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High Wind Warning 2, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this high wind warning at Apr 15, 2008, 6:05 PM CDT for 15 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 91 min. 3 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, 2008, 6:05 PM CDT (23:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 15, 2008, 7:36 PM CDT
- In force
- 91 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
Counties Barber County, KS, Clark County, KS, Comanche County, KS, Edwards County, KS, Ellis County, KS, Ford County, KS, Gray County, KS, Hodgeman County, KS, Kiowa County, KS, Meade County, KS, Pawnee County, KS, Pratt County, KS, Rush County, KS, Seward County, KS, Stafford County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 37 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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, 6:05 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 54 | Jetmore, KS | REPORT FROM KSNW-WXLAB AT JETMORE GRADE SCHOOL. |
| Apr 15, 6:51 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 52 | Copeland, KS | REPORT FROM KSNW-WXLAB AT COPELAND GRADE SCHOOL. |
| Apr 15, 6:56 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 57 | Ingalls, KS | REPORT FROM KSNW-WXLAB AT INGALLS GRADE 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, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 31 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
- 2487 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 11 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 400 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 485 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 152305 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 605 PM CDT TUE APR 15 2008 ...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH LATE EVENING... .A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IN EASTERN COLORADO WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH LATE EVENING. IN RESPONSE TO THIS TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT...SOUTHERLY WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO ADVISORY CRITERIA ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST KANSAS. KSZ031-046-064>066-078>081-088>090-160300- /O.UPG.KDDC.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-080416T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.HW.W.0002.080415T2305Z-080416T0300Z/ ELLIS-RUSH-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT- CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAYS...ELLIS...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 605 PM CDT TUE APR 15 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH THROUGH SUNSET. THESE GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS BLOWING DUST AND MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES IN A FEW LOCATIONS. THE WINDS WILL THEN BEGIN TO SLOWLY DECREASE BACK INTO THE 25 TO 30 MPH BY 10 PM. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT THE WINDS COULD CREATE LIFE THREATENING CONDITIONS TO THOSE OUTSIDE OR CAUSE MAJOR PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ KSZ077-086-087-160300- /O.NEW.KDDC.HW.W.0002.080415T2305Z-080416T0300Z/ GRAY-SEWARD-MEADE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...LIBERAL... KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER 605 PM CDT TUE APR 15 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH THROUGH SUNSET. THESE GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS BLOWING DUST AND MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES IN A FEW LOCATIONS. THE WINDS WILL THEN BEGIN TO SLOWLY DECREASE BACK INTO THE 25 TO 30 MPH BY 10 PM. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT THE WINDS COULD CREATE LIFE THREATENING CONDITIONS TO THOSE OUTSIDE OR CAUSE MAJOR PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ KSZ044-063-076-085-160300- /O.EXA.KDDC.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-080416T0300Z/ LANE-FINNEY-HASKELL-STEVENS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DIGHTON...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA... SUBLETTE...SATANTA...HUGOTON...MOSCOW 605 PM CDT TUE APR 15 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 35 TO 40 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUST TO 50 MPH THROUGH SUNSET. THESE GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS BLOWING DUST AND MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES IN A FEW LOCATIONS. THE WINDS WILL THEN BEGIN TO SLOWLY DECREASE BACK INTO THE 25 TO 30 MPH BY 10 PM WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ KSZ030-045-160300- /O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-080416T0300Z/ TREGO-NESS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... NESS CITY 605 PM CDT TUE APR 15 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 35 TO 40 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUST TO 50 MPH THROUGH SUNSET. THESE GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS BLOWING DUST AND MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES IN A FEW LOCATIONS. THE WINDS WILL THEN BEGIN TO SLOWLY DECREASE BACK INTO THE 25 TO 30 MPH BY 10 PM. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ 18
1 follow-up statement
000 WWUS73 KDDC 160036 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 736 PM CDT TUE APR 15 2008 ...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH LATE EVENING... .STRONG SOUTH WINDS WERE BEGINNING TO SUBSIDE ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS EARLY THIS EVENING...HOWEVER SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE EARLY TONIGHT. KSZ031-046-064>066-077>081-086>090-160300- /O.CAN.KDDC.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080416T0300Z/ /O.EXA.KDDC.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-080416T0300Z/ ELLIS-RUSH-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT- SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAYS...ELLIS...LA CROSSE... RUSH CENTER...JETMORE...HANSTON...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN... STAFFORD...HUDSON...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN... KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...PRATT...LIBERAL... KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...COLDWATER... PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY 736 PM CDT TUE APR 15 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SOUTH WINDS WILL BE AT 30 TO 35 MPH THIS EVENING. THESE GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS BLOWING DUST AND MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES IN A FEW LOCATIONS EARLY TONIGHT. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ KSZ030-044-045-063-076-085-160300- /O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-080416T0300Z/ TREGO-LANE-NESS-FINNEY-HASKELL-STEVENS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... DIGHTON...NESS CITY...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...SUBLETTE... SATANTA...HUGOTON...MOSCOW 736 PM CDT TUE APR 15 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. SOUTH WINDS WILL BE AT 35 TO 35 MPH THIS EVENING. THESE GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS BLOWING DUST AND MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES IN A FEW LOCATIONS EARLY TONIGHT. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.