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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Wichita, KS

March 6, 202014 counties in Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this wind advisory at Mar 6, 2020, 3:08 PM CST for 14 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Mar 7, 2020, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 6, 2020, 3:08 PM CST (21:08 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 7, 2020, 12:00 PM CST
Expired
Mar 7, 2020, 7:00 PM CST
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Wichita, KS

Counties Barton 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), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:07 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, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 178 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 2020-03-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 2020-03-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 158 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2853 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
158 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
196 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

072 
WWUS73 KICT 062108
NPWICT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Wichita KS
308 PM CST Fri Mar 6 2020

KSZ032-033-047>052-067-068-082-083-091-092-071115-
/O.NEW.KICT.WI.Y.0002.200307T1800Z-200308T0000Z/
Russell-Lincoln-Barton-Ellsworth-Saline-Rice-McPherson-Marion-
Reno-Harvey-Kingman-Sedgwick-Harper-Sumner-
Including the cities of Russell, Lincoln, Sylvan Grove, 
Great Bend, Ellsworth, Wilson, Salina, Lyons, Sterling, 
McPherson, Hillsboro, Marion, Peabody, Hutchinson, Newton, 
Kingman, Derby, Haysville, Bel Aire, Park City, Valley Center, 
Wichita, Anthony, Harper, Attica, and Wellington
308 PM CST Fri Mar 6 2020

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY...

* WHAT...South winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Portions of Central and South Central Kansas.

* WHEN...From noon to 6 PM CST Saturday.

* IMPACTS...Strong wind gusts could blow around unsecured objects.
  High profile vehicles will be susceptible to strong and sudden 
  wind gusts, especially on east-west oriented roads and highways.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

KED
2 follow-up statements
072 
WWUS73 KICT 070849
NPWICT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Wichita KS
249 AM CST Sat Mar 7 2020

KSZ032-033-047>052-067-068-082-083-091-092-072300-
/O.EXT.KICT.WI.Y.0002.200307T1800Z-200308T0100Z/
Russell-Lincoln-Barton-Ellsworth-Saline-Rice-McPherson-Marion-
Reno-Harvey-Kingman-Sedgwick-Harper-Sumner-
Including the cities of Russell, Lincoln, Sylvan Grove, 
Great Bend, Ellsworth, Wilson, Salina, Lyons, Sterling, 
McPherson, Hillsboro, Marion, Peabody, Hutchinson, Newton, 
Kingman, Derby, Haysville, Bel Aire, Park City, Valley Center, 
Wichita, Anthony, Harper, Attica, and Wellington
249 AM CST Sat Mar 7 2020

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

* WHAT...South winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Portions of Central and South Central Kansas.

* WHEN...From noon today to 7 PM CST this evening.

* IMPACTS...Strong wind gusts could blow around unsecured 
  objects. High profile vehicles will be susceptible to strong 
  and sudden wind gusts, especially on east-west oriented roads 
  and highways.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

Ketcham
206 
WWUS73 KICT 072127
NPWICT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Wichita KS
327 PM CST Sat Mar 7 2020

KSZ032-033-047>052-067-068-082-083-091-092-081130-
/O.NEW.KICT.WI.Y.0003.200308T1700Z-200309T0000Z/
/O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-200308T0100Z/
Russell-Lincoln-Barton-Ellsworth-Saline-Rice-McPherson-Marion-
Reno-Harvey-Kingman-Sedgwick-Harper-Sumner-
Including the cities of Russell, Lincoln, Sylvan Grove, 
Great Bend, Ellsworth, Wilson, Salina, Lyons, Sterling, 
McPherson, Hillsboro, Marion, Peabody, Hutchinson, Newton, 
Kingman, Derby, Haysville, Bel Aire, Park City, Valley Center, 
Wichita, Anthony, Harper, Attica, and Wellington
327 PM CST Sat Mar 7 2020

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY...

* WHAT...south winds 30 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph through
  early this evening. For Sunday, south winds 25 to 30 mph with 
  gusts up to 45 mph are expected.

* WHERE...Portions of Central and South Central Kansas.

* WHEN...now until 7 PM CST this evening, then on Sunday, from
  noon to 7 PM CDT.

* IMPACTS...Strong wind gusts could blow around unsecured objects.
  High profile vehicles will be susceptible to strong and sudden
  wind gusts, especially on east-west oriented roads and highways.
  A few power outages will also be possible.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

KSZ053-069>072-093>096-098>100-081130-
/O.NEW.KICT.WI.Y.0003.200308T1700Z-200309T0000Z/
Chase-Butler-Greenwood-Woodson-Allen-Cowley-Elk-Wilson-Neosho-
Chautauqua-Montgomery-Labette-
Including the cities of Cottonwood Falls, Strong City, El Dorado,
Augusta, Andover, Rose Hill, Eureka, Madison, Yates Center, Iola,
Humboldt, Winfield, Arkansas City, Howard, Moline, Longton, 
Grenola, Neodesha, Fredonia, Chanute, Sedan, Cedar Vale, 
Coffeyville, Independence, and Parsons
327 PM CST Sat Mar 7 2020

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY...

* WHAT...South winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Portions of Central, South Central and Southeast 
  Kansas.

* WHEN...From noon to 7 PM CDT Sunday.

* IMPACTS...Strong wind gusts could blow around unsecured 
  objects. High profile vehicles will be susceptible to strong 
  and sudden wind gusts, especially on east-west oriented roads 
  and highways.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

KED

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 6, 3:10 PM CSTFire Weather WatchICTAllen, Barton, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cowley and 17 more12 hr

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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.