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High Wind Warning 2, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this high wind warning at May 16, 2017, 1:45 AM CDT for Ellsworth County, Lincoln County, Russell County, Kansas. It was in force for 75 min. 2 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
- May 16, 2017, 1:45 AM CDT (06:45 UTC)
- Expired
- May 16, 2017, 3:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 75 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
Counties Ellsworth County, KS, Lincoln County, KS, Russell County, KS
The radar
The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 160 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:48 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 1:57 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 2 W Bunker Hill, KS | |
| May 16, 2:04 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 3 Ese Wilson, KS |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 6.8 hours before the alert went out and 181 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
- 923 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -160 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2385 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 117 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 181 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.4
The text
As transmitted.
285 WWUS73 KICT 160645 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Wichita KS 145 AM CDT Tue May 16 2017 High winds ahead of dissipating thunderstorms. KSZ032-033-048-160800- /O.NEW.KICT.HW.W.0002.170516T0645Z-170516T0800Z/ Russell-Lincoln-Ellsworth- Including the cities of Russell, Lincoln, Sylvan Grove, Ellsworth, and Wilson 145 AM CDT Tue May 16 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING... The National Weather Service In Wichita has issued a High Wind Warning...which is in effect until 3 AM CDT early this morning. * Winds...South 34 to 45 mph with gusts up to 70 mph. * Timing...From now until 3AM * Impacts...Damage to tree limbs, structures. Hazardous driving conditions for high profile vehicles. 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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
210 WWUS73 KICT 160759 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Wichita KS 259 AM CDT Tue May 16 2017 KSZ032-033-048-160900- /O.EXP.KICT.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170516T0800Z/ Russell-Lincoln-Ellsworth- Including the cities of Russell, Lincoln, Sylvan Grove, Ellsworth, and Wilson 259 AM CDT Tue May 16 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 3 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING... The high winds have subsided in Russell, Ellsworth and Lincoln counties and winds are expected to remain below warning criteria. The high wind warning will be allowed to expire at 3AM. $$ Metzger
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 1:05 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Barton, Ellsworth, Lincoln, Rice, Russell | 55 min |
| May 16, 2:02 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Reno | 43 min |
| May 16, 2:26 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Saline | 64 min |
| May 16, 2:45 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Harvey, McPherson, Marion | 60 min |
| May 16, 3:44 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Marion | 46 min |
| May 16, 5:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Barton, Russell | 58 min |
| May 16, 6:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Russell | 30 min |
| May 16, 6:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Lincoln | 36 min |
| May 16, 6:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Lincoln | 14 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.