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Wind Advisory 10, NWS Topeka, KS

April 6, 202119 counties in Kansas

NWS Topeka, KS issued this wind advisory at Apr 6, 2021, 3:38 AM CDT for 19 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Apr 6, 2021, 11:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 6, 2021, 3:38 AM CDT (08:38 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 6, 2021, 11:00 AM CDT
Expired
Apr 6, 2021, 8:00 PM CDT
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Topeka, KS

Counties Brown County, KS, Clay County, KS, Cloud County, KS, Coffey County, KS, Dickinson County, KS, Geary County, KS, Jackson County, KS, Lyon County, KS, Marshall County, KS, Morris County, KS, Nemaha County, KS, Osage County, KS, Ottawa County, KS, Pottawatomie County, KS, Republic County, KS, Riley County, KS, Shawnee County, KS, Wabaunsee County, KS, Washington County, KS

The radar

The Topeka radar (KTWX), 36 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:44 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, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 81 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 2021-04-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 263 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 2021-04-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 33 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
263 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-282 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1920 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
20 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
33 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
199 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

856 
WWUS73 KTOP 060838
NPWTOP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Topeka KS
338 AM CDT Tue Apr 6 2021

KSZ008>012-020>024-034>039-054-055-058-070100-
/O.NEW.KTOP.WI.Y.0010.210406T1600Z-210407T0100Z/
Republic-Washington-Marshall-Nemaha-Brown-Cloud-Clay-Riley-
Pottawatomie-Jackson-Ottawa-Dickinson-Geary-Morris-Wabaunsee-
Shawnee-Lyon-Osage-Coffey-
Including the cities of Belleville, Washington, Hanover, Clifton,
Linn, Greenleaf, Marysville, Blue Rapids, Frankfort, Sabetha, 
Seneca, Hiawatha, Horton, Concordia, Clay Center, Manhattan, 
Wamego, St. Marys, Holton, Minneapolis, Bennington, Abilene, 
Herington, Junction City, Council Grove, Alma, Eskridge, 
Maple Hill, Alta Vista, McFarland, Harveyville, Paxico, Topeka, 
Emporia, Osage City, Carbondale, Lyndon, Burlingame, Overbrook, 
Burlington, and Lebo
338 AM CDT Tue Apr 6 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...

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

* WHERE...Portions of central, east central, north central and 
  northeast Kansas.

* WHEN...From 11 AM this morning to 8 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.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
558 
WWUS73 KTOP 062024
NPWTOP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Topeka KS
324 PM CDT Tue Apr 6 2021

KSZ008>012-020>024-034>039-054-055-058-070100-
/O.CON.KTOP.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-210407T0100Z/
Republic-Washington-Marshall-Nemaha-Brown-Cloud-Clay-Riley-
Pottawatomie-Jackson-Ottawa-Dickinson-Geary-Morris-Wabaunsee-
Shawnee-Lyon-Osage-Coffey-
Including the cities of Belleville, Washington, Hanover, Clifton,
Linn, Greenleaf, Marysville, Blue Rapids, Frankfort, Sabetha, 
Seneca, Hiawatha, Horton, Concordia, Clay Center, Manhattan, 
Wamego, St. Marys, Holton, Minneapolis, Bennington, Abilene, 
Herington, Junction City, Council Grove, Alma, Eskridge, 
Maple Hill, Alta Vista, McFarland, Harveyville, Paxico, Topeka, 
Emporia, Osage City, Carbondale, Lyndon, Burlingame, Overbrook, 
Burlington, and Lebo
324 PM CDT Tue Apr 6 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

* WHERE...Portions of central, east central, north central and 
  northeast Kansas.

* WHEN...Until 8 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.

&&

$$

KDS
430 
WWUS73 KTOP 070053
NPWTOP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Topeka KS
753 PM CDT Tue Apr 6 2021

KSZ008>012-020>024-034>039-054-055-058-070200-
/O.EXP.KTOP.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-210407T0100Z/
Republic-Washington-Marshall-Nemaha-Brown-Cloud-Clay-Riley-
Pottawatomie-Jackson-Ottawa-Dickinson-Geary-Morris-Wabaunsee-
Shawnee-Lyon-Osage-Coffey-
Including the cities of Belleville, Washington, Hanover, Clifton,
Linn, Greenleaf, Marysville, Blue Rapids, Frankfort, Sabetha, 
Seneca, Hiawatha, Horton, Concordia, Clay Center, Manhattan, 
Wamego, St. Marys, Holton, Minneapolis, Bennington, Abilene, 
Herington, Junction City, Council Grove, Alma, Eskridge, 
Maple Hill, Alta Vista, McFarland, Harveyville, Paxico, Topeka, 
Emporia, Osage City, Carbondale, Lyndon, Burlingame, Overbrook, 
Burlington, and Lebo
753 PM CDT Tue Apr 6 2021

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

Wind speeds have been diminishing across most of the area. There
may still be a few stronger gusts lingering for the next hour or
so but most widespread strong winds will no longer impact the area
this evening outside of convection moving in from the West.


$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Topeka, KS issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 6, 7:44 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPMarshall46 min
Apr 6, 8:07 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPMarshall23 min
Apr 6, 8:46 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTOPPottawatomie29 min

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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.