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REGIONAL WEATHER SUMMARY FOR EASTERN KANSAS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
451 PM CDT FRI MAY 17 2013

CLOUD COVER MOVE EASTWARD THIS AFTERNOON WHICH HELPED MAKE WAY FOR
SUNSHINE ACROSS EASTERN KANSAS. TEMPERATURES ROSE TO THE UPPER 70S
TO LOWER 80S. SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WERE BREEZY CLOSER TO THE CENTRAL
PORTION OF THE STATE AHEAD OF THE NEXT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM...SPEEDS
WERE 10 TO 15 MPH AND GUSTS TO 25 MPH.

THIS EVENING SHOULD BE FAIRLY QUIET ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS.
CLOUDS ARE GOING TO INCREASE OVERNIGHT...AND TEMPERATURES ARE
FORECASTED TO FALL TO THE MID TO UPPER 60S IN EASTERN
KANSAS...OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN MISSOURI. OTHER PORTIONS OF THE PLAINS
WILL DROP TO THE LOWER 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL
DIMINISH OVERNIGHT.

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE FRONT RANGE WILL START TO MOVE
EASTWARD ON SATURDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL HELP TRIGGER SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON OVER THE HIGH PLAINS. THESE STORMS
ARE ANTICIPATED TO BE SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND POSSIBLE TORNADOES
MAINLY IN NORTHWEST KANSAS AND SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA. PLEASE CHECK THE
LATEST FORECAST FOR YOUR AREA FOR FURTHER DETAILS. HIGH TEMPERATURES
ARE FORECASTED TO REACH THE MID TO UPPER 80S FOR MOST OF THE PLAINS
IN THE AFTERNOON. SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL BE GUSTY ESPECIALLY IN
THE PANHANDLES AND SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS WHERE SUSTAINED SPEEDS COULD
REACH 25 MPH.

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VP