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High Wind Warning 4, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this high wind warning at Nov 6, 2008, 11:02 AM CST for 6 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 5 hr. 1 report 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
- Nov 6, 2008, 11:02 AM CST (17:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 6, 2008, 3:33 PM CST
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
Counties Barton County, KS, Ellsworth County, KS, Lincoln County, KS, Reno County, KS, Rice County, KS, Russell County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 130 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:03 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 6, 11:15 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 0 | Great Bend, KS | GREAT BEND AWOS MEASURED AT 59 MPH GUST. |
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 12:00Z, 5.0 hours before the alert went out and 161 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1996 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 83 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -25 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS73 KICT 061702 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1102 AM CST THU NOV 6 2008 KSZ032-033-047-048-050-067-062300- /O.UPG.KICT.WI.Y.0042.000000T0000Z-081106T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KICT.HW.W.0004.081106T1702Z-081106T2300Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-RICE-RENO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH...LYONS...HUTCHINSON 1102 AM CST THU NOV 6 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO BETWEEN 55 AND 60 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS CENTRAL AND PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS. 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. $$ KSZ049-051-052-068-082-083-062300- /O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0042.000000T0000Z-081106T2300Z/ SALINE-MCPHERSON-MARION-HARVEY-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SALINA...MCPHERSON...MARION...NEWTON... KINGMAN...WICHITA 1102 AM CST THU NOV 6 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO BETWEEN 50 AND 55 MPH WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA ON TODAY. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND OR GUSTS OF 45 TO 57 MPH ARE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND ON HIGHWAYS AND INTERSTATES SUCH AS THE KANSAS TURNPIKE. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ LAWSON
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS73 KICT 061817 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1217 PM CST THU NOV 6 2008 KSZ032-033-047-048-050-067-062300- /O.CON.KICT.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-081106T2300Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-RICE-RENO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH...LYONS...HUTCHINSON 1217 PM CST THU NOV 6 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO BETWEEN 55 AND 60 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS CENTRAL AND PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS. 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. $$ KSZ069-091>093-062300- /O.EXA.KICT.WI.Y.0042.000000T0000Z-081106T2300Z/ BUTLER-HARPER-SUMNER-COWLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...ANTHONY... HARPER...WELLINGTON...WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY 1217 PM CST THU NOV 6 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO BETWEEN 50 AND 55 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MOST OF SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS TODAY. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND OR GUSTS OF 45 TO 57 MPH ARE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND ON HIGHWAYS AND INTERSTATES SUCH AS THE KANSAS TURNPIKE. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ KSZ049-051-052-068-082-083-062300- /O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0042.000000T0000Z-081106T2300Z/ SALINE-MCPHERSON-MARION-HARVEY-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SALINA...MCPHERSON...MARION...NEWTON... KINGMAN...WICHITA 1217 PM CST THU NOV 6 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO BETWEEN 40 AND 45 MPH WILL AFFECT MOST OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL KANSAS TODAY. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND OR GUSTS OF 45 TO 57 MPH ARE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND ON HIGHWAYS AND INTERSTATES SUCH AS THE KANSAS TURNPIKE. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ LAWSON
000 WWUS73 KICT 062133 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 333 PM CST THU NOV 6 2008 KSZ032-033-047-048-050-067-062300- /O.CAN.KICT.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-081106T2300Z/ /O.EXA.KICT.WI.Y.0042.000000T0000Z-081106T2300Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-RICE-RENO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH...LYONS...HUTCHINSON 333 PM CST THU NOV 6 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WINDS HAVE STARTED TO DECREASE OVER THE LAST HOUR AND ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TO REACH WIND WARNING CRITERIA. HOWEVER WINDS WILL REMAIN ON THE STRONG SIDE WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH STILL POSSIBLE THROUGH 4 PM. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH AND/OR WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ KSZ049-051-052-068-069-082-083-091>093-062300- /O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0042.000000T0000Z-081106T2300Z/ SALINE-MCPHERSON-MARION-HARVEY-BUTLER-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER- SUMNER-COWLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SALINA...MCPHERSON...MARION...NEWTON... EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY...HARPER... WELLINGTON...WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY 333 PM CST THU NOV 6 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO BETWEEN 40 AND 45 MPH WILL AFFECT MOST OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL KANSAS TODAY. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND OR GUSTS OF 45 TO 57 MPH ARE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND ON HIGHWAYS AND INTERSTATES SUCH AS THE KANSAS TURNPIKE. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ LAWSON
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 6:44 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler | 27 min |
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.