Alert archive / Kansas / Wind Advisories in 2012
Wind Advisory 20, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this wind advisory at May 17, 2012, 3:56 PM CDT for 10 counties in Kansas. It took effect at May 18, 2012, 11:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 17, 2012, 3:56 PM CDT (20:56 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 18, 2012, 11:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- May 18, 2012, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
Counties Barton County, KS, Ellsworth County, KS, Harper County, KS, Kingman County, KS, Lincoln County, KS, McPherson County, KS, Reno County, KS, Rice County, KS, Russell County, KS, Saline County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:00 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
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 164 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
- 2222 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 95 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 173 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
356 WWUS73 KICT 172056 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 356 PM CDT THU MAY 17 2012 KSZ032-033-047>051-067-082-091-181100- /O.NEW.KICT.WI.Y.0020.120518T1600Z-120519T0100Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-RENO- KINGMAN-HARPER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON...HUTCHINSON...KINGMAN... ANTHONY...HARPER 356 PM CDT THU MAY 17 2012 ...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...STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL PREVAIL FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SUSTAINED BETWEEN 30 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT ON EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADS SUCH AS I-70 AND HIGHWAY 400....ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$ LAWSON
5 follow-up statements
314 WWUS73 KICT 180445 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1145 PM CDT THU MAY 17 2012 KSZ032-033-047>051-067-082-091-181845- /O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0020.120518T1600Z-120519T0100Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-RENO- KINGMAN-HARPER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON...HUTCHINSON...KINGMAN... ANTHONY...HARPER 1145 PM CDT THU MAY 17 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM CDT FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM CDT FRIDAY. * TIMING...STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL PREVAIL FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SUSTAINED BETWEEN 30 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT ON EAST WEST ORIENTED ROADS SUCH AS INTERSTATE 70 AND HIGHWAY 400....ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH AND/OR WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ KETCHAM
837 WWUS73 KICT 181054 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 554 AM CDT FRI MAY 18 2012 KSZ032-033-047>051-067-082-091-190100- /O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0020.120518T1600Z-120519T0100Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-RENO- KINGMAN-HARPER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON...HUTCHINSON...KINGMAN... ANTHONY...HARPER 554 AM CDT FRI MAY 18 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING AND PREVAIL THROUGH THE AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SUSTAINED BETWEEN 30 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS SUCH AS INTERSTATE 70 AND HIGHWAY 400...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$ MWM
763 WWUS73 KICT 181719 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1219 PM CDT FRI MAY 18 2012 KSZ032-033-047>051-067-082-091-190100- /O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-120519T0100Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-RENO- KINGMAN-HARPER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON...HUTCHINSON...KINGMAN... ANTHONY...HARPER 1219 PM CDT FRI MAY 18 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED BETWEEN 30 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS SUCH AS INTERSTATE 70 AND HIGHWAY 400...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH AND/OR WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
388 WWUS73 KICT 182109 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 409 PM CDT FRI MAY 18 2012 KSZ032-033-047>051-067-082-091-190100- /O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-120519T0100Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-RENO- KINGMAN-HARPER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON...HUTCHINSON...KINGMAN... ANTHONY...HARPER 409 PM CDT FRI MAY 18 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED BETWEEN 30 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS SUCH AS INTERSTATE 70 AND HIGHWAY 400...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$
053 WWUS73 KICT 190100 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 800 PM CDT FRI MAY 18 2012 ...WINDY CONDITIONS ARE SLOWLY DIMINISHING... KSZ032-033-047>051-067-082-091-190200- /O.CAN.KICT.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-120519T0100Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-RENO- KINGMAN-HARPER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON...HUTCHINSON...KINGMAN... ANTHONY...HARPER 800 PM CDT FRI MAY 18 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO 30 TO 35 MPH ACROSS ALL OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS. HOWEVER, SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL REMAIN BREEZY OVERNIGHT, GENERALLY IN THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS. $$ KETCHAM
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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.