Alert archive / Kansas / High Wind Warnings in 2008
High Wind Warning 2, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this high wind warning at May 22, 2008, 10:31 PM CDT for Harper County, Sedgwick County, Sumner County, Kansas. It was in force for 2 hr. 4 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
- May 22, 2008, 10:31 PM CDT (03:31 UTC)
- Expired
- May 23, 2008, 1:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
Counties Harper County, KS, Sedgwick County, KS, Sumner County, KS
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 11:06 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | Mid Continent Airport, KS | 60 MPH WIND GUST RECORDED AT KICT. |
| May 22, 11:16 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 5 Ssw Goddard, KS | |
| May 22, 11:16 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | Mcconnell Air Force Bas, KS | 62 MPH WIND GUST MEASURED AT THE BASE. |
| May 22, 11:43 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | Northeast Wichita And J, KS |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Lamont, OK (KLMN), launched 00:00Z, 3.5 hours before the alert went out and 85 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
- 3001 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1125 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 103 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 203 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 2.0
- Supercell composite
- 11.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS73 KICT 230331 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1031 PM CDT THU MAY 22 2008 KSZ083-091-092-230600- /O.NEW.KICT.HW.W.0002.080523T0331Z-080523T0600Z/ SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WICHITA...ANTHONY...HARPER...WELLINGTON 1031 PM CDT THU MAY 22 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT FRIDAY. STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS AT 40 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH 1 AM. THESE WINDS MAY CAUSE SOME PROPERTY DAMAGE IN A FEW LOCATIONS. 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. $$ COX
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS73 KICT 230440 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1140 PM CDT THU MAY 22 2008 KSZ083-091-092-230600- /O.CON.KICT.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080523T0600Z/ SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WICHITA...ANTHONY...HARPER...WELLINGTON 1140 PM CDT THU MAY 22 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT FRIDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT FRIDAY. STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS AT 40 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH 1 AM. THESE WINDS MAY CAUSE SOME PROPERTY DAMAGE IN A FEW LOCATIONS. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ KSZ052-053-068>070-093-094-098-230700- /O.NEW.KICT.WI.Y.0026.080523T0440Z-080523T0700Z/ MARION-CHASE-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-COWLEY-ELK-CHAUTAUQUA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARION...COTTONWOOD FALLS...NEWTON... EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...EUREKA...WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY... HOWARD...SEDAN 1140 PM CDT THU MAY 22 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CDT FRIDAY. STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS THROUGH 2 AM. SOME GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES. 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. $$ COX
000 WWUS73 KICT 230557 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1257 AM CDT FRI MAY 23 2008 KSZ083-091-092-230700- /O.EXP.KICT.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080523T0600Z/ SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WICHITA...ANTHONY...HARPER...WELLINGTON 1257 AM CDT FRI MAY 23 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 MPH AS THE NIGHT WEARS ON. $$ KSZ052-053-068>070-093-094-098-230700- /O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-080523T0700Z/ MARION-CHASE-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-COWLEY-ELK-CHAUTAUQUA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARION...COTTONWOOD FALLS...NEWTON... EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...EUREKA...WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY... HOWARD...SEDAN 1257 AM CDT FRI MAY 23 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING. STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MOST OF SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS THROUGH 2 AM. SOME GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES. 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. $$ COX
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 11:40 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | ICT | Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk, Greenwood and 2 more | 2 hr |
| May 23, 12:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Cowley | 53 min |
| May 23, 12:49 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harper, Sumner | 28 min |
| May 23, 2:22 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | ICT | Butler, Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk, Greenwood, Harper and 5 more | 5 hr |
| May 23, 2:33 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harper, Sumner | 57 min |
| May 23, 2:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Labette, Montgomery, Neosho, Wilson | 66 min |
| May 23, 2:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Sumner | 67 min |
| May 23, 3:32 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Sumner | 45 min |
| May 23, 4:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Sumner | 58 min |
| May 23, 4:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Kingman, Reno, Sedgwick | 36 min |
| May 23, 5:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Russell | 35 min |
| May 23, 9:17 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Lincoln | 4 hr |
Nearby
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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.