Alert archive / Kansas / Winter Storm Warnings in 2010
Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this winter storm warning at Feb 6, 2010, 2:26 PM CST for 15 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Feb 7, 2010, 9:00 AM CST. It was in force for 17 hr. 5 reports 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
- Feb 6, 2010, 2:26 PM CST (20:26 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 7, 2010, 9:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 8, 2010, 1:55 AM CST
- In force
- 17 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
Counties Barber County, KS, Clark County, KS, Comanche County, KS, Edwards County, KS, Ford County, KS, Gray County, KS, Haskell County, KS, Hodgeman County, KS, Kiowa County, KS, Meade County, KS, Pawnee County, KS, Pratt County, KS, Seward County, KS, Stafford County, KS, Stevens County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 26 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 7, 8:00 PM CST | SNOW 1 | Greensburg, KS | |
| Feb 7, 9:59 PM CST | SNOW 2.7 | Dodge City, KS | |
| Feb 7, 10:05 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Greensburg, KS | |
| Feb 7, 10:55 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Pratt, KS | |
| Feb 7, 11:10 PM CST | SNOW 2 | 6 S St. John, 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, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 24 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
- 1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 558 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -32 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 6 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
814 WWUS43 KDDC 062026 WSWDDC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 226 PM CST SAT FEB 6 2010 ...WINTER STORM EXPECTED SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY... .AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WILL MOVE TOWARD THE REGION TONIGHT, WHILE A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS THROUGH THE MISSOURI VALLEY. THE UPPER SYSTEM APPROACHING TONIGHT WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR INCREASING MOISTURE AND POSSIBLE DEVELOPING WIDESPREAD LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE BY THE MORNING HOURS SUNDAY. AS THE NORTHERN PLAINS LOW INTENSIFIES, A DEEP COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHWARD INTO KANSAS AND PROVIDE A FOCUS FOR 2-8 INCH SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FROM SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. KSZ064>066-076>081-085>090-070430- /O.UPG.KDDC.WS.A.0002.100207T1500Z-100209T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.WS.W.0002.100207T1500Z-100209T0000Z/ HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT- STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...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 226 PM CST SAT FEB 6 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SUNDAY TO 6 PM CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SUNDAY TO 6 PM CST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * A PERIOD OF FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL PRECEDE THE SNOWFALL SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL THEN DEVELOP BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY. * SNOWFALL IN THE 5 TO 8 INCH RANGE IS EXPECTED BEGINNING SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * GUSTY NORTH WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WILL DEVELOP BY MONDAY MORNING WHICH WILL LEAD TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS, AND SOME ROADS MADE IMPASSABLE DUE TO DRIFTING SNOW BY SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MORING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ KSZ030-031-043>046-061>063-074-075-084-070430- /O.UPG.KDDC.WS.A.0002.100207T1500Z-100209T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.WW.Y.0005.100207T1500Z-100209T0000Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-STANTON- GRANT-MORTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... HAYS...ELLIS...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE... RUSH CENTER...SYRACUSE...LAKIN...DEERFIELD...GARDEN CITY... KALVESTA...JOHNSON CITY...ULYSSES...ELKHART...RICHFIELD 226 PM CST SAT FEB 6 2010 /126 PM MST SAT FEB 6 2010/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ SUNDAY TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ SUNDAY TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * A PERIOD OF FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL PRECEDE THE SNOWFALL SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL THEN DEVELOP LATE SUNDAY MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY. * SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN THE 3 TO 5 INCH RANGE CAN BE EXPECTED. * GUSTY NORTH WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WILL DEVELOP BY SUNDAY NIGHT WHICH WILL LEAD TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS, AND AREA ROADS WILL BE MADE DIFFICULT TO TRAVEL DUE TO DRIFTING SNOW BY SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ RUSSELL
5 follow-up statements
232 WWUS43 KDDC 070341 WSWDDC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 941 PM CST SAT FEB 6 2010 ...WINTER STORM EXPECTED SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY... .AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA WILL MOVE TOWARD THE PLAINS TONIGHT. SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS THROUGH THE MISSOURI VALLEY. THE UPPER SYSTEM APPROACHING TONIGHT WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR INCREASING MOISTURE AND THE POSSIBLE DEVELOPING OF WIDESPREAD LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE BY THE MORNING HOURS SUNDAY. AS THE NORTHERN PLAINS LOW INTENSIFIES...A DEEP COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHWARD INTO KANSAS AND PROVIDE A FOCUS FOR 2-8 INCH SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FROM SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. KSZ064>066-076>081-085>090-071200- /O.CON.KDDC.WS.W.0002.100207T1500Z-100209T0000Z/ HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT- STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...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 941 PM CST SAT FEB 6 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SUNDAY TO 6 PM CST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SUNDAY TO 6 PM CST MONDAY. * A PERIOD OF FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL PRECEDE THE SNOWFALL SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL THEN DEVELOP BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY. * SNOWFALL IN THE 5 TO 8 INCH RANGE IS EXPECTED BEGINNING SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * GUSTY NORTH WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WILL DEVELOP BY MONDAY MORNING WHICH WILL LEAD TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS...AND SOME ROADS MADE IMPASSABLE DUE TO DRIFTING SNOW BY SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MORING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ KSZ030-031-043>046-061>063-074-075-084-071200- /O.CON.KDDC.WW.Y.0005.100207T1500Z-100209T0000Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-STANTON- GRANT-MORTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... HAYS...ELLIS...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE... RUSH CENTER...SYRACUSE...LAKIN...DEERFIELD...GARDEN CITY... KALVESTA...JOHNSON CITY...ULYSSES...ELKHART...RICHFIELD 941 PM CST SAT FEB 6 2010 /841 PM MST SAT FEB 6 2010/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ SUNDAY TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ SUNDAY TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ MONDAY. * A PERIOD OF FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL PRECEDE THE SNOWFALL SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL THEN DEVELOP SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY. * SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN THE 3 TO 5 INCH RANGE CAN BE EXPECTED. * GUSTY NORTH WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WILL DEVELOP BY SUNDAY NIGHT WHICH WILL LEAD TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS... AND AREA ROADS WILL BE MADE DIFFICULT TO TRAVEL DUE TO DRIFTING SNOW BY SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ 26
989 WWUS43 KDDC 070919 WSWDDC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 319 AM CST SUN FEB 7 2010 ...A WINTER STORM IS BEARING DOWN ON SOUTHWEST KANSAS... .A STORM IN THE UPPER ATMOSPHERE WILL CROSS THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES THIS MORNING AND ENTER WESTERN KANSAS THIS AFTERNOON. THIS UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WILL BRING A ROUND OF WINTER WEATHER TO THE SUNFLOWER STATE. SOME PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE MAY PRECEDE THE SNOW, BUT SNOW WILL BEGIN IN ERNEST THIS AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT WILL DIVE SOUTH THROUGH WESTERN KANSAS TONIGHT, SHIFTING WINDS TO THE NORTH AND INCREASING THEM INTO THE 15 TO 30 MPH RANGE MONDAY MORNING. KSZ064-065-076>079-085-086-071800- /O.CAN.KDDC.WS.W.0002.100207T1500Z-100209T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KDDC.WW.Y.0005.100207T1700Z-100209T0000Z/ HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-STEVENS-SEWARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JETMORE...HANSTON...LARNED...BURDETT... SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...DODGE CITY... BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS...HUGOTON...MOSCOW...LIBERAL...KISMET 319 AM CST SUN FEB 7 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST MONDAY... ...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 FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE MAY PRECEDE THE SNOWFALL THIS MORNING. SNOW WILL THEN DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY. * SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN THE 3 TO 5 INCH RANGE CAN BE EXPECTED. * GUSTY NORTH WINDS AT 15 TO 30 MPH WILL DEVELOP BY LATE TONIGHT...WHICH WILL LEAD TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS...AND AREA ROADS WILL BE MADE DIFFICULT TO TRAVEL DUE TO DRIFTING SNOW BY MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ KSZ066-080-081-087>090-071800- /O.EXT.KDDC.WS.W.0002.100207T1700Z-100209T0000Z/ STAFFORD-KIOWA-PRATT-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON... GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...PRATT...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND... MINNEOLA...COLDWATER...PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA... SUN CITY 319 AM CST SUN FEB 7 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST MONDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST MONDAY. * PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE MAY PRECEDE THE SNOWFALL THIS MORNING. SNOW WILL THEN DEVELOP BY THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY. * SNOWFALL IN THE 5 TO 7 INCH RANGE IS EXPECTED BY LATE MONDAY. * GUSTY NORTH WINDS AT 15 TO 30 MPH WILL DEVELOP BY MONDAY MORNING...WHICH WILL LEAD TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS...AND SOME ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE DUE TO DRIFTING SNOW TOWARD MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ KSZ030-031-043>046-061>063-074-075-084-071800- /O.EXT.KDDC.WW.Y.0005.100207T1700Z-100209T0000Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-STANTON- GRANT-MORTON- 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...JOHNSON CITY...ULYSSES...ELKHART...RICHFIELD 319 AM CST SUN FEB 7 2010 /219 AM MST SUN FEB 7 2010/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CST /10 AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ MONDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CST /10 AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ MONDAY. * PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL PRECEDE THE SNOWFALL THIS MORNING. SNOW WILL THEN DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY. * SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN THE 2 TO 5 INCH RANGE CAN BE EXPECTED. * GUSTY NORTH WINDS AT 15 TO 30 MPH WILL DEVELOP TOWARD MONDAY MORNING...WHICH WILL LEAD TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES...AND AREA ROADS WILL BE MADE DIFFICULT TO TRAVEL DUE TO DRIFTING SNOW MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ 12
395 WWUS43 KDDC 071822 WSWDDC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1222 PM CST SUN FEB 7 2010 ...A WINTER STORM CONTINUES TO DEVELOP... .A WINTER STORM WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES AND WESTERN KANSAS THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO TONIGHT. THIS UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WILL BRING A ROUND OF WINTER WEATHER TO SOUTHWEST KANSAS. SOME AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL PRECEDE THE SNOW. SNOW WILL BECOME BETTER DEVELOPED BY THIS EVENING...RANGING FROM AROUND AN INCH TO OVER 6 INCHES IN A FEW AREAS OF SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND NEAR THE OKLAHOMA LINE. A COLD FRONT WILL DIVE SOUTH THROUGH WESTERN KANSAS LATE TONIGHT....BRINGING NORTH WINDS FROM 15 TO 30 MPH...AND CONTINUED BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ON MONDAY. KSZ066-080-081-087>090-080230- /O.CON.KDDC.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100209T0000Z/ STAFFORD-KIOWA-PRATT-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON... GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...PRATT...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND... MINNEOLA...COLDWATER...PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA... SUN CITY 1222 PM CST SUN FEB 7 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY. * AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE MAY PRECEDE THE SNOWFALL THIS MORNING. SNOW WILL THEN DEVELOP BY THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY. * SNOWFALL IN THE 5 TO 7 INCH RANGE IS EXPECTED BY LATE MONDAY. * GUSTY NORTH WINDS AT 15 TO 30 MPH WILL DEVELOP BY MONDAY MORNING...WHICH WILL LEAD TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS...AND SOME ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE DUE TO DRIFTING SNOW TOWARD MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ KSZ030-031-043>046-061>065-074>079-084>086-080230- /O.CON.KDDC.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-100209T0000Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN- PAWNEE-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-MORTON-STEVENS- SEWARD- 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...JOHNSON CITY... ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA... DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS...ELKHART...RICHFIELD... HUGOTON...MOSCOW...LIBERAL...KISMET 1222 PM CST SUN FEB 7 2010 /1122 AM MST SUN FEB 7 2010/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ MONDAY. * AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL PRECEDE THE SNOWFALL THIS MORNING. SNOW WILL THEN DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY. * SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN THE 2 TO 5 INCH RANGE CAN BE EXPECTED. * GUSTY NORTH WINDS AT 15 TO 30 MPH WILL DEVELOP TOWARD MONDAY MORNING...WHICH WILL LEAD TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES...AND AREA ROADS WILL BE MADE DIFFICULT TO TRAVEL DUE TO DRIFTING SNOW MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
088 WWUS43 KDDC 080225 WSWDDC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 825 PM CST SUN FEB 7 2010 ...A WINTER STORM CONTINUES ACROSS THE WESTERN PLAINS... .AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THE DESERT SOUTHWEST TOWARDS THE PLAINS TONIGHT. MOISTURE AND LIFT AHEAD OF THE STORM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SNOW TO WESTERN KANSAS THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT AND INTO TOMORROW. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP INTO HEAVIER BANDS THIS EVENING AND THROUGH TONIGHT. SNOW AMOUNTS THROUGH TONIGHT AND INTO TOMORROW WILL RANGE FROM A FEW INCHES NEAR THE I-70 CORRIDOR TO OVER 6 INCHES IN PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS. A COLD FRONT WILL DIVE SOUTH THROUGH WESTERN KANSAS LATE TONIGHT....BRINGING NORTH WINDS FROM 15 TO 30 MPH...AND CONTINUED BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ON MONDAY. KSZ066-080-081-087>090-081100- /O.CON.KDDC.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100209T0000Z/ STAFFORD-KIOWA-PRATT-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON... GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...PRATT...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND... MINNEOLA...COLDWATER...PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA... SUN CITY 825 PM CST SUN FEB 7 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY. * BANDS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW BANDS WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH FURTHER SOUTH AND EAST INTO SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS BY MONDAY MORNING. * SNOWFALL IN THE 5 TO 7 INCH RANGE IS EXPECTED BY LATE MONDAY. * GUSTY NORTH WINDS AT 15 TO 30 MPH WILL DEVELOP BY MONDAY MORNING...WHICH WILL LEAD TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS...AND SOME ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE DUE TO DRIFTING SNOW TOWARD MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ KSZ030-031-043>046-061>065-074>079-084>086-081100- /O.CON.KDDC.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-100209T0000Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN- PAWNEE-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-MORTON-STEVENS- SEWARD- 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...JOHNSON CITY... ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA... DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS...ELKHART...RICHFIELD... HUGOTON...MOSCOW...LIBERAL...KISMET 825 PM CST SUN FEB 7 2010 /725 PM MST SUN FEB 7 2010/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ MONDAY. * BANDS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER THE AREA THIS EVENING...AND SHOULD BEGIN TO PUSH SLOWLY SOUTHEASTWARD TONIGHT. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA THROUGH MONDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN THE 2 TO 5 INCH RANGE CAN BE EXPECTED. * GUSTY NORTH WINDS AT 15 TO 30 MPH WILL DEVELOP TOWARD MONDAY MORNING...WHICH WILL LEAD TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES...AND AREA ROADS WILL BE MADE DIFFICULT TO TRAVEL DUE TO DRIFTING SNOW MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ 26
891 WWUS43 KDDC 080755 WSWDDC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 155 AM CST MON FEB 8 2010 ...A WINTER STORM CONTINUES ACROSS PARTS OF THE WESTERN PLAINS... .AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES EAST THROUGH THE PLAINS, LIGHT SNOW WILL PERSIST IN PART OF SOUTHWEST KANSAS. THE MOISTURE AVAILABLE FOR THIS UPPER SYSTEM TO TAP INTO IS SOMEWHAT LESS THAN PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT, THUS THE EXPECTED SNOWFALL SHOULD BE LESS AS WELL. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH AROUND 9 TO 11 AM CST THIS MORNING, AND BLOW AT 20 TO 25 MPH THROUGH 7 PM CST. THE SNOW WHICH FELL SUNDAY, COMBINED WITH THE NEW SNOW FALL EXPECTED AND THE STRONG NORTH WINDS, ALL COULD LEAD TO ADDTIONAL TRAVEL PROBLEMS. KSZ066-080-081-087>090-081800- /O.CAN.KDDC.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100209T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KDDC.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-100209T0000Z/ STAFFORD-KIOWA-PRATT-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON... GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...PRATT...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND... MINNEOLA...COLDWATER...PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA... SUN CITY 155 AM CST MON FEB 8 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LIGHT SNOW WILL FALL THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO LATE AFTERNOON. * NEW SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE IN THE 1 TO 2 INCH RANGE...WITH TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS RANGING FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES. * GUSTY NORTH WINDS AT 15 TO 30 MPH WILL DEVELOP AFTER 9 AM CST...WHICH MAY LEAD TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE AT TIMES. DRIFTING OF SNOW ON AREA ROADS WILL BE MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO TRAVEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ KSZ030-031-043>046-080900- /O.CAN.KDDC.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-100209T0000Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... HAYS...ELLIS...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE... RUSH CENTER 155 AM CST MON FEB 8 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. LIGHT SNOW IS STILL POSSIBLE THIS MORNING...BUT NO SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. $$ KSZ061>065-074>079-084>086-081800- /O.CON.KDDC.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-100209T0000Z/ HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY- FORD-EDWARDS-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SYRACUSE...LAKIN...DEERFIELD... GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...JETMORE...HANSTON...LARNED...BURDETT... JOHNSON CITY...ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON... MONTEZUMA...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS...ELKHART... RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...MOSCOW...LIBERAL...KISMET 155 AM CST MON FEB 8 2010 /1255 AM MST MON FEB 8 2010/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. * LIGHT SNOW WILL PERSIST INTO THE LATE AFTERNOON. * ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...WITH TOTAL SNOWFALL EXPECTED IN 3 TO 5 INCH RANGE. * GUSTY NORTH WINDS AT 15 TO 30 MPH WILL DEVELOP AFTER 9 AM CST...WHICH COULD LEAD TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE AT TIMES. AREA ROADS WILL BE DIFFICULT TO TRAVEL ON DUE TO DRIFTING SNOW AND SLICK SPOTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. SLOW DOWN...INCREASE YOUR FOLLOWING DISTANCE...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ 12
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 Feb 6, 3:42 AM CST, 10 hours 44 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 6, 3:42 AM CST, 10 hours 44 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 342 AM CST SAT FEB 6 2010 .DISCUSSION... DAYS 1-2... THE SYSTEM EXPECTED TO BRING SNOW TO SW KS LATER THIS WEEKEND WAS STILL PARTIALLY OFFSHORE AT 00Z. A WARM ADVECTION PATTERN WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH FREEZING DRIZZLE POSSIBLE BY TONIGHT GIVEN THE SHALLOW MOISTURE TRAPPED UNDERNEATH AN INVERSION. ISENTROPIC UPGLIDE IS STILL EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING THE DAY SUNDAY. THE MOIST LAYER WILL DEEPEN INTO THE MID LEVELS WITH SNOW DEVELOPING ACROSS MUCH OF THE FCST AREA (ESPECIALLY THE SOUTH) BY LATE MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON. UPPER FORCING AHEAD OF THE SHORTWAVE TROUGH WILL INCREASE BY SUNDAY NIGHT WITH WIDESPREAD SNOW PERSISTING INTO MONDAY. LIFT MAY BE ACCENTUATED BY AN INCREASING LOW TO MID LEVEL THERMAL GRADIENT. IT IS UNCLEAR HOW LONG THE PRECIP WILL PERSIST ON MONDAY. EXACT SNOW TOTALS ARE OF COURSE NOT KNOWN WITH GREAT CERTAINTY, BUT AMOUNTS FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE MOST PROBABLE IN OUR NW COUNTIES, WITH 4 TO 8 IN OUR SOUTHEAST. ANY CHANGE IN THE AMPLITUDE AND PATH OF THE SYSTEM COULD CHANGE THE EXACT LOCATION AND INTENSITY OF THE HEAVIEST BAND(AS WE SAW WITH THE SYSTEM SEVERAL DAYS AGO). SO A WINTER STORM WATCH IS STILL VALID FOR OUR ENTIRE FCST AREA. BESIDES, INCREASING NORTH WINDS BY MONDAY MORNING MAY CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF ANY SNOW THAT FALLS. MAX TEMPS TODAY WILL BE TRICKY SINCE THE AMOUNT OF SUN REMAINS PROBLEMATIC. THE 06Z NAM IS A LOT MORE PESSIMISTIC THAN THE 00Z RUN AND KEEPS LOW LEVEL MOISTURE TRAPPED BENEATH AN INVERSION. GIVEN THE REMNANT SNOW COVER, IT IS POSSIBLE THAT LOW CLOUDS WILL LINGER MOST OF THE DAY IN DDC/HYS. OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS, THE BEST FCST WAS TO ERROR ON THE SIDE OF A MORE CLOUDY SKY. MAXES WERE LOWERED A FEW DEGREES FOR THESE REASONS. MAXES SUNDAY WERE LOWERED A FEW DEGREES BECAUSE OF EXPECTED CLOUD COVER AND SNOW. TEMPS WILL PROBABLY NOT DROP INTO THE TEENS MONDAY BY 14Z MONDAY SINCE ALL THE MODELS DELAY THE ARCTIC FRONT UNTIL 15-18Z. SO MINS WERE RAISED SLIGHTLY. DAYS 3-7... OVERALL...MADE VERY FEW CHANGES TO THE EXISTING GRIDS. THE MEDIUM RANGE MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT OUT THROUGH DAY 4. THE GFS IS A BIT FASTER AFTER THAT REMOVING THE PRECIP TO OUR EAST AND SOUTHEAST. DID RAISE THE SNOW QPF SLIGHTLY FROM 12-18Z MONDAY, MAINLY IN OUR SOUTHEAST FROM 0.6 TO 1.1 INCHES. BOTH THE NAM AND THE GFS LINGER SNOW IN OUR SOUTHEAST COUNTIES MONDAY MORNING...PREDICTING FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES. THE FRONT SHOULD BE SOUTH OUR CWA BY 21Z MONDAY OR SO...AND THE LIFT BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BE DECREASING IN THE AFTERNOON. THE 700MB PROGS SHOW THE FRONTOGENESIS ZONE SLIDING SOUTHEAST AS WELL BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPS ON MONDAY WILL BE TRICKY WITH THE FRONT PASSING THROUGH. WINDS WILL SHIFT NORTH TO NORTHEAST BEHIND THE FROPA AND INCREASE INTO THE 20 TO 30 KT RANGE. WILL THERE BE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH VSBYS <= 1/4SM IS THE BIG QUESTION? MY FIRST INCLINATION IS YES FOR SOME PERIOD EARLY MONDAY, BUT WE HAVE STUCK WITH THE WINTER STORM WATCH FOR NOW...VS A BLIZZARD WATCH FOR POSSIBLY SOME PART OF THE CWA. THIS CAN BE UPDATED LATER, CLOSER TO THE EVENT. BEYOND MONDAY, MONDAY NIGHT LOOKS VERY COLD WITH FRESH SNOW IN PLACE. SINGLE DIGITS NORTH AND 10-12F IN THE SOUTH ARE IN THE FORECAST NOW. IF THE SOUTH/SOUTHEAST ZONES GET 7+ INCHES OF SNOW SUN NT-MON...LOWS MAY HAVE TO BE LOWERED THERE. BANKING ON A CONTINUED INFLUENCE OF THE SNOW STORM TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...WITH OUR EAST AND SOUTHEAST SECTIONS STAYING COOLER THAN GUIDANCE. BY THURSDAY...SOUTH WINDS SHOULD BRING IN A LITTLE WARMER AIR...WITH THE SOUTHWEST CORNER EDGING UP INTO THE LOWER 40S. DID NOT CHANGE ANYTHING BEYOND DAY 5...AS THE MODELS ARE TOO UNRELIABLE BEYOND THAT. .AVIATION... THE WEAK HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE JUST EAST OF OUR TAF SITES WILL ALLOW FOR LIGHT NORTH WINDS ACROSS ALL TAF SITES. ALSO...LOW LEVEL MOISTURE FROM THE MELTING OF RECENT SNOW WILL KEEP IFR CIGS AND MVFR VSBYS IN STRATUS AND FOG EARLY THIS MORNING. THE VSBYS WILL IMPROVE TO 6+ SM BY 16Z...AS CIGS RAISE TO MVFR IN THE BKN030-035 RANGE. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... DDC 35 27 31 27 / 0 30 80 80 GCK 35 24 31 23 / 0 30 60 70 EHA 36 25 30 24 / 0 20 70 80 LBL 36 27 30 27 / 0 30 70 80 HYS 36 26 32 23 / 0 30 60 60 P28 35 27 31 29 / 0 30 80 80 && .DDC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER STORM WATCH FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090. FREEZING FOG ADVISORY UNTIL 8 AM CST /7 AM MST/ THIS MORNING FOR KSZ061>064-074>078-084>088. && FN24/12
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 6, 4:53 AM CST, 9 hours 33 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 453 AM CST SAT FEB 6 2010 KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-071100- 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- 453 AM CST SAT FEB 6 2010 /353 AM MST SAT FEB 6 2010/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL...SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL KANSAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE IS POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT. SIDEWALKS AND ROADS COULD BECOME SLICK. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST KANSAS FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SUNDAY AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 INCHES OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM MEADE TO DODGE CITY TO LARNED. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS...WHICH WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... STORM SPOTTERS WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT. && FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/DDC
The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 6, 2:26 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DDC | Barber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ellis, Finney and 21 more | 52 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in Kansas, 2010Every winter storm warning in 2010
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.