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Wind Advisory 38, NWS Dodge City, KS

October 21, 200827 counties in Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this wind advisory at Oct 21, 2008, 3:33 PM CDT for 27 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Oct 22, 2008, 4:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 35 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 21, 2008, 3:33 PM CDT (20:33 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 22, 2008, 4:00 AM CDT
Expired
Oct 23, 2008, 3:00 PM CDT
In force
35 hr
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
All 27 counties

Barber County, KS, Clark County, KS, Comanche County, KS, Edwards County, KS, Ellis 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, Kiowa County, KS, Lane County, KS, Meade County, KS, Morton County, KS, Ness County, KS, Pawnee County, KS, Pratt County, KS, Rush County, KS, Scott County, KS, Seward County, KS, Stafford County, KS, Stanton County, KS, Stevens County, KS, Trego County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 22 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:32 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, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 27 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 2008-10-21Temperature 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 2008-10-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 244 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
610 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
244 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
236 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 212033
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
333 PM CDT TUE OCT 21 2008

...VERY STRONG, HOWLING WINDS ARE ON THE WAY TONIGHT AND
TOMORROW...

.IN THE WAKE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT WHICH WILL CROSS SOUTHWESTERN
KANSAS TONIGHT FROM THE NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST...NORTHWEST WINDS
WILL INCREASE AND BECOME VERY GUSTY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL BEGIN
NORTHWEST OF A JOHNSON CITY TO SCOTT CITY LINE AFTER MIDNIGHT AND
THEN MIGRATE EAST TO A WAKEENEY TO DODGE CITY TO MEADE LINE BY
WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE
DAY WEDNESDAY.

KSZ030-043>045-061>064-074>078-084>088-221030-
/O.CON.KDDC.HW.W.0008.081022T0600Z-081023T0000Z/
TREGO-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-STANTON-
GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR...
SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...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
333 PM CDT TUE OCT 21 2008 /233 PM MDT TUE OCT 21 2008/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT
MDT/ TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ WEDNESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT
MDT/ TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ WEDNESDAY. 

WINDS WILL SHIFT NORTHWEST TONIGHT AND INCREASE INTO THE 40 TO
50 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH. THESE HIGH WINDS WILL
LAST INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

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

TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER
LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL
PRODUCE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS...SO USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN
DRIVING.

$$

KSZ031-046-065-066-079>081-089-090-221030-
/O.NEW.KDDC.WI.Y.0038.081022T1200Z-081023T0600Z/
ELLIS-RUSH-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-COMANCHE-BARBER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAYS...ELLIS...LA CROSSE...
RUSH CENTER...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON...
KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...PRATT...COLDWATER...
PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY
333 PM CDT TUE OCT 21 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM CDT
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM CDT
THURSDAY. 

AFTER A STRONG COLD FRONT PASSES TO THE SOUTHEAST WEDNESDAY, WINDS
WILL SHIFT NORTHWEST AND INCREASE INTO THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE WITH
GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH.

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

$$

12
10 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS73 KDDC 220440
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1140 PM CDT TUE OCT 21 2008

...VERY STRONG... HOWLING WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID DAY
WEDNESDAY...

.STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AS A COLD FRONT
MOVES SOUTH OUT OF KANSAS AND INTO OKLAHOMA. THESE VERY STRONG
WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE DAY WEDNESDAY.

KSZ030-043>045-061>064-074>078-084>088-221245-
/O.EXT.KDDC.HW.W.0008.081022T0440Z-081023T0000Z/
TREGO-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-STANTON-
GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR...
SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...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
1140 PM CDT TUE OCT 21 2008 /1040 PM MDT TUE OCT 21 2008/

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/
WEDNESDAY...

SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. WIND GUST AS HIGH AS 60 MPH CAN
ALSO BE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

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

TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER
LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL
PRODUCE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS...SO USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN
DRIVING.

$$

KSZ031-046-065-066-079>081-089-090-221245-
/O.EXT.KDDC.WI.Y.0038.081022T0900Z-081023T0600Z/
ELLIS-RUSH-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-COMANCHE-BARBER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAYS...ELLIS...LA CROSSE...
RUSH CENTER...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON...
KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...PRATT...COLDWATER...
PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY
1140 PM CDT TUE OCT 21 2008

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM CDT
THURSDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM
CDT THURSDAY. 

AFTER A STRONG COLD FRONT PASSES TO THE SOUTHEAST WEDNESDAY...
WINDS WILL SHIFT NORTHWEST AND INCREASE INTO THE 25 TO 35 MPH
RANGE WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH.

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

$$
000 
WWUS73 KDDC 221053
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
553 AM CDT WED OCT 22 2008

...VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHWEST
KANSAS TODAY...

.A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT LOCATED ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS TODAY
WILL RESULT IN STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS. BY EVENING THESE GUSTY
WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SLOWLY DECREASE.

KSZ030-043>045-061>064-074>078-084>088-222000-
/O.CON.KDDC.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-081023T0000Z/
TREGO-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-STANTON-
GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR...
SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...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
553 AM CDT WED OCT 22 2008 /453 AM MDT WED OCT 22 2008/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/
THIS EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/
THIS EVENING. 

SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY.
WIND GUST AS HIGH AS 60 MPH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE LATE MORNING AND
EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.

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

TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER
LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL
PRODUCE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS...SO USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN
DRIVING.

$$

KSZ031-046-065-066-079>081-089-090-222000-
/O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-081023T0600Z/
ELLIS-RUSH-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-COMANCHE-BARBER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAYS...ELLIS...LA CROSSE...
RUSH CENTER...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON...
KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...PRATT...COLDWATER...
PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY
553 AM CDT WED OCT 22 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT THURSDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT THURSDAY. 

SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY.
WIND GUST AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE LATE MORNING AND
EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.

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

$$
000 
WWUS73 KDDC 221927
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
227 PM CDT WED OCT 22 2008

...AN INTENSE NORTHWEST WIND WILL CONTINUE...
.A VERY TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER WESTERN KANSAS WILL ALLOW
STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS TO BLOW INTO THIS EVENING. WIND SPEEDS
WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE LATER TONIGHT.

KSZ030-043>045-061>064-074>078-084>088-230000-
/O.CON.KDDC.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-081023T0000Z/
TREGO-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-STANTON-
GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR...
SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...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
227 PM CDT WED OCT 22 2008 /127 PM MDT WED OCT 22 2008/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/
THIS EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/
THIS EVENING. 

SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH FROM THE NORTHWEST CAN BE EXPECTED
THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 MPH
ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.

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

MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING IN AREAS WHERE HIGH
WIND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT. SLOW DOWN AND BE ALERT TO SUDDEN
GUSTS OF WIND WHICH MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

KSZ031-046-065-066-079>081-089-090-230600-
/O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-081023T0600Z/
ELLIS-RUSH-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-COMANCHE-BARBER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAYS...ELLIS...LA CROSSE...
RUSH CENTER...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON...
KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...PRATT...COLDWATER...
PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY
227 PM CDT WED OCT 22 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT THURSDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT THURSDAY. 

SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL BLOW INTO THE LATE
EVENING. GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.

MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING IN THE WIND ADVISORY
AREA. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND WHICH MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE
CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

12
000 
WWUS73 KDDC 230005
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
705 PM CDT WED OCT 22 2008

...WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT... 

.A LOW PRESSURE CENTER MOVING WESTWARD TONIGHT WILL CONTINUE TO
BRING A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT TO WESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL
KANSAS OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL START TO DIMINISH BY TOMORROW MORNING
AS THE LOW WEAKENS AND MOVES BACK TO THE EAST.

KSZ030-043>045-063-064-076>078-086>088-230900-
/O.EXP.KDDC.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-081023T0000Z/
/O.EXB.KDDC.WI.Y.0038.081023T0005Z-081023T1200Z/
TREGO-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-SEWARD-
MEADE-CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR...
SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...
JETMORE...HANSTON...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...
DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER...
ASHLAND...MINNEOLA
705 PM CDT WED OCT 22 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THURSDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THURSDAY. THE HIGH
WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

WINDS WILL DECREASE BELOW WARNING CRITERIA THIS EVENING...BUT WILL
CONTINUE TO BLOW IN THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE TONIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 45
MPH WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE.

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

$$

KSZ061-062-074-075-084-085-230115-
/O.EXP.KDDC.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-081023T0000Z/
HAMILTON-KEARNY-STANTON-GRANT-MORTON-STEVENS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SYRACUSE...LAKIN...DEERFIELD...
JOHNSON CITY...ULYSSES...ELKHART...RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...MOSCOW
705 PM CDT WED OCT 22 2008 /605 PM MDT WED OCT 22 2008/

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING. 

WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE INTO THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE
TONIGHT.

$$

KSZ031-046-065-066-079>081-089-090-230900-
/O.EXT.KDDC.WI.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-081023T1200Z/
ELLIS-RUSH-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-COMANCHE-BARBER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAYS...ELLIS...LA CROSSE...
RUSH CENTER...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON...
KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...PRATT...COLDWATER...
PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY
705 PM CDT WED OCT 22 2008

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THURSDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THURSDAY. 

SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL BLOW OVERNIGHT.
GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.

MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING IN THE WIND ADVISORY
AREA. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND WHICH MAY CAUSE YOU TO
LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE.

$$


26
000 
WWUS73 KDDC 230855
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
355 AM CDT THU OCT 23 2008

...WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT...

.A LOW PRESSURE CENTER WILL CONTINUE TO BRING A TIGHT PRESSURE
GRADIENT TO WESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS TODAY. WINDS WILL START
TO DIMINISH BY AFTERNOON AS THE LOW WEAKENS AND MOVES BACK TO THE EAST.

KSZ066-081-089-090-231000-
/O.CAN.KDDC.WI.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-081023T1200Z/
STAFFORD-PRATT-COMANCHE-BARBER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON...PRATT...
COLDWATER...PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY
355 AM CDT THU OCT 23 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA TODAY SO THE
WIND ADVISORY WAS CANCELLED.

$$

KSZ061-062-074-075-084-085-231700-
/O.EXB.KDDC.WI.Y.0038.081023T1200Z-081023T2000Z/
HAMILTON-KEARNY-STANTON-GRANT-MORTON-STEVENS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SYRACUSE...LAKIN...DEERFIELD...
JOHNSON CITY...ULYSSES...ELKHART...RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...MOSCOW
355 AM CDT THU OCT 23 2008 /255 AM MDT THU OCT 23 2008/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING
TO 3 PM CDT /2 PM MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ THIS
MORNING TO 3 PM CDT /2 PM MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON. 

NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 50 MPH BY 7 AM AND PERSIST THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON.

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

$$

KSZ030-031-043>046-063>065-076>080-086>088-231700-
/O.EXT.KDDC.WI.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-081023T1800Z/
TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-HASKELL-
GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-
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...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...
DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...
LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA
355 AM CDT THU OCT 23 2008

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON.

WINDS WILL HOWL AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH THIS
MORNING. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE TO BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA
BY EARLY AFTERNOON.

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

$$
000 
WWUS73 KDDC 230856 AAB
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
356 AM CDT THU OCT 23 2008

...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY...

.A LOW PRESSURE CENTER WILL CONTINUE TO BRING A TIGHT PRESSURE
GRADIENT TO WESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS TODAY. WINDS WILL
START TO DIMINISH BY AFTERNOON AS THE LOW WEAKENS AND MOVES BACK
TO THE EAST.

KSZ030-031-043>046-063>065-076>080-086>088-231700-
/O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-081023T1800Z/
TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-HASKELL-
GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-
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...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...
DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...
LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA
356 AM CDT THU OCT 23 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. 

WINDS WILL HOWL AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH THIS
MORNING. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE TO BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA BY
EARLY AFTERNOON.

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

$$

KSZ061-062-074-075-084-085-231700-
/O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0038.081023T1200Z-081023T2000Z/
HAMILTON-KEARNY-STANTON-GRANT-MORTON-STEVENS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SYRACUSE...LAKIN...DEERFIELD...
JOHNSON CITY...ULYSSES...ELKHART...RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...MOSCOW
356 AM CDT THU OCT 23 2008 /256 AM MDT THU OCT 23 2008/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ THIS
MORNING TO 3 PM CDT /2 PM MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ THIS
MORNING TO 3 PM CDT /2 PM MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON. 

NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
50 MPH BY 7 AM AND PERSIST THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON.

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

$$
000 
WWUS73 KDDC 230903 AAB
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
403 AM CDT THU OCT 23 2008

...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY...

.A LOW PRESSURE CENTER WILL CONTINUE TO BRING A TIGHT PRESSURE
GRADIENT TO WESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS TODAY. WINDS WILL
START TO DIMINISH BY AFTERNOON AS THE LOW WEAKENS AND MOVES BACK
TO THE EAST.

KSZ030-031-043>046-063>065-076>080-086>088-231715-
/O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-081023T1800Z/
TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-HASKELL-
GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-
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...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...
DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...
LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA
403 AM CDT THU OCT 23 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. 

WINDS WILL HOWL AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH THIS
MORNING. SOME GUSTS WILL CONTINUE TO REACH AS HIGH AS 55 MPH
BEFORE 7 AM. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE TO BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA
BY EARLY AFTERNOON.

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

$$

KSZ061-062-074-075-084-085-231715-
/O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0038.081023T1200Z-081023T2000Z/
HAMILTON-KEARNY-STANTON-GRANT-MORTON-STEVENS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SYRACUSE...LAKIN...DEERFIELD...
JOHNSON CITY...ULYSSES...ELKHART...RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...MOSCOW
403 AM CDT THU OCT 23 2008 /303 AM MDT THU OCT 23 2008/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ THIS
MORNING TO 3 PM CDT /2 PM MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ THIS
MORNING TO 3 PM CDT /2 PM MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON. 

NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
50 MPH BY 7 AM AND PERSIST THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON.

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

$$
000 
WWUS73 KDDC 231617
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1117 AM CDT THU OCT 23 2008

...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY...

.A LOW PRESSURE CENTER WILL CONTINUE TO BRING A TIGHT PRESSURE
GRADIENT TO WESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS TODAY. WINDS WILL
START TO DIMINISH BY AFTERNOON AS THE LOW WEAKENS AND MOVES BACK
TO THE EAST.

KSZ030-031-043>046-063>065-076>080-086>088-231800-
/O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-081023T1800Z/
TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-HASKELL-
GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-
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...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...
DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...
LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA
1117 AM CDT THU OCT 23 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. 

WINDS WILL CONTINUE WITH SPEEDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 45MPH
THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE TO BELOW WIND ADVISORY
CRITERIA BY MID AFTERNOON.

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

$$

KSZ061-062-074-075-084-085-232000-
/O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-081023T2000Z/
HAMILTON-KEARNY-STANTON-GRANT-MORTON-STEVENS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SYRACUSE...LAKIN...DEERFIELD...
JOHNSON CITY...ULYSSES...ELKHART...RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...MOSCOW
1117 AM CDT THU OCT 23 2008 /1017 AM MDT THU OCT 23 2008/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CDT /2 PM MDT/ THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CDT /2 PM MDT/ THIS
AFTERNOON. 

NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE WITH SPEEDS UP TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.

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

$$

32
000 
WWUS73 KDDC 231755
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1255 PM CDT THU OCT 23 2008

...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON...

.A LOW PRESSURE CENTER IN EASTERN KANSAS WILL CONTINUE TO INFLUENCE
A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS TODAY. WINDS WILL 
BEGIN TO DIMINISH BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AS THE LOW WEAKENS AND BEGINS
MOVING OFF TO THE EAST.

KSZ030-031-044>046-064-065-077>080-087-088-231900-
/O.CAN.KDDC.WI.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-081023T1800Z/
TREGO-ELLIS-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-
KIOWA-MEADE-CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR...
HAYS...ELLIS...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE...RUSH CENTER...
JETMORE...HANSTON...LARNED...BURDETT...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...
DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...
MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA
1255 PM CDT THU OCT 23 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

NORTHWESTERLY WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED ENOUGH TO FALL BELOW WIND
ADVISORY CRITERIA. THEREFORE, THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

KSZ043-063-076-086-232000-
/O.EXT.KDDC.WI.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-081023T2000Z/
SCOTT-FINNEY-HASKELL-SEWARD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTT CITY...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...
SUBLETTE...SATANTA...LIBERAL...KISMET
1255 PM CDT THU OCT 23 2008

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON.

WINDS WILL CONTINUE WITH SPEEDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO
45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE TO BELOW WIND ADVISORY
CRITERIA LATER THIS AFTERNOON.

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

$$

KSZ061-062-074-075-084-085-232000-
/O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-081023T2000Z/
HAMILTON-KEARNY-STANTON-GRANT-MORTON-STEVENS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SYRACUSE...LAKIN...DEERFIELD...
JOHNSON CITY...ULYSSES...ELKHART...RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...MOSCOW
1255 PM CDT THU OCT 23 2008 /1155 AM MDT THU OCT 23 2008/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CDT /2 PM MDT/ THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CDT /2 PM MDT/ THIS
AFTERNOON. 

NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE WITH SPEEDS UP TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE TO BELOW
WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA LATER THIS AFTERNOON.

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

$$

32
000 
WWUS73 KDDC 231943
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
243 PM CDT THU OCT 23 2008

...NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WEAKENING LATE THIS AFTERNOON...

..THE SURFACE LOW PRESSURE CENTER IN EASTERN KANSAS HAS GRADUALLY
WEAKENED THIS AFTERNOON AS IT BEGINS TO MOVE EASTWARD. THIS HAS 
ALLOWED THE PRESSURE GRADIENT TO WEAKEN ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS
RESULTING IN SUBSIDING NORTHWESTERLY WINDS.

KSZ043-063-076-086-232045-
/O.EXP.KDDC.WI.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-081023T2000Z/
SCOTT-FINNEY-HASKELL-SEWARD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTT CITY...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...
SUBLETTE...SATANTA...LIBERAL...KISMET
243 PM CDT THU OCT 23 2008

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. 

NORTHWESTERLY WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED ENOUGH TO FALL BELOW WIND
ADVISORY CRITERIA. THEREFORE, THE ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO 
EXPIRE.

$$

KSZ061-062-074-075-084-085-232045-
/O.EXP.KDDC.WI.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-081023T2000Z/
HAMILTON-KEARNY-STANTON-GRANT-MORTON-STEVENS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SYRACUSE...LAKIN...DEERFIELD...
JOHNSON CITY...ULYSSES...ELKHART...RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...MOSCOW
243 PM CDT THU OCT 23 2008 /143 PM MDT THU OCT 23 2008/

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM CDT /2 PM MDT/ THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM CDT /2 PM MDT/ THIS
AFTERNOON. 

NORTHWESTERLY WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED ENOUGH TO FALL BELOW WIND
ADVISORY CRITERIA. THEREFORE, THE ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO 
EXPIRE.

$$

32

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 21, 11:15 AM CDTHigh Wind WarningDDCClark, Finney, Ford, Grant, Gray, Hamilton and 12 more32 hr

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Wind Advisories in Kansas, 2008Every wind advisory in 2008

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.