Alert archive / Kansas / High Wind Warnings in 2006
High Wind Warning 4, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this high wind warning at Apr 15, 2006, 9:51 AM CDT for 17 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 6 hr. 2 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
- Apr 15, 2006, 9:51 AM CDT (14:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 15, 2006, 3:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
Counties 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, Lane County, KS, Ness County, KS, Pawnee County, KS, Rush County, KS, Scott County, KS, Stanton County, KS, Trego County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:52 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 2:41 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Syracuse, KS | MEASURED BY KSN WEATHERLAB STATION AT SYRACURE JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL. |
| Apr 15, 2:41 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | Syracuse, KS | MEASURED BY KSN WEATHERLAB STATION AT SYRACURE JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL. |
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, 2.9 hours before the alert went out and 57 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
- 3836 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 153 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 228 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS73 KDDC 151451 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 951 AM CDT SAT APR 15 2006 ...HIGH WINDS AND BLOWING DUST EXPECTED TODAY... .A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE OUT OF THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES INTO THE PLAINS TODAY BRINGING VERY STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS. THIS SYSTEM WILL BLOW THROUGH SOUTHWEST KANSAS AS A DRY STORM AS LITTLE MOISTURE IS AVAILABLE TO IT TO PRODUCE PRECIPITATION. THE RESULT WILL BE VERY STRONG WINDS WHICH WILL PICK UP DRY DUST AND SOIL AND REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. THE STORM SHOULD PASS OUT OF THE AREA WITH WINDS DIMINISHING BY EVENING. KSZ030-031-043>046-061>065-074>079-152300- /O.UPG.KDDC.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-060416T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.HW.W.0004.060415T1451Z-060416T0000Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN- PAWNEE-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS- 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 951 AM CDT SAT APR 15 2006 /851 AM MDT SAT APR 15 2006/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MILES AN HOUR WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THE HIGHEST GUSTS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 11 AM AND 3 PM CDT. THE WIND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON OCCASIONALLY OBSCURING VISIBILITIES TO AROUND 1 TO 3 MILES IN BLOWING DUST. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS WILL BE 40 MPH OR GREATER...OR WIND GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER WILL OCCUR. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. $$ KSZ066-080-081-084>090-152300- /O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-060416T0000Z/ STAFFORD-KIOWA-PRATT-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE- BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON... GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...PRATT...ELKHART...RICHFIELD...HUGOTON... MOSCOW...LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA... COLDWATER...PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY 951 AM CDT SAT APR 15 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 35 MILES AN HOUR WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MILES AN HOUR AROUND 9 AM CDT. THE WIND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON OCCASIONALLY OBSCURING VISIBILITIES TO AROUND 3 MILES IN BLOWING DUST. THE WIND WILL DIMINISH BELOW ADVISORY SPEEDS BY EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF OVER 30 MPH OR WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL NEAR ROADSIDE OBSTACLES SUCH AS GRAIN ELEVATORS. HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL FIRMLY WITH BOTH HANDS. $$ UMSCHEID
1 follow-up statement
000 WWUS73 KDDC 152045 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 345 PM CDT SAT APR 15 2006 ...HIGH WINDS AND PATCHY BLOWING DUST WILL CONTINUE A LITTLE LONGER... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING EAST ALONG THE NEBRASKA BORDER WILL CONTINUE A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER WESTERN KANSAS. THIS WILL KEEP VERY STIFF WESTERLY WINDS HOWLING UNTIL EARLY EVENING. BLOWING DUST AND DIRT WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. WIND SPEEDS WILL SUBSIDE SOMEWHAT EARLY THIS EVENING. KSZ030-031-043>046-061>065-074>079-160000- /O.CAN.KDDC.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-060416T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KDDC.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-060416T0000Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN- PAWNEE-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS- 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 345 PM CDT SAT APR 15 2006 /245 PM MDT SAT APR 15 2006/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BLOW AT 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 55 MPH THROUGH 7 PM CDT. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL OCCASIONALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO AROUND 3 MILES IN BLOWING DUST. 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. BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL NEAR ROADSIDE OBSTACLES SUCH AS GRAIN ELEVATORS. HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL FIRMLY WITH BOTH HANDS. $$ KSZ066-080-081-084>090-160000- /O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-060416T0000Z/ STAFFORD-KIOWA-PRATT-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE- BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON... GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...PRATT...ELKHART...RICHFIELD...HUGOTON... MOSCOW...LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA... COLDWATER...PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY 345 PM CDT SAT APR 15 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...GUSTING TO NEAR 55 MPH...WILL PERSIST THROUGH 7 PM CDT...BEFORE SUBSIDING A LITTLE. VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED AT TIMES AS LOW AS 3 MILES IN BLOWING DUST. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING IN THE WIND ADVISORY AREA. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND WHICH MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. $$ 12
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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.