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Wind Advisory 13, NWS Wichita, KS

April 12, 20236 counties in Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this wind advisory at Apr 12, 2023, 3:06 AM CDT for 6 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Apr 13, 2023, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 12, 2023, 3:06 AM CDT (08:06 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 13, 2023, 1:00 PM CDT
Expired
Apr 13, 2023, 8:00 PM CDT
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Wichita, KS

Counties Barton County, KS, Ellsworth County, KS, Lincoln County, KS, Rice County, KS, Russell County, KS, Saline County, KS

The radar

The Wichita radar (KICT), 139 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:09 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

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 175 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, Dodge City, at 00:00Z on 2023-04-12Temperature 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, Dodge City, at 00:00Z on 2023-04-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -22 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
3202 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-22 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
37 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

185 
WWUS73 KICT 120806
NPWICT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Wichita KS
306 AM CDT Wed Apr 12 2023

KSZ032-033-047>050-122215-
/O.NEW.KICT.WI.Y.0013.230413T1800Z-230414T0100Z/
Russell-Lincoln-Barton-Ellsworth-Saline-Rice-
Including the cities of Russell, Lincoln, Sylvan Grove, 
Great Bend, Ellsworth, Wilson, Salina, Lyons, and Sterling
306 AM CDT Wed Apr 12 2023

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM CDT THURSDAY...

* WHAT...South winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Russell, Lincoln, Barton, Ellsworth, Saline and Rice 
  Counties.

* WHEN...From 1 PM to 8 PM CDT Thursday.

* 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.

&&

$$
4 follow-up statements
703 
WWUS73 KICT 122007
NPWICT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Wichita KS
307 PM CDT Wed Apr 12 2023

KSZ032-033-047>050-131015-
/O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0013.230413T1800Z-230414T0100Z/
Russell-Lincoln-Barton-Ellsworth-Saline-Rice-
Including the cities of Russell, Lincoln, Sylvan Grove, 
Great Bend, Ellsworth, Wilson, Salina, Lyons, and Sterling
307 PM CDT Wed Apr 12 2023

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM CDT
THURSDAY...

* WHAT...South winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph 
  expected.

* WHEN...From 1 PM to 8 PM CDT Thursday.

* 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.

&&

$$
611 
WWUS73 KICT 130838
NPWICT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Wichita KS
338 AM CDT Thu Apr 13 2023

KSZ032-033-047>050-132245-
/O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0013.230413T1800Z-230414T0100Z/
Russell-Lincoln-Barton-Ellsworth-Saline-Rice-
Including the cities of Russell, Lincoln, Sylvan Grove, 
Great Bend, Ellsworth, Wilson, Salina, Lyons, and Sterling
338 AM CDT Thu Apr 13 2023

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...South winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph 
  expected.

* WHEN...From 1 PM This Afternoon 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.

&&

$$
319 
WWUS73 KICT 132255
NPWICT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Wichita KS
555 PM CDT Thu Apr 13 2023

KSZ032-033-047>050-140100-
/O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-230414T0100Z/
Russell-Lincoln-Barton-Ellsworth-Saline-Rice-
Including the cities of Russell, Lincoln, Sylvan Grove, 
Great Bend, Ellsworth, Wilson, Salina, Lyons, and Sterling
555 PM CDT Thu Apr 13 2023

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

* WHAT...South winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...For portions of central kansas.

* WHEN...Through 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.

&&

$$
244 
WWUS73 KICT 140042
NPWICT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Wichita KS
742 PM CDT Thu Apr 13 2023

KSZ032-033-047>050-140145-
/O.EXP.KICT.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-230414T0100Z/
Russell-Lincoln-Barton-Ellsworth-Saline-Rice-
Including the cities of Russell, Lincoln, Sylvan Grove, 
Great Bend, Ellsworth, Wilson, Salina, Lyons, and Sterling
742 PM CDT Thu Apr 13 2023

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

Wind speeds have decreased below wind advisory criteria, therefore
the wind advisory will be allowed to expire at 8 PM.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 12, 3:05 AM CDTFire Weather WatchICTBarton, Ellsworth, Lincoln, Rice, Russell, Saline12 hr
Apr 12, 3:07 PM CDTRed Flag WarningICTBarton, Ellsworth, Lincoln, Rice, Russell, Saline29 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.