Alert archive / Kansas / Winter Storm Warnings in 2012
Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this winter storm warning at Feb 3, 2012, 3:10 PM CST for Trego County, Kansas. It took effect at Feb 3, 2012, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for 5 hr. 1 report 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, 3:10 PM CST (21:10 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 3, 2012, 6:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Feb 3, 2012, 10:54 PM CST
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
County Trego County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 128 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:09 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. |
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 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 127 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
- 705 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 88 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 46 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 124 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. && $$ 06
1 follow-up statement
152 WWUS43 KDDC 040454 WSWDDC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1054 PM CST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...THE WINTER STORM WAS WINDING DOWN... .THE WINTER STORM SYSTEM WHICH MOVED THROUGH PARTS OF SOUTHWEST KANSAS WAS MOVING NORTH INTO NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS. ONLY FLURRIES, LIGHT SNOW AND DRIZZLE ARE EXPECTED THE REST OF TONIGHT. KSZ031-040600- /O.CAN.KDDC.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120205T0000Z/ ELLIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAYS...ELLIS 1054 PM CST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE WINTER STORM PULLED NORTH, WHICH WILL RESULT IN ONLY FLURRIES OR LIGHT SNOW THE REST OF THE NIGHT. SIX INCHES OF SNOWFALL WAS REPORTED BY THE TREGO COUNTY SHERIFF IN WAKEENEY AT 10:20 PM CST. $$ 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, 2:48 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | DDC | Ellis, Lane, Ness, Scott, Trego | 20 hr |
Nearby
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.