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Wind Advisory 13, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this wind advisory at Dec 27, 2025, 2:18 PM CST for 26 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Dec 28, 2025, 6:00 AM CST. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 27, 2025, 2:18 PM CST (20:18 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 28, 2025, 6:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Dec 28, 2025, 4:12 PM CST
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
All 26 counties
Allen County, KS, Barton County, KS, Butler County, KS, Chase County, KS, Chautauqua County, KS, Cowley County, KS, Elk County, KS, Ellsworth County, KS, Greenwood County, KS, Harper County, KS, Harvey County, KS, Kingman County, KS, Labette County, KS, Lincoln County, KS, Marion County, KS, McPherson County, KS, Montgomery County, KS, Neosho County, KS, Reno County, KS, Rice County, KS, Russell County, KS, Saline County, KS, Sedgwick County, KS, Sumner County, KS, Wilson County, KS, Woodson County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:20 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, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 172 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
- 1558 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 69 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 207 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 320 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
196 WWUS73 KICT 272018 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Wichita KS 218 PM CST Sat Dec 27 2025 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-281030- /O.NEW.KICT.WI.Y.0013.251228T1200Z-251229T0000Z/ Russell-Lincoln-Barton-Ellsworth-Saline-Rice-McPherson-Marion- Chase-Reno-Harvey-Butler-Greenwood-Woodson-Allen-Kingman-Sedgwick- Harper-Sumner-Cowley-Elk-Wilson-Neosho-Chautauqua-Montgomery- Labette- Including the cities of Lyons, Yates Center, Valley Center, Anthony, Eureka, Howard, Newton, Coffeyville, Iola, Derby, Russell, Strong City, Parsons, Haysville, Harper, Marion, Great Bend, Hillsboro, Neodesha, Grenola, Longton, Peabody, Cottonwood Falls, Fredonia, Wellington, Humboldt, Attica, Sylvan Grove, Wichita, Wilson, Sedan, Winfield, Kingman, Arkansas City, Chanute, Moline, Independence, Ellsworth, Park City, Hutchinson, El Dorado, Augusta, Madison, Salina, Cedar Vale, McPherson, Rose Hill, Andover, Sterling, Lincoln, and Bel Aire 218 PM CST Sat Dec 27 2025 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY... * WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of Central, South Central, and Southeast Kansas. * WHEN...From 6 AM to 6 PM CST Sunday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ Cuellar
3 follow-up statements
410 WWUS73 KICT 280929 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Wichita KS 329 AM CST Sun Dec 28 2025 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-282330- /O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0013.251228T1200Z-251229T0000Z/ Russell-Lincoln-Barton-Ellsworth-Saline-Rice-McPherson-Marion- Chase-Reno-Harvey-Butler-Greenwood-Woodson-Allen-Kingman-Sedgwick- Harper-Sumner-Cowley-Elk-Wilson-Neosho-Chautauqua-Montgomery- Labette- Including the cities of Hillsboro, Attica, Cedar Vale, Ellsworth, Lyons, Parsons, Haysville, Winfield, Rose Hill, Strong City, Eureka, Grenola, Chanute, Fredonia, Wichita, Longton, Howard, Anthony, Marion, Coffeyville, Salina, Great Bend, Yates Center, Valley Center, Moline, Russell, Sterling, Lincoln, Bel Aire, Hutchinson, Humboldt, Park City, Kingman, El Dorado, Independence, Peabody, Neodesha, Iola, Cottonwood Falls, Sylvan Grove, Madison, Sedan, Augusta, Andover, McPherson, Arkansas City, Newton, Wellington, Harper, Derby, and Wilson 329 AM CST Sun Dec 28 2025 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of Central, South Central, and Southeast Kansas. * WHEN...Until 6 PM CST this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ McGuire
726 WWUS73 KICT 282151 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Wichita KS 351 PM CST Sun Dec 28 2025 KSZ032-033-047>053-067-068-082-282300- /O.CAN.KICT.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-251229T0000Z/ Russell-Lincoln-Barton-Ellsworth-Saline-Rice-McPherson-Marion- Chase-Reno-Harvey-Kingman- Including the cities of Salina, Cottonwood Falls, Kingman, Hutchinson, Lincoln, Wilson, Sylvan Grove, Hillsboro, Newton, Sterling, Russell, Marion, Lyons, Strong City, Ellsworth, Peabody, Great Bend, and McPherson 351 PM CST Sun Dec 28 2025 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... $$ KSZ069>072-083-091>096-098>100-290000- /O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-251229T0000Z/ Butler-Greenwood-Woodson-Allen-Sedgwick-Harper-Sumner-Cowley-Elk- Wilson-Neosho-Chautauqua-Montgomery-Labette- Including the cities of Harper, Rose Hill, Haysville, Attica, Parsons, Independence, Grenola, Howard, Winfield, Derby, Eureka, Moline, Arkansas City, El Dorado, Humboldt, Sedan, Park City, Neodesha, Yates Center, Iola, Chanute, Valley Center, Anthony, Cedar Vale, Wichita, Coffeyville, Augusta, Fredonia, Madison, Longton, Bel Aire, Wellington, and Andover 351 PM CST Sun Dec 28 2025 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * WHERE...Portions of South Central and Southeast Kansas. * WHEN...Until 6 PM CST this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ Cuellar
437 WWUS73 KICT 282212 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Wichita KS 412 PM CST Sun Dec 28 2025 KSZ069>072-083-091>096-098>100-282315- /O.CAN.KICT.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-251229T0000Z/ Butler-Greenwood-Woodson-Allen-Sedgwick-Harper-Sumner-Cowley-Elk- Wilson-Neosho-Chautauqua-Montgomery-Labette- Including the cities of Howard, Grenola, Independence, Rose Hill, Fredonia, Wellington, Cedar Vale, El Dorado, Iola, Harper, Attica, Chanute, Arkansas City, Anthony, Longton, Haysville, Wichita, Eureka, Park City, Madison, Coffeyville, Winfield, Sedan, Bel Aire, Derby, Neodesha, Valley Center, Parsons, Augusta, Yates Center, Humboldt, Moline, and Andover 412 PM CST Sun Dec 28 2025 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... Wind speeds have decreased below wind advisory criteria. Therefore the advisory has been cancelled. $$ Baerg
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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.