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High Wind Warning 6, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this high wind warning at Mar 24, 2009, 12:23 PM CDT for 10 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 3 hr. 4 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
- Mar 24, 2009, 12:23 PM CDT (17:23 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 24, 2009, 3:39 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
Counties Clark County, KS, Comanche County, KS, Finney County, KS, Ford County, KS, Gray County, KS, Haskell County, KS, Hodgeman County, KS, Kiowa County, KS, Meade County, KS, Seward County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 28 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 12:29 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Dodge City, KS | REPORT FROM THE KSN WEATHER LAB AT LINN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
| Mar 24, 12:30 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 55 | Garden City, KS | REPORT FROM THE KSN WEATHER LAB AT BERNADINE SITTS INTERMEDIATE |
| Mar 24, 12:58 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | Garden City, KS | |
| Mar 24, 1:18 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | Ingalls, KS | REPORT FROM THE KSN WEATHER LAB AT INGALLS SCHOOL. |
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, 5.4 hours before the alert went out and 32 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
- 1563 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -257 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -91 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 241723 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1223 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009 ...STRONG NORTHWEST WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY... .STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS IN UP TO 60 MPH CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED IN THE DODGE CITY, GARDEN CITY AND EVEN LIBERAL AREAS BETWEEN NOON AND 3 PM. KSZ063-064-076>078-080-250000- /O.UPG.KDDC.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-090325T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.HW.W.0006.090324T1723Z-090325T0000Z/ FINNEY-HODGEMAN-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-KIOWA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...JETMORE... HANSTON...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA... DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND 1223 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING DUST. 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. $$ KSZ086>089-250000- /O.NEW.KDDC.HW.W.0006.090324T1723Z-090325T0000Z/ SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER... ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...COLDWATER...PROTECTION 1223 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING DUST. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ KSZ074-084-085-090-250000- /O.EXA.KDDC.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-090325T0000Z/ STANTON-MORTON-STEVENS-BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JOHNSON CITY...ELKHART...RICHFIELD... HUGOTON...MOSCOW...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY 1223 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 MPH POSSIBLE. THESE WINDS SHOULD BE DIMINISHING TOWARD SUNSET. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ KSZ030-031-043>046-061-062-065-066-075-079-081-250000- /O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-090325T0000Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-PAWNEE-STAFFORD- GRANT-EDWARDS-PRATT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... HAYS...ELLIS...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE... RUSH CENTER...SYRACUSE...LAKIN...DEERFIELD...LARNED...BURDETT... ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON...ULYSSES...KINSLEY...LEWIS...PRATT 1223 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009 /1123 AM MDT TUE MAR 24 2009/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 MPH POSSIBLE. THESE WINDS SHOULD BE DIMINISHING TOWARD SUNSET. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS73 KDDC 241752 CCA NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1251 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009 ...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY... .STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS IN UP TO 60 MPH CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED IN THE DODGE CITY, GARDEN CITY AND EVEN LIBERAL AREAS BETWEEN NOON AND 3 PM. KSZ063-064-076>078-080-250000- /O.UPG.KDDC.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-090325T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.HW.W.0006.090324T1751Z-090325T0000Z/ FINNEY-HODGEMAN-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-KIOWA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...JETMORE... HANSTON...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA... DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND 1251 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING DUST. 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. $$ KSZ086>089-250000- /O.NEW.KDDC.HW.W.0006.090324T1751Z-090325T0000Z/ SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER... ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...COLDWATER...PROTECTION 1251 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING DUST. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ KSZ074-084-085-090-250000- /O.EXA.KDDC.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-090325T0000Z/ STANTON-MORTON-STEVENS-BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JOHNSON CITY...ELKHART...RICHFIELD... HUGOTON...MOSCOW...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY 1251 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 MPH POSSIBLE. THESE WINDS SHOULD BE DIMINISHING TOWARD SUNSET. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ KSZ030-031-043>046-061-062-065-066-075-079-081-250000- /O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-090325T0000Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-PAWNEE-STAFFORD- GRANT-EDWARDS-PRATT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... HAYS...ELLIS...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE... RUSH CENTER...SYRACUSE...LAKIN...DEERFIELD...LARNED...BURDETT... ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON...ULYSSES...KINSLEY...LEWIS...PRATT 1251 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009 /1151 AM MDT TUE MAR 24 2009/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 MPH POSSIBLE. THESE WINDS SHOULD BE DIMINISHING TOWARD SUNSET. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS73 KDDC 242039 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 339 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009 ...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON... .GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA LATE AFTERNOON. THESE GUSTY WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE TOWARDS SUNSET AND ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BACK INTO THE 10 TO 20 MPH RANGE BY MIDNIGHT. KSZ063-076>078-086>088-250000- /O.CAN.KDDC.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-090325T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KDDC.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-090325T0000Z/ FINNEY-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...SUBLETTE... SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...LIBERAL... KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA 339 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE 30 TO 35 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THESE GUSTY WINDS WILL FALL BACK INTO THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE BY SUNSET. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ KSZ064-080-089-242145- /O.CAN.KDDC.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-090325T0000Z/ HODGEMAN-KIOWA-COMANCHE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JETMORE...HANSTON...GREENSBURG... HAVILAND...COLDWATER...PROTECTION 339 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE 30 TO 35 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THESE GUSTY WINDS WILL FALL BACK INTO THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE BY SUNSET. $$ KSZ030-031-044>046-065-066-079-081-090-242145- /O.CAN.KDDC.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-090325T0000Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-LANE-NESS-RUSH-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-EDWARDS-PRATT-BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... HAYS...ELLIS...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE...RUSH CENTER... LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON...KINSLEY... LEWIS...PRATT...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY 339 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS HAVE DECREASED IN THE 25 TO 30 MPH RANGE. THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE AND ARE EXPECTED TO BALL BACK INTO THE 10 TO 20 MPH RANGE AFTER SUNSET. $$ KSZ043-061-062-074-075-084-085-250000- /O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-090325T0000Z/ SCOTT-HAMILTON-KEARNY-STANTON-GRANT-MORTON-STEVENS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTT CITY...SYRACUSE...LAKIN... DEERFIELD...JOHNSON CITY...ULYSSES...ELKHART...RICHFIELD... HUGOTON...MOSCOW 339 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009 /239 PM MDT TUE MAR 24 2009/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE 30 TO 35 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THESE GUSTY WINDS WILL FALL BACK INTO THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE BY SUNSET. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 3:53 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | DDC | Barber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ellis, Finney and 21 more | 35 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in Kansas, 2009Every high wind warning in 2009
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.