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High Wind Warning 2, NWS Dodge City, KS

November 27, 200527 counties in Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this high wind warning at Nov 27, 2005, 9:18 PM CST for 27 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 20 hr. 5 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Nov 27, 2005, 9:18 PM CST (03:18 UTC)
Expired
Nov 28, 2005, 5:00 PM CST
In force
20 hr
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
All 27 counties

Barber County, KS, Clark County, KS, Comanche County, KS, Edwards County, KS, Ellis County, KS, Finney County, KS, Ford County, KS, Grant County, KS, Gray County, KS, Hamilton County, KS, Haskell County, KS, Hodgeman County, KS, Kearny County, KS, Kiowa County, KS, Lane County, KS, Meade County, KS, Morton County, KS, Ness County, KS, Pawnee County, KS, Pratt County, KS, Rush County, KS, Scott County, KS, Seward County, KS, Stafford County, KS, Stanton County, KS, Stevens County, KS, Trego County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 22 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:21 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Nov 27, 9:31 PM CSTNON-TSTM WND GST 59Scott City, KS
Nov 27, 11:15 PM CSTNON-TSTM WND GST 61Hays, KS
Nov 28, 8:57 AM CSTNON-TSTM WND GST 6013 S Ness City, KSDOT SCAN SITE
Nov 28, 10:30 AM CSTNON-TSTM WND GST 58Garden City, KSKSN WEATHERLAB SITE AT BERNADINE SITTS SCHOOL
Nov 28, 11:30 AM CSTNON-TSTM WND GST 626 N Scott City, KSDOT SCAN SITE

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 3.3 hours before the alert went out and 27 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 2005-11-28Temperature 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 2005-11-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -95 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
579 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
8 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-95 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
34 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS73 KDDC 280318
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
918 PM CST SUN NOV 27 2005

...HIGH WINDS TO PERSIST BEHIND POWERFUL STORM...

A POWERFUL WINTER STORM CONTINUED TO DEEPEN LATE THIS EVENING
ACROSS CENTRAL KANSAS. A VERY STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT ASSOCIATED
WITH AN ABNORMALLY DEEP SURFACE LOW WILL ALLOW WINDS TO REMAIN
HIGH OUT OF THE NORTH TO NORTHWEST THROUGH MIDDAY MONDAY.

KSZ030-031-043>046-061>065-074>079-084>087-281130-
/O.NEW.KDDC.HW.W.0002.051128T0318Z-051128T1800Z/
TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-
PAWNEE-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-MORTON-STEVENS-
SEWARD-MEADE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR...
HAYS...ELLIS...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE...
RUSH CENTER...SYRACUSE...LAKIN...DEERFIELD...GARDEN CITY...
KALVESTA...JETMORE...HANSTON...LARNED...BURDETT...JOHNSON CITY...
ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...
DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS...ELKHART...RICHFIELD...
HUGOTON...MOSCOW...LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER
918 PM CST SUN NOV 27 2005 /818 PM MST SUN NOV 27 2005/

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST /11 AM MST/
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST /11 AM MST/ MONDAY. 

NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST IN THE 35 TO 45 MPH RANGE
WITH PERIODIC GUSTS IN THE 60 TO 65 MPH RANGE. LIGHT SNOW WILL
ALSO BE ACCOMPANIED WITH THESE WINDS...HOWEVER SIGNIFICANT HAZARDS
FROM SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL BE REDUCED DUE TO THE WET NATURE
OF THE SNOW.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

$$

KSZ081-089-090-281130-
/O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-051128T1200Z/
PRATT-COMANCHE-BARBER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRATT...COLDWATER...PROTECTION...
MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY
918 PM CST SUN NOV 27 2005

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY. 

NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
45 MPH OVERNIGHT.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF OVER 30 MPH OR WIND
GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

UMSCHEID
3 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS73 KDDC 280853
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
253 AM CST MON NOV 28 2005

...HIGH WINDS TO PERSIST BEHIND POWERFUL STORM...

A POWERFUL WINTER STORM WILL SLOWLY LIFT NORTHEAST AWAY FROM 
KANSAS TODAY. A VERY STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL ALLOW WINDS TO
REMAIN HIGH OUT OF THE NORTH TO NORTHWEST.

KSZ061-074-075-084-085-281700-
/O.CAN.KDDC.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-051128T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KDDC.WI.Y.0006.051128T0853Z-051128T2300Z/
HAMILTON-STANTON-GRANT-MORTON-STEVENS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SYRACUSE...JOHNSON CITY...ULYSSES...
ELKHART...RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...MOSCOW
253 AM CST MON NOV 28 2005 /153 AM MST MON NOV 28 2005/

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST /4 PM MST/ THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST /4 PM MST/ THIS
AFTERNOON. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST IN THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE
WITH PERIODIC GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 TO 50 MPH.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF OVER 30 MPH OR WIND
GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

KSZ081-089-090-281700-
/O.UPG.KDDC.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-051128T1200Z/
/O.EXB.KDDC.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-051128T2300Z/
PRATT-COMANCHE-BARBER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRATT...COLDWATER...PROTECTION...
MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY
253 AM CST MON NOV 28 2005

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. THE
WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH
PERIODIC GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

$$

KSZ066-080-088-281700-
/O.EXB.KDDC.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-051128T2300Z/
STAFFORD-KIOWA-CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON...
GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA
253 AM CST MON NOV 28 2005

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. 

NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH
PERIODIC GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

$$

KSZ030-031-043>046-062>065-076>079-086-087-281700-
/O.EXT.KDDC.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-051128T2300Z/
TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-
HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-SEWARD-MEADE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR...
HAYS...ELLIS...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE...
RUSH CENTER...LAKIN...DEERFIELD...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...
JETMORE...HANSTON...LARNED...BURDETT...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...
CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS...
LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER
253 AM CST MON NOV 28 2005

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN IN THE 35 TO 45 MPH RANGE
WITH PERIODIC GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

$$
000 
WWUS73 KDDC 281620
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1020 AM CST MON NOV 28 2005

...VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BUFFET THE AREA...

A POTENT WINTER STORM EXISTING TO THE NORTHEAST WILL LEAVE
SOUTHWEST KANSAS IN A VERY TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT THIS AFTERNOON.
THIS WILL ALLOW HIGH WINDS TO PERSIST INTO LATE AFTERNOON.

KSZ030-031-043>046-062>066-076>081-086>090-282300-
/O.CON.KDDC.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-051128T2300Z/
TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-
STAFFORD-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-
COMANCHE-BARBER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR...
HAYS...ELLIS...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE...
RUSH CENTER...LAKIN...DEERFIELD...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...
JETMORE...HANSTON...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...
HUDSON...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...DODGE CITY...
BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...PRATT...
LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...
COLDWATER...PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY
1020 AM CST MON NOV 28 2005

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN IN THE 35 TO 40 MPH RANGE WITH
PERIODIC GUSTS OVER 55 MPH. THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE A
LITTLE AROUND 5 PM CST.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
DRIVE WITH EXTRA CAUTION...AS STRONG WINDS WILL OCCASIONALLY
REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN A MILE IN BLOWING SNOW.

$$

KSZ061-074-075-084-085-282300-
/O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-051128T2300Z/
HAMILTON-STANTON-GRANT-MORTON-STEVENS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SYRACUSE...JOHNSON CITY...ULYSSES...
ELKHART...RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...MOSCOW
1020 AM CST MON NOV 28 2005 /920 AM MST MON NOV 28 2005/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST /4 PM MST/ THIS
AFTERNOON...

NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST IN THE 25 TO 30 MPH RANGE WITH
PERIODIC GUSTS OVER 45 MPH. THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE A
LITTLE BETWEEN 4 AND 5 PM CST.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF OVER 30 MPH OR WIND
GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

TSB
000 
WWUS73 KDDC 282240
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
440 PM CST MON NOV 28 2005

...WINDS SUBSIDING ACROSS SOUTHWEST KANSAS...

KSZ030-031-043>046-062>066-076>081-086>090-282345-
/O.EXP.KDDC.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-051128T2300Z/
TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-
STAFFORD-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-
COMANCHE-BARBER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR...
HAYS...ELLIS...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE...
RUSH CENTER...LAKIN...DEERFIELD...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...
JETMORE...HANSTON...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...
HUDSON...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...DODGE CITY...
BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...PRATT...
LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...
COLDWATER...PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY
440 PM CST MON NOV 28 2005

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

WINDS ACROSS SOUTHWEST KANSAS HAVE SLOWLY DECREASED THIS
AFTERNOON AND THEREFORE THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM
CST. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT AT 15 TO 30
MPH WITH SOME GUSTS TO 40 MPH THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS.

$$

KSZ061-074-075-084-085-282345-
/O.EXP.KDDC.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-051128T2300Z/
HAMILTON-STANTON-GRANT-MORTON-STEVENS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SYRACUSE...JOHNSON CITY...ULYSSES...
ELKHART...RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...MOSCOW
440 PM CST MON NOV 28 2005 /340 PM MST MON NOV 28 2005/

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM CST /4 PM MST/ THIS
AFTERNOON...

WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE AREA...THEREFORE THE
WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM CST /4 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON.
WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH CAN STILL BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE EVENING.

$$
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 28, 2:53 AM CSTWind AdvisoryDDCGrant, Hamilton, Morton, Stanton, Stevens14 hr

Nearby

High Wind Warnings in Kansas, 2005Every high wind warning in 2005

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.