Alert archive / Kansas / Winter Storm Warnings in 2012
Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this winter storm warning at Feb 3, 2012, 2:48 AM CST for 5 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Feb 3, 2012, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 11 hr. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 3, 2012, 2:48 AM CST (08:48 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 3, 2012, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Feb 3, 2012, 10:54 PM CST
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
Counties Ellis County, KS, Lane County, KS, Ness County, KS, Scott County, KS, Trego County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:49 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 3, 10:20 PM CST | SNOW 6 | Wakeeney, KS | THIS WAS REPORTED BY THE NESS COUNTY SHERIFF DEPARTMENT. |
| Feb 3, 10:30 PM CST | SNOW 2 | Ransom, KS |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 100 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
- 1107 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 65 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 232 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 649 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS43 KDDC 030848 WSWDDC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 248 AM CST FRI FEB 3 2012 ... A WINTER STORM IS HEADED TOWARD WESTERN KANSAS... .A POTENT WINTER STORM SYSTEM DEVELOPING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES WILL LIFT NORTHEASTWARD INTO SATURDAY. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ACROSS PARTS OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL KANSAS. KSZ043>045-031800- /O.UPG.KDDC.WW.Y.0001.120204T0000Z-120205T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.WS.W.0001.120203T1800Z-120205T0000Z/ SCOTT-LANE-NESS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY 248 AM CST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BEGIN BY NOON TODAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH NOON SATURDAY. SOME LINGERING LIGHT SNOW IS POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON SATURDAY AS WELL. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 8 INCHES BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * OTHER IMPACTS...NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED WHICH WILL CREATE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ KSZ030-031800- /O.UPG.KDDC.WS.A.0001.120204T0000Z-120205T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.WS.W.0001.120203T1800Z-120205T0000Z/ TREGO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR 248 AM CST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BEGIN BY NOON TODAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH NOON SATURDAY. SOME LINGERING LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 8 INCHES. * OTHER IMPACTS...NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED WHICH WILL CREATE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ALONG WITH AREAS OF BLOWING WITH DRIFTING SNOW THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ KSZ063-064-074>077-084>086-031800- /O.EXB.KDDC.WW.Y.0001.120203T1500Z-120204T1800Z/ FINNEY-HODGEMAN-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...JETMORE... HANSTON...JOHNSON CITY...ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...SATANTA... CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...ELKHART...RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...MOSCOW... LIBERAL...KISMET 248 AM CST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO NOON CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO NOON CST SATURDAY. * TIMING...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BEGIN THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH NOON SATURDAY. SOME LINGERING LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED INTO THE MORNING SATURDAY. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOW AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 4 INCHES BY NOON SATURDAY...WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM ULYSSES TO GARDEN CITY. * OTHER IMPACTS...NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY EVENING INTO SATURDAY MORNING WHICH WILL CREATE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ KSZ031-031800- /O.UPG.KDDC.WS.A.0001.120204T0000Z-120205T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KDDC.WW.Y.0001.120204T0000Z-120205T0000Z/ ELLIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAYS...ELLIS 248 AM CST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BEGIN BY FRIDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH NOON SATURDAY. SOME LINGERING LIGHT SNOW IS POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON SATURDAY. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES. * OTHER IMPACTS...NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY WHICH WILL CREATE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ALONG WITH AREAS OF BLOWING WITH DRIFTING SNOW THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ KSZ061-062-031800- /O.EXT.KDDC.WW.Y.0001.120203T1500Z-120204T1800Z/ HAMILTON-KEARNY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SYRACUSE...LAKIN...DEERFIELD 248 AM CST FRI FEB 3 2012 /148 AM MST FRI FEB 3 2012/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO NOON CST /11 AM MST/ SATURDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO NOON CST /11 AM MST/ SATURDAY. * TIMING...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BEGIN LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH NOON SATURDAY. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 2 TO 4 INCHES BY NOON SATURDAY. * OTHER IMPACTS...NORTH WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED WHICH WILL CREATE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ KSZ046-031800- /O.CON.KDDC.WW.Y.0001.120204T0000Z-120205T0000Z/ RUSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LA CROSSE...RUSH CENTER 248 AM CST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY. * TIMING...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BEGIN BY FRIDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH NOON SATURDAY. SOME LINGERING LIGHT SNOW IS POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 1 TO 3 INCHES BY NOON SATURDAY. * OTHER IMPACTS...NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY WHICH WILL CREATE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ FINCH
3 follow-up statements
874 WWUS43 KDDC 031724 WSWDDC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1124 AM CST FRI FEB 3 2012 ... A WINTER STORM IS HEADED TOWARD WESTERN KANSAS... .A POTENT WINTER STORM SYSTEM DEVELOPING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES WILL LIFT NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL KANSAS INTO SATURDAY. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ACROSS PARTS OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL KANSAS. KSZ031-040130- /O.UPG.KDDC.WW.Y.0001.120204T0000Z-120205T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KDDC.WS.W.0001.120204T0000Z-120205T0000Z/ ELLIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAYS...ELLIS 1124 AM CST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BEGIN THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH NOON SATURDAY. SOME LINGERING LIGHT SNOW IS POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON SATURDAY. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE BETWEEN 4 AND 8 INCHES. * OTHER IMPACTS...NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED BY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY WHICH WILL CREATE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ KSZ030-043>045-040130- /O.CON.KDDC.WS.W.0001.120203T1800Z-120205T0000Z/ TREGO-SCOTT-LANE-NESS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY 1124 AM CST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SATURDAY. * TIMING...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH NOON SATURDAY. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * OTHER IMPACTS...NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WHICH WILL CREATE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ KSZ061>064-074>077-084>086-040130- /O.CON.KDDC.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120204T1800Z/ HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-MORTON- STEVENS-SEWARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SYRACUSE...LAKIN...DEERFIELD... GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...JETMORE...HANSTON...JOHNSON CITY... ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...ELKHART... RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...MOSCOW...LIBERAL...KISMET 1124 AM CST FRI FEB 3 2012 /1024 AM MST FRI FEB 3 2012/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/ SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/ SATURDAY. * TIMING...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BEGIN EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH NOON SATURDAY. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 2 TO 4 INCHES BY NOON SATURDAY. * OTHER IMPACTS...NORTH WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED WHICH WILL CREATE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ KSZ046-040130- /O.CON.KDDC.WW.Y.0001.120204T0000Z-120205T0000Z/ RUSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LA CROSSE...RUSH CENTER 1124 AM CST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY. * TIMING...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BEGIN BY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH NOON SATURDAY. SOME LINGERING LIGHT SNOW IS POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 2 TO 4 INCHES BY NOON SATURDAY. * OTHER IMPACTS...NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY WHICH WILL CREATE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ 06
309 WWUS43 KDDC 032110 AAA WSWDDC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 310 PM CST FRI FEB 3 2012 ... A WINTER STORM IS HEADED TOWARD WESTERN KANSAS... .A POTENT WINTER STORM SYSTEM ACROSS THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES WILL MOVE NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL KANSAS INTO SATURDAY. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ACROSS PARTS OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL KANSAS. KSZ030-040515- /O.CAN.KDDC.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120205T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.WS.W.0002.120204T0000Z-120205T0000Z/ TREGO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR 310 PM CST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY. * TIMING...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BEGIN THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH NOON SATURDAY. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL BE ALONG AND NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 70 CORRIDOR. * OTHER IMPACTS...NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WHICH WILL CREATE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ KSZ043>045-040515- /O.CAN.KDDC.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120205T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KDDC.WW.Y.0001.120204T0000Z-120205T0000Z/ SCOTT-LANE-NESS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY 310 PM CST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BEGIN THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH NOON SATURDAY. SOME LINGERING LIGHT SNOW IS POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 2 TO 4 INCHES BY NOON SATURDAY. * OTHER IMPACTS...NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY WHICH WILL CREATE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ KSZ061>064-074>077-084>086-032215- /O.CAN.KDDC.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120204T1800Z/ HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-MORTON- STEVENS-SEWARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SYRACUSE...LAKIN...DEERFIELD... GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...JETMORE...HANSTON...JOHNSON CITY... ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...ELKHART... RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...MOSCOW...LIBERAL...KISMET 310 PM CST FRI FEB 3 2012 /210 PM MST FRI FEB 3 2012/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. LITTLE IF ANY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE FORECAST FOR THE REST OF TODAY AND TONIGHT. $$ KSZ031-040515- /O.CON.KDDC.WS.W.0001.120204T0000Z-120205T0000Z/ ELLIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAYS...ELLIS 310 PM CST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY. * TIMING...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BEGIN THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH NOON SATURDAY. SOME LINGERING LIGHT SNOW IS POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON SATURDAY. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE BETWEEN 4 AND 8 INCHES. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE INTERSTATE 70 CORRIDOR AND NORTH. * OTHER IMPACTS...NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED BY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY WHICH WILL CREATE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST ALONG WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ KSZ046-040515- /O.CON.KDDC.WW.Y.0001.120204T0000Z-120205T0000Z/ RUSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LA CROSSE...RUSH CENTER 310 PM CST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY. * TIMING...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BEGIN THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH NOON SATURDAY. SOME LINGERING LIGHT SNOW IS POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 2 TO 4 INCHES BY NOON SATURDAY. * OTHER IMPACTS...NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY WHICH WILL CREATE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ 06
152 WWUS43 KDDC 040454 WSWDDC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1054 PM CST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...THE WINTER STORM WAS WINDING DOWN... .THE WINTER STORM SYSTEM WHICH MOVED THROUGH PARTS OF SOUTHWEST KANSAS WAS MOVING NORTH INTO NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS. ONLY FLURRIES, LIGHT SNOW AND DRIZZLE ARE EXPECTED THE REST OF TONIGHT. KSZ031-040600- /O.CAN.KDDC.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120205T0000Z/ ELLIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAYS...ELLIS 1054 PM CST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE WINTER STORM PULLED NORTH, WHICH WILL RESULT IN ONLY FLURRIES OR LIGHT SNOW THE REST OF THE NIGHT. SIX INCHES OF SNOWFALL WAS REPORTED BY THE TREGO COUNTY SHERIFF IN WAKEENEY AT 10:20 PM CST. $$ KSZ030-040600- /O.CAN.KDDC.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120205T0000Z/ TREGO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR 1054 PM CST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE WINTER STORM PULLED NORTH, WHICH WILL RESULT IN ONLY FLURRIES OR LIGHT SNOW THE REST OF THE NIGHT. SIX INCHES OF SNOWFALL WAS REPORTED BY THE TREGO COUNTY SHERIFF IN WAKEENEY AT 10:20 PM CST. $$ KSZ043>046-040600- /O.CAN.KDDC.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120205T0000Z/ SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY... LA CROSSE...RUSH CENTER 1054 PM CST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE WINTER STORM PULLED NORTH, WHICH WILL RESULT IN ONLY FLURRIES OR LIGHT SNOW THE REST OF THE NIGHT. $$ 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2, 10:21 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Barber | 39 min |
| Feb 2, 10:41 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Barber, Pratt | 35 min |
| Feb 2, 11:53 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Barber | 52 min |
| Feb 3, 1:03 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Barber | 42 min |
| Feb 3, 3:10 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | DDC | Trego | 8 hr |
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Winter Storm Warnings in Kansas, 2012Every winter storm warning 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.