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Wind Advisory 20, NWS Wichita, KS

October 6, 201614 counties in Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this wind advisory at Oct 6, 2016, 5:53 PM CDT for 14 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 3 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 6, 2016, 5:53 PM CDT (22:53 UTC)
Expired
Oct 6, 2016, 9:00 PM CDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Wichita, KS

Counties Barton County, KS, Chase County, KS, Ellsworth County, KS, Harper County, KS, Harvey County, KS, Kingman County, KS, Lincoln County, KS, Marion County, KS, McPherson County, KS, Reno County, KS, Rice County, KS, Russell County, KS, Saline County, KS, Sedgwick County, KS

The radar

The Wichita radar (KICT), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:54 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

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 185 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, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2016-10-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2016-10-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 190 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
2039 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
54 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
190 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
196 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

199 
WWUS73 KICT 062253
NPWICT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
553 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2016

...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS THIS EVENING...

KSZ032-033-047>051-067-070200-
/O.NEW.KICT.WI.Y.0020.161006T2253Z-161007T0200Z/
RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-RENO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...SYLVAN GROVE...
GREAT BEND...ELLSWORTH...WILSON...SALINA...LYONS...STERLING...
MCPHERSON...HUTCHINSON
553 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING.

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

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. 

* IMPACTS...INCLUDE DANGEROUS CROSS-WINDS ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES.

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.

&&

$$

KED
2 follow-up statements
650 
WWUS73 KICT 070024
NPWICT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
724 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2016

...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS THIS EVENING...

KSZ052-053-068-082-083-091-070200-
/O.EXA.KICT.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-161007T0200Z/
MARION-CHASE-HARVEY-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HILLSBORO...MARION...PEABODY...
COTTONWOOD FALLS...STRONG CITY...NEWTON...KINGMAN...DERBY...
HAYSVILLE...BEL AIRE...PARK CITY...VALLEY CENTER...WICHITA...
ANTHONY...HARPER...ATTICA
724 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING.

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

* TIMING...THROUGH MID-EVENING.

* IMPACTS...INCLUDE DANGEROUS CROSS-WINDS ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES.

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>051-067-070200-
/O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-161007T0200Z/
RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-RENO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...SYLVAN GROVE...
GREAT BEND...ELLSWORTH...WILSON...SALINA...LYONS...STERLING...
MCPHERSON...HUTCHINSON
724 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

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

* TIMING...THROUGH MID-EVENING.

* IMPACTS...INCLUDE DANGEROUS CROSS-WINDS ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES.

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.

&&

$$

KED
242 
WWUS73 KICT 070203
NPWICT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
903 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2016

KSZ032-033-047>053-067-068-082-083-091-070315-
/O.EXP.KICT.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-161007T0200Z/
RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION-
CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...SYLVAN GROVE...
GREAT BEND...ELLSWORTH...WILSON...SALINA...LYONS...STERLING...
MCPHERSON...HILLSBORO...MARION...PEABODY...COTTONWOOD FALLS...
STRONG CITY...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON...KINGMAN...DERBY...HAYSVILLE...
BEL AIRE...PARK CITY...VALLEY CENTER...WICHITA...ANTHONY...
HARPER...ATTICA
903 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2016

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY TONIGHT BUT SHOULD REMAIN 
BELOW WIND ADVISORY LEVELS.

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 5, 9:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTMontgomery27 min
Oct 5, 9:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTWilson34 min
Oct 5, 10:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTElk35 min
Oct 5, 11:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTWoodson31 min
Oct 6, 12:09 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTAllen, Woodson34 min
Oct 6, 12:17 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTSumner28 min
Oct 6, 1:38 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryICTBarton, Ellsworth, Lincoln, Rice, Russell8 hr
Oct 6, 2:11 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTChautauqua, Elk49 min
Oct 6, 3:00 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTChautauqua, Cowley45 min
Oct 6, 3:39 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTLabette, Montgomery66 min
Oct 6, 4:29 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTChautauqua, Cowley, Elk, Labette, Montgomery, Neosho and 1 more32 hr
Oct 6, 7:22 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningICTLabette, Montgomery, Neosho, Wilson4 hr
Oct 6, 8:29 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTLabette, Neosho4 days
Oct 6, 10:49 AM CDTFlood WatchICTAllen, Butler, Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk, Greenwood and 5 more16 hr
Oct 6, 10:52 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningICTLabette, Montgomery, Neosho, Wilson6 hr
Oct 6, 11:16 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTLabette29 min
Oct 6, 11:57 AM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedICTLabette18 min
Oct 6, 1:11 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTCherokee, Labette5 days
Oct 6, 2:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTCowley29 min
Oct 6, 2:03 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTMontgomery39 hr
Oct 6, 2:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTCowley67 min
Oct 6, 2:12 PM CDTTornado WarningICTCowley48 min
Oct 6, 2:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTButler, Greenwood24 min
Oct 6, 2:41 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTAllen48 hr
Oct 6, 2:41 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTAllen, Neosho66 hr
Oct 6, 2:41 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningICTNeosho3 days
Oct 6, 2:47 PM CDTTornado WarningICTCowley43 min
Oct 6, 3:08 PM CDTTornado WarningICTChautauqua, Cowley, Elk52 min
Oct 6, 3:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTElk, Greenwood57 min
Oct 6, 3:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTCowley36 min
Oct 6, 3:29 PM CDTTornado WarningICTCowley46 min
Oct 6, 3:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTWoodson28 min
Oct 6, 3:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTSumner59 min
Oct 6, 4:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTElk, Greenwood, Wilson42 min
Oct 6, 4:17 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedICTSaline28 min
Oct 6, 4:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTButler, Cowley, Elk, Greenwood67 min
Oct 6, 4:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTGreenwood34 min
Oct 6, 4:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTCowley, Sumner49 min
Oct 6, 4:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTSaline23 min
Oct 6, 5:10 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningICTAllen, Butler, Cowley, Elk, Greenwood, Neosho and 3 more18 hr
Oct 6, 5:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTHarper45 min
Oct 6, 5:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTKingman25 min
Oct 6, 5:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTElk, Greenwood, Wilson, Woodson25 min
Oct 6, 5:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTButler, Cowley, Elk, Greenwood40 min
Oct 6, 5:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTAllen57 min
Oct 6, 5:38 PM CDTTornado WarningICTAllen, Woodson52 min
Oct 6, 5:46 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningICTAllen, Butler, Elk, Greenwood, Neosho, Wilson and 1 more6 hr
Oct 6, 6:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTChase, Sedgwick, Sumner23 min
Oct 6, 6:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTButler, Elk, Greenwood65 min
Oct 6, 6:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTButler, Chase, Harvey, Marion17 min
Oct 6, 6:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTHarper, Sumner13 min
Oct 6, 6:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTButler, Cowley, Greenwood36 min

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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.