Alert archive / Kansas / Winter Storm Warnings in 2011
Winter Storm Warning 4, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this winter storm warning at Feb 24, 2011, 3:35 AM CST for 16 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Feb 24, 2011, 6:00 AM CST. It was in force for 17 hr. 45 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 24, 2011, 3:35 AM CST (09:35 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 24, 2011, 6:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 24, 2011, 11:00 PM CST
- In force
- 17 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
Counties Brown County, KS, Clay County, KS, Dickinson County, KS, Douglas County, KS, Geary County, KS, Jackson County, KS, Jefferson County, KS, Lyon County, KS, Morris County, KS, Nemaha County, KS, Osage County, KS, Ottawa County, KS, Pottawatomie County, KS, Riley County, KS, Shawnee County, KS, Wabaunsee County, KS
The radar
The Topeka radar (KTWX), 14 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:37 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 24, 11:40 AM CST | SLEET 0.25 | Meriden, KS | ROADS BECOMING SLIPPERY WITH A QUARTER INCH OF SLEET IN UNTOUCHED PARKING LOTS IN MERIDEN |
| Feb 24, 12:20 PM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0 | 3 Ssw Auburn, KS | 1/8 INCH OF ICE COVERING TREES AND EXPOSED SURFACES. NOT FREEZING ON ROADS AT TIME OF OBSERVATION. |
| Feb 24, 2:47 PM CST | SLEET 0.25 | 6 Ese Abilene, KS | |
| Feb 24, 4:22 PM CST | SNOW 1 | 1 Wsw Wamego, KS | |
| Feb 24, 4:38 PM CST | SLEET 0 | 1 Sw Osage City, KS | SLEET COVERING THE GROUND. VISIBILITY AROUND 1/4 MI. |
| Feb 24, 5:25 PM CST | SNOW 0.8 | Delphos, KS | |
| Feb 24, 5:45 PM CST | SNOW 2 | Seneca, KS | |
| Feb 24, 5:51 PM CST | SNOW 3 | 1 Nw Ogden, KS | SPOTTER ESTIMATES 2-3 INCHES. |
| Feb 24, 5:54 PM CST | SNOW 1 | Oskaloosa, KS | |
| Feb 24, 5:54 PM CST | SNOW 4 | Nortonville, KS | |
| Feb 24, 5:57 PM CST | SNOW 5 | 3 Ssw Fairview, KS | SOME DRIFTING |
| Feb 24, 6:06 PM CST | SNOW 4.5 | 4 Nne Netawaka, KS | 4-5 INCH ESTIMATED SNOWFALL |
| Feb 24, 6:10 PM CST | SNOW 1.5 | 2 S Ozawkie, KS | |
| Feb 24, 6:20 PM CST | SNOW 1.5 | 4 W Lawrence, KS | NWS EMPLOYEE ESTIMATES 1 - 1.5 INCHES OF SNOW IN LAWRENCE. |
| Feb 24, 6:20 PM CST | SNOW 3 | 7 Wsw Topeka, KS | NWS EMPLOYEE MEASURED 3 INCHES OF SNOW |
| Feb 24, 6:33 PM CST | SNOW 2.5 | 6 Ese Abilene, KS | |
| Feb 24, 6:35 PM CST | SNOW 3.5 | Oskaloosa, KS | |
| Feb 24, 6:39 PM CST | SNOW 3.5 | 4 Sw Topeka, KS | 3.5 INCHES OF SNOW MEASURED AT KTKA |
| Feb 24, 6:44 PM CST | SNOW 2 | Minneapolis, KS | |
| Feb 24, 6:44 PM CST | SNOW 4 | 3 Nnw Meriden, KS | TRAINED SPOTTER ESTIMATED 3 - 4 INCHES. |
| Feb 24, 6:51 PM CST | SNOW 1.9 | 3 Wnw Lawrence, KS | |
| Feb 24, 7:06 PM CST | SNOW 4 | 5 S Topeka, KS | NWS EMPLOYEE ESTIMATES 3-4 INCHES OF SNOW. |
| Feb 24, 7:12 PM CST | SNOW 5.2 | Oskaloosa, KS | |
| Feb 24, 7:26 PM CST | SNOW 4.2 | 7 Wsw Topeka, KS | 4.2 INCHES OF SNOW MEASURED BY NWS EMPLOYEE. |
| Feb 24, 7:37 PM CST | SNOW 2.5 | 3 Ssw Auburn, KS | |
| Feb 24, 7:44 PM CST | SNOW 4 | 6 S Topeka, KS | |
| Feb 24, 7:49 PM CST | SNOW 3.4 | 3 Wnw Lawrence, KS | MEASURED 1.5 INCHES IN THE LAST HOUR. |
| Feb 24, 8:14 PM CST | SNOW 3.2 | 1 Wsw Wamego, KS | |
| Feb 24, 8:15 PM CST | SNOW 5 | 3 S Rossville, KS | |
| Feb 24, 8:35 PM CST | SNOW 7 | Horton, KS | |
| Feb 24, 8:40 PM CST | SNOW 6.5 | 3 Ssw Fairview, KS | CONSIDERABLE DRIFTING |
| Feb 24, 9:17 PM CST | SNOW 5.5 | Manhattan, KS | AT KSU CAMPUS |
| Feb 24, 9:24 PM CST | SNOW 4 | 1 Wsw Wamego, KS | |
| Feb 24, 9:35 PM CST | SNOW 2 | 8 Wnw Junction City, KS | |
| Feb 24, 9:35 PM CST | SNOW 2.5 | Council Grove, KS | 2.5-3 INCHES IN COUNCIL GROVE |
| Feb 24, 9:35 PM CST | SNOW 4 | White City, KS | |
| Feb 24, 9:35 PM CST | SNOW 4.4 | 3 Wnw Lawrence, KS | |
| Feb 24, 9:38 PM CST | SNOW 7 | Oskaloosa, KS | |
| Feb 24, 9:40 PM CST | SNOW 2 | Emporia, KS | |
| Feb 24, 9:46 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Clay Center, KS | 2 TO 3 INCHES IN THE CLAY CENTER AREA. |
| Feb 24, 9:46 PM CST | SNOW 4 | W Carbondale, KS | |
| Feb 24, 9:47 PM CST | SNOW 5.8 | 5 Se Topeka, KS | |
| Feb 24, 9:50 PM CST | SNOW 5.4 | 7 Wsw Topeka, KS | NWS EMPLOYEE |
| Feb 24, 9:55 PM CST | SNOW 5.5 | 2 Ne Topeka, KS | NWS TOPEKA |
| Feb 24, 10:05 PM CST | SNOW 9 | 5 E Hoyt, 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 00:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 56 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
- 1953 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 61 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 26 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 166 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
763 WWUS43 KTOP 240935 WSWTOP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 335 AM CST THU FEB 24 2011 KSZ011-012-021>024-026-034>040-054-055-241900- /O.UPG.KTOP.WW.Y.0005.110224T1400Z-110225T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KTOP.WS.W.0004.110224T1200Z-110225T0300Z/ NEMAHA-BROWN-CLAY-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-OTTAWA- DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS-WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-LYON-OSAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HIAWATHA...CLAY CENTER...MANHATTAN... ABILENE...JUNCTION CITY...TOPEKA...LAWRENCE...EMPORIA 335 AM CST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR A WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...A MIX OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN SHOULD BEGIN OVERSPREADING THE AREA BY THE LATE MORNING HOURS. THE MOST INTENSE PRECIPITATION SHOULD OCCUR DURING THE AFTERNOON AS THE MIXED PRECIPITATION CHANGES OVER TO SNOW FROM WEST TO EAST. PRECIPITATION SHOULD TAPER OFF AND COME TO AN END BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS...SLEET ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN A 1/2 AND 1 INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES IS POSSIBLE BY THIS EVENING. * WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH SHOULD BE COMMON. * IMPACTS...DRIVING IS EXPECTED TO BECOME VERY DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS BY THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY...DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION. ALLOW FOR EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. IF POSSIBLE POSTPONE ANY TRAVEL PLANS FOR ANOTHER TIME. && $$ KSZ008>010-020-241900- /O.EXT.KTOP.WW.Y.0005.110224T1200Z-110225T0300Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-CLOUD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...CONCORDIA 335 AM CST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA BY LATE MORNING AND MAY INITIALLY BE MIXED WITH SLEET. SNOWFALL SHOULD BE AT ITS HEAVIEST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THE SNOW WILL END THURSDAY EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE. LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF SLEET IS ALSO POSSIBLE. * WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH SHOULD BE COMMON. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ WOLTERS
4 follow-up statements
311 WWUS43 KTOP 241728 WSWTOP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 1128 AM CST THU FEB 24 2011 KSZ011-012-021>024-026-034>040-054-055-250130- /O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110225T0300Z/ NEMAHA-BROWN-CLAY-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-OTTAWA- DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS-WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-LYON-OSAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HIAWATHA...CLAY CENTER...MANHATTAN... ABILENE...JUNCTION CITY...TOPEKA...LAWRENCE...EMPORIA 1128 AM CST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...A WINTRY MIX OF SLEET...SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN HAS OVERSPREAD MUCH OF NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS. INTENSE PERIODS OF PRECIPITATION SHOULD OCCUR NOW THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON AS THE MIXED PRECIPITATION CHANGES OVER TO SNOW FROM WEST TO EAST. PRECIPITATION SHOULD TAPER OFF AND COME TO AN END BEFORE MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS...SLEET ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN A 1/2 AND 1 INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES IS POSSIBLE BY THIS EVENING. * WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH SHOULD BE COMMON. * IMPACTS...DRIVING IS EXPECTED TO BECOME VERY DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS BEGINNING NOW THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY...DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION. ALLOW FOR EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. IF POSSIBLE POSTPONE ANY TRAVEL PLANS FOR ANOTHER TIME. && $$ KSZ008>010-020-250130- /O.CON.KTOP.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110225T0300Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-CLOUD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...CONCORDIA 1128 AM CST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW BY THIS AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THE SNOW WILL END THURSDAY EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE. LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF SLEET IS ALSO POSSIBLE. * WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH SHOULD BE COMMON. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ BLAIR
848 WWUS43 KTOP 250000 WSWTOP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 600 PM CST THU FEB 24 2011 KSZ011-012-024-026-039-040-250500- /O.EXT.KTOP.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110225T0500Z/ NEMAHA-BROWN-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HIAWATHA...TOPEKA...LAWRENCE 600 PM CST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...SNOW AND SOME SLEET HAS OVERSPREAD MUCH OF NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL KANSAS. PRECIPITATION SHOULD TAPER OFF AND COME TO AN END BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES IS EXPECTED WITH SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH SHOULD BE COMMON. * IMPACTS...DRIVING IS EXPECTED TO BECOME VERY DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. HEAVY SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY...DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION. ALLOW FOR EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. IF POSSIBLE POSTPONE ANY TRAVEL PLANS FOR ANOTHER TIME. && $$ KSZ021>023-034>038-054-055-250300- /O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110225T0300Z/ CLAY-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS-WABAUNSEE- LYON-OSAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAY CENTER...MANHATTAN...ABILENE... JUNCTION CITY...EMPORIA 600 PM CST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS. INTENSE PERIODS OF SNOW SHOULD OCCUR NOW THROUGH MID EVENING. THE SNOW SHOULD TAPER OFF AND COME TO AN END BEFORE MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES IS EXPECTED. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE NORTH OF INTERSTATE 70. * WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH SHOULD BE COMMON. * IMPACTS...DRIVING IS EXPECTED TO BECOME VERY DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS BEGINNING NOW THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY...DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION. ALLOW FOR EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. IF POSSIBLE POSTPONE ANY TRAVEL PLANS FOR ANOTHER TIME. && $$ KSZ008>010-020-250300- /O.CON.KTOP.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110225T0300Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-CLOUD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...CONCORDIA 600 PM CST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID EVENING. THE SNOW WILL END LATER THIS EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. * WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH SHOULD BE COMMON. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY...DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION. ALLOW FOR EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. IF POSSIBLE POSTPONE ANY TRAVEL PLANS FOR ANOTHER TIME. && $$
879 WWUS43 KTOP 250255 WSWTOP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 855 PM CST THU FEB 24 2011 KSZ021>023-034>038-054-055-250400- /O.EXP.KTOP.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110225T0300Z/ CLAY-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS-WABAUNSEE- LYON-OSAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAY CENTER...MANHATTAN...ABILENE... JUNCTION CITY...EMPORIA 855 PM CST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL HAS OR WILL END SHORTLY. NORTH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THE LATE NIGHT HOURS. $$ KSZ008>010-020-250400- /O.EXP.KTOP.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110225T0300Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-CLOUD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...CONCORDIA 855 PM CST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL HAS ENDED. NORTH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THE LATE NIGHT HOURS. $$ KSZ011-012-024-026-039-040-250500- /O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110225T0500Z/ NEMAHA-BROWN-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HIAWATHA...TOPEKA...LAWRENCE 855 PM CST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE LATE EVENING HOURS. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 7 INCHES WITH SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH WILL BE COMMON. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ON UNTREATED ROADS CAN BE EXPECTED TO BE VERY DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY...DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION. ALLOW FOR EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. IF POSSIBLE POSTPONE ANY TRAVEL PLANS FOR ANOTHER TIME. && $$
203 WWUS43 KTOP 250441 WSWTOP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 1041 PM CST THU FEB 24 2011 KSZ011-012-024-026-039-040-250545- /O.EXP.KTOP.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110225T0500Z/ NEMAHA-BROWN-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HIAWATHA...TOPEKA...LAWRENCE 1041 PM CST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM CST THIS EVENING. OCCASIONAL FLURRIES AND LIGHT SNOW ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...BUT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOT ANTICIPATED. NORTH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL PERSIST TONIGHT AND CONTINUE TO DRIFT THE FALLEN SNOW. $$
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in Kansas, 2011Every winter storm warning in 2011
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.