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Wind Advisory 26, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this wind advisory at May 21, 2008, 8:30 PM CDT for 16 counties in Kansas. It took effect at May 22, 2008, 4:15 AM CDT. It was in force for 15 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 21, 2008, 8:30 PM CDT (01:30 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 22, 2008, 4:15 AM CDT
- Expired
- May 22, 2008, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 15 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, Scott County, KS, Seward County, KS, Stanton County, KS, Stevens County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:31 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 1.5 hours before the alert went out and 84 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
- 327 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -394 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1650 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 134 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 261 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 220130 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 830 PM CDT WED MAY 21 2008 ...HOWLING SOUTH WINDS EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL BE LOCATED OVER THE ROCKIES ON WEDNESDAY. AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM...WINDS WILL HOWL FROM THE SOUTH AT 35 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 MPH. KSZ043-061>063-074>076-084>086-221000- /O.NEW.KDDC.WI.Y.0026.080522T1500Z-080523T0000Z/ SCOTT-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-MORTON-STEVENS- SEWARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTT CITY...SYRACUSE...LAKIN... DEERFIELD...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...JOHNSON CITY...ULYSSES... SUBLETTE...SATANTA...ELKHART...RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...MOSCOW... LIBERAL...KISMET 830 PM CDT WED MAY 21 2008 /730 PM MDT WED MAY 21 2008/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THURSDAY. WINDS WILL HOWL FROM THE SOUTH ON THURSDAY AT 35 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS73 KDDC 220158 CCA NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 856 PM CDT WED MAY 21 2008 ...HOWLING SOUTH WINDS EXPECTED ON THURSDAY... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL BE LOCATED OVER THE ROCKIES ON THURSDAY. AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM...WINDS WILL HOWL FROM THE SOUTH AT 35 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 MPH. KSZ043-061>063-074>076-084>086-221030- /O.NEW.KDDC.WI.Y.0026.080522T1500Z-080523T0000Z/ SCOTT-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-MORTON-STEVENS- SEWARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTT CITY...SYRACUSE...LAKIN... DEERFIELD...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...JOHNSON CITY...ULYSSES... SUBLETTE...SATANTA...ELKHART...RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...MOSCOW... LIBERAL...KISMET 856 PM CDT WED MAY 21 2008 /756 PM MDT WED MAY 21 2008/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THURSDAY. WINDS WILL HOWL FROM THE SOUTH ON THURSDAY AT 35 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS73 KDDC 220915 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 415 AM CDT THU MAY 22 2008 ...VERY STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TODAY... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM LOCATED IN THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST WILL INFLUENCE THE WEATHER TODAY. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. KSZ044-064-077-078-087-088-221715- /O.EXA.KDDC.WI.Y.0026.080522T1500Z-080523T0000Z/ LANE-HODGEMAN-GRAY-FORD-MEADE-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DIGHTON...JETMORE...HANSTON... CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...MEADE...FOWLER... ASHLAND...MINNEOLA 415 AM CDT THU MAY 22 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ KSZ043-061>063-074>076-084>086-221715- /O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0026.080522T1500Z-080523T0000Z/ SCOTT-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-MORTON-STEVENS- SEWARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTT CITY...SYRACUSE...LAKIN... DEERFIELD...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...JOHNSON CITY...ULYSSES... SUBLETTE...SATANTA...ELKHART...RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...MOSCOW... LIBERAL...KISMET 415 AM CDT THU MAY 22 2008 /315 AM MDT THU MAY 22 2008/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL HOWL FROM THE SOUTH...ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON...AT 35 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AS HIGH AS 55 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ 07
000 WWUS73 KDDC 221645 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1145 AM CDT THU MAY 22 2008 ...VERY STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TODAY... .A STRONG SURFACE LOW WILL PERSIST IN EASTERN COLORADO TODAY. THIS WILL INFLUENCE A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS THROUGH THIS EVENING. AS A RESULT, STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL EXIST THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. KSZ043-044-061>064-074>078-084>088-230000- /O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-080523T0000Z/ SCOTT-LANE-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL- GRAY-FORD-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...SYRACUSE... LAKIN...DEERFIELD...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...JETMORE...HANSTON... JOHNSON CITY...ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON... MONTEZUMA...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...ELKHART...RICHFIELD... HUGOTON...MOSCOW...LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND... MINNEOLA 1145 AM CDT THU MAY 22 2008 /1045 AM MDT THU MAY 22 2008/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 30 TO 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING. WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH MAY BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES WHICH COULD MAKE TRAVEL QUITE DIFFICULT. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ 32
000 WWUS73 KDDC 222357 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 657 PM CDT THU MAY 22 2008 ...WINDS SLOWLY SUBSIDING EARLY THIS EVENING... .WINDS WERE SLOWLY FALLING BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA THIS EVENING SO THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRED. KSZ043-044-061>064-074>078-084>088-230100- /O.EXP.KDDC.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-080523T0000Z/ SCOTT-LANE-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL- GRAY-FORD-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...SYRACUSE... LAKIN...DEERFIELD...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...JETMORE...HANSTON... JOHNSON CITY...ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON... MONTEZUMA...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...ELKHART...RICHFIELD... HUGOTON...MOSCOW...LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND... MINNEOLA 657 PM CDT THU MAY 22 2008 /557 PM MDT THU MAY 22 2008/ ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. GUSTY WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNSET AND THEN FALL BACK INTO 10 TO 25 MPH RANGE. $$ 18
The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 1:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Haskell | 64 min |
| May 22, 2:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Lane, Scott | 49 min |
| May 22, 3:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Gray, Haskell | 44 min |
| May 22, 3:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Scott | 21 min |
| May 22, 3:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Kearny, Scott | 40 min |
| May 22, 3:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Haskell | 39 min |
| May 22, 3:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Lane, Scott | 48 min |
| May 22, 4:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Gray, Lane, Scott | 59 min |
| May 22, 4:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Lane, Scott | 20 min |
| May 22, 4:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Finney, Lane, Scott | 51 min |
| May 22, 5:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Lane, Ness, Trego | 43 min |
| May 22, 5:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Lane, Scott | 28 min |
| May 22, 6:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Trego | 44 min |
| May 22, 6:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Lane, Ness | 14 min |
| May 22, 6:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Gray | 39 min |
| May 22, 6:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark, Comanche | 67 min |
Nearby
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.