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Wind Advisory 11, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this wind advisory at Apr 9, 2021, 4:18 PM CDT for 16 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 5 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 9, 2021, 4:18 PM CDT (21:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 9, 2021, 9:10 PM CDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
Counties Barton County, KS, Butler County, KS, Chase County, KS, Cowley County, KS, Ellsworth County, KS, Greenwood County, KS, Harper County, KS, Harvey County, KS, Kingman County, KS, Marion County, KS, McPherson County, KS, Reno County, KS, Rice County, KS, Saline County, KS, Sedgwick County, KS, Sumner County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 39 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:19 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
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 12:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 200 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
- 2681 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 68 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 126 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
428 WWUS73 KICT 092118 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Wichita KS 418 PM CDT Fri Apr 9 2021 KSZ047>053-067>070-082-083-091>093-100300- /O.NEW.KICT.WI.Y.0011.210409T2118Z-210410T0300Z/ Barton-Ellsworth-Saline-Rice-McPherson-Marion-Chase-Reno-Harvey- Butler-Greenwood-Kingman-Sedgwick-Harper-Sumner-Cowley- Including the cities of Great Bend, Ellsworth, Wilson, Salina, Lyons, Sterling, McPherson, Hillsboro, Marion, Peabody, Cottonwood Falls, Strong City, Hutchinson, Newton, El Dorado, Augusta, Andover, Rose Hill, Eureka, Madison, Kingman, Derby, Haysville, Bel Aire, Park City, Valley Center, Wichita, Anthony, Harper, Attica, Wellington, Winfield, and Arkansas City 418 PM CDT Fri Apr 9 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...North winds around 30 mph with gusts of 40-45 mph. * WHERE...Portions of Central, South Central and Southeast Kansas. * WHEN...Until 10 PM CDT 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. && $$ Howerton
2 follow-up statements
438 WWUS73 KICT 100102 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Wichita KS 802 PM CDT Fri Apr 9 2021 KSZ047>051-067-082-091-100215- /O.CAN.KICT.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-210410T0300Z/ Barton-Ellsworth-Saline-Rice-McPherson-Reno-Kingman-Harper- Including the cities of Great Bend, Ellsworth, Wilson, Salina, Lyons, Sterling, McPherson, Hutchinson, Kingman, Anthony, Harper, and Attica 802 PM CDT Fri Apr 9 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... Northwest winds have started to decrease over the last hour and therefore the wind advisory has been cancelled. $$ KSZ052-053-068>070-083-092-093-100300- /O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-210410T0300Z/ Marion-Chase-Harvey-Butler-Greenwood-Sedgwick-Sumner-Cowley- Including the cities of Hillsboro, Marion, Peabody, Cottonwood Falls, Strong City, Newton, El Dorado, Augusta, Andover, Rose Hill, Eureka, Madison, Derby, Haysville, Bel Aire, Park City, Valley Center, Wichita, Wellington, Winfield, and Arkansas City 802 PM CDT Fri Apr 9 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Northwest winds around 30 mph with gusts of 40 to 45 mph. * WHEN...Until 10 PM CDT 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. && $$
304 WWUS73 KICT 100210 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Wichita KS 910 PM CDT Fri Apr 9 2021 KSZ052-053-068>070-083-092-093-100315- /O.CAN.KICT.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-210410T0300Z/ Marion-Chase-Harvey-Butler-Greenwood-Sedgwick-Sumner-Cowley- Including the cities of Hillsboro, Marion, Peabody, Cottonwood Falls, Strong City, Newton, El Dorado, Augusta, Andover, Rose Hill, Eureka, Madison, Derby, Haysville, Bel Aire, Park City, Valley Center, Wichita, Wellington, Winfield, and Arkansas City 910 PM CDT Fri Apr 9 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... Northwest winds have started to decrease over the last hour, and therefore the advisory has been cancelled. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 4:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Sumner | 22 min |
| Apr 9, 4:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Sumner | 31 min |
| Apr 9, 5:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Labette | 28 min |
| Apr 9, 5:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Cowley | 37 min |
| Apr 9, 5:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Labette | 28 min |
| Apr 9, 6:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Labette | 30 min |
| Apr 9, 6:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Labette | 37 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.