Alert archive / Kansas / Wind Advisories in 2012
Wind Advisory 26, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this wind advisory at Jun 19, 2012, 3:29 AM CDT for 13 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Jun 19, 2012, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 19, 2012, 3:29 AM CDT (08:29 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 19, 2012, 10:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Jun 19, 2012, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
Counties Barton County, KS, Ellsworth County, KS, Harper County, KS, Harvey County, KS, Kingman County, KS, Lincoln County, KS, McPherson County, KS, Reno County, KS, Rice County, KS, Russell County, KS, Saline County, KS, Sedgwick County, KS, Sumner County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 00:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 172 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
- 850 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -196 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2543 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 10 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 16 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 122 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
320 WWUS73 KICT 190829 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 329 AM CDT TUE JUN 19 2012 ...STRONG SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY... KSZ032-033-047-048-050-067-082-091-192230- /O.NEW.KICT.WI.Y.0026.120619T1500Z-120620T0100Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-RICE-RENO-KINGMAN-HARPER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH...LYONS...HUTCHINSON...KINGMAN...ANTHONY...HARPER 329 AM CDT TUE JUN 19 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. * WINDS...SUSTAINED NEAR 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. * IMPACTS...INCLUDE STRONG CROSS-WINDS FOR THOSE TRAVELING ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. 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. && $$ KED
3 follow-up statements
250 WWUS73 KICT 191543 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1043 AM CDT TUE JUN 19 2012 ...STRONG SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON... KSZ049-051-068-083-092-200100- /O.EXA.KICT.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-120620T0100Z/ SALINE-MCPHERSON-HARVEY-SEDGWICK-SUMNER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SALINA...MCPHERSON...NEWTON...WICHITA... WELLINGTON 1043 AM CDT TUE JUN 19 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. * WINDS...SUSTAINED NEAR 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. * IMPACTS...INCLUDE STRONG CROSS-WINDS FOR THOSE TRAVELING ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH AND/OR WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ KSZ032-033-047-048-050-067-082-091-200100- /O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-120620T0100Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-RICE-RENO-KINGMAN-HARPER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH...LYONS...HUTCHINSON...KINGMAN...ANTHONY...HARPER 1043 AM CDT TUE JUN 19 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. * WINDS...SUSTAINED NEAR 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. * IMPACTS...INCLUDE STRONG CROSS-WINDS FOR THOSE TRAVELING ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. 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. && $$ KED/KETCHAM
427 WWUS73 KICT 192025 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 325 PM CDT TUE JUN 19 2012 ...STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING... KSZ032-033-047>051-067-068-082-083-091-092-200100- /O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-120620T0100Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-RENO- HARVEY-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON... KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY...HARPER...WELLINGTON 325 PM CDT TUE JUN 19 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. * WINDS...SUSTAINED NEAR 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. * IMPACTS...INCLUDE STRONG CROSS-WINDS FOR THOSE TRAVELING ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH AND/OR WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ BILLINGS
617 WWUS73 KICT 200101 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 801 PM CDT TUE JUN 19 2012 KSZ032-033-047>051-067-068-082-083-091-092-200215- /O.EXP.KICT.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-120620T0100Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-RENO- HARVEY-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON... KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY...HARPER...WELLINGTON 801 PM CDT TUE JUN 19 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. WIND SPEEDS WILL SUBSIDE BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS THIS EVENING BUT WILL REMAIN BREEZY FROM THE SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE NIGHT WITH GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH EXPECTED AT TIMES. $$
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.