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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1059 AM CST FRI MAR 7 2014

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1059 AM CST FRI MAR 7 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS...
SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE PLAINS BRINGING A CHANCE FOR
RAIN AND SNOW TONIGHT. THE SYSTEM WILL BEGIN OVERNIGHT AS RAIN OR
DRIZZLE AND EVENTUALLY BECOME A CHANCE OF FREEZING DRIZZLE OR SNOW
AS COLDER AIR MOVES IN. A TRACE TO A COUPLE TENTHS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

THE STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK ACROSS SOUTHERN KANSAS SATURDAY AND
THE PRECIPITATION TYPE WILL TRANSITION FROM RAIN/DRIZZLE TO SNOW.
SOME LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE...BETWEEN A HALF TO AN INCH
OF SNOW OVER EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS. THE SNOW IS NOT
ANTICIPATED TO STAY AROUND LONG WITH NEAR FREEZING TEMPERATURES.
STAY TUNED TO THIS SYSTEM AS THE FORECAST MAY EVOLVE.

AGAIN ON TUESDAY AND INTO WEDNESDAY NEXT WEEK AN UPPER LEVEL
SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE ARE WITH THE CHANCE OF RAIN DURING THE
DAY AND RAIN OR SNOW OVERNIGHT.

ALSO ON TUESDAY THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER WILL BE VERY HIGH ACROSS
PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY OR TONIGHT.

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FOR A GRAPHICAL VERSION OF THIS INFORMATION...SEE OUR
WEBPAGE AT (LOWERCASE) HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/WICHITA/HWO/HWO.PHP

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