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Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Wichita, KS

November 26, 201518 counties in Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this winter storm warning at Nov 26, 2015, 4:02 AM CST for 18 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Nov 26, 2015, 3:52 PM CST. It was in force for 23 hr. 49 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
Nov 26, 2015, 4:02 AM CST (10:02 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 26, 2015, 3:52 PM CST
Expired
Nov 27, 2015, 3:08 PM CST
In force
23 hr
Issued by
NWS Wichita, KS

Counties Barton County, KS, Butler County, KS, Chase County, KS, Cowley County, KS, Ellsworth County, KS, Greenwood County, KS, Harper County, KS, Harvey County, KS, Kingman County, KS, Lincoln County, KS, Marion County, KS, McPherson County, KS, Reno County, KS, Rice County, KS, Russell County, KS, Saline County, KS, Sedgwick County, KS, Sumner County, KS

The radar

The Wichita radar (KICT), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:06 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Nov 26, 4:55 PM CSTFREEZING RAIN 03 Ene Salina, KSFREEZING RAIN HAS STARTED TO ACCUMULATE...WITH A GLAZE ON ELEVATED SURFACES. NO ACCUMULATION ON THE STREETS OR GROUND AT THIS TIME.
Nov 26, 5:16 PM CSTFREEZING RAIN 0Hutchinson, KSFREEZING RAIN HAS BEGUN IN HUTCHINSON. NO ACCUMULATIONS REPORTED AS OF THIS TIME. REPORT FROM TWITTER.
Nov 26, 5:18 PM CSTFREEZING RAIN 0Lindsborg, KSOFFICERS HAVE REPORTED FREEZING RAIN AND THAT IT IS STARTING TO ACCUMULATE ON TREES.
Nov 26, 6:06 PM CSTFREEZING RAIN 0South Hutchinson, KSFREEZING RAIN AND SLEET STARTING TO ACCUMULATE. ROADS ARE BEGINNING TO BECOME SLICK...BUT NOT IMPASSIBLE. REPORT FROM TWITTER.
Nov 26, 6:17 PM CSTFREEZING RAIN 0Kingman Airport, KSFREEZING RAIN AND SLEET REPORTED. REPORT VIA TWITTER.
Nov 26, 6:59 PM CSTFREEZING RAIN 0Moundridge, KSREPORTS FROM TWITTER OF PARTS OF TOWN WITHOUT POWER.
Nov 26, 7:19 PM CSTFREEZING RAIN 0Mcpherson, KSFREEZING RAIN REPORTED ACROSS MCPHERSON COUNTY...ICE ACCUMULATING ON TREES AND VEHICLES...ROADWAYS ARE OK AT THIS TIME. MINIMAL ICE ACCUMULATION.
Nov 26, 8:07 PM CSTFREEZING RAIN 04 N Clearwater, KSOFF DUTY NWS EMPLOYEE REPORTS FREEZING RAIN WITH LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS ON PLANTS AND OTHER ELEVATED SURFACES.
Nov 26, 8:27 PM CSTFREEZING RAIN 0.12Mcpherson, KSESTIMATED 1/8 INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION ON ELEVATED SURFACES...TREES. ROADS ARE STILL WET.
Nov 26, 8:33 PM CSTFREEZING RAIN 0Jabara Airport, KSREPORTS FROM TWITTER OF FREEZING RAIN IN NORTHEAST WICHITA. SOME SMALL SLICK SPOTS ON ROADS.
Nov 26, 8:40 PM CSTFREEZING RAIN 0Russell, KSROADS ARE SLICK. AMOUNT OF ICING IS UNKNOWN.
Nov 26, 8:42 PM CSTFREEZING RAIN 0.25Lincoln, KSESTIMATED A QUARTER INCH OF ICE ON VEHICLE. ROADS ARE SLICK.
Nov 26, 8:45 PM CSTFREEZING RAIN 0Ellsworth, KSUNKNOWN AMOUNT OF ICING...BUT ROADS ARE SLICK. HANDFULL OF VEHICLE SLIDE-OFFS ON HIGHWAYS 14 AND 156 AS WELL AS ON INTERSTATE 70.
Nov 26, 8:47 PM CSTFREEZING RAIN 0Great Bend, KSROADS ARE SLICK AND THERE ARE VEHICLE SLIDE-OFFS ACROSS THE COUNTY.
Nov 26, 8:50 PM CSTFREEZING RAIN 0Salina, KSBRIDGES ON INTERSTATE 135 ARE SLICK WITH A FEW SLIDE-OFFS. ROADS IN SALINA ARE NOT SLICK. ACCUMULATION ON TREES AND OTHER ELEVATED SURFACES...AMOUNT IS UNKNOWN.
Nov 26, 8:54 PM CSTFREEZING RAIN 0Lyons, KS5 VEHICLE SLIDE-OFFS EARLIER
Nov 26, 8:56 PM CSTFREEZING RAIN 0South Hutchinson, KSGLAZE OF ICE ON ELEVATED SURFACES...ROADS IN TOWN ARE WET AND NO ACCIDENTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED.
Nov 26, 9:00 PM CSTFREEZING RAIN 0Hillsboro, KSBEGINNING TO GET SLICK...BUT ROADS ARE MAINLY WET.
Nov 26, 9:03 PM CSTFREEZING RAIN 0Newton, KSICE ACCUMULATION ON ELEVATED SURFACES...NO ACCIDENTS REPORTED.
Nov 26, 9:14 PM CSTFREEZING RAIN 0.03Salina, KSMEASURED A TRACE TO 0.03 INCHES OF ICE.
Nov 26, 11:43 PM CSTFREEZING RAIN 0Harper, KSREPORT OF FREEZING RAIN BEGINNING TO ACCUMULATE ON VEHICLES IN HARPER COUNTY...REPORT VIA TWITTER.
Nov 27, 2:18 AM CSTFREEZING RAIN 0Arkansas City, KSTRACE AMOUNT OF FREZZING RAIN COVERING ELEVATED SURFACES, BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.
Nov 27, 3:20 AM CSTFREEZING RAIN 0Rago, KSDELAYED REPORT. MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING RAIN REPORTED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAYS 42 AND 14.
Nov 27, 3:56 AM CSTFREEZING RAIN 01 W Wichita Eisenhower, KSMIX OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET AT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. LIGHT GLAZE ALREADY ACCUMULATED ON VEHICLES AND OTHER ELEVATED SURFACES. PRECIPITATION BEGAN ABOUT 45 MINUTES AGO.
Nov 27, 4:51 AM CSTSLEET 0Downtown Wichita, KSSLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IS CAUSING PERIODIC TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS ACROSS THE WICHITA METRO. VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
Nov 27, 5:04 AM CSTSLEET 0.1Wichita Eisenhower Natl, KSSLEET WITH FREEZING RAIN MIXED IN. LAYER OF GLAZE ICE COVERING VEHICLES AND TREE BRANCHES.
Nov 27, 7:25 AM CSTSLEET 0.25Mcpherson, KSMIXTURE OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET MEASURED ABOUT ONE-QUARTER INCH. RECEIVED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
Nov 27, 7:29 AM CSTFREEZING RAIN 0Arkansas City, KSTRACE AMOUNT OF FREZZING RAIN COVERING ELEVATED SURFACES, BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.
Nov 27, 7:29 AM CSTFREEZING RAIN 0Dexter, KSTRACE AMOUNTS OF FREEZING ON ROADWAYS. MULTIPLE ACCIDENTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED.
Nov 27, 7:29 AM CSTFREEZING RAIN 0.15Arkansas City, KSICE ACCUMULATING ON ELEVATED SURFACES.
Nov 27, 7:29 AM CSTFREEZING RAIN 0.15Hutchinson, KSICE ACCUMULATIONS NOTED AT 5TH AND WALNUT IN HUTCHINSON.
Nov 27, 7:29 AM CSTFREEZING RAIN 0.2514 N Harper, KSICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 0.25 INCHES REPORTED IN NORTHERN HARPER COUNTY.
Nov 27, 7:29 AM CSTFREEZING RAIN 0.253 Ene Salina, KSFREEZING ACCUMULATION MAINLY ON TREES AND CARS. UNTREATED ROADS VERY SLICK, TREATED ROADS ARE ALSO SLICK.
Nov 27, 7:29 AM CSTICE STORM10 E El Dorado, KSSCATTERD POWER OUTAGES REPORTED BY BROADCAST MEDIA AFFECTING APPROXIMATELY 3000 CUSTOMERS.
Nov 27, 7:29 AM CSTICE STORMAnthony, KSREPORTS OF A WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGE IN THE CITY OF ANOTHONY.
Nov 27, 7:53 AM CSTFREEZING RAIN 0Dexter, KSTRACE AMOUNTS OF FREEZING ON ROADWAYS. MULTIPLE ACCIDENTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED.
Nov 27, 7:53 AM CSTFREEZING RAIN 0Dexter, KSTRACE AMOUNTS OF FREEZING ON ROADWAYS. MULTIPLE ACCIDENTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED. CORRECTED REPORT FOR ISSUANCE TIME FROM 27 NOV.
Nov 27, 9:20 AM CSTFREEZING RAIN 0.253 Ene Salina, KSFREEZING ACCUMULATION MAINLY ON TREES AND CARS. UNTREATED ROADS VERY SLICK, TREATED ROADS ARE ALSO SLICK.
Nov 27, 9:20 AM CSTFREEZING RAIN 0.253 Ene Salina, KSFREEZING ACCUMULATION MAINLY ON TREES AND CARS. UNTREATED ROADS VERY SLICK, TREATED ROADS ARE ALSO SLICK. CORRECTED REPORT FOR ISSUANCE TIME FROM 27 NOV.
Nov 27, 10:03 AM CSTFREEZING RAIN 0.15Hutchinson, KSICE ACCUMULATIONS NOTED AT 5TH AND WALNUT IN HUTCHINSON.
Nov 27, 10:03 AM CSTFREEZING RAIN 0.15Hutchinson, KSICE ACCUMULATIONS NOTED AT 5TH AND WALNUT IN HUTCHINSON. CORRECTED REPORT FOR ISSUANCE TIME FROM 27 NOV.
Nov 27, 10:03 AM CSTFREEZING RAIN 0.2514 N Harper, KSICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 0.25 INCHES REPORTED IN NORTHERN HARPER COUNTY.
Nov 27, 10:03 AM CSTFREEZING RAIN 0.2514 N Harper, KSICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 0.25 INCHES REPORTED IN NORTHERN HARPER COUNTY. CORRECTED REPORT FOR ISSUANCE TIME FROM 27 NOV.
Nov 27, 11:06 AM CSTFREEZING RAIN 0.15Arkansas City, KSICE ACCUMULATING ON ELEVATED SURFACES.
Nov 27, 11:06 AM CSTFREEZING RAIN 0.15Arkansas City, KSICE ACCUMULATING ON ELEVATED SURFACES. CORRECTED REPORT FOR TIME FROM 27 NOV.
Nov 27, 2:18 PM CSTICE STORM10 E El Dorado, KSSCATTERD POWER OUTAGES REPORTED BY BROADCAST MEDIA AFFECTING APPROXIMATELY 3000 CUSTOMERS.
Nov 27, 2:18 PM CSTICE STORM10 E El Dorado, KSSCATTERD POWER OUTAGES REPORTED BY BROADCAST MEDIA AFFECTING APPROXIMATELY 3000 CUSTOMERS. CORRECTED REPORT FOR ISSUANCE TIME FROM 27 NOV.
Nov 27, 2:42 PM CSTICE STORMAnthony, KSREPORTS OF A WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGE IN THE CITY OF ANOTHONY.
Nov 27, 2:42 PM CSTICE STORMAnthony, KSREPORTS OF A WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGE IN THE CITY OF ANOTHONY. CORRECTED REPORT FROM 11/27. CORRECT FOR TIME OF REPORT.

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 00:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 201 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Dodge City, at 00:00Z on 2015-11-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Dodge City, at 00:00Z on 2015-11-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 224 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2379 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
224 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
292 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

838 
WWUS43 KICT 261002
WSWICT

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
402 AM CST THU NOV 26 2015

DEFAULT OVERVIEW SECTION
KSZ049-270015-
/O.UPG.KICT.WW.Y.0009.151126T1800Z-151128T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KICT.WS.W.0001.151127T0000Z-151128T1200Z/
SALINE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SALINA
402 AM CST THU NOV 26 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
CST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR FREEZING RAIN AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY. THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...BEGINNING EARLY THIS EVENING...AND PERSISTING THROUGH
  FRIDAY NIGHT.

* MAIN IMPACT...RAIN IS EXPECTED TO TRANSITION TO FREEZING RAIN BY
  AROUND SUNSET TODAY AND CONTINUE FOR TONIGHT. ANOTHER PERIOD OF
  FREEZING RAIN COULD AFFECT THE AREA FOR FRIDAY AND FRIDAY
  NIGHT...ALSO THE FREEZING RAIN MAY MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO SLEET
  AT TIMES.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...TO AROUND A QUARTER OF AN INCH WILL BE
  POSSIBLE BY FRIDAY. THE COMBINATION OF THE ICE AND GUSTY NORTH
  WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH MAY RESULT IN SOME DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND
  POWER LINES.

* OTHER IMPACTS...INCLUDE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO 
  VERY SLICK ROADWAYS FROM ICE ACCUMULATIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS 
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

KSZ051>053-067>070-082-083-091>093-270015-
/O.UPG.KICT.WW.Y.0009.151127T0000Z-151128T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KICT.WS.W.0001.151127T0000Z-151128T1200Z/
MCPHERSON-MARION-CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-KINGMAN-
SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER-COWLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCPHERSON...HILLSBORO...MARION...
PEABODY...COTTONWOOD FALLS...STRONG CITY...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON...
EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...ANDOVER...ROSE HILL...EUREKA...MADISON...
KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY...HARPER...ATTICA...WELLINGTON...
WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY
402 AM CST THU NOV 26 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
CST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR FREEZING RAIN AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY. THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...BEGINNING TONIGHT...AND PERSISTING THROUGH FRIDAY
  NIGHT.

* MAIN IMPACT...RAIN IS EXPECTED TO TRANSITION TO FREEZING RAIN
  TONIGHT...WITH EPISODES OF ICE ACCUMULATION EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
  THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...OF A QUARTER TO AROUND HALF AN INCH WILL BE
  POSSIBLE BY FRIDAY NIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF THE ICE
  ACCUMULATION AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL RESULT
  IN SOME DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES.

* OTHER IMPACTS...INCLUDE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO 
  VERY SLICK ROADWAYS FROM ICE ACCUMULATIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS 
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

KSZ094-098-270015-
/O.EXB.KICT.WW.Y.0009.151127T0000Z-151128T1200Z/
ELK-CHAUTAUQUA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOWARD...MOLINE...LONGTON...GRENOLA...
SEDAN...CEDAR VALE
402 AM CST THU NOV 26 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 AM CST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREEZING RAIN AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS...WHICH
IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY.

* TIMING...BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT...AND PERSISTING THROUGH FRIDAY
  NIGHT.

* MAIN IMPACT...RAIN IS EXPECTED TO TRANSITION TO FREEZING RAIN BY
  LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...WITH PERIODS OF
  ICE ACCUMULATION EXPECTED.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...TO AROUND TWO-TENTHS OF AN INCH WILL BE
  POSSIBLE BY FRIDAY NIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF THE ICE AND GUSTY
  NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH MAY RESULT IN SOME DOWNED TREE LIMBS
  AND POWER LINES.

* OTHER IMPACTS...INCLUDE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO 
  VERY SLICK ROADWAYS FROM ICE ACCUMULATIONS. 

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.

&&

$$

KSZ032-033-047-048-050-270015-
/O.CON.KICT.WW.Y.0009.151126T1800Z-151128T1200Z/
RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-RICE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...SYLVAN GROVE...BEVERLY...
BARNARD...GREAT BEND...ELLSWORTH...WILSON...LYONS...STERLING
402 AM CST THU NOV 26 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
6 AM CST SATURDAY...

* TIMING...BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON...AND PERSISTING THROUGH
  FRIDAY NIGHT.

* MAIN IMPACT...RAIN IS EXPECTED TO TRANSITION TO FREEZING RAIN BY
  MIDDAY TODAY AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. THE FREEZING RAIN MAY MIX
  WITH OR CHANGE TO SLEET AND SNOW BY LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY.
 
* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...TO AROUND TWO-TENTHS OF AN INCH WILL BE
  POSSIBLE BY FRIDAY. THE COMBINATION OF THE ICE AND GUSTY NORTH
  WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH MAY RESULT IN SOME DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND
  POWER LINES.

* SLEET AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ARE EXPECTED TO BE AN INCH OR 
  LESS. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...INCLUDE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO 
  VERY SLICK ROADWAYS FROM ICE ACCUMULATIONS. 

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.

&&

$$

JAKUB
8 follow-up statements
667 
WWUS43 KICT 261757
WSWICT

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1157 AM CST THU NOV 26 2015

KSZ049-051>053-067>070-082-083-091>093-270800-
/O.CON.KICT.WS.W.0001.151127T0000Z-151128T1200Z/
SALINE-MCPHERSON-MARION-CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-
KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER-COWLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SALINA...MCPHERSON...HILLSBORO...
MARION...PEABODY...COTTONWOOD FALLS...STRONG CITY...HUTCHINSON...
NEWTON...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...ANDOVER...ROSE HILL...EUREKA...
MADISON...KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY...HARPER...ATTICA...
WELLINGTON...WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY
1157 AM CST THU NOV 26 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY...

* TIMING...BEGINNING TONIGHT...AND PERSISTING THROUGH FRIDAY 
  NIGHT. 

* MAIN IMPACT...RAIN IS EXPECTED TO TRANSITION TO FREEZING RAIN 
  TONIGHT...WITH EPISODES OF ICE ACCUMULATION EXPECTED TO 
  CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. 

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...OF A QUARTER TO AROUND HALF AN INCH WILL 
  BE POSSIBLE BY FRIDAY NIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF THE ICE 
  ACCUMULATION AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL RESULT 
  IN SOME DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...INCLUDE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO 
  VERY SLICK ROADWAYS FROM ICE ACCUMULATIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

KSZ032-033-047-048-050-270800-
/O.CON.KICT.WW.Y.0009.151126T1800Z-151128T1200Z/
RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-RICE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...SYLVAN GROVE...BEVERLY...
BARNARD...GREAT BEND...ELLSWORTH...WILSON...LYONS...STERLING
1157 AM CST THU NOV 26 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
SATURDAY...

* TIMING...BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON...AND PERSISTING THROUGH 
  FRIDAY NIGHT. 

* MAIN IMPACT...RAIN IS EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND
  TRANSITION TO FREEZING RAIN...AND CONTINUE PERIODICALLY TONIGHT
  INTO FRIDAY. THE FREEZING RAIN MAY MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO SLEET
  AND SNOW BY LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...TO AROUND TWO-TENTHS OF AN INCH WILL BE 
  POSSIBLE BY FRIDAY. THE COMBINATION OF THE ICE AND GUSTY NORTH 
  WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH MAY RESULT IN SOME DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND 
  POWER LINES. 

* SLEET AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ARE EXPECTED TO BE AN INCH OR 
  LESS. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...INCLUDE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO 
  VERY SLICK ROADWAYS FROM ICE ACCUMULATIONS. 

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.

&&

$$

KSZ094-098-270800-
/O.CON.KICT.WW.Y.0009.151127T0000Z-151128T1200Z/
ELK-CHAUTAUQUA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOWARD...MOLINE...LONGTON...GRENOLA...
SEDAN...CEDAR VALE
1157 AM CST THU NOV 26 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY...

* TIMING...BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT...AND PERSISTING THROUGH 
  FRIDAY NIGHT. 

* MAIN IMPACT...RAIN IS EXPECTED TO TRANSITION TO FREEZING RAIN 
  BY LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...WITH 
  PERIODS OF ICE ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. 

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...TO AROUND TWO-TENTHS OF AN INCH WILL BE 
  POSSIBLE BY FRIDAY NIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF THE ICE AND GUSTY 
  NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH MAY RESULT IN SOME DOWNED TREE 
  LIMBS AND POWER LINES. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...INCLUDE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO 
  VERY SLICK ROADWAYS FROM ICE ACCUMULATIONS. 

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.

&&

$$
506 
WWUS43 KICT 262152
WSWICT

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
352 PM CST THU NOV 26 2015

KSZ032-033-047-048-050-271200-
/O.UPG.KICT.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-151128T1200Z/
/O.EXB.KICT.WS.W.0001.151126T2152Z-151128T1200Z/
RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-RICE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...SYLVAN GROVE...BEVERLY...
BARNARD...GREAT BEND...ELLSWORTH...WILSON...LYONS...STERLING
352 PM CST THU NOV 26 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6
AM CST SATURDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.

* TIMING...AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN HAVE ALREADY DEVELOPED AND WILL
  CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.

* MAIN IMPACT...FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE PERIODICALLY INTO
  FRIDAY. THE FREEZING RAIN MAY MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO SLEET AND
  SNOW LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...MAY APPROACH A QUARTER OF OF AN INCH OR MORE
  TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. THE COMBINATION OF THE ICE AND GUSTY NORTH
  WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH MAY RESULT IN SOME DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND
  POWER LINES.

* SLEET AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ARE EXPECTED TO BE AN INCH OR 
  LESS. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...INCLUDE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO 
  VERY SLICK ROADWAYS FROM ICE ACCUMULATIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS 
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

KSZ049-051>053-067>070-082-083-091>093-271200-
/O.CON.KICT.WS.W.0001.151127T0000Z-151128T1200Z/
SALINE-MCPHERSON-MARION-CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-
KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER-COWLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SALINA...MCPHERSON...HILLSBORO...
MARION...PEABODY...COTTONWOOD FALLS...STRONG CITY...HUTCHINSON...
NEWTON...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...ANDOVER...ROSE HILL...EUREKA...
MADISON...KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY...HARPER...ATTICA...
WELLINGTON...WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY
352 PM CST THU NOV 26 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
SATURDAY...

* TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY NIGHT.

* MAIN IMPACT...RAIN IS EXPECTED TO TRANSITION TO FREEZING RAIN 
  TONIGHT...WITH EPISODES OF ICE ACCUMULATION EXPECTED TO 
  CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. 

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...OF A QUARTER TO AROUND HALF AN INCH WILL 
  BE POSSIBLE BY FRIDAY NIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF THE ICE 
  ACCUMULATION AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL RESULT 
  IN SOME DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...INCLUDE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO 
  VERY SLICK ROADWAYS FROM ICE ACCUMULATIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

KSZ071-095-271200-
/O.EXB.KICT.WW.Y.0009.151128T0000Z-151128T1200Z/
WOODSON-WILSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YATES CENTER...NEODESHA...FREDONIA
352 PM CST THU NOV 26 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM FRIDAY TO 6 AM CST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM
FRIDAY TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY.

* TIMING...BEGINNING FRIDAY EVENING...AND PERSISTING THROUGH
  FRIDAY NIGHT.

* MAIN IMPACT...RAIN IS EXPECTED TO TRANSITION TO FREEZING RAIN
  FRIDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...WITH
  PERIODS OF ICE ACCUMULATION EXPECTED.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...TO BETWEEN ONE AND TWO-TENTHS OF AN INCH
  WILL BE POSSIBLE BY SATURDAY MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF THE
  ICE AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH MAY RESULT IN SOME
  DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES.

* OTHER IMPACTS...INCLUDE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO 
  VERY SLICK ROADWAYS FROM ICE ACCUMULATIONS. 

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.

&&

$$

KSZ094-098-271200-
/O.CON.KICT.WW.Y.0009.151127T0000Z-151128T1200Z/
ELK-CHAUTAUQUA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOWARD...MOLINE...LONGTON...GRENOLA...
SEDAN...CEDAR VALE
352 PM CST THU NOV 26 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
SATURDAY...

* TIMING...BEGINNING EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AND PERSISTING THROUGH
  FRIDAY NIGHT.

* MAIN IMPACT...RAIN IS EXPECTED TO TRANSITION TO FREEZING RAIN 
  BY LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...WITH 
  PERIODS OF ICE ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. 

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...TO BETWEEN ONE AND TWO-TENTHS OF AN INCH
  WILL BE POSSIBLE BY FRIDAY NIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF THE ICE AND
  GUSTY NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH MAY RESULT IN SOME DOWNED TREE
  LIMBS AND POWER LINES.

* OTHER IMPACTS...INCLUDE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO 
  VERY SLICK ROADWAYS FROM ICE ACCUMULATIONS. 

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.

&&

$$
725 
WWUS43 KICT 270255
WSWICT

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
855 PM CST THU NOV 26 2015

KSZ032-033-047>053-067>070-082-083-091>093-271115-
/O.CON.KICT.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-151128T1200Z/
RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION-
CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER-
COWLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...SYLVAN GROVE...BEVERLY...
BARNARD...GREAT BEND...ELLSWORTH...WILSON...SALINA...LYONS...
STERLING...MCPHERSON...HILLSBORO...MARION...PEABODY...
COTTONWOOD FALLS...STRONG CITY...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON...
EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...ANDOVER...ROSE HILL...EUREKA...MADISON...
KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY...HARPER...ATTICA...WELLINGTON...
WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY
855 PM CST THU NOV 26 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
SATURDAY...

* TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY NIGHT.

* MAIN IMPACT...PERIODS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL
  OCCUR OVERNIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...WITH EPISODES OF ICE
  ACCUMULATION.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...OF A QUARTER TO AROUND HALF AN INCH WILL BE
  POSSIBLE BY FRIDAY NIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF THE ICE
  ACCUMULATION AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL RESULT
  IN SOME DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. SPORADIC POWER
  OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...INCLUDE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO 
  VERY SLICK ROADWAYS FROM ICE ACCUMULATIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

KSZ094-098-271115-
/O.CON.KICT.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-151128T1200Z/
ELK-CHAUTAUQUA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOWARD...MOLINE...LONGTON...GRENOLA...
SEDAN...CEDAR VALE
855 PM CST THU NOV 26 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
SATURDAY...

* TIMING...BEGINNING EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AND PERSISTING THROUGH 
  FRIDAY NIGHT. 

* MAIN IMPACT...RAIN IS EXPECTED TO TRANSITION TO FREEZING RAIN
  LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...WITH PERIODS
  OF ICE ACCUMULATION EXPECTED.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...TO BETWEEN ONE AND TWO-TENTHS OF AN INCH 
  WILL BE POSSIBLE BY FRIDAY NIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF THE ICE 
  AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH MAY RESULT IN SOME 
  DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...INCLUDE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO 
  VERY SLICK ROADWAYS FROM ICE ACCUMULATIONS. 

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.

&&

$$

KSZ071-095-271115-
/O.CON.KICT.WW.Y.0009.151128T0000Z-151128T1200Z/
WOODSON-WILSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YATES CENTER...NEODESHA...FREDONIA
855 PM CST THU NOV 26 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM FRIDAY TO
6 AM CST SATURDAY...

* TIMING...BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT AND PERSISTING THROUGH FRIDAY
  NIGHT.

* MAIN IMPACT...RAIN IS EXPECTED TO TRANSITION TO PERIODS OF
  FREEZING RAIN LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...WITH PERIODS
  OF ICE ACCUMULATION EXPECTED.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...TO BETWEEN ONE AND TWO-TENTHS OF AN INCH 
  WILL BE POSSIBLE BY SATURDAY MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF THE 
  ICE AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH MAY RESULT IN SOME 
  DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...INCLUDE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO 
  VERY SLICK ROADWAYS FROM ICE ACCUMULATIONS. 

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.

&&

$$
600 
WWUS43 KICT 270304
WSWICT

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
904 PM CST THU NOV 26 2015

KSZ032-033-047>053-067>070-082-083-091>093-271115-
/O.CON.KICT.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-151128T1200Z/
RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION-
CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER-
COWLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...SYLVAN GROVE...BEVERLY...
BARNARD...GREAT BEND...ELLSWORTH...WILSON...SALINA...LYONS...
STERLING...MCPHERSON...HILLSBORO...MARION...PEABODY...
COTTONWOOD FALLS...STRONG CITY...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON...
EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...ANDOVER...ROSE HILL...EUREKA...MADISON...
KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY...HARPER...ATTICA...WELLINGTON...
WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY
904 PM CST THU NOV 26 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
SATURDAY...

* TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.

* MAIN IMPACT...PERIODS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL 
  OCCUR OVERNIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...WITH EPISODES OF ICE 
  ACCUMULATION. 

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...OF A QUARTER TO AROUND HALF AN INCH WILL 
  BE POSSIBLE BY FRIDAY NIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF THE ICE 
  ACCUMULATION AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL RESULT 
  IN SOME DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. SPORADIC POWER 
  OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...INCLUDE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO 
  VERY SLICK ROADWAYS FROM ICE ACCUMULATIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

KSZ071-095-271115-
/O.EXT.KICT.WW.Y.0009.151127T0304Z-151128T1200Z/
WOODSON-WILSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YATES CENTER...NEODESHA...FREDONIA
904 PM CST THU NOV 26 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
SATURDAY...

* TIMING...BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT AND PERSISTING THROUGH FRIDAY 
  NIGHT. 

* MAIN IMPACT...RAIN IS EXPECTED TO TRANSITION TO PERIODS OF 
  FREEZING RAIN LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...WITH PERIODS 
  OF ICE ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. 

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...TO BETWEEN ONE AND TWO-TENTHS OF AN INCH 
  WILL BE POSSIBLE BY SATURDAY MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF THE 
  ICE AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH MAY RESULT IN SOME 
  DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...INCLUDE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO 
  VERY SLICK ROADWAYS FROM ICE ACCUMULATIONS. 

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.

&&

$$

KSZ094-098-271115-
/O.CON.KICT.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-151128T1200Z/
ELK-CHAUTAUQUA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOWARD...MOLINE...LONGTON...GRENOLA...
SEDAN...CEDAR VALE
904 PM CST THU NOV 26 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
SATURDAY...

* TIMING...BEGINNING EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AND PERSISTING THROUGH 
  FRIDAY NIGHT. 

* MAIN IMPACT...RAIN IS EXPECTED TO TRANSITION TO FREEZING RAIN 
  LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...WITH PERIODS 
  OF ICE ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. 

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...TO BETWEEN ONE AND TWO-TENTHS OF AN INCH 
  WILL BE POSSIBLE BY FRIDAY NIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF THE ICE 
  AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH MAY RESULT IN SOME 
  DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...INCLUDE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO 
  VERY SLICK ROADWAYS FROM ICE ACCUMULATIONS. 

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.

&&

$$
369 
WWUS43 KICT 270913
WSWICT

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
313 AM CST FRI NOV 27 2015

KSZ032-033-047>053-067>070-082-083-091>093-272315-
/O.CON.KICT.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-151128T1200Z/
RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION-
CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER-
COWLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...SYLVAN GROVE...BEVERLY...
BARNARD...GREAT BEND...ELLSWORTH...WILSON...SALINA...LYONS...
STERLING...MCPHERSON...HILLSBORO...MARION...PEABODY...
COTTONWOOD FALLS...STRONG CITY...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON...
EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...ANDOVER...ROSE HILL...EUREKA...MADISON...
KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY...HARPER...ATTICA...WELLINGTON...
WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY
313 AM CST FRI NOV 27 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
SATURDAY...

* TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.

* MAIN IMPACT...PERIODS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL 
  OCCUR OVERNIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...WITH EPISODES OF ICE 
  ACCUMULATION. 

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...OF A QUARTER TO AROUND HALF AN INCH WILL 
  BE POSSIBLE BY FRIDAY NIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF THE ICE 
  ACCUMULATION AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL RESULT 
  IN SOME DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. SPORADIC POWER 
  OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...INCLUDE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO 
  VERY SLICK ROADWAYS FROM ICE ACCUMULATIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

KSZ072-272315-
/O.EXA.KICT.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-151128T1200Z/
ALLEN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...IOLA...HUMBOLDT
313 AM CST FRI NOV 27 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LIGHT FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY.

* TIMING...BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT AND PERSISTING THROUGH FRIDAY 
  NIGHT. 

* MAIN IMPACT...RAIN IS EXPECTED TO TRANSITION TO PERIODS OF 
  FREEZING RAIN LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...WITH PERIODS 
  OF ICE ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. 

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...TO BETWEEN ONE AND TWO-TENTHS OF AN INCH 
  WILL BE POSSIBLE BY SATURDAY MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF THE 
  ICE AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH MAY RESULT IN SOME 
  DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...INCLUDE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO 
  VERY SLICK ROADWAYS FROM ICE ACCUMULATIONS. 

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.

&&

$$

KSZ071-094-095-098-272315-
/O.CON.KICT.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-151128T1200Z/
WOODSON-ELK-WILSON-CHAUTAUQUA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YATES CENTER...HOWARD...MOLINE...
LONGTON...GRENOLA...NEODESHA...FREDONIA...SEDAN...CEDAR VALE
313 AM CST FRI NOV 27 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
SATURDAY...

* TIMING...BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT AND PERSISTING THROUGH FRIDAY 
  NIGHT. 

* MAIN IMPACT...RAIN IS EXPECTED TO TRANSITION TO PERIODS OF 
  FREEZING RAIN LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...WITH PERIODS 
  OF ICE ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. 

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...TO BETWEEN ONE AND TWO-TENTHS OF AN INCH 
  WILL BE POSSIBLE BY SATURDAY MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF THE 
  ICE AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH MAY RESULT IN SOME 
  DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...INCLUDE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO 
  VERY SLICK ROADWAYS FROM ICE ACCUMULATIONS. 

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.

&&

$$
983 
WWUS43 KICT 271047
WSWICT

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
447 AM CST FRI NOV 27 2015

KSZ032-033-047>053-067>070-082-083-091>093-280100-
/O.CON.KICT.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-151128T1200Z/
RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION-
CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER-
COWLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...SYLVAN GROVE...BEVERLY...
BARNARD...GREAT BEND...ELLSWORTH...WILSON...SALINA...LYONS...
STERLING...MCPHERSON...HILLSBORO...MARION...PEABODY...
COTTONWOOD FALLS...STRONG CITY...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON...
EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...ANDOVER...ROSE HILL...EUREKA...MADISON...
KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY...HARPER...ATTICA...WELLINGTON...
WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY
447 AM CST FRI NOV 27 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
SATURDAY...

* TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.

* MAIN IMPACT...PERIODS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL
  OCCUR THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...WITH EPISODES OF ICE ACCUMULATION.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE
  BY FRIDAY NIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF THE ICE ACCUMULATION AND
  GUSTY NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL RESULT IN SOME DOWNED
  TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO
  POSSIBLE.

* OTHER IMPACTS...INCLUDE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO 
  VERY SLICK ROADWAYS FROM ICE ACCUMULATIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

KSZ071-072-094-095-098-280100-
/O.CON.KICT.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-151128T1200Z/
WOODSON-ALLEN-ELK-WILSON-CHAUTAUQUA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YATES CENTER...IOLA...HUMBOLDT...
HOWARD...MOLINE...LONGTON...GRENOLA...NEODESHA...FREDONIA...
SEDAN...CEDAR VALE
447 AM CST FRI NOV 27 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
SATURDAY...

* TIMING...BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT AND PERSISTING THROUGH FRIDAY 
  NIGHT. 

* MAIN IMPACT...RAIN IS EXPECTED TO TRANSITION TO PERIODS OF
  FREEZING RAIN THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...WITH PERIODS OF ICE
  ACCUMULATION EXPECTED.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...TO BETWEEN ONE AND TWO-TENTHS OF AN INCH 
  WILL BE POSSIBLE BY SATURDAY MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF THE 
  ICE AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH MAY RESULT IN SOME 
  DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...INCLUDE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO 
  VERY SLICK ROADWAYS FROM ICE ACCUMULATIONS. 

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.

&&

$$
002 
WWUS43 KICT 271345
WSWICT

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
745 AM CST FRI NOV 27 2015

KSZ032-033-047>053-067>070-082-083-091>093-280345-
/O.CON.KICT.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-151128T1200Z/
RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION-
CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER-
COWLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...SYLVAN GROVE...BEVERLY...
BARNARD...GREAT BEND...ELLSWORTH...WILSON...SALINA...LYONS...
STERLING...MCPHERSON...HILLSBORO...MARION...PEABODY...
COTTONWOOD FALLS...STRONG CITY...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON...
EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...ANDOVER...ROSE HILL...EUREKA...MADISON...
KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY...HARPER...ATTICA...WELLINGTON...
WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY
745 AM CST FRI NOV 27 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
SATURDAY...

* TIMING...THIS MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.

* MAIN IMPACT...PERIODS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL 
  OCCUR THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...WITH EPISODES OF ICE AND SLEET
  ACCUMULATION. 

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH OF SLEET AND ICE WILL
  BE POSSIBLE BY FRIDAY NIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF THE ICE
  ACCUMULATION AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL RESULT
  IN SOME DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. SPORADIC POWER
  OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.

* OTHER IMPACTS...INCLUDE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO 
  VERY SLICK ROADWAYS FROM ICE ACCUMULATIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

KSZ071-072-094-095-098-280345-
/O.CON.KICT.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-151128T1200Z/
WOODSON-ALLEN-ELK-WILSON-CHAUTAUQUA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YATES CENTER...IOLA...HUMBOLDT...
HOWARD...MOLINE...LONGTON...GRENOLA...NEODESHA...FREDONIA...
SEDAN...CEDAR VALE
745 AM CST FRI NOV 27 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
SATURDAY...

* TIMING...THIS MORNING AND PERSISTING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.

* MAIN IMPACT...RAIN IS EXPECTED TO TRANSITION TO PERIODS OF 
  FREEZING RAIN THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...WITH PERIODS OF ICE 
  ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. 

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...TO BETWEEN ONE AND TWO-TENTHS OF AN INCH 
  WILL BE POSSIBLE BY SATURDAY MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF THE 
  ICE AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH MAY RESULT IN SOME 
  DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...INCLUDE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO 
  VERY SLICK ROADWAYS FROM ICE ACCUMULATIONS. 

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.

&&

$$
650 
WWUS43 KICT 272108
WSWICT

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
308 PM CST FRI NOV 27 2015

KSZ049-051>053-067>070-082-083-091>093-281200-
/O.CAN.KICT.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-151128T1200Z/
/O.EXA.KICT.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-151128T1200Z/
SALINE-MCPHERSON-MARION-CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-
KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER-COWLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SALINA...MCPHERSON...HILLSBORO...
MARION...PEABODY...COTTONWOOD FALLS...STRONG CITY...HUTCHINSON...
NEWTON...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...ANDOVER...ROSE HILL...EUREKA...
MADISON...KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY...HARPER...ATTICA...
WELLINGTON...WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY
308 PM CST FRI NOV 27 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR A LIGHT WINTRY MIX...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.

* TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY.

* MAIN IMPACT...A LIGHT WINTRY MIX OF ICE AND SLEET WILL CONTINUE
  PERIODICALLY THROUGH TONIGHT.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH THROUGH SATURDAY
  MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF THE ICE AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS OF 15
  TO 25 MPH MAY RESULT IN SOME DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES.

* OTHER IMPACTS...INCLUDE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO 
  VERY SLICK ROADWAYS FROM ICE ACCUMULATIONS. 

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.

&&

$$

KSZ032-033-047-048-050-272215-
/O.CAN.KICT.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-151128T1200Z/
RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-RICE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...SYLVAN GROVE...BEVERLY...
BARNARD...GREAT BEND...ELLSWORTH...WILSON...LYONS...STERLING
308 PM CST FRI NOV 27 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
STORM WARNING. 

A LIGHT WINTRY MIX WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH THE
NIGHT...HOWEVER ONLY LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

$$

KSZ071-072-094-095-098-281200-
/O.CON.KICT.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-151128T1200Z/
WOODSON-ALLEN-ELK-WILSON-CHAUTAUQUA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YATES CENTER...IOLA...HUMBOLDT...
HOWARD...MOLINE...LONGTON...GRENOLA...NEODESHA...FREDONIA...
SEDAN...CEDAR VALE
308 PM CST FRI NOV 27 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
SATURDAY...

* TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY.

* MAIN IMPACT...A LIGHT WINTRY MIX OF ICE AND SLEET WILL CONTINUE
  PERIODICALLY THROUGH TONIGHT.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH THROUGH SATURDAY
  MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF THE ICE AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS OF 15
  TO 25 MPH MAY RESULT IN SOME DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES.

* OTHER IMPACTS...INCLUDE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO 
  VERY SLICK ROADWAYS FROM ICE ACCUMULATIONS. 

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.

&&

$$

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 Nov 26, 3:41 AM CST, 21 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 26, 3:41 AM CST, 21 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
341 AM CST THU NOV 26 2015

.SHORT TERM...(TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY)
ISSUED AT 337 AM CST THU NOV 26 2015

CURRENT SYNOPTIC PATTERN/SATELLITE WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS UPPER
LEVEL LOW SPINNING OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN STATES WITH ELONGATED
SOUTHWEST FLOW REGIME STRETCHING ALL THE WAY INTO THE GREAT LAKES
AND NORTHEASTERN STATES...MEANWHILE ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL WAVE WAS
DROPPING SOUTHWARD ACROSS CANADA EARLY THIS MORNING TOWARDS THE
NORTHERN STATES. THIS NORTHERN WAVE WILL ENHANCE THE UPPER LEVEL JET
WINDS WITH-IN THE UPPER LEVEL SOUTHWEST FLOW REGIME AND PROVIDE
STRONG UPPER DYNAMICS AND RE-ENFORCE THE PUSH OF LOW-LEVEL COLD AIR
ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS. THIS IS A TYPICAL SYNOPTIC WEATHER
PATTERN SETUP FOR ICING EVENTS ACROSS THE REGION.

DEEP ISENTROPIC ASCENT/MOISTURE TRANSPORT WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE
DURING THE MORNING HOURS FOR AREAS ALONG AND JUST BEHIND SURFACE
FRONT OVER CENTRAL/SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...WITH WIDESPREAD
SHOWERS/EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED. THIS ACTIVITY WILL SPREAD
INTO SOUTHEAST KANSAS FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE
LATE EVENING HOURS. HEAVY RAINFALL AND POSSIBLE FLOODING IS A
CONCERN OVER FAR SOUTHEAST KANSAS DUE TO UNSEASONABLY RICH GULF
MOISTURE AND TRAINING EFFECTS IN PLAY.

NOW THE OTHER HAZARD OF CONCERN IS FREEZING RAIN POTENTIAL ACROSS
MUCH OF CENTRAL/SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS THIS PERIOD...AS COLDER SUB-
FREEZING AIR UNDERCUTS THIS WARMER MOIST AIR ALOFT. THE SURFACE COLD
FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO SURGE SOUTHWARD TODAY WITH SURFACE
TEMPERATURES DROPPING BELOW FREEZING ACROSS PARTS OF CENTRAL KANSAS
THIS AFTERNOON...AND ICE ACCUMULATION FROM FREEZING RAIN/MIXED WITH
SLEET AT TIMES SHOULD BEGIN TO IMPACT LOCATIONS MAINLY NORTHWEST OF
A SALINA TO HUTCHINSON LINE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE TRANSITION
LINE WILL SINK SOUTHWARD TONIGHT WITH THE ACTIVITY GRADUALLY
WINDING DOWN SOME...HOWEVER ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL WAVE WILL PRODUCE
A SECOND ROUND OF FREEZING RAIN ACROSS MAINLY SOUTH CENTRAL
KANSAS FOR FRIDAY/FRIDAY NIGHT. EXPECTED SURFACE TEMPERATURES IN
THE 20S WOULD CREATE EFFICIENT ICE ACCUMULATION AND THE GUSTY
NORTH WINDS WOULD ONLY WORSEN THE CONDITIONS. EXPECTED ICE
ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS THE ADVISORY/WARNING AREAS WILL RANGE FROM
0.10 TO 0.40 INCHES.

HEADLINES COULD BE EXTENDED INTO SATURDAY AS THE SYSTEM IS STILL
OVER THE AREA WITH LINGERING FREEZING RAIN/SLEET STILL POSSIBLE.

.LONG TERM...(SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY)
ISSUED AT 337 AM CST THU NOV 26 2015

LONG RANGE MODELS SHOW MAIN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM FROM THE SOUTHWESTERN
STATES FINALLY LIFTING NORTHEAST ACROSS THE ROCKIES AND OUT INTO
THE NORTHERN PLAINS FOR SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. THIS WILL BRING ONE LAST
REMAINING SHOT OF WINTER WEATHER TO THE REGION...WITH LIGHTER PRECIP
AMOUNTS EXPECTED ACROSS MAINLY CENTRAL KANSAS AND RAIN ACROSS
SOUTHEAST KANSAS. OTHERWISE...DRY WEATHER EXPECTED THEREAFTER WITH
COOLER BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES FOR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

JAKUB

&&

.AVIATION...(FOR THE 06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z THURSDAY NIGHT)
ISSUED AT 1146 PM CST WED NOV 25 2015

THE AVIATION FORECAST REMAINS MUCH THE SAME AS THE PREVIOUS ONE.
CONDITIONS DETERIORATING THROUGHOUT THE FORECAST AS A COLD FRONT
MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. THE FRONT IS ON TOP OF KSLN AND MOVING
INTO KHUT IN THE NEXT COUPLE HOURS. IT SHOULD REACH KICT BY
MORNING AND BY AFTERNOON/EVENING AT KCNU. LOW CLOUDS ARE
DEVELOPING WITH THE WARM MOIST ADVECTION AHEAD OF THE FRONT.
DRIZZLE MAY DEVELOP IN THESE AREAS BEFORE RAIN SHOWERS INCREASE
DURING THE MORNING HOURS. BEHIND THE FRONT LOW CLOUDS ARE ALSO
MOVING IN AND ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE IN CRITERIA
THROUGH THE FORECAST.

PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS LIQUID...TRANSITIONING TO FREEZING
RAIN TOWARDS THE AFTERNOON AT KRSL AND TOWARDS 00Z AT KSLN/KGBD
AND REACHING KHUT/KICT BETWEEN 00Z-06Z. SLEET MAY MIX IN AT
KRSL/KSLN AS THE COLDER AIR INFILTRATES AND THE WARM NOSE ALOFT IS
REDUCED.

MVFR TO IFR AND POSSIBLY AS LOW AS LIFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
TO PREVAIL THROUGH MOST OF THE FORECAST.

BILLINGS WRIGHT

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
WICHITA-KICT    56  28  28  27 / 100 100  80  60
HUTCHINSON      45  26  26  25 / 100  90  80  50
NEWTON          50  28  28  26 / 100  90  80  50
ELDORADO        60  30  31  28 / 100 100  80  60
WINFIELD-KWLD   61  32  32  29 / 100 100  90  70
RUSSELL         34  22  25  22 /  80  60  40  30
GREAT BEND      37  23  25  22 /  90  70  60  30
SALINA          41  25  26  25 / 100  90  70  30
MCPHERSON       43  26  26  25 / 100  90  80  50
COFFEYVILLE     64  36  37  34 / 100 100  90  70
CHANUTE         62  34  35  32 / 100 100  90  60
IOLA            62  34  34  32 / 100 100  90  60
PARSONS-KPPF    63  35  36  34 / 100 100  90  70

&&

.ICT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR
KSZ072-096-099-100.

WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY
FOR KSZ049>053-067>070-082-083-091>093.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY FOR
KSZ032-033-047-048-050.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST
SATURDAY FOR KSZ049-094-098.

&&
Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 25, 4:19 PM CST, 11 hours 43 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
419 PM CST WED NOV 25 2015

KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-262230-
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-
419 PM CST WED NOV 25 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS...
SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE AFTER MIDNIGHT...ACROSS PARTS
OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS. STRONG OR SEVERE STORMS ARE
NOT ANTICIPATED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE OVER PARTS OF CENTRAL AND
SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS ON THURSDAY...MAINLY ALONG AND JUST WEST OF
THE KANSAS TURNPIKE. THE THREAT FOR HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED TO
INCREASE AS IT SHIFTS INTO SOUTHEAST KANSAS ON THURSDAY NIGHT.
PLEASE REFER TO THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR DETAILS.

RAIN IS EXPECTED TO TRANSITION TO FREEZING RAIN ACROSS CENTRAL
KANSAS BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON...AND ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS
AND THE FLINT HILLS ON THURSDAY NIGHT. ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED TO RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL ACROSS THESE AREAS LATE
THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. PLEASE REFER THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR DETAILS. PERIODIC BOUTS OF LIGHT FREEZING
RAIN...FREEZING DRIZZLE...SLEET AND SOME SNOW ARE EXPECTED INTO
MUCH OF THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND...SO CHECK LATER FORECASTS AND
OUTLOOKS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TONIGHT.

&&

FOR A GRAPHICAL VERSION OF THIS INFORMATION...SEE OUR WEBPAGE AT
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/WICHITA/HWO/

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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.