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Wind Advisory 12, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this wind advisory at Mar 3, 2012, 9:15 PM CST for Ellis County, Rush County, Trego County, Kansas. It took effect at Mar 4, 2012, 10:00 AM CST. It was in force for 4 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 3, 2012, 9:15 PM CST (03:15 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 4, 2012, 10:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Mar 4, 2012, 2:28 PM CST
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
Counties Ellis County, KS, Rush County, KS, Trego County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 121 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:13 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, 3.3 hours before the alert went out and 118 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
- 2961 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 98 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 66 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 126 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
467 WWUS73 KDDC 040315 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 915 PM CST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED SUNDAY... .A MODERATE PRESSURE GRADIENT ALONG WITH STRONG DAYTIME HEATING WILL LEAD TO STRONG WINDS TODAY. KSZ030-031-046-041030- /O.NEW.KDDC.WI.Y.0012.120304T1600Z-120304T2200Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-RUSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... HAYS...ELLIS...LA CROSSE...RUSH CENTER 915 PM CST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 4 PM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 4 PM CST SUNDAY. * TIMING...10 AM TO 4 PM. * WINDS...NORTHWESTERLY 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...CONTROL OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT ALONG EAST-WEST ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY AROUND ELEVATORS AND OTHER OBSTRUCTIONS. LAWN FURNITURE AND LIGHT OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND BY THE WIND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
3 follow-up statements
810 WWUS73 KDDC 040355 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 955 PM CST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED SUNDAY... .A MODERATE PRESSURE GRADIENT ALONG WITH STRONG DAYTIME HEATING WILL LEAD TO STRONG WINDS TODAY. KSZ030-031-046-041200- /O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0012.120304T1600Z-120304T2200Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-RUSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... HAYS...ELLIS...LA CROSSE...RUSH CENTER 955 PM CST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 4 PM CST SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 4 PM CST SUNDAY. * TIMING...THE STRONG WINDS WILL LAST FROM 10 AM TO 4 PM. * WINDS...WINDS WILL BE NORTHWESTERLY 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...CONTROL OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT ALONG EAST-WEST ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY AROUND ELEVATORS AND OTHER OBSTRUCTIONS. LAWN FURNITURE AND LIGHT OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND BY THE WIND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
442 WWUS73 KDDC 040817 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 217 AM CST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED TODAY... .A MODERATE PRESSURE GRADIENT ALONG WITH DAYTIME HEATING AND MIXING WILL LEAD TO STRONG WINDS TODAY ACROSS CENTRAL KANSAS. KSZ030-031-046-050000- /O.EXT.KDDC.WI.Y.0012.120304T1600Z-120305T0000Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-RUSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... HAYS...ELLIS...LA CROSSE...RUSH CENTER 217 AM CST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE MID MORNING AND THEN PEAK IN INTENSITY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE BELOW ADVISORY LEVEL BY EARLY EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE LIKELY. * IMPACTS...CONTROL OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT ALONG EAST-WEST ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY AROUND ELEVATORS AND OTHER OBSTRUCTIONS. LAWN FURNITURE AND LIGHT OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND BY THE WIND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ SUGDEN
207 WWUS73 KDDC 042028 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 228 PM CST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED MONDAY... .STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP ON MONDAY AND LAST THROUGH THE ENTIRE AFTERNOON. KSZ030-031-046-050430- /O.CAN.KDDC.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-120305T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.WI.Y.0013.120305T1600Z-120306T0000Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-RUSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... HAYS...ELLIS...LA CROSSE...RUSH CENTER 228 PM CST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST MONDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST MONDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AFTERNOON HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE MID MORNING AND THEN PEAK IN INTENSITY THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE BELOW ADVISORY LEVEL BY LATE AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE LIKELY. * IMPACTS...CONTROL OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT ALONG EAST-WEST ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY AROUND ELEVATORS AND OTHER OBSTRUCTIONS. LAWN FURNITURE AND LIGHT OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND BY THE WIND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ KSZ043>045-061>066-074>080-084>088-050430- /O.NEW.KDDC.WI.Y.0013.120305T1600Z-120306T0000Z/ SCOTT-LANE-NESS-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD- STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-MORTON-STEVENS- SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY... 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...GREENSBURG... HAVILAND...ELKHART...RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...MOSCOW...LIBERAL... KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA 228 PM CST SUN MAR 4 2012 /128 PM MST SUN MAR 4 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CST /9 AM MST/ TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CST /9 AM MST/ TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ MONDAY. * TIMING...WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE MID MORNING AND THEN PEAK IN INTENSITY THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE BELOW ADVISORY LEVEL BY LATE AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE LIKELY. * IMPACTS...CONTROL OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT ALONG EAST-WEST ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY AROUND ELEVATORS AND OTHER OBSTRUCTIONS. LAWN FURNITURE AND LIGHT OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND BY THE WIND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ 33
The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 3:42 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | DDC | Finney, Grant, Hamilton, Haskell, Kearny, Morton and 4 more | 10 hr |
| Mar 4, 3:42 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | DDC | Finney, Grant, Hamilton, Haskell, Kearny, Morton and 4 more | 46 hr |
| Mar 4, 1:41 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | DDC | Finney, Grant, Gray, Hamilton, Haskell, Kearny and 9 more | 28 hr |
| Mar 4, 2:28 PM CST | Wind Advisory | DDC | Clark, Edwards, Ellis, Finney, Ford, Grant and 18 more | 28 hr |
Nearby
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.