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WWUS43 KTOP 181943  
WSWTOP  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS  
243 PM CDT TUE MAR 18 2025  
 
KSZ034-191000-  
/O.UPG.KTOP.WW.Y.0007.250319T1200Z-250319T2100Z/  
/O.EXA.KTOP.BZ.W.0003.250319T1200Z-250319T2100Z/  
OTTAWA-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MINNEAPOLIS AND BENNINGTON  
243 PM CDT TUE MAR 18 2025  
   
..BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 4 PM CDT WEDNESDAY  
 
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS  
BETWEEN 1 AND 4 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 60 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...OTTAWA COUNTY.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 7 AM TO 4 PM CDT WEDNESDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES MAY DROP BELOW 1/4 MILE DUE TO FALLING AND  
BLOWING SNOW. PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS  
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE. STRONG  
WINDS COULD CAUSE TREE DAMAGE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
TRAVEL SHOULD BE RESTRICTED TO EMERGENCIES ONLY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL,  
HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED, STAY WITH  
YOUR VEHICLE. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE  
CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.  
 
 
 
 
 
KSZ008-009-020-191000-  
/O.CON.KTOP.BZ.W.0003.250319T1200Z-250319T2100Z/  
REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-CLOUD-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WASHINGTON, CLIFTON, LINN, HANOVER,  
BELLEVILLE, CONCORDIA, AND GREENLEAF  
243 PM CDT TUE MAR 18 2025  
 
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 4 PM CDT  
WEDNESDAY...  
 
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS  
BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 60 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...CLOUD, REPUBLIC, AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 7 AM TO 4 PM CDT WEDNESDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES MAY DROP BELOW 1/4 MILE DUE TO FALLING AND  
BLOWING SNOW. PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. WIDESPREAD BLOWING  
SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. THE HAZARDOUS  
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE. STRONG  
WINDS COULD CAUSE TREE DAMAGE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
TRAVEL SHOULD BE RESTRICTED TO EMERGENCIES ONLY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL,  
HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED, STAY WITH  
YOUR VEHICLE. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE  
CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.  
 
 
 
 
 
KSZ012-023-035>037-191000-  
/O.EXA.KTOP.WW.Y.0007.250319T1200Z-250319T2100Z/  
BROWN-POTTAWATOMIE-DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WAMEGO, ST. MARYS, COUNCIL GROVE,  
HIAWATHA, HERINGTON, JUNCTION CITY, HORTON, AND ABILENE  
243 PM CDT TUE MAR 18 2025  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 4 PM CDT  
WEDNESDAY...  
 
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO OR AROUND ONE  
INCH. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 60 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...DICKINSON, GEARY, MORRIS, BROWN, AND POTTAWATOMIE COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 7 AM TO 4 PM CDT WEDNESDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS AND LOW VISIBILITY  
WITHIN FALLING SNOW. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE  
WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE. STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE TREE DAMAGE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. THE LATEST ROAD  
CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY  
CALLING 5 1 1.  
 
 
 
 
 
KSZ010-011-021-022-191000-  
/O.CON.KTOP.WW.Y.0007.250319T1200Z-250319T2100Z/  
MARSHALL-NEMAHA-CLAY-RILEY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MARYSVILLE, SENECA, CLAY CENTER,  
FRANKFORT, MANHATTAN, SABETHA, AND BLUE RAPIDS  
243 PM CDT TUE MAR 18 2025  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 4 PM CDT  
WEDNESDAY...  
 
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO TWO INCHES.  
WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 60 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...CLAY, MARSHALL, NEMAHA, AND RILEY COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 7 AM TO 4 PM CDT WEDNESDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS AND LOW VISIBILITY  
WITHIN FALLING SNOW. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE  
WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE. STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE TREE DAMAGE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. THE LATEST ROAD  
CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY  
CALLING 5 1 1.  
 
 
 
 
 
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