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Heat Advisory 7, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this heat advisory at Jul 18, 2012, 2:36 PM CDT for 26 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Jul 18, 2012, 3:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 7 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 18, 2012, 2:36 PM CDT (19:36 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 18, 2012, 3:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Jul 25, 2012, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 7 days
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
All 26 counties
Allen County, KS, Barton County, KS, Butler County, KS, Chase County, KS, Chautauqua County, KS, Cowley County, KS, Elk County, KS, Ellsworth County, KS, Greenwood County, KS, Harper County, KS, Harvey County, KS, Kingman County, KS, Labette County, KS, Lincoln County, KS, Marion County, KS, McPherson County, KS, Montgomery County, KS, Neosho County, KS, Reno County, KS, Rice County, KS, Russell County, KS, Saline County, KS, Sedgwick County, KS, Sumner County, KS, Wilson County, KS, Woodson County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:38 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
Lamont, OK (KLMN), launched 12:00Z, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 149 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
- 48 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -309 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1901 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 5 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -60 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 27 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
425 WWUS73 KICT 181936 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 236 PM CDT WED JUL 18 2012 ...HEAT WAVE CONTINUES... .AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN ANCHORED ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEK RESULTING EXCESSIVE HEAT ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS STATES. KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-191000- /O.NEW.KICT.HT.Y.0007.120718T2000Z-120723T0000Z/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON...MARION... COTTONWOOD FALLS...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA... EUREKA...YATES CENTER...IOLA...KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY... HARPER...WELLINGTON...WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY...HOWARD... FREDONIA...CHANUTE...ERIE...SEDAN...COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE... PARSONS 236 PM CDT WED JUL 18 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SUNDAY. * TEMPERATURE...HEAT INDICES ARE EXPECTED TO CLIMB TO AROUND 105 DEGREES OR HIGHER EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK AND AND WEEKEND. * IMPACTS...IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN...THOSE OUTSIDE COULD SUFFER FROM HEAT EXHAUSTION AND POTENTIALLY HEAT STROKE. HEAT RELATED ILLNESS CAN BE LIFE THREATENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1. TEMPERATURES WITHIN VEHICLES CAN BECOME LETHAL IN A FEW MINUTES. NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS IN VEHICLES. REMEMBER TO BEAT THE HEAT...CHECK THE BACKSEAT. && $$
16 follow-up statements
162 WWUS73 KICT 190316 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1016 PM CDT WED JUL 18 2012 ...HEAT WAVE CONTINUES... .AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN ANCHORED ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEK RESULTING EXCESSIVE HEAT ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS STATES. KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-191000- /O.CON.KICT.HT.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120723T0000Z/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON...MARION... COTTONWOOD FALLS...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA... EUREKA...YATES CENTER...IOLA...KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY... HARPER...WELLINGTON...WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY...HOWARD... FREDONIA...CHANUTE...ERIE...SEDAN...COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE... PARSONS 1016 PM CDT WED JUL 18 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SUNDAY... A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SUNDAY. * TEMPERATURE...HEAT INDICES ARE EXPECTED TO REACH AROUND 105 DEGREES EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK AND WEEKEND. * IMPACTS...IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN...THOSE OUTSIDE COULD SUFFER FROM HEAT EXHAUSTION AND POTENTIALLY HEAT STROKE. HEAT RELATED ILLNESS CAN BE LIFE THREATENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1. TEMPERATURES WITHIN VEHICLES CAN BECOME LETHAL IN A FEW MINUTES. NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS IN VEHICLES FOR ANY DURATION. REMEMBER TO BEAT THE HEAT...CHECK THE BACKSEAT. && $$ ES/MWM
332 WWUS73 KICT 190830 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 330 AM CDT THU JUL 19 2012 ...HEAT WAVE CONTINUES IN THE WEEKEND... .AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN ANCHORED ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEKEND RESULTING EXCESSIVE HEAT ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS STATES. KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-192230- /O.CON.KICT.HT.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120723T0000Z/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON...MARION... COTTONWOOD FALLS...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA... EUREKA...YATES CENTER...IOLA...KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY... HARPER...WELLINGTON...WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY...HOWARD... FREDONIA...CHANUTE...ERIE...SEDAN...COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE... PARSONS 330 AM CDT THU JUL 19 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SUNDAY... A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SUNDAY. * TEMPERATURE...HEAT INDICES ARE EXPECTED TO REACH AROUND 105 TO 107 DEGREES EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND. * IMPACTS...IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN...THOSE OUTSIDE COULD SUFFER FROM HEAT EXHAUSTION AND POTENTIALLY HEAT STROKE. HEAT RELATED ILLNESS CAN BE LIFE THREATENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1. TEMPERATURES WITHIN VEHICLES CAN BECOME LETHAL IN A FEW MINUTES. NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS IN VEHICLES FOR ANY DURATION. REMEMBER TO BEAT THE HEAT...CHECK THE BACKSEAT. && $$ KETCHAM
757 WWUS73 KICT 192120 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 420 PM CDT THU JUL 19 2012 ...HEAT WAVE WILL CARRY INTO NEXT WEEK... KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-201200- /O.EXT.KICT.HT.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120725T0000Z/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON...MARION... COTTONWOOD FALLS...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA... EUREKA...YATES CENTER...IOLA...KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY... HARPER...WELLINGTON...WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY...HOWARD... FREDONIA...CHANUTE...ERIE...SEDAN...COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE... PARSONS 420 PM CDT THU JUL 19 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT TUESDAY... THE HEAT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT TUESDAY. * TEMPERATURE...HEAT INDICES ARE EXPECTED TO REACH AROUND 105 TO 108 DEGREES EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. * IMPACTS...IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN...THOSE OUTSIDE COULD SUFFER FROM HEAT EXHAUSTION AND POTENTIALLY HEAT STROKE. HEAT RELATED ILLNESS CAN BE LIFE THREATENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1. TEMPERATURES WITHIN VEHICLES CAN BECOME LETHAL IN A FEW MINUTES. NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS IN VEHICLES FOR ANY DURATION. REMEMBER TO BEAT THE HEAT...CHECK THE BACKSEAT. && $$
613 WWUS73 KICT 200832 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 332 AM CDT FRI JUL 20 2012 ...HEAT WAVE WILL CARRY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK... KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-202245- /O.CON.KICT.HT.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120725T0000Z/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON...MARION... COTTONWOOD FALLS...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA... EUREKA...YATES CENTER...IOLA...KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY... HARPER...WELLINGTON...WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY...HOWARD... FREDONIA...CHANUTE...ERIE...SEDAN...COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE... PARSONS 332 AM CDT FRI JUL 20 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT TUESDAY... A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT TUESDAY. * TEMPERATURE...HEAT INDICES ARE EXPECTED TO REACH AROUND 105 TO 108 DEGREES EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. * IMPACTS...IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN...THOSE OUTSIDE COULD SUFFER FROM HEAT EXHAUSTION AND POTENTIALLY HEAT STROKE. HEAT RELATED ILLNESS CAN BE LIFE THREATENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1. TEMPERATURES WITHIN VEHICLES CAN BECOME LETHAL IN A FEW MINUTES. NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS IN VEHICLES FOR ANY DURATION. REMEMBER TO BEAT THE HEAT...CHECK THE BACKSEAT. && $$
681 WWUS73 KICT 202011 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 311 PM CDT FRI JUL 20 2012 ...HEAT WAVE WILL CARRY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK... KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-211015- /O.CON.KICT.HT.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120725T0000Z/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON...MARION... COTTONWOOD FALLS...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA... EUREKA...YATES CENTER...IOLA...KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY... HARPER...WELLINGTON...WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY...HOWARD... FREDONIA...CHANUTE...ERIE...SEDAN...COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE... PARSONS 311 PM CDT FRI JUL 20 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT TUESDAY... A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT TUESDAY. * TEMPERATURE...HEAT INDICES ARE EXPECTED TO REACH AROUND 105 TO 108 DEGREES EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. * IMPACTS...IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN...THOSE OUTSIDE COULD SUFFER FROM HEAT EXHAUSTION AND POTENTIALLY HEAT STROKE. HEAT RELATED ILLNESS CAN BE LIFE THREATENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1. TEMPERATURES WITHIN VEHICLES CAN BECOME LETHAL IN A FEW MINUTES. NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS IN VEHICLES FOR ANY DURATION. REMEMBER TO BEAT THE HEAT...CHECK THE BACKSEAT. && $$
028 WWUS73 KICT 210826 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 326 AM CDT SAT JUL 21 2012 ...HEAT WAVE WILL CARRY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK... KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-212230- /O.CON.KICT.HT.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120725T0000Z/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON...MARION... COTTONWOOD FALLS...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA... EUREKA...YATES CENTER...IOLA...KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY... HARPER...WELLINGTON...WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY...HOWARD... FREDONIA...CHANUTE...ERIE...SEDAN...COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE... PARSONS 326 AM CDT SAT JUL 21 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT TUESDAY... A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT TUESDAY. * TEMPERATURE...HEAT INDICES ARE EXPECTED TO REACH NEAR 105 DEGREES EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. * IMPACTS...IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN...THOSE OUTSIDE COULD SUFFER FROM HEAT EXHAUSTION AND POTENTIALLY HEAT STROKE. HEAT RELATED ILLNESS CAN BE LIFE THREATENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1. TEMPERATURES WITHIN VEHICLES CAN BECOME LETHAL IN A FEW MINUTES. NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS IN VEHICLES FOR ANY DURATION. REMEMBER TO BEAT THE HEAT...CHECK THE BACKSEAT. && $$
482 WWUS73 KICT 212023 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 323 PM CDT SAT JUL 21 2012 ...HEAT WAVE WILL CARRY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK... KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-221030- /O.CON.KICT.HT.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120725T0000Z/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON...MARION... COTTONWOOD FALLS...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA... EUREKA...YATES CENTER...IOLA...KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY... HARPER...WELLINGTON...WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY...HOWARD... FREDONIA...CHANUTE...ERIE...SEDAN...COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE... PARSONS 323 PM CDT SAT JUL 21 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT TUESDAY... A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT TUESDAY. * TEMPERATURE...HEAT INDICES ARE EXPECTED TO REACH NEAR 105 DEGREES EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. * IMPACTS...IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN...THOSE OUTSIDE COULD SUFFER FROM HEAT EXHAUSTION AND POTENTIALLY HEAT STROKE. HEAT RELATED ILLNESS CAN BE LIFE THREATENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1. TEMPERATURES WITHIN VEHICLES CAN BECOME LETHAL IN A FEW MINUTES. NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS IN VEHICLES FOR ANY DURATION. REMEMBER TO BEAT THE HEAT...CHECK THE BACKSEAT. && $$
119 WWUS73 KICT 220834 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 334 AM CDT SUN JUL 22 2012 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-222245- /O.CON.KICT.HT.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120725T0000Z/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON...MARION... COTTONWOOD FALLS...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA... EUREKA...YATES CENTER...IOLA...KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY... HARPER...WELLINGTON...WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY...HOWARD... FREDONIA...CHANUTE...ERIE...SEDAN...COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE... PARSONS 334 AM CDT SUN JUL 22 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT TUESDAY... A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT TUESDAY. * TEMPERATURE...HEAT INDICES ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 100 TO 105 DEGREES DURING EACH AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN...THOSE OUTSIDE COULD SUFFER FROM HEAT EXHAUSTION AND POTENTIALLY HEAT STROKE. HEAT RELATED ILLNESS CAN BE LIFE THREATENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1. TEMPERATURES WITHIN VEHICLES CAN BECOME LETHAL IN A FEW MINUTES. NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS IN VEHICLES FOR ANY DURATION. REMEMBER TO BEAT THE HEAT...CHECK THE BACKSEAT. && $$
338 WWUS73 KICT 222025 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 325 PM CDT SUN JUL 22 2012 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-231030- /O.CON.KICT.HT.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120725T0000Z/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON...MARION... COTTONWOOD FALLS...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA... EUREKA...YATES CENTER...IOLA...KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY... HARPER...WELLINGTON...WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY...HOWARD... FREDONIA...CHANUTE...ERIE...SEDAN...COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE... PARSONS 325 PM CDT SUN JUL 22 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT TUESDAY... A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT TUESDAY. * TEMPERATURE...HEAT INDICES ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 103 TO 108 DEGREES MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING AND SHOULD REACH NEAR 105 TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN...THOSE OUTSIDE COULD SUFFER FROM HEAT EXHAUSTION AND POTENTIALLY HEAT STROKE. HEAT RELATED ILLNESS CAN BE LIFE THREATENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY. CALL 9 1 1. TEMPERATURES WITHIN VEHICLES CAN BECOME LETHAL IN A FEW MINUTES. NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS IN VEHICLES FOR ANY DURATION! REMEMBER TO BEAT THE HEAT...CHECK THE BACKSEAT. && $$ ES
197 WWUS73 KICT 230831 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 331 AM CDT MON JUL 23 2012 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-232245- /O.CON.KICT.HT.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120725T0000Z/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON...MARION... COTTONWOOD FALLS...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA... EUREKA...YATES CENTER...IOLA...KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY... HARPER...WELLINGTON...WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY...HOWARD... FREDONIA...CHANUTE...ERIE...SEDAN...COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE... PARSONS 331 AM CDT MON JUL 23 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT TUESDAY... A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT TUESDAY. * TEMPERATURE...HEAT INDICES ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 103 TO 108 DEGREES MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING AND SHOULD REACH NEAR 105 TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN...THOSE OUTSIDE COULD SUFFER FROM HEAT EXHAUSTION AND POTENTIALLY HEAT STROKE. HEAT RELATED ILLNESS CAN BE LIFE THREATENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY. CALL 9 1 1. TEMPERATURES WITHIN VEHICLES CAN BECOME LETHAL IN A FEW MINUTES. NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS IN VEHICLES FOR ANY DURATION! REMEMBER TO BEAT THE HEAT...CHECK THE BACKSEAT. && $$ BILLINGS
916 WWUS73 KICT 232038 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 338 PM CDT MON JUL 23 2012 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-241045- /O.EXT.KICT.HT.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120726T0000Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION- CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK- HARPER-SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY- LABETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON...MARION... COTTONWOOD FALLS...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA... EUREKA...YATES CENTER...IOLA...KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY... HARPER...WELLINGTON...WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY...HOWARD... FREDONIA...CHANUTE...ERIE...SEDAN...COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE... PARSONS 338 PM CDT MON JUL 23 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... THE HEAT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. * TEMPERATURE...HEAT INDICES ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 103 TO 108 DEGREES EACH AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN...THOSE OUTSIDE COULD SUFFER FROM HEAT EXHAUSTION AND POTENTIALLY HEAT STROKE. HEAT RELATED ILLNESS CAN BE LIFE THREATENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY. CALL 9 1 1. TEMPERATURES WITHIN VEHICLES CAN BECOME LETHAL IN A FEW MINUTES. NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS IN VEHICLES FOR ANY DURATION! REMEMBER TO BEAT THE HEAT...CHECK THE BACKSEAT. && $$ KETCHAM
660 WWUS73 KICT 240834 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 334 AM CDT TUE JUL 24 2012 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-242245- /O.CON.KICT.HT.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120726T0000Z/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON...MARION... COTTONWOOD FALLS...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA... EUREKA...YATES CENTER...IOLA...KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY... HARPER...WELLINGTON...WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY...HOWARD... FREDONIA...CHANUTE...ERIE...SEDAN...COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE... PARSONS 334 AM CDT TUE JUL 24 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. * TEMPERATURE...HEAT INDICES ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 103 TO 108 DEGREES EACH AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN...THOSE OUTSIDE COULD SUFFER FROM HEAT EXHAUSTION AND POTENTIALLY HEAT STROKE. HEAT RELATED ILLNESS CAN BE LIFE THREATENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY. CALL 9 1 1. TEMPERATURES WITHIN VEHICLES CAN BECOME LETHAL IN A FEW MINUTES. NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS IN VEHICLES FOR ANY DURATION! REMEMBER TO BEAT THE HEAT...CHECK THE BACKSEAT. && $$ BILLINGS
785 WWUS73 KICT 241959 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 259 PM CDT TUE JUL 24 2012 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-251000- /O.CON.KICT.HT.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120726T0000Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION- CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK- HARPER-SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY- LABETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON...MARION... COTTONWOOD FALLS...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA... EUREKA...YATES CENTER...IOLA...KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY... HARPER...WELLINGTON...WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY...HOWARD... FREDONIA...CHANUTE...ERIE...SEDAN...COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE... PARSONS 259 PM CDT TUE JUL 24 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. * TEMPERATURE...HEAT INDICES ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 103 TO 107 DEGREES EACH AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN...THOSE OUTSIDE COULD SUFFER FROM HEAT EXHAUSTION AND POTENTIALLY HEAT STROKE. HEAT RELATED ILLNESS CAN BE LIFE THREATENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY. CALL 9 1 1. TEMPERATURES WITHIN VEHICLES CAN BECOME LETHAL IN A FEW MINUTES. NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS IN VEHICLES FOR ANY DURATION! REMEMBER TO BEAT THE HEAT...CHECK THE BACKSEAT. && $$ LAWSON
761 WWUS73 KICT 250820 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 320 AM CDT WED JUL 25 2012 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-252230- /O.CON.KICT.HT.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120726T0000Z/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON...MARION... COTTONWOOD FALLS...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA... EUREKA...YATES CENTER...IOLA...KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY... HARPER...WELLINGTON...WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY...HOWARD... FREDONIA...CHANUTE...ERIE...SEDAN...COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE... PARSONS 320 AM CDT WED JUL 25 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TEMPERATURE...HEAT INDICES ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 103 TO 107 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS...IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN...THOSE OUTSIDE COULD SUFFER FROM HEAT EXHAUSTION AND POTENTIALLY HEAT STROKE. HEAT RELATED ILLNESS CAN BE LIFE THREATENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY. CALL 9 1 1. TEMPERATURES WITHIN VEHICLES CAN BECOME LETHAL IN A FEW MINUTES. NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS IN VEHICLES FOR ANY DURATION! REMEMBER TO BEAT THE HEAT...CHECK THE BACKSEAT. && $$ BILLINGS
417 WWUS73 KICT 252055 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 355 PM CDT WED JUL 25 2012 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-260000- /O.CON.KICT.HT.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120726T0000Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION- CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK- HARPER-SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY- LABETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON...MARION... COTTONWOOD FALLS...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA... EUREKA...YATES CENTER...IOLA...KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY... HARPER...WELLINGTON...WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY...HOWARD... FREDONIA...CHANUTE...ERIE...SEDAN...COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE... PARSONS 355 PM CDT WED JUL 25 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TEMPERATURE...HEAT INDICES ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 103 TO 107 DEGREES INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. * IMPACTS...IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN...THOSE OUTSIDE COULD SUFFER FROM HEAT EXHAUSTION AND POTENTIALLY HEAT STROKE. HEAT RELATED ILLNESS CAN BE LIFE THREATENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY. CALL 9 1 1. TEMPERATURES WITHIN VEHICLES CAN BECOME LETHAL IN A FEW MINUTES. NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS IN VEHICLES FOR ANY DURATION! REMEMBER TO BEAT THE HEAT...CHECK THE BACKSEAT. && $$ LAWSON
186 WWUS73 KICT 260005 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 705 PM CDT WED JUL 25 2012 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-260115- /O.EXP.KICT.HT.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120726T0000Z/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON...MARION... COTTONWOOD FALLS...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA... EUREKA...YATES CENTER...IOLA...KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY... HARPER...WELLINGTON...WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY...HOWARD... FREDONIA...CHANUTE...ERIE...SEDAN...COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE... PARSONS 705 PM CDT WED JUL 25 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE... HEAT INDICES WILL CONTINUE FALL THIS EVENING ACROSS MOST OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS. SURFACE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT ACROSS CENTRAL KANSAS...WHICH WILL BRING SOMEWHAT COOLER AIR INTO THE AREA FOR THURSDAY. $$ KETCHAM
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this heat 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 heat advisory went out at Jul 18, 12:31 PM CDT, 2 hours 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 18, 12:31 PM CDT, 2 hours 5 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1231 PM CDT WED JUL 18 2012 .AVIATION...18Z TAFS KRSL/KSLN/KHUT/KICT/KCNU ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS PM/EVE IN THE VICINITY OF A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY FROM SOUTHWEST THRU CENTRAL KS TO SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA. WILL MAINTAIN A VCTS MENTION AT RSL AND SLN ALTHOUGH PROBABILITIES APPEAR LOW FOR A DIRECT HIT. EXPECT LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS WITH ANY STORMS THAT DEVELOP. SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON WILL BECOME LIGHT SOUTHERLY TONIGHT. JMC && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 645 AM CDT WED JUL 18 2012/ AVIATION...12Z TAFS KRSL/KSLN/KHUT/KICT/KCNU A FEW HIT-AND-MISS SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY/MID MORNING IN THE VICINITY OF KHUT-KSLN...IN RESPONSE TO A WEAK MID/UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY SLOWLY APPROACHING FROM THE NORTHWEST. AFTERNOON HEATING ALONG WITH THE AFOREMENTIONED FEATURES MAY LEAD TO ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS BY MID/LATE AFTERNOON AT KRSL- KSLN. THIS ACTIVITY COULD FLIRT WITH KHUT-KICT THIS EVENING/OVERNIGHT...BUT CHANCES ARE ONLY MODEST TO LOW. CURRENT 40-45 KT SOUTHWESTERLY LOW-LEVEL JET AROUND 1500-2000 FT AGL WILL WEAKEN SOME BY MID-MORNING AS MIXING INCREASES. SOUTH/SOUTHWEST WINDS TODAY WILL BE 13-16 KTS WITH GUSTS TO 19-22 KTS. KLEINSASSER PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 347 AM CDT WED JUL 18 2012/ DISCUSSION... FORECAST CONCERNS WILL BE STIFLING HEAT FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK...AND POSSIBLE ISOLATED STORMS IN CEN KS THIS AFTERNOON. PRECIP TRENDS (TODAY-FRI): CONTINUE TO SEE A FEW ELEVATED MID LEVEL SHOWERS FESTERING ACROSS PORTIONS OF CEN KS AT THIS TIME...AS A WEAK CONVERGENCE ZONE AND PV- ANOMALY CONTINUES TO MAKE SLOW PROGRESS TO THE SOUTHEAST. CURRENT NAM/WRF...AND TO A LESSOR EXTENT.. THE GFS SHOWS THIS WEAK ANOMALY DRIFTING A LITTLE MORE SOUTHEAST DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS TODAY. SO THINK WE COULD SEE THIS ISOLATED SHOWER TREND CONTINUE OVER CEN KS AS THIS DRIFTS EAST FOR THE MORNING HOURS. SHORT RANGE CONVECTIVE MODELS SUGGEST THAT THIS WEAK AREA OF CONVERGENCE MAY LEAD TO A CHANCE OF RENEWED ISOLATED CONVECTION ACROSS CEN KS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AS MAX HEATING IS REACHED. SO WILL PLACE AN ISOLATED WORDING INTO THE LATE AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING HOURS FOR CEN KS FOR THIS CHANCE. BOTH THE NAM/GFS AND THE ECMWF SHOWS A WEAK BACKDOOR FRONTAL BOUNDARY TRYING TO DROP SOUTHWEST INTO NE KS AND POSSIBLY INTO THE FLINT HILLS ON THU. NOT ALOT OF CONVERGENCE AS THIS BOUNDARY DROPS SOUTH...BUT THIS COULD PROVIDE ENOUGH FOCUS FOR ANOTHER ISOLATED STORM CHANCE IN SOUTHEAST KS ON THU AFTERNOON AS WELL. TEMPERATURE TRENDS (TODAY-FRI): NEXT CONCERN WILL BE THE HEAT. PARTIAL THICKNESS VALUES/850H TEMPS CONTINUE TO CLIMB TODAY INTO THU/FRI...WITH 850H TEMPS OF PLUS 24-26C. SO THINK WE WILL SEE MAX TEMPS AGAIN GO OVER THE CENTURY MARK ACROSS THE WHOLE REGION TODAY....WITH THE WARMEST DAYS STILL TO COME ON THU/FRI...WITH PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL KS REACHING THE 105 TO 107 DEGREE RANGE BY THU. EVEN WITH THE HOT TEMPS...HEAT INDICES VALUES STAY CLOSE TO ACTUAL TEMPS...AS SFC DWPTS MIX OUT EACH AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTH CEN KS. SO WILL HOLD OFF ON ANY HEAT HEADLINES FOR TODAY...AS WE WILL SEE HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 100 TO 104 TODAY. THE REAL CONCERN WOULD BE THU/FRI...AS HEAT INDICES COULD STILL REACH 106-107. WEEKEND...REST OF THE EXTENDED: HATE TO SOUND LIKE A BROKEN RECORD...BUT THE EXTREMELY HOT TEMPS LOOK TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND...AS THE LARGE UPPER RIDGE REMAINS SITUATED OVER THE PLAINS. SO DRY AND HOT LOOKS LIKE THE STORY AT LEAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. SOME HINTS IN THE MEDIUM RANGE MODELS OF SHIFTING THE UPPER RIDGE FURTHER EAST FOR MON/TUE...WHICH MAY LEAD TO A FEW MORE HOT DAYS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE WEEK...AND THEN A POSSIBLE BREAK DOWN OF THE RIDGE. STAY TUNED. KETCHAM AVIATION...06Z TAFS KRSL/KSLN/KHUT/KICT/KCNU VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO PREVAIL. SOUTHERLY WINDS AND SCATTERED CU WILL BE AROUND DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY. WINDS WILL MIX DOWN...AND WHILE THEY WILL NOT BE OVERLY BREEZY...THERE COULD BE SOME GUSTS AROUND 20-25 KTS. THE MAIN QUESTION RIGHT NOW IS WILL PRECIPITATION DEVELOP ACROSS CENTRAL KANSAS/SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS AN UPPER LEVEL SHORT WAVE MOVES THROUGH THE CENTRAL PLAINS. THE NAM HAS SHOWN THIS FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF RUNS...AND IT IS THE MOST BULLISH ABOUT IT THAN THE OTHER GUIDANCE...BUT IT DID DECREASE THE SOUTHWARD EXTENT ON THE 00Z/18TH RUN VS. THE 18Z/17TH RUN. CONFIDENCE IN THIS REMAINS LOW AND HAVE NOT PUT IT IN THE FORECAST AT THIS POINT. CANNOT RULE OUT SOME ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DEVELOPMENT...BUT COVERAGE AND PLACEMENT REMAIN THE MAIN CONCERNS. WATCH LATER FORECASTS AS THINGS CONTINUE TO EVOLVE. BILLINGS && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... WICHITA-KICT 104 75 105 76 / 10 10 0 10 HUTCHINSON 103 74 106 75 / 20 20 0 10 NEWTON 102 75 105 76 / 10 10 0 10 ELDORADO 102 75 104 76 / 10 10 10 10 WINFIELD-KWLD 104 76 104 77 / 10 10 10 10 RUSSELL 105 74 105 75 / 20 20 0 10 GREAT BEND 105 73 105 74 / 20 20 0 10 SALINA 105 76 106 77 / 20 20 0 10 MCPHERSON 104 75 106 76 / 20 20 0 10 COFFEYVILLE 103 75 105 76 / 10 10 10 10 CHANUTE 101 73 103 74 / 10 10 20 20 IOLA 101 74 102 75 / 10 10 20 20 PARSONS-KPPF 101 76 104 77 / 10 10 10 10 && .ICT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 18, 9:49 AM CDT, 4 hours 47 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 949 AM CDT WED JUL 18 2012 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-191500- 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- 949 AM CDT WED JUL 18 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS... SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT HEAT INDICES OF 100 TO 105 DEGREES CAN BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING IN CENTRAL KANSAS. WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL BE THE MAIN THREAT FROM ANY STORMS THAT MANAGE TO DEVELOP. VERY HIGH GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER WILL DEVELOP ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL KANSAS DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS DUE TO DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY HEAT INDICES WILL GRADUALLY RISE TO AROUND 105 THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE HIGHEST HEAT INDICES LOOK TO OCCUR ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY WITH VALUES OF 104 TO 108 DEGREES POSSIBLE. VERY HIGH GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL KANSAS DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS INTO THE WEEKEND. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. AN ISOLATED HIT OR MISS THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG WINDS MAY BE POSSIBLE DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS ON FRIDAY ACROSS SOUTHEAST KANSAS BUT WIDESPREAD COVERAGE IS NOT ANTICIPATED. .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
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