Alert archive / Kansas / High Wind Warnings in 2009
High Wind Warning 2, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this high wind warning at Jan 12, 2009, 10:13 AM CST for 17 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Jan 12, 2009, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 6 hr. 1 report 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
- Jan 12, 2009, 10:13 AM CST (16:13 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 12, 2009, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Jan 12, 2009, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
Counties Ellis County, KS, Finney County, KS, Grant County, KS, Gray County, KS, Hamilton County, KS, Haskell County, KS, Hodgeman County, KS, Kearny County, KS, Lane County, KS, Morton County, KS, Ness County, KS, Rush County, KS, Scott County, KS, Seward County, KS, Stanton County, KS, Stevens County, KS, Trego County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 12, 3:00 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 2 N Hays, KS | SEVERAL VEHICLE WINDSHIELDS WERE DAMAGED FROM FLYING DEBRIS, AND A WOMAN IN A WHEELCHAIR WAS BLOWN OVER AND INJURED WHILE CROSSING A PARKING LOT. |
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 12:00Z, 4.2 hours before the alert went out and 75 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
- 2395 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 18 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 70 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 121613 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1013 AM CST MON JAN 12 2009 ...STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS TODAY... .A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA INTO SOUTHEASTERN IOWA BY THIS EVENING. COLD AIR WILL PLUNGE FROM THE NORTHERN PLAINS INTO NORTHERN KANSAS BY LATE THIS MORNING AND WILL SPREAD ACROSS KANSAS THIS AFTERNOON. STRONGER WINDS IN THE LOWER LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE WILL MIX DOWN TO THE GROUND WITH THE INVASION OF COLD AIR...RESULTING IN VERY STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS. KSZ030-043>045-061>064-074>077-084>086-130000- /O.UPG.KDDC.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090113T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.HW.W.0002.090112T1800Z-090113T0000Z/ TREGO-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-STANTON- GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD- 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...ELKHART... RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...MOSCOW...LIBERAL...KISMET 1013 AM CST MON JAN 12 2009 /913 AM MST MON JAN 12 2009/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. THESE VERY STRONG WINDS WILL SPREAD SOUTHWARD ACROSS SOUTHWEST KANSAS...WEST OF A NESS CITY TO CIMARRON TO LIBERAL LINE BY EARLY AFTERNOON. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND BY THE STRONG WINDS. TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE GARBAGE CARTS...LAWN FURNITURE...TRAMPOLINES AND OTHER ITEMS THAT MAY BE DAMAGED BY THE STRONG WINDS. THE STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FAVOR RAPID SPREAD OF WILDFIRES. PERSONS ARE ENCOURAGED TO ENSURE THAT ANY CONTROLLED BURNS ARE COMPLETELY EXTINGUISHED BEFORE SUNRISE MONDAY. 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. $$ KSZ031-046-065-066-078>081-087>090-130015- /O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090113T0200Z/ ELLIS-RUSH-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-MEADE-CLARK- COMANCHE-BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAYS...ELLIS...LA CROSSE... RUSH CENTER...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON... DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND... PRATT...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...COLDWATER... PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY 1013 AM CST MON JAN 12 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH IN THE HAYS AREA AROUND NOON. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL SPREAD SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS BY EARLY AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ALONG EAST-WEST ROADWAYS. USE EXTRA CAUTION. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND BY THE STRONG WINDS. TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE GARBAGE CARTS...LAWN FURNITURE...TRAMPOLINES AND OTHER ITEMS THAT MAY BE DAMAGED BY THE STRONG WINDS. THE STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FAVOR RAPID SPREAD OF WILDFIRES. PERSONS ARE ENCOURAGED TO ENSURE THAT ANY CONTROLLED BURNS ARE COMPLETELY EXTINGUISHED BEFORE SUNRISE MONDAY. $$ UMSCHEID
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS73 KDDC 122012 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 212 PM CST MON JAN 12 2009 ...STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS TODAY... .A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA INTO SOUTHEASTERN IOWA BY THIS EVENING. COLD AIR WILL CONTINUE TO PLUNGE FROM THE NORTHERN PLAINS INTO KANSAS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. STRONGER WINDS IN THE LOWER LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE WILL MIX DOWN TO THE GROUND WITH THE INVASION OF COLD AIR...RESULTING IN VERY STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS. KSZ031-046-130000- /O.UPG.KDDC.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090113T0200Z/ /O.EXA.KDDC.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090113T0000Z/ ELLIS-RUSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAYS...ELLIS...LA CROSSE...RUSH CENTER 212 PM CST MON JAN 12 2009 ...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. NORTH WINDS WILL BE AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH POSSIBLE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. THESE VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING DUST WHICH MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES. THE STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FAVOR RAPID SPREAD OF WILDFIRES. PERSONS ARE ENCOURAGED TO ENSURE THAT ANY CONTROLLED BURNS ARE COMPLETELY EXTINGUISHED BEFORE SUNRISE MONDAY. 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. $$ KSZ030-043>045-061>064-074>077-084>086-130000- /O.CON.KDDC.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090113T0000Z/ TREGO-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-STANTON- GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...SYRACUSE...LAKIN...DEERFIELD... GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...JETMORE...HANSTON...JOHNSON CITY... ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...ELKHART... RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...MOSCOW...LIBERAL...KISMET 212 PM CST MON JAN 12 2009 /112 PM MST MON JAN 12 2009/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON. NORTH WINDS WILL BE AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH POSSIBLE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. THESE VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING DUST WHICH MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES. THE STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FAVOR RAPID SPREAD OF WILDFIRES. PERSONS ARE ENCOURAGED TO ENSURE THAT ANY CONTROLLED BURNS ARE COMPLETELY EXTINGUISHED BEFORE SUNRISE MONDAY. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ KSZ065-066-078>081-087>090-130200- /O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090113T0200Z/ PAWNEE-STAFFORD-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE- BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN... STAFFORD...HUDSON...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS... GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...PRATT...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND... MINNEOLA...COLDWATER...PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA... SUN CITY 212 PM CST MON JAN 12 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING. NORTH WINDS WILL BE AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. THESE VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING DUST WHICH MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ALONG EAST-WEST ROADWAYS. USE EXTRA CAUTION. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND BY THE STRONG WINDS. TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE GARBAGE CARTS...LAWN FURNITURE...TRAMPOLINES AND OTHER ITEMS THAT MAY BE DAMAGED BY THE STRONG WINDS. THE STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FAVOR RAPID SPREAD OF WILDFIRES. PERSONS ARE ENCOURAGED TO ENSURE THAT ANY CONTROLLED BURNS ARE COMPLETELY EXTINGUISHED BEFORE SUNRISE MONDAY. $$ 18
000 WWUS73 KDDC 130006 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 606 PM CST MON JAN 12 2009 ...WIND SPEEDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH... .AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM COLORADO AND DARKNESS OVERTAKES SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS THIS EVENING...WINDS WILL SETTLE INTO THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE. KSZ030-031-043>046-061>064-074>077-084>086-130115- /O.EXP.KDDC.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090113T0000Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN- STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... HAYS...ELLIS...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE... RUSH CENTER...SYRACUSE...LAKIN...DEERFIELD...GARDEN CITY... KALVESTA...JETMORE...HANSTON...JOHNSON CITY...ULYSSES... SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...ELKHART...RICHFIELD... HUGOTON...MOSCOW...LIBERAL...KISMET 606 PM CST MON JAN 12 2009 /506 PM MST MON JAN 12 2009/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WIND SPEEDS HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED AND WERE BELOW BOTH WARNING AND ADVISORY CRITERIA AS OF 6 PM CST. $$ KSZ065-066-078>081-087>090-130115- /O.CAN.KDDC.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090113T0200Z/ PAWNEE-STAFFORD-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE- BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN... STAFFORD...HUDSON...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS... GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...PRATT...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND... MINNEOLA...COLDWATER...PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA... SUN CITY 606 PM CST MON JAN 12 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE STEADILY DROPPED AND SPPEDS WERE BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA AS IF 6 PM CST. THIS EVENING WILL REMAIN WINDY FOR A COUPLE OF MOPE HOURS, BUT NORTH WINDS WILL DROP INTO THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE BY 10 PM CST. $$ 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.