Alert archive / Kansas / Winter Storm Warnings in 2011
Winter Storm Warning 5, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this winter storm warning at Dec 18, 2011, 4:01 PM CST for 10 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Dec 19, 2011, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 26 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
- Dec 18, 2011, 4:01 PM CST (22:01 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 19, 2011, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Dec 20, 2011, 1:34 PM CST
- In force
- 26 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
Counties Barton County, KS, Ellsworth County, KS, Kingman County, KS, Lincoln County, KS, Marion County, KS, McPherson County, KS, Reno County, KS, Rice County, KS, Russell County, KS, Saline County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:07 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 19, 3:08 PM CST | SNOW 0 | Russell, KS | HEAVY SNOW FALLING AND ROADS SLUSHY WITH SEVERAL SLIDE OFFS ACROSS THE COUNTY. |
| Dec 19, 3:09 PM CST | SLEET 0 | Ellsworth, KS | RAIN HAS CHANGED TO ALL SLEET FOR TIME BEING. |
| Dec 19, 3:43 PM CST | SNOW 1.5 | Russell, KS | SNOWFALL ESTIMATE OF 1 TO 2 INCHES. |
| Dec 19, 3:52 PM CST | SNOW 0.5 | Waldo, KS | ONE-HALF INCH OF SNOW ACCUMULATION. |
| Dec 19, 4:04 PM CST | SNOW 2 | 10 Se Russell, KS | |
| Dec 19, 6:09 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Waldo, KS | BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY WAS ALSO REPORTED. |
| Dec 19, 7:13 PM CST | SNOW 4 | 3 Sw Sylvan Grove, KS | HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WAS REPORTED. |
| Dec 19, 8:50 PM CST | SNOW 1 | Ellinwood, KS | |
| Dec 19, 8:50 PM CST | SNOW 1 | Great Bend, KS | PAVED ROADS WERE SNOWPACKED AND SLUSHY. |
| Dec 19, 9:41 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Great Bend, KS | NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WERE REPORTED WITH 2-3 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION. |
| Dec 19, 10:42 PM CST | SNOW 3 | 4 Ese Marquette, KS | |
| Dec 20, 7:37 AM CST | SNOW 1 | Hutchinson, KS | REPORTED ABOUT AN INCH FROM HUTCHINSON TO THE COUNTY LINE, AND JUST A DUSTING FROM THE CITY SOUTH. |
| Dec 20, 7:40 AM CST | SNOW 2 | Lyons, KS | DISPATCH REPORTED 2 INCHES OF SNOW ON GRASSY AREAS...AND ABOUT 0.5 TO 1.0 INCH ON THE ROADS. |
| Dec 20, 7:41 AM CST | SNOW 2 | Mcpherson, KS | |
| Dec 20, 7:42 AM CST | SNOW 4 | Salina, KS | |
| Dec 20, 7:43 AM CST | SNOW 4 | Ellsworth, KS | |
| Dec 20, 7:44 AM CST | SNOW 5 | Great Bend, KS | |
| Dec 20, 7:44 AM CST | SNOW 7 | Lincoln, KS | |
| Dec 20, 7:45 AM CST | SNOW 9 | Russell, KS |
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 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
- 1096 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 138 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 229 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
797 WWUS43 KICT 182201 WSWICT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 401 PM CST SUN DEC 18 2011 KSZ069-092-182315- /O.CAN.KICT.WS.A.0004.111220T0000Z-111221T0600Z/ BUTLER-SUMNER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...WELLINGTON 401 PM CST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WATCH. AT THIS TIME THE WINTER STORM TRACK HAS SHIFTED NORTHWARD. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE GREATER THAN 2 INCHES AND THUS THE WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THERE WILL BE A SHARP GRADIENT FROM LITTLE OR NO SNOW TO 2+ INCHES AND THIS COULD IMPACT PORTIONS OF THESE COUNTIES. STAY TUNED IN CASE THE FORECAST OF THE STORM TRACK SHIFTS SLIGHTLY ONE WAY OR THE OTHER. $$ KSZ032-033-047>051-067-191215- /O.UPG.KICT.WS.A.0004.111220T0000Z-111221T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KICT.WS.W.0005.111220T0000Z-111221T0600Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-RENO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON...HUTCHINSON 401 PM CST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM MONDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM MONDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN OVER CENTRAL KANSAS LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON...EXPANDING SOUTHEAST ACROSS EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS DURING THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. THE GREATEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING...WITH LIGHT SNOW ENDING TUESDAY EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...WILL BE POSSIBLE GENERALLY NORTHWEST A LINE FROM HUTCHINSON TO MARION. * WINDS...NORTH AT 20 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. THIS COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES WITHIN THE HEAVIEST SNOW BANDS. * IMPACTS...WILL INCLUDE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SLICK AND SNOW PACKED ROADWAYS...AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES FROM MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ KSZ052-053-068-082-083-091-191215- /O.UPG.KICT.WS.A.0004.111220T0000Z-111221T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KICT.WW.Y.0014.111220T0000Z-111221T0600Z/ MARION-CHASE-HARVEY-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARION...COTTONWOOD FALLS...NEWTON... KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY...HARPER 401 PM CST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM MONDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM MONDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN OVER CENTRAL KANSAS MONDAY AFTERNOON...EXPANDING SOUTHEAST ACROSS EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS DURING THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. THE GREATEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING...WITH LIGHT SNOW ENDING TUESDAY EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...OF 1 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A HUTCHINSON TO MARION LINE TO THE TURNPIKE CORRIDOR. THE EDGES OF THE SNOW BAND WILL HAVE A SHARP GRADIENT... WITH ONLY LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED ALONG THE SOUTHEAST EDGES OF THE ADVISORY COUNTIES. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...LESS THAN ONE TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE IS EXPECTED AS RAIN TRANSITIONS TO SNOW. * WINDS...NORTH AT 20 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. THIS COULD CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES WITHIN THE HEAVIEST SNOW BANDS. * IMPACTS...WILL INCLUDE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SLICK AND SNOW PACKED ROADWAYS...AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES FROM MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 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. && $$ BILLINGS
4 follow-up statements
965 WWUS43 KICT 191057 WSWICT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 457 AM CST MON DEC 19 2011 KSZ052-082-200100- /O.UPG.KICT.WW.Y.0014.111220T0000Z-111221T0600Z/ /O.EXB.KICT.WS.W.0005.111220T0000Z-111221T0000Z/ MARION-KINGMAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARION...KINGMAN 457 AM CST MON DEC 19 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN OVER CENTRAL KANSAS MONDAY AFTERNOON...EXPANDING SOUTHEAST ACROSS EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS DURING THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. THE GREATEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING...WITH LIGHT SNOW ENDING TUESDAY EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 7 INCHES. THE GREATER AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR IN THE NORTHWEST PART OF THE COUNTIES. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...SOME MINOR ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE WINTRY MIX THAT OCCURS AS THE RAIN CHANGES TO SNOW. * WINDS...NORTH AT 25 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE HEAVIER SNOW BANDS. * IMPACTS...WILL INCLUDE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SLICK AND SNOW PACKED ROADWAYS...AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES FROM MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ KSZ032-033-047-200100- /O.EXT.KICT.WS.W.0005.111219T1800Z-111221T0000Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND 457 AM CST MON DEC 19 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY. * TIMING...WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN OVER CENTRAL KANSAS THIS AFTERNOON...AND PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT. THE SNOW SHOULD CHANGE TO FLURRIES BEFORE ENDING TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 11 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ACROSS NORTHERN RUSSELL AND NORTHERN LINCOLN COUNTIES. * WINDS...NORTHEAST AT 25 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. THIS COULD RESULT IN NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN THE HEAVIER SNOW BANDS. * IMPACTS...WILL INCLUDE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SLICK AND SNOW PACKED ROADWAYS...AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES FROM MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ KSZ048>051-067-200100- /O.EXT.KICT.WS.W.0005.111220T0000Z-111221T0000Z/ ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-RENO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS... MCPHERSON...HUTCHINSON 457 AM CST MON DEC 19 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY. * TIMING...WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN OVER CENTRAL KANSAS LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON...EXPANDING SOUTHEAST DURING THE EVENING. LIGHT SNOW WILL TAPER TO FLURRIES BEFORE ENDING LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES. THE HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED NORTH OF A LINE FROM LYONS TO MCPHERSON. THE BULK OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL OCCUR TONIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHEAST AT 25 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. THIS COULD RESULT IN NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN THE HEAVIER SNOW BANDS. * IMPACTS...WILL INCLUDE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SLICK AND SNOW PACKED ROADWAYS...AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES FROM MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ KSZ069-070-092-200100- /O.EXB.KICT.WW.Y.0014.111220T0000Z-111221T0000Z/ BUTLER-GREENWOOD-SUMNER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...EUREKA... WELLINGTON 457 AM CST MON DEC 19 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY. * TIMING...THE WINTRY WEATHER WILL START THIS EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY. A WINTRY MIX WILL START THIS EVENING AND EXPAND SLOWLY SOUTHEAST OVERNIGHT. THIS MIX SHOULD CHANGE TO SNOW BEFORE ENDING LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE...WITH THE GREATEST ACCUMULATION ACROSS NORTHERN BUTLER AND NORTHERN GREENWOOD COUNTIES. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...GENERALLY LESS THAN ONE TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE IS EXPECTED AS RAIN TRANSITIONS TO SNOW. HOWEVER A MIX OF SLEET...SNOW AND LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE IS EXPECTED. * WINDS...WILL BECOME NORTHEAST AT 20 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH TONIGHT. THIS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. * IMPACTS...A PROLONGED PERIOD OF LIGHT WINTRY MIX IS FORECAST. THIS COULD RESULT IN SLICK ROADS...ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. DRIVERS WILL NEED TO BE ALERT FOR SUDDEN CHANGES IN DRIVING CONDITIONS AS TEMPERATURES DROP BELOW FREEZING. 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. && $$ KSZ053-068-083-091-200100- /O.EXT.KICT.WW.Y.0014.111220T0000Z-111221T0000Z/ CHASE-HARVEY-SEDGWICK-HARPER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COTTONWOOD FALLS...NEWTON...WICHITA... ANTHONY...HARPER 457 AM CST MON DEC 19 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW THIS EVENING. HARPER COUNTY MAY BE SLOW TO CHANGE WITH A WINTRY MIX THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...OF 1 TO 5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE...WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM NEWTON TO COTTONWOOD FALLS. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...GENERALLY LESS THAN ONE TENTH OF AN INCH. HOWEVER ISOLATED AREAS OVER HARPER COULD SEE MINOR ACCUMULATIONS. * WINDS...BECOMING NORTHEAST AT 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...WILL INCLUDE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SLICK AND SNOW PACKED ROADWAYS...AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES FROM SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF WINTER WEATHER WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ HOWERTON
954 WWUS43 KICT 192152 WSWICT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 352 PM CST MON DEC 19 2011 KSZ032-033-047-201200- /O.CON.KICT.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-111221T0000Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND 352 PM CST MON DEC 19 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST TUESDAY. * TIMING...A MIX OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL BECOME ALL SNOW AND CONTINUE ACROSS CENTRAL KANSAS THROUGH TONIGHT. THE SNOW SHOULD TAPER TO FLURRIES BEFORE ENDING TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 11 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ACROSS NORTHERN RUSSELL AND NORTHERN LINCOLN COUNTIES. ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. * WINDS...NORTHEAST AT 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. THIS COULD RESULT IN SEVERE WINTER STORM CONDITIONS IN THE HEAVIER SNOW BANDS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE DANGEROUS DUE TO SLICK AND SNOW PACKED ROADWAYS...AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES FROM MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ KSZ048>052-067-082-201200- /O.CON.KICT.WS.W.0005.111220T0000Z-111221T0000Z/ ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION-RENO-KINGMAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS... MCPHERSON...MARION...HUTCHINSON...KINGMAN 352 PM CST MON DEC 19 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST TUESDAY. * TIMING...WINTRY PRECIPITATION HAS STARTED ACROSS THE REGION WITH SLEET FALLING ALONG WITH RAIN AND SNOW. THIS WILL TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL PERSIST OVERNIGHT AND TAPER TO FLURRIES BEFORE ENDING LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES. THE HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED NORTH OF A LINE FROM LYONS TO MCPHERSON. THE BULK OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL OCCUR TONIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHEAST AT 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. THIS COULD RESULT IN NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN THE HEAVIER SNOW BANDS. * IMPACTS...INCLUDE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SLICK AND SNOW PACKED ROADWAYS...AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES FROM MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ KSZ053-068>070-083-091-092-201200- /O.CON.KICT.WW.Y.0014.111220T0000Z-111221T0000Z/ CHASE-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COTTONWOOD FALLS...NEWTON...EL DORADO... AUGUSTA...EUREKA...WICHITA...ANTHONY...HARPER...WELLINGTON 352 PM CST MON DEC 19 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST TUESDAY. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW THIS EVENING. HARPER...SEDGWICK...BUTLER...SUMNER...AND GREENWOOD COUNTIES MAY BE SLOW TO CHANGE WITH A WINTRY MIX THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...OF 1 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM NEWTON TO COTTONWOOD FALLS. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...GENERALLY LESS THAN ONE TENTH OF AN INCH. HOWEVER ISOLATED AREAS OVER HARPER COULD SEE MINOR ACCUMULATIONS. * WINDS...BECOMING NORTHEAST AT 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...WILL INCLUDE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SLICK AND SNOW PACKED ROADWAYS...AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES FROM SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 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. && $$ COOK
527 WWUS43 KICT 200951 WSWICT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 351 AM CST TUE DEC 20 2011 KSZ051-052-067-082-210000- /O.CAN.KICT.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-111221T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KICT.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-111221T0000Z/ MCPHERSON-MARION-RENO-KINGMAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCPHERSON...MARION...HUTCHINSON... KINGMAN 351 AM CST TUE DEC 20 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...PERIODS OF RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW ARE LIKELY...WITH A CHANGEOVER TO ALL SNOW BY MID AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 6 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM HILLSBORO TO HUTCHINSON. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...GENERALLY LESS THAN ONE TENTH OF AN INCH. * WINDS...NORTH AT 20 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * IMPACTS...WILL INCLUDE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SLICK AND SNOW PACKED ROADWAYS...AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES FROM SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF WINTER WEATHER WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ KSZ053-069-070-092-201100- /O.CAN.KICT.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-111221T0000Z/ CHASE-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-SUMNER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COTTONWOOD FALLS...EL DORADO... AUGUSTA...EUREKA...WELLINGTON 351 AM CST TUE DEC 20 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW OR ICE APPEARS UNLIKELY AT THIS TIME. $$ KSZ032-033-047>050-210000- /O.CON.KICT.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-111221T0000Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS 351 AM CST TUE DEC 20 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING...START TO WANE AFTER NOON...AND END BY LATE AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 9 INCHES. THE HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM GREAT BEND TO LINCOLN. * WINDS...NORTH AT 20 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...INCLUDE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SLICK AND SNOW PACKED ROADWAYS...AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES FROM MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ KSZ068-083-091-210000- /O.CON.KICT.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-111221T0000Z/ HARVEY-SEDGWICK-HARPER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...WICHITA...ANTHONY...HARPER 351 AM CST TUE DEC 20 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...PERIODS OF RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW ARE LIKELY TODAY. PRECIPITATION SHOULD END BY LATE AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS ACROSS NORTHWEST SEDGWICK AND HARVEY COUNTIES. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...GENERALLY LESS THAN ONE TENTH OF AN INCH. * WINDS...NORTHEAST AT 20 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...WILL INCLUDE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SLICK AND SNOW PACKED ROADWAYS...AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES FROM SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 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. && $$ HOWERTON
731 WWUS43 KICT 201934 WSWICT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 134 PM CST TUE DEC 20 2011 KSZ032-033-047>050-202045- /O.CAN.KICT.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-111221T0000Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS 134 PM CST TUE DEC 20 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SNOW HAS PUSHED EAST OF THE AREA WITH NO ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. EVEN THOUGH THE SNOW HAS STOPPED...MANY ROADS ARE STILL EXPECTED TO BE SNOW COVERED AND DANGEROUS. $$ KSZ067-082-091-202045- /O.CAN.KICT.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-111221T0000Z/ RENO-KINGMAN-HARPER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HUTCHINSON...KINGMAN...ANTHONY...HARPER 134 PM CST TUE DEC 20 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE WINTRY PRECIPITATION HAS PUSHED EAST OF THE AREA WITH NO ADDITIONAL PRECIPITATION EXPECTED. $$ KSZ051-052-068-083-210000- /O.CON.KICT.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-111221T0000Z/ MCPHERSON-MARION-HARVEY-SEDGWICK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCPHERSON...MARION...NEWTON...WICHITA 134 PM CST TUE DEC 20 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...PERIODS OF RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW ARE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL COME TO AND END EARLY THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...OF A TRACE TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS ACROSS HARVEY...MARION AND MCPHERSON COUNTIES. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...GENERALLY LESS THAN ONE TENTH OF AN INCH. * WINDS...NORTHEAST AT 20 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...WILL INCLUDE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SLICK AND SNOW PACKED ROADWAYS...AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES FROM SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF WINTER WEATHER WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ LAWSON
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm 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 winter storm warning went out at Dec 18, 3:35 PM CST, 26 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 18, 3:35 PM CST, 26 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 335 PM CST SUN DEC 18 2011 .DISCUSSION... THE MAIN FORECAST CONCERN CONTINUES TO BE THE WINTER STORM FOR TOMORROW AND TUESDAY. SYNOPSIS: THE CENTRAL PLAINS REMAINS UNDER SLIGHT NORTHWEST UPPER LEVEL FLOW...BUT THAT WILL BE SOON TO CHANGE WITH THE APPROACH OF THE NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM. A TROUGH IS EXITING THE EASTERN SEABOARD WHILE THE KICKER WAVE FOR THE CUT OFF LOW HAS ENTERED NORTH AMERICA OVER BRITISH COLUMBIA AND THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. THE CUT OFF LOW IS CURRENTLY SITTING OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA/BAJA AND WESTERN ARIZONA. CLOSER TO HOME SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS HAVE MID LEVEL CLOUDS OVERHEAD...THIS HAS TEMPERED MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES. UNDER CLEAR SKIES TEMPERATURES HAVE REACHED INTO THE 60S WITH BREEZY SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WHILE UNDER THE CLOUD COVER LOW TO MID 50S ARE PRESENT. REGARDLESS...BOTH ARE WELL ABOVE NORMAL FOR MID DECEMBER. TONIGHT - WEDNESDAY: THIS CONTINUES TO BE THE MOST IMPORTANT PERIOD OF THE FORECAST WITH THE APPROACHING WINTER STORM. AS WITH PREVIOUS FORECAST...THE GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO HAVE AGREEMENT AMONGST THE VARIOUS DIFFERENT MODELS...AND RELATIVELY LITTLE RUN TO RUN DIFFERENCES. AFTER BEGINNING AS RAIN EARLY MONDAY MORNING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN CENTRAL KANSAS LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON (NEAR 00Z TUE) AND THEN SLOWLY WORK ITS WAY SOUTHEASTWARD WITH THE COLDER AIR INTO SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS AROUND MIDNIGHT TUESDAY (06Z TUE). CONTINUED FROM THE MORNING ISSUANCE...THE GUIDANCE CONTINUES A SLIGHTLY NORTHWARD SHIFT OF THE SURFACE LOW. THIS CONTINUES TO SHIFT THE MAIN SNOW AXIS FURTHER NORTH. PINPOINTING THE AXIS OF HEAVIEST SNOW IS DIFFICULT AS THE PREVIOUS FORECASTER DISCUSSED...WITH THE SLIGHT VARIANCES OF THE GUIDANCE AS THE STORM APPROACHES. THE CURRENT FORECAST HAS THE MAIN AXIS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ALONG A LINE FROM GREAT BEND TO SALINA. THE HEAVIEST SNOW TOTALS WILL IMPACT SOUTHWEST KANSAS NORTHEASTWARD UP THROUGH CENTRAL KANSAS. BECAUSE OF THE EXPECTED HIGH SNOW TOTALS...HAVE UPGRADED THE WINTER STORM WATCH TO A WARNING FOR AREAS NORTH AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 50. AN ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR COUNTIES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 SOUTHWARD TO ALONG THE KANSAS TURNPIKE. IN THE ADVISORY AREA SNOW TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES IS POSSIBLE. EXPECT THERE TO BE A TIGHT GRADIENT FROM LITTLE TO NO SNOW TO 2-3 INCHES OVER THE ADVISORY AREA OR JUST OUTSIDE OF IT. THE DRYSLOT MOVES IN NEAR 12Z TUE WHICH WILL TAPER SNOW AMOUNTS OVER SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING IN CENTRAL KANSAS. LITTLE TO ANY SNOW IS EXPECTED OVER SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS...THE SYSTEM LOOKS TO TRACK NORTH ENOUGH TO KEEP THE AREA IN THE WARMER RAIN SECTOR. THE OTHER FACTOR THAT MAKES THIS WINTER STORM DANGEROUS...ESPECIALLY FOR TRAVEL...IS THE STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH IT. CONFIDENCE IS NOT OVERLY HIGH THAT AREAS IN THE WARNING WILL REACH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OVER 35 MPH OR VISIBILITIES WILL REMAIN BELOW 1/4 MILE...FOR A BLIZZARD WARNING...BUT THE HEAVY BLOWING SNOW COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN 1/2 TO 1 MILE. REGARDLESS...TRAVEL IS NOT SUGGESTED...AND CARE SHOULD BE TAKEN IF YOU NEED TO DRIVE MONDAY NIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. AS THE STORM TRACK CONTINUES TO UNFOLD...STAY TUNED TO LATER FORECASTS AS THE FORECASTED BAND OF HEAVY SNOW MAY STILL SHIFT NORTH OR SOUTH. THE STORM SYSTEM WILL EXIT TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. WEDNESDAY WILL BE COLDER...ESPECIALLY IF WE SEE THE HIGH SNOW AMOUNTS. THOSE AREAS WILL STRUGGLE TO CRACK THE 32F MARK. ELSEWHERE SUNNY SKIES AND 30S TO 40S ARE EXPECTED IN SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS. BILLINGS THURSDAY - SUNDAY: MODELS ARE FAIRLY CONSISTENT IN SHOWING A REINFORCING SHOT OF CANADIAN AIR WILL MOVE ACROSS KS ON THU...AS A COLD FRONT DROPS SOUTH. NOT A LOT OF MOISTURE FOR THIS BOUNDARY TO WORK WITH...BUT A WEAK IMPULSE WILL MOVE OVER THE TOP OF THIS SHALLOW COLD AIR FOR THU AFTN/EVE. SOME CONCERN ABOUT A LIGHT SNOW CHANCE AS THIS SHORTWAVE LEADS TO POSSIBLE SEEDER/FEEDER SITUATION IN CEN KS. BUT THINK IT WILL BE PREDOMINATELY SNOW FLURRIES. WILL MENTION LIGHT SNOW/FLURRIES FOR NOW. MAIN EFFECTS OF THIS SHALLOW COLD AIR...WILL BE TO KEEP COLD TEMPS IN PLACE OVER THE TOP OF THE EXPECTED SNOW PACK. ESPECIALLY IN CEN KS WHERE TEMPS COULD FALL TO AROUND 10 DEG OVER THE FRESH SNOW COVER BOTH FRI AND SAT MORNING. MEDIUM RANGE MODELS A LITTLE MORE UNCERTAIN ON HOW THE BEGINNING OF THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND WILL PLAY OUT...AS ECMWF AND TO A LESSOR EXTENT THE GFS...SHOW A QUICK HITTING SHORTWAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA ON FRI NIGHT INTO EARLY SAT. WILL LEAVE A LOW POP IN FOR A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW...AS THIS SHORTWAVE MOVES ACROSS THE AREA...MAINLY OVER ERN SECTIONS OF KS. BUT WITH THE UNCERTAINTY WILL KEEP THE POPS LOW FOR NOW. ECMWF AND GFS BOTH ARE SIMILAR IN BRINGING A ANOTHER SHOT OF ARCTIC AIR FOR THE BEGINNING OF THE WEEKEND. SO LOOKS LIKE A COLD WEEKEND. KETCHAM && .AVIATION...18Z TAFS KRSL/KSLN/KHUT/KICT/KCNU VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE FIRST 12 HOURS OF THIS FORECAST...BEFORE DETERIORATING TAF CONDITIONS BEGIN THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT ACROSS THE AREA. WILL SEE A DECENT INFLUX OF MOISTURE/WARM AIR ADVECTION IN 850MB-700MB LAYER THIS EVENING. THIS WILL LEAD TO INCREASING LOW CLOUDS AS THE EVENING HOURS PROGRESS...WITH MVFR CEILINGS DEVELOPING ACROSS CENTRAL KS AND SOUTH CENTRAL KS AFTER 06Z/MON...AS A COLD FRONT BEGINS TO WORK INTO KRSL AND KSLN. AS THE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE OVERRUNS THIS BOUNDARY ALSO WILL SEE SOME SOME SPRINKLES OR LIGHT SHOWERS DEVELOP FOR MOST OF THE AREA AFTER 09Z/MON. CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO RAPIDLY DETERIORATE WITH MVFR TO POSSIBLE IFR CEILINGS DEVELOPING BY AROUND 12Z/MON AS LIGHT RAIN BECOMES MORE WIDESPREAD. SOME CONCERN ABOUT A POSSIBLE -RA/-FZRA NEAR KRSL FOR 12-15Z/MON...BUT WILL NOT MENTION THIS JUST YET...BUT DEFINITELY WILL HAVE TO KEEP A WATCH ON THIS AS THE STORM SYSTEM IN THE SW US BEGINS TO MOVE INTO THE SRN PLAINS. KETCHAM && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... WICHITA-KICT 42 49 31 31 / 30 100 100 80 HUTCHINSON 40 42 27 28 / 30 100 100 90 NEWTON 40 45 28 29 / 30 100 100 90 ELDORADO 42 49 32 32 / 30 100 100 80 WINFIELD-KWLD 43 51 36 36 / 50 100 100 70 RUSSELL 32 35 24 29 / 10 80 90 90 GREAT BEND 35 37 24 28 / 10 90 100 90 SALINA 37 39 26 29 / 10 80 100 90 MCPHERSON 39 40 27 28 / 20 100 100 90 COFFEYVILLE 44 51 42 42 / 40 100 100 70 CHANUTE 42 50 37 38 / 30 100 100 70 IOLA 42 49 36 37 / 30 100 100 70 PARSONS-KPPF 43 50 40 40 / 40 100 100 70 && .ICT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 6 PM MONDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT FOR KSZ052-053-068-082-083-091. WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 6 PM MONDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT FOR KSZ032-033-047>051-067. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 18, 4:44 AM CST, 11 hours 17 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 444 AM CST SUN DEC 18 2011 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-191045- 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- 444 AM CST SUN DEC 18 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS... SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT MARGINALLY VERY HIGH GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON...GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST OF THE FLINT HILLS CORRIDOR...DUE TO WARMER TEMPERATURES AND STRENGTHENING SOUTH WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE REGION WITH HEAVY SNOW MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. THE LATEST DATA SUGGESTS THE GREATEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL STRETCH FROM SOUTHWEST KANSAS THROUGH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST KANSAS...WHERE AMOUNTS GREATER THAN 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. THE HIGHEST LIKELIHOOD OF ACCUMULATIONS EXCEEDING 8 INCHES WILL STRETCH FROM SOUTHWEST INTO CENTRAL KANSAS. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST WINTER STORM WATCH FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. PLEASE STAY TUNED...AS MINOR SHIFTS IN THE STORM TRACK WILL HAVE AN IMPACT ON THE LOCATION AND AMOUNT OF SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY OR TONIGHT. && FOR A GRAPHICAL VERSION OF THIS INFORMATION...SEE OUR WEBPAGE AT (LOWERCASE) HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/WICHITA/HWO/HWO.PHP KLEINSASSER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 4:01 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ICT | Butler, Chase, Greenwood, Harper, Harvey, Kingman and 5 more | 47 hr |
Nearby
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.