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Frost Advisory 2, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this frost advisory at Apr 15, 2012, 3:50 PM CDT for 11 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Apr 16, 2012, 4:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 5 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 15, 2012, 3:50 PM CDT (20:50 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 16, 2012, 4:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 16, 2012, 9:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
Counties Finney County, KS, Grant County, KS, Gray County, KS, Hamilton County, KS, Haskell County, KS, Kearny County, KS, Lane County, KS, Ness County, KS, Scott County, KS, Stanton County, KS, Trego County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:50 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, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 90 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
- 2578 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 95 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 99 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -267 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
699 WWUS73 KDDC 152050 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 350 PM CDT SUN APR 15 2012 ...STRONG WEST TO NORTHWESTERLY WINDS TODAY AND FROST TONIGHT... .A DEEP SURFACE LOW WAS LOCATED OVER CENTRAL NEBRASKA AT MID DAY. THIS WAS CREATING A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS RESULTING IN STRONG WEST TO NORTHWESTERLY WINDS TO THE SOUTHWEST OF THE LOW CENTER. KSZ030-043>045-061>063-074>077-160500- /O.NEW.KDDC.FR.Y.0002.120416T0900Z-120416T1400Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-120416T0100Z/ TREGO-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-STANTON-GRANT- HASKELL-GRAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...SYRACUSE...LAKIN...DEERFIELD... GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...JOHNSON CITY...ULYSSES...SUBLETTE... SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA 350 PM CDT SUN APR 15 2012 /250 PM MDT SUN APR 15 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... ...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM CDT /3 AM MDT/ TO 9 AM CDT /8 AM MDT/ MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A FROST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM CDT /3 AM MDT/ TO 9 AM CDT /8 AM MDT/ MONDAY. * TIMING...NOW THROUGH EARLY EVENING FOR THE STRONG WINDS. LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNRISE MONDAY FOR THE FROST FORMATION. * WINDS...SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURE...32 TO 35 DEGREES EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY IN WIDE OPEN AREAS. TENDER VEGETATION SENSITIVE TO THESE TEMPERATURES LATE TONIGHT SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED. && $$ KSZ031-046-064>066-078>081-084>090-160100- /O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-120416T0100Z/ ELLIS-RUSH-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT- MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAYS...ELLIS...LA CROSSE... RUSH CENTER...JETMORE...HANSTON...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN... STAFFORD...HUDSON...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS... GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...PRATT...ELKHART...RICHFIELD...HUGOTON... MOSCOW...LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA... COLDWATER...PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY 350 PM CDT SUN APR 15 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...NOW THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * WINDS...SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY IN WIDE OPEN AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
3 follow-up statements
659 WWUS73 KDDC 160019 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 719 PM CDT SUN APR 15 2012 ...WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA... .AS SUNSET APPROACHED AND THE PRESSURE GRADIENT DECREASED LATE THIS AFTERNOON, WINDS SPEEDS ALSO DIMINISHED AND FELL BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA. THUS, THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE FROST ADVISORY IN THE NORTHWEST SECTIONS OF OUR FORECAST AREA CONTINUES. KSZ030-043>045-061>063-074>077-160830- /O.CAN.KDDC.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-120416T0100Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FR.Y.0002.120416T0900Z-120416T1400Z/ TREGO-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-STANTON-GRANT- HASKELL-GRAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...SYRACUSE...LAKIN...DEERFIELD... GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...JOHNSON CITY...ULYSSES...SUBLETTE... SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA 719 PM CDT SUN APR 15 2012 /619 PM MDT SUN APR 15 2012/ ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM CDT /3 AM MDT/ TO 9 AM CDT /8 AM MDT/ MONDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. * TEMPERATURE...32 TO 35 DEGREES EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...TENDER VEGETATION SENSITIVE TO THESE TEMPERATURES LATE TONIGHT SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED. && $$ KSZ031-046-064>066-078>081-084>090-160130- /O.CAN.KDDC.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-120416T0100Z/ ELLIS-RUSH-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT- MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAYS...ELLIS...LA CROSSE... RUSH CENTER...JETMORE...HANSTON...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN... STAFFORD...HUDSON...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS... GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...PRATT...ELKHART...RICHFIELD...HUGOTON... MOSCOW...LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA... COLDWATER...PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY 719 PM CDT SUN APR 15 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WIND SPEEDS HAVE FALLEN TO BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA, AND THUS THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ 12
323 WWUS73 KDDC 160825 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 325 AM CDT MON APR 16 2012 ...AREAS OF FROST POSSIBLE EARLY THIS MORNING... .LIGHT WINDS AND HIGH RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING INTO THE MID 30S MAY LEAD TO AREAS OF FROST DEVELOPMENT ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST KANSAS EARLY THIS MORNING. KSZ030-043>045-061>063-074>077-161400- /O.CON.KDDC.FR.Y.0002.120416T0900Z-120416T1400Z/ TREGO-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-STANTON-GRANT- HASKELL-GRAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...SYRACUSE...LAKIN...DEERFIELD... GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...JOHNSON CITY...ULYSSES...SUBLETTE... SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA 325 AM CDT MON APR 16 2012 /225 AM MDT MON APR 16 2012/ ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT /8 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING... * TEMPERATURE...32 TO 35 DEGREES EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...TENDER VEGETATION SENSITIVE TO THESE TEMPERATURES EARLY THIS MORNING SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED. && $$ 32
369 WWUS73 KDDC 161344 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 844 AM CDT MON APR 16 2012 KSZ030-043>045-061>063-074>077-161445- /O.EXP.KDDC.FR.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120416T1400Z/ TREGO-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-STANTON-GRANT- HASKELL-GRAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...SYRACUSE...LAKIN...DEERFIELD... GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...JOHNSON CITY...ULYSSES...SUBLETTE... SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA 844 AM CDT MON APR 16 2012 /744 AM MDT MON APR 16 2012/ ...FROST ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM CDT /8 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING... TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO WARM WELL ABOVE FREEZING THIS MORNING. $$ SUGDEN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 7:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark, Meade | 38 min |
| Apr 14, 7:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark, Edwards, Ford, Meade | 38 min |
| Apr 14, 7:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ford, Kiowa | 47 min |
| Apr 14, 7:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Edwards, Ford, Hodgeman, Ness, Pawnee | 42 min |
| Apr 14, 8:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Clark, Ford, Kiowa | 27 min |
| Apr 14, 8:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis, Pawnee, Rush | 41 min |
| Apr 14, 8:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Edwards, Kiowa, Pawnee, Pratt, Stafford | 31 min |
| Apr 14, 8:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Edwards, Pawnee, Pratt, Stafford | 23 min |
| Apr 14, 9:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Pawnee, Stafford | 33 min |
| Apr 14, 9:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Stafford | 20 min |
| Apr 14, 10:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Stafford | 19 min |
| Apr 14, 10:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Comanche | 48 min |
| Apr 14, 11:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Barber, Comanche, Edwards, Kiowa, Pawnee, Pratt and 1 more | 39 min |
| Apr 14, 11:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Pratt, Stafford | 23 min |
| Apr 15, 12:23 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Barber | 52 min |
| Apr 15, 12:42 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Barber | 18 min |
| Apr 15, 3:55 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | DDC | Barber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ellis, Finney and 21 more | 15 hr |
Nearby
Frost Advisories in Kansas, 2012Every frost advisory in 2012
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.