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Wind Advisory 17, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this wind advisory at Apr 27, 2010, 4:10 PM CDT for 20 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Apr 28, 2010, 9:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 42 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 27, 2010, 4:10 PM CDT (21:10 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 28, 2010, 9:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 30, 2010, 3:25 AM CDT
- In force
- 42 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
Counties Barton County, KS, Butler County, KS, Chase County, KS, Chautauqua County, KS, Cowley County, KS, Elk County, KS, Ellsworth County, KS, Greenwood County, KS, Harper County, KS, Harvey County, KS, Kingman County, KS, Lincoln County, KS, Marion County, KS, McPherson County, KS, Reno County, KS, Rice County, KS, Russell County, KS, Saline County, KS, Sedgwick County, KS, Sumner County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 42 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:08 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Lamont, OK (KLMN), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 156 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1060 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 69 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -9 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 92 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
450 WWUS73 KICT 272110 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 410 PM CDT TUE APR 27 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM WEDNESDAY... KSZ032-033-047>053-067>070-082-083-091>094-098-280515- /O.NEW.KICT.WI.Y.0017.100428T1400Z-100429T0200Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION- CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER- COWLEY-ELK-CHAUTAUQUA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON...MARION... COTTONWOOD FALLS...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA... EUREKA...KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY...HARPER...WELLINGTON... WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY...HOWARD...SEDAN 410 PM CDT TUE APR 27 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...ON WEDNESDAY MORNING SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE GREATLY OVER ESPECIALLY CENTRAL AND SOUTH-CENTRAL KANSAS. THE STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO LASH THE REGION UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH ...ARE LIKELY ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTH-CENTRAL KANSAS. * IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE TRAVELING IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND ON EAST WEST ORIENTED HIGHWAYS SUCH AS I-70 AND HIGHWAY 400. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH AND OR GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH ARE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ ES
9 follow-up statements
534 WWUS73 KICT 280251 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 951 PM CDT TUE APR 27 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM WEDNESDAY... KSZ032-033-047>053-067>070-082-083-091>094-098-281215- /O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0017.100428T1400Z-100429T0200Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION- CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER- COWLEY-ELK-CHAUTAUQUA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON...MARION... COTTONWOOD FALLS...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA... EUREKA...KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY...HARPER...WELLINGTON... WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY...HOWARD...SEDAN 951 PM CDT TUE APR 27 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE DRAMATICALLY OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTH-CENTRAL KANSAS BY MID TO LATE MORNING ON WEDNESDAY. THE VERY STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE REGION INTO THE EVENING HOURS. * WINDS...SUSTAINED AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH ARE LIKELY ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTH-CENTRAL KANSAS. * IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE TRAVELING IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND ON EAST WEST ORIENTED HIGHWAYS SUCH AS I-70 AND HIGHWAY 400. LIGHTLY WEIGHTED OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS...AND YARD FURNITURE COULD BE MOVED LONG DISTANCES DUE TO THE VERY STRONG SOUTH WINDS IF NOT PROPERLY SECURED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH AND OR GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH ARE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ JAKUB
866 WWUS73 KICT 280920 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 420 AM CDT WED APR 28 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM WEDNESDAY... KSZ032-033-047>053-067>070-082-083-091>094-098-282215- /O.EXT.KICT.WI.Y.0017.100428T1400Z-100429T0500Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION- CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER- COWLEY-ELK-CHAUTAUQUA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON...MARION... COTTONWOOD FALLS...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA... EUREKA...KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY...HARPER...WELLINGTON... WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY...HOWARD...SEDAN 420 AM CDT WED APR 28 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT. * TIMING...SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE DRAMATICALLY OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS THIS MORNING...AND CONTINUE THIS EVENING. WINDS MAY BE NEAR ADVISORY CRITERIA ALL NIGHT AND MUCH OF TOMORROW. * WINDS...SUSTAINED AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH ARE LIKELY ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTH-CENTRAL KANSAS. * IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE CHALLENGING FOR DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AND ANYONE DRIVING ON EAST WEST ORIENTED ROADS. TRUCK DRIVERS ON I-70 AND HIGHWAY 400 SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY ALERT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH AND OR GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH ARE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ HOWERTON
094 WWUS73 KICT 282105 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 405 PM CDT WED APR 28 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM WEDNESDAY... KSZ071-072-095-096-099-100-290515- /O.NEW.KICT.WI.Y.0018.100429T1400Z-100430T0100Z/ WOODSON-ALLEN-WILSON-NEOSHO-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YATES CENTER...IOLA...FREDONIA... CHANUTE...ERIE...COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...PARSONS 405 PM CDT WED APR 28 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM CDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM CDT THURSDAY. * TIMING...SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE DRAMATICALLY OVER SOUTHEAST KANSAS THURSDAY MORNING...AND CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. * WINDS...SUSTAINED AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH ARE LIKELY ACROSS SOUTHEAST KANSAS. * IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE CHALLENGING FOR DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AND ANYONE DRIVING ON EAST WEST ORIENTED ROADS. TRUCK DRIVERS ON HIGHWAY 400 SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY ALERT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH AND/OR WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ KSZ049-051>053-067>070-082-083-091>094-098-290515- /O.EXT.KICT.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-100430T0100Z/ SALINE-MCPHERSON-MARION-CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD- KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK-CHAUTAUQUA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SALINA...MCPHERSON...MARION... COTTONWOOD FALLS...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA... EUREKA...KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY...HARPER...WELLINGTON... WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY...HOWARD...SEDAN 405 PM CDT WED APR 28 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THURSDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THURSDAY. * TIMING...SOUTH WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG OVERNIGHT AND THROUGH THE DAY ON THURSDAY. THEN WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA THURSDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH ARE LIKELY ACROSS ALL OF SOUTH-CENTRAL KANSAS...AND PARTS OF CENTRAL KANSAS. * IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE CHALLENGING FOR DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AND ANYONE DRIVING ON EAST WEST ORIENTED ROADS. TRUCK DRIVERS ON I-70 AND HIGHWAY 400 SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY ALERT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH AND OR GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH ARE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ KSZ032-033-047-048-050-290500- /O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-100429T0500Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-RICE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH...LYONS 405 PM CDT WED APR 28 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT. * TIMING...SOUTH WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS...THEN DIMINISH BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * WINDS...SUSTAINED AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH ARE LIKELY ACROSS CENTRAL KANSAS. * IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE CHALLENGING FOR DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AND ANYONE DRIVING ON EAST WEST ORIENTED ROADS. TRUCK DRIVERS ON I-70 AND HIGHWAY 400 SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY ALERT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH AND OR GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH ARE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
399 WWUS73 KICT 290447 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1147 PM CDT WED APR 28 2010 KSZ032-033-047-048-050-291000- /O.EXT.KICT.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-100429T1000Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-RICE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH...LYONS 1147 PM CDT WED APR 28 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS EXTENDED THE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 5 AM CDT. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CDT THURSDAY. * TIMING...SOUTH WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS...THEN DIMINISH BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED AROUND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH ARE LIKELY ACROSS CENTRAL KANSAS. * IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE CHALLENGING FOR DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AND ANYONE DRIVING ON EAST WEST ORIENTED ROADS. TRUCK DRIVERS ON I-70 SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY ALERT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH AND OR GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH ARE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ KSZ049-051>053-067>070-082-083-091>094-098-291300- /O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-100430T0100Z/ SALINE-MCPHERSON-MARION-CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD- KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK-CHAUTAUQUA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SALINA...MCPHERSON...MARION... COTTONWOOD FALLS...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA... EUREKA...KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY...HARPER...WELLINGTON... WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY...HOWARD...SEDAN 1147 PM CDT WED APR 28 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THURSDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THURSDAY. * TIMING...SOUTH WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG OVERNIGHT AND THROUGH THE DAY ON THURSDAY. THEN WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA THURSDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED AROUND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH ARE LIKELY ACROSS ALL OF SOUTH-CENTRAL KANSAS AND PARTS OF CENTRAL KANSAS. * IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE CHALLENGING FOR DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AND ANYONE DRIVING ON EAST WEST ORIENTED ROADS. TRUCK DRIVERS ON I-70 AND HIGHWAY 400 SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY ALERT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH AND OR GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH ARE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ KSZ071-072-095-096-099-100-291300- /O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0018.100429T1400Z-100430T0100Z/ WOODSON-ALLEN-WILSON-NEOSHO-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YATES CENTER...IOLA...FREDONIA... CHANUTE...ERIE...COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...PARSONS 1147 PM CDT WED APR 28 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM CDT THURSDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM CDT THURSDAY. * TIMING...SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE DRAMATICALLY OVER SOUTHEAST KANSAS THURSDAY MORNING...AND CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. * WINDS...SUSTAINED AROUND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH ARE LIKELY ACROSS SOUTHEAST KANSAS. * IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE CHALLENGING FOR DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AND ANYONE DRIVING ON EAST WEST ORIENTED ROADS. TRUCK DRIVERS ON HIGHWAY 400 SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY ALERT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH AND OR WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ ES
227 WWUS73 KICT 290902 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 402 AM CDT THU APR 29 2010 KSZ032-033-291015- /O.CAN.KICT.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-100429T1000Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN 402 AM CDT THU APR 29 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE DROPPED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. $$ KSZ047>053-067>070-082-083-091>094-098-291715- /O.EXT.KICT.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-100430T0400Z/ BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION-CHASE-RENO-HARVEY- BUTLER-GREENWOOD-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK- CHAUTAUQUA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREAT BEND...ELLSWORTH...SALINA... LYONS...MCPHERSON...MARION...COTTONWOOD FALLS...HUTCHINSON... NEWTON...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...EUREKA...KINGMAN...WICHITA... ANTHONY...HARPER...WELLINGTON...WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY... HOWARD...SEDAN 402 AM CDT THU APR 29 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...SOUTH WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG TODAY AND WELL INTO THIS EVENING. WINDS AROUND ELLSWORTH AND BARTON COUNTIES MAY BRIEFLY DIMINISH THIS MORNING BUT SHOULD INCREASE LATER THIS MORNING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY. * IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE CHALLENGING FOR DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AND ANYONE DRIVING ON EAST WEST ORIENTED ROADS. TRUCK DRIVERS ON I-70 AND HIGHWAY 400 SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY ALERT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH AND OR GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH ARE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ KSZ071-072-095-096-099-100-291715- /O.EXT.KICT.WI.Y.0018.100429T1400Z-100430T0400Z/ WOODSON-ALLEN-WILSON-NEOSHO-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YATES CENTER...IOLA...FREDONIA... CHANUTE...ERIE...COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...PARSONS 402 AM CDT THU APR 29 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE DRAMATICALLY THIS MORNING...AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. * WINDS...SUSTAINED AROUND 30 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH ARE LIKELY. * IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE CHALLENGING FOR DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AND ANYONE DRIVING ON EAST WEST ORIENTED ROADS. TRUCK DRIVERS ON HIGHWAY 400 SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY ALERT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH AND OR WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ HOWERTON
836 WWUS73 KICT 291602 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1102 AM CDT THU APR 29 2010 KSZ047-048-291715- /O.CAN.KICT.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-100430T0400Z/ BARTON-ELLSWORTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREAT BEND...ELLSWORTH 1102 AM CDT THU APR 29 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS THIS AFTERNOON. THEREFORE THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ KSZ071-072-095-096-099-100-300400- /O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-100430T0400Z/ WOODSON-ALLEN-WILSON-NEOSHO-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YATES CENTER...IOLA...FREDONIA... CHANUTE...ERIE...COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...PARSONS 1102 AM CDT THU APR 29 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. * WINDS...SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE CHALLENGING FOR DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AND ANYONE DRIVING ON EAST WEST ORIENTED ROADS. TRUCK DRIVERS ON HIGHWAY 400 SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY ALERT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH AND OR WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ KSZ049>053-067>070-082-083-091>094-098-300400- /O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-100430T0400Z/ SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION-CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD- KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK-CHAUTAUQUA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON...MARION... COTTONWOOD FALLS...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA... EUREKA...KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY...HARPER...WELLINGTON... WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY...HOWARD...SEDAN 1102 AM CDT THU APR 29 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...SOUTH WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG TODAY AND WELL INTO THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE CHALLENGING FOR DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AND ANYONE DRIVING ON EAST WEST ORIENTED ROADS. TRUCK DRIVERS ON I-70 AND HIGHWAY 400 SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY ALERT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH AND OR GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH ARE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ JMC
783 WWUS73 KICT 300356 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1056 PM CDT THU APR 29 2010 KSZ071-072-095-096-099-100-301000- /O.EXT.KICT.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-100430T1000Z/ WOODSON-ALLEN-WILSON-NEOSHO-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YATES CENTER...IOLA...FREDONIA... CHANUTE...ERIE...COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...PARSONS 1056 PM CDT THU APR 29 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CDT FRIDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CDT FRIDAY. * TIMING...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT. * WINDS...SUSTAINED AROUND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH ARE LIKELY. * IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE VERY CHALLENGING...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE DRIVING IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND ON EAST WEST ORIENTED HIGHWAYS SUCH AS HIGHWAY 400. TRUCK DRIVERS ON HIGHWAY 400 SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY ALERT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH AND OR GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH ARE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING VERY DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ KSZ049>053-067>070-082-083-091>094-098-301000- /O.EXT.KICT.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-100430T1000Z/ SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION-CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD- KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK-CHAUTAUQUA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON...MARION... COTTONWOOD FALLS...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA... EUREKA...KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY...HARPER...WELLINGTON... WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY...HOWARD...SEDAN 1056 PM CDT THU APR 29 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CDT FRIDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CDT FRIDAY. * TIMING...SOUTH WINDS WILL REMAIN VERY STRONG THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH ARE LIKELY. * IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE CHALLENGING FOR DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AND ANYONE DRIVING ON EAST WEST ORIENTED ROADS. TRUCK DRIVERS ON I-70 AND HIGHWAY 400 SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY ALERT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH AND OR GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH ARE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ ES
294 WWUS73 KICT 300817 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 317 AM CDT FRI APR 30 2010 KSZ071-072-095-096-099-100-301500- /O.EXT.KICT.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-100430T1500Z/ WOODSON-ALLEN-WILSON-NEOSHO-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YATES CENTER...IOLA...FREDONIA... CHANUTE...ERIE...COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...PARSONS 317 AM CDT FRI APR 30 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING. * TIMING...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE MORNING HOURS ACROSS SOUTHEAST KANSAS. * WINDS...SUSTAINED AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH ARE LIKELY. * IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE VERY CHALLENGING...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE DRIVING IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND ON EAST WEST ORIENTED HIGHWAYS SUCH AS HIGHWAY 400. TRUCK DRIVERS ON HIGHWAY 400 SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY ALERT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH AND OR GUSTS OF 45 MPH ARE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING VERY DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ KSZ049>053-067>070-082-083-091>094-098-301000- /O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-100430T1000Z/ SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION-CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD- KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK-CHAUTAUQUA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON...MARION... COTTONWOOD FALLS...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA... EUREKA...KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY...HARPER...WELLINGTON... WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY...HOWARD...SEDAN 317 AM CDT FRI APR 30 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING. * TIMING...WINDS WILL REMAIN VERY STRONG THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH ARE LIKELY. * IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE CHALLENGING FOR DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AND ANYONE DRIVING ON EAST WEST ORIENTED ROADS. TRUCK DRIVERS ON I-70 AND HIGHWAY 400 SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY ALERT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH AND OR GUSTS OF 45 MPH ARE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ JAKUB
145 WWUS73 KICT 300825 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 325 AM CDT FRI APR 30 2010 KSZ049>053-067>070-082-083-091>094-098-300930- /O.CAN.KICT.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-100430T1000Z/ SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION-CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD- KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK-CHAUTAUQUA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON...MARION... COTTONWOOD FALLS...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA... EUREKA...KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY...HARPER...WELLINGTON... WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY...HOWARD...SEDAN 325 AM CDT FRI APR 30 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS THE AREA...THEREFORE THE THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ KSZ071-072-095-096-099-100-301500- /O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-100430T1500Z/ WOODSON-ALLEN-WILSON-NEOSHO-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YATES CENTER...IOLA...FREDONIA... CHANUTE...ERIE...COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...PARSONS 325 AM CDT FRI APR 30 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING. * TIMING...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE MORNING HOURS ACROSS SOUTHEAST KANSAS. * WINDS...SUSTAINED AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH ARE LIKELY. * IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE VERY CHALLENGING...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE DRIVING IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND ON EAST WEST ORIENTED HIGHWAYS SUCH AS HIGHWAY 400. TRUCK DRIVERS ON HIGHWAY 400 SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY ALERT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH AND OR GUSTS OF 45 MPH ARE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING VERY DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ JAKUB
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind advisory 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 wind advisory went out at Apr 27, 3:54 PM CDT, 16 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 27, 3:54 PM CDT, 16 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 354 PM CDT TUE APR 27 2010 .DISCUSSION... TONIGHT: SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO SHIFT EAST INTO THE MS VALLEY. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR GOOD RADIATIONAL COOLING MAINLY DURING THE EVENING. WE WILL REFLECT THIS TREND IN THE HOURLY TEMPERATURE GRIDS. AS THIS SURFACE HIGH SHIFTS EAST...SOUTH WINDS WILL RETURN TO THE AREA WITH SOME LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY TOWARDS DAYBREAK. TOMORROW & TOMORROW NGT: FCST HIGHLIGHT IS THAT STRONG(!) SLY WINDS WILL WHIP ACROSS THE REGION AS LWR-DECK CYCLOGENESIS CONTINUES TO INCREASE OVER ERN CO IN RESPONSE TO SHARPENING...NEGATIVELY-TILTED MID-UPR TROF DIGGING AS IT APPROACHES MT/WY WHERE IT'LL TRANSITION INTO A MID-UPR LOW. AIRMASS IS NEARLY DRY ADIABATIC THRU ~850MB WHICH WOULD PROMOTE EXCELLENT MOMENTUM TRANSFER. THEREFORE WIND ADVISORY BEING ISSUED FOR ALL OF CNTRL & SC KS AS WELL AS FOR CHAUTAUQUA...ELK & GREENWOOD COUNTIES OF SE KS...FROM 9AM-9PM. WITH SUCH STRONG SLY LWR-DECK FLOW...RICHER MOISTURE WILL GET INJECTED FROM THE SRN PLAINS TO ERN HALF OF KS LATE TOMORROW AFTERNOON-EVENING. AS SUCH HAVE RAISED MINS A FEW DEGREES. THU-FRI NGT: MID-UPR LOW SHOULD CUTOFF OVER MT/SRN SASKATCHEWAN BY THU MORNING WHICH ENABLE SFC CYCLONE TO STRENGTHEN FURTHER AS IT DRIFTS S/SE ALONG CO/KS BORDER. AS SUCH THU TO BE VERY WINDY WITH WIND ADVISORIES LIKELY NEEDED FOR MOST AREAS. SUCH STRONG SLY LWR-DECK FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO INJECT RICHER LWR-DECK FUEL FROM THE SRN PLAINS WHICH'LL SET STAGE FOR ACTIVE WEATHER THU NGT. THE E/SE PROGRESS OF THE SFC-850MB COLD FRONT MUST BE WATCHED CLOSELY. WITH THE MID-UPR LOW MAKING SLOW ARDUOUS E/SE PROGRESS OVER THE NRN PLAINS THE ATTENDANT TROF WOULD LIKEWISE MOVE SLOWLY E/SE OVER WRN KS. AS SUCH THE COLD FRONT'S ARRIVAL MAY BE DELAYED. FOR NOW HAVE "SCHEDULED" COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE EARLY FRI MORNING FOR MOST AREAS & WITH THE MID-UPR LOW LIFTING N/NE AS IT ENCOUNTERS HIGH AMPLITUDE MID TO UPR RIDGE AXIS SITUATED OVER THE E COAST...THE ATTENDANT TROF WOULD SHEAR OUT. THIS WOULD LIKELY INDUCE THE SFC FRONT TO DECELERATE & EVEN STALL AS IT APPROACHES SE KS FRI NGT. THIS WOULD NO DOUBT TRANSLATE INTO INCREASING CHANCES FOR TSRA OVER SE KS FRI & FRI NGT. SAT-SUN NGT: FORECASTER CONFIDENCE WANES...PRIMARILY DUE TO POSITIONING OF SFC FRONT & DRY LINE. FOR NOW HAVE ASSIGNED GENERIC 20% TO ALL AREAS UNTIL THE FRONT'S BEHAVIOR COMES INTO BETTER FOCUS. MON-TUE: LOW CONFIDENCE FORECAST AS GFS & ECMWF CONTINUE "DEBATE" OVER BEHAVIOR OF DEEP POSITIVELY-TILTED LONGWAVE TROF THAT SHOULD VENTURE E OVER THE CNTRL/SRN ROCKIES SAT MORNING. ECMWF QUICKER THAN THE GFS BY MOVG THE FEATURE E OVER THE CNTRL & SRN PLAINS MON MORNING AROUND WHICH TIME IT SHEARS THE WAVE AS IT CROSSES THE MS VALLEY MON AFTERNOON/EVE LEAVING A SEMI-ZONAL REGIME IN IT'S WAKE. ON OTHER HAND...GFS ATTEMPTS FORM A LOW OVER NM THAT'LL DRIFT E OVER TX PANHANDLE TUE MORNING. WITH THE DEBATE CONTINUING HAVE OPTED TO STICK FAIRLY CLOSE TO HPC BY ASSIGNING GENERIC 20-30% POPS TO MOST OF THESE LATER PERIODS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... WICHITA-KICT 44 78 62 82 / 0 0 0 10 HUTCHINSON 44 78 61 82 / 0 0 0 20 NEWTON 44 77 61 82 / 0 0 0 10 ELDORADO 44 76 61 82 / 0 0 0 10 WINFIELD-KWLD 45 77 62 82 / 0 0 0 10 RUSSELL 42 79 57 81 / 0 0 0 20 GREAT BEND 42 80 58 81 / 0 0 0 20 SALINA 43 77 60 81 / 0 0 0 20 MCPHERSON 44 77 60 81 / 0 0 0 20 COFFEYVILLE 43 76 62 82 / 0 0 0 10 CHANUTE 42 75 61 82 / 0 0 0 10 IOLA 42 74 60 82 / 0 0 0 10 PARSONS-KPPF 43 75 61 82 / 0 0 0 10 && .ICT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WIND ADVISORY FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR KSZ032-033- 047>053-067>070-082-083-091>094-098. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 27, 4:27 AM CDT, 11 hours 43 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 427 AM CDT TUE APR 27 2010 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-280930- 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- 427 AM CDT TUE APR 27 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS... SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY SUSTAINED SOUTH WINDS AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH ARE FORECAST ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY ACROSS CENTRAL AND PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS. THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL BE VERY HIGH ACROSS THE FLINT HILLS ON WEDNESDAY AS WELL AS THURSDAY. VALUES ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON MAY FLIRT WITH THE EXTREME CATEGORY ACROSS CHASE COUNTY. SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS APPEAR TO BE THE PRIMARY THREAT. THE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE IN THE AFTERNOON OVER CENTRAL KANSAS...AND THEN MOVE AND DEVELOP INTO SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS DURING THE EARLY EVENING. THE THREAT WILL LIKELY BE ON THE WANE AS THE STORMS MOVE INTO EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS. THUNDERSTORMS ARE IN THE FORECAST FROM FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY. WHILE AT LEAST A FEW STRONG STORMS ARE LIKELY DURING THIS PERIOD...IT IS NOT CLEAR IF OR WHERE ANY SEVERE STORMS WOULD OCCUR. PLEASE MONITOR LATER OUTLOOKS FOR UPDATED INFORMATION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY OR TONIGHT. && FOR A GRAPHICAL VERSION OF THIS INFORMATION...SEE OUR WEBPAGE AT (LOWERCASE) HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/WICHITA/HWO/HWO.PHP HOWERTON
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