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Wind Advisory 40, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this wind advisory at Nov 5, 2008, 4:01 PM CST for 20 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Nov 6, 2008, 8:00 AM CST. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 5, 2008, 4:01 PM CST (22:01 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 6, 2008, 8:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Nov 6, 2008, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
Counties Clark County, KS, Edwards County, KS, Ellis County, KS, Finney County, KS, Ford County, KS, Grant County, KS, Gray County, KS, Haskell County, KS, Hodgeman County, KS, Kearny 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, Stafford County, KS, Trego County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 28 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:02 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, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 28 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
- 19 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -267 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1663 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 179 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 196 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 052201 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 401 PM CST WED NOV 5 2008 ...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RETURN TO WESTERN KANSAS... .A POWERFUL CYCLONE WILL STRENGTHEN TONIGHT ACROSS NEBRASKA WHICH WILL MOVE LITTLE DURING THE DAY THURSDAY. A VERY STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL EXIST SOUTHWEST OF THIS VERY DEEP LOW...ALLOWING SURFACE WINDS TO STRENGTHEN FROM THE NORTHWEST THURSDAY MORNING. THESE WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY BEFORE DIMINISHING AROUND SUNSET AS THE STORM MOVES FARTHER EAST AWAY FROM WESTERN KANSAS. KSZ030-031-043>046-063>066-077>081-060615- /O.NEW.KDDC.WI.Y.0040.081106T1400Z-081107T0000Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD- GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT- 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...CIMARRON... MONTEZUMA...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG... HAVILAND...PRATT 401 PM CST WED NOV 5 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE IN THE MORNING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL REMAIN AT THESE STRENGTHS THROUGHOUT THE DAY WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS AROUND THE INTERSTATE 70 CORRIDOR. THE WINDS WILL SUBSIDE BY SUNSET. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ UMSCHEID
6 follow-up statements
000 WWUS73 KDDC 060046 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 646 PM CST WED NOV 5 2008 ...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RETURN TO WESTERN KANSAS... .A POWERFUL CYCLONE WILL STRENGTHEN TONIGHT ACROSS NEBRASKA WHICH WILL MOVE LITTLE DURING THE DAY THURSDAY. A VERY STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL EXIST SOUTHWEST OF THIS VERY DEEP LOW...ALLOWING SURFACE WINDS TO STRENGTHEN FROM THE NORTHWEST THURSDAY MORNING. THESE WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY BEFORE DIMINISHING AROUND SUNSET AS THE STORM MOVES FARTHER EAST AWAY FROM WESTERN KANSAS. KSZ030-031-043>046-063>066-077>081-061215- /O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0040.081106T1400Z-081107T0000Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD- GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... HAYS...ELLIS...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE... RUSH CENTER...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...JETMORE...HANSTON... LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON...CIMARRON... MONTEZUMA...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG... HAVILAND...PRATT 646 PM CST WED NOV 5 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE IN THE MORNING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL REMAIN AT THESE STRENGTHS THROUGHOUT THE DAY WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS AROUND THE INTERSTATE 70 CORRIDOR. THE WINDS WILL SUBSIDE BY SUNSET. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ 06
000 WWUS73 KDDC 061401 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 801 AM CST THU NOV 6 2008 ...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REALLY BLOW TODAY... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING SLOWLY EAST THROUGH NEBRASKA TODAY WILL RESULT IN VERY STRONG WINDS ACROSS CENTRAL KANSAS. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE TOWARD SUNSET. KSZ030-031-043>046-063>066-077>081-062215- /O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0040.000000T0000Z-081107T0000Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD- GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT- 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...CIMARRON... MONTEZUMA...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG... HAVILAND...PRATT 801 AM CST THU NOV 6 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BLOW AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS OVER 45 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL REMAIN AT THESE STRENGTHS THROUGHOUT THE DAY WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS ALONG AND NEAR INTERSTATE 70. THE WINDS WILL SUBSIDE BY SUNSET. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ 12
000 WWUS73 KDDC 061536 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 936 AM CST THU NOV 6 2008 ...VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS TODAY... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING SLOWLY EAST THROUGH NEBRASKA TODAY WILL RESULT IN VERY STRONG WINDS ACROSS CENTRAL KANSAS. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE TOWARD SUNSET. KSZ062-075-076-087-088-062200- /O.EXA.KDDC.WI.Y.0040.000000T0000Z-081107T0000Z/ KEARNY-GRANT-HASKELL-MEADE-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKIN...DEERFIELD...ULYSSES... SUBLETTE...SATANTA...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA 936 AM CST THU NOV 6 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BLOW AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL REMAIN AT THESE STRENGTHS THROUGHOUT THE DAY WITH THE WINDS BEGINNING TO SUBSIDE BY SUNSET. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ KSZ030-031-043>046-063>066-077>081-062200- /O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0040.000000T0000Z-081107T0000Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD- GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT- 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...CIMARRON... MONTEZUMA...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG... HAVILAND...PRATT 936 AM CST THU NOV 6 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BLOW AT 30 TO 45 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL REMAIN AT THESE STRENGTHS THROUGHOUT THE DAY WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS ALONG AND NEAR INTERSTATE 70. THE WINDS WILL SUBSIDE BY SUNSET. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ UMSCHEID
000 WWUS73 KDDC 061636 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1036 AM CST THU NOV 6 2008 ...VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS TODAY... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING SLOWLY EAST THROUGH NEBRASKA TODAY WILL RESULT IN VERY STRONG WINDS ACROSS CENTRAL KANSAS. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE TOWARD SUNSET. KSZ030-031-044>046-064-065-078-079-070000- /O.UPG.KDDC.WI.Y.0040.000000T0000Z-081107T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.HW.W.0009.081106T1636Z-081107T0000Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-FORD-EDWARDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... HAYS...ELLIS...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE...RUSH CENTER... JETMORE...HANSTON...LARNED...BURDETT...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN... KINSLEY...LEWIS 1036 AM CST THU NOV 6 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BLOW AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS GREATER THAN 60 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL REMAIN AT THESE STRENGTHS THROUGHOUT THE DAY WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS OCURRING BETWEEN 11 AM AND 3 PM. THE WINDS WILL SUBSIDE BY SUNSET. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ KSZ043-062-063-066-075>077-080-081-087-088-070000- /O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0040.000000T0000Z-081107T0000Z/ SCOTT-KEARNY-FINNEY-STAFFORD-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-KIOWA-PRATT-MEADE- CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTT CITY...LAKIN...DEERFIELD... GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON...ULYSSES... SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...GREENSBURG... HAVILAND...PRATT...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA 1036 AM CST THU NOV 6 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BLOW AT 30 TO 45 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL REMAIN AT THESE STRENGTHS THROUGHOUT THE DAY WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS ALONG AND NEAR INTERSTATE 70. THE WINDS WILL SUBSIDE BY SUNSET. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ UMSCHEID
000 WWUS73 KDDC 062058 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 258 PM CST THU NOV 6 2008 ...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS TO CONTINUE UNTIL SUNSET... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CONTINUED TO SPIN ACROSS THE NORTHERN GREAT PLAINS WITH A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT REMAINING ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS THIS AFTERNOON. CLOSER TO SUNSET, THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE AS STRONG ATMOSPHERIC MIXING DIMINISHES. KSZ030-031-044>046-064-065-078-079-070000- /O.CAN.KDDC.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-081107T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KDDC.WI.Y.0040.000000T0000Z-081107T0000Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-FORD-EDWARDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... HAYS...ELLIS...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE...RUSH CENTER... JETMORE...HANSTON...LARNED...BURDETT...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN... KINSLEY...LEWIS 258 PM CST THU NOV 6 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BLOW AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL REMAIN AT THESE STRENGTHS UNTIL SUNSET. AFTERWARDS...WINDS WILL DECREASE TO AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ KSZ043-062-063-066-075>077-080-081-087-088-070000- /O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0040.000000T0000Z-081107T0000Z/ SCOTT-KEARNY-FINNEY-STAFFORD-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-KIOWA-PRATT-MEADE- CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTT CITY...LAKIN...DEERFIELD... GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON...ULYSSES... SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...GREENSBURG... HAVILAND...PRATT...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA 258 PM CST THU NOV 6 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BLOW AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL REMAIN AT THESE STRENGTHS UNTIL SUNSET. AFTERWARDS...WINDS WILL DECREASE TO AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ UMSCHEID
000 WWUS73 KDDC 062336 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 536 PM CST THU NOV 6 2008 ...STRONG WINDS WILL RAPIDLY DECREASE AFTER SUNSET... .AS THE SUN SETS THE STRONG WINDS WILL DECREASE RAPIDLY WITH A WEAK PRESSURE GRADIENT. KSZ030-031-043>046-062>066-075>081-087-088-070045- /O.EXP.KDDC.WI.Y.0040.000000T0000Z-081107T0000Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE- STAFFORD-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-MEADE-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... HAYS...ELLIS...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE... RUSH CENTER...LAKIN...DEERFIELD...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA... JETMORE...HANSTON...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD... HUDSON...ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA... DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND... PRATT...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA 536 PM CST THU NOV 6 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DECREASE TO 5 TO 15 MPH FROM THE NORTHWEST AFTER SUNSET. $$ 06
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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.