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High Wind Warning 2, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this high wind warning at Mar 10, 2013, 12:22 AM CST for 18 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 8 hr. 14 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
- Mar 10, 2013, 12:22 AM CST (06:22 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 10, 2013, 9:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
Counties 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, Lane County, KS, Ness County, KS, Pawnee County, KS, Rush County, KS, Scott County, KS, Stafford County, KS, Stanton County, KS, Trego County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 10, 12:30 AM CST | SNOW 1 | 17 Nnw Deerfield, KS | STRONG WIND GUSTS ESTIMATED BETWEEN 50 TO 55 MPH CAUSED BLOWING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN AN EIGHT OF A MILE. |
| Mar 10, 4:00 AM CDT | SNOW 2 | 10 S Big Bow, KS | |
| Mar 10, 5:00 AM CDT | SNOW 4 | 9 N Big Bow, KS | SNOWFALL RANGED FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS PRODUCED BLOWING SNOW WHICH REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN 1/8 MILE BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 3 AM. |
| Mar 10, 6:00 AM CDT | SNOW 2 | 14 Wnw Kalvesta, KS | VISIBILITIES WERE REDUCED TO AROUND 200 FEET AT TIMES EARLY SUNDAY MORNING DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. |
| Mar 10, 7:00 AM CDT | SNOW 1 | 1 Wnw Kalvesta, KS | THE VISIBILITY WAS FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN 300 YARDS EARLY SUNDAY MORING DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. |
| Mar 10, 7:00 AM CDT | SNOW 2 | 10 S Collyer, KS | |
| Mar 10, 7:00 AM CDT | SNOW 2 | 6 Wnw Ulysses, KS | |
| Mar 10, 7:00 AM CDT | SNOW 2 | 8 W Ulysses, KS | |
| Mar 10, 7:00 AM CDT | SNOW 2 | Healy, KS | |
| Mar 10, 7:00 AM CDT | SNOW 3 | Dighton, KS | |
| Mar 10, 7:00 AM CDT | SNOW 3 | Hays, KS | |
| Mar 10, 8:00 AM CDT | SNOW 2 | 19 Nw Ness City, KS | |
| Mar 10, 8:00 AM CDT | SNOW 3 | 10 Ne Scott City, KS | SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT RANGED FROM 2 TO 3 INCHES. |
| Mar 10, 8:00 AM CDT | SNOW 3 | Wnw Ness City, 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, 6.4 hours before the alert went out and 51 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
- 35 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -164 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1962 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 75 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 345 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 353 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
865 WWUS73 KDDC 100622 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1222 AM CST SUN MAR 10 2013 ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS CAN EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL IMPACT WESTERN KANSAS THROUGH SUNDAY. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES INTO NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA. ADDITIONALLY...SNOW WILL OCCUR...WITH UP TO AN INCH OR TWO OF ACCUMULATION ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM ELKHART TO HAYS. KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>079-101430- /O.UPG.KDDC.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-130311T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.HW.W.0002.130310T0622Z-130310T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.WI.Y.0009.130310T1800Z-130311T0000Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN- PAWNEE-STAFFORD-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS- 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 1222 AM CST SUN MAR 10 2013 /1122 PM MST SAT MAR 9 2013/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SUSTAINED WINDS AT 40 MPH WILL DEVELOP BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 3 AM AND CONTINUE THROUGH 1 PM CDT, WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE SLIGHTLY AFTER NOON TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. WINDS SHOULD QUICKLY SUBSIDE TO BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA BY 7 PM CDT. * WINDS...40 MPH SUSTAINED WINDS THROUGH 1 PM CDT WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE SLIGHTLY AFTER 1 PM TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...DRIVING CAN BE DIFFICULT FOR LARGE PROFILE VEHICLES. VEHICLES AND LOOSE OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH BINS AND OTHER OUTDOOR ITEMS CAN EASILY BE BLOWN AROUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. && $$ KSZ080-081-084>090-101430- /O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-130311T0000Z/ KIOWA-PRATT-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...PRATT... ELKHART...RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...MOSCOW...LIBERAL...KISMET... MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...COLDWATER...PROTECTION... MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY 1222 AM CST SUN MAR 10 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...OVERNIGHT THROUGH 7 PM SUNDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH NOON. NORTHWEST WINDS AT 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED AFTER NOON. * IMPACTS...DRIVING CAN BE DIFFICULT FOR LARGE PROFILE VEHICLES... AND LOOSE OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH BINS AND OTHER OUTDOOR ITEMS CAN EASILY BE BLOWN AROUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ FINCH
1 follow-up statement
101 WWUS73 KDDC 101415 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 915 AM CDT SUN MAR 10 2013 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .A STRONG SURFACE LOW WILL MOVE EAST OUT OF EASTERN KANSAS INTO MISSOURI TODAY. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON FOR CENTRAL AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST KANSAS THEN BEGIN TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>079-102215- /O.CAN.KDDC.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130310T1800Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0009.130310T1800Z-130311T0000Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN- PAWNEE-STAFFORD-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS- 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 915 AM CDT SUN MAR 10 2013 /815 AM MDT SUN MAR 10 2013/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. * TIMING...THROUGH 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH NOON. NORTHWEST WINDS AT 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED AFTER NOON. * IMPACTS...DRIVING CAN BE DIFFICULT FOR LARGE PROFILE VEHICLES. VEHICLES AND LOOSE OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH BINS AND OTHER OUTDOOR ITEMS CAN EASILY BE BLOWN AROUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ KSZ080-081-084>090-102215- /O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-130311T0000Z/ KIOWA-PRATT-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...PRATT... ELKHART...RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...MOSCOW...LIBERAL...KISMET... MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...COLDWATER...PROTECTION... MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY 915 AM CDT SUN MAR 10 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH NOON. NORTHWEST WINDS AT 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED AFTER NOON. * IMPACTS...DRIVING CAN BE DIFFICULT FOR LARGE PROFILE VEHICLES... AND LOOSE OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH BINS AND OTHER OUTDOOR ITEMS CAN EASILY BE BLOWN AROUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ 32
The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 10, 12:22 AM CST | Wind Advisory | DDC | Edwards, Ellis, Finney, Ford, Grant, Gray and 12 more | 18 hr |
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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.