Alert archive / Kansas / Winter Storm Warnings in 2008
Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this winter storm warning at Jan 30, 2008, 3:34 PM CST for 18 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Jan 31, 2008, 12:00 AM CST. It was in force for 20 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
- Jan 30, 2008, 3:34 PM CST (21:34 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 31, 2008, 12:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Jan 31, 2008, 8:09 PM CST
- In force
- 20 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
Counties Allen County, KS, Butler County, KS, Chase County, KS, Chautauqua County, KS, Cowley County, KS, Elk County, KS, Greenwood County, KS, Harper County, KS, Harvey County, KS, Kingman County, KS, Labette County, KS, Marion County, KS, Montgomery County, KS, Neosho County, KS, Sedgwick County, KS, Sumner County, KS, Wilson County, KS, Woodson County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:31 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 31, 3:07 AM CST | SNOW 1 | Attica, KS | |
| Jan 31, 3:55 AM CST | SNOW 1 | West Wichita, KS | |
| Jan 31, 5:04 AM CST | SNOW 2 | West Wichita, KS | |
| Jan 31, 5:44 AM CST | SNOW 1.5 | West Wichita, KS | AN OFF DUTY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EMPLOYEE MEASURED 1.5 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL AND 2 INCHES OF SNOW DEPTH. |
| Jan 31, 6:17 AM CST | SNOW 2.5 | Caney, KS | |
| Jan 31, 6:17 AM CST | SNOW 2.5 | N Caney, KS | ROADS ARE SNOW PACK AND ICEY. |
| Jan 31, 6:53 AM CST | SNOW 2 | Kingman, KS | |
| Jan 31, 7:02 AM CST | SNOW 3 | Atlanta, KS | |
| Jan 31, 7:02 AM CST | SNOW 4 | Rock, KS | |
| Jan 31, 7:02 AM CST | SNOW 5 | Belle Plaine, KS | |
| Jan 31, 7:07 AM CST | SNOW 5 | Conway Springs, KS | |
| Jan 31, 7:10 AM CST | SNOW 3.5 | 5 W Caney, KS | |
| Jan 31, 7:15 AM CST | SNOW 3 | Norwich, KS | |
| Jan 31, 7:22 AM CST | SNOW 5 | Coffeyville, KS | |
| Jan 31, 7:51 AM CST | SNOW 2.7 | West Wichita, KS | |
| Jan 31, 7:56 AM CST | SNOW 2.7 | Mid Continent Airport, KS | |
| Jan 31, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 4 | Anthony, KS | |
| Jan 31, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 7 | 2 Nw Coffeyville, KS | |
| Jan 31, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 7 | Hale, KS | |
| Jan 31, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 8 | Longton, KS | |
| Jan 31, 9:00 AM CST | SNOW 2.5 | Arkansas City, KS | |
| Jan 31, 9:00 AM CST | SNOW 3 | 1 W Parsons, KS | |
| Jan 31, 9:02 AM CST | SNOW 4 | Moline, KS | |
| Jan 31, 9:02 AM CST | SNOW 4.5 | El Dorado, KS | 4 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW COUNTY WIDE. |
| Jan 31, 9:02 AM CST | SNOW 10 | 3 Sw Liberty, KS | |
| Jan 31, 9:34 AM CST | SNOW 8.5 | Coffeyville, KS | STILL SNOWING. |
| Jan 31, 10:00 AM CST | SNOW 1 | Toronto, KS | |
| Jan 31, 10:00 AM CST | SNOW 2 | Eureka, KS | |
| Jan 31, 10:00 AM CST | SNOW 3 | 4 Nne Udall, KS | |
| Jan 31, 10:00 AM CST | SNOW 3 | Parsons, KS | |
| Jan 31, 10:00 AM CST | SNOW 4 | Arkansas City, KS | |
| Jan 31, 10:00 AM CST | SNOW 4.9 | 1 N West Wichita, KS | |
| Jan 31, 10:00 AM CST | SNOW 5 | Independence, KS | |
| Jan 31, 10:00 AM CST | SNOW 6 | Howard, KS | |
| Jan 31, 10:00 AM CST | SNOW 7 | Elk Falls, KS | |
| Jan 31, 10:16 AM CST | SNOW 3 | Strong City, KS | SNOW AMOUNTS 2 TO 3 INCHES COUNTY WIDE. |
| Jan 31, 10:20 AM CST | SNOW 3.2 | Mid Continent Airport, KS | |
| Jan 31, 11:00 AM CST | SNOW 4 | Arkansas City, KS | |
| Jan 31, 11:00 AM CST | SNOW 10 | Independence, KS | |
| Jan 31, 11:19 AM CST | SNOW 4 | 2 Ssw Andover, KS | ESTIMATED 4 INCHES OF SNOW. |
| Jan 31, 11:21 AM CST | SNOW 5.4 | Norwich, KS | SNOW MEASURED AT 5.4 INCHES. |
| Jan 31, 11:25 AM CST | SNOW 7.5 | Wsw Cedar Vale, KS | AVERAGE SNOW DEPTH WAS BETWEEN 7 AND 8 INCHES. |
| Jan 31, 12:05 PM CST | SNOW 0.5 | Yates Center, KS | |
| Jan 31, 12:08 PM CST | SNOW 6.5 | Anthony, KS | |
| Jan 31, 12:08 PM CST | SNOW 10 | 5 S Cherryvale, KS | |
| Jan 31, 12:10 PM CST | SNOW 0.5 | Iola, KS | |
| Jan 31, 12:10 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Cottonwood Falls, KS | |
| Jan 31, 12:15 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Eureka, KS | |
| Jan 31, 12:15 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Hillsboro, KS | |
| Jan 31, 12:15 PM CST | SNOW 4 | El Dorado, KS | |
| Jan 31, 12:17 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Fredonia, KS | |
| Jan 31, 12:17 PM CST | SNOW 4 | Newton, KS | |
| Jan 31, 12:25 PM CST | SNOW 5 | Wellington, KS | ESTIMATED 4 TO 5 INCHES. |
| Jan 31, 12:27 PM CST | SNOW 6 | Winfield, KS | ESTIMATED 4 TO 6 INCHES. |
| Jan 31, 12:29 PM CST | SNOW 7 | Kingman, KS | ESTIMATED 6 TO 7 INCHES ACROSS SOUTHEAST PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY...WITH 3 TO 4 INCHES IN THE CITY OF KINGMAN. |
| Jan 31, 12:30 PM CST | SNOW 7 | Rock, KS | SEVEN INCHES OF SNOW MEASURED SINCE 7 AM THIS MORNING. |
| Jan 31, 12:31 PM CST | SNOW 1 | Erie, KS | |
| Jan 31, 12:31 PM CST | SNOW 8 | 3 Nw Bartlett, KS | |
| Jan 31, 1:25 PM CST | SNOW 5 | 6 Se Neodesha, KS | |
| Jan 31, 3:41 PM CST | SNOW 4 | Mid Continent Airport, KS | MEASURED AT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN WICHITA. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 173 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
- 1267 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 72 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 243 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 177 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 302134 WSWICT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 334 PM CST WED JAN 30 2008 ...WINTER STORM TO AFFECT THE REGION LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL MOVE OUT OF THE ROCKIES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD ACROSS MAINLY SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS ON THURSDAY. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES ALONG AND EAST OF THE KANSAS TURNPIKE INCLUDING THE WICHITA METROPOLITAN AREA. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...STRONG NORTH WINDS MAY LEAD TO EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY IN THE WARNING AREA WHERE TRAVEL MAY BECOME TREACHEROUS. KSZ070>072-094>096-098>100-310545- /O.UPG.KICT.WS.A.0001.080131T0600Z-080201T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KICT.WS.W.0001.080131T0600Z-080201T0600Z/ GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY- LABETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EUREKA...YATES CENTER...IOLA...HOWARD... FREDONIA...CHANUTE...ERIE...SEDAN...COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE... PARSONS 334 PM CST WED JAN 30 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND BECOME WIDESPREAD ON THURSDAY. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THURSDAY EVENING. IN ADDITION...NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED...RESULTING IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. WIND CHILLS IN THE TEENS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED ON THURSDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ KSZ052-053-068-069-083-092-093-310545- /O.UPG.KICT.WS.A.0001.080131T0600Z-080201T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KICT.WS.W.0001.080131T0600Z-080201T0000Z/ MARION-CHASE-HARVEY-BUTLER-SEDGWICK-SUMNER-COWLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARION...COTTONWOOD FALLS...NEWTON... EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...WICHITA...WELLINGTON...WINFIELD... ARKANSAS CITY 334 PM CST WED JAN 30 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND BECOME WIDESPREAD ON THURSDAY. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED...RESULTING IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. WIND CHILLS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND LOWER TEENS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED ON THURSDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ KSZ032-033-047-048-310545- /O.EXA.KICT.SB.Y.0002.080131T0600Z-080201T0000Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH 334 PM CST WED JAN 30 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE UNTIL EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED...RESULTING IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. WIND CHILLS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED ON THURSDAY. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ KSZ049>051-067-082-091-310545- /O.CON.KICT.SB.Y.0002.080131T0600Z-080201T0000Z/ SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-RENO-KINGMAN-HARPER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON... HUTCHINSON...KINGMAN...ANTHONY...HARPER 334 PM CST WED JAN 30 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION... STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED...RESULTING IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. WIND CHILLS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED ON THURSDAY. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ KED
9 follow-up statements
000 WWUS43 KICT 310431 WSWICT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1031 PM CST WED JAN 30 2008 ...WINTER STORM TO AFFECT THE REGION LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL MOVE OUT OF THE ROCKIES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD ACROSS MAINLY SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS ON THURSDAY. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...STRONG NORTH WINDS MAY LEAD TO EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES... ESPECIALLY IN THE WARNING AREA WHERE TRAVEL MAY BECOME TREACHEROUS. KSZ070>072-094>096-098>100-311115- /O.CON.KICT.WS.W.0001.080131T0600Z-080201T0600Z/ GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY- LABETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EUREKA...YATES CENTER...IOLA...HOWARD... FREDONIA...CHANUTE...ERIE...SEDAN...COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE... PARSONS 1031 PM CST WED JAN 30 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA TOWARDS DAYBREAK AND BECOME WIDESPREAD ON THURSDAY. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THURSDAY EVENING. IN ADDITION...NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED...RESULTING IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. WIND CHILLS IN THE TEENS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED ON THURSDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ KSZ052-053-068-069-083-092-093-311115- /O.CON.KICT.WS.W.0001.080131T0600Z-080201T0000Z/ MARION-CHASE-HARVEY-BUTLER-SEDGWICK-SUMNER-COWLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARION...COTTONWOOD FALLS...NEWTON... EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...WICHITA...WELLINGTON...WINFIELD... ARKANSAS CITY 1031 PM CST WED JAN 30 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THURSDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND BECOME WIDESPREAD ON THURSDAY. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON...WITH HIGHEST TOTALS EAST OF I-35. IN ADDITION...NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED...RESULTING IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. WIND CHILLS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND LOWER TEENS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED ON THURSDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ KSZ032-033-047>051-067-082-091-311115- /O.CON.KICT.SB.Y.0002.080131T0600Z-080201T0000Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-RENO- KINGMAN-HARPER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON...HUTCHINSON...KINGMAN... ANTHONY...HARPER 1031 PM CST WED JAN 30 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THURSDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THURSDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE UNTIL EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM SALINA TO GREAT BEND. IN ADDITION...STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED...RESULTING IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. WIND CHILLS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED ON THURSDAY. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ DARMOFAL/HOWERTON
000 WWUS43 KICT 310942 WSWICT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 342 AM CST THU JAN 31 2008 KSZ052-311945- /O.CAN.KICT.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080201T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KICT.SB.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080201T0000Z/ MARION- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MARION 342 AM CST THU JAN 31 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED...RESULTING IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES...WIND CHILL READINGS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO OCCUR. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ KSZ032-033-047-048-311045- /O.CAN.KICT.SB.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080201T0000Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH 342 AM CST THU JAN 31 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY. THERE IS A CHANCE FOR SOME LIGHT SNOW EARLY THIS MORNING BUT TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN AROUND AN INCH OR LESS...THEREFORE THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELED. $$ KSZ070>072-094>096-098>100-311945- /O.CON.KICT.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080201T0600Z/ GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY- LABETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EUREKA...YATES CENTER...IOLA...HOWARD... FREDONIA...CHANUTE...ERIE...SEDAN...COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE... PARSONS 342 AM CST THU JAN 31 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING AND BECOME WIDESPREAD DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS...THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION...NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON...RESULTING IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES...WIND CHILL READINGS IN THE TEENS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ KSZ053-068-069-083-092-093-311945- /O.CON.KICT.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080201T0000Z/ CHASE-HARVEY-BUTLER-SEDGWICK-SUMNER-COWLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COTTONWOOD FALLS...NEWTON...EL DORADO... AUGUSTA...WICHITA...WELLINGTON...WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY 342 AM CST THU JAN 31 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL AFFECT THE AREA THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF...THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES. IN ADDITION NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED DURING THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS...RESULTING IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES...WIND CHILL READINGS IN THE TEENS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ KSZ049>051-067-082-091-311945- /O.CON.KICT.SB.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080201T0000Z/ SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-RENO-KINGMAN-HARPER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON... HUTCHINSON...KINGMAN...ANTHONY...HARPER 342 AM CST THU JAN 31 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM SALINA TO GREAT BEND. IN ADDITION...STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED...RESULTING IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES...WIND CHILL READINGS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO OCCUR. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ JAKUB
000 WWUS43 KICT 310946 CCA WSWICT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 344 AM CST THU JAN 31 2008 KSZ052-312000- /O.CAN.KICT.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080201T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KICT.SB.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080201T0000Z/ MARION- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MARION 344 AM CST THU JAN 31 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED...RESULTING IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES...WIND CHILL READINGS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO OCCUR. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ KSZ032-033-047-048-311045- /O.CAN.KICT.SB.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080201T0000Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH 344 AM CST THU JAN 31 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY. THERE IS A CHANCE FOR SOME LIGHT SNOW EARLY THIS MORNING BUT TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN AROUND AN INCH OR LESS...THEREFORE THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELED. $$ KSZ070>072-094>096-098>100-312000- /O.CON.KICT.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080201T0600Z/ GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY- LABETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EUREKA...YATES CENTER...IOLA...HOWARD... FREDONIA...CHANUTE...ERIE...SEDAN...COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE... PARSONS 344 AM CST THU JAN 31 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING AND BECOME WIDESPREAD DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS...THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION...NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON...RESULTING IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES...WIND CHILL READINGS IN THE TEENS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ KSZ053-068-069-083-092-093-312000- /O.COR.KICT.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080201T0000Z/ CHASE-HARVEY-BUTLER-SEDGWICK-SUMNER-COWLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COTTONWOOD FALLS...NEWTON...EL DORADO... AUGUSTA...WICHITA...WELLINGTON...WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY 344 AM CST THU JAN 31 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL AFFECT THE AREA THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF...THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES. IN ADDITION NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED DURING THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS...RESULTING IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES...WIND CHILL READINGS IN THE TEENS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ KSZ049>051-067-082-091-312000- /O.CON.KICT.SB.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080201T0000Z/ SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-RENO-KINGMAN-HARPER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON... HUTCHINSON...KINGMAN...ANTHONY...HARPER 344 AM CST THU JAN 31 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM SALINA TO GREAT BEND. IN ADDITION...STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED...RESULTING IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES...WIND CHILL READINGS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO OCCUR. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ JAKUB
000 WWUS43 KICT 311328 WSWICT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 728 AM CST THU JAN 31 2008 KSZ070>072-094>096-098>100-312130- /O.CON.KICT.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080201T0600Z/ GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY- LABETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EUREKA...YATES CENTER...IOLA...HOWARD... FREDONIA...CHANUTE...ERIE...SEDAN...COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE... PARSONS 728 AM CST THU JAN 31 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. SNOW WILL BE WIDESPREAD DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS...THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION...NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON... RESULTING IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES... WIND CHILL READINGS IN THE TEENS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ KSZ053-068-069-083-092-093-312130- /O.CON.KICT.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080201T0000Z/ CHASE-HARVEY-BUTLER-SEDGWICK-SUMNER-COWLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COTTONWOOD FALLS...NEWTON...EL DORADO... AUGUSTA...WICHITA...WELLINGTON...WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY 728 AM CST THU JAN 31 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL AFFECT THE AREA THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. IN ADDITION NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED DURING THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS... RESULTING IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES... WIND CHILL READINGS IN THE TEENS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ KSZ049>052-067-082-091-312130- /O.CON.KICT.SB.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080201T0000Z/ SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION-RENO-KINGMAN-HARPER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON...MARION... HUTCHINSON...KINGMAN...ANTHONY...HARPER 728 AM CST THU JAN 31 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM SALINA TO GREAT BEND. IN ADDITION...STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED...RESULTING IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES...WIND CHILL READINGS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO OCCUR. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$
000 WWUS43 KICT 311429 WSWICT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 829 AM CST THU JAN 31 2008 KSZ082-091-312230- /O.UPG.KICT.SB.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080201T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KICT.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080201T0000Z/ KINGMAN-HARPER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KINGMAN...ANTHONY...HARPER 829 AM CST THU JAN 31 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL AFFECT THE AREA THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY THIS MORNING. IN ADDITION...NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED...RESULTING IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES... WIND CHILL READINGS IN THE TEENS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ KSZ070>072-094>096-098>100-312230- /O.CON.KICT.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080201T0600Z/ GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY- LABETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EUREKA...YATES CENTER...IOLA...HOWARD... FREDONIA...CHANUTE...ERIE...SEDAN...COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE... PARSONS 829 AM CST THU JAN 31 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. SNOW WILL BE WIDESPREAD DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS...THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS EXCEEDING ONE FOOT. IN ADDITION...NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON...RESULTING IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES... WIND CHILL READINGS IN THE TEENS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ KSZ053-068-069-083-092-093-312230- /O.CON.KICT.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080201T0000Z/ CHASE-HARVEY-BUTLER-SEDGWICK-SUMNER-COWLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COTTONWOOD FALLS...NEWTON...EL DORADO... AUGUSTA...WICHITA...WELLINGTON...WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY 829 AM CST THU JAN 31 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL AFFECT THE AREA THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. IN ADDITION NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED DURING THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS...RESULTING IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES... WIND CHILL READINGS IN THE TEENS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS GENERALLY SOUTHEAST OF A LINE EXTENDING FROM HARPER TO WICHITA TO EL DORADO. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ KSZ049>052-067-312230- /O.CON.KICT.SB.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080201T0000Z/ SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION-RENO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON...MARION... HUTCHINSON 829 AM CST THU JAN 31 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM SALINA TO GREAT BEND. IN ADDITION...STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED...RESULTING IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES...WIND CHILL READINGS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO OCCUR. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$
000 WWUS43 KICT 311931 WSWICT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 131 PM CST THU JAN 31 2008 KSZ053-068-010000- /O.CAN.KICT.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080201T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KICT.SB.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080201T0000Z/ CHASE-HARVEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COTTONWOOD FALLS...NEWTON 131 PM CST THU JAN 31 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL REMAIN UNDER ONE INCH...RESULTING IN STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES. STOUT NORTH WINDS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ KSZ071-072-096-010345- /O.CAN.KICT.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080201T0600Z/ /O.EXB.KICT.SB.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080201T0600Z/ WOODSON-ALLEN-NEOSHO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YATES CENTER...IOLA...CHANUTE...ERIE 131 PM CST THU JAN 31 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHEAST KANSAS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES...RESULTING IN STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES. STOUT NORTH WINDS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ KSZ070-094-095-098>100-010345- /O.CON.KICT.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080201T0600Z/ GREENWOOD-ELK-WILSON-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EUREKA...HOWARD...FREDONIA...SEDAN... COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...PARSONS 131 PM CST THU JAN 31 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS ACROSS SOUTHEAST KANSAS. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL RESULT IN STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS RANGING FROM 5 TO 10 INCHES. STOUT NORTH WINDS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ KSZ069-082-083-091>093-010000- /O.CON.KICT.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080201T0000Z/ BUTLER-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER-COWLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...KINGMAN... WICHITA...ANTHONY...HARPER...WELLINGTON...WINFIELD... ARKANSAS CITY 131 PM CST THU JAN 31 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE LATE AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING HOURS. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL RESULT IN STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES. STOUT NORTH WINDS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ KSZ049>052-067-010000- /O.CON.KICT.SB.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080201T0000Z/ SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION-RENO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON...MARION... HUTCHINSON 131 PM CST THU JAN 31 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL REMAIN UNDER ONE INCH...RESULTING IN STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS ACROSS MARION AND RENO COUNTIES. STOUT NORTH WINDS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ ADK
000 WWUS43 KICT 312121 WSWICT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 321 PM CST THU JAN 31 2008 KSZ069-082-083-091>093-312230- /O.CAN.KICT.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080201T0000Z/ BUTLER-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER-COWLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...KINGMAN... WICHITA...ANTHONY...HARPER...WELLINGTON...WINFIELD... ARKANSAS CITY 321 PM CST THU JAN 31 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS CANCELED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. WINTRY PRECIPITATION HAS ENDED ACROSS THE AREA. BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW MAY OCCUR THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING BUT WILL DECREASE AS WINDS DIMINISH. $$ KSZ049>053-067-068-312230- /O.CAN.KICT.SB.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080201T0000Z/ SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION-CHASE-RENO-HARVEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON...MARION... COTTONWOOD FALLS...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON 321 PM CST THU JAN 31 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS CANCELED THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY. WINTRY PRECIPITATION HAS ENDED ACROSS THE AREA. BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW MAY OCCUR THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING BUT WILL DECREASE AS WINDS DIMINISH. $$ KSZ070-094-095-098>100-010530- /O.CON.KICT.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080201T0600Z/ GREENWOOD-ELK-WILSON-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EUREKA...HOWARD...FREDONIA...SEDAN... COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...PARSONS 321 PM CST THU JAN 31 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING ACROSS SOUTHEAST KANSAS. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO ONE INCH ARE POSSIBLE WHICH WILL BRING STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS TO BETWEEN 5 AND 10 INCHES. NORTH WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WILL LEAD TO SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AS WELL AS SOME AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ KSZ071-072-096-010530- /O.CON.KICT.SB.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080201T0600Z/ WOODSON-ALLEN-NEOSHO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YATES CENTER...IOLA...CHANUTE...ERIE 321 PM CST THU JAN 31 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHEAST KANSAS THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO ONE INCH WILL RESULT IN STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES. NORTH WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WILL LEAD TO SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AS WELL AS SOME AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ CDB
000 WWUS43 KICT 010055 WSWICT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 655 PM CST THU JAN 31 2008 KSZ070-094-098-010200- /O.CAN.KICT.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080201T0600Z/ GREENWOOD-ELK-CHAUTAUQUA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EUREKA...HOWARD...SEDAN 655 PM CST THU JAN 31 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE THREAT OF SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER HAS DIMINISHED. A FEW FLURRIES ARE POSSIBLE UNTIL MIDNIGHT...BUT NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. $$ KSZ095-099-100-010600- /O.CON.KICT.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080201T0600Z/ WILSON-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FREDONIA...COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE... PARSONS 655 PM CST THU JAN 31 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING ACROSS SOUTHEAST KANSAS. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO ONE INCH ARE POSSIBLE WHICH WILL BRING STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS TO BETWEEN 5 AND 10 INCHES. NORTH WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WILL LEAD TO SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AS WELL AS SOME AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ KSZ071-072-096-010600- /O.CON.KICT.SB.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080201T0600Z/ WOODSON-ALLEN-NEOSHO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YATES CENTER...IOLA...CHANUTE...ERIE 655 PM CST THU JAN 31 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHEAST KANSAS THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO ONE INCH WILL RESULT IN STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES. NORTH WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WILL LEAD TO SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AS WELL AS SOME AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ HOWERTON
000 WWUS43 KICT 010209 WSWICT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 809 PM CST THU JAN 31 2008 KSZ095-099-100-010315- /O.CAN.KICT.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080201T0600Z/ WILSON-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FREDONIA...COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE... PARSONS 809 PM CST THU JAN 31 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE THREAT OF SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER HAS ENDED ACROSS THE AREA. $$ KSZ071-072-096-010315- /O.CAN.KICT.SB.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080201T0600Z/ WOODSON-ALLEN-NEOSHO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YATES CENTER...IOLA...CHANUTE...ERIE 809 PM CST THU JAN 31 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY. THE THREAT OF SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER HAS ENDED ACROSS THE AREA. $$ HOWERTON
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 Jan 30, 3:13 PM CST, 21 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 30, 3:13 PM CST, 21 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 313 PM CST WED JAN 30 2008 .DISCUSSION... FORECAST CONCERN...HEAVY SNOW POTENTIAL WITH WINTER STORM ON THURSDAY. A SIGNIFICANT UPPER TROF ACROSS THE FOUR CORNERS REGION WILL CONTINUE TO DIG SOUTHEAST ACROSS NEW MEXICO TONIGHT BEFORE EJECTING EASTWARD ACROSS THE PANHANDLES AND NORTHERN OKLAHOMA ON THURSDAY. THE SHORT TERM MODELS CONTINUE TO PAINT A MORE OMINOUS WINTER WEATHER/HEAVY SNOW SCENARIO FOR PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS ON THURSDAY...AND FORECAST CONSENSUS SUPPORTS AN UPGRADE OF THE WATCH AREA TO A WARNING. FOR TONIGHT...STRONG ISENTROPIC LIFT IS PROGGED ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING TROF. HOWEVER THE DRIER ANTECEDENT LOW LEVEL AIR WILL DELAY INITIAL ONSET OF THE DEVELOPMENTAL SNOW...WITH TIME FOR TOP-DOWN SATURATION. HOWEVER...ONCE SNOWS START IN THE 09Z-12Z TIME FRAME...WILL LIKELY SEE QUICK ONSET OF WIDESPREAD MODERATE SNOW THROUGH THE MORNING...ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND THE FLINT HILLS. THE MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW GOOD COUPLING OF THE UPPER DYNAMICS AND MID-LEVEL FRONTOGENESIS WITH HEAVY BANDED SNOW LOOKING FAVORABLE...MAINLY FOR AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF THE KANSAS TURNPIKE. THE GFS SUGGESTS THIS BAND COULD INITIALLY SET-UP IN AN AREA OF STRONG MID-LEVEL CONVERGENCE ALONG OR JUST SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 54...FROM JUST SOUTHEAST OF WICHITA INTO SOUTHEAST KANSAS. AREAS OF ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL DIMINISH ACROSS CENTRAL KANSAS IN THE AFTERNOON...THOUGH CONTINUING INTO THE EARLY EVENING ACROSS SOUTHEAST KANSAS...SUPPORTED BY THE UPPER DEFORMATION ZONE AND BACK EDGE OF THE DEVELOPING TROWAL WHICH NEARS MISSOURI TOWARD 00Z. DESPITE LIGHTER EXPECTED SNOW ACCUMS ACROSS WESTERN PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS...WILL KEEP SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY GOING UNTIL 00Z THURSDAY EVENING...AND WILL EXPAND IT TO COVER RUSSELL...BARTON AND LINCOLN COUNTIES. THE HIGHEST SNOW ACCUMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE FLINT HILLS AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS...WITH A GENERAL 6 TO 8 INCHES. WILL ALSO HAVE TO EXTEND WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST KANSAS PAST 00Z THURSDAY EVENING...DUE TO SLIGHTLY SLOWER SYSTEM SPEED. AS FOR FORECAST BEYOND THE THURSDAY WINTER STORM...WILL CONTINUE TO FOLLOW GOING FORECAST OF UNDER-CUTTING TEMPS INTO FRIDAY DUE TO EXPECTED SNOW COVER. THE MEDIUM RANGE MODELS ARE IN SLIGHTLY BETTER AGREEMENT FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK...WITH A MORE SIGNIFICANT TROF EJECTING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS FOR MONDAY NIGHT/TUESDAY. STILL SOME QUESTION AS TO IF IT WILL BE CLOSE ENOUGH FOR ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL...HOWEVER SOME COOLING LOOKS REASONABLE IN WAKE OF SYSTEM FOR TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. DARMOFAL && .AVIATION... 18Z TAFS...ICT/SLN/HUT/CNU/RSL...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL AFFECT PRIMARILY SOUTH-CENTRAL KS INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. AVIATION CONCERN THEREAFTER WILL BE TIMING THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE...LOW CLOUDS...AND THE ONSET OF SNOW...AS IMPENDING WINTER STORM APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. THINKING/REASONING REMAINS ESSENTIALLY THE SAME FROM PREVIOUS FORECASTER...WITH SNOW BEGINNING FROM WEST TO EAST BETWEEN 08-11Z (2-5AM). ONLY WENT IFR CIGS/VSBYS IN LIGHT SNOW FOR NOW...BUT THERE WILL LIKELY BE AREAS OF LIFR OR LOWER IN MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AFTER 11Z OR SO...WITH STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS. ADK && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... WICHITA-KICT 26 28 10 37 / 80 100 20 0 HUTCHINSON 22 27 8 38 / 80 90 10 0 NEWTON 24 28 9 36 / 80 100 20 0 ELDORADO 26 29 9 36 / 80 100 30 0 WINFIELD-KWLD 28 30 12 38 / 80 100 30 0 RUSSELL 16 25 10 38 / 60 70 10 0 GREAT BEND 18 25 10 39 / 70 70 10 0 SALINA 21 25 9 37 / 70 80 10 0 MCPHERSON 23 26 9 38 / 80 90 10 0 COFFEYVILLE 30 32 13 37 / 70 100 60 0 CHANUTE 28 30 11 35 / 80 100 60 0 IOLA 28 30 10 35 / 80 100 60 0 PARSONS-KPPF 30 32 12 35 / 70 100 60 0 && .ICT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER STORM WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT FOR KSZ070>072-094>096-098>100. WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR KSZ067>069-082- 083-091>093. WINTER STORM WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY FOR KSZ052-053-068-069-083-092-093. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY FOR KSZ032-033-047>051-067-082-091. RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR KSZ067-082- 083-091>093. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 30, 11:03 AM CST, 4 hours 31 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1103 AM CST WED JAN 30 2008 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-311715- 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- 1103 AM CST WED JAN 30 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS... SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT GUSTY SOUTH WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE EXTREME WILDFIRE DANGER TODAY ACROSS SOUTH-CENTRAL KANSAS. CONSEQUENTLY...A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SOUTH-CENTRAL KANSAS. THE WILDFIRE DANGER WILL BE VERY HIGH ACROSS SOUTHEAST KANSAS...WITH HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS. THE FIRE DANGER WILL DIMINISH BY EARLY EVENING. ADDITIONALLY...A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SOUTH-CENTRAL KANSAS...DUE TO THE STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY EARLY EVENING. A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE OUT OF THE ROCKIES...AND INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS TONIGHT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL...AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...AND WINTER STORM WATCH FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY AREAS OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE ON THURSDAY WITH SEVERAL LOCATIONS WITNESSING ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHERN KANSAS...ALONG WITH SOME DRIFTING OF SNOW DUE TO THE STRONG NORTH WINDS. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR A RAIN SNOW MIX ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS ON SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY...LITTLE IF ANY SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. .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 CDJ/ADK
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 30, 3:11 AM CST | Snow and Blowing Snow Advisory | ICT | Allen, Barton, Chase, Ellsworth, Harper, Harvey and 10 more | 41 hr |
| Jan 30, 3:11 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | ICT | Allen, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk and 10 more | 12 hr |
| Jan 30, 10:51 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | ICT | Cowley, Harper, Kingman, Reno, Sedgwick, Sumner | 7 hr |
| Jan 30, 10:54 AM CST | Wind Advisory | ICT | Butler, Cowley, Harper, Harvey, Kingman, Reno and 2 more | 7 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.