Alert archive / Kansas / High Wind Warnings in 2012
High Wind Warning 8, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this high wind warning at Oct 18, 2012, 3:50 AM CDT for 14 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Oct 18, 2012, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 9 hr. 1 report 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
- Oct 18, 2012, 3:50 AM CDT (08:50 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 18, 2012, 10:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Oct 18, 2012, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
Counties Barber County, KS, Comanche County, KS, Edwards County, KS, Ellis County, KS, Ford County, KS, Hodgeman County, KS, Kiowa County, KS, Lane County, KS, Ness County, KS, Pawnee County, KS, Pratt County, KS, Rush County, KS, Stafford County, KS, Trego County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:52 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 1:52 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 2 E Medicine Lodge, 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, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 53 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
- 3423 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 92 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -53 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 56 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
621 WWUS73 KDDC 180850 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 350 AM CDT THU OCT 18 2012 ...FREEZING TEMPERATURES EXPECTED THIS MORNING FOR FAR SOUTHWEST KANSAS. VERY STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING AS WELL. .WINDS WILL BRIEFLY BECOME CALM EARLY THIS MORNING. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR TEMPERATURES TO RADIATE DOWN TO THE FREEZING MARK. MEANWHILE...A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN ROCKIES AND AN INTENSE SURFACE LOW PRESSURE CENTER ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST WILL CREATE VERY STRONG WINDS TODAY ACROSS THE REGION. KSZ030-031-190000- /O.UPG.KDDC.WI.Y.0037.121018T1500Z-121018T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.HW.W.0008.121018T1500Z-121019T0000Z/ TREGO-ELLIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... HAYS...ELLIS 350 AM CDT THU OCT 18 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL PEAK IN INTENSITY A FEW HOURS CENTERED BEFORE AND AFTER NOON. * WINDS...WINDS WILL BE NORTHWESTERLY AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...WILL ENCOUNTER DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. COMMUTERS ARE ALSO ENCOURAGED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION ON WEST TO EAST ROADWAYS...PARTICULARLY INTERSTATE SEVENTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. && $$ KSZ061>063-075-076-086-190000- /O.EXT.KDDC.WI.Y.0037.121018T1500Z-121019T0000Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FZ.W.0002.121018T0900Z-121018T1400Z/ HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-GRANT-HASKELL-SEWARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SYRACUSE...LAKIN...DEERFIELD... GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...LIBERAL... KISMET 350 AM CDT THU OCT 18 2012 /250 AM MDT THU OCT 18 2012/ ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT /8 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING... ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... * TIMING...NEAR FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 4 AM AND 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING. NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL PEAK IN INTENSITY A FEW HOURS CENTERED BEFORE AND AFTER NOON. * TEMPERATURES...MINIMUM TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE TO THE LOWER 30S. * WINDS...WINDS WILL BE NORTHWESTERLY AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY KILL VEGETATION. MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... WILL ENCOUNTER DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. COMMUTERS ARE ALSO ENCOURAGED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION ON WEST TO EAST ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ KSZ074-084-085-181400- /O.CON.KDDC.FZ.W.0002.121018T0900Z-121018T1400Z/ STANTON-MORTON-STEVENS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JOHNSON CITY...ELKHART...RICHFIELD... HUGOTON...MOSCOW 350 AM CDT THU OCT 18 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING... * TIMING...NEAR FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 4 AM AND 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING. * TEMPERATURES...MINIMUM TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE TO THE LOWER 30S. * IMPACTS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY KILL VEGETATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ KSZ043>046-064>066-077>081-087>090-190000- /O.EXT.KDDC.WI.Y.0037.121018T1500Z-121019T0000Z/ SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS- KIOWA-PRATT-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY... LA CROSSE...RUSH CENTER...JETMORE...HANSTON...LARNED...BURDETT... ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA... DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND... PRATT...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...COLDWATER... PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY 350 AM CDT THU OCT 18 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL PEAK IN INTENSITY A FEW HOURS CENTERED BEFORE AND AFTER NOON. * WINDS...WINDS WILL BE NORTHWESTERLY AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... WILL ENCOUNTER DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. COMMUTERS ARE ALSO ENCOURAGED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION ON WEST TO EAST ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ SUGDEN
4 follow-up statements
798 WWUS73 KDDC 181354 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 854 AM CDT THU OCT 18 2012 ...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING... .A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN ROCKIES AND AN INTENSE SURFACE LOW PRESSURE CENTER ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST WILL CREATE VERY STRONG WINDS TODAY ACROSS THE REGION. STRONGER WINDS IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE WILL ALSO MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE AS DAYTIME HEATING INCREASES. KSZ061>063-075-076-086-190000- /O.EXP.KDDC.FZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121018T1400Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0037.121018T1500Z-121019T0000Z/ HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-GRANT-HASKELL-SEWARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SYRACUSE...LAKIN...DEERFIELD... GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...LIBERAL... KISMET 854 AM CDT THU OCT 18 2012 /754 AM MDT THU OCT 18 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... ...FREEZE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM CDT /8 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING... * TIMING...NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL PEAK IN INTENSITY A FEW HOURS CENTERED BEFORE AND AFTER NOON. * WINDS...WINDS WILL BE NORTHWESTERLY AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... WILL ENCOUNTER DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. USE EXTRA CAUTION ON WEST TO EAST ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ KSZ074-084-085-181500- /O.EXP.KDDC.FZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121018T1400Z/ STANTON-MORTON-STEVENS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JOHNSON CITY...ELKHART...RICHFIELD... HUGOTON...MOSCOW 854 AM CDT THU OCT 18 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING... TEMPERATURES ARE RISING ACROSS FAR SOUTHWEST KANSAS AND THE THREAT FOR FREEZING TEMPERATURES HAS ENDED. $$ KSZ030-031-190000- /O.CON.KDDC.HW.W.0008.121018T1500Z-121019T0000Z/ TREGO-ELLIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... HAYS...ELLIS 854 AM CDT THU OCT 18 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL PEAK IN INTENSITY A FEW HOURS CENTERED BEFORE AND AFTER NOON. * WINDS...WINDS WILL BE NORTHWESTERLY AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...WILL ENCOUNTER DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. COMMUTERS ARE ALSO ENCOURAGED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION ON WEST TO EAST ROADWAYS...PARTICULARLY INTERSTATE SEVENTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. && $$ KSZ043>046-064>066-077>081-087>090-190000- /O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0037.121018T1500Z-121019T0000Z/ SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS- KIOWA-PRATT-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY... LA CROSSE...RUSH CENTER...JETMORE...HANSTON...LARNED...BURDETT... ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA... DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND... PRATT...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...COLDWATER... PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY 854 AM CDT THU OCT 18 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL PEAK IN INTENSITY A FEW HOURS CENTERED BEFORE AND AFTER NOON. * WINDS...WINDS WILL BE NORTHWESTERLY AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... WILL ENCOUNTER DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. COMMUTERS ARE ALSO ENCOURAGED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION ON WEST TO EAST ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ GERARD
042 WWUS73 KDDC 181528 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1028 AM CDT THU OCT 18 2012 ...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING... .A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN ROCKIES AND AN INTENSE SURFACE LOW PRESSURE CENTER ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST WILL CREATE VERY STRONG WINDS TODAY ACROSS THE REGION. STRONGER WINDS IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE WILL ALSO MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE AS DAYTIME HEATING INCREASES. KSZ044>046-065-066-190000- /O.UPG.KDDC.WI.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-121019T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KDDC.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-121019T0000Z/ LANE-NESS-RUSH-PAWNEE-STAFFORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE... RUSH CENTER...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON 1028 AM CDT THU OCT 18 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL PEAK IN INTENSITY FROM LATE MORNING INTO THE MID AFTERNOON HOURS. * WINDS...WINDS WILL BE FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... WILL ENCOUNTER DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. COMMUTERS ARE ALSO ENCOURAGED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION ON WEST TO EAST ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. && $$ KSZ030-031-190000- /O.CON.KDDC.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-121019T0000Z/ TREGO-ELLIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... HAYS...ELLIS 1028 AM CDT THU OCT 18 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL PEAK IN INTENSITY FROM LATE MORNING INTO THE MID AFTERNOON HOURS. * WINDS...WINDS WILL BE NORTHWESTERLY AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...WILL ENCOUNTER DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. COMMUTERS ARE ALSO ENCOURAGED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION ON WEST TO EAST ROADWAYS...PARTICULARLY INTERSTATE SEVENTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. && $$ KSZ043-061>064-075>081-086>090-190000- /O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-121019T0000Z/ SCOTT-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD- EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTT CITY...SYRACUSE...LAKIN... DEERFIELD...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...JETMORE...HANSTON... ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA... DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND... PRATT...LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA... COLDWATER...PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY 1028 AM CDT THU OCT 18 2012 /928 AM MDT THU OCT 18 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... * TIMING...NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL PEAK IN INTENSITY FROM THE LATE MORNING INTO THE MID AFTERNOON HOURS. * WINDS...WINDS WILL BE NORTHWESTERLY AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... WILL ENCOUNTER DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. COMMUTERS ARE ALSO ENCOURAGED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION ON WEST TO EAST ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ GERARD
539 WWUS73 KDDC 181917 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 217 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2012 ...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING... .A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN ROCKIES AND AN INTENSE SURFACE LOW PRESSURE CENTER ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST WILL CREATE VERY STRONG WINDS TODAY ACROSS THE REGION. STRONGER WINDS IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE WILL ALSO MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. KSZ064-078>081-089-090-190000- /O.UPG.KDDC.WI.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-121019T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KDDC.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-121019T0000Z/ HODGEMAN-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-COMANCHE-BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JETMORE...HANSTON...DODGE CITY... BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...PRATT... COLDWATER...PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY 217 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WINDS WILL BE NORTHWESTERLY AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... WILL ENCOUNTER DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. COMMUTERS ARE ALSO ENCOURAGED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION ON WEST TO EAST ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. && $$ KSZ030-031-044>046-065-066-190000- /O.CON.KDDC.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-121019T0000Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-LANE-NESS-RUSH-PAWNEE-STAFFORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... HAYS...ELLIS...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE...RUSH CENTER... LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON 217 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WINDS WILL BE FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... WILL ENCOUNTER DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. COMMUTERS ARE ALSO ENCOURAGED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION ON WEST TO EAST ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. && $$ KSZ043-061>063-075>077-086>088-190000- /O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-121019T0000Z/ SCOTT-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-SEWARD-MEADE- CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTT CITY...SYRACUSE...LAKIN... DEERFIELD...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...ULYSSES...SUBLETTE... SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE... FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA 217 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2012 /117 PM MDT THU OCT 18 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... * TIMING...NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WINDS WILL BE NORTHWESTERLY AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... WILL ENCOUNTER DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. COMMUTERS ARE ALSO ENCOURAGED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION ON WEST TO EAST ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ GERARD
139 WWUS73 KDDC 182352 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 652 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2012 ...WINDS DECREASING EARLY TONIGHT... .STRONG WINDS WERE DECREASING ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL, AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS EARLY THIS EVENING AS THE MIXING DEPTH DECREASES AND THE TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT LOCATED AT THE SURFACE WEAKENS. AS A RESULT THE HIGH WIND WARNING AND WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 7 PM. KSZ030-031-044>046-064>066-078>081-089-090-190100- /O.EXP.KDDC.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-121019T0000Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-FORD-EDWARDS- KIOWA-PRATT-COMANCHE-BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... HAYS...ELLIS...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE...RUSH CENTER... JETMORE...HANSTON...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD... HUDSON...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG... HAVILAND...PRATT...COLDWATER...PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE... KIOWA...SUN CITY 652 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS HAVE DECREASED INTO THE 20 TO 25 MPH RANGE. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THROUGH 10 PM. $$ KSZ043-061>063-075>077-086>088-190100- /O.EXP.KDDC.WI.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-121019T0000Z/ SCOTT-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-SEWARD-MEADE- CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTT CITY...SYRACUSE...LAKIN... DEERFIELD...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...ULYSSES...SUBLETTE... SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE... FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA 652 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2012 /552 PM MDT THU OCT 18 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS HAVE DECREASED INTO THE 15 TO 20 MPH RANGE. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THROUGH 10 PM. $$ 18
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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.