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Rare Heat Burst hits Wichita,KS


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Amazing heat burst struck Wichita,KS at 1AM with local residents calling into news stations telling them it felt like a hair dryer and causing local damage to roofs, fences and trees!

News Story: http://www.kwch.com/kwch-jab-did-you-feel-this-mornings-heat-burst-20110609,0,5006130.story

Damage Pictures: http://www.kwch.com/kwch-photo-gallery-heat-burst-damage-6911-20110609,0,1425577.photogallery

NWS News article: http://www.crh.noaa.gov/news/display_cmsstory.php?wfo=ict&storyid=69444

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METAR: METAR KICT 090553Z 15013G33KT 110V170 10SM SQ SCT075 BKN180 38/M03 A2970 RMK AO2 PK WND 23043/0538 WSHFT 0537 SLP036 OCNL LTGCC DSNT E CB DSNT E MOV E 60000 T03831028 10389 20289 403890250 58034 $

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Severe heat burst observed in Enid, OK right now. 60 mph sustained winds with gusts to 76 mph observed at the Air Force Base. Municipal airport reporting 33 mph sustained and gusts to 48. Expect rapid rises in temperatures and falls in humidity to be associated with these severe winds.

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO

1249 AM CDT FRI JUN 10 2011

...STRONG DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS AND FAR WEST

CENTRAL MISSOURI...

.AN AREA OF DECAYING THUNDERSTORMS HAS ALREADY PRODUCED VERY

STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 50 TO 70 MPH IN PORTIONS OF FRANKLIN

AND SOUTHERN JOHNSON COUNTIES...ALONG WITH SIGNIFICANT TREE

DAMAGE. THESE STRONG AND POSSIBLY DAMAGING WINDS WILL AFFECT

PARTS OF MIAMI...AND LINN COUNTIES IN KANSAS...AS WELL AS BATES AND

CASS COUNTIES IN MISSOURI.

KSZ057-060-MOZ043-053-100700-

/O.CON.KEAX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110610T0700Z/

MIAMI-LINN KS-CASS-BATES-

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLA...MOUND CITY...RAYMORE...

HARRISONVILLE...PLEASANT HILL...BUTLER...RICH HILL

1249 AM CDT FRI JUN 10 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CDT EARLY THIS

MORNING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CDT EARLY THIS

MORNING.

* TIMING: WILL OCCUR BETWEEN NOW AND 2 AM.

* WINDS: STRONG AND POSSIBLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 60

MPH MAY BE POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS: STRONG AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS HAVE ALREADY BEEN

REPORTED IN FRANKLIN AND JOHNSON COUNTIES IN KANSAS. THESE

WINDS WILL BE SIMILAR TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...AND COULD

DAMAGE TREES AND HOUSES. A QUICK BURST OF DRY HEAT MAY ALSO

ACCOMPANY THESE STRONG WINDS.

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It was pretty wild, I stepped outside during my break at work expecting it to be cooling off. Instead I was hit in the face with an oven.

Pretty cool. Never experienced anything like that when I lived in Wichita. I'd imagine that level of heat can be somewhat alarming that time of night if you don't know what's going on.

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