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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wichita KS
525 AM CDT Sat Jun 17 2017

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525 AM CDT Sat Jun 17 2017

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of Central Kansas,
South Central Kansas and Southeast Kansas.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Severe thunderstorms are expected to develop late this afternoon,
most likely somewhere roughly in the vicinity of Highway 50 and
east of Newton. These storms will quickly develop and become severe.
The threats will be up to 75 mph winds and baseball sized hail.
Storms will persist into the evening as the front moves south. The
storms may develop into a line as they move across southeast Kansas
this later this evening, with damaging winds becoming the greatest
threat.

Heat indices of 100 to 112 are forecast for Saturday afternoon,
with the highest values expected in the counties along the Oklahoma
border. For more information check the Excessive Heat Advisory and
Warning for details.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday

There will be periodic chances of thunderstorms from Tuesday
through Friday. Some strong storms are likely during this period.

Heat indices will flirt with 100 degrees on Wednesday afternoon
over central and south central Kansas.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed late this afternoon and evening
across South Central and Southeast Kansas.

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For a graphical version of this information, see our webpage at:
http://weather.gov/wichita/hwo/

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Howerton