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Wind Advisory 5, NWS Topeka, KS

March 5, 201223 counties in Kansas

NWS Topeka, KS issued this wind advisory at Mar 5, 2012, 2:42 PM CST for 23 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Mar 6, 2012, 8:00 AM CST. It was in force for 11 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 5, 2012, 2:42 PM CST (20:42 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 6, 2012, 8:00 AM CST
Expired
Mar 6, 2012, 7:00 PM CST
In force
11 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 20:45 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, 8.7 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Topeka, KS at 12:00Z on 2012-03-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Topeka, KS at 12:00Z on 2012-03-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -52 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1805 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
55 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-52 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
40 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

518 
WWUS73 KTOP 052042
NPWTOP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
242 PM CST MON MAR 5 2012

.SURFACE PRESSURE FALLS ACROSS THE COLORADO HIGH PLAINS WILL CAUSE
THE PRESSURE GRADIENT TO STRENGTHEN OVER EASTERN AND CENTRAL
KANSAS ON TUESDAY. THIS STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL CAUSE SOUTH
AND SOUTHWEST WINDS TO INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY WITH GUSTS AROUND
40 MPH. 

KSZ012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-061000-
/O.NEW.KTOP.WI.Y.0005.120306T1400Z-120307T0100Z/
BROWN-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-OTTAWA-
DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS-WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-LYON-OSAGE-
FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HIAWATHA...CONCORDIA...CLAY CENTER...
MANHATTAN...ABILENE...JUNCTION CITY...TOPEKA...LAWRENCE...
EMPORIA...OTTAWA
242 PM CST MON MAR 5 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 7 PM CST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 7 PM CST TUESDAY. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL BE GUSTY THROUGH THE DAY...WITH THE
  STRONGEST WINDS OCCURRING DURING THE AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SOUTH AT 20 TO 30 WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTED
  ROADS WILL BE DIFFICULT. ALSO THE RANGELAND FIRE DANGER WILL BE
  VERY HIGH BECAUSE OF THESE WINDS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER
LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

&&

$$

WOLTERS
2 follow-up statements
629 
WWUS73 KTOP 061001
NPWTOP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
401 AM CST TUE MAR 6 2012

.STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE ACROSS THE COLORADO HIGH PLAINS WILL
CAUSE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST WINDS TO INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY WITH
GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH.

KSZ008>011-070100-
/O.EXA.KTOP.WI.Y.0005.120306T1400Z-120307T0100Z/
REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MARYSVILLE
401 AM CST TUE MAR 6 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CST
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CST
THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL BE GUSTY THROUGH THE DAY...WITH THE 
  STRONGEST WINDS OCCURRING DURING THE AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...SOUTH AT 25 TO 35 WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTED
  ROADS WILL BE DIFFICULT. ALSO THE RANGELAND FIRE DANGER WILL BE
  EXTREME BECAUSE OF THESE WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER
LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

&&

$$

KSZ012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-070100-
/O.CON.KTOP.WI.Y.0005.120306T1400Z-120307T0100Z/
BROWN-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-OTTAWA-
DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS-WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-LYON-OSAGE-
FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HIAWATHA...CONCORDIA...CLAY CENTER...
MANHATTAN...ABILENE...JUNCTION CITY...TOPEKA...LAWRENCE...
EMPORIA...OTTAWA
401 AM CST TUE MAR 6 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM
CST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM
CST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL BE GUSTY THROUGH THE DAY...WITH THE 
  STRONGEST WINDS OCCURRING DURING THE AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...SOUTH AT 25 TO 30 WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTED
  ROADS WILL BE DIFFICULT. ALSO THE RANGELAND FIRE DANGER WILL BE
  EXTREME BECAUSE OF THESE WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER
LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

&&

$$
064 
WWUS73 KTOP 070057
NPWTOP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
657 PM CST TUE MAR 6 2012

KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-070200-
/O.EXP.KTOP.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120307T0100Z/
REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY-
POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS-
WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...HIAWATHA...CONCORDIA...
CLAY CENTER...MANHATTAN...ABILENE...JUNCTION CITY...TOPEKA...
LAWRENCE...EMPORIA...OTTAWA
657 PM CST TUE MAR 6 2012

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CST THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

ALTHOUGH WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS...SOUTH
WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS.

$$

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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.