Alert archive / Kansas / Winter Storm Warnings in 2008
Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this winter storm warning at Feb 4, 2008, 10:01 PM CST for 13 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Feb 5, 2008, 12:00 AM CST. It was in force for 21 hr. 24 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 4, 2008, 10:01 PM CST (04:01 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 5, 2008, 12:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 5, 2008, 8:59 PM CST
- In force
- 21 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
Counties Ellis County, KS, Finney County, KS, Grant County, KS, Hamilton County, KS, Kearny County, KS, Lane County, KS, Morton County, KS, Ness County, KS, Rush County, KS, Scott County, KS, Stanton County, KS, Stevens County, KS, Trego County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:04 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 5, 12:30 PM CST | SNOW 2 | Hays, KS | ONE TO TWO INCHES OF SNOW COVERED THE GROUND. WINDS WERE MEASURED AT 30 MPH TO 35 MPH CREATING SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. |
| Feb 5, 1:00 PM CST | SNOW 1 | Johnson City, KS | |
| Feb 5, 1:05 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Syracuse, KS | |
| Feb 5, 1:07 PM CST | SNOW 1 | Lakin, KS | |
| Feb 5, 1:09 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Scott City, KS | |
| Feb 5, 1:10 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Dighton, KS | |
| Feb 5, 1:12 PM CST | SNOW 2 | Ness City, KS | |
| Feb 5, 1:15 PM CST | SNOW 4 | Wakeeney, KS | |
| Feb 5, 1:20 PM CST | SNOW 1 | Hays, KS | |
| Feb 5, 5:30 PM CST | SNOW 4 | Scott City, KS | ESTIMATED 4 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW HAD FALLEN SO FAR TODAY. |
| Feb 5, 6:46 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Hays, KS | BLIZZARD-LIKE CONDITIONS WERE OCCURING AT TIME OF OBSERVATION. |
| Feb 5, 7:45 PM CST | SNOW 4 | 13 E Friend, KS | |
| Feb 5, 7:52 PM CST | SNOW 3.8 | 2 N Deerfield, KS | |
| Feb 5, 8:04 PM CST | SNOW 4 | 7 W Shallow Water, KS | |
| Feb 5, 8:16 PM CST | SNOW 5 | E Healy, KS | |
| Feb 5, 8:22 PM CST | SNOW 7 | 6 Ssw Utica, KS | |
| Feb 5, 8:29 PM CST | SNOW 6 | Nnw Wakeeney, KS | |
| Feb 5, 8:30 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | 10 S Alamota, KS | |
| Feb 5, 8:30 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | 7 N Kalvesta, KS | SEVEN INCHES OF SNOW FELL SEVEN MILES NORTH AND ONE MILE EAST OF KALVESTA. |
| Feb 5, 8:34 PM CST | SNOW 5 | Nnw Syracuse, KS | |
| Feb 5, 8:41 PM CST | SNOW 4 | 6 Ne Mccracken, KS | IT WAS STILL SNOWING AND BLOWING AT THE TIME OF OBSERVATION. |
| Feb 5, 8:48 PM CST | SNOW 5 | 1 Nnw Ellis, KS | AT LEAST 5 INCHES HAD FALLEN AND IT WAS STILL SNOWING. |
| Feb 5, 9:00 PM CST | SNOW 5 | 3 N Alexander, KS | |
| Feb 5, 9:00 PM CST | SNOW 6 | Alexander, KS |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 4.0 hours before the alert went out and 84 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
- 1410 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 96 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 263 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 380 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS43 KDDC 050401 WSWDDC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1001 PM CST MON FEB 4 2008 ...STRONG WINTER STORM TAKING AIM ON SOUTHWEST KANSAS... .AN UPPER LOW WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVERNIGHT. THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO MATURE DURING THE DAY TUESDAY TAKING A PATH ACROSS THE NORTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE. NORTH OF THIS UPPER LOW...SUBSTANTIAL LIFT WILL OCCUR AND WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED. THE STORM IS NOW EXPECTED TO COME ACROSS THE PLAINS A LITTLE BIT STRONGER THAN PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT AND FORECAST SNOW AMOUNTS HAVE BEEN INCREASED. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN THE 30 TO 40 MPH WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. KSZ061-062-074-075-084-085-051215- /O.UPG.KDDC.SB.Y.0003.080205T0600Z-080205T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.WS.W.0001.080205T0600Z-080206T0000Z/ HAMILTON-KEARNY-STANTON-GRANT-MORTON-STEVENS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SYRACUSE...LAKIN...DEERFIELD... JOHNSON CITY...ULYSSES...ELKHART...RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...MOSCOW 1001 PM CST MON FEB 4 2008 /901 PM MST MON FEB 4 2008/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ TUESDAY. THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL AROUND MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY TUESDAY. FOUR TO SEVEN INCHES OF SNOWFALL ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. THIS WIND WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO BELOW ONE HALF MILE WITH SUBSTANTIAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. SOME WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY OCCUR AT TIMES ACROSS OPEN AREAS. THE SNOW SHOULD END DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS ON TUESDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR A WEATHER THREAT THAT IS LIFE THREATENING TO THOSE CAUGHT OUTDOORS. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ KSZ030-031-043>046-063-064-076-077-086-051215- /O.EXT.KDDC.SB.Y.0003.080205T0600Z-080206T0600Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-HASKELL-GRAY- SEWARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... HAYS...ELLIS...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE... RUSH CENTER...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...JETMORE...HANSTON... SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...LIBERAL...KISMET 1001 PM CST MON FEB 4 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT... THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 3 AM CST TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH NOON TUESDAY. THREE TO FIVE INCHES OF SNOWFALL ARE EXPECTED WITH SOME LOCAL AREAS SEEING UP TO SIX INCHES. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. THIS WIND WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT. WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE OVER OPEN AREAS. THE SNOW SHOULD END DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS ON TUESDAY. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ KSZ065-066-078>080-087-088-051215- /O.EXT.KDDC.SB.Y.0003.080205T1200Z-080206T0600Z/ PAWNEE-STAFFORD-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-MEADE-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN... STAFFORD...HUDSON...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS... GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA 1001 PM CST MON FEB 4 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT... THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL MOVE IN DURING THE MID-MORNING HOURS TUESDAY AND NORTH WINDS WILL PICK UP INTO THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE. TWO TO FIVE INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED...ALONG WITH BLOWING SNOW WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE AT TIMES. THE WIND WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE BY LATE AFTERNOON...AS THE SNOW ALSO DIMINISHES. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ UMSCHEID
8 follow-up statements
000 WWUS43 KDDC 050724 WSWDDC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 124 AM CST TUE FEB 5 2008 ...A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWEST KANSAS... .AS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE CENTER TRACKS ACROSS KANSAS TODAY...A SURFACE LOW CENTER WILL MOVE EAST THROUGH THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE. THIS COMBINATION WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW...ALONG WITH STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH AND HIGHER GUSTS. THIS WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. KSZ030-043-044-063-051800- /O.UPG.KDDC.SB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080206T0600Z/ /O.EXA.KDDC.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080206T0000Z/ TREGO-SCOTT-LANE-FINNEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA 124 AM CST TUE FEB 5 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL SPREAD EAST AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY TODAY. FOUR TO SEVEN OF INCHES OF SNOWFALL CAN BE EXPECTED. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT. WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY OVER OPEN AREAS. THE SNOW SHOULD END DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS ON TUESDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR A WEATHER THREAT THAT IS LIFE THREATENING TO THOSE CAUGHT OUTDOORS. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ KSZ061-062-074-075-084-085-051800- /O.CON.KDDC.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080206T0000Z/ HAMILTON-KEARNY-STANTON-GRANT-MORTON-STEVENS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SYRACUSE...LAKIN...DEERFIELD... JOHNSON CITY...ULYSSES...ELKHART...RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...MOSCOW 124 AM CST TUE FEB 5 2008 /1224 AM MST TUE FEB 5 2008/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL SPREAD EAST AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY THIS MORNING. FOUR TO SEVEN INCHES OF SNOWFALL ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO BELOW ONE HALF MILE...WITH WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS LIKELY AT TIMES ACROSS OPEN AREAS. THE SNOW SHOULD END DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS ON TUESDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR A WEATHER THREAT THAT IS LIFE THREATENING TO THOSE CAUGHT OUTDOORS. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ KSZ031-045-046-064-076-077-086-051800- /O.EXT.KDDC.SB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080206T0600Z/ ELLIS-NESS-RUSH-HODGEMAN-HASKELL-GRAY-SEWARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAYS...ELLIS...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE... RUSH CENTER...JETMORE...HANSTON...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON... MONTEZUMA...LIBERAL...KISMET 124 AM CST TUE FEB 5 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. SNOW WILL BEGIN AND SPREAD EAST THIS MORNING. SOME SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE EARLY BEFORE THE PRECIPITATION CHANGES TO ALL SNOW. THREE TO FIVE INCHES OF SNOWFALL ARE EXPECTED WITH SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH GUSTING TO 35 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT. WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE OVER OPEN AREAS. THE SNOW SHOULD END DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS ON TUESDAY. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ KSZ065-066-078>080-087-088-051800- /O.CON.KDDC.SB.Y.0003.080205T1200Z-080206T0600Z/ PAWNEE-STAFFORD-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-MEADE-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN... STAFFORD...HUDSON...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS... GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA 124 AM CST TUE FEB 5 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. SNOW WILL MOVE IN THIS MORNING AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY. SOME SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE EARLY...BEFORE THE PRECIPITATION CHANGES OVER TO ALL SNOW. NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TWO TO FIVE INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED...ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN A HALF MILE AT TIMES. THE WIND WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE BY THIS EVENING...AS THE SNOW ALSO DIMINISHES. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ 12
000 WWUS43 KDDC 050904 WSWDDC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 304 AM CST TUE FEB 5 2008 ...A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWEST KANSAS... .AS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE CENTER TRACKS ACROSS KANSAS TODAY...A SURFACE LOW CENTER WILL MOVE EAST THROUGH THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE. THIS COMBINATION WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW...ALONG WITH STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH AND HIGHER GUSTS. THIS WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. KSZ031-046-051800- /O.UPG.KDDC.SB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080206T0600Z/ /O.EXB.KDDC.WS.W.0001.080205T1200Z-080206T0600Z/ ELLIS-RUSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAYS...ELLIS...LA CROSSE...RUSH CENTER 304 AM CST TUE FEB 5 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL BEGIN AND SPREAD EAST THIS MORNING. SOME SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE EARLY BEFORE THE PRECIPITATION CHANGES TO ALL SNOW. THREE TO FIVE INCHES OF SNOWFALL ARE EXPECTED WITH SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH GUSTING TO 35 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT. WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE OVER OPEN AREAS. THE SNOW SHOULD END AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR A WEATHER THREAT THAT IS LIFE THREATENING TO THOSE CAUGHT OUTDOORS. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ KSZ030-043-044-061>063-074-075-084-085-051800- /O.CON.KDDC.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080206T0000Z/ TREGO-SCOTT-LANE-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-STANTON-GRANT-MORTON- STEVENS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...SYRACUSE...LAKIN...DEERFIELD... GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...JOHNSON CITY...ULYSSES...ELKHART... RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...MOSCOW 304 AM CST TUE FEB 5 2008 /204 AM MST TUE FEB 5 2008/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL SPREAD EAST AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY TODAY. FOUR TO SEVEN OF INCHES OF SNOWFALL CAN BE EXPECTED. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT. WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY OVER OPEN AREAS. THE SNOW SHOULD END DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS ON TUESDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR A WEATHER THREAT THAT IS LIFE THREATENING TO THOSE CAUGHT OUTDOORS. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ KSZ045-064-076-077-086-051800- /O.EXT.KDDC.SB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080206T0600Z/ NESS-HODGEMAN-HASKELL-GRAY-SEWARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NESS CITY...JETMORE...HANSTON... SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...LIBERAL...KISMET 304 AM CST TUE FEB 5 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. SNOW WILL BEGIN AND SPREAD EAST THIS MORNING. SOME SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE EARLY BEFORE THE PRECIPITATION CHANGES TO ALL SNOW. THREE TO FIVE INCHES OF SNOWFALL ARE EXPECTED WITH SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH GUSTING TO 35 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT. WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE OVER OPEN AREAS. THE SNOW SHOULD END AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ KSZ065-066-078>080-087-088-051800- /O.CON.KDDC.SB.Y.0003.080205T1200Z-080206T0600Z/ PAWNEE-STAFFORD-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-MEADE-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN... STAFFORD...HUDSON...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS... GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA 304 AM CST TUE FEB 5 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. SNOW WILL MOVE IN THIS MORNING AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY. SOME SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE EARLY...BEFORE THE PRECIPITATION CHANGES OVER TO ALL SNOW. NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TWO TO FIVE INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED...ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN A HALF MILE AT TIMES. THE WIND WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE BY MIDNIGHT...AS THE SNOW ALSO DIMINISHES. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ 12
000 WWUS43 KDDC 050907 AAA WSWDDC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 307 AM CST TUE FEB 5 2008 ...A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWEST KANSAS... .AS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE CENTER TRACKS ACROSS KANSAS TODAY...A SURFACE LOW CENTER WILL MOVE EAST THROUGH THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE. THIS COMBINATION WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW...ALONG WITH STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH AND HIGHER GUSTS. THIS WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. KSZ030-043-044-061>063-074-075-084-085-051800- /O.CON.KDDC.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080206T0000Z/ TREGO-SCOTT-LANE-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-STANTON-GRANT-MORTON- STEVENS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...SYRACUSE...LAKIN...DEERFIELD... GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...JOHNSON CITY...ULYSSES...ELKHART... RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...MOSCOW 307 AM CST TUE FEB 5 2008 /207 AM MST TUE FEB 5 2008/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL SPREAD EAST AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY TODAY. FOUR TO SEVEN OF INCHES OF SNOWFALL CAN BE EXPECTED. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT. WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY OVER OPEN AREAS. THE SNOW SHOULD END DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS ON TUESDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR A WEATHER THREAT THAT IS LIFE THREATENING TO THOSE CAUGHT OUTDOORS. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ KSZ031-046-051800- /O.CON.KDDC.WS.W.0001.080205T1200Z-080206T0600Z/ ELLIS-RUSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAYS...ELLIS...LA CROSSE...RUSH CENTER 307 AM CST TUE FEB 5 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. SNOW WILL BEGIN AND SPREAD EAST THIS MORNING. SOME SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE EARLY BEFORE THE PRECIPITATION CHANGES TO ALL SNOW. FIVE TO SEVEN INCHES OF SNOWFALL ARE EXPECTED WITH SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH GUSTING TO 35 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT. WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE OVER OPEN AREAS. THE SNOW SHOULD END AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR A WEATHER THREAT THAT IS LIFE THREATENING TO THOSE CAUGHT OUTDOORS. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ KSZ045-064-076-077-086-051800- /O.EXT.KDDC.SB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080206T0600Z/ NESS-HODGEMAN-HASKELL-GRAY-SEWARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NESS CITY...JETMORE...HANSTON... SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...LIBERAL...KISMET 307 AM CST TUE FEB 5 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. SNOW WILL BEGIN AND SPREAD EAST THIS MORNING. SOME SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE EARLY BEFORE THE PRECIPITATION CHANGES TO ALL SNOW. THREE TO FIVE INCHES OF SNOWFALL ARE EXPECTED WITH SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH GUSTING TO 35 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT. WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE OVER OPEN AREAS. THE SNOW SHOULD END AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ KSZ065-066-078>080-087-088-051800- /O.CON.KDDC.SB.Y.0003.080205T1200Z-080206T0600Z/ PAWNEE-STAFFORD-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-MEADE-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN... STAFFORD...HUDSON...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS... GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA 307 AM CST TUE FEB 5 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. SNOW WILL MOVE IN THIS MORNING AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY. SOME SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE EARLY...BEFORE THE PRECIPITATION CHANGES OVER TO ALL SNOW. NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TWO TO FIVE INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED...ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN A HALF MILE AT TIMES. THE WIND WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE BY MIDNIGHT...AS THE SNOW ALSO DIMINISHES. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ 12
000 WWUS43 KDDC 051713 WSWDDC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1113 AM CST TUE FEB 5 2008 ...A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWEST KANSAS... .AS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE CENTER TRACKS ACROSS KANSAS TODAY...A SURFACE LOW CENTER WILL MOVE EAST THROUGH THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE. THIS COMBINATION WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW...ALONG WITH STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH AND HIGHER GUSTS. THIS WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. KSZ074-075-084-085-060000- /O.CAN.KDDC.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080206T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KDDC.SB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080206T0000Z/ STANTON-GRANT-MORTON-STEVENS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JOHNSON CITY...ULYSSES...ELKHART... RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...MOSCOW 1113 AM CST TUE FEB 5 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD EAST THIS AFTERNOON. SOME SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE BEFORE THE PRECIPITATION CHANGES TO ALL SNOW. THREE TO FIVE INCHES OF SNOWFALL ARE EXPECTED WITH SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH GUSTING TO 35 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT. WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE OVER OPEN AREAS. THE SNOW SHOULD END AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ KSZ030-043-044-061>063-060000- /O.CON.KDDC.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080206T0000Z/ TREGO-SCOTT-LANE-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...SYRACUSE...LAKIN...DEERFIELD... GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA 1113 AM CST TUE FEB 5 2008 /1013 AM MST TUE FEB 5 2008/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL SPREAD EAST AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY TODAY. FOUR TO SEVEN OF INCHES OF SNOWFALL CAN BE EXPECTED. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT. WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY OVER OPEN AREAS. THE SNOW SHOULD END DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS TONIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR A WEATHER THREAT THAT IS LIFE THREATENING TO THOSE CAUGHT OUTDOORS. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ KSZ031-046-060115- /O.CON.KDDC.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080206T0600Z/ ELLIS-RUSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAYS...ELLIS...LA CROSSE...RUSH CENTER 1113 AM CST TUE FEB 5 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. SNOW WILL BEGIN AND SPREAD EAST THIS AFTERNOON. SOME SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE BEFORE THE PRECIPITATION CHANGES TO ALL SNOW. FIVE TO SEVEN INCHES OF SNOWFALL ARE EXPECTED WITH SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH GUSTING TO 35 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT. WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE OVER OPEN AREAS. THE SNOW SHOULD END AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR A WEATHER THREAT THAT IS LIFE THREATENING TO THOSE CAUGHT OUTDOORS. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ KSZ045-064>066-076>080-086>088-060115- /O.CON.KDDC.SB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080206T0600Z/ NESS-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA- SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NESS CITY...JETMORE...HANSTON... LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON...SUBLETTE... SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY... LEWIS...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE... FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA 1113 AM CST TUE FEB 5 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. SNOW WILL SPREAD EAST THIS AFTERNOON. SOME SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE BEFORE THE PRECIPITATION CHANGES TO ALL SNOW. THREE TO FIVE INCHES OF SNOWFALL ARE EXPECTED WITH SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH GUSTING TO 35 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT. WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE OVER OPEN AREAS. THE SNOW SHOULD END AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$
000 WWUS43 KDDC 060001 WSWDDC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 601 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008 ...A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWEST KANSAS... .AS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE CENTER TRACKS ACROSS KANSAS EARLY THIS EVENING...A SURFACE LOW CENTER WILL MOVE EAST THROUGH THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE. THIS COMBINATION WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW...ALONG WITH STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH AND HIGHER GUSTS. THIS WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. KSZ043-061-062-060115- /O.CAN.KDDC.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080206T0000Z/ SCOTT-HAMILTON-KEARNY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTT CITY...SYRACUSE...LAKIN... DEERFIELD 601 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008 /501 PM MST TUE FEB 5 2008/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. STEADY SNOW HAD ENDED ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH ONLY A FEW FLURRIES REMAINING POSSIBLE THROUGH. GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO CREATE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW BUT VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE 2 MILES. $$ KSZ074-075-084-085-060115- /O.CAN.KDDC.SB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080206T0000Z/ STANTON-GRANT-MORTON-STEVENS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JOHNSON CITY...ULYSSES...ELKHART... RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...MOSCOW 601 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY. STEADY SNOW HAD ENDED ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH ONLY A FEW FLURRIES REMAINING POSSIBLE THROUGH. GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO CREATE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW BUT VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE 2 MILES. $$ KSZ045-060300- /O.UPG.KDDC.SB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080206T0600Z/ /O.EXB.KDDC.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080206T0300Z/ NESS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NESS CITY 601 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. STEADY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING PERIOD. FOUR TO SEVEN OF INCHES OF TOTAL SNOWFALL CAN BE EXPECTED. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT. WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY OVER OPEN AREAS. THE SNOW SHOULD END DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS TONIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR A WEATHER THREAT THAT IS LIFE THREATENING TO THOSE CAUGHT OUTDOORS. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ KSZ030-044-063-060300- /O.EXT.KDDC.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080206T0300Z/ TREGO-LANE-FINNEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... DIGHTON...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA 601 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. STEADY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING PERIOD. FOUR TO SEVEN OF INCHES OF TOTAL SNOWFALL CAN BE EXPECTED. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT. WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY OVER OPEN AREAS. THE SNOW SHOULD END DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS TONIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR A WEATHER THREAT THAT IS LIFE THREATENING TO THOSE CAUGHT OUTDOORS. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ KSZ031-046-060600- /O.CON.KDDC.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080206T0600Z/ ELLIS-RUSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAYS...ELLIS...LA CROSSE...RUSH CENTER 601 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. STEADY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING PERIOD. FOUR TO SEVEN OF INCHES OF TOTAL SNOWFALL CAN BE EXPECTED. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT. WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY OVER OPEN AREAS. THE SNOW SHOULD END DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS TONIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR A WEATHER THREAT THAT IS LIFE THREATENING TO THOSE CAUGHT OUTDOORS. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ KSZ064>066-076>080-086>088-060600- /O.CON.KDDC.SB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080206T0600Z/ HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-SEWARD- MEADE-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JETMORE...HANSTON...LARNED...BURDETT... ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON... MONTEZUMA...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG... HAVILAND...LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA 601 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. STEADY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING PERIOD. THREE TO FIVE INCHES OF SNOWFALL ARE EXPECTED WITH SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH GUSTING TO 35 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW... MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT. WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE OVER OPEN AREAS. THE SNOW SHOULD END AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ BURGERT
000 WWUS43 KDDC 060016 WSWDDC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 616 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008 ...A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWEST KANSAS... .AS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE CENTER TRACKS ACROSS KANSAS EARLY THIS EVENING...A SURFACE LOW CENTER WILL MOVE EAST THROUGH THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE. THIS COMBINATION WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW...ALONG WITH STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH AND HIGHER GUSTS. THIS WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. KSZ030-044-045-063-060300- /O.CON.KDDC.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080206T0300Z/ TREGO-LANE-NESS-FINNEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... DIGHTON...NESS CITY...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA 616 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. STEADY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS EAST OF A LINE EXTENDING FROM DIGHTON TO GARDEN CITY. IN THIS AREA FOUR TO SEVEN OF INCHES OF TOTAL SNOWFALL CAN BE EXPECTED BEFORE THE SNOW ENDS BY 9 PM. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT. WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY OVER OPEN AREAS. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR A WEATHER THREAT THAT IS LIFE THREATENING TO THOSE CAUGHT OUTDOORS. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ KSZ031-046-060600- /O.CON.KDDC.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080206T0600Z/ ELLIS-RUSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAYS...ELLIS...LA CROSSE...RUSH CENTER 616 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. STEADY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA EARLY TONIGHT. FIVE TO SEVEN OF INCHES OF TOTAL SNOWFALL CAN BE EXPECTED. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT. WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY OVER OPEN AREAS. THE SNOW SHOULD END DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS TONIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR A WEATHER THREAT THAT IS LIFE THREATENING TO THOSE CAUGHT OUTDOORS. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ KSZ064>066-076>080-086>088-060600- /O.CON.KDDC.SB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080206T0600Z/ HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-SEWARD- MEADE-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JETMORE...HANSTON...LARNED...BURDETT... ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON... MONTEZUMA...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG... HAVILAND...LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA 616 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOWFALL CAN BE EXPECTED EARLY TONIGHT. AREAS NORTHEAST OF A DODGE CITY TO GREENSBURG LINE CAN EXPECT FOUR TO FIVE INCHES TOTAL SNOWFALL WITH SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. ELSEWHERE SNOW TOTALS AREA EXPECTED TO BE LESS AND AVERAGE BETWEEN TWO TO FOUR INCHES. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH GUSTING TO 35 MPH WILL ALSO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW... MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT. WHITE- OUT CONDITIONS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE OVER OPEN AREAS. THE SNOW SHOULD END AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ BURGERT
000 WWUS43 KDDC 060125 WSWDDC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 725 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008 ...A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWEST KANSAS... .AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS EARLY THIS EVENING. AS A RESULT PERIODS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE EARLY TONIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL ALSO RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. KSZ044-063-060230- /O.CAN.KDDC.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080206T0300Z/ LANE-FINNEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DIGHTON...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA 725 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW HAD ENDED ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING. ALTHOUGH SOME FLURRIES WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE EARLY TONIGHT LITTLE TO NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST MIDNIGHT AND CAUSE SOME REDUCED VISIBILITIES FROM DRIFTING OF SNOW. $$ KSZ076-086-060230- /O.CAN.KDDC.SB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080206T0600Z/ HASKELL-SEWARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...LIBERAL...KISMET 725 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY. STEADY SNOW HAD ENDED ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING. ALTHOUGH SOME FLURRIES WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE EARLY TONIGHT LITTLE TO NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST MIDNIGHT AND CAUSE SOME REDUCED VISIBILITIES FROM DRIFTING OF SNOW.. $$ KSZ031-046-060600- /O.CON.KDDC.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080206T0600Z/ ELLIS-RUSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAYS...ELLIS...LA CROSSE...RUSH CENTER 725 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. STEADY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA EARLY TONIGHT. FIVE TO SEVEN OF INCHES OF TOTAL SNOWFALL CAN BE EXPECTED BEFORE THE SNOW ENDS BY MIDNIGHT. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT. WHITE- OUT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY OVER OPEN AREAS. THE SNOW SHOULD END DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS TONIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR A WEATHER THREAT THAT IS LIFE THREATENING TO THOSE CAUGHT OUTDOORS. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ KSZ030-045-060300- /O.CON.KDDC.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080206T0300Z/ TREGO-NESS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... NESS CITY 725 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. STEADY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. SNOWFALL TOTALS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM FOUR TO SEVEN INCHES. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT. WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY OVER OPEN AREAS. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR A WEATHER THREAT THAT IS LIFE THREATENING TO THOSE CAUGHT OUTDOORS. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ KSZ064>066-077>080-087-088-060600- /O.CON.KDDC.SB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080206T0600Z/ HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-MEADE-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JETMORE...HANSTON...LARNED...BURDETT... ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA... DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND... MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA 725 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED EARLY TONIGHT. AREAS NORTHEAST OF DODGE CITY AND GREENSBURG CAN EXPECT SNOW TOTALS AS MUCH AS FOUR TO FIVE INCHES. ELSEWHERE SNOW TOTALS AREA EXPECTED TO BE LESS AND AVERAGE BETWEEN TWO TO FOUR INCHES. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH GUSTING TO 35 MPH WILL ALSO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW... MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT. WHITE- OUT CONDITIONS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE OVER OPEN AREAS. THE SNOW SHOULD END AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ BURGERT
000 WWUS43 KDDC 060259 WSWDDC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 859 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008 ...SNOW WAS ENDING ACROSS SOUTHWEST AND PARTS OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS... .STEADY SNOW HAD ENDED ACROSS THE AREA AND ALTHOUGH SOME FLURRIES REMAIN POSSIBLE...NO ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IS EXPECTED. KSZ031-046-060400- /O.CAN.KDDC.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080206T0600Z/ ELLIS-RUSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAYS...ELLIS...LA CROSSE...RUSH CENTER 859 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. STEADY MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW HAD ENDED ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING. ALTHOUGH SOME FLURRIES OR BRIEF PERIODS OF LIGHT WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE EARLY TONIGHT LITTLE TO NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST MIDNIGHT AND CAUSE SOME REDUCED VISIBILITIES FROM DRIFTING OF SNOW. $$ KSZ030-045-060400- /O.CAN.KDDC.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080206T0300Z/ TREGO-NESS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... NESS CITY 859 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. STEADY MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW HAD ENDED ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING. ALTHOUGH SOME FLURRIES OR BRIEF PERIODS OF LIGHT WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE EARLY TONIGHT LITTLE TO NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST MIDNIGHT AND CAUSE SOME REDUCED VISIBILITIES FROM DRIFTING OF SNOW. $$ KSZ064>066-077>080-087-088-060400- /O.CAN.KDDC.SB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080206T0600Z/ HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-MEADE-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JETMORE...HANSTON...LARNED...BURDETT... ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA... DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND... MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA 859 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY. STEADY SNOW HAD ENDED ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING. ALTHOUGH SOME FLURRIES WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE EARLY TONIGHT LITTLE TO NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST MIDNIGHT AND CAUSE SOME REDUCED VISIBILITIES FROM DRIFTING OF SNOW. $$ BURGERT
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Dodge City, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Feb 4, 2:49 PM CST, 7 hours 12 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 4, 2:49 PM CST, 7 hours 12 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 249 PM CST MON FEB 4 2008 .DISCUSSION... DAYS 1-2... MAIN FORECAST ISSUE WILL BE CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION. WV IMAGERY AND 12Z UPPER AIR ANALYSIS INDICATES AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE AMPLIFYING AS ITS PUSHING EAST INTO THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION. NOTABLE PRESSURE HEIGHT FALLS STRETCH FROM THE DESERT SOUTHWEST STATES (-80 DM AT TUCSON AND -60 DM AT ALBUQUERQUE) NORTHEAST INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS (-40 DM AT NORTH PLATTE AND OMAHA). A STRONG +130KT JET IS DIVING SOUTH ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST STATES AND FEEDING INTO THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH. A FAIRLY SIZABLE POOL OF H7 MOISTURE COVERS MUCH OF THE WESTERN CONUS AND IS ADVECTING SLOWLY EAST INTO THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION WHILE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AT H85 (DEWPOINTS IN THE MID TO UPPER SINGLE DIGITS(C)) IS CONTINUING TO PUSH NORTH UP FROM THE GULF THROUGH ARKANSAS AND MISSOURI. NUMERICAL MODELS ARE IN GENERAL AGREEMENT INDICATING THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING EAST INTO THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION OVERNIGHT AND PUSHING INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS TOMORROW. THIS WILL BRING THE POSSIBILITY OF PRECIPITATION TO WESTERN KANSAS WITH CHANCES BEGINNING TO PICK UP LATE THIS EVENING. AT THE SURFACE, A DEVELOPING SURFACE LOW IN WESTERN KANSAS WILL PUSH OFF TO THE EAST AS A COLD FRONT DROPS SOUTH THROUGH WESTERN KANSAS LATER THIS EVENING. STRONG COLD AIR ADVECTION WILL TAKE HOLD ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA TONIGHT AND ON INTO TOMORROW. A STRONG SURGE OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH ITS WAY UP THROUGH EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND INTO EASTERN PORTIONS OF KANSAS WITH H85 DEWPOINTS WELL UP INTO THE MID TO UPPER SINGLE DIGITS(C). EXPECT CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION TO PICK UP...MAINLY AFTER 06Z TONIGHT FROM THE NORTHWEST TO THE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. PRECIPITATION CAN BE EXPECTED MAINLY IN THE FORM OF SNOW, ESPECIALLY AFTER 06Z THIS EVENING. A STRENGTHENING PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL TAKE PLACE BEHIND THE FRONT. AS A RESULT, FAIRLY STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH SPEEDS OF UP TO 20 TO 30 MPH. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR MUCH OF THE CWA TONIGHT AND WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGH MIDDAY TOMORROW. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS MAINLY NORTHWEST OF A LIBERAL TO DODGE CITY TO LARNED LINE. GFS/UKMET NOTE HIGHER AVAILABLE MOISTURE (LIQUID WATER AMOUNTS JUST ABOVE ONE-QUARTER TO NEAR ONE-HALF AN INCH) JUST TO OUR WEST- NORTHWEST, SO IT WOULDNT BE OUT OF THE QUESTION TO SEE LOCAL SNOW AMOUNTS JUST ABOVE 5 INCHES. FOR TEMPERATURES, COLD AIR PUSHING INTO WESTERN KANSAS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT WILL DROP LOW TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES AT H85 WILL RANGE FROM THE LOW SINGLE DIGITS(C) IN EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN COUNTIES TO THE NEGATIVE SINGLE DIGITS(C) ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE CWA. THE COLD PUSH OF AIR WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY TOMORROW WITH TEMPERATURES AT H85 RANGING FROM THE MID NEGATIVE SINGLE DIGITS(C) ACROSS SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE CWA TO NEAR -10(C) NORTH. TEMPERATURES TUESDAY NIGHT WILL BE A CHALLENGE DEPENDING ON THE EFFECT OF SNOW COVERAGE. IT WOULDNT BE OUT OF THE QUESTION TO SEE SOME SINGLE DIGITS(F) AT THE SURFACE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE CWA. PLAN TO DROP TEMPERATURES A BIT TUESDAY NIGHT AND MAKE SLIGHT ADJUSTMENTS ELSEWHERE. WILL BUMP UP POPS A BIT TONIGHT AS WELL...MAINLY AFTER 06Z. DAYS 3-7... FORECAST CHALLENGES WILL INVOLVE THE CHANCE FOR PRECIP ON WEDNESDAY ALONG WITH TEMPERATURES THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD. UPPER WAVE WILL BE MOVING ACROSS CO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. AS H5 TROUGH MOVED ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS THURSDAY MORNING, SURFACE RESPONSE WILL INVOLVE INTENSIFYING LOW ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST. THIS LOW WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST INTO SOUTHEAST OK/NORTHEAST TX BY THURSDAY MORNING. THERE DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM. TIME SECTIONS INDICATE A BRIEF PERIOD OF MID LEVEL MOISTURE BEHIND THE SURFACE LOW. GIVEN THIS, WILL CONTINUE WITH MENTION OF LIGHT SNOW/FLURRIES IN THE FORECAST. TIMING AND LOCATION OF UPPER SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOW WILL BE A FACTOR IN WHERE ANY LIGHT SNOW WILL FALL. BY THURSDAY EVENING, HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE IN PLACE ACROSS KANSAS. LEE TROUGH DEVELOPS IN EASTERN CO THUS PROVIDING SOME DOWNSLOPE WINDS. GIVEN THE ANTICIPATED SNOWPACK (THANKS TO SNOWFALL EXPECTED TONIGHT AND TUESDAY), ONLY LITTLE TEMPERATURE MODIFICATION WILL TAKE PLACE AS SNOW STARTS TO MELT. LEE TROUGH WILL REMAIN PRESENT THROUGH SATURDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE CONTINGENT ON REMAINING SNOWPACK. AS UPPER RIDGE BUILDS ACROSS WESTERN CONUS, FLOW WILL BECOME MORE ZONAL ACROSS WESTERN KS OVERNIGHT SATURDAY. SUNDAY INTO MONDAY, STRONG CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST INTO THE CONUS. BOTH GFS AND CANADIAN MODELS AGREE WITH THIS BUT PLACEMENT AND EXTENT OF COVERAGE DIFFERS. GFS IS SHOWING A 1042MB HIGH OVER MN BY 12Z SUN WHILE 00Z CANADIAN RUN INDICATES A FEW ENSEMBLE MEMBERS AGREE WITH HIGH IN THE 1040MB OR HIGHER RANGE. EITHER WAY, VERY COLD AIR WILL BE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM. FOR NOW, WILL KEEP SUNDAY AND MONDAY HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE 40S AND 50S. WILL HAVE TO KEEP A CLOSE WATCH ON THE SHALLOW COLD AIR AS HIGHS EITHER DAY MAY BE 20 TO 30 DEGREES TOO WARM. && .AVIATION... IFR DECKS ARE MAKING THEIR WAY ACROSS THE SITES THIS AFTERNOON. FRONT IS MOVING ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST KANSAS WITH ALL SITES NOW REPORTING NORTHERLY WINDS. EXPECT TO SEE GCK DECKS FALL INTO THE IFR CATEGORY BY LATE AFTERNOON WITH DDC FOLLOWING SHORTLY THEREAFTER. OVERNIGHT, LIFR CONDITIONS WILL MOVE ACROSS ALL SITES. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW AND LIFR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON TUESDAY. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... DDC 25 28 12 35 / 70 60 0 0 GCK 23 30 10 35 / 70 60 0 0 EHA 24 33 17 43 / 70 60 0 0 LBL 26 31 14 41 / 70 60 0 0 HYS 22 27 7 31 / 70 60 0 0 P28 30 31 15 37 / 60 50 20 0 && .DDC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/ TONIGHT TO 12 PM CST /11 AM MST/ TUESDAY FOR KSZ030-031-043>046- 061>064-074>077-084>086. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY FROM 6 AM TO 3 PM CST TUESDAY FOR KSZ065-066-078>080-087-088. && FN32/30/30
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 4, 3:59 AM CST, 18 hours 2 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 359 AM CST MON FEB 4 2008 KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-051000- 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- 359 AM CST MON FEB 4 2008 /259 AM MST MON FEB 4 2008/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS...SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...SOUTHWEST KANSAS AND WEST CENTRAL KANSAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THE SOUTHERN TIER OF COUNTIES NEAR THE OKLAHOMA BORDER WILL WARM UP TODAY INTO THE MID TO UPPER 60S. DESPITE WINDS SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON AT ONLY 10 TO 20 MPH...CONDITIONS FOR WILD FIRES WILL BE MODERATE. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT ENCOURAGED THIS AFTERNOON. TONIGHT...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PLUMMET SOUTH THROUGH THE REGION. SNOW SHOULD BEGIN IN THE WAKEENEY...SCOTT CITY AND SYRACUSE AREAS BY LATE THIS EVENING AND PICK UP IN INTENSITY AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS POSTED NORTHWEST OF A LIBERAL TO JETMORE TO LACROSSE LINE FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH NOON TUESDAY. TWO TO FIVE INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE BY EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. BLOWING SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED...REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN 1/2-MILE AT TIMES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE MEADE...DODGE CITY...KINSLEY AND ST. JOHN AREAS TUESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST MID AFTERNOON. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS POSTED THERE FROM 6 AM CST TO 3 PM CST TUESDAY. ONE TO THREE INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION SHOULD NOT BE REQUIRED TODAY OR TONIGHT. SNOWFALL REPORTS TO YOUR LOCAL COUNTY OFFICIALS WOULD BE APPRECIATED. && FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/DDC 12
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.