Alert archive / Kansas / Wind Advisories in 2009
Wind Advisory 9, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this wind advisory at Feb 10, 2009, 3:00 PM CST for 27 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Feb 11, 2009, 1:00 AM CST. It was in force for 5 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 10, 2009, 3:00 PM CST (21:00 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 11, 2009, 1:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 11, 2009, 5:59 AM CST
- In force
- 5 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 21:01 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, 9.0 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2297 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 63 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -8 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 107 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 102100 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 300 PM CST TUE FEB 10 2009 ...STRONG NORTH WINDS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TONIGHT... .A STRENGTHENING SURFACE LOW IN SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS SOUTHWEST KANSAS THIS EVENING. IT WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA CREATING A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT BEHIND IT. AS A RESULT, STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS BEFORE SUBSIDING LATER WEDNESDAY MORNING. KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-110500- /O.NEW.KDDC.WI.Y.0009.090211T0400Z-090211T1500Z/ 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 PM CST TUE FEB 10 2009 /200 PM MST TUE FEB 10 2009/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM CST /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM CST /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ WEDNESDAY. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP WEST TO EAST ACROSS SOUTHWEST KANSAS LATE THIS EVENING. WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. 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. $$ 32
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS73 KDDC 110337 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 937 PM CST TUE FEB 10 2009 ...STRONG NORTH WINDS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TONIGHT... .A STRENGTHENING SURFACE LOW IN SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS SOUTHWEST KANSAS TONIGHT. IT WILL STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA CREATING A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT BEHIND IT. AS A RESULT...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND CONTINUE DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS BEFORE SUBSIDING LATER WEDNESDAY MORNING. KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-111200- /O.EXT.KDDC.WI.Y.0009.090211T0700Z-090211T1500Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN- PAWNEE-STAFFORD-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA- PRATT-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... HAYS...ELLIS...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE... RUSH CENTER...SYRACUSE...LAKIN...DEERFIELD...GARDEN CITY... KALVESTA...JETMORE...HANSTON...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN... STAFFORD...HUDSON...JOHNSON CITY...ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...SATANTA... CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS... GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...PRATT...ELKHART...RICHFIELD...HUGOTON... MOSCOW...LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA... COLDWATER...PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY 937 PM CST TUE FEB 10 2009 /837 PM MST TUE FEB 10 2009/ ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CST /MIDNIGHT MST/ TO 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ WEDNESDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CST /MIDNIGHT MST/ TO 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ WEDNESDAY. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP WEST TO EAST ACROSS SOUTHWEST KANSAS TONIGHT. WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ 12
000 WWUS73 KDDC 111004 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 404 AM CST WED FEB 11 2009 ...STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MID MORNING... .A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL CONTRIBUTE TO STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS THROUGH MID MORNING. THE GRADIENT WILL WEAKEN LATER THIS MORNING...AND WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO THE 15 TO 20 MPH RANGE. KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-111500- /O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-090211T1500Z/ 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 404 AM CST WED FEB 11 2009 /304 AM MST WED FEB 11 2009/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ THIS MORNING... STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH MID MORNING. WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE MID MORNING HOURS. THE STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN DIMINISHING WEST TO EAST AROUND MID MORNING...AND WEAKEN TO AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 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. $$ RUSSELL
000 WWUS73 KDDC 111159 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 559 AM CST WED FEB 11 2009 ...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THIS MORNING... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE CENTER WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE TO THE EAST THIS MORNING. THIS WILL ALLOW THE PRESSURE GRADIENT TO DECREASE AND WINDS TO DIMINISH. KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-111300- /O.CAN.KDDC.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-090211T1500Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN- PAWNEE-STAFFORD-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA- PRATT-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... HAYS...ELLIS...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE... RUSH CENTER...SYRACUSE...LAKIN...DEERFIELD...GARDEN CITY... KALVESTA...JETMORE...HANSTON...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN... STAFFORD...HUDSON...JOHNSON CITY...ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...SATANTA... CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS... GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...PRATT...ELKHART...RICHFIELD...HUGOTON... MOSCOW...LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA... COLDWATER...PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY 559 AM CST WED FEB 11 2009 /459 AM MST WED FEB 11 2009/ ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THIS MORNING. SPEEDS WILL GO DOWN FROM 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH...TO 10 TO 15 MPH BY THIS AFTERNOON. $$ 26
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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.