Alert archive / Kansas / Wind Advisories in 2017
Wind Advisory 10, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this wind advisory at Apr 14, 2017, 3:40 AM CDT for 19 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Apr 14, 2017, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 14, 2017, 3:40 AM CDT (08:40 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 14, 2017, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 14, 2017, 7:55 PM CDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
Counties Barton County, KS, Butler County, KS, Chase County, KS, Cowley County, KS, Elk County, KS, Ellsworth County, KS, Greenwood 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, Sumner County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:40 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, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 198 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
- 35 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -87 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1818 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 15 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 16 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 12 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
827 WWUS73 KICT 140840 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Wichita KS 340 AM CDT Fri Apr 14 2017 KSZ032-033-047-048-050-067-142245- /O.NEW.KICT.WI.Y.0010.170414T1800Z-170415T0100Z/ Russell-Lincoln-Barton-Ellsworth-Rice-Reno- Including the cities of Russell, Lincoln, Sylvan Grove, Great Bend, Ellsworth, Wilson, Lyons, Sterling, and Hutchinson 340 AM CDT Fri Apr 14 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service In Wichita has issued a Wind Advisory...which is in effect from 1 PM this afternoon to 8 PM CDT this evening. * Winds...south around 30 mph with gusts near 45 mph. * Timing...the strongest winds will develop during the afternoon hours. * Impacts...high profile vehicles prone to the strong wind gusts should use extra caution, especially on east-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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
938 WWUS73 KICT 141426 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Wichita KS 926 AM CDT Fri Apr 14 2017 KSZ049-051>053-068>070-082-083-091>094-150100- /O.EXA.KICT.WI.Y.0010.170414T1800Z-170415T0100Z/ Saline-McPherson-Marion-Chase-Harvey-Butler-Greenwood-Kingman- Sedgwick-Harper-Sumner-Cowley-Elk- Including the cities of Salina, McPherson, Hillsboro, Marion, Peabody, Cottonwood Falls, Strong City, Newton, El Dorado, Augusta, Andover, Rose Hill, Eureka, Madison, Kingman, Derby, Haysville, Bel Aire, Park City, Valley Center, Wichita, Anthony, Harper, Attica, Wellington, Winfield, Arkansas City, Howard, Moline, Longton, and Grenola 926 AM CDT Fri Apr 14 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service In Wichita has issued a Wind Advisory...which is in effect from 1 PM this afternoon to 8 PM CDT this evening. * Winds...south 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * Timing...the strongest winds will develop during the afternoon hours. * Impacts...high profile vehicles prone to the strong wind gusts should use extra caution, especially on east-west oriented roads. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A wind advisory means that sustained winds of at least 30 mph and/or wind gusts over 45 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult...especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ KSZ032-033-047-048-050-067-150100- /O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0010.170414T1800Z-170415T0100Z/ Russell-Lincoln-Barton-Ellsworth-Rice-Reno- Including the cities of Russell, Lincoln, Sylvan Grove, Great Bend, Ellsworth, Wilson, Lyons, Sterling, and Hutchinson 926 AM CDT Fri Apr 14 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * Winds...south 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * Timing...the strongest winds will develop during the afternoon hours. * Impacts...high profile vehicles prone to the strong wind gusts should use extra caution, especially on east-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. && $$
224 WWUS73 KICT 150055 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Wichita KS 755 PM CDT Fri Apr 14 2017 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>070-082-083-091>094-150200- /O.CAN.KICT.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-170415T0100Z/ Russell-Lincoln-Barton-Ellsworth-Saline-Rice-McPherson-Marion- Chase-Reno-Harvey-Butler-Greenwood-Kingman-Sedgwick-Harper-Sumner- Cowley-Elk- Including the cities of Russell, Lincoln, Sylvan Grove, Great Bend, Ellsworth, Wilson, Salina, Lyons, Sterling, McPherson, Hillsboro, Marion, Peabody, Cottonwood Falls, Strong City, Hutchinson, Newton, El Dorado, Augusta, Andover, Rose Hill, Eureka, Madison, Kingman, Derby, Haysville, Bel Aire, Park City, Valley Center, Wichita, Anthony, Harper, Attica, Wellington, Winfield, Arkansas City, Howard, Moline, Longton, and Grenola 755 PM CDT Fri Apr 14 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Wichita has cancelled the Wind Advisory. Wind speeds have dropped below advisory levels therefore the wind advisory has been cancelled. $$ Jakub
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 7:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Butler | 39 min |
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.