748  
WWUS43 KICT 190014  
WSWICT  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS  
714 PM CDT TUE MAR 18 2025  
 
KSZ032-033-047-048-191500-  
/O.CON.KICT.BZ.W.0002.250319T0900Z-250319T1800Z/  
RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF RUSSELL, LINCOLN, SYLVAN GROVE,  
GREAT BEND, ELLSWORTH, AND WILSON  
714 PM CDT TUE MAR 18 2025  
   
..BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 1 PM CDT WEDNESDAY  
 
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS  
OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 65 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...RUSSELL, LINCOLN, BARTON AND ELLSWORTH COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 4 AM TO 1 PM CDT WEDNESDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. WIDESPREAD BLOWING  
SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. THE HAZARDOUS  
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MORNING COMMUTE. STRONG WINDS  
COULD CAUSE TREE DAMAGE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
TRAVEL SHOULD BE RESTRICTED TO EMERGENCIES ONLY. IF YOU MUST  
TRAVEL, HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED,  
STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.  
 
THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN  
BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.  
 
 
 
 
 
KSZ049>053-067-068-191500-  
/O.CON.KICT.WW.Y.0008.250319T1200Z-250319T2100Z/  
SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION-CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SALINA, LYONS, STERLING, MCPHERSON,  
HILLSBORO, MARION, PEABODY, COTTONWOOD FALLS, STRONG CITY,  
HUTCHINSON, AND NEWTON  
714 PM CDT TUE MAR 18 2025  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 4 PM CDT  
WEDNESDAY...  
 
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO TWO  
INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 60 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 7 AM TO 4 PM CDT WEDNESDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS  
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MORNING COMMUTE. STRONG WINDS  
COULD CAUSE TREE DAMAGE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING.  
 
THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN  
BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.  
 
 
 
 
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