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Wind Advisory 20, NWS Dodge City, KS

June 10, 201322 counties in Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this wind advisory at Jun 10, 2013, 3:34 PM CDT for 22 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Jun 11, 2013, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 10, 2013, 3:34 PM CDT (20:34 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 11, 2013, 10:00 AM CDT
Expired
Jun 11, 2013, 8:00 PM CDT
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
All 22 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, Meade County, KS, Ness County, KS, Pawnee County, KS, Pratt County, KS, Rush County, KS, Seward County, KS, Stafford County, KS, Stanton County, KS, Stevens County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 4 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:40 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, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 10 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 2013-06-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 210 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 2013-06-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 298 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
210 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-621 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2005 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
298 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
280 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.1

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

565 
WWUS73 KDDC 102034
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
334 PM CDT MON JUN 10 2013

...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BE FELT ON TUESDAY...

.A STRENGTHENING TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ACROSS THE KANSAS COLORADO
BORDER WILL TIGHTEN THE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS.
THIS WILL INCREASE SOUTHERLY WINDS TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
AROUND 40 MPH FROM LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY
EVENING. 

KSZ031-045-046-064>066-076>081-086>090-111100-
/O.NEW.KDDC.WI.Y.0020.130611T1500Z-130612T0100Z/
ELLIS-NESS-RUSH-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-
EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAYS...ELLIS...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE...
RUSH CENTER...JETMORE...HANSTON...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...
STAFFORD...HUDSON...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...
DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...
PRATT...LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...
COLDWATER...PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY
334 PM CDT MON JUN 10 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM CDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM CDT TUESDAY. 

* TIMING...10AM TUESDAY MORNING TILL 8PM TUESDAY EVENING

* WINDS...SOUTH SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH GUSTING TO 40 MPH

* IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE TRAVELING DIFFICULT. SMALL
  YARD ITEMS CAN EASILY BE BLOWN AROUND. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

42
3 follow-up statements
418 
WWUS73 KDDC 110933
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
433 AM CDT TUE JUN 11 2013

...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BE FELT ON TUESDAY...

.A STRENGTHENING PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS WILL
RESULT IN SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
AROUND 40 MPH FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.

KSZ031-045-046-064>066-076>081-086>090-120100-
/O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0020.130611T1500Z-130612T0100Z/
ELLIS-NESS-RUSH-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-
EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAYS...ELLIS...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE...
RUSH CENTER...JETMORE...HANSTON...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...
STAFFORD...HUDSON...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...
DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...
PRATT...LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...
COLDWATER...PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY
433 AM CDT TUE JUN 11 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...10AM THIS MORNING TILL 8PM THIS EVENING

* WINDS...SOUTH SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH GUSTING TO 40 MPH

* IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE TRAVELING DIFFICULT. 
  SMALL YARD ITEMS CAN EASILY BE BLOWN AROUND. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

GERARD
981 
WWUS73 KDDC 112323
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
623 PM CDT TUE JUN 11 2013

...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BE FELT ON EARLY THIS EVENING...

.A STRENGTHENING PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS WILL
RESULT IN SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
AROUND 40 MPH FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.

KSZ062-063-074-075-085-120100-
/O.EXA.KDDC.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-130612T0100Z/
KEARNY-FINNEY-STANTON-GRANT-STEVENS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKIN...DEERFIELD...GARDEN CITY...
KALVESTA...JOHNSON CITY...ULYSSES...HUGOTON...MOSCOW
623 PM CDT TUE JUN 11 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...UNTIL 8PM THIS EVENING

* WINDS...SOUTH SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH GUSTING TO 45 MPH

* IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE TRAVELING DIFFICULT. 
  SMALL YARD ITEMS CAN EASILY BE BLOWN AROUND. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

KSZ031-045-046-064>066-076>081-086>090-120100-
/O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-130612T0100Z/
ELLIS-NESS-RUSH-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-
EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAYS...ELLIS...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE...
RUSH CENTER...JETMORE...HANSTON...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...
STAFFORD...HUDSON...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...
DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...
PRATT...LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...
COLDWATER...PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY
623 PM CDT TUE JUN 11 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...UNTIL 8PM THIS EVENING

* WINDS...SOUTH SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH GUSTING TO 45 MPH

* IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE TRAVELING DIFFICULT. 
  SMALL YARD ITEMS CAN EASILY BE BLOWN AROUND. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

06
191 
WWUS73 KDDC 120039
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
739 PM CDT TUE JUN 11 2013

...STRONG WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE THIS EVENING...

KSZ031-045-046-062>066-074>081-085>090-120145-
/O.EXP.KDDC.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-130612T0100Z/
ELLIS-NESS-RUSH-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-STANTON-
GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-
CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAYS...ELLIS...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE...
RUSH CENTER...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...GREENSBURG...
HAVILAND...PRATT...HUGOTON...MOSCOW...LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...
FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...COLDWATER...PROTECTION...
MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY
739 PM CDT TUE JUN 11 2013

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

STRONG SOUTH WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE THIS
EVENING BUT STAY IN THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE.

$$

06

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 10, 4:47 AM CDTRed Flag WarningDDCFinney, Grant, Gray, Haskell, Morton, Seward and 1 more15 hr
Jun 10, 5:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCStanton58 min
Jun 10, 5:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCStanton64 min

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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.