Alert archive / Kansas / High Wind Warnings in 2007
High Wind Warning 1, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this high wind warning at Feb 24, 2007, 3:36 AM CST for 16 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Feb 24, 2007, 3:00 PM CST. It was in force for 7 hr. 12 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 24, 2007, 3:36 AM CST (09:36 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 24, 2007, 3:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Feb 24, 2007, 10:07 PM CST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
Counties Barton County, KS, Butler County, KS, Cowley County, KS, Ellsworth County, KS, Harper County, KS, Harvey County, KS, Kingman County, KS, Lincoln County, KS, Marion County, KS, McPherson County, KS, Reno County, KS, Rice County, KS, Russell County, KS, Saline County, KS, Sedgwick County, KS, Sumner County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:39 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 3:19 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | Russell Airport, KS | |
| Feb 24, 3:29 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 57 | Luray, KS | MEASURED BY KSN WEATHERLAB EQUIPMENT. |
| Feb 24, 6:12 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 54 | Great Bend, KS | MEASURED BY KSN WEATHERLAB EQUIPMENT. |
| Feb 24, 6:57 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 50 | Kingman, KS | MEASURED BY KSN WEATHERLAB EQUIPMENT. |
| Feb 24, 7:29 PM CST | SNOW 1.5 | 8 N Hoisington, KS | |
| Feb 24, 7:33 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 53 | Argonia, KS | MEASURED BY KSN WEATHERLAB EQUIPMENT. |
| Feb 24, 7:40 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Great Bend, KS | SOME TREE LIMBS ARE DOWN THROUGHOUT THE CITY...CAUSING SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES. |
| Feb 24, 7:48 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 52 | Hutchinson Airport, KS | MEASURED BY ASOS EQUIPMENT AT THE AIRPORT. |
| Feb 24, 8:43 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 50 | Hillsboro, KS | MEASURED BY KSN WEATHERLAB EQUIPMENT. |
| Feb 24, 8:45 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 55 | Mid Continent Airport, KS | MEASURED BY ASOS EQUIPMENT AT THE AIRPORT. |
| Feb 24, 8:56 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 51 | Mcpherson, KS | MEASURED BY AWOS EQUIPMENT AT THE AIRPORT. |
| Feb 24, 9:07 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 51 | Peabody, KS | MEASURED BY KDOT EQUIPMENT. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 188 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 586 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -56 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1239 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 198 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 233 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.4
- Supercell composite
- 4.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS73 KICT 240936 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 336 AM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 KSZ050>052-067>069-082-083-091>093-241745- /O.UPG.KICT.HW.A.0001.070224T1800Z-070225T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KICT.HW.W.0001.070224T2100Z-070225T1200Z/ RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION-RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER- SUMNER-COWLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LYONS...MCPHERSON...MARION... HUTCHINSON...NEWTON...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...KINGMAN...WICHITA... ANTHONY...HARPER...WELLINGTON...WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY 336 AM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A POTENT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE OUT INTO KANSAS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SUSTAINED WINDS ON THE BACKSIDE OF THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BE BETWEEN 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 MPH. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ KSZ032-033-047>049-241745- /O.NEW.KICT.HW.W.0001.070224T2100Z-070225T1200Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH...SALINA 336 AM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY. A POTENT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE OUT INTO KANSAS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SUSTAINED WINDS ON THE BACKSIDE OF THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BE BETWEEN 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 MPH. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ LAWSON
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS73 KICT 241618 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1018 AM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 KSZ032-033-047>052-067>069-082-083-091>093-250030- /O.CON.KICT.HW.W.0001.070224T2100Z-070225T1200Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION- RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER-COWLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON...MARION...HUTCHINSON... NEWTON...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY... HARPER...WELLINGTON...WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY 1018 AM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY. A POTENT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE OUT INTO KANSAS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SUSTAINED WINDS ON THE BACKSIDE OF THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BE BETWEEN 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 MPH. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ SCHRECK
000 WWUS73 KICT 242142 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 342 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 KSZ032-033-047>052-067>069-082-083-091>093-250545- /O.CON.KICT.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070225T1200Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION- RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER-COWLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON...MARION...HUTCHINSON... NEWTON...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY... HARPER...WELLINGTON...WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY 342 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY. A POTENT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE OUT INTO KANSAS THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WINDS SPEEDS WILL INCREASE DRAMITICALLY THIS EVENING WITH SUSTAINED WINDS ON THE BACKSIDE OF THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM BETWEEN 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 MPH. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ KSZ053-070>072-094>096-098>100-250545- /O.NEW.KICT.WI.Y.0007.070225T0000Z-070225T1200Z/ CHASE-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA- MONTGOMERY-LABETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COTTONWOOD FALLS...EUREKA... YATES CENTER...IOLA...HOWARD...FREDONIA...CHANUTE...ERIE... SEDAN...COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...PARSONS 342 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY. A POTENT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS KANSAS THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WINDS SPEEDS WILL INCREASE DRAMITICALLY THIS EVENING WITH SUSTAINED WINDS ON THE BACKSIDE OF THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM BETWEEN 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH AND/OR WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ KETCHAM
000 WWUS73 KICT 250407 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1007 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 KSZ032-033-047>052-067>069-082-083-091>093-251200- /O.CAN.KICT.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070225T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KICT.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-070225T1200Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION- RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER-COWLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON...MARION...HUTCHINSON... NEWTON...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY... HARPER...WELLINGTON...WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY 1007 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT ACROSS THE AREA. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH AND/OR WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ KSZ053-070>072-094>096-098>100-251200- /O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-070225T1200Z/ CHASE-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA- MONTGOMERY-LABETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COTTONWOOD FALLS...EUREKA... YATES CENTER...IOLA...HOWARD...FREDONIA...CHANUTE...ERIE... SEDAN...COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...PARSONS 1007 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH OVERNIGHT. THE STRONG WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH TO BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA TOWARD DAYBREAK. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH AND/OR WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ JMC
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 11:07 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Barton | 53 min |
| Feb 24, 12:53 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Ellsworth, Lincoln, Saline | 51 min |
| Feb 24, 3:30 AM CST | Blowing Snow Advisory | ICT | Barton, Ellsworth, Lincoln, McPherson, Rice, Russell and 1 more | 19 hr |
| Feb 24, 11:51 AM CST | Tornado Warning | ICT | Chase, Marion | 24 min |
| Feb 24, 12:22 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Marion | 23 min |
| Feb 24, 12:52 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Saline | 23 min |
| Feb 24, 1:07 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Woodson | 23 min |
| Feb 24, 1:18 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Russell | 40 min |
| Feb 24, 2:13 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Russell | 36 min |
| Feb 24, 3:42 PM CST | Wind Advisory | ICT | Allen, Barton, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cowley and 20 more | 14 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in Kansas, 2007Every high wind warning in 2007
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.