Alert archive / Kansas / Wind Advisories in 2012
Wind Advisory 13, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this wind advisory at Mar 5, 2012, 3:35 PM CST for 26 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Mar 6, 2012, 8:00 AM CST. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 5, 2012, 3:35 PM CST (21:35 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 6, 2012, 8:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Mar 6, 2012, 7:42 PM CST
- In force
- 12 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 21:34 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, 9.6 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
- 2125 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -32 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 401 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
085 WWUS73 KICT 052135 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 335 PM CST MON MAR 5 2012 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-061145- /O.NEW.KICT.WI.Y.0013.120306T1400Z-120307T0000Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-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...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... 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 335 PM CST MON MAR 5 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY. * TIMING...WILL INCREASE DURING THE MORNING...WITH STRONGEST WINDS OCCURRING FROM NOON THROUGH 4 PM. * WINDS...STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE SOUTH AT 30 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LIGHT WEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS LIKE GARBAGE CANS MAY BE BLOWN ABOUT 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
564 WWUS73 KICT 060933 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 333 AM CST TUE MAR 6 2012 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-070000- /O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0013.120306T1400Z-120307T0000Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION- CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK- HARPER-SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY- LABETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON...MARION... COTTONWOOD FALLS...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA... EUREKA...YATES CENTER...IOLA...KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY... HARPER...WELLINGTON...WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY...HOWARD... FREDONIA...CHANUTE...ERIE...SEDAN...COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE... PARSONS 333 AM CST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE MORNING...WITH STRONGEST WINDS OCCURRING FROM NOON THROUGH 4 PM. * WINDS...STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE SOUTH AT 30 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LIGHT WEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS LIKE GARBAGE CANS MAY BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH AND/OR WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
998 WWUS73 KICT 062122 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 322 PM CST TUE MAR 6 2012 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-070200- /O.EXT.KICT.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120307T0200Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-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...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... 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 322 PM CST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED AT 30 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LIGHT WEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS LIKE GARBAGE CANS MAY BE BLOWN ABOUT 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. && $$
407 WWUS73 KICT 070142 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 742 PM CST TUE MAR 6 2012 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-070245- /O.CAN.KICT.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120307T0200Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION- CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK- HARPER-SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY- LABETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON...MARION... COTTONWOOD FALLS...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA... EUREKA...YATES CENTER...IOLA...KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY... HARPER...WELLINGTON...WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY...HOWARD... FREDONIA...CHANUTE...ERIE...SEDAN...COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE... PARSONS 742 PM CST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. ALTHOUGH WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS...BUT SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. $$ KETCHAM
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 3:59 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | ICT | Barton, Ellsworth, Lincoln, Rice, Russell | 14 hr |
| Mar 5, 3:39 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | ICT | Allen, Barton, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cowley and 20 more | 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.