Alert archive / Kansas / Wind Advisories in 2019
Wind Advisory 13, NWS Wichita, KS
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.
- 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
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 3:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Russell | 30 min |
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.