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Wind Advisory 16, NWS Wichita, KS

September 19, 201714 counties in Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this wind advisory at Sep 19, 2017, 3:39 AM CDT for 14 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Sep 19, 2017, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 19, 2017, 3:39 AM CDT (08:39 UTC)
In effect from
Sep 19, 2017, 1:00 PM CDT
Expired
Sep 19, 2017, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Wichita, KS

Counties Barton County, KS, Butler County, KS, Chase County, KS, Ellsworth 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), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:42 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 00:00Z, 8.7 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Dodge City, at 00:00Z on 2017-09-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 915 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 00:00Z on 2017-09-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 2 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
915 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-52 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1916 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
2 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
19 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.3

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

332 
WWUS73 KICT 190839
NPWICT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Wichita KS
339 AM CDT Tue Sep 19 2017


KSZ032-033-047>053-067>069-082-083-192245-
/O.NEW.KICT.WI.Y.0016.170919T1800Z-170920T0000Z/
Russell-Lincoln-Barton-Ellsworth-Saline-Rice-McPherson-Marion-
Chase-Reno-Harvey-Butler-Kingman-Sedgwick-
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, and Wichita
339 AM CDT Tue Sep 19 2017

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 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 7 PM
CDT this evening.

* Winds...south 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

* Timing...Strongest winds are expected in the afternoon.

* Impacts...High winds may affect high profile vehicles on
  highways. Loose soil will be picked up and will blow across
  roadways possibly restricting visibility for short periods of 
  time.

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.

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
164 
WWUS73 KICT 191056
NPWICT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Wichita KS
556 AM CDT Tue Sep 19 2017

KSZ032-033-047>053-067>069-082-083-200000-
/O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0016.170919T1800Z-170920T0000Z/
Russell-Lincoln-Barton-Ellsworth-Saline-Rice-McPherson-Marion-
Chase-Reno-Harvey-Butler-Kingman-Sedgwick-
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, and Wichita
556 AM CDT Tue Sep 19 2017

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* Winds...south 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

* Timing...The strongest winds are expected in the afternoon.

* Impacts...High winds may affect high profile vehicles on 
  highways. Loose soil will be picked up and will blow across 
  roadways possibly restricting visibility for short periods of 
  time.

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.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 18, 7:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTSaline52 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.