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High Wind Warning 1, NWS Wichita, KS

March 23, 201626 counties in Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this high wind warning at Mar 23, 2016, 4:02 AM CDT for 26 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 20 hr. 12 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
Mar 23, 2016, 4:02 AM CDT (09:02 UTC)
Expired
Mar 23, 2016, 11:55 PM CDT
In force
20 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 09:04 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Mar 23, 1:46 PM CDTNON-TSTM WND GST 56Russell Airport, KS
Mar 23, 2:52 PM CDTNON-TSTM WND GST 59Hutchinson Airport, KS
Mar 23, 2:54 PM CDTNON-TSTM WND GST 56Salina, KS
Mar 23, 3:29 PM CDTNON-TSTM WND DMGWest Wichita, KSNWS EMPLOYEE REPORTED A 4 INCH TREE LIMB DOWN AT MAIZE AND KELLOGG. TIME IS APPROXIMATED FROM GUST AT WICHITA EISENHOWER NATIONAL AIRPORT.
Mar 23, 4:25 PM CDTNON-TSTM WND DMG8 W Anthony, KSA SPOTTER REPORTS AN UNATTACHED GARAGE DAMAGED FROM THE WINDS. TIME IS BASED ON A GUST AT THE NEAREST OBSERVATION SITE.
Mar 23, 4:43 PM CDTNON-TSTM WND GST 61Newton, KS
Mar 23, 4:45 PM CDTNON-TSTM WND GST 601 W Norwich, KS
Mar 23, 4:54 PM CDTNON-TSTM WND GST 55Jabara Airport, KS
Mar 23, 5:21 PM CDTNON-TSTM WND GST 551 W Norwich, KSSOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED FROM 30-40 MPH ARE SPREADING SMOKE FROM WILDFIRES IN BARBER AND COMANCHE COUNTIES ACROSS THE SPOTTERS LOCATION. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO 1/2 MILE WITHIN 1 HOUR.
Mar 23, 5:27 PM CDTNON-TSTM WND GST 552 N Eureka, KS
Mar 23, 6:15 PM CDTNON-TSTM WND GST 501 W Norwich, KSVERY DENSE SMOKE WITH VISIBILITIES AROUND 1/4 MILE. NO DOUBT TRAVEL IN THESE AREAS IS DANGEROUS.
Mar 23, 8:00 PM CDTNON-TSTM WND DMGEl Dorado, KSOFF DUTY NWS EMPLOYEE REPORTS A BROKEN 6 INCH TREE LIMB.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KFOE), launched 00:00Z, 9.0 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Topeka, KS at 00:00Z on 2016-03-23Temperature 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°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Topeka, KS at 00:00Z on 2016-03-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 165 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
2637 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
52 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
165 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
257 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

500 
WWUS73 KICT 230902
NPWICT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
402 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...VERY STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS TODAY WILL SHIFT TO
THE NORTHWEST LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND REMAIN STRONG...

.DEEP LOW PRESSURE OVER COLORADO WILL TRACK EAST ACROSS NORTHERN 
KANSAS TODAY...WITH A TRAILING DRY-LINE MOVING ACROSS CENTRAL 
AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS. THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY THE PASSAGE OF A 
STRONG COLD FRONT THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. STRONG WINDS AROUND
THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT.

KSZ052-053-068>072-083-091>096-098>100-231715-
/O.UPG.KICT.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-160324T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KICT.HW.W.0001.160323T0902Z-160324T0600Z/
MARION-CHASE-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-SEDGWICK-
HARPER-SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-
LABETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HILLSBORO...MARION...PEABODY...
COTTONWOOD FALLS...STRONG CITY...NEWTON...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...
ANDOVER...ROSE HILL...EUREKA...MADISON...YATES CENTER...IOLA...
HUMBOLDT...WICHITA...ANTHONY...HARPER...ATTICA...WELLINGTON...
WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY...HOWARD...MOLINE...LONGTON...GRENOLA...
NEODESHA...FREDONIA...CHANUTE...SEDAN...CEDAR VALE...
COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...PARSONS
402 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT THURSDAY. THE WIND
ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 58 MPH WILL
  SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST THIS EVENING.

* TIMING...OF THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM MIDDAY THROUGH
  THE AFTERNOON...AND AGAIN DURING THE LATE EVENING HOURS. 

* IMPACTS...THE VERY STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. STRONG CROSS WIND EFFECTS ARE LIKELY.
  SOME MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE IS ALSO POSSIBLE. LOOSE AND
  LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR ITEMS SHOULD BE PROPERLY STOWED OR
  PROTECTED FROM THE STRONG WINDS.

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.

&&

$$

KSZ082-231715-
/O.UPG.KICT.HW.A.0001.160323T2000Z-160324T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KICT.HW.W.0001.160323T0902Z-160324T0600Z/
KINGMAN-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KINGMAN
402 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT THURSDAY. THE HIGH
WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 58 MPH.

* TIMING...OF THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM MIDDAY THROUGH
  THE AFTERNOON...AND AGAIN DURING THE EVENING HOURS.

* IMPACTS...THE VERY STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. STRONG CROSS WIND EFFECTS ARE LIKELY.
  SOME MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE IS ALSO POSSIBLE. LOOSE AND
  LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR ITEMS SHOULD BE PROPERLY STOWED OR
  PROTECTED FROM THE STRONG WINDS.

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.

&&

$$

KSZ032-033-047>051-067-231715-
/O.UPG.KICT.HW.A.0001.160323T2000Z-160324T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KICT.HW.W.0001.160323T2000Z-160324T0600Z/
RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-RENO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...SYLVAN GROVE...BEVERLY...
BARNARD...GREAT BEND...ELLSWORTH...WILSON...SALINA...LYONS...
STERLING...MCPHERSON...HUTCHINSON
402 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM
CDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM CDT
THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 58 MPH.

* TIMING...OF THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM LATE THIS
  AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS.

* IMPACTS...THE VERY STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. STRONG CROSS WIND EFFECTS ARE LIKELY.
  SOME MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE IS ALSO POSSIBLE. LOOSE AND
  LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR ITEMS SHOULD BE PROPERLY STOWED OR
  PROTECTED FROM THE STRONG WINDS.

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.

&&

$$
5 follow-up statements
180 
WWUS73 KICT 231354
NPWICT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
854 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...VERY STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS TODAY WILL SHIFT TO THE
NORTHWEST LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND REMAIN STRONG...

.DEEP LOW PRESSURE OVER COLORADO WILL TRACK EAST ACROSS NORTHERN
KANSAS TODAY...WITH A TRAILING DRY-LINE MOVING ACROSS CENTRAL AND
SOUTHEAST KANSAS. THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY THE PASSAGE OF A
STRONG COLD FRONT THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. STRONG WINDS AROUND
THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT.

KSZ052-053-068>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-232200-
/O.CON.KICT.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160324T0600Z/
MARION-CHASE-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-KINGMAN-
SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-
MONTGOMERY-LABETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HILLSBORO...MARION...PEABODY...
COTTONWOOD FALLS...STRONG CITY...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
854 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT THURSDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...OF THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM MIDDAY 
  THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...AND AGAIN DURING THE LATE EVENING 
  HOURS.

* IMPACTS...THE VERY STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT 
  FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. STRONG CROSS WIND EFFECTS ARE 
  LIKELY. SOME MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE IS ALSO POSSIBLE. LOOSE AND 
  LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR ITEMS SHOULD BE PROPERLY STOWED OR 
  PROTECTED FROM THE STRONG WINDS.

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.

&&

$$

KSZ032-033-047>051-067-232200-
/O.CON.KICT.HW.W.0001.160323T2000Z-160324T0600Z/
RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-RENO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...SYLVAN GROVE...BEVERLY...
BARNARD...GREAT BEND...ELLSWORTH...WILSON...SALINA...LYONS...
STERLING...MCPHERSON...HUTCHINSON
854 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 1 AM CDT THURSDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...OF THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM LATE THIS 
  AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS.

* IMPACTS...THE VERY STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT 
  FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. STRONG CROSS WIND EFFECTS ARE 
  LIKELY. SOME MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE IS ALSO POSSIBLE. LOOSE AND 
  LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR ITEMS SHOULD BE PROPERLY STOWED OR 
  PROTECTED FROM THE STRONG WINDS.

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.

&&

$$
969 
WWUS73 KICT 231632
NPWICT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1132 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...VERY STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS TODAY WILL SHIFT TO THE
NORTHWEST LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND REMAIN STRONG...

.DEEP LOW PRESSURE OVER WESTERN KANSAS WILL TRACK EAST ACROSS
KANSAS TODAY...WITH A TRAILING DRY-LINE MOVING ACROSS CENTRAL AND
SOUTHEAST KANSAS. THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY THE PASSAGE OF A STRONG
COLD FRONT THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. STRONG WINDS AROUND THE LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT.

KSZ052-053-068>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-240045-
/O.CON.KICT.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160324T0600Z/
MARION-CHASE-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-KINGMAN-
SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-
MONTGOMERY-LABETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HILLSBORO...MARION...PEABODY...
COTTONWOOD FALLS...STRONG CITY...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
1132 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT THURSDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...OF THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM MIDDAY 
  THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...AND AGAIN DURING THE LATE EVENING 
  HOURS.

* IMPACTS...THE VERY STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT 
  FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. STRONG CROSS WIND EFFECTS ARE 
  LIKELY. SOME MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE IS ALSO POSSIBLE. LOOSE AND 
  LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR ITEMS SHOULD BE PROPERLY STOWED OR 
  PROTECTED FROM THE STRONG WINDS.

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.

&&

$$

KSZ032-033-047>051-067-240045-
/O.CON.KICT.HW.W.0001.160323T2000Z-160324T0600Z/
RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-RENO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...SYLVAN GROVE...BEVERLY...
BARNARD...GREAT BEND...ELLSWORTH...WILSON...SALINA...LYONS...
STERLING...MCPHERSON...HUTCHINSON
1132 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 1 AM CDT THURSDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...OF THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM LATE THIS 
  AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS.

* IMPACTS...THE VERY STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT 
  FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. STRONG CROSS WIND EFFECTS ARE 
  LIKELY. SOME MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE IS ALSO POSSIBLE. LOOSE AND 
  LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR ITEMS SHOULD BE PROPERLY STOWED OR 
  PROTECTED FROM THE STRONG WINDS.

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.

&&

$$
380 
WWUS73 KICT 232013
NPWICT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
313 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016


KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-240415-
/O.CON.KICT.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160324T0600Z/
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
313 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT THURSDAY...

* WINDS...FROM THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST AT 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS
  OVER 55 MPH...WILL SWITCH TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST INTO THE EVENING
  HOURS.

* IMPACTS...THE VERY STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT 
  FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. STRONG CROSS WIND EFFECTS ARE 
  LIKELY. SOME MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE IS ALSO POSSIBLE. LOOSE AND 
  LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR ITEMS SHOULD BE PROPERLY STOWED OR 
  PROTECTED FROM THE STRONG WINDS.

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.

&&

$$

JAKUB
654 
WWUS73 KICT 240125
NPWICT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
825 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT THURSDAY FOR ALL
OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS...

...THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED...

KSZ051>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-240600-
/O.CAN.KICT.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160324T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KICT.WI.Y.0011.160324T0125Z-160324T0600Z/
MCPHERSON-MARION-CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-
KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-
CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...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
825 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT THURSDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT THURSDAY. THE HIGH
WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* IMPACTS...THE VERY STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. STRONG CROSS WIND EFFECTS
  ARE LIKELY. SOME MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE IS ALSO POSSIBLE. LOOSE
  AND LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR ITEMS SHOULD BE PROPERLY STOWED OR
  PROTECTED FROM THE STRONG WINDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND/OR
46 TO 57 MPH GUSTS ARE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

FOR MUCH OF SOUTH-CENTRAL KANSAS...AREAS OF THICK SMOKE CONTINUE
TO CAUSE POOR VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY WEST OF I-135. BE ALERT
FOR LOCALIZED VISIBILITIES AS LOW AS 1 MILE IN RENO...KINGMAN...AND
SEDGWICK COUNTIES.

&&

$$

KSZ032-033-047>050-240600-
/O.CON.KICT.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160324T0600Z/
RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...SYLVAN GROVE...BEVERLY...
BARNARD...GREAT BEND...ELLSWORTH...WILSON...SALINA...LYONS...
STERLING
825 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT THURSDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST INCREASING TO 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 58
  MPH. 

* IMPACTS...THE VERY STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING VERY DIFFICULT
  FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES! STRONG CROSS WIND EFFECTS ARE LIKELY.
  SOME MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE IS ALSO POSSIBLE. LOOSE AND
  LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR ITEMS SHOULD BE PROPERLY STOWED OR PROTECTED
  FROM THE STRONG WINDS.

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.

&&

$$

ES
147 
WWUS73 KICT 240455
NPWICT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1155 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED...

KSZ032-033-047>050-241200-
/O.CAN.KICT.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160324T0600Z/
/O.EXB.KICT.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-160324T1200Z/
RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...SYLVAN GROVE...BEVERLY...
BARNARD...GREAT BEND...ELLSWORTH...WILSON...SALINA...LYONS...
STERLING
1155 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THURSDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THURSDAY. THE HIGH
WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH 40 TO 45 MPH GUSTS.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. STRONG CROSS WIND EFFECTS
  ARE LIKELY. SOME MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE IS ALSO POSSIBLE. LOOSE
  AND LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR ITEMS SHOULD BE PROPERLY STOWED OR
  PROTECTED FROM THE STRONG WINDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND/OR
46 TO 57 MPH GUSTS ARE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

KSZ071-072-095-096-099-100-240600-
/O.CAN.KICT.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-160324T0600Z/
WOODSON-ALLEN-WILSON-NEOSHO-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YATES CENTER...IOLA...HUMBOLDT...
NEODESHA...FREDONIA...CHANUTE...COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...
PARSONS
1155 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

WITH SUSTAINED WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS FROM 15 TO 25 MPH FORECAST
FOR THE REST OF THE NIGHT...THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

KSZ051>053-067>070-082-083-091>094-098-241200-
/O.EXT.KICT.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-160324T1200Z/
MCPHERSON-MARION-CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-KINGMAN-
SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK-CHAUTAUQUA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...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
1155 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THURSDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH.

* IMPACTS...THE VERY STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. STRONG CROSS WIND EFFECTS
  ARE LIKELY. SOME MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE IS ALSO POSSIBLE. LOOSE
  AND LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR ITEMS SHOULD BE PROPERLY STOWED OR
  PROTECTED FROM THE STRONG WINDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND/OR
46 TO 57 MPH GUSTS ARE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

AREAS OF THICK SMOKE CONTINUE TO CAUSE POOR VISIBILITIES IN PARTS
OF SOUTH-CENTRAL KANSAS...ESPECIALLY IN HARVEY COUNTY WHERE A
GRASSLAND FIRE CONTINUES. BE ALERT FOR LOCALIZED VISIBILITIES AS
LOW AS AROUND 1 MILE...ESPECIALLY IN HARVEY COUNTY.

&&

$$

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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.