Alert archive / Kansas / Wind Advisories in 2017
Wind Advisory 25, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this wind advisory at Nov 20, 2017, 12:20 PM CST for 10 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 5 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 20, 2017, 12:20 PM CST (18:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 20, 2017, 4:57 PM CST
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
Counties Butler County, KS, Chase County, KS, Cowley County, KS, Elk County, KS, Greenwood County, KS, Harvey County, KS, Marion County, KS, Sedgwick County, KS, Sumner County, KS, Woodson County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:23 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, 6.3 hours before the alert went out and 168 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
- 2607 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 208 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 163 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
193 WWUS73 KICT 201820 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Wichita KS 1220 PM CST Mon Nov 20 2017 ...Strong Southwest Winds this Afternoon... KSZ052-053-068>071-083-092>094-210000- /O.NEW.KICT.WI.Y.0025.171120T1820Z-171121T0000Z/ Marion-Chase-Harvey-Butler-Greenwood-Woodson-Sedgwick-Sumner- Cowley-Elk- Including the cities of Hillsboro, Marion, Peabody, Cottonwood Falls, Strong City, Newton, El Dorado, Augusta, Andover, Rose Hill, Eureka, Madison, Yates Center, Derby, Haysville, Bel Aire, Park City, Valley Center, Wichita, Wellington, Winfield, Arkansas City, Howard, Moline, Longton, and Grenola 1220 PM CST Mon Nov 20 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect until 6 PM CST this evening. * Winds...South 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * Timing...This afternoon. 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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
818 WWUS73 KICT 202257 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Wichita KS 457 PM CST Mon Nov 20 2017 KSZ052-053-068>071-083-092>094-210000- /O.CAN.KICT.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-171121T0000Z/ Marion-Chase-Harvey-Butler-Greenwood-Woodson-Sedgwick-Sumner- Cowley-Elk- Including the cities of Hillsboro, Marion, Peabody, Cottonwood Falls, Strong City, Newton, El Dorado, Augusta, Andover, Rose Hill, Eureka, Madison, Yates Center, Derby, Haysville, Bel Aire, Park City, Valley Center, Wichita, Wellington, Winfield, Arkansas City, Howard, Moline, Longton, and Grenola 457 PM CST Mon Nov 20 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Wichita has cancelled the Wind Advisory. The southwesterly winds will slowly diminish during the evening hours. A few gusts to 30 mph may still be possible until sunset. $$ Ketcham
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 20, 9:08 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | ICT | Allen, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk and 10 more | 8 hr |
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.