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High Wind Warning 6, NWS Dodge City, KS

May 25, 20086 counties in Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this high wind warning at May 25, 2008, 7:33 PM CDT for 6 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 75 min. 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
May 25, 2008, 7:33 PM CDT (00:33 UTC)
Expired
May 25, 2008, 8:48 PM CDT
In force
75 min
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS

Counties Clark County, KS, Comanche County, KS, Ford County, KS, Gray County, KS, Kiowa County, KS, Meade County, KS

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 25, 7:33 PM CDTNON-TSTM WND GST 7515 Wnw Bloom, KSA FEW TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN. VISIBILITY WASS LESS THAN 1/2-MILE.
May 25, 8:20 PM CDTNON-TSTM WND DMGDodge City, KSTREES BLOWN DOWN AND OLD DODGE THEATER MARQUEE BLOWN OUT IN DOWNTOWN DODGE CITY.

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 00:00Z, 0.6 hours before the alert went out and 37 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 00:00Z on 2008-05-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1684 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 00:00Z on 2008-05-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 95 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
1684 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-39 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1838 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
47 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
95 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
175 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.3
Supercell composite
9.1

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

000 
WWUS73 KDDC 260033
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
733 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2008

...STRONG WINDS WILL BRIEFLY SPREAD ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHWEST
KANSAS THIS EVENING...

.STRONG WINDS FROM OUT COLLAPSING CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS IN
NORTHERN OKLAHOMA WILL SPREAD NORTH ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHWEST
KANSAS EARLY THIS EVENING.

KSZ077-078-080-087>089-260200-
/O.NEW.KDDC.HW.W.0006.080526T0033Z-080526T0200Z/
GRAY-FORD-KIOWA-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...DODGE CITY...
BUCKLIN...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...
MINNEOLA...COLDWATER...PROTECTION
733 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

WINDS WILL QUICKLY SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST AND INCREASE INTO THE 40
TO 50 MPH RANGE. WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH WILL ALSO BE
POSSIBLE THROUGH 8:30 PM. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE REDUCED
VISIBILITIES AS LOW AS ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING DUST.


A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT THE WINDS COULD CREATE LIFE
THREATENING CONDITIONS TO THOSE OUTSIDE OR CAUSE MAJOR PROPERTY
DAMAGE.

$$
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS73 KDDC 260035 CCA
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
734 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2008

...STRONG WINDS WILL BRIEFLY SPREAD ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHWEST
KANSAS THIS EVENING...


KSZ077-078-080-087>089-260200-
/O.NEW.KDDC.HW.W.0006.080526T0034Z-080526T0200Z/
GRAY-FORD-KIOWA-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...DODGE CITY...
BUCKLIN...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...
MINNEOLA...COLDWATER...PROTECTION
734 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

WINDS WILL QUICKLY SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST AND INCREASE INTO THE 40
TO 50 MPH RANGE. WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH WILL ALSO BE
POSSIBLE THROUGH 8:30 PM. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE REDUCED
VISIBILITIES AS LOW AS ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING DUST.


A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT THE WINDS COULD CREATE LIFE
THREATENING CONDITIONS TO THOSE OUTSIDE OR CAUSE MAJOR PROPERTY
DAMAGE.

$$
000 
WWUS73 KDDC 260148
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
848 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2008

...WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHWEST KANSAS...

.STRONG GUSTY WINDS FROM A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLIER THIS
EVENING IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS HAD WEAKENED. WINDS WILL CONTINUE
TO WEAKEN THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE EVENING.

KSZ077-078-080-087>089-260300-
/O.CAN.KDDC.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-080526T0200Z/
GRAY-FORD-KIOWA-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...DODGE CITY...
BUCKLIN...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...
MINNEOLA...COLDWATER...PROTECTION
848 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING. 

WIND SPEEDS HAVE DECREASED INTO THE 2O TO 30 MPH RANGE. WINDS WILL
CONTINUE TO DECREASE THROUGH MIDNIGHT. 

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 25, 7:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCPawnee, Rush20 min
May 25, 7:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCHodgeman, Ness, Pawnee, Rush44 min
May 25, 7:57 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningDDCTrego13 hr
May 25, 8:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCBarber, Comanche, Edwards, Kiowa, Pratt, Stafford82 min
May 25, 8:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCBarber47 min
May 26, 3:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCHodgeman, Ness42 min
May 26, 4:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards, Hodgeman, Ness, Pawnee42 min
May 26, 4:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCGrant, Morton, Stanton47 min
May 26, 4:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards, Hodgeman, Pawnee, Rush47 min
May 26, 4:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark, Ford, Kiowa40 min
May 26, 4:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCHodgeman52 min
May 26, 5:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards, Pawnee38 min
May 26, 5:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCGrant, Kearny, Morton, Stanton, Stevens63 min
May 26, 5:17 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCKiowa28 min
May 26, 5:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark, Meade41 min
May 26, 5:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards, Pawnee, Pratt, Stafford55 min
May 26, 5:37 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCKiowa, Pratt38 min
May 26, 5:39 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCEdwards, Pawnee, Stafford51 min
May 26, 5:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCBarber, Clark, Comanche, Kiowa62 min
May 26, 6:00 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCPawnee, Stafford31 min
May 26, 6:09 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCKiowa, Pratt36 min
May 26, 6:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCGray, Meade50 min
May 26, 6:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark, Ford, Meade47 min
May 26, 6:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFord, Gray, Meade44 min
May 26, 6:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards, Hodgeman, Pawnee52 min
May 26, 6:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCPratt, Stafford48 min
May 26, 6:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark, Edwards, Ford, Kiowa48 min
May 26, 6:53 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningDDCEdwards, Kiowa, Pratt3 hr
May 26, 6:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFord, Gray, Hodgeman38 min

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.