Alert archive / Kansas / Winter Storm Warnings in 2007
Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this winter storm warning at Apr 12, 2007, 2:34 PM CDT for 10 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Apr 13, 2007, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 22 hr. 28 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
- Apr 12, 2007, 2:34 PM CDT (19:34 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 13, 2007, 10:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 14, 2007, 7:35 AM CDT
- In force
- 22 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
Counties Barton County, KS, Ellsworth County, KS, Harvey County, KS, Lincoln County, KS, Marion County, KS, McPherson County, KS, Reno County, KS, Rice County, KS, Russell County, KS, Saline County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:33 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 5:38 PM CDT | SNOW 0 | Hesston, KS | THUNDERSNOW OCCURRING WITH VERY LARGE SNOW FLAKES. SNOW STARTING TO ACCUMULATE ON ROADWAYS. |
| Apr 13, 5:40 PM CDT | SNOW 1 | 5 Sw Hutchinson, KS | THUNDER WITH SNOWFALL. |
| Apr 13, 5:50 PM CDT | SNOW 3 | 3 Nne Penalosa, KS | |
| Apr 13, 6:05 PM CDT | SNOW 1 | Turon, KS | A LOT OF THE SNOW HAS MELTED AS IT FELL. |
| Apr 13, 6:30 PM CDT | SNOW 1 | 3 E Sedgwick, KS | NORTH OF WICHITA ON INTERSTATE 135 AND SEDGWICK.ROADS SLICK, MANY CARS OFF ROAD. |
| Apr 13, 6:40 PM CDT | SNOW 2 | Marion, KS | SNOW WET AND HEAVY, ROADS SLUSHY AND SLICK. |
| Apr 13, 7:10 PM CDT | SNOW 2 | Marion, KS | SNOW WET AND HEAVY, ROADS SLUSHY AND SLICK. |
| Apr 13, 7:15 PM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 1.5 | Mcpherson, KS | LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED SNOWING MODERATE TO HEAVY WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION IN MOST OF COUNTY. |
| Apr 13, 7:36 PM CDT | SNOW 3 | Newton, KS | SNOW WET AND SLUSHY. |
| Apr 13, 7:40 PM CDT | SNOW 4 | Hutchinson, KS | SNOW IS WET AND SLUSHY. |
| Apr 13, 9:00 PM CDT | SNOW 2.5 | Turon, KS | |
| Apr 13, 9:38 PM CDT | SNOW 3 | Newton, KS | |
| Apr 13, 9:42 PM CDT | SNOW 2.5 | N Marion, KS | |
| Apr 13, 11:22 PM CDT | SNOW 3.7 | Newton, KS | AN ESTIMATED 3.7 INCHES OF TOTAL SNOWFALL WAS REPORTED AT NEWTON. |
| Apr 14, 2:30 AM CDT | SNOW 1 | Lyons, KS | |
| Apr 14, 2:30 AM CDT | SNOW 4 | Sterling, KS | |
| Apr 14, 2:31 AM CDT | SNOW 3 | Mcpherson, KS | SOME TREE LIMBS DOWN. NUMEROUS CAR ACCIDENTS. |
| Apr 14, 2:35 AM CDT | SNOW 1.5 | Marion, KS | |
| Apr 14, 2:35 AM CDT | SNOW 3 | Peabody, KS | CARS IN DITCHES. |
| Apr 14, 2:40 AM CDT | SNOW 3 | Hutchinson, KS | 2 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS THE COUNTY. |
| Apr 14, 3:12 AM CDT | SNOW 4 | Mcpherson, KS | |
| Apr 14, 5:44 AM CDT | SNOW 0.5 | Great Bend, KS | |
| Apr 14, 5:44 AM CDT | SNOW 2 | Marion, KS | |
| Apr 14, 5:44 AM CDT | SNOW 3 | Peabody, KS | |
| Apr 14, 5:44 AM CDT | SNOW 4 | Hutchinson, KS | |
| Apr 14, 5:44 AM CDT | SNOW 4 | Mcpherson, KS | |
| Apr 14, 5:44 AM CDT | SNOW 6 | Hillsboro, KS | |
| Apr 14, 5:44 AM CDT | SNOW 7 | Newton, KS |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 185 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
- 1559 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 69 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 34 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 124 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 121934 WSWICT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 234 PM CDT THU APR 12 2007 ...MAJOR SPRING STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING MORE SNOW TO THE AREA FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.. .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE PLAINS FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL DRAW COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF MOISTURE FROM THE GULF BEGINNING THURSDAY NIGHT...AND WILL THEN START WRAPPING COLDER AIR INTO THE AREA FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL CAUSE RAIN TO CHANGE TO SNOW ACROSS CENTRAL KANSAS FRIDAY MORNING...WITH THE SNOW PERSISTING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. KSZ032-033-047>051-130345- /O.UPG.KICT.WS.A.0003.070413T1800Z-070414T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KICT.WS.W.0003.070413T1500Z-070414T1500Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON 234 PM CDT THU APR 12 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO 10 AM CDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO 10 AM CDT SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. RAIN WILL BEGIN TO CHANGE TO SNOW AROUND MID MORNING NEAR RUSSELL AND LINCOLN AND THEN CHANGE TO SNOW ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF CENTRAL KANSAS EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL BE QUITE HEAVY AT TIMES ESPECIALLY DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH EVEN SOME THUNDERSNOW POSSIBLE. SNOWFALL RATES COULD EXCEED 1 INCH PER HOUR AT TIMES WITH TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 8 AND 12 INCHES BEFORE ENDING SATURDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION...THE SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AND WET WHICH WILL ACCUMULATE ON TREES AND POWERLINES AND MAY CAUSE SOME POWER OUTAGES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ COX
7 follow-up statements
000 WWUS43 KICT 130321 WSWICT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1021 PM CDT THU APR 12 2007 ...MAJOR SPRING STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING MORE SNOW TO THE AREA FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.. .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE PLAINS FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL DRAW COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF MOISTURE FROM THE GULF BEGINNING TONIGHT...AND WILL THEN START WRAPPING COLDER AIR INTO THE AREA FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL CAUSE RAIN TO CHANGE TO SNOW ACROSS CENTRAL KANSAS FRIDAY MORNING...WITH THE SNOW PERSISTING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. KSZ032-033-047>051-131130- /O.CON.KICT.WS.W.0003.070413T1500Z-070414T1500Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON 1021 PM CDT THU APR 12 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO 10 AM CDT SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO 10 AM CDT SATURDAY. RAIN WILL BEGIN TO CHANGE TO SNOW AROUND MID MORNING NEAR RUSSELL AND LINCOLN AND THEN CHANGE TO SNOW ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF CENTRAL KANSAS EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL BE QUITE HEAVY AT TIMES ESPECIALLY DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH EVEN SOME THUNDERSNOW POSSIBLE. SNOWFALL RATES COULD EXCEED 1 INCH PER HOUR AT TIMES WITH TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 8 AND 12 INCHES BEFORE ENDING SATURDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION...THE SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AND WET WHICH WILL WEIGH DOWN ON TREES AND POWERLINES AND MAY CAUSE SOME POWER OUTAGES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ COX/JMC
000 WWUS43 KICT 130854 WSWICT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 354 AM CDT FRI APR 13 2007 ...UNSEASONABLE STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING MORE SNOW TO THE AREA TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.. .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE PLAINS TODAY AND TONIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO DRAW COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF MOISTURE FROM THE GULF...AND WILL THEN START WRAPPING COLDER AIR INTO THE AREA BY TONIGHT. THIS WILL CAUSE RAIN TO CHANGE TO SNOW ACROSS CENTRAL KANSAS THIS MORNING...AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS THIS EVENING...WITH THE SNOW PERSISTING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. KSZ032-033-047>051-131700- /O.CON.KICT.WS.W.0003.070413T1500Z-070414T1500Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON 354 AM CDT FRI APR 13 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM CDT SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM CDT SATURDAY. RAIN WILL BEGIN TO CHANGE TO SNOW AROUND MID MORNING NEAR RUSSELL AND LINCOLN AND THEN CHANGE TO SNOW ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF CENTRAL KANSAS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL BE QUITE HEAVY AT TIMES ESPECIALLY DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH EVEN SOME THUNDERSNOW POSSIBLE. SNOWFALL RATES COULD EXCEED 1 INCH PER HOUR AT TIMES WITH TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 8 AND 12 INCHES BEFORE ENDING SATURDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION...THE SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AND WET WHICH WILL WEIGH DOWN ON TREES AND POWERLINES AND MAY CAUSE SOME POWER OUTAGES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ KSZ052-053-067>069-082-083-091-131700- /O.NEW.KICT.WW.Y.0007.070414T0000Z-070414T1500Z/ MARION-CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARION...COTTONWOOD FALLS... HUTCHINSON...NEWTON...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...KINGMAN...WICHITA... ANTHONY...HARPER 354 AM CDT FRI APR 13 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CDT SATURDAY. RAIN WILL BEGIN TO CHANGE TO SNOW THIS EVENING ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS. THE SNOW MAY BE QUITE HEAVY AT TIMES ESPECIALLY DURING THE EVENING WITH EVEN SOME THUNDERSNOW POSSIBLE. SNOWFALL RATES COULD EXCEED 1 INCH PER HOUR AT TIMES WITH TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 AND 5 INCHES BEFORE ENDING SATURDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION...THE SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AND WET WHICH WILL WEIGH DOWN ON TREES AND POWERLINES AND MAY CAUSE SOME POWER OUTAGES. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF WINTER WEATHER WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ SCHRECK
000 WWUS43 KICT 131536 WSWICT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1036 AM CDT FRI APR 13 2007 ...A LATE SEASON WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING MORE SNOW TO THE AREA TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.. .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE PLAINS TODAY AND TONIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO DRAW COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF MOISTURE FROM THE GULF...AND WILL THEN START WRAPPING COLDER AIR INTO THE AREA BY TONIGHT. THIS WILL CAUSE RAIN TO CHANGE TO SNOW ACROSS CENTRAL KANSAS BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS THIS EVENING...WITH THE SNOW PERSISTING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. KSZ032-033-047>051-132345- /O.CON.KICT.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070414T1500Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON 1036 AM CDT FRI APR 13 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT SATURDAY. RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW BY EARLY AFTERNOON FROM LINCOLN TO RUSSELL TO GREAT BEND...AND THEN CHANGE TO SNOW ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF CENTRAL KANSAS BY LATE AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL BE QUITE HEAVY AT TIMES ESPECIALLY DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH EVEN SOME THUNDERSNOW POSSIBLE. SNOWFALL RATES COULD EXCEED 1 INCH PER HOUR AT TIMES WITH TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 8 AND 12 INCHES BEFORE ENDING SATURDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION...THE SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AND WET WHICH WILL WEIGH DOWN ON TREES AND POWERLINES AND MAY CAUSE SOME POWER OUTAGES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ KSZ052-053-067>069-082-083-091-132345- /O.CON.KICT.WW.Y.0007.070414T0000Z-070414T1500Z/ MARION-CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARION...COTTONWOOD FALLS... HUTCHINSON...NEWTON...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...KINGMAN...WICHITA... ANTHONY...HARPER 1036 AM CDT FRI APR 13 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CDT SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CDT SATURDAY. RAIN WILL BEGIN TO CHANGE TO SNOW THIS EVENING ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS. THE SNOW MAY BE QUITE HEAVY AT TIMES ESPECIALLY DURING THE EVENING WITH EVEN SOME THUNDERSNOW POSSIBLE. SNOWFALL RATES COULD EXCEED 1 INCH PER HOUR AT TIMES WITH TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 AND 5 INCHES BEFORE ENDING SATURDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION...THE SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AND WET WHICH WILL WEIGH DOWN ON TREES AND POWERLINES AND MAY CAUSE SOME POWER OUTAGES. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF WINTER WEATHER WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ KED/SCHRECK
000 WWUS43 KICT 132017 WSWICT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 317 PM CDT FRI APR 13 2007 KSZ032-033-140430- /O.CAN.KICT.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070414T1500Z/ /O.EXB.KICT.WW.Y.0007.070413T2017Z-070414T1500Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN 317 PM CDT FRI APR 13 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT SATURDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. RAIN WILL BEGIN TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW ACROSS THE REGION...WITH TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES POSSIBLE. 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. $$ KSZ052-067-068-140430- /O.UPG.KICT.WW.Y.0007.070414T0000Z-070414T1500Z/ /O.EXA.KICT.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070414T1500Z/ MARION-RENO-HARVEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARION...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON 317 PM CDT FRI APR 13 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT SATURDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. RAIN WILL BEGIN TO CHANGE TO SNOW AND CONTINUE INTO THE LATE EVENING HOURS ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS. THE SNOW WILL BE QUITE HEAVY AT TIMES WITH SOME THUNDER SNOW POSSIBLE. THIS COULD RESULT IN VERY INTENSE SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 6 AND 8 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION...THE HEAVY WET SNOW COULD STICK AND ACCUMULATE ON TREES AND POWER-LINES. THIS MIGHT CAUSE SOME POWER OUTAGES TO OCCUR ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ KSZ047>051-140430- /O.CON.KICT.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070414T1500Z/ BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREAT BEND...ELLSWORTH...SALINA... LYONS...MCPHERSON 317 PM CDT FRI APR 13 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT SATURDAY. RAIN WILL BEGIN TO CHANGE TO SNOW AND CONTINUE INTO THE LATE EVENING HOURS ACROSS CENTRAL KANSAS...THE SNOW COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES WITH SNOWFALL RATES AROUND 1 INCH PER HOUR. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 5 AND 7 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION...THE HEAVY WET SNOW COULD STICK AND ACCUMULATE ON TREES AND POWER-LINES. THIS COULD CAUSE SOME POWER OUTAGES TO OCCUR ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ KSZ053-069-082-083-091-140430- /O.CON.KICT.WW.Y.0007.070414T0000Z-070414T1500Z/ CHASE-BUTLER-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COTTONWOOD FALLS...EL DORADO... AUGUSTA...KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY...HARPER 317 PM CDT FRI APR 13 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CDT SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CDT SATURDAY. RAIN WILL BEGIN TO CHANGE TO SNOW THIS EVENING ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS. THE SNOW MAY BE QUITE HEAVY AT TIMES ESPECIALLY DURING THE EVENING WITH EVEN SOME THUNDER SNOW POSSIBLE. SNOWFALL RATES COULD EXCEED 1 INCH PER HOUR AT TIMES WITH TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES POSSIBLE BY SATURDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION...THE HEAVY WET SNOWFALL COULD CAUSE SOME TREE LIMBS AND POWER-LINES TO FALL DOWN...WITH SOME POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF WINTER WEATHER WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ JAKUB
000 WWUS43 KICT 140147 WSWICT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 847 PM CDT FRI APR 13 2007 KSZ049-141000- /O.CAN.KICT.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070414T1500Z/ /O.EXA.KICT.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-070414T1500Z/ SALINE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SALINA 847 PM CDT FRI APR 13 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT SATURDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. RAIN WILL MIX WITH AND CHANGE OVER TO SNOW THIS EVENING. LIGHT SNOW WILL PERSIST FOR MUCH OF THE NIGHT. 1 TO 2 INCHES OF TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED BY DAYBREAK SATURDAY. 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. $$ KSZ047-048-140300- /O.CAN.KICT.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070414T1500Z/ BARTON-ELLSWORTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREAT BEND...ELLSWORTH 847 PM CDT FRI APR 13 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. LIGHT RAIN MAY CHANGE TO LIGHT SNOW OVERNIGHT ACROSS THE AREA. HOWEVER SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACUMULATIONS ARE NO LONGER ANTICIPATED. A SNOW ACCUMULATION OF AROUND 1 INCH IS POSSIBLE BY DAYBREAK SATURDAY. $$ KSZ032-033-140300- /O.CAN.KICT.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-070414T1500Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN 847 PM CDT FRI APR 13 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. LIGHT RAIN MAY CHANGE TO LIGHT SNOW OVERNIGHT ACROSS THE AREA. HOWEVER SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACUMULATIONS ARE NO LONGER ANTICIPATED. A SNOW ACCUMULATION OF AROUND 1 INCH IS POSSIBLE BY DAYBREAK SATURDAY. $$ KSZ050>052-067-068-141000- /O.CON.KICT.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070414T1500Z/ RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION-RENO-HARVEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LYONS...MCPHERSON...MARION... HUTCHINSON...NEWTON 847 PM CDT FRI APR 13 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT SATURDAY. AN AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL AFFECT THE AREA THIS EVENING...BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO LIGHT SNOW OVERNIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES IS ANTICIPATED BY DAYBREAK SATURDAY. ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS FOR DRIVERS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ KSZ070-141000- /O.EXA.KICT.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-070414T1500Z/ GREENWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...EUREKA 847 PM CDT FRI APR 13 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT SATURDAY. RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW BY LATE THIS EVENING. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL PERSIST OVERNIGHT WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE BY DAYBREAK SATURDAY. 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. $$ KSZ053-069-082-083-091-141000- /O.CON.KICT.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-070414T1500Z/ CHASE-BUTLER-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COTTONWOOD FALLS...EL DORADO... AUGUSTA...KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY...HARPER 847 PM CDT FRI APR 13 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT SATURDAY. AREAS OF MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE ADVISORY AREA THIS EVENING...BEFORE TAPERING TO LIGHT SNOW OVERNIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY DAYBREAK SATURDAY ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES POSSIBLE IN CHASE COUNTY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF WINTER WEATHER WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ JMC
000 WWUS43 KICT 140832 WSWICT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 332 AM CDT SAT APR 14 2007 KSZ049-140945- /O.CAN.KICT.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-070414T1500Z/ SALINE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SALINA 332 AM CDT SAT APR 14 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. ANY LINGERING PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO FALL AS RAIN...THEREFORE NO ADDITIONAL HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. $$ KSZ050>052-067-068-141500- /O.CON.KICT.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070414T1500Z/ RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION-RENO-HARVEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LYONS...MCPHERSON...MARION... HUTCHINSON...NEWTON 332 AM CDT SAT APR 14 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING. WHILE THE AREA OF SNOWFALL IS BEGINNING TO DIMINISH ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED BEFORE THE SNOW COMES TO AN END LATER THIS MORNING. ROADS WILL CONTINUE TO BE SLICK AND HAZARDOUS FOR DRIVERS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ KSZ053-069-070-082-083-091-141500- /O.CON.KICT.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-070414T1500Z/ CHASE-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COTTONWOOD FALLS...EL DORADO... AUGUSTA...EUREKA...KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY...HARPER 332 AM CDT SAT APR 14 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING. WHILE THE AREA OF SNOWFALL IS BEGINNING TO DIMINISH ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED BEFORE THE SNOW COMES TO AN END LATER THIS MORNING. ROADS WILL CONTINUE TO BE SLICK AND HAZARDOUS FOR DRIVERS. 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. $$ SCHRECK
000 WWUS43 KICT 141235 WSWICT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 735 AM CDT SAT APR 14 2007 KSZ050>052-067-068-141345- /O.CAN.KICT.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070414T1500Z/ RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION-RENO-HARVEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LYONS...MCPHERSON...MARION... HUTCHINSON...NEWTON 735 AM CDT SAT APR 14 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SOME SNOW FLURRIES OR SPRINKLES MAY CONTINUE FOR ANOTHER HOUR OR SO...BUT NO ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL CAN BE EXPECTED. SOME SLUSHY ROADWAYS ARE STILL POSSIBLE UNTIL MID MORNING. $$ KSZ053-069-070-082-083-091-141345- /O.CAN.KICT.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-070414T1500Z/ CHASE-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COTTONWOOD FALLS...EL DORADO... AUGUSTA...EUREKA...KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY...HARPER 735 AM CDT SAT APR 14 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. LIGHT SNOW CONTINUES TO DIMINISH TO FLURRIES ACROSS THE AREA ...WITH NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMUALATIONS EXPECTED. $$ KETCHAM
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm 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 winter storm warning went out at Apr 12, 5:11 AM CDT, 9 hours 23 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 12, 5:11 AM CDT, 9 hours 23 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 511 AM CDT THU APR 12 2007 .UPDATE... AFTER SOME INTER-OFFICE DISCUSSION PER 06Z MODEL DATA...DECIDED TO INCLUDE MCPHERSON COUNTY IN THE WINTER STORM WATCH. KLEINSASSER && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 332 AM CDT THU APR 12 2007/ DISCUSSION... FORECAST CONCERNS/CHALLENGES CONTINUE TO FOCUS AROUND THE POTENTIAL MAJOR WINTER STORM TO AFFECT THE AREA FRIDAY THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY. MOST MODELS ARE IN EXCELLENT AGREEMENT WITH THE PLACEMENT AND TIMING OF THIS SYSTEM. HOWEVER...THE TWO OUTLIERS WERE THE GFS (A BIT TOO FAST) AND THE UKMET (A BIT TOO SLOW). OTHERWISE...ECMWF...NAM AND CANADIAN MODELS ARE IN EXCELLENT AGREEMENT. TODAY: MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS SHOULD STEADILY INCREASE FROM THE SOUTHWEST TODAY...AS MID-LEVEL WARM ADVECTION INCREASES AHEAD OF APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM. HIGHS SHOULD REACH THE 50S. TONIGHT-EARLY SATURDAY: THIS IS THE PERIOD OF CONCERN. AS MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY...LATEST 00Z MODEL RUNS (WITH SOME EXCEPTION OF GFS AND UKMET) ARE IN EXCELLENT AGREEMENT WITH REGARD TO THE TIMING/PLACEMENT OF SURFACE AND UPPER LEVEL FEATURES. SYSTEM IS CURRENTLY DIGGING/DEEPENING ACROSS THE WESTERN CONUS...AS STRONG JET ENERGY IS DIVING SOUTHEAST OUT OF THE EASTERN PACIFIC. EXPECTING RAIN/ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TO BECOME RATHER WIDESPREAD FROM THE SOUTHWEST AS THE NIGHT PROGRESSES AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY...AS STRONG AND DEEP ISENTROPIC ASCENT/MOISTURE TRANSPORT INCREASES. WITH SYSTEM TRACK FARTHER SOUTH...AM NOT EXPECTING SEVERE STORMS...BUT CANT RULE OUT A STRONG HAILER OR TWO MAINLY ACROSS SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA...DUE TO MARGINAL ELEVATED INSTABILITY AND STRONG SHEAR PROFILES. WIDESPREAD 0.50-1.00 INCH RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE...WITH POTENTIALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. OF GREATER CONCERN IS THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOWFALL FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY...MAINLY NORTH OF A HUTCHINSON TO HILLSBORO LINE. ALL THE INGREDIENTS FOR A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM ARE EXPECTED TO COME TOGETHER...STRONG COUPLED FORCING...TROWAL...STRONG FRONTOGENESIS...HIGH AMOUNTS OF INSTABILITY...MODERATE TO HIGH AMOUNTS OF OMEGA IN SNOW GROWTH ZONE AND RELATIVELY LONG RESIDENCE TIME OF PRECIPITATION. HOWEVER...COLD AIR AVAILABILITY FOR HEAVY ACCUMULATING SNOW IS THE BIG QUESTION. WITH FLOW REMAINING EAST/NORTHEAST MUCH OF THE DAY ON FRIDAY...THINKING SURFACE TEMPERATURES MAY NOT FALL LOWER THAN THE MID 30S...AND MAY NOT DROP BELOW FREEZING UNTIL EVENING ACROSS CENTRAL KS. HOWEVER...GFS AND NAM BUFR SOUNDINGS INDICATE THE ENTIRE ATMOSPHERIC COLUMN AT RUSSELL GOING BELOW FREEZING BY 18-21Z...WITH THE EXCEPTION FOR A VERY SHALLOW ZONE NEAR THE SURFACE. GIVEN THE POTENTIAL FOR CONVECTIVELY ENHANCED FRONTOGENETICAL BANDS...DIABATIC COOLING MAY ACT TO COOL THIS SHALLOW LOW-LEVEL WARM LAYER. ANOTHER CONCERN IS MARGINAL TEMPERATURES OFFSETTING ACCUMULATIONS. HOWEVER...VERY HEAVY SNOW RATES USUALLY OFFSET THIS AFTER AN HOUR OR TWO. ONE MORE THING...GROUND TEMPERATURES HAVE COOLED QUITE A BIT OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS (THEY WERE 10 TO 20 DEGREES WARMER WHEN 6-8 INCHES ACCUMULATED ACROSS CENTRAL KS RECENTLY). DEFORMATION ZONE SHOULD SLIDE ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY...ALONG WITH COLDER AIR ADVECTING IN FROM THE NORTH. CONSEQUENTLY...RAIN SHOULD CHANGE TO SNOW FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST. BEST GUESS AT THIS TIME IS 1-4 INCHES ACROSS SOUTH-CENTRAL KS (MORE TOWARDS HUTCHINSON)...WITH UP TO ONE INCH POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHEAST KS. BOTTOM LINE...THINKING 4-6 INCHES IS VERY POSSIBLE ACROSS MAINLY CENTRAL KS...BUT THE THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR 8-12 INCHES (DEPENDANT ON COLD AIR AVAILABILITY). STILL A BIT TOO EARLY TO GO WITH A WARNING...THERE MAY STILL BE SOME VARIABILITY WITH LATER MODEL RUNS...SO WILL LET THE WINTER STORM WATCH RIDE FOR RUSSELL...BARTON...LINCOLN...ELLSWORTH...RICE AND SALINE COUNTIES FROM 18Z FRIDAY THROUGH 12Z SATURDAY. KLEINSASSER && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... WICHITA-KICT 55 40 45 32 / 10 90 100 90 HUTCHINSON 54 39 43 31 / 10 90 100 90 NEWTON 54 39 44 32 / 10 90 100 90 ELDORADO 55 39 46 32 / 10 80 100 90 WINFIELD-KWLD 57 42 47 32 / 10 90 100 90 RUSSELL 53 36 38 30 / 10 100 100 90 GREAT BEND 54 37 39 30 / 10 100 100 90 SALINA 53 36 39 31 / 10 90 100 90 MCPHERSON 54 38 42 32 / 10 90 100 90 COFFEYVILLE 57 41 48 33 / 10 70 100 80 CHANUTE 55 39 47 33 / 10 70 100 80 IOLA 54 38 46 33 / 10 70 100 80 PARSONS-KPPF 56 40 47 33 / 10 70 100 80 && .ICT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER STORM WATCH FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING FOR KSZ032-033-047>051. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 12, 5:06 AM CDT, 9 hours 28 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 506 AM CDT THU APR 12 2007 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-131115- 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- 506 AM CDT THU APR 12 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS... SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT RAIN AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WILL SPREAD NORTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT. THE STRONGEST ACTIVITY MAY PRODUCE PEA SIZE HAIL...MAINLY ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA...SHIFTING TO SOUTHEAST KANSAS FOR FRIDAY NIGHT. A FEW OF THE STORMS ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS COULD PRODUCE PEA SIZE HAIL. A POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL MAY AFFECT PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. REFER TO THE LATEST WINTER STORM WATCH FOR FURTHER DETAILS. FARTHER SOUTH ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL...AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST KANSAS...RAIN SHOULD CHANGE TO SNOW FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...AND PERSIST INTO SATURDAY MORNING. ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE...GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTHWEST OF A LINE EXTENDING FROM ARKANSAS CITY TO EUREKA. KEEP IN MIND...THE WINTER STORM MAY TRACK A BIT FURTHER SOUTH THAN WHAT IS CURRENTLY EXPECTED...WHICH WOULD INCREASE SNOW AMOUNTS ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS. PLEASE STAY TUNED FOR UPDATED INFORMATION...AS THE EXACT TRACK OF THIS DEVELOPING WINTER STORM IS STILL UNCERTAIN. NEXT WEEK...THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE AREA MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. IT REMAINS TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE IF THESE STORMS WILL BE STRONG OR SEVERE. .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 ADK
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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.