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Wind Advisory 18, NWS Wichita, KS

November 19, 202115 counties in Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this wind advisory at Nov 19, 2021, 10:12 AM CST for 15 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 5 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 19, 2021, 10:12 AM CST (16:12 UTC)
Expired
Nov 19, 2021, 3:00 PM CST
In force
5 hr
Issued by
NWS Wichita, KS

Counties Butler County, KS, Chase County, KS, Cowley County, KS, Ellsworth County, KS, Harper County, KS, Harvey County, KS, Kingman County, KS, Lincoln 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), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:14 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, 4.2 hours before the alert went out and 201 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 2021-11-19Temperature 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 2021-11-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 30 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
2508 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
30 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
267 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

342 
WWUS73 KICT 191612
NPWICT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Wichita KS
1012 AM CST Fri Nov 19 2021

KSZ033-048>053-067>069-082-083-091>093-192100-
/O.NEW.KICT.WI.Y.0018.211119T1612Z-211119T2100Z/
Lincoln-Ellsworth-Saline-Rice-McPherson-Marion-Chase-Reno-Harvey-
Butler-Kingman-Sedgwick-Harper-Sumner-Cowley-
Including the cities of Lincoln, Sylvan Grove, Ellsworth, Wilson,
Salina, Lyons, Sterling, McPherson, Hillsboro, Marion, Peabody, 
Cottonwood Falls, Strong City, Hutchinson, Newton, El Dorado, 
Augusta, Andover, Rose Hill, Kingman, Derby, Haysville, Bel Aire,
Park City, Valley Center, Wichita, Anthony, Harper, Attica, 
Wellington, Winfield, and Arkansas City
1012 AM CST Fri Nov 19 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...South winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

* WHERE...Portions of Central and South Central Kansas.

* WHEN...Until 3 PM CST 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.

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
314 
WWUS73 KICT 192054
NPWICT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Wichita KS
254 PM CST Fri Nov 19 2021

KSZ033-048>053-067>069-082-083-091>093-192200-
/O.EXP.KICT.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-211119T2100Z/
Lincoln-Ellsworth-Saline-Rice-McPherson-Marion-Chase-Reno-Harvey-
Butler-Kingman-Sedgwick-Harper-Sumner-Cowley-
Including the cities of Lincoln, Sylvan Grove, Ellsworth, Wilson,
Salina, Lyons, Sterling, McPherson, Hillsboro, Marion, Peabody, 
Cottonwood Falls, Strong City, Hutchinson, Newton, El Dorado, 
Augusta, Andover, Rose Hill, Kingman, Derby, Haysville, Bel Aire,
Park City, Valley Center, Wichita, Anthony, Harper, Attica, 
Wellington, Winfield, and Arkansas City
254 PM CST Fri Nov 19 2021

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

South winds will remain gusty into the late afternoon, though
sustained speeds are expected to drop below 30 mph with gusts 
less than 45 mph. Therefore the wind advisory will be allowed to 
expire. 

$$

KED

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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.