Alert archive / Kansas / High Wind Warnings in 2012
High Wind Warning 1, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this high wind warning at Jan 22, 2012, 1:12 AM CST for 18 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Jan 22, 2012, 10:00 AM CST. It was in force for 7 hr. 22 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 22, 2012, 1:12 AM CST (07:12 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 22, 2012, 10:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Jan 22, 2012, 4:58 PM CST
- In force
- 7 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, Ness County, KS, Scott County, KS, Seward County, KS, Stanton County, KS, Stevens County, KS, Trego County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:16 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 11:30 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Ulysses, KS | CITY OF ULYSSES ANIMAL SHELTER EXPERIENCED ROOF DAMAGE. REPORTS OF OTHER ROOF DAMAGE AS WELL. TIME IS ESTIMATED FROM EM REPORT. |
| Jan 22, 12:30 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 1 N Syracuse, KS | AT 3K3 AIRPORT |
| Jan 22, 12:35 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 1 N Syracuse, KS | AT 3K3 AIRPORT |
| Jan 22, 12:41 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 1 Ene Johnson City, KS | AT K2K3 AIRPORT |
| Jan 22, 12:45 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 1 Se Kendall, KS | FROM A HOME WEATHER STATION |
| Jan 22, 12:51 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 1 Ene Johnson City, KS | AT K2K3 AIRPORT |
| Jan 22, 1:07 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 2 Nnw Ulysses, KS | AT KULS AIRPORT |
| Jan 22, 1:08 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 2 Nnw Ulysses, KS | AT KULS AIRPORT |
| Jan 22, 1:11 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 6 Ese Garden City, KS | AT KGCK AIRPORT |
| Jan 22, 1:48 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 1 Ene Elkhart, KS | AT KEHA AIRPORT/AMOS |
| Jan 22, 1:48 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 67 | 1 Ene Elkhart, KS | AT KEHA AIRPORT/AMOS |
| Jan 22, 2:00 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 70 | 8 N Sublette, KS | |
| Jan 22, 2:01 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 1 N Scott City, KS | AT KTQK AIRPORT |
| Jan 22, 2:15 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 10 Nw Hugoton, KS | |
| Jan 22, 2:29 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 1 N Scott City, KS | AT KTQK AIRPORT |
| Jan 22, 2:30 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 5 Ese Cave, KS | |
| Jan 22, 3:00 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | Scott City, KS | FROM SCOTT CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL WEATHERBUG STATION |
| Jan 22, 3:26 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | Healy, KS | FROM HEALY HIGH SCHOOL WEATHERBUG STATION |
| Jan 22, 3:30 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 10 Ssw Charleston, KS | |
| Jan 22, 3:30 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 11 Sw Plymell, KS | |
| Jan 22, 3:30 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 6 Nnw Plains City, KS | |
| Jan 22, 3:45 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | Nw Collyer, KS |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 74 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
- 2052 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 56 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 788 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 771 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
497 WWUS73 KDDC 220712 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 112 AM CST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...HIGH WINDS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON... .AN INTENSE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT AND UNSTABLE SURFACE LAYER WILL LEAD TO SUSTAINED WINDS AT OR ABOVE 40 MPH WEST OF HIGHWAY 283 TO THE COLORADO LINE. KSZ030-045-061-064-074-078-084-088-221515- /O.UPG.KDDC.WI.Y.0004.120122T1600Z-120122T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.HW.W.0001.120122T1600Z-120122T2300Z/ TREGO-NESS-HAMILTON-HODGEMAN-STANTON-FORD-MORTON-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... NESS CITY...SYRACUSE...JETMORE...HANSTON...JOHNSON CITY... DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...ELKHART...RICHFIELD...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA 112 AM CST SUN JAN 22 2012 /1212 AM MST SUN JAN 22 2012/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CST /9 AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO 5 PM CST /4 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CST /9 AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO 5 PM CST /4 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH NOON AND PEAK IN INTENSITY DURING THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DECREASE SIGNIFICANTLY EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE LIKELY. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR PERSONS DRIVING LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. DRIVERS ON EAST TO WEST ROADS SHOULD BE AWARE OF STRONG CROSSWINDS. THESE STRONG WINDS CAN CAUSE LIGHT STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. && $$ KSZ043-044-062-063-075>077-085>087-221515- /O.UPG.KDDC.HW.A.0001.120122T1600Z-120122T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.HW.W.0001.120122T1600Z-120122T2300Z/ SCOTT-LANE-KEARNY-FINNEY-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...LAKIN... DEERFIELD...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...ULYSSES...SUBLETTE... SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...HUGOTON...MOSCOW...LIBERAL... KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER 112 AM CST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH NOON AND PEAK IN INTENSITY DURING THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DECREASE SIGNIFICANTLY EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE LIKELY. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR PERSONS DRIVING LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. DRIVERS ON EAST TO WEST ROADS SHOULD BE AWARE OF STRONG CROSSWINDS. THESE STRONG WINDS CAN CAUSE LIGHT STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. && $$ KSZ031-046-065-066-079>081-089-090-221515- /O.EXT.KDDC.WI.Y.0004.120122T1600Z-120123T0100Z/ ELLIS-RUSH-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-COMANCHE-BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAYS...ELLIS...LA CROSSE... RUSH CENTER...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON... KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...PRATT...COLDWATER... PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY 112 AM CST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH NOON AND PEAK IN INTENSITY DURING THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DECREASE SIGNIFICANTLY EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 38 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR PERSONS DRIVING LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. DRIVERS ON EAST TO WEST ROADS SHOULD BE AWARE OF STRONG CROSSWINDS. THESE STRONG WINDS CAN ALSO EASILY BLOW AROUND LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CONTAINERS AND LAWN FURNITURE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
3 follow-up statements
131 WWUS73 KDDC 221128 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 528 AM CST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...HIGH WINDS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON... .AN INTENSE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT AND UNSTABLE SURFACE LAYER WILL LEAD TO SUSTAINED WINDS AT OR ABOVE 40 MPH WEST OF HIGHWAY 283 TO THE COLORADO LINE. KSZ030-043>045-061>064-074>078-084>088-222100- /O.CON.KDDC.HW.W.0001.120122T1600Z-120122T2300Z/ TREGO-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-STANTON- GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...SYRACUSE...LAKIN...DEERFIELD... GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...JETMORE...HANSTON...JOHNSON CITY... ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA... DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...ELKHART...RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...MOSCOW... LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA 528 AM CST SUN JAN 22 2012 /428 AM MST SUN JAN 22 2012/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CST /9 AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO 5 PM CST /4 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CST /9 AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO 5 PM CST /4 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH NOON AND PEAK IN INTENSITY DURING THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DECREASE SIGNIFICANTLY EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE LIKELY. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR PERSONS DRIVING LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. DRIVERS ON EAST TO WEST ROADS SHOULD BE AWARE OF STRONG CROSSWINDS. THESE STRONG WINDS CAN CAUSE LIGHT STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. && $$ KSZ031-046-065-066-079>081-089-090-222100- /O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0004.120122T1600Z-120123T0100Z/ ELLIS-RUSH-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-COMANCHE-BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAYS...ELLIS...LA CROSSE... RUSH CENTER...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON... KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...PRATT...COLDWATER... PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY 528 AM CST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH NOON AND PEAK IN INTENSITY DURING THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DECREASE SIGNIFICANTLY EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 38 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR PERSONS DRIVING LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. DRIVERS ON EAST TO WEST ROADS SHOULD BE AWARE OF STRONG CROSSWINDS. THESE STRONG WINDS CAN ALSO EASILY BLOW AROUND LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CONTAINERS AND LAWN FURNITURE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
872 WWUS73 KDDC 221933 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 133 PM CST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...HIGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON... .A TIGHT SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT DEVELOPING BEHIND AN ADVANCING COLD FRONT WILL HELP INFLUENCE STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN KANSAS. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 283 TO THE COLORADO STATE LINE. KSZ030-043>045-061>064-074>078-084>088-222300- /O.CON.KDDC.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120122T2300Z/ TREGO-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-STANTON- GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...SYRACUSE...LAKIN...DEERFIELD... GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...JETMORE...HANSTON...JOHNSON CITY... ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA... DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...ELKHART...RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...MOSCOW... LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA 133 PM CST SUN JAN 22 2012 /1233 PM MST SUN JAN 22 2012/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST /4 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST /4 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL THEN DECREASE SIGNIFICANTLY EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE LIKELY. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR PERSONS DRIVING LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. DRIVERS ON EAST TO WEST ROADS SHOULD BE AWARE OF STRONG CROSSWINDS. THESE STRONG WINDS CAN CAUSE LIGHT STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. && $$ KSZ031-046-065-066-079>081-089-090-230100- /O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120123T0100Z/ ELLIS-RUSH-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-COMANCHE-BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAYS...ELLIS...LA CROSSE... RUSH CENTER...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON... KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...PRATT...COLDWATER... PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY 133 PM CST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL THEN DECREASE SIGNIFICANTLY EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR PERSONS DRIVING LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. DRIVERS ON EAST TO WEST ROADS SHOULD BE AWARE OF STRONG CROSSWINDS. THESE STRONG WINDS CAN ALSO EASILY BLOW AROUND LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CONTAINERS AND LAWN FURNITURE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
496 WWUS73 KDDC 222258 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 458 PM CST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY DECREASE THIS EVENING... .AS A STRONG STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST AWAY FROM WESTERN KANSAS...SURFACE WINDS WILL BE DECREASING AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT RELAXES AND THE LOSS OF INSOLATION PREVENTS DEEP ATMOSPHERIC MIXING SUPPORTIVE OF HIGH GUSTS. KSZ030-043>045-061>064-074>078-084>088-230100- /O.CAN.KDDC.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120122T2300Z/ /O.EXA.KDDC.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120123T0100Z/ TREGO-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-STANTON- GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...SYRACUSE...LAKIN...DEERFIELD... GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...JETMORE...HANSTON...JOHNSON CITY... ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA... DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...ELKHART...RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...MOSCOW... LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA 458 PM CST SUN JAN 22 2012 /358 PM MST SUN JAN 22 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST /6 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST /6 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH 7 PM. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR PERSONS DRIVING LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. DRIVERS ON EAST TO WEST ROADS SHOULD BE AWARE OF STRONG CROSSWINDS. THESE STRONG WINDS CAN ALSO EASILY BLOW AROUND LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CONTAINERS AND LAWN FURNITURE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ KSZ031-046-065-066-079>081-089-090-230100- /O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120123T0100Z/ ELLIS-RUSH-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-COMANCHE-BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAYS...ELLIS...LA CROSSE... RUSH CENTER...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON... KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...PRATT...COLDWATER... PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY 458 PM CST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH 7 PM. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR PERSONS DRIVING LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. DRIVERS ON EAST TO WEST ROADS SHOULD BE AWARE OF STRONG CROSSWINDS. THESE STRONG WINDS CAN ALSO EASILY BLOW AROUND LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CONTAINERS AND LAWN FURNITURE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ UMSCHEID
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.