Alert archive / Kansas / Wind Advisories in 2015
Wind Advisory 3, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this wind advisory at Jan 31, 2015, 8:46 PM CST for 26 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Feb 1, 2015, 8:00 AM CST. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 31, 2015, 8:46 PM CST (02:46 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 1, 2015, 8:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 1, 2015, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
All 26 counties
Allen County, KS, Barton County, KS, Butler County, KS, Chase County, KS, Chautauqua County, KS, Cowley County, KS, Elk County, KS, Ellsworth County, KS, Greenwood County, KS, Harper County, KS, Harvey County, KS, Kingman County, KS, Labette County, KS, Lincoln County, KS, Marion County, KS, McPherson County, KS, Montgomery County, KS, Neosho County, KS, Reno County, KS, Rice County, KS, Russell County, KS, Saline County, KS, Sedgwick County, KS, Sumner County, KS, Wilson County, KS, Woodson County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:50 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, 2.8 hours before the alert went out and 172 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
- 517 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 384 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 448 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
238 WWUS73 KICT 010246 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 846 PM CST SAT JAN 31 2015 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>070-082-083-091>094-098-011700- /O.NEW.KICT.WI.Y.0003.150201T1400Z-150202T0000Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION- CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER- COWLEY-ELK-CHAUTAUQUA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...SYLVAN GROVE...BEVERLY... BARNARD...GREAT BEND...ELLSWORTH...WILSON...SALINA...LYONS... STERLING...MCPHERSON...HILLSBORO...MARION...PEABODY... COTTONWOOD FALLS...STRONG CITY...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON... EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...ANDOVER...ROSE HILL...EUREKA...MADISON... KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY...HARPER...ATTICA...WELLINGTON... WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY...HOWARD...MOLINE...LONGTON...GRENOLA... SEDAN...CEDAR VALE 846 PM CST SAT JAN 31 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE PRESENT IN THE MORNING AFTER THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH AND PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * IMPACTS...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULTY FOR THOSE TRAVELING ON EAST-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. && $$ BILLINGS WRIGHT
4 follow-up statements
188 WWUS73 KICT 010945 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 345 AM CST SUN FEB 1 2015 ...STRONG NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY... KSZ032-033-047>053-067>070-082-083-091>094-098-012345- /O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0003.150201T1400Z-150202T0000Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION- CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER- COWLEY-ELK-CHAUTAUQUA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...SYLVAN GROVE...BEVERLY... BARNARD...GREAT BEND...ELLSWORTH...WILSON...SALINA...LYONS... STERLING...MCPHERSON...HILLSBORO...MARION...PEABODY... COTTONWOOD FALLS...STRONG CITY...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON... EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...ANDOVER...ROSE HILL...EUREKA...MADISON... KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY...HARPER...ATTICA...WELLINGTON... WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY...HOWARD...MOLINE...LONGTON...GRENOLA... SEDAN...CEDAR VALE 345 AM CST SUN FEB 1 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP WEST OF THE KANSAS TURNPIKE SHORTLY AFTER DAWN...AND FURTHER EAST ACROSS THE REST OF THE ADVISORY AREA BY MID-MORNING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...INCLUDE DIFFICULT TRAVEL FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES DUE TO THE SUDDEN AND STRONG WIND GUSTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH AND/OR WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
727 WWUS73 KICT 011654 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1054 AM CST SUN FEB 1 2015 ...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS TODAY... KSZ032-033-047>053-067>070-082-083-091>094-098-020000- /O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150202T0000Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION- CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER- COWLEY-ELK-CHAUTAUQUA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...SYLVAN GROVE...BEVERLY... BARNARD...GREAT BEND...ELLSWORTH...WILSON...SALINA...LYONS... STERLING...MCPHERSON...HILLSBORO...MARION...PEABODY... COTTONWOOD FALLS...STRONG CITY...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON... EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...ANDOVER...ROSE HILL...EUREKA...MADISON... KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY...HARPER...ATTICA...WELLINGTON... WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY...HOWARD...MOLINE...LONGTON...GRENOLA... SEDAN...CEDAR VALE 1054 AM CST SUN FEB 1 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PREVAIL INTO THE EVENING HOURS ACROSS THE REGION. * WINDS...WILL BE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...INCLUDE DIFFICULT TRAVEL FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES DUE TO THE SUDDEN AND 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. && $$
113 WWUS73 KICT 011709 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1109 AM CST SUN FEB 1 2015 ...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS TODAY... KSZ071-072-095-096-099-100-020000- /O.EXA.KICT.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150202T0000Z/ WOODSON-ALLEN-WILSON-NEOSHO-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YATES CENTER...IOLA...HUMBOLDT... NEODESHA...FREDONIA...CHANUTE...COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE... PARSONS 1109 AM CST SUN FEB 1 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PREVAIL INTO THE EVENING HOURS ACROSS THE REGION. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...INCLUDE DIFFICULT TRAVEL FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES DUE TO THE SUDDEN AND STRONG WIND GUSTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH AND/OR WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ KSZ032-033-047>053-067>070-082-083-091>094-098-020000- /O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150202T0000Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION- CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER- COWLEY-ELK-CHAUTAUQUA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...SYLVAN GROVE...BEVERLY... BARNARD...GREAT BEND...ELLSWORTH...WILSON...SALINA...LYONS... STERLING...MCPHERSON...HILLSBORO...MARION...PEABODY... COTTONWOOD FALLS...STRONG CITY...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON... EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...ANDOVER...ROSE HILL...EUREKA...MADISON... KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY...HARPER...ATTICA...WELLINGTON... WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY...HOWARD...MOLINE...LONGTON...GRENOLA... SEDAN...CEDAR VALE 1109 AM CST SUN FEB 1 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PREVAIL INTO THE EVENING HOURS ACROSS THE REGION. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...INCLUDE DIFFICULT TRAVEL FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES DUE TO THE SUDDEN AND 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. && $$
236 WWUS73 KICT 012359 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 559 PM CST SUN FEB 1 2015 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-020100- /O.EXP.KICT.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150202T0000Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION- CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK- HARPER-SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY- LABETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...SYLVAN GROVE...BEVERLY... BARNARD...GREAT BEND...ELLSWORTH...WILSON...SALINA...LYONS... STERLING...MCPHERSON...HILLSBORO...MARION...PEABODY... COTTONWOOD FALLS...STRONG CITY...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON... EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...ANDOVER...ROSE HILL...EUREKA...MADISON... YATES CENTER...IOLA...HUMBOLDT...KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY... HARPER...ATTICA...WELLINGTON...WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY... HOWARD...MOLINE...LONGTON...GRENOLA...NEODESHA...FREDONIA... CHANUTE...SEDAN...CEDAR VALE...COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE... PARSONS 559 PM CST SUN FEB 1 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... NORTHWEST WINDS ARE STILL BREEZY...BUT HAVE DECREASED THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THROUGH THE EVENING ALLOWING THE WIND ADVISORY TO EXPIRE. $$ BILLINGS WRIGHT
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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.