Alert archive / Kansas / Wind Advisories in 2018
Wind Advisory 4, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this wind advisory at Feb 18, 2018, 3:27 AM CST for 18 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Feb 18, 2018, 9:00 AM CST. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 18, 2018, 3:27 AM CST (09:27 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 18, 2018, 9:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 18, 2018, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
Counties Barton County, KS, Butler County, KS, Chase County, KS, Cowley County, KS, Ellsworth County, KS, Greenwood 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), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:28 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, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 201 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
- 3597 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 63 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -10 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 167 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
766 WWUS73 KICT 180927 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Wichita KS 327 AM CST Sun Feb 18 2018 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>070-082-083-091>093-182330- /O.NEW.KICT.WI.Y.0004.180218T1500Z-180219T0000Z/ Russell-Lincoln-Barton-Ellsworth-Saline-Rice-McPherson-Marion- Chase-Reno-Harvey-Butler-Greenwood-Kingman-Sedgwick-Harper-Sumner- Cowley- 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, Anthony, Harper, Attica, Wellington, Winfield, and Arkansas City 327 AM CST Sun Feb 18 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect from 9 AM this morning to 6 PM CST this evening. * Winds...South 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * Timing...Strongest winds are expected between 11 AM and 1 PM. * Impacts...Driving may be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles on east west roads. Blowing dust will reduce visibility. 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. && $$ Howerton
1 follow-up statement
071 WWUS73 KICT 190002 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Wichita KS 602 PM CST Sun Feb 18 2018 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>070-082-083-091>093-190115- /O.EXP.KICT.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-180219T0000Z/ Russell-Lincoln-Barton-Ellsworth-Saline-Rice-McPherson-Marion- Chase-Reno-Harvey-Butler-Greenwood-Kingman-Sedgwick-Harper-Sumner- Cowley- Including the cities of Russell, Lincoln, Sylvan Grove, Great Bend, Ellsworth, Wilson, Salina, Lyons, Sterling, McPherson, Hillsboro, Marion, Peabody, Cottonwood Falls, Strong City, Hutchinson, Newton, El Dorado, Augusta, Andover, Rose Hill, Eureka, Madison, Kingman, Derby, Haysville, Bel Aire, Park City, Valley Center, Wichita, Anthony, Harper, Attica, Wellington, Winfield, and Arkansas City 602 PM CST Sun Feb 18 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED at 6pm... Strong southerly wind will diminish some this evening and overnight. But south winds of 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 30 mph are still possible for the evening hours. $$ Ketcham
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 18, 3:26 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | ICT | Barton, Butler, Chase, Ellsworth, Greenwood, Harvey and 10 more | 15 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.