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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
440 PM CDT THU MAY 16 2013

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440 PM CDT THU MAY 16 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS...
SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE OVER CENTRAL KANSAS LATE
THIS EVENING...AS STORMS MOVE EAST OFF OF THE HIGH PLAINS. GUSTY
WINDS TO 50 MPH AND NICKEL SIZE HAIL ARE THE MAIN CONCERNS.

PATCHY FOG IS ALSO POSSIBLE FOR AREAS MAINLY EAST OF INTERSTATE
135 AND THE KANSAS TURNPIKE. VISIBILITIES MAY VARY GREATLY OVER A
SHORT DISTANCE...FROM 5 MILES TO LESS THAN A MILE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE FOR SATURDAY NIGHT
OVER CENTRAL KANSAS. LARGE HAIL UP TO GOLFBALL SIZE IS THE MAIN
CONCERN.

THE CHANCES FOR SEVERE WEATHER LOOK TO INCREASE ACROSS MUCH OF THE
REGION SUNDAY AND MONDAY...AS AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM AFFECTS KANSAS.
SUNDAY COULD BE THE MOST ACTIVE DAY FOR SEVERE WEATHER...WITH
LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND EVEN A FEW TORNADOES POSSIBLE.

THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT SHIFTS EAST OF THE KANSAS TURNPIKE FOR
MONDAY...WITH ALL FORMS OF SEVERE WEATHER AGAIN POSSIBLE. PLEASE
STAY TUNED FOR ADDITIONAL UPDATES AND MORE DETAILS IN THE COMING
DAYS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TONIGHT.

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FOR A GRAPHICAL VERSION OF THIS INFORMATION...SEE OUR
WEBPAGE AT (LOWERCASE) HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/WICHITA/HWO/HWO.PHP

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