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Wind Advisory 6, NWS Wichita, KS

March 21, 202116 counties in Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this wind advisory at Mar 21, 2021, 6:04 AM CDT for 16 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 11 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 21, 2021, 6:04 AM CDT (11:04 UTC)
Expired
Mar 21, 2021, 4:58 PM CDT
In force
11 hr
Issued by
NWS Wichita, KS

Counties Barton County, KS, Butler County, KS, Chase County, KS, Ellsworth County, KS, Greenwood 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, Woodson County, KS

The radar

The Wichita radar (KICT), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:03 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 00:00Z, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 187 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 00:00Z on 2021-03-21Temperature 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 00:00Z on 2021-03-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 55 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
2344 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
23 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
55 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
205 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

938 
WWUS73 KICT 211104
NPWICT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Wichita KS
604 AM CDT Sun Mar 21 2021

KSZ032-033-047>053-067>069-082-083-212300-
/O.NEW.KICT.WI.Y.0006.210321T1104Z-210321T2300Z/
Russell-Lincoln-Barton-Ellsworth-Saline-Rice-McPherson-Marion-
Chase-Reno-Harvey-Butler-Kingman-Sedgwick-
Including the cities of Russell, Lincoln, Sylvan Grove, 
Great Bend, 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, and Wichita
604 AM CDT Sun Mar 21 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...South winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph 
  expected.

* 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.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
484 
WWUS73 KICT 211343
NPWICT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Wichita KS
843 AM CDT Sun Mar 21 2021

KSZ070-071-212300-
/O.EXA.KICT.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-210321T2300Z/
Greenwood-Woodson-
Including the cities of Eureka, Madison, and Yates Center
843 AM CDT Sun Mar 21 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

* WHERE...Greenwood and Woodson Counties.

* 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.

&&

$$

KSZ032-033-047-211700-
/O.EXT.KICT.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-210321T1700Z/
Russell-Lincoln-Barton-
Including the cities of Russell, Lincoln, Sylvan Grove, 
and Great Bend
843 AM CDT Sun Mar 21 2021

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY...

* WHAT...South winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph 
  expected.

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

* WHEN...Until noon CDT today.

* 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.

&&

$$

KSZ048>053-067>069-082-083-212300-
/O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-210321T2300Z/
Ellsworth-Saline-Rice-McPherson-Marion-Chase-Reno-Harvey-Butler-
Kingman-Sedgwick-
Including the cities of 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, and Wichita
843 AM CDT Sun Mar 21 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...South winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts to around 45 mph 
  expected.

* 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.

&&

$$
015 
WWUS73 KICT 211708
NPWICT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Wichita KS
1208 PM CDT Sun Mar 21 2021

KSZ032-033-047-211815-
/O.EXP.KICT.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-210321T1700Z/
Russell-Lincoln-Barton-
Including the cities of Russell, Lincoln, Sylvan Grove, 
and Great Bend
1208 PM CDT Sun Mar 21 2021

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

South to southwest winds will diminish early this afternoon and
become northerly. Therefore the wind advisory has been allowed to
expire. 

$$

KSZ048>053-067>071-082-083-212300-
/O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-210321T2300Z/
Ellsworth-Saline-Rice-McPherson-Marion-Chase-Reno-Harvey-Butler-
Greenwood-Woodson-Kingman-Sedgwick-
Including the cities of Ellsworth, Wilson, Salina, Lyons, 
Sterling, McPherson, Hillsboro, Marion, Peabody, 
Cottonwood Falls, Strong City, Hutchinson, Newton, El Dorado, 
Augusta, Andover, Rose Hill, Eureka, Madison, Yates Center, 
Kingman, Derby, Haysville, Bel Aire, Park City, Valley Center, 
and Wichita
1208 PM CDT Sun Mar 21 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...South winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts to around 45 mph 
  expected.

* 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.

&&

$$
296 
WWUS73 KICT 212158
NPWICT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Wichita KS
458 PM CDT Sun Mar 21 2021

KSZ048>053-067>071-082-083-212300-
/O.CAN.KICT.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-210321T2300Z/
Ellsworth-Saline-Rice-McPherson-Marion-Chase-Reno-Harvey-Butler-
Greenwood-Woodson-Kingman-Sedgwick-
Including the cities of Ellsworth, Wilson, Salina, Lyons, 
Sterling, McPherson, Hillsboro, Marion, Peabody, 
Cottonwood Falls, Strong City, Hutchinson, Newton, El Dorado, 
Augusta, Andover, Rose Hill, Eureka, Madison, Yates Center, 
Kingman, Derby, Haysville, Bel Aire, Park City, Valley Center, 
and Wichita
458 PM CDT Sun Mar 21 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

Winds will continue to subside as we move through the evening
hours.

$$

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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.