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Wind Advisory 9, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this wind advisory at May 7, 2020, 2:24 PM CDT for 8 counties in Kansas. It took effect at May 8, 2020, 3:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 7, 2020, 2:24 PM CDT (19:24 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 8, 2020, 3:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- May 8, 2020, 9:06 AM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
Counties Barton County, KS, Ellsworth County, KS, Harper County, KS, Kingman County, KS, Lincoln County, KS, Reno County, KS, Rice County, KS, Russell County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:27 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, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 151 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
- 1435 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 64 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 617 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 962 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.8
The text
As transmitted.
122 WWUS73 KICT 071924 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Wichita KS 224 PM CDT Thu May 7 2020 KSZ032-033-047-048-050-067-082-091-080930- /O.NEW.KICT.WI.Y.0009.200508T0800Z-200508T1500Z/ Russell-Lincoln-Barton-Ellsworth-Rice-Reno-Kingman-Harper- Including the cities of Russell, Lincoln, Sylvan Grove, Great Bend, Ellsworth, Wilson, Lyons, Sterling, Hutchinson, Kingman, Anthony, Harper, and Attica 224 PM CDT Thu May 7 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 10 AM CDT FRIDAY... * WHAT...North winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Russell, Lincoln, Barton, Ellsworth, Rice, Reno, Kingman and Harper Counties. * WHEN...From 3 AM to 10 AM CDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ Vaughan
2 follow-up statements
508 WWUS73 KICT 080838 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Wichita KS 338 AM CDT Fri May 8 2020 KSZ032-033-047-048-050-067-082-091-081500- /O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-200508T1500Z/ Russell-Lincoln-Barton-Ellsworth-Rice-Reno-Kingman-Harper- Including the cities of Russell, Lincoln, Sylvan Grove, Great Bend, Ellsworth, Wilson, Lyons, Sterling, Hutchinson, Kingman, Anthony, Harper, and Attica 338 AM CDT Fri May 8 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING... * WHAT...North winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Russell, Lincoln, Barton, Ellsworth, Rice, Reno, Kingman and Harper Counties. * WHEN...From 3 AM to 10 AM CDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ Butler
910 WWUS73 KICT 081406 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Wichita KS 906 AM CDT Fri May 8 2020 KSZ032-033-047-048-050-067-082-091-081515- /O.CAN.KICT.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-200508T1500Z/ Russell-Lincoln-Barton-Ellsworth-Rice-Reno-Kingman-Harper- Including the cities of Russell, Lincoln, Sylvan Grove, Great Bend, Ellsworth, Wilson, Lyons, Sterling, Hutchinson, Kingman, Anthony, Harper, and Attica 906 AM CDT Fri May 8 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... Breezy winds will continue into this afternoon, but the threat of stronger wind gusts in excess of 45 mph has diminished, therefore the Wind Advisory is cancelled. $$ Martin
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 11:29 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Ellsworth | 46 min |
| May 7, 11:44 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Ellsworth | 31 min |
| May 7, 11:48 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Reno | 57 min |
| May 7, 12:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Reno | 11 min |
| May 7, 12:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Ellsworth | 43 min |
| May 7, 12:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Kingman | 39 min |
| May 7, 12:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Rice | 35 min |
| May 7, 12:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | McPherson | 31 min |
| May 7, 12:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Barton, Rice | 12 min |
| May 7, 1:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Kingman | 25 min |
| May 7, 1:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Sedgwick | 24 min |
| May 7, 1:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Rice | 52 min |
| May 7, 1:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | McPherson, Rice | 29 min |
| May 7, 1:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Reno | 21 min |
| May 7, 2:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Reno | 28 min |
| May 7, 2:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Reno | 25 min |
| May 7, 3:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Sedgwick | 26 min |
| May 7, 3:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Sedgwick | 27 min |
| May 7, 3:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Sumner | 36 min |
| May 7, 4:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Cowley | 33 min |
| May 7, 4:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Chautauqua | 31 min |
| May 7, 5:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Chautauqua, Montgomery | 19 min |
| May 7, 5:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Cowley | 47 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.