Narrative:

Because of a refusal by central flow (despite repeated earlier requests by ZKC flow) to initiate timely rerouting of aircraft, ZKC sector 27 (tul high) suffered an extended period during which probably half of the tracked targets entering my airspace were completely idented and 'tagged' properly. Half the targets were limited data blocks only. Supplemental information from acn 586089: sector became overloaded for extended period of time (several hours) due to break in WX over kansas city. There were some deviations of adjacent sector airspace during this period. Supplemental information from acn 586328: there was a long diagonal line of thunderstorms with break in the WX over pwe which is on the ZKC-ZMP boundary. All aircraft within the surrounding areas were trying to get through the same area. There were too many aircraft aiming for the 1 opening of WX and was a coordination disaster because so many sectors were involved. There were several hours, without any help from flow control. There was not enough room for all the aircraft to fit. There was no order, or spacing from ZDV or other areas.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ZKC CTLR ATTEST TO FAILURE OF ATC SYS DURING A BREAK IN A SEVERE WX SYS AS ACFT FLY TO THE WX BREAK AND ATC CANNOT TRACK, COORDINATE OR FLOW TFC FROM ZDV TO ZKC IN A TIMELY OR CORRECT MANNER. ZDV AND ZKC FLOW CTL FAULTED.

Narrative: BECAUSE OF A REFUSAL BY CENTRAL FLOW (DESPITE REPEATED EARLIER REQUESTS BY ZKC FLOW) TO INITIATE TIMELY REROUTING OF ACFT, ZKC SECTOR 27 (TUL HIGH) SUFFERED AN EXTENDED PERIOD DURING WHICH PROBABLY HALF OF THE TRACKED TARGETS ENTERING MY AIRSPACE WERE COMPLETELY IDENTED AND 'TAGGED' PROPERLY. HALF THE TARGETS WERE LIMITED DATA BLOCKS ONLY. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 586089: SECTOR BECAME OVERLOADED FOR EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME (SEVERAL HRS) DUE TO BREAK IN WX OVER KANSAS CITY. THERE WERE SOME DEVS OF ADJACENT SECTOR AIRSPACE DURING THIS PERIOD. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 586328: THERE WAS A LONG DIAGONAL LINE OF TSTMS WITH BREAK IN THE WX OVER PWE WHICH IS ON THE ZKC-ZMP BOUNDARY. ALL ACFT WITHIN THE SURROUNDING AREAS WERE TRYING TO GET THROUGH THE SAME AREA. THERE WERE TOO MANY ACFT AIMING FOR THE 1 OPENING OF WX AND WAS A COORD DISASTER BECAUSE SO MANY SECTORS WERE INVOLVED. THERE WERE SEVERAL HRS, WITHOUT ANY HELP FROM FLOW CTL. THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH ROOM FOR ALL THE ACFT TO FIT. THERE WAS NO ORDER, OR SPACING FROM ZDV OR OTHER AREAS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.