Alert archive / Kansas / Winter Storm Warnings in 2009
Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this winter storm warning at Mar 27, 2009, 4:37 AM CDT for 13 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Mar 27, 2009, 2:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 29 hr. 59 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 27, 2009, 4:37 AM CDT (09:37 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 27, 2009, 2:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 28, 2009, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 29 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
Counties Anderson County, KS, Coffey County, KS, Dickinson County, KS, Douglas County, KS, Franklin County, KS, Geary County, KS, Jefferson County, KS, Lyon County, KS, Morris County, KS, Osage County, KS, Ottawa County, KS, Shawnee County, KS, Wabaunsee County, KS
The radar
The Topeka radar (KTWX), 29 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:41 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, 5:17 PM CDT | SNOW 1 | White City, KS | |
| Mar 27, 7:07 PM CDT | SNOW 2 | 2 Ssw Burdick, KS | HEAVY SNOW AT TIME OF CONTACT WITH VISIBILITY LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE. |
| Mar 27, 9:35 PM CDT | SNOW 3 | 2 Ssw Burdick, KS | ESTIMATED 3 INCHES SINCE SNOW BEGAN FALLING. |
| Mar 28, 12:21 AM CDT | SNOW 2.5 | Chapman, KS | 1 INCH OF SNOW DURING THE PAST HOUR. 2.5 INCHES ON THE GROUND. SNOW MIXED WITH SOME SLEET. ROADS SNOW COVERED. |
| Mar 28, 12:32 AM CDT | SNOW 1 | Minneapolis, KS | |
| Mar 28, 12:35 AM CDT | SNOW 0 | Abilene, KS | 3 INCHES OF SNOW. ROADS ARE SNOW PACKED WITH SOME DRIFTING. |
| Mar 28, 12:45 AM CDT | SNOW 1 | Alma, KS | INTERSTATE 70 IS SNOW PACKED WEST OF MAPLE HILL IN WABAUNSEE COUNTY. |
| Mar 28, 2:48 AM CDT | SNOW 6 | Abilene, KS | MANY COUNTY ROADS ACROSS DICKINSON COUNTY ARE IMPASSIBLE DUE TO DRIFTING SNOW. |
| Mar 28, 5:38 AM CDT | SNOW 3 | Minneapolis, KS | HEAVY SNOW REPORTED |
| Mar 28, 7:00 AM CDT | SNOW 2 | White City, KS | |
| Mar 28, 7:00 AM CDT | SNOW 5 | Chapman, KS | |
| Mar 28, 7:02 AM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 4 | Tescott, KS | |
| Mar 28, 7:10 AM CDT | SNOW 1 | Wilsey, KS | |
| Mar 28, 7:35 AM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 7 | 4 Ene Ada, KS | |
| Mar 28, 7:59 AM CDT | ICE STORM 0 | 20 Nne Emporia, KS | 0.25 INCHES OF ICE |
| Mar 28, 9:00 AM CDT | SNOW 4 | W Moonlight, KS | |
| Mar 28, 9:03 AM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 7 | Sse Hope, KS | TRAINED SPOTTER MEASURED 7 INCHES OF SNOW |
| Mar 28, 9:12 AM CDT | SNOW 4 | 4 S Chapman, KS | |
| Mar 28, 9:36 AM CDT | SNOW 1 | Council Grove, KS | |
| Mar 28, 9:36 AM CDT | SNOW 1 | Eskridge, KS | |
| Mar 28, 9:36 AM CDT | SNOW 1.6 | Mcfarland, KS | |
| Mar 28, 9:36 AM CDT | SNOW 4.4 | Minneapolis, KS | |
| Mar 28, 9:36 AM CDT | SNOW 5 | Enterprise, KS | |
| Mar 28, 9:36 AM CDT | SNOW 5 | Herington, KS | |
| Mar 28, 9:42 AM CDT | ICE STORM 0 | 4 E Wilsey, KS | 1/2 INCH OF ICE ON POWER LINES AND TREES. CURRENTLY ALL SNOW WITH 2 INCHES OF SNOW ON GROUND. |
| Mar 28, 9:42 AM CDT | FREEZING RAIN 0.5 | 4 E Wilsey, KS | 1/2 INCH OF ICE ON POWER LINES AND TREES. CURRENTLY ALL SNOW WITH 2 INCHES OF SNOW ON GROUND. |
| Mar 28, 9:45 AM CDT | SLEET 0.37 | 2 N Dunlap, KS | |
| Mar 28, 9:47 AM CDT | HEAVY SLEET 1 | 4 Se Council Grove, KS | CURRENTLY ALL SLEET...MEASURED 1 INCH OF SLEET ON THE GROUND |
| Mar 28, 9:55 AM CDT | FREEZING RAIN 0.25 | Nw Auburn, KS | |
| Mar 28, 10:23 AM CDT | FREEZING RAIN 0.5 | Osage City, KS | POWER LINE REPORTED DOWN DUE TO ICE ACCUMULATION ON 56 HWY AND STANLEY. |
| Mar 28, 10:23 AM CDT | SNOW 6 | 1 Wsw Abilene, KS | |
| Mar 28, 10:27 AM CDT | FREEZING RAIN 1 | N Allen, KS | ONE INCH OF ICE ON SURFACES...POWER LINES DOWN...CURRENTLY HEAVY SNOW FALLING |
| Mar 28, 10:37 AM CDT | FREEZING RAIN 0.1 | 2 S Eudora, KS | 0.10 INCH OF ICE ON TREES...CURRENTLY A MIX OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN |
| Mar 28, 10:50 AM CDT | SNOW 3.8 | 2 Ssw Bennington, KS | |
| Mar 28, 11:00 AM CDT | SNOW 6 | Ne Minneapolis, KS | |
| Mar 28, 11:17 AM CDT | FREEZING RAIN 0 | Lebo, KS | POWER LINES DOWN IN GRIDLEY...TREE LIMBS SNAPPING IN BURLINGAME...SLIDE OFFS REPORTED ON I-35 SOUTH BOUND NEAR LEBO |
| Mar 28, 11:21 AM CDT | FREEZING RAIN 0.5 | 3 E Olpe, KS | 3 INCH LIMBS REPORTED SNAPPED |
| Mar 28, 11:26 AM CDT | FREEZING RAIN 0.5 | 4 N Americus, KS | 20 POWER POLES REPORTED SNAPPED AROUND 200 TO 330 ROAD NEAR THE ADMIRE...BUSHONG...AMERICUS AREA. ALSO, TREES REPORTED DOWN IN EMPORIA. |
| Mar 28, 11:32 AM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 8 | Burdick, KS | |
| Mar 28, 12:00 PM CDT | FREEZING RAIN 0.25 | 10 Sw Lawrence, KS | |
| Mar 28, 12:06 PM CDT | FREEZING RAIN 0.4 | W Burlingame, KS | |
| Mar 28, 12:07 PM CDT | FREEZING RAIN 0.25 | 4 Ene Reading, KS | |
| Mar 28, 12:07 PM CDT | FREEZING RAIN 0.8 | 2 Nnw Osage City, KS | |
| Mar 28, 12:18 PM CDT | FREEZING RAIN 0.25 | 7 Se Overbrook, KS | |
| Mar 28, 1:11 PM CDT | FREEZING RAIN 0.25 | Topeka, KS | ICE ACCUMULATION TAKEN OFF OF RAIN GAGE. SIX HOUR ACCUMULATION. |
| Mar 28, 2:15 PM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 7 | Abilene, KS | |
| Mar 28, 2:30 PM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 9 | Sse Hope, KS | UPDATE FROM EARLIER 7 INCH TOTAL. MELTED DOWN TO 1.21 LIQUID. |
| Mar 28, 2:48 PM CDT | SNOW 6 | 6 Ne Talmage, KS | |
| Mar 28, 3:03 PM CDT | SNOW 0.6 | 4 Ne Topeka, KS | |
| Mar 28, 3:31 PM CDT | FREEZING RAIN 0.5 | Council Grove, KS | ALSO 0.5 INCH OF SLEET |
| Mar 28, 3:31 PM CDT | SNOW 2 | Council Grove, KS | |
| Mar 28, 3:44 PM CDT | FREEZING RAIN 0.5 | Wsw Harveyville, KS | ALSO 1 INCH OF SNOW |
| Mar 28, 4:27 PM CDT | SNOW 1.8 | 6 Ene Williamstown, KS | ALSO 1/8 INCH OF ICE |
| Mar 28, 4:45 PM CDT | SNOW 4.5 | 6 Nw Junction City, KS | |
| Mar 28, 4:57 PM CDT | FREEZING RAIN 0.5 | 1 Ne Garnett, KS | SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AROUND GARNETT |
| Mar 28, 5:48 PM CDT | SLEET 2 | 2 Wnw Junction City, KS | ALSO 1 INCH OF SNOW |
| Mar 28, 6:02 PM CDT | SLEET 2 | 9 N Bushong, KS | ALSO 1 INCH OF SNOW |
| Mar 28, 6:05 PM CDT | FREEZING RAIN 0.25 | 4 N Lawrence, KS | ALSO 0.3 INCHES OF SNOW |
| Mar 28, 6:12 PM CDT | SLEET 0.25 | 2 Wnw Perry Lake, KS | ALSO 1.5 INCH OF SNOW |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Lamont, OK (KLMN), launched 00:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 268 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
- 776 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 57 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 148 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 342 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS43 KTOP 270937 WSWTOP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 437 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...HEAVY SNOWFALL POSSIBLE FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY... .A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS BEGINNING FRIDAY AFTERNOON...AND BRING PRECIPITATION TO MUCH OF NORTH CENTRAL...NORTHEAST...AND EAST CENTRAL KANSAS FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. A POLAR AIRMASS SINKING SOUTH THROUGH THE CENTRAL PLAINS STATES WILL ALLOW LIGHT RAIN THIS AFTERNOON TO TRANSITION TO SNOW FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST. A PERIOD OF MIXED PRECIPITATION FEATURING RAIN...SNOW...AND SLEET IS ALSO POSSIBLE ACROSS EAST CENTRAL KANSAS. A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SET-UP ALONG AN AXIS FROM NEAR COUNCIL GROVE TO NEAR LAWRENCE FRIDAY NIGHT THAT WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT EASTWARD SATURDAY. THERE REMAINS SOME UNCERTAINTY AS TO THE EXACT PLACEMENT OF THIS BAND OF HEAVY SNOW AND THE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WITH THIS ASSOCIATED BAND...BUT A SWATH OF 6-8 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WARNED AREA...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS FURTHER NORTH. KSZ026-038-039-054-271745- /O.UPG.KTOP.WS.A.0001.090328T0300Z-090329T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KTOP.WS.W.0001.090328T0000Z-090328T2100Z/ JEFFERSON-WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-LYON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOPEKA...EMPORIA 437 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM CDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM CDT SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A MIX OF LIGHT RAIN OR SNOW WILL DEVELOP FRIDAY AFTERNOON...AND TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW FRIDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...GUSTY NORTH WINDS SATURDAY WILL BLOW AROUND THE FALLING SNOW...WHICH MAY SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF OF A MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. $$ KSZ035>037-271745- /O.UPG.KTOP.WS.A.0001.090327T2100Z-090328T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KTOP.WS.W.0001.090328T0000Z-090328T2100Z/ DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ABILENE...JUNCTION CITY 437 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM CDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM CDT SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A MIX OF LIGHT RAIN OR SNOW WILL DEVELOP FRIDAY AFTERNOON...AND TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW FRIDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...GUSTY NORTH WINDS SATURDAY WILL BLOW AROUND THE FALLING SNOW...WHICH MAY SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF OF A MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ KSZ040-055-056-058-059-271745- /O.UPG.KTOP.WS.A.0001.090328T0300Z-090329T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KTOP.WS.W.0001.090328T0000Z-090329T0000Z/ DOUGLAS-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAWRENCE...OTTAWA 437 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A MIX OF LIGHT RAIN OR SNOW WILL DEVELOP FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A PERIOD FEATURING A MIX OF RAIN...SNOW...AND SLEET IS POSSIBLE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. THE PRECIPITATION TYPE WILL TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW AROUND SUNRISE SATURDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. IN ADDITION...GUSTY NORTH WINDS SATURDAY WILL BLOW AROUND THE FALLING SNOW...WHICH MAY SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF OF A MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. $$ KSZ021-034-271745- /O.UPG.KTOP.WS.A.0001.090327T2100Z-090328T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KTOP.WW.Y.0005.090328T0000Z-090328T2100Z/ CLAY-OTTAWA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CLAY CENTER 437 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM CDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM CDT SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A MIX OF LIGHT RAIN OR SNOW WILL DEVELOP FRIDAY AFTERNOON...AND TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW FRIDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...GUSTY NORTH WINDS SATURDAY WILL BLOW AROUND THE FALLING SNOW...WHICH MAY SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF OF A MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ KSZ022>024-271745- /O.UPG.KTOP.WS.A.0001.090328T0300Z-090329T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KTOP.WW.Y.0005.090328T0000Z-090328T2100Z/ RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MANHATTAN 437 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM CDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM CDT SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A MIX OF LIGHT RAIN OR SNOW WILL DEVELOP FRIDAY AFTERNOON...AND TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW FRIDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...GUSTY NORTH WINDS SATURDAY WILL BLOW AROUND THE FALLING SNOW...WHICH MAY SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF OF A MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
11 follow-up statements
000 WWUS43 KTOP 271746 WSWTOP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 1246 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...HEAVY SNOWFALL POSSIBLE FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY... .A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS BEGINNING FRIDAY AFTERNOON...AND BRING PRECIPITATION TO MUCH OF NORTH CENTRAL...NORTHEAST...AND EAST CENTRAL KANSAS FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. KSZ034-280200- /O.UPG.KTOP.WW.Y.0005.090328T0000Z-090328T2100Z/ /O.EXB.KTOP.WS.W.0001.090327T1900Z-090328T2100Z/ OTTAWA- 1246 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT SATURDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A MIX OF LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE FRIDAY AFTERNOON...AND TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW FRIDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...GUSTY NORTH WINDS SATURDAY WILL BLOW AROUND THE FALLING SNOW...WHICH MAY SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF OF A MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ KSZ035>037-280200- /O.EXT.KTOP.WS.W.0001.09RECAST 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. $$ KSZ038-039-054-280200- /O.EXT.KTOP.WS.W.0001.090328T0000Z-090329T0000Z/ WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-LYON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOPEKA...EMPORIA 1246 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY. A MIX OF LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON...AND TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW FRIDAY NIGHT. ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE...MAINLY THIS EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. ANY ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL COMBINE WITH STRONG WINDS AND WOULD QUICKLY BECOME A CONCERN. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...GUSTY NORTH WINDS SATURDAY WILL BLOW AROUND THE FALLING SNOW...WHICH MAY SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF OF A MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ KSZ026-040-056-059-280200- /O.EXT.KTOP.WS.W.0001.090328T0600Z-090329T0000Z/ JEFFERSON-DOUGLAS-FRANKLIN-ANDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAWRENCE...OTTAWA 1246 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY. A MIX OF LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON . A PERIOD FEATURING A MIX OF RAIN...SNOW...AND SLEET IS POSSIBLE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO A QUARTER INCH ARE POSSIBLE...MAINLY THIS EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. ANY ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL COMBINE WITH STRONG WINDS AND WOULD QUICKLY BECOME A CONCERN. THE PRECIPITATION TYPE WILL TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW SATURDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. IN ADDITION...GUSTY NORTH WINDS SATURDAY WILL BLOW AROUND THE FALLING SNOW...WHICH MAY SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF OF A MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. $$ KSZ055-058-280200- /O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0001.090328T0000Z-090329T0000Z/ OSAGE-COFFEY- 1246 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY. A MIX OF LIGHT RAIN OR SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH A PERIOD FEATURING A MIX OF RAIN...SNOW...AND SLEET IS POSSIBLE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO A QUARTER INCH ARE POSSIBLE...MAINLY THIS EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. ANY ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL COMBINE WITH STRONG WINDS AND WOULD QUICKLY BECOME A CONCERN. THE PRECIPITATION TYPE WILL TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW SATURDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. IN ADDITION...GUSTY NORTH WINDS SATURDAY WILL BLOW AROUND THE FALLING SNOW...WHICH MAY SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF OF A MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ KSZ020-280200- /O.EXB.KTOP.WW.Y.0005.090327T1900Z-090328T2100Z/ CLOUD- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CONCORDIA 1246 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT SATURDAY. A MIX OF LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE OR SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON...AND TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...GUSTY NORTH WINDS SATURDAY WILL BLOW AROUND THE FALLING SNOW...WHICH MAY SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF OF A MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ KSZ023-024-280200- /O.EXT.KTOP.WW.Y.0005.090328T0000Z-090329T0000Z/ POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON- 1246 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY. A MIX OF LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE OR SNOW WILL DEVELOP FRIDAY AFTERNOON...AND TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...GUSTY NORTH WINDS SATURDAY WILL BLOW AROUND THE FALLING SNOW...WHICH MAY SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF OF A MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ KSZ021-022-280200- /O.EXT.KTOP.WW.Y.0005.090327T1900Z-090328T2100Z/ CLAY-RILEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAY CENTER...MANHATTAN 1246 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT SATURDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT SATURDAY. A MIX OF LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE OR SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON...AND TRANSITION TO LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION... GUSTY NORTH WINDS SATURDAY WILL BLOW AROUND THE FALLING SNOW... WHICH MAY SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF OF A MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS43 KTOP 272104 WSWTOP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 404 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA TODAY INTO SATURDAY... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH OKLAHOMA...BRINGING A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING DRIZZLE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY...CHANGING OVER TO SNOW ON SATURDAY MORNING. KSZ034>037-280515- /O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090328T2100Z/ OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ABILENE...JUNCTION CITY 404 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT SATURDAY. A MIX OF SLEET AND FREEZING DRIZZLE MIXED WITH SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON...AND WILL TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW TONIGHT. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON...WITH A QUARTER INCH OF SLEET POSSIBLE WITH THIS TOTAL. IN ADDITION...GUSTY NORTH WINDS SATURDAY WILL BLOW AROUND THE FALLING SNOW...WHICH MAY SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF OF A MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ KSZ038-039-054-055-058-280515- /O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0001.090328T0000Z-090329T0000Z/ WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-LYON-OSAGE-COFFEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOPEKA...EMPORIA 404 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY. A MIX OF SLEET...SNOW AND LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL REDEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE AREA...AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO A QUARTER INCH ARE POSSIBLE...MAINLY THIS EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND EAST OF THE KANSAS TURNPIKE. ANY ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL COMBINE WITH STRONG WINDS AND WOULD QUICKLY BECOME A CONCERN. THE PRECIPITATION TYPE WILL TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW SATURDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF A QUARTER INCH ARE ALSO EXPECTED IN THIS TOTAL. IN ADDITION...GUSTY NORTH WINDS SATURDAY WILL BLOW AROUND THE FALLING SNOW...WHICH MAY SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF OF A MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. $$ KSZ026-040-056-059-280515- /O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0001.090328T0600Z-090329T0000Z/ JEFFERSON-DOUGLAS-FRANKLIN-ANDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAWRENCE...OTTAWA 404 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY. A MIX OF LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE...SLEET AND SNOW WILL REDEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. ICE OR SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO A QUARTER INCH ARE POSSIBLE...MAINLY THIS EVENING AND INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. CONCERNS REMAIN THAT PRECIPITATION MAY FALL AS FREEZING RAIN...AND THE SITUATION WILL BE MONITORED IF ANY UPDATES ARE NEEDED FOR POSSIBLE ICE ACCUMULATIONS. ANY ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL COMBINE WITH STRONG WINDS AND WOULD QUICKLY BECOME A CONCERN. THE PRECIPITATION TYPE WILL TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW SATURDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY EVENING...WITH SOME SLEET ACCUMULATION EXPECTED IN THIS TOTAL. IN ADDITION...GUSTY NORTH WINDS SATURDAY WILL BLOW AROUND THE FALLING SNOW...WHICH MAY SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF OF A MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ KSZ023-024-280515- /O.CON.KTOP.WW.Y.0005.090328T0000Z-090329T0000Z/ POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON- 404 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY. A MIX OF LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE OR SNOW WILL DEVELOP FRIDAY AFTERNOON...AND TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON...WITH THE HEAVIER AMOUNTS EXPECTED IN THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY. IN ADDITION...GUSTY NORTH WINDS SATURDAY WILL BLOW AROUND THE FALLING SNOW...WHICH MAY SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF OF A MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ KSZ020>022-280515- /O.CON.KTOP.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-090328T2100Z/ CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONCORDIA...CLAY CENTER...MANHATTAN 404 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT SATURDAY. A MIX OF SNOW...FREEZING DRIZZLE AND SLEET WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...AND TRANSITION TO SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS EXPECTED IN THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTIES. IN ADDITION... GUSTY NORTH WINDS SATURDAY WILL BLOW AROUND THE FALLING SNOW... WHICH MAY SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF OF A MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS43 KTOP 280257 WSWTOP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 957 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...BRINGING A MIX OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW TO THE AREA THE REMAINDER OF TONIGHT. .THEN ALL SNOW ON SATURDAY. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. KSZ034>037-281100- /O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090328T2100Z/ OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ABILENE...JUNCTION CITY 957 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT SATURDAY. SNOW AND SOME SLEET WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE NIGHT...WITH SNOW THEN TAPERING OFF BY MIDDAY SATURDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BEFORE THE SNOW COMES TO AN END SATURDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION... GUSTY NORTH WINDS SATURDAY WILL BLOW AROUND THE FALLING SNOW... WHICH MAY SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF OF A MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. $$ KSZ026-040-056-059-281100- /O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0001.090328T0600Z-090329T0000Z/ JEFFERSON-DOUGLAS-FRANKLIN-ANDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAWRENCE...OTTAWA 957 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY. A MIX OF LIGHT RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW WILL TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW BY SUNRISE. SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BE LESS THAN AN INCH. SNOW SATURDAY MORNING WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF BY LATE AFTERNOON WITH TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS NEAR 6 INCHES POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...GUSTY NORTH WINDS SATURDAY WILL BLOW AROUND THE FALLING SNOW...WHICH MAY SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF OF A MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ KSZ038-039-054-055-058-281100- /O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090329T0000Z/ WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-LYON-OSAGE-COFFEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOPEKA...EMPORIA 957 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SATURDAY. A MIX OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...SLEET...SNOW WILL TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW BY LATE IN THE NIGHT. SNOW AND MINOR SLEET ACCUMULATIONS BY SUNRISE WILL RANGE FROM AROUND AN INCH ALONG HIGHWAY 75 TO 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE ALMA AND EMPORIA AREAS. SNOW WILL THEN CONTINUE ON SATURDAY...BUT TAPER OFF DURING THE AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...GUSTY NORTH WINDS SATURDAY WILL BLOW AROUND THE FALLING SNOW...WHICH MAY SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF OF A MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. $$ KSZ023-024-281100- /O.CON.KTOP.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-090329T0000Z/ POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON- 957 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SATURDAY. A MIX OF SNOW AND SLEET WILL TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW LATE TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...BEFORE TAPERING OFF IN THE AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON...WITH THE HEAVIER AMOUNTS EXPECTED IN THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY. IN ADDITION...GUSTY NORTH WINDS SATURDAY WILL BLOW AROUND THE FALLING SNOW...WHICH MAY SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF OF A MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ KSZ020>022-281100- /O.CON.KTOP.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-090328T2100Z/ CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONCORDIA...CLAY CENTER...MANHATTAN 957 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT SATURDAY. OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW WILL PERSIST OVERNIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF AROUND MIDDAY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS EXPECTED IN THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTIES. IN ADDITION... GUSTY NORTH WINDS SATURDAY WILL BLOW AROUND THE FALLING SNOW... WHICH MAY SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF OF A MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS43 KTOP 280928 WSWTOP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 428 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA TODAY... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA TODAY...AND BRING A MIX OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW TO THE LOCAL AREA THIS MORNING. THE MIX OF PRECIPITATION TYPES WILL TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST KANSAS BY MID MORNING. SOUTH OF THE KANSAS TURNPIKE...A MIX OF RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN WILL GRADUALLY TRANSITION TO SNOW DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. KSZ034>037-281800- /O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090328T2100Z/ OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ABILENE...JUNCTION CITY 428 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW AND SOME SLEET WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING...AND TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW BY LATE MORNING. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO THREE INCHES AND MINOR SLEET ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE BEFORE THE SNOW COMES TO AN END THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...GUSTY NORTH WINDS TODAY WILL BLOW AROUND THE FALLING SNOW... WHICH MAY SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF OF A MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ KSZ026-040-056-059-281800- /O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090329T0000Z/ JEFFERSON-DOUGLAS-FRANKLIN-ANDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAWRENCE...OTTAWA 428 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A MIX OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING. THIS MIX WILL GRADUALLY TRANSITION FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST TO A SNOW AND SLEET MIX BY LATE MORNING...TO ALL SNOW BY AFTERNOON. A GLAZE OF ICE OR MINOR SLEET AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING...AND AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO THREE INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...GUSTY NORTH WINDS TODAY WILL BLOW AROUND THE FALLING SNOW...WHICH MAY SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF OF A MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ KSZ038-039-054-055-058-281800- /O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090329T0000Z/ WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-LYON-OSAGE-COFFEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOPEKA...EMPORIA 428 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A MIX OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING. THIS MIX WILL GRADUALLY TRANSITION FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST TO A SNOW AND SLEET MIX BY LATE THIS MORNING...TO ALL SNOW BY THIS AFTERNOON. A GLAZE OF ICE OR MINOR SLEET AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING...AND AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO THREE INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...GUSTY NORTH WINDS TODAY WILL BLOW AROUND THE FALLING SNOW...WHICH MAY SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF OF A MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ KSZ023-024-281800- /O.CON.KTOP.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-090329T0000Z/ POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON- 428 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A MIX OF SNOW AND SLEET WILL TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW LATER THIS MORNING. AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO THREE INCHES OF SNOW AND MINOR SLEET ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...GUSTY NORTH WINDS TODAY WILL BLOW AROUND THE FALLING SNOW...WHICH MAY SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF OF A MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ KSZ020>022-281800- /O.CON.KTOP.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-090328T2100Z/ CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONCORDIA...CLAY CENTER...MANHATTAN 428 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. LIGHT SNOW WILL PERSIST THIS MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF THIS AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS AROUND ONE INCH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. GUSTY NORTH WINDS TODAY WILL BLOW AROUND THE FALLING SNOW... WHICH MAY SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF OF A MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS43 KTOP 281018 WSWTOP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 518 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA TODAY... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA TODAY...AND BRING A MIX OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW TO THE LOCAL AREA THIS MORNING. THE MIX OF PRECIPITATION TYPES WILL TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST KANSAS BY MID MORNING. SOUTH OF THE KANSAS TURNPIKE...A MIX OF RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN WILL GRADUALLY TRANSITION TO SNOW DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. KSZ034>037-281830- /O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090328T2100Z/ OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ABILENE...JUNCTION CITY 518 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW AND SOME SLEET WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING... AND TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW BY LATE MORNING. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO THREE INCHES AND MINOR SLEET ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE BEFORE THE SNOW COMES TO AN END THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...GUSTY NORTH WINDS TODAY WILL BLOW AROUND THE FALLING SNOW... WHICH MAY SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF OF A MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. $$ KSZ026-040-056-059-281830- /O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090329T0000Z/ JEFFERSON-DOUGLAS-FRANKLIN-ANDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAWRENCE...OTTAWA 518 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A MIX OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING. THIS MIX WILL GRADUALLY TRANSITION FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST TO A SNOW AND SLEET MIX BY LATE MORNING...TO ALL SNOW BY AFTERNOON. A GLAZE OF ICE OR MINOR SLEET AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING...AND AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO THREE INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION... GUSTY NORTH WINDS TODAY WILL BLOW AROUND THE FALLING SNOW...WHICH MAY SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF OF A MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...OR ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ KSZ038-039-054-055-058-281830- /O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090329T0000Z/ WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-LYON-OSAGE-COFFEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOPEKA...EMPORIA 518 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A MIX OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING. THIS MIX WILL GRADUALLY TRANSITION FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST TO A SNOW AND SLEET MIX BY LATE THIS MORNING...TO ALL SNOW BY THIS AFTERNOON. A GLAZE OF ICE OR MINOR SLEET AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING...AND AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO THREE INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION... GUSTY NORTH WINDS TODAY WILL BLOW AROUND THE FALLING SNOW...WHICH MAY SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF OF A MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...OR ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ KSZ011-012-281830- /O.EXA.KTOP.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-090329T0000Z/ NEMAHA-BROWN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HIAWATHA 518 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SLEET AND SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A MIX OF SNOW AND SLEET WILL TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW LATER THIS MORNING. AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES OF SNOW AND MINOR SLEET ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...GUSTY NORTH WINDS TODAY WILL BLOW AROUND THE FALLING SNOW...WHICH MAY SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF OF A MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ KSZ009-010-281830- /O.EXA.KTOP.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-090328T2100Z/ WASHINGTON-MARSHALL- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MARYSVILLE 518 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. LIGHT SNOW AND LIGHT SLEET WILL PERSIST THIS MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF THIS AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS AROUND ONE INCH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. GUSTY NORTH WINDS TODAY WILL BLOW AROUND THE FALLING SNOW... WHICH MAY SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF OF A MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ KSZ023-024-281830- /O.CON.KTOP.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-090329T0000Z/ POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON- 518 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A MIX OF SNOW AND SLEET WILL TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW LATER THIS MORNING. AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO THREE INCHES OF SNOW AND MINOR SLEET ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...GUSTY NORTH WINDS TODAY WILL BLOW AROUND THE FALLING SNOW...WHICH MAY SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF OF A MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ KSZ020>022-281830- /O.CON.KTOP.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-090328T2100Z/ CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONCORDIA...CLAY CENTER...MANHATTAN 518 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. LIGHT SNOW WILL PERSIST THIS MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF THIS AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS AROUND ONE INCH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. GUSTY NORTH WINDS TODAY WILL BLOW AROUND THE FALLING SNOW... WHICH MAY SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF OF A MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS43 KTOP 281441 WSWTOP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 941 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA TODAY... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA TODAY...AND BRING A MIX OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW TO THE LOCAL AREA THIS MORNING. THE MIX OF PRECIPITATION TYPES WILL TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST KANSAS BY MID MORNING. SOUTH OF THE KANSAS TURNPIKE...A MIX OF RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN WILL GRADUALLY TRANSITION TO SNOW DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. KSZ034>037-282100- /O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090328T2100Z/ OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ABILENE...JUNCTION CITY 941 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW AND SLEET WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING... AND TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW BY LATE MORNING. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO THREE INCHES AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE BEFORE THE SNOW COMES TO AN END THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...GUSTY NORTH WINDS TODAY WILL BLOW AROUND THE FALLING SNOW... WHICH MAY SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF OF A MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ KSZ026-040-056-059-282245- /O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090329T0000Z/ JEFFERSON-DOUGLAS-FRANKLIN-ANDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAWRENCE...OTTAWA 941 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A MIX OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING. THIS MIX WILL GRADUALLY TRANSITION FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST TO A SNOW AND SLEET MIX BY LATE MORNING...TO ALL SNOW BY AFTERNOON. A GLAZE OF ICE OR MINOR SLEET AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING...AND AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO THREE INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION... GUSTY NORTH WINDS TODAY WILL BLOW AROUND THE FALLING SNOW... WHICH MAY SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF OF A MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...OR ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ KSZ038-039-054-055-058-282245- /O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090329T0000Z/ WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-LYON-OSAGE-COFFEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOPEKA...EMPORIA 941 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A MIX OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING. THIS MIX WILL GRADUALLY TRANSITION FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST TO A SNOW AND SLEET MIX BY LATE THIS MORNING...TO ALL SNOW BY THIS AFTERNOON. A QUARTER TO HALF AN INCH OF ICE MAY ACCUMULATE ON OUTDOOR OBJECTS AND POWER LINES. WITH NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...ANY ICE ACCUMULATIONS ON OBJECTS WILL MAKE THEM SUSCEPTIBLE TO DAMAGE AS WITH THE POTENTIAL TO FREEZE AND BREAK IN THE WIND. THE MAIN THREAT FOR ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE FROM LYON AND OSAGE COUNTY INTO COFFEY COUNTY THROUGH THE NOON HOUR. SLEET AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE LATE THIS MORNING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON...WITH AND AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO THREE INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION... GUSTY NORTH WINDS TODAY WILL BLOW AROUND THE FALLING SNOW... WHICH MAY SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF OF A MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...OR ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ KSZ011-012-023-024-282245- /O.CON.KTOP.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-090329T0000Z/ NEMAHA-BROWN-POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HIAWATHA 941 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A MIX OF SNOW AND SLEET WILL TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW LATER THIS MORNING. AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO THREE INCHES OF SNOW AND MINOR SLEET ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...GUSTY NORTH WINDS TODAY WILL BLOW AROUND THE FALLING SNOW...WHICH MAY SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF OF A MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ KSZ009-010-020>022-282100- /O.CON.KTOP.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-090328T2100Z/ WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...CONCORDIA...CLAY CENTER... MANHATTAN 941 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. LIGHT SNOW AND LIGHT SLEET WILL PERSIST THIS MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF THIS AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS AROUND ONE INCH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. GUSTY NORTH WINDS TODAY WILL BLOW AROUND THE FALLING SNOW... WHICH MAY SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF OF A MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS43 KTOP 281633 WSWTOP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 1133 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA TODAY...AND BRING A MIX OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW TO THE LOCAL AREA THIS MORNING. THE MIX OF PRECIPITATION TYPES WILL TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST KANSAS BY MID MORNING. SOUTH OF THE KANSAS TURNPIKE...A MIX OF RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN WILL GRADUALLY TRANSITION TO SNOW DURING THE AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. KSZ034>037-282100- /O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090328T2100Z/ OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ABILENE...JUNCTION CITY 1133 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW AND SLEET WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING... AND TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE BEFORE THE SNOW COMES TO AN END THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...GUSTY NORTH WINDS TODAY WILL BLOW AROUND THE FALLING SNOW... WHICH MAY SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF OF A MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. $$ KSZ026-040-056-059-290000- /O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090329T0000Z/ JEFFERSON-DOUGLAS-FRANKLIN-ANDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAWRENCE...OTTAWA 1133 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A MIX OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING. THIS MIX WILL GRADUALLY TRANSITION FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST TO A SNOW AND SLEET MIX BY LATE MORNING...TO ALL SNOW BY AFTERNOON. A GLAZE OF ICE OR MINOR SLEET AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING...AND AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO THREE INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION... GUSTY NORTH WINDS TODAY WILL BLOW AROUND THE FALLING SNOW... WHICH MAY SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF OF A MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...OR ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ KSZ038-039-054-055-058-290000- /O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090329T0000Z/ WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-LYON-OSAGE-COFFEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOPEKA...EMPORIA 1133 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW CONTINUES THIS MORNING. THIS MIX WILL GRADUALLY TRANSITION FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST TO A SNOW AND SLEET MIX BY EARLY AFTERNOON...TO ALL SNOW LATER THIS AFTERNOON. REPORTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED OF ONE HALF TO UP TO AN INCH AND A HALF OF ICE AND SLEET ACCUMULATION. THIS KIND OF ICE ACCUMULATION WILL CAUSE MAJOR DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES AND OTHER OUTDOOR OBJECTS. WITH NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...ANY ICE ACCUMULATIONS ON OBJECTS WILL MAKE THEM EVEN MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO DAMAGE...WITH THE POTENTIAL TO FREEZE THEN BREAK WITH THE WEIGHT OF THE ICE IN THE WIND. THE MAIN THREAT FOR ICE ACCUMULATIONS IS FROM LYON AND OSAGE COUNTY INTO COFFEY COUNTY THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO TRANSITION TO SLEET THEN SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. SLEET AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE LATE THIS MORNING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON...WITH AND AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO THREE INCHES POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...GUSTY NORTH WINDS TODAY WILL BLOW AROUND THE FALLING SNOW...WHICH MAY SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF OF A MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...OR ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ KSZ011-012-023-024-290000- /O.CON.KTOP.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-090329T0000Z/ NEMAHA-BROWN-POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HIAWATHA 1133 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A MIX OF SNOW AND SLEET WILL TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW LATER THIS MORNING. AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES OF SNOW AND MINOR SLEET ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...GUSTY NORTH WINDS TODAY WILL BLOW AROUND THE FALLING SNOW...WHICH MAY SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF OF A MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ KSZ009-010-020>022-282100- /O.CON.KTOP.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-090328T2100Z/ WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...CONCORDIA...CLAY CENTER... MANHATTAN 1133 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. LIGHT SNOW AND LIGHT SLEET WILL PERSIST THIS MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF THIS AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS AROUND ONE INCH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. GUSTY NORTH WINDS TODAY WILL BLOW AROUND THE FALLING SNOW... WHICH MAY SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF OF A MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS43 KTOP 281920 WSWTOP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 220 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA INTO MISSOURI...AND BRING A MIX OF SLEET AND SNOW TO NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL KANSAS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. KSZ034-035-282030- /O.CAN.KTOP.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090328T2100Z/ OTTAWA-DICKINSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ABILENE 220 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS CANCELED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SNOW AND SLEET HAVE ENDED ACROSS THE AREA. $$ KSZ009-020-021-282030- /O.CAN.KTOP.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-090328T2100Z/ WASHINGTON-CLOUD-CLAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONCORDIA...CLAY CENTER 220 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS CANCELED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW AND SLEET HAVE COME TO AN END ACROSS THE AREA. $$ KSZ036-037-282100- /O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090328T2100Z/ GEARY-MORRIS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JUNCTION CITY 220 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. A BAND OF SNOW WITH OCCASIONAL SLEET WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BEFORE THE SNOW COMES TO AN END. IN ADDITION...GUSTY NORTH WINDS TODAY WILL BLOW AROUND THE FALLING SNOW...WHICH MAY SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF OF A MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ KSZ026-040-056-059-290000- /O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090329T0000Z/ JEFFERSON-DOUGLAS-FRANKLIN-ANDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAWRENCE...OTTAWA 220 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A BAND OF SNOW AND OCCASIONAL SLEET WILL MOVE ACROSS EAST CENTRAL KANSAS THIS AFTERNOON. AN ADDITIONAL INCH OR TWO OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...GUSTY NORTH WINDS TODAY WILL BLOW AROUND THE FALLING SNOW... WHICH MAY SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF OF A MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...OR ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ KSZ038-039-054-055-058-290000- /O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090329T0000Z/ WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-LYON-OSAGE-COFFEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOPEKA...EMPORIA 220 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A BAND OF SNOW MIXED WITH SLEET WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THE ARA THIS AFTERNOON...WITH AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES OF ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE. REPORTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED OF ONE HALF TO UP TO AN INCH AND A HALF OF ICE AND SLEET ACCUMULATION IN PORTIONS OF LYON AND OSAGE COUNTIES. THIS KIND OF ICE ACCUMULATION CAN CAUSE MAJOR DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES AND OTHER OUTDOOR OBJECTS. WITH NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...ANY ICE ACCUMULATIONS ON OBJECTS WILL MAKE THEM EVEN MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO DAMAGE...WITH THE POTENTIAL TO FREEZE THEN BREAK WITH THE WEIGHT OF THE ICE IN THE WIND. GUSTY NORTH WINDS TODAY WILL BLOW AROUND THE FALLING SNOW...WHICH MAY SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF OF A MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...OR ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ KSZ011-012-023-024-290000- /O.CON.KTOP.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-090329T0000Z/ NEMAHA-BROWN-POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HIAWATHA 220 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A BAND OF SNOW AND OCCASIONAL SLEET WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES OF SNOW AND MINOR SLEET ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE. GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND THE FALLING SNOW...WHICH MAY SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF OF A MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ KSZ010-022-282100- /O.CON.KTOP.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-090328T2100Z/ MARSHALL-RILEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...MANHATTAN 220 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. A BAND OF SNOW AND OCCASIONAL SLEET WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS AROUND ONE INCH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. GUSTY NORTH WINDS TODAY WILL BLOW AROUND THE FALLING SNOW... WHICH MAY SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF OF A MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS43 KTOP 282047 WSWTOP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 347 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER MOVING OUT OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA INTO MISSOURI. A BAND OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL MOVE OUT OF EAST CENTRAL KANSAS INTO THE EVENING HOURS. KSZ038-054-282200- /O.CAN.KTOP.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090329T0000Z/ WABAUNSEE-LYON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...EMPORIA 347 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON...HOWEVER ACCUMULATING SNOW AND ICE IS NOT ANTICIPATED. $$ KSZ036-037-282200- /O.CAN.KTOP.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090328T2100Z/ GEARY-MORRIS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JUNCTION CITY 347 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON...HOWEVER ACCUMULATING SNOW AND ICE IS NOT ANTICIPATED. $$ KSZ011-012-023-024-282200- /O.CAN.KTOP.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-090329T0000Z/ NEMAHA-BROWN-POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HIAWATHA 347 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON...HOWEVER ACCUMULATING SNOW AND ICE IS NOT ANTICIPATED. $$ KSZ010-022-282200- /O.CAN.KTOP.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-090328T2100Z/ MARSHALL-RILEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...MANHATTAN 347 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON...HOWEVER ACCUMULATING SNOW AND ICE IS NOT ANTICIPATED. $$ KSZ026-039-040-055-056-058-059-290000- /O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090329T0000Z/ JEFFERSON-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOPEKA...LAWRENCE...OTTAWA 347 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A BAND OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL MOVE OUT OF EASTERN KANSAS FROM WEST TO EAST THIS AFTERNOON. LIGHT ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE AS THIS SYSTEM EXITS THE REGION. $$
000 WWUS43 KTOP 282244 WSWTOP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 544 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER MOVING OUT OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA INTO MISSOURI. A BAND OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL MOVE OUT OF FAR EAST CENTRAL KANSAS INTO THE EVENING HOURS. KSZ026-039-040-055-058-282345- /O.CAN.KTOP.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090329T0000Z/ JEFFERSON-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-OSAGE-COFFEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOPEKA...LAWRENCE 544 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE LIGHT SNOW AND SLEET WAS MOVING OUT OF THE AREA...THEREFORE THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ KSZ056-059-290000- /O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090329T0000Z/ FRANKLIN-ANDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OTTAWA 544 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A BAND OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL MOVE OUT OF EASTERN KANSAS FROM WEST TO EAST BY EVENING. LIGHT ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE AS THIS SYSTEM EXITS THE REGION. $$
000 WWUS43 KTOP 282357 WSWTOP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 657 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 KSZ056-059-290100- /O.EXP.KTOP.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090329T0000Z/ FRANKLIN-ANDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OTTAWA 657 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. LIGHT SNOW OVER THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF FRANKLIN AND ANDERSON COUNTIES WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH 8 PM. LITTLE IF ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. THEREFORE...THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE FOR THESE COUNTIES AT 7 PM. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Topeka, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Mar 27, 4:11 AM CDT, 26 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 27, 4:11 AM CDT, 26 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 411 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 .DISCUSSION... FORECAST FOCUS WILL AGAIN BE ON WINTER WEATHER ACROSS THE CWA...WITH AN EMPHASIS ON THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY BANDED SNOW ACROSS EAST CENTRAL KANSAS LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. LEADING PIECE OF SHORTWAVE ENERGY SLIDING ACROSS NORTHEAST KANSAS THIS MORNING...COUPLED WITH INCREASING ISENTROPIC ASCENT BROUGHT SHOWERS TO MUCH OF EAST CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST KANSAS. TEMPERATURES REMAIN 6F-10F DEGREES ABOVE FREEZING SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 70...BUT MUCH COOLER AIR NOTED JUST NORTH OF THE KS/NE LINE WHERE SUB-FREEZING TEMPS ARE PLUNGING SOUTHWARD TOWARD THE STATE. TODAY...DRY AIR AND CLEARING NOTED OVER NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS WITH SUBSIDENCE BEHIND INITIAL WAVE. LULL WILL BE SHORT-LIVED THOUGH AS ISENTROPIC LIFT AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING WAVE BEGINS BY LATE MORNING SOUTH AND WEST...AND EXPANDS NORTHWARD THROUGH 00Z. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS LOOK TO REMAIN LIGHT ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS...WITH LITTLE MORE THAN DUSTING EXPECTED...THAT WILL PROBABLY MELT RATHER QUICKLY CONSIDERING WARM GROUND TEMPERATURES. TONIGHT-SATURDAY AFTERNOON...MODEL PREFERENCE THE PAST FEW DAYS HAS BEEN INCONSISTENT TO SAY THE LEAST. THE ECMWF AND NAM HAVE SHOWN THE MOST CONSISTENCY WITH THE TRACK OF THE STORM SYSTEM OF LATE...WHILE THE GFS...MOST NOTABLY THE 27/00Z RUN FEATURING SIMILAR CHARACTERISTICS AS UNFAVORED SOLUTIONS ADVERTISED TWO DAYS AGO...HAS OTHERWISE SHOWN SIGNIFICANT VARIABILITY. REGARDING FORCING...LARGE SCALE ASCENT PROVIDED BY LEFT EXIT QUADRANT OF 120+KT 300MB JET STREAK ROUNDING THE BASED OF THE CLOSED LOW...AND MIDLEVEL DEFORMATION ZONE. BROAD FORCING ENHANCED LATER IN THE MORNING AS TROWAL FEATURE WITH STRONG 850:700MB FRONTOGENESIS WRAPS AROUND THE NORTH SIDE OF THE LOW. MAXIMUM UPWARD VERTICAL VELOCITIES WILL BE FOCUSED ALONG A NARROW CORRIDOR IN THE VICINITY OF THIS FORCING...AND EXPECT A HEAVY SNOW BAND TO BECOME ESTABLISHED ALONG AN AXIS FROM AROUND COUNCIL GROVE/EMPORIA TO SOUTH OF LAWRENCE AS AN APPROPRIATE FIRST GUESS. TIME-WISE...HEAVY PRECIP ONSET COMMENCES BETWEEN 06Z AND 09Z SATURDAY AND PERSISTS FOR SEVERAL HOURS. EXACT LOCATION OF THIS BAND WILL BE RESOLVED NEARER TO THE EVENT ONSET...BUT THINK AN AXIS FROM AROUND EMPORIA TO SOUTH OF LAWRENCE WOULD BE AN APPROPRIATE FIRST GUESS. GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS... OUTLINED BELOW...WILL OCCUR BENEATH ENHANCED BAND. PRECIPITATION TYPE...FORECAST SOUNDINGS CONTINUE TO DEPICT SNOW AS THE DOMINANT PRECIP TYPE NORTH AND WEST OF A COUNCIL GROVE TO HIAWATHA LINE THROUGH THE DURATION OF THE EVENT. FROM THAT LINE TO AN EMPORIA TO VALLEY FALLS LINE...RAIN TO SNOW CHANGE-OVER WILL OCCUR FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SOUTH OF THAT LINE...THE CHANGE-OVER FROM LIQUID TO FROZEN PRECIPITATION UNFORTUNATELY NOT AS CLEAR-CUT. CURRENTLY THINK THAT RAIN MAY BEGIN TO MIX WITH SNOW BETWEEN 03Z AND 06Z. BUT...AS TROWAL WRAPS NORTHWESTWARD...REESTABLISHMENT OF THE MIDLEVEL WEDGE OF WARM AIR OCCURS...WHILE LOWEST 3KFT OF THE ATMOSPHERE REMAINS BELOW FREEZING. THINK A PERIOD OF SLEET IS POSSIBLE IN THIS TIME FRAME...EITHER FLANKED OR CONCURRENT WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES RAIN OR SNOW. NEEDLESS TO SAY...COMPLEX THERMODYNAMIC ENVIRONMENT WILL NEED TO BE CLOSELY MONITORED AS THE EVENT UNFOLDS TO TAILOR GOING FORECAST TO REPORTED OBSERVATIONS. ACCUMULATION TOTALS...COPIOUS MOISTURE ADVECTING NORTHWARD AND RELATIVELY WARM NEAR SURFACE TEMPS WILL MAKE FOR WET AND HEAVY FALLING SNOW. WARM GROUND TEMPERATURES AS OUTLINED YESTERDAY SHOULD SERVE TO MELT THE FIRST BOUT OF FROZEN HYDROMETEORS. BUT...AREAS WITH ENHANCED PRECIPITATION RATES MAY SEE ACCUMULATIONS PILE UP FASTER THAN THE WARM GROUND IS ABLE TO MELT. THIS IS MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR AREAS SOUTH AND EAST OF A DICKINSON TO JEFFERSON COUNTY LINE...THE SAME AREA FEATURED IN WINTER STORM WARNING. THERE...SIX TO 8 INCH ACCUMULATIONS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. TIMING OF PERIODS OF HEAVIER ACCUMULATION LOOK TO OCCUR OVER SOUTHEASTERN SECTIONS OF THE CWA BETWEEN 06Z AND 15Z...AND 09Z TO 18Z ACROSS EAST CENTRAL KANSAS. FLY IN THE OINTMENT WILL BE THE AFOREMENTIONED TEMPERATURE FORECAST AND MESOSCALE DETAILS THAT DICTATE WHERE HEAVY SNOW BAND SETS-UP...AND POTENTIAL FOR ICE TO MIX IN ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN COUNTIES EARLY SATURDAY. TIER OF COUNTIES NORTH WARNING WILL SEE LESSER ACCUMULATIONS IN THE 3 TO 5 INCH RANGE...PROMPTING MORE OF AN ADVISORY TYPE SCENARIO. OTHER CONSIDERATION FOR WINTER STORM WARNING AREA BEYOND HEAVY SNOWFALL AND POTENTIAL FOR A PERIOD OF MIXY PRECIP SOUTHEAST...WILL BE SIGNIFICANT VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS DUE TO STRONG NORTHERLY GRADIENT WINDS THROUGH THE PERIOD. SATURDAY EVENING-SUNDAY...CLOSED LOW LIFTS NORTHEASTWARD...REACHING THE GREAT LAKES REGION BY SUNDAY NIGHT. GENERALLY A TEMPERATURE FORECAST FOR SUNDAY...AND GOING HIGHS WARMER NORTH THAN SOUTH WHERE SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL HAMPER DAYTIME HEATING LOOKED REASONABLE. FEW CHANGES MADE TO THIS TIME PERIOD...AND NONE BEYOND MONDAY. && .AVIATION... LIFT ABOVE A FRONTAL ZONE WAS CONTINUING TO PRODUCE LIGHT RAIN ACROSS THE TOP AND FOE TERMINAL SITES THIS EVENING. THE LIFT IS FORECAST BY THE MODELS TO WEAKEN AFTER 09Z TONIGHT AND SHIFT TO THE SOUTH. MAINLY EXPECTING VFR CIGS AND VSBYS WITH A LOWERING TO MVFR WITH MODERATE SHOWERS. MHK WILL REMAIN ON THE DRY SIDE FOR THE NIGHT AND INTO MUCH OF FRIDAY. LIFT AHEAD OF AN EJECTING UPPER SYSTEM WILL BRING PRECIPITATION CHANCES BACK DURING THE LATER AFTERNOON HOURS ON FRIDAY WITH A CHANGE FORECAST IN THE NEW 00Z MODEL SOUNDINGS DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS FRIDAY. A PREDOMINATE MVFR CIG IS LIKELY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT MHK AND AFTER 00Z IN TOP AND FOE. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE SUSTAINED NEAR 15 TO 20 KTS WITH GUSTS NEAR 27 KTS THROUGH THE PERIOD. 53 && .TOP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 7 PM FRIDAY TO 4 PM SATURDAY FOR KSZ026-KSZ035-KSZ036-KSZ037-KSZ038-KSZ039-KSZ054. WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 7 PM FRIDAY TO 7 PM SATURDAY FOR KSZ040-KSZ055-KSZ056-KSZ058-KSZ059. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 7 PM FRIDAY TO 4 PM SATURDAY FOR KSZ021-KSZ022-KSZ023-KSZ024-KSZ034. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 26, 10:22 PM CDT, 6 hours 15 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 1022 PM CDT THU MAR 26 2009 KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-271200- REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY- POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS- WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON- 1022 PM CDT THU MAR 26 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL...NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST KANSAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY A VERY STRONG SPRING STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS OKLAHOMA AND INTO ARKANSAS...AND WRAP WARM MOIST AIR OVER A COLD AIRMASS. THIS WILL PRODUCE HEAVY SNOW ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...WITH THE EXACT LOCATION OF THE HEAVIEST SNOW BANDS YET TO BE DETERMINED. A WINTER WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT ACROSS MUCH OF EAST CENTRAL...NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL KANSAS FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. STAY TUNED TO YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR UPDATES ON THIS SYSTEM...AS ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT FOR TRAVEL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS WILL NOT BE NEEDED TONIGHT.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Topeka, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 4:37 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | TOP | Brown, Clay, Cloud, Jackson, Marshall, Nemaha and 4 more | 35 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in Kansas, 2009Every winter storm warning in 2009
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.