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Wind Advisory 17, NWS Dodge City, KS

September 16, 200721 counties in Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this wind advisory at Sep 16, 2007, 1:22 PM CDT for 21 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Sep 17, 2007, 3:22 AM CDT. It was in force for 16 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 16, 2007, 1:22 PM CDT (18:22 UTC)
In effect from
Sep 17, 2007, 3:22 AM CDT
Expired
Sep 17, 2007, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
16 hr
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
All 21 counties

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

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 23 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:24 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 12:00Z, 6.4 hours before the alert went out and 19 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 12:00Z on 2007-09-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 610 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 12:00Z on 2007-09-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 211 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
610 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-461 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1637 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
211 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
186 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 161822
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
122 PM CDT SUN SEP 16 2007

...GUSTY WINDS HEADED FOR PARTS OF SOUTHWEST KANSAS...

.A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL INTENSIFY ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS ON
MONDAY. SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS
HIGH AS 45 MPH.

KSZ066-080-081-089-090-170230-
/O.NEW.KDDC.WI.Y.0017.070917T1800Z-070918T0000Z/
STAFFORD-KIOWA-PRATT-COMANCHE-BARBER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON...
GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...PRATT...COLDWATER...PROTECTION...
MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY
122 PM CDT SUN SEP 16 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM CDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM CDT MONDAY. 

SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 45 MPH BY 1 PM MONDAY. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL FALL TO BELOW
ADVISORY CRITERIA BY 7 PM.

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS73 KDDC 170822
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
322 AM CDT MON SEP 17 2007

...EXPECT A WINDY AFTERNOON IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...

.AS A LOW PRESSURE CENTER APPROACHES FROM THE WEST...PARTS OF
SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS WILL BECOME WINDY AND GUSTY THIS AFTERNOON.

KSZ031-046-065-078-079-087-088-171800-
/O.EXA.KDDC.WI.Y.0017.070917T1800Z-070918T0000Z/
ELLIS-RUSH-PAWNEE-FORD-EDWARDS-MEADE-CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAYS...ELLIS...LA CROSSE...
RUSH CENTER...LARNED...BURDETT...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...
LEWIS...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA
322 AM CDT MON SEP 17 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM
CDT THIS EVENING. 

WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 45 MPH BY 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL
BEGIN TO ABATE TO BELOW 25 MPH BY 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING.

DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION TODAY. STRONG GUSTS CAN CATCH
YOU BY SURPRISE NEAR AREAS SUCH AS WIND BREAKS AND GRAIN
ELEVATORS.

$$

KSZ066-080-081-089-090-171800-
/O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0017.070917T1800Z-070918T0000Z/
STAFFORD-KIOWA-PRATT-COMANCHE-BARBER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON...
GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...PRATT...COLDWATER...PROTECTION...
MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY
322 AM CDT MON SEP 17 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 45 MPH BY 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL
BEGIN TO ABATE TO BELOW 25 MPH BY 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING.

DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION TODAY. STRONG GUSTS CAN CATCH
YOU BY SURPRISE NEAR AREAS SUCH AS WIND BREAKS AND GRAIN
ELEVATORS.

$$

12
000 
WWUS73 KDDC 171657
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1157 AM CDT MON SEP 17 2007

...EXPECT A VERY WINDY AFTERNOON IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS...

.A DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE TROUGH ALONG THE KANSAS COLORADO BORDER
WILL RESULT IN A STRENGTHENING SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER MUCH
OF SOUTHWEST KANSAS THIS AFTERNOON. 

KSZ030-043>045-063-064-076-077-086-180000-
/O.EXA.KDDC.WI.Y.0017.070917T1800Z-070918T0000Z/
TREGO-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-HASKELL-GRAY-SEWARD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR...
SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...
JETMORE...HANSTON...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...
LIBERAL...KISMET
1157 AM CDT MON SEP 17 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

SOUTH WINDS WILL BLOW AT 25 TO 35 MPH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS.
GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. THE STRONG WINDS SHOULD DECREASE
TO BELOW ADVISORY SPEEDS BY 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING.

DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION TODAY. STRONG GUSTS CAN CATCH
YOU BY SURPRISE NEAR AREAS SUCH AS WIND BREAKS AND GRAIN
ELEVATORS.

$$

KSZ031-046-065-066-078>081-087>090-180000-
/O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0017.070917T1800Z-070918T0000Z/
ELLIS-RUSH-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-MEADE-CLARK-
COMANCHE-BARBER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAYS...ELLIS...LA CROSSE...
RUSH CENTER...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON...
DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...
PRATT...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...COLDWATER...
PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY
1157 AM CDT MON SEP 17 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

SOUTH WINDS WILL BLOW AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. THE STRONG
WINDS SHOULD DECREASE BELOW ADVISORY SPEEDS BY 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING.

DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION TODAY. STRONG GUSTS CAN CATCH
YOU BY SURPRISE NEAR AREAS SUCH AS WIND BREAKS AND GRAIN
ELEVATORS.

$$

GERARD

Nearby

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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.