Alert archive / Kansas / Winter Storm Warnings in 2009
Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this winter storm warning at Dec 7, 2009, 4:39 AM CST for 8 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Dec 7, 2009, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for 24 hr. 34 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 7, 2009, 4:39 AM CST (10:39 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 7, 2009, 6:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Dec 8, 2009, 6:28 PM CST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
Counties Ellis County, KS, Hodgeman County, KS, Lane County, KS, Ness County, KS, Pawnee County, KS, Rush County, KS, Stafford County, KS, Trego County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 8, 7:20 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 3 | La Crosse, KS | |
| Dec 8, 7:23 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 4 | Wakeeney, KS | SNOWFALL WAS ESTIMATED AT 4-6 INCHES. |
| Dec 8, 7:29 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 4 | Larned, KS | SNOWFALL WAS ESTIMATED AT 4-5 INCHES. |
| Dec 8, 8:30 AM CST | SNOW 4 | 3 W Liebenthal, KS | |
| Dec 8, 8:50 AM CST | SNOW 5 | Nne Ransom, KS | |
| Dec 8, 8:55 AM CST | SNOW 3 | 1 Ese Jetmore, KS | |
| Dec 8, 8:55 AM CST | SNOW 3 | 1 Wsw Jetmore, KS | |
| Dec 8, 10:00 AM CST | SNOW 3 | 5 N Catherine, KS | |
| Dec 8, 1:45 PM CST | SNOW 6 | 13 N Ness City, KS | |
| Dec 8, 1:50 PM CST | SNOW 5 | 13 Ene Hays, KS | |
| Dec 8, 1:51 PM CST | SNOW 6 | 11 S Hays, KS | |
| Dec 8, 1:52 PM CST | SNOW 4.5 | 11 Wnw Jetmore, KS | |
| Dec 8, 1:52 PM CST | SNOW 6 | 2 Nne Shields, KS | |
| Dec 8, 1:53 PM CST | SNOW 5 | 11 Wnw Jetmore, KS | |
| Dec 8, 1:56 PM CST | SNOW 5 | 1 S Amy, KS | |
| Dec 8, 2:00 PM CST | SNOW 5 | Rozel, KS | |
| Dec 8, 2:00 PM CST | SNOW 7 | N Liebenthal, KS | |
| Dec 8, 2:05 PM CST | SNOW 4 | 12 Sw Ness City, KS | |
| Dec 8, 2:15 PM CST | SNOW 5 | Hays, KS | |
| Dec 8, 2:17 PM CST | SNOW 7 | Catherine, KS | |
| Dec 8, 2:20 PM CST | SNOW 9 | 13 Wnw Hays, KS | |
| Dec 8, 2:25 PM CST | SNOW 5 | 4 Ese Ash Valley, KS | |
| Dec 8, 2:25 PM CST | SNOW 8 | 13 W Wakeeney, KS | |
| Dec 8, 2:28 PM CST | SNOW 6 | 19 Wnw Ness City, KS | |
| Dec 8, 2:30 PM CST | SNOW 4 | 1 Nnw Garfield, KS | |
| Dec 8, 2:38 PM CST | SNOW 6 | 10 Wnw Jetmore, KS | |
| Dec 8, 2:40 PM CST | SNOW 3 | 5 Nw St. John, KS | |
| Dec 8, 2:45 PM CST | SNOW 6 | 28 Wnw Larned, KS | |
| Dec 8, 2:46 PM CST | SNOW 4 | 8 N Jetmore, KS | |
| Dec 8, 2:48 PM CST | SNOW 4.5 | 14 Ene Jetmore, KS | |
| Dec 8, 2:54 PM CST | SNOW 4 | 2 E Alexander, KS | |
| Dec 8, 2:55 PM CST | SNOW 7 | 7 E La Crosse, KS | |
| Dec 8, 3:00 PM CST | SNOW 7 | 11 S Wakeeney, KS | |
| Dec 8, 3:02 PM CST | SNOW 6 | 10 W Dighton, 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, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 80 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
- 535 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 66 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 42 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 89 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 071039 WSWDDC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 439 AM CST MON DEC 7 2009 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM HEADED TO KANSAS... .A POWERFUL UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL APPROACH THE CENTRAL PLAINS ON TUESDAY...AND A STRONG SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO. THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS EXTREME NORTHERN OKLAHOMA INTO FAR SOUTHEAST KANSAS BY TUESDAY EVENING. WIDESPREAD LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TONIGHT. LOW LEVEL GULF MOISTURE WILL BE INGESTED BY THE STORM SYSTEM TUESDAY, AND HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP IN NORTHERN AND CENTRAL KANSAS. STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY NIGHT. A LAYER OF WARM AIR ABOVE THE SURFACE WILL SPREAD INTO SOUTHERN KANSAS LATE MONDAY NIGHT, AND A MIXTURE OF SNOW...FREEZING RAIN...FREEZING DRIZZLE AND SLEET WILL DEVELOP BY SUNRISE TUESDAY. THE COLD AIR WILL MODIFY SUFFICIENTLY TO ALLOW THE PRECIPITATION TO CHANGE TO RAIN IN EXTREME SOUTHERN KANSAS BY LATE MORNING TUESDAY. VERY COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL PLUNGE SOUTHWARD BEHIND THE SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TUESDAY AFTERNOON, AND TEMPERATURES WILL DROP BELOW ZERO IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. WIND CHILLS OF -5 TO -15 CAN BE EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT. PERSONS SHOULD TAKE ACTION NOW TO PROTECT ANIMALS AND PROPERTY FROM THE COLD. KSZ030-031-044>046-064-065-071845- /O.UPG.KDDC.WS.A.0003.091208T0600Z-091209T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.WS.W.0003.091208T0000Z-091209T0600Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... HAYS...ELLIS...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE...RUSH CENTER... JETMORE...HANSTON...LARNED...BURDETT 439 AM CST MON DEC 7 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. *LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TONIGHT. SNOWFALL WILL BECOME HEAVY TUESDAY AND DIMINISH TO FLURRIES BY MIDNIGHT TUESDAY. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 7 TO 12 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH TUESDAY AFTERNOON WILL PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. *VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TUESDAY AFTERNOON. SOME ROADWAYS LIKELY WILL BECOME IMPASSABLE DUE TO DRIFTING SNOW...AND ALL ROADWAYS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. 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. && $$ KSZ066-071845- /O.NEW.KDDC.WS.W.0003.091208T0000Z-091209T0600Z/ STAFFORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON 439 AM CST MON DEC 7 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT. *LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TONIGHT. SNOWFALL WILL BECOME HEAVY TUESDAY AND DIMINISH TO FLURRIES BY MIDNIGHT TUESDAY. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY NIGHT WILL PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. *VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TUESDAY AFTERNOON. SOME ROADWAYS LIKELY WILL BECOME IMPASSABLE DUE TO DRIFTING SNOW...AND ALL ROADWAYS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ KSZ043-061>063-074>081-084>090-071845- /O.NEW.KDDC.WW.Y.0011.091208T0000Z-091209T0600Z/ SCOTT-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD- EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE- BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTT CITY...SYRACUSE...LAKIN... DEERFIELD...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...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 439 AM CST MON DEC 7 2009 /339 AM MST MON DEC 7 2009/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/ TUESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND FREEZING DRIZZLE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/ TUESDAY NIGHT. *LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TONIGHT. THE SNOW MAY BECOME MIXED WITH FREEZING DRIZZLE OR LIGHT FREEZING RAIN LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 5 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED NORTH OF A LINE FROM PRATT TO JOHNSON CITY. FARTHER SOUTH...ONLY LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED, BUT FREEZING DRIZZLE OR LIGHT FREEZING RAIN LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING MAY PRODUCE SLICK ROADWAYS. *SLICK ROADWAYS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. STRONG WINDS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY NIGHT WILL RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$
6 follow-up statements
000 WWUS43 KDDC 071830 WSWDDC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1230 PM CST MON DEC 7 2009 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM HEADED TO KANSAS... .A POWERFUL WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS ON TUESDAY. SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL KANSAS TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES IN CENTRAL KANSAS ON TUESDAY. STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY NIGHT. SOME LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE IS ALSO POSSIBLE ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS. VERY COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL PLUNGE SOUTHWARD BEHIND THE SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TUESDAY AFTERNOON... AND TEMPERATURES WILL DROP BELOW ZERO IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. WIND CHILLS OF -5 TO -15 CAN BE EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT. PERSONS SHOULD TAKE ACTION NOW TO PROTECT ANIMALS AND PROPERTY FROM THE COLD. KSZ030-031-044>046-064>066-080230- /O.CON.KDDC.WS.W.0003.091208T0000Z-091209T0600Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... HAYS...ELLIS...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE...RUSH CENTER... JETMORE...HANSTON...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD... HUDSON 1230 PM CST MON DEC 7 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT. *LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TONIGHT. SNOWFALL WILL BECOME HEAVY TUESDAY AND DIMINISH TO FLURRIES BY MIDNIGHT TUESDAY. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 7 TO 12 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH TUESDAY AFTERNOON WILL PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. *VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TUESDAY AFTERNOON. SOME ROADWAYS LIKELY WILL BECOME IMPASSABLE DUE TO DRIFTING SNOW...AND ALL ROADWAYS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. 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. && $$ KSZ043-061>063-074>081-084>090-080230- /O.CON.KDDC.WW.Y.0011.091208T0000Z-091209T0600Z/ SCOTT-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD- EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE- BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTT CITY...SYRACUSE...LAKIN... DEERFIELD...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...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 1230 PM CST MON DEC 7 2009 /1130 AM MST MON DEC 7 2009/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/ TUESDAY NIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/ TUESDAY NIGHT. *LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TONIGHT. THE SNOW MAY BECOME MIXED WITH FREEZING DRIZZLE OR LIGHT FREEZING RAIN LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 5 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED NORTH OF A LINE FROM PRATT TO JOHNSON CITY. FARTHER SOUTH...ONLY LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED... BUT FREEZING DRIZZLE OR LIGHT FREEZING RAIN LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING MAY PRODUCE SLICK ROADWAYS. *SLICK ROADWAYS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. STRONG WINDS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY NIGHT WILL RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
000 WWUS43 KDDC 072200 WSWDDC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 400 PM CST MON DEC 7 2009 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM HEADED TO KANSAS... .A POWERFUL WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS ON TUESDAY. SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL KANSAS TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES IN CENTRAL KANSAS ON TUESDAY. STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY NIGHT. SOME LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE IS ALSO POSSIBLE ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS. VERY COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL PLUNGE SOUTHWARD BEHIND THE SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TUESDAY AFTERNOON... AND TEMPERATURES WILL DROP BELOW ZERO IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. WIND CHILLS OF -5 TO -15 CAN BE EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT. PERSONS SHOULD TAKE ACTION NOW TO PROTECT ANIMALS AND PROPERTY FROM THE COLD. KSZ030-031-044>046-064>066-080600- /O.CON.KDDC.WS.W.0003.091208T0000Z-091209T0600Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... HAYS...ELLIS...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE...RUSH CENTER... JETMORE...HANSTON...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD... HUDSON 400 PM CST MON DEC 7 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT. *LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TONIGHT. SNOWFALL WILL BECOME HEAVY TUESDAY AND DIMINISH TO FLURRIES BY MIDNIGHT TUESDAY. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 7 TO 12 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH TUESDAY AFTERNOON WILL PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. *VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TUESDAY AFTERNOON. SOME ROADWAYS LIKELY WILL BECOME IMPASSABLE DUE TO DRIFTING SNOW...AND ALL ROADWAYS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. 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. && $$ KSZ043-061>063-074>081-084>090-080600- /O.CON.KDDC.WW.Y.0011.091208T0000Z-091209T0600Z/ SCOTT-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD- EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE- BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTT CITY...SYRACUSE...LAKIN... DEERFIELD...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...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 PM CST MON DEC 7 2009 /300 PM MST MON DEC 7 2009/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/ TUESDAY NIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/ TUESDAY NIGHT. *LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TONIGHT. THE SNOW MAY BECOME MIXED WITH FREEZING DRIZZLE OR LIGHT FREEZING RAIN LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 5 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM MEDICINE LODGE TO MEADE TO JOHNSON INCLUDING DODGE CITY AND GARDEN CITY. FARTHER SOUTH IN LIBERAL AND ELKHART...SNOW TOTALS WILL BE GENERALLY AN INCH OR LESS. BUT FREEZING DRIZZLE OR LIGHT FREEZING RAIN LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING MAY PRODUCE SLICK ROADWAYS. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH IN THE AFTERNOON AND INCREASE TO 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. *SLICK ROADWAYS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. STRONG WINDS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY NIGHT WILL RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
000 WWUS43 KDDC 080320 WSWDDC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 920 PM CST MON DEC 7 2009 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL DELIVER SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS TO MUCH OF KANSAS ON TUESDAY... .A POWERFUL WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS ON TUESDAY. SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL KANSAS LATER TONIGHT WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW LIKELY IN CENTRAL KANSAS ON TUESDAY. STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY NIGHT. VERY COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL PLUNGE SOUTHWARD BEHIND THE SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TUESDAY AFTERNOON...AND TEMPERATURES WILL DROP BELOW ZERO IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. WIND CHILLS OF -5 TO NEAR -20 CAN BE EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT. PERSONS SHOULD TAKE ACTION NOW TO PROTECT ANIMALS AND PROPERTY FROM THE COLD. KSZ030-031-044>046-064>066-081200- /O.CON.KDDC.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-091209T0600Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... HAYS...ELLIS...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE...RUSH CENTER... JETMORE...HANSTON...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD... HUDSON 920 PM CST MON DEC 7 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT. * LIGHT SNOW WILL BECOME STEADIER AND HEAVY AT TIMES BY DAYBREAK. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ON TUESDAY WILL PRODUCE STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 7 TO 12 INCHES BY EARLY TUESDAY NIGHT. GUSTY NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL DEVELOP BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH GUSTY NORTH WINDS CONTINUING TUESDAY NIGHT. * VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TUESDAY AFTERNOON. SOME ROADWAYS LIKELY WILL BECOME IMPASSABLE DUE TO DRIFTING SNOW...AND ALL ROADWAYS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. * GUSTY NORTH WINDS TUESDAY NIGHT AND WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL VALUES RANGING AS LOW AS 10 TO NEAR 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. 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. && $$ KSZ043-061>063-074>081-084>090-081200- /O.CON.KDDC.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-091209T0600Z/ SCOTT-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD- EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE- BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTT CITY...SYRACUSE...LAKIN... DEERFIELD...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...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 920 PM CST MON DEC 7 2009 /820 PM MST MON DEC 7 2009/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/ TUESDAY NIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/ TUESDAY NIGHT. * LIGHT SNOW WILL BECOME STEADIER AND HEAVY AT TIMES BY DAYBREAK. THIS STEADY SNOW WILL START TO TAPER OFF BY LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 5 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM MEDICINE LODGE TO MEADE TO JOHNSON INCLUDING DODGE CITY AND GARDEN CITY ON TUESDAY. FARTHER SOUTH IN LIBERAL AND ELKHART...SNOW TOTALS WILL BE GENERALLY AN INCH OR LESS. AREAS SOUTH AND EAST OF DODGE CITY TUESDAY MORNING MAY ALSO HAVE A MIXED WITH FREEZING DRIZZLE OR LIGHT FREEZING RAIN BETWEEN 3 AND 9 AM. * SLICK ROADWAYS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ON TUESDAY. STRONG WINDS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY NIGHT WILL RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * GUSTY NORTH WINDS TUESDAY NIGHT AND WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL VALUES RANGING AS LOW AS 5 TO 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
000 WWUS43 KDDC 080948 WSWDDC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 348 AM CST TUE DEC 8 2009 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL BRING SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS TO MUCH OF KANSAS TODAY... .A STRONG WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS ON TUESDAY. SNOW HAS ALREADY MOVED INTO PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL KANSAS...AND WILL CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF THE DAY. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ARE LIKELY IN CENTRAL KANSAS LATER TODAY. AS THE STORM SYSTEM MOVES EASTWARD...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND INCREASE. THIS WILL CREATE PROBLEMS WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...WHICH COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES EVEN AS THE SNOW BEGINS TO TAPER OFF LATE IN THE DAY. VERY COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL PLUNGE SOUTHWARD BEHIND THE SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TUESDAY AFTERNOON...AND TEMPERATURES WILL DROP BELOW ZERO IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. WIND CHILLS OF -10 TO NEAR -20 CAN BE EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT. PERSONS SHOULD TAKE ACTION NOW TO PROTECT ANIMALS AND PROPERTY FROM THE COLD. KSZ030-031-044>046-064>066-082000- /O.CON.KDDC.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-091209T0600Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... HAYS...ELLIS...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE...RUSH CENTER... JETMORE...HANSTON...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD... HUDSON 348 AM CST TUE DEC 8 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * BANDS OF HEAVIER SNOW WILL BEGIN TO MOVE INTO CENTRAL KANSAS AND INCREASE FURTHER EARLY THIS MORNING. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ON TUESDAY WILL PRODUCE STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 7 TO 10 INCHES BY EARLY TUESDAY NIGHT. GUSTY NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL DEVELOP BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. * VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TUESDAY AFTERNOON. SOME ROADWAYS LIKELY WILL BECOME IMPASSABLE DUE TO DRIFTING SNOW...AND ALL ROADWAYS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. * GUSTY NORTH WINDS TUESDAY NIGHT AND WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL VALUES RANGING AS LOW AS 15 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. 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. && $$ KSZ043-061>063-074>081-084>090-082000- /O.CON.KDDC.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-091209T0600Z/ SCOTT-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD- EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE- BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTT CITY...SYRACUSE...LAKIN... DEERFIELD...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...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 348 AM CST TUE DEC 8 2009 /248 AM MST TUE DEC 8 2009/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/ TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/ TONIGHT. * BANDS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING AND MUCH OF THE DAY ON TUESDAY. THIS STEADY SNOW WILL START TO TAPER OFF BY LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 5 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM MEDICINE LODGE TO MEADE TO SYRACUSE INCLUDING DODGE CITY AND GARDEN CITY ON TUESDAY. FARTHER SOUTH IN LIBERAL AND ELKHART...SNOW TOTALS WILL BE GENERALLY AN INCH OR LESS. SOUTH AND EAST OF A PRATT TO ASHLAND LINE...SNOW MAY MIX WITH FREEZING DRIZZLE AT TIMES DURING THE LATE MORNING HOURS. * SLICK ROADWAYS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ON TUESDAY. STRONG WINDS LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY NIGHT WILL RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * GUSTY NORTH WINDS TUESDAY NIGHT AND WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL VALUES RANGING NEAR 10 BELOW ZERO AT THE OKLAHOMA BORDER TO NEAR 20 BELOW ZERO NORTH AND WEST OF A JOHNSON TO DODGE CITY LINE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ 26
000 WWUS43 KDDC 081956 WSWDDC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 156 PM CST TUE DEC 8 2009 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL BRING SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS TO MUCH OF KANSAS TODAY... .A STRONG WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS TONIGHT. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES HAVE FALLEN ACROSS PARTS OF CENTRAL KANSAS. AS THE STORM SYSTEM MOVES EASTWARD...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND INCREASE. THIS WILL CREATE PROBLEMS WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...WHICH COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES EVEN AS THE SNOW BEGINS TO TAPER OFF LATE IN THE DAY. VERY COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL PLUNGE SOUTHWARD BEHIND THE SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TUESDAY AFTERNOON...AND TEMPERATURES WILL DROP BELOW ZERO IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. WIND CHILLS OF -10 TO NEAR -20 CAN BE EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT. PERSONS SHOULD TAKE ACTION NOW TO PROTECT ANIMALS AND PROPERTY FROM THE COLD. KSZ030-031-044>046-064>066-090400- /O.NEW.KDDC.WC.Y.0001.091209T0300Z-091209T1500Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-091209T0600Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... HAYS...ELLIS...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE...RUSH CENTER... JETMORE...HANSTON...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD... HUDSON 156 PM CST TUE DEC 8 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * HEAVY SNOWFALL HAS ENDED ACROSS THE AREA AND ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL REMAIN BELOW AND INCH. LIGHT SNOW COMBINED WITH NEWFALLEN SNOW AND INCREASING WINDS WILL LEAD TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING AS THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING PROGRESSES. * VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO AROUND ONE QUARTER MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TUESDAY EVENING. SOME ROADWAYS LIKELY MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE DUE TO DRIFTING SNOW...AND ALL ROADWAYS WILL REMAIN SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. * GUSTY NORTH WINDS TUESDAY NIGHT AND WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL VALUES RANGING AS LOW AS 15 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. 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. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ KSZ043-061>063-074>081-084>090-090400- /O.NEW.KDDC.WC.Y.0001.091209T0300Z-091209T1500Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-091209T0600Z/ SCOTT-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD- EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE- BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTT CITY...SYRACUSE...LAKIN... DEERFIELD...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...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 156 PM CST TUE DEC 8 2009 /1256 PM MST TUE DEC 8 2009/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/ TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ WEDNESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/ TONIGHT. * INCREASING NORTH WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW TONIGHT. PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES MAY ADD TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES DURING THE EVENING. * SLICK ROADWAYS WILL KEEP TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STRONG WINDS LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY NIGHT WILL RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * GUSTY NORTH WINDS TUESDAY NIGHT AND WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL VALUES RANGING NEAR 10 BELOW ZERO AT THE OKLAHOMA BORDER TO NEAR 20 BELOW ZERO NORTH AND WEST OF A JOHNSON TO DODGE CITY LINE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ 33
000 WWUS43 KDDC 090028 WSWDDC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 628 PM CST TUE DEC 8 2009 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM EXITING WESTERN KANSAS... .THE WINTER STORM SYSTEM WHICH BROUGHT SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATING SNOW TO PORTIONS OF WESTERN KANSAS WAS RAPIDLY EXITING THE REGION EARLY THIS EVENING. BLOWING SNOW WILL STILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS ACROSS MAINLY CENTRAL AND WEST CENTRAL KANSAS IN THE LOCATIONS WHICH RECEIVED 5 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST AS A POWERFUL LOW UNDERGOES DEVELOPMENT OVER THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY REGION. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO DROP TO BELOW ZERO IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. WIND CHILLS OF -10 TO NEAR -20 CAN BE EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT. PERSONS SHOULD TAKE ACTION NOW TO PROTECT ANIMALS AND PROPERTY FROM THE COLD. KSZ030-031-044>046-064-065-090830- /O.CAN.KDDC.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-091209T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.WW.Y.0012.091209T0028Z-091209T0900Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.WC.Y.0001.091209T0300Z-091209T1500Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... HAYS...ELLIS...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE...RUSH CENTER... JETMORE...HANSTON...LARNED...BURDETT 628 PM CST TUE DEC 8 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 20 AND 35 MPH THROUGH THE NIGHT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH...MAINLY ALONG THE INTERSTATE 70 CORRIDOR. * VISIBILITIES: FRESH SNOW WILL EASILY BLOW AND DRIFT CAUSING FREQUENTLY REDUCED VISIBILITY OVER OPEN AREAS OF ONE HALF MILE OR LESS. * WIND CHILL: GUSTY NORTH WINDS TUESDAY NIGHT AND WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL VALUES RANGING AS LOW AS 15 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ KSZ066-090830- /O.CAN.KDDC.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-091209T0600Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.WC.Y.0001.091209T0300Z-091209T1500Z/ STAFFORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON 628 PM CST TUE DEC 8 2009 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * WIND CHILL: GUSTY NORTH WINDS TUESDAY NIGHT AND WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL VALUES RANGING AS LOW AS 15 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ KSZ043-061>063-074>081-084>090-090830- /O.CAN.KDDC.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-091209T0600Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.WC.Y.0001.091209T0300Z-091209T1500Z/ SCOTT-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD- EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE- BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTT CITY...SYRACUSE...LAKIN... DEERFIELD...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...JOHNSON CITY...ULYSSES... SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...DODGE CITY... BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...PRATT... ELKHART...RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...MOSCOW...LIBERAL...KISMET... MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...COLDWATER...PROTECTION... MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY 628 PM CST TUE DEC 8 2009 /528 PM MST TUE DEC 8 2009/ ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ WEDNESDAY. * GUSTY NORTH WINDS TUESDAY NIGHT AND WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL VALUES RANGING NEAR 10 BELOW ZERO AT THE OKLAHOMA BORDER TO NEAR 20 BELOW ZERO NORTH AND WEST OF A JOHNSON TO DODGE CITY LINE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ UMSCHEID
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 Dec 7, 3:42 AM CST, 57 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 7, 3:42 AM CST, 57 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 342 AM CST MON DEC 7 2009 .DISCUSSION... DAYS 1-2... UNCERTAINTY ABOUT THE EXTENT OF MODIFICATION OF THE ENTRENCHED ARCTIC AIR IN THE CENTRAL PLAINS AS THE DEEP SURFACE CYCLONE DEVELOPS IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO TUESDAY MORNING MAKES TEMPERATURE FORECASTING A REAL CHALLENGE...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE OKLAHOMA BORDER...ON TUESDAY. SOME UNCERTAINTY IN THE TEMPERATURE PROFILE AND THE EVOLUTION OF A WARM LAYER ALOFT MAKES PRECIPITATION TYPE PROBLEMATIC, AS WELL. STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGING CONTINUES FROM THE EASTERN PACIFIC ACROSS ALASKA TO THE FRIGID ARCTIC, AND A DEEP LOBE OF THE POLAR VORTEX IS BEGINNING TO DROP SOUTHWARD INTO NORTHERN CANADA. SLOW RETROGRESSION OF THE HIGH LATITUDE UPPER LEVEL ANTICYCLONE AND MAINTENANCE OF LONG WAVE TROUGH IN THE WESTERN UNITED STATES IS CONSISTENT WITH EASTWARD PROGRESSION OF THE MADDEN JULIAN OSCILLATION INTO THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE. THE GFS, CANADIAN AND 12Z ECMWF ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH EVOLUTION OF THE ATMOSPHERE THROUGH MID WEEK, ALTHOUGH THE 00Z CANADIAN AND GFS ARE SLIGHTLY FASTER WITH THE POWERFUL UPPER LEVEL TROUGH THAT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS TUESDAY. THE GFS HAS DEMONSTRATED GOOD RUN TO RUN CONSISTENCY AND LARGELY WAS USED FOR MINOR GRID MODIFICATIONS TODAY. DEEP, COLD AIR WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS FOR THE NEXT WEEK. CONSIDERABLE HIGH LEVEL TROPICAL MOISTURE HAS SPREAD FROM THE EASTERN PACIFIC INTO THE WESTERN UNITED STATES AND WILL CONTINUE TO INVADE THE CENTRAL PART OF THE COUNTRY THIS MORNING. THE DEEP UPPER LEVEL TROUGH NEAR THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST WILL MOVE INTO THE GREAT BASIN TONIGHT AND WILL APPROACH WESTERN KANSAS TUESDAY. LOWERING PRESSURES IN THE LEE OF THE ROCKIES THIS AFTERNOON WILL INCREASE ISENTROPIC LIFTING OVER THE ENTRENCHED ARCTIC AIR, AND LIGHT SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON. A MINOR UPPER LEVEL TROUGH EVIDENT IN SATELLITE IMAGERY NEAR 30N/125W WILL MOVE RAPIDLY EASTWARD IN THE STRONG FLOW AND SHOULD REACH THE CENTRAL PLAINS BY LATE AFTERNOON AND MAY ENHANCE DEVELOPMENT OF LIGHT PRECIPITATION. SUBSIDENCE WITH THE SURFACE RIDGE IN WESTERN KANSAS HAS RESULTED IN EROSION OF THE STRATUS DECK THIS MORNING, BUT INCREASING MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDINESS WILL RESULT IN ONLY LIMITED INSOLATION TODAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE SLOW TO RISE, AND HIGHS FROM THE UPPER TEENS TO THE MID 20S CAN BE EXPECTED. ISENTROPIC LIFTING WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AS CYCLOGENESIS OCCURS IN SOUTHERN COLORADO AND SOUTHEAST FLOW INCREASES ABOVE THE ARCTIC AIR. ALTHOUGH LOW LEVEL MOISTURE IS LIMITED ALONG THE TEXAS GULF COAST, THE COOL AIR THAT INVADED THE GULF HAS MODIFIED SIGNIFICANTLY OVER THE WARM WATER. DEWPOINTS JUST OFF THE TEXAS COAST HAD RECOVERED TO THE UPPER 60S BY MIDNIGHT. LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL RETURN QUICKLY TODAY AND TONIGHT, AND SHOULD REACH THE CENTRAL PART OF THE COUNTRY ON TUESDAY. WIDESPREAD LIGHT SNOW SHOULD DEVELOP WITH CONTINUED ISENTROPIC LIFTING TONIGHT. WITH DEEP MOISTURE, THERE SHOULD BE SUFFICIENT ICE CRYSTALS TO KEEP THE PRECIPITATION SNOW UNTIL AT LEAST LATE TONIGHT. MODEL SOUNDINGS INDICATE SUFFICIENT WARM AIR ADVECTION TO DEVELOP A WARM LAYER BETWEEN H8 AND H7 BY 12Z TUESDAY, AND THE PRECIPITATION MAY CHANGE TO LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE OR LIGHT FREEZING RAIN NEAR THE OKLAHOMA BORDER. WITH THE COLD GROUND, ANY FREEZING PRECIPITATION THAT DEVELOPS WILL CAUSE TRAVEL PROBLEMS, AND A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY SEEMS APPROPRIATE TO COVER THE SNOWFALL AND POTENTIAL MIXED PHASE. STRONGER MID LEVEL FRONTOGENESIS ALONG THE SHARP MID LEVEL BAROCLINIC ZONE JUST NORTH OF THE MID LEVEL CYCLONE WILL SUPPORT HEAVIER SNOWFALL MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY, AND A WINTER STORM WARNING WAS ISSUED FOR THE THE NORTHERN COUNTIES. THE NUMERICAL MODELS LIKELY ARE TOO QUICK TO ERODE THE ARCTIC AIR, AND COLD TEMPERATURES WERE MAINTAINED ON TUESDAY WITH HIGHS NEAR THE FREEZING MARK ONLY NEAR THE OKLAHOMA BORDER. MODEL SOUNDINGS BECOME INCREASINGLY UNSTABLE DURING THE DAY TUESDAY, AND HIGH SNOWFALL RATES ARE LIKELY IN NORTHERN KANSAS WITH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS APPROACHING A FOOT LOCALLY. THERE MAY BE SUFFICIENT INSTABILITY ABOVE THE COLD AIR TO SUPPORT A THUNDERSTORM IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS WHEN THE UPPER LEVEL COLD POOL APPROACHES TUESDAY AFTERNOON. FRIGID ARCTIC AIR WILL PLUNGE SOUTHWARD BEHIND THE DEEP SURFACE CYCLONE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY NIGHT, AND STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN AREAS WITH SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL. WIND SPEEDS APPEAR TO BE MARGINAL FOR A BLIZZARD, BUT THE WINTER STORM WARNING MAY HAVE TO BE UPGRADED AS THE EVENT EVOLVES. TEMPERATURES LIKELY WILL DROP BELOW ZERO IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS TUESDAY NIGHT AS ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS SOUTHWARD AND WINDS DIMINISH. DAYS 3-7... A BROAD UPPER TROUGH EXTENDING FROM NORTHERN CANADA INTO THE CENTRAL CONUS WILL HELP BRING VERY COLD TEMPS BEHIND TUESDAYS STORM. COLD SFC HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE IN PLACE WITH 850MB TEMPS DOWN INTO THE LOW TEENS C. GOING FORECAST HAD WEDNESDAYS HIGHS IN THE TEENS AND 20S, WITH WEDNESDAY NIGHT LOWS DIPPING BELOW ZERO F IN OUR NORTH. SEE LITTLE REASON TO MAKE BIG CHANGES TO THIS. HEIGHTS WILL START TO RISE ON THURSDAY, WITH THE SFC HIGH MOVING EAST AND SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS RETURNING. WHILE SOME OF THIS WILL BE THE RECIRCULATION OF COLDER AIR, THINK THAT THERE SHOULD BE SOME RECOVERY OF TEMPS. TOWARDS THE END OF THE WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND. THE MODELS ALL START TO TRANSITION TO NEAR ZONAL FLOW, ALTHOUGH THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES IN MINOR SHORTWAVES MOVING THROUGH. THE ECMWF HAS A FAIRLY VIGOROUS SHORTWAVE MOVING INTO THE PLAINS ON FRIDAY, WHILE THE CANADIAN AND GFS ARE NOT NEARLY AS STRONG. THE GFS ON THE OTHER HAND, BREAKS OUT A DECENT AMOUNT OF PRECIP THURSDAY NIGHT OVER NORTHERN OK AND SOUTHERN KS DUE TO PRETTY GOOD ISENTROPIC LIFT. NCEP ENSEMBLES PRECIP PROBABILITIES ARE FAVORABLE, BUT THE CANADIAN ENSEMBLE MEMBERS ARE NOT. DUE TO THE UNCERTAINTY, WILL HOLD OFF ON ADDING ANY PRECIP FOR THE THURSDAY/FRIDAY TIME FRAME, BUT DID INCREASE CLOUD COVER SOMEWHAT. THE NEAR ZONAL FLOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND, WITH DETERMINISTIC MODELS SHOWING ANOTHER SHORTWAVE TROUGH MOVING BY TO THE NORTH. THE ECMWF SOLUTION TAPS THE COLD AIR AND BRINGS ANOTHER ARCTIC FRONT DOWN LATE ON SUNDAY, WHILE THE GFS CONTINUES TO KEEP THINGS FAIRLY MILD. GOING FORECAST HAD TEMPS COOLING BY MONDAY, AND LOOKING AT THE LARGE SPREAD ON THE NAEFS PLOTS, WILL KEEP THIS TREND FOR NOW. && AVIATION... MVFR CONDITIONS HAVE CONTINUED TO HANG ON OVER SOUTHERN AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA. HOWEVER, SAT TRENDS SHOW CLEARING IN OUR NORTH AND WEST, WITH KGCK AND KHYS ALREADY GOING VFR. THINK THIS TREND WILL CONTINUE AND KDDC WILL GO VFR BEFORE 12Z. MID AND HIGH CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE, AND NORTH WINDS AROUND 10-15 KTS WILL SHIFT AROUND TO THE EAST BY LATE AFTERNOON. VFR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 03-06Z OR SO, THEN CEILINGS WILL GO DOWN TO IFR OR LOWER AS THE NEXT UPPER TROUGH MOVES OUT. THERE WILL ALSO BE A DECENT AMOUNT OF -SN TOWARDS 12Z, WHICH COULD HELP REDUCE VIS DOWN TO IFR CATEGORIES. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... DDC 21 19 28 5 / 30 80 90 20 GCK 20 19 27 1 / 50 80 90 20 EHA 24 23 33 6 / 20 40 40 10 LBL 25 22 33 7 / 30 50 50 10 HYS 19 16 23 2 / 60 100 100 40 P28 26 22 36 12 / 20 70 70 30 && .DDC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT FOR KSZ030-031-044>046-064>066. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/ TUESDAY NIGHT FOR KSZ043-061>063-074>081-084>090. && FN01/26
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 6, 10:20 AM CST, 18 hours 19 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1020 AM CST SUN DEC 6 2009 KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-071115- 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- 1020 AM CST SUN DEC 6 2009 /920 AM MST SUN DEC 6 2009/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL...SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL KANSAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL PRODUCE SLICK SIDEWALKS AND ROADS, CREATING DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS TODAY. THE PRECIPITATION MAY BECOME MIXED WITH, OR CHANGE TO SNOW, FROM NORTH TO SOUTH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL OF AROUND AN INCH IS POSSIBLE ALONG INTERSTATE 70...BUT LITTLE OR NO SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED ELSEWHERE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY SNOWFALL OF SIX TO EIGHT INCHES ALONG WITH STRONG NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO NEAR 50 MPH WILL RESULT IN NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS NORTH OF A LINE FROM LACROSSE TO NESS CITY ON TUESDAY. A MIXTURE OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW MAY PRODUCE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN KANSAS MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. A STRONG UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL APPROACH THE CENTRAL PLAINS ON TUESDAY. SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WILL DEEPEN IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO MONDAY NIGHT AND MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN OKLAHOMA TO SOUTHEAST KANSAS TUESDAY NIGHT. LOW LEVEL MOISTURE FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL SPREAD NORTHWARD OVER THE COLD AIR ENTRENCHED IN KANSAS...RESULTING IN WIDESPREAD WINTER PRECIPITATION MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NECESSARY TODAY OR TONIGHT. && FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/DDC 33
The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 6, 6:13 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DDC | Barber, Comanche, Edwards, Ellis, Kiowa, Pawnee and 3 more | 3 hr |
| Dec 7, 4:39 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DDC | Barber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Finney, Ford and 13 more | 38 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.