Violent tornadoes touching down chewing up ground for dozens of miles. Baseball-sized hail. Wind gusts of up to 80 mph. The weather forecast for Monday night in Wichita looked dire. People braced for the worst. Wichita Public Schools canceled after-school activities. Other districts let out early. Dillons grocery store in College Hill posted a sign […]
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Why snow days will be for sledding, not schooling in Wichita
In Wichita and several neighboring districts, students can still spend their snow days sledding, building snowmen or curled up with a mug of hot chocolate.
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Did the weather alert system do enough during Wednesday’s tornado?
Preliminary results from the National Weather Service show that an EF-1 tornado occurred in Johnson and Jackson counties, with 100 mph winds and a 14 mile-long track.
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Does a muggy May mean a hotter summer in Wichita?
Sweltering. Muggy. Burning up. Last week, high temperatures in Wichita blew past 70-degree norms, reaching into the 90s. And the city broke records for how warm it was at night, according to Vanessa Pearce, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Wichita. “It’s definitely higher than what the normal would be,” Pearce said. Why […]