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Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Dodge City, KS

February 4, 200813 counties in Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this winter storm warning at Feb 4, 2008, 10:01 PM CST for 13 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Feb 5, 2008, 12:00 AM CST. It was in force for 21 hr. 24 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
Feb 4, 2008, 10:01 PM CST (04:01 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 5, 2008, 12:00 AM CST
Expired
Feb 5, 2008, 8:59 PM CST
In force
21 hr
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS

Counties Ellis County, KS, Finney County, KS, Grant County, KS, Hamilton County, KS, Kearny County, KS, Lane County, KS, Morton County, KS, Ness County, KS, Rush County, KS, Scott County, KS, Stanton County, KS, Stevens County, KS, Trego County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:04 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Feb 5, 12:30 PM CSTSNOW 2Hays, KSONE TO TWO INCHES OF SNOW COVERED THE GROUND. WINDS WERE MEASURED AT 30 MPH TO 35 MPH CREATING SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW.
Feb 5, 1:00 PM CSTSNOW 1Johnson City, KS
Feb 5, 1:05 PM CSTSNOW 3Syracuse, KS
Feb 5, 1:07 PM CSTSNOW 1Lakin, KS
Feb 5, 1:09 PM CSTSNOW 3Scott City, KS
Feb 5, 1:10 PM CSTSNOW 3Dighton, KS
Feb 5, 1:12 PM CSTSNOW 2Ness City, KS
Feb 5, 1:15 PM CSTSNOW 4Wakeeney, KS
Feb 5, 1:20 PM CSTSNOW 1Hays, KS
Feb 5, 5:30 PM CSTSNOW 4Scott City, KSESTIMATED 4 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW HAD FALLEN SO FAR TODAY.
Feb 5, 6:46 PM CSTSNOW 3Hays, KSBLIZZARD-LIKE CONDITIONS WERE OCCURING AT TIME OF OBSERVATION.
Feb 5, 7:45 PM CSTSNOW 413 E Friend, KS
Feb 5, 7:52 PM CSTSNOW 3.82 N Deerfield, KS
Feb 5, 8:04 PM CSTSNOW 47 W Shallow Water, KS
Feb 5, 8:16 PM CSTSNOW 5E Healy, KS
Feb 5, 8:22 PM CSTSNOW 76 Ssw Utica, KS
Feb 5, 8:29 PM CSTSNOW 6Nnw Wakeeney, KS
Feb 5, 8:30 PM CSTHEAVY SNOW 710 S Alamota, KS
Feb 5, 8:30 PM CSTHEAVY SNOW 77 N Kalvesta, KSSEVEN INCHES OF SNOW FELL SEVEN MILES NORTH AND ONE MILE EAST OF KALVESTA.
Feb 5, 8:34 PM CSTSNOW 5Nnw Syracuse, KS
Feb 5, 8:41 PM CSTSNOW 46 Ne Mccracken, KSIT WAS STILL SNOWING AND BLOWING AT THE TIME OF OBSERVATION.
Feb 5, 8:48 PM CSTSNOW 51 Nnw Ellis, KSAT LEAST 5 INCHES HAD FALLEN AND IT WAS STILL SNOWING.
Feb 5, 9:00 PM CSTSNOW 53 N Alexander, KS
Feb 5, 9:00 PM CSTSNOW 6Alexander, KS

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 4.0 hours before the alert went out and 84 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, Dodge City, at 00:00Z on 2008-02-05Temperature 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, Dodge City, at 00:00Z on 2008-02-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 263 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
1410 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
96 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
263 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
380 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 KDDC 050401
WSWDDC

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1001 PM CST MON FEB 4 2008

...STRONG WINTER STORM TAKING AIM ON SOUTHWEST KANSAS...

.AN UPPER LOW WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVERNIGHT. THE LOW IS
EXPECTED TO MATURE DURING THE DAY TUESDAY TAKING A PATH ACROSS THE
NORTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE. NORTH OF THIS UPPER LOW...SUBSTANTIAL
LIFT WILL OCCUR AND WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED.
THE STORM IS NOW EXPECTED TO COME ACROSS THE PLAINS A LITTLE BIT
STRONGER THAN PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT AND FORECAST SNOW AMOUNTS HAVE
BEEN INCREASED. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN
THE 30 TO 40 MPH WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

KSZ061-062-074-075-084-085-051215-
/O.UPG.KDDC.SB.Y.0003.080205T0600Z-080205T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KDDC.WS.W.0001.080205T0600Z-080206T0000Z/
HAMILTON-KEARNY-STANTON-GRANT-MORTON-STEVENS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SYRACUSE...LAKIN...DEERFIELD...
JOHNSON CITY...ULYSSES...ELKHART...RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...MOSCOW
1001 PM CST MON FEB 4 2008 /901 PM MST MON FEB 4 2008/

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/
TUESDAY. THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT. 

SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL AROUND MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT AND CONTINUE
THROUGH THE DAY TUESDAY. FOUR TO SEVEN INCHES OF SNOWFALL ARE
EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. STRONG
NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. THIS WIND WILL
CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT.
VISIBILITIES WILL BE FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO BELOW ONE HALF MILE
WITH SUBSTANTIAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. SOME WHITE-OUT
CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY OCCUR AT TIMES ACROSS OPEN AREAS. THE SNOW
SHOULD END DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS ON TUESDAY.

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR A WEATHER THREAT THAT IS LIFE
THREATENING TO THOSE CAUGHT OUTDOORS. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY
HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

KSZ030-031-043>046-063-064-076-077-086-051215-
/O.EXT.KDDC.SB.Y.0003.080205T0600Z-080206T0600Z/
TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-HASKELL-GRAY-
SEWARD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR...
HAYS...ELLIS...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE...
RUSH CENTER...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...JETMORE...HANSTON...
SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...LIBERAL...KISMET
1001 PM CST MON FEB 4 2008

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT
CST TUESDAY NIGHT...

THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT. 

SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 3 AM CST TONIGHT AND
CONTINUE THROUGH NOON TUESDAY. THREE TO FIVE INCHES OF SNOWFALL
ARE EXPECTED WITH SOME LOCAL AREAS SEEING UP TO SIX INCHES. STRONG
NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. THIS WIND WILL
CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT.
WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE OVER OPEN AREAS. THE
SNOW SHOULD END DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS ON TUESDAY.

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE
LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

$$

KSZ065-066-078>080-087-088-051215-
/O.EXT.KDDC.SB.Y.0003.080205T1200Z-080206T0600Z/
PAWNEE-STAFFORD-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-MEADE-CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...
STAFFORD...HUDSON...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS...
GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA
1001 PM CST MON FEB 4 2008

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY
TO MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT...

THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM
TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT. 

SNOW WILL MOVE IN DURING THE MID-MORNING HOURS TUESDAY AND NORTH
WINDS WILL PICK UP INTO THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE. TWO TO FIVE 
INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED...ALONG WITH BLOWING SNOW WHICH
WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE AT TIMES. THE WIND
WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE BY LATE AFTERNOON...AS THE SNOW ALSO
DIMINISHES.

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE
LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

$$

UMSCHEID
8 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS43 KDDC 050724
WSWDDC

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
124 AM CST TUE FEB 5 2008

...A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWEST KANSAS...

.AS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE CENTER TRACKS ACROSS KANSAS
TODAY...A SURFACE LOW CENTER WILL MOVE EAST THROUGH THE OKLAHOMA
PANHANDLE. THIS COMBINATION WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO
HEAVY SNOW...ALONG WITH STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH AND
HIGHER GUSTS. THIS WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING OF SNOW.

KSZ030-043-044-063-051800-
/O.UPG.KDDC.SB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080206T0600Z/
/O.EXA.KDDC.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080206T0000Z/
TREGO-SCOTT-LANE-FINNEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR...
SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA
124 AM CST TUE FEB 5 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON.
THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

SNOW WILL SPREAD EAST AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY TODAY. FOUR TO
SEVEN OF INCHES OF SNOWFALL CAN BE EXPECTED. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF
20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING OF SNOW...MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT. WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS
ARE LIKELY OVER OPEN AREAS. THE SNOW SHOULD END DURING THE EARLY
EVENING HOURS ON TUESDAY.

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR A WEATHER THREAT THAT IS
LIFE THREATENING TO THOSE CAUGHT OUTDOORS. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

KSZ061-062-074-075-084-085-051800-
/O.CON.KDDC.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080206T0000Z/
HAMILTON-KEARNY-STANTON-GRANT-MORTON-STEVENS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SYRACUSE...LAKIN...DEERFIELD...
JOHNSON CITY...ULYSSES...ELKHART...RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...MOSCOW
124 AM CST TUE FEB 5 2008 /1224 AM MST TUE FEB 5 2008/

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM
MST/ THIS AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM
MST/ THIS AFTERNOON. 

SNOW WILL SPREAD EAST AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY THIS MORNING. 
FOUR TO SEVEN INCHES OF SNOWFALL ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH CAN ALSO BE
EXPECTED...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING
OF SNOW...MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE
FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO BELOW ONE HALF MILE...WITH WHITE-OUT
CONDITIONS LIKELY AT TIMES ACROSS OPEN AREAS. THE SNOW SHOULD END
DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS ON TUESDAY.

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR A WEATHER THREAT THAT IS
LIFE THREATENING TO THOSE CAUGHT OUTDOORS. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

KSZ031-045-046-064-076-077-086-051800-
/O.EXT.KDDC.SB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080206T0600Z/
ELLIS-NESS-RUSH-HODGEMAN-HASKELL-GRAY-SEWARD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAYS...ELLIS...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE...
RUSH CENTER...JETMORE...HANSTON...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...
MONTEZUMA...LIBERAL...KISMET
124 AM CST TUE FEB 5 2008

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS
MORNING TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...

THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM
THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. 

SNOW WILL BEGIN AND SPREAD EAST THIS MORNING. SOME SLEET AND
FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE EARLY BEFORE THE PRECIPITATION CHANGES
TO ALL SNOW.  THREE TO FIVE INCHES OF SNOWFALL ARE EXPECTED WITH
SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO
30 MPH GUSTING TO 35 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF
SNOW...MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT. WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS WILL ALSO BE
POSSIBLE OVER OPEN AREAS. THE SNOW SHOULD END DURING THE EARLY
EVENING HOURS ON TUESDAY.

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE
LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

$$

KSZ065-066-078>080-087-088-051800-
/O.CON.KDDC.SB.Y.0003.080205T1200Z-080206T0600Z/
PAWNEE-STAFFORD-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-MEADE-CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...
STAFFORD...HUDSON...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS...
GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA
124 AM CST TUE FEB 5 2008

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM
THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS
MORNING TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. 

SNOW WILL MOVE IN THIS MORNING AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY. SOME
SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE EARLY...BEFORE THE
PRECIPITATION CHANGES OVER TO ALL SNOW.  NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30
MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
TWO TO FIVE INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED...ALONG WITH REDUCED
VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN A HALF MILE AT TIMES. THE WIND WILL
BEGIN TO SUBSIDE BY THIS EVENING...AS THE SNOW ALSO DIMINISHES.

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE
LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

$$

12
000 
WWUS43 KDDC 050904
WSWDDC

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
304 AM CST TUE FEB 5 2008

...A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWEST KANSAS...

.AS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE CENTER TRACKS ACROSS KANSAS
TODAY...A SURFACE LOW CENTER WILL MOVE EAST THROUGH THE OKLAHOMA
PANHANDLE. THIS COMBINATION WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO
HEAVY SNOW...ALONG WITH STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH AND
HIGHER GUSTS. THIS WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING OF SNOW.

KSZ031-046-051800-
/O.UPG.KDDC.SB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080206T0600Z/
/O.EXB.KDDC.WS.W.0001.080205T1200Z-080206T0600Z/
ELLIS-RUSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAYS...ELLIS...LA CROSSE...RUSH CENTER
304 AM CST TUE FEB 5 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT.
THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

SNOW WILL BEGIN AND SPREAD EAST THIS MORNING. SOME SLEET AND
FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE EARLY BEFORE THE PRECIPITATION CHANGES
TO ALL SNOW. THREE TO FIVE INCHES OF SNOWFALL ARE EXPECTED WITH
SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO
30 MPH GUSTING TO 35 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF
SNOW...MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT. WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS WILL ALSO BE
POSSIBLE OVER OPEN AREAS. THE SNOW SHOULD END AROUND MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT.

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR A WEATHER THREAT THAT IS
LIFE THREATENING TO THOSE CAUGHT OUTDOORS. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

KSZ030-043-044-061>063-074-075-084-085-051800-
/O.CON.KDDC.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080206T0000Z/
TREGO-SCOTT-LANE-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-STANTON-GRANT-MORTON-
STEVENS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR...
SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...SYRACUSE...LAKIN...DEERFIELD...
GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...JOHNSON CITY...ULYSSES...ELKHART...
RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...MOSCOW
304 AM CST TUE FEB 5 2008 /204 AM MST TUE FEB 5 2008/

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM
MST/ THIS AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM
MST/ THIS AFTERNOON. 

SNOW WILL SPREAD EAST AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY TODAY. FOUR TO
SEVEN OF INCHES OF SNOWFALL CAN BE EXPECTED. STRONG NORTH WINDS
OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING OF SNOW...MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT. WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS
ARE LIKELY OVER OPEN AREAS. THE SNOW SHOULD END DURING THE EARLY
EVENING HOURS ON TUESDAY.

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR A WEATHER THREAT THAT IS
LIFE THREATENING TO THOSE CAUGHT OUTDOORS. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

KSZ045-064-076-077-086-051800-
/O.EXT.KDDC.SB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080206T0600Z/
NESS-HODGEMAN-HASKELL-GRAY-SEWARD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NESS CITY...JETMORE...HANSTON...
SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...LIBERAL...KISMET
304 AM CST TUE FEB 5 2008

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT
CST TONIGHT...

THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. 

SNOW WILL BEGIN AND SPREAD EAST THIS MORNING. SOME SLEET AND
FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE EARLY BEFORE THE PRECIPITATION CHANGES
TO ALL SNOW.  THREE TO FIVE INCHES OF SNOWFALL ARE EXPECTED WITH
SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO
30 MPH GUSTING TO 35 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF
SNOW...MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT. WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS WILL ALSO
BE POSSIBLE OVER OPEN AREAS. THE SNOW SHOULD END AROUND MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT.

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE
LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

$$

KSZ065-066-078>080-087-088-051800-
/O.CON.KDDC.SB.Y.0003.080205T1200Z-080206T0600Z/
PAWNEE-STAFFORD-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-MEADE-CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...
STAFFORD...HUDSON...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS...
GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA
304 AM CST TUE FEB 5 2008

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT
CST TONIGHT. 

SNOW WILL MOVE IN THIS MORNING AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY. SOME
SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE EARLY...BEFORE THE
PRECIPITATION CHANGES OVER TO ALL SNOW.  NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO
30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW. TWO TO FIVE INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED...ALONG WITH
REDUCED VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN A HALF MILE AT TIMES. THE WIND
WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE BY MIDNIGHT...AS THE SNOW ALSO DIMINISHES.

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE
LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

$$

12
000 
WWUS43 KDDC 050907 AAA
WSWDDC

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
307 AM CST TUE FEB 5 2008

...A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWEST KANSAS...

.AS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE CENTER TRACKS ACROSS KANSAS
TODAY...A SURFACE LOW CENTER WILL MOVE EAST THROUGH THE OKLAHOMA
PANHANDLE. THIS COMBINATION WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO
HEAVY SNOW...ALONG WITH STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH AND
HIGHER GUSTS. THIS WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING OF SNOW.

KSZ030-043-044-061>063-074-075-084-085-051800-
/O.CON.KDDC.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080206T0000Z/
TREGO-SCOTT-LANE-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-STANTON-GRANT-MORTON-
STEVENS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR...
SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...SYRACUSE...LAKIN...DEERFIELD...
GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...JOHNSON CITY...ULYSSES...ELKHART...
RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...MOSCOW
307 AM CST TUE FEB 5 2008 /207 AM MST TUE FEB 5 2008/

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM
MST/ THIS AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM
MST/ THIS AFTERNOON. 

SNOW WILL SPREAD EAST AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY TODAY. FOUR TO
SEVEN OF INCHES OF SNOWFALL CAN BE EXPECTED. STRONG NORTH WINDS
OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING OF SNOW...MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT. WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS
ARE LIKELY OVER OPEN AREAS. THE SNOW SHOULD END DURING THE EARLY
EVENING HOURS ON TUESDAY.

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR A WEATHER THREAT THAT IS
LIFE THREATENING TO THOSE CAUGHT OUTDOORS. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

KSZ031-046-051800-
/O.CON.KDDC.WS.W.0001.080205T1200Z-080206T0600Z/
ELLIS-RUSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAYS...ELLIS...LA CROSSE...RUSH CENTER
307 AM CST TUE FEB 5 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT. 

SNOW WILL BEGIN AND SPREAD EAST THIS MORNING. SOME SLEET AND
FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE EARLY BEFORE THE PRECIPITATION CHANGES
TO ALL SNOW. FIVE TO SEVEN INCHES OF SNOWFALL ARE EXPECTED WITH
SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO
30 MPH GUSTING TO 35 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF
SNOW...MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT. WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS WILL ALSO BE
POSSIBLE OVER OPEN AREAS. THE SNOW SHOULD END AROUND MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT.

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR A WEATHER THREAT THAT IS
LIFE THREATENING TO THOSE CAUGHT OUTDOORS. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

KSZ045-064-076-077-086-051800-
/O.EXT.KDDC.SB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080206T0600Z/
NESS-HODGEMAN-HASKELL-GRAY-SEWARD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NESS CITY...JETMORE...HANSTON...
SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...LIBERAL...KISMET
307 AM CST TUE FEB 5 2008

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT
CST TONIGHT...

THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. 

SNOW WILL BEGIN AND SPREAD EAST THIS MORNING. SOME SLEET AND
FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE EARLY BEFORE THE PRECIPITATION CHANGES
TO ALL SNOW.  THREE TO FIVE INCHES OF SNOWFALL ARE EXPECTED WITH
SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO
30 MPH GUSTING TO 35 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF
SNOW...MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT. WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS WILL ALSO
BE POSSIBLE OVER OPEN AREAS. THE SNOW SHOULD END AROUND MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT.

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE
LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

$$

KSZ065-066-078>080-087-088-051800-
/O.CON.KDDC.SB.Y.0003.080205T1200Z-080206T0600Z/
PAWNEE-STAFFORD-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-MEADE-CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...
STAFFORD...HUDSON...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS...
GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA
307 AM CST TUE FEB 5 2008

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT
CST TONIGHT. 

SNOW WILL MOVE IN THIS MORNING AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY. SOME
SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE EARLY...BEFORE THE
PRECIPITATION CHANGES OVER TO ALL SNOW.  NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO
30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW. TWO TO FIVE INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED...ALONG WITH
REDUCED VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN A HALF MILE AT TIMES. THE WIND
WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE BY MIDNIGHT...AS THE SNOW ALSO DIMINISHES.

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE
LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

$$

12
000 
WWUS43 KDDC 051713
WSWDDC

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1113 AM CST TUE FEB 5 2008

...A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWEST KANSAS...

.AS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE CENTER TRACKS ACROSS KANSAS
TODAY...A SURFACE LOW CENTER WILL MOVE EAST THROUGH THE OKLAHOMA
PANHANDLE. THIS COMBINATION WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO
HEAVY SNOW...ALONG WITH STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH AND
HIGHER GUSTS. THIS WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING OF SNOW.

KSZ074-075-084-085-060000-
/O.CAN.KDDC.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080206T0000Z/
/O.EXB.KDDC.SB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080206T0000Z/
STANTON-GRANT-MORTON-STEVENS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JOHNSON CITY...ULYSSES...ELKHART...
RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...MOSCOW
1113 AM CST TUE FEB 5 2008

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD EAST THIS AFTERNOON. SOME SLEET AND
FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE BEFORE THE PRECIPITATION CHANGES TO ALL
SNOW. THREE TO FIVE INCHES OF SNOWFALL ARE EXPECTED WITH SOME
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30
MPH GUSTING TO 35 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF
SNOW...MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT. WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS WILL ALSO BE
POSSIBLE OVER OPEN AREAS. THE SNOW SHOULD END AROUND MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT.

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE
LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

$$

KSZ030-043-044-061>063-060000-
/O.CON.KDDC.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080206T0000Z/
TREGO-SCOTT-LANE-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR...
SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...SYRACUSE...LAKIN...DEERFIELD...
GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA
1113 AM CST TUE FEB 5 2008 /1013 AM MST TUE FEB 5 2008/

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM
MST/ THIS AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM
MST/ THIS AFTERNOON. 

SNOW WILL SPREAD EAST AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY TODAY. FOUR TO
SEVEN OF INCHES OF SNOWFALL CAN BE EXPECTED. STRONG NORTH WINDS
OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING OF SNOW...MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT. WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS
ARE LIKELY OVER OPEN AREAS. THE SNOW SHOULD END DURING THE EARLY
EVENING HOURS TONIGHT.

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR A WEATHER THREAT THAT IS
LIFE THREATENING TO THOSE CAUGHT OUTDOORS. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

KSZ031-046-060115-
/O.CON.KDDC.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080206T0600Z/
ELLIS-RUSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAYS...ELLIS...LA CROSSE...RUSH CENTER
1113 AM CST TUE FEB 5 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT. 

SNOW WILL BEGIN AND SPREAD EAST THIS AFTERNOON. SOME SLEET AND 
FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE BEFORE THE PRECIPITATION CHANGES TO ALL
SNOW. FIVE TO SEVEN INCHES OF SNOWFALL ARE EXPECTED WITH SOME
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30
MPH GUSTING TO 35 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF
SNOW...MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT. WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS WILL ALSO BE
POSSIBLE OVER OPEN AREAS. THE SNOW SHOULD END AROUND MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT.

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR A WEATHER THREAT THAT IS
LIFE THREATENING TO THOSE CAUGHT OUTDOORS. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

KSZ045-064>066-076>080-086>088-060115-
/O.CON.KDDC.SB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080206T0600Z/
NESS-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-
SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NESS CITY...JETMORE...HANSTON...
LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON...SUBLETTE...
SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...
LEWIS...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...
FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA
1113 AM CST TUE FEB 5 2008

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT
CST TONIGHT. 

SNOW WILL SPREAD EAST THIS AFTERNOON. SOME SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IS
POSSIBLE BEFORE THE PRECIPITATION CHANGES TO ALL SNOW. THREE TO
FIVE INCHES OF SNOWFALL ARE EXPECTED WITH SOME LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH GUSTING TO 35
MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...MAKING DRIVING
DIFFICULT. WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE OVER OPEN
AREAS. THE SNOW SHOULD END AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE
LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

$$
000 
WWUS43 KDDC 060001
WSWDDC

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
601 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008

...A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWEST KANSAS...

.AS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE CENTER TRACKS ACROSS KANSAS
EARLY THIS EVENING...A SURFACE LOW CENTER WILL MOVE EAST THROUGH
THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE. THIS COMBINATION WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW...ALONG WITH STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30
MPH AND HIGHER GUSTS. THIS WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING OF SNOW.

KSZ043-061-062-060115-
/O.CAN.KDDC.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080206T0000Z/
SCOTT-HAMILTON-KEARNY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTT CITY...SYRACUSE...LAKIN...
DEERFIELD
601 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008 /501 PM MST TUE FEB 5 2008/

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER STORM WARNING. 

STEADY SNOW HAD ENDED ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH
ONLY A FEW FLURRIES REMAINING POSSIBLE THROUGH. GUSTY WINDS WILL
ALSO CONTINUE TO CREATE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW BUT
VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE 2 MILES.

$$

KSZ074-075-084-085-060115-
/O.CAN.KDDC.SB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080206T0000Z/
STANTON-GRANT-MORTON-STEVENS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JOHNSON CITY...ULYSSES...ELKHART...
RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...MOSCOW
601 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW
AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY. 

STEADY SNOW HAD ENDED ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH
ONLY A FEW FLURRIES REMAINING POSSIBLE THROUGH. GUSTY WINDS WILL
ALSO CONTINUE TO CREATE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW BUT
VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE 2 MILES.

$$

KSZ045-060300-
/O.UPG.KDDC.SB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080206T0600Z/
/O.EXB.KDDC.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080206T0300Z/
NESS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NESS CITY
601 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY 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. 

STEADY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE EARLY
EVENING PERIOD. FOUR TO SEVEN OF INCHES OF TOTAL SNOWFALL CAN BE
EXPECTED. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR
40 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...MAKING DRIVING
DIFFICULT. WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY OVER OPEN AREAS. THE
SNOW SHOULD END DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS TONIGHT.

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR A WEATHER THREAT THAT IS
LIFE THREATENING TO THOSE CAUGHT OUTDOORS. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

KSZ030-044-063-060300-
/O.EXT.KDDC.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080206T0300Z/
TREGO-LANE-FINNEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR...
DIGHTON...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA
601 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING. 

STEADY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE EARLY
EVENING PERIOD. FOUR TO SEVEN OF INCHES OF TOTAL SNOWFALL CAN BE
EXPECTED. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40
MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...MAKING DRIVING
DIFFICULT. WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY OVER OPEN AREAS. THE
SNOW SHOULD END DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS TONIGHT.

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR A WEATHER THREAT THAT IS
LIFE THREATENING TO THOSE CAUGHT OUTDOORS. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

KSZ031-046-060600-
/O.CON.KDDC.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080206T0600Z/
ELLIS-RUSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAYS...ELLIS...LA CROSSE...RUSH CENTER
601 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT. 

STEADY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE EARLY
EVENING PERIOD. FOUR TO SEVEN OF INCHES OF TOTAL SNOWFALL CAN BE
EXPECTED. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40
MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...MAKING DRIVING
DIFFICULT. WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY OVER OPEN AREAS. THE
SNOW SHOULD END DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS TONIGHT.

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR A WEATHER THREAT THAT IS
LIFE THREATENING TO THOSE CAUGHT OUTDOORS. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

KSZ064>066-076>080-086>088-060600-
/O.CON.KDDC.SB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080206T0600Z/
HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-SEWARD-
MEADE-CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JETMORE...HANSTON...LARNED...BURDETT...
ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...
MONTEZUMA...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG...
HAVILAND...LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA
601 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT
CST TONIGHT. 


STEADY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE EARLY
EVENING PERIOD. THREE TO FIVE INCHES OF SNOWFALL ARE EXPECTED WITH
SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO
30 MPH GUSTING TO 35 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF
SNOW... MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT. WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS WILL ALSO
BE POSSIBLE OVER OPEN AREAS. THE SNOW SHOULD END AROUND MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT.

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE
LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

$$


BURGERT
000 
WWUS43 KDDC 060016
WSWDDC

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
616 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008

...A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWEST KANSAS...

.AS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE CENTER TRACKS ACROSS KANSAS EARLY
THIS EVENING...A SURFACE LOW CENTER WILL MOVE EAST THROUGH THE
OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE. THIS COMBINATION WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW...ALONG WITH STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO
30 MPH AND HIGHER GUSTS. THIS WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING
AND DRIFTING OF SNOW.

KSZ030-044-045-063-060300-
/O.CON.KDDC.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080206T0300Z/
TREGO-LANE-NESS-FINNEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR...
DIGHTON...NESS CITY...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA
616 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008

...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. 

STEADY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS EAST OF A
LINE EXTENDING FROM DIGHTON TO GARDEN CITY. IN THIS AREA FOUR TO
SEVEN OF INCHES OF TOTAL SNOWFALL CAN BE EXPECTED BEFORE THE SNOW
ENDS BY 9 PM. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
NEAR 40 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...MAKING
DRIVING DIFFICULT. WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY OVER OPEN
AREAS.

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR A WEATHER THREAT THAT IS
LIFE THREATENING TO THOSE CAUGHT OUTDOORS. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

KSZ031-046-060600-
/O.CON.KDDC.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080206T0600Z/
ELLIS-RUSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAYS...ELLIS...LA CROSSE...RUSH CENTER
616 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT. 

STEADY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA EARLY TONIGHT. FIVE TO
SEVEN OF INCHES OF TOTAL SNOWFALL CAN BE EXPECTED. STRONG NORTH
WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING
AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT. WHITE-OUT
CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY OVER OPEN AREAS. THE SNOW SHOULD END DURING
THE EARLY EVENING HOURS TONIGHT.

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR A WEATHER THREAT THAT IS
LIFE THREATENING TO THOSE CAUGHT OUTDOORS. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

KSZ064>066-076>080-086>088-060600-
/O.CON.KDDC.SB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080206T0600Z/
HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-SEWARD-
MEADE-CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JETMORE...HANSTON...LARNED...BURDETT...
ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...
MONTEZUMA...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG...
HAVILAND...LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA
616 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT
CST TONIGHT. 

PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOWFALL CAN BE EXPECTED EARLY TONIGHT. AREAS
NORTHEAST OF A DODGE CITY TO GREENSBURG LINE CAN EXPECT FOUR TO
FIVE INCHES TOTAL SNOWFALL WITH SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
POSSIBLE. ELSEWHERE SNOW TOTALS AREA EXPECTED TO BE LESS AND
AVERAGE BETWEEN TWO TO FOUR INCHES. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30
MPH GUSTING TO 35 MPH WILL ALSO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF
SNOW... MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT. WHITE- OUT CONDITIONS WILL ALSO
BE POSSIBLE OVER OPEN AREAS. THE SNOW SHOULD END AROUND MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT.

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE
LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

$$

BURGERT
000 
WWUS43 KDDC 060125
WSWDDC

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
725 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008

...A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWEST KANSAS...

.AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK ACROSS
WESTERN KANSAS EARLY THIS EVENING. AS A RESULT PERIODS OF
SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE EARLY TONIGHT. THE COMBINATION
OF WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH STRONG NORTH WINDS
OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL ALSO RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING OF SNOW.

KSZ044-063-060230-
/O.CAN.KDDC.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080206T0300Z/
LANE-FINNEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DIGHTON...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA
725 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER STORM WARNING. 

PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW HAD ENDED ACROSS THE AREA THIS
EVENING. ALTHOUGH SOME FLURRIES WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE EARLY
TONIGHT LITTLE TO NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. GUSTY
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST MIDNIGHT AND CAUSE
SOME REDUCED VISIBILITIES FROM DRIFTING OF SNOW.

$$

KSZ076-086-060230-
/O.CAN.KDDC.SB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080206T0600Z/
HASKELL-SEWARD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...LIBERAL...KISMET
725 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW
AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY. 

STEADY SNOW HAD ENDED ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING. ALTHOUGH SOME
FLURRIES WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE EARLY TONIGHT LITTLE TO NO
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST MIDNIGHT AND CAUSE SOME REDUCED
VISIBILITIES FROM DRIFTING OF SNOW..

$$

KSZ031-046-060600-
/O.CON.KDDC.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080206T0600Z/
ELLIS-RUSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAYS...ELLIS...LA CROSSE...RUSH CENTER
725 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT. 

STEADY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA EARLY TONIGHT. FIVE TO
SEVEN OF INCHES OF TOTAL SNOWFALL CAN BE EXPECTED BEFORE THE SNOW
ENDS BY MIDNIGHT. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO NEAR 40 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...MAKING
DRIVING DIFFICULT. WHITE- OUT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY OVER OPEN
AREAS. THE SNOW SHOULD END DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS TONIGHT.

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR A WEATHER THREAT THAT IS
LIFE THREATENING TO THOSE CAUGHT OUTDOORS. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

KSZ030-045-060300-
/O.CON.KDDC.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080206T0300Z/
TREGO-NESS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR...
NESS CITY
725 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008

...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. 

STEADY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. SNOWFALL TOTALS
ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM FOUR TO SEVEN INCHES. STRONG NORTH WINDS
OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING OF SNOW...MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT. WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS
ARE LIKELY OVER OPEN AREAS.

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR A WEATHER THREAT THAT IS
LIFE THREATENING TO THOSE CAUGHT OUTDOORS. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

KSZ064>066-077>080-087-088-060600-
/O.CON.KDDC.SB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080206T0600Z/
HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-MEADE-CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JETMORE...HANSTON...LARNED...BURDETT...
ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...
DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...
MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA
725 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT
CST TONIGHT. 

PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED EARLY TONIGHT. AREAS
NORTHEAST OF DODGE CITY AND GREENSBURG CAN EXPECT SNOW TOTALS AS
MUCH AS FOUR TO FIVE INCHES. ELSEWHERE SNOW TOTALS AREA EXPECTED
TO BE LESS AND AVERAGE BETWEEN TWO TO FOUR INCHES. STRONG NORTH
WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH GUSTING TO 35 MPH WILL ALSO CAUSE BLOWING
AND DRIFTING OF SNOW... MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT. WHITE- OUT
CONDITIONS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE OVER OPEN AREAS. THE SNOW SHOULD
END AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE
LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

$$


BURGERT
000 
WWUS43 KDDC 060259
WSWDDC

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
859 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008

...SNOW WAS ENDING ACROSS SOUTHWEST AND PARTS OF NORTH CENTRAL
KANSAS...

.STEADY SNOW HAD ENDED ACROSS THE AREA AND ALTHOUGH SOME FLURRIES
REMAIN POSSIBLE...NO ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IS EXPECTED.

KSZ031-046-060400-
/O.CAN.KDDC.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080206T0600Z/
ELLIS-RUSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAYS...ELLIS...LA CROSSE...RUSH CENTER
859 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER STORM WARNING. 

STEADY MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW HAD ENDED ACROSS THE AREA THIS
EVENING. ALTHOUGH SOME FLURRIES OR BRIEF PERIODS OF LIGHT WILL REMAIN
POSSIBLE EARLY TONIGHT LITTLE TO NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS
EXPECTED. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST
MIDNIGHT AND CAUSE SOME REDUCED VISIBILITIES FROM DRIFTING OF
SNOW.

$$

KSZ030-045-060400-
/O.CAN.KDDC.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080206T0300Z/
TREGO-NESS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR...
NESS CITY
859 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER STORM WARNING. 

STEADY MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW HAD ENDED ACROSS THE AREA THIS
EVENING. ALTHOUGH SOME FLURRIES OR BRIEF PERIODS OF LIGHT WILL REMAIN
POSSIBLE EARLY TONIGHT LITTLE TO NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS
EXPECTED. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST
MIDNIGHT AND CAUSE SOME REDUCED VISIBILITIES FROM DRIFTING OF
SNOW.


$$

KSZ064>066-077>080-087-088-060400-
/O.CAN.KDDC.SB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080206T0600Z/
HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-MEADE-CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JETMORE...HANSTON...LARNED...BURDETT...
ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...
DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...
MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA
859 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW
AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY. 

STEADY SNOW HAD ENDED ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING. ALTHOUGH SOME
FLURRIES WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE EARLY TONIGHT LITTLE TO NO
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST MIDNIGHT AND CAUSE SOME REDUCED
VISIBILITIES FROM DRIFTING OF SNOW.

$$


BURGERT

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 Dodge City, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Feb 4, 2:49 PM CST, 7 hours 12 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 4, 2:49 PM CST, 7 hours 12 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
249 PM CST MON FEB 4 2008

.DISCUSSION...

DAYS 1-2...

MAIN FORECAST ISSUE WILL BE CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION.

WV IMAGERY AND 12Z UPPER AIR ANALYSIS INDICATES AN UPPER LEVEL
TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE AMPLIFYING AS ITS PUSHING EAST INTO THE
ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION. NOTABLE PRESSURE HEIGHT FALLS STRETCH FROM
THE DESERT SOUTHWEST STATES (-80 DM AT TUCSON AND -60 DM AT
ALBUQUERQUE) NORTHEAST INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS (-40 DM AT NORTH
PLATTE AND OMAHA). A STRONG +130KT JET IS DIVING SOUTH ACROSS THE
PACIFIC NORTHWEST STATES AND FEEDING INTO THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH. A
FAIRLY SIZABLE POOL OF H7 MOISTURE COVERS MUCH OF THE WESTERN CONUS
AND IS ADVECTING SLOWLY EAST INTO THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION WHILE
LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AT H85 (DEWPOINTS IN THE MID TO UPPER SINGLE
DIGITS(C)) IS CONTINUING TO PUSH NORTH UP FROM THE GULF THROUGH
ARKANSAS AND MISSOURI.

NUMERICAL MODELS ARE IN GENERAL AGREEMENT INDICATING THE UPPER
LEVEL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING EAST INTO THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN
REGION OVERNIGHT AND PUSHING INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS TOMORROW. THIS
WILL BRING THE POSSIBILITY OF PRECIPITATION TO WESTERN KANSAS WITH
CHANCES BEGINNING TO PICK UP LATE THIS EVENING. AT THE SURFACE, A
DEVELOPING SURFACE LOW IN WESTERN KANSAS WILL PUSH OFF TO THE EAST
AS A COLD FRONT DROPS SOUTH THROUGH WESTERN KANSAS LATER THIS
EVENING. STRONG COLD AIR ADVECTION WILL TAKE HOLD ACROSS THE
FORECAST AREA TONIGHT AND ON INTO TOMORROW. A STRONG SURGE OF LOW
LEVEL MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH ITS WAY UP THROUGH EASTERN
OKLAHOMA AND INTO EASTERN PORTIONS OF KANSAS WITH H85 DEWPOINTS
WELL UP INTO THE MID TO UPPER SINGLE DIGITS(C). EXPECT CHANCES FOR
PRECIPITATION TO PICK UP...MAINLY AFTER 06Z TONIGHT FROM THE
NORTHWEST TO THE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA AS THE COLD
FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. PRECIPITATION CAN BE EXPECTED MAINLY
IN THE FORM OF SNOW, ESPECIALLY AFTER 06Z THIS EVENING. A
STRENGTHENING PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL TAKE PLACE BEHIND THE FRONT.
AS A RESULT, FAIRLY STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH
SPEEDS OF UP TO 20 TO 30 MPH. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY HAS
BEEN ISSUED FOR MUCH OF THE CWA TONIGHT AND WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT
THROUGH MIDDAY TOMORROW. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES
CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS MAINLY NORTHWEST OF A
LIBERAL TO DODGE CITY TO LARNED LINE. GFS/UKMET NOTE HIGHER
AVAILABLE MOISTURE (LIQUID WATER AMOUNTS JUST ABOVE ONE-QUARTER
TO NEAR ONE-HALF AN INCH) JUST TO OUR WEST- NORTHWEST, SO IT
WOULDNT BE OUT OF THE QUESTION TO SEE LOCAL SNOW AMOUNTS JUST
ABOVE 5 INCHES.

FOR TEMPERATURES, COLD AIR PUSHING INTO WESTERN KANSAS BEHIND THE
COLD FRONT WILL DROP LOW TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING TONIGHT.
TEMPERATURES AT H85 WILL RANGE FROM THE LOW SINGLE DIGITS(C) IN
EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN COUNTIES TO THE NEGATIVE SINGLE DIGITS(C)
ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE CWA. THE COLD PUSH OF AIR WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THE DAY TOMORROW WITH TEMPERATURES AT H85 RANGING FROM THE
MID NEGATIVE SINGLE DIGITS(C) ACROSS SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE CWA TO
NEAR -10(C) NORTH. TEMPERATURES TUESDAY NIGHT WILL BE A CHALLENGE
DEPENDING ON THE EFFECT OF SNOW COVERAGE. IT WOULDNT BE OUT OF
THE QUESTION TO SEE SOME SINGLE DIGITS(F) AT THE SURFACE ACROSS
PORTIONS OF THE CWA. PLAN TO DROP TEMPERATURES A BIT TUESDAY NIGHT
AND MAKE SLIGHT ADJUSTMENTS ELSEWHERE. WILL BUMP UP POPS A BIT
TONIGHT AS WELL...MAINLY AFTER 06Z.

DAYS 3-7...

FORECAST CHALLENGES WILL INVOLVE THE CHANCE FOR PRECIP ON WEDNESDAY
ALONG WITH TEMPERATURES THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD.

UPPER WAVE WILL BE MOVING ACROSS CO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. AS H5 TROUGH
MOVED ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS THURSDAY MORNING, SURFACE RESPONSE WILL
INVOLVE INTENSIFYING LOW ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST. THIS LOW WILL MOVE
SOUTHEAST INTO SOUTHEAST OK/NORTHEAST TX BY THURSDAY MORNING. THERE
DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MOISTURE ASSOCIATED
WITH THIS SYSTEM. TIME SECTIONS INDICATE A BRIEF PERIOD OF MID LEVEL
MOISTURE BEHIND THE SURFACE LOW. GIVEN THIS, WILL CONTINUE WITH
MENTION OF LIGHT SNOW/FLURRIES IN THE FORECAST. TIMING AND LOCATION
OF UPPER SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOW WILL BE A FACTOR IN WHERE
ANY LIGHT SNOW WILL FALL.

BY THURSDAY EVENING, HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE IN PLACE ACROSS KANSAS.
LEE TROUGH DEVELOPS IN EASTERN CO THUS PROVIDING SOME DOWNSLOPE
WINDS. GIVEN THE ANTICIPATED SNOWPACK (THANKS TO SNOWFALL EXPECTED
TONIGHT AND TUESDAY), ONLY LITTLE TEMPERATURE MODIFICATION WILL TAKE
PLACE AS SNOW STARTS TO MELT. LEE TROUGH WILL REMAIN PRESENT THROUGH
SATURDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE CONTINGENT ON REMAINING SNOWPACK. AS
UPPER RIDGE BUILDS ACROSS WESTERN CONUS, FLOW WILL BECOME MORE ZONAL
ACROSS WESTERN KS OVERNIGHT SATURDAY. SUNDAY INTO MONDAY, STRONG
CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST INTO THE CONUS. BOTH GFS
AND CANADIAN MODELS AGREE WITH THIS BUT PLACEMENT AND EXTENT OF
COVERAGE DIFFERS. GFS IS SHOWING A 1042MB HIGH OVER MN BY 12Z SUN
WHILE 00Z CANADIAN RUN INDICATES A FEW ENSEMBLE MEMBERS AGREE WITH
HIGH IN THE 1040MB OR HIGHER RANGE. EITHER WAY, VERY COLD AIR WILL
BE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM. FOR NOW, WILL KEEP SUNDAY AND MONDAY
HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE 40S AND 50S. WILL HAVE TO KEEP A CLOSE
WATCH ON THE SHALLOW COLD AIR AS HIGHS EITHER DAY MAY BE 20 TO 30
DEGREES TOO WARM.

&&

.AVIATION...

IFR DECKS ARE MAKING THEIR WAY ACROSS THE SITES THIS AFTERNOON.
FRONT IS MOVING ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST KANSAS WITH ALL SITES NOW
REPORTING NORTHERLY WINDS. EXPECT TO SEE GCK DECKS FALL INTO THE IFR
CATEGORY BY LATE AFTERNOON WITH DDC FOLLOWING SHORTLY THEREAFTER.
OVERNIGHT, LIFR CONDITIONS WILL MOVE ACROSS ALL SITES. SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW AND LIFR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY
AFTERNOON TUESDAY.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
DDC  25  28  12  35 /  70  60   0   0
GCK  23  30  10  35 /  70  60   0   0
EHA  24  33  17  43 /  70  60   0   0
LBL  26  31  14  41 /  70  60   0   0
HYS  22  27   7  31 /  70  60   0   0
P28  30  31  15  37 /  60  50  20   0

&&

.DDC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/
TONIGHT TO 12 PM CST /11 AM MST/ TUESDAY FOR KSZ030-031-043>046-
061>064-074>077-084>086.

SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY FROM 6 AM TO 3 PM CST TUESDAY FOR
KSZ065-066-078>080-087-088.

&&

FN32/30/30
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 4, 3:59 AM CST, 18 hours 2 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
359 AM CST MON FEB 4 2008

KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-051000-
TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-
PAWNEE-STAFFORD-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-
PRATT-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER-
359 AM CST MON FEB 4 2008 /259 AM MST MON FEB 4 2008/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
KANSAS...SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...SOUTHWEST KANSAS AND WEST CENTRAL
KANSAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THE SOUTHERN TIER OF COUNTIES NEAR THE OKLAHOMA BORDER WILL WARM
UP TODAY INTO THE MID TO UPPER 60S. DESPITE WINDS SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON AT ONLY 10 TO 20 MPH...CONDITIONS FOR
WILD FIRES WILL BE MODERATE. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT ENCOURAGED
THIS AFTERNOON.

TONIGHT...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PLUMMET SOUTH THROUGH THE
REGION. SNOW SHOULD BEGIN IN THE WAKEENEY...SCOTT CITY AND
SYRACUSE AREAS BY LATE THIS EVENING AND PICK UP IN INTENSITY AFTER
MIDNIGHT. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS POSTED NORTHWEST OF
A LIBERAL TO JETMORE TO LACROSSE LINE FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
THROUGH NOON TUESDAY. TWO TO FIVE INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE BY
EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. BLOWING SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED...REDUCING
VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN 1/2-MILE AT TIMES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE MEADE...DODGE
CITY...KINSLEY AND ST. JOHN AREAS TUESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE
THROUGH AT LEAST MID AFTERNOON. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY
IS POSTED THERE FROM 6 AM CST TO 3 PM CST TUESDAY. ONE TO THREE
INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH BLOWING SNOW REDUCING
VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION SHOULD NOT BE REQUIRED TODAY OR TONIGHT.
SNOWFALL REPORTS TO YOUR LOCAL COUNTY OFFICIALS WOULD BE
APPRECIATED.

&&

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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.