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High Wind Watch 1, NWS Topeka, KS

March 12, 2019Cloud County, Ottawa County, Republic County, Kansas

NWS Topeka, KS issued this high wind watch at Mar 12, 2019, 4:01 AM CDT for Cloud County, Ottawa County, Republic County, Kansas. It took effect at Mar 14, 2019, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 12, 2019, 4:01 AM CDT (09:01 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 14, 2019, 7:00 AM CDT
Expired
Mar 13, 2019, 4:01 AM CDT
In force
Issued by
NWS Topeka, KS

Counties Cloud County, KS, Ottawa County, KS, Republic County, KS

The radar

The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this high wind watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Topeka, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this high wind watch went out at Mar 12, 3:36 AM CDT, 25 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 12, 3:36 AM CDT, 25 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 12, 3:52 AM CDT, 9 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Topeka KS
352 AM CDT Tue Mar 12 2019

KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-130900-
Republic-Washington-Marshall-Nemaha-Brown-Cloud-Clay-Riley-
Pottawatomie-Jackson-Jefferson-Ottawa-Dickinson-Geary-Morris-
Wabaunsee-Shawnee-Douglas-Lyon-Osage-Franklin-Coffey-Anderson-
352 AM CDT Tue Mar 12 2019

This hazardous weather outlook is for east central...north
central and northeast Kansas.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

There is a chance for a few thunderstorms today and tonight.
Locally moderate rain is possible at times today. Rain combined
with melting snow could cause streams and rivers across north
central portions of Kansas to flood. Thus, a flood watch will go
into effect this evening along and north of a line from Abilene to
Seneca.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

Moderate to heavy rain is expected Wednesday so the flood watch will
remain in effect until Wednesday evening.

Southerly winds are forecast to strengthen Wednesday afternoon to
20 to 30 miles per hour with gusts as high as 40 miles per hour.
West and northwest winds will increase to 25 to 35 miles per hour
Thursday with gusts as high as 45 miles per hour. A high wind
watch will be in effect for Thursday morning and afternoon in
north central Kansas.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed through tonight.

&&

More detailed information can be accessed at...
http://www.weather.gov/top/sitrep

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 11, 9:34 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningTOPMarshall251 days
Mar 12, 3:21 PM CDTWind AdvisoryTOPAnderson, Brown, Clay, Cloud, Coffey, Dickinson and 17 more52 hr
Mar 12, 5:35 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningTOPClay4 days

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.