Alert archive / Kansas / Wind Advisories in 2008
Wind Advisory 8, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this wind advisory at Feb 16, 2008, 3:54 PM CST for 21 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Feb 17, 2008, 3:00 AM CST. It was in force for 15 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 16, 2008, 3:54 PM CST (21:54 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 17, 2008, 3:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 17, 2008, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 15 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 21:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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, 9.9 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1168 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -4 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 13 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 162154 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 354 PM CST SAT FEB 16 2008 ...HOWLING WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATER TONIGHT AND CONTINUE SUNDAY... .A DEEP UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER SOUTHWEST TEXAS WILL MOVE NORTHEASTWARD RAPIDLY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. AT THE SURFACE...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DEEPEN OVER EASTERN OKLAHOMA THIS EVENING AND MOVE INTO WESTERN MISSOURI BY SUNDAY MORNING...WHILE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS FROM THE ROCKIES ONTO THE HIGH PLAINS. THE RESULTING PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL PRODUCE STRONG NORTH WINDS TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. KSZ030-031-043>046-063>066-076>081-086>090-170600- /O.NEW.KDDC.WI.Y.0008.080217T0900Z-080218T0000Z/ 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 354 PM CST SAT FEB 16 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THE STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE FOR MOST OF THE DAY SUNDAY BUT WILL DIMINISH BY LATE AFTERNOON. LIGHT RAIN WILL REDEVELOP OVER MUCH OF SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS TONIGHT. AS COLDER AIR SPREADS SOUTHWARD LATER TONIGHT...THE LIGHT RAIN WILL CHANGE TO LIGHT SNOW BEFORE SUNRISE. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE FROM ST. JOHN TO PRATT TO MEDICINE LODGE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING CHALLENGING. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON EAST-WEST ROADS WILL BE MOST AFFECTED BY THE STRONG WINDS TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. ANY LOOSE ITEMS OUTSIDE SHOULD BE SECURED THIS EVENING. $$
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS73 KDDC 170332 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 932 PM CST SAT FEB 16 2008 ...STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATER TONIGHT AND CONTINUE SUNDAY... .A DEEP UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER OKLAHOMA WILL MOVE NORTHEASTWARD INTO MISSOURI BY SUNDAY. GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE ON THE BACK SIDE OF THIS SYSTEM. KSZ030-031-043>046-063>066-076>081-086>090-171145- /O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0008.080217T0900Z-080218T0000Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD- HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE- BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... HAYS...ELLIS...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE... RUSH CENTER...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...JETMORE...HANSTON... LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON...SUBLETTE... SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY... LEWIS...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...PRATT...LIBERAL...KISMET... MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...COLDWATER...PROTECTION... MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY 932 PM CST SAT FEB 16 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THE STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE FOR MOST OF THE DAY SUNDAY BUT WILL DIMINISH BY LATE AFTERNOON. RAIN MAY CHANGE TO LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES LATE TONIGHT OR SUNDAY BUT NO ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING CHALLENGING. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON EAST-WEST ROADS WILL BE MOST AFFECTED BY THE STRONG WINDS TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. ANY LOOSE ITEMS OUTSIDE SHOULD BE SECURED THIS EVENING. $$
000 WWUS73 KDDC 170925 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 325 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2008 ...STRONG NORTH WINDS SUNDAY... .A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO EXIT THE PLAINS TODAY. MEANWHILE...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE ROCKIES WILL MOVE EAST. THIS WILL CREATE A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WITH GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS THIS MORNING AND CONTINUING INTO THIS AFTERNOON. KSZ030-031-043>046-063>066-076>081-086>090-171730- /O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-080218T0000Z/ 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 325 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. NORTH WINDS WILL BLOW AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH AT TIMES EARLY THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL DECREASE FOR A SHORT TIME AROUND MID-MORNING...BUT WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON WITH SOME GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. WINDS WILL DIMINISH AGAIN BY THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING CHALLENGING. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON EAST-WEST ROADS WILL BE MOST AFFECTED BY THE STRONG WINDS TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. ANY LOOSE ITEMS OUTSIDE SHOULD BE SECURED THIS EVENING. $$ 26
000 WWUS73 KDDC 171738 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1138 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2008 ...STRONG NORTH WINDS CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON... .A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO EXIT THE PLAINS TODAY. MEANWHILE...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE ROCKIES WILL MOVE EAST. THIS WILL CREATE A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WITH GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS THIS MORNING AND CONTINUING INTO THIS AFTERNOON. KSZ030-031-043>046-063>066-076>081-086>090-180000- /O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-080218T0000Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD- HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE- BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... HAYS...ELLIS...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE... RUSH CENTER...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...JETMORE...HANSTON... LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON...SUBLETTE... SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY... LEWIS...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...PRATT...LIBERAL...KISMET... MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...COLDWATER...PROTECTION... MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY 1138 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH AGAIN BY THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING CHALLENGING. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON EAST-WEST ROADS WILL BE MOST AFFECTED BY THE STRONG WINDS TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. ANY LOOSE ITEMS OUTSIDE SHOULD BE SECURED THIS EVENING. $$ 06
000 WWUS73 KDDC 180007 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 607 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2008 KSZ030-031-043>046-063>066-076>081-086>090-180115- /O.EXP.KDDC.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-080218T0000Z/ 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 607 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WINDS HAVE DECREASED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA...THEREFORE THE ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. $$
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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.