Alert archive / Kansas / Blizzard Warnings in 2009
Blizzard Warning 1, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this blizzard warning at Mar 26, 2009, 3:09 AM CDT for 26 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Mar 27, 2009, 1:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 30 hr. 60 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
- Mar 26, 2009, 3:09 AM CDT (08:09 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 27, 2009, 1:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 28, 2009, 6:52 AM CDT
- In force
- 30 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
All 26 counties
Barber County, KS, Clark County, KS, Comanche County, KS, Edwards County, KS, Finney County, KS, Ford County, KS, Grant County, KS, Gray County, KS, Hamilton County, KS, Haskell County, KS, Hodgeman County, KS, Kearny County, KS, Kiowa County, KS, Lane County, KS, Meade County, KS, Morton County, KS, Ness County, KS, Pawnee County, KS, Pratt County, KS, Rush County, KS, Scott County, KS, Seward County, KS, Stafford County, KS, Stanton County, KS, Stevens County, KS, Trego County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 23 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 6:45 AM CDT | SNOW 12 | Garden City, KS | OFFICERS IN AND NEAR GARDEN CITY REPORTED 10 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW. |
| Mar 27, 7:00 AM CDT | SNOW 5 | Lakin, KS | 4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW DEPTH WAS REPORTED. |
| Mar 27, 7:00 AM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 7 | 5 Nne Elkhart, KS | |
| Mar 27, 7:00 AM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 7 | Johnson City, KS | |
| Mar 27, 7:00 AM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 10 | 8 W Ulysses, KS | |
| Mar 27, 7:30 AM CDT | SNOW 4 | Liberal, KS | |
| Mar 27, 7:30 AM CDT | SNOW 5 | 1 N Garden City, KS | |
| Mar 27, 7:45 AM CDT | SNOW 6 | Garden City, KS | |
| Mar 27, 7:50 AM CDT | SNOW 6 | Ulysses, KS | |
| Mar 27, 8:00 AM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 10 | 4 Ene Ulysses, KS | |
| Mar 27, 8:28 AM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 8 | Satanta, KS | SNOW WAS DRIFTING BETWEEN 2 AND 4 FEET IN TOWN. |
| Mar 27, 9:43 AM CDT | SNOW 7.5 | S Garden City, KS | STORM SPOTTER ESTIMATED 7 TO 8 INCHES. |
| Mar 27, 9:58 AM CDT | SNOW 10 | Johnson City, KS | SPOTTER REPORTED 3 TO 4 FOOT DRIFTS AND FIELD FENCES COMPLETELY COVERED. |
| Mar 27, 10:00 AM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 10 N Deerfield, KS | |
| Mar 27, 10:01 AM CDT | BLIZZARD | Dodge City, KS | NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY. SNOW DRIFTS 2 TO 3 FEET DEEP. |
| Mar 27, 10:02 AM CDT | SNOW 2.5 | 17 Wnw Ness City, KS | SPOTTER ESTIMATED 2 TO 3 INCHES SNOW AND 1 FOOT DRIFTS. |
| Mar 27, 10:12 AM CDT | BLIZZARD | La Crosse, KS | NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY. SNOW ACCUMULATION 4-6 INCHES. |
| Mar 27, 10:18 AM CDT | BLIZZARD | Ness City, KS | NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY. SNOW ACCUMULATION AROUND 3 INCHES. |
| Mar 27, 10:20 AM CDT | BLIZZARD | Dighton, KS | NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY. SNOW ACCUMULATION AROUND 2 TO 3 INCHES. |
| Mar 27, 10:50 AM CDT | BLIZZARD | 20 Nnw Syracuse, KS | VISIBILITY LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE. SNOW ACCUMULATION AROUND 4 INCHES. |
| Mar 27, 10:52 AM CDT | BLIZZARD | Dodge City, KS | LESS THAN 1/4SM SM VISIBILITY IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WITH WIND GUSTS EXCEEDING 50 MPH IN LAST HOUR. |
| Mar 27, 11:00 AM CDT | BLIZZARD | Scott City, KS | REPORTED WIDESPREAD LESS THAN 1/4SM VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW. ESTIMATED 3 TO 6 INCHES ON GROUND. |
| Mar 27, 11:11 AM CDT | BLIZZARD | Liberal, KS | LESS THAN 1/4SM VISIBILITY IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WITH WINDSPEEDS SUSTAINED AT 35 MPH GUSTING TO 40 MPH. |
| Mar 27, 11:53 AM CDT | BLIZZARD | Pratt, KS | LESS THAN 1/4SM VISIBILITY IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW COMBIMED WITH WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH. |
| Mar 27, 11:55 AM CDT | BLIZZARD | 1 Ene Johnson City, KS | VISIBILITY 1/4 MILE. SNOW ACCUMULATION 10-12 INCHES. |
| Mar 27, 12:00 PM CDT | BLIZZARD | 12 Sw Scott City, KS | VISIBILITY 1/4 MILE. SNOW DRIFTS AROUND 1 TO 2 FEET. |
| Mar 27, 12:43 PM CDT | BLIZZARD | Syracuse, KS | REPORTS AN ESTIMATED 12 INCHES OF SNOW ON THE GROUND AND DRIFTS OF THREE TO FOUR FEET. |
| Mar 27, 1:37 PM CDT | SLEET 2 | Kiowa, KS | MODERATE SLEET IN PROGRESS. |
| Mar 27, 1:50 PM CDT | BLIZZARD | 6 Nnw Copeland, KS | REPORTED AN ESTIMATED 11 INCHES OF SNOW ON THE GROUND. |
| Mar 27, 2:49 PM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 12 | Satanta, KS | DRIFTS 4 TO 6 FEET WITH VISIBILITIES 1/4 OF A MILE. |
| Mar 27, 3:32 PM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 5 | Meade, KS | THE COUNTY REPORTS ESTIMATED 4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW AND VISIBILITIES 1/4 TO 1/2 MILE. |
| Mar 27, 3:35 PM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 10 | Ashland, KS | THE COUNTY ESTIMATES 9 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH VISIBLITIES LESS THAN 200 YARDS. |
| Mar 27, 3:37 PM CDT | BLIZZARD | Coldwater, KS | THE COUNTY REPORTS VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN 1/4 OF A MILE AND ESTIMATED SNOW AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 4 INCHES. |
| Mar 27, 3:40 PM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 8 | Greensburg, KS | THE COUNTY ALSO REPORTS BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITES LESS THEN 1/4 OF A MILE. |
| Mar 27, 3:45 PM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 9 | Nw Coldwater, KS | |
| Mar 27, 3:45 PM CDT | BLIZZARD | Kinsley, KS | THE COUNTY REPORTS VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO AND SNOW AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES. |
| Mar 27, 3:49 PM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Larned, KS | THE COUNTY ALSO REPORTS VISIBILITIES OF 1/4 TO A MILE. |
| Mar 27, 3:52 PM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 7 | Jetmore, KS | THE COUNTY ESTIMATES 6 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW AND VISIBILITIES AROUND 3/4 OF A MILE. |
| Mar 27, 3:58 PM CDT | BLIZZARD | St. John, KS | THE COUNTY REPORTS VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN 1/4 OF A MILE AND ESTIMATED SNOW AMOUNTS AROUND 6 INCHES. |
| Mar 27, 4:00 PM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 19 | 4 Ne Ulysses, KS | |
| Mar 27, 4:08 PM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 11 | Pratt, KS | |
| Mar 27, 4:15 PM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 9 | Sawyer, KS | |
| Mar 27, 4:25 PM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 7.5 | 10 Se Scott City, KS | |
| Mar 27, 4:40 PM CDT | BLIZZARD | Hugoton, KS | THE COUNTY REPORTS VISIBILITIES DOWN TO LESS THAN 1/4 OF A MILE MUCH OF THE DAY AND ESTIMATES AROUND 12 INCHES OF SNOW. |
| Mar 27, 6:16 PM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 8.5 | 17 Nnw Garden City, KS | |
| Mar 27, 7:00 PM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 13 | Syracuse, KS | |
| Mar 27, 7:23 PM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 12 | Montezuma, KS | |
| Mar 27, 8:59 PM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 10 | Johnson City, KS | |
| Mar 27, 9:00 PM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 7 | Scott City, KS | THE COUNTY ESTIMATES 6 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOWFALL. |
| Mar 27, 9:00 PM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 9 | Larned, KS | THE COUNTY ESTIMATES 8 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOWFALL WITH 3 TO 4 FOOT DRIFTS. |
| Mar 27, 9:01 PM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 10 | St. John, KS | |
| Mar 27, 9:02 PM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 3 | Dighton, KS | |
| Mar 27, 9:03 PM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 4 | Ness City, KS | |
| Mar 27, 9:03 PM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 10 | Kinsley, KS | THE COUNTY ESTIMATES 8 TO 12 INCHES AND VISIBILITIES LESS THAN 1/4 MILE. |
| Mar 27, 9:05 PM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 14 | Pratt, KS | THE COUNTY ESTIMATES 13 TO 15 INCHES OF SNOWFALL. |
| Mar 27, 9:05 PM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 16 | Garden City, KS | |
| Mar 27, 9:07 PM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 10 | Greensburg, KS | |
| Mar 27, 9:10 PM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 9 | Lakin, KS | THE COUNTY ESTIMATES 10 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOWFALL. |
| Mar 27, 9:10 PM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 14 | Cimarron, KS | THE COUNTY ESTIMATES 13 TO 15 INCHES OF SNOW. |
| Mar 27, 9:12 PM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 14 | Ulysses, 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, 8.2 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
- 1342 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 233 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 375 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 KDDC 260809 WSWDDC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 309 AM CDT THU MAR 26 2009 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM LIKELY THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS CURRENTLY DEVELOPING OVER NEW MEXICO AND THE TEXAS PANHANDLE. THE SYSTEM WILL STRENGTHEN THROUGH THE DAY AND MOVE ACROSS OKLAHOMA TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. ABUNDANT MOISTURE WILL COLLIDE WITH COLD AIR FROM THE NORTH PRODUCING A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM OVER SOUTHWEST KANSAS TONIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO FRIDAY NIGHT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 8 TO 16 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE OKLAHOMA BORDER. STRONG WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL AS VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO. KSZ031-046-065-066-079-081-090-261700- /O.CAN.KDDC.WS.A.0001.090327T0600Z-090328T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.BZ.A.0001.090327T0600Z-090328T0600Z/ ELLIS-RUSH-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-EDWARDS-PRATT-BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAYS...ELLIS...LA CROSSE... RUSH CENTER...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON... KINSLEY...LEWIS...PRATT...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY 309 AM CDT THU MAR 26 2009 ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 8 AND 16 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR THE OKLAHOMA BORDER ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. HEAVY SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF FRIDAY NIGHT BUT GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BLOW AND DRIFT THE SNOW. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. $$ KSZ043-044-061>064-074>078-084>088-261700- /O.UPG.KDDC.WS.A.0001.090327T0000Z-090328T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.BZ.W.0001.090327T0600Z-090328T0600Z/ SCOTT-LANE-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL- GRAY-FORD-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...SYRACUSE... LAKIN...DEERFIELD...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...JETMORE...HANSTON... JOHNSON CITY...ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON... MONTEZUMA...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...ELKHART...RICHFIELD... HUGOTON...MOSCOW...LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND... MINNEOLA 309 AM CDT THU MAR 26 2009 /209 AM MDT THU MAR 26 2009/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ FRIDAY TO 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ FRIDAY TO 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 8 AND 16 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR THE OKLAHOMA BORDER ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. HEAVY SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF FRIDAY NIGHT BUT GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BLOW AND DRIFT THE SNOW MAKING FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS, POOR VISIBILITIES, AND WIND CHILLS NEAR ZERO ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING IT DANGEROUS TO BE OUT SIDE. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE AND IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ KSZ030-045-080-089-261700- /O.UPG.KDDC.WS.A.0001.090327T0600Z-090328T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.BZ.W.0001.090327T0600Z-090328T0600Z/ TREGO-NESS-KIOWA-COMANCHE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... NESS CITY...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...COLDWATER...PROTECTION 309 AM CDT THU MAR 26 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM FRIDAY TO 1 AM CDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM FRIDAY TO 1 AM CDT SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 8 AND 16 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR THE OKLAHOMA BORDER ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. HEAVY SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF FRIDAY NIGHT BUT GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BLOW AND DRIFT THE SNOW MAKING FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS, POOR VISIBILITIES, AND WIND CHILLS NEAR ZERO ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING IT DANGEROUS TO BE OUT SIDE. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE AND IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ WRIGHT
9 follow-up statements
000 WWUS43 KDDC 261655 WSWDDC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1155 AM CDT THU MAR 26 2009 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM LIKELY THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP OVER NEW MEXICO AND THE TEXAS PANHANDLE TODAY. TONIGHT THIS SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO MOVE EASTWARD TOWARDS WESTERN OKLAHOMA TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. ABUNDANT MOISTURE WILL COLLIDE WITH COLD AIR FROM THE NORTH PRODUCING A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM OVER SOUTHWEST KANSAS TONIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO FRIDAY NIGHT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 8 TO 16 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS... ESPECIALLY NEAR THE OKLAHOMA BORDER. STRONG WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL AS VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO. KSZ030-043>045-061>064-074>078-080-084>089-270100- /O.CON.KDDC.BZ.W.0001.090327T0600Z-090328T0600Z/ TREGO-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-STANTON- GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-KIOWA-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK- COMANCHE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...SYRACUSE...LAKIN...DEERFIELD... GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...JETMORE...HANSTON...JOHNSON CITY... ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA... DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...ELKHART... RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...MOSCOW...LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE... FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...COLDWATER...PROTECTION 1155 AM CDT THU MAR 26 2009 /1055 AM MDT THU MAR 26 2009/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ FRIDAY TO 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ SATURDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ FRIDAY TO 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ SATURDAY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 8 AND 16 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR THE OKLAHOMA BORDER ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. HEAVY SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF FRIDAY NIGHT BUT GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BLOW AND DRIFT THE SNOW MAKING FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS... POOR VISIBILITIES... AND WIND CHILLS NEAR ZERO ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING IT DANGEROUS TO BE OUT SIDE. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE AND IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ KSZ031-046-065-066-079-081-090-270100- /O.CON.KDDC.BZ.A.0001.090327T0600Z-090328T0600Z/ ELLIS-RUSH-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-EDWARDS-PRATT-BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAYS...ELLIS...LA CROSSE... RUSH CENTER...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON... KINSLEY...LEWIS...PRATT...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY 1155 AM CDT THU MAR 26 2009 ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 8 AND 16 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR THE OKLAHOMA BORDER ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. HEAVY SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF EARLY SATURDAY BUT GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BLOW AND DRIFT THE SNOW. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. $$
000 WWUS43 KDDC 261935 WSWDDC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 235 PM CDT THU MAR 26 2009 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM STILL ON TRACK FOR TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .ABUNDANT MOISTURE WILL RETURN TO SOUTHWEST KANSAS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY AS AN STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MOVES OUT OF NEW MEXICO AND INTO WESTERN TEXAS. THIS WILL RESULT IN A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM OVER SOUTHWEST KANSAS TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 8 TO 16 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS... ESPECIALLY NEAR THE OKLAHOMA BORDER. STRONG WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL AS VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO. KSZ031-270345- /O.UPG.KDDC.BZ.A.0001.090327T0600Z-090328T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.WS.W.0001.090327T0600Z-090328T1200Z/ ELLIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAYS...ELLIS 235 PM CDT THU MAR 26 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM FRIDAY TO 7 AM CDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM FRIDAY TO 7 AM CDT SATURDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 6 AND 8 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY BY FRIDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION STRONG WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING OR DRIFTING SNOW. THIS SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF EARLY SATURDAY BUT GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BLOW AND DRIFT THE SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ KSZ046-065-066-079-081-090-270345- /O.UPG.KDDC.BZ.A.0001.090327T0600Z-090328T0600Z/ /O.EXB.KDDC.BZ.W.0001.090327T0600Z-090328T1200Z/ RUSH-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-EDWARDS-PRATT-BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LA CROSSE...RUSH CENTER...LARNED... BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON...KINSLEY...LEWIS... PRATT...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY 235 PM CDT THU MAR 26 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM FRIDAY TO 7 AM CDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM FRIDAY TO 7 AM CDT SATURDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 8 AND 16 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR THE OKLAHOMA BORDER ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. HEAVY SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF FRIDAY NIGHT BUT GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BLOW AND DRIFT THE SNOW MAKING FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ KSZ030-043>045-061>064-074>078-080-084>089-270345- /O.EXT.KDDC.BZ.W.0001.090327T0600Z-090328T1200Z/ TREGO-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-STANTON- GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-KIOWA-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK- COMANCHE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...SYRACUSE...LAKIN...DEERFIELD... GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...JETMORE...HANSTON...JOHNSON CITY... ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA... DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...ELKHART... RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...MOSCOW...LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE... FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...COLDWATER...PROTECTION 235 PM CDT THU MAR 26 2009 /135 PM MDT THU MAR 26 2009/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ FRIDAY TO 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ SATURDAY... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ FRIDAY TO 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ SATURDAY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 8 AND 16 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR THE OKLAHOMA BORDER ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. HEAVY SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF FRIDAY NIGHT BUT GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BLOW AND DRIFT THE SNOW MAKING FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS... POOR VISIBILITIES... AND WIND CHILLS NEAR ZERO ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING IT DANGEROUS TO BE OUT SIDE. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE AND IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ 18
000 WWUS43 KDDC 270231 WSWDDC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 931 PM CDT THU MAR 26 2009 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM MOVING IN LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .ABUNDANT MOISTURE WILL RETURN TO SOUTHWEST KANSAS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY AS AN STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MOVES OUT OF NEW MEXICO AND INTO WESTERN TEXAS. THIS WILL RESULT IN A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM ACROSS SOUTHWEST KANSAS LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 8 TO 16 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE OKLAHOMA BORDER. STRONG WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL AS VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. KSZ030-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-271100- /O.CON.KDDC.BZ.W.0001.090327T0600Z-090328T1200Z/ TREGO-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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE...RUSH CENTER... SYRACUSE...LAKIN...DEERFIELD...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...JETMORE... HANSTON...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON... JOHNSON CITY...ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON... MONTEZUMA...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG... HAVILAND...PRATT...ELKHART...RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...MOSCOW... LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA... COLDWATER...PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY 931 PM CDT THU MAR 26 2009 /831 PM MDT THU MAR 26 2009/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ FRIDAY TO 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ SATURDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ FRIDAY TO 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ SATURDAY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 8 TO 16 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR THE OKLAHOMA BORDER...ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. HEAVY SNOWFALL...COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH...WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF FRIDAY NIGHT BUT GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BLOW AND DRIFT THE SNOW MAKING FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS...POOR VISIBILITIES...AND WIND CHILLS NEAR ZERO ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING IT DANGEROUS TO BE OUT SIDE. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE AND IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ KSZ031-271100- /O.CON.KDDC.WS.W.0001.090327T0600Z-090328T1200Z/ ELLIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAYS...ELLIS 931 PM CDT THU MAR 26 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM FRIDAY TO 7 AM CDT SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM FRIDAY TO 7 AM CDT SATURDAY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 6 TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY BY FRIDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION STRONG WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THIS SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF EARLY SATURDAY BUT GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BLOW AND DRIFT THE SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ 32
000 WWUS43 KDDC 270900 WSWDDC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 400 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .A STRONG STORM OVER THE CENTRAL ROCKIES WILL MOVE OUT ONTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS THROUGH THE DAY TODAY. DEEP MOISTURE FROM THE SOUTH IS COLLIDING WITH COLD ARCTIC AIR FROM THE NORTH PRODUCING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER SOUTHWEST KANSAS. AS THE STORM INTENSIFIES LATER THIS MORNING...CONDITIONS WILL WORSEN. HEAVY FALLING SNOW ALONG WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CREATE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 8 TO 16 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG THE OKLAHOMA BORDER. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF OVERNIGHT TONIGHT BUT STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BLOW AND DRIFT THE SNOW. KSZ030-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-271700- /O.CON.KDDC.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090328T1200Z/ TREGO-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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE...RUSH CENTER... SYRACUSE...LAKIN...DEERFIELD...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...JETMORE... HANSTON...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON... JOHNSON CITY...ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON... MONTEZUMA...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG... HAVILAND...PRATT...ELKHART...RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...MOSCOW... LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA... COLDWATER...PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY 400 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 /300 AM MDT FRI MAR 27 2009/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ SATURDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ SATURDAY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 8 TO 16 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR THE OKLAHOMA BORDER...ARE EXPECTED TODAY. HEAVY SNOWFALL...COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH...WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF TONIGHT BUT GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BLOW AND DRIFT THE SNOW MAKING FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS...POOR VISIBILITIES...AND WIND CHILLS NEAR ZERO ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING IT DANGEROUS TO BE OUTSIDE. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE AND IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ KSZ031-271700- /O.CON.KDDC.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090328T1200Z/ ELLIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAYS...ELLIS 400 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SATURDAY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 6 TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT. IN ADDITION STRONG WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THIS SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF EARLY SATURDAY MORNING BUT GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BLOW AND DRIFT THE SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ WRIGHT
000 WWUS43 KDDC 271556 WSWDDC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1056 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHWEST KANSAS... .A STRONG STORM OVER THE CENTRAL ROCKIES WILL MOVE OUT ONTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS THROUGH THE DAY THIS AFTERNOON. DEEP MOISTURE FROM THE SOUTH IS COLLIDING WITH COLD ARCTIC AIR FROM THE NORTH PRODUCING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER SOUTHWEST KANSAS. HEAVY FALLING SNOW ALONG WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CREATE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 8 TO 16 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG THE OKLAHOMA BORDER. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF OVERNIGHT TONIGHT BUT STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BLOW AND DRIFT THE SNOW. KSZ030-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-280000- /O.CON.KDDC.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090328T1200Z/ TREGO-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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE...RUSH CENTER... SYRACUSE...LAKIN...DEERFIELD...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...JETMORE... HANSTON...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON... JOHNSON CITY...ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON... MONTEZUMA...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG... HAVILAND...PRATT...ELKHART...RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...MOSCOW... LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA... COLDWATER...PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY 1056 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 /956 AM MDT FRI MAR 27 2009/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ SATURDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ SATURDAY. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 10 TO 16 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA BY FRIDAY NIGHT. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND NEAR A LINE EXTENDING FROM RICHFIELD TO ULYSSES TO KIOWA AND PRATT. HEAVY SNOWFALL...COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH...WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF TONIGHT BUT GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BLOW AND DRIFT THE SNOW MAKING FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS...POOR VISIBILITIES...AND WIND CHILLS NEAR ZERO ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING IT DANGEROUS TO BE OUTSIDE. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE AND IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ KSZ031-280000- /O.CON.KDDC.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090328T1200Z/ ELLIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAYS...ELLIS 1056 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SATURDAY. SNOWFALL TOTALS BETWEEN 6 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION STRONG WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THIS SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF EARLY SATURDAY MORNING BUT GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BLOW AND DRIFT THE SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ RB
000 WWUS43 KDDC 272358 WSWDDC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 658 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHWEST KANSAS TONIGHT... .A STRONG STORM OVER THE CENTRAL ROCKIES WILL MOVE OUT ONTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS THROUGH TONIGHT. DEEP MOISTURE FROM THE SOUTH IS COLLIDING WITH COLD ARCTIC AIR FROM THE NORTH PRODUCING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER SOUTHWEST KANSAS. EVEN THOUGH MUCH OF THE HEAVY SNOW WILL END BY MIDNIGHT THERE SHOULD BE SOME REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN 1/4 OF A MILE AT TIMES WITH STRONG NORTH WINDS WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 8 TO 16 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG THE OKLAHOMA BORDER. KSZ030-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-281000- /O.CON.KDDC.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090328T1200Z/ TREGO-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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE...RUSH CENTER... SYRACUSE...LAKIN...DEERFIELD...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...JETMORE... HANSTON...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON... JOHNSON CITY...ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON... MONTEZUMA...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG... HAVILAND...PRATT...ELKHART...RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...MOSCOW... LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA... COLDWATER...PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY 658 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 /558 PM MDT FRI MAR 27 2009/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ SATURDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ SATURDAY. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 10 TO 16 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA BY FRIDAY NIGHT. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND NEAR A LINE EXTENDING FROM RICHFIELD TO ULYSSES TO KIOWA AND PRATT. EVEN THOUGH MUCH OF THE HEAVY SNOW WILL END BY MIDNIGHT THERE SHOULD BE REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN 1/4 OF A MILE AT TIMES WITH STRONG NORTH WINDS WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS...POOR VISIBILITIES...AND WIND CHILLS NEAR ZERO ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING IT DANGEROUS TO BE OUTSIDE. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE AND IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ KSZ031-281000- /O.CON.KDDC.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090328T1200Z/ ELLIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAYS...ELLIS 658 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SATURDAY. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. IN ADDITION STRONG WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THIS SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF EARLY SATURDAY MORNING BUT GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BLOW AND DRIFT THE SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ 06
000 WWUS43 KDDC 280107 AAA WSWDDC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 807 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHWEST KANSAS TONIGHT... .A STRONG STORM OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL MOVE EAST TONIGHT. DEEP MOISTURE FROM THE SOUTH IS COLLIDING WITH COLD ARCTIC AIR FROM THE NORTH PRODUCING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER PARTS OF SOUTHWEST KANSAS. EVEN THOUGH MUCH OF THE HEAVY SNOW WILL END BY MIDNIGHT THERE SHOULD BE SOME REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN 1/4 OF A MILE AT TIMES WITH STRONG NORTH WINDS WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 8 TO 16 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG THE OKLAHOMA BORDER. KSZ044>046-280600- /O.CAN.KDDC.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090328T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.WW.Y.0003.090328T0107Z-090328T0600Z/ LANE-NESS-RUSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE... RUSH CENTER 807 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SATURDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SATURDAY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. MUCH OF THE LIGHT ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL END BY 1 AM SATURDAY BUT STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN 1/4 OF A MILE AT TIMES. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ KSZ030-043-280215- /O.CAN.KDDC.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090328T1200Z/ TREGO-SCOTT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... SCOTT CITY 807 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. MUCH OF THE SNOW HAS ENDED AND VISIBILITIES WERE RAPIDLY IMPROVING. LITTLE IF ANY SNOW IS EXPECTED FOR THE REST OF TONIGHT. $$ KSZ031-280600- /O.CAN.KDDC.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090328T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.WW.Y.0003.090328T0107Z-090328T0600Z/ ELLIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAYS...ELLIS 807 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SATURDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. MUCH OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL END BY 1 AM SATURDAY BUT STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN 1/4 OF A MILE AT TIMES. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ KSZ061>066-074>081-084>090-280915- /O.CON.KDDC.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090328T1200Z/ HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-STANTON-GRANT- HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE- CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SYRACUSE...LAKIN...DEERFIELD... GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...JETMORE...HANSTON...LARNED...BURDETT... ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON...JOHNSON CITY...ULYSSES... SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...DODGE CITY... BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...PRATT... ELKHART...RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...MOSCOW...LIBERAL...KISMET... MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...COLDWATER...PROTECTION... MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY 807 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 /707 PM MDT FRI MAR 27 2009/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ SATURDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ SATURDAY. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 10 TO 16 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA BY SATURDAY MORNING. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND NEAR A LINE EXTENDING FROM RICHFIELD TO ULYSSES TO KIOWA AND PRATT. EVEN THOUGH MUCH OF THE HEAVY SNOW WILL END BY MIDNIGHT THERE SHOULD BE REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN 1/4 OF A MILE AT TIMES WITH STRONG NORTH WINDS WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS...POOR VISIBILITIES...AND WIND CHILLS NEAR ZERO ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING IT DANGEROUS TO BE OUTSIDE. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE AND IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ 06
000 WWUS43 KDDC 280646 WSWDDC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 146 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS TONIGHT... .A STRONG STORM CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST ACROSS THE WARNING AREA TONIGHT. WHILE ONLY MINOR ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS WITH SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. AS THE STORM PULLS AWAY TOWARD MORNING...CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE. KSZ061>063-074>076-084>086-280800- /O.CAN.KDDC.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090328T1200Z/ HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-MORTON-STEVENS- SEWARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SYRACUSE...LAKIN...DEERFIELD... GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...JOHNSON CITY...ULYSSES...SUBLETTE... SATANTA...ELKHART...RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...MOSCOW...LIBERAL... KISMET 146 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 /1246 AM MDT SAT MAR 28 2009/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. SNOWFALL HAS ENDED ACROSS THE AREA AND CONDITIONS HAVE IMPROVED THUS THE BLIZZARD WARNING FOR THE AREA HAS BEEN CANCELLED. GUSTY WINDS WILL STILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES AS LOW AS 2 MILES AT TIMES THROUGH THE NIGHT...BUT THE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS HAVE MOVED EAST. $$ KSZ064>066-077>081-087>090-281200- /O.CON.KDDC.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090328T1200Z/ HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-MEADE- CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JETMORE...HANSTON...LARNED...BURDETT... ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA... DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND... PRATT...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...COLDWATER... PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY 146 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNING AREA TONIGHT WITH STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS RANGING FROM 10 TO 16 INCHES. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE THROUGH THE NIGHT. SNOWFALL WILL END FROM WEST TO EAST AND WINDS WILL DIMINISH AFTER DAY BREAK. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS...POOR VISIBILITIES...AND WIND CHILLS NEAR ZERO ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING IT DANGEROUS TO BE OUTSIDE. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE AND IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ WRIGHT
000 WWUS43 KDDC 281152 WSWDDC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 652 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...THE BLIZZARD HAS ENDED... .BLIZZARD CONDITIONS HAVE ENDED OVER THE WARNING AREA. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE OVER PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS ALONG WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. BUT THE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS WEATHER HAS ENDED. KSZ065-066-079>081-089-090-281500- /O.CAN.KDDC.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090328T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.WW.Y.0004.090328T1200Z-090328T1500Z/ PAWNEE-STAFFORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-COMANCHE-BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN... STAFFORD...HUDSON...KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND... PRATT...COLDWATER...PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA... SUN CITY 652 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA THIS MORNING. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 20 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND VISIBILITIES AS LOW AS 1 MILE AT TIMES THROUGH LATE MORNING BUT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS HAVE ENDED. 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. $$ KSZ064-077-078-087-088-281300- /O.CAN.KDDC.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090328T1200Z/ HODGEMAN-GRAY-FORD-MEADE-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JETMORE...HANSTON...CIMARRON... MONTEZUMA...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND... MINNEOLA 652 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE TO TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING. GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES AS LOW AS 2 MILES AT TIMES...BUT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS HAVE ENDED. $$ WRIGHT
The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 3:09 AM CDT | Blizzard Watch | DDC | Barber, Edwards, Ellis, Pawnee, Pratt, Rush and 1 more | 11 hr |
| Mar 26, 2:35 PM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | DDC | Ellis | 30 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.