Winter Storm Warning 5, NWS Topeka, KS

210 
WWUS43 KTOP 210244 AAA
WSWTOP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
844 PM CST FRI DEC 20 2013

KSZ054>056-058-059-211100-
/O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0005.131221T0600Z-131222T1200Z/
LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EMPORIA...OTTAWA
844 PM CST FRI DEC 20 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
6 AM CST SUNDAY. 

* TIMING...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE SOUTH OF INTERSTATE
  35 MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT, THEN LIKELY FOR MUCH OF THE DAY
  SATURDAY. THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD SWITCH TO SNOW SATURDAY
  EVENING WITH ACCUMULATING SNOW ENDING AROUND SUNRISE SUNDAY
  MORNING.

* TOTAL SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS...A BAND OF 4 TO 7 INCHES OF
  SNOW...ALONG WITH LOCALLY UP TO A HALF INCH OF SLEET IS POSSIBLE
  SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO TWO TENTHS
  OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE NEAR AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 35.

* WINDS...WINDS SATURDAY NIGHT WILL GUST UP TO 20 MPH.

* IMPACTS...WEEKEND TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE.
  FREEZING RAIN ACCUMULATIONS IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS MAY BE
  SUFFICIENT TO CAUSE LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE 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.

&&

$$

KSZ011-012-022>024-026-035>040-211100-
/O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0005.131221T1200Z-131222T1200Z/
NEMAHA-BROWN-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-DICKINSON-GEARY-
MORRIS-WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HIAWATHA...MANHATTAN...ABILENE...
JUNCTION CITY...TOPEKA...LAWRENCE
844 PM CST FRI DEC 20 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO
6 AM CST SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO
6 AM CST SUNDAY. 

* TIMING...A MIX OF SLEET...FREEZING RAIN...AND SNOW IS LIKELY
  SATURDAY...WITH SNOW BECOMING PERSISTENT AND POSSIBLY HEAVY SATURDAY
  EVENING. ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOULD END AROUND SUNRISE SUNDAY
  MORNING.

* TOTAL SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS...A BAND OF 4 TO 7 INCHES OF
  SNOW...ALONG WITH LOCALLY UP TO A HALF INCH OF SLEET IS POSSIBLE
  SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. MINOR ICE ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE
  ALONG THE INTERSTATE 70 CORRIDOR WITH UP TO TWO TENTHS OF AN
  INCH OF ICE TO THE SOUTH NEAR THE INTERSTATE 35 CORRIDOR.

* WINDS...WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE NORTH ON SATURDAY NIGHT...WITH
  OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.

* IMPACTS...WEEKEND TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE
  ACROSS THE AREA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND SLEET MEANS THAT A WINTER
STORM SYSTEM IS IMPACTING THE AREA WITH SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW AND SLEET. TRAVEL IS LIKELY TO BE SEVERELY IMPACTED.
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.

&&

$$

296 
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WSWTOP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
856 PM CST FRI DEC 20 2013

KSZ054>056-058-059-211200-
/O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0005.131221T0600Z-131222T1200Z/
LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EMPORIA...OTTAWA
856 PM CST FRI DEC 20 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
6 AM CST SUNDAY. 

* TIMING...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE SOUTH OF 
  INTERSTATE 35 MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT... THEN LIKELY FOR 
  MUCH OF THE DAY SATURDAY. THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD SWITCH TO 
  SNOW SATURDAY EVENING WITH ACCUMULATING SNOW ENDING AROUND 
  SUNRISE SUNDAY MORNING. 

* TOTAL SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS...A BAND OF 4 TO 7 INCHES OF 
  SNOW...ALONG WITH LOCALLY UP TO A HALF INCH OF SLEET IS 
  POSSIBLE SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 
  TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE NEAR AND SOUTH OF 
  INTERSTATE 35. 

* WINDS...WINDS SATURDAY NIGHT WILL GUST UP TO 20 MPH.

* IMPACTS...WEEKEND TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE. 
  FREEZING RAIN ACCUMULATIONS IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS MAY BE 
  SUFFICIENT TO CAUSE LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE 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.

&&

$$

KSZ011-012-022>024-026-035>040-211200-
/O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0005.131221T1200Z-131222T1200Z/
NEMAHA-BROWN-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-DICKINSON-GEARY-
MORRIS-WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HIAWATHA...MANHATTAN...ABILENE...
JUNCTION CITY...TOPEKA...LAWRENCE
856 PM CST FRI DEC 20 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO
6 AM CST SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO
6 AM CST SUNDAY. 

* TIMING...A MIX OF SLEET...FREEZING RAIN...AND SNOW IS LIKELY 
  SATURDAY...WITH SNOW BECOMING PERSISTENT AND POSSIBLY HEAVY 
  SATURDAY EVENING. ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOULD END AROUND SUNRISE 
  SUNDAY MORNING. 

* TOTAL SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS...A BAND OF 4 TO 7 INCHES OF 
  SNOW...ALONG WITH LOCALLY UP TO A HALF INCH OF SLEET IS 
  POSSIBLE SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. MINOR ICE ACCUMULATION 
  IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE INTERSTATE 70 CORRIDOR WITH UP TO TWO 
  TENTHS OF AN INCH OF ICE TO THE SOUTH NEAR THE INTERSTATE 35 
  CORRIDOR. 

* WINDS...WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE NORTH ON SATURDAY NIGHT...
   WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...WEEKEND TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE 
  ACROSS THE AREA. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND SLEET MEANS THAT 
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND SLEET ARE EXPECTED WHICH 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.

&&

$$

849 
WWUS43 KTOP 211005
WSWTOP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
405 AM CST SAT DEC 21 2013

KSZ024-026-037>040-212315-
/O.EXT.KTOP.WS.W.0005.131221T1500Z-131222T1200Z/
JACKSON-JEFFERSON-MORRIS-WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOPEKA...LAWRENCE
405 AM CST SAT DEC 21 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO
6 AM CST SUNDAY...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING
TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY. 

* TIMING...PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL STEADILY INCREASE
  TODAY...WITH A MIX OF SLEET...FREEZING RAIN...AND SNOW LIKELY BY
  EARLY AFTERNOON. IN THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS...THE PRECIPITATION
  WILL TRANSITION COMPLETELY TO SNOW...WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW
  EXPECTED THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL
  SLOWLY DIMINISH DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

* TOTAL SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 7
  INCHES SHOULD BE COMMON...WITH SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.
  ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH COULD OCCUR.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH TODAY WILL BECOME
  NORTHWEST TO 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL ON UNTREATED ROADS CAN BE EXPECTED TO BE
  DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND SLEET MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT
AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND SLEET ARE EXPECTED WHICH 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.

&&

$$

KSZ011-012-022-023-035-036-212315-
/O.EXT.KTOP.WS.W.0005.131221T1900Z-131222T1200Z/
NEMAHA-BROWN-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-DICKINSON-GEARY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HIAWATHA...MANHATTAN...ABILENE...
JUNCTION CITY
405 AM CST SAT DEC 21 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
6 AM CST SUNDAY...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY. 

* TIMING...PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL STEADILY INCREASE
  TODAY...WITH A MIX OF SLEET AND SNOW LIKELY BY MID AFTERNOON. IN
  THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS...THE PRECIPITATION WILL TRANSITION
  COMPLETELY TO SNOW...WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED THROUGH
  THE EVENING HOURS. ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH DURING
  THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

* TOTAL SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6
  INCHES SHOULD BE COMMON...WITH SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.
  ONLY MINOR ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE ANTICIPATED.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH TODAY WILL BECOME
  NORTHWEST TO 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL ON UNTREATED ROADS CAN BE EXPECTED TO BE
  DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND SLEET MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT
AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND SLEET ARE EXPECTED WHICH 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.

&&

$$

KSZ054>056-058-059-212315-
/O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-131222T1200Z/
LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EMPORIA...OTTAWA
405 AM CST SAT DEC 21 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY. 

* TIMING...PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL OCCUR THROUGH
  MUCH OF THE DAY. IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS...THE
  PRECIPITATION WILL SWITCH COMPLETELY TO SNOW...WITH PERIODS OF
  HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE. ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOULD END BY SUNRISE.

* TOTAL SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5
  INCHES SHOULD BE COMMON...WITH SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. ICE
  ACCUMULATIONS UP TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH ARE
  POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 35.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH TODAY WILL BECOME
  NORTHWEST TO 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL ON UNTREATED ROADS CAN BE EXPECTED TO BE
  DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE. POWER OUTAGES DUE TO DOWNED ELECTRICAL
  LINES COULD ALSO OCCUR. 


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE 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.

&&

$$

KSZ009-010-021-034-212315-
/O.NEW.KTOP.WW.Y.0015.131221T2200Z-131222T1200Z/
WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-CLAY-OTTAWA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...CLAY CENTER
405 AM CST SAT DEC 21 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
6 AM CST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY.

* TIMING...PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL INCREASE FROM LATE THIS
  MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS...WITH SNOW PERHAPS MIXED
  WITH SOME SLEET LIKELY BY SUNSET. THE PRECIPITATION WILL
  TRANSITION COMPLETELY TO SNOW IN THE EARLY EVENING HOURS.
  ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOULD END BEFORE DAWN. 

* TOTAL SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4
  INCHES SHOULD BE COMMON...WITH SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH TODAY WILL BECOME
  NORTHWEST TO 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT ON UNTREATED ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL
CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

411 
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WSWTOP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
347 PM CST SAT DEC 21 2013

KSZ011-012-022>024-026-035>040-054>056-058-059-221100-
/O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-131222T1200Z/
NEMAHA-BROWN-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-DICKINSON-GEARY-
MORRIS-WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-
ANDERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HIAWATHA...MANHATTAN...ABILENE...
JUNCTION CITY...TOPEKA...LAWRENCE...EMPORIA...OTTAWA
347 PM CST SAT DEC 21 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY. 

* TIMING...PRECIPITATION WILL STEADILY INCREASE TONIGHT... WITH A
  MIX OF SLEET...FREEZING RAIN...AND SNOW LIKELY IN THE LATE
  AFTERNOON. IN THE EARLY EVENING HOURS...THE PRECIPITATION WILL
  TRANSITION COMPLETELY TO SNOW...WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW
  EXPECTED THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL
  SLOWLY DIMINISH DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

* TOTAL SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7
  INCHES SHOULD BE COMMON...WITH SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. ICE
  ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH COULD OCCUR.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH TODAY WILL BECOME 
  NORTHWEST TO 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH TONIGHT. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL ON UNTREATED ROADS CAN BE EXPECTED TO BE 
  DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND SLEET MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT
AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND SLEET ARE EXPECTED WHICH 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.

&&

$$

KSZ020-221100-
/O.EXA.KTOP.WW.Y.0015.131221T2200Z-131222T1200Z/
CLOUD-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CONCORDIA
347 PM CST SAT DEC 21 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
SUNDAY.

* TIMING...PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL INCREASE FROM LATE THIS 
  MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS...WITH SNOW PERHAPS MIXED 
  WITH SOME SLEET LIKELY BY SUNSET. THE PRECIPITATION WILL 
  TRANSITION COMPLETELY TO SNOW IN THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. 
  ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOULD END BEFORE DAWN. 

* TOTAL SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 
  4 INCHES SHOULD BE COMMON...WITH SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. 

* WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH TODAY WILL BECOME 
  NORTHWEST TO 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH TONIGHT. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT ON UNTREATED ROADS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

KSZ009-010-021-034-221100-
/O.CON.KTOP.WW.Y.0015.131221T2200Z-131222T1200Z/
WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-CLAY-OTTAWA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...CLAY CENTER
347 PM CST SAT DEC 21 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
SUNDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
SUNDAY. 

* TIMING...PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL INCREASE FROM LATE THIS 
  MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS...WITH SNOW PERHAPS MIXED 
  WITH SOME SLEET LIKELY BY SUNSET. THE PRECIPITATION WILL 
  TRANSITION COMPLETELY TO SNOW IN THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. 
  ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOULD END BEFORE DAWN. 

* TOTAL SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 
  4 INCHES SHOULD BE COMMON...WITH SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. 

* WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH TODAY WILL BECOME 
  NORTHWEST TO 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH TONIGHT. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT ON UNTREATED ROADS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

530 
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WSWTOP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
919 PM CST SAT DEC 21 2013

KSZ011-012-022>024-026-035>040-054>056-058-059-221200-
/O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-131222T1200Z/
NEMAHA-BROWN-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-DICKINSON-GEARY-
MORRIS-WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-
ANDERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HIAWATHA...MANHATTAN...ABILENE...
JUNCTION CITY...TOPEKA...LAWRENCE...EMPORIA...OTTAWA
919 PM CST SAT DEC 21 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY. 

* TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDNIGHT
  THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISHING THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT.

* TOTAL SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD
  RANGE FROM AROUND 2 INCHES IN GARNETT TO 6 TO LOCALLY 8 INCHES
  FROM ABILENE AND MANHATTAN NORTHEAST INTO THE HIAWATHA AREA.
  AMOUNTS IN THE 3 TO 6 INCHES RANGE CAN GENERALLY BE EXPECTED
  NEAR THE KANSAS TURNPIKE CORRIDOR. 

* WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WILL CONTINUE WITH
  SOME GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL ON UNTREATED ROADS CAN BE EXPECTED TO BE 
  DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE EXPECTED WHICH 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.

&&

$$

KSZ009-010-020-021-034-221200-
/O.CON.KTOP.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-131222T1200Z/
WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-CLOUD-CLAY-OTTAWA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...CONCORDIA...CLAY CENTER
919 PM CST SAT DEC 21 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
SUNDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
SUNDAY. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDNIGHT BEFORE TAPERING
  GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF. ANY ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL END WELL BEFORE
  SUNRISE.

* TOTAL SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS SHOULD RANGE
  FROM 2 TO 3 INCHES IN THE CONCORDIA AREA TO 5 TO 6 INCHES FROM
  EASTERN OTTAWA AND CLAY COUNTIES INTO MARSHALL COUNTY.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH TODAY WILL BECOME 
  NORTHWEST TO 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH TONIGHT. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT ON UNTREATED ROADS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

313 
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WSWTOP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
334 AM CST SUN DEC 22 2013


KSZ011-012-022>024-026-035>040-054>056-058-059-221045-
/O.CAN.KTOP.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-131222T1200Z/
NEMAHA-BROWN-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-DICKINSON-GEARY-
MORRIS-WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-
ANDERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HIAWATHA...MANHATTAN...ABILENE...
JUNCTION CITY...TOPEKA...LAWRENCE...EMPORIA...OTTAWA
334 AM CST SUN DEC 22 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

SNOW WAS DIMINISHING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA AT 330 AM AND WILL
CONTINUE TO DIMINISH TO FLURRIES BY 6 AM. THEREFORE WITH ONLY SOME
LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED GENERALLY A QUARTER OF AN INCH OR
LESS THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

KSZ009-010-020-021-034-221045-
/O.CAN.KTOP.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-131222T1200Z/
WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-CLOUD-CLAY-OTTAWA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...CONCORDIA...CLAY CENTER
334 AM CST SUN DEC 22 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY. 

LIGHT SNOW HAS ENDED THUS THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN
CANCELLED. 

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1146 AM CST Fri Dec 20 2013

...Update to aviation forecast discussion...

.SHORT TERM...(Today and Tonight)
Issued at 428 AM CST FRI DEC 20 2013

Radar loop this morning showing freezing drizzle continuing and
since 08Z has expanded and intensified from Morris county through
Oskaloosa. Further west temperature profiles have cooled enough for
some very light snow or flurries which was occurring across southern
Nebraska and north central Kansas.

The upper level wave continues to shear out as it moves northeast
across Kansas this morning. This feature along with some isentropic
upglide will help maintain the chances for freezing precipitation
for a couple of hours after sunrise. Although only light amounts are
expected any untreated or elevated surfaces will glaze over.
Therefore will extend the Freezing Rain advisory for east central
Kansas through 9 AM. After mid morning subsidence and isentropic
downglide along with dry air advection in the lower levels to bring
an end to the wintry precipitation across the CWA.

From noon through midnight tonight dry and cold conditions will
continue. Winds will decrease through the day as high pressure
builds into north central and northeast Kansas, but gusty north
winds will keep wind chills in the single digits and low teens this
morning. High temperatures today from the mid 20s to around 30 are
expected. Colder tonight with lows from the teens to the mid 20s.

.LONG TERM...(Saturday through Thursday)
Issued at 428 AM CST FRI DEC 20 2013

There remains much to be desired in the winter storm moving through
late tonight into early Sunday. With the backside of the upper low
remaining off the coast at this time, and what appear to be a few
smaller scale waves further west of its center, the details aloft
remain different and play significant roles in sensible weather. At
least one other major player is how dry the lower levels will be.
The NAM is on the far end of the spectrum in both regards, with the
wave in mainly one piece, keeping the TROWAL much weaker to
non-existent and the low levels quite dry, with precip relegated to
far southeastern locations. The NAM has been quite consistent with
this solution in its 18Z, 0Z, and 6Z runs. The 0Z GFS is the most
amplified with a secondary wave lagging to the west, with a well
developed TROWAL and much more moist lower levels, with the 0Z ECMWF
closer to the GFS than the NAM. Have cautiously sided with the
latter models, keeping the forecast very similar to earlier
thoughts. The main alterations were to delay the greater chances of
mixed precipitation late tonight into Saturday morning with
isentropic lift and saturation holding off a bit longer. Still, went
a bit conservative with watch timing alterations as models often do
not respect WAA precip as well as they should. Amounts from previous
forecasts still seem in line, with TROWAL precip likely to be quite
heavy but also short-lived, as the system quickly exits late
Saturday night. Precip types remain difficult with dry air to
overcome and a few degrees of model spread in warm nose
temperatures, in even the better agreed runs.

Immediately following few periods still rather cold with arctic high
in place. Small chances for light precip will be maintained around
Christmas day with a northwest flow trough passing through. Temps
modify a bit but flow regime should keep temps from breaching
normal.

&&

.AVIATION...(For the 18Z TAFs through 18Z Saturday Afternoon)
Issued at 1142 AM CST FRI DEC 20 2013

Light snow from low topped cloud deck persisting at MHK, but given
nearby observation sites, expect that to end by 20Z. Otherwise,
expect IFR to go to MVFR and then VFR over the course of the
afternoon. MVFR cigs could come back in later tonight with a
chance of freezing rain developing during the morning hours at the
TAF sites.

&&

.TOP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WINTER STORM WATCH from late tonight through late Saturday night
FOR KSZ054>056-058-059.

WINTER STORM WATCH from Saturday morning through late Saturday
night FOR KSZ011-012-022>024-026-035>040.

&&

SHORT TERM...53
LONG TERM...65
AVIATION...GDP

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
909 AM CST FRI DEC 20 2013

KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-211515-
REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY-
POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS-
WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON-
909 AM CST FRI DEC 20 2013

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET ARE POSSIBLE AFTER MIDNIGHT ALONG AND
SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 70...WITH THE BEST CHANCES NEAR AND SOUTH OF
INTERSTATE 35.

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

THE CHANCES FOR WINTRY PRECIPITATION SPREAD TO THE ENTIRE AREA
THROUGH THE MORNING SATURDAY AS A STRONG WINTER STORM APPROACHES.
FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL BE LIKELY IN MUCH OF EAST CENTRAL
KANSAS SATURDAY MORNING AND INTO PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL AND
NORTHEAST KANSAS SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE
TO SNOW BY LATE SATURDAY EVENING WITH WIDESPREAD SNOW...PERHAPS
HEAVY AT TIMES WITH RATES IN EXCESS OF 1 INCH PER HOUR...CONTINUING
THROUGH MUCH OF SATURDAY NIGHT. ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOULD END BY
MIDDAY SUNDAY. FREEZING RAIN OF UP TO ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH IS
POSSIBLE IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7
INCHES ARE POSSIBLE FOR NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL KANSAS ALONG
WITH SLEET ACCUMULATIONS UP TO A HALF INCH..

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT.