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High Wind Warning 7, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this high wind warning at Jun 5, 2008, 8:48 AM CDT for 21 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Jun 5, 2008, 9:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 12 hr. 40 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
- Jun 5, 2008, 8:48 AM CDT (13:48 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 5, 2008, 9:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Jun 5, 2008, 9:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
All 21 counties
Barber County, KS, Clark County, KS, Comanche County, KS, Edwards County, KS, Ellis County, KS, Finney County, KS, Ford County, KS, Gray County, KS, Haskell County, KS, Hodgeman County, KS, Kiowa County, KS, Lane County, KS, Meade County, KS, Ness County, KS, Pawnee County, KS, Pratt County, KS, Rush County, KS, Seward County, KS, Stafford County, KS, Stevens County, KS, Trego County, KS
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 12:20 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 11 E Kinsley, KS | |
| Jun 5, 12:20 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 70 | 11 E Kinsley, KS | |
| Jun 5, 12:30 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | 5 N Belpre, KS | |
| Jun 5, 12:45 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 7 E Larned, KS | |
| Jun 5, 1:05 PM CDT | HAIL 0.88 | 15 Ese Kinsley, KS | |
| Jun 5, 1:30 PM CDT | HAIL 1.25 | 10 Nw St. John, KS | |
| Jun 5, 1:30 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 5 Ene Greensburg, KS | |
| Jun 5, 1:32 PM CDT | HAIL 3 | 7 Ssw Radium, KS | |
| Jun 5, 1:45 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | 3 E Trousdale, KS | THERE WERE QUITE A FEW LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN IN THE YARD. |
| Jun 5, 1:47 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 3 E Radium, KS | |
| Jun 5, 2:15 PM CDT | HAIL 0.88 | 1 Nw Macksville, KS | |
| Jun 5, 2:55 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 14 N St. John, KS | 2 POWER POLES WERE BLOWN DOWN AND NUMEROUS SMALL BRANCHES BLOWN DOWN. |
| Jun 5, 2:57 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | Preston, KS | THIS WAS A STORM CHASER REPORT RELAYED BY KWCH NEWS MEDIA |
| Jun 5, 3:00 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 N Pratt, KS | NO SPECIFIC INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED YET OTHER THAN WIND DAMAGE AT AND AROUND THE PRATT AIRPORT. |
| Jun 5, 3:00 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | 10 Ne Pratt, KS | |
| Jun 5, 3:00 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 10 Ne Pratt, KS | |
| Jun 5, 3:00 PM CDT | TORNADO | 3 Ne Preston, KS | A STORM CHASER WAS APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES AWAY AND OBSERVED A DEBRIS CLOUD. |
| Jun 5, 3:25 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 12 N Medicine Lodge, KS | PART OF A POLE SHED WAS BLOWN OFF. |
| Jun 5, 3:30 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 11 N Medicine Lodge, KS | A HOG SHED WAS BLOWN OVER. |
| Jun 5, 3:36 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 4 Sse Collyer, KS | |
| Jun 5, 3:37 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Nw Collyer, KS | VINYL SIDING RIPPED OFF THE SIDE OF HIS HOME. ALL WINDOWS ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE HOUSE BROKEN. |
| Jun 5, 3:37 PM CDT | HAIL 2 | Collyer, KS | A SPOTTER REPORTED AT LEAST 2 INCH DIAMETER HAIL BREAKING WINDOWS IN COLLYER. |
| Jun 5, 3:40 PM CDT | TORNADO | Voda, KS | TWO TORNADOES WERE REPORTED BY A STORM SPOTTER NEAR VODA. |
| Jun 5, 3:45 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 N Wakeeney, KS | SEVERAL POWER POLES WERE BLOWN DOWN. ELEPHANTS WITH A CIRCUS WERE SPOOKED BY THE THUNDERSTORM AND WERE RUNNING LOOSE IN WAKEENEY. |
| Jun 5, 3:59 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | Dodge City, KS | REPORT FROM KSN WEATHERLAB AT LINN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. |
| Jun 5, 4:00 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 W Sawyer, KS | THE ROOF WAS BLOWN OFF A HAY SHED AND A HOG SHED WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. |
| Jun 5, 4:15 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Liberal, KS | |
| Jun 5, 4:25 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 66 | Hugoton, KS | |
| Jun 5, 4:33 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | Ingalls, KS | REPORT FROM THE KSN WEATHERLAB. |
| Jun 5, 4:40 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 5 Ne Preston, KS | TWO TO THREE INCH DIAMETER TREE LIMBS BLOWN DOWN. |
| Jun 5, 4:48 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | Liberal, KS | REPORT FROM KSN THE WEATHERLAB. |
| Jun 5, 5:35 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | Liberal, KS | |
| Jun 5, 6:25 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 E Dodge City, KS | STRONG WINDS BLEW DOWN A 25FT TREE ON A CAR IN THE NWS PARKING LOT. |
| Jun 5, 6:25 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 3 E Dodge City, KS | STRONG WINDS BLEW DOWN A 25FT TREE ON A CAR IN THE NWS PARKING LOT. |
| Jun 5, 7:00 PM CDT | HAIL 0.88 | 4 Sw Friend, KS | |
| Jun 5, 7:07 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 8 N Garden City, KS | |
| Jun 5, 7:15 PM CDT | HAIL 1.5 | 9 N Garden City, KS | |
| Jun 5, 7:35 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 3 S Dighton, KS | |
| Jun 5, 7:36 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 4 Wsw Dighton, KS | |
| Jun 5, 7:45 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 2 E Dighton, KS |
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, 1.8 hours before the alert went out and 12 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
- 1268 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -318 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1569 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 367 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 402 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 051348 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 848 AM CDT THU JUN 5 2008 ...TODAY WILL BE VERY WINDY ACROSS SOUTHWEST KANSAS... .STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE IN COLORADO WILL RESULT IN A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS. THIS WILL RESULT IN STRONG SOUTH WINDS BY LATE MORNING WHICH WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING. KSZ030-031-045-046-064>066-076>081-086>090-052300- /O.UPG.KDDC.WI.Y.0029.080605T1400Z-080606T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.HW.W.0007.080605T1400Z-080606T0200Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-NESS-RUSH-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD- EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-SEWARD-MEADE-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... SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...DODGE CITY... BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...PRATT... LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA... COLDWATER...PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY 848 AM CDT THU JUN 5 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. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OVER 55 MPH AFTER 10 AM CDT. THESE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL NEAR SUNSET BEFORE ABATING. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT THE WINDS COULD CREATE LIFE THREATENING CONDITIONS TO THOSE OUTSIDE OR CAUSE MAJOR PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ KSZ044-063-085-052300- /O.NEW.KDDC.HW.W.0007.080605T1400Z-080606T0200Z/ LANE-FINNEY-STEVENS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DIGHTON...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA... HUGOTON...MOSCOW 848 AM CDT THU JUN 5 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OVER 55 MPH AFTER 10 AM CDT. THESE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL NEAR SUNSET BEFORE ABATING. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT THE WINDS COULD CREATE LIFE THREATENING CONDITIONS TO THOSE OUTSIDE OR CAUSE MAJOR PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ 12
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS73 KDDC 052235 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 535 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2008 ...VERY STRONG WINDS CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST KANSAS... .A POWERFUL LATE SPRING STORM SYSTEM CONTINUED TO TRACK NORTHEAST ACROSS THE WESTERN PLAINS EARLY THIS EVENING. VERY STRONG SURFACE WINDS WERE CONTINUING MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE ARKANSAS RIVER...AND ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN VERY STRONG THROUGH THE MID EVENING HOURS. KSZ030-031-044>046-065-052345- /O.CAN.KDDC.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-080606T0200Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-LANE-NESS-RUSH-PAWNEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... HAYS...ELLIS...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE...RUSH CENTER... LARNED...BURDETT 535 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 8 PM CDT. $$ KSZ063-064-066-076>081-085>090-060200- /O.CON.KDDC.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-080606T0200Z/ FINNEY-HODGEMAN-STAFFORD-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT- STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...JETMORE... HANSTON...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON...SUBLETTE...SATANTA... CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS... GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...PRATT...HUGOTON...MOSCOW...LIBERAL... KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...COLDWATER... PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY 535 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE FROM 35 TO 45 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OVER 55 MPH AFTER THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. THE WIND SPEEDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH NEAR SUNSET A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT THE WINDS COULD CREATE LIFE THREATENING CONDITIONS TO THOSE OUTSIDE OR CAUSE MAJOR PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ UMSCHEID
000 WWUS73 KDDC 060147 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 847 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2008 ...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS CONTINUE TO DIMINISH... .WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED QUITE A BIT WITH THE ONSET OF DUSK. WINDS WILL AVERAGE 20 TO 30 MPH FROM THE WEST THROUGH THE LATE EVENING HOURS. KSZ063-064-066-076>081-085>090-060300- /O.EXP.KDDC.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-080606T0200Z/ FINNEY-HODGEMAN-STAFFORD-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT- STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...JETMORE... HANSTON...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON...SUBLETTE...SATANTA... CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS... GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...PRATT...HUGOTON...MOSCOW...LIBERAL... KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...COLDWATER... PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY 847 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. WEST WINDS WILL AVERAGE 20 TO 30 MPH THROUGH 10 PM CDT AND CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY DECREASE THROUGH THE NIGHT. $$ UMSCHEID
The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 1:00 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | DDC | Barber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ellis, Ford and 12 more | 8 hr |
| Jun 5, 11:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Edwards, Kiowa, Pratt | 35 min |
| Jun 5, 12:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Edwards, Pawnee, Stafford | 42 min |
| Jun 5, 12:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Hamilton, Morton, Stanton | 38 min |
| Jun 5, 12:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Edwards, Pawnee, Rush, Stafford | 37 min |
| Jun 5, 12:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Edwards, Kiowa, Pratt, Stafford | 38 min |
| Jun 5, 1:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Grant | 45 min |
| Jun 5, 1:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Grant, Hamilton, Kearny, Stanton | 50 min |
| Jun 5, 1:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Edwards, Kiowa, Pratt | 45 min |
| Jun 5, 1:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Edwards, Pawnee, Stafford | 33 min |
| Jun 5, 1:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Edwards, Pawnee, Pratt, Stafford | 23 min |
| Jun 5, 1:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Hamilton | 23 min |
| Jun 5, 1:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Pawnee, Stafford | 32 min |
| Jun 5, 2:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Kearny, Scott | 45 min |
| Jun 5, 2:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Edwards, Kiowa, Pawnee, Pratt, Stafford | 42 min |
| Jun 5, 2:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Stafford | 20 min |
| Jun 5, 2:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Lane, Scott | 32 min |
| Jun 5, 2:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Edwards, Pawnee, Pratt, Stafford | 45 min |
| Jun 5, 2:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Pratt, Stafford | 28 min |
| Jun 5, 3:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Barber, Pratt | 39 min |
| Jun 5, 3:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Trego | 37 min |
| Jun 5, 3:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Barber, Pratt | 15 min |
| Jun 5, 4:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Pratt | 44 min |
| Jun 5, 6:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Finney, Scott | 46 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.