Winter Weather Advisory Posted for Friday and Saturday

… A WINTER STORM IS HEADED TOWARD WESTERN KANSAS…

.A POTENT WINTER STORM SYSTEM DEVELOPING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
ROCKIES WILL LIFT NORTHEASTWARD INTO SATURDAY. SIGNIFICANT SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
ACROSS PARTS OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL KANSAS.

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INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…GARDEN CITY…KALVESTA…JETMORE…
HANSTON…JOHNSON CITY…ULYSSES…SUBLETTE…SATANTA…
CIMARRON…MONTEZUMA…ELKHART…RICHFIELD…HUGOTON…MOSCOW…
LIBERAL…KISMET
248 AM CST FRI FEB 3 2012

…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO
NOON CST SATURDAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
9 AM THIS MORNING TO NOON CST SATURDAY.

* TIMING…SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BEGIN THIS MORNING AND
CONTINUE THROUGH NOON SATURDAY. SOME LINGERING LIGHT SNOW IS
EXPECTED INTO THE MORNING SATURDAY.

* MAIN IMPACT…SNOW AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 4 INCHES BY NOON
SATURDAY…WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM
ULYSSES TO GARDEN CITY.

* OTHER IMPACTS…NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED BY
FRIDAY EVENING INTO SATURDAY MORNING WHICH WILL CREATE REDUCED
VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW
AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING…ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.