Thursday, January 02, 2014

Accumulating snowfall, dangerously cold wind chill this weekend

(From the National Weather Service)

WIND CHILL VALUES WILL RANGE FROM AROUND EIGHT BELOW TO FIVE
ABOVE ZERO THIS MORNING...AND AGAIN LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY
FRIDAY MORNING.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
SOUTHERLY WIND GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS
SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS AND WESTERN MISSOURI FRIDAY AND FRIDAY
NIGHT.
CONFIDENCE IS INCREASING THAT ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL IMPACT MUCH
OF THE OUTLOOK AREA SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. HOWEVER THE
TRACK AND STRENGTH OF THIS STORM SYSTEM ALONG WITH CORRESPONDING
ACCUMULATIONS REMAIN UNCERTAIN. STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST
FORECAST FOR MORE DETAILS.
BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION SUNDAY INTO
TUESDAY. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL FAIL TO WARM OUT OF THE SINGLE
DIGITS MONDAY...WHILE OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL DROP TO NEAR OR BELOW
ZERO SUNDAY AND MONDAY NIGHTS.
DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS OF 5 TO AROUND 15 DEGREES BELOW
ZERO WILL OCCUR AT TIMES SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.

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