Wichita Warned Area Skywarn

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»  Training - Squall Lines

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* S.A.M.E. is Specific Area Message Encoding
** HotSeat Decision Maker Simulator requires Java 1.4.2








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


Wichita Served Warning Area


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 moSaturday, April 26, 2008 22:44TAR, IRLP produced by ICOM – is gaining popularity. Some repeaters have been installed in areas adjacent to the NWS territory.

Providing ground truth reports

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