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High Wind Warning 6, NWS Dodge City, KS

May 25, 201116 counties in Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this high wind warning at May 25, 2011, 1:14 AM CDT for 16 counties in Kansas. It took effect at May 25, 2011, 2:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 8 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 25, 2011, 1:14 AM CDT (06:14 UTC)
In effect from
May 25, 2011, 2:00 AM CDT
Expired
May 25, 2011, 9:54 AM CDT
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS

Counties Clark 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, Lane County, KS, Meade County, KS, Morton County, KS, Scott County, KS, Seward County, KS, Stanton County, KS, Stevens County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:16 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 00:00Z, 6.2 hours before the alert went out and 84 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Dodge City, at 00:00Z on 2011-05-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Dodge City, at 00:00Z on 2011-05-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -482 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1979 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
80 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-482 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-388 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

350 
WWUS73 KDDC 250614
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
114 AM CDT WED MAY 25 2011

...STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS EARLY THIS
MORNING...

.A DEEPENING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE WILL SLOWLY MOVE
EAST INTO CENTRAL KANSAS EARLY THIS MORNING. THIS WILL PLACE A
TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS. THIS TIGHT PRESSURE
GRADIENT COMBINED WITH VERY STRONG WINDS ALOFT MIXING DOWN TO THE
SURFACE WILL RESULT IN SUSTAINED WINDS IN THE 35 TO 45 MPH RANGE
LATE TONIGHT AND DURING MOST OF THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY. WIND GUSTS
IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WEST OF HIGHWAY 283.

KSZ043-044-061>064-074>078-084>088-251500-
/O.NEW.KDDC.HW.W.0006.110525T0900Z-110526T0100Z/
SCOTT-LANE-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-
GRAY-FORD-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...SYRACUSE...
LAKIN...DEERFIELD...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...JETMORE...HANSTON...
JOHNSON CITY...ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...
MONTEZUMA...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...ELKHART...RICHFIELD...
HUGOTON...MOSCOW...LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...
MINNEOLA
114 AM CDT WED MAY 25 2011 /1214 AM MDT WED MAY 25 2011/

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM CDT /3 AM MDT/ EARLY
THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM CDT /3 AM MDT/ EARLY THIS
MORNING TO 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE MID
  AFTERNOON ON WEDNESDAY. THESE VERY STRONG WINDS WILL THEN BEGIN
  TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE BUT SUSTAINED WINDS AT OR ABOVE 30 MPH ARE
  LIKELY THROUGH SUNSET.

* WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS
  IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY AFTER DAYBREAK. THESE STRONG
  GUSTY WINDS WILL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MID AFTERNOON AND
  THEN BEGIN TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE BACK INTO THE 30 TO 35 MPH RANGE BY
  SUNSET.

* IMPACTS: MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING EARLY
  THIS MORNING AND DURING THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY. MOTORIST SHOULD
  ALSO BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND WHICH MAY CAUSE YOU TO
  LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...BLOW
  WEAKENED ROOFS OFF HOUSES...AND DOWN POWER LINES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING.

&&

$$

KSZ030-031-045-046-065-066-079>081-089-090-251500-
/O.NEW.KDDC.WI.Y.0021.110525T1200Z-110526T0100Z/
TREGO-ELLIS-NESS-RUSH-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-
COMANCHE-BARBER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR...
HAYS...ELLIS...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE...RUSH CENTER...LARNED...
BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON...KINSLEY...LEWIS...
GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...PRATT...COLDWATER...PROTECTION...
MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY
114 AM CDT WED MAY 25 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CDT
THIS EVENING. 


* TIMING: GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP AFTER DAYBREAK AND
  CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY. 

* WINDS: WEST WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AND INCREASE INTO THE 30
  TO 35 MPH RANGE AFTER 7 AM. WIND GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH CAN ALSO BE
  EXPECTED BY LATE MORNING AND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACTS: MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING TODAY.
  MOTORIST SHOULD ALSO BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND WHICH MAY
  CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$


18
4 follow-up statements
638 
WWUS73 KDDC 250633
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
133 AM CDT WED MAY 25 2011

...STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS EARLY THIS
MORNING...

.A DEEPENING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE WILL SLOWLY MOVE
EAST INTO CENTRAL KANSAS EARLY THIS MORNING. THIS WILL PLACE A
TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS. THIS TIGHT
PRESSURE GRADIENT COMBINED WITH VERY STRONG WINDS ALOFT MIXING
DOWN TO THE SURFACE WILL RESULT IN SUSTAINED WINDS IN THE 35 TO
45 MPH RANGE LATE TONIGHT AND DURING MOST OF THE DAY ON
WEDNESDAY. WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE
WEST OF HIGHWAY 283.

KSZ043-044-061>064-074>078-084>088-251600-
/O.EXT.KDDC.HW.W.0006.110525T0700Z-110526T0100Z/
SCOTT-LANE-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-
GRAY-FORD-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...SYRACUSE...
LAKIN...DEERFIELD...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...JETMORE...HANSTON...
JOHNSON CITY...ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...
MONTEZUMA...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...ELKHART...RICHFIELD...
HUGOTON...MOSCOW...LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...
MINNEOLA
133 AM CDT WED MAY 25 2011 /1233 AM MDT WED MAY 25 2011/

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/
THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE MID 
  AFTERNOON ON WEDNESDAY. THESE VERY STRONG WINDS WILL THEN 
  BEGIN TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE BUT SUSTAINED WINDS AT OR ABOVE 30 MPH 
  ARE LIKELY THROUGH SUNSET. 

* WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS
  IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY AFTER DAYBREAK. THESE
  STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MID AFTERNOON AND
  THEN BEGIN TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE BACK INTO THE 30 TO 35 MPH RANGE BY
  SUNSET.

* IMPACTS: MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING EARLY 
  THIS MORNING AND DURING THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY. MOTORIST SHOULD 
  ALSO BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND WHICH MAY CAUSE YOU TO 
  LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...
  BLOW WEAKENED ROOFS OFF HOUSES...AND DOWN POWER LINES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING.

&&

$$

KSZ030-031-045-046-065-066-079>081-089-090-251600-
/O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0021.110525T1200Z-110526T0100Z/
TREGO-ELLIS-NESS-RUSH-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-
COMANCHE-BARBER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR...
HAYS...ELLIS...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE...RUSH CENTER...LARNED...
BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON...KINSLEY...LEWIS...
GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...PRATT...COLDWATER...PROTECTION...
MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY
133 AM CDT WED MAY 25 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM
CDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM
CDT THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP AFTER DAYBREAK AND 
  CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY. 

* WINDS: WEST WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AND INCREASE INTO THE 
  30 TO 35 MPH RANGE AFTER 7 AM. WIND GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH CAN 
  ALSO BE EXPECTED BY LATE MORNING AND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACTS: MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING 
  TODAY. MOTORIST SHOULD ALSO BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND 
  WHICH MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
450 
WWUS73 KDDC 250950
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
450 AM CDT WED MAY 25 2011

...STRONG WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS TODAY...

.A DEEPENING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE WILL SLOWLY MOVE
EAST ACROSS CENTRAL KANSAS EARLY TODAY. THIS WILL PLACE A TIGHT
PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS. THIS TIGHT PRESSURE
GRADIENT COMBINED WITH VERY STRONG WINDS ALOFT MIXING DOWN TO THE
SURFACE WILL RESULT IN SUSTAINED WINDS IN THE 35 TO 45 MPH RANGE
LATE TONIGHT AND DURING MOST OF THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY. WIND GUSTS
IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WEST OF HIGHWAY 283.

KSZ043-044-061>064-074>078-084>088-251900-
/O.CON.KDDC.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110526T0100Z/
SCOTT-LANE-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-
GRAY-FORD-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...SYRACUSE...
LAKIN...DEERFIELD...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...JETMORE...HANSTON...
JOHNSON CITY...ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...
MONTEZUMA...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...ELKHART...RICHFIELD...
HUGOTON...MOSCOW...LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...
MINNEOLA
450 AM CDT WED MAY 25 2011 /350 AM MDT WED MAY 25 2011/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/
THIS EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/
THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE MID
  AFTERNOON. THESE VERY STRONG WINDS WILL THEN BEGIN TO SLOWLY
  SUBSIDE.

* WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS
  IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH POSSIBLE. THESE STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL
  CONTINUE THROUGH THE MID AFTERNOON AND THEN BEGIN TO SLOWLY
  SUBSIDE BACK INTO THE 30 TO 35 MPH RANGE BY SUNSET.

* IMPACTS: MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING EARLY 
  THIS MORNING AND DURING THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY. MOTORIST SHOULD 
  ALSO BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND WHICH MAY CAUSE YOU TO 
  LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES... 
  BLOW WEAKENED ROOFS OFF HOUSES...AND DOWN POWER LINES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING.

&&

$$

KSZ030-031-045-046-065-066-079>081-089-090-251900-
/O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0021.110525T1200Z-110526T0100Z/
TREGO-ELLIS-NESS-RUSH-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-
COMANCHE-BARBER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR...
HAYS...ELLIS...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE...RUSH CENTER...LARNED...
BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON...KINSLEY...LEWIS...
GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...PRATT...COLDWATER...PROTECTION...
MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY
450 AM CDT WED MAY 25 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM
CDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM
CDT THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP AFTER 7 AM AND
  CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AND INCREASE INTO THE 30
  TO 35 MPH RANGE AFTER 7 AM. WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH CAN ALSO BE
  EXPECTED BY LATE MORNING AND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS: MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING 
  TODAY. MOTORIST SHOULD ALSO BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND 
  WHICH MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$


18
729 
WWUS73 KDDC 251150
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
650 AM CDT WED MAY 25 2011

...STRONG WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS TODAY...

.A DEEPENING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE WILL SLOWLY MOVE
EAST ACROSS CENTRAL KANSAS EARLY TODAY. THIS WILL PLACE A TIGHT
PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS. THIS TIGHT PRESSURE
GRADIENT COMBINED WITH VERY STRONG WINDS ALOFT MIXING DOWN TO THE
SURFACE WILL RESULT IN SUSTAINED WINDS IN THE 35 TO 45 MPH RANGE
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF
60 MPH WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WEST OF HIGHWAY 283.

KSZ043-044-061>064-074>078-084>088-252000-
/O.CON.KDDC.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110526T0100Z/
SCOTT-LANE-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-
GRAY-FORD-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...SYRACUSE...
LAKIN...DEERFIELD...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...JETMORE...HANSTON...
JOHNSON CITY...ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...
MONTEZUMA...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...ELKHART...RICHFIELD...
HUGOTON...MOSCOW...LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...
MINNEOLA
650 AM CDT WED MAY 25 2011 /550 AM MDT WED MAY 25 2011/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/
THIS EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/
THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH LATE THIS
  AFTERNOON. THESE VERY STRONG WINDS WILL THEN BEGIN TO SLOWLY
  SUBSIDE EARLY THIS EVENING.

* WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE 35 TO 45 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS IN
  EXCESS OF 60 MPH POSSIBLE. THE STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE
  THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON THEN BEGIN TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE BACK
  INTO THE 30 TO 35 MPH RANGE EARLY THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS: MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING
  THROUGHOUT THE DAY. MOTORISTS SHOULD ALSO BE ALERT TO SUDDEN
  WIND GUSTS WHICH MAY CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. HIGH
  WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...BLOW WEAKENED ROOFS OFF HOUSES...AND
  DOWN POWER LINES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING.

&&

$$

KSZ030-031-045-046-065-066-079>081-089-090-252000-
/O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0021.110525T1200Z-110526T0100Z/
TREGO-ELLIS-NESS-RUSH-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-
COMANCHE-BARBER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR...
HAYS...ELLIS...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE...RUSH CENTER...LARNED...
BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON...KINSLEY...LEWIS...
GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...PRATT...COLDWATER...PROTECTION...
MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY
650 AM CDT WED MAY 25 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATER THIS MORNING
  AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.

* WINDS: NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE 30 TO 35 MPH LATER THIS
  MORNING. WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED BY LATE
  MORNING AND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS: MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING TODAY.
  MOTORISTS SHOULD ALSO BE ALERT TO SUDDEN WIND GUSTS WHICH MAY
  CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

32
556 
WWUS73 KDDC 251454
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
954 AM CDT WED MAY 25 2011

...STRONG WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS TODAY...

.A DEEPENING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE WILL SLOWLY MOVE
EAST ACROSS CENTRAL KANSAS EARLY TODAY. THIS WILL PLACE A TIGHT
PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS. THIS TIGHT PRESSURE
GRADIENT COMBINED WITH VERY STRONG WINDS ALOFT MIXING DOWN TO THE
SURFACE WILL RESULT IN SUSTAINED WINDS IN THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

KSZ043-044-061>064-074>078-084>088-260100-
/O.CAN.KDDC.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110526T0100Z/
/O.EXA.KDDC.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-110526T0100Z/
SCOTT-LANE-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-
GRAY-FORD-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...SYRACUSE...
LAKIN...DEERFIELD...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...JETMORE...HANSTON...
JOHNSON CITY...ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...
MONTEZUMA...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...ELKHART...RICHFIELD...
HUGOTON...MOSCOW...LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...
MINNEOLA
954 AM CDT WED MAY 25 2011 /854 AM MDT WED MAY 25 2011/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* TIMING: GUSTY NORTHWEST WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS
  EVENING.

* WINDS: NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL BLOW 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  45 MPH.

* IMPACTS: MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING TODAY.
  MOTORISTS SHOULD ALSO BE ALERT TO SUDDEN WIND GUSTS WHICH MAY
  CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

KSZ030-031-045-046-065-066-079>081-089-090-260100-
/O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-110526T0100Z/
TREGO-ELLIS-NESS-RUSH-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-
COMANCHE-BARBER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR...
HAYS...ELLIS...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE...RUSH CENTER...LARNED...
BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON...KINSLEY...LEWIS...
GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...PRATT...COLDWATER...PROTECTION...
MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY
954 AM CDT WED MAY 25 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: GUSTY NORTHWEST WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS
  EVENING.

* WINDS: NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL BLOW 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  45 MPH.

* IMPACTS: MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING TODAY.
  MOTORISTS SHOULD ALSO BE ALERT TO SUDDEN WIND GUSTS WHICH MAY
  CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

SUGDEN

The office that day

Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 24, 7:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCStafford26 min
May 25, 1:14 AM CDTWind AdvisoryDDCBarber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ellis, Finney and 21 more18 hr

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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.