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Excessive Heat Warning 2, NWS Wichita, KS

July 10, 201118 counties in Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this excessive heat warning at Jul 10, 2011, 3:45 AM CDT for 18 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 64 hr. 4 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
Jul 10, 2011, 3:45 AM CDT (08:45 UTC)
Expired
Jul 12, 2011, 7:31 PM CDT
In force
64 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, Harvey County, KS, Labette County, KS, Marion County, KS, McPherson County, KS, Montgomery County, KS, Neosho County, KS, Saline County, KS, Sedgwick County, KS, Sumner County, KS, Wilson County, KS, Woodson County, KS

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 12, 4:18 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG3 S Belle Plaine, KSPUBLIC REPORTS TO KAKE THAT THERE WERE UTILITY POLES AND 6 TO 12 INCH DIAMETER TREES SNAPPED. TIME IS RADAR ESTIMATED.
Jul 12, 4:30 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG3 S Rose Hill, KS*** 1 INJ *** DELAYED REPORT FROM EMERGENCY MANAGER OF A CAR ACCIDENT WHERE THE INJURED PARTY REPORTS THE WIND BLOWING HER OFF THE ROAD. TIME IS RADAR ESTIMATED.
Jul 12, 4:40 PM CDTTSTM WND DMGDearing, KSEMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTS MULTIPLE TREES DOWN OF 6 TO 12 INCHES IN DIAMETER AND COVERING ROADWAYS.
Jul 12, 4:55 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 584 Se Wichita, KSESTIMATED 58MPH WINDS.

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 00:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 157 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Topeka, KS at 00:00Z on 2011-07-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2736 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Topeka, KS at 00:00Z on 2011-07-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 26 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
2736 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-101 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1263 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
26 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
156 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.4

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

825 
WWUS73 KICT 100845
NPWICT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
345 AM CDT SUN JUL 10 2011

...INTENSE HEAT WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA TODAY AND 
MONDAY...

KSZ049-051>053-068>072-083-092>096-098>100-101645-
/O.UPG.KICT.HT.Y.0004.110710T1800Z-110711T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KICT.EH.W.0002.110710T0845Z-110712T0100Z/
SALINE-MCPHERSON-MARION-CHASE-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-
ALLEN-SEDGWICK-SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-
MONTGOMERY-LABETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SALINA...MCPHERSON...MARION...
COTTONWOOD FALLS...NEWTON...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...EUREKA...
YATES CENTER...IOLA...WICHITA...WELLINGTON...WINFIELD...
ARKANSAS CITY...HOWARD...FREDONIA...CHANUTE...ERIE...SEDAN...
COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...PARSONS
345 AM CDT SUN JUL 10 2011

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED AN EXCESSIVE
HEAT WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT MONDAY. THE HEAT
ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TEMPERATURES...FROM 102 TO 107 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED THIS
  AFTERNOON...AND WILL RANGE FROM 100 TO 105 ON MONDAY AFTERNOON. 

* HEAT INDICES...OF 105 TO 110 ARE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON
  AND EARLY EVENING HOURS TODAY...AND WILL CLIMB TO AROUND 105 
  ON MONDAY AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACTS...INCLUDE THE RISK FOR HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES WITH 
  PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE INTENSE HEAT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS...IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE.
WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY
MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT
EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE
FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY
AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT
REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS.
ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND
SHADED LOCATION.  HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1.

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF
DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF
HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE A DANGEROUS
SITUATION WHERE HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. DRINK PLENTY OF
FLUIDS AND STAY IN AN AIR CONDITIONED ROOM. STAY OUT OF THE
SUN AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. TEMPERATURES
WITHIN VEHICLES CAN BECOME LETHAL IN A FEW MINUTES. NEVER
LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS IN VEHICLES. REMEMBER TO BEAT
THE HEAT...CHECK THE BACKSEAT.

&&

$$

KSZ032-033-047-048-050-067-082-091-101645-
/O.EXT.KICT.HT.Y.0004.110710T0845Z-110711T0200Z/
RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-RICE-RENO-KINGMAN-HARPER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND...
ELLSWORTH...LYONS...HUTCHINSON...KINGMAN...ANTHONY...HARPER
345 AM CDT SUN JUL 10 2011

...HEAT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THE HEAT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM CDT SUNDAY.

* TEMPERATURES...FROM 102 TO 108 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED THIS 
  AFTERNOON.

* HEAT INDICES...OF AROUND 105 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED DURING THE
  AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS TODAY.

* IMPACTS...INCLUDE THE RISK FOR HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES WITH 
  PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE INTENSE HEAT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS...IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR
EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT
STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN
POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS
IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY
HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION.  HEAT STROKE
IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1.

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS
EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY
WILL CREATE CONDITIONS WHERE HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK
PLENTY OF FLUIDS AND STAY IN AN AIR CONDITIONED ROOM IF POSSIBLE.
STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.
TEMPERATURES WITHIN VEHICLES CAN BECOME LETHAL IN A FEW MINUTES.
NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS IN VEHICLES. REMEMBER TO BEAT THE
HEAT...CHECK THE BACKSEAT.

&&

$$

KED
11 follow-up statements
136 
WWUS73 KICT 101540
NPWICT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1040 AM CDT SUN JUL 10 2011

...INTENSE HEAT WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA TODAY AND
MONDAY...

KSZ049-051>053-068>072-083-092>096-098>100-102345-
/O.CON.KICT.EH.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110712T0100Z/
SALINE-MCPHERSON-MARION-CHASE-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-
ALLEN-SEDGWICK-SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-
MONTGOMERY-LABETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SALINA...MCPHERSON...MARION...
COTTONWOOD FALLS...NEWTON...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...EUREKA...
YATES CENTER...IOLA...WICHITA...WELLINGTON...WINFIELD...
ARKANSAS CITY...HOWARD...FREDONIA...CHANUTE...ERIE...SEDAN...
COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...PARSONS
1040 AM CDT SUN JUL 10 2011

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT
MONDAY...

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT
MONDAY. 

* TEMPERATURES...FROM 102 TO NEAR 109 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED THIS
  AFTERNOON...AND WILL RANGE FROM 100 TO 105 ON MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* HEAT INDICES...OF 105 TO 110 ARE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON 
  AND EARLY EVENING HOURS TODAY...AND WILL CLIMB TO AROUND 105 
  ON MONDAY AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACTS...INCLUDE THE RISK FOR HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES WITH 
  PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE INTENSE HEAT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS...IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR
EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT
STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN
POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS
IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY
HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION.  HEAT STROKE
IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1.

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF
DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF HOT
TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION
WHERE HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS AND STAY
IN AN AIR CONDITIONED ROOM. STAY OUT OF THE SUN AND CHECK UP ON
RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. TEMPERATURES WITHIN VEHICLES CAN BECOME
LETHAL IN A FEW MINUTES. NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS IN
VEHICLES. REMEMBER TO BEAT THE HEAT...CHECK THE BACKSEAT.

&&

$$

KSZ032-033-047-048-050-067-082-091-102345-
/O.CON.KICT.HT.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110711T0200Z/
RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-RICE-RENO-KINGMAN-HARPER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND...
ELLSWORTH...LYONS...HUTCHINSON...KINGMAN...ANTHONY...HARPER
1040 AM CDT SUN JUL 10 2011

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

* TEMPERATURES...FROM 104 TO 110 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED THIS
  AFTERNOON.

* HEAT INDICES...RANGING FROM 105 TO 110 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED
  DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS TODAY.

* IMPACTS...INCLUDE THE RISK FOR HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES WITH 
  PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE INTENSE HEAT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS...IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR
EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT
STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN
POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS
IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY
HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION.  HEAT STROKE
IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1.

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS
EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY
WILL CREATE CONDITIONS WHERE HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK
PLENTY OF FLUIDS AND STAY IN AN AIR CONDITIONED ROOM IF POSSIBLE.
STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.
TEMPERATURES WITHIN VEHICLES CAN BECOME LETHAL IN A FEW MINUTES.
NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS IN VEHICLES. REMEMBER TO BEAT THE
HEAT...CHECK THE BACKSEAT.

&&

$$

KED/ADK
163 
WWUS73 KICT 102041
NPWICT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
341 PM CDT SUN JUL 10 2011

...INTENSE HEAT WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA TONIGHT INTO 
MONDAY...

KSZ049-051>053-068>072-083-092>096-098>100-110445-
/O.CON.KICT.EH.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110712T0100Z/
SALINE-MCPHERSON-MARION-CHASE-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-
ALLEN-SEDGWICK-SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-
MONTGOMERY-LABETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SALINA...MCPHERSON...MARION...
COTTONWOOD FALLS...NEWTON...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...EUREKA...
YATES CENTER...IOLA...WICHITA...WELLINGTON...WINFIELD...
ARKANSAS CITY...HOWARD...FREDONIA...CHANUTE...ERIE...SEDAN...
COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...PARSONS
341 PM CDT SUN JUL 10 2011

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT
MONDAY...

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT
MONDAY. 

* TEMPERATURES...FROM 102 TO NEAR 110 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED TO
  CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING...AND WILL RANGE FROM 100 TO 105 ON
  MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* HEAT INDICES...OF 105 TO 110 ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THE
  EARLY EVENING HOURS TODAY...AND WILL CLIMB TO AROUND 105 ON
  MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...INCLUDE THE RISK FOR HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES WITH 
  PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE INTENSE HEAT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS...IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR
EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT
STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN
POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS
IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY
HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION.  HEAT STROKE
IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1.

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF
DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF HOT
TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION
WHERE HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS AND STAY
IN AN AIR CONDITIONED ROOM. STAY OUT OF THE SUN AND CHECK UP ON
RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. TEMPERATURES WITHIN VEHICLES CAN BECOME
LETHAL IN A FEW MINUTES. NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS IN
VEHICLES. REMEMBER TO BEAT THE HEAT...CHECK THE BACKSEAT.

&&

$$

KSZ032-033-047-048-050-067-082-091-110200-
/O.CON.KICT.HT.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110711T0200Z/
RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-RICE-RENO-KINGMAN-HARPER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND...
ELLSWORTH...LYONS...HUTCHINSON...KINGMAN...ANTHONY...HARPER
341 PM CDT SUN JUL 10 2011

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

* TEMPERATURES...FROM 104 TO 110 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
  INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. 

* HEAT INDICES...RANGING FROM 105 TO 110 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED TO
  CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS TODAY.

* IMPACTS...INCLUDE THE RISK FOR HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES WITH 
  PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE INTENSE HEAT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS...IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR
EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT
STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN
POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS
IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY
HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION.  HEAT STROKE
IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1.

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS
EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY
WILL CREATE CONDITIONS WHERE HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK
PLENTY OF FLUIDS AND STAY IN AN AIR CONDITIONED ROOM IF POSSIBLE.
STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.
TEMPERATURES WITHIN VEHICLES CAN BECOME LETHAL IN A FEW MINUTES.
NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS IN VEHICLES. REMEMBER TO BEAT THE
HEAT...CHECK THE BACKSEAT.

&&

$$

KETCHAM
178 
WWUS73 KICT 110243
NPWICT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
943 PM CDT SUN JUL 10 2011

KSZ049-051>053-068>072-083-092>096-098>100-111045-
/O.CON.KICT.EH.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110712T0100Z/
SALINE-MCPHERSON-MARION-CHASE-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-
ALLEN-SEDGWICK-SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-
MONTGOMERY-LABETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SALINA...MCPHERSON...MARION...
COTTONWOOD FALLS...NEWTON...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...EUREKA...
YATES CENTER...IOLA...WICHITA...WELLINGTON...WINFIELD...
ARKANSAS CITY...HOWARD...FREDONIA...CHANUTE...ERIE...SEDAN...
COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...PARSONS
943 PM CDT SUN JUL 10 2011

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT
MONDAY...

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT
MONDAY.

* TEMPERATURES...WILL RANGE FROM 100 TO 105 ON MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* HEAT INDICES...AROUND 105 ARE EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON AND
  EARLY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...INCLUDE THE RISK FOR HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES WITH 
  PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE INTENSE HEAT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS...IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR
EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT
STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN
POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS
IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY
HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION.  HEAT STROKE
IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1.

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF
DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF HOT
TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION
WHERE HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS AND STAY
IN AN AIR CONDITIONED ROOM. STAY OUT OF THE SUN AND CHECK UP ON
RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. TEMPERATURES WITHIN VEHICLES CAN BECOME
LETHAL IN A FEW MINUTES. NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS IN
VEHICLES. REMEMBER TO BEAT THE HEAT...CHECK THE BACKSEAT.

&&

$$

HOWERTON
291 
WWUS73 KICT 110848
NPWICT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
348 AM CDT MON JUL 11 2011

KSZ049-051>053-068>072-083-092>096-098>100-111700-
/O.EXT.KICT.EH.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110713T0200Z/
SALINE-MCPHERSON-MARION-CHASE-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-
ALLEN-SEDGWICK-SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-
MONTGOMERY-LABETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SALINA...MCPHERSON...MARION...
COTTONWOOD FALLS...NEWTON...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...EUREKA...
YATES CENTER...IOLA...WICHITA...WELLINGTON...WINFIELD...
ARKANSAS CITY...HOWARD...FREDONIA...CHANUTE...ERIE...SEDAN...
COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...PARSONS
348 AM CDT MON JUL 11 2011

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT TUESDAY...

THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT
TUESDAY.

* TEMPERATURES...WILL RANGE FROM 100 TO 105 MONDAY AND TUESDAY
  AFTERNOONS.

* HEAT INDICES...OF 105 TO 108 ARE LIKELY MONDAY AND TUESDAY
  AFTERNOONS.

* IMPACTS...INCLUDE THE RISK FOR HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES WITH 
  PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE INTENSE HEAT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR
EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT
STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE
AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS
IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY
HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS
AN EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1.

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF
DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF HOT
TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION
WHERE HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS AND STAY
IN AN AIR CONDITIONED ROOM. STAY OUT OF THE SUN AND CHECK UP ON
RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. TEMPERATURES WITHIN VEHICLES CAN GET LETHAL
IN ONLY A FEW MINUTES. NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS UNATTENDED IN
VEHICLES FOR ANY DURATION! REMEMBER TO BEAT THE HEAT...CHECK THE
BACKSEAT.

&&

$$

ES
969 
WWUS73 KICT 111625
NPWICT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1125 AM CDT MON JUL 11 2011

KSZ049-051>053-068>072-083-092>096-098>100-120100-
/O.CON.KICT.EH.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110713T0200Z/
SALINE-MCPHERSON-MARION-CHASE-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-
ALLEN-SEDGWICK-SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-
MONTGOMERY-LABETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SALINA...MCPHERSON...MARION...
COTTONWOOD FALLS...NEWTON...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...EUREKA...
YATES CENTER...IOLA...WICHITA...WELLINGTON...WINFIELD...
ARKANSAS CITY...HOWARD...FREDONIA...CHANUTE...ERIE...SEDAN...
COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...PARSONS
1125 AM CDT MON JUL 11 2011

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT
TUESDAY...

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT
TUESDAY.

* TEMPERATURES...WILL RANGE FROM 100 TO 105 THIS AFTERNOON AND
  AGAIN ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* HEAT INDICES...OF 105 TO 108 ARE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON AND
  AGAIN ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...INCLUDE THE RISK FOR HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES WITH 
  PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE INTENSE HEAT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR
EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT
STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN
POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS
IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY
HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE
IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1.

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF
DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF HOT
TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION
WHERE HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS AND STAY
IN AN AIR CONDITIONED ROOM. STAY OUT OF THE SUN AND CHECK UP ON
RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. TEMPERATURES WITHIN VEHICLES CAN GET
LETHAL IN ONLY A FEW MINUTES. NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS
UNATTENDED IN VEHICLES FOR ANY DURATION! REMEMBER TO BEAT THE
HEAT...CHECK THE BACKSEAT.

&&

$$

LAWSON
484 
WWUS73 KICT 120031
NPWICT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
731 PM CDT MON JUL 11 2011

KSZ049-051>053-068>072-083-092>096-098>100-121015-
/O.CON.KICT.EH.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110713T0200Z/
SALINE-MCPHERSON-MARION-CHASE-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-
ALLEN-SEDGWICK-SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-
MONTGOMERY-LABETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SALINA...MCPHERSON...MARION...
COTTONWOOD FALLS...NEWTON...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...EUREKA...
YATES CENTER...IOLA...WICHITA...WELLINGTON...WINFIELD...
ARKANSAS CITY...HOWARD...FREDONIA...CHANUTE...ERIE...SEDAN...
COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...PARSONS
731 PM CDT MON JUL 11 2011

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT
TUESDAY...

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT
TUESDAY. 

* TEMPERATURES...WILL RANGE FROM 100 TO 105 ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* HEAT INDICES...OF 105 TO 108 ARE LIKELY ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...INCLUDE THE RISK FOR HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES WITH 
  PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE INTENSE HEAT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR
EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT
STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN
POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS
IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY
HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE
IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1.

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF
DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF HOT
TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION
WHERE HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS AND STAY
IN AN AIR CONDITIONED ROOM. STAY OUT OF THE SUN AND CHECK UP ON
RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. TEMPERATURES WITHIN VEHICLES CAN GET
LETHAL IN ONLY A FEW MINUTES. NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS
UNATTENDED IN VEHICLES FOR ANY DURATION! REMEMBER TO BEAT THE
HEAT...CHECK THE BACKSEAT.

&&

$$

HOWERTON
265 
WWUS73 KICT 120850
NPWICT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
350 AM CDT TUE JUL 12 2011

KSZ049-051>053-068>072-083-092>096-098>100-121700-
/O.CON.KICT.EH.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110713T0200Z/
SALINE-MCPHERSON-MARION-CHASE-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-
ALLEN-SEDGWICK-SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-
MONTGOMERY-LABETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SALINA...MCPHERSON...MARION...
COTTONWOOD FALLS...NEWTON...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...EUREKA...
YATES CENTER...IOLA...WICHITA...WELLINGTON...WINFIELD...
ARKANSAS CITY...HOWARD...FREDONIA...CHANUTE...ERIE...SEDAN...
COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...PARSONS
350 AM CDT TUE JUL 12 2011

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS
EVENING.

* TEMPERATURES...WILL REACH 100 TO 105 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON.

* HEAT INDICES...OF 105 TO 108 ARE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...INCLUDE THE RISK FOR HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES WITH 
  PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE INTENSE HEAT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR
EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT
STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN
POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS
IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY
HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE
IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1.

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF
DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF HOT
TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION
WHERE HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS AND STAY
IN AN AIR CONDITIONED ROOM. STAY OUT OF THE SUN AND CHECK UP ON
RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. TEMPERATURES WITHIN VEHICLES CAN GET
LETHAL IN ONLY A FEW MINUTES. NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS
UNATTENDED IN VEHICLES FOR ANY DURATION! REMEMBER TO BEAT THE
HEAT...CHECK THE BACKSEAT.

&&

$$

ES
710 
WWUS73 KICT 121343
NPWICT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
843 AM CDT TUE JUL 12 2011

KSZ049-051>053-068>072-083-092>096-098>100-130200-
/O.CON.KICT.EH.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110713T0200Z/
SALINE-MCPHERSON-MARION-CHASE-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-
ALLEN-SEDGWICK-SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-
MONTGOMERY-LABETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SALINA...MCPHERSON...MARION...
COTTONWOOD FALLS...NEWTON...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...EUREKA...
YATES CENTER...IOLA...WICHITA...WELLINGTON...WINFIELD...
ARKANSAS CITY...HOWARD...FREDONIA...CHANUTE...ERIE...SEDAN...
COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...PARSONS
843 AM CDT TUE JUL 12 2011

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS
EVENING.

* TEMPERATURES...WILL REACH 100 TO 105 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON.

* HEAT INDICES...OF 105 TO 108 ARE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...INCLUDE THE RISK FOR HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES WITH 
  PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE INTENSE HEAT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR
EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT
STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN
POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS
IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY
HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE
IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1.

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF
DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF HOT
TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION
WHERE HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS AND STAY
IN AN AIR CONDITIONED ROOM. STAY OUT OF THE SUN AND CHECK UP ON
RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. TEMPERATURES WITHIN VEHICLES CAN GET
LETHAL IN ONLY A FEW MINUTES. NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS
UNATTENDED IN VEHICLES FOR ANY DURATION! REMEMBER TO BEAT THE
HEAT...CHECK THE BACKSEAT.

&&

$$
208 
WWUS73 KICT 121607
NPWICT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1107 AM CDT TUE JUL 12 2011

KSZ049-051-052-068-069-083-092-093-121715-
/O.CAN.KICT.EH.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110713T0200Z/
SALINE-MCPHERSON-MARION-HARVEY-BUTLER-SEDGWICK-SUMNER-COWLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SALINA...MCPHERSON...MARION...NEWTON...
EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...WICHITA...WELLINGTON...WINFIELD...
ARKANSAS CITY
1107 AM CDT TUE JUL 12 2011

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS CANCELLED THE
EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING. 

AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES ARE EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 100 TO 104
DEGREES WHICH IS BELOW EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING CRITERIA. THEREFORE
THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

$$

KSZ053-070>072-094>096-098>100-130200-
/O.CON.KICT.EH.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110713T0200Z/
CHASE-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-
MONTGOMERY-LABETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COTTONWOOD FALLS...EUREKA...
YATES CENTER...IOLA...HOWARD...FREDONIA...CHANUTE...ERIE...
SEDAN...COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...PARSONS
1107 AM CDT TUE JUL 12 2011

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS
EVENING.

* TEMPERATURES...WILL REACH 100 TO 105 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON.

* HEAT INDICES...OF AROUND 105 ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...INCLUDE THE RISK FOR HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES WITH 
  PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE INTENSE HEAT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR
EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT
STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN
POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS
IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY
HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE
IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1.

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF
DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF HOT
TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION
WHERE HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS AND STAY
IN AN AIR CONDITIONED ROOM. STAY OUT OF THE SUN AND CHECK UP ON
RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. TEMPERATURES WITHIN VEHICLES CAN GET
LETHAL IN ONLY A FEW MINUTES. NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS
UNATTENDED IN VEHICLES FOR ANY DURATION! REMEMBER TO BEAT THE
HEAT...CHECK THE BACKSEAT.

&&

$$

JMC
766 
WWUS73 KICT 122114
NPWICT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
414 PM CDT TUE JUL 12 2011

KSZ053-070>072-094>096-098>100-130200-
/O.CON.KICT.EH.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110713T0200Z/
CHASE-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-
MONTGOMERY-LABETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COTTONWOOD FALLS...EUREKA...
YATES CENTER...IOLA...HOWARD...FREDONIA...CHANUTE...ERIE...
SEDAN...COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...PARSONS
414 PM CDT TUE JUL 12 2011

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS
EVENING.

* TEMPERATURES...WILL REMAIN AROUND 100 DEGREES THROUGH THE EARLY
  EVENING HOURS.

* HEAT INDICES...OF AROUND 105 ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE EARLY
  EVENING HOURS.

* IMPACTS...INCLUDE THE RISK FOR HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES WITH 
  PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE INTENSE HEAT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR
EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT
STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN
POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS
IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY
HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE
IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1.

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF
DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF HOT
TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION
WHERE HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS AND STAY
IN AN AIR CONDITIONED ROOM. STAY OUT OF THE SUN AND CHECK UP ON
RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. TEMPERATURES WITHIN VEHICLES CAN GET
LETHAL IN ONLY A FEW MINUTES. NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS
UNATTENDED IN VEHICLES FOR ANY DURATION! REMEMBER TO BEAT THE
HEAT...CHECK THE BACKSEAT.

&&

$$

LAWSON
784 
WWUS73 KICT 130031
NPWICT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
731 PM CDT TUE JUL 12 2011

KSZ053-070>072-094>096-098>100-130145-
/O.CAN.KICT.EH.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110713T0200Z/
CHASE-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-
MONTGOMERY-LABETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COTTONWOOD FALLS...EUREKA...
YATES CENTER...IOLA...HOWARD...FREDONIA...CHANUTE...ERIE...
SEDAN...COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...PARSONS
731 PM CDT TUE JUL 12 2011

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS CANCELLED THE
EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING. 

RAIN HAS DROPPED TEMPERATURES ACROSS SOUTHEAST KANSAS...SO THE
WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

$$

HOWERTON

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this excessive heat 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 excessive heat warning went out at Jul 10, 3:24 AM CDT, 21 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 10, 3:24 AM CDT, 21 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
324 AM CDT SUN JUL 10 2011

.DISCUSSION...
FORECAST CONCERN...THE INTENSE HEAT FOR A COUPLE MORE DAYS AND
THEN INCREASING PRECIP/CONVECTIVE CHANCES BY TUESDAY/WEDNESDAY.

TODAY-MONDAY
A FEW SHOWERS/ISOLATED STORMS STILL FESTER ACROSS PORTIONS OF
CENTRAL KANSAS EARLY THIS MORNING. THE CIRRUS DEBRI CANOPY HAS
KEPT SOME LOCALES VERY WARM WITH TEMPS STILL CLOSE TO 90F IN
THE WICHITA AREA AT 08Z. AS THE UPPER RIDGE AXIS SHIFTS EAST
TO THE OZARKS TODAY...THE LOW LEVEL THERMAL RIDGE WILL SHIFT
NORTH ALONG WITH THE SURFACE FRONT...ENSURING A VERY HOT DAY
ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA. HEAT INDICES SHOULD TOP 105 AGAIN
ACROSS THE AREA...WITH SOME LOCALES APPROACHING 110 DEGREES
ALONG AND EAST OF THE I-135 CORRIDOR. THIS IN COMBO WITH
POTENTIAL FOR HEAT INDICES TO APPROACH OR EXCEED 105 AGAIN ON
MONDAY FOR A THIRD CONSECUTIVE DAY...HAVE DECIDED TO UPGRADE TO
AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING FOR THESE AREAS.

SOME DIURNALLY DRIVEN CONVECTION IS POSSIBLE AGAIN DURING
THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING NEAR THE SURFACE FRONT...MAINLY
AFFECTING PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS.

ON MONDAY A SUBTLE MODIFICATION OF THE LOW AND MID-LEVEL
AIRMASS IS EXPECTED AS THE APPROACHING TROPICAL SYSTEM ACROSS
TEXAS BEGINS TO AFFECT THE AREA. THE SLIGHTLY BACKED FLOW WILL
RESULT IN SLIGHT 850-700MB COOL ADVECTION. THIS SHOULD TEMPER
MAXS A BIT...THOUGH STILL TOPPING THE CENTURY MARK ACROSS MOST
AREAS. DESPITE POTENTIAL WEAKENING OF THE MID-LEVEL CAP...DO
NOT EXPECT MORE THAN ISOLATED CONVECTIVE CHANCES DUE TO LACK OF
A FOCUSING MECHANISM...SO WILL KEEP FORECAST DRY.

TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY
THE MOISTURE PLUME AND THE REMNANT TROPICAL UPPER LOW IS
EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE AREA. WILL CONTINUE TO SHOW MODEST
CHANCE POPS AND SLIGHTLY COOLER/LESS HOT MAXS FOR THE
MID-WEEK PERIOD.

THURSDAY-SATURDAY
THE UPPER RIDGE AND MORE INTENSE HEAT IS EXPECTED TO BUILD
IN ACROSS THE AREA AGAIN FOR THE END OF THE WEEK...WHICH IS
REFLECTED IN THE GOING FORECAST.

DARMOFAL

&&

.AVIATION...06Z TAFS KRSL/KSLN/KHUT/KICT/KCNU
STORMS WILL BE IN THE VICINITY OF KRSL AT START OF FORECAST...AND
SHORTLY THEREAFTER AT KSLN. CHANCES AT KICT/KHUT LOOK TO BE SLIM
AT BEST...AND PLAN TO ONLY HAVE CB AT KICT AT THE START OF THE
FORECAST. LOW CONFIDENCE IN WIND FORECAST OVERNIGHT WITH
RELATIVELY WEAK GRADIENT AND THUNDERSTORMS/OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES THE
MAIN CONTRIBUTOR TO WINDS. ANTICIPATE VERY HIGH BASED CUMULUS TO
REDEVELOP SUN AFTERNOON...WITH ISOLATED CONVECTION POSSIBLE...MOST
LIKELY ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL KS. OUTSIDE OF
CONVECTION...NO SIGNIFICANT AVIATION WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED AT
THIS TIME. -HOWERTON

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
WICHITA-KICT   106  78 102  77 /  10  10  10  10
HUTCHINSON     107  77 103  77 /  10  10  10  10
NEWTON         105  77 102  77 /  20  10  10  10
ELDORADO       104  77 102  77 /  10  10  10  10
WINFIELD-KWLD  106  78 102  77 /  10  10  10  10
RUSSELL        104  76 102  75 /  20  20  10  10
GREAT BEND     107  77 103  76 /  20  10  10  10
SALINA         105  78 103  77 /  20  20  10  10
MCPHERSON      106  77 103  77 /  20  20  10  10
COFFEYVILLE    105  78 102  77 /  10  10  10  10
CHANUTE        102  77 100  77 /  10  10  10  10
IOLA           102  76  99  76 /  10  10  10  10
PARSONS-KPPF   104  78 101  77 /  10  10  10  10

&&

.ICT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING UNTIL 8 PM CDT MONDAY FOR KSZ049-051>053-
068>072-083-092>096-098>100.

HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR KSZ032-033-047-048-
050-067-082-091.

&&
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 10, 12:05 AM CDT, 3 hours 40 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1205 AM CDT SUN JUL 10 2011

KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-110515-
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-
1205 AM CDT SUN JUL 10 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS...
SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

A FEW THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS CENTRAL
KANSAS. A FEW STRONG STORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

HEAT INDICES ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 105 TO 110 ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON
INTO EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST HEAT
ADVISORY FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON
INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. A FEW STRONG STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE.

ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO MUCH OF
NEXT WEEK...WITH AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES RANGING FROM 100 TO NEAR
105 DEGREES ACROSS THE AREA. THERE WILL BE AN INCREASING CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK...WITH THE BEST
CHANCES ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY. AT THIS TIME...THE
RISK FOR ORGANIZED SEVERE WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TONIGHT.

&&

FOR A GRAPHICAL VERSION OF THIS INFORMATION...SEE OUR
WEBPAGE AT (LOWERCASE) HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/WICHITA/HWO/HWO.PHP

HOWERTON

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 9, 11:56 PM CDT, 3 hours 49 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1156 PM CDT SAT JUL 9 2011

KSZ032-047-100530-
BARTON-RUSSELL-
1156 PM CDT SAT JUL 9 2011

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BARTON AND RUSSELL COUNTIES...

AT 1151 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR OLMITZ...OR 15 MILES NORTH OF
GREAT BEND...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

WINDS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IN THE EVENT THE STORMS INTENSIFY AND
BECOME SEVERE, OR A WARNING IS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

MCGUIRE

The office that day

Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 10, 6:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTBarton41 min

Nearby

Excessive Heat Warnings in Kansas, 2011Every excessive heat warning in 2011

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.