Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS Topeka, KS

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

105 
WWUS43 KTOP 230929
WSWTOP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
429 AM CDT SAT MAR 23 2013

KSZ011-012-023-024-026-037>040-054>056-058-059-232230-
/O.UPG.KTOP.WS.A.0003.130323T1700Z-130324T1700Z/
/O.EXB.KTOP.WS.W.0003.130323T1700Z-130324T1800Z/
NEMAHA-BROWN-POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-MORRIS-WABAUNSEE-
SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HIAWATHA...TOPEKA...LAWRENCE...
EMPORIA...OTTAWA
429 AM CDT SAT MAR 23 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 1 PM CDT
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 1 PM
CDT SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.


* TIMING...PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO NORTHEAST AND
  EAST CENTRAL KANSAS BY THIS AFTERNOON. ALTHOUGH PRECIPITATION
  WILL LIKELY START OUT AS RAIN OR A RAIN/SNOW MIX...IT IS
  EXPECTED TO TRANSITION OVER TO SNOW BY TONIGHT...WITH MODERATE
  TO HEAVY SNOW LIKELY THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL
  SHOULD BEGIN TO TAPER OFF BY EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
  AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH
  TONIGHT. WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND GUST TO AROUND 30 MPH
  THROUGH THE DAY SUNDAY.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL CONDITIONS COULD BECOME DIFFICULT WITH SNOW
  PACKED AND SLICK ROADS. GUSTY WINDS COULD ALSO CAUSE REDUCED
  VISIBILITIES ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SNOW IS FORECAST TO ACCUMULATE IN THE AFFECTED AREAS CAUSING
HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. THOSE WITH TRAVEL PLANS ARE ADVISED
TO CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE...OR SHOULD USE CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS
UNAVOIDABLE.

&&


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS WINTER WEATHER IS FORECAST TO
DEVELOP WITH HEAVY SNOW CAUSING HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. 

CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER
SITUATIONS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP AN
EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

KSZ008>010-020>022-034>036-232230-
/O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0003.130323T1200Z-130324T1200Z/
REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-
GEARY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...CONCORDIA...CLAY CENTER...
MANHATTAN...ABILENE...JUNCTION CITY
429 AM CDT SAT MAR 23 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SUNDAY. 

* TIMING...SNOW SHOULD SPREAD EAST INTO THE AREA THIS MORNING WITH
  THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL LIKELY TO OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS
  EVENING. THE SNOW SHOULD BEGIN TO TAPER OFF BY SUNDAY MORNING.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
  POSSIBLE.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH
  TONIGHT. WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND GUST TO AROUND 30 MPH
  THROUGH THE DAY SUNDAY. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO DETERIORATE WITH ROADS
  BECOMING SNOW PACKED AND SLICK. GUSTY WINDS COULD ALSO CAUSE
  REDUCED VISIBILITIES ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS WINTER WEATHER IS FORECAST TO
DEVELOP WITH HEAVY SNOW CAUSING HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.

CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING SATURDAY AND
SUNDAY. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

911 
WWUS43 KTOP 231859
WSWTOP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
159 PM CDT SAT MAR 23 2013

KSZ008>010-020>022-034>036-240300-
/O.CAN.KTOP.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130324T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KTOP.WW.Y.0006.130323T1859Z-130324T1200Z/
REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-
GEARY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...CONCORDIA...CLAY CENTER...
MANHATTAN...ABILENE...JUNCTION CITY
159 PM CDT SAT MAR 23 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SUNDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SUNDAY. THE
WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD EAST THIS AFTERNOON WITH
  MODERATE SNOWFALL POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW SHOULD BE
  TAPERING OFF BY 7AM SUNDAY. 

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES.

* WINDS...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND GUST TO AROUND 30
  MPH THROUGH THE DAY SUNDAY.

* IMPACTS...THE SNOW COULD CAUSE SLICK ROADS AND SLOW TRAVEL
  CONDITIONS. GUSTY WINDS MAY ALSO REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER
SITUATIONS... SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING
TONIGHT AND SUNDAY.

&&

$$

KSZ011-023-240300-
/O.CAN.KTOP.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130324T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KTOP.WW.Y.0006.130323T1859Z-130324T1200Z/
NEMAHA-POTTAWATOMIE-
159 PM CDT SAT MAR 23 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SUNDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT
SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL SPREAD EAST THIS AFTERNOON WITH MODERATE
  SNOWFALL POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW SHOULD BE TAPERING OFF BY
  7AM SUNDAY.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES.

* WINDS...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND GUST TO AROUND 30
  MPH THROUGH THE DAY SUNDAY.

* IMPACTS...THE SNOW COULD CAUSE SLICK ROADS AND SLOW TRAVEL
  CONDITIONS. GUSTY WINDS MAY ALSO REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER
SITUATIONS... SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING
TONIGHT AND SUNDAY.

&&

$$

KSZ012-024-026-037>040-054>056-058-059-240300-
/O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130324T1800Z/
BROWN-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-MORRIS-WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-LYON-
OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HIAWATHA...TOPEKA...LAWRENCE...
EMPORIA...OTTAWA
159 PM CDT SAT MAR 23 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT SUNDAY. 

* TIMING...PRECIPITATION WILL INITIALLY BE A MIX OF RAIN...SLEET
  AND SNOW THIS AFTERNOON...CHANGING TO ALL SNOW BY THIS EVENING.
  PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE
  LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS. THE SNOW SHOULD DIMINISH
  THROUGH THE LATE MORNING SUNDAY. 

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER 
  AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. 

* WINDS...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND GUST TO AROUND 30
  MPH THROUGH THE DAY SUNDAY.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL CONDITIONS COULD BECOME DIFFICULT WITH SNOW
  PACKED AND SLICK ROADS. GUSTY WINDS COULD ALSO CAUSE REDUCED
  VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY.
PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

WOLTERS

614 
WWUS43 KTOP 240149 AAA
WSWTOP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
849 PM CDT SAT MAR 23 2013

KSZ012-024-026-037>040-054>056-058-059-241015-
/O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130324T1800Z/
BROWN-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-MORRIS-WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-LYON-
OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HIAWATHA...TOPEKA...LAWRENCE...
EMPORIA...OTTAWA
849 PM CDT SAT MAR 23 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT SUNDAY. 

* TIMING...OCCASIONAL SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. PERIODS OF
  MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED ESPECIALLY AFTER
  MIDNIGHT. THE SNOW SHOULD DIMINISH THROUGH THE LATE MORNING
  SUNDAY.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER 
  AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE. 

* WINDS...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND GUST TO AROUND 
  30 MPH THROUGH THE DAY SUNDAY. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL CONDITIONS COULD BECOME DIFFICULT WITH SNOW 
  PACKED AND SLICK ROADS. GUSTY WINDS COULD ALSO CAUSE REDUCED 
  VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING TONIGHT AND
SUNDAY. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

KSZ008>011-020>023-034>036-241015-
/O.CON.KTOP.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130324T1200Z/
REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-
OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...CONCORDIA...CLAY CENTER...
MANHATTAN...ABILENE...JUNCTION CITY
849 PM CDT SAT MAR 23 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT
SUNDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT
SUNDAY. 

* TIMING...OCCASIONAL SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW
  SHOULD BE TAPERING OFF BY 7AM SUNDAY.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES.

* WINDS...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND GUST TO AROUND 
  30 MPH THROUGH THE DAY SUNDAY. 

* IMPACTS...THE SNOW COULD CAUSE SLICK ROADS AND SLOW TRAVEL 
  CONDITIONS. GUSTY WINDS MAY ALSO REDUCED VISIBILITIES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING TONIGHT AND
SUNDAY.

&&

$$

585 
WWUS43 KTOP 240908
WSWTOP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
408 AM CDT SUN MAR 24 2013

KSZ012-024-026-037>040-054>056-058-059-241800-
/O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130324T1800Z/
BROWN-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-MORRIS-WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-LYON-
OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HIAWATHA...TOPEKA...LAWRENCE...
EMPORIA...OTTAWA
408 AM CDT SUN MAR 24 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL AFFECT THE
  AREA THROUGH AROUND 9 AM...WITH LIGHT SNOW CONTINUING TO FALL
  THROUGH THE REST OF THE MORNING BEFORE COMING TO AN END AROUND
  NOON.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WIDESPREAD TOTALS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES
  ARE EXPECTED WITH A FEW LOCATIONS IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS
  GETTING UP TO 9 INCHES OF TOTAL SNOW.

* WINDS...NORTH WINDS WILL GUST TO AROUND 30 MPH THROUGH THE DAY
  SUNDAY.

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
  WITH VISIBILITY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE...HEAVY
  FALLING SNOW...AND WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING TONIGHT AND
SUNDAY. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

KSZ008>011-020>023-034>036-241200-
/O.CON.KTOP.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130324T1200Z/
REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-
OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...CONCORDIA...CLAY CENTER...
MANHATTAN...ABILENE...JUNCTION CITY
408 AM CDT SUN MAR 24 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS
MORNING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS
MORNING. 

* TIMING...LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE
  ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA THROUGH AROUND 7 AM.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES.

* WINDS...NORTH WINDS WILL GUST TO AROUND 30 MPH THROUGH THE DAY
  SUNDAY.

* IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...ALONG WITH SOME DRIFTING OF
  SNOW WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING TONIGHT AND
SUNDAY.

&&

$$

731 
WWUS43 KTOP 241210
WSWTOP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
710 AM CDT SUN MAR 24 2013

KSZ008>011-020>023-034>036-241315-
/O.EXP.KTOP.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130324T1200Z/
REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-
OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...CONCORDIA...CLAY CENTER...
MANHATTAN...ABILENE...JUNCTION CITY
710 AM CDT SUN MAR 24 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW WILL COME COMPLETELY TO AN END BY
  9 AM.

* TOTAL SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS...LITTLE TO NO ADDITIONAL
  ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION RANGES FROM 3
  TO 5 INCHES.

* WINDS...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST UP TO 35 MPH...AND SOME
  ADDITIONAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW IS LIKELY.

* IMPACTS...WHILE THE SNOWFALL HAS ESSENTIALLY COME TO AN END...
  TRAVEL WILL REMAIN DIFFICULT ACROSS THE AREA DUE TO THE SNOW
  THAT HAS ALREADY FALLEN...ALONG WITH THE GUSTY WINDS.


$$

KSZ012-024-026-037>040-054>056-058-059-241800-
/O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130324T1800Z/
BROWN-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-MORRIS-WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-LYON-
OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HIAWATHA...TOPEKA...LAWRENCE...
EMPORIA...OTTAWA
710 AM CDT SUN MAR 24 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL AFFECT THE 
  AREA THROUGH AROUND 9 AM...WITH LIGHT SNOW CONTINUING TO FALL 
  THROUGH THE REST OF THE MORNING BEFORE COMING TO AN END AROUND 
  NOON. 

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WIDESPREAD TOTALS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES 
  ARE EXPECTED WITH A FEW LOCATIONS IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS 
  GETTING UP TO 9 INCHES OF TOTAL SNOW. 

* WINDS...NORTH WINDS WILL GUST TO AROUND 35 MPH THROUGH THE DAY
  SUNDAY.

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE 
  EXPECTED WITH VISIBILITY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN ONE QUARTER 
  MILE...HEAVY FALLING SNOW...AND WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND 
  DRIFTING SNOW. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING TONIGHT AND
SUNDAY. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

097 
WWUS43 KTOP 241522
WSWTOP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1022 AM CDT SUN MAR 24 2013

KSZ012-024-026-037>040-054>056-058-059-241630-
/O.CAN.KTOP.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130324T1800Z/
BROWN-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-MORRIS-WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-LYON-
OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HIAWATHA...TOPEKA...LAWRENCE...
EMPORIA...OTTAWA
1022 AM CDT SUN MAR 24 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
STORM WARNING. 

SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH NOON WITH LITTLE OR NO
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS. THEREFORE THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS
BEEN CANCELLED. NORTH AND NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST TO
AROUND 30 MPH THROUGH THE DAY. THIS MAY CAUSE SNOW TO CONTINUE
DRIFTING IN OPEN AREAS. 

$$

WOLTERS

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
347 PM CDT FRI MAR 22 2013

.DISCUSSION...
20Z WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS A ELONGATED TROUGH FROM WESTERN
CANADA INTO THE NORTHERN ROCKIES WITH ENERGY DIGGING INTO ITS
BASE. AT THE SURFACE WEAK RIDGING REMAINS OVER THE NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL PLAINS WITH A COOL EASTERLY WIND.

FOR TONIGHT...LARGE SCALE FORCING FOR PRECIP LOOKS TO REMAIN TO THE
WEST ACROSS THE ROCKIES...SO THINK CHANCES FOR MEASURABLE PRECIP ARE
FAIRLY LOW. THE NAM AND RAP ARE SHOWING SOME WEAK ISENTROPIC ACCENT
DEVELOPING ON THE 280K SURFACE...SUGGESTING THERE COULD AGAIN BE
SOME PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. BECAUSE OF THIS HAVE
INSERTED A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR FREEZING DRIZZLE. THINK THAT LOWS
TONIGHT SHOULD BE PRETTY SIMILAR TO THE LAST COUPLE NIGHTS GIVEN
OVERCAST SKIES AND LITTLE CHANGE TO THE AIRMASS.

FOR SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...THE MAIN QUESTION IS WHETHER TO
UPGRADE TO A WARNING OR MAINTAIN THE WATCH. MODELS HAVE BEEN
CONSISTENT IN AMPLIFYING A SHORTWAVE AND MOVING IT ACROSS THE
FORECAST AREA. WITH VERY GOOD LARGE SCALE FORCING FROM THE PV
ANOMALY AND Q VECTOR CONVERGENCE...PRECIP IS EXPECTED TO BECOME
WIDESPREAD ACROSS WESTERN KS SATURDAY MORNING AND SPREAD EAST INTO
EASTERN KS BY THE AFTERNOON. THEREFORE POPS HAVE BEEN INCREASED FOR
THE FORECAST AREA SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY NIGHT. THE NAM AND
GFS FORECAST SOUNDINGS HAVE TRENDED WARMER WITH THE BOUNDARY LAYER
SATURDAY WITH SURFACE TEMPS IN THE UPPER 30S THROUGH THE AFTERNOON
ACROSS EAST CENTRAL KS. BECAUSE OF THIS HAVE MOVED THE RAIN/SNOW
LINE BACK NORTHWEST EXPECTING AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE TURNPIKE
TO SEE MAINLY RAIN THROUGH THE BULK OF THE DAY SATURDAY. ACROSS
NORTH CENTRAL KS...TEMPS LOOK COLD ENOUGH FOR PRECIP TO BE ALL SNOW.
AS THE UPPER WAVE PASSES TO THE EAST EARLY SATURDAY EVENING...THE
COLD AIR SHOULD FILL IN WITH PRECIP CHANGING TO SNOW DURING THE
EVENING. THERE IS SOME UNCERTAINTY IN PRECIP TYPE ACROSS EAST
CENTRAL KS FOR SATURDAY EVENING BECAUSE MODELS SHOW MID LEVEL DRY
AIR LIFTING INTO THE AREA AND DRYING OUT THE DENDRITIC GROWTH ZONE.
WITH NO ICE IN THE CLOUD...THERE COULD BE SIMPLY RAIN FALLING WITH
TEMPS IN THE MID 30S. WITH RAIN EXPECTED INITIALLY SATURDAY AND THE
POTENTIAL FOR A MIX OF PRECIP SATURDAY EVENING...HAVE KNOCKED DOWN
SNOW AMOUNTS ACROSS EAST CENTRAL KS WITH MAYBE AROUND 4 INCHES
POSSIBLE BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE IT IS NOT CLEAR WHETHER
SNOWFALL RATES WILL BE ENHANCED BY MESOSCALE FORCING OR IF IT WILL
BE DRIVEN ALL BY SYNOPTIC FORCING. THERE DOES APPEAR TO BE SOME
UPRIGHT INSTABILITY ON SATURDAY WHICH COULD INCREASE SNOWFALL RATES.
AND THE NAM HINTS AT A WEAK TROWAL SATURDAY NIGHT. HOWEVER IT ONLY
REALLY SHOWS UP AROUND 600 MB AND IS NOT VERY DEEP. CONSIDERING THE
SURFACE LOW COULD END UP OVER TN OR MS BY 12Z SUNDAY...AM NOT SURE
THE WARM CONVEYOR BELT WOULD WRAP ALL THE WAY BACK INTO EASTERN KS.
PERHAPS THE ENHANCED QPF FROM THE NAM IS A FUNCTION OF THE UPPER
LEVEL DEFORMATION FROM THE WAVE PROPAGATING EAST. SO FOR FAR
NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL KS...THE FORECAST IS STILL CALLING FOR
AROUND 5 TO 7 INCHES. HAVE DECIDED TO UPGRADE AREAS WEST OF MHK TO A
WARNING SINCE THEY SHOULD BEGIN TO BE IMPACTED BY THE STORM BY NOON
TOMORROW. SINCE PRECIP MAY END UP BEING MORE RAIN IN EAST CENTRAL KS
AND THE SNOW COULD HOLD OFF UNTIL SATURDAY EVENING...WILL KEEP THE
WATCH GOING FOR AREAS EAST OF MHK AND LET LATER SHIFTS HAVE A LOOK
AT THE NEWER GUIDANCE.

WITH MODELS ADVECTING A LITTLE MORE WARM AIR INTO EASTERN KS...HAVE
BUMPED HIGHS UP TO AROUND 40 IN THE EAST WITH HIGHS NEAR THE
FREEZING MARK ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL KS. LOWS SUNDAY MORNING SHOULD
FALL INTO THE 20S AS NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASE AND BRING COLDER AIR
SOUTH. CLOUD COVER AND BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS SHOULD KEEP TEMPS FROM
WARMING MUCH ON SUNDAY...SO HIGHS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE LOWER TO
MID 30S.

WOLTERS

SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...

SECONDARY UPPER TROF SWINGS THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY
WITH LIMITED FORCING AND ONLY SHALLOW MOISTURE SO WILL KEEP DRY
FORECAST GOING. NORTHWEST WINDS PERSIST WITH TEMPS OVER THE FRESH
SNOW NOT WARMING MUCH.

SURFACE RIDGE AXIS TAKES RESIDENCE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY AS
ZONAL FLOW BEGINS TO TAKE HOLD OF THE SOUTHWESTERN THIRD OF THE
CONUS. SOUTH WINDS KICK IN FOR AT LEAST THE BULK OF THE AREA
WEDNESDAY FOR A MORE SIGNIFICANT WARM-UP...THOUGH MODELS DIVERGE
SOMEWHAT WITH SHORTWAVES COMING SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS
AND GREAT LAKES...WHICH COULD LEAVE A MODIFIED BOUNDARY OVER THE
CENTRAL PLAINS. INCREASING LOW LEVEL MOISTURE VIA THE SOUTH WINDS
COMBINED WITH THE CONVERGENCE COULD BE ENOUGH FOR SOME CHANCE FOR
MAINLY RAIN FOR THE LATTER PERIODS. THOUGH CONFIDENCE IS NOT HIGH
GIVEN EASTERLY LOW LEVEL FLOW POTENTIAL...WILL BRING TEMPS UP TO
NEAR LATE MARCH NORMALS.

65

&&

.AVIATION...

IFR CONDITIONS SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS.
THE STRATUS DECK IS BEGINNING TO BREAK UP ACROSS CENTRAL KANSAS
THEREFORE MVFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 20Z. THERE MAY BE A
BRIEF PERIOD OF VFR CONDITIONS THIS EVENING BEFORE THE MVFR
CONDITIONS RETURN AGAIN AROUND 07Z. DRIZZLE MAY ALSO DEVELOP
OVERNIGHT AS SOUNDINGS SHOW WEAK LIFT IN A SATURATED LOW LEVEL
LAYER. THE MORE IMPRESSIVE LIFT AND COLUMN SATURATION ASSOCIATED
WITH THE MAIN STORM SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO EFFECT THE AREA AROUND
15Z. ALTHOUGH CONFIDENCE IN THE START TIME OF PRECIP IS LOW.
THEREFORE LATER SHIFTS WILL MONITOR THE SITUATION AND CONTINUE
UPDATES.

SANDERS

&&

.TOP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING FOR KSZ011-012-023-024-026-037>040-054>056-058-059.

WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 7 AM SATURDAY TO 7 AM CDT SUNDAY FOR
KSZ008>010-020>022-034>036.

&&

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
509 AM CDT FRI MAR 22 2013

KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-231015-
REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY-
POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS-
WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON-
509 AM CDT FRI MAR 22 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL...NORTH
CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST KANSAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

AN AREA OF LIGHT SNOW AND LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL MOVE ACROSS
THE AREA THIS MORNING. THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD GRADUALLY COME TO
AN END AFTER SUNRISE. A LIGHT GLAZE OF ICE IS POSSIBLE ON ELEVATED
SURFACES...BRIDGES...AND OVERPASSES...WITH GENERALLY LESS THAN AN
INCH OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IN AREAS NEAR AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE
70. EVEN WITH THE LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL
CONDITIONS SHOULD BE EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL IS LIKELY SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY ACROSS
THE ENTIRE OUTLOOK AREA. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED DURING
SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THERE STILL
REMAINS SOME UNCERTAINTY WITH THE EXACT TRACKING OF THE STORM
SYSTEM AND THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME MODERATE TO HEAVY BANDS OF SNOW
TO DEVELOP DURING THE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING TIME FRAME.
AT THIS TIME...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED ACROSS THE ENTIRE OUTLOOK AREA...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT.