Alert archive / Kansas / High Wind Warnings in 2014
High Wind Warning 1, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this high wind warning at Jan 16, 2014, 3:42 AM CST for 4 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Jan 16, 2014, 11:00 AM CST. It was in force for 8 hr. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 16, 2014, 3:42 AM CST (09:42 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 16, 2014, 11:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Jan 16, 2014, 6:31 PM CST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
Counties Barton County, KS, Ellsworth County, KS, Lincoln County, KS, Russell County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 155 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:41 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 16, 1:30 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 43 | 1 N Ellsworth, KS | |
| Jan 16, 2:29 PM CST | TSTM WND GST 55 | Russell Airport, KS | |
| Jan 16, 3:35 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 43 | Great Bend Airport, KS |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 167 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
- 2778 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 263 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 308 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
847 WWUS73 KICT 160942 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 342 AM CST THU JAN 16 2014 KSZ032-033-047-048-162345- /O.UPG.KICT.HW.A.0001.140116T1700Z-140117T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KICT.HW.W.0001.140116T1700Z-140117T0000Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH 342 AM CST THU JAN 16 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA BY 11 AM AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CHALLENGE DRIVERS ON EAST WEST ROADS SUCH AS INTERSTATE 70...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ KSZ053-069-091-092-162345- /O.EXT.KICT.WI.Y.0003.140116T1700Z-140117T0000Z/ CHASE-BUTLER-HARPER-SUMNER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COTTONWOOD FALLS...EL DORADO... AUGUSTA...ANTHONY...HARPER...WELLINGTON 342 AM CST THU JAN 16 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA BY 11 AM AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CHALLENGE DRIVERS ON EAST WEST ROADS...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH AND/OR WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ KSZ049>052-067-068-082-083-162345- /O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0003.140116T1700Z-140117T0000Z/ SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION-RENO-HARVEY-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON...MARION... HUTCHINSON...NEWTON...KINGMAN...WICHITA 342 AM CST THU JAN 16 2014 ...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...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA BY 11 AM AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CHALLENGE DRIVERS ON EAST WEST ROADS...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH AND/OR WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ LAWSON
3 follow-up statements
712 WWUS73 KICT 161650 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1050 AM CST THU JAN 16 2014 KSZ032-033-047-048-170000- /O.CON.KICT.HW.W.0001.140116T1700Z-140117T0000Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH 1050 AM CST THU JAN 16 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA BY MIDDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CHALLENGE DRIVERS ON EAST WEST ROADS SUCH AS INTERSTATE 70...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ KSZ070>072-093>096-098>100-170000- /O.EXA.KICT.WI.Y.0003.140116T1700Z-140117T0000Z/ GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA- MONTGOMERY-LABETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EUREKA...YATES CENTER...IOLA... WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY...HOWARD...FREDONIA...CHANUTE...ERIE... SEDAN...COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...PARSONS 1050 AM CST THU JAN 16 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA BY MIDDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CHALLENGE DRIVERS ON EAST WEST ROADS...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH AND/OR WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ KSZ049>053-067>069-082-083-091-092-170000- /O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0003.140116T1700Z-140117T0000Z/ SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION-CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-KINGMAN- SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON...MARION... COTTONWOOD FALLS...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA... KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY...HARPER...WELLINGTON 1050 AM CST THU JAN 16 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA BY MIDDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CHALLENGE DRIVERS ON EAST WEST ROADS...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH AND/OR WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
161 WWUS73 KICT 162131 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 331 PM CST THU JAN 16 2014 KSZ032-033-047-048-170100- /O.EXT.KICT.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140117T0100Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH 331 PM CST THU JAN 16 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE OCCURRING AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CHALLENGE DRIVERS ON EAST WEST ROADS SUCH AS INTERSTATE 70...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ KSZ049>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-170100- /O.EXT.KICT.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-140117T0100Z/ SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION-CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD- WOODSON-ALLEN-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON- NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON...MARION... COTTONWOOD FALLS...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA... EUREKA...YATES CENTER...IOLA...KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY... HARPER...WELLINGTON...WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY...HOWARD... FREDONIA...CHANUTE...ERIE...SEDAN...COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE... PARSONS 331 PM CST THU JAN 16 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE OCCURRING AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CHALLENGE DRIVERS ON EAST WEST ROADS...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH AND/OR WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ BILLINGS WRIGHT
541 WWUS73 KICT 170031 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 631 PM CST THU JAN 16 2014 KSZ032-033-047-048-170145- /O.CAN.KICT.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140117T0100Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH 631 PM CST THU JAN 16 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. HIGH WINDS HAVE BEGUN TO SUBSIDE ACROSS THE REGION. THEREFORE...THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ KSZ049>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-170145- /O.CAN.KICT.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-140117T0100Z/ SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION-CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD- WOODSON-ALLEN-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON- NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON...MARION... COTTONWOOD FALLS...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA... EUREKA...YATES CENTER...IOLA...KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY... HARPER...WELLINGTON...WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY...HOWARD... FREDONIA...CHANUTE...ERIE...SEDAN...COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE... PARSONS 631 PM CST THU JAN 16 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. HIGH WINDS HAVE BEGUN TO SUBSIDE ACROSS THE REGION. THEREFORE...THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 16, 3:50 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | ICT | Allen, Barton, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cowley and 18 more | 15 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in Kansas, 2014Every high wind warning in 2014
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.