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High Wind Warning 11, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this high wind warning at Dec 22, 2008, 12:55 PM CST for 18 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 4 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
- Dec 22, 2008, 12:55 PM CST (18:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 22, 2008, 5:19 PM CST
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
Counties Clark 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, Meade County, KS, Morton County, KS, Ness County, KS, Scott County, KS, Seward County, KS, Stanton County, KS, Stevens County, KS, Trego County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:55 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 22, 1:16 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 1 Ne Johnson City, KS | PEAK GUST MEASURED AT THE JOHNSON AIRPORT. |
| Dec 22, 1:19 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | Deerfield, KS | PEAK GUST MEASURED BY KSN WEATHER LAB STATION AT DEERFIELD MIDDLE 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, 6.9 hours before the alert went out and 74 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
- 1624 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 56 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 328 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 417 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 221855 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1255 PM CST MON DEC 22 2008 ...STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL HOWL TODAY AND INTO THIS EVENING... .DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE IN EASTERN COLORADO TODAY WILL CAUSE A TIGHT SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS. SOUTH WINDS WILL BLOW AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. KSZ043-061-062-074-075-084>086-230400- /O.UPG.KDDC.WI.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-081223T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.HW.W.0011.081222T1855Z-081223T0400Z/ SCOTT-HAMILTON-KEARNY-STANTON-GRANT-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTT CITY...SYRACUSE...LAKIN... DEERFIELD...JOHNSON CITY...ULYSSES...ELKHART...RICHFIELD... HUGOTON...MOSCOW...LIBERAL...KISMET 1255 PM CST MON DEC 22 2008 /1155 AM MST MON DEC 22 2008/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. THIS REPLACES THE WIND ADVISORY PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BLOW AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. THE STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO LAST UNTIL LATE THIS EVENING. 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. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE HAZARDOUS AS EXTREMELY STRONG GUSTS CAN SOMETIMES BLOW HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. DRIVE WITH CAUTION. $$ KSZ030-031-045-046-064>066-078>081-088>090-230400- /O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-081223T0600Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-NESS-RUSH-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA- PRATT-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... HAYS...ELLIS...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE...RUSH CENTER...JETMORE... HANSTON...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON... DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND... PRATT...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...COLDWATER...PROTECTION... MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY 1255 PM CST MON DEC 22 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE BY NOON TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. THE STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO LAST UNTIL AROUND MIDNIGHT. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ KSZ044-063-076-077-087-230400- /O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-081223T0400Z/ LANE-FINNEY-HASKELL-GRAY-MEADE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DIGHTON...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA... SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...MEADE...FOWLER 1255 PM CST MON DEC 22 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING. SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BLOW AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. THE STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO LAST UNTIL LATE THIS EVENING. 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. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS73 KDDC 221945 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 145 PM CST MON DEC 22 2008 ...STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL HOWL TODAY AND INTO THIS EVENING... .DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE IN EASTERN COLORADO TODAY WILL CAUSE A TIGHT SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS. SOUTH WINDS WILL BLOW AT 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. KSZ030-045-064-078-088-230400- /O.UPG.KDDC.WI.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-081223T0600Z/ /O.EXA.KDDC.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-081223T0400Z/ TREGO-NESS-HODGEMAN-FORD-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... NESS CITY...JETMORE...HANSTON...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...ASHLAND... MINNEOLA 145 PM CST MON DEC 22 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SOUTH WINDS WILL BLOW AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH. THE STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO LAST UNTIL LATE THIS EVENING. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. DRIVING CAN BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. $$ KSZ044-063-076-077-087-230400- /O.UPG.KDDC.WI.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-081223T0400Z/ /O.EXA.KDDC.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-081223T0400Z/ LANE-FINNEY-HASKELL-GRAY-MEADE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DIGHTON...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA... SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...MEADE...FOWLER 145 PM CST MON DEC 22 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BLOW AT 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. THE STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO LAST UNTIL LATE THIS EVENING. 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. DRIVING CAN BE VERY DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. $$ KSZ043-061-062-074-075-084>086-230400- /O.CON.KDDC.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-081223T0400Z/ SCOTT-HAMILTON-KEARNY-STANTON-GRANT-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTT CITY...SYRACUSE...LAKIN... DEERFIELD...JOHNSON CITY...ULYSSES...ELKHART...RICHFIELD... HUGOTON...MOSCOW...LIBERAL...KISMET 145 PM CST MON DEC 22 2008 /1245 PM MST MON DEC 22 2008/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BLOW AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. THE STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO LAST UNTIL LATE THIS EVENING. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE HAZARDOUS AS EXTREMELY STRONG GUSTS CAN SOMETIMES BLOW HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. DRIVE WITH CAUTION. $$ KSZ031-046-065-066-079>081-089-090-230400- /O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-081223T0600Z/ ELLIS-RUSH-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-COMANCHE-BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAYS...ELLIS...LA CROSSE... RUSH CENTER...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON... KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...PRATT...COLDWATER... PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY 145 PM CST MON DEC 22 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. SOUTH WINDS WILL BLOW AT 25 TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. THE STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO LAST UNTIL AROUND MIDNIGHT. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ 12
000 WWUS73 KDDC 222319 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 519 PM CST MON DEC 22 2008 ...SOUTH WINDS STILL STRONG BUT DIMINISHING SOME... .A VERY INTENSE PRESSURE GRADIENT REMAINS ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS AS A DEEP SURFACE LOW PERSISTS ACROSS EASTERN COLORADO. THIS LOW WILL NOT MOVE MUCH DURING THE NIGHT...ONLY SLOWLY DEVELOPING NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE NIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL REMAIN ACROSS FAR WESTERN KANSAS THROUGH MIDNIGHT. KSZ043-044-061>063-074>078-084>088-230600- /O.CAN.KDDC.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-081223T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.WI.Y.0049.081222T2319Z-081223T0600Z/ SCOTT-LANE-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD- MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...SYRACUSE... LAKIN...DEERFIELD...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...JOHNSON CITY... ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA... DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...ELKHART...RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...MOSCOW... LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA 519 PM CST MON DEC 22 2008 /419 PM MST MON DEC 22 2008/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/ TONIGHT... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/ TONIGHT. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SOUTH WINDS WILL RANGE FROM 25 TO 35 MPH THROUGH MUCH OF THE EVENING WITH WINDS GRADUALLY WEAKENING BY LATE EVENING. A FEW WIND GUSTS WILL REACH 45 TO 55 MPH RANGE EARLY IN THE EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ KSZ030-045-064-230030- /O.CAN.KDDC.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-081223T0400Z/ TREGO-NESS-HODGEMAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... NESS CITY...JETMORE...HANSTON 519 PM CST MON DEC 22 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. VERY STRONG WINDS LATE THIS AFTERNOON WERE DIMINISHING EARLY THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL STILL GUST IN THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE UNTIL AROUND 9 PM CST. $$ KSZ031-046-065-066-079>081-089-090-230030- /O.CAN.KDDC.WI.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-081223T0600Z/ ELLIS-RUSH-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-COMANCHE-BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAYS...ELLIS...LA CROSSE... RUSH CENTER...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON... KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...PRATT...COLDWATER... PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY 519 PM CST MON DEC 22 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. STRONG WINDS LATE THIS AFTERNOON WERE DIMINISHING EARLY THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL STILL GUST IN THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE UNTIL AROUND 9 PM CST. $$ UMSCHEID
The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 22, 1:03 AM CST | Wind Advisory | DDC | Barber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ellis, Finney and 21 more | 16 hr |
| Dec 22, 5:19 PM CST | Wind Advisory | DDC | Clark, Finney, Ford, Grant, Gray, Hamilton and 9 more | 9 hr |
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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.