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Wind Advisory 12, NWS Topeka, KS

May 29, 20115 counties in Kansas

NWS Topeka, KS issued this wind advisory at May 29, 2011, 12:01 PM CDT for 5 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 3 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 29, 2011, 12:01 PM CDT (17:01 UTC)
Expired
May 29, 2011, 3:20 PM CDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Topeka, KS

Counties Coffey County, KS, Lyon County, KS, Morris County, KS, Osage County, KS, Wabaunsee County, KS

The radar

The Topeka radar (KTWX), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:01 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

Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 12:00Z, 5.0 hours before the alert went out and 60 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, Topeka, KS at 12:00Z on 2011-05-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1532 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Topeka, KS at 12:00Z on 2011-05-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 405 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1532 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-468 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
647 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
50 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
405 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
344 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.

097 
WWUS73 KTOP 291701
NPWTOP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1201 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 2011

KSZ037-038-054-055-058-300115-
/O.NEW.KTOP.WI.Y.0012.110529T1701Z-110530T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KTOP.WI.Y.0013.110530T1200Z-110531T0200Z/
MORRIS-WABAUNSEE-LYON-OSAGE-COFFEY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...EMPORIA
1201 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 9 PM CDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A WIND
ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FROM 7 AM TO 9 PM CDT MONDAY. 

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BLOW AT 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
  AROUND 40 MPH. THERE SHOULD BE A SLIGHT WEAKENING IN THESE WINDS
  OVERNIGHT. HOWEVER SUSTAINED WINDS WILL AGAIN BE AROUND 30 MPH
  WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY. 

* IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...BLOW WEAKENED ROOFS OFF
  HOUSES...AND DOWN POWER LINES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER
LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

&&

$$

KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>036-039-040-056-059-300115-
/O.NEW.KTOP.WI.Y.0013.110530T1200Z-110531T0200Z/
REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY-
POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY-SHAWNEE-
DOUGLAS-FRANKLIN-ANDERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...HIAWATHA...CONCORDIA...
CLAY CENTER...MANHATTAN...ABILENE...JUNCTION CITY...TOPEKA...
LAWRENCE...OTTAWA
1201 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 9 PM CDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 9 PM CDT MONDAY. 

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE DURING THE DAY
  MONDAY WITH SPEEDS OF 30 MPH GUSTING TO AROUND 40 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...BLOW WEAKENED ROOFS OFF
  HOUSES...AND DOWN POWER LINES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER
LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. 

&&

$$

WOLTERS
1 follow-up statement
639 
WWUS73 KTOP 292020
NPWTOP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
320 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 2011

KSZ037-038-054-055-058-300930-
/O.CAN.KTOP.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-110530T0100Z/
/O.CON.KTOP.WI.Y.0013.110530T1200Z-110531T0200Z/
MORRIS-WABAUNSEE-LYON-OSAGE-COFFEY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...EMPORIA
320 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 9 PM CDT MONDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 9 PM CDT
MONDAY. 

* WINDS...WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED SLIGHTLY ACROSS PORTIONS OF EAST
  CENTRAL KANSAS. THEREFORE THIS AFTERNOON/S ADVISORY HAS BEEN
  CANCELLED. HOWEVER SOUTH WINDS SHOULD INCREASE ON MONDAY WITH
  SUSTAINED SPEEDS AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH THROUGH
  THE DAY.

* IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...BLOW WEAKENED ROOFS 
  OFF HOUSES...AND DOWN POWER LINES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER
LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. MOTORISTS ALONG EAST TO WEST
HIGHWAYS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE STRONG SOUTH WINDS ON MONDAY.

&&

$$

KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>036-039-040-056-059-300930-
/O.CON.KTOP.WI.Y.0013.110530T1200Z-110531T0200Z/
REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY-
POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY-SHAWNEE-
DOUGLAS-FRANKLIN-ANDERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...HIAWATHA...CONCORDIA...
CLAY CENTER...MANHATTAN...ABILENE...JUNCTION CITY...TOPEKA...
LAWRENCE...OTTAWA
320 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 9 PM CDT MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 9 PM CDT MONDAY. 

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE DURING THE DAY 
  MONDAY WITH SPEEDS OF 30 MPH GUSTING TO AROUND 40 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...BLOW WEAKENED ROOFS 
  OFF HOUSES...AND DOWN POWER LINES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER
LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. MOTORISTS ALONG EAST TO
WEST HIGHWAYS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE STRONG SOUTH WINDS ON
MONDAY.

&&

$$

WOLTERS

The office that day

Everything else NWS Topeka, KS issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 29, 12:55 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPShawnee35 min
May 29, 1:15 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTOPDouglas, Jefferson, Shawnee45 min
May 29, 2:05 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPShawnee25 min
May 29, 12:01 PM CDTWind AdvisoryTOPAnderson, Brown, Clay, Cloud, Coffey, Dickinson and 17 more33 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.