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Wind Advisory 31, NWS Dodge City, KS

June 9, 200821 counties in Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this wind advisory at Jun 9, 2008, 2:28 PM CDT for 21 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Jun 10, 2008, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 9, 2008, 2:28 PM CDT (19:28 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 10, 2008, 12:00 PM CDT
Expired
Jun 10, 2008, 10:00 PM CDT
In force
10 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, Scott County, KS, Seward County, KS, Stafford County, KS, Trego County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 23 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:27 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, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 19 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 12:00Z on 2008-06-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 12:00Z on 2008-06-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -84 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1922 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
66 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-84 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-212 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

000 
WWUS73 KDDC 091928
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
228 PM CDT MON JUN 9 2008

...EXPECT WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTHWEST KANSAS TUESDAY...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL DEEPEN OVER THE LEE OF THE ROCKIES ON TUESDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING CAUSING STRONG SOUTH WINDS.

KSZ030-031-043>046-063>066-076>081-086>090-100900-
/O.NEW.KDDC.WI.Y.0031.080610T1700Z-080611T0400Z/
TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-
HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE-
BARBER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR...
HAYS...ELLIS...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE...
RUSH CENTER...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...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
228 PM CDT MON JUN 9 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 11 PM CDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 11 PM CDT TUESDAY. 

SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH BY
TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO
MUCH OF THE EVENING.

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

$$

06
3 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS73 KDDC 100755
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
255 AM CDT TUE JUN 10 2008

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

.LOW PRESSURE WILL DEEPEN OVER THE LEE OF THE ROCKIES THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING CAUSING STRONG SOUTH WINDS.

KSZ030-031-043>046-063>066-076>081-086>090-102100-
/O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0031.080610T1700Z-080611T0400Z/
TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-
HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE-
BARBER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR...
HAYS...ELLIS...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE...
RUSH CENTER...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...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
255 AM CDT TUE JUN 10 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 11 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 11 PM CDT
THIS EVENING. 

SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH BY
AFTERNOON. THE STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO MUCH OF
THE EVENING.

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

$$
000 
WWUS73 KDDC 102000
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
300 PM CDT TUE JUN 10 2008

...EXPECT WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTHWEST KANSAS INTO THE
EVENING.

.LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO DEEPEN OVER THE LEE OF THE ROCKIES
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING CAUSING STRONG SOUTH WINDS.

KSZ030-031-043>046-063>066-076>081-086>090-110400-
/O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-080611T0400Z/
TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-
HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE-
BARBER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR...
HAYS...ELLIS...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE...
RUSH CENTER...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...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
300 PM CDT TUE JUN 10 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THE
STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO MUCH OF THE EVENING.

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

$$

06
000 
WWUS73 KDDC 110300
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1000 PM CDT TUE JUN 10 2008

...WINDS WILL DECREASE OVERNIGHT...

.THE LOSS OF AFTERNOON HEATING HAS ALLOWED WINDS TO DIMINISH.
STRONG LOW PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN PLAINS WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP
SOUTHERLY WINDS BREEZY THROUGH THE REST OF THE NIGHT...BUT SPEEDS
SHOULD REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA.

KSZ030-031-043>046-063>066-076>081-086>090-110400-
/O.CAN.KDDC.WI.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-080611T0400Z/
TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-
HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE-
BARBER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR...
HAYS...ELLIS...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE...
RUSH CENTER...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...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
1000 PM CDT TUE JUN 10 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

SOUTHERLY WINDS WINDS WILL DECREASE INTO THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE
WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH AT TIMES.  

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 8, 7:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCHamilton66 min
Jun 8, 8:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCHamilton59 min
Jun 8, 9:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCHamilton61 min
Jun 8, 10:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCHamilton, Stanton41 min
Jun 8, 10:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCStafford26 min
Jun 9, 2:16 PM CDTFire Weather WatchDDCGrant, Morton, Stanton, Stevens13 hr

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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.