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Special Weather Statement, NWS Wichita, KS

January 20, 20258 counties in Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this special weather statement at Jan 20, 2025, 12:40 PM CST for 8 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 2 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Jan 20, 2025, 12:40 PM CST (18:40 UTC)
Expired: Jan 20, 2025, 2:45 PM CST
In force: 2 hr
Issued by: NWS Wichita, KS

Counties Butler County, KS, Cowley County, KS, Harper County, KS, Harvey County, KS, Kingman County, KS, Reno County, KS, Sedgwick County, KS, Sumner County, KS

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 20, 2:01 AM CST	Cold Weather Advisory	ICT	Allen, Barton, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cowley and 20 more	34 hr
Jan 20, 1:21 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	ICT	Butler, Cowley, Harper, Kingman, Sedgwick, Sumner	5 hr
Jan 20, 2:40 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	ICT	Cowley, Harper, Kingman, Sedgwick, Sumner	110 min

Nearby

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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.