Alert archive / Kansas / Wind Advisories in 2021
Wind Advisory 2, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this wind advisory at Feb 4, 2021, 4:20 AM CST for 20 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 4, 2021, 4:20 AM CST (10:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 4, 2021, 10:01 AM CST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
Counties Anderson County, KS, 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), 28 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 75 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
- 1858 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 251 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 298 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
516 WWUS73 KTOP 041020 NPWTOP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Topeka KS 420 AM CST Thu Feb 4 2021 KSZ008>010-020>022-034>036-041700- /O.NEW.KTOP.WI.Y.0002.210204T1020Z-210204T1700Z/ Republic-Washington-Marshall-Cloud-Clay-Riley-Ottawa-Dickinson- Geary- Including the cities of Belleville, Washington, Hanover, Clifton, Linn, Greenleaf, Marysville, Blue Rapids, Frankfort, Concordia, Clay Center, Manhattan, Minneapolis, Bennington, Abilene, Herington, and Junction City 420 AM CST Thu Feb 4 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CST THIS MORNING... * WHAT...North winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * WHERE...Republic, Washington, Marshall, Cloud, Clay, Riley, Ottawa, Dickinson and Geary Counties. * WHEN...Until 11 AM CST this morning. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. The winds combined with any falling snow may cause greatly reduced visibilities. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ KSZ011-012-023-024-037>039-054-041700- /O.NEW.KTOP.WI.Y.0002.210204T1200Z-210204T1900Z/ Nemaha-Brown-Pottawatomie-Jackson-Morris-Wabaunsee-Shawnee-Lyon- Including the cities of Sabetha, Seneca, Hiawatha, Horton, Wamego, St. Marys, Holton, Council Grove, Alma, Eskridge, Maple Hill, Alta Vista, McFarland, Harveyville, Paxico, Topeka, and Emporia 420 AM CST Thu Feb 4 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Nemaha, Brown, Pottawatomie, Jackson, Morris, Wabaunsee, Shawnee and Lyon Counties. * WHEN...Until 1 PM CST this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. The winds combined with any falling snow may cause greatly reduced visibilities. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ KSZ055-058-059-041700- /O.NEW.KTOP.WI.Y.0002.210204T1400Z-210204T2000Z/ Osage-Coffey-Anderson- Including the cities of Osage City, Carbondale, Lyndon, Burlingame, Overbrook, Burlington, Lebo, and Garnett 420 AM CST Thu Feb 4 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 2 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts to around 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Osage, Coffey and Anderson Counties. * WHEN...From 8 AM this morning to 2 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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
682 WWUS73 KTOP 041601 NPWTOP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Topeka KS 1001 AM CST Thu Feb 4 2021 KSZ011-012-023-024-037>039-054-041715- /O.CAN.KTOP.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-210204T1900Z/ Nemaha-Brown-Pottawatomie-Jackson-Morris-Wabaunsee-Shawnee-Lyon- Including the cities of Sabetha, Seneca, Hiawatha, Horton, Wamego, St. Marys, Holton, Council Grove, Alma, Eskridge, Maple Hill, Alta Vista, McFarland, Harveyville, Paxico, Topeka, and Emporia 1001 AM CST Thu Feb 4 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... Wind speeds have decreased below advisory criteria, therefore the Wind Advisory has been cancelled. $$ KSZ055-058-059-041715- /O.CAN.KTOP.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-210204T2000Z/ Osage-Coffey-Anderson- Including the cities of Osage City, Carbondale, Lyndon, Burlingame, Overbrook, Burlington, Lebo, and Garnett 1001 AM CST Thu Feb 4 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... Wind speeds have decreased below advisory criteria, therefore the Wind Advisory has been cancelled. $$ KSZ008>010-020>022-034>036-041715- /O.CAN.KTOP.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-210204T1700Z/ Republic-Washington-Marshall-Cloud-Clay-Riley-Ottawa-Dickinson- Geary- Including the cities of Belleville, Washington, Hanover, Clifton, Linn, Greenleaf, Marysville, Blue Rapids, Frankfort, Concordia, Clay Center, Manhattan, Minneapolis, Bennington, Abilene, Herington, and Junction City 1001 AM CST Thu Feb 4 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... Wind speeds have decreased below advisory criteria, therefore the Wind Advisory has been cancelled. $$
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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.