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High Wind Warning 2, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this high wind warning at Apr 29, 2011, 1:01 PM CDT for 13 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 7 hr. 8 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 29, 2011, 1:01 PM CDT (18:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 29, 2011, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
Counties Barton County, KS, Ellsworth County, KS, Harper County, KS, Harvey County, KS, Kingman County, KS, Lincoln 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), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:07 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 29, 1:15 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 51 | Newton Airport, KS | MEASURED BY AWOS EQUIPMENT AT THE NEWTON AIRPORT. |
| Apr 29, 1:29 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 54 | Kingman, KS | MEASURED BY KSN PINPOINT WEATHERLAB. |
| Apr 29, 1:43 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 54 | Mcconnell Air Force Bas, KS | |
| Apr 29, 1:53 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Hutchinson, KS | |
| Apr 29, 1:53 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | South Hutchinson, KS | OFF DUTY NWS EMPLOYEE ESTIMATES 60 MPH WINDS AT CAREY PARK IN SOUTH HUTCHINSON. THERE WERE SEVERAL BRANCHES OF UNKNOWN SIZES REPORTED DOWN AS WELL. |
| Apr 29, 2:31 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | Hutchinson Airport, KS | |
| Apr 29, 4:30 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 4 N Wichita Mid Contine, KS | OFF DUTY EMPLOYEE REPORTS A LARGE TREE HAS FALLEN AND DESTORYED A GAZEBO. |
| Apr 29, 6:45 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | West Wichita, KS | AN OFF DUTY NWS EMPLOYEE REPORTED A LARGE COTTONWOOD TREE...2 FEET IN DIAMETER IS DOWN AT THE CORNER OF MAPLE AND MAIZE. |
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, 6.0 hours before the alert went out and 172 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
- 2231 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 454 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 514 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
383 WWUS73 KICT 291801 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 101 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2011 KSZ032-033-047>051-067-068-082-083-091-092-300100- /O.UPG.KICT.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110430T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KICT.HW.W.0002.110429T1801Z-110430T0100Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-RENO- HARVEY-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON... KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY...HARPER...WELLINGTON 101 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...VERY STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO EARLY THIS EVENING FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH-CENTRAL KANSAS. * WINDS...SUSTAINED AROUND 40 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST OF THE INTERSTATE 135 CORRIDOR. * IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG WEST TO EAST ORIENTED ROADS. LIGHTWEIGHT...UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE WILL BE KNOCKED OVER AND BLOWN AROUND BY THE STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ KSZ052-053-069>072-093>096-098>100-300100- /O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110430T0100Z/ MARION-CHASE-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON- NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARION...COTTONWOOD FALLS...EL DORADO... AUGUSTA...EUREKA...YATES CENTER...IOLA...WINFIELD... ARKANSAS CITY...HOWARD...FREDONIA...CHANUTE...ERIE...SEDAN... COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...PARSONS 101 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO EARLY THIS EVENING FOR MUCH OF SOUTHEAST KANSAS. * WINDS...SUSTAINED AROUND 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED GENERALLY EAST OF THE INTERSTATE 135 CORRIDOR. * IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG WEST TO EAST ORIENTED ROADS. LIGHTWEIGHT...UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE WILL BE KNOCKED OVER AND BLOWN AROUND BY THE STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH AND/OR WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ ADK
2 follow-up statements
599 WWUS73 KICT 292032 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 332 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2011 KSZ032-033-047>051-067-068-082-083-091-092-300100- /O.CON.KICT.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110430T0100Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-RENO- HARVEY-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON... KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY...HARPER...WELLINGTON 332 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...VERY STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO EARLY THIS EVENING FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS. * WINDS...SUSTAINED AROUND 40 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST OF THE INTERSTATE 135 CORRIDOR. * IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG WEST TO EAST ORIENTED ROADS. LIGHTWEIGHT...UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE WILL BE KNOCKED OVER AND BLOWN AROUND BY THE STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ KSZ052-053-069>072-093>096-098>100-300100- /O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110430T0100Z/ MARION-CHASE-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON- NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARION...COTTONWOOD FALLS...EL DORADO... AUGUSTA...EUREKA...YATES CENTER...IOLA...WINFIELD... ARKANSAS CITY...HOWARD...FREDONIA...CHANUTE...ERIE...SEDAN... COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...PARSONS 332 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO EARLY THIS EVENING FOR MUCH OF SOUTHEAST KANSAS. * WINDS...SUSTAINED AROUND 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED GENERALLY EAST OF THE INTERSTATE 135 CORRIDOR. * IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG WEST TO EAST ORIENTED ROADS. LIGHTWEIGHT...UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE WILL BE KNOCKED OVER AND BLOWN AROUND BY THE STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH AND/OR WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ KETCHAM
879 WWUS73 KICT 300058 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 758 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2011 KSZ032-033-047>051-067-068-082-083-091-092-300200- /O.EXP.KICT.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110430T0100Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-RENO- HARVEY-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON... KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY...HARPER...WELLINGTON 758 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... VERY STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS AND THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 8 PM THIS EVENING. $$ KSZ052-053-069>072-093>096-098>100-300200- /O.EXP.KICT.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110430T0100Z/ MARION-CHASE-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON- NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARION...COTTONWOOD FALLS...EL DORADO... AUGUSTA...EUREKA...YATES CENTER...IOLA...WINFIELD... ARKANSAS CITY...HOWARD...FREDONIA...CHANUTE...ERIE...SEDAN... COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...PARSONS 758 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE AND THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 8 PM THIS EVENING. $$
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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.