Wind Advisory 10, NWS Wichita, KS

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Wichita KS
248 AM CDT Wed Jun 17 2026

KSZ053-070>072-094>096-172000-
/O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0010.260617T1200Z-260617T2000Z/
Chase-Greenwood-Woodson-Allen-Elk-Wilson-Neosho-
Including the cities of Howard, Eureka, Humboldt, Yates Center,
Strong City, Moline, Longton, Iola, Fredonia, Neodesha, Madison,
Grenola, Chanute, and Cottonwood Falls
248 AM CDT Wed Jun 17 2026

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 PM 
CDT THIS AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Chase, Allen, Elk, Greenwood, Neosho, Wilson, and Woodson 
  Counties.

* WHEN...From 7 AM this morning to 3 PM CDT this afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree 
  limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high 
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

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$$

Jakub

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Wichita KS
1215 PM CDT Tue Jun 16 2026

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Storm chances for mainly southeast Kansas later today, a few
  strong to marginally severe storms possible

- Increasing severe weather chances look to affect mainly
  southeast Kansas Wednesday night with the risk of severe
  weather possibly extending into Thursday morning over
  southern Kansas

- Dry weather on Friday followed by additional storm chances for
  the weekend with another round of severe storms possible

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.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 215 AM CDT Tue Jun 16 2026

Current satellite water vapor imagery shows upper level wave sinking
southeast across southern Minnesota/Iowa. This has induced a low
jet and moisture transport for elevated showers/storms to
develop over central Kansas into northeast Kansas. This activity
will spread slowly southeast and linger into the morning hours
with a few strong storms capable of producing small hail and
heavy downpours. This upper level wave will also push a weak
frontal boundary southward across the region where it could
become a focus for re-newed storm development over southern
Kansas this afternoon/evening. Also seeing a decent signal for
continued 700mb warm moist advection over southern Kansas. A few
strong to marginally severe storms cannot be ruled out over
southeast Kansas for late this afternoon/evening.

Wednesday will witness hot, humid, and windy conditions along with
afternoon heat indices rising above the century mark for locations
along and south of advancing cold front. Models continue to show a
strong upper level wave racing southeast across the northern plains,
and tracking into the upper Mississippi Valley by Wednesday
night. Initial storm development is expected over Missouri in
the afternoon where cooler mid-level temperatures will
overspread the front. Meanwhile, mid-level temperatures are
expected to be much warmer over Kansas and this should prohibit
thunderstorm development until late afternoon or evening when
convergence along the front increases and some cooling aloft
occurs. A very unstable airmass will be in place across the
region combined with bulk wind shear vectors being parallel to
surface front. This will result in thunderstorms zippering
westward from Missouri into southeast Kansas along the frontal
boundary in a linear storm mode. Some severe storms are possible
in this very unstable/decent wind shear environment for
locations east of the Kansas Turnpike. The activity looks to
linger over mainly southern Kansas through the overnight and
into the morning hours on Thursday. The severe weather chances
could extend into Thursday morning across southern Kansas with
very buoyant elevated CAPE, (around 50kts of very favorable
directional 1-6km bulk shear) combined with steep mid-level
lapse rates. This environment could transition to a large hail
risk for Thursday morning.

Models in good agreement with strong subsidence overspreading the
area for Thursday night into Friday behind the pronounced upper
level wave shifting from Iowa into the Ohio valley region. This will
lead to dry weather conditions as drier air and surface high
pressure build across Kansas. On Saturday, models show upper level
flow becoming more zonal with another upper level wave ejecting
eastward from the Rockies into Nebraska. This looks to spark off
numerous storms across Nebraska with some of this activity spreading
southward into central Kansas Saturday night. A cold front looks to
push southward into Kansas for Sunday/Sunday night which would
become the focus for additional storms to develop. Severe weather
will be possible for the weekend given forecast combination of
instability/wind shear.

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.AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z WEDNESDAY/...
Issued at 1211 PM CDT Tue Jun 16 2026

VFR conditions should prevail across the area however a few
thunderstorms could redevelop this afternoon over southeast
Kansas and impact KCNU. Winds will become southerly ahead of a
strong cold front which will cross the region tomorrow. Winds
will gust in the 30 knot range late in the TAF period.

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.ICT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
None.

&&

DISCUSSION...CDJ
AVIATION...SGS

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wichita KS
1048 AM CDT Tue Jun 16 2026

KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-171600-
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-
1048 AM CDT Tue Jun 16 2026

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of central Kansas,
east central Kansas, south central Kansas and southeast Kansas.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Widely scattered showers and thunderstorms remain possible through
about midday over far eastern Kansas. Strong or severe storms are
not expected.

Isolated thunderstorms are expected to redevelop late this afternoon
and evening over southern and southeast Kansas generally south of
Highway 50. While most locations will likely remain thunderstorm-
free, a few isolated thunderstorms capable of 60 to 70 mph winds and
golfball size hail are possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

The heat will build over the area for Wednesday afternoon, with
heat indices likely surpassing 100 degrees across south central and
southeast Kansas.

Thunderstorm chances are expected to increase Wednesday night, with
severe weather possible mainly east of the Kansas Turnpike. Large
hail, damaging winds, and heavy rainfall will be the primary risks.
Severe thunderstorm chances could linger into Thursday morning
across southern Kansas. Additional chances for more thunderstorms
may arrive for the upcoming weekend.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Reports of severe weather and flooding are always greatly
appreciated.

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