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Wind Advisory 21, NWS Dodge City, KS

April 4, 200927 counties in Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this wind advisory at Apr 4, 2009, 3:00 AM CDT for 27 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Apr 4, 2009, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 34 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 4, 2009, 3:00 AM CDT (08:00 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 4, 2009, 10:00 AM CDT
Expired
Apr 5, 2009, 8:00 PM CDT
In force
34 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 08:04 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 8.0 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Dodge City, at 00:00Z on 2009-04-04Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Dodge City, at 00:00Z on 2009-04-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 225 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2665 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
62 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
225 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
276 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS73 KDDC 040800
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
300 AM CDT SAT APR 4 2009

...STRONG WINDS LIKELY TODAY AND TONIGHT...

.A RAPIDLY DEEPENING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE FROM SOUTHEAST 
COLORADO NORTHEAST INTO NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS TODAY. STRONG WEST TO
SOUTHWEST SURFACE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY LATE THIS MORNING.
WINDS WILL THEN SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST BY EARLY EVENING IN THE
WAKE OF A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE.

KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-041600-
/O.UPG.KDDC.HW.A.0001.090404T1800Z-090405T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KDDC.WI.Y.0021.090404T1500Z-090405T0600Z/
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-
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...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
300 AM CDT SAT APR 4 2009 /200 AM MDT SAT APR 4 2009/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING
TO 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ THIS
MORNING TO 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS
NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY
LATE THIS MORNING AS A STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE
NORTHWEST. WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH BY LATE THIS
MORNING. AS THE COLD FRONT PUSHES THROUGH SOUTHWEST KANSAS THIS
AFTERNOON...WIND SPEEDS WILL SWITCH TO THE NORTHWEST WITH
INCREASING SPEEDS OF 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.

&&

$$

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9 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS73 KDDC 040900
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
400 AM CDT SAT APR 4 2009

...STRONG WINDS LIKELY TODAY AND TONIGHT...

.A RAPIDLY DEEPENING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE FROM
SOUTHEAST COLORADO NORTHEAST INTO NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS TODAY.
STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST SURFACE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY
LATE THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL THEN SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST BY
EARLY EVENING IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE.

KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-041700-
/O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0021.090404T1500Z-090405T0600Z/
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-
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...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
400 AM CDT SAT APR 4 2009 /300 AM MDT SAT APR 4 2009/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ THIS
MORNING TO 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ SUNDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ THIS
MORNING TO 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ SUNDAY. 

STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY LATE
THIS MORNING AS A STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE
NORTHWEST. WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH BY LATE THIS
MORNING. AS THE COLD FRONT PUSHES THROUGH SOUTHWEST KANSAS THIS
AFTERNOON...WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE NORTHWEST WITH INCREASING
SPEEDS OF 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.

&&

$$

32
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
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
000 
WWUS73 KDDC 050322
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1022 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.

KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-051200-
/O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-090405T1800Z/
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-
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...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
1022 PM CDT SAT APR 4 2009 /922 PM MDT SAT APR 4 2009/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/
SUNDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS 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.

&&

$$
000 
WWUS73 KDDC 050828
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
328 AM CDT SUN APR 5 2009

...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TODAY...

.A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS TODAY BEHIND AN EXITING STORM
SYSTEM. THIS WILL CAUSE STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS.

KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-051800-
/O.EXT.KDDC.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-090405T2300Z/
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-
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...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
328 AM CDT SUN APR 5 2009 /228 AM MDT SUN APR 5 2009/

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT /5 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT /5 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING. 

LOOK FOR THE STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 45 TO 50 MPH TODAY.

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.

&&

$$

06
000 
WWUS73 KDDC 051715
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1215 PM CDT SUN APR 5 2009

...WINDY WILL BE THE WATCH WORD THIS AFTERNOON...

.NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL HOWL ONCE AGAIN ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN
KANSAS THIS AFTERNOON.  THE CAUSE OF THESE STRONG WINDS IS A TIGHT PRESSURE
GRADIENT ON THE BACK SIDE OF AN EXITING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER
SAINT LOUIS. THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON
FIRST IN THE WEST, AND SHOULD SUBSIDE BY 6 PM ACROSS ALL OF
SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS.

KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-052300-
/O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-090405T2300Z/
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-
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...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
1215 PM CDT SUN APR 5 2009 /1115 AM MDT SUN APR 5 2009/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT /5 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT /5 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING. 

NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BLOW STRONG AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.

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.

&&

$$

12
000 
WWUS73 KDDC 052301
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
601 PM CDT SUN APR 5 2009

...WINDY WILL BE THE WATCH WORD THIS AFTERNOON...

.NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO HOWL ONCE AGAIN ACROSS
SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS EARLY THIS EVENING. THE CAUSE OF THESE STRONG
WINDS IS A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT ON THE BACK SIDE OF AN EXITING
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER SAINT LOUIS. THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO
DECREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON FIRST IN THE WEST... AND SHOULD
SUBSIDE BY 8 PM.

KSZ030-043-044-061-062-074-075-084-060015-
/O.CAN.KDDC.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-090405T2300Z/
TREGO-SCOTT-LANE-HAMILTON-KEARNY-STANTON-GRANT-MORTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR...
SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...SYRACUSE...LAKIN...DEERFIELD...
JOHNSON CITY...ULYSSES...ELKHART...RICHFIELD
601 PM CDT SUN APR 5 2009 /501 PM MDT SUN APR 5 2009/

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

WIND SPEEDS HAD DECREASED INTO THE 20 TO 25 MPH RANGE. THESE WILL
WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE AFTER SUNSET. 

$$

KSZ031-045-046-063>066-076>081-085>090-060100-
/O.EXT.KDDC.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-090406T0100Z/
ELLIS-NESS-RUSH-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-
EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAYS...ELLIS...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...HUGOTON...MOSCOW...
LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...
COLDWATER...PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY
601 PM CDT SUN APR 5 2009

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BLOW STRONG AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH THROUGH 8 PM.

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.

&&

$$
000 
WWUS73 KDDC 060055
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
755 PM CDT SUN APR 5 2009

...WINDS SUBSIDING ACROSS SOUTHWEST KANSAS...

.THE TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WHICH WAS LOCATED OVER SOUTHWEST
KANSAS EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON HAD WEAKENED AS A RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE BEGINS TO BUILD INTO THE AREA FROM THE
NORTHWEST.

KSZ031-045-046-063>066-076>081-085>090-060200-
/O.EXP.KDDC.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-090406T0100Z/
ELLIS-NESS-RUSH-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-
EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAYS...ELLIS...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...HUGOTON...MOSCOW...
LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...
COLDWATER...PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY
755 PM CDT SUN APR 5 2009

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS HAD DECREASED INTO THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE.
THESE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE AND ARE EXPECTED TO
FALL BACK INTO THE 10 TO 20 MPH RANGE BY MIDNIGHT. AS A RESULT THE
WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 8 PM. 

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 4, 11:39 AM CDTHigh Wind WarningDDCBarber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ellis, Finney and 21 more8 hr

Nearby

Wind Advisories in Kansas, 2009Every wind advisory 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.