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Wind Advisory 15, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this wind advisory at Sep 20, 2021, 3:32 AM CDT for 6 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Sep 20, 2021, 11:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 4 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 20, 2021, 3:32 AM CDT (08:32 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 20, 2021, 11:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Sep 20, 2021, 2:54 PM CDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
Counties Barton County, KS, Ellsworth County, KS, Lincoln County, KS, Rice County, KS, Russell County, KS, Saline County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 139 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:34 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 00:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 175 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
- 609 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -124 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2349 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 120 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 401 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.2
The text
As transmitted.
004 WWUS73 KICT 200832 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Wichita KS 332 AM CDT Mon Sep 20 2021 KSZ032-033-047>050-202245- /O.NEW.KICT.WI.Y.0015.210920T1600Z-210921T0000Z/ Russell-Lincoln-Barton-Ellsworth-Saline-Rice- Including the cities of Russell, Lincoln, Sylvan Grove, Great Bend, Ellsworth, Wilson, Salina, Lyons, and Sterling 332 AM CDT Mon Sep 20 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph expected, with gusts as high as 45 mph. * WHERE...Russell, Lincoln, Barton, Ellsworth, Saline and Rice Counties. * WHEN...From 11 AM this morning to 7 PM CDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
1 follow-up statement
583 WWUS73 KICT 201954 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Wichita KS 254 PM CDT Mon Sep 20 2021 KSZ032-033-047>050-202100- /O.CAN.KICT.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-210921T0000Z/ Russell-Lincoln-Barton-Ellsworth-Saline-Rice- Including the cities of Russell, Lincoln, Sylvan Grove, Great Bend, Ellsworth, Wilson, Salina, Lyons, and Sterling 254 PM CDT Mon Sep 20 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... North winds of 20 to 30 mph are still possible for the next few hours, but the surface winds will slowly diminish tonight. $$ Ketcham
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20, 5:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Allen | 34 min |
| Sep 20, 6:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Neosho | 43 min |
| Sep 20, 6:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Neosho | 39 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.