An intense cyclone that moved northeast across Kansas enabled northwest winds from 30 to 40 mph to lash the region. Gusts reached 40 to 50 mph and were certainly strong enough to cause some tree damage in parts of South-Central Kansas.
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The episode as NWS ICT wrote it up.
An intense cyclone that moved northeast across Kansas enabled northwest winds from 30 to 40 mph to lash the region. Gusts reached 40 to 50 mph and were certainly strong enough to cause some tree damage in parts of South-Central Kansas.
The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Jan 22, 2:38 PM CST, 1 hour 52 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Wichita KS 238 PM CST Mon Jan 22 2018 .SHORT TERM...(This evening through Thursday night) Issued at 211 PM CST Mon Jan 22 2018 As the upper level low that has been dominating the synoptic pattern across mid-America for the past couple of days exits Kansas to the east and makes its way across the Mississippi and Ohio Valleys tonight and tomorrow, the tightened pressure gradient will begin to ease off this evening bringing wind speeds back down overnight tonight. Water Vapor imagery shows that the bulk of remaining moisture on the south end of the system is currently propagating across northern Kansas and eastern Nebraska with a few transient bands pushing through further southward, which has allowed a few bands of light snowfall to make their way across south central Kansas through the early afternoon. By this evening, all precip is expected to end central, south central, and southeast Kansas as skies clear from west to east across the region. Over the next few days, expect a gradual warming trend as an upper ridge pattern sets up across the western half of the CONUS through the middle of the week. Downslope west/northwest flow will work to moderate temperatures to near or above normal values. With high pressure building into the region, expect mostly sunny skies through Thursday. .LONG TERM...(Friday through Monday) Issued at 211 PM CST Mon Jan 22 2018 Looking ahead past Thursday, the ridge pattern in the western CONUS is expected to become more zonal, which combined with southerly surface flow will allow temps to remain above normal through the remainder of the forecast period. The next chance of precip for the area will come Friday evening into Saturday as a rapidly moving system makes its way across the northern Plains. Moisture is expected to be limited with this system, but there is a slight chance of rain showers with occasional light snow in southeast Kansas and the Flint Hills, though no significant impacts are expected at this time. After the system rapidly moves off to our east, another round of quiet weather is in store heading into the beginning of next week. Southerly flow is expected to persist keeping high temperatures in the upper 40s to mid 50s, ending the month of January on a mild note after an exceptionally cold beginning. && .AVIATION...(For the 18Z TAFS through 18Z Tuesday afternoon) Issued at 155 PM CST Mon Jan 22 2018 Some MVFR cigs continued across portions of central and much of south central and southeast KS. Flight categories are expected to increase through the afternoon and evening as the storm system lifts away from the area. && .FIRE WEATHER... Issued at 211 PM CST Mon Jan 22 2018 Elevated southwesterly winds, cured grasses, warm temperatures, and low relative humidity on Thursday will result in very high grassland fire danger across the entire area. Some areas of central Kansas and the Flint Hills will experience very high grassland danger Friday as well. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Wichita-KICT 26 47 24 54 / 0 0 0 0 Hutchinson 26 46 23 54 / 0 0 0 0 Newton 25 45 23 52 / 10 0 0 0 ElDorado 26 46 24 52 / 10 0 0 0 Winfield-KWLD 26 49 24 54 / 0 0 0 0 Russell 23 44 20 54 / 0 0 0 0 Great Bend 22 45 20 55 / 0 0 0 0 Salina 25 44 23 52 / 10 0 0 0 McPherson 25 44 21 52 / 10 0 0 0 Coffeyville 27 49 25 54 / 10 0 0 0 Chanute 27 46 25 52 / 10 0 0 0 Iola 27 45 25 51 / 10 0 0 0 Parsons-KPPF 27 48 25 52 / 10 0 0 0 && .ICT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Wind Advisory until 6 PM CST this evening for KSZ032-033-047>053- 067>069-082-083-091>093. && SHORT TERM...TAV LONG TERM...TAV AVIATION...MWM FIRE WEATHER...TAV
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Wichita KS 415 PM CST Mon Jan 22 2018 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-232215- 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- 415 PM CST Mon Jan 22 2018 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of Central Kansas, South Central Kansas and Southeast Kansas. .DAY ONE...Tonight Strong and gusty northwest winds will impact the entire area. A wind advisory remains in effect through 6 PM for all areas. The strong northwest winds will support very high grassland fire danger in areas that do not receive snow. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday A very high grassland fire danger is also expected Thursday and Friday due to mild temperatures and strong south winds. Please avoid outdoor burning. Another storm system may spread light snow across portions of the area Friday night through early Saturday. At this time, snow accumulations and impacts appear to be minimal. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated tonight. && For a graphical version of this information, see our webpage at: http://weather.gov/wichita/hwo/
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
234 PM CST MON JAN 22 2018
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0233 PM SNOW GORHAM 38.88N 99.02W
01/22/2018 E3.0 INCH Russell KS LAW ENFORCEMENT
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KEDThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.
The CO-OP observer in Bluff City reported that the strong winds downed a 6-inch diameter limb in their back yard. Since the tree damage was not discovered until the following morning, the time of the event is an estimate.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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