Alert archive / Kansas / Winter Storm Warnings in 2011
Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this winter storm warning at Feb 24, 2011, 3:55 AM CST for 11 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Feb 24, 2011, 4:00 AM CST. It was in force for 17 hr. 19 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 24, 2011, 3:55 AM CST (09:55 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 24, 2011, 4:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 24, 2011, 9:00 PM CST
- In force
- 17 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
Counties Barton County, KS, Chase 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), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 6:25 AM CST | SNOW 0 | Holyrood, KS | A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW AND LIGHT FREEZING RAIN. |
| Feb 24, 6:57 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0 | Lincoln, KS | ROADS JUST STARTING TO GET SLICK FROM OCCASIONAL LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET. |
| Feb 24, 7:21 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0 | Salina, KS | SOME LIGHT FREEZING RAIN. HOWEVER NO SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATION YET. |
| Feb 24, 8:12 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.1 | 3 Ene Salina, KS | A TRACE TO A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION HAS BEEN REPORTED BY A TRAINED SPOTTER. |
| Feb 24, 10:35 AM CST | SLEET 0 | Moundridge, KS | SPOTTER REPORTS A MIXTURE OF SLEET AND RAIN. |
| Feb 24, 12:11 PM CST | SLEET 0 | 7 W Salina, KS | MODERATE SLEET JUST STARTED 7 MILES WEST OF SALINA. |
| Feb 24, 1:35 PM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.16 | Lyons, KS | |
| Feb 24, 1:45 PM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0 | Salina, KS | EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTS A GLAZE OF ICE IN SALINA. |
| Feb 24, 1:45 PM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.25 | 5 N Assaria, KS | |
| Feb 24, 4:21 PM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0 | 5 Sw Hutchinson, KS | LOCAL FIREFIGHTER IN PLEASANTVIEW REPORTS POWERLINES HEAVY WITH ICE AND SWINGING IN THE WIND. |
| Feb 24, 4:21 PM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0 | Turon, KS | FIREFIGHTER IN TURON REPORTS POWER OUT IN THE CITY. |
| Feb 24, 4:42 PM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0 | Partridge, KS | US 50 WEST OF PARTRIDGE HAS BECOME VERY SLICK. |
| Feb 24, 5:07 PM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0 | Hutchinson, KS | US 50 WEST FROM K-61/US 50 JCT. IS CLOSED. |
| Feb 24, 5:52 PM CST | SNOW 0 | 4 Ese Marquette, KS | LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WAS REPORTED. OBSERVER REPORTED ONE-EIGHTH OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION. |
| Feb 24, 6:08 PM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0 | Newton, KS | A SKYWARN SPOTTER REPORTED ICY ROADS IN HARVEY COUNTY. MULTIPLE VEHICLE ACCIDENTS WERE INDICATED ALONG HIGHWAY 50. |
| Feb 24, 6:49 PM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.13 | Newton, KS | SLEET AND FREEZING DRIZZLE UP TO 1/8TH OF AN INCH ON WINDSHIELDS. POWER OUTAGES REPORTED AS WELL. |
| Feb 24, 6:49 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Newton, KS | SLEET AND FREEZING DRIZZLE UP TO 1/8TH OF AN INCH ON WINDSHIELDS. POWER OUTAGES REPORTED AS WELL. |
| Feb 24, 6:53 PM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0 | Newton, KS | SEVERAL POWER OUTAGES REPORTED THROUGH OUT THE CITIES OF NEWTON AND NORTH NEWTON. |
| Feb 24, 7:02 PM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0 | Newton, KS | NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS REPORTED ON I-135 ON BOTH NORTH AND SOUTHBOUND LANES AT MILE MARKER 33. I-135 NORTH FROM MILE MARKER 31 IS CLOSED AT THIS TIME. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 194 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
- 2666 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 79 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 21 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 156 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
883 WWUS43 KICT 240955 WSWICT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 355 AM CST THU FEB 24 2011 ...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WITH SOME SNOW EXPECTED TODAY... KSZ032-033-047>053-067-068-241800- /O.UPG.KICT.WW.Y.0006.110224T1100Z-110225T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KICT.WS.W.0003.110224T1000Z-110225T0200Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION- CHASE-RENO-HARVEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON...MARION... COTTONWOOD FALLS...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON 355 AM CST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN SLEET AND SNOW WILL BEGIN EARLY THIS MORNING...GRADUALLY EXPANDING NORTHEAST AS THE MORNING PROGRESSES...AND CONTINUING INTO EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON. THE WINTRY PRECIPITATION COULD BE MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES ACCOMPANIED BY THUNDER. BY EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON...FREEZING DRIZZLE SHOULD BECOME THE PREDOMINANT PRECIPITATION TYPE BEFORE ENDING THIS EVENING. * SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS...OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...OF AROUND ONE-QUARTER INCH ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...THE WINTRY MIX WILL RESULT IN VERY SLICK AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL...ALONG WITH PATCHY AREAS OF DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ KSZ069-070-082-083-091-092-241800- /O.NEW.KICT.WW.Y.0007.110224T1800Z-110225T0200Z/ BUTLER-GREENWOOD-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...EUREKA... KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY...HARPER...WELLINGTON 355 AM CST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...RAIN AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS THIS MORNING WILL GRADUALLY TRANSITION TO A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW AROUND THE NOON HOUR...AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON. THE WINTRY PRECIPITATION COULD BE MODERATE TO HEAVY FOR A BRIEF PERIOD. BY EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON...FREEZING DRIZZLE SHOULD BECOME THE PREDOMINANT PRECIPITATION TYPE BEFORE ENDING THIS EVENING. * SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS...WILL BE LESS THAN 1 INCH. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND ONE-TENTH OF AN INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...THE WINTRY MIX WILL RESULT IN VERY SLICK AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF WINTER WEATHER WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ ADK
5 follow-up statements
445 WWUS43 KICT 241011 WSWICT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 411 AM CST THU FEB 24 2011 ...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WITH SOME SNOW EXPECTED TODAY... KSZ032-033-047>053-067-068-241800- /O.CON.KICT.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110225T0200Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION- CHASE-RENO-HARVEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON...MARION... COTTONWOOD FALLS...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON 411 AM CST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN SLEET AND SNOW WILL BEGIN EARLY THIS MORNING...GRADUALLY EXPANDING NORTHEAST AS THE MORNING PROGRESSES...AND CONTINUING INTO EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON. THE WINTRY PRECIPITATION COULD BE MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES ACCOMPANIED BY THUNDER. THE HIGHEST THREAT FOR SIGNIFICANT WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF THE HIGHWAY 50 CORRIDOR. BY EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON...FREEZING DRIZZLE SHOULD BECOME THE PREDOMINANT PRECIPITATION TYPE BEFORE ENDING THIS EVENING. * SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS...OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...OF AROUND ONE-QUARTER INCH ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...THE WINTRY MIX WILL RESULT IN VERY SLICK AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL...ALONG WITH PATCHY AREAS OF DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ KSZ069-070-082-083-091-092-241800- /O.CON.KICT.WW.Y.0007.110224T1800Z-110225T0200Z/ BUTLER-GREENWOOD-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...EUREKA... KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY...HARPER...WELLINGTON 411 AM CST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...RAIN AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS THIS MORNING WILL GRADUALLY TRANSITION TO A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW AROUND THE NOON HOUR...AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON. THE WINTRY PRECIPITATION COULD BE MODERATE TO HEAVY FOR A BRIEF PERIOD. BY EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON...FREEZING DRIZZLE SHOULD BECOME THE PREDOMINANT PRECIPITATION TYPE BEFORE ENDING THIS EVENING. * SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS...WILL BE LESS THAN 1 INCH. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND ONE-TENTH OF AN INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...THE WINTRY MIX WILL RESULT IN VERY SLICK AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF WINTER WEATHER WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ ADK
181 WWUS43 KICT 241744 WSWICT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1144 AM CST THU FEB 24 2011 ...A WINTRY MIX CONTINUES ACROSS PORTIONS OF KANSAS... KSZ032-033-047>053-067-068-250200- /O.CON.KICT.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110225T0200Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION- CHASE-RENO-HARVEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON...MARION... COTTONWOOD FALLS...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON 1144 AM CST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN SLEET AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING. THE HIGHEST THREAT FOR SIGNIFICANT WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 50. BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON...FREEZING DRIZZLE SHOULD BECOME THE PREDOMINANT PRECIPITATION TYPE BEFORE ENDING THIS EVENING. * SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 1 INCH ARE EXPECTED BEFORE PRECIPITATION ENDS THIS EVENING. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...BETWEEN ONE TENTH AND ONE-QUARTER INCH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...THE WINTRY MIX WILL RESULT IN SLICK ROADS AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ KSZ069-070-082-083-091-092-250200- /O.CON.KICT.WW.Y.0007.110224T1800Z-110225T0200Z/ BUTLER-GREENWOOD-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...EUREKA... KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY...HARPER...WELLINGTON 1144 AM CST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...LIGHT RAIN AND DRIZZLE WILL GRADUALLY TRANSITION TO A MIX OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY EVENING. BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON...FREEZING DRIZZLE SHOULD BECOME THE PREDOMINANT PRECIPITATION TYPE BEFORE ENDING THIS EVENING. * SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS...WILL BE LESS THAN 1 INCH. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO ONE-TENTH OF AN INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...THE WINTRY MIX WILL RESULT IN SLICK ROADS AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF WINTER WEATHER WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
199 WWUS43 KICT 242209 WSWICT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 409 PM CST THU FEB 24 2011 ...A WINTRY MIX CONTINUES ACROSS PORTIONS OF KANSAS... KSZ032-033-047>053-067-068-250200- /O.CON.KICT.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110225T0200Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION- CHASE-RENO-HARVEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON...MARION... COTTONWOOD FALLS...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON 409 PM CST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...A MIX OF FREEZING DRIZZLE AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE WITH THE PREDOMINANT PRECIP TYPE TRANSITIONING TO SNOW THIS EVENING. THE HIGHEST THREAT FOR SIGNIFICANT WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 50. * SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS...OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BEFORE PRECIPITATION ENDS THIS EVENING WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 70. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...BETWEEN ONE TENTH AND ONE-QUARTER INCH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...THE WINTRY MIX WILL RESULT IN SLICK ROADS AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ KSZ069-070-082-083-091-092-250200- /O.CON.KICT.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-110225T0200Z/ BUTLER-GREENWOOD-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...EUREKA... KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY...HARPER...WELLINGTON 409 PM CST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...LIGHT RAIN AND DRIZZLE WILL GRADUALLY TRANSITION TO LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE THIS EVENING. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...A GLAZE OF ICE WILL BE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...THE RAIN AND FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL RESULT IN SLICK ROADS AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF WINTER WEATHER WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ VP
665 WWUS43 KICT 250137 WSWICT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 737 PM CST THU FEB 24 2011 KSZ032-033-047-048-050-067-250245- /O.CAN.KICT.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110225T0200Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-RICE-RENO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH...LYONS...HUTCHINSON 737 PM CST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. WIDESPREAD WINTRY PRECIPITATION HAS ENDED ACROSS THE AREA. THEREFORE THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN SNOW PACKED AND ICY OVERNIGHT. $$ KSZ082-083-091-092-250245- /O.CAN.KICT.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-110225T0200Z/ KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY...HARPER... WELLINGTON 737 PM CST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. WIDESPREAD WINTRY PRECIPITATION HAS ENDED ACROSS THE AREA. THEREFORE THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SLICK SPOTS ARE STILL POSSIBLE ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. $$ KSZ049-051>053-068-250300- /O.EXT.KICT.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110225T0300Z/ SALINE-MCPHERSON-MARION-CHASE-HARVEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SALINA...MCPHERSON...MARION... COTTONWOOD FALLS...NEWTON 737 PM CST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...SNOW AND AREAS OF LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE UNTIL MID EVENING WHEN THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO MOVE EAST OUT OF THE AREA. * SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS...OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BEFORE PRECIPITATION ENDS THIS EVENING WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 70. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE ONE- TENTH OF AN INCH OR LESS. * IMPACTS...THE WINTRY MIX WILL RESULT IN VERY SLICK ROADS AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ KSZ069-070-250300- /O.EXT.KICT.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-110225T0300Z/ BUTLER-GREENWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...EUREKA 737 PM CST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW AND AREAS OF LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE UNTIL MID EVENING WHEN THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO COME TO AN END. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...LESS THAN 1 INCH OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...A GLAZE OF ICE WILL BE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...THE FREEZING DRIZZLE AND SNOW WILL CREATE VERY SLICK ROADS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF WINTER WEATHER WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
109 WWUS43 KICT 250254 WSWICT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 854 PM CST THU FEB 24 2011 KSZ049-051>053-068-250400- /O.EXP.KICT.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110225T0300Z/ SALINE-MCPHERSON-MARION-CHASE-HARVEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SALINA...MCPHERSON...MARION... COTTONWOOD FALLS...NEWTON 854 PM CST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE THREAT FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER HAS DIMINISHED ACROSS THE AREA. THEREFORE...THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ KSZ069-070-250400- /O.EXP.KICT.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-110225T0300Z/ BUTLER-GREENWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...EUREKA 854 PM CST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE THREAT FOR WIDESPREAD WINTRY WEATHER HAS ENDED ACROSS THE AREA. THEREFORE...THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ JMC
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 3:55 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ICT | Butler, Greenwood, Harper, Kingman, Sedgwick, Sumner | 17 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in Kansas, 2011Every winter storm 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.