Alert archive / Kansas / High Wind Warnings in 2006
High Wind Warning 1, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this high wind warning at Mar 12, 2006, 9:43 AM CST for 27 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Mar 12, 2006, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 6 hr. 13 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
- Mar 12, 2006, 9:43 AM CST (15:43 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 12, 2006, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Mar 12, 2006, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 6 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 15:48 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 1:31 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Syracuse, KS | SEVERAL LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN. LARGE SWING SET BLOWN OVER. |
| Mar 12, 1:51 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | Cimarron, KS | MEASURED BY KSN WEATHERLAB STATION AT CIMARRON JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL. |
| Mar 12, 1:55 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Johnson City, KS | SEVERAL SHINGLES OFF HOUSES. MANY TREE LIMBS DOWN, SOME LARGE. |
| Mar 12, 2:02 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | Hugoton, KS | |
| Mar 12, 2:10 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Pratt, KS | |
| Mar 12, 2:16 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Dodge City, KS | |
| Mar 12, 2:35 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | Liberal, KS | |
| Mar 12, 2:50 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Kinsley, KS | POWER LINES DOWN. |
| Mar 12, 3:08 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Elkhart, KS | MEASURED BY ELKHART AMOS. |
| Mar 12, 3:36 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Dodge City, KS | VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO 1 MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST. |
| Mar 12, 3:38 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Ashland, KS | SEVERAL FENCES BLOWN DOWN. SMALL TREE LIMBS BLOWN DOWN. WIND DAMAGE TO CITY SIGN. |
| Mar 12, 3:50 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Medicine Lodge, KS | 4-INCH TREE LIMBS DOWN. |
| Mar 12, 4:00 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Dodge City, KS | 12 IN. DIAMETER TREE LIMB CRUSHED A VEHICLE ON CENTRAL AVE...WINDOWS BROKE OUT OF CARS ON CENTRAL AVE...SHINGLES BLOWN OFF ROOF OF HOUSE. |
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 12:00Z, 3.7 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1558 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 90 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 534 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 573 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS73 KDDC 121543 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 943 AM CST SUN MAR 12 2006 ...WINDS WILL BLOW AND THEN BLOW EVEN HARDER TODAY... .DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE MOVING ACROSS KANSAS TODAY WILL MIX WINDS DOWN TO THE SURFACE FROM A STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE...TO CREATE EXTREMELY STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL COMBINE WITH THE WINDY CONDITIONS...LEADING TO DANGEROUS WILDFIRE CONDITIONS AND AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. KSZ043-044-061>064-074>078-084>088-130000- /O.UPG.KDDC.WI.Y.0010.060312T1600Z-060313T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.HW.W.0001.060312T1800Z-060313T0000Z/ SCOTT-LANE-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL- GRAY-FORD-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...SYRACUSE... LAKIN...DEERFIELD...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...JETMORE...HANSTON... JOHNSON CITY...ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON... MONTEZUMA...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...ELKHART...RICHFIELD... HUGOTON...MOSCOW...LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND... MINNEOLA 943 AM CST SUN MAR 12 2006 /843 AM MST SUN MAR 12 2006/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE INTO THE 35 TO 45 MPH RANGE. SOME WIND GUSTS WILL APPROACH 60 MPH BETWEEN 1 AND 4 PM CST. BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES. AN EXTREME FIRE DANGER WILL EXIST WITH VERY RAPID WILDFIRE DEVELOPMENT CONDITIONS. ANY OPEN OUTDOOR FLAME COULD LEAD TO A RAPIDLY SPREADING WILDFIRE A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT THE WINDS COULD CREATE LIFE THREATENING CONDITIONS TO THOSE OUTSIDE OR CAUSE MAJOR PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ KSZ030-031-130000- /O.EXA.KDDC.WI.Y.0010.060312T1600Z-060313T0000Z/ TREGO-ELLIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... HAYS...ELLIS 943 AM CST SUN MAR 12 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH. WINDS SHOULD DIE DOWN EARLY THIS EVENING. BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES. AN EXTREME FIRE DANGER WILL EXIST WITH VERY RAPID WILDFIRE DEVELOPMENT CONDITIONS. ANY OPEN OUTDOOR FLAME COULD LEAD TO A RAPIDLY SPREADING WILDFIRE A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF OVER 30 MPH OR WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ KSZ045-046-065-066-079>081-089-090-130000- /O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0010.060312T1600Z-060313T0000Z/ NESS-RUSH-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-COMANCHE-BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE...RUSH CENTER... LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON...KINSLEY... LEWIS...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...PRATT...COLDWATER...PROTECTION... MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY 943 AM CST SUN MAR 12 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY INTO THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH. WINDS WILL TO DIE DOWN THIS EVENING. BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES TO LESS THAN A MILE. AN EXTREME FIRE DANGER WILL EXIST WITH VERY RAPID WILDFIRE DEVELOPMENT CONDITIONS. ANY OPEN OUTDOOR FLAME COULD LEAD TO A RAPIDLY SPREADING WILDFIRE 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. $$ 12
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS73 KDDC 122055 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 255 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006 ...WINDS WILL HOWL THIS AFTERNOON... .DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE MOVING ACROSS KANSAS THIS AFTERNOON WILL COMBINE WITH A STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE TO CREATE EXTREMELY STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL COMBINE WITH THE WINDY CONDITIONS...LEADING TO DANGEROUS WILDFIRE CONDITIONS AND AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. KSZ030-031-045-046-065-066-079>081-089-090-130000- /O.UPG.KDDC.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-060313T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KDDC.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060313T0000Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-NESS-RUSH-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT- COMANCHE-BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... HAYS...ELLIS...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE...RUSH CENTER...LARNED... BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON...KINSLEY...LEWIS... GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...PRATT...COLDWATER...PROTECTION... MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY 255 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 35 TO 45 MPH WILL GUST OCCASIONALLY TO NEAR 60 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL TO DIE DOWN THIS EVENING. BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES TO LESS THAN A MILE. AN EXTREME FIRE DANGER WILL EXIST WITH VERY RAPID WILDFIRE DEVELOPMENT CONDITIONS. ANY OPEN OUTDOOR FLAME COULD LEAD TO A RAPIDLY SPREADING WILDFIRE A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT THE WINDS COULD CREATE LIFE THREATENING CONDITIONS TO THOSE OUTSIDE OR CAUSE MAJOR PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ KSZ043-044-061>064-074>078-084>088-130000- /O.CON.KDDC.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060313T0000Z/ SCOTT-LANE-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL- GRAY-FORD-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...SYRACUSE... LAKIN...DEERFIELD...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...JETMORE...HANSTON... JOHNSON CITY...ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON... MONTEZUMA...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...ELKHART...RICHFIELD... HUGOTON...MOSCOW...LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND... MINNEOLA 255 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006 /155 PM MST SUN MAR 12 2006/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 35 TO 45 MPH OCCASIONALLY GUSTING TO NEAR 60 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONG WINDS WILL SUBSIDE AFTER 6 PM CST. BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES. AN EXTREME FIRE DANGER WILL EXIST WITH VERY RAPID WILDFIRE DEVELOPMENT CONDITIONS. ANY OPEN OUTDOOR FLAME COULD LEAD TO A RAPIDLY SPREADING WILDFIRE A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT THE WINDS COULD CREATE LIFE THREATENING CONDITIONS TO THOSE OUTSIDE OR CAUSE MAJOR PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ 12
000 WWUS73 KDDC 122352 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 552 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006 KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-130100- /O.EXP.KDDC.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060313T0000Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN- PAWNEE-STAFFORD-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA- PRATT-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... HAYS...ELLIS...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE... RUSH CENTER...SYRACUSE...LAKIN...DEERFIELD...GARDEN CITY... KALVESTA...JETMORE...HANSTON...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN... STAFFORD...HUDSON...JOHNSON CITY...ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...SATANTA... CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS... GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...PRATT...ELKHART...RICHFIELD...HUGOTON... MOSCOW...LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA... COLDWATER...PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY 552 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006 /452 PM MST SUN MAR 12 2006/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS ACROSS SOUTHWEST KANSAS. AREAS SOUTH OF A GARDEN CITY TO DODGE CITY TO MEDICINE LODGE LINE CAN EXPECT WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH THROUGH 7 PM...BUT THEN QUICKLY DIE OFF TO 15 TO 25 MPH FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE EVENING. FURTHER NORTH...A COLD FRONT WILL BE PASSING THROUGH AND SHIFT WINDS AROUND TO THE NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH. $$
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.