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Freeze Warning 1, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this freeze warning at Apr 13, 2014, 4:14 AM CDT for 9 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Apr 14, 2014, 1:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 8 hr. 3 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
- Apr 13, 2014, 4:14 AM CDT (09:14 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 14, 2014, 1:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 14, 2014, 9:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
Counties Barber County, KS, Clark County, KS, Comanche County, KS, Edwards County, KS, Kiowa County, KS, Meade County, KS, Pratt County, KS, Seward County, KS, Stafford County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 2:48 AM CDT | SNOW 2 | Mullinville, KS | STORM SPOTTER REPORTS TWO INCHES OF SNOW IN MULINVILLE. MODERATE SNOW WAS FALLING DURING TIME OF REPORT. ALSO REPORTS BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND DRIFTS ARE STARTING TO FORM ON EAST/WEST ROADS. |
| Apr 14, 4:33 AM CDT | SNOW 2 | Coldwater, KS | A STORM SPOTTER REPORTED 2 INCHES OF SNOW IN COLDWATER. LIGHT SNOW WAS STILL FALLING AT THE TIME OF REPORT. |
| Apr 14, 7:00 AM CDT | SNOW 3 | 3 Ssw Haviland, 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, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 52 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
- 17 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -57 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 4337 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -9 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 110 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
081 WWUS73 KDDC 130914 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 414 AM CDT SUN APR 13 2014 ...STRONG NORTH WINDS TODAY WITH FREEZING TEMPERATURES TONIGHT AND TOMORROW NIGHT... .STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY BEHIND A COLD FRONT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. LOW TEMPERATURES THEN FALL TO BELOW FREEZING TONIGHT WITH MOST AREAS FALLING TO OR BELOW 28 DEGREES. THIS COLD WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TOMORROW NIGHT WITH LOWS BELOW 32 DEGREES. KSZ030-031-043>046-061>065-074>078-084-085-131715- /O.NEW.KDDC.HZ.W.0001.140414T0600Z-140414T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.WI.Y.0015.140413T1400Z-140414T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.HZ.A.0001.140415T0600Z-140415T1400Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN- PAWNEE-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-MORTON-STEVENS- 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 414 AM CDT SUN APR 13 2014 /314 AM MDT SUN APR 13 2014/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CDT /8 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... ...HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ TO 9 AM CDT /8 AM MDT/ MONDAY... ...HARD FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A HARD FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ TO 9 AM CDT /8 AM MDT/ MONDAY. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CDT /8 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION...A HARD FREEZE WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS HARD FREEZE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * TIMING...TODAY THROUGH TOMORROW NIGHT * WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH * TEMPERATURE...AT OR BELOW 28 DEGREES TONIGHT AND BELOW 32 DEGREES TOMORROW NIGHT * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LIGHTWEIGHT ITEMS SUCH AS TRASH CARTS AND LAWN FURNITURE WILL EASILY BE BLOWN AROUND. ALSO...SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. 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. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. A HARD FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ KSZ066-079>081-086>088-131715- /O.NEW.KDDC.FZ.W.0001.140414T0600Z-140414T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.WI.Y.0015.140413T1400Z-140414T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.HZ.A.0001.140415T0600Z-140415T1400Z/ STAFFORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON... KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...PRATT...LIBERAL... KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA 414 AM CDT SUN APR 13 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM CDT MONDAY... ...HARD FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM CDT MONDAY. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION...A HARD FREEZE WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS HARD FREEZE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * TIMING...TODAY THROUGH TOMORROW NIGHT * WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH * TEMPERATURE...AT OR BELOW 32 DEGREES TONIGHT AND TOMORROW NIGHT * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LIGHTWEIGHT ITEMS SUCH AS TRASH CARTS AND LAWN FURNITURE WILL EASILY BE BLOWN AROUND. ALSO...SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. A HARD FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ KSZ089-090-131715- /O.NEW.KDDC.WI.Y.0015.140413T1400Z-140414T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.HZ.A.0001.140415T0600Z-140415T1400Z/ COMANCHE-BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLDWATER...PROTECTION... MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY 414 AM CDT SUN APR 13 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...HARD FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A HARD FREEZE WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HARD FREEZE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * TIMING...TODAY THROUGH TOMORROW NIGHT * WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH * TEMPERATURE...AT OR BELOW 32 DEGREES TOMORROW NIGHT * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LIGHTWEIGHT ITEMS SUCH AS TRASH CARTS AND LAWN FURNITURE WILL EASILY BE BLOWN AROUND. ALSO...SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. A HARD FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$
5 follow-up statements
244 WWUS73 KDDC 131655 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1155 AM CDT SUN APR 13 2014 ...STRONG NORTH WINDS THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING WITH FREEZING TEMPERATURES TONIGHT AND TOMORROW NIGHT... .STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES SOUTHEAST ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS INTO OKLAHOMA. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. TEMPERATURES WILL THEN FALL TO BELOW FREEZING TONIGHT WITH MOST AREAS FALLING TO OR BELOW 28 DEGREES. THE COLD WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TOMORROW NIGHT WITH LOWS BELOW FREEZING. KSZ089-090-140200- /O.EXA.KDDC.FZ.W.0001.140414T0600Z-140414T1400Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-140414T0200Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.HZ.A.0001.140415T0600Z-140415T1400Z/ COMANCHE-BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLDWATER...PROTECTION... MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY 1155 AM CDT SUN APR 13 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM CDT MONDAY... ...HARD FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM CDT MONDAY. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TOMORROW NIGHT. * WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TEMPERATURE...AT OR BELOW 32 DEGREES TOMORROW NIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LIGHTWEIGHT ITEMS SUCH AS TRASH CARTS AND LAWN FURNITURE WILL EASILY BE BLOWN AROUND. ALSO...SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. A HARD FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ KSZ030-031-043>046-061>065-074>078-084-085-140200- /O.CON.KDDC.HZ.W.0001.140414T0600Z-140414T1400Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-140414T0200Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.HZ.A.0001.140415T0600Z-140415T1400Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN- PAWNEE-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-MORTON-STEVENS- 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 1155 AM CDT SUN APR 13 2014 /1055 AM MDT SUN APR 13 2014/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... ...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ TO 9 AM CDT /8 AM MDT/ MONDAY... ...HARD FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TOMORROW NIGHT. * WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TEMPERATURE...AT OR BELOW 28 DEGREES TONIGHT AND BELOW 32 DEGREES TOMORROW NIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LIGHTWEIGHT ITEMS SUCH AS TRASH CARTS AND LAWN FURNITURE WILL EASILY BE BLOWN AROUND. ALSO...SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. 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. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. A HARD FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ KSZ066-079>081-086>088-140200- /O.CON.KDDC.FZ.W.0001.140414T0600Z-140414T1400Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-140414T0200Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.HZ.A.0001.140415T0600Z-140415T1400Z/ STAFFORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON... KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...PRATT...LIBERAL... KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA 1155 AM CDT SUN APR 13 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM CDT MONDAY... ...HARD FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TOMORROW NIGHT. * WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TEMPERATURE...AT OR BELOW 32 DEGREES TONIGHT AND TOMORROW NIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LIGHTWEIGHT ITEMS SUCH AS TRASH CARTS AND LAWN FURNITURE WILL EASILY BE BLOWN AROUND. ALSO...SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. A HARD FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$
089 WWUS73 KDDC 140004 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 704 PM CDT SUN APR 13 2014 ...STRONG NORTH WINDS THIS EVENING WITH FREEZING TEMPERATURES TONIGHT AND TOMORROW NIGHT... .STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES SOUTHEAST ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS INTO OKLAHOMA. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. TEMPERATURES WILL THEN FALL TO BELOW FREEZING TONIGHT WITH MOST AREAS FALLING TO OR BELOW 28 DEGREES. THE COLD WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TOMORROW NIGHT WITH LOWS BELOW FREEZING. KSZ030-031-043>046-061>065-074>078-084-085-141015- /O.CON.KDDC.HZ.W.0001.140414T0600Z-140414T1400Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-140414T0200Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.HZ.A.0001.140415T0600Z-140415T1400Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN- PAWNEE-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-MORTON-STEVENS- 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 704 PM CDT SUN APR 13 2014 /604 PM MDT SUN APR 13 2014/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... ...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ TO 9 AM CDT /8 AM MDT/ MONDAY... ...HARD FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH TOMORROW NIGHT. * WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURE...AT OR BELOW 28 DEGREES TONIGHT AND BELOW 32 DEGREES TOMORROW NIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LIGHTWEIGHT ITEMS SUCH AS TRASH CARTS AND LAWN FURNITURE WILL EASILY BE BLOWN AROUND. ALSO...SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. 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. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. A HARD FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ KSZ066-079>081-086>090-141015- /O.CON.KDDC.FZ.W.0001.140414T0600Z-140414T1400Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-140414T0200Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.HZ.A.0001.140415T0600Z-140415T1400Z/ STAFFORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON... KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...PRATT...LIBERAL... KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...COLDWATER... PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY 704 PM CDT SUN APR 13 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM CDT MONDAY... ...HARD FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH TOMORROW NIGHT. * WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURE...AT OR BELOW 32 DEGREES TONIGHT AND TOMORROW NIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LIGHTWEIGHT ITEMS SUCH AS TRASH CARTS AND LAWN FURNITURE WILL EASILY BE BLOWN AROUND. ALSO...SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. A HARD FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$
838 WWUS73 KDDC 140235 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 935 PM CDT SUN APR 13 2014 ...FREEZING TEMPERATURES TONIGHT AND TOMORROW NIGHT... .TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO BELOW FREEZING TONIGHT WITH MOST AREAS FALLING TO OR BELOW 28 DEGREES. THE COLD WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TOMORROW NIGHT WITH LOWS BELOW FREEZING. KSZ030-031-043>046-061>065-074>078-084-085-141045- /O.CON.KDDC.HZ.W.0001.140414T0600Z-140414T1400Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.HZ.A.0001.140415T0600Z-140415T1400Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN- PAWNEE-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-MORTON-STEVENS- 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 935 PM CDT SUN APR 13 2014 /835 PM MDT SUN APR 13 2014/ ...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ TO 9 AM CDT /8 AM MDT/ MONDAY... ...HARD FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH TOMORROW NIGHT. * TEMPERATURE...AT OR BELOW 28 DEGREES TONIGHT AND BELOW 32 DEGREES TOMORROW NIGHT. * IMPACTS...SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. 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. && $$ KSZ066-079>081-086>090-141045- /O.CON.KDDC.FZ.W.0001.140414T0600Z-140414T1400Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.HZ.A.0001.140415T0600Z-140415T1400Z/ STAFFORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON... KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...PRATT...LIBERAL... KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...COLDWATER... PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY 935 PM CDT SUN APR 13 2014 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM CDT MONDAY... ...HARD FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH TOMORROW NIGHT. * TEMPERATURE...AT OR BELOW 32 DEGREES TONIGHT AND TOMORROW NIGHT. * IMPACTS...SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ 33
516 WWUS73 KDDC 140743 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 243 AM CDT MON APR 14 2014 ...FREEZING TEMPERATURES THIS MORNING AND AGAIN TONIGHT... .TEMPERATURES HAVE FALLEN TO BELOW FREEZING THIS MORNING WITH MOST AREAS FALLING TO OR BELOW 28 DEGREES. THE COLD WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE AGAIN TONIGHT WITH LOWS BELOW FREEZING. KSZ030-031-043>046-061>065-074>078-084-085-141545- /O.CON.KDDC.HZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140414T1400Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.HZ.A.0001.140415T0600Z-140415T1400Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN- PAWNEE-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-MORTON-STEVENS- 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 243 AM CDT MON APR 14 2014 /143 AM MDT MON APR 14 2014/ ...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT /8 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING... ...HARD FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * TIMING...THIS MORNING AND AGAIN TONIGHT. * TEMPERATURE...AT OR BELOW 28 DEGREES THIS MORNING AND BELOW 32 DEGREES TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. 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. && $$ KSZ066-079>081-086>090-141545- /O.CON.KDDC.FZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140414T1400Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.HZ.A.0001.140415T0600Z-140415T1400Z/ STAFFORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON... KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...PRATT...LIBERAL... KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...COLDWATER... PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY 243 AM CDT MON APR 14 2014 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING... ...HARD FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * TIMING...THIS MORNING AND AGAIN TONIGHT. * TEMPERATURE...AT OR BELOW 32 DEGREES THIS MORNING AND AGAIN TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ 42
662 WWUS73 KDDC 141347 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 847 AM CDT MON APR 14 2014 ...HARD FREEZE LIKELY TONIGHT... .ANOTHER HARD FREEZE WITH TEMPERATURES AT OR BELOW 28 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT LOOKS LIKELY TOMORROW MORNING. KSZ030-031-043>046-061>065-074>078-084-085-150000- /O.EXP.KDDC.HZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140414T1400Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.HZ.A.0001.140415T0600Z-140415T1400Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN- PAWNEE-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-MORTON-STEVENS- 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 847 AM CDT MON APR 14 2014 /747 AM MDT MON APR 14 2014/ ...HARD FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... ...HARD FREEZE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM CDT /8 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING... * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURE...AT OR BELOW 28 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. * IMPACTS...SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HARD FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ KSZ066-079>081-086>090-150000- /O.EXP.KDDC.FZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140414T1400Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.HZ.A.0001.140415T0600Z-140415T1400Z/ STAFFORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON... KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...PRATT...LIBERAL... KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...COLDWATER... PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY 847 AM CDT MON APR 14 2014 ...HARD FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... ...FREEZE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING... * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURE...AT OR BELOW 28 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. * IMPACTS...SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HARD FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ SUGDEN
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 Apr 13, 3:50 AM CDT, 24 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 13, 3:50 AM CDT, 24 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 350 AM CDT Sun Apr 13 2014 ...Updated short and long term section... .SHORT TERM...(Today and tonight) ISSUED AT 349 AM CDT SUN APR 13 2014 An upper level shortwave currently over the area will continue to move eastward towards the Mid Mississippi Valley today bringing severe weather to eastern Kansas and eastern Oklahoma. Meanwhile, a second upper level shortwave is progged to move into the Central Rockies today then into the Central High Plains tonight. Towards the surface, an area of low pressure will shift from western Kansas this morning and stretch from central Oklahoma to Missouri this afternoon. Cold air will be advected southward behind this low bringing windy conditions and below normal temperatures to western Kansas. North winds of 30 to 40 mph will be observed this afternoon with gusts up to 50 mph. High today are expected to range from around 50 degrees across west central Kansas where the surge of cold air will move through this morning to around 70 degrees across south central Kansas where the surge of cold air is not expected to move through until later in the day. Precipitation chances will also be on the increase as the day progresses as mid level moisture wraps around the aforementioned area of low pressure. The chance of rain showers start out across west central Kansas this morning spreading across the remainder of the CWA by this evening. Otherwise expect mostly cloudy skies throughout the day. Precipitation chances continue this evening as the second shortwave moves into the Central High Plains. A band of mid level frontogenesis forms across portions of southwest Kansas overnight and this is where the heaviest precipitation is expected. Rain will mix or change over to snow from west to east as the night progresses with a majority of the CWA changing over to snow by sunrise Monday. The only exception to this will be across south central Kansas where temperatures may stay above freezing. With the exception of central and South Central Kansas, snow fall amounts by Monday afternoon are forecasted to be around an inch with closer to two inches of snow possible across the KS/CO border. Lows Sunday night are expected to range from the upper 20s across the KS/CO border to around 32 degrees across south central Kansas. .LONG TERM...(Monday through Saturday) ISSUED AT 349 AM CDT SUN APR 13 2014 A widespread hard freeze is expected early Tuesday morning as ideal radiational cooling will likely set up with clear skies and light winds. Given the fairly high confidence in temperatures reaching the mid to upper 20s, we will have a Hard Freeze Watch (forecast lows of 28 or colder during the growing season, which has just started across much of the area) in effect for all of our west central, southwest, and south central KS counties. The next weather maker expected to impact the western Kansas region will be Wednesday Night into Thursday. There are some significant differences, though, between the ECMWF and the GFS models regarding degree of amplification and resulting lower-mid tropospheric development. The GFS is far more aggressive with both the cold air intrusion into western Kansas as well as precipitation in the cold sector. In fact, the GFS is suggesting a fair amount of snow in the cold sector across much of the western half of Kansas Thursday, whereas the ECMWF shows much less precipitation and focused farther north toward the Kansas-Nebraska border. The official forecast calls for Chance POPs (30 to 50 percent south to north) focused during the day Thursday. We kept the mention of snow mainly across areas along/north of the Arkansas River and west of a Jetmore-Hays line, however if the ECMWF model starts to trend more toward the more aggressive GFS solution, then this forecast will need to be revised to include more snow for more areas (as well as much cooler temperatures). && .AVIATION...(For the 06Z TAFS through 06Z Sunday night) ISSUED AT 1221 AM CDT SUN APR 13 2014 VFR conditions will prevail overnight with increasing mid level clouds. Low level moisture will increase towards sunrise with MVFR conditions expected in the late morning into the afternoon. There will be a chance of precipitation in the afternoon but have left the mention of it out of the taf at this time. Winds will generally be from the north around 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots by sunrise. Stronger winds around 25 knots with gusts around 35 knots are then expected this afternoon. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... DDC 57 28 46 26 / 50 70 30 0 GCK 53 27 46 26 / 60 70 20 0 EHA 55 27 46 27 / 50 70 20 0 LBL 58 29 45 28 / 50 70 30 0 HYS 53 28 46 26 / 60 70 20 0 P28 70 32 46 27 / 40 60 40 0 && .DDC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... HARD FREEZE WARNING from 1 AM CDT /Midnight MDT/ to 9 AM CDT /8 AM MDT/ Monday FOR KSZ030-031-043>046-061>065-074>078-084-085. HARD FREEZE WATCH from late Monday night through Tuesday morning FOR KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090. WIND ADVISORY from 9 AM CDT /8 AM MDT/ this morning to 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ this evening FOR KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081- 084>090. FREEZE WARNING from 1 AM to 9 AM CDT Monday FOR KSZ066-079>081- 086>088. && SHORT TERM...Hovorka_42 LONG TERM...Umscheid AVIATION...Hovorka_42
The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 4:14 AM CDT | Hard Freeze Watch | DDC | Barber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ellis, Finney and 21 more | 34 hr |
| Apr 13, 4:14 AM CDT | Hard Freeze Warning | DDC | Ellis, Finney, Ford, Grant, Gray, Hamilton and 12 more | 29 hr |
| Apr 13, 4:14 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | DDC | Barber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ellis, Finney and 21 more | 17 hr |
| Apr 13, 1:50 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | DDC | Barber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Finney, Ford and 12 more | 19 hr |
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