Alert archive / Kansas / Winter Storm Warnings in 2012
Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this winter storm warning at Dec 18, 2012, 3:56 PM CST for 5 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Dec 19, 2012, 3:00 PM CST. It was in force for 97 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 18, 2012, 3:56 PM CST (21:56 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 19, 2012, 3:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Dec 19, 2012, 4:37 PM CST
- In force
- 97 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
Counties Barton County, KS, Ellsworth County, KS, Lincoln County, KS, Russell County, KS, Saline County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 147 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:59 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
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 178 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
- 2519 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 98 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -139 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 245 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
300 WWUS43 KICT 182156 WSWICT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 356 PM CST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...FIRST WINTER STORM OF THE SEASON TO IMPACT THE REGION LATE WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .A FAST MOVING STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE OUT OF THE ROCKIES AND INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS WEDNESDAY. A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO CENTRAL KANSAS BY LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...BECOMING ALL SNOW BY EARLY EVENING. A RAIN/SNOW MIX WILL TURN TO ALL SNOW AS THE PRECIPITATION EXPANDS SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE REST OF SOUTHERN AND EASTERN KANSAS THROUGH THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...ARE POSSIBLE GENERALLY NORTH OF HIGHWAY 56 OVER CENTRAL AND EAST-CENTRAL KANSAS...WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS LIKELY NORTH OF I-70. ACCUMULATIONS WILL DROP OFF FURTHER SOUTH...WITH UP TO ONE INCH POSSIBLE AS FAR SOUTH AS THE HIGHWAY 54/400 CORRIDORS. FURTHERMORE...VERY STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AT TIMES. WILL CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FOR A TIME WEDNESDAY EVENING OVER CENTRAL KANSAS...WITH WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. KSZ032-033-047>049-191200- /O.UPG.KICT.WS.A.0001.121219T2100Z-121220T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KICT.WS.W.0001.121219T2100Z-121220T1200Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH...SALINA 356 PM CST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL RAPIDLY CHANGE TO SNOW BY LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS PORTIONS CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS. THE SNOW WILL BE MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH LATE EVENING...TAPERING TO LIGHT SNOW AND FLURRIES THEREAFTER. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE LIKELY GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 56...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE NORTH OF INTERSTATE 70. * WINDS...WILL BE VERY STRONG OUT OF THE NORTHWEST WEDNESDAY EVENING AND NIGHT...WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG NORTH WINDS AND FALLING SNOW WILL COMBINE TO CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ KSZ050>053-191200- /O.UPG.KICT.WS.A.0001.121219T2100Z-121220T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KICT.WW.Y.0004.121220T0000Z-121220T1200Z/ RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION-CHASE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LYONS...MCPHERSON...MARION... COTTONWOOD FALLS 356 PM CST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL RAPIDLY CHANGE TO SNOW WEDNESDAY EVENING ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN KANSAS. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE PAST MIDNIGHT EARLY THURSDAY MORNING BEFORE DIMINISHING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...OF 1 TO 3 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR 4 INCHES...WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER RICE...MCPHERSON AND MARION COUNTIES. * WINDS...WILL BE VERY STRONG OUT OF THE NORTHWEST WEDNESDAY EVENING AND NIGHT...WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG NORTH WINDS AND FALLING SNOW WILL COMBINE TO CREATE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING AND NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF WINTER WEATHER WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ KSZ067>072-082-083-191200- /O.NEW.KICT.WW.Y.0004.121220T0000Z-121220T1200Z/ RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON...EL DORADO... AUGUSTA...EUREKA...YATES CENTER...IOLA...KINGMAN...WICHITA 356 PM CST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY. * TIMING...A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL RAPIDLY CHANGE TO SNOW WEDNESDAY EVENING ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE PAST MIDNIGHT EARLY THURSDAY MORNING BEFORE DIMINISHING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS...WITH UP TO ONE INCH POSSIBLE IN THE WICHITA METRO. * WINDS...WILL BE VERY STRONG OUT OF THE NORTHWEST WEDNESDAY EVENING AND NIGHT...WITH SPEEDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH...AND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG NORTH WINDS AND FALLING SNOW WILL COMBINE TO CREATE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING AND NIGHT. 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
2 follow-up statements
397 WWUS43 KICT 190957 WSWICT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 357 AM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...FIRST WINTER STORM OF THE SEASON TO IMPACT THE REGION LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT... .A FAST MOVING STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE OUT OF THE ROCKIES AND INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS TODAY. A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO CENTRAL KANSAS BY LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...BECOMING ALL SNOW BY EARLY THIS EVENING. A RAIN/SNOW MIX WILL TURN TO ALL SNOW AS THE PRECIPITATION EXPANDS SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE REST OF SOUTHERN AND EASTERN KANSAS THROUGH THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...ARE POSSIBLE GENERALLY NORTH OF HIGHWAY 56 OVER CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL KANSAS...WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS LIKELY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 70. ACCUMULATIONS WILL DROP OFF FURTHER SOUTH... WITH UP TO ONE INCH POSSIBLE AS FAR SOUTH AS THE HIGHWAY 54/400. FURTHERMORE...VERY STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AT TIMES WILL CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FOR A TIME THIS EVENING OVER CENTRAL KANSAS...WITH WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. KSZ032-033-047>049-200000- /O.CON.KICT.WS.W.0001.121219T2100Z-121220T1200Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH...SALINA 357 AM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY. * TIMING...A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL RAPIDLY CHANGE TO SNOW BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS PORTIONS CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS. THE SNOW WILL BE MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING...TAPERING TO LIGHT SNOW AND FLURRIES THEREAFTER. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE LIKELY GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 56...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE NORTH OF INTERSTATE 70. * WINDS...WILL BE VERY STRONG OUT OF THE NORTH NORTHWEST THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT...WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG NORTH WINDS AND FALLING SNOW WILL COMBINE TO CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ KSZ071-072-200000- /O.EXT.KICT.WW.Y.0004.121220T0000Z-121220T1500Z/ WOODSON-ALLEN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YATES CENTER...IOLA 357 AM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST THURSDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST THURSDAY. * TIMING...A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL RAPIDLY CHANGE TO SNOW LATE THIS EVENING ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST KANSAS. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY MORNING BEFORE DIMINISHING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST KANSAS...WITH THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS NORTH OF HIGHWAY 54. * WINDS...WILL BE VERY STRONG OUT OF THE NORTHWEST THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT...WITH SPEEDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH...AND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG NORTH WINDS AND FALLING SNOW WILL COMBINE TO CREATE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW LATE THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. 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. && $$ KSZ050>053-067>070-082-083-200000- /O.CON.KICT.WW.Y.0004.121220T0000Z-121220T1200Z/ RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION-CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-KINGMAN- SEDGWICK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LYONS...MCPHERSON...MARION... COTTONWOOD FALLS...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA... EUREKA...KINGMAN...WICHITA 357 AM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY. * TIMING...A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL RAPIDLY CHANGE TO SNOW LATE THIS EVENING ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE PAST MIDNIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING BEFORE DIMINISHING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS...WITH THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS ALONG HIGHWAY 50...WITH UP TO ONE INCH POSSIBLE FURTHER SOUTH INCLUDING THE WICHITA METRO AREA. * WINDS...WILL BE VERY STRONG OUT OF THE NORTHWEST THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT...WITH SPEEDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH...AND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG NORTH WINDS AND FALLING SNOW WILL COMBINE TO CREATE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW LATE THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF WINTER WEATHER WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ KETCHAM
134 WWUS43 KICT 192237 WSWICT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 437 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...FIRST WINTER STORM OF THE SEASON TO IMPACT THE REGION TONIGHT... .A FAST MOVING STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ONTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS TONIGHT. A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL MOVE INTO CENTRAL KANSAS THIS EVENING...BECOMING ALL SNOW SHORTLY THEREAFTER. A RAIN/SNOW MIX WILL TURN TO ALL SNOW AS THE PRECIPITATION EXPANDS SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE REST OF SOUTHERN AND EASTERN KANSAS THROUGH THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED GENERALLY NORTH OF HIGHWAY 56 OVER CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL KANSAS...WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS LIKELY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 70. ACCUMULATIONS WILL DROP OFF FURTHER SOUTH... WITH UP TO ONE INCH POSSIBLE AS FAR SOUTH AS WICHITA...EL DORADO AND CHANUTE. FURTHERMORE...VERY STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH COULD CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FOR A FEW HOURS THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...ESPECIALLY OVER CENTRAL AND EAST-CENTRAL KANSAS...WITH WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. KSZ032-033-047>049-201200- /O.CAN.KICT.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121220T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KICT.WS.W.0002.121220T0000Z-121220T1200Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH...SALINA 437 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY. * TIMING...A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL RAPIDLY CHANGE TO SNOW THIS EVENING ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS. THE SNOW WILL BE MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH ROUGHLY MIDNIGHT...TAPERING TO LIGHT SNOW AND FLURRIES THEREAFTER. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE LIKELY GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 56...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 70. * WINDS...WILL BE VERY STRONG OUT OF THE NORTHWEST THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT...WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG NORTH WINDS AND FALLING SNOW WILL COMBINE TO CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ KSZ050>053-067>070-082-083-201200- /O.CON.KICT.WW.Y.0004.121220T0000Z-121220T1200Z/ RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION-CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-KINGMAN- SEDGWICK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LYONS...MCPHERSON...MARION... COTTONWOOD FALLS...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA... EUREKA...KINGMAN...WICHITA 437 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY. * TIMING...A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL RAPIDLY CHANGE TO SNOW LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS. THE SNOW COULD BE MODERATE TO HEAVY FOR A SHORT TIME. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE PREDAWN HOURS BEFORE DIMINISHING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...OF 2 TO PERHAPS 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF THE HIGHWAY 50 CORRIDOR...WITH UP TO 1 INCH STRETCHING FROM ROUGHLY KINGMAN TO WICHITA...TO EL DORADO TO CHANUTE. * WINDS...WILL BE VERY STRONG OUT OF THE NORTHWEST THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT...WITH SPEEDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...AND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG NORTH WINDS AND FALLING SNOW WILL COMBINE TO CREATE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW LATE THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF WINTER WEATHER WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ KSZ071-072-201245- /O.CON.KICT.WW.Y.0004.121220T0000Z-121220T1500Z/ WOODSON-ALLEN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YATES CENTER...IOLA 437 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THURSDAY. * TIMING...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER SOUTHEAST KANSAS THIS EVENING...WHICH COULD PRODUCE SMALL HAIL. THEREAFTER...A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL RAPIDLY CHANGE TO SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT ACROSS FAR SOUTHEAST KANSAS. THE SNOW COULD BE MODERATE TO HEAVY FOR A SHORT TIME. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OVER FAR SOUTHEAST KANSAS BEFORE DIMINISHING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS WOODSON AND ALLEN COUNTIES. * WINDS...WILL BE VERY STRONG OUT OF THE NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT OVER FAR SOUTHEAST KANSAS...WITH SPEEDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH...AND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG NORTH WINDS AND FALLING SNOW WILL COMBINE TO CREATE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. 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
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 17, 9:33 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | ICT | Barton, Chase, Ellsworth, Lincoln, McPherson, Marion and 3 more | 18 hr |
| Dec 18, 3:56 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ICT | Allen, Barton, Butler, Chase, Ellsworth, Greenwood and 11 more | 41 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in Kansas, 2012Every winter storm warning in 2012
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.