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Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS Topeka, KS

December 7, 200920 counties in Kansas

NWS Topeka, KS issued this winter storm warning at Dec 7, 2009, 3:08 AM CST for 20 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Dec 7, 2009, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for 36 hr. 60 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Dec 7, 2009, 3:08 AM CST (09:08 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 7, 2009, 6:00 PM CST
Expired
Dec 9, 2009, 6:00 AM CST
In force
36 hr
Issued by
NWS Topeka, KS

Counties Brown County, KS, Clay County, KS, Cloud County, KS, Dickinson County, KS, Douglas County, KS, Geary County, KS, Jackson County, KS, Jefferson County, KS, Lyon County, KS, Marshall County, KS, Morris County, KS, Nemaha County, KS, Osage County, KS, Ottawa County, KS, Pottawatomie County, KS, Republic County, KS, Riley County, KS, Shawnee County, KS, Wabaunsee County, KS, Washington County, KS

The radar

The Topeka radar (KTWX), 34 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Dec 8, 2:30 AM CSTSNOW 3Council Grove, KS
Dec 8, 2:30 AM CSTSNOW 4Holton, KS
Dec 8, 3:30 AM CSTSNOW 2Marysville, KS
Dec 8, 3:30 AM CSTSNOW 2.5Washington, KS2 TO 3 INCHES ESTIMATED
Dec 8, 4:00 AM CSTSNOW 2.72 Ne Topeka, KS
Dec 8, 4:17 AM CSTSNOW 2.5Abilene, KS2 TO 3 INCHES ESTIMATED.
Dec 8, 4:42 AM CSTSNOW 5.5Holton, KSESTIMATED 5 TO 6 INCHES.
Dec 8, 6:03 AM CSTSNOW 3Clay Center, KS
Dec 8, 6:04 AM CSTSNOW 2.55 W Manhattan, KS
Dec 8, 6:15 AM CSTHEAVY SNOW 4Delia, KS
Dec 8, 6:15 AM CSTHEAVY SNOW 5.5Alta Vista, KS
Dec 8, 6:25 AM CSTHEAVY SNOW 55 Se Paxico, KS
Dec 8, 6:50 AM CSTHEAVY SNOW 3.5Chapman, KS
Dec 8, 6:54 AM CSTHEAVY SNOW 4Hope, KS0.32 INCHES OF MELTED WATER
Dec 8, 7:00 AM CSTSNOW 2Clay Center, KS
Dec 8, 7:00 AM CSTSNOW 2.5Courtland, KS
Dec 8, 7:00 AM CSTHEAVY SNOW 3Milford Lake, KS
Dec 8, 7:00 AM CSTHEAVY SNOW 4Clifton, KS
Dec 8, 7:00 AM CSTHEAVY SNOW 4.9Mcfarland, KS
Dec 8, 7:04 AM CSTHEAVY SNOW 3Blaine, KS
Dec 8, 7:11 AM CSTHEAVY SNOW 4White City, KS
Dec 8, 7:13 AM CSTHEAVY SNOW 4Wilsey, KS
Dec 8, 7:21 AM CSTHEAVY SNOW 6Hiawatha, KS
Dec 8, 7:23 AM CSTHEAVY SNOW 4.52 Nnw Beattie, KS
Dec 8, 7:25 AM CSTHEAVY SNOW 3.1Manhattan, KS
Dec 8, 7:30 AM CSTSNOW 2Lecompton, KS
Dec 8, 7:30 AM CSTSNOW 2.41 W Concordia, KSTOTAL DEPTH 4 INCHES
Dec 8, 7:30 AM CSTSNOW 2.52 S Baileyville, KS
Dec 8, 7:30 AM CSTHEAVY SNOW 3.5Enterprise, KS
Dec 8, 7:30 AM CSTHEAVY SNOW 5.73 Sw Valley Falls, KS
Dec 8, 7:35 AM CSTSNOW 2.54 Wnw Randolph, KS
Dec 8, 7:38 AM CSTHEAVY SNOW 4.84 W Wamego, KS
Dec 8, 7:39 AM CSTSNOW 24 W Norway, KS2 INCHES OF NEW SNOW, TOTAL DEPTH 4 INCHES
Dec 8, 7:39 AM CSTHEAVY SNOW 3.54 Ene Ada, KS
Dec 8, 7:40 AM CSTHEAVY SNOW 3.5Onaga, KS
Dec 8, 7:45 AM CSTHEAVY SNOW 313 Nne Clay Center, KS
Dec 8, 7:47 AM CSTHEAVY SNOW 3.5Minneapolis, KS
Dec 8, 8:00 AM CSTSNOW 2Tescott, KS
Dec 8, 8:00 AM CSTHEAVY SNOW 3Chapman, KS
Dec 8, 8:00 AM CSTHEAVY SNOW 3Herington, KS
Dec 8, 8:00 AM CSTHEAVY SNOW 3Washington, KSTOTAL SNOW DEPTH 4 INCHES
Dec 8, 8:00 AM CSTHEAVY SNOW 3.8Holton, KS
Dec 8, 8:10 AM CSTHEAVY SNOW 3Lillis, KS
Dec 8, 8:12 AM CSTHEAVY SNOW 3Miltonvale, KSTOTAL DEPTH 4 INCHES
Dec 8, 8:14 AM CSTSNOW 2Scandia, KSTOTAL DEPTH 5 INCHES
Dec 8, 8:57 AM CSTHEAVY SNOW 5Corning, KS
Dec 8, 9:02 AM CSTHEAVY SNOW 43 S Woodbine, KS
Dec 8, 9:10 AM CSTHEAVY SNOW 54 Sse Morrowville, KS
Dec 8, 9:22 AM CSTHEAVY SNOW 5Ne Minneapolis, KS
Dec 8, 9:42 AM CSTHEAVY SNOW 23 Ssw Auburn, KS
Dec 8, 9:47 AM CSTHEAVY SNOW 4.52 Ssw Bennington, KS
Dec 8, 10:03 AM CSTHEAVY SNOW 42 Se Hoyt, KS4 INCHES OF SNOW. FREEZING DRIZZLE AT THIS TIME.
Dec 8, 10:03 AM CSTHEAVY SNOW 4Council Grove, KS4 INCHES OF SNOW. FREEZING DRIZZLE NOW OCCURRING. SNOW REPORTED AT WHITE CITY.
Dec 8, 10:03 AM CSTHEAVY SNOW 540 Nnw Manhattan, KS5 INCHES OF NEW SNOW AT PARALLEL ALONG THE RILEY COUNTY/WASHINGTON COUNTY LINE.
Dec 8, 10:03 AM CSTHEAVY SNOW 6Marysville, KS6 INCHES IN MARYSVILLE. HEAVY SNOW REPORTED.
Dec 8, 10:06 AM CSTHEAVY SNOW 46 Ne Talmage, KSNOW A SLEET SNOW MIX
Dec 8, 11:10 AM CSTHEAVY SNOW 63 W Oketo, KSMODERATE SNOW FALLING
Dec 8, 11:30 AM CSTHEAVY SNOW 8Washington, KS7-8 INCHES NEW SNOW IN WASHINGTON.
Dec 8, 11:37 AM CSTHEAVY SNOW 7Concordia, KS7 INCHES NEW SNOW.
Dec 8, 11:45 AM CSTHEAVY SNOW 4.5Minneapolis, KS4.5 INCHES NEW SNOW. STILL SNOWING.

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

The nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 76 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Topeka, KS at 00:00Z on 2009-12-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Topeka, KS at 00:00Z on 2009-12-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 156 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
512 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
58 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
156 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
189 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS43 KTOP 070908
WSWTOP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
308 AM CST MON DEC 7 2009

...HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN AND INTO
KANSAS BY LATE DAY TUESDAY. A PROLONGED PERIOD OF SNOW IS
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TUESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY
NIGHT.

KSZ008-009-020-021-034-035-071715-
/O.UPG.KTOP.WS.A.0002.091208T0600Z-091209T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KTOP.WS.W.0003.091208T0000Z-091209T1200Z/
REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-CLOUD-CLAY-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONCORDIA...CLAY CENTER...ABILENE
308 AM CST MON DEC 7 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
CST WEDNESDAY FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.


* TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS
  MONDAY EVENING AND SPREAD EASTWARD. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY
  SNOWFALL ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.

* ACCUMULATIONS: PRELIMINARY ESTIMATED ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 
  INCHES NEAR INTERSTATE 70...AND UP TO 9 TO 12 INCHES FOR 
  COUNTIES ALONG THE NEBRASKA BORDER. 

* WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME NORTHERLY AT 20 TO 30 MPH ON 
  TUESDAY NIGHT AND WILL CAUSE BLOWING SNOW IN THE OVERNIGHT 
  HOURS. 

* IMPACTS: SNOWFALL RATES WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES...WITH QUICK
  ACCUMULATIONS MAKING TRAVEL MORE TREACHEROUS. STRONG NORTH WINDS
  IN SNOW MAY ALSO EXACERBATE TRAVEL CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT TUESDAY
  NIGHT...AND WILL BRING WIND CHILLS BELOW ZERO.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER
SITUATIONS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING.
PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

KSZ010>012-022>024-026-036-038-039-071715-
/O.CON.KTOP.WS.A.0002.091208T0600Z-091209T1200Z/
MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-GEARY-
WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...HIAWATHA...MANHATTAN...
JUNCTION CITY...TOPEKA
308 AM CST MON DEC 7 2009

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. 

* TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN CENTRAL KANSAS AFTER 
  MIDNIGHT EARLY TUESDAY MORNING AND SPREAD EASTWARD. PERIODS OF 
  MODERATE SNOWFALL ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY 
  NIGHT. 

* ACCUMULATIONS: PRELIMINARY ESTIMATED ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 
  INCHES NEAR INTERSTATE 70...AND UP TO 9 TO 12 INCHES FOR 
  COUNTIES ALONG THE NEBRASKA BORDER. 

* WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME NORTHERLY AT 20 TO 30 MPH ON 
  TUESDAY NIGHT AND WILL CAUSE BLOWING SNOW IN THE OVERNIGHT 
  HOURS. 

* IMPACTS: SNOWFALL RATES MAY BECOME HEAVY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND 
  EVENING...WITH QUICK ACCUMULATIONS MAKING TRAVEL MORE 
  TREACHEROUS. STRONG NORTH WINDS IN SNOW MAY ALSO EXACERBATE 
  TRAVEL CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE
FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA.

&&

$$
11 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS43 KTOP 071735
WSWTOP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1135 AM CST MON DEC 7 2009

...HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN AND INTO
KANSAS BY LATE DAY TUESDAY. A PROLONGED PERIOD OF SNOW IS
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TUESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY
NIGHT.

KSZ008-009-020-021-034-035-080145-
/O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0003.091208T0000Z-091209T1200Z/
REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-CLOUD-CLAY-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONCORDIA...CLAY CENTER...ABILENE
1135 AM CST MON DEC 7 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS 
  THIS EVENING AND SPREAD EASTWARD. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO 
  HEAVY SNOWFALL ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. 

* ACCUMULATIONS: PRELIMINARY ESTIMATED ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 
  INCHES NEAR INTERSTATE 70...AND UP TO 9 TO 12 INCHES FOR 
  COUNTIES ALONG THE NEBRASKA BORDER. 

* WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME NORTHERLY AT 20 TO 30 MPH ON 
  TUESDAY NIGHT AND WILL CAUSE BLOWING SNOW IN THE OVERNIGHT 
  HOURS. 

* IMPACTS: SNOWFALL RATES WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES...WITH QUICK 
  ACCUMULATIONS MAKING TRAVEL MORE TREACHEROUS. STRONG NORTH 
  WINDS IN SNOW MAY ALSO EXACERBATE TRAVEL CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT 
  TUESDAY NIGHT...AND WILL BRING WIND CHILLS BELOW ZERO. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR
WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER
IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

KSZ010>012-022>024-026-036-038-039-080145-
/O.CON.KTOP.WS.A.0002.091208T0600Z-091209T1200Z/
MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-GEARY-
WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...HIAWATHA...MANHATTAN...
JUNCTION CITY...TOPEKA
1135 AM CST MON DEC 7 2009

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. 

* TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN CENTRAL KANSAS AFTER 
  MIDNIGHT EARLY TUESDAY MORNING AND SPREAD EASTWARD. PERIODS OF 
  MODERATE SNOWFALL ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY 
  NIGHT. 

* ACCUMULATIONS: PRELIMINARY ESTIMATED ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 
  INCHES NEAR INTERSTATE 70...AND UP TO 9 TO 12 INCHES FOR 
  COUNTIES ALONG THE NEBRASKA BORDER. 

* WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME NORTHERLY AT 20 TO 30 MPH ON 
  TUESDAY NIGHT AND WILL CAUSE BLOWING SNOW IN THE OVERNIGHT 
  HOURS. 

* IMPACTS: SNOWFALL RATES MAY BECOME HEAVY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND 
  EVENING...WITH QUICK ACCUMULATIONS MAKING TRAVEL MORE 
  TREACHEROUS. STRONG NORTH WINDS IN SNOW MAY ALSO EXACERBATE 
  TRAVEL CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE
FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA.

&&

$$
000 
WWUS43 KTOP 072101
WSWTOP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
301 PM CST MON DEC 7 2009

...HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN AND INTO
KANSAS BY LATE DAY TUESDAY. A PROLONGED PERIOD OF SNOW IS
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP EARLY TUESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO
TUESDAY NIGHT.

KSZ010>012-022>024-026-036-038-039-080515-
/O.UPG.KTOP.WS.A.0002.091208T0600Z-091209T1200Z/
/O.EXB.KTOP.WS.W.0003.091208T0600Z-091209T1200Z/
MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-GEARY-
WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...HIAWATHA...MANHATTAN...
JUNCTION CITY...TOPEKA
301 PM CST MON DEC 7 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM
CST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.


* TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN CENTRAL KANSAS AFTER 
  MIDNIGHT EARLY TUESDAY MORNING AND SPREAD EASTWARD. PERIODS OF 
  MODERATE SNOWFALL ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY 
  NIGHT. 

* ACCUMULATIONS: PRELIMINARY ESTIMATED ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 9 
  INCHES NEAR INTERSTATE 70...AND UP TO 9 TO 13 INCHES FOR 
  COUNTIES ALONG THE NEBRASKA BORDER. 

* WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME NORTHERLY AT 20 TO 30 MPH ON 
  TUESDAY NIGHT AND WILL CAUSE BLOWING SNOW IN THE OVERNIGHT 
  HOURS. 

* IMPACTS: SNOWFALL RATES MAY BECOME HEAVY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND
  EVENING...WITH QUICK ACCUMULATIONS MAKING TRAVEL MORE
  TREACHEROUS. STRONG NORTH WINDS IN SNOW MAY ALSO EXACERBATE
  TRAVEL CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR
WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER
IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

KSZ037-040-054-055-080515-
/O.EXB.KTOP.WS.W.0003.091208T0600Z-091209T1200Z/
MORRIS-DOUGLAS-LYON-OSAGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAWRENCE...EMPORIA
301 PM CST MON DEC 7 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM
CST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR SNOW AND SLEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY.

* TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN CENTRAL KANSAS THIS
  EVENING AND SPREAD EASTWARD. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY
  SNOWFALL ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.

* ACCUMULATIONS: PRELIMINARY ESTIMATED ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 9
  INCHES ARE EXPECTED ALONG WITH ABOUT A QUARTER INCH OR LESS OF
  SLEET.

* WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME NORTHERLY AT 20 TO 30 MPH ON 
  TUESDAY NIGHT AND WILL CAUSE BLOWING SNOW IN THE OVERNIGHT 
  HOURS. 

* IMPACTS: SNOWFALL RATES WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES...WITH QUICK 
  ACCUMULATIONS MAKING TRAVEL MORE TREACHEROUS. STRONG NORTH 
  WINDS IN SNOW MAY ALSO EXACERBATE TRAVEL CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT 
  TUESDAY NIGHT...AND WILL BRING WIND CHILLS BELOW ZERO. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR
WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER
IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

KSZ008-009-020-021-034-035-080515-
/O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0003.091208T0000Z-091209T1200Z/
REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-CLOUD-CLAY-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONCORDIA...CLAY CENTER...ABILENE
301 PM CST MON DEC 7 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS 
  THIS EVENING AND SPREAD EASTWARD. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY 
  SNOWFALL ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. 

* ACCUMULATIONS: PRELIMINARY ESTIMATED ACCUMULATIONS OF 9 TO 13
  INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA.

* WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME NORTHERLY AT 20 TO 30 MPH ON 
  TUESDAY NIGHT AND WILL CAUSE BLOWING SNOW IN THE OVERNIGHT 
  HOURS. 

* IMPACTS: SNOWFALL RATES WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES...WITH QUICK 
  ACCUMULATIONS MAKING TRAVEL MORE TREACHEROUS. STRONG NORTH 
  WINDS IN SNOW MAY ALSO EXACERBATE TRAVEL CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT 
  TUESDAY NIGHT...AND WILL BRING WIND CHILLS BELOW ZERO. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR
WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER
IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

KSZ056-058-059-080515-
/O.NEW.KTOP.WW.Y.0009.091208T0600Z-091209T1200Z/
FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OTTAWA
301 PM CST MON DEC 7 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
6 AM CST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY.

* TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS THIS
  EVENING AND SPREAD EASTWARD. PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOWFALL ARE
  EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. HOWEVER TUESDAY
  AFTERNOON RAIN AND SNOW WILL MIX DURING THE AFTERNOON.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: PRELIMINARY ESTIMATED ACCUMULATIONS OF
  2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA.

* WINDS: WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME NORTHERLY AT 20 TO 30 MPH ON 
  TUESDAY NIGHT AND WILL CAUSE BLOWING SNOW IN THE OVERNIGHT 
  HOURS. 

* IMPACTS: SNOWFALL RATES MAY BECOME HEAVY TUESDAY EVENING...WITH
  QUICK ACCUMULATIONS MAKING TRAVEL MORE TREACHEROUS. STRONG NORTH
  WINDS IN SNOW MAY ALSO EXACERBATE TRAVEL CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT
  TUESDAY NIGHT.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER
SITUATIONS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING.
PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$
000 
WWUS43 KTOP 080331
WSWTOP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
931 PM CST MON DEC 7 2009

...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN AND INTO
KANSAS BY LATE DAY TUESDAY. A PROLONGED PERIOD OF SNOW WILL
CONTINUE TO DEVELOP TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY NIGHT.

KSZ010>012-022>024-026-036>040-054-055-081145-
/O.EXT.KTOP.WS.W.0003.091208T0322Z-091209T1200Z/
MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-GEARY-
MORRIS-WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-LYON-OSAGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...HIAWATHA...MANHATTAN...
JUNCTION CITY...TOPEKA...LAWRENCE...EMPORIA
931 PM CST MON DEC 7 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY...

* TIMING: SNOW CONTINUES TO DEVELOP AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY
  ACROSS CENTRAL INTO NORTHEAST KANSAS. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO
  HEAVY SNOWFALL ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.

* ACCUMULATIONS: PRELIMINARY ESTIMATED ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 9 
  INCHES NEAR INTERSTATE 70...AND UP TO 9 TO 13 INCHES FOR 
  COUNTIES ALONG THE NEBRASKA BORDER. 

* WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME NORTHERLY AT 20 TO 30 MPH ON 
  TUESDAY NIGHT AND WILL CAUSE BLOWING SNOW IN THE OVERNIGHT 
  HOURS. 

* IMPACTS: SNOWFALL RATES MAY BECOME HEAVY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND 
  EVENING...WITH QUICK ACCUMULATIONS MAKING TRAVEL MORE 
  TREACHEROUS. STRONG NORTH WINDS IN SNOW MAY ALSO EXACERBATE 
  TRAVEL CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR
WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER
IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

KSZ008-009-020-021-034-035-081145-
/O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-091209T1200Z/
REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-CLOUD-CLAY-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONCORDIA...CLAY CENTER...ABILENE
931 PM CST MON DEC 7 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
WEDNESDAY...

* TIMING: SNOW CONTINUES TO DEVELOP AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY
  ACROSS CENTRAL INTO NORTHEAST KANSAS. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO
  HEAVY SNOWFALL ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.

* ACCUMULATIONS: PRELIMINARY ESTIMATED ACCUMULATIONS OF 9 TO 13 
  INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA. 

* WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME NORTHERLY AT 20 TO 30 MPH ON 
  TUESDAY NIGHT AND WILL CAUSE BLOWING SNOW IN THE OVERNIGHT 
  HOURS. 

* IMPACTS: SNOWFALL RATES WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES...WITH QUICK 
  ACCUMULATIONS MAKING TRAVEL MORE TREACHEROUS. STRONG NORTH 
  WINDS IN SNOW MAY ALSO EXACERBATE TRAVEL CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT 
  TUESDAY NIGHT...AND WILL BRING WIND CHILLS BELOW ZERO. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR
WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER
IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

KSZ056-058-059-081145-
/O.EXT.KTOP.WW.Y.0009.091208T0331Z-091209T1200Z/
FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OTTAWA
931 PM CST MON DEC 7 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
WEDNESDAY...

* TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP IN NORTH CENTRAL AND
  NORTHEAST KANSAS TONIGHT AND SPREAD EASTWARD. PERIODS OF
  MODERATE SNOWFALL ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY
  NIGHT. HOWEVER TUESDAY AFTERNOON RAIN AND SNOW WILL MIX DURING
  THE AFTERNOON.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: PRELIMINARY ESTIMATED ACCUMULATIONS 
  OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA. 

* WINDS: WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME NORTHERLY AT 20 TO 30 
  MPH ON TUESDAY NIGHT AND WILL CAUSE BLOWING SNOW IN THE 
  OVERNIGHT HOURS. 

* IMPACTS: SNOWFALL RATES MAY BECOME HEAVY TUESDAY EVENING...
  WITH QUICK ACCUMULATIONS MAKING TRAVEL MORE TREACHEROUS. 
  STRONG NORTH WINDS IN SNOW MAY ALSO EXACERBATE TRAVEL 
  CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR
WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER
IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

BLAIR
000 
WWUS43 KTOP 081142
WSWTOP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
542 AM CST TUE DEC 8 2009

...POTENT WINTER STORM CONTINUES TODAY AND TONIGHT...

.A STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL INTERACT WITH VERY COLD
AIR IN THE NORTHERN PLAINS TO PRODUCE WINTER PRECIPITATION IN THE
CENTRAL PLAINS. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL BE PERSISTENT TODAY
AND THIS EVENING IN NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST KANSAS...WITH A
MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING DRIZZLE EXPECTED IN EAST
CENTRAL KANSAS. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT
CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. 

KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054-055-081945-
/O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-091209T1200Z/
REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY-
POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS-
WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-LYON-OSAGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...HIAWATHA...CONCORDIA...
CLAY CENTER...MANHATTAN...ABILENE...JUNCTION CITY...TOPEKA...
LAWRENCE...EMPORIA
542 AM CST TUE DEC 8 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
WEDNESDAY. 

* ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS COMMONLY FROM 7 TO 12 INCHES
  WITH LOCALLY 15 INCHES ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM HERINGTON
  TO LAWRENCE...5 TO 9 INCHES SOUTH OF A LINE FROM HERINGTON TO
  LAWRENCE.

* WINDS: WILL INCREASE AND BECOME NORTHWESTERLY AT 20 TO 30 MPH
  WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH THIS EVENING...CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING
  SNOW AND DROPPING WIND CHILL VALUES INTO THE -5 TO -20 DEGREE
  RANGE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR
WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER
IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

KSZ056-058-059-081945-
/O.CON.KTOP.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-091209T1200Z/
FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OTTAWA
542 AM CST TUE DEC 8 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
WEDNESDAY. 

* ACCUMULATIONS: A MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING DRIZZLE.
  SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIER
  AMOUNTS NEAR INTERSTATE 35. 

* WINDS: WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME NORTHWESTERLY AT 20 TO 30
  MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH TONIGHT AND WILL CAUSE BLOWING SNOW IN
  THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DROP INTO THE -5 TO
  -10 DEGREE RANGE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR
WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER
IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$
000 
WWUS43 KTOP 081845
WSWTOP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1245 PM CST TUE DEC 8 2009

...POTENT WINTER STORM CONTINUES TODAY AND TONIGHT...

.A STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL INTERACT WITH VERY COLD
AIR IN THE NORTHERN PLAINS TO PRODUCE WINTER PRECIPITATION IN THE
CENTRAL PLAINS. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL BE PERSISTENT TODAY
AND THIS EVENING IN NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST KANSAS...WITH A
MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN EXPECTED IN EAST CENTRAL
KANSAS. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT CAUSING
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS.

KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054-055-090245-
/O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-091209T1200Z/
REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY-
POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS-
WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-LYON-OSAGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...HIAWATHA...CONCORDIA...
CLAY CENTER...MANHATTAN...ABILENE...JUNCTION CITY...TOPEKA...
LAWRENCE...EMPORIA
1245 PM CST TUE DEC 8 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
WEDNESDAY. 

* ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS COMMONLY FROM 7 TO 12 INCHES
  WITH LOCALLY 15 INCHES ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM HERINGTON
  TO OSKALOOSA...4 TO 9 INCHES SOUTH OF A LINE FROM HERINGTON TO 
  OSKALOOSA.

* WINDS: WILL INCREASE AND BECOME NORTHWESTERLY AT 20 TO 30 MPH
  WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH THIS EVENING...CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING
  SNOW...LOW VISIBILITIES AND DROPPING WIND CHILL VALUES INTO THE
  MINUS 5 TO MINUS 20 DEGREE RANGE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR
WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER
IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

KSZ056-058-059-090245-
/O.CON.KTOP.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-091209T1200Z/
FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OTTAWA
1245 PM CST TUE DEC 8 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
WEDNESDAY. 

* ACCUMULATIONS: A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW THIS AFTERNOON WILL
  CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW THIS EVENING. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4
  INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIER AMOUNTS NEAR INTERSTATE 35.

* WINDS: WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME NORTHWESTERLY AT 20 TO 30
  MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH TONIGHT AND WILL CAUSE BLOWING SNOW IN
  THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DROP INTO THE MINUS
  5 TO MINUS 10 DEGREE RANGE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR
WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER
IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$
000 
WWUS43 KTOP 082046
WSWTOP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
246 PM CST TUE DEC 8 2009

...POTENT WINTER STORM CONTINUES INTO TONIGHT...

.A STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL INTERACT WITH VERY COLD
AIR IN THE NORTHERN PLAINS TO PRODUCE WINTER PRECIPITATION IN THE
CENTRAL PLAINS. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THIS
EVENING IN NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST KANSAS...WITH A MIXTURE OF
SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN EXPECTED IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS.
IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT CAUSING BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS.

KSZ040-054-055-090500-
/O.CAN.KTOP.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-091209T1200Z/
/O.EXA.KTOP.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-091209T1200Z/
DOUGLAS-LYON-OSAGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAWRENCE...EMPORIA
246 PM CST TUE DEC 8 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.


* ACCUMULATIONS: A MIXTURE FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW WILL
  CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW EARLY THIS EVENING. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL
  ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. A GLAZING OF ROADS AND ELEVATED
  SURFACES IS LIKELY.

* WINDS: WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME NORTHWESTERLY AT 20 TO 
  30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH TONIGHT AND WILL CAUSE BLOWING 
  SNOW IN THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DROP INTO 
  THE MINUS 5 TO MINUS 10 DEGREE RANGE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR
WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER
IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>039-090500-
/O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-091209T1200Z/
REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY-
POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS-
WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...HIAWATHA...CONCORDIA...
CLAY CENTER...MANHATTAN...ABILENE...JUNCTION CITY...TOPEKA
246 PM CST TUE DEC 8 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
WEDNESDAY. 

* ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS COMMONLY FROM 6 TO 12 
  INCHES WITH LOCALLY 15 INCHES ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM 
  HERINGTON TO OSKALOOSA...3 TO 6 INCHES SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 
  HERINGTON TO OSKALOOSA. 

* WINDS: WILL INCREASE AND BECOME NORTHWESTERLY AT 20 TO 30 MPH 
  WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH THIS EVENING...CAUSING BLOWING AND 
  DRIFTING SNOW...VERY LOW VISIBILITIES AND DROPPING WIND CHILL 
  VALUES INTO THE MINUS 5 TO MINUS 20 DEGREE RANGE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR
WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER
IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

KSZ056-058-059-090500-
/O.CON.KTOP.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-091209T1200Z/
FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OTTAWA
246 PM CST TUE DEC 8 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
WEDNESDAY. 

* ACCUMULATIONS: A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW AFTERNOON WILL CHANGE
  OVER TO ALL SNOW THIS EVENING. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2
  INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. ALSO SOME FREEZING RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE
  WHICH WILL LEAD TO GLAZING OF EXPOSED SURFACES.

* WINDS: WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME NORTHWESTERLY AT 20 TO 30
  MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH TONIGHT. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DROP
  INTO THE MINUS 5 TO MINUS 10 DEGREE RANGE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR
WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER
IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$
000 
WWUS43 KTOP 082140
WSWTOP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
340 PM CST TUE DEC 8 2009

...POTENT WINTER STORM CONTINUES INTO TONIGHT...

.A STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL INTERACT WITH VERY COLD
AIR IN THE NORTHERN PLAINS TO PRODUCE WINTER PRECIPITATION IN THE
CENTRAL PLAINS. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THIS
EVENING IN NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST KANSAS...WITH A MIXTURE OF
SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN EXPECTED IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS.
IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT CAUSING BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS.

KSZ008>012-020-090545-
/O.CAN.KTOP.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-091209T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KTOP.BZ.W.0001.091208T2140Z-091209T1500Z/
REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-CLOUD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...HIAWATHA...CONCORDIA
340 PM CST TUE DEC 8 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER
STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR AREAS FROM CONCORDIA TO
  HIAWATHA. 

* ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 7 TO 12 INCHES WITH
  LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR 15 INCHES. THE SNOW IS RATHER DRY
  AND POWDERY.

* WINDS: WILL INCREASE AND BECOME NORTHWESTERLY AT 20 TO 30 MPH
  WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH THIS EVENING...CAUSING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING
  AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES. WIND CHILL
  VALUES WILL FALL INTO THE MINUS 5 TO MINUS 20 DEGREE RANGE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. ANY TRAVEL IS STRONGLY 
DISCOURAGED. IF YOU LEAVE THE SAFETY OF BEING INDOORS...YOU ARE
PUTTING YOUR LIFE AT RISK.

&&

$$

KSZ021>024-026-034>039-090545-
/O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-091209T1200Z/
CLAY-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY-
MORRIS-WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAY CENTER...MANHATTAN...ABILENE...
JUNCTION CITY...TOPEKA
340 PM CST TUE DEC 8 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
WEDNESDAY. 

* ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS COMMONLY FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES ALONG
  AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM HERINGTON TO OSKALOOSA...3 TO 6 INCHES
  SOUTH OF A LINE FROM HERINGTON TO OSKALOOSA.

* WINDS: WILL INCREASE AND BECOME NORTHWESTERLY AT 20 TO 30 MPH 
  WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH THIS EVENING...CAUSING BLOWING AND 
  DRIFTING SNOW...VERY LOW VISIBILITIES AND DROPPING WIND CHILL 
  VALUES INTO THE MINUS 5 TO MINUS 20 DEGREE RANGE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR
WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER
IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

KSZ040-054>056-058-059-090545-
/O.CON.KTOP.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-091209T1200Z/
DOUGLAS-LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAWRENCE...EMPORIA...OTTAWA
340 PM CST TUE DEC 8 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
WEDNESDAY. 

* ACCUMULATIONS: A MIXTURE FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW WILL 
  CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW EARLY THIS EVENING. ADDITIONAL 
  SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. A GLAZING OF ROADS 
  AND ELEVATED SURFACES IS LIKELY. 

* WINDS: WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME NORTHWESTERLY AT 20 TO 
  30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH TONIGHT AND WILL CAUSE BLOWING 
  SNOW IN THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DROP INTO 
  THE MINUS 5 TO MINUS 10 DEGREE RANGE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR
WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER
IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$
000 
WWUS43 KTOP 082205
WSWTOP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
405 PM CST TUE DEC 8 2009

...POTENT WINTER STORM CONTINUES INTO TONIGHT...

.RESENT FOR MEDIA PARTNERS...A STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM
WILL INTERACT WITH VERY COLD AIR IN THE NORTHERN PLAINS TO
PRODUCE WINTER PRECIPITATION IN THE CENTRAL PLAINS. SNOW...HEAVY
AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING IN NORTH CENTRAL AND
NORTHEAST KANSAS...WITH A MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING
RAIN EXPECTED IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS
WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND
BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS.

KSZ008>012-020-090615-
/O.CON.KTOP.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-091209T1500Z/
REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-CLOUD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...HIAWATHA...CONCORDIA
405 PM CST TUE DEC 8 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY...


* BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR AREAS FROM CONCORDIA TO 
  HIAWATHA. 

* ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 7 TO 12 INCHES 
  WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR 15 INCHES. THE SNOW IS RATHER 
  DRY AND POWDERY. 

* WINDS: WILL INCREASE AND BECOME NORTHWESTERLY AT 20 TO 30 MPH 
  WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH THIS EVENING...CAUSING SIGNIFICANT 
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES. 
  WIND CHILL VALUES WILL FALL INTO THE MINUS 5 TO MINUS 20 
  DEGREE RANGE. 

* IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF BLOWING SNOW AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES...STRONG
  WINDS AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL MAKE VENTURING
  OUTDOORS DANGEROUS OVERNIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. ANY TRAVEL IS STRONGLY
DISCOURAGED. IF YOU LEAVE THE SAFETY OF BEING INDOORS...YOU ARE
PUTTING YOUR LIFE AT RISK.

&&

$$

KSZ021>024-026-034>039-090615-
/O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-091209T1200Z/
CLAY-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY-
MORRIS-WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAY CENTER...MANHATTAN...ABILENE...
JUNCTION CITY...TOPEKA
405 PM CST TUE DEC 8 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
WEDNESDAY...

 
* ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS COMMONLY FROM 6 TO 12 
  INCHES ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM HERINGTON TO OSKALOOSA...
  3 TO 6 INCHES SOUTH OF A LINE FROM HERINGTON TO OSKALOOSA. 

* WINDS: WILL INCREASE AND BECOME NORTHWESTERLY AT 20 TO 30 MPH 
  WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH THIS EVENING...CAUSING BLOWING AND 
  DRIFTING SNOW...VERY LOW VISIBILITIES AND DROPPING WIND CHILL 
  VALUES INTO THE MINUS 5 TO MINUS 20 DEGREE RANGE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR
WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER
IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

KSZ040-054>056-058-059-090615-
/O.CON.KTOP.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-091209T1200Z/
DOUGLAS-LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAWRENCE...EMPORIA...OTTAWA
405 PM CST TUE DEC 8 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
WEDNESDAY...


* ACCUMULATIONS: A MIXTURE FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW WILL 
  CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW EARLY THIS EVENING. ADDITIONAL 
  SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. A GLAZING OF ROADS 
  AND ELEVATED SURFACES IS LIKELY. 

* WINDS: WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME NORTHWESTERLY AT 20 TO 
  30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH TONIGHT AND WILL CAUSE BLOWING 
  SNOW IN THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DROP INTO 
  THE MINUS 5 TO MINUS 10 DEGREE RANGE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR
WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER
IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$
000 
WWUS43 KTOP 090332
WSWTOP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
932 PM CST TUE DEC 8 2009

KSZ038-039-091100-
/O.CAN.KTOP.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-091209T1200Z/
/O.EXA.KTOP.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-091209T1200Z/
WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TOPEKA
932 PM CST TUE DEC 8 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM
CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.


* ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW WILL BE LESS THAN AN INCH.

* WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME NORTHWESTERLY AT 20 TO 30 MPH
  WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH TONIGHT CAUSING BLOWING SNOW. 

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS AND LIGHT SNOW COULD REDUCE
  VISIBILITIES TO AROUND A MILE AND WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DROP
  INTO THE MINUS 5 TO MINUS 10 DEGREE RANGE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TRAVEL OVERNIGHT WILL BE DIFFICULT. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

KSZ037-090445-
/O.CAN.KTOP.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-091209T1200Z/
MORRIS-
932 PM CST TUE DEC 8 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
STORM WARNING. 

LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO TAPPER OVER THROUGH THE EVENING.
THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL
INCREASE WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH. THIS WILL CAUSE WIND CHILL
VALUES TO FALL TO AROUND MINUS 10.

$$

KSZ054>056-058-059-090445-
/O.CAN.KTOP.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-091209T1200Z/
LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EMPORIA...OTTAWA
932 PM CST TUE DEC 8 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY. 

THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO TAPPER OFF THROUGH THE NIGHT. THEREFORE
THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE
WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH. THIS WILL CAUSE WIND CHILL VALUES TO
FALL TO BETWEEN MINUS 5 AND MINUS 10.

$$

KSZ008>012-020-091100-
/O.CON.KTOP.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-091209T1500Z/
REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-CLOUD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...HIAWATHA...CONCORDIA
932 PM CST TUE DEC 8 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY. 

* ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BEFORE
  THE SNOW COMES TO AN END.  

* WINDS FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH
  WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE NIGHT.

* IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LIGHT SNOW WILL
  CAUSE BLOWING SNOW AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES. DANGEROUSLY COLD
  WIND CHILLS OF MINUS 15 TO MINUS 20 WILL ALSO OCCUR DUE TO THE
  WINDS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. ANY TRAVEL IS STRONGLY
DISCOURAGED. IF YOU LEAVE THE SAFETY OF BEING INDOORS...YOU ARE
PUTTING YOUR LIFE AT RISK.

&&

$$

KSZ021>024-026-034>036-091100-
/O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-091209T1200Z/
CLAY-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAY CENTER...MANHATTAN...ABILENE...
JUNCTION CITY
932 PM CST TUE DEC 8 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
WEDNESDAY. 

* ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS AROUND AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE BEFORE THE
  SNOW COMES TO AN END BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 3 AM.

* WINDS FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH
  WILL CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING
  SNOW AND VISIBILITIES AROUND A HALF MILE.

* IMPACTS: THE STRONG WINDS WILL DROPPING WIND CHILL VALUES INTO
  THE MINUS 10 TO MINUS 20 DEGREE RANGE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TRAVEL OVERNIGHT WILL BE DIFFICULT. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

KSZ040-091100-
/O.CON.KTOP.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-091209T1200Z/
DOUGLAS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LAWRENCE
932 PM CST TUE DEC 8 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
WEDNESDAY. 

* ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS AROUND AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE BEFORE THE
  SNOW COMES TO AN END SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT.  

* WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME NORTHWESTERLY AT 20 TO 30 MPH
  WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH TONIGHT. 

* IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL CAUSE WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DROP INTO
  THE MINUS 5 TO MINUS 10 DEGREE RANGE. VISIBILITIES COULD ALSO BE
  REDUCED TO AROUND A MILE WITH THE LIGHT SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TRAVEL OVERNIGHT WILL BE DIFFICULT. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

WOLTERS
000 
WWUS43 KTOP 091036
WSWTOP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
436 AM CST WED DEC 9 2009

KSZ008>012-020-091500-
/O.CON.KTOP.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-091209T1500Z/
REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-CLOUD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...HIAWATHA...CONCORDIA
436 AM CST WED DEC 9 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS
MORNING FOR NORTHERN NORTHEAST KANSAS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING.

* WINDS FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH
  WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS.

* IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LIGHT SNOW WILL
  CAUSE BLOWING SNOW AND VERY LOW VISIBILITIES. DANGEROUSLY COLD
  WIND CHILLS OF MINUS 15 TO MINUS 20 WILL ALSO OCCUR DUE TO THE
  WINDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. ANY TRAVEL IS
STRONGLY DISCOURAGED.

&&

$$

KSZ021>024-026-034>036-091200-
/O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-091209T1200Z/
CLAY-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAY CENTER...MANHATTAN...ABILENE...
JUNCTION CITY
436 AM CST WED DEC 9 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY
THIS MORNING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY
THIS MORNING. 

* WINDS FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH 
  WILL CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING 
  SNOW AND VISIBILITIES AROUND A HALF MILE. 

* IMPACTS: THE STRONG WINDS WILL DROPPING WIND CHILL VALUES INTO 
  THE MINUS 10 TO MINUS 20 DEGREE RANGE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TRAVEL OVERNIGHT WILL BE DIFFICULT. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

KSZ038>040-091200-
/O.CON.KTOP.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-091209T1200Z/
WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOPEKA...LAWRENCE
436 AM CST WED DEC 9 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY
THIS MORNING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY
THIS MORNING. 

* NORTHWESTERLY WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH
  CONTINUE EARLY THIS MORNING.

* IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL CAUSE WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DROP INTO
  THE MINUS 5 TO MINUS 10 DEGREE RANGE. VISIBILITIES COULD ALSO BE
  REDUCED TO AROUND A MILE WITH THE BLOWING SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TRAVEL OVERNIGHT WILL BE DIFFICULT. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$
000 
WWUS43 KTOP 091149
WSWTOP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
549 AM CST WED DEC 9 2009

KSZ008>012-020-091800-
/O.CAN.KTOP.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-091209T1500Z/
/O.EXB.KTOP.WW.Y.0009.091209T1200Z-091209T1800Z/
REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-CLOUD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...HIAWATHA...CONCORDIA
549 AM CST WED DEC 9 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW AND WIND CHILL...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.

* NORTHWESTERLY WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH
  CONTINUE THIS MORNING.

* IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL CAUSE WIND CHILL VALUES IN THE MINUS 5
  TO MINUS 15 DEGREE RANGE. VISIBILITIES COULD ALSO BE REDUCED TO
  AROUND A MILE WITH THE BLOWING SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TRAVEL THIS MORNING WILL BE DIFFICULT. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXPOSED SKIN CAN SUFFER FROM FROSTBITE IN A VERY SHORT TIME...SO
DRESS ADEQUATELY. BE SURE TO WEAR LAYERED CLOTHING...A HAT...AND
GLOVES TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM THE DANGERS OF FROSTBITE.

&&

$$

KSZ021>024-034>036-091800-
/O.EXP.KTOP.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-091209T1200Z/
/O.EXB.KTOP.WW.Y.0009.091209T1200Z-091209T1800Z/
CLAY-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAY CENTER...MANHATTAN...ABILENE...
JUNCTION CITY
549 AM CST WED DEC 9 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM CST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW AND WIND CHILL...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE
AT 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING.


* NORTHWESTERLY WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH
  CONTINUE THIS MORNING.

* IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL CAUSE WIND CHILL VALUES IN THE MINUS 5
  TO MINUS 15 DEGREE RANGE. VISIBILITIES COULD ALSO BE REDUCED TO
  AROUND A MILE WITH THE BLOWING SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TRAVEL THIS MORNING WILL BE DIFFICULT. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXPOSED SKIN CAN SUFFER FROM FROSTBITE IN A VERY SHORT TIME...SO
DRESS ADEQUATELY. BE SURE TO WEAR LAYERED CLOTHING...A HAT...AND
GLOVES TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM THE DANGERS OF FROSTBITE.

&&

$$

KSZ026-091300-
/O.EXP.KTOP.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-091209T1200Z/
JEFFERSON-
549 AM CST WED DEC 9 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM CST EARLY THIS
MORNING FOR JEFFERSON COUNTY...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM CST EARLY THIS
MORNING.


$$

KSZ038>040-091300-
/O.EXP.KTOP.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-091209T1200Z/
WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOPEKA...LAWRENCE
549 AM CST WED DEC 9 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM CST EARLY THIS
MORNING FOR WABAUNSEE SHAWNEE AND DOUGLAS COUNTIES...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM CST EARLY THIS
MORNING. 

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Topeka, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Dec 7, 3:01 AM CST, 7 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 7, 3:01 AM CST, 7 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
301 AM CST MON DEC 7 2009

.DISCUSSION...

...DEVELOPING WINTER STORM STILL ON TRACK FOR MONDAY NIGHT INTO
TUESDAY NIGHT...

UPPER SHORTWAVE TROF HAS LIFTED INTO MISSOURI...WITH PRECIP
ENDING ACROSS THE AREA. COLD AIR SPILLING IN BEHIND...WITH CLOUDS
OVER OUR AREA TEMPORARILY SLOWING THE FALL. REPORTS OF 1 TO 3
INCHES OF SNOW IN WASHINGTON AND REPUBLIC COUNTY WITH DIMINISHING
AMTS ELSEWHERE.

EXPECT TEMPS TO CLIMB VERY LITTLE TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE SLIDES
INTO THE STATE. HIGHS AROUND 20 OVER THE SNOW TO THE MID 30S
SOUTHEAST.

MAIN STORM SYSTEM STILL ON A SIMILAR TRACK FROM PREVIOUS
FORECASTS. ISENTROPIC LIFT SHOULD START TO PRODUCE LIGHT SNOW IN
FAR WESTERN COUNTIES IN THE EVENING HOURS...AND WILL THEREFORE GO
AHEAD AND START THE WARNING WITH THIS ISSUANCE FOR THIS AREA AT
THAT TIME. MAY GET A BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING DRIZZLE IN SOUTHWEST
AND SOUTHEAST COUNTIES...BUT EXPECT TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW QUICKLY
AS COLUMN IS FAST TO SATURATE. AS STRONG UPPER JET PUNCHES ACROSS
THE FOUR CORNERS AREA...EXPECT THIS TO ENHANCE SNOWFALL AFTER
MIDNIGHT ACROSS THE AREA AND COULD SEE A QUICK FEW INCHES CENTERED
AROUND THE I70 CORRIDOR THEN. PROLONGED PERIOD OF LIFT ACROSS THE
ENTIRE AREA CONTINUES THROUGH 18Z...AND THEN THE FORECAST SOUTH OF
INTERSTATE 70 BECOMES COMPLICATED BY INCREASING WARM AIR IN THE
LOW LEVELS FOR THE AFTERNOON. SO AFTER AN OVERNIGHT PERIOD OF A
FEW INCHES OF SNOW...EXPECT AREAS ALONG I70 AND I35 CORRIDOR TO
CHANGE BACK OVER TO A RAIN SNOW MIX...OR EVEN A RAIN SNOW SLEET
MIX...FOR A TIME IN THE AFTERNOON AFTER WHICH THE COLD AIR PLUNGES
SOUTH AND SWITCHES BACK OVER TO SNOW AGAIN. THINKING THIS WILL
LIMIT AMOUNTS TO ADVISORY NUMBERS OR LESS FOR THIS AREA. AS FOR
AREAS TO THE NORTH...MANY HOURS OF UPGLIDE SHOULD RESULT IN A
STEADY INCREASE IN SNOW AMOUNTS...WITH AFOREMENTIONED BURST IN THE
6-12Z TUESDAY TIME FRAME...AND THEN EXPECTING FURTHER ENHANCEMENT
AROUND THE 0Z WED HOUR. SEE MANY LIFTING MECHANISMS COMING
TOGETHER INCLUDING BAND OF FRONTOGENESIS AND ISENTROPIC LIFT...AS
WELL AS ENERGY FROM THE PVA FROM THE SHORTWAVE TROF ITSELF...AND
ASSOCIATED DEFORMATION ZONE IN THE WIND FIELD. LOOKS LIKE A REAL
MESS ACROSS NORTHEAST KANSAS AROUND 0Z WED /6PM TUESDAY/ WHICH
WILL BODE VERY POORLY FOR ANYONE OUT ON THE ROADWAYS AROUND THIS
TIME...PARTICULARLY FOR AREAS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 70.

WILL CONTINUE TO CARRY THE WATCH FOR THE EASTERN COUNTIES AND LET
DAY SHIFT UPGRADE...AS DO NOT SEE SNOW STARTING UNTIL AROUND THE
MIDNIGHT HOUR FOR THOSE AREAS. ALSO WILL LET DAY SHIFT EVALUATE
SOUTHERN COUNTIES FOR POSSIBLE ADVISORIES FOR TUESDAY MORNING.

MODELS ALSO STILL DEPICT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20-30 MPH ACROSS THE
AREA INTO 12Z WEDNESDAY...AND EXPECT THIS TO CAUSE BLOWING OF
FALLING SNOW AND DRIFTING OF FALLEN SNOW BECOMING MORE SIGNIFICANT
FARTHER NORTH WHERE PRECIP FALLS AS ALL SNOW.

MADE VERY FEW CHANGES TO WEDNESDAY GRIDS EXCEPT TO SAY ITS COLD.
SINGLE DIGIT LOWS AND HIGHS IN THE TEENS FOR MUCH OF THE AREA. 67

&&

.AVIATION...

MVFR CEILINGS EXPECTED TO PREVAIL THROUGH THE TAF FORECAST
PERIOD. NEXT CONCERN WILL BE MONDAY NIGHT AS NEXT STORM SYSTEM
ENTERS THE PICTURE. COULD SEE CONDITIONS DETERIORATE FIRST AT MHK
THEN TOP/FOE BETWEEN 03-05Z. OPTED TO INCLUDE MENTION OF THIS AT
THE END OF TAF FORECAST...WHICH WILL BEGIN A SNOWY PERIOD WITH
MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS LIKELY.

&&

.TOP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 6 PM
MONDAY TO 6 AM WEDNESDAY FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
KSZ008-KSZ009-KSZ020-KSZ021-KSZ034-KSZ035.

WINTER STORM WATCH FROM MIDNIGHT TUESDAY TO 6 AM WEDNESDAY FOR
PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
KSZ010-KSZ011-KSZ012-KSZ022-KSZ023-KSZ024-KSZ026-KSZ036-KSZ038-
KSZ039.

&&
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 6, 11:42 PM CST, 3 hours 26 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1142 PM CST SUN DEC 6 2009

KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-071200-
REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY-
POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS-
WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON-
1142 PM CST SUN DEC 6 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL...NORTH
CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST KANSAS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

EXPECT SLICK ROADWAYS OVERNIGHT AS TEMPERATURES REMAIN BELOW
FREEZING...AND LIGHT SNOW OR DRIZZLE HAS FALLEN OVER MUCH OF THE
AREA.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATION REMAINS A POSSIBILITY TUESDAY INTO
WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE NORTH OF
INTERSTATE 70. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THIS
AREA. STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST FORECAST INFORMATION FOR ANY
UPDATES TO THE STRENGTH AND TRACK OF THIS STORM.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Topeka, KS issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 7, 3:01 PM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryTOPAnderson, Brown, Clay, Cloud, Coffey, Dickinson and 15 more45 hr

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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.