Craig Daily Press / Weather

County,: Winter Storm Watch issued February 23 at 4:40PM CST until February 26 at 6:00AM CST by NWS; Effective: 3:40 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 23, 2013; Expires: 5 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013; ...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT TO
MONDAY NIGHT...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING
THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT...
A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING
THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT.
* TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN SUNDAY EVENING AND PERSIST UNTIL
MONDAY NIGHT. FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTH-CENTRAL KANSAS THE HEAVIEST
SNOW WILL OCCUR FROM VERY EARLY MONDAY MORNING UNTIL LATE MONDAY
AFTERNOON. IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS...THE HEAVIEST SNOW WOULD OCCUR
MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...BETWEEN 10 TO 15 INCHES ARE LIKELY. THIS
WOULD INCLUDE THE KANSAS TURNPIKE.
* WINDS...NORTHERLY WINDS WILL REACH AROUND 25 MPH SUSTAINED WITH
GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH.
* IMPACTS...THE STRONG NORTH WINDS COMBINED WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY
SNOW WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THAT WILL FREQUENTLY
REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE IN MANY AREAS.
TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS AND IS THEREFORE DISCOURAGED.; See more at NOAA

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