Alert archive / Kansas / High Wind Warnings in 2009
High Wind Warning 3, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this high wind warning at Apr 25, 2009, 11:50 PM CDT for 6 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 3 hr. 3 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
- Apr 25, 2009, 11:50 PM CDT (04:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 26, 2009, 3:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
Counties Anderson County, KS, Coffey County, KS, Douglas County, KS, Franklin County, KS, Lyon County, KS, Osage County, KS
The radar
The Topeka radar (KTWX), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:51 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 11:56 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 8 N Burlington, KS | 58 MPH WINDS OR GREATER FOR A 25 MINUTE DURATION...PEAK WIND GUST OF 61 MPH |
| Apr 26, 1:10 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 2 Sw Ottawa, KS | TREE DOWN ON ROAD 2 MILES SOUTHWEST OF OTTAWA |
| Apr 26, 1:12 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 65 | Melvern, KS |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 4.8 hours before the alert went out and 56 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
- 421 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -157 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 554 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 298 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 389 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 10.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS73 KTOP 260450 NPWTOP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 1150 PM CDT SAT APR 25 2009 ...A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL KANSAS... .STRONG LOW LEVEL WINDS ARE BEING BROUGHT DOWN TO THE SURFACE BY LIGHT RAINFALL THAT CONTINUES TO FALL OVER THE AREA DUE TO THUNDERSTORMS THAT ARE DISSIPATING AT THIS TIME. WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH 2 AM CDT. KSZ054>056-058-059-260700- /O.NEW.KTOP.HW.W.0003.090426T0450Z-090426T0700Z/ LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EMPORIA...OTTAWA 1150 PM CDT SAT APR 25 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CDT SUNDAY. LIGHT RAINFALL OVER EAST CENTRAL KANSAS HAS CAUSED STRONG LOW LEVEL WINDS TO COME DOWN TO THE SURFACE BRINGING SUSTAINED SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH THROUGH 2 AM CDT. WIND DAMAGE HAS ALREADY BEEN REPORTED IN COFFEY COUNTY SOUTH OF BURLINGTON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS STRONG DAMAGING WINDS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. STAY INDOORS AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS AS DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ARE VERY LIKELY AT THIS TIME. && $$ CAVANAUGH
1 follow-up statement
000 WWUS73 KTOP 260624 NPWTOP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 124 AM CDT SUN APR 26 2009 ...A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL KANSAS... .STRONG LOW LEVEL WINDS ARE BEING BROUGHT DOWN TO THE SURFACE BY LIGHT RAINFALL THAT CONTINUES TO FALL OVER THE AREA. WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH 2 AM CDT. KSZ040-260800- /O.EXB.KTOP.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090426T0800Z/ DOUGLAS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LAWRENCE 124 AM CDT SUN APR 26 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING. LIGHT RAINFALL OVER EAST CENTRAL KANSAS HAS CAUSED STRONG LOW LEVEL WINDS TO COME DOWN TO THE SURFACE...BRINGING SUSTAINED SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH. STRONG WIND GUSTS AND WIND DAMAGE HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPORTED IN COFFEY...OSAGE AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES. THIS AREA OF WINDS IS SPREADING NORTHEASTWARD INTO DOUGLAS COUNTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS STRONG DAMAGING WINDS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. STAY INDOORS AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS AS DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ARE VERY LIKELY AT THIS TIME. && $$ KSZ054>056-058-059-260800- /O.EXT.KTOP.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090426T0800Z/ LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EMPORIA...OTTAWA 124 AM CDT SUN APR 26 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING. LIGHT RAINFALL OVER EAST CENTRAL KANSAS HAS CAUSED STRONG LOW LEVEL WINDS TO COME DOWN TO THE SURFACE...BRINGING SUSTAINED SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH THROUGH 3 AM CDT. WIND DAMAGE HAS ALREADY BEEN REPORTED IN COFFEY COUNTY SOUTH OF BURLINGTON. WIND GUSTS OF 65 MPH HAVE OCCURRED NEAR MELVERN...WITH A LARGE TREE BLOWN OVER 2 MILES SOUTHWEST OF OTTAWA IN FRANKLIN COUNTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS STRONG DAMAGING WINDS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. STAY INDOORS AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS AS DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ARE VERY LIKELY AT THIS TIME. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Topeka, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 7:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Douglas, Osage, Shawnee | 45 min |
| Apr 25, 7:39 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TOP | Douglas, Jefferson | 3 hr |
| Apr 25, 8:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Douglas, Jefferson | 28 min |
| Apr 25, 11:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Republic | 42 min |
| Apr 26, 9:36 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Cloud | 39 min |
| Apr 26, 10:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Cloud | 45 min |
| Apr 26, 10:49 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Republic, Washington | 56 min |
| Apr 26, 1:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Ottawa | 40 min |
| Apr 26, 1:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Republic, Washington | 53 min |
| Apr 26, 1:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Cloud, Ottawa | 48 min |
| Apr 26, 1:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Clay, Washington | 26 min |
| Apr 26, 2:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Marshall, Washington | 46 min |
| Apr 26, 3:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TOP | Clay, Dickinson, Geary | 26 min |
| Apr 26, 3:50 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Clay, Marshall, Washington | 3 hr |
| Apr 26, 5:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Dickinson, Geary, Morris, Riley, Wabaunsee | 40 min |
| Apr 26, 5:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Pottawatomie, Wabaunsee | 27 min |
| Apr 26, 6:13 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TOP | Dickinson, Geary, Morris | 4 hr |
| Apr 26, 6:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Jackson, Jefferson, Nemaha, Shawnee | 37 min |
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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.