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Wind Advisory 18, NWS Dodge City, KS

September 28, 200724 counties in Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this wind advisory at Sep 28, 2007, 4:10 PM CDT for 24 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Sep 29, 2007, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 28, 2007, 4:10 PM CDT (21:10 UTC)
In effect from
Sep 29, 2007, 10:00 AM CDT
Expired
Sep 29, 2007, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
All 24 counties

Clark 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, 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), 38 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:12 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, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 43 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 2007-09-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1886 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 2007-09-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 75 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
1886 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-24 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
720 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
75 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
144 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
4.0

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The text

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

000 
WWUS73 KDDC 282110
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
410 PM CDT FRI SEP 28 2007

...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP ON SATURDAY...

.A STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE ALONG THE WEST COAST THIS
AFTERNOON WILL APPROACH THE CENTRAL PLAINS ON SATURDAY. AS IT
DOES, A STRONG SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL DEVELOP OVER
SOUTHWEST KANSAS DURING THE DAY. BY LATE MORNING...SOUTH WINDS WILL
INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH EXPECTED. THE STRONG
WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY.

KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>080-084>088-290515-
/O.NEW.KDDC.WI.Y.0018.070929T1500Z-070930T0000Z/
TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-
PAWNEE-STAFFORD-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-
MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-
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...ELKHART...RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...MOSCOW...
LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA
410 PM CDT FRI SEP 28 2007 /310 PM MDT FRI SEP 28 2007/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ TO 7 PM CDT
/6 PM MDT/ SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ TO 7 PM
CDT /6 PM MDT/ SATURDAY. 

SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE BY 10 AM AND
CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THE STRONG WINDS SHOULD
BEGIN TO ABATE BY 7 PM.

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN DRIVING ON EAST WEST
ROADS AND AROUND GRAIN ELEVATORS.

$$

GERARD
4 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS73 KDDC 290459
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1159 PM CDT FRI SEP 28 2007

...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP ON SATURDAY...

.A STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVING ACROSS THE WESTERN UNITED
STATES WILL APPROACH THE CENTRAL PLAINS ON SATURDAY. AS IT
DOES... A STRONG SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL DEVELOP OVER
SOUTHWEST KANSAS DURING THE DAY. BY LATE MORNING...SOUTH WINDS
WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH EXPECTED. THE
STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY.

KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>080-084>088-291300-
/O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0018.070929T1500Z-070930T0000Z/
TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-
PAWNEE-STAFFORD-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-
MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-
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...ELKHART...RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...MOSCOW...
LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA
1159 PM CDT FRI SEP 28 2007 /1059 PM MDT FRI SEP 28 2007/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ TO
7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ SATURDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ TO
7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ SATURDAY. 

SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE BY 10 AM
AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THE STRONG WINDS SHOULD
BEGIN TO ABATE BY 7 PM.

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN DRIVING ON EAST
WEST ROADS AND AROUND GRAIN ELEVATORS.

$$
000 
WWUS73 KDDC 290811
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
311 AM CDT SAT SEP 29 2007

...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP ON SATURDAY...

.A STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVING ACROSS THE WESTERN
UNITED STATES WILL APPROACH THE CENTRAL PLAINS ON SATURDAY. AS IT
DOES...A STRONG LEE TROUGH WILL DEVELOP OVER EASTERN COLORADO. THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE TROUGH AND A STRONG SURFACE HIGH
OVER THE EASTERN STATES WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO WESTERN KANSAS
TODAY. THE STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING
AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY.

KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>080-084>088-291700-
/O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0018.070929T1500Z-070930T0000Z/
TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-
PAWNEE-STAFFORD-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-
MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-
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...ELKHART...RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...MOSCOW...
LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA
311 AM CDT SAT SEP 29 2007 /211 AM MDT SAT SEP 29 2007/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ THIS
MORNING TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ THIS
MORNING TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. 

SUSTAINED SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE 30 TO 35 MPH RANGE
BY 10 AM AND WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY WIND GUSTS THAT MAY REACH OR
EXCEED 45 MPH DURING THE DAY. THE STRONG WINDS SHOULD BEGIN TO
ABATE BY 7 PM.

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN DRIVING ON EAST
WEST ROADS AND AROUND GRAIN ELEVATORS.

$$

LACY
000 
WWUS73 KDDC 291630
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1130 AM CDT SAT SEP 29 2007

...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY...

.A STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVING ACROSS THE WESTERN
UNITED STATES WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS TODAY. AS IT
DOES...A STRONG LEE TROUGH WILL DEVELOP IN EASTERN COLORADO. THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE TROUGH AND A STRONG SURFACE HIGH
OVER THE EASTERN STATES WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO WESTERN KANSAS
THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.

KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>080-084>088-300000-
/O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-070930T0000Z/
TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-
PAWNEE-STAFFORD-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-
MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-
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...ELKHART...RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...MOSCOW...
LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA
1130 AM CDT SAT SEP 29 2007 /1030 AM MDT SAT SEP 29 2007/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING. 

SUSTAINED SOUTH WINDS WILL BE IN THE 30 TO 35 MPH RANGE WITH WIND
GUSTS THAT MAY REACH OR EXCEED 45 MPH DURING THE DAY. THE STRONG
WINDS SHOULD BEGIN TO ABATE BY 7 PM.

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN DRIVING ON EAST
WEST ROADS AND AROUND GRAIN ELEVATORS.

$$

32/06
000 
WWUS73 KDDC 292358
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
658 PM CDT SAT SEP 29 2007

...WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING...

.STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE
EVENING AS HEATING IS LOST AFTER SUNSET...ALLOWING SPEEDS TO FALL
BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA.  HOWEVER...A VIGOROUS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP CONDITIONS BREEZY THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT
HOURS AND INTO TOMORROW MORNING. 

KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>080-084>088-300100-
/O.EXP.KDDC.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-070930T0000Z/
TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-
PAWNEE-STAFFORD-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-
MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-
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...ELKHART...RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...MOSCOW...
LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA
658 PM CDT SAT SEP 29 2007 /558 PM MDT SAT SEP 29 2007/

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING. 

SOUTHERLY WINDS AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL DIMINISH
THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. WINDS SHOULD BLOW AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH
SOME GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.  

$$


RITTERLING

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 28, 8:51 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCKiowa39 min
Sep 28, 5:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCGray45 min
Sep 28, 6:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFinney, Gray, Hodgeman41 min

Nearby

Wind Advisories in Kansas, 2007Every wind advisory in 2007

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.