Alert archive / Kansas / Wind Advisories in 2009
Wind Advisory 8, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this wind advisory at Feb 8, 2009, 3:41 PM CST for 27 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Feb 9, 2009, 10:00 AM CST. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 8, 2009, 3:41 PM CST (21:41 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 9, 2009, 10:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 9, 2009, 6:00 PM CST
- 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 21:46 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 12:00Z, 9.7 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
- 753 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 70 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 303 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 379 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS73 KDDC 082141 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 341 PM CST SUN FEB 8 2009 ...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED MONDAY... .A DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS ON MONDAY WILL HELP PROVIDE A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS CENTRAL AND WESTERN KANSAS. KSZ030-031-043>046-063>066-075>081-085>090-090545- /O.NEW.KDDC.WI.Y.0008.090209T1600Z-090210T0000Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD- GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-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...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...JETMORE...HANSTON... LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON...ULYSSES... 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 341 PM CST SUN FEB 8 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST MONDAY. A PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE AREA WILL PROVIDE THE SETUP FOR SOUTHWEST WINDS TO BE SUSTAINED AT AROUND 30 MPH AT TIMES MONDAY AFTERNOON. GUSTS MAY APPROACH 45 MPH AS WELL. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ RUSSELL
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS73 KDDC 090957 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 357 AM CST MON FEB 9 2009 ...STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED TODAY... .A DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ACROSS NEBRASKA TODAY WILL HELP PROVIDE A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS CENTRAL AND WESTERN KANSAS. THIS COMBINED WITH DEEP ATMOSPHERIC MIXING WILL ALLOW WINDS TO BE QUITE STRONG THIS AFTERNOON. KSZ061-062-074-084-091800- /O.EXA.KDDC.WI.Y.0008.090209T1600Z-090210T0000Z/ HAMILTON-KEARNY-STANTON-MORTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SYRACUSE...LAKIN...DEERFIELD... JOHNSON CITY...ELKHART...RICHFIELD 357 AM CST MON FEB 9 2009 /257 AM MST MON FEB 9 2009/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CST /9 AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CST /9 AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL INCREASE IN STRENGTH LATE THIS MORNING AS THE LOWER ATMOSPHERE BEGINS TO MIX. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS AVERAGING 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH AT TIMES. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ KSZ030-031-043>046-063>066-075>081-085>090-091800- /O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0008.090209T1600Z-090210T0000Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD- GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-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...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...JETMORE...HANSTON... LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON...ULYSSES... 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 357 AM CST MON FEB 9 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL INCREASE IN STRENGTH LATE THIS MORNING AS THE LOWER ATMOSPHERE BEGINS TO MIX. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS AVERAGING 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH AT TIMES. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ UMSCHEID
000 WWUS73 KDDC 091750 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1150 AM CST MON FEB 9 2009 ...STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED TODAY... .A DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ACROSS NEBRASKA TODAY WILL HELP PROVIDE A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS CENTRAL AND WESTERN KANSAS. THIS COMBINED WITH DEEP ATMOSPHERIC MIXING WILL ALLOW WINDS TO BE QUITE STRONG THIS AFTERNOON. KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-100000- /O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-090210T0000Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN- PAWNEE-STAFFORD-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA- PRATT-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... HAYS...ELLIS...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE... RUSH CENTER...SYRACUSE...LAKIN...DEERFIELD...GARDEN CITY... KALVESTA...JETMORE...HANSTON...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN... STAFFORD...HUDSON...JOHNSON CITY...ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...SATANTA... CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS... GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...PRATT...ELKHART...RICHFIELD...HUGOTON... MOSCOW...LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA... COLDWATER...PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY 1150 AM CST MON FEB 9 2009 /1050 AM MST MON FEB 9 2009/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL AVERAGE 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH AT TIMES. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ 06
000 WWUS73 KDDC 100001 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 601 PM CST MON FEB 9 2009 ...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING... .THE STRONG WINDS THAT HAVE BUFFETED SOUTHWEST KANSAS THIS AFTERNOON HAVE BEGUN TO DIMINISH AS SUNSET APPROACHES. THEREFORE...THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-100115- /O.EXP.KDDC.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-090210T0000Z/ 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 601 PM CST MON FEB 9 2009 /501 PM MST MON FEB 9 2009/ ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 20 TO 30 MPH SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET BUT SHOULD CONTINUE TO DIMINISH INTO THE 10 TO 15 MPH RANGE BY MIDNIGHT. $$ GERARD
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.