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Winter Storm Warning 6, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this winter storm warning at Dec 20, 2013, 3:18 PM CST for 19 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Dec 20, 2013, 9:00 PM CST. It was in force for 30 hr. 52 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 20, 2013, 3:18 PM CST (21:18 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 20, 2013, 9:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Dec 22, 2013, 3:00 AM CST
- In force
- 30 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
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, Harvey County, KS, Labette County, KS, Marion County, KS, McPherson County, KS, Montgomery County, KS, Neosho County, KS, Rice County, KS, Saline County, KS, Wilson County, KS, Woodson County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:23 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 20, 9:05 PM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0 | Arkansas City, KS | BRIDGES VERY SLICK. ACCIDENTS REPORTED ON ARKANSAS RIVER BRIDGES NEAR HIGHWAY 77 AND HIGHWAY 166. |
| Dec 20, 9:05 PM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0 | Fredonia, KS | BRIDGES GETTING SLICK. LIGHT ICING ON TREES AND POWER LINES. |
| Dec 20, 9:41 PM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0 | Chanute, KS | LIGHT GLAZING ON TREES, CARS AND SLICK SPOTS ON ROADS. |
| Dec 20, 10:00 PM CST | SLEET 0 | Eureka, KS | SLEET COLLECTING ON ROADS ALONG HIGHWAY 54. |
| Dec 20, 10:15 PM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.12 | 5 W Howard, KS | ICE ON GRASS...CARS AND SIDEWALKS. ESTIMATED AT AN EIGHT OF AN INCH THICK. SOME SLEET MIXED IN AS WELL. |
| Dec 20, 10:18 PM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0 | 1 N Severy, KS | ICE ON TREES...CARS ALONG HIGHWAY 400. VIA OFF DUTY NWS EMPLOYEE. |
| Dec 20, 10:18 PM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0 | 2 Nw Neodesha, KS | ICE ON ELEVATED SURFACES AND BRIDGES. SEMI TRACTOR TRAILER OVERTUNRED ON HIGHWAY 400 WEST OF TOWN. VIA OFF DUTY NWS EMPLOYEE. |
| Dec 20, 10:45 PM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0 | Sedan, KS | ICY STREETS IN TOWN. KS-99 NORTH OF TOWN VERY ICY. US-156 ICY BRIDGES. |
| Dec 20, 10:45 PM CST | SLEET 0.25 | Sedan, KS | ROADS VERY SLICK. |
| Dec 21, 12:44 AM CST | SLEET 0.5 | Sedan, KS | SLEET HAS ACCUMULATED ABOUT ONE-HALF INCH ON TOP OF A THIN GLAZE OF ICE. CURRENT PRECIPITATION IS A MIX OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. |
| Dec 21, 5:35 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.1 | 3 Ne Winfield, KS | ESTIMATED ABOUT ONE-TENTH OF AN INCH ICE ACCUMULATION OVERNIGHT. |
| Dec 21, 7:00 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.25 | Hale, KS | COOPERATIVE OBSERVER ESTIMATES A QUARTER OF AN INCH OF ICE AND 0.45 INCHES OF LIQUID PRECIPITATION IN THE LAST 24 HOURS. |
| Dec 21, 7:00 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.4 | Chautauqua, KS | COOPERATIVE OBSERVER MEASURES 0.3-0.4 INCHES OF ICE DEPENDING ON THE SURFACE AND 0.43 INCHES OF LIQUID PRECIPITATION. |
| Dec 21, 8:20 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.1 | Arkansas City, KS | EMERGENCY MANAGER OF ARKANSAS CITY MEASURED 0.08 INCHES OF LIQUID PRECIPITATION AND ESTIMATED A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE. UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS ARE VERY SLICK. |
| Dec 21, 9:22 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.1 | Dexter, KS | |
| Dec 21, 10:20 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.13 | Arkansas City, KS | AN EIGTH OF AN INCH HAS ACCUMULATED IN THE LAST HOUR. ROADS ARE VERY SLICK AND ACCIDENTS ARE BEING REPORTED. |
| Dec 21, 12:04 PM CST | SLEET 0 | Eureka, KS | EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTS VIA TWITTER THAT SLEET IS BEGINNING TO FALL AND ACCUMULATE IN EUREKA. |
| Dec 21, 12:19 PM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.5 | Oswego, KS | A HALF OF AN INCH HAS ACCUMULATED ON VEHICLES AND THERE IS A QUARTER OF AN INCH ON THE GROUND ACCORDING TO DISPATCH. |
| Dec 21, 12:22 PM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.25 | Fredonia, KS | LAW ENFORCEMENT ESTIMATES A QUARTER OF AN INCH OF ICE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY AND ACCUMULATING. |
| Dec 21, 12:23 PM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.5 | Sycamore, KS | A WIDE RANGE OF ICE DEPTHS ACROSS THE COUNTY. THE SOUTHERN HALF IS NEAR ONE QUARTER INCH...WHILE DEPTHS TO NEAR ONE INCH HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN THE NORTHERN SECTIONS. TRAVEL IS TREACHEROUS. |
| Dec 21, 12:27 PM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.25 | Erie, KS | |
| Dec 21, 12:27 PM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.25 | Iola, KS | LAW ENFORCEMENT ESTIMATES AN EIGHTH TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH OF ICE HAS ACCUMULATED THUS FAR ACROSS THE COUNTY. |
| Dec 21, 12:34 PM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.13 | Yates Center, KS | LAW ENFORCEMENT ESTIMATES AN EIGHTH OF AN INCH HAS ACCUMULATED THUS FAR ACROSS THE COUNTY. |
| Dec 21, 1:49 PM CST | SLEET 0 | 5 Ne Newton, KS | ROADS ARE BECOMING SLICK AND SLEET HAS STARTED TO ACCUMULATE. |
| Dec 21, 2:09 PM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.25 | 5 W Howard, KS | ONE QUARTER INCH ACCUMULATION. |
| Dec 21, 2:59 PM CST | SLEET 0 | Hillsboro, KS | SLEET IS COVERING THE GROUND IN HILLSOBORO. |
| Dec 21, 4:48 PM CST | SNOW 1.8 | 1 W Mcpherson, KS | ESTIMATED 1.75 INCHES OF NEW SNOW JUST WEST OF MCPHERSON. |
| Dec 21, 5:42 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Great Bend, KS | |
| Dec 21, 6:39 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Mcpherson, KS | NEAR 3 INCHES OF SNOW IN MCPHERSON. ROADS ARE SNOW COVERED THROUGHOUT THE CITY. |
| Dec 21, 7:15 PM CST | SNOW 3.5 | Lyons, KS | APPROXIMATELY 3 INCHES WITH SOME AREAS AROUND 4 INCHES. VISIBILITY IS DETERIORATED TO AROUND 150-200 YARDS. ALL ROADS IN THE COUNTY ARE SNOWPACKED AND DANGEROUS...INCLUDING HIGHWAYS 14 AND 56. DIFFICULT TO SEE THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN THE ROAD AND THE DITCH WIT |
| Dec 21, 7:21 PM CST | SNOW 4 | Salina, KS | WRITER FOR THE SALINA JOURNAL REPORTED 4 INCHES OF SNOW IN SALINA. |
| Dec 21, 7:21 PM CST | SNOW 6 | Great Bend, KS | |
| Dec 21, 7:29 PM CST | SNOW 4 | Mcpherson, KS | JUST OVER 4 INCHES OF SNOW NOW IN MCPHERSON. ALL ROADS ARE SNOWPACKED INCLUDING I-135. |
| Dec 21, 7:29 PM CST | SNOW 4.5 | 3 Ene Salina, KS | MEASURED AN AVERAGE OF 4.5 INCHES OF STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. HEAVY SNOW CONTINUES. ROADS ARE SNOW COVERED. |
| Dec 21, 7:40 PM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.5 | Dexter, KS | HALF AND INCH OF ICE FROM FREEZING RAIN ON ALL SURFACES. SNOW IS JUST STARTING TO FALL AS OF 740PM. REPORT VIA TWITTER. |
| Dec 21, 7:45 PM CST | SNOW 4 | 6 Sse Westfall, KS | |
| Dec 21, 7:45 PM CST | SNOW 8 | 5 Ne Great Bend, KS | |
| Dec 21, 8:00 PM CST | SNOW 7 | Mcpherson, KS | |
| Dec 21, 8:25 PM CST | SNOW 8 | 5 Ne Great Bend, KS | |
| Dec 21, 8:34 PM CST | SNOW 8 | Salina, KS | REPORTED VIA PICTURE FROM TWITTER. |
| Dec 21, 8:34 PM CST | SNOW 10 | Great Bend, KS | REPORT FROM WEST-CENTRAL GREAT BEND ON GRASS...NOT DRIFTED. REPORT FROM PICTURE VIA TWITTER. |
| Dec 21, 8:39 PM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.75 | Sedan, KS | ESTIMATED BETWEEN THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH TO 1 INCH OF ICE ON ROADWAYS FOR THE STORM TOTAL. A HALF INCH TO THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH ON TREES. POWERLINES ESTIMATED AT A HALF OF AN INCH OF ICE. NO MAJOR TREES DOWN...BUT LIMBS DOWN ALL OVER THE TOWN OF SEDAN. |
| Dec 21, 9:00 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 15.5 | Great Bend, KS | DELAYED REPORT FROM SATURDAY EVENING. SNOW RATES WERE MEASURED AT 8 INCHES PER HOUR AT ONE POINT. |
| Dec 21, 9:07 PM CST | SNOW 13.5 | Great Bend, KS | MEASURED BY SKYWARN. |
| Dec 21, 9:12 PM CST | SNOW 12 | Great Bend, KS | MULTIPLE REPORTS VIA SOCIAL MEDIA OF VALUES AROUND A FOOT. |
| Dec 21, 9:22 PM CST | SNOW 9.5 | Salina, KS | REPORTS ROADS ARE VERY DIFFICULT FOR TRAVEL. |
| Dec 21, 9:34 PM CST | SNOW 8.5 | Salina, KS | REPORT VIA PICTURE ON TWITTER. |
| Dec 21, 10:00 PM CST | SNOW 8 | Mcpherson, KS | |
| Dec 21, 10:00 PM CST | SNOW 10 | Salina, KS | |
| Dec 21, 10:18 PM CST | SNOW 3.5 | Hillsboro, KS | |
| Dec 21, 11:00 PM CST | SNOW 6 | Canton, KS | RECEIVED VIA TWITTER. |
| Dec 21, 11:00 PM CST | SNOW 11 | Salina, KS | REPORTED VIA PICTURE ON TWITTER. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KFOE), launched 12:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 152 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
- 6 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 426 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 64 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 96 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 272 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS43 KICT 202118 WSWICT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 318 PM CST FRI DEC 20 2013 KSZ051>053-068>072-094>096-098>100-211130- /O.UPG.KICT.WS.A.0004.131221T0900Z-131222T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KICT.WS.W.0006.131221T0600Z-131222T1200Z/ MCPHERSON-MARION-CHASE-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-ELK- WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCPHERSON...MARION...COTTONWOOD FALLS... NEWTON...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...EUREKA...YATES CENTER...IOLA... HOWARD...FREDONIA...CHANUTE...ERIE...SEDAN...COFFEYVILLE... INDEPENDENCE...PARSONS 318 PM CST FRI DEC 20 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...A WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT THE REGION FOR LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN EXPECTED. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT FOR LOCATIONS ALONG AND NORTHEAST OF A MCPHERSON TO EL DORADO LINE. THE REMAINDER OF THE WARNING AREA CAN EXPECTED BETWEEN 1 AND 5 INCHES OF SNOW WITH THE LOWER AMOUNTS OVER FAR SOUTHEAST KANSAS. SLEET IS ALSO EXPECTED TO MIX WITH THE SNOW ON SATURDAY. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND A QUARTER INCH OF ICE IS EXPECTED OVER SOUTHEAST KANSAS WITH SLIGHTLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE FOR AREAS NEAR THE KANSAS-OKLAHOMA BORDER. * IMPACTS...WEEKEND TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ KSZ047>050-067-082-083-091>093-211130- /O.UPG.KICT.WS.A.0004.131221T0900Z-131222T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KICT.WW.Y.0016.131221T0600Z-131222T1200Z/ BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-RENO-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER- COWLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREAT BEND...ELLSWORTH...SALINA... LYONS...HUTCHINSON...KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY...HARPER... WELLINGTON...WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY 318 PM CST FRI DEC 20 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...A WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT THE REGION FOR LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN EXPECTED. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA BY LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY EVENING. SOME SLEET IS ALSO EXPECTED TO MIX WITH THE SNOW ON SATURDAY. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH IS POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY FOR LOCATIONS PRIMARILY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A KINGMAN TO AUGUSTA LINE * IMPACTS...THE APPROACHING WINTER STORM WILL MAKE ROADWAYS VERY SLICK AND HAZARDOUS FOR TRAVEL DURING THE WEEKEND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF WINTER WEATHER WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ LAWSON
9 follow-up statements
932 WWUS43 KICT 210250 WSWICT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 850 PM CST FRI DEC 20 2013 KSZ069>072-094>096-098>100-211700- /O.EXT.KICT.WS.W.0006.131221T0300Z-131222T1200Z/ BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA- MONTGOMERY-LABETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...EUREKA... YATES CENTER...IOLA...HOWARD...FREDONIA...CHANUTE...ERIE... SEDAN...COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...PARSONS 850 PM CST FRI DEC 20 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM CST FRIDAY UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM CST FRIDAY UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY. * TIMING...A WINTER STORM SYSTEM HAS BEGUN TO IMPACT THE REGION FOR THIS EVENING AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN EXPECTED. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT FOR LOCATIONS ALONG AND NORTHEAST OF A MCPHERSON TO EL DORADO LINE. THE REMAINDER OF THE WARNING AREA CAN EXPECTED BETWEEN 1 AND 5 INCHES OF SNOW WITH THE LOWER AMOUNTS OVER FAR SOUTHEAST KANSAS. SLEET IS ALSO EXPECTED TO MIX WITH THE SNOW ON SATURDAY. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND A QUARTER INCH OF ICE IS EXPECTED OVER SOUTHEAST KANSAS WITH SLIGHTLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE FOR AREAS NEAR THE KANSAS-OKLAHOMA BORDER. * IMPACTS...WEEKEND TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ KSZ051>053-068-211700- /O.CON.KICT.WS.W.0006.131221T0600Z-131222T1200Z/ MCPHERSON-MARION-CHASE-HARVEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCPHERSON...MARION...COTTONWOOD FALLS... NEWTON 850 PM CST FRI DEC 20 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY. * TIMING...A WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT THE REGION FOR LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN EXPECTED. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT FOR LOCATIONS ALONG AND NORTHEAST OF A MCPHERSON TO EL DORADO LINE. THE REMAINDER OF THE WARNING AREA CAN EXPECTED BETWEEN 1 AND 5 INCHES OF SNOW WITH THE LOWER AMOUNTS OVER FAR SOUTHEAST KANSAS. SLEET IS ALSO EXPECTED TO MIX WITH THE SNOW ON SATURDAY. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND A QUARTER INCH OF ICE IS EXPECTED OVER SOUTHEAST KANSAS WITH SLIGHTLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE FOR AREAS NEAR THE KANSAS-OKLAHOMA BORDER. * IMPACTS...WEEKEND TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ KSZ083-091>093-211700- /O.EXT.KICT.WW.Y.0016.131221T0300Z-131222T1200Z/ SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER-COWLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WICHITA...ANTHONY...HARPER... WELLINGTON...WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY 850 PM CST FRI DEC 20 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM CST FRIDAY UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM CST FRIDAY UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY. * TIMING...A WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT THE REGION FOR LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN EXPECTED. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA BY LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY EVENING. SOME SLEET IS ALSO EXPECTED TO MIX WITH THE SNOW ON SATURDAY. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH IS POSSIBLE THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY FOR LOCATIONS PRIMARILY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A KINGMAN TO AUGUSTA LINE * IMPACTS...THE APPROACHING WINTER STORM WILL MAKE ROADWAYS VERY SLICK AND HAZARDOUS FOR TRAVEL DURING THE WEEKEND. 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. && $$ KSZ047>050-067-082-211700- /O.CON.KICT.WW.Y.0016.131221T0600Z-131222T1200Z/ BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-RENO-KINGMAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREAT BEND...ELLSWORTH...SALINA... LYONS...HUTCHINSON...KINGMAN 850 PM CST FRI DEC 20 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY. * TIMING...A WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT THE REGION FOR LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN EXPECTED. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA BY LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY EVENING. SOME SLEET IS ALSO EXPECTED TO MIX WITH THE SNOW ON SATURDAY. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH IS POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY FOR LOCATIONS PRIMARILY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A KINGMAN TO AUGUSTA LINE * IMPACTS...THE APPROACHING WINTER STORM WILL MAKE ROADWAYS VERY SLICK AND HAZARDOUS FOR TRAVEL DURING THE WEEKEND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF WINTER WEATHER WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ BILLINGS WRIGHT
486 WWUS43 KICT 210610 WSWICT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1210 AM CST SAT DEC 21 2013 KSZ051>053-068>072-094>096-098>100-212015- /O.CON.KICT.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-131222T1200Z/ MCPHERSON-MARION-CHASE-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-ELK- WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCPHERSON...MARION...COTTONWOOD FALLS... NEWTON...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...EUREKA...YATES CENTER...IOLA... HOWARD...FREDONIA...CHANUTE...ERIE...SEDAN...COFFEYVILLE... INDEPENDENCE...PARSONS 1210 AM CST SAT DEC 21 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY. * TIMING...A WINTER STORM SYSTEM HAS BEGUN TO IMPACT THE REGION FOR THIS EVENING AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN EXPECTED. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT FOR LOCATIONS ALONG AND NORTHEAST OF A MCPHERSON TO EL DORADO LINE. THE REMAINDER OF THE WARNING AREA CAN EXPECTED BETWEEN 1 AND 5 INCHES OF SNOW WITH THE LOWER AMOUNTS OVER FAR SOUTHEAST KANSAS. SLEET IS ALSO EXPECTED TO MIX WITH THE SNOW ON SATURDAY. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND A QUARTER INCH OF ICE IS EXPECTED OVER SOUTHEAST KANSAS WITH SLIGHTLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE FOR AREAS NEAR THE KANSAS-OKLAHOMA BORDER. * IMPACTS...WEEKEND TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ KSZ047>050-067-082-083-091>093-212015- /O.CON.KICT.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-131222T1200Z/ BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-RENO-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER- COWLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREAT BEND...ELLSWORTH...SALINA... LYONS...HUTCHINSON...KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY...HARPER... WELLINGTON...WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY 1210 AM CST SAT DEC 21 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY. * TIMING...A WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT THE REGION FOR LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN EXPECTED. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA BY LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY EVENING. SOME SLEET IS ALSO EXPECTED TO MIX WITH THE SNOW ON SATURDAY. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH IS POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY FOR LOCATIONS PRIMARILY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A KINGMAN TO AUGUSTA LINE * IMPACTS...THE APPROACHING WINTER STORM WILL MAKE ROADWAYS VERY SLICK AND HAZARDOUS FOR TRAVEL DURING THE WEEKEND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF WINTER WEATHER WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ BILLINGS WRIGHT
289 WWUS43 KICT 210929 WSWICT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 329 AM CST SAT DEC 21 2013 KSZ051>053-068>072-094>096-098>100-212330- /O.CON.KICT.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-131222T1200Z/ MCPHERSON-MARION-CHASE-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-ELK- WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCPHERSON...MARION...COTTONWOOD FALLS... NEWTON...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...EUREKA...YATES CENTER...IOLA... HOWARD...FREDONIA...CHANUTE...ERIE...SEDAN...COFFEYVILLE... INDEPENDENCE...PARSONS 329 AM CST SAT DEC 21 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY. * TIMING...A WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE REGION TODAY INTO TONIGHT...WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN EXPECTED. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT FOR LOCATIONS ALONG AND NORTHEAST OF A NEWTON TO MADISON LINE. THE REMAINDER OF THE WARNING AREA CAN EXPECTED BETWEEN 1 AND 4 INCHES OF SNOW WITH THE LOWER AMOUNTS OVER FAR SOUTHEAST KANSAS. SLEET IS ALSO EXPECTED TO MIX WITH THE SNOW ON SATURDAY. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...OF A QUARTER INCH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED OVER SOUTHEAST KANSAS TODAY. * IMPACTS...WEEKEND TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE ACROSS THE WARNING AREA DUE TO ICING ON UNTREATED ROADS AND OVERPASSES. IN ADDITION...ICE BUILDUP ON TREES AND POWERLINES COULD RESULT IN SOME POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ KSZ047>050-067-082-083-091>093-212330- /O.CON.KICT.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-131222T1200Z/ BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-RENO-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER- COWLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREAT BEND...ELLSWORTH...SALINA... LYONS...HUTCHINSON...KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY...HARPER... WELLINGTON...WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY 329 AM CST SAT DEC 21 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY. * TIMING...A WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE REGION TODAY INTO TONIGHT...WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN EXPECTED. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA BY LATE TONIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY EVENING. SOME SLEET IS ALSO EXPECTED TO MIX WITH THE SNOW ON SATURDAY. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH IS POSSIBLE TODAY FOR LOCATIONS PRIMARILY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A HARPER TO DERBY TO EL DORADO LINE. * IMPACTS...THE APPROACHING WINTER STORM WILL MAKE ROADWAYS VERY SLICK AND HAZARDOUS FOR DRIVING DURING THE WEEKEND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF WINTER WEATHER WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ JMC
205 WWUS43 KICT 211638 WSWICT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1038 AM CST SAT DEC 21 2013 KSZ051>053-068>072-094>096-098>100-220645- /O.CON.KICT.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-131222T1200Z/ MCPHERSON-MARION-CHASE-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-ELK- WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCPHERSON...MARION...COTTONWOOD FALLS... NEWTON...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...EUREKA...YATES CENTER...IOLA... HOWARD...FREDONIA...CHANUTE...ERIE...SEDAN...COFFEYVILLE... INDEPENDENCE...PARSONS 1038 AM CST SAT DEC 21 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY. * TIMING...A WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE REGION TODAY INTO TONIGHT...WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN EXPECTED. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT FOR LOCATIONS ALONG AND NORTHEAST OF A NEWTON TO MADISON LINE. THE REMAINDER OF THE WARNING AREA CAN EXPECTED BETWEEN 1 AND 4 INCHES OF SNOW WITH THE LOWER AMOUNTS OVER FAR SOUTHEAST KANSAS. SLEET IS ALSO EXPECTED TO MIX WITH THE SNOW ON SATURDAY. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...OF A QUARTER INCH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED OVER SOUTHEAST KANSAS TODAY. * IMPACTS...WEEKEND TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE ACROSS THE WARNING AREA DUE TO ICING ON UNTREATED ROADS AND OVERPASSES. IN ADDITION...ICE BUILDUP ON TREES AND POWERLINES COULD RESULT IN SOME POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ KSZ047>050-067-082-083-091>093-220645- /O.CON.KICT.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-131222T1200Z/ BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-RENO-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER- COWLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREAT BEND...ELLSWORTH...SALINA... LYONS...HUTCHINSON...KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY...HARPER... WELLINGTON...WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY 1038 AM CST SAT DEC 21 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY. * TIMING...A WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE REGION TODAY INTO TONIGHT...WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN EXPECTED. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA BY LATE TONIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY EVENING. SOME SLEET IS ALSO EXPECTED TO MIX WITH THE SNOW ON SATURDAY. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH IS POSSIBLE TODAY FOR LOCATIONS PRIMARILY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A HARPER TO DERBY TO EL DORADO LINE. * IMPACTS...THE APPROACHING WINTER STORM WILL MAKE ROADWAYS VERY SLICK AND HAZARDOUS FOR DRIVING DURING THE WEEKEND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF WINTER WEATHER WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
942 WWUS43 KICT 211752 WSWICT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1152 AM CST SAT DEC 21 2013 KSZ093-220800- /O.UPG.KICT.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-131222T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KICT.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-131222T1200Z/ COWLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY 1152 AM CST SAT DEC 21 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...A WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN EXPECTED. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WARNED AREA BY LATE TONIGHT. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...OF TWO TO FOUR TENTHS OF AN INCH IS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS...WEEKEND TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE ACROSS THE WARNING AREA DUE TO ICING ON UNTREATED ROADS AND OVERPASSES. IN ADDITION...ICE BUILDUP ON TREES AND POWER LINES COULD RESULT IN SOME POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ KSZ051>053-068>072-094>096-098>100-220800- /O.CON.KICT.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-131222T1200Z/ MCPHERSON-MARION-CHASE-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-ELK- WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCPHERSON...MARION...COTTONWOOD FALLS... NEWTON...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...EUREKA...YATES CENTER...IOLA... HOWARD...FREDONIA...CHANUTE...ERIE...SEDAN...COFFEYVILLE... INDEPENDENCE...PARSONS 1152 AM CST SAT DEC 21 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY. * TIMING...A WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT...WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN EXPECTED. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT FOR LOCATIONS ALONG AND NORTHEAST OF A NEWTON TO MADISON LINE. THE REMAINDER OF THE WARNING AREA CAN EXPECTED BETWEEN 1 AND 4 INCHES OF SNOW WITH THE LOWER AMOUNTS OVER FAR SOUTHEAST KANSAS. SLEET IS ALSO EXPECTED TO MIX WITH THE SNOW. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...OF A QUARTER INCH TO NEAR ONE HALF INCH IS EXPECTED OVER SOUTHEAST KANSAS TODAY. ALL OTHER AREAS MAY ACCUMULATE ICE UP TO ONE QUARTER INCH. * IMPACTS...WEEKEND TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE ACROSS THE WARNING AREA DUE TO ICING ON UNTREATED ROADS AND OVERPASSES. IN ADDITION...ICE BUILDUP ON TREES AND POWER LINES COULD RESULT IN SOME POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ KSZ047>050-067-082-083-091-092-220800- /O.CON.KICT.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-131222T1200Z/ BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-RENO-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREAT BEND...ELLSWORTH...SALINA... LYONS...HUTCHINSON...KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY...HARPER... WELLINGTON 1152 AM CST SAT DEC 21 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY. * TIMING...A WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN EXPECTED. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA BY LATE TONIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY EVENING. SOME SLEET IS ALSO EXPECTED TO MIX WITH THE SNOW. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO ONE QUARTER INCH OF ICE IS POSSIBLE TODAY FOR LOCATIONS PRIMARILY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A HARPER TO DERBY TO EL DORADO LINE. * IMPACTS...THE APPROACHING WINTER STORM WILL MAKE ROADWAYS VERY SLICK AND HAZARDOUS FOR DRIVING DURING THE WEEKEND. 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. && $$
553 WWUS43 KICT 212121 WSWICT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 321 PM CST SAT DEC 21 2013 KSZ051>053-068>072-093>096-098>100-221130- /O.CON.KICT.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-131222T1200Z/ MCPHERSON-MARION-CHASE-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN- COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCPHERSON...MARION...COTTONWOOD FALLS... NEWTON...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...EUREKA...YATES CENTER...IOLA... WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY...HOWARD...FREDONIA...CHANUTE...ERIE... SEDAN...COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...PARSONS 321 PM CST SAT DEC 21 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY. * TIMING...A WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE REGION THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW... SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN EXPECTED. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT FOR LOCATIONS ALONG AND NORTHEAST OF A NEWTON TO MADISON LINE. THE REMAINDER OF THE WARNING AREA CAN EXPECTED BETWEEN 1 AND 4 INCHES OF SNOW WITH THE LOWER AMOUNTS OVER FAR SOUTHEAST KANSAS. SLEET IS ALSO EXPECTED TO MIX WITH THE SNOW THIS EVENING. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...A QUARTER TO ONE HALF INCH IS EXPECTED OVER SOUTHEAST KANSAS THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH SOME AMOUNTS APPROACHING AN INCH NEAR THE KANSAS-OKLAHOMA BORDER. ALL OTHER AREAS MAY ACCUMULATE ICE UP TO ONE QUARTER INCH. * IMPACTS...WEEKEND TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE ACROSS THE WARNING AREA DUE TO ICING ON UNTREATED ROADS AND OVERPASSES. IN ADDITION...ICE BUILDUP ON TREES AND POWER LINES COULD RESULT IN SOME POWER OUTAGES...ESPECIALLY OVER SOUTHEAST KANSAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ KSZ047>050-067-082-083-091-092-221130- /O.CON.KICT.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-131222T1200Z/ BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-RENO-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREAT BEND...ELLSWORTH...SALINA... LYONS...HUTCHINSON...KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY...HARPER... WELLINGTON 321 PM CST SAT DEC 21 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY. * TIMING...A WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE REGION THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW...SLEET... AND FREEZING RAIN EXPECTED. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA BY LATE TONIGHT. SOME SLEET IS ALSO EXPECTED TO MIX WITH THE SNOW. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...BETWEEN A TRACE AND ONE QUARTER INCH OF ICE IS POSSIBLE BY TONIGHT FOR LOCATIONS PRIMARILY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A HARPER TO DERBY TO EL DORADO LINE. * IMPACTS...THE APPROACHING WINTER STORM WILL MAKE ROADWAYS VERY SLICK AND HAZARDOUS FOR DRIVING THIS WEEKEND. 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. && $$ LAWSON
795 WWUS43 KICT 220150 WSWICT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 750 PM CST SAT DEC 21 2013 KSZ047>050-221200- /O.UPG.KICT.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-131222T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KICT.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-131222T1200Z/ BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREAT BEND...ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS 750 PM CST SAT DEC 21 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL DIMINISH IN INTENSITY BETWEEN 10 PM AND 2 AM. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES ARE FORECAST. THE HEAVIEST BAND OF SNOW IS EXPECTED SOUTH OF A LINE FROM SALINA TO GREAT BEND. * IMPACTS...MANY OF THE ROADS ARE SNOWPACKED AND VISIBILITIES ARE SEVERELY RESTRICTED IN THE HEAVY SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ KSZ051>053-068>072-093>096-098>100-221200- /O.CON.KICT.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-131222T1200Z/ MCPHERSON-MARION-CHASE-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN- COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCPHERSON...MARION...COTTONWOOD FALLS... NEWTON...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...EUREKA...YATES CENTER...IOLA... WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY...HOWARD...FREDONIA...CHANUTE...ERIE... SEDAN...COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...PARSONS 750 PM CST SAT DEC 21 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY. * TIMING...A WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE REGION THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW... SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN EXPECTED. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT FOR LOCATIONS ALONG AND NORTHEAST OF A NEWTON TO MADISON LINE. THE REMAINDER OF THE WARNING AREA CAN EXPECTED BETWEEN 1 AND 4 INCHES OF SNOW WITH THE LOWER AMOUNTS OVER FAR SOUTHEAST KANSAS. SLEET IS ALSO EXPECTED TO MIX WITH THE SNOW THIS EVENING. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIMITED TO THE AREA SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM ERIE TO SEDAN. * IMPACTS...WEEKEND TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE ACROSS THE WARNING AREA DUE TO ICING ON UNTREATED ROADS AND OVERPASSES. IN ADDITION...ICE BUILDUP ON TREES AND POWER LINES COULD RESULT IN SOME POWER OUTAGES...ESPECIALLY OVER SOUTHEAST KANSAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ KSZ067-082-083-091-092-221200- /O.CON.KICT.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-131222T1200Z/ RENO-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HUTCHINSON...KINGMAN...WICHITA... ANTHONY...HARPER...WELLINGTON 750 PM CST SAT DEC 21 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY. * TIMING...A WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE REGION THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW...SLEET... AND FREEZING RAIN EXPECTED. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA BY LATE TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE APPROACHING WINTER STORM WILL MAKE ROADWAYS VERY SLICK AND HAZARDOUS FOR DRIVING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF WINTER WEATHER WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ LAWSON/HOWERTON
814 WWUS43 KICT 220244 WSWICT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 844 PM CST SAT DEC 21 2013 KSZ047>053-068>072-093>096-098>100-221200- /O.CON.KICT.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-131222T1200Z/ BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION-CHASE-HARVEY-BUTLER- GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA- MONTGOMERY-LABETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREAT BEND...ELLSWORTH...SALINA... LYONS...MCPHERSON...MARION...COTTONWOOD FALLS...NEWTON... EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...EUREKA...YATES CENTER...IOLA...WINFIELD... ARKANSAS CITY...HOWARD...FREDONIA...CHANUTE...ERIE...SEDAN... COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...PARSONS 844 PM CST SAT DEC 21 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY. * TIMING...A WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE REGION THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW... SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN EXPECTED. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES IS EXPECTED NORTH AND WEST OF A LINE FROM HUTCHINSON TO MCPHERSON. THE REMAINDER OF THE WARNING AREA CAN EXPECTED BETWEEN 1 AND 4 INCHES OF SNOW WITH THE LOWER AMOUNTS OVER FAR SOUTHEAST KANSAS. LIGHT SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN MAY LINGER ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIMITED TO THE AREA SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM ERIE TO SEDAN. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL IS VERY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE ACROSS THE PARTS OF WARNING AREA DUE TO ICING AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. IN ADDITION...ICE BUILDUP ON TREES AND POWER LINES COULD RESULT IN SOME POWER OUTAGES...ESPECIALLY OVER SOUTHEAST KANSAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ KSZ067-082-083-091-092-221200- /O.CON.KICT.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-131222T1200Z/ RENO-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HUTCHINSON...KINGMAN...WICHITA... ANTHONY...HARPER...WELLINGTON 844 PM CST SAT DEC 21 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY. * TIMING...A WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE REGION THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW...SLEET... AND FREEZING RAIN EXPECTED. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA BY LATE TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE APPROACHING WINTER STORM WILL MAKE ROADWAYS VERY SLICK AND HAZARDOUS FOR DRIVING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF WINTER WEATHER WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ LAWSON/HOWERTON
723 WWUS43 KICT 220900 WSWICT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 300 AM CST SUN DEC 22 2013 KSZ047>053-068>072-093>096-098>100-221000- /O.CAN.KICT.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-131222T1200Z/ BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION-CHASE-HARVEY-BUTLER- GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA- MONTGOMERY-LABETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREAT BEND...ELLSWORTH...SALINA... LYONS...MCPHERSON...MARION...COTTONWOOD FALLS...NEWTON... EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...EUREKA...YATES CENTER...IOLA...WINFIELD... ARKANSAS CITY...HOWARD...FREDONIA...CHANUTE...ERIE...SEDAN... COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...PARSONS 300 AM CST SUN DEC 22 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE THREAT FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW AND ICE HAS DIMINISHED AS THE RESPONSIBLE STORM SYSTEM IS LIFTING NORTHEAST OUT OF THE REGION. THEREFORE THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. MANY ROADS AND HIGHWAYS WILL REMAIN SNOWPACKED AND ICY TODAY AS TEMPERATURES REMAIN BELOW FREEZING. SO MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION. $$ KSZ067-082-083-091-092-221000- /O.CAN.KICT.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-131222T1200Z/ RENO-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HUTCHINSON...KINGMAN...WICHITA... ANTHONY...HARPER...WELLINGTON 300 AM CST SUN DEC 22 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE THREAT FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS DIMINISHED AS THE RESPONSIBLE STORM SYSTEM IS LIFTING NORTHEAST OUT OF THE REGION. THEREFORE THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. MANY ROADS AND HIGHWAYS WILL REMAIN SNOWPACKED AND ICY TODAY AS TEMPERATURES REMAIN BELOW FREEZING. SO MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION. $$
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 20, 2:53 PM CST, 25 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 20, 2:53 PM CST, 25 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 253 PM CST FRI DEC 20 2013 .SYNOPSIS... ISSUED AT 252 PM CST FRI DEC 20 2013 WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS OUR UPPER SHORTWAVE CHURNING OVER NORTHERN BAJA. THE COLD FRONT THAT SURGED THROUGH LAST NIGHT CURRENTLY STRETCHES FROM SOUTHERN MO INTO CENTRAL TX WITH COLD ADVECTION IN PLACE ACROSS THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA. && .SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY) ISSUED AT 252 PM CST FRI DEC 20 2013 MAIN FOCUS FOR THIS FORECAST PACKAGE HAS OBVIOUSLY BEEN THE WINTER STORM TO AFFECT THE AREA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT. THE SHORTWAVE IS EXPECTED TO QUICKLY LIFT NORTHEAST TONIGHT AND WILL BE TRACKING ACROSS SW TX BY 12Z SAT. STILL HAVE A LEAN TOWARD THE GFS/ECMWF WHICH HAVE REMAINED SURPRISINGLY CONSISTENT. MID LEVEL LIFT WILL GRADUALLY START TO SPREAD ACROSS SE KS LATE TONIGHT INTO SAT MORNING. EVEN IF ICE IS INTRODUCED AT THE TOP OF THE SOUNDING...THE WARM LAYER LOOKS STRONG ENOUGH TO KEEP MOST OF THE PRECIP OVER SE KS FREEZING RAIN. HOWEVER...ONE OF THE CHANGES MADE THIS FORECAST PACKAGE WAS TO DECREASE THE AMOUNT OF FREEZING RAIN OVER SOUTH CENTRAL KS AS THE MODEL TRENDS HAVE BEEN TO COOL THE WARM NOSE TO WHERE PARTIAL MELTING WILL OCCUR WHICH SHOULD RESULT IN MORE SLEET THAN FREEZING RAIN FOR SAT. SO THE BEST CHANCE FOR SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATION LOOKS TO BE ALONG AND SOUTH OF A HOWARD TO CHANUTE LINE WITH SLEET CUTTING INTO THE ICE ACCUMULATIONS FURTHER NORTH. WITH TEMPS HOVERING IN THE 30-32 RANGE OVER SE KS AFTER 12Z SAT...FEEL THAT ELEVATED SURFACES INCLUDING TREES SHOULD SEE MORE OF THE HIGHER ICE AMOUNTS. THE BEST HEAVY SNOW POTENTIAL STILL APPEARS TO BE ALONG AND NORTHWEST OF THE KS TURNPIKE. THIS IS WHERE BOTH THE GFS AND ECMWF SHOW A WELL DEFINED TROWAL AND ASSOCIATED BAND OF HEAVIER SNOW. THE PEAK TIME FOR THIS BAND TO AFFECT THE FORECAST AREA WOULD BE BETWEEN 21Z SAT AND 06Z SUN. WHILE THERE WILL BE SOME POTENTIAL FOR AT LEAST A BRIEF PERIOD FOR SLANTWISE INSTABILITY...IT DOESNT LOOK THAT IMPRESSIVE FOR UPRIGHT INSTABILITY WHERE THE MAIN BAND OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. THE MAIN LIMITING FACTOR FOR GREATER THAN 6 OF SNOW IN MOST OF OUR FORECAST AREA WILL BE THE SHORT DURATION WITH AROUND 6-8 HOURS OF MODERATE SNOW EXPECTED. THE EXCEPTION WOULD BE OVER FAR NORTHEAST PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA WHERE LOCATIONS MAY SEE A SLIGHTLY LONGER DURATION RESULTING IN HIGHER AMOUNTS. ANOTHER CHANGE FROM THE PREVIOUS FORECAST WILL BE TO CLEAR OUT THE SNOW QUICKER SAT NIGHT WITH MOST AREA DONE BY 12Z SUN. SO FOR HEADLINES...WENT WITH A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SE KS WHERE NEAR OR OVER A QUARTER INCH OF ICE WILL BE POSSIBLE AND THEN FOR AREAS NORTHEAST OF WICHITA WHERE THE LIKELIHOOD OF 6 OR GREATER WILL BE LOCATED. WILL THEN RUN A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA WITH THE EXCEPTION BEING RUSSELL AND LINCOLN COUNTIES. WELL BELOW NORMAL TEMPS ARE EXPECTED FOR SUN THROUGH MON. WENT AHEAD AND INSERTED SOME FLURRIES FOR SUN NIGHT INTO MON MORNING AS ANOTHER IMPULSE DIVES DOWN THE BACKSIDE OF THE UPPER TROUGH. LAWSON .LONG TERM...(TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY) ISSUED AT 252 PM CST FRI DEC 20 2013 FORECAST THIS PERIOD HINGES ON TWO KEY ISSUES. FIRST IS AMOUNT/PERSISTENCE OF SNOW COVER AND SECOND THE STRENGTH/TIMING OF SHORTWAVE DROPPING DOWN NORTHWEST FLOW ON WED. BOTH ECMWF AND ESPECIALLY THE GFS APPEAR TO HOLD ONTO THE SNOW/ICE WAY TOO LONG. BY TUES...DECENT DOWNSLOPE FLOW SHOULD DEVELOP IN ADVANCE OF WAVE AND LEE TROUGHING. THE GOOD DOWNSLOPE COMPONENT SHOULD BE EFFECTIVE IN SCOURING/MIXING RELATIVELY CHILLY AIRMASS OVER THE AREA AND WOULD LIKELY PUSH TEMPERATURES AT LEAST TO OR ABOVE NORMAL. SUSPECT FORECAST TEMPERATURES WILL BE TOO COOL FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS FORECAST PERIOD. MODEL TRENDS TOWARDS LESS PRECIPITATION HAVE NOW DRIED UP PRECIPITATION FOR WED/WED NIGHT. TIMING BETWEEN THE SLOWER/STRONGER ECMWF AND FASTER/WEAKER GFS AMPLIFY BY THU...WITH ECMWF SHOWING A RIDGE MOVING OVER THE AREA AND GFS ALREADY IN THE RETURN FLOW. -HOWERTON && .AVIATION...(FOR THE 18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z SATURDAY AFTERNOON) ISSUED AT 1153 AM CST FRI DEC 20 2013 VERY DIFFICULT FORECAST WITH MODELS STRUGGLING BADLY WITH LOW LEVEL MOISTURE. DEEP LAYER LIFT IS SOMEWHAT LIMITED. GFS SUGGEST A TRANSIENT BAND WILL MOVE ACROSS KHUT/KRSL/KSLN THIS EVENING...WITH SECOND AREA IN THE VICINITY OF KCNU AFTER MIDNIGHT AND KICT IN THE MORNING. THE PREDOMINATE WEATHER TYPE IS MORE LIKELY LIGHT SNOW AT KRSL/KSLN/KHUT TONIGHT...WITH WINTRY MIX A KCNU AND SNOW/SLEET AT KICT SAT MORNING. -HOWERTON && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... WICHITA-KICT 22 30 18 27 / 50 90 90 10 HUTCHINSON 20 29 16 26 / 30 90 80 10 NEWTON 21 29 17 25 / 40 90 90 20 ELDORADO 22 31 17 26 / 50 90 90 20 WINFIELD-KWLD 24 32 19 28 / 70 90 90 20 RUSSELL 14 29 14 27 / 10 60 50 0 GREAT BEND 16 29 15 27 / 20 90 60 0 SALINA 17 28 16 25 / 20 70 90 10 MCPHERSON 19 29 16 25 / 30 90 90 10 COFFEYVILLE 25 34 21 29 / 90 90 90 20 CHANUTE 24 33 20 27 / 70 90 90 20 IOLA 23 33 20 26 / 60 90 90 20 PARSONS-KPPF 24 33 21 28 / 80 90 90 20 && .ICT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER STORM WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY FOR KSZ051>053-068>072-094>096-098>100. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY FOR KSZ047>050-067>069-082-083-091>093. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 20, 11:53 AM CST, 3 hours 25 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1153 AM CST FRI DEC 20 2013 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-211800- 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- 1153 AM CST FRI DEC 20 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS... SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR LATE TONIGHT FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS. SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN MAY DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS...SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT MUCH OF THE REGION IN THE FORM OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST WINTER STORM WATCH FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS...AND LOOK FOR LATER FORECASTS AND UPDATES...AS THERE REMAINS SOME UNCERTAINTY IN THE FORECAST. WIND CHILLS AROUND ZERO ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS MONDAY AND TUESDAY. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW OR RAIN ON CHRISTMAS DAY IN SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS. HOWEVER...NO ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THIS AFTERNOON OR TONIGHT. && FOR A GRAPHICAL VERSION OF THIS INFORMATION...SEE OUR WEBPAGE AT (LOWERCASE) HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/WICHITA/HWO/HWO.PHP JMC/HOWERTON
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 3:17 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ICT | Allen, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk and 15 more | 6 hr |
| Dec 20, 3:18 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ICT | Barton, Cowley, Ellsworth, Harper, Kingman, Reno and 4 more | 36 hr |
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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.