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Wind Advisory 29, NWS Dodge City, KS

June 5, 200818 counties in Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this wind advisory at Jun 5, 2008, 1:00 AM CDT for 18 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Jun 5, 2008, 9:00 AM CDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 5, 2008, 1:00 AM CDT (06:00 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 5, 2008, 9:00 AM CDT
Expired
Jun 5, 2008, 8:48 AM CDT
In force
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, Haskell County, KS, Hodgeman County, KS, Kiowa County, KS, Meade County, KS, Ness County, KS, Pawnee County, KS, Pratt County, KS, Rush County, KS, Seward County, KS, Stafford County, KS, Trego County, KS

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 6.0 hours before the alert went out and 23 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 2008-06-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 15 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 2008-06-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 120 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
15 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-179 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
3693 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
56 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
120 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
198 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.2

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The text

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

000 
WWUS73 KDDC 050600
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
100 AM CDT THU JUN 5 2008

...EXPECT VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTHWEST KANSAS TODAY...

.LOW PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE WILL STRENGTHEN ALONG THE COLORADO
AND KANSAS BORDER TODAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN A TIGHT PRESSURE
GRADIENT ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST KANSAS BY
LATE THIS MORNING. COMBINED WITH VERY STRONG WINDS ALOFT MIXING
DOWN TO THE SURFACE...THIS WILL RESULT IN STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS
THAT WILL EXIST BY MID DAY AND CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING 
HOURS.

KSZ030-031-045-046-064>066-076>081-086>090-051400-
/O.NEW.KDDC.WI.Y.0029.080605T1400Z-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
100 AM CDT THU JUN 5 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT
THIS EVENING. 

SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH WILL
DEVELOP BY LATE THIS MORNING. THESE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL
CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING.

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

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1 follow-up statement
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.

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 5, 8:48 AM CDTHigh Wind WarningDDCBarber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ellis, Finney and 15 more12 hr
Jun 5, 11:56 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards, Kiowa, Pratt35 min
Jun 5, 12:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCEdwards, Pawnee, Stafford42 min
Jun 5, 12:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCHamilton, Morton, Stanton38 min
Jun 5, 12:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards, Pawnee, Rush, Stafford37 min
Jun 5, 12:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards, Kiowa, Pratt, Stafford38 min
Jun 5, 1:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCGrant45 min
Jun 5, 1:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCGrant, Hamilton, Kearny, Stanton50 min
Jun 5, 1:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards, Kiowa, Pratt45 min
Jun 5, 1:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards, Pawnee, Stafford33 min
Jun 5, 1:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards, Pawnee, Pratt, Stafford23 min
Jun 5, 1:52 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCHamilton23 min
Jun 5, 1:58 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCPawnee, Stafford32 min
Jun 5, 2:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFinney, Kearny, Scott45 min
Jun 5, 2:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards, Kiowa, Pawnee, Pratt, Stafford42 min
Jun 5, 2:25 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCStafford20 min
Jun 5, 2:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCLane, Scott32 min
Jun 5, 2:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards, Pawnee, Pratt, Stafford45 min
Jun 5, 2:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCPratt, Stafford28 min
Jun 5, 3:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCBarber, Pratt39 min
Jun 5, 3:23 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCTrego37 min
Jun 5, 3:24 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCBarber, Pratt15 min
Jun 5, 4:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCPratt44 min
Jun 5, 6:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCFinney, Scott46 min

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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.