Alert archive / Kansas / Wind Chill Advisories in 2011
Wind Chill Advisory 3, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this wind chill advisory at Jan 1, 2011, 3:16 PM CST for 18 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Jan 2, 2011, 3:00 AM CST. It was in force for 5 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 1, 2011, 3:16 PM CST (21:16 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 2, 2011, 3:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Jan 2, 2011, 8:00 AM CST
- In force
- 5 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, Hamilton County, KS, Haskell County, KS, Hodgeman County, KS, Kearny County, KS, Lane County, KS, Ness County, KS, Pawnee County, KS, Rush County, KS, Scott County, KS, Stafford County, KS, Stanton County, KS, Trego County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:18 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, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 51 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
- 1507 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 12 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -198 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -235 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
301 WWUS43 KDDC 012116 WSWDDC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 316 PM CST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS EXPECTED AGAIN TONIGHT... .A COLD AIR MASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE OVER SOUTHWEST KANSAS TONIGHT. CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS FOR THE FIRST HALF OF TONIGHT WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DROP INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS. LATER TONIGHT AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WILL MOVE BY WHICH WILL INCREASE THE WINDS TO 10 TO 15 MPH. THE COMBINATION OF COLD AIR AND INCREASING WINDS WILL CREATE WIND CHILLS OF 12 TO 18 DEGREES BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>079-020515- /O.NEW.KDDC.WC.Y.0003.110102T0900Z-110102T1400Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN- PAWNEE-STAFFORD-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS- 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 316 PM CST SAT JAN 1 2011 /216 PM MST SAT JAN 1 2011/ ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM CST /2 AM MST/ TO 8 AM CST /7 AM MST/ SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM CST /2 AM MST/ TO 8 AM CST /7 AM MST/ SUNDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES OF 12 TO 18 DEGREES BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. * IMPACTS...LOW WIND CHILLS CAN QUICKLY LEAD TO FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKE TO ADEQUATELY COVER THE BODY. PETS CAN ALSO BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO WIND CHILL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. ALSO BE SURE TO BRING PETS INSIDE OR ENSURE THAT THEY HAVE ADEQUATE SHELTER. && $$ WRIGHT
3 follow-up statements
561 WWUS43 KDDC 020349 WSWDDC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 949 PM CST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS TONIGHT... .A COLD AIR MASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE OVER SOUTHWEST KANSAS TONIGHT. CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS FOR MOST OF TONIGHT WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DROP INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS. LATER TONIGHT AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WILL MOVE BY WHICH WILL INCREASE THE WINDS TO 10 MPH. THE COMBINATION OF COLD AIR AND INCREASING WINDS WILL CREATE WIND CHILLS OF 12 TO 18 DEGREES BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>079-021200- /O.CON.KDDC.WC.Y.0003.110102T0900Z-110102T1400Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN- PAWNEE-STAFFORD-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS- 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 949 PM CST SAT JAN 1 2011 /849 PM MST SAT JAN 1 2011/ ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM CST /2 AM MST/ TO 8 AM CST /7 AM MST/ SUNDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM CST /2 AM MST/ TO 8 AM CST /7 AM MST/ SUNDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES OF 12 TO 18 DEGREES BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. * IMPACTS...LOW WIND CHILLS CAN QUICKLY LEAD TO FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKE TO ADEQUATELY COVER THE BODY. PETS CAN ALSO BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO WIND CHILL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. ALSO BE SURE TO BRING PETS INSIDE OR ENSURE THAT THEY HAVE ADEQUATE SHELTER. && $$
517 WWUS43 KDDC 020934 WSWDDC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 334 AM CST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS EARLY THIS MORNING... .CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS EARLY THIS MORNING WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DROP INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS. WIND CHILLS OF 12 TO 18 DEGREES BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED THROUGH 8 AM. KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>079-021400- /O.CON.KDDC.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110102T1400Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN- PAWNEE-STAFFORD-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS- 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 334 AM CST SUN JAN 2 2011 /234 AM MST SUN JAN 2 2011/ ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CST /7 AM MST/ THIS MORNING... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CST /7 AM MST/ THIS MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES OF 12 TO 18 DEGREES BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED EARLY THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...LOW WIND CHILLS CAN QUICKLY LEAD TO FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKE TO ADEQUATELY COVER THE BODY. PETS CAN ALSO BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO WIND CHILL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. ALSO BE SURE TO BRING PETS INSIDE OR ENSURE THAT THEY HAVE ADEQUATE SHELTER. && $$ 18
702 WWUS43 KDDC 021349 WSWDDC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 749 AM CST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM CST... .TEMPERATURES WILL MODERATE SLOWLY THIS MORNING WITH ABUNDANT SUNSHINE, AND WIND CHILL VALUES WILL NO LONGER REACH ADVISORY CRITERIA. KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>079-021500- /O.EXP.KDDC.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110102T1400Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN- PAWNEE-STAFFORD-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... HAYS...ELLIS...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE... RUSH CENTER...SYRACUSE...LAKIN...DEERFIELD...GARDEN CITY... KALVESTA...JETMORE...HANSTON...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN... STAFFORD...HUDSON...JOHNSON CITY...ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...SATANTA... CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS 749 AM CST SUN JAN 2 2011 /649 AM MST SUN JAN 2 2011/ ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM CST /7 AM MST/ THIS MORNING... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM CST /7 AM MST/ THIS MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL MODERATE SLOWLY WITH WIND CHILLS NO LONGER AT ADVISORY CRITERIA. $$ SUGDEN
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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.