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Wind Advisory 4, NWS Topeka, KS

November 2, 201311 counties in Kansas

NWS Topeka, KS issued this wind advisory at Nov 2, 2013, 3:29 PM CDT for 11 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Nov 3, 2013, 11:00 AM CST. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 2, 2013, 3:29 PM CDT (20:29 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 3, 2013, 11:00 AM CST
Expired
Nov 3, 2013, 6:00 PM CST
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Topeka, KS

Counties Clay County, KS, Cloud County, KS, Dickinson County, KS, Geary County, KS, Marshall County, KS, Nemaha County, KS, Ottawa County, KS, Pottawatomie County, KS, Republic County, KS, Riley County, KS, Washington County, KS

The radar

The Topeka radar (KTWX), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:30 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 (KFOE), launched 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 124 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 2013-11-02Temperature 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 2013-11-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 41 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
937 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
88 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
41 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
142 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.

567 
WWUS73 KTOP 022029
NPWTOP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
329 PM CDT SAT NOV 2 2013



KSZ008>011-020>023-034>036-031000-
/O.NEW.KTOP.WI.Y.0004.131103T1700Z-131104T0000Z/
REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-
OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...CONCORDIA...CLAY CENTER...
MANHATTAN...ABILENE...JUNCTION CITY
329 PM CDT SAT NOV 2 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY. 

* TIMING...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS PORTIONS OF
  NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING...AND CONTINUE
  THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH
  ARE EXPECTED.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL EXACERBATE DRIVING CONDITIONS ON
  EAST WEST HIGHWAYS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREA LAKES AND
  BOATERS WILL ALSO BE IMPACTED BY STRONG WINDS. FIRE DANGER WILL
  BE VERY HIGH IN THE ADVISORY AREA AS WELL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
485 
WWUS73 KTOP 030917
NPWTOP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
317 AM CST SUN NOV 3 2013

KSZ008>011-020>023-034>036-032245-
/O.CON.KTOP.WI.Y.0004.131103T1700Z-131104T0000Z/
REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-
OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...CONCORDIA...CLAY CENTER...
MANHATTAN...ABILENE...JUNCTION CITY
317 AM CST SUN NOV 3 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM
CST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN ACROSS NORTH
  CENTRAL AND PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST KANSAS THIS MORNING. THESE
  WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG AND GUSTY BY LATE MORNING...THEN
  CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING TOWARDS SUNSET.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH
  ARE EXPECTED.

* IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ON
  EAST WEST HIGHWAYS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREA LAKES AND
  BOATERS WILL ALSO BE IMPACTED BY THE STRONG WINDS. FIRE DANGER
  WILL BE VERY HIGH IN THE ADVISORY AREA AS WELL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
765 
WWUS73 KTOP 031801 AAA
NPWTOP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1201 PM CST SUN NOV 3 2013

KSZ008>011-020>023-034>036-040000-
/O.CON.KTOP.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-131104T0000Z/
REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-
OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...CONCORDIA...CLAY CENTER...
MANHATTAN...ABILENE...JUNCTION CITY
1201 PM CST SUN NOV 3 2013

...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 SOUTH WINDS CONTINUE TO PERSIST FOR THE
  REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 
  45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. 

* IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ON 
  EAST WEST HIGHWAYS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 
  AREA LAKES AND BOATERS WILL ALSO BE IMPACTED BY THE STRONG 
  WINDS. FIRE DANGER WILL BE VERY HIGH IN THE ADVISORY AREA AS 
  WELL. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
049 
WWUS73 KTOP 032353
NPWTOP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
553 PM CST SUN NOV 3 2013


KSZ008>011-020>023-034>036-040100-
/O.EXP.KTOP.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-131104T0000Z/
REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-
OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...CONCORDIA...CLAY CENTER...
MANHATTAN...ABILENE...JUNCTION CITY
553 PM CST SUN NOV 3 2013

...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 MUCH OF THE NIGHT WITH GUSTS NEAR
35 MPH COMMON.

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Topeka, KS issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 1, 7:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPDickinson, Geary, Jackson, Jefferson, Morris, Shawnee and 1 more44 min
Nov 1, 7:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPDouglas, Jefferson, Lyon, Morris, Osage, Shawnee43 min
Nov 1, 8:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPAnderson, Coffey, Franklin48 min

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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.