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Wind Advisory 23, NWS Dodge City, KS

June 24, 201324 counties in Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this wind advisory at Jun 24, 2013, 3:00 AM CDT for 24 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Jun 24, 2013, 11:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 24, 2013, 3:00 AM CDT (08:00 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 24, 2013, 11:00 AM CDT
Expired
Jun 24, 2013, 8:00 PM CDT
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
All 24 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, Lane County, KS, Meade County, KS, Ness County, KS, Pawnee County, KS, Pratt County, KS, Rush County, KS, Scott County, KS, Seward County, KS, Stafford County, KS, Stevens County, KS, Trego County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 13 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:58 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 00:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 15 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 00:00Z on 2013-06-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1355 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 00:00Z on 2013-06-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 45 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
1355 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-175 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2458 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
35 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
45 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
50 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.6

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The text

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

813 
WWUS73 KDDC 240800
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
300 AM CDT MON JUN 24 2013

...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS EXPECTED TODAY...

.A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL SET UP ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHWESTERN
AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS LATE THIS MORNING INTO THE EARLY EVENING.
THIS WILL CREATE STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS.

KSZ030-031-043>046-062>066-075>081-085>090-250100-
/O.NEW.KDDC.WI.Y.0023.130624T1600Z-130625T0100Z/
TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-
STAFFORD-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-STEVENS-
SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR...
HAYS...ELLIS...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE...
RUSH CENTER...LAKIN...DEERFIELD...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...
JETMORE...HANSTON...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...
HUDSON...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
300 AM CDT MON JUN 24 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CDT
THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...LATE THIS MORNING INTO EARLY EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.

* IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRAVELERS ON EAST TO WEST ROADWAYS WHERE 
  STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL EXIST...AND PARTICULARLY AROUND GRAIN 
  ELEVATORS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

06
2 follow-up statements
474 
WWUS73 KDDC 241736
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1236 PM CDT MON JUN 24 2013

...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY...

.A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL SET UP THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY
EVENING, LEADING TO STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS.

KSZ030-031-043>046-062>066-075>081-085>090-250100-
/O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-130625T0100Z/
TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-
STAFFORD-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-STEVENS-
SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR...
HAYS...ELLIS...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE...
RUSH CENTER...LAKIN...DEERFIELD...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...
JETMORE...HANSTON...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...
HUDSON...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
1236 PM CDT MON JUN 24 2013

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

* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.

* IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRAVELERS ON EAST TO WEST ROADWAYS WHERE 
  STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL EXIST...AND PARTICULARLY AROUND GRAIN 
  ELEVATORS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

FINCH
006 
WWUS73 KDDC 250051
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
751 PM CDT MON JUN 24 2013


KSZ030-031-043>046-062>066-075>081-085>090-250200-
/O.EXP.KDDC.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-130625T0100Z/
TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-
STAFFORD-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-STEVENS-
SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR...
HAYS...ELLIS...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE...
RUSH CENTER...LAKIN...DEERFIELD...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...
JETMORE...HANSTON...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...
HUDSON...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
751 PM CDT MON JUN 24 2013

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

GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 20 TO 30 MPH THROUGH 10 PM.
THESE WINDS WILL DECREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH BY MIDNIGHT.

$$
BURGERT

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 23, 7:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCMorton66 min
Jun 23, 8:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCMorton55 min
Jun 23, 8:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCStanton64 min
Jun 23, 8:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCStanton46 min
Jun 23, 9:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCGrant41 min
Jun 24, 10:07 AM CDTRed Flag WarningDDCHamilton, Kearny, Stanton10 hr
Jun 24, 4:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCStevens45 min
Jun 24, 5:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCHaskell52 min
Jun 24, 5:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCFord, Meade46 min
Jun 24, 5:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark, Ford, Gray, Meade56 min
Jun 24, 6:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCHodgeman39 min
Jun 24, 6:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards, Ford, Hodgeman17 min
Jun 24, 6:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCClark, Ford, Gray, Meade37 min
Jun 24, 6:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards, Ford, Hodgeman, Pawnee50 min
Jun 24, 6:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCGray, Meade, Seward27 min
Jun 24, 6:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCFord, Gray, Meade49 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.