Alert archive / Kansas / Blizzard Warnings in 2011
Blizzard Warning 1, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this blizzard warning at Dec 18, 2011, 3:58 PM CST for 24 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Dec 19, 2011, 9:00 AM CST. It was in force for 26 hr. 47 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
- Dec 18, 2011, 3:58 PM CST (21:58 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 19, 2011, 9:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Dec 20, 2011, 11:09 AM CST
- In force
- 26 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
All 24 counties
Clark 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, 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), 38 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:03 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 19, 12:37 PM CST | SNOW 1 | Elkhart, KS | |
| Dec 19, 2:54 PM CST | SNOW 0 | Dighton, KS | THE LANE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTED FULL BLOWN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN PROGRESS. |
| Dec 19, 4:37 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Ellis, KS | 2.0 INCH MEASURED SNOW AND VISIBILITIES LESS THAN 1/4 MILE ON INTERSTATE 70 |
| Dec 19, 5:17 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Dighton, KS | THE EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTED UPWARDS OF 6 INCHES OF SNOW ACROSS MUCH OF LANE COUNTY AND THAT WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WERE OCCURING. |
| Dec 19, 6:18 PM CST | SNOW 1 | Liberal, KS | 1.0 SNOW, 2.0 SNOW AND ICE. US 83 AND US 54 ARE SNOWPACKED AND ICY MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ACROSS THE COUNTY. |
| Dec 19, 6:51 PM CST | SNOW 5 | Elkhart, KS | 5.0 ESTIMATED ACROSS COUNTY. VISIBILITIES STILL LESS THAN 1/4 MILE. |
| Dec 19, 7:03 PM CST | SNOW 4 | Ulysses, KS | 3-4 INCHES MEASURED ACROSS THE COUNTY. |
| Dec 19, 7:30 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Hays, KS | ACCIDENTS ON INTERSTATE 70. HOTELS HALF FULL. ESTIMATED 3 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW HAS FALLEN FOR TOTAL. |
| Dec 19, 7:50 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Dighton, KS | ZERO OR NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY PARTICULARLY ON EAST-WEST ROADS IN SNOW AND SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. SNOW DRIFTS OF 2 FEET WERE COMMON. |
| Dec 19, 11:25 PM CST | SNOW 4 | Liberal, KS | |
| Dec 19, 11:25 PM CST | SNOW 4.5 | Sublette, KS | ESTIMATED SNOWFALL RANGED FROM 4 TO 5 INCHES. |
| Dec 19, 11:25 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Liberal, KS | VISIBILITIES VARY FROM 1/4 MILE IN SOUTHERN SEWARD TO NEAR ZERO IN NORTHERN PARTS OF THE COUNTY. SNOW DRIFTS OF 10 TO 12 INCHES WERE ALSO REPORTED. |
| Dec 19, 11:25 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Sublette, KS | VISIBILITIES RANGED FROM NEAR ZERO TO 100 YARDS WITH 18-20 INCH SNOW DRIFTS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. |
| Dec 19, 11:43 PM CST | SNOW 5.5 | Hays, KS | SNOW DRIFTS OF 1 TO 2 FEET WERE ALSO REPORTED. |
| Dec 20, 12:31 AM CST | BLIZZARD | Sublette, KS | SNOWFALL WAS ESTIMATED AT 5 TO 6 INCHES WITH 12 TO 18 INCH DRIFTS. VISIBILITY WAS ESTIMATED AT AROUND 10 FEET. |
| Dec 20, 2:15 AM CST | BLIZZARD | Sublette, KS | SNOW DRIFTS UP TO ONE FOOT ALONG HIGHWAY 56 IN HASKELL COUNTY WITH VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO. ESTIMATED 5 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IN SUBLETTE. |
| Dec 20, 2:27 AM CST | BLIZZARD | Scott City, KS | NUMEROUS VEHICLES ARE STRANDED ALONG HIGHWAY 83. VISIBILITY IS 1/4 MILES OR LESS WITH 4 FOOT SNOW DRIFTS. |
| Dec 20, 2:27 AM CST | BLIZZARD | Syracuse, KS | ESTIMATED 10 INCHES OF SNOW WITH UP TO 5 FOOT SNOW DRIFTS. |
| Dec 20, 2:45 AM CST | SNOW 7 | Ness City, KS | SNOW WAS ESTIMATED TO BE AT LEAST 7 INCHES. VISIBILITY WAS OBSERVED TO BE LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE. |
| Dec 20, 2:50 AM CST | SNOW 4.5 | La Crosse, KS | SNOWFALL WAS ESTIMATED BETWEEN 4 AND 5 INCHES WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY ESTIMATED. |
| Dec 20, 3:07 AM CST | BLIZZARD | Dighton, KS | SNOWFALL IS ESTIMATED TO BE AT LEAST A FOOT, WITH THREE TO FOUR FOOT SNOW DRIFTS ACROSS HIGHWAY 96. VISIBILITY WAS OBSERVED TO BE LESS THAN AN EIGHTH OF A MILE. |
| Dec 20, 3:07 AM CST | BLIZZARD | Elkhart, KS | THREE TO FOUR FOOT SNOW DRIFTS HAVE DEVELOPED WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY. |
| Dec 20, 5:00 AM CST | BLIZZARD | Syracuse, KS | PART OF A GREENHOUSE ROOF COLLAPSED DUE TO SNOW DRIFTING OVER AND ACCUMULATING ON IT. TIME IS APPROXIMATE. |
| Dec 20, 6:36 AM CST | SNOW 12 | Scott City, KS | SNOW DRIFTS OF 3 TO 4 FEET WERE ALSO OBSERVED. |
| Dec 20, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 3 | 10 E Spearville, KS | |
| Dec 20, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 5 | 2 Nnw Dodge City, KS | |
| Dec 20, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 6 | Satanta, KS | |
| Dec 20, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 8 | 11 Wnw Jetmore, KS | DRIFTS TO 3.5 FEET WERE ALSO REPORTED, ALONG WITH NORTH WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH LAST NIGHT. |
| Dec 20, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 11.5 | 10 S Collyer, KS | |
| Dec 20, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 15 | 10 Se Scott City, KS | THIS REPORT WAS FROM A COCORAHS REPORTER. |
| Dec 20, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 2 | 1 Ene Greensburg, KS | |
| Dec 20, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 3 | 1 Nw St. John, KS | |
| Dec 20, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 3 | Meade, KS | THE COUNTY ALSO REPORTS NO SNOWFALL IN THE EASTERN PART OF THE COUNTY. |
| Dec 20, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 7 | Garden City, KS | THE COUNTY ESTIMATED 6 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOWFALL AND 2 TO 3 FOOT DRIFTS. |
| Dec 20, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 7 | Liberal, KS | THE COUNTY ESTIMATED 6 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOWFALL. |
| Dec 20, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 8 | Cimarron, KS | THE COUNTY ESTIMATED 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOWFALL. |
| Dec 20, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 8 | Garden City, KS | THE COUNTY ESTIMATED 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOWFALL AND 2 TO 3 FOOT DRIFTS. |
| Dec 20, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 8 | Hugoton, KS | THE COUNTY ESTIMATED 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOWFALL. |
| Dec 20, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 8 | Lakin, KS | |
| Dec 20, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 8 | Ulysses, KS | THE COUNTY ESTIMATED 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOWFALL. |
| Dec 20, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 8.5 | Ness City, KS | THE COUNTY ESTIMATED 7 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOWFALL. |
| Dec 20, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 8.6 | 11 Nnw Scott City, KS | |
| Dec 20, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 10 | Johnson City, KS | |
| Dec 20, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 10 | La Crosse, KS | |
| Dec 20, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 11.5 | 5 Ene Victoria, KS | |
| Dec 20, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 12 | Elkhart, KS | |
| Dec 20, 11:00 AM CST | SNOW 14 | Victoria, 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, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 43 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
- 1096 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 138 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 229 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
858 WWUS43 KDDC 182158 WSWDDC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 358 PM CST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...BLIZZARD TO NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED MONDAY THROUGH NOON TUESDAY... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK FROM EXTREME SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ACROSS SOUTHERN ARIZONA TONIGHT...REACHING THE SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS REGION BY MONDAY. THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND STRONG NORTH WINDS WITH NEAR NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL...SOUTHWEST...AND PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS. KSZ063>065-075>080-084>088-191200- /O.UPG.KDDC.BZ.A.0001.111219T1500Z-111220T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.BZ.W.0001.111219T1500Z-111220T1800Z/ FINNEY-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA- MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...JETMORE... HANSTON...LARNED...BURDETT...ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...SATANTA... CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS... GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...ELKHART...RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...MOSCOW... LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA 358 PM CST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM MONDAY TO NOON CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM MONDAY TO NOON CST TUESDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOW COULD BEGIN AS EARLY AS MONDAY MORNING NEAR ELKHART TO SUBLETTE AND LIBERAL THEN SPREAD ACROSS THE REST OF SOUTHWEST...WEST CENTRAL...AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MUCH OF THE HEAVY SNOW SHOULD COME TO AN END FROM WEST TO EAST BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOWFALL...WIDESPREAD 6 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. A NARROWER AXIS OF HIGHER AMOUNTS...WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 9 TO 12 INCHES...IS ALSO ANTICIPATED. ISOLATED LOCATIONS WITHIN THE HEAVY SNOWFALL AXIS MAY SEE AMOUNTS GREATER THAN ONE FOOT...WILL EXTEND GENERALLY ALONG AND JUST NORTH OF THE HIGHWAY 56 CORRIDOR FROM SUBLETTE...TO DODGE CITY TO LARNED. * OTHER IMPACTS...NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW FOR MUCH OF THE STORM. THERE WILL BE PERIODS OF EVEN HIGHER WINDS WHERE FREQUENT GUSTS WILL RANGE 35 TO 45 MPH. THE STRENGTH OF WIND WILL PROMOTE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. EAST TO WEST ROADS WILL BE VULNERABLE TO VERY LARGE DRIFTS THAT MAY BLOCK ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ KSZ030-031-043>046-061-062-066-074-191200- /O.UPG.KDDC.WS.A.0004.111219T1500Z-111220T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.BZ.W.0001.111219T1500Z-111220T1800Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-STAFFORD-STANTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... HAYS...ELLIS...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE... RUSH CENTER...SYRACUSE...LAKIN...DEERFIELD...ST. JOHN... STAFFORD...HUDSON...JOHNSON CITY 358 PM CST SUN DEC 18 2011 /258 PM MST SUN DEC 18 2011/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ MONDAY TO NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ MONDAY TO NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOW COULD BEGIN AS EARLY AS MONDAY MORNING NEAR ELKHART TO SUBLETTE AND LIBERAL THEN SPREAD ACROSS THE REST OF SOUTHWEST...WEST CENTRAL...AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MUCH OF THE HEAVY SNOW SHOULD COME TO AN END FROM WEST TO EAST BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOWFALL...WIDESPREAD 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. A NARROWER AXIS OF SIGNIFICANT SNOW...WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES...IS ALSO POSSIBLE. * OTHER IMPACTS...NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW FOR MUCH OF THE STORM. THERE WILL BE PERIODS OF EVEN HIGHER WINDS WHERE GUSTS WILL RANGE 35 TO 45 MPH. THE STRENGTH OF WIND WILL PROMOTE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. EAST TO WEST ROADS WILL BE VULNERABLE TO VERY LARGE DRIFTS THAT MAY BLOCK ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ KSZ081-089-090-191200- /O.UPG.KDDC.WS.A.0004.111219T1500Z-111220T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.WW.Y.0011.111219T2100Z-111220T1800Z/ PRATT-COMANCHE-BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRATT...COLDWATER...PROTECTION... MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY 358 PM CST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM MONDAY TO NOON CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM MONDAY TO NOON CST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOW COULD BEGIN BY MONDAY EVENING ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS. MUCH OF THE SNOW SHOULD BE TAPERING OFF BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOWFALL...WIDESPREAD 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * OTHER IMPACTS...NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW FOR MUCH OF THE STORM. THERE WILL BE PERIODS OF EVEN HIGHER WINDS WHERE GUSTS WILL RANGE 35 TO 45 MPH. THE STRENGTH OF WIND WILL PROMOTE PERIODS OF LOW VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && 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. && $$ 06/32/36
6 follow-up statements
729 WWUS43 KDDC 191134 WSWDDC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 534 AM CST MON DEC 19 2011 ...BLIZZARD TO NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH NOON TUESDAY... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK FROM SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO INTO WEST TEXAS TODAY...AND THEN ACROSS WESTERN OKLAHOMA EARLY TONIGHT. THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND STRONG NORTH WINDS WITH NEAR NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL...SOUTHWEST...AND PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS. KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>080-084>088-191945- /O.CON.KDDC.BZ.W.0001.111219T1500Z-111220T1800Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN- PAWNEE-STAFFORD-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA- MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK- 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...ELKHART...RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...MOSCOW... LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA 534 AM CST MON DEC 19 2011 /434 AM MST MON DEC 19 2011/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TUESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TUESDAY. * TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL BY LATE MORNING NEAR ELKHART TO SUBLETTE AND LIBERAL THEN SPREAD ACROSS THE REST OF SOUTHWEST...WEST CENTRAL...AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MUCH OF THE HEAVY SNOW SHOULD COME TO AN END FROM WEST TO EAST BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOWFALL...WIDESPREAD 5 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. A NARROWER AXIS OF SIGNIFICANT SNOW...WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 9 TO 12 INCHES...IS ALSO POSSIBLE. * OTHER IMPACTS...NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW FOR MUCH OF THE STORM. THERE WILL BE PERIODS OF EVEN HIGHER WINDS WHERE GUSTS WILL RANGE 35 TO 45 MPH. THE STRENGTH OF WIND WILL PROMOTE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. EAST TO WEST ROADS WILL BE VULNERABLE TO VERY LARGE DRIFTS THAT MAY BLOCK ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ KSZ081-089-090-191945- /O.CON.KDDC.WW.Y.0011.111219T2100Z-111220T1800Z/ PRATT-COMANCHE-BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRATT...COLDWATER...PROTECTION... MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY 534 AM CST MON DEC 19 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON CST TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON CST TUESDAY. * TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL BEGIN BY EARLY MONDAY EVENING ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS. MUCH OF THE SNOW SHOULD BE TAPERING OFF BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOWFALL...WIDESPREAD 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * OTHER IMPACTS...NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW FOR MUCH OF THE STORM. THERE WILL BE PERIODS OF EVEN HIGHER WINDS WHERE GUSTS WILL RANGE 35 TO 45 MPH. THE STRENGTH OF WIND WILL PROMOTE PERIODS OF LOW VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. 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. && $$
682 WWUS43 KDDC 191144 CCA WSWDDC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 543 AM CST MON DEC 19 2011 ...BLIZZARD TO NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK FROM SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO INTO WEST TEXAS TODAY...AND THEN ACROSS WESTERN OKLAHOMA EARLY TONIGHT. THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND STRONG NORTH WINDS WITH NEAR NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL...SOUTHWEST...AND PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS. KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>080-084>088-192000- /O.COR.KDDC.BZ.W.0001.111219T1500Z-111220T1800Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN- PAWNEE-STAFFORD-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA- MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK- 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...ELKHART...RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...MOSCOW... LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA 543 AM CST MON DEC 19 2011 /443 AM MST MON DEC 19 2011/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TUESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TUESDAY. * TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING NEAR ELKHART...SUBLETTE AND LIBERAL THEN SPREAD ACROSS THE REST OF SOUTHWEST...WEST CENTRAL...AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MUCH OF THE HEAVY SNOW SHOULD COME TO AN END FROM WEST TO EAST BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOWFALL...WIDESPREAD 5 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. A NARROWER AXIS OF SIGNIFICANT SNOW...WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 9 TO 12 INCHES...IS ALSO POSSIBLE. * OTHER IMPACTS...NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW FOR MUCH OF THE STORM. THERE WILL BE PERIODS OF EVEN HIGHER WINDS WHERE GUSTS WILL RANGE 35 TO 45 MPH. THE STRENGTH OF WIND WILL PROMOTE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. EAST TO WEST ROADS WILL BE VULNERABLE TO VERY LARGE DRIFTS THAT MAY BLOCK ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ KSZ081-089-090-192000- /O.CON.KDDC.WW.Y.0011.111219T2100Z-111220T1800Z/ PRATT-COMANCHE-BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRATT...COLDWATER...PROTECTION... MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY 543 AM CST MON DEC 19 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON CST TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON CST TUESDAY. * TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL BEGIN BY EARLY MONDAY EVENING ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS. MUCH OF THE SNOW SHOULD BE TAPERING OFF BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOWFALL...WIDESPREAD 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * OTHER IMPACTS...NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW FOR MUCH OF THE STORM. THERE WILL BE PERIODS OF EVEN HIGHER WINDS WHERE GUSTS WILL RANGE 35 TO 45 MPH. THE STRENGTH OF WIND WILL PROMOTE PERIODS OF LOW VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. 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. && $$
192 WWUS43 KDDC 191949 WSWDDC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 149 PM CST MON DEC 19 2011 ...BLIZZARD TO NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS... .A STRONG WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK FROM SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO INTO WESTERN TEXAS TODAY...AND THEN ACROSS WESTERN OKLAHOMA EARLY TONIGHT. THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND STRONG NORTH WINDS WITH NEAR NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL...SOUTHWEST...AND PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS. KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>080-084>088-200615- /O.CON.KDDC.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-111220T1800Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN- PAWNEE-STAFFORD-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA- MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK- 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...ELKHART...RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...MOSCOW... LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA 149 PM CST MON DEC 19 2011 /1249 PM MST MON DEC 19 2011/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TUESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TUESDAY. * TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOW NEAR THE COLORADO BORDER WILL SPREAD EAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW IN THE ASHLAND...GREENSBURG AND SAINT JOHN AREAS AFTER SUNDOWN. * SNOWFALL...WIDESPREAD 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED NORTHWEST OF LINE FROM HUGOTON TO SUBLETTE TO JETMORE TO LARNED. SOUTHEAST OF THAT AREA...THERE WILL BE A BAND OF SNOW FROM 5 TO 8 INCHES FROM LIBERAL TO DODGE CITY TO SAINT JOHN. * OTHER IMPACTS...NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH AT TIMES WILL BLOW THE SNOW AND REDUCE VISIBILITIES. THESE STRONG OF WINDS...COMBINED WITH THE SNOW...WILL PROMOTE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. EAST TO WEST ROADS WILL BE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO VERY LARGE DRIFTS THAT MAY BLOCK ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ KSZ081-089-090-200615- /O.CON.KDDC.WW.Y.0011.111219T2100Z-111220T1800Z/ PRATT-COMANCHE-BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRATT...COLDWATER...PROTECTION... MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY 149 PM CST MON DEC 19 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY. * TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL BEGIN MONDAY EVENING ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS. MUCH OF THE SNOW SHOULD BE TAPERING OFF BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOWFALL...WIDESPREAD 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. * OTHER IMPACTS...GUSTY NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW FOR MUCH OF THE STORM. THE STRENGTH OF WIND WILL PROMOTE PERIODS OF LOW VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 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. && $$ 12
409 WWUS43 KDDC 200509 WSWDDC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1109 PM CST MON DEC 19 2011 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT... .THE UPPER LEVEL LOW RESPONSIBLE FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WAS CENTERED OVER THE TEXAS PANHANDLE LATE MONDAY NIGHT. THIS LOW IS FORECAST TO TRACK SLOWLY EAST-NORTHEAST THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY AS IT WEAKENS. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL OCCUR NORTH OF THE LOW TRACK. KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>080-084>088-201400- /O.CON.KDDC.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-111220T1800Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN- PAWNEE-STAFFORD-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA- MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK- 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...ELKHART...RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...MOSCOW... LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA 1109 PM CST MON DEC 19 2011 /1009 PM MST MON DEC 19 2011/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TUESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TUESDAY. * TIMING...WIDESPREAD LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH DAYBREAK TUESDAY...AND TAPER OFF IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY DURING THE MID MORNING HOURS. THE NEAR BLIZZARD AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL END BY LATE MORNING OR MIDDAY OVER MUCH OF THE AREA. * SNOWFALL...REPORTS AND RADAR ESTIMATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW HAVE FALLEN ALREADY NORTH AND WEST OF A LINE FROM ROUGHLY ELKHART TO GARDEN CITY TO NESS CITY. AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES IS EXPECTED IN SOME OF THESE AREAS BEFORE ENDING BRINGING STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES IN FAR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST KANSAS. FARTHER EAST...ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LESS WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOWFALL EXPECTED FROM LIBERAL TO DODGE CITY TO LA CROSSE. * OTHER IMPACTS...NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH AT TIMES WILL BLOW THE SNOW AND REDUCE VISIBILITIES. THESE STRONG OF WINDS...COMBINED WITH THE SNOW...WILL PROMOTE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. SEVERAL MAJOR HIGHWAYS ARE CLOSED ACROSS FAR SOUTHWEST KANSAS. PLEASE REFER TO THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ON THE INTERNET OR BY CALLING 5-1-1 IN KANSAS FOR ROAD CLOSURE INFORMATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ KSZ081-089-090-201400- /O.CON.KDDC.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-111220T1800Z/ PRATT-COMANCHE-BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRATT...COLDWATER...PROTECTION... MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY 1109 PM CST MON DEC 19 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY. * TIMING...RAIN AND SLEET IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...AND PERSIST OFF AND ON UNTIL MID TO LATE MORNING TUESDAY. * SNOWFALL...WIDESPREAD 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. * OTHER IMPACTS...GUSTY NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW FOR MUCH OF THE STORM. THE STRENGTH OF WIND WILL PROMOTE PERIODS OF LOW VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 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. && $$ UMSCHEID
040 WWUS43 KDDC 201011 WSWDDC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 411 AM CST TUE DEC 20 2011 ...GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE AND PRODUCING REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... .AN UPPER LEVEL LOW LOCATED OVER THE TEXAS PANHANDLE WILL TRACK SLOWLY EAST-NORTHEAST EARLY TODAY AS IT WEAKENS. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW AND SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL OCCUR NORTH OF THE LOW TRACK. KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>080-084>088-201800- /O.CON.KDDC.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-111220T1800Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN- PAWNEE-STAFFORD-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA- MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK- 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...ELKHART...RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...MOSCOW... LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA 411 AM CST TUE DEC 20 2011 /311 AM MST TUE DEC 20 2011/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY. * TIMING...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING...AND THEN BEGIN TO TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST. NEAR BLIZZARD AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL END BY LATE MORNING OR EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOWFALL...REPORTS AND RADAR ESTIMATIONS IN EXCESS OF 7 INCHES OF SNOW HAVE FALLEN ALREADY NORTH AND WEST OF A LINE FROM ROUGHLY ELKHART TO GARDEN CITY TO NESS CITY. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES IS EXPECTED NORTH OF HIGHWAY 156 BEFORE ENDING BRINGING STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 9 TO 12 INCHES. FARTHER EAST...ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LESS WITH 4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOWFALL EXPECTED FROM LIBERAL TO DODGE CITY TO LARNED. * OTHER IMPACTS...NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH AT TIMES WILL BLOW THE SNOW AND REDUCE VISIBILITIES. THESE STRONG OF WINDS...COMBINED WITH THE SNOW...WILL PROMOTE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. SEVERAL MAJOR HIGHWAYS ARE CLOSED ACROSS FAR SOUTHWEST KANSAS. PLEASE REFER TO THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ON THE INTERNET OR BY CALLING 5-1-1 IN KANSAS FOR ROAD CLOSURE INFORMATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ KSZ081-089-090-201800- /O.CON.KDDC.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-111220T1800Z/ PRATT-COMANCHE-BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRATT...COLDWATER...PROTECTION... MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY 411 AM CST TUE DEC 20 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * TIMING...A WINTRY MIX OF RAIN, SLEET, AND SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING. * SNOWFALL...UP TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND 3 INCHES POSSIBLE. * OTHER IMPACTS...GUSTY NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW FOR MUCH OF THE STORM. THE STRENGTH OF WIND WILL PROMOTE PERIODS OF LOW VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 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. && $$ 18
819 WWUS43 KDDC 201709 WSWDDC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1109 AM CST TUE DEC 20 2011 ...THE WINTER STORM WAS PULLING EAST OUT OF WESTERN KANSAS... .AS THE WINTER STORM WHICH BROUGHT SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND DRIFTS TO WESTERN KANSAS EXITS EAST TODAY, A FEW FLURRIES WILL FALL AS NORTH WINDS BLOW AT 15 TO 25 MPH. NO ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IS ANTICIPATED THIS AFTERNOON OR TONIGHT. KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>080-084>088-201815- /O.CAN.KDDC.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-111220T1800Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN- PAWNEE-STAFFORD-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA- MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... HAYS...ELLIS...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE... RUSH CENTER...SYRACUSE...LAKIN...DEERFIELD...GARDEN CITY... KALVESTA...JETMORE...HANSTON...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN... STAFFORD...HUDSON...JOHNSON CITY...ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...SATANTA... CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS... GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...ELKHART...RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...MOSCOW... LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA 1109 AM CST TUE DEC 20 2011 /1009 AM MST TUE DEC 20 2011/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. BOTH SNOW AND WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED...THUS THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW CANCELLED. $$ KSZ081-089-090-201815- /O.CAN.KDDC.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-111220T1800Z/ PRATT-COMANCHE-BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRATT...COLDWATER...PROTECTION... MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY 1109 AM CST TUE DEC 20 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. BOTH SNOW AND WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED CONSIDERABLY...THUS THE ADVISORY IS NOW CANCELLED. $$ 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 3:17 AM CST | Blizzard Watch | DDC | Clark, Edwards, Finney, Ford, Grant, Gray and 8 more | 13 hr |
| Dec 18, 3:58 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DDC | Barber, Comanche, Pratt | 43 hr |
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Blizzard Warnings in Kansas, 2011Every blizzard warning in 2011
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.