Alert archive / Kansas / Wind Advisories in 2020
Wind Advisory 2, NWS Wichita, KS
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.
- 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
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 3:10 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | ICT | Allen, Barton, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cowley and 17 more | 12 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.