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WWUS43 KICT 030550
WSWICT
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1150 PM CST SUN MAR 2 2014
KSZ070>072-093>096-098>100-031400-
/O.EXT.KICT.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140303T1000Z/
/O.EXT.KICT.WC.Y.0006.140303T0550Z-140303T1400Z/
GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-
MONTGOMERY-LABETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…EUREKA…YATES CENTER…IOLA…
WINFIELD…ARKANSAS CITY…HOWARD…FREDONIA…CHANUTE…ERIE…
SEDAN…COFFEYVILLE…INDEPENDENCE…PARSONS
1150 PM CST SUN MAR 2 2014
…WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST MONDAY…
…WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CST MONDAY…
THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST MONDAY.
THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CST MONDAY.
* TIMING…PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE
AREA EARLY MONDAY MOPNING…BEFORE DIMINISHING AND ENDING BY
SUNRISE.
* SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS…TOTALING 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE
LIKELY ACROSS THE AREA BEFORE IT ENDS.
* WIND CHILLS…FROM 15 BELOW ZERO TO 20 BELOW ZERO ARE LIKELY
FROM LATE THIS EVENING UNTIL EARLY MONDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS…SLICK ROADS ARE LIKELY WITH SOME BLOWING AND
DRIFTING. REDUCED VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY IN THE HEAVIER SNOW.
FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE LIKELY WITH EXTENDED EXPOSURE
TO THESE TEMPERATURES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW…SLEET
OR ICE ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY
HAZARDOUS. YOU ARE URGED TO MONITOR TONIGHT’S FORECAST CLOSELY.
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS BE SURE TO WEAR LAYERED CLOTHING…
BEING ESPECIALLY CAREFUL TO PROTECT YOUR HEAD…HANDS AND FEET.
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Delivered by Weather Underground Inc. Mon Mar 3 2014 12:50AM EST
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