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Wind Advisory 33, NWS Wichita, KS

June 14, 201417 counties in Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this wind advisory at Jun 14, 2014, 3:02 AM CDT for 17 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Jun 14, 2014, 9:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 13 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 14, 2014, 3:02 AM CDT (08:02 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 14, 2014, 9:00 AM CDT
Expired
Jun 14, 2014, 10:20 PM CDT
In force
13 hr
Issued by
NWS Wichita, KS

Counties Barton County, KS, Butler County, KS, Chase County, KS, Cowley County, KS, Ellsworth County, KS, Harper 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, Sumner County, KS

The radar

The Wichita radar (KICT), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:06 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 00:00Z, 8.0 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 00:00Z on 2014-06-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 289 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Dodge City, at 00:00Z on 2014-06-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 60 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
289 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-300 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1563 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
60 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
207 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.

458 
WWUS73 KICT 140802
NPWICT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
302 AM CDT SAT JUN 14 2014


KSZ032-033-047-048-050-142215-
/O.NEW.KICT.WI.Y.0033.140614T1400Z-140615T0400Z/
RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-RICE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND...
ELLSWORTH...LYONS
302 AM CDT SAT JUN 14 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 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 11 PM CDT
THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND REMAIN QUITE
  STRONG THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS TODAY. 

* WINDS...FROM THE SOUTH AT 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH
  ARE EXPECTED. 

* IMPACTS...OCCASIONAL STRONG AND SUDDEN WIND GUSTS WILL MAKE
  DRIVING DIFFICULT AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGHER PROFILE
  VEHICLES TRAVELING 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.

&&

$$

KSZ049-051>053-067>069-082-083-091>093-142215-
/O.NEW.KICT.WI.Y.0033.140614T1700Z-140615T0400Z/
SALINE-MCPHERSON-MARION-CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-
HARPER-SUMNER-COWLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SALINA...MCPHERSON...MARION...
COTTONWOOD FALLS...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...
KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY...HARPER...WELLINGTON...WINFIELD...
ARKANSAS CITY
302 AM CDT SAT JUN 14 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 11 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 11 PM CDT THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING...SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE NOTICEABLY BY THIS AFTERNOON
  AND REMAIN QUITE STRONG THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS TODAY.

* WINDS...FROM THE SOUTH AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH
  ARE EXPECTED.

* IMPACTS...OCCASIONAL STRONG AND SUDDEN WIND GUSTS WILL MAKE
  DRIVING DIFFICULT AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGHER PROFILE
  VEHICLES TRAVELING 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
2 follow-up statements
490 
WWUS73 KICT 142056
NPWICT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
356 PM CDT SAT JUN 14 2014

KSZ032-033-047>053-067>069-082-083-091>093-150400-
/O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-140615T0400Z/
RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION-
CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER-COWLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND...
ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON...MARION...
COTTONWOOD FALLS...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...
KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY...HARPER...WELLINGTON...WINFIELD...
ARKANSAS CITY
356 PM CDT SAT JUN 14 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE
  EVENING...STRONGEST ALONG AND WEST OF THE FLINT HILLS.

* WINDS...WILL BE SUSTAINED OUT OF THE SOUTH AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
  GUSTS OVER 45 MPH POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS...OCCASIONAL STRONG AND SUDDEN WIND GUSTS WILL MAKE
  DRIVING DIFFICULT AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGHER PROFILE
  VEHICLES TRAVELING ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTED 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.

&&

$$
171 
WWUS73 KICT 150320
NPWICT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1020 PM CDT SAT JUN 14 2014

KSZ032-033-047>053-067>069-082-083-091>093-150430-
/O.CAN.KICT.WI.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-140615T0400Z/
RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION-
CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER-COWLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND...
ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON...MARION...
COTTONWOOD FALLS...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...
KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY...HARPER...WELLINGTON...WINFIELD...
ARKANSAS CITY
1020 PM CDT SAT JUN 14 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

GUSTY SOUTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE ...ESPECIALLY
ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS. BUT THE SURFACE WINDS WILL
DIMINISH SOME OVERNIGHT.

$$

KETCHAM

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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.