Strong winds moved through central and portions of south central Kansas beginning on the afternoon of November 30th 2019, and lasting into the early morning hours of December 1st, 2019. This is a continuation from the high wind event on November 30th, 2019.
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The episode as NWS ICT wrote it up.
Strong winds moved through central and portions of south central Kansas beginning on the afternoon of November 30th 2019, and lasting into the early morning hours of December 1st, 2019. This is a continuation from the high wind event on November 30th, 2019.
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 Nov 30, 11:49 PM CST, 11 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Wichita KS 1149 PM CST Sat Nov 30 2019 .SHORT TERM...(This evening through Tuesday night) Issued at 254 PM CST Sat Nov 30 2019 Tonight: Winds continue to be the primary focus for this period. Combo of increasing surface pressure gradient, good lapse rates for most of the night and stronger winds just off the surface all suggest going headlines are on track. Anticipate winds to continue to to increase the rest of the afternoon in central KS and remain strong through at least midnight, if not a bit longer. The stronger winds are also expected to spread south during the evening. Outside chance of a sprinkle or snow flake in the vicinity of KSLN during the night as 850MB moisture and some transient lift rotate around low, but chances too small to mention at this time. Temperatures will be slower to cool this evening given strong winds. Sunday: Clouds will be a challenge with the western edge of low level moisture likely sloshing along northeast border of forecast area and with substantial sunshine along western border. Temperatures also a bit challenging given both clouds and flow that borders on downslope vs weak cold air advection. Monday-Tuesday: Surface ridge axis slowly moves east of the area on Monday with return flow developing. A weak trough in the northern stream moves through on Tuesday with an associated surface wind shift, but otherwise little fanfare. -Howerton .LONG TERM...(Wednesday through Saturday) Issued at 254 PM CST Sat Nov 30 2019 With fairly complex upper pattern, especially in western US/east Pacific, confidence in forecast this far out is lower than normal. 1200 UTC GFS and ECMWF seemingly have a better handle keeping current northern stream system separate from the east Pacific cutoff low and trough than prior runs. How that low ejects into the plains due to the upstream kicker is less than certain. Medium range models have had a couple of chances with this scenario this fall/winter, but skill has been less than optimal. Generally followed along with initialization chances for rain on Thursday- Thursday night, but interpolated hourly precipitation chances to get precipitation prior to it becoming a wintry mix or snow. -Howerton && .AVIATION...(For the 06Z TAFS through 06Z Sunday night) Issued at 1143 PM CST Sat Nov 30 2019 Very strong west to northwest winds in the 30-50 knot range will continue through the night and into at least the morning hours on Sunday. Some 4000-5000 ft clouds will also rotate into central KS as we remain within the low to mid level curvature south of the mid/upper trough. A brief flurry or sprinkle may be possible tonight but should remain transient. Winds will gradually begin to diminish as we move through the afternoon hours on Sun. && .FIRE WEATHER... Issued at 254 PM CST Sat Nov 30 2019 Forecast is especially problematic tonight through Sunday. There is high confidence in the very strong winds tonight and early on Sunday. Drier air and cured fuels easily push GFDI values into the extreme-catastrophic categories. However to an uncertain extent, recent rain has impacted(reduced) the effective fuel component. Exactly how much is not known, but current thought is that the spread rate is less (possibly much less) than it would be had it not rained. Consensus is still to not issue a red flag warning. -Howerton && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Wichita-KICT 29 42 24 49 / 0 0 0 0 Hutchinson 27 41 22 50 / 0 0 0 0 Newton 27 38 24 48 / 0 0 0 0 ElDorado 28 39 22 48 / 0 0 0 0 Winfield-KWLD 30 43 23 49 / 0 0 0 0 Russell 25 39 21 52 / 0 0 0 0 Great Bend 25 41 20 53 / 0 0 0 0 Salina 28 40 22 50 / 10 0 0 0 McPherson 27 40 22 49 / 0 0 0 0 Coffeyville 30 43 26 47 / 0 0 0 0 Chanute 31 41 24 46 / 0 0 0 0 Iola 30 40 24 45 / 0 0 0 0 Parsons-KPPF 31 42 24 47 / 0 0 0 0 && .ICT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Wind Advisory until 3 PM CST Sunday for KSZ053-069>072-091>096- 098>100. High Wind Warning until 3 PM CST Sunday for KSZ032-033-047>052- 067-068-082-083. && SHORT TERM...PJH LONG TERM...PJH AVIATION...MWM FIRE WEATHER...PJH
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Wichita KS 331 PM CST Sat Nov 30 2019 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-012145- 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- 331 PM CST Sat Nov 30 2019 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of Central Kansas, South Central Kansas and Southeast Kansas. .DAY ONE...Tonight Damaging wind gusts are expected to affect central and much of south central Kansas tonight. Please check the latest High Wind Warning and Wind Advisory for additional details. The strong winds will result in elevated grassland fire danger. However recent precipitation is expected to temper the grassland fire danger threat. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday Very strong northwest winds will continue to affect the region on Sunday. Check the latest High Wind Warning and Wind Advisory for more details. Strong northwest winds will combine with dry air to create very high grassland fire danger levels throughout the day. .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/ Howerton
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
607 PM CST SAT NOV 30 2019
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0556 PM NON-TSTM WND GST MCCONNELL AFB 37.62N 97.27W
11/30/2019 M60 MPH SEDGWICK KS ASOS
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KBUTLERPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1057 PM CST SAT NOV 30 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
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1049 PM NON-TSTM WND GST SALINA AIRPORT 38.80N 97.65W
11/30/2019 M50 MPH SALINE KS ASOS
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MWMThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
4 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Sustained winds of around 40 mph were recorded along with the 58 mph wind gust.
Sustained winds around 40 mph continued during the overnight hours.
Reported gust around 2AM of 63 mph with gusts around 55-60 mph through the evening into the overnight and early morning.
Sustained speeds above 40 mph were found on local Mesonet during the overnight time period.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Kansas in 2019Every state in 2019This day in weather historyWarnings in Kansas, December 2019
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 860953, 860955, 861872, 861873.