BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION-CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-
KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…GREAT BEND…ELLSWORTH…SALINA…LYONS…MCPHERSON…MARION…COTTONWOOD FALLS…HUTCHINSON…NEWTON…KINGMAN…WICHITA…ANTHONY…HARPER
358 AM CST SUN FEB 2 2014
WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY
EVENING.
TIMING…SNOW WILL DEVELOP MONDAY NIGHT. THE WORST CONDITIONS AND THE BULK OF THE SNOW…IS EXPECTED BETWEEN 3 AM TO 3 PM TUESDAY.
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS…6 TO 7 INCHES IN THE HEAVIEST SWATH. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING IS LIKELY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
ICE ACCUMULATIONS…THE WINTER WEATHER MAY START AS FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET ACROSS SEDGWICK…KINGMAN AND HARPER COUNTIES. IT SHOULD CHANGE TO SNOW BEFORE MIDNIGHT WITH LITTLE ICE ACCUMULATION ANTICIPATED.
WINDS…BECOMING NORTH AT 15 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTY ON TUESDAY.
IMPACTS…TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BE IMPACTED STARTING MONDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY EVENING. THE HEAVIER SNOW WILL RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITY. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING IS ALSO EXPECTED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATED INFORMATION.