Alert archive / Kansas / Wind Advisories in 2009
Wind Advisory 13, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this wind advisory at Mar 30, 2009, 3:55 AM CDT for 8 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Mar 30, 2009, 4:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 30, 2009, 3:55 AM CDT (08:55 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 30, 2009, 4:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 30, 2009, 10:10 PM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
Counties Barton County, KS, Ellsworth County, KS, Harper County, KS, Kingman County, KS, Lincoln County, KS, Reno County, KS, Rice County, KS, Russell County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:58 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 151 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
- 2182 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 56 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 612 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 835 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 300855 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 355 AM CDT MON MAR 30 2009 ...WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON. BEHIND THIS FRONT...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP AT SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. KSZ032-033-047-048-050-067-082-091-302200- /O.NEW.KICT.WI.Y.0013.090330T2100Z-090331T0500Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-RICE-RENO-KINGMAN-HARPER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH...LYONS...HUTCHINSON...KINGMAN...ANTHONY...HARPER 355 AM CDT MON MAR 30 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND A COLD FRONT THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING ACROSS AREAS MAINLY ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 14. SOME GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES...BEFORE DIMINISHING TOWARDS MIDNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ COX
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS73 KICT 302020 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 320 PM CDT MON MAR 30 2009 ...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON. BEHIND THIS FRONT...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP AT SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. OVERNIGHT...THE LOW PRESSURE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE OFF TO THE NORTHEAST AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE ROCKIES FROM THE WEST. THIS WILL INCREASE THE WINDS OVER CENTRAL KANSAS TOWARD MORNING TUESDAY. KSZ032-033-047-048-050-310430- /O.NEW.KICT.WI.Y.0014.090331T0900Z-090401T0000Z/ /O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0013.090330T2100Z-090331T0500Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-RICE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH...LYONS 320 PM CDT MON MAR 30 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND A COLD FRONT THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING ACROSS AREAS MAINLY ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 14. SOME GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES... BEFORE DIMINISHING TOWARDS MIDNIGHT. WINDS WILL LIGHTEN SOME...THEN STRENGTHEN TOWARD DAYBREAK TUESDAY MORNING...LASTING THROUGHOUT MUCH OF THE DAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH AND/OR WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ KSZ049-310430- /O.NEW.KICT.WI.Y.0014.090331T0900Z-090401T0000Z/ SALINE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SALINA 320 PM CDT MON MAR 30 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH WILL DEVELOP BEFORE DAWN TUESDAY AND AFFECT THE AREA THROUGHOUT MUCH OF THE DAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ KSZ067-082-091-310430- /O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0013.090330T2100Z-090331T0500Z/ RENO-KINGMAN-HARPER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HUTCHINSON...KINGMAN...ANTHONY...HARPER 320 PM CDT MON MAR 30 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND A COLD FRONT THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING ACROSS AREAS MAINLY ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 14. SOME GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES... BEFORE DIMINISHING TOWARDS MIDNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH AND/OR WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ KRC
000 WWUS73 KICT 310310 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1010 PM CDT MON MAR 30 2009 ...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE... .OVERNIGHT...INTENSE LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS EXTREME NORTHEAST NEBRASKA...THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SOUTH DAKOTA AND EXTREME NORTHWEST IOWA AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE ROCKIES FROM THE WEST. THIS WILL ONCE AGAIN INCREASE WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OVER CENTRAL KANSAS EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. KSZ032-033-047-048-050-311115- /O.CAN.KICT.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-090331T0500Z/ /O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0014.090331T0900Z-090401T0000Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-RICE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH...LYONS 1010 PM CDT MON MAR 30 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. HOWEVER...ANOTHER WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL ONCE AGAIN INCREASE EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND OR GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH ARE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND ON NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED HIGHWAYS SUCH AS K 14 AND U S ROUTE 281. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ KSZ067-082-091-310415- /O.CAN.KICT.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-090331T0500Z/ RENO-KINGMAN-HARPER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HUTCHINSON...KINGMAN...ANTHONY...HARPER 1010 PM CDT MON MAR 30 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH. THEREFORE THE WIND ADVISORY THAT HAD BEEN IN EFFECT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ KSZ049-311115- /O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0014.090331T0900Z-090401T0000Z/ SALINE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SALINA 1010 PM CDT MON MAR 30 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH WILL DEVELOP EARLY TUESDAY MORNING AND AFFECT THE AREA THROUGHOUT MUCH OF THE DAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND OR GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH ARE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND ON NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED HIGHWAYS SUCH AS I-135. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ ES/KRC
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 29, 8:42 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ICT | Labette, Neosho | 11 hr |
| Mar 30, 3:20 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | ICT | Barton, Ellsworth, Lincoln, Rice, Russell, Saline | 27 hr |
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.