Alert archive / Kansas / Wind Advisories in 2011
Wind Advisory 31, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this wind advisory at Dec 30, 2011, 2:53 PM CST for 26 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Dec 31, 2011, 11:00 AM CST. It was in force for 13 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 30, 2011, 2:53 PM CST (20:53 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 31, 2011, 11:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Jan 1, 2012, 12:00 AM CST
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
All 26 counties
Allen County, KS, 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, Labette County, KS, Lincoln County, KS, Marion County, KS, McPherson County, KS, Montgomery County, KS, Neosho 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), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:56 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 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 149 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
- 2582 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 57 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -156 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -288 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
270 WWUS73 KICT 302053 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 253 PM CST FRI DEC 30 2011 ...VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED OVER CENTRAL KANSAS SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE REGION ON SATURDAY WITH NORTHWESTERLY WINDS INCREASING BEHIND THE FRONT. WIND SPEEDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL AFFECT CENTRAL KANSAS. KSZ032-033-047>051-067-311100- /O.NEW.KICT.WI.Y.0031.111231T1700Z-120101T0000Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-RENO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON...HUTCHINSON 253 PM CST FRI DEC 30 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY. * TIMING...VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL SPREAD SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA SATURDAY AFTERNOON BEHIND A COLD FRONT. * WINDS...SUSTAINED FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES SATURDAY AFTERNOON ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS TRAVELING ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTATED 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. && $$ JAKUB
3 follow-up statements
398 WWUS73 KICT 310954 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 354 AM CST SAT DEC 31 2011 ...VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED OVER CENTRAL KANSAS SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON WITH NORTHWESTERLY WINDS INCREASING BEHIND THE FRONT. WIND SPEEDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL AFFECT CENTRAL KANSAS. KSZ032-033-047>051-067-010000- /O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0031.111231T1700Z-120101T0000Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-RENO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON...HUTCHINSON 354 AM CST SAT DEC 31 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL SPREAD SOUTHWARD ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL KANSAS LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON BEHIND A COLD FRONT. * WINDS...SUSTAINED FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 40 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 TO 50 MPH EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE CROSSWIND ON BOTH NORTH-SOUTH AND EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH AND/OR WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ BILLINGS
824 WWUS73 KICT 311644 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1044 AM CST SAT DEC 31 2011 KSZ032-047-010600- /O.UPG.KICT.WI.Y.0031.111231T1700Z-120101T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KICT.HW.W.0005.111231T1700Z-120101T0600Z/ RUSSELL-BARTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...GREAT BEND 1044 AM CST SAT DEC 31 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL SPREAD SOUTHWARD ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL KANSAS THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 40 AND 45 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 50 AND 55 MPH EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE THE MOST VULNERABLE TO THE HIGH WINDS. MAKE SURE TO SECURE ANY OUTSIDE ITEMS THAT MAY BE BLOWN AWAY IN THE HIGH WINDS. LIGHT STRUCTURAL DAMAGE AND INTERMITTENT POWER INTERRUPTIONS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED WITH THESE HIGH 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. && $$ KSZ052-053-068>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-010600- /O.EXB.KICT.WI.Y.0031.111231T1700Z-120101T0600Z/ MARION-CHASE-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-KINGMAN- SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA- MONTGOMERY-LABETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARION...COTTONWOOD FALLS...NEWTON... EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...EUREKA...YATES CENTER...IOLA...KINGMAN... WICHITA...ANTHONY...HARPER...WELLINGTON...WINFIELD... ARKANSAS CITY...HOWARD...FREDONIA...CHANUTE...ERIE...SEDAN... COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...PARSONS 1044 AM CST SAT DEC 31 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * TIMING...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON WILL GIVE WAY TO STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BY EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS...WIND SPEEDS WILL BE IN THE 30 TO 35 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH THE CROSSWIND ON BOTH NORTH-SOUTH AND EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH AND/OR WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ KSZ033-048>051-067-010600- /O.EXT.KICT.WI.Y.0031.111231T1700Z-120101T0600Z/ LINCOLN-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-RENO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN...ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS... MCPHERSON...HUTCHINSON 1044 AM CST SAT DEC 31 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * TIMING...VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL SPREAD SOUTHWARD ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL KANSAS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST AT 30 TO 40 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 TO 50 MPH EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH THE CROSSWIND ON BOTH NORTH-SOUTH AND EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$ LAWSON
007 WWUS73 KICT 312055 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 255 PM CST SAT DEC 31 2011 KSZ032-047-010600- /O.CON.KICT.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120101T0600Z/ RUSSELL-BARTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...GREAT BEND 255 PM CST SAT DEC 31 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * TIMING...VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE LATE EVENING HOURS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 40 AND 45 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 50 AND 55 MPH EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE THE MOST VULNERABLE TO THE HIGH WINDS. MAKE SURE TO SECURE ANY OUTSIDE ITEMS THAT MAY BE BLOWN AWAY IN THE HIGH WINDS. LIGHT STRUCTURAL DAMAGE AND INTERMITTENT POWER INTERRUPTIONS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED WITH THESE HIGH WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ KSZ033-048>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-010600- /O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-120101T0600Z/ LINCOLN-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION-CHASE-RENO-HARVEY- BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER- COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN...ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS... MCPHERSON...MARION...COTTONWOOD FALLS...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON... EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...EUREKA...YATES CENTER...IOLA...KINGMAN... WICHITA...ANTHONY...HARPER...WELLINGTON...WINFIELD... ARKANSAS CITY...HOWARD...FREDONIA...CHANUTE...ERIE...SEDAN... COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...PARSONS 255 PM CST SAT DEC 31 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * TIMING...VERY STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE NORTHWEST WINDS BY EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS...WIND SPEEDS WILL BE IN THE 30 TO 35 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES WITH CROSSWINDS ON BOTH NORTH-SOUTH AND EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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
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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.