Alert archive / Kansas / Blizzard Warnings in 2011
Blizzard Warning 1, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this blizzard warning at Jan 31, 2011, 3:00 PM CST for 4 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Feb 1, 2011, 6:00 AM CST. It was in force for 14 hr. 19 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
- Jan 31, 2011, 3:00 PM CST (21:00 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 1, 2011, 6:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 1, 2011, 8:23 PM CST
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
Counties Anderson County, KS, Coffey County, KS, Douglas County, KS, Franklin County, KS
The radar
The Topeka radar (KTWX), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:06 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 10:45 AM CST | SNOW 3 | Burlington, KS | |
| Feb 1, 10:48 AM CST | SNOW 5 | Garnett, KS | |
| Feb 1, 10:51 AM CST | SNOW 3 | Burlington, KS | |
| Feb 1, 11:01 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 5.5 | 1 Ssw Greeley, KS | |
| Feb 1, 11:05 AM CST | SNOW 4 | Eudora, KS | K-10 DOWN TO ONE LANE. 3/4 MI VISIBILITY. |
| Feb 1, 11:05 AM CST | SNOW 4 | Ottawa, KS | 3 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOWFALL ESTIMATED WITH BLOWING SNOW AND DRIFTING. |
| Feb 1, 1:19 PM CST | SNOW 9.5 | Garnett, KS | EMERGENCY MANAGER ESTIMATES 9 TO 10 INCHES. |
| Feb 1, 2:33 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 8.5 | Ottawa, KS | EMERGENCY MANAGER ESTIMATES 8 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW DEPTH. WIDE SPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW REPORTED THROUGH OUT FRANKLIN COUNTY. |
| Feb 1, 2:35 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | 1 Se Garnett, KS | ESTIMATED 8.0 INCHES WITH DRIFTS OVER 1 FOOT. HEAVY SNOW WAS ALSO OCCURING. |
| Feb 1, 3:32 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 4 | 3 W Lawrence, KS | HEAVY SNOW WITH VISIBLITY LESS THAN 1/8 OF A MILE. DEEPER SNOW DRIFTS. |
| Feb 1, 3:32 PM CST | BLIZZARD | 3 W Lawrence, KS | HEAVY SNOW WITH VISIBLITY LESS THAN 1/8 OF A MILE. DEEPER SNOW DRIFTS. |
| Feb 1, 4:00 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 9 | Nw Rantoul, KS | |
| Feb 1, 4:41 PM CST | SNOW 6.5 | 1 E Lawrence, KS | DEPTH IS 8 INCHES |
| Feb 1, 4:45 PM CST | SNOW 10 | Eudora, KS | |
| Feb 1, 5:30 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | 3 Wnw Lawrence, KS | |
| Feb 1, 5:30 PM CST | SNOW 8 | Lawrence, KS | |
| Feb 1, 6:00 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 8.5 | Burlington, KS | RELAYED BY KSNT |
| Feb 1, 7:00 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | Richmond, KS | DRIFTS TO 4 FEET |
| Feb 1, 7:19 PM CST | SNOW 10 | 1 Ssw Greeley, KS |
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 12:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 62 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
- 565 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 382 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 445 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
541 WWUS43 KTOP 312100 WSWTOP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 300 PM CST MON JAN 31 2011 ...A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT ALL OF NORTHEAST KANSAS THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM OVER THE DESERT SOUTHWEST WILL MOVE QUICKLY EASTWARD AND APPROACH THE CENTRAL PLAINS TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS ACROSS EAST CENTRAL KANSAS BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO SNOW TONIGHT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. 5 TO 12 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE SNOW COMING TO AN END WEDNESDAY MORNING. KSZ040-056-058-059-010500- /O.NEW.KTOP.BZ.W.0001.110201T1200Z-110202T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KTOP.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110201T1200Z/ DOUGLAS-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAWRENCE...OTTAWA 300 PM CST MON JAN 31 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 6 AM CST TUESDAY. * TIMING...AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID EVENING BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL SNOW BY LATE EVENING. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY TUESDAY MORNING...AND THEN PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY TUESDAY BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS...ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE BY EARLY THIS EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 14 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE BY TUESDAY TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. THIS WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH WIDESPREAD AND SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...AREA ROADWAYS WILL BECOME SLICK FROM FREEZING DRIZZLE. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY AS PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW COMBINE WITH WIND DRIVEN SNOW TO PRODUCE POOR VISIBILITIES AND EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. WITH BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIR ALSO OVERSPREADING THE AREA...WIND CHILL INDICES OF 15 TO 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TRAVEL IN STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. AREA ROADWAYS WILL BE SLICK FROM FREEZING DRIZZLE BEFORE THE SNOW FALLS. MAKE SURE THAT YOUR GASOLINE TANK IS FULL BEFORE YOUR TRIP. ALSO CHECK ANTIFREEZE LEVELS IN YOUR RADIATOR. CONSIDER TAKING A WINTER STORM KIT ALONG WITH YOU...INCLUDING SUCH ITEMS AS TIRE CHAINS...BOOSTER CABLES...FLASHLIGHT...SHOVEL...A BAG OF SAND OR CAT LITTER...BLANKETS AND EXTRA CLOTHING...WATER...A FIRST AID KIT...OR ANYTHING ELSE THAT WOULD HELP YOU SURVIVE IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED. 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. REMEMBER...A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. && $$ KSZ010>012-022>024-026-035>039-054-055-010500- /O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110202T1200Z/ MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON- DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS-WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-LYON-OSAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...HIAWATHA...MANHATTAN... ABILENE...JUNCTION CITY...TOPEKA...EMPORIA 300 PM CST MON JAN 31 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MID EVENING BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL SNOW BY LATE EVENING. THE SNOW WILL THEN PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY TUESDAY BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS...ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE BY EARLY THIS EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE BY TUESDAY TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. THIS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...AREA ROADWAYS WILL BECOME SLICK FROM FREEZING DRIZZLE. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY AS PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW COMBINE WITH WIND DRIVEN SNOW TO PRODUCE POOR VISIBILITIES AND EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. WITH BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIR ALSO OVERSPREADING THE AREA...WIND CHILL INDICES OF 15 TO 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TRAVEL IN STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. AREA ROADWAYS WILL BE SLICK FROM FREEZING DRIZZLE BEFORE THE SNOW FALLS. MAKE SURE THAT YOUR GASOLINE TANK IS FULL BEFORE YOUR TRIP. ALSO CHECK ANTIFREEZE LEVELS IN YOUR RADIATOR. CONSIDER TAKING A WINTER STORM KIT ALONG WITH YOU...INCLUDING SUCH ITEMS AS TIRE CHAINS...BOOSTER CABLES...FLASHLIGHT...SHOVEL...A BAG OF SAND OR CAT LITTER...BLANKETS AND EXTRA CLOTHING...WATER...A FIRST AID KIT...OR ANYTHING ELSE THAT WOULD HELP YOU SURVIVE IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED. 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. && $$ KSZ008-009-020-021-034-010500- /O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110202T1200Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-CLOUD-CLAY-OTTAWA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONCORDIA...CLAY CENTER 300 PM CST MON JAN 31 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...THE SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY TUESDAY BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE BY TUESDAY TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. THIS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO RAPIDLY DETERIORATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY AS PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW COMBINE WITH WIND DRIVEN SNOW TO PRODUCE POOR VISIBILITIES AND EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. WITH BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIR ALSO OVERSPREADING THE AREA...WIND CHILL INDICES OF 15 TO 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TRAVEL IN STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. MAKE SURE THAT YOUR GASOLINE TANK IS FULL BEFORE YOUR TRIP. ALSO CHECK ANTIFREEZE LEVELS IN YOUR RADIATOR. CONSIDER TAKING A WINTER STORM KIT ALONG WITH YOU...INCLUDING SUCH ITEMS AS TIRE CHAINS...BOOSTER CABLES...FLASHLIGHT...SHOVEL...A BAG OF SAND OR CAT LITTER...BLANKETS AND EXTRA CLOTHING...WATER...A FIRST AID KIT...OR ANYTHING ELSE THAT WOULD HELP YOU SURVIVE IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED. 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. && $$
7 follow-up statements
501 WWUS43 KTOP 010308 WSWTOP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 908 PM CST MON JAN 31 2011 ...A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT ALL OF NORTHEAST KANSAS THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM OVER NEW MEXICO WILL MOVE NORTHEAST AND TRACK THROUGH THE PLAINS TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL TRANSITION OVER TO SNOW TONIGHT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. 4 TO 14 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE SNOW COMING TO AN END WEDNESDAY MORNING. KSZ040-056-058-059-011000- /O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110201T1200Z/ /O.CON.KTOP.BZ.W.0001.110201T1200Z-110202T1200Z/ DOUGLAS-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAWRENCE...OTTAWA 908 PM CST MON JAN 31 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL TRANSITION TO LIGHT SNOW TUESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY TUESDAY MORNING...AND THEN PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY TUESDAY BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS...ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 9 TO 14 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE BY TUESDAY TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. THIS WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH WIDESPREAD AND SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...AREA ROADWAYS WILL REMAIN SLICK FROM FREEZING DRIZZLE. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY AS PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW COMBINE WITH WIND DRIVEN SNOW TO PRODUCE POOR VISIBILITIES AND EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. WITH BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIR ALSO OVERSPREADING THE AREA...WIND CHILL INDICES OF 15 TO 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TRAVEL IN STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. AREA ROADWAYS WILL BE SLICK FROM FREEZING DRIZZLE BEFORE THE SNOW FALLS. MAKE SURE THAT YOUR GASOLINE TANK IS FULL BEFORE YOUR TRIP. ALSO CHECK ANTIFREEZE LEVELS IN YOUR RADIATOR. CONSIDER TAKING A WINTER STORM KIT ALONG WITH YOU...INCLUDING SUCH ITEMS AS TIRE CHAINS...BOOSTER CABLES...FLASHLIGHT...SHOVEL...A BAG OF SAND OR CAT LITTER...BLANKETS AND EXTRA CLOTHING...WATER...A FIRST AID KIT...OR ANYTHING ELSE THAT WOULD HELP YOU SURVIVE IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED. 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. REMEMBER...A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. && $$ KSZ010>012-022>024-026-035>039-054-055-011000- /O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110202T1200Z/ MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON- DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS-WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-LYON-OSAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...HIAWATHA...MANHATTAN... ABILENE...JUNCTION CITY...TOPEKA...EMPORIA 908 PM CST MON JAN 31 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL THEN PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY TUESDAY BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS...ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 13 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE BY TUESDAY TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. THIS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...AREA ROADWAYS WILL REMAIN SLICK FROM FREEZING DRIZZLE. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY AS PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW COMBINE WITH WIND DRIVEN SNOW TO PRODUCE POOR VISIBILITIES AND EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. WITH BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIR ALSO OVERSPREADING THE AREA...WIND CHILL INDICES OF 15 TO 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TRAVEL IN STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. AREA ROADWAYS WILL BE SLICK FROM FREEZING DRIZZLE BEFORE THE SNOW FALLS. MAKE SURE THAT YOUR GASOLINE TANK IS FULL BEFORE YOUR TRIP. ALSO CHECK ANTIFREEZE LEVELS IN YOUR RADIATOR. CONSIDER TAKING A WINTER STORM KIT ALONG WITH YOU...INCLUDING SUCH ITEMS AS TIRE CHAINS...BOOSTER CABLES...FLASHLIGHT...SHOVEL...A BAG OF SAND OR CAT LITTER...BLANKETS AND EXTRA CLOTHING...WATER...A FIRST AID KIT...OR ANYTHING ELSE THAT WOULD HELP YOU SURVIVE IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED. 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. && $$ KSZ008-009-020-021-034-011000- /O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110202T1200Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-CLOUD-CLAY-OTTAWA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONCORDIA...CLAY CENTER 908 PM CST MON JAN 31 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...THE SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY TUESDAY BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE BY TUESDAY TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. THIS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY AS PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW COMBINE WITH WIND DRIVEN SNOW TO PRODUCE POOR VISIBILITIES AND EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. WITH BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIR ALSO OVERSPREADING THE AREA...WIND CHILL INDICES OF 15 TO 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TRAVEL IN STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. MAKE SURE THAT YOUR GASOLINE TANK IS FULL BEFORE YOUR TRIP. ALSO CHECK ANTIFREEZE LEVELS IN YOUR RADIATOR. CONSIDER TAKING A WINTER STORM KIT ALONG WITH YOU...INCLUDING SUCH ITEMS AS TIRE CHAINS...BOOSTER CABLES...FLASHLIGHT...SHOVEL...A BAG OF SAND OR CAT LITTER...BLANKETS AND EXTRA CLOTHING...WATER...A FIRST AID KIT...OR ANYTHING ELSE THAT WOULD HELP YOU SURVIVE IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED. EXPOSED SKIN CAN SUFFER FROM FROSTBITE IN A VERY SHORT TIME...SO DRESS ADEQUATELY. BE SURE TO WEAR LAYERED CLOTHING...A HAT...AND GLOVES TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM THE DANGERS OF FROSTBITE. && $$
445 WWUS43 KTOP 010555 WSWTOP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 1155 PM CST MON JAN 31 2011 ...A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT ALL OF NORTHEAST KANSAS THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTHEAST AND TRACK THROUGH THE PLAINS TUESDAY. LIGHT SNOW WILL INCREASE TO MODERATE AND HEAVY SNOW AFTER SUNRISE TUESDAY. 4 TO 14 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE SNOW COMING TO AN END WEDNESDAY MORNING. KSZ040-056-058-059-011000- /O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110201T1200Z/ /O.CON.KTOP.BZ.W.0001.110201T1200Z-110202T1200Z/ DOUGLAS-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAWRENCE...OTTAWA 1155 PM CST MON JAN 31 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY BY NOON TUESDAY...AND THEN PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 9 TO 14 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE BY TUESDAY TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. THIS WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH WIDESPREAD AND SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...AREA ROADWAYS WILL REMAIN SLICK FROM PREVIOUS FREEZING DRIZZLE. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE TUESDAY AS PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW COMBINE WITH WIND DRIVEN SNOW TO PRODUCE POOR VISIBILITIES AND EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. WITH BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIR ALSO OVERSPREADING THE AREA...WIND CHILL INDICES OF 15 TO 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TRAVEL IN STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. AREA ROADWAYS WILL BE SLICK FROM FREEZING DRIZZLE BEFORE THE SNOW FALLS. MAKE SURE THAT YOUR GASOLINE TANK IS FULL BEFORE YOUR TRIP. ALSO CHECK ANTIFREEZE LEVELS IN YOUR RADIATOR. CONSIDER TAKING A WINTER STORM KIT ALONG WITH YOU...INCLUDING SUCH ITEMS AS TIRE CHAINS...BOOSTER CABLES...FLASHLIGHT...SHOVEL...A BAG OF SAND OR CAT LITTER...BLANKETS AND EXTRA CLOTHING...WATER...A FIRST AID KIT...OR ANYTHING ELSE THAT WOULD HELP YOU SURVIVE IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED. 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. REMEMBER...A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. && $$ KSZ010>012-022>024-026-035>039-054-055-011000- /O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110202T1200Z/ MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON- DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS-WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-LYON-OSAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...HIAWATHA...MANHATTAN... ABILENE...JUNCTION CITY...TOPEKA...EMPORIA 1155 PM CST MON JAN 31 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY BY NOON TUESDAY...AND THEN PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 13 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE BY TUESDAY TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. THIS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...AREA ROADWAYS WILL REMAIN SLICK FROM PREVIOUS FREEZING DRIZZLE. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE TUESDAY AS PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW COMBINE WITH WIND DRIVEN SNOW TO PRODUCE POOR VISIBILITIES AND EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. WITH BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIR ALSO OVERSPREADING THE AREA...WIND CHILL INDICES OF 15 TO 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TRAVEL IN STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. AREA ROADWAYS WILL BE SLICK FROM FREEZING DRIZZLE BEFORE THE SNOW FALLS. MAKE SURE THAT YOUR GASOLINE TANK IS FULL BEFORE YOUR TRIP. ALSO CHECK ANTIFREEZE LEVELS IN YOUR RADIATOR. CONSIDER TAKING A WINTER STORM KIT ALONG WITH YOU...INCLUDING SUCH ITEMS AS TIRE CHAINS...BOOSTER CABLES...FLASHLIGHT...SHOVEL...A BAG OF SAND OR CAT LITTER...BLANKETS AND EXTRA CLOTHING...WATER...A FIRST AID KIT...OR ANYTHING ELSE THAT WOULD HELP YOU SURVIVE IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED. 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. && $$ KSZ008-009-020-021-034-011000- /O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110202T1200Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-CLOUD-CLAY-OTTAWA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONCORDIA...CLAY CENTER 1155 PM CST MON JAN 31 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL PERSIST TUESDAY BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE BY TUESDAY TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. THIS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE TUESDAY AS PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW COMBINE WITH WIND DRIVEN SNOW TO PRODUCE POOR VISIBILITIES AND EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. WITH BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIR ALSO OVERSPREADING THE AREA...WIND CHILL INDICES OF 15 TO 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TRAVEL IN STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. MAKE SURE THAT YOUR GASOLINE TANK IS FULL BEFORE YOUR TRIP. ALSO CHECK ANTIFREEZE LEVELS IN YOUR RADIATOR. CONSIDER TAKING A WINTER STORM KIT ALONG WITH YOU...INCLUDING SUCH ITEMS AS TIRE CHAINS...BOOSTER CABLES...FLASHLIGHT...SHOVEL...A BAG OF SAND OR CAT LITTER...BLANKETS AND EXTRA CLOTHING...WATER...A FIRST AID KIT...OR ANYTHING ELSE THAT WOULD HELP YOU SURVIVE IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED. 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. && $$ ANGLE
916 WWUS43 KTOP 010944 WSWTOP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 344 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT ALL OF NORTHEAST KANSAS THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTHEAST AND TRACK THROUGH THE PLAINS TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. LIGHT SNOW WILL BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY AFTER SUNRISE TUESDAY. 4 TO 14 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE SNOW COMING TO AN END WEDNESDAY MORNING. KSZ040-056-058-059-011800- /O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110201T1200Z/ /O.CON.KTOP.BZ.W.0001.110201T1200Z-110202T1200Z/ DOUGLAS-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAWRENCE...OTTAWA 344 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY BY NOON TUESDAY...AND THEN PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 9 TO 14 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH TODAY. THIS WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE TODAY AS PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW COMBINE WITH WIND DRIVEN SNOW TO PRODUCE POOR VISIBILITIES AND EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. WITH BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIR ALSO OVERSPREADING THE AREA...WIND CHILL INDICES OF 15 TO 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TRAVEL IN STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. MAKE SURE THAT YOUR GASOLINE TANK IS FULL BEFORE YOUR TRIP. ALSO CHECK ANTIFREEZE LEVELS IN YOUR RADIATOR. CONSIDER TAKING A WINTER STORM KIT ALONG WITH YOU...INCLUDING SUCH ITEMS AS TIRE CHAINS...BOOSTER CABLES...FLASHLIGHT...SHOVEL...A BAG OF SAND OR CAT LITTER...BLANKETS AND EXTRA CLOTHING...WATER...A FIRST AID KIT...OR ANYTHING ELSE THAT WOULD HELP YOU SURVIVE IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED. 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. REMEMBER...A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. && $$ KSZ010>012-022>024-026-035>039-054-055-011800- /O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110202T1200Z/ MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON- DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS-WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-LYON-OSAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...HIAWATHA...MANHATTAN... ABILENE...JUNCTION CITY...TOPEKA...EMPORIA 344 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY BY NOON TUESDAY...AND THEN PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. THIS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE TUESDAY AS PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW COMBINE WITH WIND DRIVEN SNOW TO PRODUCE POOR VISIBILITIES AND EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. WITH BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIR ALSO OVERSPREADING THE AREA...WIND CHILL INDICES OF 15 TO 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TRAVEL IN STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. MAKE SURE THAT YOUR GASOLINE TANK IS FULL BEFORE YOUR TRIP. ALSO CHECK ANTIFREEZE LEVELS IN YOUR RADIATOR. CONSIDER TAKING A WINTER STORM KIT ALONG WITH YOU...INCLUDING SUCH ITEMS AS TIRE CHAINS...BOOSTER CABLES...FLASHLIGHT...SHOVEL...A BAG OF SAND OR CAT LITTER...BLANKETS AND EXTRA CLOTHING...WATER...A FIRST AID KIT...OR ANYTHING ELSE THAT WOULD HELP YOU SURVIVE IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED. 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. && $$ KSZ008-009-020-021-034-011800- /O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110202T1200Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-CLOUD-CLAY-OTTAWA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONCORDIA...CLAY CENTER 344 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL PERSIST TUESDAY BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE BY TUESDAY TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. THIS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE TUESDAY AS PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW COMBINE WITH WIND DRIVEN SNOW TO PRODUCE POOR VISIBILITIES AND EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. WITH BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIR ALSO OVERSPREADING THE AREA...WIND CHILL INDICES OF 15 TO 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TRAVEL IN STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. MAKE SURE THAT YOUR GASOLINE TANK IS FULL BEFORE YOUR TRIP. ALSO CHECK ANTIFREEZE LEVELS IN YOUR RADIATOR. CONSIDER TAKING A WINTER STORM KIT ALONG WITH YOU...INCLUDING SUCH ITEMS AS TIRE CHAINS...BOOSTER CABLES...FLASHLIGHT...SHOVEL...A BAG OF SAND OR CAT LITTER...BLANKETS AND EXTRA CLOTHING...WATER...A FIRST AID KIT...OR ANYTHING ELSE THAT WOULD HELP YOU SURVIVE IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED. EXPOSED SKIN CAN SUFFER FROM FROSTBITE IN A VERY SHORT TIME...SO DRESS ADEQUATELY. BE SURE TO WEAR LAYERED CLOTHING...A HAT...AND GLOVES TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM THE DANGERS OF FROSTBITE. && $$
037 WWUS43 KTOP 011237 WSWTOP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 637 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT ALL OF NORTHEAST KANSAS THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTHEAST AND TRACK THROUGH THE PLAINS TODAY INTO WEDNESDAY. LIGHT SNOW WILL BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN THE AFTERNOON. 4 TO 14 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE SNOW COMING TO AN END WEDNESDAY MORNING. KSZ040-056-058-059-011830- /O.CON.KTOP.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110202T1200Z/ DOUGLAS-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAWRENCE...OTTAWA 637 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY BY NOON...AND THEN PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 9 TO 14 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE TONIGHT. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH TODAY. THIS WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE AS PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW COMBINE WITH WIND DRIVEN SNOW TO PRODUCE POOR VISIBILITIES AND EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. WITH BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIR ALSO OVERSPREADING THE AREA...WIND CHILL INDICES OF 15 TO 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TRAVEL IN STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. MAKE SURE THAT YOUR GASOLINE TANK IS FULL BEFORE YOUR TRIP. ALSO CHECK ANTIFREEZE LEVELS IN YOUR RADIATOR. CONSIDER TAKING A WINTER STORM KIT ALONG WITH YOU...INCLUDING SUCH ITEMS AS TIRE CHAINS...BOOSTER CABLES...FLASHLIGHT...SHOVEL...A BAG OF SAND OR CAT LITTER...BLANKETS AND EXTRA CLOTHING...WATER...A FIRST AID KIT...OR ANYTHING ELSE THAT WOULD HELP YOU SURVIVE IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED. 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. REMEMBER...A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. && $$ KSZ010>012-022>024-026-035>039-054-055-011830- /O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110202T1200Z/ MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON- DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS-WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-LYON-OSAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...HIAWATHA...MANHATTAN... ABILENE...JUNCTION CITY...TOPEKA...EMPORIA 637 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY BY NOON...AND THEN PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE TONIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE TONIGHT. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. THIS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE TUESDAY AS PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW COMBINE WITH WIND DRIVEN SNOW TO PRODUCE POOR VISIBILITIES AND EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. WITH BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIR ALSO OVERSPREADING THE AREA...WIND CHILL INDICES OF 15 TO 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TRAVEL IN STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. MAKE SURE THAT YOUR GASOLINE TANK IS FULL BEFORE YOUR TRIP. ALSO CHECK ANTIFREEZE LEVELS IN YOUR RADIATOR. CONSIDER TAKING A WINTER STORM KIT ALONG WITH YOU...INCLUDING SUCH ITEMS AS TIRE CHAINS...BOOSTER CABLES...FLASHLIGHT...SHOVEL...A BAG OF SAND OR CAT LITTER...BLANKETS AND EXTRA CLOTHING...WATER...A FIRST AID KIT...OR ANYTHING ELSE THAT WOULD HELP YOU SURVIVE IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED. EXPOSED SKIN CAN SUFFER FROM FROSTBITE IN A VERY SHORT TIME...SO DRESS ADEQUATELY. BE SURE TO WEAR LAYERED CLOTHING...A HAT...AND GLOVES TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM THE DANGERS OF FROSTBITE. && $$ KSZ008-009-020-021-034-011830- /O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110202T1200Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-CLOUD-CLAY-OTTAWA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONCORDIA...CLAY CENTER 637 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE TONIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY TONIGHT. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL BE THE RULE TODAY...PRODUCING AREAS OF SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE TODAY AS PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW COMBINE WITH WIND DRIVEN SNOW TO PRODUCE POOR VISIBILITIES AND EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. WITH BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIR ALSO OVERSPREADING THE AREA...WIND CHILL INDICES OF 15 TO 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TRAVEL IN STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. MAKE SURE THAT YOUR GASOLINE TANK IS FULL BEFORE YOUR TRIP. ALSO CHECK ANTIFREEZE LEVELS IN YOUR RADIATOR. CONSIDER TAKING A WINTER STORM KIT ALONG WITH YOU...INCLUDING SUCH ITEMS AS TIRE CHAINS...BOOSTER CABLES...FLASHLIGHT...SHOVEL...A BAG OF SAND OR CAT LITTER...BLANKETS AND EXTRA CLOTHING...WATER...A FIRST AID KIT...OR ANYTHING ELSE THAT WOULD HELP YOU SURVIVE IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED. 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. && $$
914 WWUS43 KTOP 011752 WSWTOP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 1152 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT ALL OF NORTHEAST KANSAS THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTHEAST AND TRACK THROUGH THE PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. 4 TO 13 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE SNOW COMING TO AN END WEDNESDAY MORNING. KSZ040-056-058-059-020200- /O.CON.KTOP.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110202T1200Z/ DOUGLAS-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAWRENCE...OTTAWA 1152 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW....TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 9 TO 13 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE TONIGHT. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH TODAY. THIS WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE THIS AFTERNOON AS PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW COMBINE WITH WIND DRIVEN SNOW TO PRODUCE POOR VISIBILITIES AND EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. WITH BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIR ALSO OVERSPREADING THE AREA...WIND CHILL INDICES OF 15 TO 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TRAVEL IN STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. MAKE SURE THAT YOUR GASOLINE TANK IS FULL BEFORE YOUR TRIP. ALSO CHECK ANTIFREEZE LEVELS IN YOUR RADIATOR. CONSIDER TAKING A WINTER STORM KIT ALONG WITH YOU...INCLUDING SUCH ITEMS AS TIRE CHAINS...BOOSTER CABLES...FLASHLIGHT...SHOVEL...A BAG OF SAND OR CAT LITTER...BLANKETS AND EXTRA CLOTHING...WATER...A FIRST AID KIT...OR ANYTHING ELSE THAT WOULD HELP YOU SURVIVE IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED. 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. REMEMBER...A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. && $$ KSZ010>012-022>024-026-035>039-054-055-020200- /O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110202T1200Z/ MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON- DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS-WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-LYON-OSAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...HIAWATHA...MANHATTAN... ABILENE...JUNCTION CITY...TOPEKA...EMPORIA 1152 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE TONIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 11 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE TONIGHT. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. THIS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE THIS AFTERNOON AS PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW COMBINE WITH WIND DRIVEN SNOW TO PRODUCE POOR VISIBILITIES AND EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. WITH BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIR ALSO OVERSPREADING THE AREA...WIND CHILL INDICES OF 15 TO 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TRAVEL IN STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. MAKE SURE THAT YOUR GASOLINE TANK IS FULL BEFORE YOUR TRIP. ALSO CHECK ANTIFREEZE LEVELS IN YOUR RADIATOR. CONSIDER TAKING A WINTER STORM KIT ALONG WITH YOU...INCLUDING SUCH ITEMS AS TIRE CHAINS...BOOSTER CABLES...FLASHLIGHT...SHOVEL...A BAG OF SAND OR CAT LITTER...BLANKETS AND EXTRA CLOTHING...WATER...A FIRST AID KIT...OR ANYTHING ELSE THAT WOULD HELP YOU SURVIVE IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED. 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. && $$ KSZ008-009-020-021-034-020200- /O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110202T1200Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-CLOUD-CLAY-OTTAWA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONCORDIA...CLAY CENTER 1152 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE TONIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY TONIGHT. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL BE THE RULE TODAY...PRODUCING AREAS OF SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE THIS AFTERNOON AS PERIODS OF MODERATE TO AT TIMES HEAVY SNOW COMBINE WITH WIND DRIVEN SNOW TO PRODUCE POOR VISIBILITIES AND EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. WITH BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIR ALSO OVERSPREADING THE AREA...WIND CHILL INDICES OF 15 TO 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TRAVEL IN STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. MAKE SURE THAT YOUR GASOLINE TANK IS FULL BEFORE YOUR TRIP. ALSO CHECK ANTIFREEZE LEVELS IN YOUR RADIATOR. CONSIDER TAKING A WINTER STORM KIT ALONG WITH YOU...INCLUDING SUCH ITEMS AS TIRE CHAINS...BOOSTER CABLES...FLASHLIGHT...SHOVEL...A BAG OF SAND OR CAT LITTER...BLANKETS AND EXTRA CLOTHING...WATER...A FIRST AID KIT...OR ANYTHING ELSE THAT WOULD HELP YOU SURVIVE IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED. EXPOSED SKIN CAN SUFFER FROM FROSTBITE IN A VERY SHORT TIME...SO DRESS ADEQUATELY. BE SURE TO WEAR LAYERED CLOTHING...A HAT...AND GLOVES TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM THE DANGERS OF FROSTBITE. && $$
975 WWUS43 KTOP 012138 WSWTOP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 338 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...A MAJOR WINTER STORM CONTINUES TO IMPACT ALL OF NORTHEAST KANSAS THROUGH TONIGHT... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING MORE MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO THE AREA THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF THIS EVENING. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 13 INCHES IS STILL EXPECTED BEFORE THE SNOW COMES TO AN END WEDNESDAY MORNING. KSZ040-056-058-059-020545- /O.CON.KTOP.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110202T1200Z/ DOUGLAS-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAWRENCE...OTTAWA 338 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING TONIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW....TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 9 TO 13 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE EVENING. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT. THIS WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE POOR INTO THE EVENING HOURS AS PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW COMBINE WITH WIND DRIVEN SNOW TO PRODUCE POOR VISIBILITIES AND EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. WITH BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIR ALSO OVERSPREADING THE AREA...WIND CHILL INDICES OF 15 TO 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TRAVEL IN STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. MAKE SURE THAT YOUR GASOLINE TANK IS FULL BEFORE YOUR TRIP. ALSO CHECK ANTIFREEZE LEVELS IN YOUR RADIATOR. CONSIDER TAKING A WINTER STORM KIT ALONG WITH YOU...INCLUDING SUCH ITEMS AS TIRE CHAINS...BOOSTER CABLES...FLASHLIGHT...SHOVEL...A BAG OF SAND OR CAT LITTER...BLANKETS AND EXTRA CLOTHING...WATER...A FIRST AID KIT...OR ANYTHING ELSE THAT WOULD HELP YOU SURVIVE IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED. 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. REMEMBER...A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. && $$ KSZ010>012-022>024-026-035>039-054-055-020545- /O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110202T1200Z/ MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON- DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS-WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-LYON-OSAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...HIAWATHA...MANHATTAN... ABILENE...JUNCTION CITY...TOPEKA...EMPORIA 338 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING TONIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 11 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE TONIGHT. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. THIS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN POOR INTO THE EVENING HOURS AS PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW COMBINE WITH WIND DRIVEN SNOW TO PRODUCE POOR VISIBILITIES AND EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. WITH BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIR ALSO OVERSPREADING THE AREA...WIND CHILL INDICES OF 15 TO 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TRAVEL IN STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. MAKE SURE THAT YOUR GASOLINE TANK IS FULL BEFORE YOUR TRIP. ALSO CHECK ANTIFREEZE LEVELS IN YOUR RADIATOR. CONSIDER TAKING A WINTER STORM KIT ALONG WITH YOU...INCLUDING SUCH ITEMS AS TIRE CHAINS...BOOSTER CABLES...FLASHLIGHT...SHOVEL...A BAG OF SAND OR CAT LITTER...BLANKETS AND EXTRA CLOTHING...WATER...A FIRST AID KIT...OR ANYTHING ELSE THAT WOULD HELP YOU SURVIVE IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED. EXPOSED SKIN CAN SUFFER FROM FROSTBITE IN A VERY SHORT TIME...SO DRESS ADEQUATELY. BE SURE TO WEAR LAYERED CLOTHING...A HAT...AND GLOVES TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM THE DANGERS OF FROSTBITE. && $$ KSZ008-009-020-021-034-020545- /O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110202T1200Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-CLOUD-CLAY-OTTAWA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONCORDIA...CLAY CENTER 338 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL BE THE RULE...PRODUCING AREAS OF SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING AS SNOW COMBINES WITH WIND DRIVEN SNOW TO PRODUCE POOR VISIBILITIES AND EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. WITH BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIR ALSO OVERSPREADING THE AREA...WIND CHILL INDICES OF 15 TO 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TRAVEL IN STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. MAKE SURE THAT YOUR GASOLINE TANK IS FULL BEFORE YOUR TRIP. ALSO CHECK ANTIFREEZE LEVELS IN YOUR RADIATOR. CONSIDER TAKING A WINTER STORM KIT ALONG WITH YOU...INCLUDING SUCH ITEMS AS TIRE CHAINS...BOOSTER CABLES...FLASHLIGHT...SHOVEL...A BAG OF SAND OR CAT LITTER...BLANKETS AND EXTRA CLOTHING...WATER...A FIRST AID KIT...OR ANYTHING ELSE THAT WOULD HELP YOU SURVIVE IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED. 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. && $$
098 WWUS43 KTOP 020223 WSWTOP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 823 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW... KSZ040-056-058-059-021030- /O.CAN.KTOP.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110202T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KTOP.WC.Y.0003.110202T0223Z-110202T1800Z/ DOUGLAS-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAWRENCE...OTTAWA 823 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS THE AREA WITH LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES EXPECTED BEFORE MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO FALL OVERNIGHT. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT INTO THE MORNING HOURS. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIR COMBINED WITH THE BRISK NORTH WINDS WILL RESULT IN LOWEST WIND CHILL INDICES OF 15 TO 24 DEGREES BELOW ZERO TONIGHT THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS ON WEDNESDAY. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. CONSIDER TAKING A WINTER STORM KIT ALONG IF YOU MUST TRAVEL TONIGHT. && $$ KSZ008-009-020-021-034-035-021030- /O.CAN.KTOP.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110202T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KTOP.WC.W.0001.110202T0223Z-110202T1800Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-CLOUD-CLAY-OTTAWA-DICKINSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONCORDIA...CLAY CENTER...ABILENE 823 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS THE AREA WITH TEMPERATURES CONTINUING TO FALL INTO THE NIGHTTIME HOURS. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT INTO THE MORNING HOURS. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIR COMBINED WITH THE BRISK NORTH WINDS WILL RESULT IN LOWEST WIND CHILL INDICES OF 23 TO 27 DEGREES BELOW ZERO TONIGHT THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS ON WEDNESDAY. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. CONSIDER TAKING A WINTER STORM KIT ALONG IF YOU MUST TRAVEL TONIGHT. && $$ KSZ010>012-022>024-026-036>039-054-055-021030- /O.CAN.KTOP.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110202T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KTOP.WC.Y.0003.110202T0223Z-110202T1800Z/ MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-GEARY- MORRIS-WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-LYON-OSAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...HIAWATHA...MANHATTAN... JUNCTION CITY...TOPEKA...EMPORIA 823 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS THE AREA WITH LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES EXPECTED BEFORE MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO FALL OVERNIGHT. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT INTO THE MORNING HOURS. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIR COMBINED WITH THE BRISK NORTH WINDS WILL RESULT IN LOWEST WIND CHILL INDICES OF 15 TO 24 DEGREES BELOW ZERO TONIGHT THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS ON WEDNESDAY. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. CONSIDER TAKING A WINTER STORM KIT ALONG IF YOU MUST TRAVEL TONIGHT. && $$ BLAIR
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.