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Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this winter storm warning at Feb 5, 2008, 3:42 AM CST for 9 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 28 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
- Feb 5, 2008, 3:42 AM CST (09:42 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 6, 2008, 7:49 AM CST
- In force
- 28 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
Counties Barton County, KS, Chase County, KS, Ellsworth County, KS, Lincoln County, KS, Marion County, KS, McPherson County, KS, Rice County, KS, Russell County, KS, Saline County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:43 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 5, 2:13 PM CST | SNOW 1 | 4 Ne Russell, KS | |
| Feb 5, 5:19 PM CST | SNOW 1 | Great Bend, KS | |
| Feb 5, 7:25 PM CST | SNOW 2 | Salina, KS | SOME DRIFTING OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS. |
| Feb 5, 7:28 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Lincoln, KS | DRIFTING SNOW REPORTED. |
| Feb 5, 7:30 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Russell, KS | DRIFTING SNOW REPORTED. |
| Feb 5, 7:33 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Ellsworth, KS | |
| Feb 5, 7:35 PM CST | SNOW 2 | Lyons, KS | |
| Feb 5, 7:37 PM CST | SNOW 2 | Great Bend, KS | AMOUNTS CLOSER TO 3 INCHES IN NORTHERN PART OF COUNTY. |
| Feb 5, 7:39 PM CST | SNOW 0.5 | Mcpherson, KS | AMOUNTS CLOSER TO ONE INCH IN WEST PART OF COUNTY. |
| Feb 5, 9:00 PM CST | SNOW 2 | Marion, KS | |
| Feb 5, 9:02 PM CST | SNOW 0.5 | Cottonwood Falls, KS | |
| Feb 5, 11:29 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Great Bend, KS | ACCUMULATIONS RANGE FROM 2 TO 3 INCHES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. |
| Feb 5, 11:29 PM CST | SNOW 5 | Lincoln, KS | ACCUMULATIONS RANGE FROM 4 TO 5 INCHES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. |
| Feb 5, 11:29 PM CST | SNOW 6 | Ellsworth, KS | ESTIMATED DUE TO SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING. |
| Feb 5, 11:29 PM CST | SNOW 6 | Russell, KS | ESTIMATED DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. |
| Feb 5, 11:30 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Lyons, KS | ACCUMULATIONS RANGE FROM 2 TO 3 INCHES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. |
| Feb 5, 11:30 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Salina, KS | |
| Feb 5, 11:45 PM CST | SNOW 2.5 | Cottonwood Falls, KS | ACCUMULATIONS ESTIMATED FROM 2 TO 2.5 INCHES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. |
| Feb 5, 11:45 PM CST | SNOW 4 | Marion, KS | ACCUMULATIONS RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. |
| Feb 6, 2:06 AM CST | SNOW 6 | Mcpherson, KS | |
| Feb 6, 4:15 AM CST | SNOW 3 | Cottonwood Falls, KS | |
| Feb 6, 4:15 AM CST | SNOW 4 | Salina, KS | |
| Feb 6, 4:15 AM CST | SNOW 5 | Marion, KS | |
| Feb 6, 6:30 AM CST | SNOW 6 | Barnard, KS | |
| Feb 6, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 4.8 | Goessel, KS | |
| Feb 6, 7:22 AM CST | SNOW 4 | 10 Se Kanopolis, KS | |
| Feb 6, 7:22 AM CST | SNOW 4 | Mcpherson, KS | |
| Feb 6, 7:31 AM CST | SNOW 3 | Mcpherson, 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 00:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 197 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
- 1410 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 96 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 263 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 380 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 050942 WSWICT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 342 AM CST TUE FEB 5 2008 KSZ071-072-094-095-051045- /O.CAN.KICT.WS.A.0002.080205T1800Z-080206T0600Z/ WOODSON-ALLEN-ELK-WILSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YATES CENTER...IOLA...HOWARD...FREDONIA 342 AM CST TUE FEB 5 2008 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WATCH. LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER SOUTHEAST KANSAS TONIGHT AND MAY YIELD TO SNOW AMOUNTS ON THE ORDER OF 1 TO 2 INCHES. HOWEVER...IT APPEARS LIKE THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL TAKE PLACE IN CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST KANSAS. $$ KSZ032-033-047-048-050-051745- /O.UPG.KICT.SB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080206T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KICT.WS.W.0002.080205T0942Z-080206T0600Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-RICE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH...LYONS 342 AM CST TUE FEB 5 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER CENTRAL KANSAS BY MID MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING WHERE HOURLY SNOWFALL RATES COULD BE AROUND 1 INCH. NORTH WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WILL ALSO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS BY WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL BE ON THE ORDER OF 6 TO 8 INCHES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ KSZ049-051-051745- /O.UPG.KICT.WS.A.0002.000000T0000Z-080206T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KICT.WS.W.0002.080205T0942Z-080206T0600Z/ SALINE-MCPHERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SALINA...MCPHERSON 342 AM CST TUE FEB 5 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER CENTRAL KANSAS BY MID MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING WHERE HOURLY SNOWFALL RATES COULD BE AROUND 1 INCH. NORTH WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WILL ALSO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS BY WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL BE ON THE ORDER OF 5 TO 7 INCHES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ KSZ052-053-069-070-051745- /O.UPG.KICT.WS.A.0002.080205T1800Z-080206T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KICT.WW.Y.0002.080205T1200Z-080206T0600Z/ MARION-CHASE-BUTLER-GREENWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARION...COTTONWOOD FALLS...EL DORADO... AUGUSTA...EUREKA 342 AM CST TUE FEB 5 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. RAIN WILL BE MIXED WITH SLEET AT TIMES THIS MORNING...BUT IS EXPECTED TO TURN OVER TO ALL SNOW IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS COULD RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES BEFORE ENDING TUESDAY NIGHT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF WINTER WEATHER WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ KSZ067-068-082-083-051745- /O.NEW.KICT.WW.Y.0002.080205T1200Z-080206T0600Z/ RENO-HARVEY-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON...KINGMAN...WICHITA 342 AM CST TUE FEB 5 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. RAIN WILL BE MIXED WITH SLEET AT TIMES THIS MORNING...BUT IS EXPECTED TO TURN OVER TO ALL SNOW IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. NORTH WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WILL ALSO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS COULD RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES BEFORE ENDING TUESDAY NIGHT. 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. $$ COX
6 follow-up statements
000 WWUS43 KICT 051743 WSWICT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1143 AM CST TUE FEB 5 2008 KSZ032-033-047>051-060500- /O.CON.KICT.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080206T0600Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON 1143 AM CST TUE FEB 5 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING WHERE HOURLY SNOWFALL RATES COULD BE AROUND 1 INCH. NORTH WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WILL ALSO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS BY WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL BE ON THE ORDER OF 6 TO 8 INCHES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ KSZ052-053-067>070-082-083-060500- /O.CON.KICT.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080206T0600Z/ MARION-CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARION...COTTONWOOD FALLS... HUTCHINSON...NEWTON...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...EUREKA...KINGMAN... WICHITA 1143 AM CST TUE FEB 5 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON BUT IS EXPECTED TO TURN OVER TO ALL SNOW IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS BY LATER THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE EVENING HOURS. NORTH WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WILL ALSO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS COULD RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES BEFORE ENDING TUESDAY NIGHT. 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. $$ CDB
000 WWUS43 KICT 052148 WSWICT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 348 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008 KSZ052-053-060600- /O.UPG.KICT.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080206T0600Z/ /O.EXB.KICT.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080206T1200Z/ MARION-CHASE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARION...COTTONWOOD FALLS 348 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WIDESPREAD LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL SPREAD SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST ACROSS MARION AND CHASE COUNTIES AS THE EVENING PROGRESSES. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 6 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY 6 AM WEDNESDAY. WITH NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL RESULT AND MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO AROUND ONE HALF MILE. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ KSZ032-033-047>051-060600- /O.EXT.KICT.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080206T1200Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON 348 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY THIS EVENING...WHERE HOURLY SNOWFALL RATES COULD BE AROUND 1 INCH. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 6 INCHES ARE LIKELY IN THESE AREAS BY 6 AM WEDNESDAY... WITH THE MAJORITY OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOW OCCURRING BEFORE MIDNIGHT. NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL ALSO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW... REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ KSZ071-072-091>096-098-060600- /O.EXB.KICT.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080206T1200Z/ WOODSON-ALLEN-HARPER-SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YATES CENTER...IOLA...ANTHONY... HARPER...WELLINGTON...WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY...HOWARD... FREDONIA...CHANUTE...ERIE...SEDAN 348 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. AREAS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA THIS EVENING. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE LIKELY...WITH THE MAJORITY OF THE SNOW OCCURRING BEFORE MIDNIGHT. THE SNOW MAY BE MIXED WITH SLEET...AND WITH SOME INSTABILITY IN THE AIRMASS...SOME THUNDERSNOW IS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY THIS EVENING. NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND MAY LOCALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO AROUND 1 MILE. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF WINTER WEATHER WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE ALERT FOR SLICK ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. $$ KSZ067>070-082-083-060600- /O.EXT.KICT.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080206T1200Z/ RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON...EL DORADO... AUGUSTA...EUREKA...KINGMAN...WICHITA 348 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. AREAS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA THIS EVENING. ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY 6 AM WEDNESDAY...WITH THE MAJORITY OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOWS OCCURRING BEFORE MIDNIGHT. WITH NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH... WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS LIKELY...AND MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO AROUND 1 MILE. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF WINTER WEATHER WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE ALERT FOR SLICK ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. $$ ES
000 WWUS43 KICT 060435 WSWICT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1034 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008 KSZ032-033-047>053-061200- /O.CON.KICT.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080206T1200Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION- CHASE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON...MARION... COTTONWOOD FALLS 1034 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY BECOME LIGHT AND EVENTUALLY END BY DAYBREAK. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 6 INCHES ARE LIKELY IN THESE AREAS BY 6 AM WEDNESDAY. EVEN AS THE SNOW TAPERS OFF...NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO ONE MILE AT TIMES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ KSZ067>072-082-083-091>096-098-061200- /O.CON.KICT.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080206T1200Z/ RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK- HARPER-SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON...EL DORADO... AUGUSTA...EUREKA...YATES CENTER...IOLA...KINGMAN...WICHITA... ANTHONY...HARPER...WELLINGTON...WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY... HOWARD...FREDONIA...CHANUTE...ERIE...SEDAN 1034 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. AREAS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA OVERNIGHT. ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY 6 AM WEDNESDAY. EVEN AFTER THE SNOW TAPERS OFF...NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO AROUND 1 MILE. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF WINTER WEATHER WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE ALERT FOR SLICK ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. $$ SCHRECK
000 WWUS43 KICT 060938 WSWICT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 338 AM CST WED FEB 6 2008 KSZ032-047-061045- /O.CAN.KICT.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080206T1200Z/ RUSSELL-BARTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...GREAT BEND 338 AM CST WED FEB 6 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. LIGHT SNOW HAS MOVED EAST OF THE AREA. AS A RESULT...THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ KSZ049-051>053-061500- /O.EXT.KICT.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080206T1500Z/ SALINE-MCPHERSON-MARION-CHASE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SALINA...MCPHERSON...MARION... COTTONWOOD FALLS 338 AM CST WED FEB 6 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING. LIGHT SNOW WILL GRADUALLY BECOME LIGHT AND EVENTUALLY END BY MID MORNING. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES ARE LIKELY IN THESE AREAS BY 9 AM. NORTH WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ KSZ033-048-050-061200- /O.CON.KICT.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080206T1200Z/ LINCOLN-ELLSWORTH-RICE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN...ELLSWORTH...LYONS 338 AM CST WED FEB 6 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES AND END BY DAYBREAK. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES ARE LIKELY IN THESE AREAS. NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE DRIFTING SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ KSZ068-069-083-092-093-061500- /O.EXT.KICT.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080206T1500Z/ HARVEY-BUTLER-SEDGWICK-SUMNER-COWLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA... WICHITA...WELLINGTON...WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY 338 AM CST WED FEB 6 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING. AREAS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY END ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA BY MID MORNING. ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY 9 AM. NORTH WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF WINTER WEATHER WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE ALERT FOR SLICK ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. $$ KSZ070>072-094>096-098-061745- /O.EXT.KICT.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080206T1800Z/ GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EUREKA...YATES CENTER...IOLA...HOWARD... FREDONIA...CHANUTE...ERIE...SEDAN 338 AM CST WED FEB 6 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. AREAS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY END ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA BY NOON. ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY NOON. NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF WINTER WEATHER WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE ALERT FOR SLICK ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. $$ KSZ067-082-091-061200- /O.CON.KICT.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080206T1200Z/ RENO-KINGMAN-HARPER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HUTCHINSON...KINGMAN...ANTHONY...HARPER 338 AM CST WED FEB 6 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING. AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES AND END BY DAYBREAK. ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY 6 AM. NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF WINTER WEATHER WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE ALERT FOR SLICK ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. $$ COX
000 WWUS43 KICT 061153 WSWICT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 553 AM CST WED FEB 6 2008 KSZ033-048-050-061300- /O.CAN.KICT.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080206T1200Z/ LINCOLN-ELLSWORTH-RICE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN...ELLSWORTH...LYONS 553 AM CST WED FEB 6 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. LIGHT SNOW HAD ENDED ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS WITH CLEARING SKIES EXPECTED THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY. $$ KSZ067-082-091-061300- /O.CAN.KICT.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080206T1200Z/ RENO-KINGMAN-HARPER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HUTCHINSON...KINGMAN...ANTHONY...HARPER 553 AM CST WED FEB 6 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. LIGHT SNOW HAD ENDED ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS WITH CLEARING SKIES EXPECTED THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY. $$ KSZ049-051>053-061500- /O.EXT.KICT.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080206T1500Z/ SALINE-MCPHERSON-MARION-CHASE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SALINA...MCPHERSON...MARION... COTTONWOOD FALLS 553 AM CST WED FEB 6 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING. LIGHT SNOW WILL GRADUALLY BECOME LIGHT AND EVENTUALLY END BY MID MORNING. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES ARE LIKELY IN THESE AREAS BY 9 AM. NORTH WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ KSZ068-069-083-092-093-061500- /O.EXT.KICT.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080206T1500Z/ HARVEY-BUTLER-SEDGWICK-SUMNER-COWLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA... WICHITA...WELLINGTON...WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY 553 AM CST WED FEB 6 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING. AREAS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY END ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA BY MID MORNING. ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY 9 AM. NORTH WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF WINTER WEATHER WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE ALERT FOR SLICK ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. $$ KSZ070>072-094>096-098-061800- /O.EXT.KICT.WW.Y.0002.080206T1200Z-080206T1800Z/ GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EUREKA...YATES CENTER...IOLA...HOWARD... FREDONIA...CHANUTE...ERIE...SEDAN 553 AM CST WED FEB 6 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. AREAS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY END ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA BY NOON. ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY NOON. NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF WINTER WEATHER WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE ALERT FOR SLICK ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. $$ COX
000 WWUS43 KICT 061349 WSWICT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 749 AM CST WED FEB 6 2008 KSZ049-051>053-061500- /O.CAN.KICT.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080206T1500Z/ SALINE-MCPHERSON-MARION-CHASE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SALINA...MCPHERSON...MARION... COTTONWOOD FALLS 749 AM CST WED FEB 6 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SNOW HAS PUSHED EAST OF THE AREA OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF HOURS WITH NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. THEREFORE THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ KSZ068-069-083-092-093-061500- /O.CAN.KICT.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080206T1500Z/ HARVEY-BUTLER-SEDGWICK-SUMNER-COWLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA... WICHITA...WELLINGTON...WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY 749 AM CST WED FEB 6 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW HAS PUSHED EAST OF THE AREA OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF HOURS WITH NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. THEREFORE THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ KSZ070>072-094>096-098-061800- /O.CON.KICT.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080206T1800Z/ GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EUREKA...YATES CENTER...IOLA...HOWARD... FREDONIA...CHANUTE...ERIE...SEDAN 749 AM CST WED FEB 6 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. AREAS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY END ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA BY NOON. ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY NOON. NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF WINTER WEATHER WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE ALERT FOR SLICK ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. $$ LAWSON
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 Feb 5, 3:20 AM CST, 22 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 5, 3:20 AM CST, 22 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 320 AM CST TUE FEB 5 2008 .DISCUSSION... NUMEROUS CONCERNS THIS FORECAST PACKAGE...BUT THE MAIN CONCERNS ARE PRECIPITATION TYPE AND WHERE THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL TAKE PLACE. TODAY: LATEST RADAR LOOP WAS SHOWING SOME FAIRLY STRONG ELEVATED THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH WEST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA. THESE STORMS WERE GENERALLY MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AND SHOULD AFFECT AREAS MAINLY ALONG AND EAST OF THE KANSAS TURNPIKE THIS MORNING. SOME OF THE STORMS COULD CONTAIN SOME MARGINAL SIZE HAIL AS THEY MOVE THROUGH...DUE TO FAIRLY STRONG SHEAR OF 50 TO 60KTS IN THE CLOUD BEARING LAYER. THESE STORMS ARE ON THE LEADING EDGE OF STRONG MOISTURE TRANSPORT IN THE 295-300K LAYER AND SHOULD BEGIN TO EXIT SOUTHEAST KANSAS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. MEANWHILE...DODGE CITY RADAR WAS STARTING TO PICK UP ON A BAND OF SNOW EXTENDING FROM JUST WEST OF DODGE CITY TO NESS CITY. 08Z LAPS SOUNDING FROM DODGE CITY IS SHOWING A STRONG AREA OF FRONTOGENESIS AROUND 750MB WITH EVEN SOME ELEVATED CAPES ABOVE 500J/KG. THIS COULD YIELD TO SOME THUNDERSNOW ACROSS THAT AREA THIS MORNING. THE MODELS ARE VERY SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY MORNING IN DEVELOPING THIS BAND OF SNOW FURTHER EAST DURING THE COURSE OF THE MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON. THIS LOOKS VERY FEASIBLE AT THIS TIME...ESPECIALLY BASED ON THE WARM CONVEYOR BELT REALLY GETTING ESTABLISHED OVER EASTERN KANSAS WHICH SHOULD ALLOW FOR THE DEFORMATION ZONE OVER CENTRAL KANSAS TO REALLY STRENGTHEN THIS AFTERNOON. CURRENTLY...WE HAVE 6 TO 8 INCHES ACROSS THE AREA...BUT THOSE AMOUNTS MAY BE CONSERVATIVE ESPECIALLY IN RUSSELL AND LINCOLN COUNTIES. AS A RESULT...WE WENT AHEAD AND ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING TIL 06Z. ELSEWHERE...THE MAIN CONCERN IS THE PRECIPITATION TYPE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY. CURRENTLY...SURFACE TEMPERATURES ARE GENERALLY IN THE MID AND UPPER 30S ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS. WHEN THIS PRECIPITATION MOVES IN FROM OKLAHOMA THIS MORNING...WE SHOULD SEE RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH SOME SLEET POTENTIAL FOR HUTCHINSON AND AREAS TO THE SOUTHWEST. SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS MAY NOT SEE A CHANGEOVER TO SNOW UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON WHEN WE START SEEING MORE LIFT IN THE DENDRITIC GROWTH LAYER. WE DID GO AHEAD AND ISSUE A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS THROUGH 06Z. TONIGHT: THE MODELS ARE NOW SHOWING TRENDS OF A COLD AIR OCCLUSION TAKING PLACE ACROSS NORTHEAST KANSAS AND NORTHWEST MISSOURI. THESE AREAS REALLY COULD SEE SOME HEFTY SNOW AMOUNTS BEFORE ENDING LATE TONIGHT. WE MAY END UP HAVING TO EXTENDING THE ADVISORY AND WARNING UNTIL 12Z...BUT WE WILL LET LATER SHIFTS HANDLE THAT. WEDNESDAY-FRIDAY: ANOTHER WEAK UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WILL RIDE THROUGH THE PLAINS ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...BUT THIS SYSTEM WILL BE MOISTURE STARVED. THEREFORE...WE PLAN ON KEEP FLURRIES GOING FOR NOW. THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST WE SHOULD SEE NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WITH TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. COX && .AVIATION... 06Z TAFS...STRATUS STILL ADVECTING SOUTHWARD...AND BUILDING DOWN IN CENTRAL KANSAS TONIGHT. IFR CEILINGS EXPECTED FOR MUCH OF THE TAF PERIOD THROUGHOUT THE REGION...ESPECIALLY THROUGH THE DAYTIME HOURS AS SNOW OVERSPREADS THE REGION. THE BEST CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE AT KCNU IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...ALTHOUGH THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE THAT THUNDER COULD OCCUR AS FAR WEST AS KICT. FOR NOW KEPT MENTION OF CB CLOUDS ONLY AT KCNU WHERE CONFIDENCE IS HIGHEST. SCHRECK && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... WICHITA-KICT 34 16 33 22 / 90 70 0 10 HUTCHINSON 31 13 31 21 / 100 80 0 10 NEWTON 33 15 32 21 / 90 80 0 10 ELDORADO 35 16 33 22 / 90 70 0 10 WINFIELD-KWLD 36 17 35 23 / 90 40 0 10 RUSSELL 26 8 30 21 / 100 80 0 10 GREAT BEND 27 10 30 22 / 100 90 0 10 SALINA 29 11 29 20 / 100 80 0 10 MCPHERSON 30 12 30 21 / 100 80 0 10 COFFEYVILLE 43 19 35 23 / 90 30 10 10 CHANUTE 39 18 34 22 / 90 50 10 10 IOLA 38 18 34 22 / 90 70 10 10 PARSONS-KPPF 42 18 35 23 / 90 40 10 10 && .ICT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR KSZ052- 053-067>070-082-083. WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR KSZ032-033- 047>051. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 4, 4:04 PM CST, 11 hours 38 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 404 PM CST MON FEB 4 2008 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-052215- 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- 404 PM CST MON FEB 4 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS... SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS CENTRAL KANSAS LATE TONIGHT...PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST WINTER STORM WATCH AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY FOR FURTHER DETAILS. A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS COULD TRY AND MATERIALIZE ACROSS SOUTHEAST KANSAS TONIGHT WITH SMALL HAIL POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY A WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL TO THE AREA FOR TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST WINTER STORM WATCH AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS. IN ADDITION...THUNDERSTORMS COULD AFFECT PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST KANSAS DURING THE MORNING HOURS ON TUESDAY...HOWEVER SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED WITH ANY OF THIS ACTIVITY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. HOWEVER...SNOWFALL REPORTS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED ON TUESDAY. && FOR A GRAPHICAL VERSION OF THIS INFORMATION...SEE OUR WEBPAGE AT (LOWERCASE) HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/WICHITA/HWO/HWO.PHP COX/CJ
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 5, 3:42 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ICT | Allen, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk and 13 more | 30 hr |
| Feb 5, 4:22 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Sumner | 37 min |
| Feb 5, 5:11 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Sedgwick | 14 min |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in Kansas, 2008Every winter storm warning in 2008
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.