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Dense Fog Advisory 5, NWS Wichita, KS

March 15, 20219 counties in Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this dense fog advisory at Mar 15, 2021, 1:32 AM CDT for 9 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 5 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 15, 2021, 1:32 AM CDT (06:32 UTC)
Expired
Mar 15, 2021, 6:11 AM CDT
In force
5 hr
Issued by
NWS Wichita, KS

Counties Allen County, KS, Chautauqua County, KS, Elk County, KS, Greenwood County, KS, Labette County, KS, Montgomery County, KS, Neosho County, KS, Wilson County, KS, Woodson County, KS

The radar

The Wichita radar (KICT), 149 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this dense fog advisory 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 dense fog advisory went out at Mar 14, 11:49 PM CDT, 1 hour 43 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 14, 11:49 PM CDT, 1 hour 43 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Mar 14, 8:26 PM CDT, 5 hours 6 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
826 PM CDT Sun Mar 14 2021

KSZ032-048-150200-
Ellsworth KS-Russell KS-
826 PM CDT Sun Mar 14 2021

The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a

* Significant Weather Advisory for...
  Western Ellsworth County in central Kansas...
  Southeastern Russell County in central Kansas...

* Until 900 PM CDT.

* At 823 PM CDT...National Weather Service meteorologists were
  tracking two strong thunderstorms, one 5 miles south of Wilson
  and one near Holyrood...and moving north at 25 mph.

wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with these storms.

* Locations impacted include...
  Wilson, Dorrance, Wilson State Park and Wilson Lake.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

These storms are not expected to become severe.

&&

LAT...LON 3892 9848 3887 9848 3887 9825 3857 9837
      3863 9848 3870 9848 3870 9862 3872 9866
      3896 9865
TIME...MOT...LOC 0124Z 172DEG 20KT 3875 9849 3865 9842

HOWERTON
Special weather statement, Mar 14, 8:57 PM CDT, 4 hours 35 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
857 PM CDT Sun Mar 14 2021

KSZ033-150230-
Lincoln KS-
857 PM CDT Sun Mar 14 2021

The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a

* Significant Weather Advisory for...
  Western Lincoln County in central Kansas...

* Until 930 PM CDT.

* At 854 PM CDT...National Weather Service meteorologists were
  tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 5 miles
  southwest of Sylvan Grove to 6 miles east of Wilson...and moving
  north at 25 mph.

wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with these storms.

* Locations impacted include...
  Lincoln, Sylvan Grove, Ash Grove, Wilson State Park and Wilson
  Lake.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

These storms are not expected to become severe.

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LAT...LON 3906 9810 3887 9823 3887 9849 3922 9849
      3922 9845
TIME...MOT...LOC 0155Z 187DEG 23KT 3895 9846 3884 9835

HOWERTON
Special weather statement, Mar 14, 9:29 PM CDT, 4 hours 3 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
929 PM CDT Sun Mar 14 2021

KSZ032-033-150300-
Russell KS-Lincoln KS-
929 PM CDT Sun Mar 14 2021

The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a

* Significant Weather Advisory for...
  Northeastern Russell County in central Kansas...
  Northwestern Lincoln County in central Kansas...

* Until 1000 PM CDT.

* At 928 PM CDT...National Weather Service meteorologists were
  tracking a strong thunderstorm near Sylvan Grove, or 16 miles west
  of Lincoln...moving north at 25 mph.

wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this storm.

* Locations impacted include...
  Lucas, Sylvan Grove and Ash Grove.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

The storms are not expected to become severe.

&&

LAT...LON 3922 9827 3897 9837 3902 9857 3913 9859
      3913 9849 3922 9849
TIME...MOT...LOC 0229Z 178DEG 23KT 3906 9845

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 14, 7:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTReno51 min
Mar 14, 8:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTEllsworth34 min
Mar 14, 8:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTLincoln33 min
Mar 14, 9:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTLincoln31 min

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.