WWUS53 KTOP 182304 SQWTOP BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Snow Squall Warning National Weather Service Topeka KS 504 PM CST Thu Jan 18 2024 KSC157-182330- /O.NEW.KTOP.SQ.W.0001.240118T2304Z-240118T2330Z/ Republic- 504 PM CST Thu Jan 18 2024 The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a * Snow Squall Warning for... Northwestern Republic County in north central Kansas... * Until 530 PM CST. * At 501 PM CST, a dangerous snow squall was located from Smith Center, Kansas to Milligan, Nebraska moving southeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...Intense bursts of heavy snow. Gusty winds leading to blowing snow and visibility rapidly falling to less than one-quarter mile. Wind gusts greater than 50 mph could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. SOURCE...Radar and webcams. IMPACT...Travel will become difficult and potentially dangerous within minutes. This snow squall will impact portions of Highway 36 west of Belleville and Highway 81 north of Belleville. Locations impacted include... Belleville, Scandia, Courtland, Republic, Munden, and Narka. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Consider avoiding or delaying travel until the snow squall passes your location. If you must travel, use extra caution and allow extra time. Rapid changes in visibility and slick road conditions may lead to accidents. && LAT...LON 4000 9737 3982 9761 3966 9793 4000 9793 TIME...MOT...LOC 2301Z 352DEG 40KT 4061 9744 3965 9872 SNOW SQUALL...OBSERVED $$ Reese