Alert archive / Kansas / High Wind Warnings in 2016
High Wind Warning 1, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this high wind warning at Mar 23, 2016, 9:36 AM CDT for 7 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Mar 23, 2016, 2:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 5 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 23, 2016, 9:36 AM CDT (14:36 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 23, 2016, 2:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 23, 2016, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
Counties Coffey County, KS, Dickinson County, KS, Geary County, KS, Lyon County, KS, Morris County, KS, Osage County, KS, Wabaunsee County, KS
The radar
The Topeka radar (KTWX), 35 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:37 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 12:00Z, 2.6 hours before the alert went out and 69 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
- 23 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -826 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 894 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 562 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 648 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
474 WWUS73 KTOP 231436 NPWTOP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 936 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016 KSZ035>038-054-055-058-240015- /O.NEW.KTOP.HW.W.0001.160323T1900Z-160324T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KTOP.WI.Y.0006.160324T0000Z-160324T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KTOP.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160323T1900Z/ DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS-WABAUNSEE-LYON-OSAGE-COFFEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ABILENE...JUNCTION CITY... COUNCIL GROVE...ALMA...EMPORIA...OSAGE CITY...BURLINGTON...LEBO 936 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT PRIOR TO THE HIGH WIND WARNING AND THEN CONTINUES THROUGH 7 AM CDT THURSDAY. * TIMING...SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL INCREASE SHARPLY AFTER 2 PM AND REMAIN VERY STRONG THROUGH AROUND 7 PM. THERE IS EXPECTED TO BE A LULL IN WINDS THIS EVENING BEFORE THEY SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND BECOME STRONG AGAIN THROUGH THE NIGHT TONIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH THIS MORNING. INCREASING WITH GUSTS 55 TO 60 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST THIS EVENING AT 20 TO 30 WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO TREES OR PROPERTY DURING THE STRONGEST WINDS. LIGHT WEIGHT OR LOOSE OBJECTS ARE LIKELY TO BLOW AROUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ KSZ022>024-026-039-040-056-059-240015- /O.CON.KTOP.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160324T1200Z/ RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-FRANKLIN- ANDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANHATTAN...WAMEGO...HOLTON... OSKALOOSA...TOPEKA...LAWRENCE...OTTAWA...GARNETT 936 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THURSDAY... * TIMING...SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL INCREASE AFTER 2 PM AND REMAIN STRONG THROUGH AROUND 7 PM. THERE IS EXPECTED TO BE A LULL IN WINDS THIS EVENING BEFORE THEY SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND BECOME STRONG AGAIN THROUGH THE NIGHT TONIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH THIS MORNING. INCREASING WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH OR STRONGER THIS AFTERNOON. SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST THIS EVENING AT 20 TO 30 WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LIGHT WEIGHT OR LOOSE OBJECTS ARE LIKELY TO BLOW AROUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. STEPS SHOULD BE TAKEN TO SECURE ANY LAWN FURNITURE OR LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS AND USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. && $$ KSZ008>012-020-021-034-240015- /O.CON.KTOP.WI.Y.0005.160324T0000Z-160324T1200Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-CLOUD-CLAY-OTTAWA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BELLEVILLE...WASHINGTON...MARYSVILLE... SENECA...HIAWATHA...CONCORDIA...CLAY CENTER...MINNEAPOLIS 936 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CDT THURSDAY... * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE NORTHWEST THIS EVENING AND REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THE NIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LIGHT WEIGHT OR LOOSE OBJECTS ARE LIKELY TO BLOW AROUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. STEPS SHOULD BE TAKEN TO SECURE ANY LAWN FURNITURE OR LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS AND USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. && $$
1 follow-up statement
774 WWUS73 KTOP 240002 NPWTOP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 702 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016 KSZ035>038-054-055-058-240815- /O.EXP.KTOP.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160324T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTOP.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160324T1200Z/ DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS-WABAUNSEE-LYON-OSAGE-COFFEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ABILENE...JUNCTION CITY... COUNCIL GROVE...ALMA...EMPORIA...OSAGE CITY...BURLINGTON...LEBO 702 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THURSDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING AND THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * WINDS...SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO TREES OR PROPERTY DURING THE STRONGEST WINDS. LIGHT WEIGHT OR LOOSE OBJECTS ARE LIKELY TO BLOW AROUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ KSZ022>024-026-039-040-056-059-240815- /O.CON.KTOP.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160324T1200Z/ RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-FRANKLIN- ANDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANHATTAN...WAMEGO...HOLTON... OSKALOOSA...TOPEKA...LAWRENCE...OTTAWA...GARNETT 702 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THURSDAY... * TIMING...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT TO THE WEST. THERE IS EXPECTED TO BE A LULL IN WINDS THIS EVENING BEFORE THEY SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND BECOME STRONG AGAIN THROUGH THE NIGHT TONIGHT. * WINDS...SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST THIS EVENING AT 25 TO 30 WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LIGHT WEIGHT OR LOOSE OBJECTS ARE LIKELY TO BLOW AROUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. STEPS SHOULD BE TAKEN TO SECURE ANY LAWN FURNITURE OR LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS AND USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. && $$ KSZ008>012-020-021-034-240815- /O.CON.KTOP.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160324T1200Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-CLOUD-CLAY-OTTAWA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BELLEVILLE...WASHINGTON...MARYSVILLE... SENECA...HIAWATHA...CONCORDIA...CLAY CENTER...MINNEAPOLIS 702 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THURSDAY... * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE NORTHWEST THIS EVENING AND REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THE NIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LIGHT WEIGHT OR LOOSE OBJECTS ARE LIKELY TO BLOW AROUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. STEPS SHOULD BE TAKEN TO SECURE ANY LAWN FURNITURE OR LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS AND USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Topeka, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 23, 9:36 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | TOP | Coffey, Dickinson, Geary, Lyon, Morris, Osage and 1 more | 21 hr |
| Mar 23, 5:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Brown | 10 min |
| Mar 23, 5:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Brown | 21 min |
| Mar 23, 6:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TOP | Jefferson | 8 min |
Nearby
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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.