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Wind Advisory 9, NWS Dodge City, KS

February 24, 201226 counties in Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this wind advisory at Feb 24, 2012, 3:10 PM CST for 26 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Feb 25, 2012, 9:00 AM CST. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 24, 2012, 3:10 PM CST (21:10 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 25, 2012, 9:00 AM CST
Expired
Feb 25, 2012, 7:12 PM CST
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
All 26 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, 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), 17 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:11 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, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 22 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 12:00Z on 2012-02-24Temperature 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 12:00Z on 2012-02-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -57 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
1324 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-57 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-36 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.

539 
WWUS73 KDDC 242110
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
310 PM CST FRI FEB 24 2012

...STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL RETURN TO KANSAS SATURDAY...

.A STRONG UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHWESTERN
UNITED STATES TONIGHT AND WILL APPROACH THE NORTHERN PLAINS
SATURDAY NIGHT. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP IN EASTERN
COLORADO SATURDAY MORNING AND WILL INTENSIFY DURING THE DAY.
STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS SATURDAY
MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY.

KSZ030-031-043>046-063>065-075>080-084>089-250515-
/O.NEW.KDDC.WI.Y.0009.120225T1500Z-120226T0600Z/
TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-GRANT-
HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-
COMANCHE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR...
HAYS...ELLIS...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE...
RUSH CENTER...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...JETMORE...HANSTON...
LARNED...BURDETT...ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...
MONTEZUMA...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG...
HAVILAND...ELKHART...RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...MOSCOW...LIBERAL...
KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...COLDWATER...
PROTECTION
310 PM CST FRI FEB 24 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST
SATURDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST
SATURDAY NIGHT. 

* TIMING...LATE SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT

* WINDS...SOUTH INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH BY
  LATE MORNING.

* 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.

&&

$$
7 follow-up statements
326 
WWUS73 KDDC 250819
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
219 AM CST SAT FEB 25 2012

...STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL RETURN TO KANSAS SATURDAY...

.A STRONG UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL APPROACH THE NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL ROCKIES EARLY TODAY. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DEVELOPING IN
EASTERN COLORADO EARLIER THIS MORNING WILL INTENSIFY DURING THE
DAY. STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS
BY LATE SATURDAY MORNING AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY.

KSZ066-081-090-251630-
/O.EXA.KDDC.WI.Y.0009.120225T1500Z-120226T0600Z/
STAFFORD-PRATT-BARBER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON...PRATT...
MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY
219 AM CST SAT FEB 25 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT
CST TONIGHT. 

* TIMING...STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING AND
  THEN CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT.

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  45 MPH BY LATE MORNING.

* 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.

&&

$$

KSZ030-031-043>046-063>065-075>080-084>089-251630-
/O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0009.120225T1500Z-120226T0600Z/
TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-GRANT-
HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-
COMANCHE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR...
HAYS...ELLIS...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE...
RUSH CENTER...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...JETMORE...HANSTON...
LARNED...BURDETT...ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...
MONTEZUMA...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG...
HAVILAND...ELKHART...RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...MOSCOW...LIBERAL...
KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...COLDWATER...
PROTECTION
219 AM CST SAT FEB 25 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO
MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO
MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. 

* TIMING...STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING AND
  THEN CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT.

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  45 MPH BY LATE MORNING.

* 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.

&&

$$
298 
WWUS73 KDDC 250827 CCA
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
226 AM CST SAT FEB 25 2012

...STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL RETURN TO KANSAS...

.A STRONG UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL APPROACH THE NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL ROCKIES EARLY TODAY. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DEVELOPING IN
EASTERN COLORADO EARLIER THIS MORNING WILL INTENSIFY DURING THE
DAY. STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS
BY LATE MORNING AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY.

KSZ066-081-090-251645-
/O.EXA.KDDC.WI.Y.0009.120225T1500Z-120226T0600Z/
STAFFORD-PRATT-BARBER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON...PRATT...
MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY
226 AM CST SAT FEB 25 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT
CST TONIGHT. 

* TIMING...STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING AND
  THEN CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT.

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  45 MPH BY LATE MORNING.

* 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.

&&

$$

KSZ030-031-043>046-063>065-075>080-084>089-251645-
/O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0009.120225T1500Z-120226T0600Z/
TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-GRANT-
HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-
COMANCHE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR...
HAYS...ELLIS...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE...
RUSH CENTER...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...JETMORE...HANSTON...
LARNED...BURDETT...ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...
MONTEZUMA...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG...
HAVILAND...ELKHART...RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...MOSCOW...LIBERAL...
KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...COLDWATER...
PROTECTION
226 AM CST SAT FEB 25 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO
MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO
MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. 

* TIMING...STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING AND
  THEN CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT.

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  45 MPH BY LATE MORNING.

* 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.

&&

$$
092 
WWUS73 KDDC 251617
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1017 AM CST SAT FEB 25 2012

...STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL RETURN TO KANSAS TODAY...

.A STRONG UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL APPROACH THE NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL ROCKIES TODAY. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL STRENGTHEN
ACROSS EASTERN COLORADO THROUGHOUT THE DAY. STRONG SOUTH WINDS
WILL DEVELOP ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON 
AND CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING.

KSZ030-031-043>046-063>066-075>081-084>090-260000-
/O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120226T0600Z/
TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-
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...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...JETMORE...HANSTON...
LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON...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
1017 AM CST SAT FEB 25 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. 

* TIMING...STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP THROUGH EARLY THIS
  AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  45 MPH THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON.

* 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.

&&

$$

32
960 
WWUS73 KDDC 251919
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
119 PM CST SAT FEB 25 2012

...STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS TODAY...

.A STRONG UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL APPROACH THE NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL ROCKIES TODAY. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL STRENGTHEN
ACROSS EASTERN COLORADO THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.
STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS THROUGH
THIS EVENING.

KSZ062-074-260100-
/O.EXA.KDDC.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120226T0600Z/
KEARNY-STANTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKIN...DEERFIELD...JOHNSON CITY
119 PM CST SAT FEB 25 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. 

* TIMING...STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL
  CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING.

* 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.

&&

$$

KSZ030-031-043>046-063>066-075>081-084>090-260100-
/O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120226T0600Z/
TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-
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...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...JETMORE...HANSTON...
LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON...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
119 PM CST SAT FEB 25 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. 

* TIMING...STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL
  CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING.

* 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.

&&

$$
055 
WWUS73 KDDC 252053
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
253 PM CST SAT FEB 25 2012

...STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS INTO
THIS EVENING...

.A STRONG UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL APPROACH THE NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL ROCKIES TODAY. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL STRENGTHEN
ACROSS EASTERN COLORADO THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING
CREATING A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS. STRONG
SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS THROUGH THIS
EVENING.

KSZ063-064-076>078-085>088-260300-
/O.UPG.KDDC.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120226T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KDDC.HW.W.0003.120225T2053Z-120226T0300Z/
FINNEY-HODGEMAN-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...JETMORE...
HANSTON...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...
DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...HUGOTON...MOSCOW...LIBERAL...KISMET...
MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA
253 PM CST SAT FEB 25 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE
WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL
  CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...CONTROL OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT
  ALONG EAST-WEST ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY AROUND ELEVATORS AND OTHER
  OBSTRUCTIONS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY LOWER VISIBILITIES
  RAPIDLY TO AROUND ONE MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING.

&&

$$

KSZ030-031-043>046-062-065-066-074-075-079>081-084-089-090-260500-
/O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120226T0600Z/
TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-KEARNY-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-STANTON-
GRANT-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-MORTON-COMANCHE-BARBER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR...
HAYS...ELLIS...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE...
RUSH CENTER...LAKIN...DEERFIELD...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...
STAFFORD...HUDSON...JOHNSON CITY...ULYSSES...KINSLEY...LEWIS...
GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...PRATT...ELKHART...RICHFIELD...COLDWATER...
PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY
253 PM CST SAT FEB 25 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. 

* TIMING...STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL 
  CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. 

* 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.

&&

$$
693 
WWUS73 KDDC 252117
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
317 PM CST SAT FEB 25 2012

...STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS INTO
THIS EVENING...

.A STRONG UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL APPROACH THE NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL ROCKIES TODAY. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL STRENGTHEN
ACROSS EASTERN COLORADO THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING
CREATING A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS. STRONG
SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS THROUGH THIS
EVENING.

KSZ063-064-076>078-085>088-260300-
/O.CON.KDDC.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120226T0300Z/
FINNEY-HODGEMAN-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...JETMORE...
HANSTON...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...
DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...HUGOTON...MOSCOW...LIBERAL...KISMET...
MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA
317 PM CST SAT FEB 25 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING...STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL 
  CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. 

* IMPACTS...CONTROL OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT 
  ALONG EAST-WEST ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY AROUND ELEVATORS AND 
  OTHER OBSTRUCTIONS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY LOWER 
  VISIBILITIES RAPIDLY TO AROUND ONE MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING.

&&

$$

KSZ030-031-043>046-062-065-066-074-075-079>081-084-089-090-260300-
/O.EXT.KDDC.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120226T0300Z/
TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-KEARNY-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-STANTON-
GRANT-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-MORTON-COMANCHE-BARBER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR...
HAYS...ELLIS...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE...
RUSH CENTER...LAKIN...DEERFIELD...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...
STAFFORD...HUDSON...JOHNSON CITY...ULYSSES...KINSLEY...LEWIS...
GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...PRATT...ELKHART...RICHFIELD...COLDWATER...
PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY
317 PM CST SAT FEB 25 2012

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL 
  CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. 

* 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.

&&

$$
186 
WWUS73 KDDC 260112
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
712 PM CST SAT FEB 25 2012

KSZ063-064-076>078-085>088-260215-
/O.CAN.KDDC.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120226T0300Z/
FINNEY-HODGEMAN-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...JETMORE...
HANSTON...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...
DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...HUGOTON...MOSCOW...LIBERAL...KISMET...
MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA
712 PM CST SAT FEB 25 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING. 

BREEZY SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE THIS
EVENING...HOWEVER...WINDS AT WARNING CRITERIA ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED.

$$

KSZ030-031-043>046-062-065-066-074-075-079>081-084-089-090-260215-
/O.CAN.KDDC.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120226T0300Z/
TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-KEARNY-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-STANTON-
GRANT-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-MORTON-COMANCHE-BARBER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR...
HAYS...ELLIS...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE...
RUSH CENTER...LAKIN...DEERFIELD...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...
STAFFORD...HUDSON...JOHNSON CITY...ULYSSES...KINSLEY...LEWIS...
GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...PRATT...ELKHART...RICHFIELD...COLDWATER...
PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY
712 PM CST SAT FEB 25 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

BREEZY SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE THIS
EVENING...HOWEVER...WINDS AT ADVISORY CRITERIA ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED.

$$

SUGDEN

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 24, 2:12 PM CSTRed Flag WarningDDCFinney, Kearny, Lane, Scott4 hr

Nearby

Wind Advisories in Kansas, 2012Every wind advisory 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.