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Wind Advisory 9, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this wind advisory at Apr 1, 2021, 2:37 PM CDT for 6 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Apr 2, 2021, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 1, 2021, 2:37 PM CDT (19:37 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 2, 2021, 10:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 2, 2021, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
Counties Clay County, KS, Cloud County, KS, Dickinson County, KS, Ottawa County, KS, Republic County, KS, Washington County, KS
The radar
The Topeka radar (KTWX), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 158 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
- 2154 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 64 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -20 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 53 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
959 WWUS73 KTOP 011937 NPWTOP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Topeka KS 237 PM CDT Thu Apr 1 2021 KSZ008-009-020-021-034-035-020345- /O.NEW.KTOP.WI.Y.0009.210402T1500Z-210403T0000Z/ Republic-Washington-Cloud-Clay-Ottawa-Dickinson- Including the cities of Belleville, Washington, Hanover, Clifton, Linn, Greenleaf, Concordia, Clay Center, Minneapolis, Bennington, Abilene, and Herington 237 PM CDT Thu Apr 1 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT FRIDAY... * WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Republic, Washington, Cloud, Clay, Ottawa and Dickinson Counties. * WHEN...From 10 AM to 7 PM CDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Driving high profile vehicles could be difficult especially on east to west roads like Interstate 70. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ Wolters
3 follow-up statements
156 WWUS73 KTOP 020059 NPWTOP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Topeka KS 759 PM CDT Thu Apr 1 2021 KSZ008-009-020-021-034-035-020930- /O.CON.KTOP.WI.Y.0009.210402T1500Z-210403T0000Z/ Republic-Washington-Cloud-Clay-Ottawa-Dickinson- Including the cities of Belleville, Washington, Hanover, Clifton, Linn, Greenleaf, Concordia, Clay Center, Minneapolis, Bennington, Abilene, and Herington 759 PM CDT Thu Apr 1 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT FRIDAY... * WHAT...South winds 20 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Republic, Washington, Cloud, Clay, Ottawa and Dickinson Counties. * WHEN...From 10 AM to 7 PM CDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Driving high profile vehicles could be difficult especially on east to west roads like Interstate 70. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
194 WWUS73 KTOP 020833 NPWTOP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Topeka KS 333 AM CDT Fri Apr 2 2021 KSZ008-009-020-021-034-035-030000- /O.CON.KTOP.WI.Y.0009.210402T1500Z-210403T0000Z/ Republic-Washington-Cloud-Clay-Ottawa-Dickinson- Including the cities of Belleville, Washington, Hanover, Clifton, Linn, Greenleaf, Concordia, Clay Center, Minneapolis, Bennington, Abilene, and Herington 333 AM CDT Fri Apr 2 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...South winds 20 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Republic, Washington, Cloud, Clay, Ottawa and Dickinson Counties. * WHEN...From 10 AM to 7 PM CDT today. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Driving high profile vehicles could be difficult especially on east to west roads like Interstate 70. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
019 WWUS73 KTOP 022352 NPWTOP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Topeka KS 652 PM CDT Fri Apr 2 2021 KSZ008-009-020-021-034-035-030100- /O.EXP.KTOP.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-210403T0000Z/ Republic-Washington-Cloud-Clay-Ottawa-Dickinson- Including the cities of Belleville, Washington, Hanover, Clifton, Linn, Greenleaf, Concordia, Clay Center, Minneapolis, Bennington, Abilene, and Herington 652 PM CDT Fri Apr 2 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... Wind speeds have diminished and will remain to be at lower speeds this evening. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Topeka, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 3:10 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | TOP | Anderson, Brown, Clay, Cloud, Coffey, Dickinson and 17 more | 7 hr |
Nearby
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.