Winter Weather Briefing January 12, 2017 11 am CST
Note: No Recording of the Webinar! National Weather Service – Topeka, KS
Winter Weather Briefing Key Points…Potential Ice Storm
Expected Weather: Light Freezing rain/drizzle will develop across southeast Kansas Friday morning with widespread freezing rain expected to impact all areas Saturday through Sunday. Ice Amounts: Most areas .50” to upwards of 1” of ice accumulation by 6pm Sunday Winds: NNE Winds 5 to 12 mph through the entire event Timing: Onset Friday southeast of I-35 but worst will occur Saturday through Sunday. National Weather Service – Topeka, KS
Winter Weather Briefing Overview
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Winter Weather Briefing Forecast Ice Accumulations through 6pm Fri
National Weather Service – Topeka, KS
Winter Weather Briefing Forecast Ice Accumulations through 6pm Sat
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Winter Weather Briefing Forecast Ice Accumulations through 6am Sun
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Winter Weather Briefing Additional Ice Accumulations will occur Sun in shaded area…could be heavy .50-1” additional
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Winter Weather Briefing Forecast Confidence
High: All areas will see freezing rain from this event with most spots receiving .50” to 1”. This is going to occur. Low: How fast do air temperatures rise to above freezing on Sunday and Sunday night? This will have a huge impact on whether some areas especially north of I-70 could see additional heavy ice accumulations Low confidence at this time.
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Winter Weather Briefing Impacts
Potential for damage to trees/powerlines from heavy ice accumulations of .50 to 1”. At least scattered to perhaps numerous power outages. Extremely hazardous travel conditions especially on bridges/overpasses any untreated roadways.
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Winter Weather Briefing Summary
Beginning Friday southeast of I-35 but impacting all areas Saturday through the day Sunday. All areas of the NWS Topeka service area
Potential exists for .50 to 1 inch of ice accumulation from freezing rain…some areas could see more depending on air temperatures Sunday-Sunday night.
National Weather Service – Topeka, KS
Winter Weather Briefing January 12, 2017 11 am CST
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