439  
WWUS43 KTOP 190828  
WSWTOP  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS  
328 AM CDT WED MAR 19 2025  
 
KSZ008-009-020-034-192030-  
/O.CON.KTOP.BZ.W.0003.250319T1200Z-250319T2100Z/  
REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-CLOUD-OTTAWA-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CONCORDIA, BELLEVILLE, LINN, HANOVER,  
WASHINGTON, MINNEAPOLIS, CLIFTON, GREENLEAF, AND BENNINGTON  
328 AM CDT WED MAR 19 2025  
 
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM  
CDT THIS AFTERNOON...  
 
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS  
BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES, WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OVER 5 INCHES ACROSS  
NORTHWEST REPUBLIC COUNTY. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 65 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...CLOUD, OTTAWA, REPUBLIC, AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON.  
 
* IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES MAY DROP BELOW 1/4 MILE DUE TO FALLING AND  
BLOWING SNOW. TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. WIDESPREAD BLOWING  
SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. THE HAZARDOUS  
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MORNING COMMUTE. VERY STRONG WINDS  
COULD CAUSE EXTENSIVE 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.  
 

 
 

 
 
KSZ010>012-021>023-035>037-192030-  
/O.CON.KTOP.WW.Y.0007.250319T1200Z-250319T2100Z/  
MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-CLAY-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-DICKINSON-GEARY-  
MORRIS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SENECA, BLUE RAPIDS, COUNCIL GROVE,  
MARYSVILLE, SABETHA, JUNCTION CITY, ABILENE, CLAY CENTER, HORTON,  
HIAWATHA, FRANKFORT, MANHATTAN, ST. MARYS, WAMEGO, AND HERINGTON  
328 AM CDT WED MAR 19 2025  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING  
TO 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...  
 
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE TO TWO  
INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 65 MPH. THE STRONG WINDS WILL  
CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL, EAST CENTRAL, NORTH CENTRAL, AND  
NORTHEAST KANSAS.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON.  
 
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW  
COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS  
COULD IMPACT THE WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE. VERY STRONG WINDS  
COULD CAUSE EXTENSIVE 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.  
 

 
 

 
 
GARGAN  
 
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