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Wind Advisory 10, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this wind advisory at Apr 7, 2021, 12:52 AM CDT for 6 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 17 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 7, 2021, 12:52 AM CDT (05:52 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 7, 2021, 5:52 PM CDT
- In force
- 17 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
Counties Barton County, KS, Ellsworth County, KS, Lincoln County, KS, Reno County, KS, Rice County, KS, Russell County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 130 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:55 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 00:00Z, 5.9 hours before the alert went out and 161 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
- 71 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -135 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3516 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 70 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 234 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
961 WWUS73 KICT 070552 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Wichita KS 1252 AM CDT Wed Apr 7 2021 KSZ032-033-047-048-050-067-072000- /O.NEW.KICT.WI.Y.0010.210407T0552Z-210408T0100Z/ Russell-Lincoln-Barton-Ellsworth-Rice-Reno- Including the cities of Russell, Lincoln, Sylvan Grove, Great Bend, Ellsworth, Wilson, Lyons, Sterling, and Hutchinson 1252 AM CDT Wed Apr 7 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Northwest winds gusting up to 45 mph. * WHERE...Russell, Lincoln, Barton, Ellsworth, Rice and Reno Counties. * WHEN...Until 8 PM CDT this evening. There will be a period of strong winds through early this morning, followed by a second round of strong winds this afternoon. * 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. && $$ Martin
2 follow-up statements
963 WWUS73 KICT 070856 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Wichita KS 356 AM CDT Wed Apr 7 2021 KSZ032-033-047-048-050-067-072300- /O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-210408T0100Z/ Russell-Lincoln-Barton-Ellsworth-Rice-Reno- Including the cities of Russell, Lincoln, Sylvan Grove, Great Bend, Ellsworth, Wilson, Lyons, Sterling, and Hutchinson 356 AM CDT Wed Apr 7 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Northwest winds gusting up to 45 mph. * WHERE...Russell, Lincoln, Barton, Ellsworth, Rice and Reno Counties. * WHEN...Until 8 PM CDT this evening. The strongest winds are expected from late this morning through early this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ Martin
809 WWUS73 KICT 072252 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Wichita KS 552 PM CDT Wed Apr 7 2021 KSZ032-033-047-048-050-067-080000- /O.CAN.KICT.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-210408T0100Z/ Russell-Lincoln-Barton-Ellsworth-Rice-Reno- Including the cities of Russell, Lincoln, Sylvan Grove, Great Bend, Ellsworth, Wilson, Lyons, Sterling, and Hutchinson 552 PM CDT Wed Apr 7 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... Northwest winds have started to decrease across central Kansas early this evening. Therefore the wind advisory has been cancelled. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 7:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Barton, Russell | 54 min |
| Apr 6, 8:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Lincoln | 36 min |
| Apr 6, 8:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Barton | 31 min |
| Apr 6, 8:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Barton | 54 min |
| Apr 6, 8:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Ellsworth, Lincoln | 45 min |
| Apr 6, 8:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Russell | 32 min |
| Apr 6, 9:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Saline | 57 min |
| Apr 6, 9:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Barton, Ellsworth, Lincoln | 62 min |
| Apr 6, 9:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Barton | 55 min |
| Apr 6, 10:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Barton | 49 min |
| Apr 6, 10:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Ellsworth, Saline | 35 min |
| Apr 6, 10:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Barton, Rice | 59 min |
| Apr 6, 10:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Ellsworth, Rice | 66 min |
| Apr 6, 11:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Rice | 40 min |
| Apr 6, 11:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Ellsworth, McPherson, Rice, Saline | 25 min |
| Apr 6, 11:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Harper, Kingman | 61 min |
| Apr 7, 12:23 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Harvey, McPherson, Saline | 67 min |
| Apr 7, 12:56 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Harper | 64 min |
| Apr 7, 1:15 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | McPherson, Marion | 45 min |
| Apr 7, 1:35 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Chase, Marion | 23 min |
| Apr 7, 1:59 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Chase | 46 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.