Alert archive / Kansas / Wind Advisories in 2016
Wind Advisory 1, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this wind advisory at Feb 2, 2016, 3:07 AM CST for 26 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Feb 2, 2016, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 2, 2016, 3:07 AM CST (09:07 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 2, 2016, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Feb 2, 2016, 8:52 PM CST
- In force
- 9 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 09:10 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, 9.1 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
- 1817 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 69 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 170 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 486 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
987 WWUS73 KICT 020907 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 307 AM CST TUE FEB 2 2016 DEFAULT OVERVIEW SECTION KSZ071-072-094>096-098>100-022315- /O.NEW.KICT.WI.Y.0001.160202T1800Z-160203T0000Z/ WOODSON-ALLEN-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YATES CENTER...IOLA...HUMBOLDT... HOWARD...MOLINE...LONGTON...GRENOLA...NEODESHA...FREDONIA... CHANUTE...SEDAN...CEDAR VALE...COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE... PARSONS 307 AM CST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON FROM THE SOUTHWEST WITH WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 25 MPH...AND HIGHER GUSTS ABOVE 40 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...FROM THE STRONG CROSS WINDS COULD MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS. 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. && $$ JAKUB
5 follow-up statements
447 WWUS73 KICT 021116 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 516 AM CST TUE FEB 2 2016 DEFAULT OVERVIEW SECTION KSZ071-072-094>096-098>100-030000- /O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0001.160202T1800Z-160203T0000Z/ WOODSON-ALLEN-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YATES CENTER...IOLA...HUMBOLDT... HOWARD...MOLINE...LONGTON...GRENOLA...NEODESHA...FREDONIA... CHANUTE...SEDAN...CEDAR VALE...COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE... PARSONS 516 AM CST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...FROM THE STRONG CROSS WINDS COULD MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH AND/OR WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ JAKUB
148 WWUS73 KICT 022009 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 209 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>070-082-083-091>093-030000- /O.EXA.KICT.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160203T0000Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION- CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER- COWLEY- 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 209 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...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. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. * IMPACTS...FROM THE STRONG CROSS WINDS COULD MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS. 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. && $$ KSZ071-072-094>096-098>100-030000- /O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160203T0000Z/ WOODSON-ALLEN-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YATES CENTER...IOLA...HUMBOLDT... HOWARD...MOLINE...LONGTON...GRENOLA...NEODESHA...FREDONIA... CHANUTE...SEDAN...CEDAR VALE...COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE... PARSONS 209 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...SOUTHWEST AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...FROM THE STRONG CROSS WINDS COULD MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH AND/OR WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
118 WWUS73 KICT 022217 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 417 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016 DEFAULT OVERVIEW SECTION KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-030000- /O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160203T0000Z/ 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 417 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...WOULD BE SUSTAINED AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO AROUND 40 MPH. * TIMING...UNTIL EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...FROM THE STRONG CROSS WINDS TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. IN PARTS OF CENTRAL KANSAS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS LIKELY AND WOULD GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. AREAS AT GREATEST RISK FOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WOULD BE RUSSELL AND LINCOLN COUNTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND/OR GUSTS FROM 46 TO 57 MPH ARE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ ES/MWM
164 WWUS73 KICT 022349 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 549 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016 KSZ047-048-050>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-030100- /O.CAN.KICT.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160203T0000Z/ BARTON-ELLSWORTH-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION-CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER- GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK- WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREAT BEND...ELLSWORTH...WILSON... LYONS...STERLING...MCPHERSON...HILLSBORO...MARION...PEABODY... COTTONWOOD FALLS...STRONG CITY...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON... EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...ANDOVER...ROSE HILL...EUREKA...MADISON... YATES CENTER...IOLA...HUMBOLDT...KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY... HARPER...ATTICA...WELLINGTON...WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY... HOWARD...MOLINE...LONGTON...GRENOLA...NEODESHA...FREDONIA... CHANUTE...SEDAN...CEDAR VALE...COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE... PARSONS 549 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS TO 25 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA FOR THE EVENING HOURS. $$ KSZ032-033-049-030300- /O.EXT.KICT.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160203T0300Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-SALINE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...SYLVAN GROVE...BEVERLY... BARNARD...SALINA 549 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...WOULD BE SUSTAINED AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO AROUND 40 MPH. * TIMING...UNTIL LATE THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...FROM THE STRONG CROSS WINDS TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. IN PARTS OF CENTRAL KANSAS...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 70...BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW IS LIKELY AND WOULD GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. AREAS AT GREATEST RISK FOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WOULD BE ACROSS RUSSELL AND LINCOLN COUNTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND/OR GUSTS FROM 46 TO 57 MPH ARE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ KETCHAM
016 WWUS73 KICT 030252 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 852 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016 DEFAULT OVERVIEW SECTION KSZ032-033-049-030400- /O.CAN.KICT.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160203T0300Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-SALINE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...SYLVAN GROVE...BEVERLY... BARNARD...SALINA 852 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. SOME BLOWING SNOW IS STILL POSSIBLE ACROSS CENTRAL KANSAS... ESPECIALLY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 70. BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF NEW SNOW IS LIKELY AND WOULD GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. AREAS AT GREATEST RISK FOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WOULD BE ACROSS RUSSELL AND LINCOLN COUNTIES. $$ 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.