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Wind Advisory 13, NWS Wichita, KS
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.
- 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
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 12, 3:05 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | ICT | Barton, Ellsworth, Lincoln, Rice, Russell, Saline | 12 hr |
| Apr 12, 3:07 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | ICT | Barton, Ellsworth, Lincoln, Rice, Russell, Saline | 29 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.