Alert archive / Kansas / Winter Storm Warnings in 2011
Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this winter storm warning at Feb 8, 2011, 9:21 AM CST for 6 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 25 hr. 33 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
- Feb 8, 2011, 9:21 AM CST (15:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 9, 2011, 10:00 AM CST
- In force
- 25 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
Counties Anderson County, KS, Coffey County, KS, Dickinson County, KS, Lyon County, KS, Morris County, KS, Ottawa County, KS
The radar
The Topeka radar (KTWX), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:20 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 8, 10:06 AM CST | SNOW 4 | Emporia, KS | REPORTED BY KVOE IN EMPORIA. |
| Feb 8, 1:45 PM CST | SNOW 5 | 2 Wnw Emporia, KS | KVOE IN EMPORIA REPORTS 5 INCHES OF SNOW. |
| Feb 8, 1:49 PM CST | SNOW 6 | Council Grove, KS | |
| Feb 8, 1:49 PM CST | SNOW 7 | Abilene, KS | 4 TO 7 INCHES ESTIMATED ACROSS THE COUNTY. 1 TO 3 FOOT DRIFTS IN HEAVIER SNOWFALL. |
| Feb 8, 2:39 PM CST | SNOW 5 | Burlington, KS | 5 INCHES OF SNOW REPORTED AT COFFEE COUNTY COURTHOUSE. |
| Feb 8, 5:03 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | Delphos, KS | VISIBILITY DOWN TO 1/2 MILE. |
| Feb 8, 5:25 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | Emporia, KS | KVOL IN EMPORIA. |
| Feb 8, 5:25 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 9 | Olpe, KS | |
| Feb 8, 5:42 PM CST | SNOW 5 | 2 Sw Beto Junction, KS | SPOTTER ESTIMATES 5 INCHES. |
| Feb 8, 6:04 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | 4 Ene Ada, KS | |
| Feb 8, 6:14 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 9 | 1 Nne Burlington, KS | SNOW DRIFTS OVER 1 FOOT. |
| Feb 8, 6:27 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | 4 N Gridley, KS | |
| Feb 8, 6:39 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 4 Sse Latimer, KS | |
| Feb 8, 6:48 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 5 E Westphalia, KS | |
| Feb 8, 8:30 PM CST | SNOW 5 | Garnett, KS | |
| Feb 8, 8:37 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 16 | Burlington, KS | |
| Feb 8, 8:41 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | Abilene, KS | |
| Feb 8, 8:41 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | Emporia, KS | |
| Feb 8, 8:43 PM CST | SNOW 5 | Council Grove, KS | |
| Feb 8, 10:00 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 11 | Emporia, KS | REPORT FROM PUBLIC IN EMPORIA VIA BROADCAST MEDIA. |
| Feb 9, 5:00 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 15 | 4 N Gridley, KS | |
| Feb 9, 5:59 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | Emporia, KS | |
| Feb 9, 7:15 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 9 | White City, KS | |
| Feb 9, 7:35 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 14 | Gridley, KS | SNOW DEPTH. TOTAL SNOWFALL ESTIMATED WAS 12 INCHES. |
| Feb 9, 7:48 AM CST | SNOW 6 | Burdick, KS | SNOW DRIFTS 2.5-3 FEET. |
| Feb 9, 7:52 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | Colony, KS | SNOW DEPTH TOTAL. |
| Feb 9, 8:02 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | Wilsey, KS | |
| Feb 9, 8:02 AM CST | SNOW 9 | Tescott, KS | TOTAL SNOW DEPTH. |
| Feb 9, 8:20 AM CST | SNOW 9 | 4 Ene Ada, KS | |
| Feb 9, 10:10 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 14 | Emporia, KS | 10 TO 14 INCHES IN THE CITY OF EMPORIA |
| Feb 9, 10:10 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 14 | Olpe, KS | |
| Feb 9, 10:10 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 14.5 | Americus, KS | |
| Feb 9, 10:10 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 16 | Hartford, 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, 3.4 hours before the alert went out and 82 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
- 1469 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 70 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -57 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 180 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
703 WWUS43 KTOP 081521 WSWTOP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 921 AM CST TUE FEB 8 2011 ...SNOW CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY... .SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL...PARTS OF NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL KANSAS. LOCALIZED SNOW BANDS WILL CAUSE PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES TODAY ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS. THE SNOW WILL COME TO AN END BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. KSZ034-035-037-054-082330- /O.UPG.KTOP.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110209T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KTOP.WS.W.0003.110208T1521Z-110209T1200Z/ OTTAWA-DICKINSON-MORRIS-LYON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ABILENE...EMPORIA 921 AM CST TUE FEB 8 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON WEDNESDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A MINNEAPOLIS TO ABILENE TO EMPORIA LINE WITH LOCALLY HIGHER UP TO 9 INCHES POSSIBLE FARTHER SOUTH. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND ACCUMULATE AND DRIFT ON AREA ROADWAYS MAKING THEM SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. BANDS OF HEAVIER SNOWFALL WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. 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. && $$ KSZ008-009-020-021-082330- /O.CON.KTOP.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110209T1200Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-CLOUD-CLAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONCORDIA...CLAY CENTER 921 AM CST TUE FEB 8 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS WEDNESDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM ALONG A SOUTH OF A CONCORDIA TO CLAY CENTER LINE. * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES AND ACCUMULATE ON AREA ROADWAYS MAKING THEM SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL ALSO OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS... SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ KSZ022-023-036-038>040-055-056-058-059-082330- /O.CON.KTOP.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110209T1200Z/ RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-GEARY-WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-OSAGE-FRANKLIN- COFFEY-ANDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANHATTAN...JUNCTION CITY...TOPEKA... LAWRENCE...OTTAWA 921 AM CST TUE FEB 8 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON WEDNESDAY. AREAS FROM TOPEKA TO LAWRENCE WILL SEE ACCUMULATING SNOW LATER THIS AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A MANHATTAN TO OTTAWA LINE. FROM WESTMORELAND TO TOPEKA AND LAWRENCE SOUTH AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS SOUTH. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND ACCUMULATE ON AREA ROADWAYS MAKING THEM SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. BANDS OF HEAVIER SNOWFALL WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE. 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. && $$ KSZ010>012-024-026-081700- /O.CON.KTOP.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110208T1700Z/ MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-JACKSON-JEFFERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...HIAWATHA 921 AM CST TUE FEB 8 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CST THIS MORNING... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CST THIS MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES...OF 15 TO 18 BELOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE MORNING. * IMPACTS...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL MAKE BEING OUTDOORS FOR PROLONGED PERIODS OF TIME HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EXPOSED SKIN CAN SUFFER FROM FROSTBITE IN A VERY SHORT TIME...SO DRESS ADEQUATELY. BE SURE TO WEAR LAYERED CLOTHING...A HAT...AND GLOVES TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM THE DANGERS OF FROSTBITE. && $$
7 follow-up statements
672 WWUS43 KTOP 081659 WSWTOP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 1059 AM CST TUE FEB 8 2011 ...SNOW TO CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY... .AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WILL SPREAD SNOWFALL ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL...NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL KANSAS TODAY AND TONIGHT. LOCALIZED SNOW BANDS WILL CAUSE PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES TODAY ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS. THE SNOW WILL COME TO AN END BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. KSZ010>012-024-026-081800- /O.EXP.KTOP.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110208T1700Z/ MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-JACKSON-JEFFERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...HIAWATHA 1059 AM CST TUE FEB 8 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM CST THIS MORNING... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM CST THIS MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN IN THE SINGLE DIGITS...HOWEVER DIMINISHING WINDS WILL ALSO DIMINISH WIND CHILL VALUES. $$ KSZ034-035-037-054-090100- /O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110209T1200Z/ OTTAWA-DICKINSON-MORRIS-LYON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ABILENE...EMPORIA 1059 AM CST TUE FEB 8 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON WEDNESDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A MINNEAPOLIS TO ABILENE TO EMPORIA LINE WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE FARTHER SOUTH. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND ACCUMULATE AND DRIFT ON AREA ROADWAYS MAKING THEM SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. BANDS OF HEAVIER SNOWFALL WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS... SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ KSZ008-009-020>023-036-038>040-055-056-058-059-090100- /O.CON.KTOP.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110209T1200Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-GEARY-WABAUNSEE- SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONCORDIA...CLAY CENTER...MANHATTAN... JUNCTION CITY...TOPEKA...LAWRENCE...OTTAWA 1059 AM CST TUE FEB 8 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS WEDNESDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A WASHINGTON TO LAWRENCE LINE. * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES AND ACCUMULATE ON AREA ROADWAYS MAKING THEM SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL ALSO OCCUR. 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. && $$
508 WWUS43 KTOP 082143 WSWTOP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 343 PM CST TUE FEB 8 2011 ...SNOW TO CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY... .AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WILL SPREAD SNOWFALL ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL...NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL KANSAS TODAY AND TONIGHT. LOCALIZED SNOW BANDS WILL CAUSE PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES TODAY ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS. THE SNOW WILL COME TO AN END BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. KSZ034-035-037-054-090600- /O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110209T1200Z/ OTTAWA-DICKINSON-MORRIS-LYON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ABILENE...EMPORIA 343 PM CST TUE FEB 8 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON WEDNESDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...OF 6 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A MINNEAPOLIS TO ABILENE TO EMPORIA LINE WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE FARTHER SOUTH. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH...DIMINISHING IN THE LATE EVENING HOURS. * IMPACTS...THE SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND ACCUMULATE AND DRIFT ON AREA ROADWAYS MAKING THEM SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. BANDS OF HEAVIER SNOWFALL WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS... SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ KSZ008-009-020>023-036-038>040-055-056-058-059-090600- /O.CON.KTOP.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110209T1200Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-GEARY-WABAUNSEE- SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONCORDIA...CLAY CENTER...MANHATTAN... JUNCTION CITY...TOPEKA...LAWRENCE...OTTAWA 343 PM CST TUE FEB 8 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS WEDNESDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE... GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A WASHINGTON TO LAWRENCE LINE. * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH...DIMINISHING IN THE LATE EVENING HOURS. * IMPACTS...THE SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES AND ACCUMULATE ON AREA ROADWAYS MAKING THEM SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL ALSO OCCUR. 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. && $$
571 WWUS43 KTOP 082238 WSWTOP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 438 PM CST TUE FEB 8 2011 ...SNOW TO CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY... .AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WILL SPREAD SNOWFALL ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL...NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL KANSAS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. LOCALIZED SNOW BANDS WILL CAUSE PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES THIS EVENING ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL KANSAS. THE SNOW WILL COME TO AN END BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. KSZ058-059-090645- /O.UPG.KTOP.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110209T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KTOP.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110209T1200Z/ COFFEY-ANDERSON- 438 PM CST TUE FEB 8 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN UPGRADED. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS WEDNESDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE... GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A BETO JUNCTION TO GARNETT LINE. * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH... DIMINISHING IN THE LATE EVENING HOURS. * IMPACTS...THE SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES AND ACCUMULATE ON AREA ROADWAYS MAKING THEM SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL ALSO OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS... SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ KSZ034-035-037-054-090645- /O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110209T1200Z/ OTTAWA-DICKINSON-MORRIS-LYON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ABILENE...EMPORIA 438 PM CST TUE FEB 8 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 INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON WEDNESDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...OF 6 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A MINNEAPOLIS TO ABILENE TO EMPORIA LINE WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE FARTHER SOUTH. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH... DIMINISHING IN THE LATE EVENING HOURS. * IMPACTS...THE SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND ACCUMULATE AND DRIFT ON AREA ROADWAYS MAKING THEM SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. BANDS OF HEAVIER SNOWFALL WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. 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. && $$ KSZ008-009-020>023-036-038>040-055-056-090645- /O.CON.KTOP.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110209T1200Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-GEARY-WABAUNSEE- SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-OSAGE-FRANKLIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONCORDIA...CLAY CENTER...MANHATTAN... JUNCTION CITY...TOPEKA...LAWRENCE...OTTAWA 438 PM CST TUE FEB 8 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS WEDNESDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE... GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A WASHINGTON TO LAWRENCE LINE. * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH... DIMINISHING IN THE LATE EVENING HOURS. * IMPACTS...THE SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES AND ACCUMULATE ON AREA ROADWAYS MAKING THEM SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL ALSO OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS... SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$
353 WWUS43 KTOP 090101 WSWTOP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 701 PM CST TUE FEB 8 2011 ...SNOW TO CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY... .AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WILL SPREAD SNOWFALL ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL...NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL KANSAS TONIGHT. LOCALIZED SNOW BANDS WILL CAUSE PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES THIS EVENING ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL KANSAS. THE SNOW WILL COME TO AN END BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. KSZ034-035-037-054-058-059-090915- /O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110209T1200Z/ OTTAWA-DICKINSON-MORRIS-LYON-COFFEY-ANDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ABILENE...EMPORIA 701 PM CST TUE FEB 8 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 EARLY MORNING HOURS WEDNESDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 T0 14 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF AN EMPORIA TO BETO JUNCTION TO KINCAID LINE. 6 TO 9 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A DELPHOS TO COUNCIL GROVE LINE...AND ACROSS NORTHERN AND EASTERN ANDERSON COUNTY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH... DIMINISHING IN THE LATE EVENING HOURS. * IMPACTS...THE SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES AND ACCUMULATE ON AREA ROADWAYS MAKING THEM SNOW PACKED AND HAZARDOUS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL ALSO OCCUR. 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. && $$ KSZ008-009-020>023-036-038>040-055-056-090915- /O.CON.KTOP.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110209T1200Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-GEARY-WABAUNSEE- SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-OSAGE-FRANKLIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONCORDIA...CLAY CENTER...MANHATTAN... JUNCTION CITY...TOPEKA...LAWRENCE...OTTAWA 701 PM CST TUE FEB 8 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS WEDNESDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE SOUTH OF A CONCORDIA TO MANHATTAN...TO OSAGE CITY...TO OTTAWA LINE. 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A WASHINGTON TO LAWRENCE LINE. * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH... DIMINISHING IN THE LATE EVENING HOURS. * IMPACTS...THE SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES AND ACCUMULATE ON AREA ROADWAYS MAKING THEM SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL ALSO OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS... SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$
017 WWUS43 KTOP 090946 WSWTOP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 346 AM CST WED FEB 9 2011 ...SNOW TO CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY... .AN POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO SHIFT SOUTH AND EAST OF THE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. LIGHT SNOW WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE ADVISORY AND WARNING AREAS INTO THE MORNING...WITH ALL SNOW COMING TO AN END BY LATE MORNING. KSZ008-009-020-091100- /O.CAN.KTOP.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110209T1200Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-CLOUD- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CONCORDIA 346 AM CST WED FEB 9 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED IN REPUBLIC...WASHINGTON...AND CLOUD COUNTIES. THUS THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE EARLY.. $$ KSZ037-054-058-059-091600- /O.EXT.KTOP.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110209T1600Z/ MORRIS-LYON-COFFEY-ANDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...EMPORIA 346 AM CST WED FEB 9 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION OF UP TO AN INCH IS POSSIBLE THROUGH 10 AM. TOTAL ACCUMULATION IN MOST OF THE WARNED AREA WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES...BUT PARTS OF COFFEY AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES MAY SEE TOTAL SNOW OF UP TO 16 INCHES. * WINDS...10 TO 15 MPH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE DRIFTING...BUT WILL DECREASE THROUGH THE DAY. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT OR EVEN IMPOSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA TODAY DUE TO THE SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL AND DRIFTING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS... SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ KSZ034-035-091200- /O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110209T1200Z/ OTTAWA-DICKINSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ABILENE 346 AM CST WED FEB 9 2011 ...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. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION OF UP TO A HALF INCH IS POSSIBLE THROUGH 6 AM. TOTAL ACCUMULATION IN MOST OF THE WARNED AREA WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES. * WINDS...10 TO 15 MPH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE DRIFTING...BUT WILL DECREASE THROUGH THE DAY. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT OR EVEN IMPOSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA TODAY DUE TO THE SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL AND DRIFTING. 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. && $$ KSZ055-056-091600- /O.EXT.KTOP.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110209T1600Z/ OSAGE-FRANKLIN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OTTAWA 346 AM CST WED FEB 9 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MID MORNING HOURS WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION OF UP TO A HALF INCH IS POSSIBLE THROUGH 10 AM. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IN FRANKLIN AND OSAGE COUNTIES WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 7 INCHES. * WINDS...10 TO 15 MPH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE DRIFTING...BUT WILL DECREASE THROUGH THE DAY. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS THIS MORNING DUE TO THE ALREADY FALLEN SNOW...SNOW PACKED ROADS...AND DRIFTING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS... SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ KSZ021>023-036-038>040-091200- /O.CON.KTOP.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110209T1200Z/ CLAY-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-GEARY-WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAY CENTER...MANHATTAN... JUNCTION CITY...TOPEKA...LAWRENCE 346 AM CST WED FEB 9 2011 ...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. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION LESS THAN A HALF INCH IS POSSIBLE THROUGH 6 AM. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IN THE ADVISORY AREA WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 6 INCHES. * WINDS...10 TO 15 MPH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE DRIFTING...BUT WILL DECREASE THROUGH THE DAY. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS THIS MORNING DUE TO THE ALREADY FALLEN SNOW...SNOW PACKED ROADS...AND DRIFTING. 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. && $$
867 WWUS43 KTOP 091149 WSWTOP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 549 AM CST WED FEB 9 2011 ...SNOW TO CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY... .AN POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO SHIFT SOUTH AND EAST OF THE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. LIGHT SNOW WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE ADVISORY AND WARNING AREAS INTO THE MORNING...WITH ALL SNOW COMING TO AN END BY LATE MORNING. KSZ034-035-091300- /O.EXP.KTOP.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110209T1200Z/ OTTAWA-DICKINSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ABILENE 549 AM CST WED FEB 9 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING. WHILE VERY LIGHT SNOW REMAINS POSSIBLE THIS MORNING...ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED. THUS THE WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ KSZ021>023-036-038>040-091300- /O.EXP.KTOP.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110209T1200Z/ CLAY-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-GEARY-WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAY CENTER...MANHATTAN... JUNCTION CITY...TOPEKA...LAWRENCE 549 AM CST WED FEB 9 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING. WHILE VERY LIGHT SNOW REMAINS POSSIBLE THIS MORNING...ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED. THUS THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ KSZ037-054-058-059-091600- /O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110209T1600Z/ MORRIS-LYON-COFFEY-ANDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...EMPORIA 549 AM CST WED FEB 9 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION OF UP TO AN INCH IS POSSIBLE THROUGH 10 AM. TOTAL ACCUMULATION IN MOST OF THE WARNED AREA WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES...BUT PARTS OF COFFEY AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES MAY SEE TOTAL SNOW OF UP TO 16 INCHES. * WINDS...10 TO 15 MPH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE DRIFTING... BUT WILL DECREASE THROUGH THE DAY. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT OR EVEN IMPOSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA TODAY DUE TO THE SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL AND DRIFTING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS... SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ KSZ055-056-091600- /O.CON.KTOP.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110209T1600Z/ OSAGE-FRANKLIN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OTTAWA 549 AM CST WED FEB 9 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MID MORNING HOURS WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION OF UP TO A HALF INCH IS POSSIBLE THROUGH 10 AM. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IN FRANKLIN AND OSAGE COUNTIES WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 7 INCHES. * WINDS...10 TO 15 MPH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE DRIFTING... BUT WILL DECREASE THROUGH THE DAY. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS THIS MORNING DUE TO THE ALREADY FALLEN SNOW...SNOW PACKED ROADS...AND DRIFTING. 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. && $$
446 WWUS43 KTOP 091552 WSWTOP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 952 AM CST WED FEB 9 2011 KSZ037-054-058-059-091700- /O.EXP.KTOP.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110209T1600Z/ MORRIS-LYON-COFFEY-ANDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...EMPORIA 952 AM CST WED FEB 9 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM CST THIS MORNING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM CST THIS MORNING. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NOON HOUR...HOWEVER LITTLE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ KSZ055-056-091700- /O.EXP.KTOP.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110209T1600Z/ OSAGE-FRANKLIN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OTTAWA 952 AM CST WED FEB 9 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM CST THIS MORNING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM CST THIS MORNING. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NOON HOUR...HOWEVER LITTLE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. THEREFORE THE ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Topeka, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 8, 4:03 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | TOP | Brown, Jackson, Jefferson, Marshall, Nemaha | 7 hr |
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