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Wind Advisory 10, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this wind advisory at Oct 17, 2012, 3:40 AM CDT for 8 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Oct 17, 2012, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 17, 2012, 3:40 AM CDT (08:40 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 17, 2012, 12:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Oct 17, 2012, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
Counties Clay County, KS, Cloud County, KS, Dickinson County, KS, Geary County, KS, Morris County, KS, Ottawa County, KS, Republic County, KS, Washington County, KS
The radar
The Topeka radar (KTWX), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 139 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
- 45 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -124 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2137 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 55 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 131 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
579 WWUS73 KTOP 170840 NPWTOP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 340 AM CDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS... .NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON BEHIND A STRONG SURFACE COLD FRONT THAT WILL PUSH SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING. KSZ008-009-020-021-034>037-172145- /O.NEW.KTOP.WI.Y.0010.121017T1700Z-121018T0000Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-CLOUD-CLAY-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONCORDIA...CLAY CENTER...ABILENE... JUNCTION CITY 340 AM CDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH BY NOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH 700 PM CDT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REACH 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...OR OTHER HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGERS OF THESE WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$
3 follow-up statements
850 WWUS73 KTOP 171849 NPWTOP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 149 PM CDT WED OCT 17 2012 KSZ008-009-020-021-034>037-180100- /O.NEW.KTOP.WI.Y.0011.121018T1500Z-121019T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTOP.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-121018T0000Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-CLOUD-CLAY-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONCORDIA...CLAY CENTER...ABILENE... JUNCTION CITY 149 PM CDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT THURSDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS LIKELY TO OCCUR LATE THURSDAY MORNING MORNING AND THURSDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS STILL LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS THURSDAY WILL BE AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...OR OTHER HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGERS OF THESE WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$ KSZ010>012-022>024-026-038>040-054>056-058-059-180100- /O.NEW.KTOP.WI.Y.0011.121018T1500Z-121019T0000Z/ MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON- WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...HIAWATHA...MANHATTAN... TOPEKA...LAWRENCE...EMPORIA...OTTAWA 149 PM CDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT THURSDAY. * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS LIKELY TO OCCUR LATE THURSDAY MORNING MORNING AND THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...OR OTHER HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGERS OF THESE WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$ WOLTERS
947 WWUS73 KTOP 171851 CCA NPWTOP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 150 PM CDT WED OCT 17 2012 KSZ008-009-020-021-034>037-180115- /O.COR.KTOP.WI.Y.0011.121018T1500Z-121019T0000Z/ /O.COR.KTOP.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-121018T0000Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-CLOUD-CLAY-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONCORDIA...CLAY CENTER...ABILENE... JUNCTION CITY 150 PM CDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT THURSDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS LIKELY TO OCCUR LATE THURSDAY MORNING AND THURSDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS ARE STILL LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS THURSDAY WILL BE AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...OR OTHER HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGERS OF THESE WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$ KSZ010>012-022>024-026-038>040-054>056-058-059-180115- /O.COR.KTOP.WI.Y.0011.121018T1500Z-121019T0000Z/ MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON- WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...HIAWATHA...MANHATTAN... TOPEKA...LAWRENCE...EMPORIA...OTTAWA 150 PM CDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT THURSDAY. * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS LIKELY TO OCCUR LATE THURSDAY MORNING AND THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...OR OTHER HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGERS OF THESE WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$ WOLTERS
868 WWUS73 KTOP 180003 NPWTOP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 703 PM CDT WED OCT 17 2012 KSZ008-009-020-021-034>037-181300- /O.EXP.KTOP.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-121018T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTOP.WI.Y.0011.121018T1500Z-121019T0000Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-CLOUD-CLAY-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONCORDIA...CLAY CENTER...ABILENE... JUNCTION CITY 703 PM CDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT THURSDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT THURSDAY. * TIMING...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AFTER SUNRISE AND LAST THROUGH SUNSET ON THURSDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR BETWEEN 10 AM AND 4 PM. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED ON THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...OR OTHER HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGERS OF THESE WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$ KSZ010>012-022>024-026-038>040-054>056-058-059-181300- /O.CON.KTOP.WI.Y.0011.121018T1500Z-121019T0000Z/ MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON- WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...HIAWATHA...MANHATTAN... TOPEKA...LAWRENCE...EMPORIA...OTTAWA 703 PM CDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT THURSDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT THURSDAY. * TIMING...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AFTER SUNRISE AND LAST THROUGH SUNSET ON THURSDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR BETWEEN 10 AM AND 4 PM. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED ON THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...OR OTHER HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGERS OF THESE WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Topeka, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17, 1:49 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | TOP | Anderson, Brown, Clay, Cloud, Coffey, Dickinson and 17 more | 29 hr |
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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.