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Winter Storm Watch 1, NWS Wichita, KS

December 17, 20129 counties in Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this winter storm watch at Dec 17, 2012, 9:33 PM CST for 9 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Dec 19, 2012, 3:00 PM CST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 17, 2012, 9:33 PM CST (03:33 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 19, 2012, 3:00 PM CST
Expired
Dec 18, 2012, 3:56 PM CST
In force
Issued by
NWS Wichita, KS

Counties Barton County, KS, Chase County, KS, Ellsworth County, KS, Lincoln County, KS, Marion County, KS, McPherson County, KS, Rice County, KS, Russell County, KS, Saline County, KS

The radar

The Wichita radar (KICT), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 18, 3:56 PM CSTWinter Storm WarningICTBarton, Ellsworth, Lincoln, Russell, Saline25 hr
Dec 18, 3:56 PM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryICTAllen, Barton, Butler, Chase, Ellsworth, Greenwood and 11 more41 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.