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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wichita KS
101 PM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024

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101 PM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

Strong west to southwest winds gusting to around 45 mph will fuel
very high grassland fire danger this afternoon for areas mainly west
of a Salina to Hutchinson to Kingman line. Gusty winds will blow
around unsecured objects and could make driving challenging for high
profile vehicles.

Isolated thunderstorms are possible late this afternoon in north
central Kansas, mainly along and north of I-70. Small hail and gusty
winds to 50 mph will be possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

There is another chance for strong to severe storms Wednesday night
into Thursday across portions of north central, south central and
southeast Kansas. A slight chance of thunderstorms is forecast for
late Monday night. Check later outlooks for more details.

Very high fire danger is possible for a few areas in south central
Kansas on Thursday.

Patchy to areas frost are possible on Sunday morning mainly in
north central Kansas.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated this afternoon or tonight.

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For a graphical version of this information, see our webpage at:
https://www.weather.gov/erh/ghwo?wfo=ict

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