Winter Weather Advisory Posted for Wednesday

URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
254 AM CST WED JAN 21 2015

…SNOW MAKING A RETURN TO FAR SOUTHWEST KANSAS…

.AN UPPER LOW DEVELOPING OVER DEATH VALLEY, CALIFORNIA DURING THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS WILL CONTINUE TO GAIN STRENGTH AS IT APPROACHES
THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES TODAY. WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS
THE HIGH PLAINS AND MESAS OF NORTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO INTO ADJACENT
FAR SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO. THE SNOW WILL THEN EXPAND EAST TO
ENCOMPASS PORTIONS OF FAR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST KANSAS DURING
THE DAY AND INTO THE EVENING HOURS WEDNESDAY.

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HAMILTON-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…SYRACUSE…JOHNSON CITY…ULYSSES…
SUBLETTE…SATANTA…ELKHART…RICHFIELD…HUGOTON…MOSCOW…
LIBERAL…KISMET…MEADE…FOWLER…ASHLAND…MINNEOLA
254 AM CST WED JAN 21 2015

…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/
THIS MORNING TO 3 AM CST /2 AM MST/ THURSDAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST /5
AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO 3 AM CST /2 AM MST/ THURSDAY.

* TIMING…THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT

* SNOW AMOUNTS…2 TO 5 INCHES. HIGHEST AMOUNTS IN THE ELKHART
AREA WHERE SOME ISOLATED 6 AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE. LOWEST
AMOUNTS FARTHER NORTH TOWARD THE ARKANSAS RIVER WHERE 2 INCHES
AT MOST CAN BE EXPECTED.

* MAIN IMPACT…SNOWPACKED ROADS CAUSING DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH
DELAYS EXPECTED.

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.

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