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High Wind Watch 4, NWS Dodge City, KS

October 17, 20129 counties in Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this high wind watch at Oct 17, 2012, 4:31 AM CDT for 9 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Oct 18, 2012, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 17, 2012, 4:31 AM CDT (09:31 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 18, 2012, 10:00 AM CDT
Expired
Oct 17, 2012, 1:23 PM CDT
In force
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS

Counties Edwards County, KS, Ellis County, KS, Hodgeman 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), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:31 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 00:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 75 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Dodge City, at 00:00Z on 2012-10-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Dodge City, at 00:00Z on 2012-10-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 31 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
3055 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
49 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
31 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
156 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

119 
WWUS73 KDDC 170931
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
431 AM CDT WED OCT 17 2012

...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AND AGAIN THURSDAY. FROST
IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT IN FAR WESTERN KANSAS...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH WESTERN KANSAS EARLY TODAY. 
STRONG NORTHWESTERLY SURFACE WINDS AROUND 30 MPH ARE
EXPECTED...WITH WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH LIKELY FOR A FEW
HOURS. COLD...DRY AIR WILL SETTLE IN WEST OF HIGHWAY 23 TONIGHT.
BY LATE MORNING THURSDAY, A LOW LEVEL JET WILL PRODUCE STRONG
NORTHWEST WINDS, POSSIBLY GUSTING TO 60 MPH IN THE HAYS AREA.

KSZ043-044-061>063-075>077-086-087-171745-
/O.NEW.KDDC.FR.Y.0005.121018T0900Z-121018T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KDDC.WI.Y.0037.121018T1500Z-121018T2300Z/
/O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0036.121017T1200Z-121017T2300Z/
SCOTT-LANE-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-SEWARD-MEADE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...SYRACUSE...
LAKIN...DEERFIELD...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...
SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...
FOWLER
431 AM CDT WED OCT 17 2012 /331 AM MDT WED OCT 17 2012/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ THIS
MORNING TO 6 PM CDT /5 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING...
...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM CDT /3 AM MDT/ TO 7 AM CDT
/6 AM MDT/ THURSDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ TO 6 PM CDT
/5 PM MDT/ THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A FROST
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM CDT /3 AM MDT/ TO 7 AM
CDT /6 AM MDT/ THURSDAY. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED.
THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ TO 6 PM
CDT /5 PM MDT/ THURSDAY. 

* TIMING...4 AM CDT TO 7 AM CDT THURSDAY FROST ADVISORY. FROM 10
  AM CDT THROUGH 6 PM CDT THURSDAY WIND ADVISORY.

* TEMPERATURES...FALLING TO THE LOWER 30S THURSDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH THURSDAY .

* IMPACTS...WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY 
  DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. 

  TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER 30S CAN DAMAGE SENSITIVE PLANTS.

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.

&&

$$

KSZ085-171745-
/O.NEW.KDDC.FR.Y.0005.121018T0900Z-121018T1200Z/
/O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0036.121017T1200Z-121017T2300Z/
STEVENS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HUGOTON...MOSCOW
431 AM CDT WED OCT 17 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM
CDT THIS EVENING...
...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 AM CDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A FROST
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 AM CDT THURSDAY. 

* TIMING...4 AM CDT THROUGH 7 AM CDT THURSDAY FOR THE FROST
  ADVISORY. FROM 7 AM CDT TO 6 PM CDT TODAY FOR WIND ADVISORY.

* TEMPERATURE...WILL FALL TO 32 TO 35 DEGREES.

* WINDS...25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...ANY SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS COULD BE HARMED. WINDS
  THIS STRONG CAN EASILY BLOW DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR
PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED.

&&

$$

KSZ078-080-088>090-171745-
/O.NEW.KDDC.WI.Y.0037.121018T1500Z-121018T2300Z/
/O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0036.121017T1200Z-121017T2300Z/
FORD-KIOWA-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...GREENSBURG...
HAVILAND...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...COLDWATER...PROTECTION...
MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY
431 AM CDT WED OCT 17 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM
CDT THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CDT THURSDAY. 

* TIMING...FROM 7 AM TO 6 PM TODAY FOR THE WIND ADVISORY. FROM 10
  AM CDT THROUGH 6 PM CDT THURSDAY.

* WINDS...25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH TODAY. WINDS
  NEAR 40 MPH GUSTS TO 60 MPH THURSDAY.

* IMPACTS...WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY 
  DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

KSZ074-084-171745-
/O.NEW.KDDC.FR.Y.0005.121018T0900Z-121018T1200Z/
STANTON-MORTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JOHNSON CITY...ELKHART...RICHFIELD
431 AM CDT WED OCT 17 2012

...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 AM CDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A FROST
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 AM CDT THURSDAY. 

* TEMPERATURES...WILL FALL TO THE LOWER 30S TOWARD SUNRISE
  THURSDAY.

* IMPACTS...SENSITIVE PLANTS COULD BE HARMED BY THESE FROSTY
  TEMPERATURES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR
PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED.

&&

$$

KSZ030-031-045-046-064>066-079-081-171745-
/O.NEW.KDDC.HW.A.0004.121018T1500Z-121018T2300Z/
/O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0036.121017T1200Z-121017T2300Z/
TREGO-ELLIS-NESS-RUSH-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-EDWARDS-PRATT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR...
HAYS...ELLIS...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE...RUSH CENTER...JETMORE...
HANSTON...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON...
KINSLEY...LEWIS...PRATT
431 AM CDT WED OCT 17 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM
CDT THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING...FROM 7 AM TO 6 PM TODAY FOR WIND ADVISORY. FROM 10 AM
  CDT THROUGH 6 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR HIGH WIND WATCH.

* WINDS...25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH TODAY. WINDS AROUND 40
  MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH THURSDAY.

* IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
  DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
  CAUTION AND PREPARE FOR VERY STRONG WINDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

12
2 follow-up statements
823 
WWUS73 KDDC 170936
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...RESENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
434 AM CDT WED OCT 17 2012

...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AND AGAIN THURSDAY. FROST
IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT IN FAR WESTERN KANSAS...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH WESTERN KANSAS EARLY TODAY. 
STRONG NORTHWESTERLY SURFACE WINDS AROUND 30 MPH ARE
EXPECTED...WITH WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH LIKELY FOR A FEW
HOURS. COLD...DRY AIR WILL SETTLE IN WEST OF HIGHWAY 23 TONIGHT.
BY LATE MORNING THURSDAY, A LOW LEVEL JET WILL PRODUCE STRONG
NORTHWEST WINDS, POSSIBLY GUSTING TO 60 MPH IN THE HAYS AREA.

KSZ043-044-061>063-075>077-086-087-171800-
/O.NEW.KDDC.FR.Y.0005.121018T0900Z-121018T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KDDC.WI.Y.0037.121018T1500Z-121018T2300Z/
/O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0036.121017T1200Z-121017T2300Z/
SCOTT-LANE-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-SEWARD-MEADE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...SYRACUSE...
LAKIN...DEERFIELD...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...
SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...
FOWLER
434 AM CDT WED OCT 17 2012 /334 AM MDT WED OCT 17 2012/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ THIS
MORNING TO 6 PM CDT /5 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING...
...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM CDT /3 AM MDT/ TO 7 AM CDT
/6 AM MDT/ THURSDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ TO 6 PM CDT
/5 PM MDT/ THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A FROST
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM CDT /3 AM MDT/ TO 7 AM
CDT /6 AM MDT/ THURSDAY. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED.
THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ TO 6 PM
CDT /5 PM MDT/ THURSDAY. 

* TIMING...4 AM CDT TO 7 AM CDT THURSDAY FROST ADVISORY. FROM 10
  AM CDT THROUGH 6 PM CDT THURSDAY WIND ADVISORY.

* TEMPERATURES...FALLING TO THE LOWER 30S THURSDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH THURSDAY .

* IMPACTS...WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY 
  DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. 

  TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER 30S CAN DAMAGE SENSITIVE PLANTS.

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.

&&

$$

KSZ085-171800-
/O.NEW.KDDC.FR.Y.0005.121018T0900Z-121018T1200Z/
/O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0036.121017T1200Z-121017T2300Z/
STEVENS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HUGOTON...MOSCOW
434 AM CDT WED OCT 17 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM
CDT THIS EVENING...
...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 AM CDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A FROST
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 AM CDT THURSDAY. 

* TIMING...4 AM CDT THROUGH 7 AM CDT THURSDAY FOR THE FROST
  ADVISORY. FROM 7 AM CDT TO 6 PM CDT TODAY FOR WIND ADVISORY.

* TEMPERATURE...WILL FALL TO 32 TO 35 DEGREES.

* WINDS...25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...ANY SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS COULD BE HARMED. WINDS
  THIS STRONG CAN EASILY BLOW DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR
PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED.

&&

$$

KSZ078-080-088>090-171800-
/O.NEW.KDDC.WI.Y.0037.121018T1500Z-121018T2300Z/
/O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0036.121017T1200Z-121017T2300Z/
FORD-KIOWA-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...GREENSBURG...
HAVILAND...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...COLDWATER...PROTECTION...
MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY
434 AM CDT WED OCT 17 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM
CDT THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CDT THURSDAY. 

* TIMING...FROM 7 AM TO 6 PM TODAY FOR THE WIND ADVISORY. FROM 10
  AM CDT THROUGH 6 PM CDT THURSDAY.

* WINDS...25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH TODAY. WINDS
  NEAR 40 MPH GUSTS TO 60 MPH THURSDAY.

* IMPACTS...WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY 
  DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

KSZ074-084-171800-
/O.NEW.KDDC.FR.Y.0005.121018T0900Z-121018T1200Z/
STANTON-MORTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JOHNSON CITY...ELKHART...RICHFIELD
434 AM CDT WED OCT 17 2012

...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 AM CDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A FROST
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 AM CDT THURSDAY. 

* TEMPERATURES...WILL FALL TO THE LOWER 30S TOWARD SUNRISE
  THURSDAY.

* IMPACTS...SENSITIVE PLANTS COULD BE HARMED BY THESE FROSTY
  TEMPERATURES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR
PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED.

&&

$$

KSZ030-031-045-046-064>066-079-081-171800-
/O.NEW.KDDC.HW.A.0004.121018T1500Z-121018T2300Z/
/O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0036.121017T1200Z-121017T2300Z/
TREGO-ELLIS-NESS-RUSH-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-EDWARDS-PRATT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR...
HAYS...ELLIS...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE...RUSH CENTER...JETMORE...
HANSTON...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON...
KINSLEY...LEWIS...PRATT
434 AM CDT WED OCT 17 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM
CDT THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING...FROM 7 AM TO 6 PM TODAY FOR WIND ADVISORY. FROM 10 AM
  CDT THROUGH 6 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR HIGH WIND WATCH.

* WINDS...25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH TODAY. WINDS AROUND 40
  MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH THURSDAY.

* IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
  DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
  CAUTION AND PREPARE FOR VERY STRONG WINDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

12
505 
WWUS73 KDDC 171823
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
123 PM CDT WED OCT 17 2012

...FREEZING TEMPERATURES TONIGHT FOR FAR SOUTHWEST KANSAS AND
STRONG WINDS EXPECTED THURSDAY...

.AS WINDS GO CALM OR NEARLY CALM TONIGHT WITH A VERY DRY AIRMASS
IN PLACE...TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BOTTOM OUT IN THE 30 TO 32
DEGREE RANGE MAINLY WEST OF A LIBERAL TO GARDEN CITY LINE TO THE
COLORADO BORDER. DURING THE DAY THURSDAY...VERY STRONG NORTHWEST
WINDS WILL DEVELOP SOUTHWEST OF A DEEPENING SURFACE LOW OVER IOWA
AND MINNESOTA. 

KSZ061>063-075-076-086-180230-
/O.CAN.KDDC.WI.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-121017T2300Z/
/O.UPG.KDDC.FR.Y.0005.121018T0900Z-121018T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KDDC.FZ.W.0002.121018T0900Z-121018T1400Z/
/O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0037.121018T1500Z-121018T2300Z/
HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-GRANT-HASKELL-SEWARD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SYRACUSE...LAKIN...DEERFIELD...
GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...LIBERAL...
KISMET
123 PM CDT WED OCT 17 2012 /1223 PM MDT WED OCT 17 2012/

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM CDT /3 AM MDT/ TO 9 AM CDT
/8 AM MDT/ THURSDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ TO
6 PM CDT /5 PM MDT/ THURSDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM CDT TO 9 AM CDT THURSDAY.
THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS AFTERNOON HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE FROST
ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 4 AM AND 8
  AM THURSDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS THURSDAY ARE EXPECTED
  BETWEEN 10 AM AND 6 PM.

* TEMPERATURES...FALLING TO THE 30 TO 32 DEGREE RANGE.

* WINDS...25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH THURSDAY.

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.

&&

$$

KSZ085-180230-
/O.CAN.KDDC.WI.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-121017T2300Z/
/O.UPG.KDDC.FR.Y.0005.121018T0900Z-121018T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KDDC.FZ.W.0002.121018T0900Z-121018T1400Z/
STEVENS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HUGOTON...MOSCOW
123 PM CDT WED OCT 17 2012

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM CDT THURSDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED FOR THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM CDT THURSDAY. THE
WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS AFTERNOON HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE FROST
ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 4 AM AND 8
  AM THURSDAY MORNING. 

* TEMPERATURES...FALLING TO THE 30 TO 32 DEGREE RANGE.

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

KSZ043-044-077-087-180230-
/O.CAN.KDDC.WI.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-121017T2300Z/
/O.CAN.KDDC.FR.Y.0005.121018T0900Z-121018T1200Z/
/O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0037.121018T1500Z-121018T2300Z/
SCOTT-LANE-GRAY-MEADE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...CIMARRON...
MONTEZUMA...MEADE...FOWLER
123 PM CDT WED OCT 17 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CDT
THURSDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED FOR THIS AFTERNOON...
...FROST ADVISORY IS CANCELLED FOR TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY FOR THIS AFTERNOON. THE FROST ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS THURSDAY ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 10 AM
  AND 6 PM THURSDAY.

* WINDS...25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH THURSDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

KSZ030-031-045-046-064>066-079-081-180230-
/O.CAN.KDDC.WI.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-121017T2300Z/
/O.UPG.KDDC.HW.A.0004.121018T1500Z-121018T2300Z/
/O.EXA.KDDC.WI.Y.0037.121018T1500Z-121018T2300Z/
TREGO-ELLIS-NESS-RUSH-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-EDWARDS-PRATT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR...
HAYS...ELLIS...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE...RUSH CENTER...JETMORE...
HANSTON...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON...
KINSLEY...LEWIS...PRATT
123 PM CDT WED OCT 17 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CDT THURSDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED FOR THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CDT THURSDAY.
THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS AFTERNOON HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE HIGH
WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS THURSDAY ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 10 AM
  AND 6 PM THURSDAY.

* WINDS...25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH THURSDAY.
  STRONGER WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED NORTHEAST OF A
  WAKEENEY TO LARNED LINE WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

KSZ078-080-088>090-180230-
/O.CAN.KDDC.WI.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-121017T2300Z/
/O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0037.121018T1500Z-121018T2300Z/
FORD-KIOWA-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...GREENSBURG...
HAVILAND...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...COLDWATER...PROTECTION...
MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY
123 PM CDT WED OCT 17 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CDT
THURSDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED FOR THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY FOR THIS AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS THURSDAY ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 10 AM
  AND 6 PM.

* WINDS...25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH THURSDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

KSZ074-084-180230-
/O.UPG.KDDC.FR.Y.0005.121018T0900Z-121018T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KDDC.FZ.W.0002.121018T0900Z-121018T1400Z/
STANTON-MORTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JOHNSON CITY...ELKHART...RICHFIELD
123 PM CDT WED OCT 17 2012

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM CDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM CDT THURSDAY. THE
FROST ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 4 AM AND 8
  AM THURSDAY MORNING. 

* TEMPERATURES...FALLING TO THE 30 TO 32 DEGREE RANGE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

UMSCHEID

The office that day

Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 17, 4:28 AM CDTRed Flag WarningDDCBarber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ellis, Finney and 21 more39 hr
Oct 17, 4:31 AM CDTFrost AdvisoryDDCFinney, Grant, Gray, Hamilton, Haskell, Kearny and 7 more9 hr
Oct 17, 4:31 AM CDTWind AdvisoryDDCBarber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ellis, Finney and 18 more38 hr
Oct 17, 1:23 PM CDTFreeze WarningDDCFinney, Grant, Hamilton, Haskell, Kearny, Morton and 3 more20 hr

Nearby

High Wind Watches in Kansas, 2012Every high wind watch 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.