THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WINTERWEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CDT TUESDAY. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW AFTER 9 PM. THE SNOW WILL BECOME STEADIER AND HEAVIER AT TIMES BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND DAYBREAK. * SNOW AMOUNTS...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY...WINDS WILL BE 30 TO 40 MPH WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS. LOCAL VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO AS LOW AS ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING SNOW
.WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CDT /5 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING TO 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TUESDAY... ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING TO 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ TUESDAY... * TIMING...STARTING AFTER 6 PM WEST OF A HAYS TO DODGE CITY AND LIBERAL LINE... THEN BY 10 PM TO MIDNIGHT FOR THE REST OF SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS.
.A FREEZE IS EXPECTED TONIGHT ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS..
* WINDS...NORTH 30 TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURE...23 TO 28 DEGREES. * IMPACTS...THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD. STRONG WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.