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Wind Chill Advisory 1, NWS Wichita, KS

January 1, 202226 counties in Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this wind chill advisory at Jan 1, 2022, 3:31 AM CST for 26 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Jan 1, 2022, 12:42 PM CST. It was in force for 22 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 1, 2022, 3:31 AM CST (09:31 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 1, 2022, 12:42 PM CST
Expired
Jan 2, 2022, 10:54 AM CST
In force
22 hr
Issued by
NWS Wichita, KS
All 26 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, Harper County, KS, Harvey County, KS, Kingman County, KS, Labette County, KS, Lincoln County, KS, Marion County, KS, McPherson County, KS, Montgomery County, KS, Neosho County, KS, Reno County, KS, Rice County, KS, Russell County, KS, Saline County, KS, Sedgwick County, KS, Sumner County, KS, Wilson County, KS, Woodson County, KS

The radar

The Wichita radar (KICT), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:31 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 wind chill 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 wind chill advisory went out at Jan 1, 3:09 AM CST, 22 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 1, 3:09 AM CST, 22 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 31, 4:47 PM CST, 10 hours 44 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wichita KS
447 PM CST Fri Dec 31 2021

KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-012300-
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-
447 PM CST Fri Dec 31 2021

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of Central Kansas,
South Central Kansas and Southeast Kansas.

.DAY ONE...Tonight

Much colder air along with wintry precipitation will impact the
area late tonight. Mixed precipitation will expand in coverage and
intensity during the predawn hours on Saturday.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

 through Saturday evening.

Snow will develop across central Kansas during the early morning
hour on Saturday becoming heavy at times through the morning hours.
Total accumulations will range from four to six inches with locally
higher amounts possible. Gusty north winds will cause blowing and
drifting snow and reduced visibility. Further south, a mix of sleet
and freezing rain will result in trace amounts to near two inches of
accumulation across portions of south central and southeast Kansas.
Some locations across south central and southeast Kansas could see
ice accumulations up to around one-tenth of an inch. A winter storm
warning is in effect for portions of central and northern Kansas
while a winter weather advisory is posted for much of southern
Kansas late tonight through Saturday evening.

Furthermore, bitter cold wind chills around 20 below will spread
south across the region on Saturday lasting through early Sunday
morning, coldest across central and northern Kansas.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated tonight.

&&

For a graphical version of this information, see our webpage at:
https://weather.gov/crh/ghwo?sid=ict

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jan 1, 2:25 AM CST, 1 hour 6 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 1, 2:25 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementICTChase, Harvey, McPherson, Marion, Reno65 min
Jan 1, 3:38 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementICTChase, Harvey, Kingman, Marion, Reno, Sedgwick52 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.