Alert archive / Kansas / Wind Advisories in 2017
Wind Advisory 11, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this wind advisory at Apr 19, 2017, 11:45 AM CDT for 17 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 19, 2017, 11:45 AM CDT (16:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 19, 2017, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
Counties Barton County, KS, Butler County, KS, Chase County, KS, Cowley 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, Sumner County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:45 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, 4.8 hours before the alert went out and 194 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
- 13 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -589 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1367 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 370 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 551 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
308 WWUS73 KICT 191645 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Wichita KS 1145 AM CDT Wed Apr 19 2017 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>069-082-083-091>093-200000- /O.NEW.KICT.WI.Y.0011.170419T1645Z-170420T0000Z/ Russell-Lincoln-Barton-Ellsworth-Saline-Rice-McPherson-Marion- Chase-Reno-Harvey-Butler-Kingman-Sedgwick-Harper-Sumner-Cowley- 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, Kingman, Derby, Haysville, Bel Aire, Park City, Valley Center, Wichita, Anthony, Harper, Attica, Wellington, Winfield, and Arkansas City 1145 AM CDT Wed Apr 19 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service In Wichita has issued a Wind Advisory...which is in effect until 7 PM CDT this evening. * Winds...of 25 to 30 mph with gusts to 45 mph. * Timing...until 7 pm this evening, though there will be some decrease in wind across central Kansas as the cold front approaches the area. * Impacts...tall vehicles will be difficult to control on roads and highways that experience crosswind from southerly winds. These include highways 54, 50, and 400 as well as interstate 70. 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. && $$ KRC
1 follow-up statement
032 WWUS73 KICT 192108 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Wichita KS 408 PM CDT Wed Apr 19 2017 KSZ032-033-192215- /O.CAN.KICT.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-170420T0000Z/ Russell-Lincoln- Including the cities of Russell, Lincoln, and Sylvan Grove 408 PM CDT Wed Apr 19 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Wichita has cancelled the Wind Advisory. Wind speeds have decreased across the area therefore the wind advisory has been cancelled. $$ KSZ047>053-067>069-082-083-091>093-200000- /O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-170420T0000Z/ Barton-Ellsworth-Saline-Rice-McPherson-Marion-Chase-Reno-Harvey- Butler-Kingman-Sedgwick-Harper-Sumner-Cowley- Including the cities of Great Bend, Ellsworth, Wilson, Salina, Lyons, Sterling, McPherson, Hillsboro, Marion, Peabody, Cottonwood Falls, Strong City, Hutchinson, Newton, El Dorado, Augusta, Andover, Rose Hill, Kingman, Derby, Haysville, Bel Aire, Park City, Valley Center, Wichita, Anthony, Harper, Attica, Wellington, Winfield, and Arkansas City 408 PM CDT Wed Apr 19 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * Winds...south 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * Timing...until 7 pm this evening. * Impacts...tall vehicles will be difficult to control on roads and highways that experience crosswind from southerly winds. These include highways 54, 50, and 400 as well as interstate 70. 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. && $$ Jakub
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 3:22 PM CDT | Flood Watch | ICT | Allen, Butler, Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk, Greenwood and 7 more | 60 hr |
| Apr 19, 4:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Lincoln | 24 min |
| Apr 19, 5:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Lincoln | 46 min |
| Apr 19, 5:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Ellsworth, Lincoln, Russell | 54 min |
| Apr 19, 6:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Ellsworth, Lincoln, Saline | 65 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.