Alert archive / Kansas / High Wind Watches in 2021
High Wind Watch 1, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this high wind watch at Mar 28, 2021, 2:30 PM CDT for 6 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Mar 29, 2021, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 28, 2021, 2:30 PM CDT (19:30 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 29, 2021, 12:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 29, 2021, 3:41 AM CDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
Counties Anderson County, KS, Coffey County, KS, Franklin County, KS, Lyon County, KS, Morris County, KS, Osage County, KS
The radar
The Topeka radar (KTWX), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 12:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 61 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
- 1356 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -63 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 5 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
078 WWUS73 KTOP 281930 NPWTOP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Topeka KS 230 PM CDT Sun Mar 28 2021 KSZ010>012-021>024-026-034>036-038>040-290930- /O.NEW.KTOP.WI.Y.0007.210329T1700Z-210330T0600Z/ Marshall-Nemaha-Brown-Clay-Riley-Pottawatomie-Jackson-Jefferson- Ottawa-Dickinson-Geary-Wabaunsee-Shawnee-Douglas- Including the cities of Marysville, Blue Rapids, Frankfort, Sabetha, Seneca, Hiawatha, Horton, Clay Center, Manhattan, Wamego, St. Marys, Holton, Valley Falls, Oskaloosa, Perry, McLouth, Grantville, Meriden, Nortonville, Minneapolis, Bennington, Abilene, Herington, Junction City, Alma, Eskridge, Maple Hill, Alta Vista, McFarland, Harveyville, Paxico, Topeka, and Lawrence 230 PM CDT Sun Mar 28 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO 1 AM CDT TUESDAY... * WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, north central and northeast Kansas. * WHEN...From noon Monday to 1 AM CDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...These winds will combine with low relative humidity levels to create extreme fire weather conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle on east to west oriented roadways. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ KSZ037-054>056-058-059-290930- /O.NEW.KTOP.HW.A.0001.210329T1700Z-210330T0900Z/ Morris-Lyon-Osage-Franklin-Coffey-Anderson- Including the cities of Council Grove, Emporia, Osage City, Carbondale, Lyndon, Burlingame, Overbrook, Ottawa, Burlington, Lebo, and Garnett 230 PM CDT Sun Mar 28 2021 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...South winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph possible. * WHERE...Morris, Lyon, Osage, Franklin, Coffey and Anderson Counties. * WHEN...From Monday afternoon through late Monday night. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are possible. Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles on east to west oriented roadways. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...These winds will combine with low relative humidity levels to create extreme fire weather conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Monitor the latest forecasts and warnings for updates on this situation. Fasten loose objects or shelter objects in a safe location prior to the onset of winds. && $$
1 follow-up statement
296 WWUS73 KTOP 290841 NPWTOP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Topeka KS 341 AM CDT Mon Mar 29 2021 KSZ056-059-292100- /O.UPG.KTOP.HW.A.0001.210329T1700Z-210330T0900Z/ /O.EXB.KTOP.WI.Y.0007.210329T1700Z-210330T0200Z/ Franklin-Anderson- Including the cities of Ottawa and Garnett 341 AM CDT Mon Mar 29 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...South winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Franklin and Anderson Counties. * WHEN...From noon today to 9 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. && $$ KSZ037-054-055-058-292100- /O.UPG.KTOP.HW.A.0001.210329T1700Z-210330T0900Z/ /O.EXA.KTOP.WI.Y.0007.210329T1700Z-210330T0600Z/ Morris-Lyon-Osage-Coffey- Including the cities of Council Grove, Emporia, Osage City, Carbondale, Lyndon, Burlingame, Overbrook, Burlington, and Lebo 341 AM CDT Mon Mar 29 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 1 AM CDT TUESDAY... * WHAT...South winds 30 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected. * WHERE...Morris, Lyon, Osage and Coffey Counties. * WHEN...From noon today to 1 AM CDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ KSZ010>012-023-024-026-039-040-292100- /O.EXT.KTOP.WI.Y.0007.210329T1700Z-210330T0200Z/ Marshall-Nemaha-Brown-Pottawatomie-Jackson-Jefferson-Shawnee- Douglas- Including the cities of Marysville, Blue Rapids, Frankfort, Sabetha, Seneca, Hiawatha, Horton, Wamego, St. Marys, Holton, Valley Falls, Oskaloosa, Perry, McLouth, Grantville, Meriden, Nortonville, Topeka, and Lawrence 341 AM CDT Mon Mar 29 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Jefferson, Douglas, Nemaha, Marshall, Shawnee, Brown, Jackson and Pottawatomie Counties. * WHEN...From noon today to 9 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. && $$ KSZ021-022-034>036-038-292100- /O.CON.KTOP.WI.Y.0007.210329T1700Z-210330T0600Z/ Clay-Riley-Ottawa-Dickinson-Geary-Wabaunsee- Including the cities of Clay Center, Manhattan, Minneapolis, Bennington, Abilene, Herington, Junction City, Alma, Eskridge, Maple Hill, Alta Vista, McFarland, Harveyville, and Paxico 341 AM CDT Mon Mar 29 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 1 AM CDT TUESDAY... * WHAT...South winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected. * WHERE...Clay, Riley, Wabaunsee, Geary, Dickinson and Ottawa Counties. * WHEN...From noon today to 1 AM CDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Topeka, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 3:28 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | TOP | Anderson, Brown, Clay, Cloud, Coffey, Dickinson and 17 more | 11 hr |
| Mar 28, 2:30 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | TOP | Anderson, Brown, Clay, Cloud, Coffey, Dickinson and 17 more | 37 hr |
| Mar 28, 2:45 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | TOP | Anderson, Brown, Clay, Cloud, Coffey, Dickinson and 17 more | 30 hr |
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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.