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Wind Advisory 12, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this wind advisory at Apr 25, 2021, 10:20 AM CDT for 12 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 25, 2021, 10:20 AM CDT (15:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 25, 2021, 6:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
Counties Barton County, KS, Ellsworth 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
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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, 3.3 hours before the alert went out and 181 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
- 1530 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 787 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 1031 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
352 WWUS73 KICT 251520 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Wichita KS 1020 AM CDT Sun Apr 25 2021 KSZ032-033-047>052-067-068-082-083-252300- /O.NEW.KICT.WI.Y.0012.210425T1520Z-210425T2300Z/ Russell-Lincoln-Barton-Ellsworth-Saline-Rice-McPherson-Marion- Reno-Harvey-Kingman-Sedgwick- 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, and Wichita 1020 AM CDT Sun Apr 25 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...South winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * WHERE...Portions of Central and South Central Kansas. * WHEN...Until 6 PM CDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
2 follow-up statements
254 WWUS73 KICT 251935 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Wichita KS 235 PM CDT Sun Apr 25 2021 KSZ032-033-047>052-067-068-082-083-260945- /O.NEW.KICT.WI.Y.0013.210426T1500Z-210427T0100Z/ /O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-210425T2300Z/ Russell-Lincoln-Barton-Ellsworth-Saline-Rice-McPherson-Marion- Reno-Harvey-Kingman-Sedgwick- Including the cities of Russell, Lincoln, Sylvan Grove, Great Bend, Ellsworth, Wilson, Salina, Lyons, Sterling, McPherson, Hillsboro, Marion, Peabody, Hutchinson, Newton, Kingman, Derby, Haysville, Bel Aire, Park City, Valley Center, and Wichita 235 PM CDT Sun Apr 25 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM CDT MONDAY... * WHAT...For the first Wind Advisory, south winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. For the second Wind Advisory, south winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of Central and South Central Kansas. * WHEN...For the first Wind Advisory, until 6 PM CDT this evening. For the second Wind Advisory, from 10 AM to 8 PM CDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects and knock down a few smaller tree limbs. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ KSZ053-069>072-091>096-098>100-260945- /O.NEW.KICT.WI.Y.0013.210426T1500Z-210427T0100Z/ Chase-Butler-Greenwood-Woodson-Allen-Harper-Sumner-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, Anthony, Harper, Attica, Wellington, Winfield, Arkansas City, Howard, Moline, Longton, Grenola, Neodesha, Fredonia, Chanute, Sedan, Cedar Vale, Coffeyville, Independence, and Parsons 235 PM CDT Sun Apr 25 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM CDT MONDAY... * WHAT...South winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of Central, South Central and Southeast Kansas. * WHEN...From 10 AM to 8 PM CDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects and knock down a few smaller tree limbs. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
661 WWUS73 KICT 252310 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Wichita KS 610 PM CDT Sun Apr 25 2021 KSZ032-033-047>052-067-068-082-083-261315- /O.EXP.KICT.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-210425T2300Z/ /O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0013.210426T1500Z-210427T0100Z/ Russell-Lincoln-Barton-Ellsworth-Saline-Rice-McPherson-Marion- Reno-Harvey-Kingman-Sedgwick- Including the cities of Russell, Lincoln, Sylvan Grove, Great Bend, Ellsworth, Wilson, Salina, Lyons, Sterling, McPherson, Hillsboro, Marion, Peabody, Hutchinson, Newton, Kingman, Derby, Haysville, Bel Aire, Park City, Valley Center, and Wichita 610 PM CDT Sun Apr 25 2021 ...FOR MONDAY...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM CDT... ...FOR TODAY...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... * WHAT...South winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of Central and South Central Kansas. * WHEN...from 10 AM to 8 PM CDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ KSZ053-069>072-091>096-098>100-261315- /O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0013.210426T1500Z-210427T0100Z/ Chase-Butler-Greenwood-Woodson-Allen-Harper-Sumner-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, Anthony, Harper, Attica, Wellington, Winfield, Arkansas City, Howard, Moline, Longton, Grenola, Neodesha, Fredonia, Chanute, Sedan, Cedar Vale, Coffeyville, Independence, and Parsons 610 PM CDT Sun Apr 25 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM CDT MONDAY... * WHAT...South winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of Central, South Central and Southeast Kansas. * WHEN...From 10 AM to 8 PM CDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects and knock down a few smaller tree limbs. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 2:35 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | ICT | Allen, Barton, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cowley and 20 more | 29 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.