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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
128 AM CST MON MAR 3 2014
KSZ093-095-096-098>100-031500-
/O.EXT.KICT.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-140303T1500Z/
/O.CON.KICT.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140303T1000Z/
COWLEY-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY...FREDONIA...
CHANUTE...ERIE...SEDAN...COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...PARSONS
128 AM CST MON MAR 3 2014
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS
MORNING...
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST EARLY
THIS MORNING...
THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS
MORNING. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST
EARLY THIS MORNING.
* TIMING...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO WANE AND SHOULD
EXIT THE ARE BY 4 AM. WIND CHILLS OF -12 TO -20 WILL PERSIST
UNTIL 9 AM.
* SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS...TOTALING 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE
LIKELY ACROSS THE AREA BEFORE IT ENDS.
* WIND CHILLS...FROM 12 BELOW ZERO TO 20 BELOW ZERO.
* 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 2:28AM EST
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