Alert archive / Kansas / Wind Advisories in 2017
Wind Advisory 17, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this wind advisory at Oct 1, 2017, 3:37 PM CDT for 14 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Oct 2, 2017, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 1, 2017, 3:37 PM CDT (20:37 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 2, 2017, 12:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Oct 2, 2017, 11:34 PM CDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
Counties Barton 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), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:43 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, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 178 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
- 77 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -132 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 581 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 243 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 219 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
491 WWUS73 KICT 012037 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Wichita KS 337 PM CDT Sun Oct 1 2017 ...Windy conditions expected on Monday... KSZ032-033-047>052-067-068-082-083-091-092-021045- /O.NEW.KICT.WI.Y.0017.171002T1500Z-171003T0200Z/ Russell-Lincoln-Barton-Ellsworth-Saline-Rice-McPherson-Marion- Reno-Harvey-Kingman-Sedgwick-Harper-Sumner- Including the cities of Russell, Lincoln, Sylvan Grove, Great Bend, Ellsworth, Wilson, Salina, Lyons, Sterling, McPherson, Hillsboro, Marion, Peabody, Hutchinson, Newton, Kingman, Derby, Haysville, Bel Aire, Park City, Valley Center, Wichita, Anthony, Harper, Attica, and Wellington 337 PM CDT Sun Oct 1 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM CDT MONDAY... The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect from 10 AM to 9 PM CDT Monday. * Winds...are expected to be out of the South at 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * Timing...Winds are expected to increase during the late morning hours, with the strongest winds expected on Monday afternoon. * Impacts...High winds may affect high profile vehicles on east west 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. && $$ Ketcham
4 follow-up statements
995 WWUS73 KICT 020807 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Wichita KS 307 AM CDT Mon Oct 2 2017 ...Strong south winds expected today... KSZ032-033-047>052-067-068-082-083-091-092-022215- /O.EXT.KICT.WI.Y.0017.171002T1700Z-171003T0200Z/ Russell-Lincoln-Barton-Ellsworth-Saline-Rice-McPherson-Marion- Reno-Harvey-Kingman-Sedgwick-Harper-Sumner- Including the cities of Russell, Lincoln, Sylvan Grove, Great Bend, Ellsworth, Wilson, Salina, Lyons, Sterling, McPherson, Hillsboro, Marion, Peabody, Hutchinson, Newton, Kingman, Derby, Haysville, Bel Aire, Park City, Valley Center, Wichita, Anthony, Harper, Attica, and Wellington 307 AM CDT Mon Oct 2 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * Winds...South at 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * Timing...Winds are expected to increase during the late morning hours, with the strongest winds expected on Monday afternoon into the early evening. * Impacts...High winds may affect high profile vehicles on east west highways. Loose soil will be picked up and will blow across roadways possibly restricting visibility for short periods of time. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A wind advisory means that sustained winds of at least 30 mph and/or wind gusts over 45 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$
989 WWUS73 KICT 022008 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Wichita KS 308 PM CDT Mon Oct 2 2017 ...Strong south winds expected into this evening... KSZ032-033-047>052-067-068-082-083-091-092-030600- /O.EXT.KICT.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-171003T0600Z/ Russell-Lincoln-Barton-Ellsworth-Saline-Rice-McPherson-Marion- Reno-Harvey-Kingman-Sedgwick-Harper-Sumner- Including the cities of Russell, Lincoln, Sylvan Grove, Great Bend, Ellsworth, Wilson, Salina, Lyons, Sterling, McPherson, Hillsboro, Marion, Peabody, Hutchinson, Newton, Kingman, Derby, Haysville, Bel Aire, Park City, Valley Center, Wichita, Anthony, Harper, Attica, and Wellington 308 PM CDT Mon Oct 2 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT TUESDAY... * Winds...South 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * Timing...Winds are expected to increase during the late afternoon into the evening hours, with the strongest winds expected this evening. * Impacts...High winds may affect high profile vehicles on east west 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. && $$ Ketcham
316 WWUS73 KICT 030022 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Wichita KS 722 PM CDT Mon Oct 2 2017 ...Strong south winds expected into this evening... KSZ052-067-068-082-083-091-092-030130- /O.CAN.KICT.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-171003T0600Z/ Marion-Reno-Harvey-Kingman-Sedgwick-Harper-Sumner- Including the cities of Hillsboro, Marion, Peabody, Hutchinson, Newton, Kingman, Derby, Haysville, Bel Aire, Park City, Valley Center, Wichita, Anthony, Harper, Attica, and Wellington 722 PM CDT Mon Oct 2 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Wichita has cancelled the Wind Advisory. Wind speeds have decreased below advisory levels therefore the advisory has been cancelled. $$ KSZ032-033-047>051-030600- /O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-171003T0600Z/ Russell-Lincoln-Barton-Ellsworth-Saline-Rice-McPherson- Including the cities of Russell, Lincoln, Sylvan Grove, Great Bend, Ellsworth, Wilson, Salina, Lyons, Sterling, and McPherson 722 PM CDT Mon Oct 2 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT TUESDAY... * Winds...South 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * Timing...Winds are expected to remain strong through the late evening hours. * Impacts...High winds may affect high profile vehicles on east west 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. && $$ Jakub
286 WWUS73 KICT 030434 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Wichita KS 1134 PM CDT Mon Oct 2 2017 KSZ032-033-047>051-030545- /O.CAN.KICT.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-171003T0600Z/ Russell-Lincoln-Barton-Ellsworth-Saline-Rice-McPherson- Including the cities of Russell, Lincoln, Sylvan Grove, Great Bend, Ellsworth, Wilson, Salina, Lyons, Sterling, and McPherson 1134 PM CDT Mon Oct 2 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Wichita has cancelled the Wind Advisory. Winds have decreased across central Kansas and therefore the wind advisory has been cancelled. $$ Lawson
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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.