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Wind Advisory 26, NWS Wichita, KS

April 27, 201414 counties in Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this wind advisory at Apr 27, 2014, 3:43 PM CDT for 14 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Apr 28, 2014, 9:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 34 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 27, 2014, 3:43 PM CDT (20:43 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 28, 2014, 9:00 AM CDT
Expired
Apr 29, 2014, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
34 hr
Issued by
NWS Wichita, KS

Counties Barton County, KS, Butler County, KS, Chase County, KS, Ellsworth County, KS, Harvey County, KS, Kingman County, KS, Lincoln County, KS, Marion County, KS, McPherson County, KS, Reno County, KS, Rice County, KS, Russell County, KS, Saline County, KS, Sedgwick County, KS

The radar

The Wichita radar (KICT), 79 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

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 194 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, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2014-04-27Temperature 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°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2014-04-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -197 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
2909 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
66 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-197 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-280 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

727 
WWUS73 KICT 272043
NPWICT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
343 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON WITH STRONG
WEST WINDS EXPECTED ON MONDAY...

KSZ032-033-047>053-067-068-082-083-281045-
/O.NEW.KICT.WI.Y.0026.140428T1400Z-140429T0000Z/
/O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-140428T0000Z/
RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION-
CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND...
ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON...MARION...
COTTONWOOD FALLS...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON...KINGMAN...WICHITA
343 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM CDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM CDT MONDAY. A
WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...OF THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM LATE AFTERNOON
  AND WILL CONTINUE UNTIL EARLY THIS EVENING. RENEWED GUSTY WEST
  WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ON MONDAY.

* WINDS...FROM THE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
  TO AROUND 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST
  AT 25 TO 45 MPH ON MONDAY.

* IMPACTS...INCLUDE CHALLENGING DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO STRONG 
  WIND GUSTS...ESPECIALLY FOR CROSS WINDS ON EAST-WEST ORIENTED 
  ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. SOME PATCHY AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY ALSO 
  RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. 

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.

&&

$$

KSZ069-091>093-280000-
/O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-140428T0000Z/
BUTLER-HARPER-SUMNER-COWLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...ANTHONY...
HARPER...WELLINGTON...WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY
343 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...OF THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE LATE
  AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE UNTIL EARLY THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...FROM THE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 
  TO AROUND 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. 

* IMPACTS...INCLUDE CHALLENGING DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO STRONG 
  WIND GUSTS...ESPECIALLY FOR CROSS WINDS ON EAST-WEST ORIENTED 
  ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. SOME PATCHY AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY ALSO 
  RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. 

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.

&&

$$

KETCHAM
8 follow-up statements
983 
WWUS73 KICT 272238
NPWICT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
538 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY
THIS EVENING WITH STRONG WEST WINDS EXPECTED ON MONDAY...

KSZ032-033-047>053-067-068-082-083-281245-
/O.NEW.KICT.DU.Y.0001.140427T2238Z-140428T0200Z/
/O.EXT.KICT.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-140428T0200Z/
/O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0026.140428T1400Z-140429T0000Z/
RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION-
CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND...
ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON...MARION...
COTTONWOOD FALLS...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON...KINGMAN...WICHITA
538 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM CDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A BLOWING DUST
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE
WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A
WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM CDT MONDAY. 

* TIMING...OF THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM LATE 
  AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE UNTIL EARLY THIS EVENING. RENEWED 
  GUSTY WEST WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ON MONDAY. 

* WINDS...FROM THE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  AROUND 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AT
  25 TO 45 MPH ON MONDAY.

* IMPACTS...INCLUDE CHALLENGING DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO STRONG
  WIND GUSTS...ESPECIALLY FOR CROSS WINDS ON EAST-WEST ORIENTED
  ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. WIDESPREAD BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE
  VISIBILITIES TO 1 TO 3 MILES...LOCALLY LESS THAN 1 MILE. 

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.

A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT
VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION.

THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT...BUREAU OF AIR...
RECOMMENDS THAT YOU TAKE PREVENTATIVE MEASURES DURING THIS DUST
EVENT...SUCH AS STAYING INDOORS OR WEARING PROTECTIVE BREATHING
MASKS IF OUTSIDE. HIGH DUST CONCENTRATIONS CAN CAUSE RESPIRATORY
PROBLEMS...DECREASE LUNG ACTIVITY...AGGRAVATE ASTHMA...AND LEAD
TO POTENTIAL HEART RELATED PROBLEMS...ESPECIALLY WITH CHILDREN...
ELDERLY OR THOSE WITH PRE-EXISTING RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS. 

&&

$$

KSZ069-091>093-280200-
/O.NEW.KICT.DU.Y.0001.140427T2238Z-140428T0200Z/
/O.EXT.KICT.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-140428T0200Z/
BUTLER-HARPER-SUMNER-COWLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...ANTHONY...
HARPER...WELLINGTON...WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY
538 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A BLOWING DUST
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE
WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...OF THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE LATE 
  AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE UNTIL EARLY THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...FROM THE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  AROUND 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED.

* IMPACTS...INCLUDE CHALLENGING DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO STRONG
  WIND GUSTS...ESPECIALLY FOR CROSS WINDS ON EAST-WEST ORIENTED
  ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. WIDESPREAD BLOWING DUST WITH VISIBILITIES
  REDUCED TO 1 TO 3 MILES...LOCALLY LESS THAN 1 MILE CAN BE
  EXPECTED. 

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.

A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT
VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION.

THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT...BUREAU OF AIR...
RECOMMENDS THAT YOU TAKE PREVENTATIVE MEASURES DURING THIS DUST
EVENT...SUCH AS STAYING INDOORS OR WEARING PROTECTIVE BREATHING
MASKS IF OUTSIDE. HIGH DUST CONCENTRATIONS CAN CAUSE RESPIRATORY
PROBLEMS...DECREASE LUNG ACTIVITY...AGGRAVATE ASTHMA...AND LEAD
TO POTENTIAL HEART RELATED PROBLEMS...ESPECIALLY WITH CHILDREN...
ELDERLY OR THOSE WITH PRE-EXISTING RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS. 

&&

$$
308 
WWUS73 KICT 280156
NPWICT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
856 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

...STRONG WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN ON MONDAY...

KSZ032-033-047>053-067-068-082-083-281600-
/O.EXP.KICT.DU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140428T0200Z/
/O.EXP.KICT.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-140428T0200Z/
/O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0026.140428T1400Z-140429T0000Z/
RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION-
CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND...
ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON...MARION...
COTTONWOOD FALLS...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON...KINGMAN...WICHITA
856 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM CDT MONDAY...
...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THE BLOWING DUST ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A WIND
ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM CDT MONDAY. 

* TIMING...OF THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM LATE MORNING
  THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS MONDAY.

* WINDS...FROM THE WEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...INCLUDE CHALLENGING DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO STRONG
  WIND GUSTS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE POSSIBLE WHICH COULD
  RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

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.

&&

$$

KSZ069-091>093-280300-
/O.EXP.KICT.DU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140428T0200Z/
/O.EXP.KICT.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-140428T0200Z/
BUTLER-HARPER-SUMNER-COWLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...ANTHONY...
HARPER...WELLINGTON...WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY
856 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THE BLOWING DUST ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS FOR THE REST OF TONIGHT.
DUST WILL REMAIN SUSPENDED IN THE AREA THIS EVENING...ALTHOUGH
VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO IMPROVE TO 2 TO 6 MILES
OR GREATER.

$$
739 
WWUS73 KICT 280845
NPWICT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
345 AM CDT MON APR 28 2014

...STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN TODAY...

KSZ069-282245-
/O.EXB.KICT.WI.Y.0026.140428T1400Z-140429T0100Z/
BUTLER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA
345 AM CDT MON APR 28 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CDT
THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...OF THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM LATE MORNING 
  THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...FROM THE WEST AT 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45
  MPH ARE EXPECTED.

* IMPACTS...INCLUDE CHALLENGING DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO STRONG 
  WIND GUSTS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE POSSIBLE WHICH COULD 
  RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES. 

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.

&&

$$

KSZ032-033-047>053-067-068-082-083-282245-
/O.EXT.KICT.WI.Y.0026.140428T1400Z-140429T0100Z/
RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION-
CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND...
ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON...MARION...
COTTONWOOD FALLS...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON...KINGMAN...WICHITA
345 AM CDT MON APR 28 2014

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM
CDT THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...OF THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM MID-MORNING
  THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...FROM THE WEST OR NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  AROUND 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED.

* IMPACTS...INCLUDE CHALLENGING DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO STRONG 
  WIND GUSTS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE POSSIBLE WHICH COULD 
  RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES. 

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.

&&

$$

KED
939 
WWUS73 KICT 282048
NPWICT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
348 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014


KSZ032-047-291100-
/O.NEW.KICT.WI.Y.0027.140429T1400Z-140430T0000Z/
/O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-140429T0100Z/
RUSSELL-BARTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...GREAT BEND
348 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY. A
WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY
  EVENING HOURS. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PICK BACK UP BY LATE TUESDAY
  MORNING AND LAST INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. 

* WINDS...FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
  50 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. FOR
  TUESDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED IN THE 30 TO 35 MPH
  RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.

* IMPACTS...INCLUDE CHALLENGING DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO STRONG 
  WIND GUSTS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE POSSIBLE WHICH COULD 
  RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES. 

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.

&&

$$

KSZ033-048>053-067>069-082-083-290100-
/O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-140429T0100Z/
LINCOLN-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION-CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-
BUTLER-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN...ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...
MCPHERSON...MARION...COTTONWOOD FALLS...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON...
EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...KINGMAN...WICHITA
348 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY
  EVENING HOURS.

* WINDS...FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
  50 MPH ARE EXPECTED.

* IMPACTS...INCLUDE CHALLENGING DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO STRONG 
  WIND GUSTS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE POSSIBLE WHICH COULD 
  RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES. 

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
804 
WWUS73 KICT 282205
NPWICT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
505 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014

KSZ047-291215-
/O.UPG.KICT.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-140429T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KICT.HW.W.0006.140428T2205Z-140429T0100Z/
/O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0027.140429T1400Z-140430T0000Z/
BARTON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GREAT BEND
505 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM CDT
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE
WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY. 


* TIMING...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY
  EVENING HOURS WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH LIKELY. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PICK
  BACK UP BY LATE TUESDAY MORNING AND LAST INTO THE EARLY EVENING
  HOURS.

* WINDS...FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH
  ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. FOR TUESDAY...
  NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED IN THE 30 TO 35 MPH RANGE WITH
  GUSTS TO 40 MPH.

* IMPACTS...INCLUDE CHALLENGING DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO STRONG 
  WIND GUSTS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE POSSIBLE WHICH COULD 
  RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES. 



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.

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.

&&

$$

KSZ032-291215-
/O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-140429T0100Z/
/O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0027.140429T1400Z-140430T0000Z/
RUSSELL-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...RUSSELL
505 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM CDT
TUESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A
WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY. 

* TIMING...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY 
  EVENING HOURS. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PICK BACK UP BY LATE 
  TUESDAY MORNING AND LAST INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. 

* WINDS...FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 
  AROUND 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. FOR 
  TUESDAY... NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED IN THE 30 TO 35 
  MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...INCLUDE CHALLENGING DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO STRONG 
  WIND GUSTS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE POSSIBLE WHICH COULD 
  RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES. 

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.

&&

$$

KSZ033-048>053-067>069-082-083-290100-
/O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-140429T0100Z/
LINCOLN-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION-CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-
BUTLER-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN...ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...
MCPHERSON...MARION...COTTONWOOD FALLS...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON...
EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...KINGMAN...WICHITA
505 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY 
  EVENING HOURS. 

* WINDS...FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 
  AROUND 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. 

* IMPACTS...INCLUDE CHALLENGING DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO STRONG 
  WIND GUSTS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE POSSIBLE WHICH COULD 
  RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES. 

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.

&&

$$
241 
WWUS73 KICT 290057
NPWICT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
757 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014

KSZ047-291500-
/O.EXP.KICT.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140429T0100Z/
/O.EXT.KICT.WI.Y.0027.140429T0100Z-140430T0000Z/
BARTON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GREAT BEND
757 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT TUESDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE
WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT TUESDAY. 

* TIMING...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT THROUGH
  TUESDAY.

* WINDS...FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 TO
  50 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...INCLUDE CHALLENGING DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO STRONG
  WIND GUSTS. 

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.

&&

$$

KSZ032-291500-
/O.CAN.KICT.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-140429T0100Z/
/O.EXT.KICT.WI.Y.0027.140429T0057Z-140430T0000Z/
RUSSELL-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...RUSSELL
757 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT TUESDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT TUESDAY. 

* TIMING...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT INTO
  TUESDAY. 

* WINDS...FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO
  50 MPH ARE EXPECTED.

* IMPACTS...INCLUDE CHALLENGING DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO STRONG
  WIND GUSTS.  

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.

&&

$$

KSZ033-048>053-067>069-082-083-291500-
/O.EXT.KICT.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-140430T0000Z/
LINCOLN-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION-CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-
BUTLER-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN...ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...
MCPHERSON...MARION...COTTONWOOD FALLS...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON...
EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...KINGMAN...WICHITA
757 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT TUESDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT TUESDAY. 

* TIMING...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT THROUGH
  TUESDAY. 

* WINDS...FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
  45 MPH ARE EXPECTED.

* IMPACTS...INCLUDE CHALLENGING DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO STRONG
  WIND GUSTS.  

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.

&&

$$
158 
WWUS73 KICT 290752
NPWICT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
252 AM CDT TUE APR 29 2014

KSZ033-048>053-067>069-082-083-292200-
/O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-140430T0000Z/
LINCOLN-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION-CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-
BUTLER-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN...ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...
MCPHERSON...MARION...COTTONWOOD FALLS...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON...
EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...KINGMAN...WICHITA
252 AM CDT TUE APR 29 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY ACROSS
  CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS.

* WINDS...FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 
  AROUND 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. 

* IMPACTS...INCLUDE CHALLENGING DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO STRONG 
  WIND GUSTS...ESPECIALLY ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTATED ROADWAYS.  

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.

&&

$$

KSZ032-047-292200-
/O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-140430T0000Z/
RUSSELL-BARTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...GREAT BEND
252 AM CDT TUE APR 29 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
  DAYTIME HOURS TODAY.

* WINDS...FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 TO 
  50 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...INCLUDE CHALLENGING DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO STRONG
  WIND GUSTS...ESPECIALLY ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTATED ROADWAYS.

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.

&&

$$

JAKUB
900 
WWUS73 KICT 292354
NPWICT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
654 PM CDT TUE APR 29 2014

KSZ033-048>053-067>069-082-083-300100-
/O.EXP.KICT.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-140430T0000Z/
LINCOLN-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION-CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-
BUTLER-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN...ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...
MCPHERSON...MARION...COTTONWOOD FALLS...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON...
EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...KINGMAN...WICHITA
654 PM CDT TUE APR 29 2014

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

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

NORTHWESTERLY WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS...BUT
WILL REMAIN BREEZY AT 15 TO 25 MPH OVERNIGHT. THEREFORE...THE WIND
ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. 

$$

KSZ032-047-300100-
/O.EXP.KICT.WI.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-140430T0000Z/
RUSSELL-BARTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...GREAT BEND
654 PM CDT TUE APR 29 2014

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

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

NORTHWESTERLY WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS...BUT
WILL REMAIN BREEZY AT 15 TO 25 MPH OVERNIGHT. THEREFORE...THE WIND
ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. 

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this wind advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Wichita, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind advisory went out at Apr 27, 3:23 PM CDT, 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 27, 3:23 PM CDT, 20 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
323 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

...UPDATED FOR 18Z AVIATION DISCUSSION...

.SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY)
ISSUED AT 312 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

THIS EVENING-TONIGHT: CURRENT SURFACE ANALYSIS SHOWS SHOW LINE
PUSHING ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL KS. AN UNSTABLE AIRMASS
IS STILL LOCATED AHEAD OF THIS DRY LINE OVER SE KS...WITH SBCAPE
VALUES APPROACHING 2000 J/KG. ATMOSPHERE IS BECOMING UNCAPPED
AHEAD OF THIS DRYLINE...SO THINK SOME ISOLATED DISCRETE SUPERCELL
STORMS WILL REDEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS SE KS. BULK SHEAR
OF 50-60 KTS AND ABOVE MENTIONED INSTABILITY STILL SUGGESTS A
SEVERE STORM CHANCE...WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS THE MAIN
CONCERN. THERE IS A SMALL WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY FOR A TORNADO OR
TWO...RIGHT AFTER THE STORMS MATURE...IF SURFACE WINDS CAN BACK
SOME TO THE SOUTHEAST.

SHORT TERM MODELS SUGGEST THAT SEVERE STORM CHANCES WILL BE SHORT
LIVED IN SE KS AND WILL BASICALLY MOVE EAST OF THE AREA BY AROUND
6PM AS THE DRY LINE PUSHES EAST AND NE OF THE AREA INTO NE KS AND SW
MO.

THE DRY LINE HAS ALREADY PUSHED EAST OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL KS
WITH DRIER AIR OVER MOST AREAS WEST OF INTERSTATE 135. GUSTY WINDS
TO 50 MPH CONTINUE IN THE DRIER AIR...AS THE MAIN SURFACE LOW
CREATES A VERY TIGHT GRADIENT.  THINK THE STRONG SURFACE WINDS WILL
CONTINUE UNTIL SUNSET BEHIND THIS DRY LINE...BEFORE DROPPING OFF
SOME AFTER DARK. LATEST VISIBLE SATELLITE ALSO SHOWS LOTS OF BLOWING
DUST PUSHING INTO SOUTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL KS AS WELL.

SHORT RANGE MODELS SHOW SURFACE LOW LIFTING NE INTO NEB
OVERNIGHT...WITH ANY DIURNALLY DRIVEN SHOWER ACTIVITY UNDERNEATH THE
LOW DIMINISHING.

MON-TUE: THE MAIN UPPER LOW LOOKS TO OCCLUDE OVER ERN NEB ON
MON...WITH MOST OF KS ON THE SRN SIDE OF THIS STRONG UPPER LOW.
TIGHT GRADIENT ON THE SRN SIDE WILL LEAD TO STRONG GUSTY WINDS FOR
CENTRAL KS AGAIN ON MON. 850H WINDS ALSO REMAIN AROUND 45-50 KTS
AND EXPECT SOME OF THIS MID LEVEL WIND TO BE TRANSFERRED TO THE
GROUND VIA MOMENTUM TRANSFER. SO WILL GO WITH A WIND ADVISORY
AGAIN FOR MON FOR AREAS NORTH HIGHWAY 50.

WRAPAROUND MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE BACKSIDE OF THIS UPPER LOW
MAY LEAD TO SOME DIURNAL SHOWERS MOVING ACROSS CENTRAL KS AND
EVENTUALLY INTO SOUTHERN KS...FOR MON AFTERNOON.  WILL KEEP A LOW
POP IN FOR THIS CHANCE.

UPPER LOW SITS AND SPINS OVER ERN NEB INTO NE KS FOR TUE AS WELL.
THIS WOBBLE TO THE SOUTH MAY LEAD TO INCREASED SHOWER COVERAGE
DIRECTLY UNDER THE UPPER LOW FOR MON NIGHT INTO TUE FOR MOST OF THE
FORECAST AREA...SO WILL GO WITH A MORE SOLID CHANCE POP FOR THIS
TIME FRAME. NOT SURE IF WILL SEE ANY EMBEDDED THUNDER WITH THIS
ACTIVITY AS INSTABILITY REMAINS VERY LOW. STRENGTH OF THE WINDS
ROTATING AROUND THE UPPER LOW WILL CONTINUE TO BE A CONCERN FOR TUE
AS WELL...ESPECIALLY OVER CEN KS.

KETCHAM

.LONG TERM...(WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY)
ISSUED AT 312 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

UPPER LOW MEANDERS INTO THE GREAT LAKES REGION FOR THE MIDDLE TO THE
END OF THE WEEK.  THIS WILL KEEP MOST OF THE FORECAST AREA IN N-NW
FLOW...WITH POSSIBLY SOME LINGERING SHOWERS ACROSS NE KS. EXPECT THE
COOLER THAN NORMAL TEMPS TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA FOR AT LEAST
WED AS MOST OF THE FORECAST AREA STAYS IN THE NORTHERLY FLOW...BEFORE
TEMPS BEGIN TO MODERATE SOME TOWARDS THE WEEKEND.

KETCHAM

&&

.AVIATION...(FOR THE 18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z MONDAY AFTERNOON)
ISSUED AT 109 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

STILL ANTICIPATING POTENTIAL FOR A FEW ISOLATED TO WIDELY
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TO REDEVELOP GENERALLY ALONG/EAST OF THE
FLINT HILLS THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO THE EVENING...AS A
DRYLINE AND ASSOCIATED STRONG UPPER TROUGH CONTINUES TO ADVANCE
EAST. CONSEQUENTLY...HELD ONTO VCTS WORDING AT KCNU.
OTHERWISE...STRONG/GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED
AREAWIDE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WINDS SHOULD SLACKEN SOME
OVERNIGHT BUT STILL REMAIN BREEZY OUT OF THE WEST/SOUTHWEST. LATER
TONIGHT...MVFR TO LOW VFR CIGS WILL BE POSSIBLE...AS COLD
ADVECTION COMMENCES IN WAKE OF A COLD FRONT. STRONG/GUSTY WEST TO
NORTHWEST WINDS ANTICIPATED MONDAY...AS LOW PRESSURE SITS AND
SPINS NORTH OF THE REGION.

ADK

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
ISSUED AT 312 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

STRONG WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS AND CONTINUED DRY CONDITIONS FOR AREAS
WEST OF INTERSTATE 135 WILL LEAD TO ANOTHER ELEVATED FIRE DANGER DAY
ON MONDAY.  VERY HIGH TO EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER VALUES ARE
POSSIBLE FOR AREAS WHICH DIDNT SEE ANY SUBSTANTIAL RAINFALL...
MAINLY ACROSS CENTRAL KANSAS.

KETCHAM

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
WICHITA-KICT    49  70  45  58 /  10  20  20  30
HUTCHINSON      47  69  42  57 /  10  20  20  30
NEWTON          47  67  42  55 /  10  20  20  30
ELDORADO        48  69  44  57 /  10  20  20  30
WINFIELD-KWLD   49  73  45  60 /  10  20  20  20
RUSSELL         44  63  40  53 /  10  20  30  40
GREAT BEND      45  65  40  55 /  10  20  30  40
SALINA          47  66  42  55 /  10  20  30  40
MCPHERSON       47  67  41  55 /  10  20  30  40
COFFEYVILLE     51  73  47  62 /  10  10  20  20
CHANUTE         50  71  46  60 /  20  20  20  30
IOLA            50  70  46  59 /  20  20  20  30
PARSONS-KPPF    50  73  46  61 /  20  20  20  20

&&

.ICT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR KSZ032-033-
047>053-067>069-082-083-091>093.

RED FLAG WARNING FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM CDT MONDAY FOR KSZ032-033-
047>051-067-068.

WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR KSZ032-033-047>053-
067>069-082-083-091>093.

WIND ADVISORY FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM CDT MONDAY FOR KSZ032-033-
047>053-067-068-082-083.

&&
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 27, 3:43 AM CDT, 12 hours before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
343 AM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-280845-
RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION-CHASE-
RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-
SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE-
343 AM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS...
SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING ALONG AND EAST
OF I-135. THE MAIN RISK WILL BE LARGE HAIL UP TO QUARTER SIZE.

THE RISK FOR SEVERE STORMS WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF AN EASTWARD
MOVING DRY-LINE THIS AFTERNOON...ACROSS SOUTHEAST KANSAS. WHILE
THE MAIN RISKS WILL BE LARGE HAIL UP TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER AND
DAMAGING WINDS TO 70 MPH...A TORNADO WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE.

STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
BEHIND THE DRY-LINE PASSAGE...ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL
KANSAS BY MIDDAY AND CONTINUE UNTIL EARLY THIS EVENING. THIS WILL
RESULT IN EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER AND MAY ALSO CAUSE AREAS
OF REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING DUST. PLEASE REFER TO THE
LATEST WIND ADVISORY AND RED FLAG WARNING FOR DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

VERY HIGH GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE ACROSS MUCH
OF THE AREA ON MONDAY AFTERNOON...WITH STRONGER WINDS LEADING TO
A PERIOD OF EXTREME FIRE DANGER ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND
SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS.

GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE PERIODICALLY INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE
COMING WEEK...ELEVATING THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER DURING THE
AFTERNOON HOURS ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

STORM SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS POSSIBLE FROM AROUND MIDDAY THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON ACROSS SOUTHEAST KANSAS.

&&

FOR A GRAPHICAL VERSION OF THIS INFORMATION...SEE OUR
WEBPAGE AT (LOWERCASE) HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/WICHITA/HWO/HWO.PHP

KED

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 27, 10:45 AM CDT, 4 hours 58 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1045 AM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

KSZ071-072-096-271615-
ALLEN-NEOSHO-WOODSON-
1045 AM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A

* SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
  ALLEN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS...
  NORTHERN NEOSHO COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS...
  EASTERN WOODSON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS...

* UNTIL 1115 AM CDT

* AT 1042 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
  TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES
  NORTHWEST OF CHANUTE TO ERIE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  IOLA...HUMBOLDT...GAS...LA HARPE...MORAN...STARK...SAVONBURG...IOLA
  AIRPORT...BASSETT...ELSMORE AND MILDRED.

DIME SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IN THE EVENT THE STORMS INTENSIFY AND
BECOME SEVERE, OR A WARNING IS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

&&

LAT...LON 3756 9512 3754 9553 3773 9552 3774 9554
      3805 9555 3803 9508
TIME...MOT...LOC 1546Z 233DEG 58KT 3779 9548 3764 9515

LAWSON
Special weather statement, Apr 27, 10:49 AM CDT, 4 hours 54 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1049 AM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

KSZ099-100-271615-
LABETTE-MONTGOMERY-
1049 AM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A

* SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
  LABETTE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS...
  EASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS...

* UNTIL 1115 AM CDT

* AT 1046 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
  TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF COFFEYVILLE...
  MOVING NORTHEAST AT 65 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  PARSONS...EDNA...LIBERTY...BARTLETT...CHETOPA...MOUND VALLEY...
  ALTAMONT...CHERRYVALE...OSWEGO...ANGOLA...LABETTE...PARSONS TRI
  CITY AIRPORT AND DENNIS.

DIME SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IN THE EVENT THE STORM INTENSIES AND
BECOMES SEVERE, OR A WARNING IS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

&&

LAT...LON 3700 9507 3700 9566 3739 9551 3739 9508
TIME...MOT...LOC 1549Z 199DEG 72KT 3705 9547

LAWSON
Local storm report, Apr 27, 10:51 AM CDT, 4 hours 52 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1051 AM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1048 AM     HAIL             HUMBOLDT                37.81N 95.44W
04/27/2014  E0.50 INCH       ALLEN              KS   EMERGENCY MNGR

&&

RBL
Special weather statement, Apr 27, 11:32 AM CDT, 4 hours 11 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1132 AM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

KSZ100-271700-
LABETTE-
1132 AM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A

* SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
  EASTERN LABETTE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS...

* UNTIL NOON CDT

* AT 1128 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
  TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES
  SOUTH OF EDNA TO 18 MILES SOUTH OF CHETOPA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60
  MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  BARTLETT...CHETOPA...OSWEGO AND LABETTE.

DIME SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IN THE EVENT THE STORMS INTENSIFY AND
BECOME SEVERE, OR A WARNING IS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

&&

LAT...LON 3700 9507 3700 9537 3731 9518 3722 9507
TIME...MOT...LOC 1632Z 220DEG 54KT 3698 9534 3682 9501

LAWSON
Local storm report, Apr 27, 11:49 AM CDT, 3 hours 54 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1149 AM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1110 AM     TSTM WND DMG     5 S CHETOPA             36.96N 95.09W
04/27/2014                   CRAIG              OK   EMERGENCY MNGR

            METAL ROOF OF BARN TAKEN OFF AND DAMAGED POWERLINES.

&&

JAS
Local storm report, Apr 27, 11:50 AM CDT, 3 hours 53 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1150 AM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1110 AM     TSTM WND DMG     1 S CHETOPA             37.02N 95.09W
04/27/2014                   LABETTE            KS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            METAL ROOF OF BARN TAKEN OFF AND DAMAGED POWERLINES.

&&

JAS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 27, 12:51 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTCowley54 min
Apr 27, 1:45 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTSedgwick45 min
Apr 27, 2:12 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTButler48 min
Apr 27, 2:33 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTCowley57 min
Apr 27, 2:45 AM CDTWind AdvisoryICTBarton, Butler, Chase, Cowley, Ellsworth, Harper and 11 more18 hr
Apr 27, 3:01 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTCowley44 min
Apr 27, 4:27 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTReno33 min
Apr 27, 4:42 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTMcPherson, Reno, Rice48 min
Apr 27, 5:29 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTEllsworth, Harvey, McPherson, Reno, Rice46 min
Apr 27, 6:11 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTGreenwood34 min
Apr 27, 6:27 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTMcPherson33 min
Apr 27, 8:12 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTButler, Cowley33 min
Apr 27, 8:22 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTChautauqua, Elk23 min
Apr 27, 8:39 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTCowley, Elk36 min
Apr 27, 9:07 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTElk, Wilson, Woodson23 min
Apr 27, 9:17 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTChase28 min
Apr 27, 9:36 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTAllen, Wilson, Woodson39 min
Apr 27, 10:01 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTWilson29 min
Apr 27, 10:18 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTAllen, Wilson, Woodson27 min
Apr 27, 10:45 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTAllen, Neosho30 min
Apr 27, 10:49 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTLabette26 min
Apr 27, 11:32 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTLabette28 min
Apr 27, 3:35 PM CDTRed Flag WarningICTBarton, Ellsworth, Harvey, Kingman, Lincoln, McPherson and 5 more27 hr
Apr 27, 4:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTNeosho36 min
Apr 27, 4:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTNeosho47 min
Apr 27, 5:38 PM CDTBlowing Dust AdvisoryICTBarton, Butler, Chase, Cowley, Ellsworth, Harper and 11 more3 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.