Alert archive / Kansas / Wind Advisories in 2011
Wind Advisory 23, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this wind advisory at Dec 30, 2011, 3:20 PM CST for 23 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Dec 31, 2011, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 15 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 30, 2011, 3:20 PM CST (21:20 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 31, 2011, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Jan 1, 2012, 3:00 AM CST
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
All 23 counties
Anderson County, KS, Brown County, KS, Clay County, KS, Cloud County, KS, Coffey County, KS, Dickinson County, KS, Douglas County, KS, Franklin County, KS, Geary County, KS, Jackson County, KS, Jefferson County, KS, Lyon County, KS, Marshall County, KS, Morris County, KS, Nemaha County, KS, Osage County, KS, Ottawa County, KS, Pottawatomie County, KS, Republic County, KS, Riley County, KS, Shawnee County, KS, Wabaunsee County, KS, Washington County, KS
The radar
The Topeka radar (KTWX), 16 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:21 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, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 61 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
- 1366 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 92 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 126 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 199 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
994 WWUS73 KTOP 302120 NPWTOP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 320 PM CST FRI DEC 30 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON TO 6 PM SATURDAY... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST KANSAS ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON. VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT...WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE WITH THE WIND ADVISORY AREA. KSZ008>010-020-021-034-311200- /O.NEW.KTOP.WI.Y.0023.111231T1800Z-120101T0000Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-CLOUD-CLAY-OTTAWA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...CONCORDIA...CLAY CENTER 320 PM CST FRI DEC 30 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY. * TIMING...A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS AFTER NOON...AND EXTEND FROM NEAR ABILENE TO MARYSVILLE BY MID AFTERNOON. VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT AS IT PASSES. * WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT AS POWERFUL GUSTS CAN SHIFT A VEHICLES MOTION FROM SIDE TO SIDE... PARTICULARLY FOR LIGHT HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$
3 follow-up statements
459 WWUS73 KTOP 310919 NPWTOP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 319 AM CST SAT DEC 31 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON TO 9 PM SATURDAY... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST KANSAS THIS AFTERNOON. VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT...WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE WITH THE WIND ADVISORY AREA. KSZ011-012-022-023-035-036-311730- /O.EXB.KTOP.WI.Y.0023.111231T1800Z-120101T0300Z/ NEMAHA-BROWN-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-DICKINSON-GEARY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HIAWATHA...MANHATTAN...ABILENE... JUNCTION CITY 319 AM CST SAT DEC 31 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS AFTER NOON...AND EXTEND FROM NEAR ABILENE TO MARYSVILLE BY MID AFTERNOON. VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT AS IT PASSES. * WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT AS POWERFUL GUSTS CAN SHIFT A VEHICLES MOTION FROM SIDE TO SIDE...PARTICULARLY FOR LIGHT HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$ KSZ008>010-020-021-034-311730- /O.EXT.KTOP.WI.Y.0023.111231T1800Z-120101T0300Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-CLOUD-CLAY-OTTAWA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...CONCORDIA...CLAY CENTER 319 AM CST SAT DEC 31 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS AFTER NOON...AND EXTEND FROM NEAR ABILENE TO MARYSVILLE BY MID AFTERNOON. VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT AS IT PASSES. * WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT AS POWERFUL GUSTS CAN SHIFT A VEHICLES MOTION FROM SIDE TO SIDE...PARTICULARLY FOR LIGHT HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$ BLAIR
681 WWUS73 KTOP 311652 NPWTOP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 1052 AM CST SAT DEC 31 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON TO 9 PM SATURDAY... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST KANSAS THIS AFTERNOON. VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT...WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE WITH THE WIND ADVISORY AREA..AND A FEW GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH IN FAR NORTHERN KANSAS. KSZ024-026-037>040-054>056-058-059-010100- /O.EXB.KTOP.WI.Y.0023.111231T1800Z-120101T0900Z/ JACKSON-JEFFERSON-MORRIS-WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-LYON-OSAGE- FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOPEKA...LAWRENCE...EMPORIA...OTTAWA 1052 AM CST SAT DEC 31 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST SUNDAY. * TIMING...A COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM NEAR ABILENE TO MARYSVILLE BY MID AFTERNOON...AND PASS THROUGH THE ENTIRE AREA BY 6 PM. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE PRESENT AHEAD OF THE FRONT...AND VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT AS IT PASSES. * WINDS...AHEAD OF THE FRONT...SOUTHWEST WINDS MAY GUST UP TO 40 MPH. AS THE COLD FRONT PASSES...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. FAR NORTHERN KANSAS MAY EXPERIENCE GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT AS POWERFUL GUSTS CAN SHIFT A VEHICLES MOTION FROM SIDE TO SIDE... PARTICULARLY FOR LIGHT HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$ KSZ008>012-020>023-034>036-010100- /O.EXT.KTOP.WI.Y.0023.111231T1800Z-120101T0900Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY- POTTAWATOMIE-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...HIAWATHA...CONCORDIA... CLAY CENTER...MANHATTAN...ABILENE...JUNCTION CITY 1052 AM CST SAT DEC 31 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST SUNDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST SUNDAY. * TIMING...A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS AFTER NOON...EXTEND FROM NEAR ABILENE TO MARYSVILLE BY MID AFTERNOON...AND PASS THROUGH THE ENTIRE AREA BY 6 PM. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE PRESENT AHEAD OF THE FRONT...AND VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT AS IT PASSES. * WINDS...AS THE COLD FRONT PASSES...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. FAR NORTHERN KANSAS MAY EXPERIENCE GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT AS POWERFUL GUSTS CAN SHIFT A VEHICLES MOTION FROM SIDE TO SIDE... PARTICULARLY FOR LIGHT HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$
705 WWUS73 KTOP 312111 NPWTOP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 311 PM CST SAT DEC 31 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON TO 9 PM SATURDAY... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS NORTHEAST KANSAS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND SHOULD PASS THROUGH THE ENTIRE AREA BY 6 PM. VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT...WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE WITH THE WIND ADVISORY AREA..AND A FEW GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH IN FAR NORTHERN KANSAS. KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-010515- /O.CON.KTOP.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-120101T0900Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY- POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS- WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...HIAWATHA...CONCORDIA... CLAY CENTER...MANHATTAN...ABILENE...JUNCTION CITY...TOPEKA... LAWRENCE...EMPORIA...OTTAWA 311 PM CST SAT DEC 31 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST SUNDAY. * TIMING...A COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE ENTIRE AREA BY 6 PM. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE PRESENT AHEAD OF THE FRONT...AND VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT AS IT PASSES. * WINDS...AHEAD OF THE FRONT...SOUTHWEST WINDS MAY GUST UP TO 40 MPH. AS THE COLD FRONT PASSES...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. FAR NORTHERN KANSAS MAY EXPERIENCE GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT AS POWERFUL GUSTS CAN SHIFT A VEHICLES MOTION FROM SIDE TO SIDE... PARTICULARLY FOR LIGHT HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$
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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.