Alert archive / Kansas / Wind Advisories in 2012
Wind Advisory 3, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this wind advisory at Feb 22, 2012, 3:37 PM CST for 23 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Feb 23, 2012, 9:00 AM CST. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 22, 2012, 3:37 PM CST (21:37 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 23, 2012, 9:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 23, 2012, 9:00 PM CST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
All 23 counties
Anderson County, KS, Brown County, KS, Clay County, KS, Cloud County, KS, Coffey County, KS, Dickinson County, KS, Douglas County, KS, Franklin County, KS, Geary County, KS, Jackson County, KS, Jefferson County, KS, Lyon County, KS, Marshall County, KS, Morris County, KS, Nemaha County, KS, Osage County, KS, Ottawa County, KS, Pottawatomie County, KS, Republic County, KS, Riley County, KS, Shawnee County, KS, Wabaunsee County, KS, Washington County, KS
The radar
The Topeka radar (KTWX), 16 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:42 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
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 61 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
- 2102 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 62 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 236 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 239 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
182 WWUS73 KTOP 222137 NPWTOP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 337 PM CST WED FEB 22 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM THURSDAY... .A COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE AREA EARLY ON THURSDAY WITH INCREASING NORTHWEST WINDS AFTER IT PASSES. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL BE COMMON...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. KSZ008>011-020-021-034-231100- /O.NEW.KTOP.WI.Y.0003.120223T1600Z-120224T0000Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-CLOUD-CLAY-OTTAWA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...CONCORDIA...CLAY CENTER 337 PM CST WED FEB 22 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY. * TIMING...WIND WILL INCREASE BY MID MORNING...LAST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...AND TAPER OFF DURING THE EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL BE COMMON WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH EXPECTED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG AND GUSTY CROSSWINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$
5 follow-up statements
488 WWUS73 KTOP 230957 NPWTOP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 357 AM CST THU FEB 23 2012 KSZ022-023-035>037-231900- /O.EXB.KTOP.WI.Y.0003.120223T1500Z-120224T0000Z/ RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANHATTAN...ABILENE...JUNCTION CITY 357 AM CST THU FEB 23 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE BY MID MORNING...LAST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...AND TAPER OFF AROUND SUNSET. * WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG AND GUSTY CROSSWINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$ KSZ012-024-026-038>040-054>056-058-059-231900- /O.EXB.KTOP.WI.Y.0003.120223T1800Z-120224T0300Z/ BROWN-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-LYON-OSAGE- FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HIAWATHA...TOPEKA...LAWRENCE... EMPORIA...OTTAWA 357 AM CST THU FEB 23 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE BY EARLY AFTERNOON...LAST THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON...AND TAPER OFF DURING THE EVENING HOURS. * WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG AND GUSTY CROSSWINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$ KSZ008>010-020-021-034-231900- /O.EXT.KTOP.WI.Y.0003.120223T1500Z-120224T0000Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-CLOUD-CLAY-OTTAWA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...CONCORDIA...CLAY CENTER 357 AM CST THU FEB 23 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE BY MID MORNING...LAST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...AND TAPER OFF AROUND SUNSET. * WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG AND GUSTY CROSSWINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$ KSZ011-231900- /O.EXT.KTOP.WI.Y.0003.120223T1800Z-120224T0300Z/ NEMAHA- 357 AM CST THU FEB 23 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE BY EARLY AFTERNOON...LAST THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON...AND TAPER OFF DURING THE EVENING HOURS. * WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG AND GUSTY CROSSWINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$
166 WWUS73 KTOP 231714 AAA NPWTOP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 1114 AM CST THU FEB 23 2012 KSZ008>010-020>023-034>037-240000- /O.CON.KTOP.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120224T0000Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-OTTAWA- DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...CONCORDIA...CLAY CENTER... MANHATTAN...ABILENE...JUNCTION CITY 1114 AM CST THU FEB 23 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. * WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG AND GUSTY CROSSWINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$ KSZ011-012-024-026-038>040-054>056-058-059-240115- /O.CON.KTOP.WI.Y.0003.120223T1800Z-120224T0300Z/ NEMAHA-BROWN-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-LYON- OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HIAWATHA...TOPEKA...LAWRENCE... EMPORIA...OTTAWA 1114 AM CST THU FEB 23 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO EARLY TONIGHT. * WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG AND GUSTY CROSSWINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$
458 WWUS73 KTOP 232131 AAA NPWTOP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 331 PM CST THU FEB 23 2012 KSZ011-012-024-026-038>040-054>056-058-059-240300- /O.CON.KTOP.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120224T0300Z/ NEMAHA-BROWN-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-LYON- OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HIAWATHA...TOPEKA...LAWRENCE... EMPORIA...OTTAWA 331 PM CST THU FEB 23 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO EARLY TONIGHT. * WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH WILL OCCUR. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG AND GUSTY CROSSWINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING IN THE ADVISORY AREA. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND WHICH MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. EXTRA ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS WHEN DRIVING THIS EVENING. && $$ KSZ008>010-020>023-034>037-240000- /O.CON.KTOP.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120224T0000Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-OTTAWA- DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...CONCORDIA...CLAY CENTER... MANHATTAN...ABILENE...JUNCTION CITY 331 PM CST THU FEB 23 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...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. * WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH WILL OCCUR. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG AND GUSTY CROSSWINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. 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 THIS EVENING. && $$
049 WWUS73 KTOP 240005 NPWTOP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 605 PM CST THU FEB 23 2012 KSZ008>010-020>023-034>037-240115- /O.EXP.KTOP.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120224T0000Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-OTTAWA- DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...CONCORDIA...CLAY CENTER... MANHATTAN...ABILENE...JUNCTION CITY 605 PM CST THU FEB 23 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... WINDS HAVE GRADUALLY DECREASED THIS EVENING. THEREFORE THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BLOW THROUGH THE EVENING HOWEVER WITH GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH. $$ KSZ011-012-024-026-038>040-054>056-058-059-240300- /O.CON.KTOP.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120224T0300Z/ NEMAHA-BROWN-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-LYON- OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HIAWATHA...TOPEKA...LAWRENCE... EMPORIA...OTTAWA 605 PM CST THU FEB 23 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST UNTIL 9 PM. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. 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 THIS EVENING. && $$ WOLTERS
183 WWUS73 KTOP 240253 NPWTOP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 853 PM CST THU FEB 23 2012 KSZ011-012-024-026-038>040-054>056-058-059-240400- /O.EXP.KTOP.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120224T0300Z/ NEMAHA-BROWN-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-LYON- OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HIAWATHA...TOPEKA...LAWRENCE... EMPORIA...OTTAWA 853 PM CST THU FEB 23 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... WINDS HAVE GRADUALLY WEAKENED THIS EVENING. THEREFORE THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL HOWEVER PERSIST THROUGH THE REST OF THIS EVENING. $$ WOLTERS
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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.