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Wind Chill Advisory 3, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this wind chill advisory at Feb 1, 2011, 4:02 PM CST for 16 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Feb 1, 2011, 7:32 PM CST. It was in force for 16 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 1, 2011, 4:02 PM CST (22:02 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 1, 2011, 7:32 PM CST
- Expired
- Feb 2, 2011, 12:00 PM CST
- In force
- 16 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
Counties Allen County, KS, Butler County, KS, Chase County, KS, Chautauqua County, KS, Cowley County, KS, Elk County, KS, Greenwood County, KS, Harper County, KS, Kingman County, KS, Labette County, KS, Montgomery County, KS, Neosho County, KS, Sedgwick County, KS, Sumner County, KS, Wilson County, KS, Woodson County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:04 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
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 177 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
- 662 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 69 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 25 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 263 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
643 WWUS43 KICT 012202 WSWICT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 402 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 KSZ049-051-052-068-020600- /O.NEW.KICT.WC.W.0001.110202T1200Z-110202T1800Z/ /O.CON.KICT.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110202T1200Z/ SALINE-MCPHERSON-MARION-HARVEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SALINA...MCPHERSON...MARION...NEWTON 402 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH TO FLURRIES THIS EVENING...WITH BLOWING SNOW AND BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS PERSISTING OVERNIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE...BRINGING STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS TO 3 TO 5 INCHES FROM NEWTON TO MARION TO SALINA. * WINDS...STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITIES IN OPEN COUNTRY AND MAKING TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ADDITIONALLY...DANGEROUS WIND CHILL READINGS AROUND 25 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED! PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. YOU SHOULD MONITOR THIS SITUATION CLOSELY! A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS...WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH...IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ KSZ032-033-047-048-050-067-020600- /O.NEW.KICT.WC.W.0001.110202T0600Z-110202T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KICT.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110202T0600Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-RICE-RENO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH...LYONS...HUTCHINSON 402 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH TO FLURRIES EARLY THIS EVENING...WITH BLOWING SNOW AND BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS PERSISTING OVERNIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LESS THAN ONE INCH WEST OF INTERSTATE 135...BRINGING STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS TO 1 TO 4 INCHES FROM HUTCHINSON TO GREAT BEND...ELLSWORTH AND RUSSELL...WITH AMOUNTS HIGHEST NEAR HUTCHINSON. * WINDS...STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITIES IN OPEN COUNTRY AND MAKING TRAVEL DANGEROUS AT TIMES. ADDITIONALLY...DANGEROUS WIND CHILL READINGS FROM 25 TO 30 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED! PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF WINTER WEATHER WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS...WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH...IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ KSZ071-072-094>096-098>100-020600- /O.NEW.KICT.WC.Y.0003.110202T1200Z-110202T1800Z/ /O.CON.KICT.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110202T1200Z/ WOODSON-ALLEN-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YATES CENTER...IOLA...HOWARD... FREDONIA...CHANUTE...ERIE...SEDAN...COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE... PARSONS 402 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL DIMINISH TO FLURRIES THIS EVENING...WITH BLOWING SNOW AND BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS PERSISTING OVERNIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE...BRINGING STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS TO 10 TO 15 INCHES OVER SOUTHEAST KANSAS. * WINDS...STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...PRODUCING GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN OPEN COUNTRY AND MAKING TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ADDITIONALLY...DANGEROUS WIND CHILL READINGS AROUND 20 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED! PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ KSZ053-069-070-083-092-093-020600- /O.NEW.KICT.WC.Y.0003.110202T1200Z-110202T1800Z/ /O.CON.KICT.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110202T1200Z/ CHASE-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-SEDGWICK-SUMNER-COWLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COTTONWOOD FALLS...EL DORADO... AUGUSTA...EUREKA...WICHITA...WELLINGTON...WINFIELD... ARKANSAS CITY 402 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH TO FLURRIES THIS EVENING...WITH BLOWING SNOW AND BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS PERSISTING OVERNIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE...BRINGING STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS TO 5 TO 10 INCHES SOUTHEAST OF THE TURNPIKE...HIGHEST AMOUNTS OVER THE FLINT HILLS. * WINDS...STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...PRODUCING GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN OPEN COUNTRY AND MAKING TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ADDITIONALLY...DANGEROUS WIND CHILL READINGS FROM 20 TO 25 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED! PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. YOU SHOULD MONITOR THIS SITUATION CLOSELY! A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ KSZ082-091-020600- /O.NEW.KICT.WC.Y.0003.110202T0600Z-110202T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KICT.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110202T0600Z/ KINGMAN-HARPER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KINGMAN...ANTHONY...HARPER 402 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH TO FLURRIES EARLY THIS EVENING...WITH BLOWING SNOW AND BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS PERSISTING OVERNIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LESS THAN ONE INCH WEST OF INTERSTATE 135...BRINGING STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS TO 2 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS KINGMAN AND HARPER COUNTIES. * WINDS...STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITIES IN OPEN COUNTRY AND MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. ADDITIONALLY...DANGEROUS WIND CHILL READINGS FROM 20 TO 25 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED! PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ ADK
3 follow-up statements
124 WWUS43 KICT 020132 WSWICT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 732 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 KSZ071-072-094>096-098>100-021800- /O.CAN.KICT.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110202T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KICT.WC.Y.0003.110202T0132Z-110202T1800Z/ WOODSON-ALLEN-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YATES CENTER...IOLA...HOWARD... FREDONIA...CHANUTE...ERIE...SEDAN...COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE... PARSONS 732 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...SNOW HAS RAPIDLY DIMINISHED WITH CLEARING SKIES EXPECTED THIS EVENING * WINDS...BRISK NORTHWEST OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL SEND WIND CHILL VALUES TO AROUND 20 BELOW THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...THE BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS WIND CHILL READINGS AROUND 20 BELOW ZERO THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ KSZ049-051-052-068-021800- /O.CAN.KICT.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110202T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KICT.WC.W.0001.110202T0132Z-110202T1800Z/ SALINE-MCPHERSON-MARION-HARVEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SALINA...MCPHERSON...MARION...NEWTON 732 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WIND CHILL WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE WIND CHILL WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...SNOW HAS RAPIDLY DIMINISHED WITH CLEARING SKIES EXPECTED THIS EVENING. * WINDS...BRISK NORTHWEST OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL SEND WIND CHILL VALUES TO AROUND 20 BELOW THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...THE BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS WIND CHILL READINGS AROUND 20 BELOW ZERO THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS...WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH...IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ KSZ053-069-070-083-092-093-021800- /O.CAN.KICT.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110202T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KICT.WC.Y.0003.110202T0132Z-110202T1800Z/ CHASE-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-SEDGWICK-SUMNER-COWLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COTTONWOOD FALLS...EL DORADO... AUGUSTA...EUREKA...WICHITA...WELLINGTON...WINFIELD... ARKANSAS CITY 732 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...SNOW HAS RAPIDLY DIMINISHED WITH CLEARING SKIES EXPECTED THIS EVENING. * WINDS...BRISK NORTHWEST OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL SEND WIND CHILL VALUES TO AROUND 20 BELOW THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...THE BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS WIND CHILL READINGS AROUND 20 BELOW ZERO THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ KSZ032-033-047-048-050-067-021800- /O.CAN.KICT.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110202T0600Z/ /O.EXT.KICT.WC.W.0001.110202T0132Z-110202T1800Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-RICE-RENO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH...LYONS...HUTCHINSON 732 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WIND CHILL WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE WIND CHILL WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...SNOW HAS RAPIDLY DIMINISHED WITH CLEARING SKIES EXPECTED THIS EVENING. * WINDS...BRISK NORTHWEST OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL SEND WIND CHILL VALUES TO AROUND 30 BELOW THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...THE BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CREATE VERY DANGEROUS WIND CHILL READINGS AROUND 30 BELOW ZERO THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS...WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH...IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ KSZ082-091-021800- /O.CAN.KICT.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110202T0600Z/ /O.EXT.KICT.WC.Y.0003.110202T0132Z-110202T1800Z/ KINGMAN-HARPER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KINGMAN...ANTHONY...HARPER 732 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...SNOW HAS RAPIDLY DIMINISHED WITH CLEARING SKIES EXPECTED THIS EVENING * WINDS...BRISK NORTHWEST OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL SEND WIND CHILL VALUES TO AROUND 20 BELOW THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...THE BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS WIND CHILL READINGS AROUND 20 BELOW ZERO THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$
975 WWUS43 KICT 021017 WSWICT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 417 AM CST WED FEB 2 2011 KSZ032-033-047>052-067-068-022100- /O.NEW.KICT.WC.Y.0004.110203T0300Z-110203T1500Z/ /O.CON.KICT.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110202T1800Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION- RENO-HARVEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON...MARION...HUTCHINSON... NEWTON 417 AM CST WED FEB 2 2011 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST THURSDAY. A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * TIMING...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL IMPACT THE AREA THIS MORNING AND THEN AGAIN OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * WINDS...BRISK NORTHWEST OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL SEND WIND CHILL VALUES TO AROUND 25 BELOW THIS MORNING. WINDS OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING WILL DROP TO AROUND 10 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS WIND CHILL READINGS AROUND 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING. EVEN THOUGH WINDS WILL DECREASE OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING...TEMPERATURES WILL BE MUCH COLDER. THIS WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL READINGS BETWEEN 15 AND 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS...WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH... IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ KSZ053-069>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-022100- /O.NEW.KICT.WC.Y.0004.110203T0300Z-110203T1500Z/ /O.CON.KICT.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110202T1800Z/ CHASE-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER- SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COTTONWOOD FALLS...EL DORADO... AUGUSTA...EUREKA...YATES CENTER...IOLA...KINGMAN...WICHITA... ANTHONY...HARPER...WELLINGTON...WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY... HOWARD...FREDONIA...CHANUTE...ERIE...SEDAN...COFFEYVILLE... INDEPENDENCE...PARSONS 417 AM CST WED FEB 2 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST THURSDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * TIMING...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL IMPACT THE AREA THIS MORNING AND THEN AGAIN OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * WINDS...BRISK NORTHWEST OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL SEND WIND CHILL VALUES TO AROUND 20 BELOW THIS MORNING. WINDS OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING WILL DROP TO AROUND 10 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS WIND CHILL READINGS AROUND 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING. EVEN THOUGH WINDS WILL DECREASE OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING...TEMPERATURES WILL BE MUCH COLDER. THIS WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL READINGS BETWEEN 15 AND 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ LAWSON
137 WWUS43 KICT 021803 WSWICT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1203 PM CST WED FEB 2 2011 KSZ032-033-047>052-067-068-030215- /O.EXP.KICT.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110202T1800Z/ /O.CON.KICT.WC.Y.0004.110203T0300Z-110203T1500Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION- RENO-HARVEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON...MARION...HUTCHINSON... NEWTON 1203 PM CST WED FEB 2 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST THURSDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE WIND CHILL WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST THURSDAY. * TIMING...FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WILL BE 5 TO 10 MPH OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS...EVEN THOUGH WINDS WILL DECREASE OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING...TEMPERATURES WILL BE MUCH COLDER. THIS WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL READINGS BETWEEN 15 AND 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ KSZ053-069>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-030215- /O.EXP.KICT.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110202T1800Z/ /O.CON.KICT.WC.Y.0004.110203T0300Z-110203T1500Z/ CHASE-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER- SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COTTONWOOD FALLS...EL DORADO... AUGUSTA...EUREKA...YATES CENTER...IOLA...KINGMAN...WICHITA... ANTHONY...HARPER...WELLINGTON...WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY... HOWARD...FREDONIA...CHANUTE...ERIE...SEDAN...COFFEYVILLE... INDEPENDENCE...PARSONS 1203 PM CST WED FEB 2 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST THURSDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST THURSDAY. * TIMING...FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WILL BE 5 TO 10 MPH OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS...EVEN THOUGH WINDS WILL DECREASE OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING...TEMPERATURES WILL BE MUCH COLDER. THIS WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL READINGS BETWEEN 15 AND 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ HOWERTON
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind chill 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 chill advisory went out at Feb 1, 3:26 PM CST, 36 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 1, 3:26 PM CST, 36 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 326 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 .DISCUSSION... FORECAST HIGHLIGHT FOCUS AROUND DEPARTING MAJOR WINTER STORM...WITH BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS THE NEXT 48-72 HOURS. MAJOR WINTER STORM IS CURRENTLY DEPARTING TO THE NORTHEAST...WITH MID-LEVEL DEFORMATION AND ASSOCIATED LIGHT-MODERATE SNOW LINGERING MAINLY EAST OF I-135. THINKING AN ADDITIONAL 1-3 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG/EAST OF I-135...WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS ALONG/EAST OF THE FLINT HILLS. THIS WILL BRING STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS TO 10-15 INCHES EAST OF THE FLINT HILLS...6-10 INCHES ACROSS THE FLINT HILLS CORRIDOR/SOUTHEAST OF I-35...3-6 INCHES ALONG THE I-135 CORRIDOR...AND 1-3 INCHES OVER CENTRAL KS. SNOW SHOULD EXIT SOUTHEAST/EAST-CENTRAL KS BY 6-9 PM...ALTHOUGH CONTINUED STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL RESULT IN CONTINUED GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN OPEN COUNTRY...ESPECIALLY EAST OF I-135. THEREFORE...WILL CONTINUE THE BLIZZARD AND WINTER STORM WARNINGS ALONG/EAST OF I-135 THROUGH 6 AM WEDNESDAY...ALTHOUGH THE EVENING/OVERNIGHT SHIFTS MAY CANCEL THESE EARLY...ESPECIALLY IF GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AREN'T AS BAD AS PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT. WHERE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WEREN'T AS HIGH...WILL TRANSITION HEADLINES OVER TO WIND CHILL WARNINGS/ADVISORIES GENERALLY WEST OF I-135 OVERNIGHT...WHERE OVERNIGHT WIND CHILLS WILL RANGE FROM 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO. OVERNIGHT WIND CHILLS FARTHER EAST WILL ALSO BE -20 TO -25 DEGREES...BUT FIGURED THE WINTER STORM/BLIZZARD WARNING HEADLINES WOULD COVER THE BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS. WILL TRANSITION ALL AREAS TO WIND CHILL WARNING/ADVISORY FOR WEDNESDAY MORNING. VERY COLD DAY EXPECTED WEDNESDAY...WITH WIND CHILLS REMAINING BELOW ZERO ALL DAY. WITH SURFACE RIDGE AXIS ROLLING OVER THE REGION ALONG WITH CLEAR SKIES...WEDNESDAY NIGHT TEMPERATURES WILL DROP BELOW ZERO ALL AREAS...WITH POTENTIAL RECORDS BEING BROKEN AT WICHITA AND CHANUTE. MID/UPPER RIDGE BUILDING IN FROM THE WEST WILL ATTEMPT TO MODERATE TEMPERATURES LATE WEEK THROUGH THE WEEKEND...AS PACIFIC AIRMASS ATTEMPTS TO FILTER EAST. HOWEVER...TEMPERATURES WILL BE RELUCTANT TO WARM ESPECIALLY OVER THE DEEP SNOW PACK OVER EASTERN KS...WHERE THE SUN'S ENERGY WILL BE USED TO MELT SNOW RATHER THAN THE EARTH'S SURFACE. ADDITIONALLY...DUE TO THE INCREASED LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE FROM THE MELTING SNOW...COULD BE LOOKING AT PERIODIC EPISODES OF OVERNIGHT-MORNING FOG LATE WEEK-WEEKEND. THERE REMAINS QUITE A BIT OF SPREAD BETWEEN THE VARIOUS MEDIUM RANGE MODELS...BUT CONSENSUS WOULD SUGGEST ANOTHER CHANCE OF SNOW ARRIVING SOMETIME SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. IT APPEARS THE GFS HAS BEEN MORE CONSISTENT THAN THE ECMWF...BRINGING PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE AREA SUNDAY-SUNDAY NIGHT...WHILE THE ECMWF WAITS TILL MONDAY-MONDAY NIGHT. STILL SEVERAL DAYS OUT...SO WILL WAIT FOR LATER FORECASTS BEFORE FINE TUNING. CONFIDENCE IS INCREASING THOUGH THAT ANOTHER COLD SNAP WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR MONDAY AND BEYOND...AS A LONGWAVE TROUGH CARVES OUT ACROSS MID-AMERICA PER GFS/ECMWF. ADK && .AVIATION...18Z TAFS KRSL/KSLN/KHUT/KICT/KCNU COMBO OF IFR/LIFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON DUE TO COMBO OF SNOW/BLOWING SNOW. WHILE PRECIPITATION SHOULD WANE LATE IN THE AFTERNOON/EVENING...GUSTY WINDS WILL KEEP FAIR AMOUNT OF BLOWING SNOW AND RESULTANT VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT. DRIER LOW LEVEL AIR IS FORECAST TO SPREAD OVER ALL BUT KCNU BEFORE THE END OF FORECAST WHICH SHOULD RESULT IN CLEAR/SCATTERED SKY CONDITIONS. HOWERTON && .CLIMATE... COULD BE LOOKING AT A RECORD COLD HIGH TEMPERATURE AT CHANUTE FOR WEDNESDAY...THE RECORD IS 11 DEGREES SET IN 1917. ADDITIONALLY...RECORD LOW TEMPERATURES COULD BE BROKEN AT CHANUTE AND WICHITA FOR THURSDAY MORNING. CHANUTE'S RECORD IS -8 SET BACK IN 1996...AND WICHITA'S RECORD IS -7 SET BACK IN 1989. ADK && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... WICHITA-KICT -1 12 -4 21 / 20 10 10 0 HUTCHINSON -3 13 -3 25 / 20 10 10 0 NEWTON -4 11 -4 22 / 30 10 10 0 ELDORADO -2 10 -6 18 / 40 10 10 0 WINFIELD-KWLD 0 12 -7 17 / 20 10 10 10 RUSSELL -5 13 -4 29 / 20 10 10 0 GREAT BEND -4 13 -3 29 / 20 10 10 0 SALINA -3 13 -3 26 / 40 10 10 0 MCPHERSON -4 13 -3 25 / 30 10 10 0 COFFEYVILLE 1 12 -9 15 / 50 10 10 10 CHANUTE 0 11 -10 15 / 70 10 10 10 IOLA 0 11 -10 15 / 70 10 10 10 PARSONS-KPPF 0 11 -9 15 / 60 10 10 10 && .ICT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM 6 AM TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY FOR KSZ053- 069>072-083-092>096-098>100. BLIZZARD WARNING UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY FOR KSZ071-072-094>096- 098>100. WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY FOR KSZ049-051>053- 068>070-083-092-093. WIND CHILL WARNING FROM 6 AM TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY FOR KSZ049- 051-052-068. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR KSZ032- 033-047-048-050-067-082-091. WIND CHILL WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY FOR KSZ032-033-047-048-050-067. WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY FOR KSZ082-091. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 1, 4:41 AM CST, 11 hours 21 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 441 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-021045- 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- 441 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS... SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT WITH LOCATIONS ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF THE KANSAS TURNPIKE EXPECTED TO PICK UP THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL TOTALS. PLEASE REFER TO LATEST BLIZZARD WARNINGS...WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS. WIND CHILLS TODAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE MINUS 15 TO MINUS 20 DEGREE RANGE. TONIGHT WIND CHILL VALUES ARE FORECAST TO BE NEAR MINUS 30 OVER CENTRAL KANSAS WITH THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA NEAR MINUS 20. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY WEDNESDAY MORNING WIND CHILL VALUES ARE FORECAST TO BE NEAR MINUS 30 OVER CENTRAL KANSAS WITH THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA NEAR MINUS 20. FOR LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE MINUS 15 TO MINUS 20 DEGREE RANGE. LIGHT SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE AREA WIDE FOR SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY OR TONIGHT. HOWEVER SNOWFALL REPORTS TODAY AND TONIGHT WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. && FOR A GRAPHICAL VERSION OF THIS INFORMATION...SEE OUR WEBPAGE AT (LOWERCASE) HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/WICHITA/HWO/HWO.PHP LAWSON
In the hours before
Local storm report, Feb 1, 2:47 PM CST, 1 hour 15 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
247 PM CST TUE FEB 01 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0246 PM HEAVY SNOW CANEY 37.01N 95.93W
02/01/2011 M10.0 INCH MONTGOMERY KS TRAINED SPOTTER
TRAINED SPOTTER MEASURES 10 INCHES OF SNOW WITH DRIFTS UP
TO 21 INCHES.
&&
VJPLocal storm report, Feb 1, 3:05 PM CST, 57 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
305 PM CST TUE FEB 01 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0303 PM BLIZZARD SEDAN 37.13N 96.18W
02/01/2011 CHAUTAUQUA KS EMERGENCY MNGR
EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTS HIGHWAY 99 NORTH OF SEDAN TO
THE ELK COUNTY LINE HAS ZERO VISIBILITY. HIGHWAY 99 SOUTH
OF SEDAN AND HIGHWAY 166 ARE BOTH SNOW PACKED.
&&
VJPLocal storm report, Feb 1, 3:20 PM CST, 42 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
320 PM CST TUE FEB 01 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0305 PM BLIZZARD YATES CENTER 37.87N 95.74W
02/01/2011 WOODSON KS EMERGENCY MNGR
EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTS VISIBILITY AT 1/8TH OF A MILE
WITH SNOW FALL ESTIMATES BETWEEN 8 TO 12 INCHES.
&&
DUNTENLocal storm report, Feb 1, 3:24 PM CST, 38 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
324 PM CST TUE FEB 01 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0300 PM HEAVY SNOW 1 W PARSONS 37.34N 95.29W
02/01/2011 M13.0 INCH LABETTE KS TRAINED SPOTTER
SPOTTER REPORTS 13 INCHES OF SNOW WITH A 29 INCH SNOW
DRIFT.
&&
DUNTENLocal storm report, Feb 1, 3:37 PM CST, 25 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
337 PM CST TUE FEB 01 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0332 PM BLIZZARD ELSMORE 37.79N 95.15W
02/01/2011 ALLEN KS EMERGENCY MNGR
EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTS DELAWARE ROAD BETWEEN COUNTY
ROAD 4200 TO 5000 IS CLOSED.
&&
DUNTENLocal storm report, Feb 1, 4:01 PM CST, 1 minute before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
401 PM CST TUE FEB 01 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0357 PM HEAVY SNOW 4 SE DOWNTOWN WICHITA 37.65N 97.29W
02/01/2011 E6.5 INCH SEDGWICK KS PUBLIC
PUBLIC REPORTS 6.5 INCHES OF SNOW WITH DRIFTS RANGING
FROM 11 INCHES TO 2 FEET.
&&
DUNTENThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 4:02 PM CST | Wind Chill Warning | ICT | Barton, Ellsworth, Harvey, Lincoln, McPherson, Marion and 4 more | 20 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.