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Wichita NWS Warning
Coverage Area


The National Weather Service office in Wichita serves the following 26 Kansas counties:
Allen, Barton, Butler, Chase, Chatauqua, Cowley, Elk, Ellsworth, Greenwood, Harper, Harvey, Kingman, Labette, Lincoln, Marion, McPherson, Montgomery, Neosho, Reno, Rice, Russell, Saline, Sedgwick, Sumner, Wilson, Woodson



The map below is the Wichita NWS Field Office County Warning Area. The towers shown
in this illustration are not geographically accurate, however they do represent amateur
radio repeaters that the Wichita NWS office can reach..


See the Stateline Skywarn coverage map

Interactive Google Map with K-Link and Kan/Okla Interties used by the NWS


View ICT Skywarn Repeaters in a larger map

SKYWARN® Projects:

Community outreach programs:

Is your organization or group needing a guest speaker with a presentation sure to appeal to anyone? The Coordination Team and the NWS are available for a presentation on SKYWARN®, what it is and what it does. SKYWARN® is open to anyone with the desire to protect life and property and give accurate reports to the NWS or local emergency agency. Please contact Sherry, SKYWARN® Coordinator for information or scheduling.

Ongoing research into communications capabilities allows the SKYWARN® group to potentially benefit from the latest ham radio and internet capabilities. This research is a lower priority during the most active SKYWARN® months. Current capabilities that bear watching include: IRLP, D-STAR - produced by ICOM; is gaining popularity. Some repeaters have been installed in areas adjacent to the NWS territory.

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Updated Thursday, March 18, 2010 1:17

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