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High Wind Warning 7, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this high wind warning at Apr 4, 2009, 11:39 AM CDT for 27 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Apr 4, 2009, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 8 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
- Apr 4, 2009, 11:39 AM CDT (16:39 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 4, 2009, 12:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 4, 2009, 7:43 PM CDT
- In force
- 8 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 16:38 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 1:51 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 59 | 1 N Medicine Lodge, KS | P28 ASOS REPORTED PK WND 21051KT AT 1815Z. |
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, 4.7 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
- 2130 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 56 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 440 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 466 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 041639 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1139 AM CDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL SCOUR SOUTHWEST KANSAS... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE CENTER WILL MOVE NORTHEAST THROUGH SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS THIS AFTERNOON. VERY STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BLOW AND GUST AHEAD OF THE SURFACE LOW. WINDS WILL THEN SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST BY EARLY EVENING IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE, AND REMAIN STRONG INTO THE NIGHT.. KSZ031-046-063>066-074>081-084>090-050100- /O.UPG.KDDC.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-090405T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.HW.W.0007.090404T1700Z-090405T0100Z/ ELLIS-RUSH-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL- GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK- COMANCHE-BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAYS...ELLIS...LA CROSSE... RUSH CENTER...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 1139 AM CDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL BLOW AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE A LITTLE LATE THIS EVENING AS THEY SHIFT NORTHWEST, BUT REMAIN BREEZY TO WINDY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. WINDS THIS STRONG WILL MAKE DRIVING VERY DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ KSZ030-043>045-061-062-050100- /O.NEW.KDDC.HW.W.0007.090404T1700Z-090405T0100Z/ /O.EXT.KDDC.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-090405T0600Z/ TREGO-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-HAMILTON-KEARNY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...SYRACUSE...LAKIN...DEERFIELD 1139 AM CDT SAT APR 4 2009 /1039 AM MDT SAT APR 4 2009/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING TO 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING TO 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ SUNDAY. STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BLOW TODAY AS A STRONG COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH FROM THE NORTHWEST. WIND SPEEDS BE 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH. WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE NORTHWEST THIS EVENING AND INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH AND GUSTS TO 55 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ 12
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS73 KDDC 041726 AAA NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1226 PM CDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL SCOUR SOUTHWEST KANSAS... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE CENTER WILL MOVE NORTHEAST THROUGH SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS THIS AFTERNOON. VERY STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BLOW AND GUST AHEAD OF THE SURFACE LOW. WINDS WILL THEN SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST BY EARLY EVENING IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE... AND REMAIN STRONG INTO THE NIGHT.. KSZ030-043>045-061-062-050200- /O.CAN.KDDC.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-090405T0100Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-090405T0600Z/ TREGO-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-HAMILTON-KEARNY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...SYRACUSE...LAKIN...DEERFIELD 1226 PM CDT SAT APR 4 2009 /1126 AM MDT SAT APR 4 2009/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ SUNDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ SUNDAY. STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BLOW TODAY AS A STRONG COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH FROM THE NORTHWEST. WIND SPEEDS BE 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH. WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE NORTHWEST THIS EVENING AND INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH AND GUSTS TO 55 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ KSZ031-046-063>066-074>081-084>090-050100- /O.CON.KDDC.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-090405T0100Z/ ELLIS-RUSH-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL- GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK- COMANCHE-BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAYS...ELLIS...LA CROSSE... RUSH CENTER...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...JETMORE...HANSTON... LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON...JOHNSON CITY... ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA... DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND... PRATT...ELKHART...RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...MOSCOW...LIBERAL... KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...COLDWATER... PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY 1226 PM CDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL BLOW AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE A LITTLE LATER THIS EVENING AS THEY SHIFT NORTHWEST...BUT REMAIN BREEZY TO WINDY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. WINDS THIS STRONG WILL MAKE DRIVING VERY DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ 12
000 WWUS73 KDDC 050043 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 743 PM CDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT EARLY SUNDAY... .A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS SW KS OVERNIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE CENTER MOVES OUT OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND INTO NORTHWEST MISSOURI BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 25 TO 35 MPH. KSZ031-046-063>066-074>081-084>090-050845- /O.CAN.KDDC.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-090405T0100Z/ /O.EXB.KDDC.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-090405T1800Z/ ELLIS-RUSH-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL- GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK- COMANCHE-BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAYS...ELLIS...LA CROSSE... RUSH CENTER...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 743 PM CDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT SUNDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE AT 25 TO 35 MPH. WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY MORNING ALONG AND NORTH OF A GARDEN CITY TO DODGE CITY TO PRATT LINE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ KSZ030-043>045-061-062-050845- /O.EXT.KDDC.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-090405T1800Z/ TREGO-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-HAMILTON-KEARNY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...SYRACUSE...LAKIN...DEERFIELD 743 PM CDT SAT APR 4 2009 /643 PM MDT SAT APR 4 2009/ ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ SUNDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ SUNDAY. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE AT 30 TO 35 MPH. WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ 18
The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 3:00 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | DDC | Barber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ellis, Finney and 21 more | 41 hr |
Nearby
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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.