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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Topeka, KS

March 4, 202211 counties in Kansas

NWS Topeka, KS issued this wind advisory at Mar 4, 2022, 3:02 PM CST for 11 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Mar 5, 2022, 10:00 AM CST. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 4, 2022, 3:02 PM CST (21:02 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 5, 2022, 10:00 AM CST
Expired
Mar 5, 2022, 6:00 PM CST
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Topeka, KS

Counties Clay County, KS, Cloud County, KS, Coffey County, KS, Dickinson County, KS, Geary County, KS, Lyon County, KS, Morris County, KS, Ottawa County, KS, Republic County, KS, Riley County, KS, Washington County, KS

The radar

The Topeka radar (KTWX), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:04 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 12:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 113 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 12:00Z on 2022-03-04Temperature 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 12:00Z on 2022-03-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 297 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
1879 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
297 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
298 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

772 
WWUS73 KTOP 042102
NPWTOP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Topeka KS
302 PM CST Fri Mar 4 2022

KSZ008-009-020>022-034>037-051100-
/O.NEW.KTOP.WI.Y.0002.220305T1600Z-220306T0000Z/
Republic-Washington-Cloud-Clay-Riley-Ottawa-Dickinson-Geary-
Morris-
Including the cities of Belleville, Washington, Hanover, Clifton,
Linn, Greenleaf, Concordia, Clay Center, Manhattan, Minneapolis, 
Bennington, Abilene, Herington, Junction City, and Council Grove
302 PM CST Fri Mar 4 2022

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Republic, Washington, Cloud, Clay, Riley, Ottawa, 
  Dickinson, Geary and Morris Counties.

* WHEN...From 10 AM to 6 PM CST Saturday.

* 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.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
569 
WWUS73 KTOP 050930
NPWTOP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Topeka KS
330 AM CST Sat Mar 5 2022

KSZ054-058-051730-
/O.EXA.KTOP.WI.Y.0002.220305T1600Z-220306T0000Z/
Lyon-Coffey-
Including the cities of Emporia, Burlington, and Lebo
330 AM CST Sat Mar 5 2022

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST
THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph 
  expected. 

* WHERE...Republic, Washington, Cloud, Clay, Riley, Ottawa, 
  Dickinson, Geary and Morris Counties. 

* WHEN...From 10 AM to 6 PM CST Saturday.

* 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.

&&

$$

KSZ008-009-020>022-034>037-051730-
/O.CON.KTOP.WI.Y.0002.220305T1600Z-220306T0000Z/
Republic-Washington-Cloud-Clay-Riley-Ottawa-Dickinson-Geary-
Morris-
Including the cities of Belleville, Washington, Hanover, Clifton,
Linn, Greenleaf, Concordia, Clay Center, Manhattan, Minneapolis, 
Bennington, Abilene, Herington, Junction City, and Council Grove
330 AM CST Sat Mar 5 2022

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph 
  expected. 

* WHERE...Republic, Washington, Cloud, Clay, Riley, Ottawa, 
  Dickinson, Geary and Morris Counties. 

* WHEN...From 10 AM to 6 PM CST Saturday.

* 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.

&&

$$
177 
WWUS73 KTOP 051706
NPWTOP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Topeka KS
1106 AM CST Sat Mar 5 2022

KSZ008-009-020>022-034>037-054-058-060000-
/O.CON.KTOP.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-220306T0000Z/
Republic-Washington-Cloud-Clay-Riley-Ottawa-Dickinson-Geary-
Morris-Lyon-Coffey-
Including the cities of Belleville, Washington, Hanover, Clifton,
Linn, Greenleaf, Concordia, Clay Center, Manhattan, Minneapolis, 
Bennington, Abilene, Herington, Junction City, Council Grove, 
Emporia, Burlington, and Lebo
1106 AM CST Sat Mar 5 2022

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

* WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Republic, Washington, Cloud, Clay, Riley, Ottawa, 
  Dickinson, Geary and Morris Counties.

* WHEN...From 10 AM to 6 PM CST Saturday.

* 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.

&&

$$
461 
WWUS73 KTOP 052352
NPWTOP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Topeka KS
552 PM CST Sat Mar 5 2022

KSZ008-009-020>022-034>037-054-058-060100-
/O.EXP.KTOP.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-220306T0000Z/
Republic-Washington-Cloud-Clay-Riley-Ottawa-Dickinson-Geary-
Morris-Lyon-Coffey-
Including the cities of Belleville, Washington, Hanover, Clifton,
Linn, Greenleaf, Concordia, Clay Center, Manhattan, Minneapolis, 
Bennington, Abilene, Herington, Junction City, Council Grove, 
Emporia, Burlington, and Lebo
552 PM CST Sat Mar 5 2022

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

Winds remain gusty out of the west and northwest, but have 
dropped below advisory limits. Thus, the Wind Advisory will be
allowed to expire.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 4, 3:52 AM CSTFire Weather WatchTOPClay, Cloud, Dickinson, Geary, Lyon, Marshall and 8 more24 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.