Alert archive / Kansas / Wind Advisories in 2011
Wind Advisory 25, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this wind advisory at Jun 16, 2011, 9:38 PM CDT for 18 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 4 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 16, 2011, 9:38 PM CDT (02:38 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 17, 2011, 2:01 AM CDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
Counties Edwards County, KS, Ellis County, KS, Finney County, KS, Ford County, KS, Grant County, KS, Gray County, KS, Haskell County, KS, Hodgeman County, KS, Kearny County, KS, Kiowa County, KS, Lane County, KS, Ness County, KS, Pawnee County, KS, Pratt County, KS, Rush County, KS, Scott County, KS, Stafford County, KS, Trego County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 38 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:38 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
Lamont, OK (KLMN), launched 00:00Z, 2.6 hours before the alert went out and 275 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
- 2014 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -356 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1530 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 280 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 611 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
797 WWUS73 KDDC 170238 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 938 PM CDT THU JUN 16 2011 ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED EARLY TONIGHT... .GUSTY EAST WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH 11 PM BEHIND AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY THAT WAS MOVING ACROSS PORTIONS OF WESTERN KANSAS EARLY TONIGHT. KSZ030-031-043>046-063>065-076>078-170400- /O.NEW.KDDC.WI.Y.0025.110617T0238Z-110617T0400Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-HASKELL- GRAY-FORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... HAYS...ELLIS...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE... RUSH CENTER...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...JETMORE...HANSTON... LARNED...BURDETT...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA... DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN 938 PM CDT THU JUN 16 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING: GUSTY EAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 11 PM AND THEN BEGIN TO TAPER OFF. * WINDS: EAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE EARLY TONIGHT. * IMPACTS: MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING IN THE WIND ADVISORY AREA. 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
719 WWUS73 KDDC 170349 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1049 PM CDT THU JUN 16 2011 ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT... .GUSTY EAST WINDS WHICH RESULTED FROM THE OUTFLOW FROM AN AREA OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. KSZ062-066-075-079>081-170900- /O.EXB.KDDC.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-110617T0900Z/ KEARNY-STAFFORD-GRANT-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKIN...DEERFIELD...ST. JOHN... STAFFORD...HUDSON...ULYSSES...KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG... HAVILAND...PRATT 1049 PM CDT THU JUN 16 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT FRIDAY. * TIMING: GUSTY EAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 3 AM AND THEN BEGIN TO TAPER OFF. * WINDS: EAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE EARLY TONIGHT. * IMPACTS: MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING IN THE WIND ADVISORY AREA. ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND WHICH MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ KSZ030-031-043>046-063>065-076>078-170900- /O.EXT.KDDC.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-110617T0900Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-HASKELL- GRAY-FORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... HAYS...ELLIS...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE... RUSH CENTER...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...JETMORE...HANSTON... LARNED...BURDETT...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA... DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN 1049 PM CDT THU JUN 16 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT FRIDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT FRIDAY. * TIMING: GUSTY EAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 3 AM AND THEN BEGIN TO TAPER OFF. * WINDS: EAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE EARLY TONIGHT. * IMPACTS: MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING IN THE WIND ADVISORY AREA. 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. && $$
704 WWUS73 KDDC 170701 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 201 AM CDT FRI JUN 17 2011 KSZ030-031-043>046-062>066-075>081-170815- /O.CAN.KDDC.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-110617T0900Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE- STAFFORD-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... HAYS...ELLIS...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE... RUSH CENTER...LAKIN...DEERFIELD...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA... JETMORE...HANSTON...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD... HUDSON...ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA... DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND... PRATT 201 AM CDT FRI JUN 17 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WIND SPEEDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TO BE AT ADVISORY LEVELS. $$ SUGDEN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 7:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ford, Gray, Hodgeman | 48 min |
| Jun 16, 7:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Pratt, Stafford | 61 min |
| Jun 16, 7:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Edwards, Pawnee, Pratt, Stafford | 61 min |
| Jun 16, 7:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark, Ford, Kiowa | 45 min |
| Jun 16, 8:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Edwards, Ford, Hodgeman, Kiowa | 26 min |
| Jun 16, 8:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Pratt, Stafford | 50 min |
| Jun 16, 8:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Edwards, Ford, Kiowa, Pratt, Stafford | 45 min |
| Jun 16, 8:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Edwards, Hodgeman, Ness, Pawnee, Rush | 21 min |
| Jun 16, 8:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Edwards, Pawnee, Pratt, Stafford | 47 min |
| Jun 16, 8:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Comanche, Kiowa | 31 min |
| Jun 16, 8:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Pratt, Stafford | 46 min |
| Jun 16, 8:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Barber, Edwards, Kiowa, Pratt, Stafford | 37 min |
| Jun 16, 9:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Edwards, Pawnee, Pratt, Stafford | 34 min |
| Jun 16, 9:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Barber, Comanche, Edwards, Kiowa, Pratt, Stafford | 54 min |
| Jun 16, 9:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Rush | 42 min |
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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.