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Wind Chill Advisory 7, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this wind chill advisory at Mar 2, 2014, 3:57 AM CST for 23 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 29 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 2, 2014, 3:57 AM CST (09:57 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 3, 2014, 9:00 AM CST
- In force
- 29 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 10:01 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KFOE), launched 00:00Z, 10.0 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
- 631 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 68 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 143 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 825 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
628 WWUS43 KTOP 020957 WSWTOP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 357 AM CST SUN MAR 2 2014 KSZ022>024-022300- /O.CAN.KTOP.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140303T0600Z/ /O.EXA.KTOP.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140303T0000Z/ RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MANHATTAN 357 AM CST SUN MAR 2 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING WITH SNOW CHANCES DIMINISHING THIS AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED...WITH TOTAL AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND SLEET IN THE 2 TO 5 INCH RANGE. * WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. * WIND CHILL...WIND CHILLS WILL RANGE FROM NEGATIVE 10 TO NEGATIVE 20 DEGREES. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED AND ICY ROAD CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY... WHICH WILL RESULT IN SLICK ROADS AND DANGEROUS TRAVELING CONDITIONS. HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE COULD OCCUR QUICKLY FOR PERSONS EXPOSED TO THE COLD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS...AND TAKE PRECAUTIONS IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY. && $$ KSZ008-009-020-021-034-021800- /O.CAN.KTOP.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140303T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KTOP.WC.Y.0007.140302T0957Z-140302T1800Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-CLOUD-CLAY-OTTAWA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONCORDIA...CLAY CENTER 357 AM CST SUN MAR 2 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH THE MORNING. * WIND CHILL...WIND CHILLS WILL RANGE FROM NEGATIVE 15 TO NEGATIVE 22 DEGREES. * IMPACTS...HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE COULD OCCUR QUICKLY FOR PERSONS EXPOSED TO THE COLD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EXPOSED SKIN CAN SUFFER FROM FROSTBITE IN A VERY SHORT TIME...SO DRESS ADEQUATELY. BE SURE TO WEAR LAYERED CLOTHING...A HAT...AND GLOVES TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM THE DANGERS OF FROSTBITE. && $$ KSZ026-035>040-022300- /O.EXT.KTOP.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140303T0000Z/ JEFFERSON-DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS-WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ABILENE...JUNCTION CITY...TOPEKA... LAWRENCE 357 AM CST SUN MAR 2 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDDAY WITH SNOW CHANCES DECREASING THIS AFTERNOON. SOME SLEET REMAINS POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IS EXPECTED...WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF SLEET AND SNOW RANGING FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. * WIND CHILL...WIND CHILLS WILL RANGE FROM NEGATIVE 10 TO NEGATIVE 20 DEGREES. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED AND ICY ROAD CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY... WHICH WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS TRAVELING CONDITIONS. HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE COULD OCCUR QUICKLY FOR PERSONS EXPOSED TO THE COLD. 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. && $$ KSZ054>056-058-059-022300- /O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140303T0600Z/ LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EMPORIA...OTTAWA 357 AM CST SUN MAR 2 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW...MIXED AT TIMES WITH SLEET THIS MORNING...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY TODAY...WITH SNOW CHANCES DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS EXPECTED...WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF SLEET AND SNOW RANGING FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 35 MPH. * WIND CHILL...WIND CHILLS THIS MORNING WILL RANGE FROM NEGATIVE 10 TO NEGATIVE 20 DEGREES. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED AND ICY ROAD CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY... WHICH WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS TRAVELING CONDITIONS. HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE COULD OCCUR QUICKLY FOR PERSONS EXPOSED TO THE COLD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND SLEET MEANS THAT A WINTER STORM SYSTEM IS IMPACTING THE AREA WITH SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND SLEET. TRAVEL IS LIKELY TO BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. && $$ KSZ010>012-021800- /O.EXT.KTOP.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140302T1800Z/ MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...HIAWATHA 357 AM CST SUN MAR 2 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS MORNING...WITH SNOW CHANCES DIMINISHING BY MIDDAY. * TOTAL SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD RANGE FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 10 TO 20 MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * WIND CHILL...WIND CHILLS WILL RANGE FROM NEGATIVE 12 TO NEGATIVE 22 DEGREES. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED AND ICY ROAD CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY... WHICH WILL RESULT IN SLICK ROADS AND DANGEROUS TRAVELING CONDITIONS. HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE COULD OCCUR QUICKLY FOR PERSONS EXPOSED TO THE COLD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS... SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$
6 follow-up statements
132 WWUS43 KTOP 021632 WSWTOP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 1032 AM CST SUN MAR 2 2014 KSZ022>024-030615- /O.CAN.KTOP.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140303T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KTOP.WC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140303T1500Z/ RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MANHATTAN 1032 AM CST SUN MAR 2 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR AREAS NORTH OF A MINNEAPOLIS TO MANHATTAN TO HOLTON LINE. * TIMING...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. * WIND CHILL...WIND CHILLS WILL RANGE FROM NEGATIVE 10 TO NEGATIVE 24 DEGREES FROM SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE COULD OCCUR QUICKLY FOR PERSONS EXPOSED TO THE COLD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EXPOSED SKIN CAN SUFFER FROM FROSTBITE IN A VERY SHORT TIME...SO DRESS ADEQUATELY. BE SURE TO WEAR LAYERED CLOTHING...A HAT...AND GLOVES TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM THE DANGERS OF FROSTBITE. && $$ KSZ010>012-030615- /O.CAN.KTOP.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140302T1800Z/ /O.EXB.KTOP.WC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140303T1500Z/ MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...HIAWATHA 1032 AM CST SUN MAR 2 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR AREAS NORTH OF A MINNEAPOLIS TO MANHATTAN TO HOLTON LINE. * TIMING...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. * WIND CHILL...WIND CHILLS WILL RANGE FROM NEGATIVE 10 TO NEGATIVE 24 DEGREES FROM SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE COULD OCCUR QUICKLY FOR PERSONS EXPOSED TO THE COLD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EXPOSED SKIN CAN SUFFER FROM FROSTBITE IN A VERY SHORT TIME...SO DRESS ADEQUATELY. BE SURE TO WEAR LAYERED CLOTHING...A HAT...AND GLOVES TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM THE DANGERS OF FROSTBITE. && $$ KSZ026-035>040-030615- /O.EXB.KTOP.WC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140303T1500Z/ /O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140303T0000Z/ JEFFERSON-DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS-WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ABILENE...JUNCTION CITY...TOPEKA... LAWRENCE 1032 AM CST SUN MAR 2 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON WITH SNOW CHANCES DECREASING BY LATE AFTERNOON. SOME SLEET REMAINS POSSIBLE SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 35. * TOTAL SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 4 INCHES IS EXPECTED...WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF SLEET AND SNOW RANGING FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. * WIND CHILL...WIND CHILLS WILL RANGE FROM NEGATIVE 10 TO NEGATIVE 24 DEGREES FROM SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW AND ICE COVERED...WHICH WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS TRAVELING CONDITIONS. HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE COULD OCCUR QUICKLY FOR PERSONS EXPOSED TO THE COLD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS FORECAST TO ACCUMULATE IN THE AFFECTED AREAS CAUSING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. THOSE WITH TRAVEL PLANS ARE ADVISED TO CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE...OR SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. && $$ KSZ054>056-058-059-030615- /O.EXB.KTOP.WC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140303T1500Z/ /O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140303T0600Z/ LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EMPORIA...OTTAWA 1032 AM CST SUN MAR 2 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * TIMING...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON WITH SNOW CHANCES DECREASING BY LATE AFTERNOON. SOME SLEET REMAINS POSSIBLE SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 35. * TOTAL SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 4 INCHES IS EXPECTED...WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF SLEET AND SNOW RANGING FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. * WIND CHILL...WIND CHILLS WILL RANGE FROM NEGATIVE 10 TO NEGATIVE 24 DEGREES FROM SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW AND ICE COVERED...WHICH WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS TRAVELING CONDITIONS. HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE COULD OCCUR QUICKLY FOR PERSONS EXPOSED TO THE COLD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINTRY PRECIPITATION 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 EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. && $$ KSZ008-009-020-021-034-030615- /O.EXT.KTOP.WC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140303T1500Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-CLOUD-CLAY-OTTAWA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONCORDIA...CLAY CENTER 1032 AM CST SUN MAR 2 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY. * TIMING...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. * WIND CHILL...WIND CHILLS WILL RANGE FROM NEGATIVE 10 TO NEGATIVE 24 DEGREES FROM SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE COULD OCCUR QUICKLY FOR PERSONS EXPOSED TO THE COLD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EXPOSED SKIN CAN SUFFER FROM FROSTBITE IN A VERY SHORT TIME...SO DRESS ADEQUATELY. BE SURE TO WEAR LAYERED CLOTHING...A HAT...AND GLOVES TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM THE DANGERS OF FROSTBITE. && $$
485 WWUS43 KTOP 021649 WSWTOP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 1049 AM CST SUN MAR 2 2014 KSZ026-035>040-030600- /O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140303T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTOP.WC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140303T1500Z/ JEFFERSON-DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS-WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ABILENE...JUNCTION CITY...TOPEKA... LAWRENCE 1049 AM CST SUN MAR 2 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF AN ABILENE TO TOPEKA LINE. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY. * TIMING...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON WITH SNOW CHANCES DECREASING BY LATE AFTERNOON. SOME SLEET REMAINS POSSIBLE SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 35. * TOTAL SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 4 INCHES IS EXPECTED...WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF SLEET AND SNOW RANGING FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. * WIND CHILL...WIND CHILLS WILL RANGE FROM NEGATIVE 10 TO NEGATIVE 24 DEGREES FROM SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW AND ICE COVERED...WHICH WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS TRAVELING CONDITIONS. HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE COULD OCCUR QUICKLY FOR PERSONS EXPOSED TO THE COLD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINTRY PRECIPITATION 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 EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. && $$ KSZ054>056-058-059-030600- /O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140303T0600Z/ /O.CON.KTOP.WC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140303T1500Z/ LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EMPORIA...OTTAWA 1049 AM CST SUN MAR 2 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT MAINLY SOUTH OF AN ABILENE TO TOPEKA LINE. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY. * TIMING...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON WITH SNOW CHANCES DECREASING BY LATE AFTERNOON. SOME SLEET REMAINS POSSIBLE SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 35. * TOTAL SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 4 INCHES IS EXPECTED...WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF SLEET AND SNOW RANGING FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. * WIND CHILL...WIND CHILLS WILL RANGE FROM NEGATIVE 10 TO NEGATIVE 24 DEGREES FROM SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW AND ICE COVERED...WHICH WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS TRAVELING CONDITIONS. HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE COULD OCCUR QUICKLY FOR PERSONS EXPOSED TO THE COLD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS FORECAST TO ACCUMULATE IN THE AFFECTED AREAS CAUSING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. THOSE WITH TRAVEL PLANS ARE ADVISED TO CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE...OR SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. && $$ KSZ008>012-020>024-034-030600- /O.CON.KTOP.WC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140303T1500Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY- POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-OTTAWA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...HIAWATHA...CONCORDIA... CLAY CENTER...MANHATTAN 1049 AM CST SUN MAR 2 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY. * TIMING...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. * WIND CHILL...WIND CHILLS WILL RANGE FROM NEGATIVE 10 TO NEGATIVE 25 DEGREES FROM SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE COULD OCCUR QUICKLY FOR PERSONS EXPOSED TO THE COLD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EXPOSED SKIN CAN SUFFER FROM FROSTBITE IN A VERY SHORT TIME...SO DRESS ADEQUATELY. BE SURE TO WEAR LAYERED CLOTHING...A HAT...AND GLOVES TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM THE DANGERS OF FROSTBITE. && $$
871 WWUS43 KTOP 022153 WSWTOP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 353 PM CST SUN MAR 2 2014 KSZ026-035>040-030615- /O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140303T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTOP.WC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140303T1500Z/ JEFFERSON-DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS-WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ABILENE...JUNCTION CITY...TOPEKA... LAWRENCE 353 PM CST SUN MAR 2 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY. * TIMING...ANOTHER ROUND OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL IMPACT THE WARNING AREA...MAINLY BETWEEN 4 PM AND 8 PM...BEFORE COMING TO AN END FROM NORTH TO SOUTH THIS EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL UP TO 2 INCHES IS EXPECTED...WITH THE BEST CHANCE FOR ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION SOUTH OF A COUNCIL GROVE TO OTTAWA LINE. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF SLEET AND SNOW WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. * WIND CHILL...WIND CHILLS WILL RANGE FROM NEGATIVE 10 TO NEGATIVE 24 DEGREES THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW AND ICE COVERED...WHICH WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS TRAVELING CONDITIONS. HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE COULD OCCUR QUICKLY FOR PERSONS EXPOSED TO THE COLD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS FORECAST TO ACCUMULATE IN THE AFFECTED AREAS CAUSING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. THOSE WITH TRAVEL PLANS ARE ADVISED TO CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE...OR SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. && $$ KSZ054>056-058-059-030615- /O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140303T0600Z/ /O.CON.KTOP.WC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140303T1500Z/ LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EMPORIA...OTTAWA 353 PM CST SUN MAR 2 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY. * TIMING...ANOTHER ROUND OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL IMPACT THE WARNING AREA...MAINLY BETWEEN 4 PM AND 8 PM...BEFORE COMING TO AN END FROM NORTH TO SOUTH THIS EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL UP TO 2 INCHES IS EXPECTED...WITH THE BEST CHANCE FOR ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION SOUTH OF A COUNCIL GROVE TO OTTAWA LINE. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF SLEET AND SNOW WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. * WIND CHILL...WIND CHILLS WILL RANGE FROM NEGATIVE 10 TO NEGATIVE 24 DEGREES THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW AND ICE COVERED...WHICH WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS TRAVELING CONDITIONS. HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE COULD OCCUR QUICKLY FOR PERSONS EXPOSED TO THE COLD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINTRY PRECIPITATION 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 EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. && $$ KSZ008>012-020>024-034-030615- /O.CON.KTOP.WC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140303T1500Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY- POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-OTTAWA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...HIAWATHA...CONCORDIA... CLAY CENTER...MANHATTAN 353 PM CST SUN MAR 2 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY. * TIMING...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. * WIND CHILL...WIND CHILLS WILL RANGE FROM NEGATIVE 10 TO NEGATIVE 23 DEGREES THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE COULD OCCUR QUICKLY FOR PERSONS EXPOSED TO THE COLD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EXPOSED SKIN CAN SUFFER FROM FROSTBITE IN A VERY SHORT TIME...SO DRESS ADEQUATELY. BE SURE TO WEAR LAYERED CLOTHING...A HAT...AND GLOVES TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM THE DANGERS OF FROSTBITE. && $$
036 WWUS43 KTOP 022349 WSWTOP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 549 PM CST SUN MAR 2 2014 KSZ054>056-058-059-031300- /O.CAN.KTOP.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140303T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KTOP.WW.Y.0008.140302T2349Z-140303T0600Z/ /O.CON.KTOP.WC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140303T1500Z/ LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EMPORIA...OTTAWA 549 PM CST SUN MAR 2 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY. * TIMING...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW REMAINS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EVENING. IT SHOULD END BEFORE MIDNIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL INCH OR TWO OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS WILL GUST UP TO 25 MPH. * WIND CHILLS...READINGS WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 24 BELOW. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL REMAIN DIFFICULT. HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE COULD OCCUR QUICKLY FOR PERSONS EXPOSED TO THE COLD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE SURE TO WEAR LAYERED CLOTHING...A HAT...AND GLOVES TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM THE DANGERS OF FROSTBITE. && $$ KSZ026-035>040-031300- /O.EXP.KTOP.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140303T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTOP.WC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140303T1500Z/ JEFFERSON-DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS-WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ABILENE...JUNCTION CITY...TOPEKA... LAWRENCE 549 PM CST SUN MAR 2 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO 25 MPH WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT WITH SPEEDS IN THE 5 TO 15 MPH RANGE AFTER MIDNIGHT. * WIND CHILLS...READINGS WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 24 BELOW. * IMPACTS...HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE COULD OCCUR QUICKLY FOR PERSONS EXPOSED TO THE COLD. LITTLE IF ANY ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS FORECAST FOR THE REST OF TONIGHT. THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE SURE TO WEAR LAYERED CLOTHING...A HAT...AND GLOVES TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM THE DANGERS OF FROSTBITE. && $$ KSZ008>012-020>024-034-031300- /O.CON.KTOP.WC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140303T1500Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY- POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-OTTAWA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...HIAWATHA...CONCORDIA... CLAY CENTER...MANHATTAN 549 PM CST SUN MAR 2 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO 20 MPH WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT WITH SPEEDS IN THE 5 TO 10 MPH RANGE AFTER MIDNIGHT. * WIND CHILLS...READINGS WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 24 BELOW. * IMPACTS...HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE COULD OCCUR QUICKLY FOR PERSONS EXPOSED TO THE COLD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE SURE TO WEAR LAYERED CLOTHING...A HAT...AND GLOVES TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM THE DANGERS OF FROSTBITE. && $$ WOLTERS
643 WWUS43 KTOP 030334 WSWTOP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 934 PM CST SUN MAR 2 2014 KSZ054>056-058-059-031500- /O.CAN.KTOP.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-140303T0600Z/ /O.CON.KTOP.WC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140303T1500Z/ LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EMPORIA...OTTAWA 934 PM CST SUN MAR 2 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY. ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL IS NO LONGER EXPECTED...ALTHOUGH DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS WILL GUST UP TO 25 MPH. * WIND CHILLS...READINGS WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 24 BELOW. * IMPACTS...HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE COULD OCCUR QUICKLY FOR PERSONS EXPOSED TO THE COLD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EXPOSED SKIN CAN SUFFER FROM FROSTBITE IN A VERY SHORT TIME...SO DRESS ADEQUATELY. BE SURE TO WEAR LAYERED CLOTHING...A HAT...AND GLOVES TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM THE DANGERS OF FROSTBITE. && $$ KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-031500- /O.CON.KTOP.WC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140303T1500Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY- POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS- WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...HIAWATHA...CONCORDIA... CLAY CENTER...MANHATTAN...ABILENE...JUNCTION CITY...TOPEKA... LAWRENCE 934 PM CST SUN MAR 2 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO 20 MPH WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT WITH SPEEDS IN THE 5 TO 10 MPH RANGE AFTER MIDNIGHT. * WIND CHILLS...READINGS WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 24 BELOW. * IMPACTS...HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE COULD OCCUR QUICKLY FOR PERSONS EXPOSED TO THE COLD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE SURE TO WEAR LAYERED CLOTHING...A HAT...AND GLOVES TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM THE DANGERS OF FROSTBITE. && $$
316 WWUS43 KTOP 031459 WSWTOP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 859 AM CST MON MAR 3 2014 KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-031600- /O.EXP.KTOP.WC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140303T1500Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY- POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS- WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...HIAWATHA...CONCORDIA... CLAY CENTER...MANHATTAN...ABILENE...JUNCTION CITY...TOPEKA... LAWRENCE...EMPORIA...OTTAWA 859 AM CST MON MAR 3 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM CST THIS MORNING. WIND CHILL READINGS HAVE WARMED THIS MORNING...AND WILL CONTINUE TO RISE ABOVE ZERO BY THIS AFTERNOON. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind chill advisory 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 wind chill advisory went out at Mar 1, 11:32 PM CST, 4 hours 25 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 1, 11:32 PM CST, 4 hours 25 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 1132 PM CST Sat Mar 1 2014 ...Update to aviation forecast discussion... .SHORT TERM...(This Evening through Sunday) Issued at 310 PM CST SAT MAR 1 2014 Through this afternoon: Light precipitation across the area today has essentially changed to all very light snow as the low level cold advection continued through the day. Patchy very light freezing drizzle may persist for a few more hours near and south of I-35, before that area also cools enough to change to very light snow. Winter Storm, Saturday Evening Through Sunday: The forecast of this winter storm remains complicated, but the good news is that a good portion of all available model guidance, including many of this morning's high resolution model runs, are coming into fair to good agreement in terms of how this even is going to play out...at least through early Sunday morning. The primary lifting mechanism is a band of strong frontogenesis that will stretch from east to west across the forecast area, and will intensify from OOZ through 12Z. This area of most intense lift will also be coincident with periods of weak instability aloft. In addition, the strongest vertical motion is expected to reside within the -12 to -20C temperature range, favorable for development of heavy snow aloft. This area of most impressive vertical motion will also reside on the northern fringes of an elevated warm nose where air temperatures will initially range from 0C to +5C, but should quickly approach the wet bulb temperatures of -2C to +2C once precip increases in intensity. Over time, the band of most impressive lift is forecast to progress to the south, perhaps with a secondary band of ascent developing to the north of the first after midnight. Despite the expected progression, there is forecast to be a substantial residence time of the heaviest precipitation band extending roughly along Interstate 70. Then, as it progresses south, the vertical motion is expected to weaken a bit by the time the heaviest precip area approaches and moves south of I-35. These areas near and south of I-35 are then likely to see a resurgence of moderate snow during the day on Sunday as the main upper trough axis crosses the Plains and brings additional lift into east central KS, but there is significant model variance in how aggressive the precip will be in those areas and also quite a bit of variability in how far north the upper trough will track. With fair to high confidence in at least the overnight and early morning period of precipitation, and fair confidence in precip on Sunday, the main challenges with the forecast seem to still lie in how much sleet falls...reducing snow accumulation, and how sharp the cut off between heavy and light precipitation is...particularly on the north edge of the system. It currently appears that parts of Republic county for instance, may see only an inch or two of snow, and it could be all but finished by sunrise on Sunday. Meanwhile, areas south of I-35 may see very little precipitation overnight, although this area is much more uncertain in terms of final precip amounts and could range significantly and with sharp gradients. The axis of heaviest precipitation seems likely to be within 30 miles north of I-70 to 50 miles south of I-70. Storm total snow within this band is still going to depend a lot on how much sleet falls, but expect at least some areas to receive 8+ inches of snow while much of the heaviest band is likely to receive 6+ inches. Still could see parts of east central KS approaching a half inch of sleet or so on the southern edge of the heavy precip band. Precipitation for the entire area will come to an end by Sunday evening, and quite a bit earlier for northern Kansas. The other point of concern is in the winds and temperatures from tonight through Monday morning. Winds will be consistently 15 to 25 mph with gusts above 30 mph during the precipitation. This will certainly cause some blowing and drifting especially in the areas that end up with the heavier snow amounts. The wind chills will also be very cold through the entire period. Minimum wind chills tonight will range from -15 to -24, will not rise above -10 through all of Sunday, and will range from -18 to -24 on Monday morning. Will see a slow warming trend through Tuesday, highly dependent on snow depth, but at least headed in the right direction, with dry conditions expected during that time. .LONG TERM...(Sunday Night through Saturday) Issued at 310 PM CST SAT MAR 1 2014 By Wednesday a weak shortwave passes through the central and southern plains, and deepening as it continues southeast of the forecast area. The precipitation amounts appear to be light across most of eastern KS while the precipitation type may be regulated by the temperatures and timing of the wave. Have kept rain and snow as the main weather type for now. Later in the week things quiet down with weak northwest flow in the mid levels. The really cold arctic air should stay away from the region with more seasonable temperatures. Another system tracks across a similar area next weekend. Again this system appears to be weak with the bulk of the precipitation south of the forecast area. With low temperatures Saturday morning near freezing snow can not be ruled out although most likely changing to rain with highs in the mid 40s. && .AVIATION...(For the 06Z TAFs through 06Z Sunday Night) Issued at 1127 PM CST SAT MAR 1 2014 Mvfr cigs and vsbys in snow will persist through 18z with most of the ifr cigs and lifr vsbys in snow to occur before 10z and mainly in the ktop/kfoe sites. Otherwise expect any lingering light snow to end across the terminals by 00z/03 with vfr stratocu deck near 3500 feet. Gusty north 15 to 22 kts will slowly decrease aft 21z. && .TOP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER STORM WARNING until Midnight CST Sunday Night FOR KSZ022>024-026-035>040-054>056-058-059. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY until 6 PM CST Sunday FOR KSZ008>012-020- 021-034. && SHORT TERM...Barjenbruch/Sanders LONG TERM...Barjenbruch/Sanders AVIATION...63
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 1, 9:00 PM CST, 6 hours 57 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 900 PM CST SAT MAR 1 2014 KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-030300- REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY- POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS- WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON- 900 PM CST SAT MAR 1 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL...NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST KANSAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE NIGHT. A FEW PERIODS OF SLEET WILL ALSO MIX WITH THE SNOW AT TIMES ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE I 70 CORRIDOR. SOME FREEZING DRIZZLE MAY STILL LINGER IN THE BURLINGTON AND GARNETT AREAS UNTIL MIDNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL INTENSIFY THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS WITH THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION EXPECTED TO FALL ROUGHLY IN AN AREA FROM 20 MILES NORTH OF INTERSTATE 70...TO 50 MILES SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 70. THE SNOW AND SLEET MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES...AND WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITY AND SOME DRIFTING. WIND CHILLS WILL ALSO RANGE FROM NEGATIVE 15 TO NEGATIVE 24 DEGREES BY SUNDAY MORNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA ON SUNDAY MORNING... AND MAINLY NEAR AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 70 ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE COMING TO AN END DURING THE EVENING. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW REMAIN POSSIBLE ON SUNDAY...WHILE SOME SLEET MAY ALSO CONTINUE SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 35. SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE WIDELY ACROSS THE AREA. MUCH OF THE AREA WILL HAVE 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW WITH A FEW HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE NEAR THE INTERSTATE 70 CORRIDOR. HOWEVER...NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS NEAR THE NEBRASKA BORDER MAY ONLY SEE 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW WITH A SHARP GRADIENT FROM NORTH TO SOUTH. PARTS OF EAST CENTRAL KANSAS MAY ALSO HAVE A BIT LESS SNOW AND A BIT MORE SLEET...POTENTIALLY AS MUCH AS HALF AN INCH OF SLEET. ADDITIONAL BLOWING SNOW AND SOME DRIFTING IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...WITH WINDS TAPERING OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND CHILL READINGS OF 17 TO 24 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED BY MONDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Topeka, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 5:49 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | TOP | Anderson, Coffey, Franklin, Lyon, Osage | 4 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.