Alert archive / Kansas / Wind Advisories in 2017
Wind Advisory 16, NWS Wichita, KS
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.
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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.
- 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
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18, 7:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Saline | 52 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.