Alert archive / Kansas / Winter Storm Warnings in 2012
Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this winter storm warning at Dec 18, 2012, 2:55 PM CST for 16 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Dec 19, 2012, 3:00 PM CST. It was in force for 18 hr. 42 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 18, 2012, 2:55 PM CST (20:55 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 19, 2012, 3:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Dec 20, 2012, 9:00 AM CST
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
Counties Brown County, KS, Clay County, KS, Cloud County, KS, Dickinson County, KS, Geary County, KS, Jackson County, KS, Jefferson County, KS, Marshall County, KS, Nemaha County, KS, Ottawa County, KS, Pottawatomie County, KS, Republic County, KS, Riley County, KS, Shawnee County, KS, Wabaunsee County, KS, Washington County, KS
The radar
The Topeka radar (KTWX), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:55 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 19, 10:33 PM CST | SNOW 2 | 5 Wsw Washington, KS | TOTAL SINCE 9 PM. POOR VISIBILITY AND STRONG WINDS. |
| Dec 20, 3:00 AM CST | SNOW 0.5 | Seneca, KS | VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO IN BLOWING SNOW. |
| Dec 20, 3:15 AM CST | SNOW 1 | 4 E Topeka, KS | VISIBILITY LESS THAN 100 YARDS. |
| Dec 20, 4:38 AM CST | SNOW 0 | 14 W Topeka, KS | KHP TROOPER REPORTING ZERO VISIBILITY ON INTERSTATE 70. |
| Dec 20, 4:45 AM CST | SNOW 0 | 6 Sw Topeka, KS | EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTING ZERO VISIBILITY NEAR SW 29TH AND URISH ROAD. |
| Dec 20, 6:00 AM CST | SNOW 2.6 | Billard Airport, KS | 0.25 INCH LIQUID WATER EQUIVALENT |
| Dec 20, 6:00 AM CST | SNOW 3 | Marysville, KS | 2 TO 3 INCHES IN THE MARYSVILLE AREA. SOME DRIFTING. |
| Dec 20, 6:30 AM CST | SNOW 4 | Holton, KS | NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES |
| Dec 20, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 2 | Clifton, KS | |
| Dec 20, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 2 | Eskridge, KS | |
| Dec 20, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 2.5 | Mcfarland, KS | |
| Dec 20, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 2.8 | 3 Wsw Topeka, KS | |
| Dec 20, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 3 | Corning, KS | |
| Dec 20, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 3 | Courtland, KS | |
| Dec 20, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 3 | Tescott, KS | |
| Dec 20, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 4.5 | 7 Sw Morrowville, KS | |
| Dec 20, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 6 | Blaine, KS | MEASUREMENTS OF WIND BLOWN SNOW RANGED FROM 3 TO 7 INCHES WITH MOST OF THE MEASUREMENTS IN THE 6 TO 7 INCH RANGE. |
| Dec 20, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 1.8 | Blue Rapids, KS | |
| Dec 20, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 2 | 12 Nnw Green, KS | |
| Dec 20, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 2 | Eskridge, KS | |
| Dec 20, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 2 | Idana, KS | |
| Dec 20, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 2 | Nne Marysville, KS | |
| Dec 20, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 2.5 | Miltonvale, KS | |
| Dec 20, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 2.8 | 1 Nw Manhattan, KS | |
| Dec 20, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 3 | 1 S Baileyville, KS | |
| Dec 20, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 3 | 2 Nnw Beattie, KS | |
| Dec 20, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 3 | Herington, KS | |
| Dec 20, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 3.5 | 4 E Emmett, KS | MEASURED BETWEEN 3 AND 4 INCHES |
| Dec 20, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 3.5 | 6 Wsw Mayetta, KS | |
| Dec 20, 8:20 AM CST | SNOW 2.8 | Billard Airport, KS | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. BLOWING SNOW CONTINUES. |
| Dec 20, 9:00 AM CST | SNOW 1.2 | Glasco, KS | |
| Dec 20, 9:00 AM CST | SNOW 1.8 | 3 Wsw Onaga, KS | |
| Dec 20, 9:00 AM CST | SNOW 2 | 12 Nne Clay Center, KS | |
| Dec 20, 9:00 AM CST | SNOW 2 | 3 Sw Valley Falls, KS | |
| Dec 20, 9:00 AM CST | SNOW 2 | 7 Sw Barnes, KS | |
| Dec 20, 9:00 AM CST | SNOW 2 | 8 Sse Greenleaf, KS | |
| Dec 20, 9:00 AM CST | SNOW 2 | Clyde, KS | |
| Dec 20, 9:00 AM CST | SNOW 2.5 | 2 Nne Grantville, KS | |
| Dec 20, 9:00 AM CST | SNOW 2.5 | 8 S Barnes, KS | |
| Dec 20, 9:00 AM CST | SNOW 3 | 3 W Oketo, KS | 1.5 FOOT DRIFTS |
| Dec 20, 9:00 AM CST | SNOW 3 | Bremen, KS | |
| Dec 20, 9:00 AM CST | SNOW 3.5 | 4 Ssw Baileyville, 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, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 92 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
- 1575 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 59 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 150 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 183 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
933 WWUS43 KTOP 182055 WSWTOP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 255 PM CST TUE DEC 18 2012 .A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL BRING PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS. WHILE THE SNOWFALL ITSELF WILL NOT LAST LONG...GENERALLY OCCURRING FOR 6 TO 9 HOURS WEDNESDAY EVENING INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...IT WILL BE MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES. THE MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL COMBINE WITH WINDS GUSTING UP TO 45 MPH TO PRODUCE BRIEF PERIODS OF NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM AS LITTLE AS 1 TO 3 INCHES IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS TO NEARLY 6 INCHES ALONG THE NEBRASKA BORDER. KSZ011-012-022>024-191200- /O.UPG.KTOP.WS.A.0002.121219T1800Z-121220T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KTOP.WS.W.0002.121220T0000Z-121220T1200Z/ NEMAHA-BROWN-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HIAWATHA...MANHATTAN 255 PM CST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ACROSS IN THE CONCORDIA AND REPUBLIC AREAS AFTER 3 PM...SPREADING INTO THE MANHATTAN... SENECA...AND HIAWATHA AREAS AFTER 6 PM. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR BETWEEN 6 PM WEDNESDAY AND 4 AM THURSDAY WITH THE SNOW COMING TO AN END BY 6 AM THURSDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS IN EXTREME NORTHERN KANSAS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS AND MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL COMBINE TO CREATE BRIEF PERIODS OF NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. TRAVEL WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS... PLAN EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ KSZ008>010-020-021-034-191200- /O.UPG.KTOP.WS.A.0002.121219T1800Z-121220T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KTOP.WS.W.0002.121219T2100Z-121220T1200Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-CLOUD-CLAY-OTTAWA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...CONCORDIA...CLAY CENTER 255 PM CST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ACROSS IN THE CONCORDIA AND REPUBLIC AREAS AFTER 3 PM...SPREADING INTO THE MANHATTAN... SENECA...AND HIAWATHA AREAS AFTER 6 PM. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR BETWEEN 6 PM WEDNESDAY AND 4 AM THURSDAY WITH THE SNOW COMING TO AN END BY 6 AM THURSDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS IN EXTREME NORTHERN KANSAS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS AND MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL COMBINE TO CREATE BRIEF PERIODS OF NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. TRAVEL WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS... PLAN EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ KSZ026-035>040-054-055-191200- /O.UPG.KTOP.WS.A.0002.121219T1800Z-121220T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KTOP.WW.Y.0004.121220T0000Z-121220T1200Z/ JEFFERSON-DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS-WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-LYON- OSAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ABILENE...JUNCTION CITY...TOPEKA... LAWRENCE...EMPORIA 255 PM CST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE ABILENE AND JUNCTION CITY AREAS AFTER 6 PM...INTO THE EMPORIA...TOPEKA...AND LAWRENCE AREAS AFTER 9 PM...AND INTO THE OTTAWA AND GARNETT AREAS BY MIDNIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR BETWEEN 9 PM WEDNESDAY AND 4 AM THURSDAY WITH THE SNOW COMING TO AN END BY 6 AM THURSDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN INTERSTATE 35 AND INTERSTATE 70...WITH 1 TO 3 INCH AMOUNTS LIKELY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 35.. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS AND PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE REDUCED VISIBILITY AND RAPIDLY DETERIORATING CONDITIONS. THE STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. TRAVEL WEDNESDAY NIGHT WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS... PLAN EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ KSZ056-058-059-191200- /O.NEW.KTOP.WW.Y.0004.121220T0000Z-121220T1200Z/ FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OTTAWA 255 PM CST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE EMPORIA...TOPEKA... AND LAWRENCE AREAS AFTER 9 PM...AND INTO THE OTTAWA AND GARNETT AREAS BY MIDNIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR BETWEEN 9 PM WEDNESDAY AND 4 AM THURSDAY WITH THE SNOW COMING TO AN END BY 6 AM THURSDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN INTERSTATE 35 AND INTERSTATE 70...WITH 1 TO 3 INCH AMOUNTS LIKELY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 35.. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS AND PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE REDUCED VISIBILITY AND RAPIDLY DETERIORATING CONDITIONS. THE STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. TRAVEL WEDNESDAY NIGHT WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS... PLAN EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ BARJENBRUCH
7 follow-up statements
116 WWUS43 KTOP 182202 WSWTOP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 402 PM CST TUE DEC 18 2012 .A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL BRING PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS. WHILE THE SNOWFALL ITSELF WILL NOT LAST LONG...GENERALLY OCCURRING FOR 6 TO 9 HOURS WEDNESDAY EVENING INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...IT WILL BE MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES. THE MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL COMBINE WITH WINDS GUSTING UP TO 45 MPH TO PRODUCE BRIEF PERIODS OF NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM AS LITTLE AS 1 TO 3 INCHES IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS TO NEARLY 6 INCHES ALONG THE NEBRASKA BORDER. KSZ008>010-020-021-034-191115- /O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0002.121219T2100Z-121220T1200Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-CLOUD-CLAY-OTTAWA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...CONCORDIA...CLAY CENTER 402 PM CST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ACROSS IN THE CONCORDIA AND REPUBLIC AREAS AFTER 3 PM...SPREADING INTO THE MANHATTAN... SENECA...AND HIAWATHA AREAS AFTER 6 PM. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR BETWEEN 6 PM WEDNESDAY AND 4 AM THURSDAY WITH THE SNOW COMING TO AN END BY 6 AM THURSDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS IN EXTREME NORTHERN KANSAS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS AND MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL COMBINE TO CREATE BRIEF PERIODS OF NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. TRAVEL WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS... PLAN EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ KSZ011-012-022>024-191115- /O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0002.121220T0000Z-121220T1200Z/ NEMAHA-BROWN-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HIAWATHA...MANHATTAN 402 PM CST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ACROSS IN THE CONCORDIA AND REPUBLIC AREAS AFTER 3 PM...SPREADING INTO THE MANHATTAN... SENECA...AND HIAWATHA AREAS AFTER 6 PM. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR BETWEEN 6 PM WEDNESDAY AND 4 AM THURSDAY WITH THE SNOW COMING TO AN END BY 6 AM THURSDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS IN EXTREME NORTHERN KANSAS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS AND MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL COMBINE TO CREATE BRIEF PERIODS OF NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. TRAVEL WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS... PLAN EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ KSZ026-035>040-054>056-058-059-191115- /O.CON.KTOP.WW.Y.0004.121220T0000Z-121220T1200Z/ JEFFERSON-DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS-WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-LYON- OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ABILENE...JUNCTION CITY...TOPEKA... LAWRENCE...EMPORIA...OTTAWA 402 PM CST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE ABILENE AND JUNCTION CITY AREAS AFTER 6 PM...INTO THE EMPORIA...TOPEKA... AND LAWRENCE AREAS AFTER 9 PM...AND INTO THE OTTAWA AND GARNETT AREAS BY MIDNIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR BETWEEN 9 PM WEDNESDAY AND 4 AM THURSDAY WITH THE SNOW COMING TO AN END BY 6 AM THURSDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN INTERSTATE 35 AND INTERSTATE 70...WITH 1 TO 3 INCH AMOUNTS LIKELY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 35.. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS AND PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE REDUCED VISIBILITY AND RAPIDLY DETERIORATING CONDITIONS. THE STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. TRAVEL WEDNESDAY NIGHT WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS... PLAN EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
897 WWUS43 KTOP 190951 WSWTOP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 351 AM CST WED DEC 19 2012 .A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL BRING PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS. WHILE THE SNOWFALL ITSELF WILL NOT LAST LONG...GENERALLY OCCURRING FOR 6 TO 9 HOURS WEDNESDAY EVENING INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...IT WILL BE MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES. THE MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL COMBINE WITH WINDS GUSTING UP TO 45 MPH TO PRODUCE BRIEF PERIODS OF NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM AS LITTLE AS 1 TO 3 INCHES IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS TO NEARLY 6 INCHES ALONG THE NEBRASKA BORDER. KSZ010-192230- /O.EXT.KTOP.WS.W.0002.121220T0000Z-121220T1200Z/ MARSHALL- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MARYSVILLE 351 AM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY. * TIMING...MIXED PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AROUND SUNSET WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW DEVELOPING BY 9 PM. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL SHOULD OCCUR BETWEEN 9 PM AND 3 AM. THE SNOW SHOULD COME TO AN END BY 6 AM THURSDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ALONG HIGHWAY 36. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...BRIEF PERIODS OF NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. TRAVEL WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS... PLAN EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ KSZ011-012-024-192230- /O.EXT.KTOP.WS.W.0002.121220T0000Z-121220T1500Z/ NEMAHA-BROWN-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HIAWATHA 351 AM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST THURSDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST THURSDAY. * TIMING...MIXED PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AROUND SUNSET WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW DEVELOPING BY 9 PM. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL SHOULD OCCUR BETWEEN 11 PM AND 5 AM. THE SNOW SHOULD COME TO AN END BY 9 AM THURSDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ALONG HIGHWAY 36. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...BRIEF PERIODS OF NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. TRAVEL WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS... PLAN EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ KSZ008-009-020-021-034-192230- /O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0002.121219T2100Z-121220T1200Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-CLOUD-CLAY-OTTAWA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONCORDIA...CLAY CENTER 351 AM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY. * TIMING...MIXED PRECIPITATION IS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AROUND 6 PM. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS LIKELY TO OCCUR BETWEEN 6PM AND 1 AM. THE SNOW SHOULD COME TO AN END BEFORE 6 AM THURSDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ALONG HIGHWAY 36. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...BRIEF PERIODS OF NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. TRAVEL WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS... PLAN EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ KSZ022-023-192230- /O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0002.121220T0000Z-121220T1200Z/ RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MANHATTAN 351 AM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY. * TIMING...MIXED PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AROUND SUNSET WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW DEVELOPING BY 9 PM. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL SHOULD OCCUR BETWEEN 9 PM AND 3 AM. THE SNOW SHOULD COME TO AN END BY 6 AM. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ALONG HIGHWAY 36. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...BRIEF PERIODS OF NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. TRAVEL WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS... PLAN EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ KSZ026-039-040-055-056-058-059-192230- /O.EXT.KTOP.WW.Y.0004.121220T0300Z-121220T1500Z/ JEFFERSON-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOPEKA...LAWRENCE...OTTAWA 351 AM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST THURSDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST THURSDAY. * TIMING...MIXED PRECIPITATION IS POSSIBLE AFTER 9 PM WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW DEVELOPING BY MIDNIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS LIKELY TO OCCUR BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 6 AM. THE SNOW SHOULD COME TO AN END BY 9 AM THURSDAY * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN INTERSTATE 35 AND INTERSTATE 70...WITH 1 TO 3 INCH AMOUNTS LIKELY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 35. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...BRIEF PERIODS OF NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. TRAVEL LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS... PLAN EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ KSZ035>038-054-192230- /O.CON.KTOP.WW.Y.0004.121220T0000Z-121220T1200Z/ DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS-WABAUNSEE-LYON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ABILENE...JUNCTION CITY...EMPORIA 351 AM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY. * TIMING...MIXED PRECIPITATION IS POSSIBLE BY 6 PM WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED TO BEGIN BY 9 PM. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS LIKELY TO OCCUR BETWEEN 9 PM AND 3 AM. THE SNOW SHOULD COME TO AN END BY 6 AM THURSDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...BRIEF PERIODS OF NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. TRAVEL WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS... PLAN EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ WOLTERS
534 WWUS43 KTOP 192127 WSWTOP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 327 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 .A POTENT WINTER STORM WILL BRING PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS. WHILE THE SNOWFALL ITSELF WILL NOT LAST LONG...GENERALLY OCCURRING FOR 6 TO 9 HOURS WEDNESDAY EVENING INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...IT WILL BE MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES. THE MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL COMBINE WITH WINDS GUSTING UP TO 50 MPH TO PRODUCE BRIEF PERIODS OF NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM AS LITTLE AS 1 TO 3 INCHES IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS TO NEARLY 6 INCHES ALONG THE NEBRASKA BORDER. KSZ035-036-201100- /O.UPG.KTOP.WW.Y.0004.121220T0000Z-121220T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KTOP.WS.W.0002.121220T0000Z-121220T1200Z/ DICKINSON-GEARY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ABILENE...JUNCTION CITY 327 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS CAUSING NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY. THIS UPGRADES THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WHICH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...MIXED PRECIPITATION IS POSSIBLE BY 6 PM WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED TO BEGIN BY 9 PM. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS LIKELY TO OCCUR BETWEEN 9 PM AND 3 AM. THE SNOW SHOULD COME TO AN END BY 6 AM THURSDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...PERIODS OF NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. TRAVEL WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS... PLAN EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ KSZ038-201100- /O.UPG.KTOP.WW.Y.0004.121220T0000Z-121220T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KTOP.WS.W.0002.121220T0000Z-121220T1500Z/ WABAUNSEE- 327 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS CAUSING NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST THURSDAY. THIS UPGRADES THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WHICH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...MIXED PRECIPITATION IS POSSIBLE BY 6 PM WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED TO BEGIN BY 9 PM. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS LIKELY TO OCCUR BETWEEN 9 PM AND 6 AM. THE SNOW SHOULD COME TO AN END BY 9 AM THURSDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...PERIODS OF NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. TRAVEL WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS... PLAN EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ KSZ026-039-201100- /O.UPG.KTOP.WW.Y.0004.121220T0300Z-121220T1500Z/ /O.EXA.KTOP.WS.W.0002.121220T0000Z-121220T1500Z/ JEFFERSON-SHAWNEE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TOPEKA 327 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS CAUSING NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST THURSDAY. THIS UPGRADES THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WHICH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...MIXED PRECIPITATION IS POSSIBLE AFTER 9 PM WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW DEVELOPING AROUND MIDNIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS LIKELY TO OCCUR BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 6 AM. THE SNOW SHOULD COME TO AN END BY 9 AM THURSDAY * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN INTERSTATE 35 AND INTERSTATE 70...WITH 1 TO 3 INCH AMOUNTS LIKELY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 35. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...PERIODS OF NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. TRAVEL LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS... PLAN EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ KSZ008-009-020-021-034-201100- /O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121220T1200Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-CLOUD-CLAY-OTTAWA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONCORDIA...CLAY CENTER 327 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY. * TIMING...WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AROUND 6 PM. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS LIKELY TO OCCUR BETWEEN 6PM AND 1 AM. THE SNOW SHOULD COME TO AN END AROUND 6 AM THURSDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 36. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...PERIODS OF NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. TRAVEL WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS... PLAN EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ KSZ010-022-023-201100- /O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0002.121220T0000Z-121220T1200Z/ MARSHALL-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...MANHATTAN 327 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY. * TIMING...MIXED PRECIPITATION IN THE FORM OF RAIN...SNOW...AND SLEET WILL BEGIN AROUND SUNSET. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP BY 9 PM. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL SHOULD OCCUR BETWEEN 9 PM AND 3 AM. THE SNOW SHOULD COME TO AN END BY 6 AM. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 36. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...PERIODS OF NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. TRAVEL WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS... PLAN EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ KSZ011-012-024-201100- /O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0002.121220T0000Z-121220T1500Z/ NEMAHA-BROWN-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HIAWATHA 327 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST THURSDAY. * TIMING...MIXED PRECIPITATION IN THE FORM OF RAIN...SNOW...AND SLEET IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AROUND SUNSET. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP BY 9 PM. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL SHOULD OCCUR BETWEEN 11 PM AND 5 AM. THE SNOW SHOULD COME TO AN END BY 9 AM THURSDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 36. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...PERIODS OF NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. TRAVEL WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS... PLAN EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ KSZ040-055-056-058-059-201100- /O.CON.KTOP.WW.Y.0004.121220T0300Z-121220T1500Z/ DOUGLAS-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAWRENCE...OTTAWA 327 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST THURSDAY. * TIMING...MIXED PRECIPITATION IS POSSIBLE AFTER 9 PM WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW DEVELOPING BY MIDNIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS LIKELY TO OCCUR BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 6 AM. THE SNOW SHOULD COME TO AN END BY 9 AM THURSDAY * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN INTERSTATE 35 AND INTERSTATE 70...WITH 1 TO 3 INCH AMOUNTS LIKELY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 35. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...PERIODS OF NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. TRAVEL LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS... PLAN EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ KSZ037-054-201100- /O.CON.KTOP.WW.Y.0004.121220T0000Z-121220T1200Z/ MORRIS-LYON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...EMPORIA 327 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY. * TIMING...MIXED PRECIPITATION IS POSSIBLE BY 6 PM WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED TO BEGIN BY 9 PM. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS LIKELY TO OCCUR BETWEEN 9 PM AND 3 AM. THE SNOW SHOULD COME TO AN END BY 6 AM THURSDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...PERIODS OF NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. TRAVEL WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS... PLAN EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
189 WWUS43 KTOP 200349 WSWTOP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 949 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 KSZ008-009-020-021-034-201200- /O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121220T1200Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-CLOUD-CLAY-OTTAWA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONCORDIA...CLAY CENTER 949 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY. * TIMING...SNOW...WITH SOME PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AROUND 1 AM...AND END BY 6 AM. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS LIKELY TO BE ENDING BY 3 AM. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 36. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...PERIODS OF NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. TRAVEL WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS... PLAN EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ KSZ010-022-023-035-036-201200- /O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121220T1200Z/ MARSHALL-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-DICKINSON-GEARY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...MANHATTAN...ABILENE... JUNCTION CITY 949 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY. * TIMING...MIXED PRECIPITATION IN THE FORM OF RAIN...SNOW...AND SLEET WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW BY 1 AM AND PERSIST UNTIL THE PREDAWN HOURS. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED IN THE 11 PM TO 5 AM PERIOD. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 6 INCHES WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 36. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...PERIODS OF NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. TRAVEL WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS... PLAN EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ KSZ011-012-024-026-038-039-201500- /O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121220T1500Z/ NEMAHA-BROWN-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HIAWATHA...TOPEKA 949 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THURSDAY. * TIMING...MIXED PRECIPITATION IN THE FORM OF RAIN...SNOW...AND SLEET WILL DEVELOP BY MIDNIGHT AND CHANGE COMPLETELY TO SNOW BY 2 AM. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED IN THE 4 AM TO 8 AM PERIOD...WITH ACCUMULATING SNOW ENDING BY 9 AM. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 36. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...PERIODS OF NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. TRAVEL WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS... PLAN EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ KSZ040-055-056-058-059-201500- /O.CON.KTOP.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-121220T1500Z/ DOUGLAS-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAWRENCE...OTTAWA 949 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THURSDAY. * TIMING...MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL DEVELOP AROUND MIDNIGHT AND TRANSITION COMPLETELY TO SNOW BY 4 AM. A FEW PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ARE LIKELY IN THE 4 AM TO 8 AM PERIOD. ANY ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOULD END BY 9 AM. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN INTERSTATE 35 AND INTERSTATE 70...WITH 1 TO 3 INCH AMOUNTS LIKELY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 35. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...PERIODS OF NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. TRAVEL LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS... PLAN EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ KSZ037-054-201200- /O.CON.KTOP.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-121220T1200Z/ MORRIS-LYON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...EMPORIA 949 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY. * TIMING...MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL DEVELOP BY MIDNIGHT AND TRANSITION COMPLETELY TO SNOW BY 2 AM. PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 2 AM TO 5 AM PERIOD. ANY ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOULD END BEFORE DAWN. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 56. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...PERIODS OF NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. TRAVEL WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS... PLAN EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
622 WWUS43 KTOP 200916 WSWTOP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 316 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 KSZ008-009-020-021-034-035-201200- /O.CAN.KTOP.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121220T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KTOP.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-121220T1200Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-CLOUD-CLAY-OTTAWA-DICKINSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONCORDIA...CLAY CENTER...ABILENE 316 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...SNOW INTENSITY WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH 6AM. MEANWHILE THERE COULD BE SOME BLOWING SNOW PERSIST. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF LESS THAN AN INCH. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. TRAVEL THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLAN EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING THIS MORNING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ KSZ010-022-023-036-201200- /O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121220T1200Z/ MARSHALL-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-GEARY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...MANHATTAN...JUNCTION CITY 316 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING. * TIMING...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL PERSIST THROUGH 6 AM. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 6 INCHES WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 36. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...PERIODS OF NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. TRAVEL THIS MORNING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS... PLAN EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ KSZ011-012-024-026-038-039-201500- /O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121220T1500Z/ NEMAHA-BROWN-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HIAWATHA...TOPEKA 316 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING. * TIMING...BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH 6 AM THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN. THE SNOW SHOULD END BY 9 AM. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 36. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...PERIODS OF NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. TRAVEL THIS MORNING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS... PLAN EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ KSZ040-055-056-058-059-201500- /O.CON.KTOP.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-121220T1500Z/ DOUGLAS-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAWRENCE...OTTAWA 316 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING. * TIMING...PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH 6 AM AND THEN BEGIN WEAKENING. THE SNOW SHOULD END BY 9 AM. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN INTERSTATE 35 AND INTERSTATE 70...WITH 1 TO 3 INCH AMOUNTS LIKELY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 35. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...PERIODS OF NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. TRAVEL THIS MORNING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS... PLAN EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ KSZ037-054-201200- /O.CON.KTOP.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-121220T1200Z/ MORRIS-LYON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...EMPORIA 316 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...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...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH 5 AM AND SHOULD COME TO AN END SHORTLY AFTER 6 AM. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...PERIODS OF NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. TRAVEL THIS MORNING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS... PLAN EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ WOLTERS
529 WWUS43 KTOP 201153 WSWTOP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 553 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 KSZ010-022-023-036-201300- /O.EXP.KTOP.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121220T1200Z/ MARSHALL-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-GEARY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...MANHATTAN...JUNCTION CITY 553 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING. THE SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THIS MORNING WITH VISIBILITIES GRADUALLY IMPROVING. THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE UNTIL MID MORNING. $$ KSZ037-054-201300- /O.EXP.KTOP.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-121220T1200Z/ MORRIS-LYON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...EMPORIA 553 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...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. THE SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THIS MORNING WITH VISIBILITIES GRADUALLY IMPROVING. THEREFORE THE ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE UNTIL MID MORNING. $$ KSZ008-009-020-021-034-035-201300- /O.EXP.KTOP.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-121220T1200Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-CLOUD-CLAY-OTTAWA-DICKINSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONCORDIA...CLAY CENTER...ABILENE 553 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING. THE SNOWFALL HAS ENDED WITH VISIBILITIES IMPROVING. THEREFORE THE ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. $$ KSZ011-012-024-026-038-039-201500- /O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121220T1500Z/ NEMAHA-BROWN-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HIAWATHA...TOPEKA 553 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING. * TIMING...BANDS OF MODERATE SNOW WILL EXIT TO THE EAST THROUGH 8 AM. THE SNOW SHOULD END BY 9 AM. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 36. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...PERIODS OF NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. TRAVEL THIS MORNING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS... PLAN EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ KSZ040-055-056-058-059-201500- /O.CON.KTOP.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-121220T1500Z/ DOUGLAS-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAWRENCE...OTTAWA 553 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING. * TIMING...BANDS OF MODERATE SNOW WILL EXIT TO THE EAST THROUGH 8 AM. THE SNOW SHOULD END BY 9 AM. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN INTERSTATE 35 AND INTERSTATE 70...WITH 1 TO 3 INCH AMOUNTS LIKELY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 35. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...PERIODS OF NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. TRAVEL THIS MORNING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS... PLAN EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ WOLTERS
120 WWUS43 KTOP 201457 WSWTOP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 857 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 KSZ011-012-024-026-038-039-201600- /O.EXP.KTOP.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121220T1500Z/ NEMAHA-BROWN-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HIAWATHA...TOPEKA 857 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM CST THIS MORNING. WITH SNOWFALL ENDING ACROSS THE AREA...THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO BRING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW THIS MORNING...WITH WINDS DIMINISHING INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. $$ KSZ040-055-056-058-059-201600- /O.EXP.KTOP.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-121220T1500Z/ DOUGLAS-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAWRENCE...OTTAWA 857 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM CST THIS MORNING. WITH SNOWFALL ENDING ACROSS THE AREA...THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO BRING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW THIS MORNING...WITH WINDS DIMINISHING INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. $$
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Everything else NWS Topeka, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 2:55 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | TOP | Anderson, Clay, Cloud, Coffey, Dickinson, Douglas and 11 more | 42 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in Kansas, 2012Every winter storm warning in 2012
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.