Alert archive / Kansas / Blizzard Warnings in 2013
Blizzard Warning 2, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this blizzard warning at Mar 10, 2013, 7:59 AM CDT for Barton County, Russell County, Kansas. It was in force for 4 hr. 2 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
- Mar 10, 2013, 7:59 AM CDT (12:59 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 10, 2013, 11:53 AM CDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
Counties Barton County, KS, Russell County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 148 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:58 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 10, 9:10 AM CDT | BLIZZARD | Great Bend, KS | WINDS GUSTING 45 TO 50 MPH...NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2-3 INCHES IN THE NORTHWEST PART OF THE COUNTY. |
| Mar 10, 9:10 AM CDT | BLIZZARD | Russell, KS | WINDS GUSTING TO 45 TO 55 MPH...NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY...3-4 INCHES OF SNOW. |
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, 1.0 hours before the alert went out and 143 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
- 600 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 13 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 117 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 346 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
650 WWUS43 KICT 101259 WSWICT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 759 AM CDT SUN MAR 10 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR RUSSELL AND BARTON COUNTIES IN CENTRAL KANSAS... ...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR RUSSELL...ELLSWORTH AND LINCOLN COUNTIES OF CENTRAL KANSAS... KSZ032-110000- /O.UPG.KICT.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130311T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KICT.BZ.W.0002.130310T1259Z-130311T0000Z/ RUSSELL- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...RUSSELL 759 AM CDT SUN MAR 10 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...FROM THIS MORNING UNTIL EARLY THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH AND WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 50 MPH WILL LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS AND FALLING OR BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES...WITH TRAVEL BECOMING DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE. MONITOR LOCAL FORECASTS BEFORE DECIDING TO VENTURE OUTSIDE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL AND YOU BECOME STRANDED... STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ KSZ047-110000- /O.NEW.KICT.BZ.W.0002.130310T1259Z-130311T0000Z/ BARTON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GREAT BEND 759 AM CDT SUN MAR 10 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...FROM THIS MORNING UNTIL EARLY THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH AND WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 50 MPH WILL LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS AND FALLING OR BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES...WITH TRAVEL BECOMING DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE. MONITOR LOCAL FORECASTS BEFORE DECIDING TO VENTURE OUTSIDE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL AND YOU BECOME STRANDED... STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. && $$ KSZ048-050-110000- /O.EXA.KICT.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130311T0000Z/ ELLSWORTH-RICE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELLSWORTH...LYONS 759 AM CDT SUN MAR 10 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...FROM THIS MORNING UNTIL EARLY THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH WILL LEAD TO POOR VISIBILITIES DUE TO 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 ESPECIALLY LIMITED VISIBILITIES. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE DRIVING...ESPECIALLY ON EAST WEST ORIENTED ROADS AND HIGHWAYS SUCH AS I-70...K-96 AND HIGHWAY 400. && $$ KSZ033-110000- /O.CON.KICT.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130311T0000Z/ LINCOLN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LINCOLN 759 AM CDT SUN MAR 10 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...FROM THIS MORNING UNTIL EARLY THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH WILL LEAD TO POOR VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF WINTER WEATHER WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND ESPECIALLY LIMITED VISIBILITIES. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE DRIVING...ESPECIALLY ON EAST WEST ORIENTED ROADS AND HIGHWAYS SUCH AS I-70...K-96 AND HIGHWAY 400. && $$
2 follow-up statements
477 WWUS43 KICT 101333 CCA WSWICT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 831 AM CDT SUN MAR 10 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR RUSSELL AND BARTON COUNTIES IN CENTRAL KANSAS... ...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR RUSSELL...ELLSWORTH AND LINCOLN COUNTIES OF CENTRAL KANSAS... KSZ032-110000- /O.UPG.KICT.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130311T0000Z/ /O.COR.KICT.BZ.W.0002.130310T1331Z-130311T0000Z/ RUSSELL- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...RUSSELL 831 AM CDT SUN MAR 10 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...FROM THIS MORNING UNTIL EARLY THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH AND WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 50 MPH WILL LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS AND FALLING OR BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES...WITH TRAVEL BECOMING DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE. MONITOR LOCAL FORECASTS BEFORE DECIDING TO VENTURE OUTSIDE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL AND YOU BECOME STRANDED... STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. && $$ KSZ047-110000- /O.NEW.KICT.BZ.W.0002.130310T1331Z-130311T0000Z/ BARTON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GREAT BEND 831 AM CDT SUN MAR 10 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...FROM THIS MORNING UNTIL EARLY THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH AND WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 50 MPH WILL LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS AND FALLING OR BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES...WITH TRAVEL BECOMING DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE. MONITOR LOCAL FORECASTS BEFORE DECIDING TO VENTURE OUTSIDE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL AND YOU BECOME STRANDED... STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. && $$ KSZ048-050-110000- /O.EXA.KICT.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130311T0000Z/ ELLSWORTH-RICE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELLSWORTH...LYONS 831 AM CDT SUN MAR 10 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...FROM THIS MORNING UNTIL EARLY THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH WILL LEAD TO POOR VISIBILITIES DUE TO 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 ESPECIALLY LIMITED VISIBILITIES. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE DRIVING...ESPECIALLY ON EAST WEST ORIENTED ROADS AND HIGHWAYS SUCH AS I-70...K-96 AND HIGHWAY 400. && $$ KSZ033-110000- /O.CON.KICT.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130311T0000Z/ LINCOLN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LINCOLN 831 AM CDT SUN MAR 10 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...FROM THIS MORNING UNTIL EARLY THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH WILL LEAD TO POOR VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF WINTER WEATHER WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND ESPECIALLY LIMITED VISIBILITIES. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE DRIVING...ESPECIALLY ON EAST WEST ORIENTED ROADS AND HIGHWAYS SUCH AS I-70...K-96 AND HIGHWAY 400. && $$
280 WWUS43 KICT 101653 WSWICT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1153 AM CDT SUN MAR 10 2013 KSZ032-047-110000- /O.CAN.KICT.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130311T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KICT.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130311T0000Z/ RUSSELL-BARTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...GREAT BEND 1153 AM CDT SUN MAR 10 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL PERSIST INTO MID AFTERNOON...WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LESS THAN AN INCH. * IMPACTS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH WILL LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. VISIBILITIES MAY DROP TO AROUND ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF WINTER WEATHER WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND ESPECIALLY LIMITED VISIBILITIES. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE DRIVING...ESPECIALLY ON EAST WEST ORIENTED ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. && $$ KSZ049-110000- /O.EXA.KICT.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130311T0000Z/ SALINE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SALINA 1153 AM CDT SUN MAR 10 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE THROUGH 2 PM...THEN DIMINISHING THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. VISIBILITIES MAY DROP TO AROUND ONE QUARTER MILE IN THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF WINTER WEATHER WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND ESPECIALLY LIMITED VISIBILITIES. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE DRIVING...ESPECIALLY ON EAST WEST ORIENTED ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. && $$ KSZ033-048-050-110000- /O.CON.KICT.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130311T0000Z/ LINCOLN-ELLSWORTH-RICE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN...ELLSWORTH...LYONS 1153 AM CDT SUN MAR 10 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH WILL LEAD TO POOR VISIBILITIES DUE TO 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 ESPECIALLY LIMITED VISIBILITIES. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE DRIVING...ESPECIALLY ON EAST WEST ORIENTED ROADS AND HIGHWAYS SUCH AS I-70...K-96 AND HIGHWAY 400. && $$ HOWERTON
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 10, 4:20 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | ICT | Barton, Ellsworth, Lincoln, Rice, Russell, Saline | 14 hr |
Nearby
Blizzard Warnings in Kansas, 2013Every blizzard warning in 2013
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.