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Wind Advisory 13, NWS Wichita, KS

May 17, 201917 counties in Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this wind advisory at May 17, 2019, 12:59 PM CDT for 17 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 17, 2019, 12:59 PM CDT (17:59 UTC)
Expired
May 17, 2019, 9:00 PM CDT
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Wichita, KS

Counties Barton County, KS, Butler County, KS, Chase County, KS, Cowley 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), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:59 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, 6.0 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2019-05-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 214 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2019-05-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 25 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
214 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-548 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1619 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
25 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
61 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

485 
WWUS73 KICT 171759
NPWICT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Wichita KS
1259 PM CDT Fri May 17 2019


KSZ032-033-047>053-067>069-082-083-091>093-180000-
/O.NEW.KICT.WI.Y.0013.190517T1800Z-190518T0000Z/
Russell-Lincoln-Barton-Ellsworth-Saline-Rice-McPherson-Marion-
Chase-Reno-Harvey-Butler-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, Kingman, Derby, Haysville, Bel Aire, Park City, 
Valley Center, Wichita, Anthony, Harper, Attica, Wellington, 
Winfield, and Arkansas City
1259 PM CDT Fri May 17 2019

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a Wind
Advisory, which is in effect until 7 PM CDT this evening.

* Winds...South 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

* Timing...From 1PM to 7PM CDT today

* Impacts...Unsecured items like patio furniture, trampolines and
  garbage cans may be blown over or damaged. Travel and east and
  west oriented roads may become difficult. This will be
  especially true for high profile vehicles. Use caution on road
  ways.  

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.

&&

$$

Metzger
2 follow-up statements
423 
WWUS73 KICT 172356
NPWICT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Wichita KS
656 PM CDT Fri May 17 2019

KSZ032-033-047>053-067>069-082-083-091>093-180200-
/O.EXT.KICT.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-190518T0200Z/
Russell-Lincoln-Barton-Ellsworth-Saline-Rice-McPherson-Marion-
Chase-Reno-Harvey-Butler-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, Kingman, Derby, Haysville, Bel Aire, Park City, 
Valley Center, Wichita, Anthony, Harper, Attica, Wellington, 
Winfield, and Arkansas City
656 PM CDT Fri May 17 2019

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* Winds...South 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

* Timing...Early this evening.

* Impacts...Unsecured items like patio furniture, trampolines 
  and garbage cans may be blown over or damaged. Travel and east 
  and west oriented roads may become difficult. This will be 
  especially true for high profile vehicles. Use caution on road 
  ways.

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.

&&

$$

Martin
916 
WWUS73 KICT 180159
NPWICT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Wichita KS
859 PM CDT Fri May 17 2019

KSZ032-033-047>053-067>069-082-083-091>093-180300-
/O.EXP.KICT.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-190518T0200Z/
Russell-Lincoln-Barton-Ellsworth-Saline-Rice-McPherson-Marion-
Chase-Reno-Harvey-Butler-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, Kingman, Derby, Haysville, Bel Aire, Park City, 
Valley Center, Wichita, Anthony, Harper, Attica, Wellington, 
Winfield, and Arkansas City
859 PM CDT Fri May 17 2019

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

Gusty winds will continue through the night, but the threat of 40
to 50 mph wind gusts has decreased and the Wind Advisory will be
allowed to expire.

$$

Martin

The office that day

Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 17, 3:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTRussell30 min

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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.