Alert archive / Kansas / Wind Advisories in 2011
Wind Advisory 1, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this wind advisory at Jan 7, 2011, 2:50 AM CST for 22 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Jan 7, 2011, 9:00 AM CST. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 7, 2011, 2:50 AM CST (08:50 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 7, 2011, 9:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Jan 7, 2011, 4:00 PM CST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
All 22 counties
Barton County, KS, Butler County, KS, Chase County, KS, Chautauqua County, KS, Cowley County, KS, Elk County, KS, Ellsworth County, KS, Greenwood County, KS, Harper County, KS, Harvey County, KS, Kingman County, KS, Lincoln County, KS, Marion County, KS, McPherson County, KS, Reno County, KS, Rice County, KS, Russell County, KS, Saline County, KS, Sedgwick County, KS, Sumner County, KS, Wilson County, KS, Woodson County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 39 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:47 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
Lamont, OK (KLMN), launched 00:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 154 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
- 2566 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 64 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 306 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 387 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
464 WWUS73 KICT 070850 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 250 AM CST FRI JAN 7 2011 KSZ032-033-047-048-072200- /O.NEW.KICT.WI.Y.0001.110107T1500Z-110107T2200Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH 250 AM CST FRI JAN 7 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPACT PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SUSTAINED BETWEEN 30 AND 35 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS TO BETWEEN 40 AND 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...DRIVING MAYBE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ON EAST TO WEST ROADWAYS ACROSS CENTRAL KANSAS...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 70. 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. && $$ LAWSON
3 follow-up statements
439 WWUS73 KICT 071430 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 830 AM CST FRI JAN 7 2011 KSZ049>053-067>070-083-072200- /O.EXB.KICT.WI.Y.0001.110107T1700Z-110107T2200Z/ SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION-CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD- SEDGWICK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON...MARION... COTTONWOOD FALLS...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA... EUREKA...WICHITA 830 AM CST FRI JAN 7 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...OF VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE AREA AROUND NOON...AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE MID AFTERNOON HOURS. * WINDS...SUSTAINED AROUND 30 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL OCCUR. * IMPACTS...DRIVING MAYBE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ON EAST TO WEST ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH AND/OR WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ KSZ032-033-047-048-072200- /O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0001.110107T1500Z-110107T2200Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH 830 AM CST FRI JAN 7 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...OF VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPACT CENTRAL KANSAS LATE THIS MORNING...AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE MID AFTERNOON HOURS. * WINDS...SUSTAINED BETWEEN 30 AND 35 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS TO BETWEEN 40 AND 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...DRIVING MAYBE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ON EAST TO WEST ROADWAYS ACROSS CENTRAL KANSAS... INCLUDING INTERSTATE 70. 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. && $$ JAKUB
621 WWUS73 KICT 071613 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1013 AM CST FRI JAN 7 2011 KSZ071-082-091>095-098-072200- /O.EXA.KICT.WI.Y.0001.110107T1700Z-110107T2200Z/ WOODSON-KINGMAN-HARPER-SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-CHAUTAUQUA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YATES CENTER...KINGMAN...ANTHONY... HARPER...WELLINGTON...WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY...HOWARD... FREDONIA...SEDAN 1013 AM CST FRI JAN 7 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...OF VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MID AFTERNOON HOURS. * WINDS...SUSTAINED AROUND 30 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL OCCUR. * IMPACTS...DRIVING MAYBE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ON EAST TO WEST ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH AND/OR WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ KSZ049>053-067>070-083-072200- /O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0001.110107T1700Z-110107T2200Z/ SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION-CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD- SEDGWICK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON...MARION... COTTONWOOD FALLS...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA... EUREKA...WICHITA 1013 AM CST FRI JAN 7 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...OF VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MID AFTERNOON HOURS. * WINDS...SUSTAINED AROUND 30 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL OCCUR. * IMPACTS...DRIVING MAYBE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ON EAST TO WEST ROADWAYS. 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. && $$ KSZ032-033-047-048-072200- /O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110107T2200Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH 1013 AM CST FRI JAN 7 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...OF VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MID AFTERNOON HOURS. * WINDS...SUSTAINED BETWEEN 30 AND 35 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL OCCUR. * IMPACTS...DRIVING MAYBE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ON EAST TO WEST ROADWAYS ACROSS CENTRAL KANSAS... INCLUDING INTERSTATE 70. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH AND/OR WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ JAKUB
147 WWUS73 KICT 072201 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 401 PM CST FRI JAN 7 2011 ...WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON... KSZ032-033-047>053-067>071-082-083-091>095-098-072315- /O.EXP.KICT.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110107T2200Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION- CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK- HARPER-SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-CHAUTAUQUA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON...MARION... COTTONWOOD FALLS...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA... EUREKA...YATES CENTER...KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY...HARPER... WELLINGTON...WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY...HOWARD...FREDONIA...SEDAN 401 PM CST FRI JAN 7 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE AS THE AFTERNOON CONTINUES. SOME WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE FOR A FEW MORE HOURS...BUT THE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH TO AROUND 15 TO 25 MPH AFTER SUNSET. $$ KETCHAM
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 3:55 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | ICT | Allen, Barton, Butler, Chase, Ellsworth, Greenwood and 11 more | 48 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.