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Wind Advisory 11, NWS Wichita, KS

April 9, 202116 counties in Kansas

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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Topeka, KS at 12:00Z on 2021-04-09Temperature 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, Topeka, KS at 12:00Z on 2021-04-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 68 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
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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 9, 4:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTSumner22 min
Apr 9, 4:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTSumner31 min
Apr 9, 5:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTLabette28 min
Apr 9, 5:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTCowley37 min
Apr 9, 5:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTLabette28 min
Apr 9, 6:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTLabette30 min
Apr 9, 6:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementICTLabette37 min

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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.