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High Wind Warning 2, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this high wind warning at Apr 3, 2011, 8:11 PM CDT for 8 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 113 min. 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
- Apr 3, 2011, 8:11 PM CDT (01:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 3, 2011, 10:04 PM CDT
- In force
- 113 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
Counties Barber County, KS, Clark County, KS, Comanche County, KS, Edwards County, KS, Ford County, KS, Kiowa County, KS, Meade County, KS, Seward County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 8:34 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 2 E Dodge City, 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 00:00Z, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 45 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
- 2167 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 74 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -89 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 29 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
769 WWUS73 KDDC 040111 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 811 PM CDT SUN APR 3 2011 ...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL KANSAS THROUGH TONIGHT... .A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS TODAY...WILL SLIDE QUICKLY NORTHEAST INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST BY TONIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL PUSH A STRONG COLD FRONT THROUGH WESTERN KANSAS LATE THIS AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING. AHEAD OF THIS FRONT...STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE. HOWEVER...BEHIND THE FRONT WINDS WILL SHIFT QUICKLY TO THE NORTH TO NORTHWEST AND REMAIN GUSTY INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. KSZ090-040915- /O.NEW.KDDC.HW.W.0002.110404T0111Z-110404T0200Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-110404T1000Z/ BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY 811 PM CDT SUN APR 3 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CDT MONDAY. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL REMAIN AT OR ABOVE ADVISORY CRITERIA THROUGH THIS EVENING BUT SHOULD SLOWLY EASE BELOW CRITERIA DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * WINDS...EXPECT NORTH WINDS OF 30 MPH TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH WILL UNTIL 9 PM...THEN DECREASE TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH FOR THE REST OF EVENING. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY AROUND ELEVATORS AND WINDBREAKS. BLOWING DUST MAY DEVELOP AND REDUCE VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. && $$ KSZ030-031-043>046-040600- /O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-110404T0600Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... HAYS...ELLIS...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE... RUSH CENTER 811 PM CDT SUN APR 3 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT MONDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT MONDAY. * TIMING...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE ABOVE ADVISORY CRITERIA BY EARLY EVENING BUT WILL SLOWLY EASE BELOW CRITERIA DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * WINDS...STRONG WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY ON EAST WEST ROADS AND IN AREAS AROUND GRAIN ELEVATORS AND WIND BREAKS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ KSZ061>066-074>081-084>089-040915- /O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-110404T1000Z/ HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-STANTON-GRANT- HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE- CLARK-COMANCHE- 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 811 PM CDT SUN APR 3 2011 /711 PM MDT SUN APR 3 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CDT /4 AM MDT/ MONDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CDT /4 AM MDT/ MONDAY. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL REMAIN AT OR ABOVE ADVISORY CRITERIA THROUGH THE EVENING BUT SHOULD SLOWLY EASE BELOW CRITERIA DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. HOWEVER...WINDS WILL QUICKLY TURN TO THE NORTH TO NORTHWEST BEHIND THE FRONT WITH SPEEDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY AROUND ELEVATORS AND WINDBREAKS. BLOWING DUST MAY DEVELOP AND REDUCE VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ 06
2 follow-up statements
862 WWUS73 KDDC 040144 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 844 PM CDT SUN APR 3 2011 ...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL KANSAS TONIGHT... .A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS TODAY...WILL SLIDE QUICKLY NORTHEAST INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST BY TONIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL PUSH A STRONG COLD FRONT THROUGH WESTERN KANSAS LATE THIS AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING. AHEAD OF THIS FRONT...STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE. HOWEVER...BEHIND THE FRONT WINDS WILL SHIFT QUICKLY TO THE NORTH TO NORTHWEST AND REMAIN GUSTY INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. KSZ090-040945- /O.EXP.KDDC.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110404T0200Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-110404T1000Z/ BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY 844 PM CDT SUN APR 3 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CDT MONDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CDT MONDAY. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL REMAIN AT OR ABOVE ADVISORY CRITERIA THROUGH THIS EVENING BUT SHOULD SLOWLY EASE BELOW CRITERIA DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * WINDS...EXPECT NORTH WINDS OF 30 MPH TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH WILL UNTIL 9 PM...THEN DECREASE TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH FOR THE REST OF EVENING. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY AROUND ELEVATORS AND WINDBREAKS. BLOWING DUST MAY DEVELOP AND REDUCE VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ KSZ078>080-086>089-040945- /O.EXB.KDDC.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110404T0300Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-110404T1000Z/ FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY... LEWIS...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE... FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...COLDWATER...PROTECTION 844 PM CDT SUN APR 3 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CDT MONDAY. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL REMAIN AT OR ABOVE ADVISORY CRITERIA THROUGH THE EVENING BUT SHOULD SLOWLY EASE BELOW CRITERIA DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * WINDS...EXPECT NORTH WINDS OF 30 MPH TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH WILL UNTIL 10 PM...THEN DECREASING TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH FOR THE REST OF EVENING. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY AROUND ELEVATORS AND WINDBREAKS. BLOWING DUST MAY DEVELOP AND REDUCE VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ KSZ030-031-043>046-040600- /O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-110404T0600Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... HAYS...ELLIS...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE... RUSH CENTER 844 PM CDT SUN APR 3 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT MONDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT MONDAY. * TIMING...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE ABOVE ADVISORY CRITERIA BY EARLY EVENING BUT WILL SLOWLY EASE BELOW CRITERIA DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * WINDS...STRONG WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY ON EAST WEST ROADS AND IN AREAS AROUND GRAIN ELEVATORS AND WIND BREAKS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ KSZ061>066-074>077-081-084-085-040945- /O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-110404T1000Z/ HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-STANTON-GRANT- HASKELL-GRAY-PRATT-MORTON-STEVENS- 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...PRATT...ELKHART... RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...MOSCOW 844 PM CDT SUN APR 3 2011 /744 PM MDT SUN APR 3 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CDT /4 AM MDT/ MONDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CDT /4 AM MDT/ MONDAY. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL REMAIN AT OR ABOVE ADVISORY CRITERIA THROUGH THE EVENING BUT SHOULD SLOWLY EASE BELOW CRITERIA DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. HOWEVER...WINDS WILL QUICKLY TURN TO THE NORTH TO NORTHWEST BEHIND THE FRONT WITH SPEEDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY AROUND ELEVATORS AND WINDBREAKS. BLOWING DUST MAY DEVELOP AND REDUCE VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ 06
446 WWUS73 KDDC 040304 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1004 PM CDT SUN APR 3 2011 ...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL KANSAS TONIGHT... .STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS BEHIND A COLD FRONT WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE LATE EVENING WITH WIND AVERAGING BETWEEN 30 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS COMMONLY TO AROUND 55 MPH. WIND SPEEDS WILL DIMINISH SOMEWHAT DURING THE OVERNIGHT, BUT STILL REMAIN WINDY, IN THE 25 TO 40 MPH RANGE. KSZ078>080-086>089-041000- /O.CAN.KDDC.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110404T0300Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-110404T1000Z/ FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY... LEWIS...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE... FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...COLDWATER...PROTECTION 1004 PM CDT SUN APR 3 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CDT MONDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CDT MONDAY. && $$ KSZ030-031-043>046-040600- /O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-110404T0600Z/ 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 1004 PM CDT SUN APR 3 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT MONDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT MONDAY. * TIMING...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL SLOWLY EASE BELOW CRITERIA DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * WINDS...STRONG WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE DURING THE LATE EARLY EVENING HOURS. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY ON EAST WEST ROADS AND IN AREAS AROUND GRAIN ELEVATORS AND WIND BREAKS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ KSZ061>066-074>077-081-084-085-090-041000- /O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-110404T1000Z/ HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-STANTON-GRANT- HASKELL-GRAY-PRATT-MORTON-STEVENS-BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SYRACUSE...LAKIN...DEERFIELD... GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...JETMORE...HANSTON...LARNED...BURDETT... ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON...JOHNSON CITY...ULYSSES... SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...PRATT...ELKHART... RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...MOSCOW...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY 1004 PM CDT SUN APR 3 2011 /904 PM MDT SUN APR 3 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CDT /4 AM MDT/ MONDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CDT /4 AM MDT/ MONDAY. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL REMAIN AT OR ABOVE ADVISORY CRITERIA THROUGH THE LATE EVENING BUT SHOULD SLOWLY EASE BELOW CRITERIA DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WITH SPEEDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH COMMON. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY AROUND ELEVATORS AND WINDBREAKS. BLOWING DUST MAY DEVELOP AND REDUCE VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in Kansas, 2011Every high wind 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.