Alert archive / Kansas / Wind Advisories in 2016
Wind Advisory 11, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this wind advisory at Mar 23, 2016, 8:25 PM CDT for 26 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 11 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 23, 2016, 8:25 PM CDT (01:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 24, 2016, 7:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 11 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 01:26 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, 1.4 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
- 4161 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 65 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 24 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 63 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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
3 follow-up statements
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. && $$ ES
234 WWUS73 KICT 240801 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 301 AM CDT THU MAR 24 2016 ...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS MORNING... KSZ032-033-047>053-067>070-082-083-091>094-098-241200- /O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-160324T1200Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION- CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER- COWLEY-ELK-CHAUTAUQUA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...SYLVAN GROVE...BEVERLY... BARNARD...GREAT BEND...ELLSWORTH...WILSON...SALINA...LYONS... STERLING...MCPHERSON...HILLSBORO...MARION...PEABODY... COTTONWOOD FALLS...STRONG CITY...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON... EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...ANDOVER...ROSE HILL...EUREKA...MADISON... KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY...HARPER...ATTICA...WELLINGTON... WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY...HOWARD...MOLINE...LONGTON...GRENOLA... SEDAN...CEDAR VALE 301 AM CDT THU MAR 24 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING... * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. STRONG CROSS WIND EFFECTS ARE LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND/OR 46 TO 57 MPH GUSTS ARE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
555 WWUS73 KICT 241151 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 651 AM CDT THU MAR 24 2016 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>070-082-083-091>094-098-241300- /O.EXP.KICT.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-160324T1200Z/ 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 651 AM CDT THU MAR 24 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING... WINDS HAVE CONTINUED TO DECREASE IN SPEED EARLY THIS MORNING...FALLING BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA...HOWEVER BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE MORNING TO EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 2:40 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | ICT | Barton, Ellsworth, Harper, Kingman, Reno, Rice | 13 hr |
Nearby
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.