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Storms bring record rain to Wichita, set off city sirens

BY HURST LAVIANA, The Wichita Eagle Today at 6:47 a.m.

Nearly 3 inches of rain fell in Wichita on Friday – easily breaking the record for the date – but the strong thunderstorms that rolled through the area before dawn contained no severe weather.

  • Wichita’s warm, dry January is boon to some businesses, bane to others

    By Annie Calovich, The Wichita Eagle | Feb. 1 at 6:37 a.m.

    The winter has felt good to golfers and shoppers and people who have needed work outside.

  • New USDA plant hardiness map: Wichita’s a little warmer

    By Annie Calovich, The Wichita Eagle | Jan. 25 at 7:27 p.m.

    Wichita has warmed up half a zone, from 6a to 6b, under a new plant hardiness map released today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

  • Warmth, sunshine draw Wichitans outdoors

    BY ANNIE CALOVICH, The Wichita Eagle | Dec. 30 at 6:31 a.m.

    The year is ending on a high-temperature note, and people are taking advantage of it to get in some unseasonable outdoor activities.

  • Dick Elder, longtime head of Wichita’s National Weather Service office, is retiring

    By Stan Finger, The Wichita Eagle | Dec. 26 at 7:18 a.m.

    Growing up in a two-story house without air conditioning on the south edge of a small Kansas town in the 1950s, Dick Elder would scoot his bed next to the window to catch what breeze he could.

  • Winter storm could snarl Tuesday’s commute

    By Stan Finger, The Wichita Eagle | Dec. 20 at 5:16 p.m.

    A powerful winter storm that stranded motorists in whiteout conditions in New Mexico brought a widespread blizzard as it moved through Kansas on Monday, and weather officials warned it could make the morning commute treacherous in the Wichita area today.

  • A white Christmas for Wichita? Not likely

    By Stan Finger, The Wichita Eagle | Dec. 14 at 2:32 p.m.

    Wichita residents hoping for a white Christmas this year aren’t likely to get what they want, forecasters said Wednesday.

  • Cosmosphere hosts 'Storm Chaser' star

    BY STAN FINGER, The Wichita Eagle | Nov. 4 at 12:08 a.m.

    His tornado intercept vehicle is equipped with composite armor, steel and bullet-proof glass.

  • First snow flurries could fall in Wichita area today

    BY STAN FINGER, The Wichita Eagle | Nov. 2 at 6:04 a.m.

    Kansas will get its first widespread taste of winter — and Wichita could see its first snow flurries — from a storm system rolling in from the Rockies this morning.

  • Northeast works to clean up after early snowstorm

    By BOB SALSBERG, Associated Press | Nov. 1 at 12:09 a.m.

    WAYLAND, Mass. —Hundreds of thousands of people across the Northeast shivered at the prospect of days without heat or lights after a freak October snowstorm over the weekend.

  • More than 3 million lose power after snow storm

    BY MICHAEL MELIA, Associated Press | Oct. 31 at 12:09 a.m.

    SOUTH WINDSOR, Conn. —When winter's white mixes with autumn's orange and gold, nature gets ugly.

  • Big snow may be ahead

    BY STAN FINGER, The Wichita Eagle | Oct. 26 at 6:19 a.m.

    It could be a snowy winter for Wichita, if one forecasting agency's prediction proves accurate. AccuWeather is predicting nearly 50 percent more snow for the Wichita area this winter — and then an early end to the cold weather, perhaps by late February.

  • Governor updates drought list

    BY STAN FINGER, The Wichita Eagle | Oct. 6 at 12:08 a.m.

    The continuing drought across Kansas prompted Gov. Sam Brownback on Wednesday to add 13 counties to the list of those facing "drought emergencies."

  • Drought places Kansas on fire danger alert

    BY STAN FINGER, The Wichita Eagle | Oct. 5 at 6:25 a.m.

    Much of Kansas — including the Wichita area — will resemble a tinder box for the next couple of days, with conditions combining to make any open fire dangerous, officials say.

  • Kansas heat mutes autumn

    BY ANNIE CALOVICH, The Wichita Eagle | Oct. 3 at 6:03 a.m.

    The record-breaking heat wave of 2011 didn't just make our summer miserable. It's also taking a bite out of our fall.

  • Are tornado sirens used too often?

    BY STAN FINGER, The Wichita Eagle | Sep. 26 at 6:27 a.m.

    The deadliest year for tornadoes in decades has prompted calls by weather and emergency officials for sweeping changes in how warnings are issued and tornado sirens are used.

  • Joplin seeks clearer tornado warnings

    By MARIA SUDEKUM FISHER, Associated Press | Sep. 21 at 12:08 a.m.

    KANSAS CITY, Mo. —Many Joplin residents either ignored or were slow to react to the first warning sirens about a massive and deadly tornado this spring, partially because of years of false alarms, the government said Tuesday.

  • Giant hailstones better recorded in social media

    BY STAN FINGER, The Wichita Eagle | Sep. 19 at 6:26 a.m.

    The radar map looked like a textbook setup for a stormy day in May, but this was mid-September.

  • Flood repairs along rivers to cost $2 billion

    BY HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH, Associated Press | Sep. 17 at 12:08 a.m.

    KANSAS CITY, Mo. —The Army Corps of Engineers estimates it will cost more than $2 billion to repair the damage to the nation's levees, dams and riverbanks caused by this year's excessive flooding, a sum that dwarfs $150 million it currently has to make such repairs and that doesn't account for damage from Hurricane Irene or Tropical Storm Lee.

  • Some Dust Bowl years weren't this hot

    BY STAN FINGER, The Wichita Eagle | Sep. 8 at 11 a.m.

    No matter how you slice it, local weather officials say, this was a rare summer for Wichita.

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