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Wind Advisory 8, NWS Wichita, KS

April 28, 201126 counties in Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this wind advisory at Apr 28, 2011, 3:26 AM CDT for 26 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Apr 29, 2011, 11:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 28, 2011, 3:26 AM CDT (08:26 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 29, 2011, 11:00 AM CDT
Expired
Apr 29, 2011, 8:00 PM CDT
In force
9 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 08:31 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, 8.4 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Lamont, OK at 00:00Z on 2011-04-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lamont, OK at 00:00Z on 2011-04-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -17 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1528 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
20 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-17 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-11 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

620 
WWUS73 KICT 280826
NPWICT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
326 AM CDT THU APR 28 2011

...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS EXPECTED ON FRIDAY...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN NEAR THE COLORADO AND KANSAS BORDER
ON FRIDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN AN INCREASED PRESSURE GRADIENT
ACROSS THE STATE. SOUTHERLY WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY
IN CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS. 

KSZ032-033-047>052-067>069-082-083-091>093-282115-
/O.NEW.KICT.WI.Y.0008.110429T1600Z-110430T0100Z/
RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION-
RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER-COWLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND...
ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON...MARION...HUTCHINSON...
NEWTON...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY...
HARPER...WELLINGTON...WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY
326 AM CDT THU APR 28 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM CDT FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM CDT FRIDAY. 

* TIMING...THE STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL DEVELOP LATE FRIDAY MORNING
  AND PERSIST INTO EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. 

* WINDS...SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50
  MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. 

* 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 MAY BE
  KNOCKED OVER AND BLOWN AROUND.

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.

&&

$$

JMC
9 follow-up statements
439 
WWUS73 KICT 282012
NPWICT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
312 PM CDT THU APR 28 2011

...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS EXPECTED ON FRIDAY...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN NEAR THE COLORADO AND KANSAS BORDER
ON FRIDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN AN INCREASED PRESSURE GRADIENT
ACROSS THE STATE. SOUTHERLY WIND GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH ARE LIKELY
IN CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL..AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST KANSAS.

KSZ053-070-291015-
/O.EXA.KICT.WI.Y.0008.110429T1600Z-110430T0100Z/
CHASE-GREENWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COTTONWOOD FALLS...EUREKA
312 PM CDT THU APR 28 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM CDT FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM CDT FRIDAY. 

* TIMING...THE STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL DEVELOP LATE FRIDAY 
  MORNING AND PERSIST INTO EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. 

* WINDS...SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH
  CAN BE EXPECTED.

* 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 MAY BE 
  KNOCKED OVER AND BLOWN AROUND. 

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>052-067>069-082-083-091>093-291015-
/O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0008.110429T1600Z-110430T0100Z/
RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION-
RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER-COWLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND...
ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON...MARION...HUTCHINSON...
NEWTON...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY...
HARPER...WELLINGTON...WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY
312 PM CDT THU APR 28 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM CDT
FRIDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM CDT FRIDAY. 

* TIMING...THE STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL DEVELOP LATE FRIDAY 
  MORNING AND PERSIST INTO EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. 

* WINDS...SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF AROUND 45
  MPH CAN BE EXPECTED.

* 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 MAY BE 
  KNOCKED OVER AND BLOWN AROUND. 

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.

&&

$$

DUNTEN
787 
WWUS73 KICT 290821
NPWICT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
321 AM CDT FRI APR 29 2011

...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS EXPECTED TODAY...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN NEAR THE COLORADO AND KANSAS BORDER
TODAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN AN INCREASED PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE
STATE AND STRONG SOUTH WINDS. 

KSZ032-033-047>053-067>070-082-083-091>093-292100-
/O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0008.110429T1600Z-110430T0100Z/
RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION-
CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER-
COWLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND...
ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON...MARION...
COTTONWOOD FALLS...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...
EUREKA...KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY...HARPER...WELLINGTON...
WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY
321 AM CDT FRI APR 29 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM
CDT THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...OF THE STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS
  MORNING AND PERSIST INTO EARLY THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED NEAR 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF AROUND 45 MPH CAN
  BE EXPECTED.

* 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 MAY 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.

&&

$$

KED
345 
WWUS73 KICT 291506
NPWICT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1006 AM CDT FRI APR 29 2011

...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS EXPECTED TODAY...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN NEAR THE COLORADO AND
KANSAS BORDER THE REST OF TODAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN AN INCREASED
PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE STATE AND STRONG SOUTH WINDS.

KSZ032-033-047>053-067>070-082-083-091>093-292315-
/O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0008.110429T1600Z-110430T0100Z/
RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION-
CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER-
COWLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND...
ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON...MARION...
COTTONWOOD FALLS...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...
EUREKA...KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY...HARPER...WELLINGTON...
WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY
1006 AM 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 ALL AREAS GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST OF THE FLINT
  HILLS.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED AROUND 30 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF AROUND 45
  MPH CAN BE EXPECTED.

* 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.

&&

$$

KED/ADK
836 
WWUS73 KICT 291623
NPWICT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1123 AM CDT FRI APR 29 2011

...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS EXPECTED TODAY...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN NEAR THE COLORADO AND
KANSAS BORDER THE REST OF TODAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN AN INCREASED
PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE STATE AND STRONG SOUTH WINDS.

KSZ071-094-098-300030-
/O.EXA.KICT.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110430T0100Z/
WOODSON-ELK-CHAUTAUQUA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YATES CENTER...HOWARD...SEDAN
1123 AM CDT FRI APR 29 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO EARLY THIS
  EVENING FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL...SOUTH-CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED AROUND 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH
  CAN BE EXPECTED.

* 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.

&&

$$

KSZ032-033-047>053-067>070-082-083-091>093-300030-
/O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110430T0100Z/
RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION-
CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER-
COWLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND...
ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON...MARION...
COTTONWOOD FALLS...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...
EUREKA...KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY...HARPER...WELLINGTON...
WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY
1123 AM 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 CENTRAL...SOUTH-CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED AROUND 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH
  CAN BE EXPECTED.

* 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.

&&

$$

KED/ADK
349 
WWUS73 KICT 291626
NPWICT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1126 AM CDT FRI APR 29 2011

KSZ032-033-047>053-067>071-082-083-091>094-098-300030-
/O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110430T0100Z/
RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION-
CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-
HARPER-SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK-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...SEDAN
1126 AM 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 CENTRAL...SOUTH-CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST 
  KANSAS. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED AROUND 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH
  CAN BE EXPECTED. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL LIKELY OCCUR WEST OF
  THE FLINT HILLS.

* 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.

&&

$$

KED/ADK
271 
WWUS73 KICT 291743
NPWICT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1243 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2011

KSZ072-095-096-099-100-300100-
/O.EXA.KICT.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110430T0100Z/
ALLEN-WILSON-NEOSHO-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...IOLA...FREDONIA...CHANUTE...ERIE...
COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...PARSONS
1243 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO EARLY THIS 
  EVENING FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL...SOUTH-CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST 
  KANSAS. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED AROUND 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH
  CAN BE EXPECTED. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR WEST OF THE
  FLINT HILLS.

* 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.

&&

$$

KSZ032-033-047>053-067>071-082-083-091>094-098-300100-
/O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110430T0100Z/
RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION-
CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-
HARPER-SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK-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...SEDAN
1243 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 CENTRAL...SOUTH-CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST 
  KANSAS. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED AROUND 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH
  CAN BE EXPECTED. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR WEST OF THE
  FLINT HILLS.

* 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.

&&

$$

KED/ADK
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
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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.