Alert archive / Kansas / Winter Storm Warnings in 2013
Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this winter storm warning at Feb 19, 2013, 3:54 PM CST for 23 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Feb 20, 2013, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for 27 hr. 60 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 19, 2013, 3:54 PM CST (21:54 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 20, 2013, 6:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Feb 21, 2013, 9:20 PM CST
- In force
- 27 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
All 23 counties
Anderson County, KS, Brown County, KS, Clay County, KS, Cloud County, KS, Coffey County, KS, Dickinson County, KS, Douglas County, KS, Franklin County, KS, Geary County, KS, Jackson County, KS, Jefferson County, KS, Lyon County, KS, Marshall County, KS, Morris County, KS, Nemaha County, KS, Osage County, KS, Ottawa County, KS, Pottawatomie County, KS, Republic County, KS, Riley County, KS, Shawnee County, KS, Wabaunsee County, KS, Washington County, KS
The radar
The Topeka radar (KTWX), 16 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:53 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 21, 12:00 AM CST | SNOW 9 | Americus, KS | |
| Feb 21, 12:00 AM CST | SNOW 9.2 | Billard Airport, KS | SNOW TOTAL OF AS 12PM. SNOW DRIFTS AROUND 12 TO 24 INCHES. |
| Feb 21, 5:53 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 0 | Nnw Emporia, KS | TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTS NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS ON EAST SIDE OF EMPORIA. THUNDER SNOW WITH HEAVY SNOW FALLING AND DRIFTING. NO ESTIMATE ON DEPTH. |
| Feb 21, 6:15 AM CST | SNOW 3 | 6 Se Williamsburg, KS | REPORTING THUNDER. |
| Feb 21, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 4 | Lyndon, KS | REPORTING THUNDER |
| Feb 21, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 4 | Richmond, KS | STILL SNOWING |
| Feb 21, 7:15 AM CST | SNOW 7.5 | 1 W Olpe, KS | |
| Feb 21, 7:40 AM CST | SNOW 3 | Colony, KS | SNOW MIXED WITH SLEET |
| Feb 21, 7:40 AM CST | SNOW 5 | Topeka, KS | STILL SNOWING |
| Feb 21, 7:40 AM CST | SNOW 6 | Herington, KS | AS OF 7AM |
| Feb 21, 7:40 AM CST | SNOW 6 | Lawrence, KS | STILL SNOWING |
| Feb 21, 7:40 AM CST | SNOW 6 | Lyndon, KS | STILL SNOWING |
| Feb 21, 8:33 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | Garnett, KS | ESTIMATED 6 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW. |
| Feb 21, 9:00 AM CST | SNOW 8 | 1 S Le Roy, KS | STILL SNOWING |
| Feb 21, 9:00 AM CST | SNOW 12 | Ssw Richmond, KS | SNOW AND SLEET MIX |
| Feb 21, 9:20 AM CST | SNOW 6 | Minneapolis, KS | STILL SNOWING |
| Feb 21, 9:27 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 9.7 | 10 Wnw Osage City, KS | SNOW DRIFTS OF 1.5 FEET. |
| Feb 21, 9:30 AM CST | SNOW 9.5 | Sse Wellsville, KS | STILL SNOWING |
| Feb 21, 9:50 AM CST | SNOW 4.5 | Manhattan, KS | STILL SNOWING |
| Feb 21, 9:50 AM CST | SNOW 7.5 | Holton, KS | STILL SNOWING |
| Feb 21, 9:50 AM CST | SNOW 9.5 | 3 W Topeka, KS | STILL SNOWING |
| Feb 21, 10:00 AM CST | SNOW 8 | Forbes Field, KS | 17 INCH SNOW DRIFTS |
| Feb 21, 10:00 AM CST | SNOW 8.8 | Holton, KS | |
| Feb 21, 10:00 AM CST | SNOW 9.1 | 2 Nw Lawrence, KS | SNOWING LIGHTLY |
| Feb 21, 10:00 AM CST | SNOW 10 | Quenemo, KS | |
| Feb 21, 10:00 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 11 | 5 Wsw Topeka, KS | |
| Feb 21, 10:00 AM CST | SNOW 11 | Lyndon, KS | |
| Feb 21, 10:29 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 9 | 7 Wsw Topeka, KS | |
| Feb 21, 11:15 AM CST | SNOW 7.8 | Alta Vista, KS | |
| Feb 21, 11:15 AM CST | SNOW 8 | 4 Ne Forbes Field, KS | SNOW DRIFTS UP TO 14 INCHES |
| Feb 21, 11:30 AM CST | SNOW 5 | Olsburg, KS | STILL SNOWING |
| Feb 21, 11:30 AM CST | SNOW 6 | Manhattan, KS | |
| Feb 21, 11:30 AM CST | SNOW 10 | Overbrook, KS | |
| Feb 21, 11:40 AM CST | SNOW 6 | 1 Wsw Wamego, KS | |
| Feb 21, 11:40 AM CST | SNOW 7 | Winchester, KS | |
| Feb 21, 11:40 AM CST | SNOW 10.5 | 7 E Alta Vista, KS | |
| Feb 21, 12:00 PM CST | SNOW 9 | Americus, KS | |
| Feb 21, 12:00 PM CST | SNOW 9.2 | Billard Airport, KS | SNOW TOTAL OF AS 12PM. SNOW DRIFTS AROUND 12 TO 24 INCHES. |
| Feb 21, 12:03 PM CST | SNOW 9.2 | Holton, KS | SNOWFALL TOTAL AS OF NOON CST. 0.70 INCHES IN THE PAST HOUR. |
| Feb 21, 12:09 PM CST | SNOW 6.5 | 7 Ssw Wakefield, KS | SNOWFALL AS OF NOON CST. |
| Feb 21, 12:14 PM CST | SNOW 0 | 3 Ssw Auburn, KS | HEAVY FREEZING DRIZZLE OCCURRING. ESTIMATED AT BEING A SIXTEENTH OF AN INCH. |
| Feb 21, 12:48 PM CST | SNOW 7 | 6 E New Strawn, KS | AS OF 12 PM CST. 0.65 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION |
| Feb 21, 12:50 PM CST | SNOW 5.5 | 1 Sw Westphalia, KS | AS OF 1245 PM CST. |
| Feb 21, 1:14 PM CST | SNOW 4 | Fairview, KS | AS OF 1 PM CST |
| Feb 21, 1:45 PM CST | SNOW 7 | 3 W Manhattan, KS | AS OF 130 PM CST |
| Feb 21, 1:46 PM CST | SNOW 6 | E Manhattan, KS | AS OF 1 PM CST. |
| Feb 21, 1:53 PM CST | SNOW 13 | Lebo, KS | 12 TO 14 INCHES REPORTED BETWEEN LEBO AND NEW STRAWN AS OF 12 PM CST. |
| Feb 21, 2:00 PM CST | SNOW 6 | 4 Se Keats, KS | TOTAL AS OF 1245 PM CST. |
| Feb 21, 2:00 PM CST | SNOW 9 | 4 Ne Forbes Field, KS | SNOW DEPTH AS OF 1230 PM CST. 0.10 INCHES OF NEW ICE IN THE PAST 1.5 HOURS. |
| Feb 21, 2:03 PM CST | SNOW 8.4 | 4 W Lawrence, KS | TOTAL AS OF 130 PM CST. |
| Feb 21, 2:05 PM CST | SNOW 9 | 2 Se Hoyt, KS | TOTAL AS OF NOON |
| Feb 21, 2:11 PM CST | SNOW 8 | Princeton, KS | AS OF 2 PM CST |
| Feb 21, 2:13 PM CST | SNOW 9.7 | 2 Nw Lawrence, KS | SNOWFALL TOTAL AS OF 2 PM CST. |
| Feb 21, 2:33 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 14 | 3 S Rossville, KS | AS OF NOON CST. |
| Feb 21, 3:03 PM CST | SNOW 9 | Olpe, KS | 9 TO 10 INCHES SNOWFALL NEAR THE TOWN. |
| Feb 21, 3:06 PM CST | SNOW 7.5 | 6 N Quenemo, KS | |
| Feb 21, 3:43 PM CST | SNOW 4.5 | 5 Sw Baileyville, KS | 4.5 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOWFALL AS OF 230 PM CST. |
| Feb 21, 3:43 PM CST | SNOW 12 | Lyndon, KS | GLAZE OF ICE FROM FREEZING DRIZZLE ON TOP OF SNOW. TOTAL AS OF 11 AM CST. |
| Feb 21, 3:46 PM CST | SNOW 8 | Eudora, KS | 8 TO 9 INCHES SNOWFALL |
| Feb 21, 4:08 PM CST | SNOW 6.5 | 3 Nw Ozawkie, KS | 6.5 TO 7 INCHES SNOWFALL SINCE 230 PM CST. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 61 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
- 943 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 92 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -9 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 85 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
696 WWUS43 KTOP 192154 WSWTOP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 354 PM CST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...WINTER STORM ON TRACK FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY EVENING... KSZ008-009-020>023-034>038-054>056-058-059-201100- /O.UPG.KTOP.WS.A.0001.130221T0000Z-130222T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KTOP.WS.W.0001.130221T0000Z-130222T0000Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-OTTAWA- DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS-WABAUNSEE-LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY- ANDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONCORDIA...CLAY CENTER...MANHATTAN... ABILENE...JUNCTION CITY...EMPORIA...OTTAWA 354 PM CST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE WEDNESDAY EVENING AND PERSIST INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS THURSDAY. * TOTAL SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM AROUND 12 INCHES IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS TO AROUND 5 INCHES SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 35 WILL BE COMMON. ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 35 ARE LIKELY. * WINDS...EAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON THURSDAY WITH DECREASING SPEEDS TOWARD 6 PM. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BE DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO SNOW-PACKED OR ICY ROADS. ICE MAY ACCUMULATE ON TREES AND POWER LINES LEADING TO POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW 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. && $$ KSZ010>012-024-026-039-040-201100- /O.UPG.KTOP.WS.A.0001.130221T0000Z-130222T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KTOP.WS.W.0001.130221T0600Z-130222T0600Z/ MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...HIAWATHA...TOPEKA... LAWRENCE 354 PM CST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT TO MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT TO MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN TO ACCUMULATE LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND PERSIST INTO THE EVENING HOURS THURSDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 7 TO 11 INCHES WILL BE COMMON. MINOR SLEET ACCUMULATIONS COULD ALSO OCCUR. * WINDS...EAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON THURSDAY WITH DECREASING SPEEDS IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BE DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO SNOW-PACKED OR ICY ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$
7 follow-up statements
551 WWUS43 KTOP 200924 WSWTOP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 324 AM CST WED FEB 20 2013 ...WINTER STORM ON TRACK FOR TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY EVENING... KSZ008-009-020>023-034>038-054>056-058-059-202230- /O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0001.130221T0000Z-130222T0000Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-OTTAWA- DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS-WABAUNSEE-LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY- ANDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONCORDIA...CLAY CENTER...MANHATTAN... ABILENE...JUNCTION CITY...EMPORIA...OTTAWA 324 AM CST WED FEB 20 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE DURING THE EVENING HOURS ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL INTO EAST CENTRAL KANSAS...THEN INCREASE OVERNIGHT AND INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS THURSDAY. ACROSS NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL KANSAS THE SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL DURING THE DAYTIME THURSDAY. * TOTAL SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM AROUND 12 TO 15 INCHES IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS TO AROUND 6 INCHES SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 35 WILL BE COMMON. ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 35 ARE LIKELY. * WINDS...EAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON THURSDAY WITH DECREASING SPEEDS TOWARD 6 PM. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BE DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO SNOW-PACKED OR ICY ROADS. ICE MAY ACCUMULATE ON TREES AND POWER LINES LEADING TO POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY MORNING WHICH COMBINED WITH THE WINDS WILL CREATE VERY POOR VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW 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. && $$ KSZ010>012-024-026-039-040-202230- /O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0001.130221T0600Z-130222T0600Z/ MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...HIAWATHA...TOPEKA... LAWRENCE 324 AM CST WED FEB 20 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN TO ACCUMULATE LATE TONIGHT AND PERSIST INTO THE EVENING HOURS THURSDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES WILL BE COMMON. MINOR SLEET ACCUMULATIONS COULD ALSO OCCUR SOUTH OF THE TURNPIKE. * WINDS...EAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON THURSDAY WITH DECREASING SPEEDS IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BE DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO SNOW-PACKED OR ICY ROADS. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY...WHICH COMBINED WITH THE WINDS WILL CREATE VERY POOR VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$
496 WWUS43 KTOP 202104 WSWTOP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 304 PM CST WED FEB 20 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY EVENING... KSZ008-009-020>023-034>038-054>056-058-059-211015- /O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0001.130221T0000Z-130222T0000Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-OTTAWA- DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS-WABAUNSEE-LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY- ANDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONCORDIA...CLAY CENTER...MANHATTAN... ABILENE...JUNCTION CITY...EMPORIA...OTTAWA 304 PM CST WED FEB 20 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE DURING THE LATE EVENING HOURS ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL INTO EAST CENTRAL KANSAS...THEN INCREASE OVERNIGHT AND INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS THURSDAY. ACROSS NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL KANSAS THE SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL DURING THE DAYTIME THURSDAY. * TOTAL SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM AROUND 12 INCHES IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS TO AROUND 8 INCHES SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 35 WILL BE COMMON..WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS...EAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON THURSDAY WITH DECREASING SPEEDS TOWARD 6 PM. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO SNOW- PACKED OR ICY ROADS. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY MORNING WHICH COMBINED WITH THE WINDS WILL CREATE VERY POOR VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW 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. && $$ KSZ010>012-024-026-039-040-211015- /O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0001.130221T0600Z-130222T0600Z/ MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...HIAWATHA...TOPEKA... LAWRENCE 304 PM CST WED FEB 20 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN TO ACCUMULATE LATE TONIGHT AND PERSIST INTO THE EVENING HOURS THURSDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES WILL BE COMMON. MINOR SLEET ACCUMULATIONS COULD ALSO OCCUR SOUTH OF THE TURNPIKE. * WINDS...EAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON THURSDAY WITH DECREASING SPEEDS IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BE DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO SNOW-PACKED OR ICY ROADS. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY...WHICH COMBINED WITH THE WINDS WILL CREATE VERY POOR VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ HARDING
162 WWUS43 KTOP 210418 WSWTOP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 1018 PM CST WED FEB 20 2013 ...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM IMPACTING THE REGION TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... KSZ008-009-020>023-034>038-054>056-058-059-211730- /O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130222T0000Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-OTTAWA- DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS-WABAUNSEE-LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY- ANDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONCORDIA...CLAY CENTER...MANHATTAN... ABILENE...JUNCTION CITY...EMPORIA...OTTAWA 1018 PM CST WED FEB 20 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THURSDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD EASTWARD ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL INTO NORTHEAST KANSAS THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. RAPID AND SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION WILL DEVELOP AROUND SUNRISE AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. * TOTAL SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM AROUND 15 INCHES IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS TO AROUND 8 INCHES SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 35 WILL BE COMMON...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS...EAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON THURSDAY WITH DECREASING SPEEDS TOWARD 6 PM. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO HEAVY BLOWING SNOWFALL AND SNOW PACKED ROADS. VISIBILITY WILL BE NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR WILL MAKE ROADS VERY DIFFICULT TO CLEAR. ANY TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW 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. && $$ KSZ010>012-024-026-039-040-211730- /O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0001.130221T0600Z-130222T0600Z/ MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...HIAWATHA...TOPEKA... LAWRENCE 1018 PM CST WED FEB 20 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD EASTWARD ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL INTO NORTHEAST KANSAS THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. RAPID AND SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION WILL DEVELOP AROUND SUNRISE AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES WILL BE COMMON. MINOR SLEET ACCUMULATIONS COULD ALSO OCCUR SOUTH OF THE TURNPIKE. * WINDS...EAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON THURSDAY WITH DECREASING SPEEDS IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO HEAVY BLOWING SNOWFALL AND SNOW PACKED ROADS. VISIBILITY WILL BE NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR WILL MAKE ROADS VERY DIFFICULT TO CLEAR. ANY TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$
399 WWUS43 KTOP 210946 WSWTOP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 346 AM CST THU FEB 21 2013 ...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM AFFECTING THE REGION TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING... KSZ008-009-020>023-034>038-054>056-058-059-212245- /O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130222T0000Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-OTTAWA- DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS-WABAUNSEE-LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY- ANDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONCORDIA...CLAY CENTER...MANHATTAN... ABILENE...JUNCTION CITY...EMPORIA...OTTAWA 346 AM CST THU FEB 21 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD NORTHEAST ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL INTO NORTHEAST KANSAS THIS MORNING. RAPID AND SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION WILL DEVELOP AROUND 6 AM AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. * TOTAL SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM 11 TO 14 INCHES IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS TO AROUND 8 INCHES SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 35 WILL BE COMMON...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. MINOR SLEET ACCUMULATIONS COULD ALSO OCCUR SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 35. * WINDS...EAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MID AFTERNOON WITH DECREASING SPEEDS TOWARD 6 PM. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO HEAVY BLOWING SNOWFALL AND SNOW PACKED ROADS. VISIBILITY WILL BE NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR WILL MAKE ROADS VERY DIFFICULT TO CLEAR. ANY TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW 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. && $$ KSZ010>012-024-026-039-040-212245- /O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130222T0600Z/ MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...HIAWATHA...TOPEKA... LAWRENCE 346 AM CST THU FEB 21 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD NORTHEAST ACROSS NORTHEAST KANSAS THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. RAPID AND SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION WILL DEVELOP AROUND SUNRISE AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 12 INCHES WILL BE COMMON. * WINDS...EAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON THURSDAY WITH DECREASING SPEEDS IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO HEAVY BLOWING SNOWFALL AND SNOW PACKED ROADS. VISIBILITY WILL BE NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR WILL MAKE ROADS VERY DIFFICULT TO CLEAR. ANY TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$
928 WWUS43 KTOP 212141 WSWTOP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 341 PM CST THU FEB 21 2013 ...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM AFFECTING THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EVENING... KSZ008-009-020>023-034>038-054>056-058-059-220000- /O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130222T0000Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-OTTAWA- DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS-WABAUNSEE-LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY- ANDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONCORDIA...CLAY CENTER...MANHATTAN... ABILENE...JUNCTION CITY...EMPORIA...OTTAWA 341 PM CST THU FEB 21 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...BANDS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND SPREAD NORTHEAST ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL INTO NORTHEAST KANSAS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS WILL GENERALLY BE 1 TO 2 INCHES ACROSS NORTHEAST KANSAS. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 4 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED IN AREAS WHERE HEAVIER SNOW BANDS DEVELOP. AFTER THE WINTER STORM PASSES...TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS RANGE FROM 9 TO 12 INCHES ACROSS THE AREA...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 14 INCHES. IN ADDITION...LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. MINOR ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE ON EXPOSED SURFACES. * WINDS...EAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON WITH DECREASING SPEEDS FROM 10 TO 15 MPH AFTER 6 PM. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO HEAVY BLOWING SNOWFALL AND SNOW PACKED ROADS. VISIBILITY WILL BE NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. ANY TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW 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. && $$ KSZ010>012-024-026-039-040-220600- /O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130222T0600Z/ MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...HIAWATHA...TOPEKA... LAWRENCE 341 PM CST THU FEB 21 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * TIMING...BANDS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND SPREAD NORTHEAST ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL INTO NORTHEAST KANSAS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS WILL GENERALLY BE 1 TO 2 INCHES ACROSS NORTHEAST KANSAS. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 4 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED IN AREAS WHERE HEAVIER SNOW BANDS DEVELOP. AFTER THE WINTER STORM PASSES...TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS RANGE FROM 9 TO 12 INCHES ACROSS NORTHEAST KANSAS...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 14 INCHES. IN ADDITION...LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. MINOR ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE ON EXPOSED SURFACES. * WINDS...EAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON WITH DECREASING SPEEDS FROM 10 TO 15 MPH AFTER 6 PM. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO HEAVY BLOWING SNOWFALL AND SNOW PACKED ROADS. VISIBILITY WILL BE NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. ANY TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$
391 WWUS43 KTOP 212347 WSWTOP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 547 PM CST THU FEB 21 2013 ...WINTER STORM SLOWLY COMING TO AN END THROUGH THE EVENING... KSZ008-009-020>023-034>038-054>056-058-059-220600- /O.EXT.KTOP.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130222T0600Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-OTTAWA- DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS-WABAUNSEE-LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY- ANDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONCORDIA...CLAY CENTER...MANHATTAN... ABILENE...JUNCTION CITY...EMPORIA...OTTAWA 547 PM CST THU FEB 21 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * TIMING...BANDS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD NORTHEAST ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST KANSAS THIS EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY BE 1 TO 2 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL OCCUR AT TIMES THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. MINOR ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE ON EXPOSED SURFACES. * WINDS...EAST NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL CONTINUE TO BE DIFFICULT DUE TO ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AND SNOW PACKED ROADS. VISIBILITY WILL BE NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. TRAVEL CONTINUES TO BE DISCOURAGED UNTIL THE SNOW ENDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW 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. && $$ KSZ010>012-024-026-039-040-220600- /O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130222T0600Z/ MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...HIAWATHA...TOPEKA... LAWRENCE 547 PM CST THU FEB 21 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * TIMING...BANDS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD NORTHEAST ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST KANSAS THIS EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY BE 1 TO 2 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL OCCUR AT TIMES THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. MINOR ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE ON EXPOSED SURFACES. * WINDS...EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL CONTINUE TO BE DIFFICULT DUE TO ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AND SNOW PACKED ROADS. VISIBILITY WILL BE NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. TRAVEL CONTINUES TO BE DISCOURAGED UNTIL THE SNOW ENDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$
250 WWUS43 KTOP 220320 WSWTOP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 920 PM CST THU FEB 21 2013 KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-220430- /O.CAN.KTOP.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130222T0600Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY- POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS- WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...HIAWATHA...CONCORDIA... CLAY CENTER...MANHATTAN...ABILENE...JUNCTION CITY...TOPEKA... LAWRENCE...EMPORIA...OTTAWA 920 PM CST THU FEB 21 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. OCCASIONAL FLURRIES WILL CONTINUE IN THE LATE NIGHT HOURS...BUT ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. THEREFORE THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Topeka, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Feb 19, 11:14 AM CST, 4 hours 40 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 19, 11:14 AM CST, 4 hours 40 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 1114 AM CST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...UPDATE TO AVIATION... .DISCUSSION... THE MAIN FOCUS REMAINS ON THE UPCOMING WINTER STORM. LATEST WATER VAPOR SHOWING YESTERDAYS SHORTWAVE TROUGH EXITING THE AREA WHICH BROUGHT THE COLDER AND DRIER AIR TO THE REGION OVERNIGHT. ON THE WEST COAST...A VERY DEEP SHORTWAVE TROUGH CONTINUES DIGGING SOUTHWARD ALONG THE NORTHERN CA COASTLINE. THIS WAVE WILL BE THE PRIMARY ENERGY THAT WILL DROP INTO THE DESERT SOUTHWEST AND THEN EJECT OUT INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. ALTHOUGH THE OVERALL FCST PATTERN IS SIMILAR TO PREVIOUS FCST...THE TRACK OF THE SFC LOW AND EXTENT OF COLD/DRY AIR HAS TRENDED A LITTLE FURTHER SOUTH AND EAST. IN THE SHORT TERM...STILL MOSTLY SUNNY/DRY AND ONLY SLIGHTLY COOLER THAN PREVIOUS FCST. AS THE SYSTEM APPROACHES THE COUNTY WARNING AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY...WEAK LIFT MAY DEVELOP LIGHT SNOW INITIALLY ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN AND SOUTHERN CWA BY MIDDAY AND AFTERNOON...BUT DRY AIR WILL SLOW ITS EASTWARD EXTENT DURING THE DAY. WEDNESDAY EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...STRONG ISENTROPIC LIFT AND FRONTOGENESIS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE SOUTHERN CWA AND LIFT NORTHEASTWARD AS THE A STRONG JET AND HEIGHT FALLS APPROACH. WITH MOISTURE RAPIDLY ADVECTING NORTHWARD...INSTABILITY IN THE 700-500MB LAYER WILL INCREASE SOUTH TO NORTH ACROSS THE CWA THROUGH THE NIGHT. WITH THE AID OF EVAPORATIVE COOLING AND THE FURTHER SOUTH TRACK OF THE SFC LOW...FEEL THAT THE NORTHWARD EXTENT OF THE WARM AIR ALOFT AND RESULTING FREEZING AND SLEET POTENTIAL MAY BE SHIFTING BACK TO THE SOUTH...AND THE NORTH AND NORTHWEST CWA WILL BE IN FOR A LONGER PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW. MODELS STILL SHOW A WEDGE OF WARMER AIR ADVANCING NORTHWARD INTO THE SOUTHEAST HALF OF THE CWA IN THE 800-850 MB LAYER THAT MAY PROVIDE A PERIOD OF HEAVIER MIXED PRECIP MAINLY JUST SOUTH AND EAST OF THE TURNPIKE...WITH PRIMARILY SNOW TO THE NORTH AND WEST. ALTHOUGH THE DRY SLOT STILL BEGINS TO DECREASE PRECIPITATION INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON...IT HAS SHIFTED SLIGHTLY FURTHER SOUTH AND EAST AS WELL. OVERALL...HAVE INCREASED SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ACROSS THE NORTH IN CLOSER PROXIMITY TO DEVELOPING TROWEL THAT IS MORE PRONOUNCED TO THE NORTH WITH TIME. BOTTOM LINE...HIGHEST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS REMAIN OVER THE NORTHWEST 1/3 OF THE CWA FOR THE STORM WITH AMOUNTS OVER A FOOT...TAPERING DOWN TO NEAR 3 INCHES AT GARNETT...AND WILL CONTINUE WITH CURRENT WATCH HEADLINES AND ADJUST AS NECESSARY. ALTHOUGH SLEET STILL APPEARS LIKELY OVER THE EAST CENTRAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS APPEAR WILL BE FOCUSED MORE SOUTH OF THE CWA...BUT A QUARTER INCH IS STILL POSSIBLE SOUTH OF I 35. THE STORM SHOULD STILL EXIT THE CWA THURSDAY NIGHT WITH A LINGERING CHANCE FOR LIGHT SNOW/DRIZZLE BEFORE DRYING OUT THROUGH THE EARLY PORTIONS OF THE WEEKEND BEFORE ANOTHER STORM BEGINS TO AFFECT THE AREA SUNDAY INT MONDAY. THE AIR AHEAD OF THIS STORM WILL NOT BE AS COLD...SO A MIXED PRECIP POTENTIAL OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL BE MORE LIKELY TO OCCUR AT THIS POINT. && .AVIATION... VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD. SANDERS && .TOP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER STORM WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 19, 4:55 AM CST, 10 hours 59 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 455 AM CST TUE FEB 19 2013 KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-201100- REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY- POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS- WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON- 455 AM CST TUE FEB 19 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL...NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST KANSAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. A WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE ENTIRE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. CURRENT INDICATIONS ARE THAT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE NORTH OF I 70. LIGHTER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ALONG WITH A MIXTURE OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN ARE LIKELY SOUTH OF I 70. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT.
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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.