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Snow Advisory 3, NWS Topeka, KS

February 12, 200717 counties in Kansas

NWS Topeka, KS issued this snow advisory at Feb 12, 2007, 3:55 AM CST for 17 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Feb 12, 2007, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 12, 2007, 3:55 AM CST (09:55 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 12, 2007, 6:00 PM CST
Expired
Feb 13, 2007, 6:00 AM CST
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Topeka, KS

Counties Brown County, KS, Clay County, KS, Cloud County, KS, Dickinson County, KS, Geary County, KS, Jackson County, KS, Jefferson County, KS, Marshall County, KS, Morris County, KS, Nemaha County, KS, Ottawa County, KS, Pottawatomie County, KS, Republic County, KS, Riley County, KS, Shawnee County, KS, Wabaunsee County, KS, Washington County, KS

The radar

The Topeka radar (KTWX), 50 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:53 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, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 91 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Topeka, KS at 00:00Z on 2007-02-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Topeka, KS at 00:00Z on 2007-02-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 129 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
705 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
47 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
129 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
205 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS43 KTOP 120955
WSWTOP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
355 AM CST MON FEB 12 2007

...SNOW EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT...

.AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WILL MOVE OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST AND ACROSS
THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TODAY...BRINGING ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL TO
MUCH OF NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL KANSAS THIS EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT.

KSZ008>012-020>024-034>036-121800-
/O.NEW.KTOP.SN.Y.0003.070213T0000Z-070213T1200Z/
REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY-
POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...HIAWATHA...CONCORDIA...
CLAY CENTER...MANHATTAN...ABILENE...JUNCTION CITY
355 AM CST MON FEB 12 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A SNOW
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST
TUESDAY. 

A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL
START OFF ABOVE FREEZING...THEN SLOWLY FALL THIS AFTERNOON. DRIZZLE
AND RAIN THIS MORNING WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW BY THIS EVENING.
ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY SUNRISE TUESDAY. 

A SNOW ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP...BUT ONLY ENOUGH TO CAUSE INCONVENIENCES SUCH AS TRAVEL
DELAYS.

$$

KSZ026-037>039-121800-
/O.NEW.KTOP.SN.Y.0003.070213T0000Z-070213T1200Z/
JEFFERSON-MORRIS-WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TOPEKA
355 AM CST MON FEB 12 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A SNOW
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST
TUESDAY. 

A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL
START OFF ABOVE FREEZING...THEN SLOWLY FALL THIS AFTERNOON. FOR
LOCATIONS ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 70...A RAIN SNOW MIX EARLY
IN THE EVENING WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW BY MID EVENING. ACCUMULATIONS
OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY SUNRISE TUESDAY.

A SNOW ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP...BUT ONLY ENOUGH TO CAUSE INCONVENIENCES SUCH AS TRAVEL
DELAYS.

$$
6 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS43 KTOP 121759
WSWTOP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1159 AM CST MON FEB 12 2007

...SNOW EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT...

.AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM MOVING OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON AND
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TONIGHT...WILL BRING ACCUMULATING
SNOWFALL TO MUCH OF NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL KANSAS THIS EVENING
AND OVERNIGHT.

KSZ008>012-020>024-034>036-130500-
/O.CON.KTOP.SN.Y.0003.070213T0000Z-070213T1200Z/
REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY-
POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...HIAWATHA...CONCORDIA...
CLAY CENTER...MANHATTAN...ABILENE...JUNCTION CITY
1159 AM CST MON FEB 12 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
CST TUESDAY...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
CST TUESDAY. 

COLD AIR WILL BEGIN TO SAG SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURES WILL START OFF ABOVE FREEZING...THEN SLOWLY FALL FROM
MID AFTERNOON ONWARD. RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW BY THIS
EVENING WITH A BRIEF TRANSITION PERIOD OF SOME SLEET. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY SUNRISE TUESDAY. ADDITIONALLY
STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE
EVENING HOURS... CREATING SOME AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

A SNOW ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP...BUT ONLY ENOUGH TO CAUSE INCONVENIENCES SUCH AS TRAVEL
DELAYS.

$$

KSZ026-037>039-130500-
/O.CON.KTOP.SN.Y.0003.070213T0000Z-070213T1200Z/
JEFFERSON-MORRIS-WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TOPEKA
1159 AM CST MON FEB 12 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
CST TUESDAY...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
CST TUESDAY. 

PERIODS OF RAIN WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON...THEN AS
COLDER AIR SPREADS SOUTH...THE RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW TOWARDS
EVENING. A TRANSITION PERIOD OF RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW MAY OCCUR
DURING THE EARLY EVENING BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL SNOW. ACCUMULATIONS
OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY SUNRISE TUESDAY.  ADDITIONALLY
STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE
EVENING HOURS...CREATING SOME AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

A SNOW ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP...BUT ONLY ENOUGH TO CAUSE INCONVENIENCES SUCH AS TRAVEL
DELAYS.

$$
000 
WWUS43 KTOP 122130
WSWTOP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
330 PM CST MON FEB 12 2007

...SNOW EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT...

.AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT...WILL BRING
ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL TO MUCH OF NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL KANSAS
THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SNOWFALL SHOULD BE HEAVIEST GENERALLY
ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 70...WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS OVER
THE FAR NORTHERN COUNTIES. SOME SLEET MAY MIX IN WITH THE SNOW
BEFORE IT CHANGES TO ALL SNOW. GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF
THE KANSAS TURNPIKE THE MIX OF SLEET AND SNOW MAY LAST A LITTLE LONGER.
SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES ALONG AND 
SOUTHEAST OF THE KANSAS TURNPIKE...TO 4 TO 5 INCHES NEAR THE
NEBRASKA BORDER. BY THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS...STRONG
NORTHERLY WINDS WILL PRODUCING SOME AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW.

KSZ040-054>056-058-059-131200-
/O.NEW.KTOP.WW.Y.0003.070213T0000Z-070213T1200Z/
DOUGLAS-LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAWRENCE...EMPORIA...OTTAWA
330 PM CST MON FEB 12 2007

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 AM CST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 AM CST TUESDAY. 

PERIODS OF RAIN WILL MIX WITH SOME SLEET THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS
BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL SNOW BY LATE EVENING. SNOW AMOUNTS IN THE 
1 TO 3 INCH RANGE ARE EXPECTED WITH THE LESSER AMOUNTS OVER THE
SOUTHERN AREAS. ADDITIONALLY...AFTER MIDNIGHT STRONG WINDS MAY
REDUCE VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

$$

KSZ008>012-020>024-034>036-131200-
/O.CON.KTOP.SN.Y.0003.070213T0000Z-070213T1200Z/
REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY-
POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...HIAWATHA...CONCORDIA...
CLAY CENTER...MANHATTAN...ABILENE...JUNCTION CITY
330 PM CST MON FEB 12 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
CST TUESDAY...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
CST TUESDAY. 

A MIX OF RAIN...SNOW AND SLEET WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW BY THE
EVENING HOURS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN THE 3 TO 4 INCH RANGE ARE
EXPECTED BEFORE THE SNOW GRADUALLY DIMINISHES AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS MAY BE POSSIBLE. ADDITIONALLY
HOWEVER...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL PROVIDE SOME AREAS OF
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...FROM MID EVENING THROUGH THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS.

A SNOW ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP...BUT ONLY ENOUGH TO CAUSE INCONVENIENCES SUCH AS TRAVEL
DELAYS.

$$

KSZ026-037>039-131200-
/O.CON.KTOP.SN.Y.0003.070213T0000Z-070213T1200Z/
JEFFERSON-MORRIS-WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TOPEKA
330 PM CST MON FEB 12 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
CST TUESDAY...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
CST TUESDAY. 

A MIX OF RAIN...SNOW AND SLEET WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW DURING THE
EARLY EVENING HOURS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN THE 2 TO 4 INCH RANGE
ARE POSSIBLE BEFORE THE SNOW GRADUALLY DIMINISHES BY LATE NIGHT.
ADDITIONALLY HOWEVER...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL PROVIDE SOME
AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW FROM LATE EVENING THROUGH THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS.

A SNOW ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP...BUT ONLY ENOUGH TO CAUSE INCONVENIENCES SUCH AS TRAVEL
DELAYS.

$$
000 
WWUS43 KTOP 130028
WSWTOP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
628 PM CST MON FEB 12 2007

...SNOW EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT...

.AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT...WILL
BRING ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL TO MUCH OF NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL
KANSAS THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SNOWFALL SHOULD BE HEAVIEST
GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 70...WITH THE HIGHER
AMOUNTS OVER THE FAR NORTHERN COUNTIES. SOME SLEET MAY MIX IN
WITH THE SNOW BEFORE IT CHANGES TO ALL SNOW. GENERALLY ALONG AND
SOUTHEAST OF THE KANSAS TURNPIKE...THE MIX OF SLEET AND SNOW MAY
LAST A LITTLE LONGER. SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 1 TO
3 INCHES ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF THE KANSAS TURNPIKE...TO 6 TO 8
INCHES NEAR THE NEBRASKA BORDER. OVERNIGHT...STRONG NORTHERLY
WINDS WILL BE PRODUCING SOME AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

KSZ008>012-020-130830-
/O.UPG.KTOP.SN.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070213T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KTOP.WS.W.0002.070213T0028Z-070213T1200Z/
REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-CLOUD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...HIAWATHA...CONCORDIA
628 PM CST MON FEB 12 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. THE SNOW
ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES.
THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT...BUT NOT BEFORE 6
TO 8 INCHES OF NEW SNOW HAS FALLEN. AN ADDED HAZARD OVERNIGHT WILL
BE INCREASING NORTHERLY WINDS. THESE WINDS SHOULD REACH 15 TO
25 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS. THIS WILL CAUSE SOME BLOWING
AND DRIFTING OF THE FALLEN SNOW. 

WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS FORECAST TO ACCUMULATE IN THE AFFECTED
AREAS CAUSING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. THOSE WITH TRAVEL
PLANS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE
ROUTE...OR SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE.
REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY.

$$

KSZ021>024-034>036-130830-
/O.CON.KTOP.SN.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070213T1200Z/
CLAY-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAY CENTER...MANHATTAN...ABILENE...
JUNCTION CITY
628 PM CST MON FEB 12 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. 

A MIX OF RAIN...SNOW AND SLEET WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW THIS
EVENING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN THE 3 TO 5 INCH RANGE ARE EXPECTED
BEFORE THE SNOW GRADUALLY DIMINISHES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOME LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS MAY BE POSSIBLE. ADDITIONALLY HOWEVER...STRONG
NORTHERLY WINDS WILL PROVIDE SOME AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW...FROM MID EVENING THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

A SNOW ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP...BUT ONLY ENOUGH TO CAUSE INCONVENIENCES SUCH AS TRAVEL
DELAYS.

$$

KSZ026-037>039-130830-
/O.CON.KTOP.SN.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070213T1200Z/
JEFFERSON-MORRIS-WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TOPEKA
628 PM CST MON FEB 12 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. 

A MIX OF RAIN...SNOW AND SLEET WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW DURING THE
EVENING HOURS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN THE 2 TO 4 INCH RANGE ARE
POSSIBLE BEFORE THE SNOW GRADUALLY DIMINISHES BY LATE NIGHT.
ADDITIONALLY HOWEVER...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL PROVIDE SOME
AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW FROM LATE EVENING THROUGH THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS.

A SNOW ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP...BUT ONLY ENOUGH TO CAUSE INCONVENIENCES SUCH AS TRAVEL
DELAYS.

$$

KSZ040-054>056-058-059-130830-
/O.CON.KTOP.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070213T1200Z/
DOUGLAS-LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAWRENCE...EMPORIA...OTTAWA
628 PM CST MON FEB 12 2007

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
TUESDAY. 

PERIODS OF RAIN WILL MIX WITH SOME SLEET THROUGH THE EVENING
HOURS BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL SNOW BY LATE EVENING. SNOW AMOUNTS
IN THE 1 TO 3 INCH RANGE ARE EXPECTED WITH THE LESSER AMOUNTS
OVER THE SOUTHERN AREAS. ADDITIONALLY...AFTER MIDNIGHT STRONG
WINDS MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

$$
000 
WWUS43 KTOP 130435
WSWTOP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1035 PM CST MON FEB 12 2007

...SNOW EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT...

.AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA OVERNIGHT. THIS
STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER TO ALL
THE AREA. SNOW SHOULD BE WIDESPREAD THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING
HOURS NORTHWEST OF INTERSTATE 35. ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF THE
INTERSTATE...RAIN OR SLEET WILL CHANGE TO SNOW DURING THE EARLY
MORNING HOURS. SNOWFALL SHOULD BE HEAVIEST GENERALLY ALONG AND
NORTH OF INTERSTATE 70...WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS OVER THE FAR
NORTHERN COUNTIES. STORM TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 8
INCHES ALONG THE NEBRASKA BORDER AND FROM BELLEVILLE SOUTH TO
CONCORDIA. LESSER AMOUNTS...MAINLY UNDER 2 INCHES...ARE EXPECTED
SOUTHEAST OF INTERSTATE 35. ELSEWHERE...3 TO 6 INCHES SHOULD BE
COMMON WITH A FEW AMOUNTS A BIT HIGHER NORTH OF INTERSTATE 70.
OVERNIGHT...GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL ALSO BE PRODUCING SOME
AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY OVER THE DEEPEST
SNOW COVER.

KSZ008>012-020-131200-
/O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070213T1200Z/
REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-CLOUD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...HIAWATHA...CONCORDIA
1035 PM CST MON FEB 12 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. 

SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT...BUT NOT BEFORE 6 TO
8 INCHES OF NEW SNOW HAS FALLEN. AN ADDED HAZARD OVERNIGHT WILL BE
INCREASING NORTHERLY WINDS. THESE WINDS SHOULD REACH 15 TO 25 MPH
WITH OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS. THIS WILL CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND
DRIFTING OF THE FALLEN SNOW.

WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS FORECAST TO ACCUMULATE IN THE AFFECTED
AREAS CAUSING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. THOSE WITH TRAVEL
PLANS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE
ROUTE...OR SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE.
REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY.

$$

KSZ021>024-034>036-131200-
/O.CON.KTOP.SN.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070213T1200Z/
CLAY-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAY CENTER...MANHATTAN...ABILENE...
JUNCTION CITY
1035 PM CST MON FEB 12 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. 

SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT...BUT NOT BEFORE
ACCUMULATING 3 TO 6 INCHES. ISOLATED AMOUNTS A BIT HIGHER MAY
OCCUR. ADDITIONALLY...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL PROVIDE SOME AREAS
OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

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

$$

KSZ026-037>039-131200-
/O.CON.KTOP.SN.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070213T1200Z/
JEFFERSON-MORRIS-WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TOPEKA
1035 PM CST MON FEB 12 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. ACCUMULATIONS
OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED IN THE TWO TO FOUR INCH RANGE. IN
ADDITION...GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL BRING SOME AREAS OF BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

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

A SNOW ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP...BUT ONLY ENOUGH TO CAUSE INCONVENIENCES SUCH AS TRAVEL
DELAYS.

$$

KSZ040-054>056-058-059-131200-
/O.CON.KTOP.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070213T1200Z/
DOUGLAS-LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAWRENCE...EMPORIA...OTTAWA
1035 PM CST MON FEB 12 2007

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
TUESDAY. 

SOME RAIN AND SLEET WILL CHANGE TO SNOW DURING THE EARLY MORNING
HOURS AND MAY ACCUMULATE ONE TO TWO INCHES BY DAWN. 

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

$$
000 
WWUS43 KTOP 130931
WSWTOP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
331 AM CST TUE FEB 13 2007

...SNOW TO MOVE SLOWLY EAST OF THE AREA THIS MORNING...

.AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EASTWARD INTO MISSOURI
AND ARKANSAS THIS MORNING. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
SUNRISE...WITH UP TO AN ADDITIONAL INCH POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS
OF NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL KANSAS. NORTH WINDS IN THE WAKE OF
THE SYSTEM WILL ALSO BRING SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW.

KSZ008>012-020-131200-
/O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070213T1200Z/
REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-CLOUD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...HIAWATHA...CONCORDIA
331 AM CST TUE FEB 13 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY
THIS MORNING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY
THIS MORNING. 

LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHERN KANSAS THIS MORNING...WITH
AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF SNOWFALL POSSIBLE IN SOME LOCATIONS BY
SUNRISE. WITH NORTH WINDS AROUND 20 MPH MOVING INTO THE
STATE...SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW IS ALSO ANTICIPATED.

THOSE WITH TRAVEL PLANS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO CHOOSE
AN ALTERNATE ROUTE...OR SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS
UNAVOIDABLE. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER
WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY.

$$

KSZ021>024-034>036-131200-
/O.CON.KTOP.SN.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070213T1200Z/
CLAY-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAY CENTER...MANHATTAN...ABILENE...
JUNCTION CITY
331 AM CST TUE FEB 13 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS
MORNING. 

LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 6 AM. ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION
SHOULD BE LESS THAN HALF AN INCH...HOWEVER NORTH WINDS AROUND 20
MPH WILL BRING SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING.

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

$$

KSZ026-037>039-131200-
/O.CON.KTOP.SN.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070213T1200Z/
JEFFERSON-MORRIS-WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TOPEKA
331 AM CST TUE FEB 13 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS
MORNING. 

LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 6 AM. ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION
SHOULD BE LESS THAN HALF AN INCH...HOWEVER NORTH WINDS AROUND 20
MPH WILL BRING SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING.

A SNOW ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP...BUT ONLY ENOUGH TO CAUSE INCONVENIENCES SUCH AS TRAVEL
DELAYS.

$$

KSZ040-054>056-058-059-131200-
/O.CON.KTOP.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070213T1200Z/
DOUGLAS-LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAWRENCE...EMPORIA...OTTAWA
331 AM CST TUE FEB 13 2007

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY
THIS MORNING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY
THIS MORNING. 

LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 35 THROUGH
6 AM...WITH PERIODS OF SLEET POSSIBLE IN ANDERSON COUNTY AS WELL.
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION OF AN INCH OR LESS IS EXPECTED.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

$$
000 
WWUS43 KTOP 131146
WSWTOP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
546 AM CST TUE FEB 13 2007


KSZ008>012-020-131300-
/O.EXP.KTOP.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070213T1200Z/
REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-CLOUD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...HIAWATHA...CONCORDIA
546 AM CST TUE FEB 13 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM CST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM CST EARLY THIS
MORNING. 

OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW FLURRIES WILL COME TO AN END ACROSS THE
AREA THIS MORNING. LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.
THEREFORE THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 6
AM. WITH GUSTY NORTH TO NEAR 30 MPH...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW CAN
STILL BE EXPECTED THROUGH MIDDAY.

$$

KSZ021>024-034>036-131300-
/O.EXP.KTOP.SN.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070213T1200Z/
CLAY-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAY CENTER...MANHATTAN...ABILENE...
JUNCTION CITY
546 AM CST TUE FEB 13 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING...

THE SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING. 

OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW FLURRIES WILL COME TO AN END ACROSS THE
AREA THIS MORNING. LITTLE IF ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS
EXPECTED. THEREFORE THE SNOW ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE
AT 6 AM. WITH GUSTY NORTH TO NEAR 30 MPH...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
CAN STILL BE EXPECTED THROUGH MIDDAY.

$$

KSZ026-037>039-131300-
/O.EXP.KTOP.SN.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070213T1200Z/
JEFFERSON-MORRIS-WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TOPEKA
546 AM CST TUE FEB 13 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING...

THE SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING. 

OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW FLURRIES WILL COME TO AN END ACROSS THE
AREA THIS MORNING. LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.
THEREFORE THE SNOW ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 6 AM.
WITH GUSTY NORTH TO NEAR 30 MPH...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW CAN STILL
BE EXPECTED THROUGH MIDDAY.

$$

KSZ040-054>056-058-059-131300-
/O.EXP.KTOP.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070213T1200Z/
DOUGLAS-LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAWRENCE...EMPORIA...OTTAWA
546 AM CST TUE FEB 13 2007

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM CST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM CST EARLY THIS
MORNING. 

OCCASIONAL FLURRIES WILL COME TO AN END ACROSS THE AREA THIS
MORNING. LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.
THEREFORE THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE
AT 6 AM. 


$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this snow advisory 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 snow advisory went out at Feb 11, 3:02 PM CST, 12 hours 53 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 11, 3:02 PM CST, 12 hours 53 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
302 PM CST SUN FEB 11 2007

.DISCUSSION...

SHORT TERM...SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS SHORT WAVE MOVING INTO SOUTHERN
NV AT TIME. LOW CLOUDS HAVE SPREAD OVER ALL BUT THE FAR NORTHEAST
PORTION OF OUR CWA THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPS SLOW TO WARM TODAY WITH ALL
THE CLOUDS IN PLACE. DEWPOINTS CREEPING UP AND NOW INTO THE MID TO
UPPER 20S MOST AREAS WITH SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.

WITH ABUNDANT CLOUDS...DONT EXPECT MUCH TEMPERATURE CHANGE
OVERNIGHT. SO WENT WARMER WITH LOW TEMPS WITH LOW TO MID 30S ACROSS
THE CWA. MODELS TRENDING SLOWER WITH WAVE MOVING OUT OF THE
SOUTHWEST AND HAVE THEREFORE LOWERED POPS OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND
DELAYED ONSET OF PRECIPITATION. NOT A LOT OF LIFT OVER THE CWA UNTIL
MONDAY AFTERNOON. FORECAST SOUNDINGS SHOW LOWER LAYERS SATURATING
AND CEILINGS LOWERING DURING THE EVENING HOURS. HAVE A CHANCE OF
DRIZZLE OR RAIN AND PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH SOME MIX OF
DRIZZLE OR FREEZING DRIZZLE IN THE FAR NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE CWA.

COLD AIR REMAINS NORTH OF THE CWA UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON...SO WITH
TEMPERATURES WARMING A FEW DEGREES DURING THE DAYTIME...HAVE KEPT
PRECIPITATION ALL RAIN DURING THE AFTERNOON. BEST LIFT OVER THE CWA
LATE IN THE DAY...SO POPS WERE LOWERED SOME FROM PREVIOUS
FORECAST...BUT STILL LIKELY MONDAY AFTERNOON. HIGH TEMPERATURES IN
THE MID 30S NORTH TO LOWER 40S SOUTH.

LONG TERM...FORECAST SOUNDINGS FROM THE NAM AND THE GFS USING THE
TOP DOWN METHOD SUGGEST THAT COLD AIR WILL BE IN PLACE NORTH OF AN
EMPORIA TO LAWRENCE LINE BY EARLY EVENING FOR ALL SNOW...WITH A
QUICK SHOT OF SLEET POSSIBLE. FURTHER SOUTH PROFILES SUGGEST ALL
RAIN THROUGH EARLY TO MID EVENING THEN CHANGING OVER TO SNOW BY
MIDNIGHT. ALL AREAS WILL SEE SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WITH WARM AIR
INITIALLY IN PLACE AND COLD AIR BEING HANDLED DIFFERENTLY BY NAM
(WARMER) AND GFS (COLDER) STILL ENOUGH UNCERTAINTY FOR SNOW AMOUNTS
FROM LAWRENCE TO EMPORIA SOUTH. POINTS FURTHER NORTH COLD BE
AFFECTED IF TRANSITION TO SNOW IS SLOWER MONDAY NIGHT. GOOD DYNAMIC
AND FRONTOGENETIC FORCING ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN KANSAS MONDAY
EVENING AND IN THE EASTERN SECTIONS OF THE CWA AFTER 06Z TUESDAY. AT
THIS TIME STILL THINKING THAT NEAR 4 INCHES POSSIBLE NEAR HIAWATHA
WITH AROUND AN INCH SOUTH OF I-35 AND 2 TO 3 INCHES ELSEWHERE IN
BETWEEN. WILL HOLD OFF ON 3RD PERIOD ADVISORY FOR NOW AND CONTINUE
TO HIGHLIGHT SNOW AMOUNTS IN THE HWO. AGAIN IF WARMER AIR HOLDS ON
LONGER THAN MORE RAIN THAN SNOW WILL BE THE RULE. WINDS WILL
INCREASE MONDAY NIGHT AFTER 06Z WITH TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT
AND HAVE INSERTED SOME AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW IN THE EAST AFTER 06Z.

THE UPPER SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING WITH SNOW CHANCES
CONTINUING ACROSS THE EASTERN 2/3RDS OF THE CWA FOR THE MORNING
HOURS THEN DRY THEREAFTER. COLD AIR WILL CONTINUE TO DEEPEN THROUGH
THE DAY ON TUESDAY BEHIND THE DEPARTING SYSTEM WITH NOT MUCH OF A
DIURNAL RISE IN TEMPERATURES EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY AS HIGHS WILL
BE IN THE TEENS NEAR THE NEBRASKA BORDER TO THE MID 20S IN EAST
CENTRAL KANSAS. 1040 MB ARCTIC HIGH BUILDS SOUTH INTO THE PLAINS ON
WEDNESDAY BRINGING SINGLE DIGIT TEMPS FOR LOWS WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY MORNINGS. REST OF THE EXTENDED LOOKING DRY WITH NORTHWEST
FLOW THROUGH THE MID WEEK INTO THE WEEKEND. WARM ADVECTION ON SUNDAY
WILL BRING WARMER TEMPS IN THE LOWER TO MID 40S.

&&

.TOP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE.

&&
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 11, 3:44 PM CST, 12 hours 11 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
344 PM CST SUN FEB 11 2007

KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-121200-
REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY-
POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS-
WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON-
344 PM CST SUN FEB 11 2007

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL...NORTH
CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST KANSAS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

SOME LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE IS POSSIBLE ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY
36 FROM AXTELL EAST THROUGH HIAWATHA LATE TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

SOME FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE IN THE MORNING FROM MARYSVILLE TO
HIAWATHA BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.

A MIX OF RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW WILL PRECEDE THE CHANGEOVER TO ALL
SNOW DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS ON MONDAY. ALL SNOW IS
EXPECTED NORTH OF AN EMPORIA TO LAWRENCE LINE MONDAY EVENING WITH
A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW FURTHER SOUTH. ALL SNOW IS EXPECTED AFTER
MIDNIGHT ACROSS THE AREA. BY TUESDAY MORNING AMOUNTS WILL RANGE
FROM AROUND AN INCH SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 35...2 TO 3 INCHES ACROSS
NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST KANSAS WITH AMOUNTS AROUND 4 INCHES
ACROSS PARTS OF NEMAHA...BROWN AND NORTHERN JACKSON COUNTIES.

A DEVELOPING STORM SYSTEM OVER THE SOUTHWEST WILL BRING THE WINTRY
PRECIPITATION CHANCES TO THE AREA MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING. DEPENDENT ON THE TRACK OF THIS SYSTEM AND THE STORMS
TEMPERATURE PROFILE...THESE AMOUNTS COULD CHANGE. WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORIES MAY BE REQUIRED MONDAY NIGHT. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER
RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES FROM
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS WILL NOT BE NEEDED TONIGHT. HOWEVER SPOTTERS ARE
ENCOURAGED TO REPORT THE TYPE OF WINTER PRECIPITATION FALLING
MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Topeka, KS issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 12, 3:30 PM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryTOPAnderson, Coffey, Douglas, Franklin, Lyon, Osage15 hr

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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.