ABUS34 KICT 051432
PNSICT
 
 PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...RESENT FOR MEDIA.
 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
 833 AM CST SUN DEC 5 1999
 
 ...SNOWFALL UPDATE FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
 
 AS OF 400 AM...THE OFFICIAL SNOWFALL AT THE MID-CONTINENT AIRPORT
 IN WICHITA WAS NOW 7.0 INCHES.
 
 LOOKING AROUND THE REST OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL
 KANSAS...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED THE FOLLOWING
 SNOWFALL DEPTHES AS OF 400 AM CST...
 
 COUNTY              SNOW DEPTH      SPECIFIC LOCATION GIVEN
 
 RUSSELL             1/2 INCH
 BARTON              3 INCHES        GREAT BEND
 LINCOLN             1/2 INCH        3 INCHES TOTAL BUT MELTED
 ELLSWORTH           2-3 INCHES
 RICE                5 INCHES
 SALINE              1-2 INCHES      SALINA
 MCPHERSON           4-8 INCHES      4" MCPHERSON, 8" MOUNDRIDGE
 MARION              6-7 INCHES      HILLSBORO
 CHASE               3-4 INCHES      COTTONWOOD FALLS
 RENO                4 INCHES
 KINGMAN             5-6 INCHES
 HARPER              3 INCHES
 SUMNER              4 INCHES
 BUTLER              T-6 INCHES      3-6" POTWIN AND NW SECTIONS,
                                     TRACE DOUGLAS & EASTERN SECTIONS
 COWLEY              TRACE           WINFIELD
 HARVEY              8-10 INCHES     NEWTON
 GREENWOOD           ZERO
 
 ROADS ARE SNOWPACKED AND ICY ACROSS ALL OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH
 CENTRAL KANSAS DUE TO THE SNOW.  DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL EARLY
 THIS MORNING...IF YOU DO NOT HAVE TOO. THE WET HEAVY SNOW IS ALSO
 RESPONSIBLE FOR NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES THROUGHOUT THE AREA...DUE TO
 TREES AND POWER LINES COLLAPSING UNDER THE WEIGHT OF THE SNOW.
 
 NOONAN