Winter Weather Advisory
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 321 PM CST MON FEB 6 2012 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW PROBABLE ON TUESDAY MORNING... .A FAST MOVING COMPACT UPPER SYSTEM ACCOMPANIED BY A DEEP INTRUSION OF COLD AIR IS EXPECTED BEGINNING IN THE EARLY MORNING TUESDAY AND LASTING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. AS A RESULT, SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A PERIOD OF HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS IN BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES FOR A FEW HOURS. KSZ043>046-063>065-076>080-086>089-070530- /O.NEW.KDDC.WW.Y.0002.120207T1000Z-120207T2200Z/ SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD- EDWARDS-KIOWA-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY... LA CROSSE...RUSH CENTER...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...JETMORE... HANSTON...LARNED...BURDETT...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON... MONTEZUMA...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG... HAVILAND...LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND... MINNEOLA...COLDWATER...PROTECTION 321 PM CST MON FEB 6 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM CST TUESDAY. * TIMING...4 AM CST TUESDAY THROUGH 4 PM CDT TUESDAY. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN ONE AND THREE INCHES WILL COMBINE WITH 30 MPH SUSTAINED WINDS AND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. THESE CONDITIONS WILL CREATE REDUCED VISIBILITY TO UNDER A HALF MILE FOR A FEW HOURS. * OTHER IMPACTS...PRIMARILY A TRAVEL HAZARD IN REDUCED VISIBILITY, BUT SOME ROAD COMPACTION IS ALSO POSSIBLE CREATING SLICK ROAD CONDITIONS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL ALSO BE CHALLENGED BY STRONG 30 TO 40 MPH WINDS. 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. &&