Alert archive / Kansas / Wind Advisories in 2008
Wind Advisory 50, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this wind advisory at Dec 26, 2008, 4:02 AM CST for 27 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Dec 26, 2008, 10:28 AM CST. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 26, 2008, 4:02 AM CST (10:02 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 26, 2008, 10:28 AM CST
- Expired
- Dec 26, 2008, 5:55 PM CST
- In force
- 7 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 10:04 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 00:00Z, 10.0 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2033 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 68 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 358 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 378 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 261002 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 402 AM CST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS RETURN AGAIN... .A STRONG STORM DEVELOPING ACROSS THE ROCKIES TODAY WILL ALLOW LOW PRESSURE TO STRENGTHEN AT THE SURFACE ACROSS NORTHWEST KANSAS. AN INCREASED PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL DEVELOP FROM THE TEXAS PANHANDLE INTO FAR SOUTHWEST KANSAS. ABUNDANT SUNSHINE IS EXPECTED TO RESULT IN INCREASED ATMOSPHERIC MIXING WHICH WILL LEAD TO WINDIER CONDITIONS AT THE SURFACE DURING MAINLY THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. KSZ074>076-084>087-261815- /O.NEW.KDDC.WI.Y.0050.081226T1700Z-081227T0000Z/ STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JOHNSON CITY...ULYSSES...SUBLETTE... SATANTA...ELKHART...RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...MOSCOW...LIBERAL... KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER 402 AM CST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL RANGE FROM 20 TO 30 MPH DURING THE MORNING HOURS. THESE WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 1 PM AND 4 PM CST WITH WINDS WEAKENING BY EARLY EVENING TOWARD SUNSET. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ UMSCHEID
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS73 KDDC 261628 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1028 AM CST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS OUR REGION THIS AFTERNOON... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM DEVELOPING ACROSS THE ROCKIES THIS AFTERNOON IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE THE PRESSURE GRADIENT FROM THE TEXAS PANHANDLE INTO WESTERN KANSAS. THE RESULT WILL BE INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS HAVING 25 TO 35 MPH SUSTAINED SPEEDS AND GUSTS TO 45 MPH. KSZ043-044-061>063-077-270000- /O.EXA.KDDC.WI.Y.0050.081226T1700Z-081227T0000Z/ SCOTT-LANE-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-GRAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...SYRACUSE... LAKIN...DEERFIELD...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA 1028 AM CST FRI DEC 26 2008 /928 AM MST FRI DEC 26 2008/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL RANGE FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH BY THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 1 PM AND 5 PM CST WITH WINDS WEAKENING BY EARLY EVENING TOWARD SUNSET. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ KSZ074>076-084>087-270000- /O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0050.081226T1700Z-081227T0000Z/ STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JOHNSON CITY...ULYSSES...SUBLETTE... SATANTA...ELKHART...RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...MOSCOW...LIBERAL... KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER 1028 AM CST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS 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 /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL RANGE FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH BY THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 1 PM AND 5 PM CST WITH WINDS WEAKENING BY EARLY EVENING TOWARD SUNSET. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ EKB
000 WWUS73 KDDC 261850 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1250 PM CST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS OUR REGION THIS AFTERNOON... .A INTENSE STORM SYSTEM DEVELOPING ACROSS THE ROCKIES THIS AFTERNOON IS INCREASING THE PRESSURE GRADIENT FROM THE TEXAS PANHANDLE INTO WESTERN KANSAS. THE RESULT WILL BE SOUTHWEST WINDS HAVING 25 TO 40 MPH SUSTAINED SPEEDS AND GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH. KSZ030-031-045-046-064>066-078>081-088>090-270000- /O.EXA.KDDC.WI.Y.0050.000000T0000Z-081227T0000Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-NESS-RUSH-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA- PRATT-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... HAYS...ELLIS...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE...RUSH CENTER...JETMORE... HANSTON...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON... DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND... PRATT...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...COLDWATER...PROTECTION... MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY 1250 PM CST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL RANGE FROM 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 1 PM AND 5 PM CST...WITH WEAKENING SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH AND GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ KSZ043-044-061>063-074>077-084>087-270000- /O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0050.000000T0000Z-081227T0000Z/ SCOTT-LANE-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY- MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...SYRACUSE... LAKIN...DEERFIELD...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...JOHNSON CITY... ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...ELKHART... RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...MOSCOW...LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER 1250 PM CST FRI DEC 26 2008 /1150 AM MST FRI DEC 26 2008/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL RANGE FROM 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 1 PM AND 5 PM CST...THEN WEAKENING SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ EKB
000 WWUS73 KDDC 262355 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 555 PM CST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY CANCELLED... .WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS SOUTHWEST KANSAS...THEREFORE THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-270100- /O.CAN.KDDC.WI.Y.0050.000000T0000Z-081227T0000Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN- PAWNEE-STAFFORD-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA- PRATT-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... HAYS...ELLIS...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE... RUSH CENTER...SYRACUSE...LAKIN...DEERFIELD...GARDEN CITY... KALVESTA...JETMORE...HANSTON...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN... STAFFORD...HUDSON...JOHNSON CITY...ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...SATANTA... CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS... GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...PRATT...ELKHART...RICHFIELD...HUGOTON... MOSCOW...LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA... COLDWATER...PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY 555 PM CST FRI DEC 26 2008 /455 PM MST FRI DEC 26 2008/ ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE FALLEN BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS ACROSS THE AREA. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE AREA LATER TONIGHT...ALLOWING AN INCREASE OF NORTHWEST WINDS ONCE AGAIN. WIND SPEEDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL NOT REACH ADVISORY LEVELS HOWEVER. $$ RUSSELL
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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.