Alert archive / Kansas / Freeze Warnings in 2013
Freeze Warning 2, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this freeze warning at May 1, 2013, 12:35 PM CDT for 23 counties in Kansas. It took effect at May 1, 2013, 10:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 12 hr. 6 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
- May 1, 2013, 12:35 PM CDT (17:35 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 1, 2013, 10:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- May 2, 2013, 10:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
All 23 counties
Clark 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, Rush County, KS, Scott County, KS, Seward County, KS, Stanton County, KS, Stevens County, KS, Trego County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 43 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:35 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 5:31 AM CDT | SNOW 3 | Garden City, KS | AMOUNTS RANGED FROM AROUND 2 TO 3 INCHES. |
| May 2, 5:33 AM CDT | SNOW 2 | Lakin, KS | |
| May 2, 5:34 AM CDT | SNOW 1 | Johnson City, KS | |
| May 2, 5:38 AM CDT | SNOW 1 | Dighton, KS | |
| May 2, 5:43 AM CDT | SNOW 2 | Ulysses, KS | SNOW AMOUNTS RANGED FROM AROUND 1 TO 2 INCHES. |
| May 2, 8:00 AM CDT | SNOW 5 | 4 Nw Manning, 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 12:00Z, 5.6 hours before the alert went out and 48 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
- 748 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 366 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 422 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
511 WWUS73 KDDC 011735 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1235 PM CDT WED MAY 1 2013 ...STRONG NORTH WINDS TODAY AND FREEZING TEMPERATURES EXPECTED... .STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE BEHIND A COLD FRONT THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND AGAIN ON THURSDAY NIGHT. KSZ030-031-043>046-061>065-074>078-084>087-021015- /O.UPG.KDDC.FZ.A.0001.130502T0300Z-130502T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.FZ.W.0002.130502T0300Z-130502T1500Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-130502T0200Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.HZ.A.0001.130503T0400Z-130503T1800Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN- PAWNEE-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD- MEADE- 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...JOHNSON CITY... ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA... DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...ELKHART...RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...MOSCOW... LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER 1235 PM CDT WED MAY 1 2013 /1135 AM MDT WED MAY 1 2013/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ THURSDAY... ...HARD FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ THURSDAY. THE FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...STRONG NORTH WINDS THROUGH 9 PM TONIGHT. FREEZING TEMPERATURES TONIGHT AND AGAIN THURSDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TEMPERATURE...29 TO 31 DEGREES TONIGHT. LOW TEMPERATURES OF 25 TO 28 DEGREES THURSDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS CAN MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. YET ANOTHER SETBACK TO THE START OF THE GROWING SEASON IS EXPECTED. AGRICULTURAL IMPACTS COULD BE SIGNIFICANT IF TEMPERATURES GET DOWN INTO THE MID 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. A HARD FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ KSZ079-080-088-021015- /O.UPG.KDDC.FZ.A.0001.130502T0300Z-130502T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.FZ.W.0002.130502T0300Z-130502T1500Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-130502T0200Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FZ.A.0002.130503T0400Z-130503T1800Z/ EDWARDS-KIOWA-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG... HAVILAND...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA 1235 PM CDT WED MAY 1 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CDT THURSDAY... ...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CDT THURSDAY. THE FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...STRONG NORTH WINDS THROUGH 9 PM TONIGHT. FREEZING TEMPERATURES TONIGHT AND AGAIN THURSDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TEMPERATURE...29 TO 32 DEGREES TONIGHT. LOW TEMPERATURES OF 25 TO 28 DEGREES THURSDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS CAN MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. YET ANOTHER SETBACK TO THE START OF THE GROWING SEASON IS EXPECTED. AGRICULTURAL IMPACTS COULD BE SIGNIFICANT IF TEMPERATURES GET DOWN INTO THE MID 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ KSZ066-081-089-090-021015- /O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-130502T0200Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FZ.A.0002.130503T0400Z-130503T1800Z/ STAFFORD-PRATT-COMANCHE-BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON...PRATT... COLDWATER...PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY 1235 PM CDT WED MAY 1 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... * TIMING...STRONG NORTH WINDS THROUGH 9 PM TONIGHT. FREEZING TEMPERATURES THURSDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TEMPERATURE...LOW TEMPERATURES OF 25 TO 28 DEGREES THURSDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS CAN MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. YET ANOTHER SETBACK TO THE START OF THE GROWING SEASON IS EXPECTED. AGRICULTURAL IMPACTS COULD BE SIGNIFICANT IF TEMPERATURES GET DOWN INTO THE MID 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ 06
3 follow-up statements
626 WWUS73 KDDC 020207 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 907 PM CDT WED MAY 1 2013 ...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE AND FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE STILL EXPECTED... .BRISK NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT. ALSO, FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND AGAIN ON THURSDAY NIGHT. KSZ030-031-043>046-061>065-074>078-084>087-021100- /O.EXP.KDDC.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-130502T0200Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FZ.W.0002.130502T0300Z-130502T1500Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.HZ.A.0001.130503T0400Z-130503T1800Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN- PAWNEE-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD- MEADE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... HAYS...ELLIS...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE... RUSH CENTER...SYRACUSE...LAKIN...DEERFIELD...GARDEN CITY... KALVESTA...JETMORE...HANSTON...LARNED...BURDETT...JOHNSON CITY... ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA... DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...ELKHART...RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...MOSCOW... LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER 907 PM CDT WED MAY 1 2013 /807 PM MDT WED MAY 1 2013/ ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ THURSDAY... ...HARD FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... * TEMPERATURE...29 TO 31 DEGREES TONIGHT. LOW TEMPERATURES OF 25 TO 28 DEGREES THURSDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...ANOTHER SETBACK TO THE GROWING SEASON IS EXPECTED. AGRICULTURAL IMPACTS COULD BE SIGNIFICANT IF TEMPERATURES GET DOWN INTO THE MID 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. A HARD FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ KSZ079-080-088-021100- /O.EXP.KDDC.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-130502T0200Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FZ.W.0002.130502T0300Z-130502T1500Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FZ.A.0002.130503T0400Z-130503T1800Z/ EDWARDS-KIOWA-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG... HAVILAND...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA 907 PM CDT WED MAY 1 2013 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THURSDAY... ...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... * TEMPERATURE...29 TO 32 DEGREES TONIGHT. LOW TEMPERATURES OF 25 TO 28 DEGREES THURSDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...ANOTHER SETBACK TO THE GROWING SEASON IS EXPECTED. AGRICULTURAL IMPACTS COULD BE SIGNIFICANT IF TEMPERATURES GET DOWN INTO THE MID 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ KSZ066-081-089-090-021100- /O.EXP.KDDC.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-130502T0200Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FZ.A.0002.130503T0400Z-130503T1800Z/ STAFFORD-PRATT-COMANCHE-BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON...PRATT... COLDWATER...PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY 907 PM CDT WED MAY 1 2013 ...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... * TEMPERATURE...LOW TEMPERATURES OF 25 TO 28 DEGREES THURSDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...ANOTHER SETBACK TO THE GROWING SEASON IS EXPECTED. AGRICULTURAL IMPACTS COULD BE SIGNIFICANT IF TEMPERATURES GET DOWN INTO THE MID 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ 12
371 WWUS73 KDDC 020702 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 202 AM CDT THU MAY 2 2013 ...ANOTHER WINDY DAY IS EXPECTED SOUTH OF THE ARKANSAS RIVER. AN ANOMALOUSLY COLD AIRMASS WILL LEAD TO FREEZING TEMPERATURES THIS MORNING AND PARTICULARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .A COLD AIRMASS HAS SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION. THIS WILL LEAD TO FREEZING TEMPERATURES THIS MORNING AND THEN AGAIN FRIDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION...A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT AND MIXING WILL RESULT IN WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE REGION YET AGAIN TODAY. KSZ085>087-021500- /O.UPG.KDDC.HZ.A.0001.130503T0400Z-130503T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.HZ.W.0004.130503T0400Z-130503T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.WI.Y.0018.130502T0702Z-130503T0000Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130502T1500Z/ STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HUGOTON...MOSCOW...LIBERAL...KISMET... MEADE...FOWLER 202 AM CDT THU MAY 2 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING... ...HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM CDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A HARD FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM CDT FRIDAY. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE HARD FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...THE COLDEST MINIMUM TEMPERATURES WILL BE BETWEEN 4 AM CDT AND 8 AM CDT THIS MORNING AND THEN AGAIN FRIDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE BETWEEN 4 AM CDT AND 7 PM CDT TONIGHT. * WINDS...WINDS WILL BE NORTHERLY 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TEMPERATURE...29 TO 31 DEGREES THIS MORNING. LOW TEMPERATURES OF 25 TO 28 DEGREES THURSDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...SENSITIVE VEGETATION MAY BE KILLED UNLESS PROTECTED. STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ON WEST TO EAST ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ KSZ088-021500- /O.UPG.KDDC.FZ.A.0002.130503T0400Z-130503T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.FZ.W.0003.130503T0400Z-130503T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.WI.Y.0018.130502T0702Z-130503T0000Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130502T1500Z/ CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA 202 AM CDT THU MAY 2 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM CDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM CDT FRIDAY. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...THE COLDEST MINIMUM TEMPERATURES WILL BE BETWEEN 4 AM CDT AND 8 AM CDT THIS MORNING AND THEN AGAIN FRIDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE BETWEEN 4 AM CDT AND 7 PM CDT TONIGHT. * WINDS...WINDS WILL BE NORTHERLY 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TEMPERATURE...29 TO 31 DEGREES THIS MORNING. LOW TEMPERATURES OF 25 TO 28 DEGREES THURSDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...SENSITIVE VEGETATION MAY BE KILLED UNLESS PROTECTED. STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ON WEST TO EAST ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ KSZ030-031-043>046-061>065-074>078-084-021500- /O.UPG.KDDC.HZ.A.0001.130503T0400Z-130503T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.HZ.W.0004.130503T0400Z-130503T1800Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130502T1500Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN- PAWNEE-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-MORTON- 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...JOHNSON CITY... ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA... DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...ELKHART...RICHFIELD 202 AM CDT THU MAY 2 2013 /102 AM MDT THU MAY 2 2013/ ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING... ...HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM CDT /10 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING TO 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A HARD FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM CDT /10 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING TO 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ FRIDAY. THE HARD FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...THE COLDEST MINIMUM TEMPERATURES WILL BE BETWEEN 4 AM CDT AND 8 AM CDT THIS MORNING AND THEN AGAIN FRIDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURE...29 TO 31 DEGREES THIS MORNING. LOW TEMPERATURES OF 25 TO 28 DEGREES THURSDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...SENSITIVE VEGETATION MAY BE KILLED UNLESS PROTECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ KSZ079-080-021500- /O.UPG.KDDC.FZ.A.0002.130503T0400Z-130503T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.FZ.W.0003.130503T0400Z-130503T1800Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130502T1500Z/ EDWARDS-KIOWA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND 202 AM CDT THU MAY 2 2013 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM CDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM CDT FRIDAY. THE FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...THE COLDEST MINIMUM TEMPERATURES WILL BE BETWEEN 4 AM CDT AND 8 AM CDT THIS MORNING AND THEN AGAIN FRIDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURE...29 TO 31 DEGREES THIS MORNING. LOW TEMPERATURES OF 29 TO 31 DEGREES THURSDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...SENSITIVE VEGETATION MAY BE KILLED UNLESS PROTECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ KSZ089-090-021500- /O.UPG.KDDC.FZ.A.0002.130503T0400Z-130503T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.FZ.W.0003.130503T0400Z-130503T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.WI.Y.0018.130502T0702Z-130503T0000Z/ COMANCHE-BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLDWATER...PROTECTION... MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY 202 AM CDT THU MAY 2 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM CDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM CDT FRIDAY. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE BETWEEN 4 AM CDT AND 7 PM CDT TONIGHT. THE COLDEST MINIMUM TEMPERATURES WILL BE BETWEEN 4 AM CDT AND 8 AM CDT FRIDAY. * WINDS...WINDS WILL BE NORTHERLY 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TEMPERATURE...LOW TEMPERATURES OF 29 TO 31 DEGREES THURSDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...SENSITIVE VEGETATION MAY BE KILLED UNLESS PROTECTED. STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ON WEST TO EAST ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ KSZ066-081-021500- /O.UPG.KDDC.FZ.A.0002.130503T0400Z-130503T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.FZ.W.0003.130503T0400Z-130503T1800Z/ STAFFORD-PRATT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON...PRATT 202 AM CDT THU MAY 2 2013 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM CDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM CDT FRIDAY. THE FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...THE COLDEST MINIMUM TEMPERATURES WILL BE BETWEEN 4 AM CDT AND 8 AM CDT FRIDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURE...LOW TEMPERATURES OF 29 TO 31 DEGREES THURSDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...SENSITIVE VEGETATION MAY BE KILLED UNLESS PROTECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ SUGDEN
602 WWUS73 KDDC 021445 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 945 AM CDT THU MAY 2 2013 .A COLD AIRMASS HAS SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION. THIS WILL LEAD TO BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. KSZ085>087-022245- /O.CAN.KDDC.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-130503T0000Z/ /O.EXP.KDDC.FZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130502T1500Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.HZ.W.0004.130503T0400Z-130503T1800Z/ STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HUGOTON...MOSCOW...LIBERAL...KISMET... MEADE...FOWLER 945 AM CDT THU MAY 2 2013 ...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM CDT FRIDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... ...FREEZE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. * TEMPERATURE...LOW TEMPERATURES OF 25 TO 28 DEGREES TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...SENSITIVE VEGETATION MAY BE KILLED UNLESS PROTECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ KSZ088-022245- /O.CAN.KDDC.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-130503T0000Z/ /O.EXP.KDDC.FZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130502T1500Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FZ.W.0003.130503T0400Z-130503T1800Z/ CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA 945 AM CDT THU MAY 2 2013 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM CDT FRIDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... ...FREEZE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. * TEMPERATURE...LOW TEMPERATURES OF 25 TO 28 DEGREES TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...SENSITIVE VEGETATION MAY BE KILLED UNLESS PROTECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ KSZ030-031-043>046-061>065-074>078-084-022245- /O.EXP.KDDC.FZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130502T1500Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.HZ.W.0004.130503T0400Z-130503T1800Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN- PAWNEE-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-MORTON- 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...JOHNSON CITY... ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA... DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...ELKHART...RICHFIELD 945 AM CDT THU MAY 2 2013 /845 AM MDT THU MAY 2 2013/ ...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM CDT /10 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING TO 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ FRIDAY... ...FREEZE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING... * TIMING...THE COLDEST MINIMUM TEMPERATURES WILL BE BETWEEN 4 AM CDT AND 8 AM CDT FRIDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURE...LOW TEMPERATURES OF 25 TO 28 DEGREES TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...SENSITIVE VEGETATION MAY BE KILLED UNLESS PROTECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ KSZ079-080-022245- /O.EXP.KDDC.FZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130502T1500Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FZ.W.0003.130503T0400Z-130503T1800Z/ EDWARDS-KIOWA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND 945 AM CDT THU MAY 2 2013 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM CDT FRIDAY... ...FREEZE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING... * TIMING...THE COLDEST MINIMUM TEMPERATURES WILL BE BETWEEN 4 AM CDT AND 8 AM CDT FRIDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURE...LOW TEMPERATURES OF 29 TO 31 DEGREES TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...SENSITIVE VEGETATION MAY BE KILLED UNLESS PROTECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ KSZ089-090-022245- /O.CAN.KDDC.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-130503T0000Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FZ.W.0003.130503T0400Z-130503T1800Z/ COMANCHE-BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLDWATER...PROTECTION... MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY 945 AM CDT THU MAY 2 2013 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM CDT FRIDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. * TEMPERATURE...LOW TEMPERATURES OF 29 TO 31 DEGREES TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...SENSITIVE VEGETATION MAY BE KILLED UNLESS PROTECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ KSZ066-081-022245- /O.CON.KDDC.FZ.W.0003.130503T0400Z-130503T1800Z/ STAFFORD-PRATT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON...PRATT 945 AM CDT THU MAY 2 2013 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM CDT FRIDAY... * TIMING...THE COLDEST MINIMUM TEMPERATURES WILL BE BETWEEN 4 AM CDT AND 8 AM CDT FRIDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURE...LOW TEMPERATURES OF 29 TO 31 DEGREES TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...SENSITIVE VEGETATION MAY BE KILLED UNLESS PROTECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ 06
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this freeze warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Dodge City, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this freeze warning went out at May 1, 11:58 AM CDT, 37 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 1, 11:58 AM CDT, 37 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1158 AM CDT WED MAY 1 2013 ...UPDATED FOR AVIATION... .SYNOPSIS... ISSUED AT 437 AM CDT WED MAY 1 2013 A POTENTIALLY HISTORY "MAY" WINTER STORM WAS TAKING SHAPE ACROSS THE ROCKIES OVERNIGHT. THERE WERE TWO KEY SHORTWAVE DISTURBANCES THAT COMPRISED THE OVERALL LONGWAVE TROUGH WHICH ARE BOTH IMPORTANT IN THE FORECAST AND SENSIBLE WEATHER IMPACTS. THE FIRST WAVE WAS EJECTING NORTH RAPIDLY TOWARD HUDSON BAY. THIS BROUGHT THE INITIAL COLD AIR PUSH SOUTH WHICH WAVE NUMBER 2 WILL HAVE TO WORK WITH. WAVE NUMBER TWO WAS ORGANIZING OVER THE ROCKIES WITH 500MB POTENTIAL VORTICITY ANOMALY CENTERED JUST NORTH OF SALT LAKE CITY. THIS FEATURE WAS MOVING SOUTHEAST. THE 700MB BAROCLINIC ZONE WAS VERY IMPRESSIVE, THANKS TO WAVE NUMBER 1. THE PRIMARY 700MB BAROCLINIC ZONE EXTENDED FROM CENTRAL COLORADO NORTHEAST THROUGH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION...A LOT OF WHICH IN THE FORM OF SNOW...WAS FOUND ALONG THIS 700MB BAROCLINIC/FRONTOGENETIC ZONE. THERE WERE A NUMBER OF LIGHTNING STRIKES NOTED IN CENTRAL NEBRASKA. THE FIRST WAVE OF CONVECTION WAS REALIZED FARTHER NORTH THAN THOUGHT YESTERDAY THANKS TO A BIT STRONGER WARM AIR ADVECTION AHEAD OF WAVE NUMBER 2. THE PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE, THE CHEYENNE RIDGE AREA, AND FAR NORTHEASTERN COLORADO WAS SNOW AS OF 08Z. THE SURFACE FRONT WAS MOVING QUITE SLOWLY DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...HOWEVER DENSITY GRADIENT HEAD WAS MATURING AND PRESSURE RISES WERE INCREASING IN THE COLD AIR...SO THE FRONT AS OF 09Z WAS STARTING TO ACCELERATE THROUGH WESTERN KANSAS. THE TEMPERATURE AT GOODLAND JUST FELL TO 39 DEGREES NORTH OF THE FRONT WHILE IT WAS STILL 63 HERE AT DODGE. && .SHORT TERM...(TODAY AND TONIGHT) ISSUED AT 437 AM CDT WED MAY 1 2013 TODAY: THE FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH QUICKLY DURING THE 11-14Z TIME FRAME ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHWEST KANSAS AND JUST ABOUT EVERYONE WILL SEE A 15 TO 20 DEGREE FALL IN TEMPERATURE OVER ABOUT A 90 MINUTE PERIOD. AFTER THE INITIAL SHOCK WITH THE NORTH-NORTHEAST WIND 25 TO 35 MPH...THE TEMPERATURE WILL CONTINUE A SLOW FALL THROUGH THE 40S...AND FINALLY REACHING THE 30S BY LATE IN THE DAY. MANY LOCATIONS ACROSS SOUTHWEST KANSAS WILL SEE THE LATE AFTERNOON TEMPERATURE 50 (YES, 50!) DEGREES COLDER THAN 24 HOURS PRIOR. ACCOMPANYING THE COLD AIR WILL BE LOW CLOUDS AND DRIZZLE FOR MUCH OF THE DAY AS WARM, MOIST AIR WILL STILL BE IN EXISTENCE ABOVE THE INITIALLY SHALLOW COLD AIRMASS. TONIGHT: THE METEOROLOGICAL FUN BEGINS AFTER SUNDOWN TONIGHT. AS THE COLD AIRMASS DEEPENS, THE MID LEVEL FORCING FOR ASCENT WILL INCREASE. THE MENTIONED 700MB BAROCLINIC/FRONTOGENETIC ZONE WILL BECOME EVEN MORE FRONTOGENETIC THAN ORIGINALLY THOUGHT AND MOVE THROUGH AT A LITTLE BIT SLOWER CLIP...SUCH THAT WIDESPREAD ACCUMULATING PRECIPITATION SHOULD EXIST ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHWEST KANSAS FROM MID EVENING THROUGH MUCH OF THE OVERNIGHT TIME FRAME. INITIALLY...THE PRECIPITATION WILL BE COLD RAIN SHOWERS WITH SOME EMBEDDED THUNDER...HOWEVER IT WILL NOT TAKE LONG BEFORE ICE PELLETS BECOME THE DOMINANT TYPE. BY MID-EVENING...ICE PELLETS WILL QUICKLY CHANGE TO SNOW NORTHWEST OF A LIBERAL TO GARDEN CITY TO WAKEENEY LINE (USING THE NAM12 THERMODYNAMIC STRUCTURE AS GUIDANCE). BY 06Z...THE SLEET-SNOW LINE IS EXPECTED TO BE FROM ROUGHLY MEADE TO DODGE TO LACROSSE. IT WILL NOT CHANGE OVER TO SNOW IN SOUTH-CENTRAL KANSAS UNTIL DAYBREAK THURSDAY...AND BY THAT TIME MUCH OF THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED. AS FAR AS SNOW AND SLEET TOTALS GO...THE OFFICIAL FORECAST CALLS FOR WIDESPREAD 1 TO 3 INCHES OF COMBINED SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION...AND THIS IS EVEN USING A FAIRLY CONSERVATIVE 5:1 EVENT RATIO WHEN YOU TAKE INTO ACCOUNT SLEET ACCUMULATION AND ALSO THE INITIAL MELTING OF FROZEN PRECIPITATION ON A WARM SURFACE. GROUND HEAT FLUXES FROM A WARM SUB-SURFACE WILL CERTAINLY PLAY INTO THE MELT RATE WITH THIS EVENT... AFTER ALL IT IS NOW MAY. THE ONE POSITIVE FOR ACCUMULATING FROZEN PRECIPITATION IS THAT MUCH OF THE EVENT WILL BE OCCURRING DURING NOCTURNAL HOURS SO THE INSOLATION COMPONENT FROM ABOVE WILL NOT BE THERE. ALSO, SNOWFALL RATES DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM WILL BE MUCH GREATER THAN ANY MELT RATE FROM GROUND HEAT FLUXES). A 1-2 INCH SNOWFALL FORECAST FOR DODGE CITY WOULD BE AN ALL-TIME RECORD SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH OF MAY IN DODGE CITY (GOING BACK TO THE 1870S)... BOTH FOR DAILY AMOUNT AND MONTHLY SINCE ALL THE RECORDED MONTHLY SNOW TOTALS WERE FROM INDIVIDUAL RARE SNOW EVENTS (IN THIS STATION'S HISTORY, ONLY THREE DAYS HAVE RECORDED MEASURABLE SNOW IN DODGE CITY IN MAY). THIS IS CERTAINLY AN UNPRECEDENTED FORECAST WHICH NOW HAS A FAIRLY HIGH DEGREE OF CONFIDENCE IS PANNING OUT. .LONG TERM...(THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY) ISSUED AT 447 AM CDT WED MAY 1 2013 IMPROVING CONDITIONS WILL RAPIDLY EVOLVE EARLY THURSDAY AS THE SHARP BAROCLINIC ZONE AND UPPER TROUGH MOVE EAST OF MY FORECAST AREA. HOWEVER, FURTHER AMPLIFICATION WILL TAKE PLACE (AS HAS BEEN ADVERTISED FOR SOME TIME NOW) BUT THE RESULTANT APPARENT CLOSED CIRCULATION MOST LIKELY WILL BE EAST OF MY FORECAST AREA. I HAVE ELECTED TO BRING PCPN TO AN END TRANSITIONING WEST TO EAST. BUT IF THE CLOSED SYSTEM IS CLOSER THERE COULD STILL BE SOME THREAT OF PCPN ACROSS MY FAR EASTERN COUNTIES. TEMPTRESS WILL BE UNSEASONABLY COLD FOR EARLY MAY AND THE THREAT OF A KILLING FREEZE IS FAIRLY HIGH ESPECIALLY FRIDAY MORNING. THE HEADLINES OF FREEZE AND HARD FREEZE WILL EXIST FOR BOTH THURSDAY MORNING AND FRIDAY MORNING. ANY ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW WILL QUICKLY MELT AS THE STRONG EARLY MAY SOLAR INSOLATION EVEN IN THE PRESENCE OF AN OVERCAST SKY WILL TAKE A TOLL ON THE SNOW THAT FALLS. IN LATER PERIODS (WEEKEND AND INTO THE FIRST OF THE WEEK) SHOULD SEE FALLING HEIGHTS IN THE WESTERN U.S. WHICH SHOULD BRING THE FLOW ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS BACK TO THE SOUTHWEST OR WEST WITH AN INCREASING OPPORTUNITY FOR PCPN. TEMPERATURES WILL BECOME MORE SEASONABLE. && .AVIATION...(FOR THE 18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z THURSDAY AFTERNOON) ISSUED AT 1153 AM CDT WED MAY 1 2013 IFR CONDITIONS WITH LIGHT RAIN AND DRIZZLE WILL PREVAIL AT KDDC AND KGCK AND IFR/MVFR CONDITIONS AT KHYS. STRONG SURFACE WINDS BEHIND A COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE NORTHERLY AT 25-35KT DECREASING A BIT AFTER DARK. A TRANSITION TO SNOW IS FORECAST MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH A BRIEF PERIOD OF SLEET POSSIBLE. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... DDC 52 31 43 28 / 70 80 60 10 GCK 44 29 47 26 / 60 70 50 10 EHA 44 30 47 27 / 40 50 30 0 LBL 51 30 46 28 / 50 70 50 0 HYS 45 30 46 28 / 80 80 60 10 P28 65 33 43 30 / 70 80 80 10 && .DDC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FREEZE WATCH FROM 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING FOR KSZ030-031-043>046-061>065-074>080-084>088. HARD FREEZE WATCH FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR KSZ030-031-043>046-061>065-074>078-084>087. WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR KSZ030- 031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090. FREEZE WATCH FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR KSZ066-079>081-088>090. && SYNOPSIS...UMSCHEID SHORT TERM...UMSCHEID LONG TERM...HUTTON AVIATION...KRUSE
Hazardous weather outlook, May 1, 5:54 AM CDT, 6 hours 41 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 554 AM CDT WED MAY 1 2013 KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-021100- 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- 554 AM CDT WED MAY 1 2013 /454 AM MDT WED MAY 1 2013/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL...SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL KANSAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A SIGNIFICANT STORM SYSTEM WILL BE MOVING ACROSS THE WESTERN PLAINS TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. THIS STORM WILL BRING A RARE MAY SNOWFALL TO MUCH OF THE SOUTHWEST KANSAS REGION TONIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE WITH 2 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE NORTHEAST OF A WAKEENEY TO STAFFORD LINE. STRONG NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY WITH 25 TO 35 MPH WIND SUSTAINED THROUGH THE LATE EVENING HOURS. A FREEZE IS ALSO EXPECTED BOTH TONIGHT AND ESPECIALLY THURSDAY NIGHT. MORE DETAILS ON THE WIND ADVISORY, FREEZE AND HARD FREEZE WATCHES CAN BE FOUND IN THE NON-PRECIPITATION HAZARD WEATHER MESSAGE (NPWDDC). .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... && FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/DDC UMSCHEID
The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 5:00 AM CDT | Freeze Watch | DDC | Clark, Edwards, Ellis, Finney, Ford, Grant and 17 more | 8 hr |
| May 1, 5:00 AM CDT | Freeze Watch | DDC | Barber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Kiowa, Pratt and 1 more | 21 hr |
| May 1, 5:00 AM CDT | Hard Freeze Watch | DDC | Ellis, Finney, Ford, Grant, Gray, Hamilton and 14 more | 21 hr |
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