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FXUS63 KICT 130703
AFDICT
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
203 AM CDT SAT JUN 13 2026
KEY MESSAGES
- SEVERE WEATHER LIKELY TO IMPACT MUCH OF THE AREA TODAY ALONG
WITH HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS SOUTHEAST KANSAS
- COOLER TEMPERATURES AND DRY WEATHER EXPECTED ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY
- ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND STORMS COULD AFFECT THE REGION ON
TUESDAY/TUESDAY NIGHT
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 157 AM CDT SAT JUN 13 2026
HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE DANGEROUS HEAT
INDICES OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN KANSAS, AS A RESULT WE HOISTED A
HEAT ADVISORY FOR THIS AFTERNOON. MEANWHILE CURRENT SATELLITE WATER
VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS A HEALTHY UPPER LEVEL WAVE MOVING SOUTHEAST
ACROSS MONTANA EARLY THIS MORNING. THIS SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS
SOUTH DAKOTA AND AMPLIFY THE UPPER LEVEL JET/MID-LEVEL WINDS
OVER NEBRASKA INTO NORTHEAST KANSAS AND RESULTANT SOUTHWARD PUSH
ON SURFACE COLD FRONT INTO KANSAS. STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO
INITIATE ALONG THE COLD FRONT LATER THIS AFTERNOON OVER CENTRAL
KANSAS(4PM- 5PM) WITH A VERY UNSTABLE AIRMASS IN PLACE ACROSS
THE REGION. STORMS SHOULD QUICKLY BECOME SEVERE AND CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING VERY LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. THERE IS A WINDOW
EARLY ON FOR A FEW TORNADOES WITH SEMI-DISCRETE CELLS, HOWEVER
ACTIVITY IS EXPECT TO GROW UPSCALE QUICKLY THEN TRANSITION INTO
A FORWARD PROPAGATING MCS. MICROBURST COMPOSITE VALUES FOR TODAY'S
ENVIRONMENT ARE PUSHING INTO THE EXTREME CATEGORY. AS A RESULT,
DAMAGING TO SIGNIFICANT WINDS OF 70 TO 80MPH ARE LIKELY, MAINLY
IMPACTING LOCATIONS ALONG AND EAST OF THE KANSAS TURNPIKE. A
ROUND OF HEAVY RAIN WITH TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS IS ALSO LIKELY
WITH PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES OVER 2 INCHES. FLOOD WATCH OVER
SOUTHEAST KANSAS REMAINS ON TRACK FOR THIS POTENTIAL THREAT. THE
ACTIVITY WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT SOUTHEAST OF KANSAS LATER TONIGHT.
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY
WITH DRY WEATHER AND COOLER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES EXPECTED.
TEMPERATURES WILL WARM ON TUESDAY ALONG WITH A STRONG JET STREAM
MIGRATING THROUGH NORTHWEST FLOW REGIME ALOFT OVER THE CENTRAL
PLAINS. THIS WILL CAUSE SOUTH WINDS TO INCREASE AND USHER RICHER LOW
LEVEL MOISTURE BACK NORTHWARD FROM OKLAHOMA INTO KANSAS. MODELS HAVE
CONVECTION DEVELOPING OVER CENTRAL/EASTERN KANSAS FOR TUESDAY
AFTERNOON/NIGHT. GIVEN SHEAR/INSTABILITY COMBINATION STRONG TO
SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS PERIOD. DEPENDING ON THE TIMING OF
THE SURFACE COLD FRONT, WEDNESDAY IS SHAPING UP TO BE THE HOTTEST
DAY OF THE WEEK WITH PREMIUM DOWNSLOPE FLOW AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT.
THIS WILL BOOST TEMPERATURES INTO THE 100S ACROSS CENTRAL/SOUTH
CENTRAL KANSAS. ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS/STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE
OVER MAINLY EASTERN KANSAS FOR WEDNESDAY AS HOT CAPPING TEMPERATURES
ALOFT PROHIBIT CONVECTION FROM EXPANDING TOO FAR WEST. COOLER
TEMPERATURES WITH DRY WEATHER LOOK TO PREVAIL FOR THURSDAY-FRIDAY
ACROSS THE REGION.
AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z SUNDAY/
ISSUED AT 1237 AM CDT SAT JUN 13 2026
AVIATION CONCERNS WILL BE STORMS OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS
AND THEN AGAIN LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
CLUSTER OF STORMS THAT DEVELOPED OVER FAR SOUTHWEST KS IS
APPROACHING SOUTH CENTRAL KS. IN ADDITION, A FEW STORMS HAVE
DEVELOPED OVER SOUTHEAST KS IN RESPONSE TO INCREASING LOW LEVEL
JET. STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT SOUTHERN KS(KICT-KHUT-KCNU)
THIS MORNING WITH A BREAK EXPECTED FOR THE LATE MORNING THROUGH
MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THEN A STRONG COLD FRONT IS
EXPECTED TO SURGE ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA, WITH STORMS LIKELY
DEVELOPING ALONG IT. IT WILL MOVE THROUGH KRSL-KGBD-KSLN IN THE
22Z-00Z TIME FRAME AND KICT-KHUT-KCNU IN THE 23-02Z RANGE.
SEVERE STORMS WILL BE LIKELY WITH ANY OF THIS ACTIVITY, WITH
KICT AND ESPECIALLY KCNU HAVING THE BEST CHANCE TO EXPERIENCE
SEVERE STORMS.
ICT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
FLOOD WATCH THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING FOR KSZ070>072-094>096-
098>100.
HEAT ADVISORY FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR
KSZ082-091>093.
DISCUSSION...CDJ
AVIATION...RBL
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