Alert archive / Kansas / Wind Advisories in 2017
Wind Advisory 22, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this wind advisory at Oct 24, 2017, 9:30 AM CDT for 26 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 24, 2017, 9:30 AM CDT (14:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 24, 2017, 6:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
All 26 counties
Allen County, KS, Barton County, KS, Butler County, KS, Chase County, KS, Chautauqua County, KS, Cowley County, KS, Elk County, KS, Ellsworth County, KS, Greenwood County, KS, Harper County, KS, Harvey County, KS, Kingman County, KS, Labette County, KS, Lincoln County, KS, Marion County, KS, McPherson County, KS, Montgomery County, KS, Neosho County, KS, Reno County, KS, Rice County, KS, Russell County, KS, Saline County, KS, Sedgwick County, KS, Sumner County, KS, Wilson County, KS, Woodson County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:34 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 12:00Z, 2.5 hours before the alert went out and 172 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1876 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 222 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 201 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
020 WWUS73 KICT 241430 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Wichita KS 930 AM CDT Tue Oct 24 2017 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>070-082-083-093-094-098-242300- /O.NEW.KICT.WI.Y.0022.171024T1430Z-171024T2300Z/ Russell-Lincoln-Barton-Ellsworth-Saline-Rice-McPherson-Marion- Chase-Reno-Harvey-Butler-Greenwood-Kingman-Sedgwick-Cowley-Elk- Chautauqua- 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, Winfield, Arkansas City, Howard, Moline, Longton, Grenola, Sedan, and Cedar Vale 930 AM CDT Tue Oct 24 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect until 6 PM CDT this evening. * Winds...Northwest 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * Timing...winds will gradually diminish late this afternoon. * Impacts...drivers of high impact vehicles will need to use extra caution. 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. && $$ Howerton
2 follow-up statements
626 WWUS73 KICT 241602 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Wichita KS 1102 AM CDT Tue Oct 24 2017 KSZ071-072-091-092-095-096-099-100-242300- /O.EXA.KICT.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-171024T2300Z/ Woodson-Allen-Harper-Sumner-Wilson-Neosho-Montgomery-Labette- Including the cities of Yates Center, Iola, Humboldt, Anthony, Harper, Attica, Wellington, Neodesha, Fredonia, Chanute, Coffeyville, Independence, and Parsons 1102 AM CDT Tue Oct 24 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect until 6 PM CDT this evening. * Winds...Northwest 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * Timing...winds will gradually diminish late this afternoon. * Impacts...drivers of high impact vehicles will need to use extra caution. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A wind advisory means that sustained winds of at least 30 mph and/or wind gusts over 45 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ KSZ032-033-047>053-067>070-082-083-093-094-098-242300- /O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-171024T2300Z/ Russell-Lincoln-Barton-Ellsworth-Saline-Rice-McPherson-Marion- Chase-Reno-Harvey-Butler-Greenwood-Kingman-Sedgwick-Cowley-Elk- Chautauqua- 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, Winfield, Arkansas City, Howard, Moline, Longton, Grenola, Sedan, and Cedar Vale 1102 AM CDT Tue Oct 24 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * Winds...Northwest 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * Timing...winds will gradually diminish late this afternoon. * Impacts...drivers of high impact vehicles will need to use extra caution. 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. && $$
638 WWUS73 KICT 242243 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Wichita KS 543 PM CDT Tue Oct 24 2017 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-242345- /O.EXP.KICT.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-171024T2300Z/ Russell-Lincoln-Barton-Ellsworth-Saline-Rice-McPherson-Marion- Chase-Reno-Harvey-Butler-Greenwood-Woodson-Allen-Kingman-Sedgwick- Harper-Sumner-Cowley-Elk-Wilson-Neosho-Chautauqua-Montgomery- Labette- Including the cities of Russell, Lincoln, Sylvan Grove, Great Bend, Ellsworth, Wilson, Salina, Lyons, Sterling, McPherson, Hillsboro, Marion, Peabody, Cottonwood Falls, Strong City, Hutchinson, Newton, El Dorado, Augusta, Andover, Rose Hill, Eureka, Madison, Yates Center, Iola, Humboldt, Kingman, Derby, Haysville, Bel Aire, Park City, Valley Center, Wichita, Anthony, Harper, Attica, Wellington, Winfield, Arkansas City, Howard, Moline, Longton, Grenola, Neodesha, Fredonia, Chanute, Sedan, Cedar Vale, Coffeyville, Independence, and Parsons 543 PM CDT Tue Oct 24 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... Gusty northerly winds will continue to diminish rapidly early this evening. Therefore, the wind advisory will be allowed to expire. $$
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.