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Frost Advisory 7, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this frost advisory at Oct 27, 2011, 3:29 PM CDT for 9 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Oct 28, 2011, 2:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 27, 2011, 3:29 PM CDT (20:29 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 28, 2011, 2:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Oct 28, 2011, 8:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
Counties Barber County, KS, Clark County, KS, Comanche County, KS, Ford County, KS, Gray County, KS, Hodgeman County, KS, Kiowa County, KS, Meade County, KS, Pratt County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 43 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 39 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
- 923 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -78 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 61 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
031 WWUS73 KDDC 272029 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 329 PM CDT THU OCT 27 2011 ...A HARD FREEZING IS LIKELY ACROSS PARTS OF WESTERN KANSAS OVERNIGHT... .A COLD DOME OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS TONIGHT. CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS WILL RESULT IN TEMPERATURES FALLING BACK INTO THE MID 30S TO NEAR 40 DEGREES BY MIDNIGHT. BY DAYBREAK TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BOTTOM OUT IN THE MID 20S TO NEAR 30 DEGREES. KSZ063-074>076-084>086-280430- /O.NEW.KDDC.FZ.W.0003.111028T0700Z-111028T1300Z/ FINNEY-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...JOHNSON CITY... ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...ELKHART...RICHFIELD...HUGOTON... MOSCOW...LIBERAL...KISMET 329 PM CDT THU OCT 27 2011 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM CDT FRIDAY... * TEMPERATURE...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE 25 TO 28 DEGREE RANGE BEFORE SUNRISE FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...THOSE THAT HAVE TEMPERATURE SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS AS WELL AS LATE SEASON GARDENS SHOULD TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT PLANTS FROM FREEZING TEMPERATURES. THE TEMPERATURES COULD ALSO BE COLD ENOUGH TO DAMAGE SPRINKLER SYSTEMS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN WINTERIZED YET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ KSZ064-077-078-080-081-087>090-280430- /O.NEW.KDDC.FR.Y.0007.111028T0700Z-111028T1300Z/ HODGEMAN-GRAY-FORD-KIOWA-PRATT-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JETMORE...HANSTON...CIMARRON... MONTEZUMA...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND... PRATT...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...COLDWATER... PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY 329 PM CDT THU OCT 27 2011 ...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM CDT FRIDAY... * TEMPERATURE...TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM THE UPPER 20S TO NEAR 30 DEGREES EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...THOSE WITH OUTDOOR SENSITIVE PLANTS AND AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS SHOULD HAVE ALREADY TAKEN ACTION TO PROTECT PLANTS FROM FROST AND FREEZING TEMPERATURES. FREEZING TEMPERATURES MAY ALSO DAMAGE ANY OUTDOOR WATER AND SPRINKLER SYSTEMS WHICH HAVE NOT BEEN WINTERIZED YET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED. && $$ 18
2 follow-up statements
674 WWUS73 KDDC 280238 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 938 PM CDT THU OCT 27 2011 ...A HARD FREEZING IS LIKELY ACROSS PARTS OF WESTERN KANSAS OVERNIGHT... .A COLD DOME OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS TONIGHT. BY DAYBREAK TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BOTTOM OUT IN THE MID 20S TO NEAR 30 DEGREES. KSZ063-074>076-084>086-281300- /O.CON.KDDC.FZ.W.0003.111028T0700Z-111028T1300Z/ FINNEY-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...JOHNSON CITY... ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...ELKHART...RICHFIELD...HUGOTON... MOSCOW...LIBERAL...KISMET 938 PM CDT THU OCT 27 2011 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM CDT FRIDAY... A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM CDT FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...THOSE THAT HAVE TEMPERATURE SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS AS WELL AS LATE SEASON GARDENS SHOULD TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT PLANTS FROM FREEZING TEMPERATURES. THE TEMPERATURES COULD ALSO BE COLD ENOUGH TO DAMAGE SPRINKLER SYSTEMS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN WINTERIZED YET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ KSZ064-077-078-080-081-087>090-281300- /O.CON.KDDC.FR.Y.0007.111028T0700Z-111028T1300Z/ HODGEMAN-GRAY-FORD-KIOWA-PRATT-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JETMORE...HANSTON...CIMARRON... MONTEZUMA...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND... PRATT...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...COLDWATER... PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY 938 PM CDT THU OCT 27 2011 ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM CDT FRIDAY... A FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM CDT FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...THOSE WITH OUTDOOR SENSITIVE PLANTS AND AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS SHOULD HAVE ALREADY TAKEN ACTION TO PROTECT PLANTS FROM FROST AND FREEZING TEMPERATURES. FREEZING TEMPERATURES MAY ALSO DAMAGE ANY OUTDOOR WATER AND SPRINKLER SYSTEMS WHICH HAVE NOT BEEN WINTERIZED YET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED. && $$
354 WWUS73 KDDC 281255 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 755 AM CDT FRI OCT 28 2011 ...THE FREEZE WARNING AND FROST ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM CDT... .WITH THE RISING SUN AND LIGHT NORTHWEST WINDS, TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN RISING BETWEEN 8 AND 9 AM CDT. THUS, THE FREEZE WARNING AND FROST ADVISORY WILL BOTH BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 8 AM CDT. KSZ063-074>076-084>086-281400- /O.EXP.KDDC.FZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-111028T1300Z/ FINNEY-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...JOHNSON CITY... ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...ELKHART...RICHFIELD...HUGOTON... MOSCOW...LIBERAL...KISMET 755 AM CDT FRI OCT 28 2011 ...FREEZE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM CDT THIS MORNING... THE FREEZE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM CDT THIS MORNING. THE SURFACE WILL QUICKLY WARM UP BETWEEN 8 AND 9 AM CDT. THUS THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ KSZ064-077-078-080-081-087>090-281400- /O.EXP.KDDC.FR.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-111028T1300Z/ HODGEMAN-GRAY-FORD-KIOWA-PRATT-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JETMORE...HANSTON...CIMARRON... MONTEZUMA...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND... PRATT...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...COLDWATER... PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY 755 AM CDT FRI OCT 28 2011 ...FROST ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM CDT THIS MORNING... THE FROST ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM CDT THIS MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN WARMING UP AS THE SUN RISES AND WARMS THE SURFACE. ANY FROST WILL QUICKLY DISSIPATE. $$ 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27, 3:29 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | DDC | Finney, Grant, Haskell, Morton, Seward, Stanton and 1 more | 17 hr |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.