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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
310 AM CDT TUE MAR 31 2026
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310 AM CDT TUE MAR 31 2026
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS,
SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS.
DAY ONE
TODAY AND TONIGHT
GUSTY WINDS WILL SUPPORT VERY HIGH GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER TODAY, AS A
STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES SOUTH THROUGH THE REGION.
ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE
LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING, MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF
INTERSTATE 35. THE STRONGEST ACTIVITY WILL BE CAPABLE OF DIME SIZE
HAIL, 60 MPH WINDS, AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN.
ADDITIONAL ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS MAY REDEVELOP
FURTHER NORTH ACROSS CENTRAL AND EAST-CENTRAL KANSAS OVERNIGHT,
WITH A CONTINUED DIME SIZE HAIL AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN THREAT.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
PERIODIC CHANCES FOR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS EXIST WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT, AND AGAIN FRIDAY
AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. A HANDFUL OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE
POSSIBLE, ALONG WITH HEAVY RAINFALL AND LOCALIZED FLOODING. STAY
TUNED AS WE REFINE FORECAST DETAILS IN THE COMING DAYS.
VERY HIGH GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER MAY RETURN FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY,
ALTHOUGH WIDESPREAD RAINFALL THIS WEEK MAY LIMIT THE OVERALL FIRE
DANGER.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY OR TONIGHT.
FOR A GRAPHICAL VERSION OF THIS INFORMATION, SEE OUR WEBPAGE AT:
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ERH/GHWO?WFO=ICT
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