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Wind Advisory 12, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this wind advisory at Apr 9, 2011, 3:40 PM CDT for 27 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Apr 10, 2011, 11:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 119 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 9, 2011, 3:40 PM CDT (20:40 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 10, 2011, 11:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 10, 2011, 12:59 PM CDT
- In force
- 119 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
All 27 counties
Barber County, KS, Clark County, KS, Comanche 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, Pratt 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), 22 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:37 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, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 27 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
- 3103 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 70 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 180 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
846 WWUS73 KDDC 092040 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 340 PM CDT SAT APR 9 2011 ...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS AND AGAIN ON SUNDAY... .A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER NORTHEAST COLORADO WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY THROUGH EARLY EVENING. THE TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT FROM THIS SYSTEM IN COMBINATION WITH VERY WARM TEMPERATURES BEHIND A DRYLINE WILL RESULT IN STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ALONG WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY TO WESTERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY. KSZ030-031-043>046-061>065-074>079-084>088-100100- /O.NEW.KDDC.WI.Y.0012.110410T1600Z-110411T0100Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-110410T0100Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN- PAWNEE-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-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...JOHNSON CITY... ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA... DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS...ELKHART...RICHFIELD... HUGOTON...MOSCOW...LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND... MINNEOLA 340 PM CDT SAT APR 9 2011 /240 PM MDT SAT APR 9 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ TO 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ TO 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ SUNDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. * TIMING...WINDS AT ADVISORY LEVELS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS AND SUBSIDE BY SUNSET. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE BY SUNDAY MORNING AND THEN PEAK IN INTENSITY AROUND NOON AND REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS BY SUNSET SUNDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ALONG WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS TONIGHT. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED TOMORROW. * IMPACTS...THOSE WITH TRAVEL PLANS ALONG EAST/WEST ROADS AS WELL AS THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ KSZ066-080-081-089-090-100100- /O.NEW.KDDC.WI.Y.0012.110410T1600Z-110411T0100Z/ STAFFORD-KIOWA-PRATT-COMANCHE-BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON... GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...PRATT...COLDWATER...PROTECTION... MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY 340 PM CDT SAT APR 9 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM CDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM CDT SUNDAY. * TIMING...WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE BY SUNDAY MORNING AND THEN PEAK IN INTENSITY AROUND NOON AND REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS BY SUNSET. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED TOMORROW. * IMPACTS...THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ SUGDEN
4 follow-up statements
723 WWUS73 KDDC 100054 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 754 PM CDT SAT APR 9 2011 ...STRONG WINDS WILL RETURN TO WESTERN KANSAS ON SUNDAY... .STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY TO WESTERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY. KSZ030-031-043>046-061>065-074>079-084>088-100900- /O.EXP.KDDC.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-110410T0100Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0012.110410T1600Z-110411T0100Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN- PAWNEE-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-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...JOHNSON CITY... ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA... DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS...ELKHART...RICHFIELD... HUGOTON...MOSCOW...LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND... MINNEOLA 754 PM CDT SAT APR 9 2011 /654 PM MDT SAT APR 9 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ TO 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ SUNDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ TO 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ SUNDAY. * WIND SPEEDS HAVE SUBSIDED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA HOWEVER GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN THE 20 TO 30 MPH THROUGH 10 PM. AS A RESULT THE WIND ADVISORY FOR TODAY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. * TIMING...WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE BY SUNDAY MORNING AND THEN PEAK IN INTENSITY AROUND NOON AND REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS BY SUNSET. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED TOMORROW. * IMPACTS...THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ KSZ066-080-081-089-090-100900- /O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0012.110410T1600Z-110411T0100Z/ STAFFORD-KIOWA-PRATT-COMANCHE-BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON... GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...PRATT...COLDWATER...PROTECTION... MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY 754 PM CDT SAT APR 9 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM CDT SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM CDT SUNDAY. * TIMING...WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE BY SUNDAY MORNING AND THEN PEAK IN INTENSITY AROUND NOON AND REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS BY SUNSET. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED TOMORROW. * IMPACTS...THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ 18
146 WWUS73 KDDC 100247 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 947 PM CDT SAT APR 9 2011 ...STRONG WINDS WILL RETURN TO WESTERN KANSAS ON SUNDAY... .A TIGHT SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT LOCATED ACROSS SOUTHWEST KANSAS ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS ALOFT MIXING DOWN TO THE SURFACE WILL RESULT IN STRONG WESTERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH BY EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-101200- /O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0012.110410T1600Z-110411T0100Z/ 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- 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...PRATT...ELKHART...RICHFIELD...HUGOTON... MOSCOW...LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA... COLDWATER...PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY 947 PM CDT SAT APR 9 2011 /847 PM MDT SAT APR 9 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ TO 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ TO 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ SUNDAY. * TIMING...WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE BY SUNDAY MORNING AND THEN PEAK IN INTENSITY AROUND NOON AND REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS BY SUNSET. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED BY EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ 18
763 WWUS73 KDDC 100817 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 317 AM CDT SUN APR 10 2011 ...STRONG WINDS WILL RETURN TO WESTERN KANSAS TODAY... .A TIGHT SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT LOCATED ACROSS SOUTHWEST KANSAS ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS ALOFT MIXING DOWN TO THE SURFACE WILL RESULT IN STRONG WESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-101815- /O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0012.110410T1600Z-110411T0100Z/ 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- 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...PRATT...ELKHART...RICHFIELD...HUGOTON... MOSCOW...LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA... COLDWATER...PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY 317 AM CDT SUN APR 10 2011 /217 AM MDT SUN APR 10 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. * TIMING...WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE BY LATE THIS MORNING AND THEN PEAK IN INTENSITY AROUND NOON AND REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS BY SUNSET. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ 06
320 WWUS73 KDDC 101759 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1259 PM CDT SUN APR 10 2011 ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON... .AS A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES EAST THROUGH SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS, THE WINDS WILL STILL BLOW IN THE 20 TO 30 MPH, BUT NOT HIGH ENOUGH TO BLOW IN ADVISORY LEVEL. KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-101900- /O.CAN.KDDC.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-110411T0100Z/ 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- 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...PRATT...ELKHART...RICHFIELD...HUGOTON... MOSCOW...LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA... COLDWATER...PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY 1259 PM CDT SUN APR 10 2011 /1159 AM MDT SUN APR 10 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL STILL BLOW IN THE 2O TO 30 MPH RANGE THIS AFTERNOON, WHICH IS JUST BELOW ADVISORY LEVEL. $$ 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 4:35 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | DDC | Clark, Edwards, Ellis, Finney, Ford, Grant and 16 more | 15 hr |
| Apr 9, 4:45 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DDC | Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ellis, Finney, Ford and 18 more | 15 hr |
| Apr 9, 3:32 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DDC | Barber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ellis, Finney and 15 more | 28 hr |
Nearby
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.