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Wind Advisory 8, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this wind advisory at Apr 15, 2011, 3:55 AM CDT for 13 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Apr 15, 2011, 9:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 19 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 15, 2011, 3:55 AM CDT (08:55 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 15, 2011, 9:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 16, 2011, 4:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 19 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
Counties Clay County, KS, Cloud County, KS, Dickinson County, KS, Geary County, KS, Lyon County, KS, Marshall County, KS, Morris County, KS, Ottawa County, KS, Pottawatomie County, KS, Republic County, KS, Riley County, KS, Wabaunsee County, KS, Washington County, KS
The radar
The Topeka radar (KTWX), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 112 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
- 133 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -71 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2118 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 133 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 332 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
502 WWUS73 KTOP 150855 NPWTOP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 355 AM CDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...POTENT SPRING STORM BRINGS STRONG WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES... KSZ008-009-020-021-034-035-151700- /O.NEW.KTOP.FZ.W.0001.110416T0900Z-110416T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KTOP.WI.Y.0008.110415T1400Z-110416T0200Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-CLOUD-CLAY-OTTAWA-DICKINSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONCORDIA...CLAY CENTER...ABILENE 355 AM CDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 8 AM CDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 8 AM CDT SATURDAY. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY MID MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH EARLY EVENING HOURS. FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE LIKELY NEAR SUNRISE SATURDAY MORNING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH WILL OCCUR. * IMPACTS...LIGHTWEIGHT AND LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND BY WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. AREA MOTORISTS SHOULD KEEP BOTH HANDS ON THE WHEEL...ESPECIALLY THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. TENDER VEGETATION SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE OUT OF THE COLD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A FREEZE WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS FREEZING CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$ KSZ010-022-023-036>038-054-151700- /O.NEW.KTOP.WI.Y.0008.110415T1700Z-110416T0200Z/ MARSHALL-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-GEARY-MORRIS-WABAUNSEE-LYON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...MANHATTAN... JUNCTION CITY...EMPORIA 355 AM CDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP AROUND MIDDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH WILL OCCUR. * IMPACTS...LIGHTWEIGHT AND LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND BY WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. AREA MOTORISTS SHOULD KEEP BOTH HANDS ON THE WHEEL...ESPECIALLY THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$
4 follow-up statements
932 WWUS73 KTOP 151609 NPWTOP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 1109 AM CDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...POTENT SPRING STORM BRINGS STRONG WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES... KSZ008-009-020-021-034-035-160200- /O.CON.KTOP.FZ.W.0001.110416T0900Z-110416T1300Z/ /O.CON.KTOP.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110416T0200Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-CLOUD-CLAY-OTTAWA-DICKINSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONCORDIA...CLAY CENTER...ABILENE 1109 AM CDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 8 AM CDT SATURDAY... A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 8 AM CDT SATURDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE LIKELY NEAR SUNRISE SATURDAY MORNING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH WILL OCCUR. * IMPACTS...LIGHTWEIGHT AND LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND BY WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. AREA MOTORISTS SHOULD KEEP BOTH HANDS ON THE WHEEL...ESPECIALLY THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. TENDER VEGETATION SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE OUT OF THE COLD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A FREEZE WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS FREEZING CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$ KSZ010-022-023-036>038-054-160200- /O.CON.KTOP.WI.Y.0008.110415T1700Z-110416T0200Z/ MARSHALL-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-GEARY-MORRIS-WABAUNSEE-LYON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...MANHATTAN... JUNCTION CITY...EMPORIA 1109 AM CDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH WILL OCCUR. * IMPACTS...LIGHTWEIGHT AND LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND BY WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. AREA MOTORISTS SHOULD KEEP BOTH HANDS ON THE WHEEL...ESPECIALLY THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$
521 WWUS73 KTOP 152039 NPWTOP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 339 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...POTENT SPRING STORM BRINGS STRONG WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES... KSZ008-009-020-021-034-035-160200- /O.CON.KTOP.FZ.W.0001.110416T0900Z-110416T1300Z/ /O.CON.KTOP.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110416T0200Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-CLOUD-CLAY-OTTAWA-DICKINSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONCORDIA...CLAY CENTER...ABILENE 339 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 8 AM CDT SATURDAY... A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 8 AM CDT SATURDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE LIKELY NEAR SUNRISE SATURDAY MORNING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH WILL OCCUR. * IMPACTS...LIGHTWEIGHT AND LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND BY WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. AREA MOTORISTS SHOULD KEEP BOTH HANDS ON THE WHEEL...ESPECIALLY THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. TENDER VEGETATION SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE OUT OF THE COLD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A FREEZE WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS FREEZING CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$ KSZ010-022-023-036>038-054-160200- /O.CON.KTOP.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110416T0200Z/ MARSHALL-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-GEARY-MORRIS-WABAUNSEE-LYON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...MANHATTAN... JUNCTION CITY...EMPORIA 339 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH WILL OCCUR. * IMPACTS...LIGHTWEIGHT AND LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND BY WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. AREA MOTORISTS SHOULD KEEP BOTH HANDS ON THE WHEEL...ESPECIALLY THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$
426 WWUS73 KTOP 160138 NPWTOP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 838 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...POTENT SPRING STORM BRINGS STRONG WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES... KSZ008-009-020-021-034-035-160945- /O.EXT.KTOP.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110416T0900Z/ /O.CON.KTOP.FZ.W.0001.110416T0900Z-110416T1300Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-CLOUD-CLAY-OTTAWA-DICKINSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONCORDIA...CLAY CENTER...ABILENE 838 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT SATURDAY... ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 8 AM CDT SATURDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT SATURDAY. A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 8 AM CDT SATURDAY. * TIMING...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. TEMPERATURES SHOULD FALL TO AROUND FREEZING BY SUNRISE. * WINDS...SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH WILL PERSIST. * IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL HAVE SOME DIFFICULTY. TENDER VEGETATION COULD BE DAMAGED BY THE COLD TEMPERATURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THOSE WITH AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS ARE ADVISED TO PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. ALSO...POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD. TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$ KSZ010-022-023-036>038-054-160900- /O.EXT.KTOP.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110416T0900Z/ MARSHALL-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-GEARY-MORRIS-WABAUNSEE-LYON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...MANHATTAN... JUNCTION CITY...EMPORIA 838 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT SATURDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT SATURDAY. * TIMING...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. * WINDS...SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH WILL PERSIST. * IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL HAVE SOME DIFFICULTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$ WOLTERS
665 WWUS73 KTOP 160839 NPWTOP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 339 AM CDT SAT APR 16 2011 KSZ008-009-020-021-034-035-161300- /O.EXP.KTOP.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110416T0900Z/ /O.CON.KTOP.FZ.W.0001.110416T0900Z-110416T1300Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-CLOUD-CLAY-OTTAWA-DICKINSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONCORDIA...CLAY CENTER...ABILENE 339 AM CDT SAT APR 16 2011 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CDT THIS MORNING... ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING. A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CDT THIS MORNING. * TIMING...TEMPERATURES SHOULD FALL TO AROUND FREEZING BY SUNRISE. * IMPACTS...TENDER VEGETATION COULD BE DAMAGED BY THE COLD TEMPERATURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A FREEZE WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS FREEZING CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. && $$ KSZ010-022-023-036>038-054-160945- /O.EXP.KTOP.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110416T0900Z/ MARSHALL-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-GEARY-MORRIS-WABAUNSEE-LYON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...MANHATTAN... JUNCTION CITY...EMPORIA 339 AM CDT SAT APR 16 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING. WIND SPEEDS HAVE SLOWLY DIMINISHED OVERNIGHT...AND WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN TODAY. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Topeka, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 3:55 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | TOP | Clay, Cloud, Dickinson, Ottawa, Republic, Washington | 28 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.