Alert archive / Kansas / High Wind Warnings in 2008
High Wind Warning 10, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this high wind warning at Nov 30, 2008, 10:01 AM CST for 18 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 5 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 30, 2008, 10:01 AM CST (16:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 30, 2008, 3:17 PM CST
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
Counties Clark County, KS, Comanche County, KS, Edwards County, KS, Finney County, KS, Ford County, KS, Grant County, KS, Gray County, KS, Haskell County, KS, Hodgeman County, KS, Kearny County, KS, Kiowa County, KS, Lane County, KS, Meade County, KS, Ness County, KS, Scott County, KS, Seward County, KS, Stevens County, KS, Trego County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:03 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, 4.0 hours before the alert went out and 38 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
- 1268 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 67 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -20 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 22 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 301601 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1001 AM CST SUN NOV 30 2008 ...VERY STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY... .NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE DRAMATICALLY BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. UPPER LEVEL WINDS ARE EXTREMELY STRONG AND SOME OF THIS WIND WILL MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE AS STRONG WIND GUSTS...SOMETIMES AS HIGH AS 60 MPH IN SOME AREAS. PERSONS TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION TODAY SHOULD BE EXTRA CAUTIOUS OF SUDDEN GUSTS ESPECIALLY IF DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. KSZ030-043>045-062>064-075>080-085>089-010000- /O.UPG.KDDC.WI.Y.0044.000000T0000Z-081201T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.HW.W.0010.081130T1601Z-081201T0000Z/ TREGO-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY- FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LAKIN...DEERFIELD... GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...JETMORE...HANSTON...ULYSSES...SUBLETTE... SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY... LEWIS...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...HUGOTON...MOSCOW...LIBERAL... KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...COLDWATER... PROTECTION 1001 AM CST SUN NOV 30 2008 ...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. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RANGE FROM 35 TO 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH EXPECTED BETWEEN 1 AND 4 PM. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE AFTER SUNSET. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. 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. $$ KSZ031-046-065-066-081-090-010000- /O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0044.000000T0000Z-081201T0000Z/ ELLIS-RUSH-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-PRATT-BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAYS...ELLIS...LA CROSSE... RUSH CENTER...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON... PRATT...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY 1001 AM CST SUN NOV 30 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RANGE FROM 30 TO 35 MPH TODAY WITH GUSTS TO AS HIGH AS 50 MPH POSSIBLE. THESE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE AFTER SUNSET. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ KSZ061-074-084-010000- /O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0044.000000T0000Z-081201T0000Z/ HAMILTON-STANTON-MORTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SYRACUSE...JOHNSON CITY...ELKHART... RICHFIELD 1001 AM CST SUN NOV 30 2008 /901 AM MST SUN NOV 30 2008/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RANGE FROM 30 TO 35 MPH TODAY WITH GUSTS TO AS HIGH AS 50 MPH POSSIBLE. THESE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE AFTER SUNSET. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
1 follow-up statement
000 WWUS73 KDDC 302117 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 317 PM CST SUN NOV 30 2008 ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE... .STRONG WINDS ALOFT MIXING DOWN TO THE SURFACE WILL KEEP THE SURFACE WINDS IN THE 30 TO 35 MPH RANGE THROUGH 6 PM. THESE GUSTY WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE AFTER SUNSET. KSZ030-043>045-062>064-075>080-085>089-010000- /O.CAN.KDDC.HW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-081201T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KDDC.WI.Y.0044.000000T0000Z-081201T0000Z/ TREGO-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY- FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LAKIN...DEERFIELD... GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...JETMORE...HANSTON...ULYSSES...SUBLETTE... SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY... LEWIS...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...HUGOTON...MOSCOW...LIBERAL... KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...COLDWATER... PROTECTION 317 PM CST SUN NOV 30 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RANGE FROM 30 TO 35 MPH THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY WITH GUSTS TO AS HIGH AS 50 MPH POSSIBLE. THESE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE AFTER SUNSET. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ KSZ031-046-065-066-081-090-010000- /O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0044.000000T0000Z-081201T0000Z/ ELLIS-RUSH-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-PRATT-BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAYS...ELLIS...LA CROSSE... RUSH CENTER...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON... PRATT...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY 317 PM CST SUN NOV 30 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RANGE FROM 30 TO 35 MPH THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY WITH GUSTS TO AS HIGH AS 50 MPH POSSIBLE. THESE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE AFTER SUNSET. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ KSZ061-074-084-010000- /O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0044.000000T0000Z-081201T0000Z/ HAMILTON-STANTON-MORTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SYRACUSE...JOHNSON CITY...ELKHART... RICHFIELD 317 PM CST SUN NOV 30 2008 /217 PM MST SUN NOV 30 2008/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RANGE FROM 30 TO 35 MPH THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY WITH GUSTS TO AS HIGH AS 50 MPH POSSIBLE. THESE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE AFTER SUNSET. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ 18
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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.