANT ROUND OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED ON MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS FROM FREEZING RAIN SHOULD COMMONLY RANGE FROM ONE HALF TO ONE INCH. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. $$ KSZ022>024-026-036>039-092145- /O.CON.KTOP.ZR.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-071209T1800Z/ /O.CON.KTOP.WS.A.0007.071211T0000Z-071212T0000Z/ RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-GEARY-MORRIS-WABAUNSEE- SHAWNEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANHATTAN...JUNCTION CITY...TOPEKA 909 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2007 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF FREEZING RAIN...FREEZING DRIZZLE...SLEET... AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. ADDITIONAL ICING SHOULD BE LESS THAN ONE TENTH OF AN INCH. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED IN FREEZING PRECIPITATION. ROADS...SIDEWALKS AND BRIDGES WILL CONTINUE TO BE SLICK AND ICY. POSTPONE TRAVEL PLANS OR ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. A MORE SIGNIFICANT ROUND OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED ON MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS FROM FREEZING RAIN SHOULD COMMONLY RANGE FROM ONE HALF TO ONE INCH. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. $$ KSZ040-092145- /O.CON.KTOP.ZR.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-071209T1800Z/ /O.CON.KTOP.WS.A.0007.071211T0000Z-071212T0000Z/ DOUGLAS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LAWRENCE 909 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2007 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF FREEZING RAIN...FREEZING DRIZZLE...SLEET... AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING TODAY. ADDITIONAL ICING OF AROUND A TENTH AN INCH IS EXPECTED. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED IN THE FREEZING PRECIPITATION. ROADS...SIDEWALKS AND BRIDGES WILL CONTINUE TO BE SLICK AND ICY. POSTPONE TRAVEL PLANS OR ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. A MORE SIGNIFICANT ROUND OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED ON MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS FROM FREEZING RAIN SHOULD COMMONLY RANGE FROM ONE HALF TO ONE INCH. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. $$ KSZ054>056-092145- /O.CON.KTOP.ZR.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-071209T1800Z/ /O.CON.KTOP.WS.A.0007.071211T0000Z-071212T0000Z/ LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EMPORIA...OTTAWA 909 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2007 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF FREEZING RAIN...FREEZING DRIZZLE...AND SLEET WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING TODAY. ADDITIONAL ICING OF AROUND A TENTH AN INCH IS EXPECTED. HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE. ROADS...BRIDGES AND SIDEWALKS WILL BE SLICK. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. AVOID DOWNED POWER LINES AND BE READY IN CASE OF A LOSS OF POWER. A MORE SIGNIFICANT ROUND OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED ON MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS FROM FREEZING RAIN SHOULD COMMONLY RANGE FROM ONE HALF TO ONE INCH. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. $$ KSZ010>012-092145- /O.CON.KTOP.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-071209T1800Z/ /O.CON.KTOP.WS.A.0007.071211T0000Z-071212T0000Z/ MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...HIAWATHA 909 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING DRIZZLE IS FORECAST THIS MORNING. ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIGHT...GENERALLY LESS THAN A HALF INCH. SLICK AND ICY ROADS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. USE EXTRA CAUTION IF YOU MUST TRAVEL AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. A MORE SIGNIFICANT ROUND OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED ON MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD COMMONLY RANGE FROM ONE HALF TO ONE INCH. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. $$
000 WWUS43 KTOP 091619 WSWTOP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 1019 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2007 ...WINTRY PRECIPITATION CONTINUES TODAY...MORE ON THE WAY NEXT WEEK... .AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM OVER THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE NATION WILL INTERACT WITH VERY COLD AIR OVER THE PLAINS TO BRING PERIODS OF WINTER PRECIPITATION TO NORTH CENTRAL...NORTHEAST... AND EAST CENTRAL KANSAS OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. KSZ022>024-026-036>039-100030- /O.CAN.KTOP.ZR.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-071209T1800Z/ /O.CON.KTOP.WS.A.0007.071211T0000Z-071212T0000Z/ RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-GEARY-MORRIS-WABAUNSEE- SHAWNEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANHATTAN...JUNCTION CITY...TOPEKA 1019 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2007 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS CANCELLED THE FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. WHILE FLURRIES AND LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE MAY CONTINUE INTO THIS AFTERNOON...THE MORE SIGNIFICANT WINTER PRECIPITATION HAS ENDED. ROADS MAY STILL BE SLICK...SO DRIVE WITH CAUTION. A MORE SIGNIFICANT ROUND OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED ON MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS FROM FREEZING RAIN SHOULD COMMONLY RANGE FROM ONE HALF TO ONE INCH. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. $$ KSZ010>012-100030- /O.CAN.KTOP.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-071209T1800Z/ /O.CON.KTOP.WS.A.0007.071211T0000Z-071212T0000Z/ MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...HIAWATHA 1019 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2007 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. WHILE FLURRIES AND LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE MAY CONTINUE INTO THIS AFTERNOON...THE MORE SIGNIFICANT WINTER PRECIPITATION HAS ENDED. ROADS MAY STILL BE SLICK...SO DRIVE WITH CAUTION. A MORE SIGNIFICANT ROUND OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED ON MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD COMMONLY RANGE FROM ONE HALF TO ONE INCH. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. $$ KSZ058-059-100030- /O.CON.KTOP.IS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-071209T1800Z/ /O.CON.KTOP.WS.A.0007.071211T0000Z-071212T0000Z/ COFFEY-ANDERSON- 1019 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2007 ...ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... AN ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A WIDESPREAD AREA OF FREEZING RAIN AND SOME SLEET WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL KANSAS THIS MORNING. ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF OF AN INCH OF ICE ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING. IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY...DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION. REDUCE DRIVING SPEEDS...LEAVE PLENTY OF ROOM BETWEEN YOU AND THE MOTORIST AHEAD OF YOU...AND ALLOW FOR EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. AVOID SUDDEN BRAKING OR ACCELERATION...AND BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS ON HILLS OR WHEN MAKING TURNS. REMEMBER...AN ICE STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. AN EVEN MORE SIGNIFICANT ROUND OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED ON MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS FROM FREEZING RAIN SHOULD COMMONLY RANGE FROM ONE HALF TO ONE INCH. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. $$ KSZ040-100030- /O.CON.KTOP.ZR.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-071209T1800Z/ /O.CON.KTOP.WS.A.0007.071211T0000Z-071212T0000Z/ DOUGLAS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LAWRENCE 1019 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2007 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF FREEZING RAIN...FREEZING DRIZZLE...SLEET... AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING TODAY. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE. ROADS...SIDEWALKS AND BRIDGES WILL CONTINUE TO BE SLICK AND ICY. ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. A MORE SIGNIFICANT ROUND OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED ON MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS FROM FREEZING RAIN SHOULD COMMONLY RANGE FROM ONE HALF TO ONE INCH. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. $$ KSZ054>056-100030- /O.CON.KTOP.ZR.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-071209T1800Z/ /O.CON.KTOP.WS.A.0007.071211T0000Z-071212T0000Z/ LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EMPORIA...OTTAWA 1019 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2007 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF FREEZING RAIN...FREEZING DRIZZLE...AND SLEET WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING TODAY. HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE. ROADS...BRIDGES AND SIDEWALKS WILL BE SLICK. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. A SIGNIFICANT ROUND OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED ON MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS FROM FREEZING RAIN SHOULD COMMONLY RANGE FROM ONE HALF TO ONE INCH. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. $$ KSZ008-009-020-021-034-035-100030- /O.CON.KTOP.WS.A.0007.071211T0000Z-071212T0000Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-CLOUD-CLAY-OTTAWA-DICKINSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONCORDIA...CLAY CENTER...ABILENE 1019 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2007 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. WHILE A FEW FLURRIES OR PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW ARE POSSIBLE INTO EARLY AFTERNOON...THE MORE SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER HAS ENDED FOR THE DAY. A MORE SIGNIFICANT ROUND OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED ON MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD COMMONLY RANGE FROM ONE HALF TO ONE INCH. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. $$
000 WWUS43 KTOP 091806 WSWTOP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 1206 PM CST SUN DEC 9 2007 ...WINTRY PRECIPITATION ON THE WAY FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY... .AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES WILL INTERACT WITH VERY COLD AIR OVER THE PLAINS TO BRING PERIODS OF WINTER PRECIPITATION TO NORTH CENTRAL...NORTHEAST... AND EAST CENTRAL KANSAS FROM MONDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. KSZ058-059-100215- /O.EXP.KTOP.IS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-071209T1800Z/ /O.CON.KTOP.WS.A.0007.071211T0000Z-071212T0000Z/ COFFEY-ANDERSON- 1206 PM CST SUN DEC 9 2007 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... ...ICE STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE ICE STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER HAS ENDED FOR THE DAY...ALTHOUGH LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE OR VERY LIGHT SNOW IS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. A MORE SIGNIFICANT ROUND OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED ON MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS FROM FREEZING RAIN SHOULD COMMONLY RANGE FROM ONE HALF TO ONE INCH. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. $$ KSZ040-054>056-100215- /O.EXP.KTOP.ZR.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-071209T1800Z/ /O.CON.KTOP.WS.A.0007.071211T0000Z-071212T0000Z/ DOUGLAS-LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAWRENCE...EMPORIA...OTTAWA 1206 PM CST SUN DEC 9 2007 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. WHILE FLURRIES OR LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...THE MORE SIGNIFICANT WINTER PRECIPITATION HAS ENDED FOR THE DAY. ANOTHER ROUND OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED ON MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS FROM FREEZING RAIN SHOULD COMMONLY RANGE FROM ONE HALF TO ONE INCH. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. $$ KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>039-100215- /O.CON.KTOP.WS.A.0007.071211T0000Z-071212T0000Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY- POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS- WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...HIAWATHA...CONCORDIA... CLAY CENTER...MANHATTAN...ABILENE...JUNCTION CITY...TOPEKA 1206 PM CST SUN DEC 9 2007 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A FEW FLURRIES AND LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON. A MORE SIGNIFICANT ROUND OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED ON MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS FROM FREEZING RAIN SHOULD COMMONLY RANGE FROM ONE HALF TO ONE INCH. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this ice storm 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 ice storm warning went out at Dec 8, 4:05 PM CST, 11 hours 4 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 8, 4:05 PM CST, 11 hours 4 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 405 PM CST SAT DEC 8 2007 .SHORT TERM... NUMEROUS REPORTS OF PATCHY LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE ACROSS MUCH OF THE CWA THIS AFTERNOON. LIGHT GLAZING OF ICE ON MOST SURFACES. TEMPERATURES TODAY HAVE REMAINED QUITE COLD WITH ARCTIC AIRMASS IN PLACE. DEWPOINTS IN THE TEENS WERE LOWER THAN THE PREVIOUSLY EXPECTED. MAIN CONCERN FOR TONIGHT AND SUNDAY WILL BE PRECIPITATION TYPE AND AMOUNTS. PLAN TO LEAVE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY GOING THROUGH 18Z SUNDAY FOR OUR NORTHERN AND WESTERN TIERS OF COUNTIES. FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 18Z FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE CWA. 12Z MODEL RUN SHOW CONSIDERABLE DIFFERENCES IN THE QPF FIELDS. NAM HAS LIGHT PRECIPITATION OVER THE CWA WHILE GFS BRINGS SWATH OF 0.25 TO 0.50 INCHES OF PRECIP. TO THE CWA THROUGH 18Z. HPC WINTER WEATHER GUIDANCE SHOWS OUR CWA IN BETWEEN SWATH OF SIGNIFICANT FREEZING PRECIPITATION OVER FAR SOUTHEAST KS AND MO AND BAND OF SNOW ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEBRASKA. GIVEN THE COLD AIRMASS AT THE SURFACE AND CONTINUED ISENTROPIC LIFT...SOUNDINGS FOR THE OVERNIGHT HOURS CONTINUE TO SHOW FREEZING DRIZZLE MOST AREAS WITH CHANGE TO SNOW AROUND 12Z IN NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST KS. SOME CONCERN ABOUT THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVIER PRECIPITATION AND ICE ACCUMULATION IN ANDERSON...FRANKLIN AND COFFEY COUNTIES WHO APPEAR TO BE ON THE NORTHERN EDGE OF THE SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION. MODELS SHOW DRIER AIRMASS MOVING IN SUNDAY AFTERNOON WHICH BRINGS AN END TO THE PRECIPITATION FOR MUCH OF OUR CWA. TEMPERATURES ON SUNDAY STILL VERY COLD WITH HIGHS RANGING FROM THE LOWER 20S NORTH TO MID 20S SOUTH. .LONG TERM... SURFACE RIDGE AXIS MOVES ACROSS EASTERN KS SUNDAY NIGHT. WITH SOME ICE/SNOW ON THE GROUND IN NORTHERN KS...LIGHT WINDS AND CLEARING SKIES...EXPECT TEMPERATURES TO FALL RAPIDLY...AND PIT OUT IN LOW LYING AREAS. CONSIDERABLE VARIATION IN THE STATISTICAL GUIDANCE FROM DIFFERENT MODELS. HAVE DROPPED TEMPERATURES FROM GOING FORECAST...AND TAKEN THEM DOWN INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS IN AREAS NORTH OF I70...WITH TEENS SOUTH...WHICH IS CLOSER TO COLDER GFS GUIDANCE. MAIN CONCERN IN THE LONGER TERM IS THE FOR WINTER PRECIPITATION ASSOCIATED WITH A WAVE COMING OUT OF THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES FROM LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY. STRONG SHORTWAVE TROUGH LOSES AMPLITUDE AS IT COMES OUT OF MAIN TROUGH IN SOUTHERN ROCKIES...BUT CONSIDERABLE ISENTROPIC LIFT UP OVER COLD AIRMASS RESULTS IN SOME CLASSIC FREEZING RAIN SOUNDINGS. MODELS ATTEMPT TO WARM LOW-LEVEL TEMPERATURES IN EC KS DURING THE DAY ON TUESDAY...WHICH COULD TURN THE PRECIP OVER TO RAIN...BUT HAVE OPTED TO GIVE A CHANCE OF FREEZING RAIN OR RAIN FOR THAT AREA...AS LOW-LEVEL COLD AIR MASS SHOULD BE DIFFICULT TO DISPLACE. WOULD EXPECT WINTER STORM WATCH TO COME OUT TONIGHT FOR THIS POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT FREEZING RAIN EVENT SHOULD MODEL TRENDS CONTINUE. BEYOND TUESDAY...THE GFS HAS BEEN BRINGING ANOTHER SURGE OF FREEZING RAIN INTO EASTERN KS FOR WEDNESDAY...WHILE THE ECMWF HAS BEEN CONSISTENT IN MOVING THE ASSOCIATED WAVE EASTWARD INSTEAD OF NORTHEASTWARD...AND WOULD KEEP EASTERN KS DRY. HAVE KEPT SOME CHANCE OF FREEZING RAIN IN MAINLY EC KS FOR WEDNESDAY DUE TO UNCERTAINTY. BEYOND THAT...BOTH GFS AND ECMWF ARE DRY FOR THE REST OF THE FORECAST PERIOD...WHICH AGREES WITH MOST MEMBERS OF GFS ENSEMBLE. && .AVIATION... MVFR TO IFR CIGS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE PERIOD. PERIODS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE AT THE TAF SITES THROUGH 00Z AND WILL BE MORE INTENSE BETWEEN 06Z AND 12Z. PRECIPITATION MAY CHANGE OVER TO OR MIX WITH SNOW AND SLEET AROUND 12Z. && .TOP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY UNTIL NOON SUNDAY FOR KSZ022-KSZ023- KSZ024-KSZ026-KSZ036-KSZ037-KSZ038-KSZ039-KSZ040-KSZ054-KSZ055- KSZ056-KSZ058-KSZ059. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL NOON SUNDAY FOR KSZ008-KSZ009- KSZ010-KSZ011-KSZ012-KSZ020-KSZ021-KSZ034-KSZ035. && JS/GDP
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 8, 10:53 PM CST, 4 hours 16 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 1053 PM CST SAT DEC 8 2007 KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-091200- REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY- POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS- WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON- 1053 PM CST SAT DEC 8 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL...NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST KANSAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT A MIXTURE OF FREEZING RAIN...FREEZING DRIZZLE...LIGHT SNOW AND SOME INTERMITTENT SLEET IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT FOR AREAS GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A COUNCIL GROVE...TOPEKA TO OSKALOOSA LINE. A LIGHT GLAZE TO ACCUMULATIONS AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH IS POSSIBLE FOR THESE AREAS WITH ADDITIONAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS UP TO AN INCH POSSIBLE. FREEZING DRIZZLE AND PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN WILL PREDOMINATE FOR AREAS GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE KANSAS TURNPIKE. ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY A LIGHT WINTRY MIX IS EXPECTED TO EXTEND INTO SUNDAY MORNING ACROSS THE AREA BEFORE DRIER AIR BUILDS IN FOR THE AFTERNOON. THUS...THE FREEZING RAIN AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES CONTINUE UNTIL NOON. MORE FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW ARE LIKELY FROM LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING AS ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS. WITH THIS SYSTEM...THERE WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF FREEZING RAIN IN PARTS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN KANSAS. STAY TUNED FOR WINTER STORM WATCHES AND WARNINGS FOR THIS EVENT AS THE DETAILS BECOME CLEARER. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT PRECIPITATION TYPES AND AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Topeka, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 9, 4:06 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | TOP | Anderson, Brown, Clay, Cloud, Coffey, Dickinson and 17 more | 24 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.