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Wind Chill Warning 1, NWS Wichita, KS

February 1, 201110 counties in Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this wind chill warning at Feb 1, 2011, 4:02 PM CST for 10 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Feb 1, 2011, 7:32 PM CST. It was in force for 16 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Feb 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 Barton County, KS, Ellsworth County, KS, Harvey County, KS, Lincoln County, KS, Marion County, KS, McPherson County, KS, Reno County, KS, Rice County, KS, Russell County, KS, Saline County, KS

The radar

The Wichita radar (KICT), 106 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Feb 1, 8:11 PM CSTSNOW 3.84 Ese Marquette, KSDRIFTS 2 FEET TALL.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 185 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, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2011-02-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2011-02-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 97 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
830 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
77 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
97 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
281 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

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

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 1, 4:02 PM CSTWind Chill AdvisoryICTAllen, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk and 10 more20 hr

Nearby

Wind Chill Warnings in Kansas, 2011Every wind chill 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.