Alert archive / Kansas / High Wind Warnings in 2008
High Wind Warning 3, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this high wind warning at Apr 26, 2008, 3:08 PM CDT for 4 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 75 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 26, 2008, 3:08 PM CDT (20:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 26, 2008, 4:23 PM CDT
- In force
- 75 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
Counties Edwards County, KS, Ford County, KS, Hodgeman County, KS, Kiowa County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 33 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:11 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, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 27 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
- 2245 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 63 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 55 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 148 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 262008 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 308 PM CDT SAT APR 26 2008 ...STRONG NORTH WINDS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON... .A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHWEST KANSAS DURING THE AFTERNOON. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT IS EXPECTED TO TIGHTEN BEHIND THE COLD FRONT AND CAUSE STRONG NORTH WINDS. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS MAY ACCOMPANY THE COLD FRONT AND ADD TO THE WINDS. KSZ064-078>080-270100- /O.NEW.KDDC.HW.W.0003.080426T2008Z-080426T2300Z/ /O.EXT.KDDC.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-080427T0100Z/ HODGEMAN-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JETMORE...HANSTON...DODGE CITY... BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND 308 PM CDT SAT APR 26 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. NORTH WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WILL GUST TO AS HIGH AS 65 MPH AS A STRONG COLD ALONG WITH A FEW THUNDERSTORMS MOVE ACROSS THE AREA. ALSO AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT THE WINDS COULD CREATE LIFE THREATENING CONDITIONS TO THOSE OUTSIDE OR CAUSE MAJOR PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ KSZ030-031-043>046-061>063-065-066-074>077-081-084>090-270100- /O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-080427T0100Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-PAWNEE- STAFFORD-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-PRATT-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD- MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... HAYS...ELLIS...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE... RUSH CENTER...SYRACUSE...LAKIN...DEERFIELD...GARDEN CITY... KALVESTA...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON... JOHNSON CITY...ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON... MONTEZUMA...PRATT...ELKHART...RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...MOSCOW... LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA... COLDWATER...PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY 308 PM CDT SAT APR 26 2008 /208 PM MDT SAT APR 26 2008/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. SOUTH WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH AND RANGE FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH BEHIND A COLD FRONT THIS AFTERNOON. THIS COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH A MEADE TO DODGE CITY TO HAYS LINE AROUND 4 PM CDT...THEN THROUGH MEDICINE LODGE BY 7 PM. ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP COULD ADD TO THESE WINDS. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ 06/23
1 follow-up statement
000 WWUS73 KDDC 262123 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 422 PM CDT SAT APR 26 2008 ...STRONG NORTH WINDS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON... .A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHWEST KANSAS DURING THE AFTERNOON. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT IS EXPECTED TO TIGHTEN BEHIND THE COLD FRONT AND CAUSE STRONG NORTH WINDS. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS MAY ACCOMPANY THE COLD FRONT AND ADD TO THE WINDS. KSZ064-078>080-270100- /O.CAN.KDDC.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080426T2300Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-080427T0100Z/ HODGEMAN-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JETMORE...HANSTON...DODGE CITY... BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND 422 PM CDT SAT APR 26 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. STRONG NORTH WINDS ALONG WITH THUNDERSTORMS HAVE WEAKENED AND ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TO REACH HIGH WIND WARNING CRITERIA. A WIND... HOWEVER...ADVISORY WILL CONTINUE UNTIL 8 PM FOR NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH AND HIGHER GUSTS THROUGH 8 PM. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ KSZ030-031-043>046-061>063-065-066-074>077-081-084>090-270100- /O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-080427T0100Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-PAWNEE- STAFFORD-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-PRATT-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD- MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... HAYS...ELLIS...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE... RUSH CENTER...SYRACUSE...LAKIN...DEERFIELD...GARDEN CITY... KALVESTA...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON... JOHNSON CITY...ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON... MONTEZUMA...PRATT...ELKHART...RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...MOSCOW... LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA... COLDWATER...PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY 422 PM CDT SAT APR 26 2008 /322 PM MDT SAT APR 26 2008/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. SOUTH WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH AND RANGE FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH BEHIND A COLD FRONT THIS AFTERNOON. THIS COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH A MEADE TO DODGE CITY TO HAYS LINE AROUND 4 PM CDT...THEN THROUGH MEDICINE LODGE BY 7 PM. ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP COULD ADD TO THESE WINDS. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ 06
The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 10:42 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | DDC | Barber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ellis, Finney and 21 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.