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Winter Storm Warning 5, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this winter storm warning at Dec 22, 2007, 9:57 AM CST for 11 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 11 hr. 57 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 22, 2007, 9:57 AM CST (15:57 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 22, 2007, 9:00 PM CST
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
Counties Anderson County, KS, Coffey County, KS, Douglas County, KS, Franklin County, KS, Jackson County, KS, Jefferson County, KS, Lyon County, KS, Morris County, KS, Osage County, KS, Shawnee County, KS, Wabaunsee County, KS
The radar
The Topeka radar (KTWX), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 22, 11:19 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 1 | Melvern, KS | ACCUMULATED MIX OF SLEET AND SNOW. THUNDER ALSO HEARD. |
| Dec 22, 11:55 AM CST | SNOW 1.5 | 1 W Hoyt, KS | THUNDER REPORTED WITH HEAVY SNOW. VISIBILITY LESS THAN ONE EIGHT OF A MILE. |
| Dec 22, 12:12 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 0 | 1 Wnw Mcfarland, KS | A 30 CAR PILE-UP HAS BEEN REPORTED ON I-70 NEAR EXIT 328 DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. TRAFFIC IS BEING DIVERTED ONTO K-99. |
| Dec 22, 12:44 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 3 | Topeka, KS | SPATIALLY AVERAGED SNOW TOTAL BETWEEN 1030AM AND 1245PM. DRIFTS UP TO 6 INCHES. |
| Dec 22, 1:38 PM CST | SNOW 2.5 | Lecompton, KS | CORRECTED REPORT TIME. SLEET HAD MIXED IN WITH THE SNOW |
| Dec 22, 1:44 PM CST | SLEET 0.5 | Lawrence, KS | NEARLY 2 INCHES OF SNOW ON TOP OF SLEET. |
| Dec 22, 2:30 PM CST | SNOW 5 | Council Grove, KS | |
| Dec 22, 2:31 PM CST | SNOW 2.2 | Lawrence, KS | |
| Dec 22, 2:32 PM CST | SNOW 0.5 | Harris, KS | |
| Dec 22, 2:33 PM CST | SNOW 1 | 4 Nne Richmond, KS | |
| Dec 22, 2:33 PM CST | SNOW 1 | Ottawa, KS | SLEET AND SNOW TOTAL |
| Dec 22, 2:33 PM CST | SNOW 2 | Le Roy, KS | 1 TO 2 INCHES |
| Dec 22, 2:33 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Lebo, KS | 2 TO 3 INCHES WITH 5 TO 6 INCH DRIFTS |
| Dec 22, 2:33 PM CST | SNOW 4 | Harveyville, KS | 3 TO 4 INCHES WITH DRIFTS UP TO ONE FOOT |
| Dec 22, 2:33 PM CST | SNOW 5 | 5 Sse Hartford, KS | 4 TO 5 INCHES |
| Dec 22, 2:37 PM CST | SNOW 1.5 | 6 Nw Alma, KS | |
| Dec 22, 2:37 PM CST | SNOW 2 | 6 Nne Holton, KS | |
| Dec 22, 2:37 PM CST | SNOW 3 | 1 W Admire, KS | |
| Dec 22, 2:37 PM CST | SNOW 3 | 2 Wsw Harveyville, KS | |
| Dec 22, 2:37 PM CST | SNOW 3 | 7 N Burlingame, KS | 1 TO 2 FOOT DRIFTS |
| Dec 22, 2:37 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Alma, KS | 2 TO 3 INCHES |
| Dec 22, 2:37 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Americus, KS | DRIFTS UP TO 1 FOOT |
| Dec 22, 2:37 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Council Grove, KS | DRIFTS 8 TO 10 INCHES |
| Dec 22, 2:37 PM CST | SNOW 3.5 | White City, KS | |
| Dec 22, 2:37 PM CST | SNOW 4 | 1 E Denison, KS | |
| Dec 22, 2:37 PM CST | SNOW 4 | 2 S Whiting, KS | DRIFTS UP TO 1 FOOT |
| Dec 22, 2:37 PM CST | SNOW 4 | Council Grove, KS | 3 TO 4 INCHES WITH DRIFTS OF 8 TO 10 INCHES |
| Dec 22, 2:37 PM CST | SNOW 4 | Holton, KS | 2 TO 4 INCHES |
| Dec 22, 2:37 PM CST | SNOW 4 | Oskaloosa, KS | DRIFTS UP TO 1 FOOT. |
| Dec 22, 3:32 PM CST | SNOW 5 | 6 Nne Holton, KS | |
| Dec 22, 4:22 PM CST | SNOW 5 | 7 N Burlingame, KS | HEAVY SNOW WITH 3 TO 4 FOOT DRIFTS. |
| Dec 22, 5:00 PM CST | SNOW 6 | 5 W Topeka, KS | 2.5 FOOT DRIFTS |
| Dec 22, 5:10 PM CST | SNOW 2 | Overbrook, KS | |
| Dec 22, 5:13 PM CST | SNOW 8 | Topeka, KS | CHANNEL 49 STORM TOTAL |
| Dec 22, 5:30 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 9 | 4 W Mayetta, KS | 9 INCHES OF SNOW...WITH DRIFTS OF 1.5 TO 2 FEET. |
| Dec 22, 6:00 PM CST | SNOW 9 | Topeka, KS | 9 INCHES HAS FALLEN SINCE INCEPTION WITH A CURRENT DEPTH OF 7 INCHES. |
| Dec 22, 6:03 PM CST | SNOW 10 | 6 N Admire, KS | 3 FOOT DRIFTS |
| Dec 22, 6:06 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | 2 Se Hoyt, KS | |
| Dec 22, 6:06 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | Denison, KS | |
| Dec 22, 6:08 PM CST | SNOW 4.5 | Lawrence, KS | |
| Dec 22, 6:33 PM CST | SNOW 11 | Willard, KS | ESTIMATED 11 INCHES WITH 3 TO 4 FOOT ESTIMATED DRIFTS. |
| Dec 22, 6:43 PM CST | SNOW 11 | 2 S Bushong, KS | 4 FOOT DRIFTS |
| Dec 22, 6:45 PM CST | SNOW 7 | Council Grove, KS | 2-3 FOOT DRIFTS |
| Dec 22, 6:56 PM CST | SNOW 10 | Council Grove, KS | COUNTY TOTALS BOTH FROM COUNTY SHERRIF SPOTTERS IS AROUND 6 INCHES IN WESTERN PORTION OF COUNTY TO 8 TO 10 INCHES IN THE COUNCIL GROVE AREA. |
| Dec 22, 7:02 PM CST | SNOW 4 | 5 E Perry, KS | STORM TOTAL OF ABOUT 4 INCHES |
| Dec 22, 7:04 PM CST | SNOW 3 | 4 Nw Alma, KS | STORM TOTAL |
| Dec 22, 7:08 PM CST | SNOW 4 | 2 Wnw Harveyville, KS | STORM TOTAL. 3 FOOT DRIFTS. |
| Dec 22, 7:12 PM CST | SNOW 8 | 1 Nw Maple Hill, KS | STORM TOTAL |
| Dec 22, 7:17 PM CST | SNOW 5 | Rossville, KS | STORM TOTAL |
| Dec 22, 7:18 PM CST | SNOW 4 | Emporia, KS | COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTS STORM TOTAL 3 TO 4 INCHES. HOWEVER HIGHER AMOUNTS OF UP TO 11 INCHES WERE REPORTED NEAR BUSHONG. |
| Dec 22, 7:21 PM CST | SNOW 6 | Lyndon, KS | COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTS STORM TOTALS OF 4 TO 5 INCHES IN THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY AND 6 TO 8 INCHES IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY. |
| Dec 22, 7:22 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Burlington, KS | STORM TOTAL OF 2 TO 3 INCHES COUNTY WIDE. |
| Dec 22, 7:25 PM CST | SNOW 9 | 4 Ssw Maple Hill, KS | STORM TOTAL |
| Dec 22, 7:28 PM CST | SNOW 6 | White City, KS | |
| Dec 22, 7:35 PM CST | SNOW 6 | Holton, KS | COUNTY SHERIFF ESTIMATES STORM TOTAL OF AROUND 6 INCHES FOR THE COUNTY. |
| Dec 22, 7:43 PM CST | SNOW 4 | 4 Ne Lawrence, KS | STORM TOTAL |
| Dec 22, 8:26 PM CST | SNOW 5.5 | 5 Sse Hartford, KS | 5-6 INCHES OF SNOW. ALSO 0.5 INCHES OF SLEET. |
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 12:00Z, 4.0 hours before the alert went out and 29 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
- 591 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 73 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 25 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 187 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 221557 WSWTOP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 957 AM CST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...SNOW AND WIND COMBINE TO PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS... .AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS OK AND SOUTHEASTERN KS DURING THE DAY TODAY. AS IT DOES...MUCH COLDER AIR WILL SURGE SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA SETTING THE STAGE FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW AS THE STORM SYSTEM PASSES. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS UP BETWEEN A DEEPENING SFC LOW OVER MO AND HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS. THIS WILL LIKELY CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FOR PART OF THE AFTERNOON THE AFTERNOON. KSZ024-037-038-054-230000- /O.UPG.KTOP.SB.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-071223T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KTOP.WS.W.0005.071222T1557Z-071223T0300Z/ JACKSON-MORRIS-WABAUNSEE-LYON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...EMPORIA 957 AM CST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WINTER STORM WILL BRING 5 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...DURING THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS. SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES. NORTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW... .AND MAY CREATE BRIEF PERIODS OF NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN THE AFTERNOON RESTRICTING VISIBILITIES TO A QUARTER OF A MILE. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. $$ KSZ026-039-040-055-230000- /O.UPG.KTOP.SB.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-071223T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KTOP.WS.W.0005.071222T1557Z-071223T0300Z/ JEFFERSON-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-OSAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOPEKA...LAWRENCE 957 AM CST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WINTER STORM WILL INITIALLY BRING A MIX OF SLEET..FREEZING RAIN...AND SNOW GENERALLY SOUTH OF I-70...BEFORE SWITCHING OVER TO ALL SNOW LATE THIS MORNING. 5 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS... WILL FALL PRIMARILY DURING THE AFTERNOON. SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES. SNOW WILL LINGER INTO THE EVENING HOURS AS WELL. NORTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW....AND MAY CREATE BRIEF PERIODS OF NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN THE AFTERNOON RESTRICTING VISIBILITIES TO A QUARTER OF A MILE. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. $$ KSZ056-058-059-230000- /O.UPG.KTOP.SB.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-071223T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KTOP.WS.W.0005.071222T1557Z-071223T0300Z/ FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OTTAWA 957 AM CST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WINTER STORM WILL INITIALLY BRING A MIX OF SLEET..FREEZING RAIN...AND SNOW BEFORE SWITCHING OVER TO ALL SNOW LATE THIS MORNING. 4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS... WILL FALL PRIMARILY DURING THE AFTERNOON. SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES. SNOW WILL LINGER INTO THE EVENING HOURS AS WELL. NORTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW....AND MAY CREATE BRIEF PERIODS OF NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN THE AFTERNOON RESTRICTING VISIBILITIES TO A QUARTER OF A MILE. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. $$ KSZ008-009-020-021-034-035-230000- /O.EXT.KTOP.SB.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-071223T0000Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-CLOUD-CLAY-OTTAWA-DICKINSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONCORDIA...CLAY CENTER...ABILENE 957 AM CST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. A WINTER STORM WILL BRING 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW DURING THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. ADDITIONALLY NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...AND MAY CREATE BRIEF PERIODS OF NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON WITH VISIBILITIES RESTRICTED TO A QUARTER OF A MILE. INCREASING WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL AS LOW VISIBILITIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE READY FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. $$ KSZ010>012-022-023-036-230000- /O.CON.KTOP.SB.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-071223T0000Z/ MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-GEARY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...HIAWATHA...MANHATTAN... JUNCTION CITY 957 AM CST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. A WINTER STORM WILL BRING 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...DURING THE MORNING AND INTO AFTERNOON HOURS. NORTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW... .AND MAY CREATE BRIEF PERIODS OF NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN THE AFTERNOON RESTRICTING VISIBILITIES TO A QUARTER OF A MILE. INCREASING WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL AS LOW VISIBILITIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE READY FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. $$
5 follow-up statements
000 WWUS43 KTOP 221904 WSWTOP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 104 PM CST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...SNOW AND WIND COMBINE TO PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS... .AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS OK AND SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS THIS AFTERNOON. AS IT DOES...MUCH COLDER AIR WILL SURGE SOUTH ALONG WITH CONTINUED ACCUMULATING SNOW AS THE STORM SYSTEM PASSES TO THE SOUTH. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE STRONG WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THIS WILL CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA...ESPECIALLY IN NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL KANSAS. KSZ024-026-037>040-054-055-230300- /O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-071223T0300Z/ JACKSON-JEFFERSON-MORRIS-WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-LYON-OSAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOPEKA...LAWRENCE...EMPORIA 104 PM CST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA WITH 5 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW...AND LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. NORTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...AND WILL CREATE BRIEF PERIODS OF NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN THE AFTERNOON RESTRICTING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A MILE. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. ANY TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. IF YOU LEAVE THE SAFETY OF BEING INDOORS...YOU ARE PUTTING YOUR LIFE AT RISK. $$ KSZ056-058-059-230300- /O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-071223T0300Z/ FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OTTAWA 104 PM CST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL TOTALS BY THIS EVENING WILL BE IN THE 4 TO 6 INCH RANGE... WITH WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. NORTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW....AND WILL CREATE BRIEF PERIODS OF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES TO A QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. ANY TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. IF YOU LEAVE THE SAFETY OF BEING INDOORS...YOU ARE PUTTING YOUR LIFE AT RISK. $$ KSZ008>012-020>023-034>036-230000- /O.CON.KTOP.SB.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-071223T0000Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY- POTTAWATOMIE-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...HIAWATHA...CONCORDIA... CLAY CENTER...MANHATTAN...ABILENE...JUNCTION CITY 104 PM CST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON WITH SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES EXPECTED. THE SNOWFALL RATES WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA HOWEVER. ADDITIONALLY...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...AND WILL CREATE BRIEF PERIODS OF NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN SOME AREAS WITH VISIBILITIES RESTRICTED TO A QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS. TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. $$
000 WWUS43 KTOP 222108 WSWTOP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 308 PM CST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...SNOW AND WIND COMBINE TO PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS... .AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS OK AND SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS THIS AFTERNOON. AS IT DOES...MUCH COLDER AIR WILL SURGE SOUTH ALONG WITH CONTINUED ACCUMULATING SNOW AS THE STORM SYSTEM PASSES TO THE SOUTH. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE STRONG WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THIS WILL CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA...ESPECIALLY IN NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL KANSAS. KSZ008-009-020-021-034-222215- /O.CAN.KTOP.SB.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-071223T0000Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-CLOUD-CLAY-OTTAWA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONCORDIA...CLAY CENTER 308 PM CST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS CANCELED THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY. SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS THE AREA...SO THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELED. NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS MAY CONTINUE TO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE NEW FALLEN SNOW. THEREFORE...VISIBILITIES MAY STILL BE RESTRICTED THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. $$ KSZ024-026-037>040-054-055-230300- /O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-071223T0300Z/ JACKSON-JEFFERSON-MORRIS-WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-LYON-OSAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOPEKA...LAWRENCE...EMPORIA 308 PM CST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA WITH 5 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW... AND LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...THROUGH THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. NORTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...AND WILL CREATE BRIEF PERIODS OF NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING RESTRICTING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A MILE. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. ANY TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. IF YOU LEAVE THE SAFETY OF BEING INDOORS...YOU ARE PUTTING YOUR LIFE AT RISK. $$ KSZ056-058-059-230300- /O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-071223T0300Z/ FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OTTAWA 308 PM CST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. SNOWFALL TOTALS BY THIS EVENING WILL BE IN THE 3 TO 6 INCH RANGE... WITH WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. NORTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW....AND WILL CREATE BRIEF PERIODS OF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES TO A QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. ANY TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. IF YOU LEAVE THE SAFETY OF BEING INDOORS...YOU ARE PUTTING YOUR LIFE AT RISK. $$ KSZ010>012-022-023-035-036-230000- /O.CON.KTOP.SB.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-071223T0000Z/ MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-DICKINSON-GEARY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...HIAWATHA...MANHATTAN... ABILENE...JUNCTION CITY 308 PM CST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON WITH SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES EXPECTED. SNOWFALL RATES WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA. ADDITIONALLY...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...AND WILL CREATE BRIEF PERIODS OF NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN SOME AREAS WITH VISIBILITIES RESTRICTED TO A QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS. TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. $$
000 WWUS43 KTOP 230012 WSWTOP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 612 PM CST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...SNOW AND WIND MOVING SLOWLY EASTWARD... .AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL KANSAS THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION TO SNOW...STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH THIS EVENING. THIS WILL CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE AFTER 9 PM. KSZ010>012-022-023-035-036-230115- /O.EXP.KTOP.SB.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-071223T0000Z/ MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-DICKINSON-GEARY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...HIAWATHA...MANHATTAN... ABILENE...JUNCTION CITY 612 PM CST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS AS THE STORM SYSTEM MOVES OUT OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS. $$ KSZ024-026-037>040-054-055-230300- /O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-071223T0300Z/ JACKSON-JEFFERSON-MORRIS-WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-LYON-OSAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOPEKA...LAWRENCE...EMPORIA 612 PM CST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA WITH AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. NORTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW... AND WILL CREATE BRIEF PERIODS OF NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS RESTRICTING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A MILE. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. ANY TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. IF YOU LEAVE THE SAFETY OF BEING INDOORS...YOU ARE PUTTING YOUR LIFE AT RISK. $$ KSZ056-058-059-230300- /O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-071223T0300Z/ FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OTTAWA 612 PM CST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING...WITH AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES OF ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE. NORTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW....AND WILL CREATE BRIEF PERIODS OF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES TO A QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. ANY TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. IF YOU LEAVE THE SAFETY OF BEING INDOORS...YOU ARE PUTTING YOUR LIFE AT RISK. $$ KC
000 WWUS43 KTOP 230105 WSWTOP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 705 PM CST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...SNOW AND WIND MOVING SLOWLY EASTWARD... .AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL KANSAS THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION TO SNOW...EXPECT STRONG NORTH WINDS WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 35 MPH THIS EVENING. THIS WILL CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE AFTER 9 PM. KSZ024-037>039-054-230215- /O.CAN.KTOP.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-071223T0300Z/ JACKSON-MORRIS-WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-LYON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOPEKA...EMPORIA 705 PM CST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS AS THE SYSTEM MOVES OFF TO THE EAST. $$ KSZ026-040-055-230300- /O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-071223T0300Z/ JEFFERSON-DOUGLAS-OSAGE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LAWRENCE 705 PM CST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA WITH AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF SNOW POSSIBLE IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. NORTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW... AND WILL CREATE BRIEF PERIODS OF NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS RESTRICTING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A MILE. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. ANY TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. IF YOU LEAVE THE SAFETY OF BEING INDOORS...YOU ARE PUTTING YOUR LIFE AT RISK. $$ KSZ056-058-059-230300- /O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-071223T0300Z/ FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OTTAWA 705 PM CST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING...WITH AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE. NORTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW....AND WILL CREATE BRIEF PERIODS OF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES TO A QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. ANY TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. IF YOU LEAVE THE SAFETY OF BEING INDOORS...YOU ARE PUTTING YOUR LIFE AT RISK. $$
000 WWUS43 KTOP 230258 WSWTOP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 858 PM CST SAT DEC 22 2007 KSZ026-040-055-230400- /O.EXP.KTOP.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-071223T0300Z/ JEFFERSON-DOUGLAS-OSAGE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LAWRENCE 858 PM CST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. SNOW HAS COME TO AN END ACROSS THE AREA. WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH AS THE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST. $$ KSZ056-058-059-230400- /O.EXP.KTOP.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-071223T0300Z/ FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OTTAWA 858 PM CST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. SNOW IS COMING TO AN END ACROSS THE AREA. WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH AS THE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter 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 winter storm warning went out at Dec 22, 3:50 AM CST, 6 hours 7 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 22, 3:50 AM CST, 6 hours 7 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 350 AM CST SAT DEC 22 2007 .DISCUSSION... 09Z WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS THE MEAN TROUGH AXIS ALONG THE HIGH PLAINS WITH THE SOUTHERN STREAM SHORTWAVE MOVING INTO THE TX PANHANDLE AND THE NORTHERN STREAM WAVE MOVING ACROSS THE DAKOTAS. AS THE SOUTHERN STREAM WAVE LIFTS OUT ACROSS OK AND EASTERN KS...A AFC LOW WILL DEEPEN ACROSS EASTERN MO. THE MODELS CONTINUE TO INDICATE THAT A BAND OF MODERATE SNOWFALL WILL SET UP ACROSS EASTERN KS THIS AFTERNOON...THANKS IN LARGE PART TO STRONG MID LEVEL FRONTOGENESIS. THERE IS ALSO SOME SIGNS OF A WEAK TROWAL WRAPPING SOME MOISTURE BACK INTO FAR EASTERN KS. SO EXPECT A BROAD AREAS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW OVER THE FORECAST AREA...WITH AROUND 5 INCHES LIKELY WITHIN THIS NARROW BAND. USING AN AVERAGE OF THE GFS AND NAM POSITION OF MID LEVEL FRONTOGENESIS...HAVE SHOWN THE HIGHER SNOW TOTALS TO BE ALONG AN AXIS FROM EMP TO TOP. OF COURSE ANY DEVIATION IN THE STORM TRACK COULD SHIFT THIS BAND NORTH OR SOUTH. THE DAY SHIFT WILL NEED TO MONITOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE UPPER LEVEL DEFORMATION ZONE AND SUBSEQUENT SNOW BAND. WITH THE MODELS TRENDING SLIGHT SLOWER WITH THE ONSET OF SNOW ACROSS EAST CENTRAL KS...HAVE DELAYED THE START OF THE ADVISORY UNTIL NOON. FORECAST SOUNDINGS INDICATE THERE COULD BE A BRIEF PERIOD OF SLEET AS THE PRECIP BEGINS. HOWEVER STRONG CAA THROUGH THE BOUNDARY LAYER SHOULD ALLOW PRECIP TO QUICKLY CHANGE TO SNOW. CROSS SECTIONS INDICATE SOME GOOD VERTICAL MOTION WITHIN THE IDEAL SNOW GROWTH LAYER FOR PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL. THE GREATER HAZARD THIS AFTERNOON WILL LIKELY BE THE COMBINATION OF THE WIND AND SNOW. WITH A STRENGTHENING PRESSURE GRADIENT...WINDS COULD BE STRONG ENOUGH FOR A WIND ADVISORY IF THERE WAS NO SNOW. BUT GIVEN THE SNOW...THIS IS EXPECTED TO CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS DURING PART OF THE AFTERNOON. THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY LOOKS ON TRACK. THE ONLY CONCERN WOULD BE IF SOME CONVECTIVE ELEMENTS DEVELOP ACROSS EAST CENTRAL KS JUST NORTHWEST OF THE SFC LOW. CROSS SECTIONS SHOW DECREASING THETA-E WITH HEIGHT BRIEFLY ACROSS EAST CENTRAL KS. THIS COULD BOOST SNOWFALL RATES AND PUSH STORM TOTALS ACCUMULATIONS CLOSE TO 6 INCHES FOR A FEW LOCATIONS. THE NEXT SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVES ARE STILL PROGGED TO SPLIT TO THE NORTH AND SOUTH OF THE FORECAST AREA ON MONDAY. HIGHS SUNDAY SHOULD STRUGGLE TO GET ABOVE FREEZING DUE TO A WESTERLY SFC WIND COMING OFF THE SNOW PACK AND FRESH SNOW OVER EASTERN KS. ALSO TRENDED HIGHS DOWN FOR MONDAY WITH ONLY WEAK WAA SEEN IN THE MODELS TO OFFSET SNOW COVER. WITH LITTLE MOISTURE IN PLACE...A DRY FORECAST SEEMS REASONABLE. NO CHANGES WERE MADE TO THE FORECAST BEYOND MONDAY. && WOLTERS .AVIATION... LOW CLOUDS (AT OR BELOW 2000 FT) CURRENTLY REMAIN GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST OF LONGITUDE 96.70 W WITH BKN DECK OF 15/20K MID/HIGH LEVEL CLOUDINESS. LOW CEILINGS WILL PROGRESS FROM WEST TO EAST THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING HOURS. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ARE ALREADY IN PROGRESS OVER NEBRASKA AND WESTERN/NC KANSAS...AND EXPECT NORTHERLY WINDS SUSTAINED AT 20 KTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 30-35 KTS TO PERSIST FROM MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS AT TAF SITES. PRECIPITATION IS ANTICIPATED TO BEGIN NEAR SUNRISE...WITH A BRIEF WINDOW OF A VARIETY OF PRECIPITATION POSSIBLE (-RA, -SN, PL). THIS WILL QUICKLY EVOLVE TO ALL SNOW BY MID MORNING. VISIBILITIES WILL BE GREATLY REDUCED FROM THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND SNOW...WITH VIS FALLING BELOW 1/2 MI INTERMITTENTLY DURING PERIODS OF MOD/HVY SNOW. CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE BY SATURDAY EVENING. && BLAIR .TOP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY UNTIL 3PM FOR REPUBLIC...CLOUD... OTTAWA...DICKINSON...CLAY AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY FROM 9AM TO 6PM FOR MARSHALL... RILEY...GEARY...MORRIS...LYON...WABAUNSEE...POTTAWATOMIE...NEMAHA... BROWN AND JACKSON COUNTIES. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY FROM NOON UNTIL 9PM FOR JEFFERSON... SHAWNEE...DOUGLAS...OSAGE...FRANKLIN...COFFEE AND ANDERSON COUNTIES. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 22, 5:00 AM CST, 4 hours 57 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 500 AM CST SAT DEC 22 2007 KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-231100- REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY- POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS- WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON- 500 AM CST SAT DEC 22 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL...NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST KANSAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT PERIODS OF SNOW...POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL OCCUR THROUGH THE DAY TODAY. ADDITIONALLY WINDY CONDITIONS WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES RESTRICTED TO A QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. THE SNOW SHOULD COME TO AN END FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND THE EARLY EVENING OVER EAST CENTRAL KANSAS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY THERE IS A CHANCE FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL... NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL KANSAS ON WEDNESDAY AND AGAIN THURSDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOW AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA. WOLTERS
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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.