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Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Topeka, KS

January 31, 2016Cloud County, Republic County, Washington County, Kansas

NWS Topeka, KS issued this winter storm warning at Jan 31, 2016, 3:37 PM CST for Cloud County, Republic County, Washington County, Kansas. It took effect at Feb 1, 2016, 9:00 PM CST. It was in force for 17 hr. 2 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
Jan 31, 2016, 3:37 PM CST (21:37 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 1, 2016, 9:00 PM CST
Expired
Feb 2, 2016, 2:17 PM CST
In force
17 hr
Issued by
NWS Topeka, KS

Counties Cloud County, KS, Republic County, KS, Washington County, KS

The radar

The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Feb 2, 8:33 AM CSTSNOW 2.21 W Concordia, KS
Feb 2, 8:33 AM CSTSNOW 3.57 Nw Republic, KS

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KFOE), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 175 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Topeka, KS at 12:00Z on 2016-01-31Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Topeka, KS at 12:00Z on 2016-01-31The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -119 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1099 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
61 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-119 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
178 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

782 
WWUS43 KTOP 312137
WSWTOP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
337 PM CST SUN JAN 31 2016

KSZ008-009-020-011100-
/O.UPG.KTOP.WS.A.0001.160202T0000Z-160203T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KTOP.WS.W.0002.160202T0000Z-160203T0600Z/
REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-CLOUD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BELLEVILLE...WASHINGTON...CONCORDIA
337 PM CST SUN JAN 31 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM MONDAY TO MIDNIGHT
CST TUESDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
6 PM MONDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WATCH
IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN ON MONDAY...BECOME MORE
  WIDESPREAD AND HEAVY LATE MONDAY THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY
  MORNING...AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY ON TUESDAY BEFORE ENDING
  TUESDAY EVENING. THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE FOR SNOW MIX WITH RAIN
  AT TIMES MONDAY INTO TUESDAY MORNING OVER FAR SOUTHERN PARTS OF
  THE WARNING AREA.

* ACCUMULATION...THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE FOR 6 TO 12 INCHES ACROSS
  THE WARNED AREA. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE SOUTHEAST SIDE OF
  THE HEAVY SNOW WILL HAVE A VERY SHARP CUTOFF TO ONLY MINOR
  ACCUMULATION...AND THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF THE WARNED AREA MAY HAVE
  MUCH LESS SNOW THAN AREAS ONLY SLIGHTLY FARTHER NORTH AND WEST.

* WIND...WINDS WILL FREQUENTLY GUST 30 TO 40 MPH MONDAY NIGHT 
  THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL BE FROM THE NORTHEAST ON 
  MONDAY EVENING...TURNING FROM THE NORTHWEST BY LATE TUESDAY. 

* VISIBILITY...NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY AT TIMES DUE TO
  THE HEAVY BLOWING SNOW.

* MAIN IMPACT...TRAVEL IS PROBABLY GOING TO BE VERY DIFFICULT IF 
  NOT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE WHERE THE HEAVIEST SNOW FALLS. BLOWING 
  AND DRIFTING OF SNOW COULD CLOSE AREA 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.

&&

$$

KSZ010>012-021>023-034-011100-
/O.CON.KTOP.WS.A.0001.160202T0000Z-160203T0600Z/
MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-CLAY-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-OTTAWA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...SENECA...HIAWATHA...
CLAY CENTER...MANHATTAN...WAMEGO...MINNEAPOLIS
337 PM CST SUN JAN 31 2016

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...

* TIMING...PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN ON MONDAY...BECOME MORE
  WIDESPREAD AND HEAVY LATE MONDAY THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY
  MORNING...AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY ON TUESDAY BEFORE ENDING
  TUESDAY EVENING. SNOW MAY MIX WITH RAIN AT TIMES MONDAY INTO
  TUESDAY MORNING OVER THE WATCH AREA...WITH A BETTER CHANCE FOR
  RAIN IN SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE WATCH.

* ACCUMULATION...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE
  WATCH AREA. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE SOUTHEAST SIDE OF THE
  HEAVY SNOW WILL HAVE A VERY SHARP CUTOFF TO ONLY MINOR
  ACCUMULATION...AND THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF THE WATCH AREA MAY HAVE
  MUCH LESS SNOW THAN AREAS ONLY SLIGHTLY FARTHER NORTH AND WEST.

* WIND...WINDS WILL FREQUENTLY GUST 25 TO 40 MPH MONDAY NIGHT
  THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL BE FROM THE NORTHEAST ON
  MONDAY EVENING...TURNING FROM THE NORTHWEST BY LATE TUESDAY.

* VISIBILITY...AREAS THAT RECEIVE HEAVY SNOW CAN EXPECT SHARPLY
  REDUCED VISIBILITY.

* MAIN IMPACT...TRAVEL IS PROBABLY GOING TO BE VERY DIFFICULT IF 
  NOT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE WHERE THE HEAVIEST SNOW FALLS. BLOWING 
  AND DRIFTING OF SNOW COULD CLOSE AREA ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY SEVERELY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONSIDER
CHANGING TRAVEL PLANS BASED ON THIS STORM...AND PREPARE FOR THE
POTENTIAL THAT TRAVEL IS NOT POSSIBLE FOR A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF
TIME AFTER THE STORM.

&&

$$
10 follow-up statements
315 
WWUS43 KTOP 010341
WSWTOP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
941 PM CST SUN JAN 31 2016

KSZ008-009-020-011100-
/O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0002.160202T0000Z-160203T0600Z/
REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-CLOUD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BELLEVILLE...WASHINGTON...CONCORDIA
941 PM CST SUN JAN 31 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM MONDAY TO
MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT...

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN ON MONDAY...BECOME MORE
  WIDESPREAD AND HEAVY LATE MONDAY THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY
  MORNING...AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY ON TUESDAY BEFORE ENDING
  TUESDAY EVENING. THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE FOR SNOW MIXING WITH
  RAIN AT TIMES MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* ACCUMULATION...SNOW AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
  ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE SOUTHEAST
  SIDE OF THE HEAVY SNOW WILL HAVE A VERY SHARP CUTOFF TO ONLY
  MINOR ACCUMULATION...AND THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF THE WARNED AREA
  MAY HAVE LESS SNOW THAN AREAS ONLY SLIGHTLY FARTHER NORTH AND
  WEST.

* WIND...WINDS WILL FREQUENTLY GUST 30 TO 40 MPH MONDAY NIGHT 
  THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL BE FROM THE NORTHEAST ON 
  MONDAY EVENING...TURNING FROM THE NORTHWEST BY LATE TUESDAY. 

* VISIBILITY...NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY AT TIMES DUE TO 
  THE HEAVY BLOWING SNOW. 

* MAIN IMPACT...TRAVEL IS PROBABLY GOING TO BE VERY DIFFICULT IF
  NOT IMPOSSIBLE. BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW COULD CLOSE AREA
  ROADS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. 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>012-021>023-034-011100-
/O.CON.KTOP.WS.A.0001.160202T0000Z-160203T0600Z/
MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-CLAY-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-OTTAWA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...SENECA...HIAWATHA...
CLAY CENTER...MANHATTAN...WAMEGO...MINNEAPOLIS
941 PM CST SUN JAN 31 2016

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...

* TIMING...PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN ON MONDAY...BECOME MORE
  WIDESPREAD AND HEAVY LATE MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...AND
  CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY ON TUESDAY BEFORE ENDING TUESDAY
  EVENING. SNOW MAY MIX WITH RAIN AT TIMES MONDAY INTO TUESDAY
  MORNING OVER THE WATCH AREA...WITH A BETTER CHANCE FOR RAIN IN
  SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE WATCH.

* ACCUMULATION...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE 
  WATCH AREA. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE SOUTHEAST SIDE OF THE 
  HEAVY SNOW WILL HAVE A VERY SHARP CUTOFF TO ONLY MINOR 
  ACCUMULATION...AND THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF THE WATCH AREA MAY 
  HAVE MUCH LESS SNOW THAN AREAS ONLY SLIGHTLY FARTHER NORTH AND 
  WEST. 

* WIND...WINDS WILL FREQUENTLY GUST 25 TO 40 MPH MONDAY NIGHT 
  THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL BE FROM THE NORTHEAST ON 
  MONDAY EVENING...TURNING FROM THE NORTHWEST BY LATE TUESDAY. 

* VISIBILITY...AREAS THAT RECEIVE HEAVY SNOW CAN EXPECT SHARPLY
  REDUCED VISIBILITY.

* MAIN IMPACT...TRAVEL IS PROBABLY GOING TO BE VERY DIFFICULT IF 
  NOT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE WHERE THE HEAVIEST SNOW FALLS. BLOWING 
  AND DRIFTING OF SNOW COULD CLOSE AREA ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY SEVERELY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONSIDER
CHANGING TRAVEL PLANS BASED ON THIS STORM...AND PREPARE FOR THE
POTENTIAL THAT TRAVEL IS NOT POSSIBLE FOR A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF
TIME AFTER THE STORM.

&&

$$
369 
WWUS43 KTOP 010944
WSWTOP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
344 AM CST MON FEB 1 2016

KSZ012-023-011045-
/O.CAN.KTOP.WS.A.0001.160202T0000Z-160203T0600Z/
BROWN-POTTAWATOMIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HIAWATHA...WAMEGO
344 AM CST MON FEB 1 2016

...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED...

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

HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER IS LO LONGER EXPECTED TO OCCUR SO THE
WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

KSZ008-009-020-011800-
/O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0002.160202T0000Z-160203T0600Z/
REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-CLOUD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BELLEVILLE...WASHINGTON...CONCORDIA
344 AM CST MON FEB 1 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT...

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON
  HOURS...BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD AND HEAVY AFTER MIDNIGHT THROUGH
  EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY ON TUESDAY
  BEFORE ENDING BY TUESDAY EVENING. THE SNOW WILL MIX WITH RAIN
  THIS AFTERNOON.

* ACCUMULATION...SNOW AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
  ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE SOUTHEAST
  SIDE OF THE HEAVY SNOW WILL HAVE A VERY SHARP CUTOFF TO ONLY
  MINOR ACCUMULATION...AND THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF THE WARNED AREA
  MAY HAVE LESS SNOW THAN AREAS ONLY SLIGHTLY FARTHER NORTH AND
  WEST.

* WIND...WINDS WILL FREQUENTLY GUST TO 30 TO 40 MPH TONIGHT
  THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL BE FROM THE NORTHEAST THIS
  EVENING...TURNING TO THE NORTHWEST BY LATE TUESDAY.

* VISIBILITY...NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY AT TIMES DUE TO 
  THE HEAVY BLOWING SNOW. 

* MAIN IMPACT...TRAVEL IS PROBABLY GOING TO BE VERY DIFFICULT IF 
  NOT IMPOSSIBLE. BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW COULD CLOSE AREA 
  ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. 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.

&&

$$

KSZ010-011-021-022-034-011800-
/O.UPG.KTOP.WS.A.0001.160202T0000Z-160203T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KTOP.WW.Y.0005.160202T0000Z-160203T0000Z/
MARSHALL-NEMAHA-CLAY-RILEY-OTTAWA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...SENECA...CLAY CENTER...
MANHATTAN...MINNEAPOLIS
344 AM CST MON FEB 1 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 PM CST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH
IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW EARLY THIS EVENING WILL
  TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. HOWEVER THE RAIN AND SNOW
  MIX WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY TUESDAY FOR NEMAHA COUNTY.

* ACCUMULATION...1 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE
  ADVISORY AREA. SOME PARTS OF THE AREA MAY ONLY SEE AMOUNTS LESS
  THAN AN A HALF INCH AS THERE WILL BE A SHARP DROP OFF IN
  SNOWFALL AMOUNTS.

* WIND...WINDS WILL FREQUENTLY GUST 25 TO 35 MPH TONIGHT THROUGH
  TUESDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL BE FROM THE NORTHEAST THIS EVENING...TURNING
  FROM THE NORTHWEST BY LATE TUESDAY.

* VISIBILITY...AREAS THAT RECEIVE MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW CAN
  EXPECT SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITY.

* MAIN IMPACT...TRAVEL IS PROBABLY GOING TO BE DIFFICULT IN AREAS
  THAT RECEIVE THE HEAVIER SNOWFALL. BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW
  COULD MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES.

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.

&&

$$
404 
WWUS43 KTOP 010944 CCA
WSWTOP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
344 AM CST MON FEB 1 2016

KSZ012-023-011045-
/O.COR.KTOP.WS.A.0001.160202T0000Z-160203T0600Z/
BROWN-POTTAWATOMIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HIAWATHA...WAMEGO
344 AM CST MON FEB 1 2016

...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED...

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

HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO OCCUR SO THE
WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

KSZ008-009-020-011800-
/O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0002.160202T0000Z-160203T0600Z/
REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-CLOUD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BELLEVILLE...WASHINGTON...CONCORDIA
344 AM CST MON FEB 1 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT...

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON
  HOURS...BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD AND HEAVY AFTER MIDNIGHT THROUGH
  EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY ON TUESDAY
  BEFORE ENDING BY TUESDAY EVENING. THE SNOW WILL MIX WITH RAIN
  THIS AFTERNOON.

* ACCUMULATION...SNOW AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
  ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE SOUTHEAST
  SIDE OF THE HEAVY SNOW WILL HAVE A VERY SHARP CUTOFF TO ONLY
  MINOR ACCUMULATION...AND THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF THE WARNED AREA
  MAY HAVE LESS SNOW THAN AREAS ONLY SLIGHTLY FARTHER NORTH AND
  WEST.

* WIND...WINDS WILL FREQUENTLY GUST TO 30 TO 40 MPH TONIGHT
  THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL BE FROM THE NORTHEAST THIS
  EVENING...TURNING TO THE NORTHWEST BY LATE TUESDAY.

* VISIBILITY...NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY AT TIMES DUE TO 
  THE HEAVY BLOWING SNOW. 

* MAIN IMPACT...TRAVEL IS PROBABLY GOING TO BE VERY DIFFICULT IF 
  NOT IMPOSSIBLE. BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW COULD CLOSE AREA 
  ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. 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.

&&

$$

KSZ010-011-021-022-034-011800-
/O.UPG.KTOP.WS.A.0001.160202T0000Z-160203T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KTOP.WW.Y.0005.160202T0000Z-160203T0000Z/
MARSHALL-NEMAHA-CLAY-RILEY-OTTAWA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...SENECA...CLAY CENTER...
MANHATTAN...MINNEAPOLIS
344 AM CST MON FEB 1 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 PM CST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH
IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW EARLY THIS EVENING WILL
  TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. HOWEVER THE RAIN AND SNOW
  MIX WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY TUESDAY FOR NEMAHA COUNTY.

* ACCUMULATION...1 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE
  ADVISORY AREA. SOME PARTS OF THE AREA MAY ONLY SEE AMOUNTS LESS
  THAN AN A HALF INCH AS THERE WILL BE A SHARP DROP OFF IN
  SNOWFALL AMOUNTS.

* WIND...WINDS WILL FREQUENTLY GUST 25 TO 35 MPH TONIGHT THROUGH
  TUESDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL BE FROM THE NORTHEAST THIS EVENING...TURNING
  FROM THE NORTHWEST BY LATE TUESDAY.

* VISIBILITY...AREAS THAT RECEIVE MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW CAN
  EXPECT SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITY.

* MAIN IMPACT...TRAVEL IS PROBABLY GOING TO BE DIFFICULT IN AREAS
  THAT RECEIVE THE HEAVIER SNOWFALL. BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW
  COULD MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES.

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.

&&

$$
780 
WWUS43 KTOP 010955
WSWTOP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
355 AM CST MON FEB 1 2016

KSZ008-009-020-011800-
/O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0002.160202T0000Z-160203T0600Z/
REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-CLOUD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BELLEVILLE...WASHINGTON...CONCORDIA
355 AM CST MON FEB 1 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT...

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON 
  HOURS...BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD AND HEAVY AFTER MIDNIGHT 
  THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY 
  ON TUESDAY BEFORE ENDING BY TUESDAY EVENING. THE SNOW WILL MIX 
  WITH RAIN THIS AFTERNOON. 

* ACCUMULATION...SNOW AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED 
  ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE SOUTHEAST 
  SIDE OF THE HEAVY SNOW WILL HAVE A VERY SHARP CUTOFF TO ONLY 
  MINOR ACCUMULATION...AND THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF THE WARNED AREA 
  MAY HAVE LESS SNOW THAN AREAS ONLY SLIGHTLY FARTHER NORTH AND 
  WEST. 

* WIND...WINDS WILL FREQUENTLY GUST TO 30 TO 40 MPH TONIGHT 
  THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL BE FROM THE NORTHEAST THIS 
  EVENING...TURNING TO THE NORTHWEST BY LATE TUESDAY. 

* VISIBILITY...NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY AT TIMES DUE TO 
  THE HEAVY BLOWING SNOW. 

* MAIN IMPACT...TRAVEL IS PROBABLY GOING TO BE VERY DIFFICULT IF 
  NOT IMPOSSIBLE. BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW COULD CLOSE AREA 
  ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. 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.

&&

$$

KSZ010-011-021-022-034-011800-
/O.CON.KTOP.WW.Y.0005.160202T0000Z-160203T0000Z/
MARSHALL-NEMAHA-CLAY-RILEY-OTTAWA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...SENECA...CLAY CENTER...
MANHATTAN...MINNEAPOLIS
355 AM CST MON FEB 1 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY...

* TIMING...A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW EARLY THIS EVENING WILL 
  TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. HOWEVER THE RAIN AND 
  SNOW MIX WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY TUESDAY FOR NEMAHA COUNTY. 

* ACCUMULATION...1 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE 
  ADVISORY AREA. SOME PARTS OF THE AREA MAY ONLY SEE AMOUNTS 
  LESS THAN AN A HALF INCH AS THERE WILL BE A SHARP DROP OFF IN 
  SNOWFALL AMOUNTS. 

* WIND...WINDS WILL FREQUENTLY GUST 25 TO 35 MPH TONIGHT THROUGH 
  TUESDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL BE FROM THE NORTHEAST THIS 
  EVENING... TURNING FROM THE NORTHWEST BY LATE TUESDAY. 

* VISIBILITY...AREAS THAT RECEIVE MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW CAN 
  EXPECT SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITY. 

* MAIN IMPACT...TRAVEL IS PROBABLY GOING TO BE DIFFICULT IN 
  AREAS THAT RECEIVE THE HEAVIER SNOWFALL. BLOWING AND DRIFTING 
  OF SNOW COULD MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. 

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.

&&

$$
953 
WWUS43 KTOP 011751
WSWTOP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1151 AM CST MON FEB 1 2016

KSZ008-009-020-020200-
/O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0002.160202T0000Z-160203T0600Z/
REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-CLOUD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BELLEVILLE...WASHINGTON...CONCORDIA
1151 AM CST MON FEB 1 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT...

* TIMING...A MIX OF LIGHT RAIN OR SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
  AFTERNOON. IT WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD AND CHANGE MORE TO
  SNOW FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST...BECOMING HEAVY BETWEEN 9 PM
  AND 6 AM. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY ON
  TUESDAY...COMING TO AN END AROUND SUNSET.

* ACCUMULATION...SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE WIDELY ACROSS
  THE WARNED AREA WITH THE HEAVY SNOW MOST LIKELY NORTH OF A
  CONCORDIA TO WASHINGTON LINE. NORTH OF THIS LINE...3 TO 10
  INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS IN NORTHERN
  REPUBLIC COUNTY.

* WIND...WINDS WILL FREQUENTLY GUST TO 30 TO 40 MPH TONIGHT 
  THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL BE FROM THE NORTHEAST THIS 
  EVENING...TURNING TO THE NORTHWEST BY LATE TUESDAY. 

* VISIBILITY...WHERE HEAVY SNOW FALLS...VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED
  TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY BETWEEN 9 PM AND 6 AM. 

* MAIN IMPACT...EXPECT TRAVEL TO BE VERY DIFFICULT IF NOT
  IMPOSSIBLE. BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW COULD CLOSE AREA ROADS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. 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.

&&

$$

KSZ010-011-021-022-034-020200-
/O.CON.KTOP.WW.Y.0005.160202T0000Z-160203T0000Z/
MARSHALL-NEMAHA-CLAY-RILEY-OTTAWA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...SENECA...CLAY CENTER...
MANHATTAN...MINNEAPOLIS
1151 AM CST MON FEB 1 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY...

* TIMING...A MIX OF LIGHT RAIN...AND AT TIMES LIGHT SNOW...WILL
  CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION WILL BECOME MORE
  WIDESPREAD OVERNIGHT AND GRADUALLY CHANGE MORE TO SNOW FROM
  NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST. THE BEST CHANCE FOR SNOW THROUGH TUESDAY
  MORNING WILL BE OVER NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE ADVISORY COUNTIES.
  PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY ON TUESDAY...
  COMING TO AN END AROUND SUNSET.

* ACCUMULATION...SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE ADVISORY COUNTIES WILL
  LIKELY HAVE VERY LITTLE SNOW WHILE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE
  ADVISORY COUNTIES MAY HAVE 2-4 INCHES.

* WIND...WINDS WILL FREQUENTLY GUST 25 TO 35 MPH TONIGHT THROUGH 
  TUESDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL BE FROM THE NORTHEAST THIS 
  EVENING... TURNING FROM THE NORTHWEST BY LATE TUESDAY. 

* VISIBILITY...AREAS THAT RECEIVE MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW CAN 
  EXPECT SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITY. 

* MAIN IMPACT...TRAVEL IS PROBABLY GOING TO BE DIFFICULT IN 
  AREAS THAT RECEIVE THE HEAVIER SNOWFALL. BLOWING AND DRIFTING 
  OF SNOW COULD MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. 

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.

&&

$$
669 
WWUS43 KTOP 012132
WSWTOP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
332 PM CST MON FEB 1 2016

KSZ008-009-020-020545-
/O.EXT.KTOP.WS.W.0002.160202T0300Z-160203T0600Z/
REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-CLOUD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BELLEVILLE...WASHINGTON...CONCORDIA
332 PM CST MON FEB 1 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT...

* TIMING...A MIX OF LIGHT RAIN OR SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY
  EVENING. IT WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD AND CHANGE MORE TO SNOW
  FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST...BECOMING HEAVY BETWEEN 9 PM AND 6
  AM. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY ON
  TUESDAY...COMING TO AN END BY EARLY EVENING.

* ACCUMULATION...SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE WIDELY ACROSS
  THE WARNED AREA WITH THE HEAVY SNOW MOST LIKELY NORTH OF A
  CONCORDIA TO WASHINGTON LINE. NORTH OF THIS LINE...4 TO 10
  INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS IN NORTHERN
  REPUBLIC COUNTY.

* WIND...WINDS WILL FREQUENTLY GUST TO 30 TO 40 MPH TONIGHT 
  THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL BE FROM THE NORTHEAST THIS 
  EVENING...TURNING TO THE NORTHWEST BY LATE TUESDAY. 

* VISIBILITY...WHERE HEAVY SNOW FALLS...VISIBILITY MAY BE 
  REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY BETWEEN 9 PM AND 6 
  AM. 

* MAIN IMPACT...EXPECT TRAVEL TO BE VERY DIFFICULT IF NOT 
  IMPOSSIBLE. BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW COULD CLOSE AREA 
  ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. 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.

&&

$$

KSZ010-011-021-022-034-020545-
/O.EXT.KTOP.WW.Y.0005.160202T0900Z-160203T0600Z/
MARSHALL-NEMAHA-CLAY-RILEY-OTTAWA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...SENECA...CLAY CENTER...
MANHATTAN...MINNEAPOLIS
332 PM CST MON FEB 1 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TUESDAY TO
MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT...

* TIMING...PRECIPITATION WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD OVERNIGHT AND
  GRADUALLY CHANGE TO SNOW FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST LATE
  TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. THE BEST CHANCE FOR SNOW THROUGH TUESDAY
  MORNING WILL BE OVER NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE ADVISORY COUNTIES.
  PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY ON
  TUESDAY...COMING TO AN END BY EARLY EVENING.

* ACCUMULATION...SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE ADVISORY COUNTIES WILL
  LIKELY HAVE VERY LITTLE SNOW WHILE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE
  ADVISORY COUNTIES MAY HAVE 1-4 INCHES.

* WIND...WINDS WILL FREQUENTLY GUST 25 TO 35 MPH TONIGHT THROUGH 
  TUESDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL BE FROM THE NORTHEAST THIS 
  EVENING... TURNING FROM THE NORTHWEST BY LATE TUESDAY. 

* VISIBILITY...AREAS THAT RECEIVE MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW CAN 
  EXPECT PERIODS OF SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITY. 

* MAIN IMPACT...TRAVEL IS PROBABLY GOING TO BE DIFFICULT IN AREAS
  THAT RECEIVE THE HEAVIER SNOWFALL...MAINLY NORTHERN PORTIONS OF
  THE ADVISORY COUNTIES. BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW COULD MAY
  CAUSE ADDITIONAL TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES.

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.

&&

$$
116 
WWUS43 KTOP 020324
WSWTOP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
924 PM CST MON FEB 1 2016

KSZ008-009-020-021130-
/O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160203T0600Z/
REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-CLOUD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BELLEVILLE...WASHINGTON...CONCORDIA
924 PM CST MON FEB 1 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TUESDAY NIGHT...

* TIMING...A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD AND
  CHANGE MORE TO SNOW BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 6 AM. PERIODS OF SNOW
  WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY ON TUESDAY...COMING TO AN END BY
  EARLY EVENING.

* ACCUMULATION...SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE WIDELY 
  ACROSS THE WARNED AREA WITH THE HEAVY SNOW MOST LIKELY NORTH 
  OF A CONCORDIA TO WASHINGTON LINE. NORTH OF THIS LINE...4 TO 
  10 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS IN 
  NORTHERN REPUBLIC COUNTY. 

* WIND...WINDS WILL GUST BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH TONIGHT THROUGH
  TUESDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL BE FROM THE NORTHEAST THIS
  EVENING...TURNING TO THE NORTHWEST BY LATE TUESDAY.

* VISIBILITY...WHERE HEAVY SNOW FALLS...VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED
  TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY BETWEEN 3 AM AND 9 AM.

* MAIN IMPACT...EXPECT TRAVEL TO BE VERY DIFFICULT IF NOT 
  IMPOSSIBLE. BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW COULD CLOSE AREA 
  ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. 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.

&&

$$

KSZ010-011-021-022-034-021130-
/O.CON.KTOP.WW.Y.0005.160202T0900Z-160203T0600Z/
MARSHALL-NEMAHA-CLAY-RILEY-OTTAWA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...SENECA...CLAY CENTER...
MANHATTAN...MINNEAPOLIS
924 PM CST MON FEB 1 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TUESDAY TO
MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT...

* TIMING...PRECIPITATION WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD OVERNIGHT AND
  GRADUALLY CHANGE TO SNOW FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST DURING THE
  EARLY MORNING HOURS OF TUESDAY. THE BEST CHANCE FOR SNOW THROUGH
  TUESDAY MORNING WILL BE OVER NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE ADVISORY
  COUNTIES. PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW MAY CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY ON
  TUESDAY...COMING TO AN END BY EARLY EVENING.

* ACCUMULATION...SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE ADVISORY COUNTIES WILL 
  LIKELY HAVE VERY LITTLE SNOW WHILE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE 
  ADVISORY COUNTIES MAY HAVE 1-4 INCHES. 

* WIND...WINDS WILL GUST BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH TONIGHT THROUGH
  TUESDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL BE FROM THE NORTHEAST THIS
  EVENING...TURNING FROM THE NORTHWEST BY LATE TUESDAY.

* VISIBILITY...AREAS THAT RECEIVE MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW CAN
  EXPECT VISIBILITY BELOW A MILE.

* MAIN IMPACT...TRAVEL IS PROBABLY GOING TO BE DIFFICULT IN 
  AREAS THAT RECEIVE THE HEAVIER SNOWFALL...MAINLY NORTHERN 
  PORTIONS OF THE ADVISORY COUNTIES. BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF 
  SNOW COULD MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. 

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.

&&

$$

WOLTERS
009 
WWUS43 KTOP 020926
WSWTOP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
326 AM CST TUE FEB 2 2016

KSZ008-009-020-021745-
/O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160203T0600Z/
REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-CLOUD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BELLEVILLE...WASHINGTON...CONCORDIA
326 AM CST TUE FEB 2 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...

* TIMING...A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD AND
  CHANGE MORE TO SNOW IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS AFTER 4AM. PERIODS
  OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY TODAY...COMING TO AN END
  BY EARLY EVENING.

* ACCUMULATION...SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE WIDELY ACROSS
  THE WARNED AREA WITH THE HEAVIER SNOW MOST LIKELY NORTH OF A
  CONCORDIA TO WASHINGTON LINE. NORTH OF THIS LINE...3 TO 6 INCHES
  CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS IN NORTHERN REPUBLIC
  COUNTY.

* WIND...WINDS WILL GUST UP TO 35 MPH TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY
  EVENING. WINDS WILL BE FROM THE NORTHEAST THIS EVENING...TURNING
  TO THE NORTHWEST BY LATE TUESDAY.

* VISIBILITY...WHERE HEAVY SNOW FALLS...VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED
  TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. 

* MAIN IMPACT...EXPECT TRAVEL TO BE DIFFICULT WHERE SNOW IS
  HEAVIEST. ANY BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WOULD REDUCE
  VISIBILITIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. 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.

&&

$$

KSZ010-011-021-022-034-021745-
/O.CON.KTOP.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160203T0600Z/
MARSHALL-NEMAHA-CLAY-RILEY-OTTAWA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...SENECA...CLAY CENTER...
MANHATTAN...MINNEAPOLIS
326 AM CST TUE FEB 2 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...

* TIMING...PRECIPITATION WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD AND GRADUALLY
  CHANGE TO SNOW FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST DURING THE EARLY
  MORNING HOURS TODAY. THE BEST CHANCE FOR SNOW THROUGH THE
  MORNING WILL BE OVER NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE ADVISORY COUNTIES.
  PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW MAY CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY TODAY...COMING
  TO AN END BY EARLY EVENING.

* ACCUMULATION...SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE ADVISORY COUNTIES WILL
  LIKELY HAVE VERY LITTLE SNOW WHILE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE
  ADVISORY COUNTIES MAY HAVE 1-2 INCHES.

* WIND...WINDS WILL GUST UP TO 35 MPH MPH TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY
  EVENING. WINDS WILL BE FROM THE NORTHEAST THIS EVENING...TURNING
  FROM THE NORTHWEST BY LATE TUESDAY.

* VISIBILITY...AREAS THAT RECEIVE MODERATE SNOW CAN EXPECT
  VISIBILITY BELOW A MILE.

* MAIN IMPACT...TRAVEL IS PROBABLY GOING TO BE DIFFICULT IN 
  AREAS THAT RECEIVE THE HEAVIER SNOWFALL...MAINLY NORTHERN 
  PORTIONS OF THE ADVISORY COUNTIES. BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF 
  SNOW COULD MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. 

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.

&&

$$
785 
WWUS43 KTOP 021542
WSWTOP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
942 AM CST TUE FEB 2 2016

KSZ009-020-022345-
/O.CAN.KTOP.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160203T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KTOP.WW.Y.0006.160202T1542Z-160203T0600Z/
WASHINGTON-CLOUD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...CONCORDIA
942 AM CST TUE FEB 2 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT.
THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THE
  EVENING HOURS.

* ACCUMULATION...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE
  GENERALLY LESS THAN TWO INCHES.

* WIND...WINDS WILL GUST UP TO 35 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING. 

* VISIBILITY...SNOW COMBINED WITH WINDS MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES
  TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES.

* MAIN IMPACT...WINDS COMBINED WITH SNOW WILL MAKE ROADS SLICK
  QUICKLY AS THE SNOW FALLS. 

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.

&&

$$

KSZ010-011-021-022-034-021645-
/O.CAN.KTOP.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160203T0600Z/
MARSHALL-NEMAHA-CLAY-RILEY-OTTAWA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...SENECA...CLAY CENTER...
MANHATTAN...MINNEAPOLIS
942 AM CST TUE FEB 2 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

THE HEAVIER SNOW BAND HAS SHIFTED NORTHWARD INTO FAR NORTH CENTRAL
KANSAS AND NEBRASKA...THEREFORE THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED
FOR LOCATIONS SOUTH AND EAST OF CLOUD AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES.

LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AS WELL AS BRISK NORTHWESTERLY WINDS ARE
STILL EXPECTED LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING HOURS AS
THE STORM LIFTS NORTHEAST. LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS ARE STILL POSSIBLE
THIS EVENING.  

$$

KSZ008-022345-
/O.CON.KTOP.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160203T0600Z/
REPUBLIC-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BELLEVILLE
942 AM CST TUE FEB 2 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...

* TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY
  TODAY...COMING TO AN END BY EARLY EVENING.

* ACCUMULATION...SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE WIDELY ACROSS
  THE WARNED AREA WITH THE HEAVIER SNOW MOST LIKELY NORTH AND WEST
  OF BELLEVILLE. NORTH OF THIS LINE...TOTAL SNOW OF 3 TO 6 INCHES
  ARE POSSIBLE.

* WIND...WINDS WILL GUST UP TO 35 MPH TODAY. WINDS WILL BE TURNING
  TO THE NORTHWEST BY LATE TODAY.

* VISIBILITY...WHERE HEAVY SNOW FALLS...VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED
  TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES.

* MAIN IMPACT...EXPECT TRAVEL TO BE DIFFICULT WHERE SNOW IS 
  HEAVIEST. ANY BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WOULD REDUCE 
  VISIBILITIES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. 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.

&&

$$
989 
WWUS43 KTOP 022017
WSWTOP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
217 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016

KSZ008-030430-
/O.CAN.KTOP.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160203T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KTOP.WW.Y.0007.160202T2017Z-160203T0600Z/
REPUBLIC-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BELLEVILLE
217 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR REPUBLIC COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL
MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AFTERNOON AND
  EVENING HOURS.

* ACCUMULATION...SNOW AMOUNTS RANGE WIDELY ACROSS THE AREA WITH
  AROUND 4 INCHES REPORTED NORTHWEST OF REPUBLIC...WITH DECREASING
  AMOUNTS TO THE SOUTHEAST.

* WIND...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST AROUND 35 MPH.

* VISIBILITY...VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A MILE AT
  TIMES.

* MAIN IMPACT...SNOW AND WIND MAY COMBINE TO MAKE FOR SLICK
  ROADWAYS AS THE EVENING PROGRESSES. 

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.

&&

$$

KSZ009-020-022130-
/O.CAN.KTOP.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160203T0600Z/
WASHINGTON-CLOUD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...CONCORDIA
217 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WASHINGTON AND CLOUD COUNTIES. BRISK
NORTHWEST WINDS CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND LIGHT SNOW MAY FALL THROUGH
THE EVENING HOURS...BUT LESS THAN AN INCH OF ACCUMULATION IS
ANTICIPATED.  


$$

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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.