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Wind Advisory 8, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this wind advisory at Feb 22, 2012, 2:07 PM CST for 27 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Feb 23, 2012, 10:00 AM CST. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 22, 2012, 2:07 PM CST (20:07 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 23, 2012, 10:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 23, 2012, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 8 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 20:13 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 12:00Z, 8.1 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2681 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -56 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 20 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
052 WWUS73 KDDC 222007 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 207 PM CST WED FEB 22 2012 ...STRONG NORTH WINDS EXPECTED ON THURSDAY... .A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH SOUTH ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL BECOME GUSTY FROM THE NORTH BEHIND THE FRONT AND CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY BEFORE DECREASING LATER IN THE AFTERNOON. KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-231000- /O.NEW.KDDC.WI.Y.0008.120223T1600Z-120224T0000Z/ 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 207 PM CST WED FEB 22 2012 /107 PM MST WED FEB 22 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CST /9 AM MST/ TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THURSDAY... 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/ THURSDAY. * TIMING...WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE NORTH AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY BY 10 AM. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR PERSONS DRIVING LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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
828 WWUS73 KDDC 230839 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 239 AM CST THU FEB 23 2012 ...STRONG NORTH WINDS EXPECTED TODAY... .A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH SOUTH ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS EARLY THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL BECOME GUSTY FROM THE NORTH BEHIND THE FRONT AND CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY BEFORE DECREASING LATER IN THE AFTERNOON. KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-231845- /O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0008.120223T1600Z-120224T0000Z/ 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 239 AM CST THU FEB 23 2012 /139 AM MST THU FEB 23 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CST /9 AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CST /9 AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. * TIMING...WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE NORTH BY 7 AM AND INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST IN THE LATE MORNING HOURS AND EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH ARE LIKELY. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR PERSONS DRIVING LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THESE STRONG WINDS CAN ALSO EASILY BLOW AROUND LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CONTAINERS AND LAWN FURNITURE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ 33
634 WWUS73 KDDC 231833 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1233 PM CST THU FEB 23 2012 ...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON... .A STRONG SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS WILL RESULT IN GUSTY NORTH WINDS CONTINUING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THE WINDS WILL BE DIMINISHING AS SUNSET APPROACHES. KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-240000- /O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120224T0000Z/ 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 1233 PM CST THU FEB 23 2012 /1133 AM MST THU FEB 23 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. * TIMING...GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS BEFORE DIMINISHING AROUND SUNSET. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH ARE LIKELY. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR PERSONS DRIVING LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THESE STRONG WINDS CAN ALSO EASILY BLOW AROUND LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CONTAINERS AND LAWN FURNITURE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ GERARD
959 WWUS73 KDDC 232347 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 547 PM CST THU FEB 23 2012 ...STRONG WINDS WILL SUBSIDE THIS EVENING... KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-240100- /O.EXP.KDDC.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120224T0000Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN- PAWNEE-STAFFORD-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA- PRATT-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... HAYS...ELLIS...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE... RUSH CENTER...SYRACUSE...LAKIN...DEERFIELD...GARDEN CITY... KALVESTA...JETMORE...HANSTON...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN... STAFFORD...HUDSON...JOHNSON CITY...ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...SATANTA... CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS... GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...PRATT...ELKHART...RICHFIELD...HUGOTON... MOSCOW...LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA... COLDWATER...PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY 547 PM CST THU FEB 23 2012 /447 PM MST THU FEB 23 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. AS SUNSET APPROACHES...WIND SPEEDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE DOWN TO THE 15 TO 20 MPH RANGE THROUGH THE MID EVENING HOURS. $$ UMSCHEID
The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 22, 4:11 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | DDC | Grant, Haskell, Morton, Scott, Seward, Stanton and 1 more | 14 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.