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Wind Advisory 5, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this wind advisory at Jan 26, 2014, 3:40 AM CST for 23 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Jan 26, 2014, 5:00 PM CST. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 26, 2014, 3:40 AM CST (09:40 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 26, 2014, 5:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Jan 27, 2014, 3:04 AM CST
- In force
- 10 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 09:39 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 00:00Z, 9.7 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1592 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 72 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 144 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 219 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
125 WWUS73 KTOP 260940 NPWTOP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 340 AM CST SUN JAN 26 2014 KSZ008>012-020-262200- /O.NEW.KTOP.WI.Y.0005.140126T2300Z-140127T0800Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-CLOUD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...HIAWATHA...CONCORDIA 340 AM CST SUN JAN 26 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 AM CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 AM CST MONDAY. * TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND PEAK IN THE EARLY EVENING BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS ALONG EAST TO WEST ROADWAYS SUCH AS HIGHWAY 36 SHOULD KEEP A FIRM GRIP ON THE STEERING WHEEL. VERY LIGHT SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE IN THE EVENING AND COULD COMBINE WITH THE WINDS TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$ KSZ021>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-262200- /O.NEW.KTOP.WI.Y.0005.140127T0100Z-140127T1000Z/ CLAY-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY- MORRIS-WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY- ANDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAY CENTER...MANHATTAN...ABILENE... JUNCTION CITY...TOPEKA...LAWRENCE...EMPORIA...OTTAWA 340 AM CST SUN JAN 26 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM CST MONDAY. * TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE IN THE EARLY EVENING HOURS AND PEAK IN THE MID TO LATE EVENING. SPEEDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS ALONG EAST TO WEST ROADWAYS SUCH AS INTERSTATE 70 AND INTERSTATE 35 SHOULD KEEP A FIRM GRIP ON THE STEERING WHEEL. VERY LIGHT SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE IN THE EVENING NORTH OF INTERSTATE 70 AND COULD COMBINE WITH THE WINDS TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$
4 follow-up statements
753 WWUS73 KTOP 262138 NPWTOP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 338 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014 KSZ008>012-020-270600- /O.CON.KTOP.WI.Y.0005.140126T2300Z-140127T0800Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-CLOUD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...HIAWATHA...CONCORDIA 338 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CST MONDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CST MONDAY. * TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND PEAK IN THE EARLY EVENING BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS ALONG EAST TO WEST ROADWAYS SUCH AS HIGHWAY 36 SHOULD KEEP A FIRM GRIP ON THE STEERING WHEEL. VERY LIGHT SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE IN THE EVENING AND COULD COMBINE WITH THE WINDS TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$ KSZ021>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-270600- /O.CON.KTOP.WI.Y.0005.140127T0100Z-140127T1000Z/ CLAY-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY- MORRIS-WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY- ANDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAY CENTER...MANHATTAN...ABILENE... JUNCTION CITY...TOPEKA...LAWRENCE...EMPORIA...OTTAWA 338 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM CST MONDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM CST MONDAY. * TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE IN THE EARLY EVENING HOURS AND PEAK IN THE MID TO LATE EVENING. SPEEDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS ALONG EAST TO WEST ROADWAYS SUCH AS INTERSTATE 70 AND INTERSTATE 35 SHOULD KEEP A FIRM GRIP ON THE STEERING WHEEL. VERY LIGHT SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE IN THE EVENING AND COULD COMBINE WITH THE WINDS TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$
427 WWUS73 KTOP 262319 NPWTOP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 519 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014 KSZ021>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-271000- /O.EXT.KTOP.WI.Y.0005.140126T2319Z-140127T1000Z/ CLAY-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY- MORRIS-WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY- ANDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAY CENTER...MANHATTAN...ABILENE... JUNCTION CITY...TOPEKA...LAWRENCE...EMPORIA...OTTAWA 519 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST MONDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST MONDAY. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY THIS EVENING. SPEEDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS...DRIVING ALONG EAST TO WEST ROADWAYS SUCH AS INTERSTATE 70 AND INTERSTATE 35 WILL BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES MAY TEMPORARILY DROP TO A MILE OR LESS DUE TO LIGHT PRECIPITATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$ KSZ008>012-020-270800- /O.CON.KTOP.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-140127T0800Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-CLOUD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...HIAWATHA...CONCORDIA 519 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CST MONDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CST MONDAY. * TIMING...WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THE EVENING... GRADUALLY DIMINISHING DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS...DRIVING ALONG EAST TO WEST ROADWAYS SUCH AS INTERSTATE 70 AND INTERSTATE 35 WILL BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES MAY TEMPORARILY DROP TO A MILE OR LESS DUE TO LIGHT PRECIPITATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$ WOLTERS
798 WWUS73 KTOP 270527 NPWTOP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 1127 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014 KSZ021>024-026-036-038-039-270630- /O.CAN.KTOP.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-140127T1000Z/ CLAY-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-GEARY-WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAY CENTER...MANHATTAN... JUNCTION CITY...TOPEKA 1127 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WIND SPEEDS SHOULD GRADUALLY TREND WEAKER AS THE NIGHT PROGRESSES. THEREFORE THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ KSZ008>012-020-270630- /O.CAN.KTOP.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-140127T0800Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-CLOUD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...HIAWATHA...CONCORDIA 1127 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WIND SPEEDS SHOULD GRADUALLY TREND WEAKER AS THE NIGHT PROGRESSES. THEREFORE THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ KSZ034-035-037-040-054>056-058-059-271000- /O.CON.KTOP.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-140127T1000Z/ OTTAWA-DICKINSON-MORRIS-DOUGLAS-LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY- ANDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ABILENE...LAWRENCE...EMPORIA...OTTAWA 1127 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST MONDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST MONDAY. * TIMING...WIND SPEEDS HAVE PEAKED AND SHOULD BEGIN A GRADUAL WEAKENING TREND. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...DRIVING ALONG EAST TO WEST ROADWAYS SUCH AS INTERSTATE 70 AND INTERSTATE 35 WILL BE DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$
688 WWUS73 KTOP 270904 NPWTOP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 304 AM CST MON JAN 27 2014 KSZ034-035-037-040-054>056-058-059-271015- /O.CAN.KTOP.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-140127T1000Z/ OTTAWA-DICKINSON-MORRIS-DOUGLAS-LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY- ANDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ABILENE...LAWRENCE...EMPORIA...OTTAWA 304 AM CST MON JAN 27 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WIND SPEEDS HAVE DIMINISHED AND WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THIS MORNING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Topeka, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26, 3:35 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | TOP | Brown, Marshall, Nemaha | 31 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.