Alert archive / Kansas / Wind Advisories in 2011
Wind Advisory 10, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this wind advisory at May 25, 2011, 4:26 AM CDT for 13 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 15 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 25, 2011, 4:26 AM CDT (09:26 UTC)
- Expired
- May 25, 2011, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 15 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 09:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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, 9.4 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
- 1979 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 80 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -482 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -388 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
080 WWUS73 KICT 250926 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 426 AM CDT WED MAY 25 2011 ...STRONG GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED TODAY... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER NORTHERN KANSAS WILL CONTINUE TO SHIFT SLOWLY EAST ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. ON THE WEST SIDE OF THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM...STRONG NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS THIS MORNING. SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING. KSZ032-033-047>051-067-068-082-083-091-092-251730- /O.NEW.KICT.WI.Y.0010.110525T0926Z-110526T0000Z/ 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 426 AM CDT WED MAY 25 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...OF THE VERY STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WILL INCREASE ACROSS CENTRAL KANSAS THIS MORNING...AND EVENTUALLY INCREASE IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS LATER THIS MORNING. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE THIS MORNING...WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH POSSIBLE BY THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...OR OTHER HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGERS OF THESE WINDS...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG EAST WEST ORIENTED ROADS. ALSO...LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SHOULD BE SECURED SO THEY ARE NOT BLOWN ABOUT 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. && $$ KETCHAM
2 follow-up statements
368 WWUS73 KICT 251659 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1159 AM CDT WED MAY 25 2011 KSZ032-033-047>051-067-068-082-083-091-092-260000- /O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-110526T0000Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-RENO- HARVEY-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON... KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY...HARPER...WELLINGTON 1159 AM CDT WED MAY 25 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WILL INCREASE ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE THIS MORNING...WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH POSSIBLE BY THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...OR OTHER HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGERS OF THESE WINDS...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG EAST WEST ORIENTED ROADS. ALSO...LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SHOULD BE SECURED SO THEY ARE NOT BLOWN ABOUT BY THE STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH AND/OR WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
938 WWUS73 KICT 260017 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 717 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTH-CENTRAL KANSAS... KSZ032-033-047>051-067-068-082-083-091-092-260130- /O.EXP.KICT.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-110526T0000Z/ 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 717 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTH-CENTRAL KANSAS AS NORTH WINDS HAVE GRADUALLY DIMINISHED TO BETWEEN 20 AND 25 MPH. THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH LATER THIS EVENING. $$ ES
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 7:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Barton, Ellsworth, Russell | 30 min |
| May 24, 7:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Chautauqua, Elk | 58 min |
| May 24, 7:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Barton, Ellsworth, Reno, Rice | 52 min |
| May 24, 7:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Russell | 29 min |
| May 24, 7:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Greenwood, Woodson | 59 min |
| May 24, 7:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Chautauqua, Elk, Montgomery | 66 min |
| May 24, 7:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Barton, Ellsworth, Lincoln, Russell | 30 min |
| May 24, 7:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Chase | 57 min |
| May 24, 7:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Rice | 24 min |
| May 24, 7:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Allen, Neosho, Wilson, Woodson | 47 min |
| May 24, 7:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Greenwood | 45 min |
| May 24, 7:50 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Chautauqua, Montgomery | 25 min |
| May 24, 7:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Ellsworth, Lincoln | 33 min |
| May 24, 8:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Ellsworth, McPherson, Rice, Saline | 60 min |
| May 24, 8:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Labette | 63 min |
| May 24, 8:18 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Chautauqua, Elk, Montgomery, Wilson | 27 min |
| May 24, 8:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harper, Kingman | 25 min |
| May 24, 8:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Montgomery | 24 min |
| May 24, 8:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Kingman, Reno, Sedgwick | 45 min |
| May 24, 8:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Neosho | 47 min |
| May 24, 9:21 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Barton | 10 hr |
Nearby
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.