Alert archive / Kansas / Winter Storm Warnings in 2009
Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this winter storm warning at Mar 26, 2009, 2:35 PM CDT for Ellis County, Kansas. It took effect at Mar 27, 2009, 1:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 19 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
- Mar 26, 2009, 2:35 PM CDT (19:35 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 27, 2009, 1:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 27, 2009, 8:07 PM CDT
- In force
- 19 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
County Ellis County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 140 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:35 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 27, 2:55 PM CDT | SNOW 1 | Hays, KS |
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, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 137 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
- 1464 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 29 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 68 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS43 KDDC 261935 WSWDDC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 235 PM CDT THU MAR 26 2009 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM STILL ON TRACK FOR TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .ABUNDANT MOISTURE WILL RETURN TO SOUTHWEST KANSAS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY AS AN STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MOVES OUT OF NEW MEXICO AND INTO WESTERN TEXAS. THIS WILL RESULT IN A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM OVER SOUTHWEST KANSAS TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 8 TO 16 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS... ESPECIALLY NEAR THE OKLAHOMA BORDER. STRONG WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL AS VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO. KSZ031-270345- /O.UPG.KDDC.BZ.A.0001.090327T0600Z-090328T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.WS.W.0001.090327T0600Z-090328T1200Z/ ELLIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAYS...ELLIS 235 PM CDT THU MAR 26 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM FRIDAY TO 7 AM CDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM FRIDAY TO 7 AM CDT SATURDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 6 AND 8 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY BY FRIDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION STRONG WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING OR DRIFTING SNOW. THIS SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF EARLY SATURDAY BUT GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BLOW AND DRIFT THE SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ KSZ046-065-066-079-081-090-270345- /O.UPG.KDDC.BZ.A.0001.090327T0600Z-090328T0600Z/ /O.EXB.KDDC.BZ.W.0001.090327T0600Z-090328T1200Z/ RUSH-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-EDWARDS-PRATT-BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LA CROSSE...RUSH CENTER...LARNED... BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON...KINSLEY...LEWIS... PRATT...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY 235 PM CDT THU MAR 26 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM FRIDAY TO 7 AM CDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM FRIDAY TO 7 AM CDT SATURDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 8 AND 16 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR THE OKLAHOMA BORDER ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. HEAVY SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF FRIDAY NIGHT BUT GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BLOW AND DRIFT THE SNOW MAKING FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ KSZ030-043>045-061>064-074>078-080-084>089-270345- /O.EXT.KDDC.BZ.W.0001.090327T0600Z-090328T1200Z/ TREGO-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-STANTON- GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-KIOWA-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK- COMANCHE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...SYRACUSE...LAKIN...DEERFIELD... GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...JETMORE...HANSTON...JOHNSON CITY... ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA... DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...ELKHART... RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...MOSCOW...LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE... FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...COLDWATER...PROTECTION 235 PM CDT THU MAR 26 2009 /135 PM MDT THU MAR 26 2009/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ FRIDAY TO 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ SATURDAY... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ FRIDAY TO 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ SATURDAY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 8 AND 16 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR THE OKLAHOMA BORDER ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. HEAVY SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF FRIDAY NIGHT BUT GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BLOW AND DRIFT THE SNOW MAKING FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS... POOR VISIBILITIES... AND WIND CHILLS NEAR ZERO ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING IT DANGEROUS TO BE OUT SIDE. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE AND IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ 18
5 follow-up statements
000 WWUS43 KDDC 270231 WSWDDC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 931 PM CDT THU MAR 26 2009 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM MOVING IN LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .ABUNDANT MOISTURE WILL RETURN TO SOUTHWEST KANSAS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY AS AN STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MOVES OUT OF NEW MEXICO AND INTO WESTERN TEXAS. THIS WILL RESULT IN A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM ACROSS SOUTHWEST KANSAS LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 8 TO 16 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE OKLAHOMA BORDER. STRONG WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL AS VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. KSZ030-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-271100- /O.CON.KDDC.BZ.W.0001.090327T0600Z-090328T1200Z/ TREGO-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... 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 931 PM CDT THU MAR 26 2009 /831 PM MDT THU MAR 26 2009/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ FRIDAY TO 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ SATURDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ FRIDAY TO 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ SATURDAY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 8 TO 16 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR THE OKLAHOMA BORDER...ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. HEAVY SNOWFALL...COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH...WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF FRIDAY NIGHT BUT GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BLOW AND DRIFT THE SNOW MAKING FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS...POOR VISIBILITIES...AND WIND CHILLS NEAR ZERO ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING IT DANGEROUS TO BE OUT SIDE. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE AND IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ KSZ031-271100- /O.CON.KDDC.WS.W.0001.090327T0600Z-090328T1200Z/ ELLIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAYS...ELLIS 931 PM CDT THU MAR 26 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM FRIDAY TO 7 AM CDT SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM FRIDAY TO 7 AM CDT SATURDAY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 6 TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY BY FRIDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION STRONG WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THIS SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF EARLY SATURDAY BUT GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BLOW AND DRIFT THE SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ 32
000 WWUS43 KDDC 270900 WSWDDC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 400 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .A STRONG STORM OVER THE CENTRAL ROCKIES WILL MOVE OUT ONTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS THROUGH THE DAY TODAY. DEEP MOISTURE FROM THE SOUTH IS COLLIDING WITH COLD ARCTIC AIR FROM THE NORTH PRODUCING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER SOUTHWEST KANSAS. AS THE STORM INTENSIFIES LATER THIS MORNING...CONDITIONS WILL WORSEN. HEAVY FALLING SNOW ALONG WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CREATE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 8 TO 16 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG THE OKLAHOMA BORDER. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF OVERNIGHT TONIGHT BUT STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BLOW AND DRIFT THE SNOW. KSZ030-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-271700- /O.CON.KDDC.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090328T1200Z/ TREGO-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... 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 FRI MAR 27 2009 /300 AM MDT FRI MAR 27 2009/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ SATURDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ SATURDAY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 8 TO 16 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR THE OKLAHOMA BORDER...ARE EXPECTED TODAY. HEAVY SNOWFALL...COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH...WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF TONIGHT BUT GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BLOW AND DRIFT THE SNOW MAKING FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS...POOR VISIBILITIES...AND WIND CHILLS NEAR ZERO ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING IT DANGEROUS TO BE OUTSIDE. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE AND IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ KSZ031-271700- /O.CON.KDDC.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090328T1200Z/ ELLIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAYS...ELLIS 400 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SATURDAY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 6 TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT. IN ADDITION STRONG WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THIS SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF EARLY SATURDAY MORNING BUT GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BLOW AND DRIFT THE SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ WRIGHT
000 WWUS43 KDDC 271556 WSWDDC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1056 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHWEST KANSAS... .A STRONG STORM OVER THE CENTRAL ROCKIES WILL MOVE OUT ONTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS THROUGH THE DAY THIS AFTERNOON. DEEP MOISTURE FROM THE SOUTH IS COLLIDING WITH COLD ARCTIC AIR FROM THE NORTH PRODUCING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER SOUTHWEST KANSAS. HEAVY FALLING SNOW ALONG WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CREATE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 8 TO 16 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG THE OKLAHOMA BORDER. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF OVERNIGHT TONIGHT BUT STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BLOW AND DRIFT THE SNOW. KSZ030-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-280000- /O.CON.KDDC.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090328T1200Z/ TREGO-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... 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 1056 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 /956 AM MDT FRI MAR 27 2009/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ SATURDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ SATURDAY. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 10 TO 16 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA BY FRIDAY NIGHT. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND NEAR A LINE EXTENDING FROM RICHFIELD TO ULYSSES TO KIOWA AND PRATT. HEAVY SNOWFALL...COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH...WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF TONIGHT BUT GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BLOW AND DRIFT THE SNOW MAKING FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS...POOR VISIBILITIES...AND WIND CHILLS NEAR ZERO ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING IT DANGEROUS TO BE OUTSIDE. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE AND IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ KSZ031-280000- /O.CON.KDDC.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090328T1200Z/ ELLIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAYS...ELLIS 1056 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SATURDAY. SNOWFALL TOTALS BETWEEN 6 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION STRONG WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THIS SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF EARLY SATURDAY MORNING BUT GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BLOW AND DRIFT THE SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ RB
000 WWUS43 KDDC 272358 WSWDDC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 658 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHWEST KANSAS TONIGHT... .A STRONG STORM OVER THE CENTRAL ROCKIES WILL MOVE OUT ONTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS THROUGH TONIGHT. DEEP MOISTURE FROM THE SOUTH IS COLLIDING WITH COLD ARCTIC AIR FROM THE NORTH PRODUCING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER SOUTHWEST KANSAS. EVEN THOUGH MUCH OF THE HEAVY SNOW WILL END BY MIDNIGHT THERE SHOULD BE SOME REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN 1/4 OF A MILE AT TIMES WITH STRONG NORTH WINDS WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 8 TO 16 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG THE OKLAHOMA BORDER. KSZ030-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-281000- /O.CON.KDDC.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090328T1200Z/ TREGO-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... 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 658 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 /558 PM MDT FRI MAR 27 2009/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ SATURDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ SATURDAY. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 10 TO 16 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA BY FRIDAY NIGHT. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND NEAR A LINE EXTENDING FROM RICHFIELD TO ULYSSES TO KIOWA AND PRATT. EVEN THOUGH MUCH OF THE HEAVY SNOW WILL END BY MIDNIGHT THERE SHOULD BE REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN 1/4 OF A MILE AT TIMES WITH STRONG NORTH WINDS WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS...POOR VISIBILITIES...AND WIND CHILLS NEAR ZERO ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING IT DANGEROUS TO BE OUTSIDE. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE AND IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ KSZ031-281000- /O.CON.KDDC.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090328T1200Z/ ELLIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAYS...ELLIS 658 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SATURDAY. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. IN ADDITION STRONG WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THIS SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF EARLY SATURDAY MORNING BUT GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BLOW AND DRIFT THE SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ 06
000 WWUS43 KDDC 280107 AAA WSWDDC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 807 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHWEST KANSAS TONIGHT... .A STRONG STORM OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL MOVE EAST TONIGHT. DEEP MOISTURE FROM THE SOUTH IS COLLIDING WITH COLD ARCTIC AIR FROM THE NORTH PRODUCING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER PARTS OF SOUTHWEST KANSAS. EVEN THOUGH MUCH OF THE HEAVY SNOW WILL END BY MIDNIGHT THERE SHOULD BE SOME REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN 1/4 OF A MILE AT TIMES WITH STRONG NORTH WINDS WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 8 TO 16 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG THE OKLAHOMA BORDER. KSZ044>046-280600- /O.CAN.KDDC.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090328T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.WW.Y.0003.090328T0107Z-090328T0600Z/ LANE-NESS-RUSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE... RUSH CENTER 807 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SATURDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SATURDAY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. MUCH OF THE LIGHT ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL END BY 1 AM SATURDAY BUT STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN 1/4 OF A MILE AT TIMES. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ KSZ030-043-280215- /O.CAN.KDDC.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090328T1200Z/ TREGO-SCOTT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... SCOTT CITY 807 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. MUCH OF THE SNOW HAS ENDED AND VISIBILITIES WERE RAPIDLY IMPROVING. LITTLE IF ANY SNOW IS EXPECTED FOR THE REST OF TONIGHT. $$ KSZ031-280600- /O.CAN.KDDC.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090328T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.WW.Y.0003.090328T0107Z-090328T0600Z/ ELLIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAYS...ELLIS 807 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SATURDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. MUCH OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL END BY 1 AM SATURDAY BUT STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN 1/4 OF A MILE AT TIMES. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ KSZ061>066-074>081-084>090-280915- /O.CON.KDDC.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090328T1200Z/ 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...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 807 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 /707 PM MDT FRI MAR 27 2009/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ SATURDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ SATURDAY. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 10 TO 16 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA BY SATURDAY MORNING. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND NEAR A LINE EXTENDING FROM RICHFIELD TO ULYSSES TO KIOWA AND PRATT. EVEN THOUGH MUCH OF THE HEAVY SNOW WILL END BY MIDNIGHT THERE SHOULD BE REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN 1/4 OF A MILE AT TIMES WITH STRONG NORTH WINDS WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS...POOR VISIBILITIES...AND WIND CHILLS NEAR ZERO ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING IT DANGEROUS TO BE OUTSIDE. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE AND IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ 06
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Dodge City, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Mar 26, 3:41 AM CDT, 10 hours 54 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 26, 3:41 AM CDT, 10 hours 54 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 341 AM CDT THU MAR 26 2009 .DISCUSSION... DAYS 1-2... ALL EYES ARE NOW ON THE POTENTIAL EPIC WINTER STORM THAT IS BEGINNING TO UNFOLD FOR SOUTHWEST KANSAS. CONFIDENCE IS BECOMING QUITE HIGH AS MODEL DIFFERENCES ARE FEW AND SLIGHT. GIVEN THE UNUSUAL MODEL CONSISTENCY I WILL NOT DISCUSS THE VARIOUS MODEL PARTICULARS BUT RATHER FOCUS ON EXACTLY WHAT WE EXPECT. A STRONG UPPER TROUGH IS DIGGING THROUGH THE PACNW RIGHT NOW WITH A 140+KT JET OVER WA/OR. AT THE SAME TIME COLD AIR IS ADVANCING SOUTH THROUGH THE NORTHERN PLAINS (H85 TEMPS OF -10C TO -20C ARE COMMON) AND MOISTURE IS SURGING NORTHWARD THROUGH TX FROM THE GOMEX (DEWPTS ARE IN THE 50S OVER CENTRAL TX TO THE LOW 70S ALONG THE COAST). ALL INDICATIONS ARE THAT THESE INGREDIENTS ARE GOING TO MEET OVER KANSAS AND THE PANHANDLES OF TX/OK STARTING LATER TONIGHT WHICH SETS THE STAGE FOR WHAT MAY BE THE BIGGEST BLIZZARD WEVE SEEN IN THESE PARTS SINCE THE BLIZZARD OF NOV 24, 1992. GIVEN INCREASED CONFIDENCE AND THE FACT THAT THIS COULD BE AN EXTREMELY HIGH IMPACT EVENT, I HAVE CHOSEN TO UPGRADE OUR EXISTING WATCH TO A BLIZZARD WARNING FOR THE WESTERN 2/3 OF OUR FORECAST AREA AND CHANGE TO A BLIZZARD WATCH FOR THE EASTERN COUNTIES. TAKING THE PERIODS ONE AT A TIME STARTING WITH TODAY: MUCH OF TODAY WILL BE THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM. THE UPPER TROUGH WILL CUT OFF INTO A CLOSED LOW OVER THE CENTRAL ROCKIES LATER TODAY. SURFACE CYCLOGENESIS IS ALREADY UNDERWAY OVER NORTHERN TX AND WILL ONLY STRENGTHEN AS THE UPPER LOW NEARS. COLD AIR WILL BEGIN INFILTRATING KANSAS FROM THE NORTH AND THE CONVEYOR OF MOISTURE WILL MOVE NORTH FROM THE GULF AND BEGIN OVER-RIDING THE COLD AIR. THE ONLY CONCERN IS THAT STRONG CONVECTION OVER TX/OK LIMITS MOISTURE TRANSPORT BUT EVEN CUTTING MODEL QPFS IN HALF YIELDS HEAVY PRECIPITATION - MOSTLY SNOW. PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY BEGIN AS RAIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR THIS EVENING BUT TRANSITION QUICKLY INTO SNOW, IN THE NORTH FIRST. THE SNOW LINE WILL MOVE QUICKLY SOUTH, PASSING DODGE CITY BY ABOUT MIDNIGHT. TONIGHT: THE SNOW LINE WILL OVERSPREAD THE REST OF SW KANSAS PRETTY QUICKLY AS SFC CYCLOGENESIS REALLY GETS CRANKING AND THE COLD AIR DEEPENS. SNOW WILL BE WIDESPREAD OVERNIGHT AND WINDS BECOME QUITE IMPRESSIVE BY FRIDAY MORNING. 850 WINDSPEEDS OF 50-60KT ARE ADVERTISED BY ALL MODELS BY FRIDAY MORNING AND THIS EASILY TRANSLATES INTO 30-35 KNOT SURFACE WINDS WITH HIGHER GUSTS CERTAIN. THIS WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. FRIDAY: THE WORST PART OF THE STORM LOOKS TO BE FRIDAY MORNING INTO THE MID AFTERNOON. TOTAL MODEL QPF FORECASTS ARE ALMOST HARD TO IMAGINE. TAKING THE MODELS VERBATIM WOULD YIELD 18-24 INCHES OF SNOW OVER MUCH OF OUR CWA. SOME GUIDANCE SUGGESTS STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS OF OVER 2 FEET, PRIMARILY ACROSS THE SOUTH. AND THAT IS ONLY USING A 10:1 SNOW TO WATER RATIO WILL NOT OPT TO GO WITH SUCH INCREDIBLE AMOUNTS BUT WILL BE FORECASTING A MORE CONSERVATIVE WIDESPREAD TOTAL OF 8-16 INCHES (LOCALLY HIGHER SOUTH). THIS WILL STILL AMOUNT TO A VERY SIGNIFICANT STORM. IT IS STILL TOO EARLY TO PINPOINT WHERE THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL BUT KEEP IN MIND THAT SOME LOCATIONS IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS MAY WELL RECEIVE A FOOT AND A HALF OF SNOW WITH THIS STORM. EVEN MUCH LIGHTER SNOW AMOUNTS CAN YEILD BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IF DRIVEN BY STRONG ENOUGH WINDS - AND IT LOOKS LIKE A GIVEN THAT EVERYBODY WILL GET AT LEAST SOME SNOW AND LOTS OF WIND. FRIDAY NIGHT: THE MODELS DO DIFFER SLIGHTLY ON HOW FAST TO MOVE THE STORM OUT OF OUR AREA. THE MODEL CONSENSUS IS TO CARRY ACCUMULATING SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. THE GFS IS THE OUTLIER WITH SNOW ENDING BY LATE EVENING. NEVERTHELESS WILL CARRY AT LEAST LIKELY POPS INTO FRI NIGHT WITH CONTINUED BLOWING AND DRIFTING. SUMMARY: GIVEN THE MILD WINTER WEVE HAD, ANIMALS AS WELL AS PEOPLE WILL NOT BE USED TO SUCH HARSH CONDITIONS. I CANNOT STATE STRONGLY ENOUGH THE POTENTIAL SERIOUSNESS OF THIS STORM. CONFIDENCE IS GROWING THAT OUR ENTIRE FORECAST AREA WILL EXPERIENCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS, LOW WIND CHILLS, HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS, STRONG WINDS, AND SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE TIME IS NOW TO TAKE WHATEVER PRECAUTIONS ARE NEEDED FOR YOU AND YOUR INTERESTS TO ENDURE 24-36 HOURS OF POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS BEGINNING TONIGHT. WRIGHT NOTABLE BLIZZARD IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS: MARCH 23-25, 1957: DODGE CITY RECEIVED 18.5 INCHES OF SNOW. NOVEMBER 24, 1992: DODGE CITY RECEIVED 15.1 INCHES OF SNOW. DAYS 3-7... OVERALL, MADE VERY FEW CHANGES TO THE GOING EXTENDED FORECAST. HOWEVER, DID KNOCK DOWN TEMPS A NOTCH FOR SATURDAY, SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. THE SNOW COVER WILL STILL BE EXTENSIVE SATURDAY AND WILL SURELY AFFECT MAX TEMPS SAT AND SUN. THE SNOW SHOULD STILL BE FRESH AND DEEP ENOUGH SATURDAY NIGHT TO SEE STRONG DIURNAL COOLING TAKE PLACE SO TRIMMED MINS TO THE UPPER TEENS NW AND MID 20S ALONG THE OKLAHOMA BORDER...NOT SURE IF THESE LOWS ARE LOW ENOUGH. HAVE KEPT IN THE SLIGHT CHANCES FOR RAIN SHOWERS MONDAY AND AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THERE WILL BE A SERIES OF UPPER WAVES ZOOMING THROUGH THE UPPER FLOW, TRACKING EAST ACROSS OUR CWA. EACH OF THE THESE WAVES SHOULD BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE/CHANCE FOR A FEW SHOWERS. THE GFS AND ECMWF ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT OUT TO ABOUT 156HRS OR WED 01APR/12Z, THEN DIFFER ON THE STRENGTH AND PATH OF THE NEXT UPPER SYSTEM TO PASS THROUGH THE CENTRAL PLAINS AROUND NEXT WEEKEND. FOR THE MOST PART, WE SHOULD SEE SLOWLY RISING MAX TEMPS SAT INTO MONDAY, THEN TEMPERATURES LEVELING OUT TO NEAR SEASONAL. MIN TEMPERATURES WILL SEE A SIMILAR PATTERN STARTING IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 20S SUNDAY MORNING AND RISING TO THE NEAR 30 TO UPPER 30S BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. && .AVIATION... MID LEVEL ALTOSTRATUS HAS BEEN MOVING EAST OVER THE TAF SITES...WITH NO REPORTED CIGS AS YET. EXPECT MVFR CIGS TO DEVELOP BY 15-16Z IN THE BKN-OVC050 RANGE. MOISTURE WILL BE FILTERING IN AND WIDELY SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE BY EVENING. A LARGE SCALE WINTER STORM IS MOVING IN FROM THE WEST TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... DDC 48 23 30 19 / 70 90 90 80 GCK 44 23 31 18 / 70 90 90 60 EHA 47 21 33 18 / 60 90 90 60 LBL 48 23 31 18 / 60 90 90 70 HYS 47 24 33 19 / 70 90 90 50 P28 53 26 33 24 / 70 90 100 80 && .DDC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... BLIZZARD WARNING FROM 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ FRIDAY TO 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ SATURDAY FOR KSZ030-043>045-061>064-074>078-080- 084>089. BLIZZARD WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT FOR KSZ031-046-065-066-079-081-090. && FN34/12/12
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 26, 4:41 AM CDT, 9 hours 54 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 441 AM CDT THU MAR 26 2009 KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-270945- 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- 441 AM CDT THU MAR 26 2009 /341 AM MDT THU MAR 26 2009/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL...SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL KANSAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A STRONG STORM TAKING SHAPE OVER THE CENTRAL ROCKIES WILL MOVE OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO START OUT AS RAIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING AND THEN CHANGE TO SNOW FROM THE NORTH TONIGHT. HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND WITH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH, BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING SNOW IS ALSO LIKELY BY MORNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS ALL OF SOUTHWEST KANSAS FROM FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. HEAVY SNOWFALL AND WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO. SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH WIND CHILLS NEAR ZERO WILL MAKE IT DANGEROUS TO BE OUTSIDE. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE. MUCH OF SOUTHWEST KANSAS IS EXPECTED TO RECEIVE AT LEAST 8 INCHES OF SNOW FROM THIS STORM WITH SOME LOCATIONS, PARTICULARLY NEAR THE OKLAHOMA BORDER, RECEIVING WELL OVER A FOOT OF SNOW. THE TIME IS NOW TO TAKE WHATEVER PRECAUTIONS ARE NECESSARY FOR YOU AND YOUR INTERESTS TO ENDURE 24 TO 36 HOURS OF POTENTIALLY LIFE- THREATENING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT. HOWEVER, SPOTTER ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER EVENTS SUCH AS SNOWFALL, HIGH WINDS, OR LOW VISIBILITIES. && FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/DDC WRIGHT
The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 3:09 AM CDT | Blizzard Watch | DDC | Barber, Edwards, Ellis, Pawnee, Pratt, Rush and 1 more | 11 hr |
| Mar 26, 3:09 AM CDT | Blizzard Warning | DDC | Barber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Finney, Ford and 20 more | 52 hr |
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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.