A strong storm system moved across the southern plains producing wintry type weather for much of Kansas. The worst of which was across portions of central Kansas where a few snow fall amounts were greater than 6 inches.
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The episode as NWS ICT wrote it up.
A strong storm system moved across the southern plains producing wintry type weather for much of Kansas. The worst of which was across portions of central Kansas where a few snow fall amounts were greater than 6 inches.
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 11, 2:59 PM CST, 1 hour 46 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Wichita KS 259 PM CST Fri Jan 11 2019 .SHORT TERM...(This evening through Monday night) Issued at 259 PM CST Fri Jan 11 2019 Upper trof will move across the central/southern Plains tonight across the Ozarks to the mid-Mississippi Valley during Saturday. Deep moisture connection will continue ahead of the trof through early tonight in concert with overall synoptic lift. Thermal cooling along and north of the best frontogenetic band should result in changeover to all snow across central Kansas after 00z which will progress southward into south central Kansas by 12z. A rather long duration of light snow accums with a window of moderate accums with frontogenetic banding is expected in central Kansas along/north of highway 56 overnight into Saturday morning. This supports the going 3-5 inch totals with locally higher amounts to around 6 inches possible. Some instability is progged across portions of south central and southeast Kansas overnight as some mid-level drying is suggested above 700mb, which could result in a period of convective precip and thermal augmentation to a quicker transition to mixed phase sleet/snow in northern portions of southern Kansas. Some of this mixed phase convective precip could linger into mid-morning Saturday across southeast Kansas with better likelihood for snow accums along/north of highway 54. Additional light accumulating snow should continue further west across central and much of south central Kansas Saturday morning before the deformation zone on the back side of the departing upper trof lifts northeast of the area. Rather benign weather is expected in the wake of the departing upper trof/low for Sunday and Monday. A shortwave will try and undercut the blocking high over the western CONUS and minor out as it moves eastward toward the Plains. The yet realized snowfall will affect temperatures, where some tweaking can be expected. Darmofal .LONG TERM...(Tuesday through Friday) Issued at 259 PM CST Fri Jan 11 2019 A somewhat more progressive pattern aloft will develop during the week with relatively weak, low amplitude waves moving across the central CONUS. More interesting weather with potential Winter weather impacts possible by next weekend as a western upper trof is progged by the GFS/ECMWF to amplify across the Plains. This system looks to be preceded by a cold air intrusion, so could be more of an accumulating snow event for the entire area, though a long way off yet. KED && .AVIATION...(For the 18Z TAFS through 18Z Saturday afternoon) Issued at 1225 PM CST Fri Jan 11 2019 Conditions will continue to deteriorate this afternoon. All sites will see IFR conditions throughout the period. LIFR conditions expected at times mainly after 0z this evening in central and south central KS. Widespread rain is occurring throughout the area associated with a strong storm system moving through the region. Rain is expected to changeover to snow as early as this afternoon in central KS and this evening in south central and southeast KS which will have impacts on visibilities. KMB && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Wichita-KICT 32 33 26 34 / 100 60 0 0 Hutchinson 30 32 24 33 / 100 70 0 0 Newton 30 32 24 33 / 100 70 0 0 ElDorado 32 33 26 33 / 100 60 0 0 Winfield-KWLD 33 35 27 35 / 100 40 0 0 Russell 28 30 20 32 / 100 80 0 0 Great Bend 28 30 20 33 / 100 80 0 0 Salina 30 32 23 33 / 100 90 0 10 McPherson 30 32 23 32 / 100 80 0 0 Coffeyville 34 36 29 36 / 100 70 20 0 Chanute 32 34 28 34 / 100 70 20 0 Iola 31 33 28 33 / 100 80 20 0 Parsons-KPPF 33 35 29 35 / 100 70 20 0 && .ICT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Winter Weather Advisory from 6 PM this evening to noon CST Saturday for KSZ032-033-047>053-067-068-070>072. && SHORT TERM...KED LONG TERM...KED AVIATION...KMB
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Wichita KS 357 PM CST Fri Jan 11 2019 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-122200- 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- 357 PM CST Fri Jan 11 2019 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of Central Kansas, South Central Kansas and Southeast Kansas. .DAY ONE...Tonight Accumulating snowfall of 2 to 5 inches is expected tonight into Saturday morning across central Kansas and portions of south central and southeast Kansas. Snow is most likely to impact travel for locations generally along and north of a Hutchinson to Newton to Eureka to Iola line. Refer to the Winter Weather Advisory for details. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday Snow will end across the area by early Saturday afternoon. Some travel impacts can be expected mainly before noon. Water levels on the Cow Creek are expected to rise from Lyons to Hutchinson over the weekend into early next week. However no flooding is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated tonight. However reports of snow and snow amounts are greatly appreciated. && For a graphical version of this information, see our webpage at: http://weather.gov/wichita/hwo/
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
5 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Snow fall amounts across the far west sections of the county were around 6 inches in depth. Elsewhere had a wide range of 1 to 4 inches.
A wide range of snow fall amounts were reported across the county. The majority were in a 1-4 inch range. However, a 6 inch report was noted at Russell and an 8 inch report came in near Lucas.
A wide range of snow fell across the county with the majority of amounts between 1 and 4 inches. However, a 7.5 inch report came in from the Holyrood area.
Most reports across the county were in a 1-4 range. However, a 6 inch report was noted in the far NW corner of the county.
Most snow amounts were in a 1 to 4 inch range. However, to the east of Galatia, a 6 inch report was received.
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