KANSAS SNOW REPORT

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 030 Trego, Fire Weather Zone 043 Scott, Fire Weather Zone 044 Lane, Fire Weather Zone 045 Ness, Fire Weather Zone 061 Hamilton, Fire Weather Zone 062 Kearny, Fire Weather Zone 063 Finney, Fire Weather Zone 064 Hodgeman, Fire Weather Zone 074 Stanton, Fire Weather Zone 075 Grant, Fire Weather Zone 076 Haskell, Fire Weather Zone 077 Gray, Fire Weather Zone 078 Ford, Fire Weather Zone 084 Morton, Fire Weather Zone 085 Stevens, Fire Weather Zone 086 Seward, Fire Weather Zone 087 Meade and Fire Weather Zone 088 Clark. * TIMING...Until 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ this evening. * WINDS...North-northwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 12 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Kansas... Neosho River at Oswego affecting Labette and Cherokee Counties. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Neosho River at Oswego. * WHEN...Until tomorrow morning. * IMPACTS...At 17.0 feet, The left bank begins to overflow and floods agricultural fields. Also, the dirt county road, 13000 Road, along the north side of the river bank starts to flood at 1.5 miles downstream of gage site where the bridge crosses Lightning Creek. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:45 AM CDT Friday the stage was 17.9 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage this afternoon and continue falling to 7.7 feet Wednesday morning. - Flood stage is 17.0 feet.

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Kansas... Neosho River at Oswego affecting Labette and Cherokee Counties. Neosho River near Parsons affecting Labette and Neosho Counties. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring. * WHERE...Neosho River near Parsons. * WHEN...Until this evening. * IMPACTS...At 21.0 feet, Significant flooding of the flood plain begins to occur affecting agricultural fields. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 7:30 AM CDT Friday the stage was 21.5 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage this morning and continue falling to 8.8 feet Wednesday morning. - Flood stage is 21.0 feet.

...Critical Fire Weather This Afternoon.. .Breezy NW winds and low relative humidity will lead to critical fire weather conditions across much of the area this afternoon. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 001 Cheyenne KS, 002 Rawlins, 003 Decatur, 004 Norton, 013 Sherman, 014 Thomas, 015 Sheridan, 016 Graham, 027 Wallace, 028 Logan, 029 Gove, 041 Greeley, 042 Wichita, 079 Dundy, 080 Hitchcock, 081 Red Willow, 252 Yuma, 253 Kit Carson and 254 Cheyenne CO. * TIMING...From 11 AM MDT /noon CDT/ this morning to 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/ this evening. * WINDS...Northwest at 20 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 10 to 15 percent. * IMPACTS...Unpredictable fire behavior. Any fires that develop may rapidly grow and spread out of control. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...During the mid to late afternoon, winds will be strongest north of Interstate 70.