Winter Weather Advisory Posted for Area
KSCB News - March 22, 2013 6:14 am
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 458 AM CDT FRI MAR 22 2013 ...A WINTER STORM IS ON THE WAY... .AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. THIS STORM WILL BRING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO MUCH OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL KANSAS. KSZ074>081-084>090-222100- /O.NEW.KDDC.WW.Y.0006.130323T1500Z-130324T1200Z/ STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-MORTON- STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JOHNSON CITY...ULYSSES...SUBLETTE... SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY... LEWIS...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...PRATT...ELKHART...RICHFIELD... HUGOTON...MOSCOW...LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND... MINNEOLA...COLDWATER...PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA... SUN CITY 458 AM CDT FRI MAR 22 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SATURDAY TO 7 AM CDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SATURDAY TO 7 AM CDT SUNDAY. * TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOW EXPECTED TO START EARLY SATURDAY WITH THE BRUNT OF THE STORM OCCURRING LATE SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. * SNOW AMOUNTS...2 TO 5 INCHES WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS AROUND 6 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH SATURDAY MORNING INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH OUT OF THE NORTH LATE SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. * VISIBILITY...MINIMUM VISIBILITY AROUND ONE QUARTER OF A MILE IN MODERATE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE GREATLY REDUCED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND ALONG DRIFTING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$