Alert archive / Kansas / Heavy Snow Warnings in 2007
Heavy Snow Warning 2, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this heavy snow warning at Dec 14, 2007, 4:32 AM CST for 23 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Dec 14, 2007, 11:09 AM CST. It was in force for 24 hr. 60 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 14, 2007, 4:32 AM CST (10:32 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 14, 2007, 11:09 AM CST
- Expired
- Dec 15, 2007, 11:03 AM CST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
All 23 counties
Allen County, KS, Barton County, KS, Butler County, KS, Chase County, KS, Cowley County, KS, Elk County, KS, Ellsworth County, KS, Greenwood County, KS, Harper County, KS, Harvey County, KS, Kingman County, KS, Lincoln County, KS, Marion County, KS, McPherson County, KS, Neosho County, KS, Reno County, KS, Rice County, KS, Russell County, KS, Saline County, KS, Sedgwick County, KS, Sumner County, KS, Wilson County, KS, Woodson County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 44 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 14, 4:47 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Great Bend, KS | 3 INCHES COUNTY WIDE |
| Dec 14, 4:48 PM CST | SNOW 0.5 | 16 W Salina, KS | SECONDARY ROADS COATED WITH ABOUT HALF AN INCH OF SNOW MAKING THEM VERY SLICK. |
| Dec 14, 5:00 PM CST | SNOW 2 | Russell, KS | |
| Dec 14, 5:06 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Ellsworth, KS | |
| Dec 14, 5:15 PM CST | SNOW 5 | N Ellinwood, KS | |
| Dec 14, 5:29 PM CST | SNOW 4 | 5 Ssw Frederick, KS | |
| Dec 14, 5:33 PM CST | SNOW 2 | Lyons, KS | |
| Dec 14, 5:34 PM CST | SNOW 1 | Goessel, KS | ROADS ARE GETTING SLICK |
| Dec 14, 5:37 PM CST | SNOW 2.5 | 5 E Sylvia, KS | |
| Dec 14, 5:43 PM CST | SNOW 2 | 4 Ene Hutchinson, KS | |
| Dec 14, 6:40 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Goessel, KS | |
| Dec 14, 6:52 PM CST | SNOW 5 | Ellsworth, KS | |
| Dec 14, 7:05 PM CST | SNOW 1 | 4 W Kingman, KS | |
| Dec 14, 7:07 PM CST | SNOW 5 | Lyons, KS | |
| Dec 14, 7:16 PM CST | SNOW 5 | 3 W Galatia, KS | |
| Dec 14, 7:18 PM CST | SNOW 5 | 8 S Gorham, KS | |
| Dec 14, 7:25 PM CST | SNOW 4 | 6 Sse Westfall, KS | |
| Dec 14, 7:26 PM CST | SNOW 2 | Hutchinson, KS | |
| Dec 14, 7:50 PM CST | SNOW 3 | 1 Nnw Barnard, KS | |
| Dec 14, 7:53 PM CST | SNOW 2 | Nw Waldo, KS | |
| Dec 14, 8:02 PM CST | SNOW 7.5 | N Ellinwood, KS | |
| Dec 14, 8:24 PM CST | SNOW 6.5 | Sylvia, KS | |
| Dec 14, 8:26 PM CST | SNOW 2 | Kingman, KS | |
| Dec 14, 8:35 PM CST | SNOW 1.5 | 3 S Maize, KS | |
| Dec 14, 8:39 PM CST | SNOW 4 | South Hutchinson, KS | |
| Dec 14, 8:56 PM CST | SNOW 6 | Great Bend, KS | |
| Dec 14, 9:04 PM CST | SNOW 2.5 | 5 Ene Newton, KS | |
| Dec 14, 9:10 PM CST | SNOW 3.5 | Salina, KS | |
| Dec 14, 9:10 PM CST | SNOW 4.5 | 7 Nnw Mcpherson, KS | |
| Dec 14, 9:13 PM CST | SNOW 0.8 | 2 N Salina, KS | |
| Dec 14, 9:13 PM CST | SNOW 4 | 1 Ene Mcpherson, KS | |
| Dec 14, 9:15 PM CST | SNOW 1.8 | 3 Ne Valley Center, KS | |
| Dec 14, 9:21 PM CST | SNOW 7 | 5 Ssw Frederick, KS | |
| Dec 14, 9:24 PM CST | SNOW 6 | N Lyons, KS | |
| Dec 14, 9:25 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Hesston, KS | |
| Dec 14, 9:27 PM CST | SNOW 6 | 5 Se Ellsworth, KS | |
| Dec 14, 9:32 PM CST | SNOW 0.5 | Clearwater, KS | |
| Dec 14, 9:33 PM CST | SNOW 1 | West Wichita, KS | |
| Dec 14, 9:40 PM CST | SNOW 9 | 9 Ne Hoisington, KS | 7 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW HAS ACCUMULATED ACROSS THE COUNTY. |
| Dec 14, 9:45 PM CST | SNOW 7.5 | 1 E Great Bend, KS | |
| Dec 14, 10:36 PM CST | SNOW 7.5 | 5 E Sylvia, KS | |
| Dec 14, 10:36 PM CST | SNOW 8.8 | Ellsworth, KS | |
| Dec 14, 11:14 PM CST | SNOW 1 | Hillsboro, KS | |
| Dec 14, 11:14 PM CST | SNOW 1 | Lincolnville, KS | |
| Dec 14, 11:14 PM CST | SNOW 2 | Durham, KS | |
| Dec 14, 11:14 PM CST | SNOW 2 | Marion, KS | |
| Dec 14, 11:14 PM CST | SNOW 4 | Peabody, KS | |
| Dec 15, 12:45 AM CST | SNOW 5 | Kingman, KS | |
| Dec 15, 12:45 AM CST | SNOW 12 | Galatia, KS | LAW ENFORCEMENT ESTIMATES AROUND OF FOOT OF SNOW IN THE NORTHWEST PORTION OF BARTON COUNTY. |
| Dec 15, 12:50 AM CST | SNOW 6 | Lincoln, KS | LAW ENFORCEMENT ESTIMATES BETWEEN 6 AND 7 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE TOWN OF LINCOLN. |
| Dec 15, 1:26 AM CST | SNOW 6 | Salina, KS | |
| Dec 15, 1:31 AM CST | SNOW 8 | Russell, KS | |
| Dec 15, 2:19 AM CST | SNOW 2 | Cottonwood Falls, KS | LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED ONE TO TWO INCHES OF SNOW ON THE GROUND. |
| Dec 15, 2:27 AM CST | SNOW 0.5 | Attica, KS | LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A HALF INCH OF SNOW ON THE GROUND AT BOTH ATTICA AND ANTHONY. |
| Dec 15, 3:43 AM CST | SNOW 5.5 | Hutchinson, KS | LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTS 5.5 INCHES AT THE EOC IN HUTCHINSON. |
| Dec 15, 6:09 AM CST | SNOW 8 | Waldo, KS | |
| Dec 15, 6:21 AM CST | SNOW 12 | Ellsworth, KS | |
| Dec 15, 7:47 AM CST | SNOW 7 | Hutchinson, KS | |
| Dec 15, 7:47 AM CST | SNOW 10 | 6 Sse Westfall, KS | LOST ELECTRICAL POWER OVERNIGHT. |
| Dec 15, 8:20 AM CST | SNOW 12 | Lincoln, KS | AVERAGE SNOW DEPTH OF ONE FOOT ACROSS LINCOLN COUNTY...WITH DRIFTS UP TO 4 FEET. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Lamont, OK (KLMN), launched 00:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 156 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 964 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 57 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -52 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 62 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS43 KICT 141032 WSWICT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 432 AM CST FRI DEC 14 2007 KSZ050>053-067>069-082-083-091-092-141845- /O.UPG.KICT.WS.A.0007.071214T1800Z-071215T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KICT.HS.W.0002.071214T1800Z-071215T1800Z/ RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION-CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK- HARPER-SUMNER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LYONS...MCPHERSON...MARION... COTTONWOOD FALLS...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA... KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY...HARPER...WELLINGTON 432 AM CST FRI DEC 14 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 12 PM CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A HEAVY SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 12 PM CST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTH-CENTRAL KANSAS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 7 INCHES ACROSS THE WARNED AREA...INCLUDING FIVE TO SIX INCH TOTALS IN A SWATH FROM HARPER TO NEWTON TO COTTONWOOD FALLS. THE BEST ESTIMATE AT THIS TIME WOULD PUT THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS IN THE AREA BETWEEN HUTCHINSON...WICHITA AND NEWTON. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...RESULTING IN REDUCED VISIBILITY AND POOR DRIVING CONDITIONS. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ KSZ070-141845- /O.UPG.KICT.WS.A.0007.071214T1800Z-071215T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KICT.HS.W.0002.071215T0000Z-071215T1800Z/ GREENWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...EUREKA 432 AM CST FRI DEC 14 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A HEAVY SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 7 INCHES... WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF THE COUNTY. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...RESULTING IN REDUCED VISIBILITY AND POOR DRIVING CONDITIONS. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ KSZ071-072-094>096-098>100-141845- /O.UPG.KICT.WS.A.0007.071214T1800Z-071215T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KICT.SN.Y.0005.071215T0000Z-071215T1800Z/ WOODSON-ALLEN-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YATES CENTER...IOLA...HOWARD... FREDONIA...CHANUTE...ERIE...SEDAN...COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE... PARSONS 432 AM CST FRI DEC 14 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND PERSIST INTO SATURDAY MORNING ACROSS SOUTHEAST KANSAS. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM TWO OR THREE INCHES ALONG THE OKLAHOMA BORDER...TO NEAR FIVE INCHES ALONG HIGHWAY 54. MUCH OF THE THIS SNOW IS EXPECTED AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ KSZ032-033-047>049-093-141845- /O.UPG.KICT.WS.A.0007.071214T1800Z-071215T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KICT.SN.Y.0005.071214T1800Z-071215T1800Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-COWLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH...SALINA...WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY 432 AM CST FRI DEC 14 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 12 PM CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 12 PM CST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTH-CENTRAL KANSAS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 5 INCHES WILL BE COMMON ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...RESULTING IN REDUCED VISIBILITY AND POOR DRIVING CONDITIONS. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ HOWERTON
5 follow-up statements
000 WWUS43 KICT 141709 WSWICT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1109 AM CST FRI DEC 14 2007 KSZ047>049-150115- /O.UPG.KICT.SN.Y.0005.071214T1800Z-071215T1800Z/ /O.EXA.KICT.HS.W.0002.071214T1800Z-071215T1800Z/ BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREAT BEND...ELLSWORTH...SALINA 1109 AM CST FRI DEC 14 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A HEAVY SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST SATURDAY. THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTH-CENTRAL KANSAS THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES WILL BE COMMON ACROSS THE WARNED AREA...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...RESULTING IN REDUCED VISIBILITY AND POOR DRIVING CONDITIONS. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ KSZ071-072-150115- /O.UPG.KICT.SN.Y.0005.071215T0000Z-071215T1800Z/ /O.EXA.KICT.HS.W.0002.071215T0000Z-071215T1800Z/ WOODSON-ALLEN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YATES CENTER...IOLA 1109 AM CST FRI DEC 14 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A HEAVY SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST SATURDAY. THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING ACROSS SOUTHEAST KANSAS. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 7 INCHES ACROSS WOODSON AND ALLEN COUNTY. MUCH OF THE THIS SNOW IS EXPECTED AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...RESULTING IN REDUCED VISIBILITY AND POOR DRIVING CONDITIONS. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ KSZ050>053-067>069-082-083-091-092-150115- /O.CON.KICT.HS.W.0002.071214T1800Z-071215T1800Z/ RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION-CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK- HARPER-SUMNER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LYONS...MCPHERSON...MARION... COTTONWOOD FALLS...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA... KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY...HARPER...WELLINGTON 1109 AM CST FRI DEC 14 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST SATURDAY... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST SATURDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTH-CENTRAL KANSAS THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD OCCUR GENERALLY ALONG THE HIGHWAY 50 CORRIDOR. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...RESULTING IN REDUCED VISIBILITY AND POOR DRIVING CONDITIONS. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ KSZ070-150115- /O.CON.KICT.HS.W.0002.071215T0000Z-071215T1800Z/ GREENWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...EUREKA 1109 AM CST FRI DEC 14 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST SATURDAY... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST SATURDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 7 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF GREENWOOD COUNTY. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...RESULTING IN REDUCED VISIBILITY AND POOR DRIVING CONDITIONS. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ KSZ032-033-093-150115- /O.CON.KICT.SN.Y.0005.071214T1800Z-071215T1800Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-COWLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...WINFIELD... ARKANSAS CITY 1109 AM CST FRI DEC 14 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST SATURDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST SATURDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTH-CENTRAL KANSAS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 5 INCHES WILL BE COMMON ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...RESULTING IN REDUCED VISIBILITY AND POOR DRIVING CONDITIONS. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ KSZ094>096-098>100-150115- /O.CON.KICT.SN.Y.0005.071215T0000Z-071215T1800Z/ ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOWARD...FREDONIA...CHANUTE...ERIE... SEDAN...COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...PARSONS 1109 AM CST FRI DEC 14 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST SATURDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST SATURDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND PERSIST INTO SATURDAY MORNING ACROSS SOUTHEAST KANSAS. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES ALONG THE OKLAHOMA BORDER...TO NEAR FIVE INCHES ALONG HIGHWAY 54. MUCH OF THE THIS SNOW IS EXPECTED AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...RESULTING IN REDUCED VISIBILITY AND POOR DRIVING CONDITIONS. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ HOWERTON/KLEINSASSER
000 WWUS43 KICT 142039 WSWICT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 239 PM CST FRI DEC 14 2007 KSZ094>096-150445- /O.UPG.KICT.SN.Y.0005.071215T0000Z-071215T1800Z/ /O.EXB.KICT.HS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-071216T0000Z/ ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOWARD...FREDONIA...CHANUTE...ERIE 239 PM CST FRI DEC 14 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A HEAVY SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SATURDAY. THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING...POSSIBLY STARTING OUT AS MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON...POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. INCREASING NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS MAY ALSO RESULT IN SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ON SATURDAY. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ KSZ032-033-093-150445- /O.UPG.KICT.SN.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-071215T1800Z/ /O.EXA.KICT.HS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-071215T1800Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-COWLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...WINFIELD... ARKANSAS CITY 239 PM CST FRI DEC 14 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A HEAVY SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST SATURDAY. THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT...WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS BY LATE SATURDAY MORNING OF 4 TO 8 INCHES. INCREASING NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS MAY ALSO RESULT IN SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ KSZ070>072-150445- /O.EXT.KICT.HS.W.0002.071214T2018Z-071216T0000Z/ GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EUREKA...YATES CENTER...IOLA 239 PM CST FRI DEC 14 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SATURDAY... THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SATURDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ARE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. INCREASING NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS MAY ALSO RESULT IN SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ KSZ047>053-067>069-082-083-091-092-150445- /O.CON.KICT.HS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-071215T1800Z/ BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION-CHASE-RENO-HARVEY- BUTLER-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREAT BEND...ELLSWORTH...SALINA... LYONS...MCPHERSON...MARION...COTTONWOOD FALLS...HUTCHINSON... NEWTON...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY... HARPER...WELLINGTON 239 PM CST FRI DEC 14 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST SATURDAY... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST SATURDAY. AREAS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING...AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY DAWN SATURDAY. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...WITH AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE. THIS COULD BRING STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO BETWEEN 6 TO 12 INCHES BEFORE IT ENDS AROUND MIDDAY ON SATURDAY. INCREASING NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS MAY ALSO RESULT IN SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ KSZ098>100-150445- /O.EXT.KICT.SN.Y.0005.071214T2018Z-071216T0000Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SEDAN...COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE... PARSONS 239 PM CST FRI DEC 14 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SATURDAY... THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SATURDAY. A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING...CHANGING TO ALL SNOW BEFORE MIDNIGHT. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...WITH TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES EXPECTED. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ KED
000 WWUS43 KICT 150431 WSWICT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1031 PM CST FRI DEC 14 2007 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>069-082-083-091>093-151245- /O.CON.KICT.HS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-071215T1800Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION- CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER-COWLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON...MARION... COTTONWOOD FALLS...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA... KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY...HARPER...WELLINGTON...WINFIELD... ARKANSAS CITY 1031 PM CST FRI DEC 14 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST SATURDAY... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST SATURDAY. AREAS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN TOWARD SATURDAY MORNING...AND ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BEFORE THE SNOW ENDS MIDDAY SATURDAY. INCREASING NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS MAY ALSO RESULT IN SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ KSZ070>072-094>096-151245- /O.CON.KICT.HS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-071216T0000Z/ GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EUREKA...YATES CENTER...IOLA...HOWARD... FREDONIA...CHANUTE...ERIE 1031 PM CST FRI DEC 14 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SATURDAY... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SATURDAY. AREAS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN TOWARD SATURDAY MORNING...AND ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BEFORE THE SNOW ENDS SATURDAY AFTERNOON. INCREASING NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS MAY ALSO RESULT IN SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ KSZ098>100-151245- /O.CON.KICT.SN.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-071216T0000Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SEDAN...COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE... PARSONS 1031 PM CST FRI DEC 14 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SATURDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SATURDAY. A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO ALL SNOW BEFORE MIDNIGHT. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...WITH TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES EXPECTED. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ SCHRECK
000 WWUS43 KICT 151030 WSWICT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 430 AM CST SAT DEC 15 2007 KSZ053-069-083-091>093-151800- /O.CAN.KICT.HS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-071215T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KICT.WW.Y.0012.071215T1030Z-071215T1800Z/ CHASE-BUTLER-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER-COWLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COTTONWOOD FALLS...EL DORADO... AUGUSTA...WICHITA...ANTHONY...HARPER...WELLINGTON...WINFIELD... ARKANSAS CITY 430 AM CST SAT DEC 15 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. AREAS OF LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING...WITH ACCUMULATING SNOW ENDING BY NOON. GUSTY NORTH WINDS MAY ALSO RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. FOR AREAS NEAR THE OKLAHOMA BORDER...THERE MAY BE A BRIEF PERIOD OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET BEFORE PRECIPITATION CHANGES TO SNOW. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF WINTER WEATHER WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ KSZ071-072-094>096-151830- /O.CAN.KICT.HS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-071216T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KICT.WW.Y.0012.071215T1030Z-071216T0000Z/ WOODSON-ALLEN-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YATES CENTER...IOLA...HOWARD... FREDONIA...CHANUTE...ERIE 430 AM CST SAT DEC 15 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW PERSIST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...WITH OCCASIONAL MODERATE SNOW LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. THERE MAY BE A BRIEF PERIOD OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET BEFORE PRECIPITATION QUICKLY CHANGES TO SNOW. MOST LOCATIONS CAN EXPECT 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW...HOWEVER ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 54. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF WINTER WEATHER WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ KSZ070-151800- /O.CAN.KICT.HS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-071216T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KICT.WW.Y.0012.071215T1030Z-071215T1800Z/ GREENWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...EUREKA 430 AM CST SAT DEC 15 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. AREAS OF LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS EXPECTED WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY. GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF WINTER WEATHER WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ KSZ098>100-151830- /O.CAN.KICT.SN.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-071216T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KICT.WW.Y.0012.071215T1030Z-071216T0000Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SEDAN...COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE... PARSONS 430 AM CST SAT DEC 15 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. AREAS OF LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND PERSIST INTO THE AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR AROUND MIDDAY. THERE MAY BE A BRIEF PERIOD OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET BEFORE PRECIPITATION QUICKLY CHANGES TO SNOW. MOST LOCATIONS CAN EXPECT 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW...HOWEVER ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 54. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF WINTER WEATHER WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ KSZ032-033-047>052-067-068-082-151800- /O.CON.KICT.HS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-071215T1800Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION- RENO-HARVEY-KINGMAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON...MARION...HUTCHINSON... NEWTON...KINGMAN 430 AM CST SAT DEC 15 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING. A DECREASE IN INTENSITY IS EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE MORNING...WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION AFTER DAYBREAK LESS THAN AN INCH. HOWEVER GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ HOWERTON
000 WWUS43 KICT 151703 WSWICT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1103 AM CST SAT DEC 15 2007 KSZ068-151900- /O.CAN.KICT.HS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-071215T1800Z/ /O.EXB.KICT.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-071215T1900Z/ HARVEY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NEWTON 1103 AM CST SAT DEC 15 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON ACROSS HARVEY COUNTY. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL REMAIN UNDER ONE INCH. GUSTY NORTH WINDS MAY RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF WINTER WEATHER WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ KSZ032-033-047>052-067-082-151815- /O.CAN.KICT.HS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-071215T1800Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION- RENO-KINGMAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON...MARION...HUTCHINSON... KINGMAN 1103 AM CST SAT DEC 15 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS CANCELLED THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING. ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL HAS ENDED ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTH-CENTRAL KANSAS...GENERALLY NORTHWEST OF THE KANSAS TURNPIKE. HOWEVER...GUSTY NORTH WINDS MAY RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. $$ KSZ053-069-070-093-160000- /O.EXT.KICT.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-071216T0000Z/ CHASE-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-COWLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COTTONWOOD FALLS...EL DORADO... AUGUSTA...EUREKA...WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY 1103 AM CST SAT DEC 15 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS SOUTHEAST OF THE KANSAS TURNPIKE. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. GUSTY NORTH WINDS MAY ALSO RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL END BY THIS EVENING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF WINTER WEATHER WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ KSZ083-091-092-151900- /O.EXT.KICT.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-071215T1900Z/ SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WICHITA...ANTHONY...HARPER...WELLINGTON 1103 AM CST SAT DEC 15 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH-CENTRAL KANSAS. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS MAY APPROACH ONE TO POSSIBLY TWO INCHES...MAINLY ACROSS EASTERN SUMNER COUNTY. GUSTY NORTH WINDS MAY ALSO RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF WINTER WEATHER WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ KSZ071-072-094>096-098>100-160000- /O.CON.KICT.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-071216T0000Z/ WOODSON-ALLEN-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YATES CENTER...IOLA...HOWARD... FREDONIA...CHANUTE...ERIE...SEDAN...COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE... PARSONS 1103 AM CST SAT DEC 15 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS ACROSS SOUTHEAST KANSAS. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 4 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. GUSTY NORTH WINDS MAY ALSO RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL END BY THIS EVENING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF WINTER WEATHER WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ KLEINSASSER
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this heavy snow warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Wichita, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this heavy snow warning went out at Dec 14, 3:59 AM CST, 33 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 14, 3:59 AM CST, 33 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 359 AM CST FRI DEC 14 2007 .DISCUSSION... TODAY-TONIGHT: WILL CARRY FREEZING FOG EARLY THIS MORNING...AS INCREASING CIRRUS NIXING MOST OF THE PATCHY DENSE FREEZING FOG BEING REPORTED EARLIER. OTHERWISE FAIRLY STRAIGHT FORWARD FORECAST WITH GOOD AGREEMENT IN THE SHORT RANGE WITH BOTH 00 UTC GLOBAL FORECAST SYSTEM MODEL/12 UTC EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR MEDIUM RANGE WEATHER FORECASTS MODEL. WEAK RIPPLE IN SOUTHERN STREAM WILL MOVE OUT TODAY/TONIGHT IN ADVANCE OF STRONGER WAVE TOMORROW. 0000 UTC 850MB ANALYSIS SHOWED WEAK BAROCLINIC ZONE ACROSS OK. BY THIS AFTERNOON...WARM AIR ADVECTION/MOISTURE ADVECTION WILL COMMENCE WITH LIGHT SNOW BREAKING OUT PRIMARILY WEST OF HIGHWAY 14 AFTER NOON...AND VERY LATE THIS AFTERNOON WEST OF A LINE FROM SLN-ICT- WELLINGTON. THE BULK OF THE SNOW SHOULD OCCUR OVERNIGHT. GLOBAL FORECAST SYSTEM MODEL FORECAST SOUNDINGS SUGGEST NEARLY ALL SNOW FOR PRECIPITATION TYPE...WITH A SMALL CHANCE OF BRIEF MIX OF FZDZ/-FZRA ACROSS THE SOUTH EARLY IN THE EVENT. LAPSE RATES ARE GENERALLY NEUTRAL...BUT SOME VERY SLIGHTLY UNSTABLE RATES ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. THE BEST COMBO OF LAPSE RATES AND PERSISTENT SNOW SUGGEST BROAD SWATH 5-7 INCH AMOUNTS FROM FROM HARPER COUNTY TOWARDS EMPORIA. DRIER AIR ALOFT WORKING INTO WESTERN SECTIONS MAY LIMIT SNOWFALL AFTER MIDNIGHT ACROSS BARTON/WESTERN RENO/WESTERN KINGMAN COUNTIES. SAT-SAT NIGHT: MAIN AREA OF SNOW WILL BE EXITING SOUTH CENTRAL KS AND PERSISTING IN SOUTHEAST KS. WRAP AROUND PRECIPITATION COULD AFFECT AREAS EAST OF HIGHWAY 14 AFTER DAYBREAK. COLDER AIR ALOFT WILL ALSO STEEPEN LAPSE RATES A BIT SO ACUMULATING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE THERE. WITH SOME CLEARING AND DRIER AIR LATE...TEMPERATURES MAY DROP INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS IN CENTRAL KS BY SUN MORNING. && .AVIATION... PATCHY SHALLOW FREEZING FOG WILL BE COMMON ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA EARLY. THE ATMOSPHERE WILL SATURATE DURING THE DAY FRIDAY AS A WINTER STORM APPROACHES FROM THE SOUTHWEST. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO START BY MID-AFTERNOON AT MOST SITES...WITH CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES COMING DOWN TO IFR DURING THE NGT. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... WICHITA-KICT 33 23 30 13 / 50 100 50 0 HUTCHINSON 32 22 30 13 / 80 100 50 0 NEWTON 32 21 27 13 / 40 100 60 0 ELDORADO 33 23 28 16 / 20 100 50 0 WINFIELD-KWLD 35 25 31 13 / 30 100 50 0 RUSSELL 29 18 28 8 / 80 100 30 0 GREAT BEND 29 20 30 11 / 80 100 30 0 SALINA 31 20 31 11 / 50 100 70 0 MCPHERSON 31 21 29 13 / 70 100 60 0 COFFEYVILLE 37 27 32 17 / 10 100 70 10 CHANUTE 35 25 31 15 / 10 100 70 10 IOLA 34 24 30 15 / 10 100 70 10 PARSONS-KPPF 36 29 33 14 / 10 100 70 10 && .ICT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... SNOW ADVISORY FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST SATURDAY FOR KSZ071-072-094>096-098>100. HEAVY SNOW WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO 12 PM CST SATURDAY FOR KSZ051>053-067>069-082-083-091-092. SNOW ADVISORY FROM NOON TODAY TO 12 PM CST SATURDAY FOR KSZ032- 033-047>050-093. HEAVY SNOW WARNING FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST SATURDAY FOR KSZ070. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 13, 9:56 PM CST, 6 hours 36 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 956 PM CST THU DEC 13 2007 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-142215- RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION-CHASE- RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER- SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE- 956 PM CST THU DEC 13 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS... SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT PATCHY FOG MAY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO ONE MILE IN A FEW LOCATIONS OVERNIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THE POTENTIAL FOR ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL LOOKS PROBABLE FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...AS A POTENT WINTER STORM MOVES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST WINTER STORM WATCH PRODUCT FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS DEVELOPING WINTER STORM. FORTUNATELY...FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET IS NOT EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM SYSTEM. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. && FOR A GRAPHICAL VERSION OF THIS INFORMATION...SEE OUR WEBPAGE AT (LOWERCASE) HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/WICHITA/HWO/HWO.PHP COX/KLEINSASSER/KETCHAM
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 14, 4:32 AM CST | Snow Advisory | ICT | Allen, Barton, Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk, Ellsworth and 8 more | 24 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.