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WSWTOP
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
352 PM CST FRI FEB 28 2014
KSZ008>012-020-011200-
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REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-CLOUD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…MARYSVILLE…HIAWATHA…CONCORDIA
352 PM CST FRI FEB 28 2014
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SATURDAY TO 6 AM
CST MONDAY…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW…WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 6 PM SATURDAY TO 6 AM CST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS
NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA NEAR AND NORTH OF A CONCORDIA TO
HIAWATHA LINE.
* TIMING…SNOW…PERHAPS MIXED WITH SLEET AT TIMES…WILL BEGIN
TO INTENSIFY NEAR THE NEBRASKA BORDER BETWEEN 6 AND 8 PM ON
SATURDAY. PERIODS OF SNOW MAY CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY…ALONG WITH
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS.
* TOTAL SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS…SNOW ACCUMULATIONS NEAR AND
NORTH OF THE CONCORDIA TO HIAWATHA LINE WILL LIKELY RANGE FROM 1
TO 5 INCHES…WITH MINOR SLEET ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE.
* WINDS…NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONSISTENTLY RANGE FROM 15
TO 25 MPH…WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* WIND CHILL…WIND CHILLS WILL RANGE FROM NEGATIVE 12 TO NEGATIVE
22 DEGREES FROM SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY…AND MAY APPROACH
NEGATIVE 25 ON SUNDAY NIGHT.
* 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.
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KSZ021>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-011200-
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CLAY-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY-
MORRIS-WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-
ANDERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…CLAY CENTER…MANHATTAN…ABILENE…
JUNCTION CITY…TOPEKA…LAWRENCE…EMPORIA…OTTAWA
352 PM CST FRI FEB 28 2014
…WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING
THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT…
A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING
THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT.
* TIMING…PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY BEGIN BETWEEN 7 PM AND 10 PM
SATURDAY EVENING IN THE WATCH AREA. SLEET WILL LIKELY FALL
INITIALLY…WITH A CHANGE OVER TO SNOW FROM NORTH TO SOUTH
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
THE DAY ON SUNDAY BEFORE COMING TO AN END ON SUNDAY EVENING.
* TOTAL SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS…SNOW ACCUMULATION IN THE
WATCH AREA WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 8 INCHES…WHILE A TENTH UP TO
AN INCH OF SLEET MAY ACCUMULATE. THE MOST LIKELY AXIS FOR HEAVY
SNOW AMOUNTS EXTENDS FROM NEAR COUNCIL GROVE THROUGH LAWRENCE
WHILE THE MOST LIKELY AXIS FOR HEAVY SLEET ACCUMULATION IN
ADDITION TO SNOW IS SOUTH OF AN EMPORIA TO OTTAWA LINE.
* WINDS…NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONSISTENTLY RANGE FROM 15
TO 25 MPH…WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* WIND CHILL…WIND CHILLS WILL RANGE FROM NEGATIVE 8 TO NEGATIVE
18 DEGREES FROM SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY…AND MAY FALL
BELOW NEGATIVE 20 ON SUNDAY NIGHT.
* 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…
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.
REMEMBER…A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE
FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA.
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Delivered by Weather Underground Inc. Fri Feb 28 2014 4:52PM EST
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