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Wind Advisory 27, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this wind advisory at May 27, 2012, 4:57 AM CDT for 27 counties in Kansas. It took effect at May 27, 2012, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 5 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 27, 2012, 4:57 AM CDT (09:57 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 27, 2012, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- May 27, 2012, 5:55 PM CDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
All 27 counties
Barber County, KS, Clark County, KS, Comanche County, KS, Edwards County, KS, Ellis 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, Kiowa County, KS, Lane County, KS, Meade County, KS, Morton County, KS, Ness County, KS, Pawnee County, KS, Pratt County, KS, Rush County, KS, Scott County, KS, Seward County, KS, Stafford County, KS, Stanton County, KS, Stevens County, KS, Trego County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 22 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:56 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, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 27 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
- 1172 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -43 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2320 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 59 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 258 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 3.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
501 WWUS73 KDDC 270957 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 457 AM CDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...ANOTHER WINDY DAY IS EXPECTED... .A DEEP LOW PRESSURE CENTER OVER EASTERN COLORADO, COUPLED WITH A STRONG LOW LEVEL JET OVER WESTERN KANSAS, WILL PRODUCE STRONG SOUTHERLY SURFACE WINDS THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS MOST OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS. KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-272100- /O.NEW.KDDC.WI.Y.0027.120527T1800Z-120528T0000Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN- PAWNEE-STAFFORD-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA- PRATT-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... HAYS...ELLIS...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE... RUSH CENTER...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...PRATT...ELKHART...RICHFIELD...HUGOTON... MOSCOW...LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA... COLDWATER...PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY 457 AM CDT SUN MAY 27 2012 /357 AM MDT SUN MAY 27 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE AFTER 1 PM CDT TODAY, AND BLOW STRONG THROUGH 7 PM CDT. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS WILL HOWL AT 20 TO 35 MPH AND GUST EVEN HIGHER. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN CAUSE PROBLEMS TO DRIVERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LIGHTWEIGHT ITEMS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE IS EASILY BLOWN AROUND WITH WINDS OF THIS STRENGTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ 12
2 follow-up statements
898 WWUS73 KDDC 271807 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 107 PM CDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED OVER CENTRAL KANSAS THIS AFTERNOON... .A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER CENTRAL KANSAS WILL PRODUCE STRONG SOUTHERLY SURFACE WINDS THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS. KSZ030-043>045-061>064-074>078-084>088-271915- /O.CAN.KDDC.WI.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-120528T0000Z/ TREGO-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-STANTON- GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...SYRACUSE...LAKIN...DEERFIELD... GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...JETMORE...HANSTON...JOHNSON CITY... ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA... DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...ELKHART...RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...MOSCOW... LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA 107 PM CDT SUN MAY 27 2012 /1207 PM MDT SUN MAY 27 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE STILL EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY EAST OF A LINE FROM NESS CITY TO LIBERAL...BUT SUSTAINED WINDS SHOULD STAY BELOW 30 MPH. $$ KSZ031-046-065-066-079>081-089-090-280000- /O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-120528T0000Z/ 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 107 PM CDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THE STRONG WINDS WILL INCREASE AFTER 2 PM CDT AND CONTINUE UNTIL AROUND 7 PM CDT. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN CAUSE PROBLEMS TO DRIVERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND ON MOTORCYCLES. LIGHTWEIGHT ITEMS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE IS EASILY BLOWN AROUND WITH WINDS OF THIS STRENGTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ GERARD
314 WWUS73 KDDC 272255 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 555 PM CDT SUN MAY 27 2012 KSZ031-046-065-066-079>081-089-090-280000- /O.CAN.KDDC.WI.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-120528T0000Z/ ELLIS-RUSH-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-COMANCHE-BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAYS...ELLIS...LA CROSSE... RUSH CENTER...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON... KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...PRATT...COLDWATER... PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY 555 PM CDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. ALTHOUGH SOUTH WINDS AT 25 TO 30 MPH WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING...WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA OF SUSTAINED WINDS AT OR ABOVE 30 MPH OR FREQUENT GUSTS AT OR ABOVE 45 MPH ARE NO LONGER ANTICIPATED. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 7:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Finney, Grant, Haskell, Kearny, Seward, Stevens | 48 min |
| May 26, 7:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Finney, Grant, Haskell, Kearny, Seward, Stevens | 61 min |
| May 26, 8:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Finney, Gray, Haskell, Lane, Scott | 47 min |
| May 26, 9:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Hamilton, Kearny, Scott | 35 min |
| May 26, 9:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Grant, Hamilton, Kearny, Morton, Stanton, Stevens | 48 min |
| May 26, 10:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Haskell, Kearny, Seward, Stevens | 41 min |
| May 26, 10:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Finney, Gray, Lane, Meade, Scott, Seward | 49 min |
| May 27, 1:41 AM CDT | High Wind Warning | DDC | Scott | 79 min |
| May 27, 5:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ford | 29 min |
| May 27, 5:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Rush | 50 min |
| May 27, 6:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis, Ness, Rush, Trego | 40 min |
| May 27, 6:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis, Trego | 47 min |
| May 27, 6:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis, Trego | 32 min |
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.