Alert archive / Kansas / Wind Advisories in 2012
Wind Advisory 1, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this wind advisory at Jan 10, 2012, 3:07 PM CST for 16 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Jan 11, 2012, 9:00 AM CST. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 10, 2012, 3:07 PM CST (21:07 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 11, 2012, 9:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Jan 11, 2012, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
Counties Brown County, KS, Clay County, KS, Cloud County, KS, Dickinson County, KS, Geary County, KS, Jackson County, KS, Lyon County, KS, Marshall County, KS, Morris County, KS, Nemaha 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), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 12:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 97 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
- 1645 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 8 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -12 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -71 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
962 WWUS73 KTOP 102107 NPWTOP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 307 PM CST TUE JAN 10 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS WEDNESDAY MORNING. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE BEHIND THE FRONTAL PASSAGE DURING THE LATE MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS...WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. KSZ008-009-020-021-034-035-110515- /O.NEW.KTOP.WI.Y.0001.120111T1500Z-120112T0000Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-CLOUD-CLAY-OTTAWA-DICKINSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONCORDIA...CLAY CENTER...ABILENE 307 PM CST TUE JAN 10 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...A COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS BY 9 AM CDT. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONTAL PASSAGE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING INTO AFTERNOON HOURS. * WINDS...FOLLOWING THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE...NORTHERLY WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED NEAR 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT AS STRONG GUSTS CAN SHIFT A VEHICLES MOTION FROM SIDE TO SIDE... PARTICULARLY FOR LIGHT HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING IN THE ADVISORY AREA. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND WHICH MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. EXTRA ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS WHEN DRIVING ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS. && $$ BLAIR
4 follow-up statements
824 WWUS73 KTOP 110345 NPWTOP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 945 PM CST TUE JAN 10 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS WEDNESDAY MORNING. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE BEHIND THE FRONTAL PASSAGE DURING THE LATE MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS...WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. KSZ008-009-020-021-034-035-111400- /O.CON.KTOP.WI.Y.0001.120111T1500Z-120112T0000Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-CLOUD-CLAY-OTTAWA-DICKINSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONCORDIA...CLAY CENTER...ABILENE 945 PM CST TUE JAN 10 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...A COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS BY 9 AM CDT. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONTAL PASSAGE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING INTO AFTERNOON HOURS. * WINDS...FOLLOWING THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE...NORTHERLY WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED NEAR 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT AS STRONG GUSTS CAN SHIFT A VEHICLES MOTION FROM SIDE TO SIDE... PARTICULARLY FOR LIGHT HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING IN THE ADVISORY AREA. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND WHICH MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. EXTRA ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS WHEN DRIVING ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS. && $$
753 WWUS73 KTOP 110936 NPWTOP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 336 AM CST WED JAN 11 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS THIS MORNING. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE BEHIND THE FRONTAL PASSAGE DURING THE LATE MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS...WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. KSZ010>012-022>024-036>038-054-112200- /O.EXA.KTOP.WI.Y.0001.120111T1500Z-120112T0000Z/ MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-GEARY-MORRIS- WABAUNSEE-LYON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...HIAWATHA...MANHATTAN... JUNCTION CITY...EMPORIA 336 AM CST WED JAN 11 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...A COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS BY 10 AM CST. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONTAL PASSAGE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING INTO AFTERNOON HOURS. * WINDS...FOLLOWING THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE...NORTHERLY WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED NEAR 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT AS STRONG GUSTS CAN SHIFT A VEHICLES MOTION FROM SIDE TO SIDE... PARTICULARLY FOR LIGHT HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING IN THE ADVISORY AREA. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND WHICH MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. EXTRA ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS WHEN DRIVING ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS. && $$ KSZ008-009-020-021-034-035-112200- /O.CON.KTOP.WI.Y.0001.120111T1500Z-120112T0000Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-CLOUD-CLAY-OTTAWA-DICKINSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONCORDIA...CLAY CENTER...ABILENE 336 AM CST WED JAN 11 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...A COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS BY 9 AM CST. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONTAL PASSAGE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING INTO AFTERNOON HOURS. * WINDS...FOLLOWING THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE...NORTHERLY WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED NEAR 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT AS STRONG GUSTS CAN SHIFT A VEHICLES MOTION FROM SIDE TO SIDE... PARTICULARLY FOR LIGHT HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING IN THE ADVISORY AREA. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND WHICH MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. EXTRA ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS WHEN DRIVING ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS. && $$
520 WWUS73 KTOP 111749 NPWTOP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 1149 AM CST WED JAN 11 2012 KSZ008>012-020>024-034>038-054-120000- /O.CON.KTOP.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120112T0000Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY- POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS-WABAUNSEE-LYON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...HIAWATHA...CONCORDIA... CLAY CENTER...MANHATTAN...ABILENE...JUNCTION CITY...EMPORIA 1149 AM CST WED JAN 11 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST UNTIL 6 PM. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BLOW AT 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OCCASIONALLY UP AROUND 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL CAN BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING IN THE ADVISORY AREA. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND WHICH MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. EXTRA ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS WHEN DRIVING ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS. && $$ WOLTERS
999 WWUS73 KTOP 120002 NPWTOP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 602 PM CST WED JAN 11 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... .WHILE WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH THE NIGHT AND INTO THE DAY ON THURSDAY...WIND GUSTS SHOULD REMAIN BELOW 45 MPH. KSZ008>012-020>024-034>038-054-120115- /O.EXP.KTOP.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120112T0000Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY- POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS-WABAUNSEE-LYON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...HIAWATHA...CONCORDIA... CLAY CENTER...MANHATTAN...ABILENE...JUNCTION CITY...EMPORIA 602 PM CST WED JAN 11 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH THE NIGHT AND INTO THE DAY ON THURSDAY...BUT WIND SPEEDS WILL DECREASE SOMEWHAT...WITH GUSTS REMAINING BELOW 45 MPH. $$
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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.