Alert archive / Kansas / Freeze Warnings in 2014
Freeze Warning 5, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this freeze warning at Oct 30, 2014, 3:40 AM CDT for 20 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Nov 1, 2014, 2:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 7 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 30, 2014, 3:40 AM CDT (08:40 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 1, 2014, 2:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Nov 1, 2014, 9:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
Counties Barber County, KS, Clark County, KS, Comanche County, KS, Edwards County, KS, Ellis County, KS, Finney County, KS, Ford County, KS, Gray County, KS, Haskell County, KS, Hodgeman 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, Stafford County, KS, Trego County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 29 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:00 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, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 24 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
- 2215 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 57 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 91 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 203 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
251 WWUS73 KDDC 300840 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 340 AM CDT THU OCT 30 2014 ...FREEZING TEMPERATURES POSSIBLE FRIDAY MORNING AND MORE LIKELY BY SATURDAY MORNING... .HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. THIS WILL LEAD TO LIGHT WINDS...AND TEMPERATURES FALLING NEAR OR BELOW THE FREEZING POINT. ALTHOUGH FREEZING CONDITIONS MAY OR MAY NOT OCCUR FRIDAY MORNING, MORE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN PLACE BY SATURDAY MORNING EAST OF HIGHWAY 183. KSZ031-046-065-066-079-081-302045- /O.NEW.KDDC.FZ.W.0005.141101T0700Z-141101T1500Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FZ.A.0001.141031T0800Z-141031T1500Z/ ELLIS-RUSH-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-EDWARDS-PRATT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAYS...ELLIS...LA CROSSE... RUSH CENTER...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON... KINSLEY...LEWIS...PRATT 340 AM CDT THU OCT 30 2014 ...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM CDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM CDT SATURDAY. * TIMING...OVERNIGHT THURSDAY EVENING INTO FRIDAY MORNING AND AGAIN FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURE...MINIMUM TEMPERATURES IN THE 29 TO 32 DEGREE FAHRENHEIT RANGE BY SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL KILL SENSITIVE PLANTS. BE PREPARED TO COVER OR BRING SENSITIVE PLANTS INDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD 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. && $$ KSZ090-302045- /O.NEW.KDDC.FZ.W.0005.141101T0700Z-141101T1500Z/ BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY 340 AM CDT THU OCT 30 2014 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM CDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM CDT SATURDAY. * TEMPERATURE...MINIMUM TEMPERATURES IN THE 28 TO 32 DEGREE RANGE SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL KILL SENSITIVE PLANTS. BE PREPARED TO COVER OR BRING SENSITIVE PLANTS INDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ KSZ030-043>045-061>064-074>078-080-302045- /O.CON.KDDC.FZ.A.0001.141031T0800Z-141031T1500Z/ TREGO-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-STANTON- GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-KIOWA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...SYRACUSE...LAKIN...DEERFIELD... GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...JETMORE...HANSTON...JOHNSON CITY... ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA... DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND 340 AM CDT THU OCT 30 2014 ...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... * TIMING...OVERNIGHT THURSDAY EVENING INTO FRIDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURE...MINIMUM TEMPERATURES IN THE 30 TO 33 DEGREE FAHRENHEIT RANGE ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL KILL SENSITIVE PLANTS. BE PREPARED TO COVER OR BRING SENSITIVE PLANTS INDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ 33
8 follow-up statements
841 WWUS73 KDDC 302035 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 335 PM CDT THU OCT 30 2014 ...FREEZING TEMPERATURES POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AND AGAIN LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... .CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD SOUTH INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. COLD AIR ASSOCIATED WITH THE HIGH PRESSURE WILL LEAD TO FREEZING TEMPERATURES LATE TONIGHT AND AGAIN ON FRIDAY NIGHT. KSZ080-310445- /O.CAN.KDDC.FZ.A.0001.141031T0800Z-141031T1500Z/ /O.EXA.KDDC.FZ.W.0005.141101T0700Z-141101T1500Z/ KIOWA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND 335 PM CDT THU OCT 30 2014 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM CDT SATURDAY... ...FREEZE WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM CDT SATURDAY. THE FREEZE WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...LATE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURE...MINIMUM TEMPERATURES IN THE 29 TO 32 DEGREE FAHRENHEIT RANGE ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL KILL SENSITIVE PLANTS. BE PREPARED TO COVER OR BRING SENSITIVE PLANTS INDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ KSZ081-310445- /O.CAN.KDDC.FZ.A.0001.141031T0800Z-141031T1500Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FZ.W.0005.141101T0700Z-141101T1500Z/ PRATT- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PRATT 335 PM CDT THU OCT 30 2014 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM CDT SATURDAY... ...FREEZE WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE FREEZE WATCH. * TIMING...LATE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURE...MINIMUM TEMPERATURES IN THE 29 TO 32 DEGREE FAHRENHEIT RANGE BY SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL KILL SENSITIVE PLANTS. BE PREPARED TO COVER OR BRING SENSITIVE PLANTS INDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ KSZ030-045-064-078-310445- /O.UPG.KDDC.FZ.A.0001.141031T0800Z-141031T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.FZ.W.0006.141031T0800Z-141031T1500Z/ /O.EXA.KDDC.FZ.W.0005.141101T0700Z-141101T1500Z/ TREGO-NESS-HODGEMAN-FORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... NESS CITY...JETMORE...HANSTON...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN 335 PM CDT THU OCT 30 2014 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 10 AM CDT FRIDAY... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM CDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 10 AM CDT FRIDAY. A FREEZE WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM CDT SATURDAY. THE FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING AND AGAIN LATE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURE...MINIMUM TEMPERATURES IN THE 28 TO 32 DEGREE FAHRENHEIT RANGE ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL KILL SENSITIVE PLANTS. BE PREPARED TO COVER OR BRING SENSITIVE PLANTS INDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ KSZ031-046-065-066-079-310445- /O.UPG.KDDC.FZ.A.0001.141031T0800Z-141031T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.FZ.W.0006.141031T0800Z-141031T1500Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FZ.W.0005.141101T0700Z-141101T1500Z/ ELLIS-RUSH-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-EDWARDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAYS...ELLIS...LA CROSSE... RUSH CENTER...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON... KINSLEY...LEWIS 335 PM CDT THU OCT 30 2014 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 10 AM CDT FRIDAY... ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM CDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 10 AM CDT FRIDAY. THE FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING AND AGAIN LATE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURE...MINIMUM TEMPERATURES IN THE 28 TO 32 DEGREE FAHRENHEIT RANGE BY SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL KILL SENSITIVE PLANTS. BE PREPARED TO COVER OR BRING SENSITIVE PLANTS INDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ KSZ043-044-061>063-074>077-310445- /O.UPG.KDDC.FZ.A.0001.141031T0800Z-141031T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.FZ.W.0006.141031T0800Z-141031T1500Z/ SCOTT-LANE-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...SYRACUSE... LAKIN...DEERFIELD...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...JOHNSON CITY... ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA 335 PM CDT THU OCT 30 2014 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM CDT /2 AM MDT/ TO 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM CDT /2 AM MDT/ TO 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ FRIDAY. THE FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURE...MINIMUM TEMPERATURES IN THE 29 TO 32 DEGREE FAHRENHEIT RANGE ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL KILL SENSITIVE PLANTS. BE PREPARED TO COVER OR BRING SENSITIVE PLANTS INDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ KSZ088-089-310445- /O.EXA.KDDC.FZ.W.0005.141101T0700Z-141101T1500Z/ CLARK-COMANCHE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...COLDWATER... PROTECTION 335 PM CDT THU OCT 30 2014 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM CDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM CDT SATURDAY. * TIMING...OVERNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURE...MINIMUM TEMPERATURES IN THE 29 TO 32 DEGREE FAHRENHEIT RANGE BY SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL KILL SENSITIVE PLANTS. BE PREPARED TO COVER OR BRING SENSITIVE PLANTS INDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD 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. && $$ KSZ090-310445- /O.CON.KDDC.FZ.W.0005.141101T0700Z-141101T1500Z/ BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY 335 PM CDT THU OCT 30 2014 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM CDT SATURDAY... * TEMPERATURE...MINIMUM TEMPERATURES IN THE 28 TO 32 DEGREE RANGE SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL KILL SENSITIVE PLANTS. BE PREPARED TO COVER OR BRING SENSITIVE PLANTS INDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$
789 WWUS73 KDDC 310455 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1155 PM CDT THU OCT 30 2014 ...FREEZING TEMPERATURES POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AND AGAIN LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... .CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD SOUTH INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. COLD AIR ASSOCIATED WITH THE HIGH PRESSURE WILL LEAD TO FREEZING TEMPERATURES LATE TONIGHT AND AGAIN ON FRIDAY NIGHT. KSZ030-031-045-046-064>066-078-079-311300- /O.CON.KDDC.FZ.W.0006.141031T0800Z-141031T1500Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FZ.W.0005.141101T0700Z-141101T1500Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-NESS-RUSH-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-FORD-EDWARDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... HAYS...ELLIS...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE...RUSH CENTER...JETMORE... HANSTON...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON... DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS 1155 PM CDT THU OCT 30 2014 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 10 AM CDT FRIDAY... ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM CDT SATURDAY... * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING AND AGAIN LATE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURE...MINIMUM TEMPERATURES IN THE 28 TO 32 DEGREE FAHRENHEIT RANGE ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL KILL SENSITIVE PLANTS. BE PREPARED TO COVER OR BRING SENSITIVE PLANTS INDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ KSZ043-044-061>063-074>077-311300- /O.CON.KDDC.FZ.W.0006.141031T0800Z-141031T1500Z/ SCOTT-LANE-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...SYRACUSE... LAKIN...DEERFIELD...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...JOHNSON CITY... ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA 1155 PM CDT THU OCT 30 2014 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM CDT /2 AM MDT/ TO 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ FRIDAY... * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURE...MINIMUM TEMPERATURES IN THE 29 TO 32 DEGREE FAHRENHEIT RANGE ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL KILL SENSITIVE PLANTS. BE PREPARED TO COVER OR BRING SENSITIVE PLANTS INDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ KSZ080-081-088>090-311300- /O.CON.KDDC.FZ.W.0005.141101T0700Z-141101T1500Z/ KIOWA-PRATT-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...PRATT... ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...COLDWATER...PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE... KIOWA...SUN CITY 1155 PM CDT THU OCT 30 2014 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM CDT SATURDAY... * TIMING...OVERNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURE...MINIMUM TEMPERATURES IN THE 29 TO 32 DEGREE FAHRENHEIT RANGE BY SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL KILL SENSITIVE PLANTS. BE PREPARED TO COVER OR BRING SENSITIVE PLANTS INDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD 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. && $$
421 WWUS73 KDDC 311027 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 527 AM CDT FRI OCT 31 2014 ...FREEZING TEMPERATURES POSSIBLE EARLY THIS MORNING AND AGAIN LATE TONIGHT... .CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD SOUTH INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. COLD AIR ASSOCIATED WITH THE HIGH PRESSURE WILL LEAD TO FREEZING TEMPERATURES EARLY THIS MORNING AND AGAIN TONIGHT. KSZ030-031-045-046-064>066-078-079-311830- /O.CON.KDDC.FZ.W.0006.000000T0000Z-141031T1500Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FZ.W.0005.141101T0700Z-141101T1500Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-NESS-RUSH-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-FORD-EDWARDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... HAYS...ELLIS...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE...RUSH CENTER...JETMORE... HANSTON...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON... DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS 527 AM CDT FRI OCT 31 2014 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING... ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM CDT SATURDAY... * TIMING...EARLY THIS MORNING AND AGAIN LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURE...MINIMUM TEMPERATURES IN THE 28 TO 32 DEGREE FAHRENHEIT RANGE ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL KILL SENSITIVE PLANTS. BE PREPARED TO COVER OR BRING SENSITIVE PLANTS INDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ KSZ043-044-061>063-074>077-311500- /O.CON.KDDC.FZ.W.0006.000000T0000Z-141031T1500Z/ SCOTT-LANE-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...SYRACUSE... LAKIN...DEERFIELD...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...JOHNSON CITY... ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA 527 AM CDT FRI OCT 31 2014 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING... * TIMING...EARLY THIS MORNING. * TEMPERATURE...MINIMUM TEMPERATURES IN THE 29 TO 32 DEGREE FAHRENHEIT RANGE ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL KILL SENSITIVE PLANTS. BE PREPARED TO COVER OR BRING SENSITIVE PLANTS INDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ KSZ080-081-088>090-311830- /O.CON.KDDC.FZ.W.0005.141101T0700Z-141101T1500Z/ KIOWA-PRATT-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...PRATT... ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...COLDWATER...PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE... KIOWA...SUN CITY 527 AM CDT FRI OCT 31 2014 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM CDT SATURDAY... * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURE...MINIMUM TEMPERATURES IN THE 29 TO 32 DEGREE FAHRENHEIT RANGE BY SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL KILL SENSITIVE PLANTS. BE PREPARED TO COVER OR BRING SENSITIVE PLANTS INDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ BURGERT
092 WWUS73 KDDC 311458 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 958 AM CDT FRI OCT 31 2014 ...FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT... .CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS THROUGH THIS EVENING. COLD AIR ASSOCIATED WITH THE HIGH PRESSURE WILL LEAD TO FREEZING TEMPERATURES TONIGHT. KSZ030-031-045-046-064>066-078-079-312300- /O.EXP.KDDC.FZ.W.0006.000000T0000Z-141031T1500Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FZ.W.0005.141101T0700Z-141101T1500Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-NESS-RUSH-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-FORD-EDWARDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... HAYS...ELLIS...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE...RUSH CENTER...JETMORE... HANSTON...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON... DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS 958 AM CDT FRI OCT 31 2014 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM CDT SATURDAY... ...FREEZE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING... * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURE...MINIMUM TEMPERATURES IN THE 28 TO 32 DEGREE RANGE BY 2 AM OR EVEN EARLIER AND PERSISTING UNTIL MID MORNING. * IMPACTS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL KILL SENSITIVE PLANTS. BE PREPARED TO COVER OR BRING SENSITIVE PLANTS INDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ KSZ043-044-061>063-074>077-311600- /O.EXP.KDDC.FZ.W.0006.000000T0000Z-141031T1500Z/ SCOTT-LANE-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...SYRACUSE... LAKIN...DEERFIELD...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...JOHNSON CITY... ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA 958 AM CDT FRI OCT 31 2014 ...FREEZE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING... TEMPERATURES WERE WARMING TO ABOVE FREEZING SO THE FREEZE WARNING IS NO LONGER NEEDED FOR THIS MORNING. $$ KSZ080-081-088>090-312300- /O.CON.KDDC.FZ.W.0005.141101T0700Z-141101T1500Z/ KIOWA-PRATT-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...PRATT... ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...COLDWATER...PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE... KIOWA...SUN CITY 958 AM CDT FRI OCT 31 2014 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM CDT SATURDAY... * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURE...MINIMUM TEMPERATURES IN THE 29 TO 31 DEGREE RANGE BY 2 AM OR EVEN EARLIER AND PERSISTING UNTIL MID-MORNING. * IMPACTS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL KILL SENSITIVE PLANTS. BE PREPARED TO COVER OR BRING SENSITIVE PLANTS INDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ JF
207 WWUS73 KDDC 312014 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 314 PM CDT FRI OCT 31 2014 ...FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT... .CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS THROUGH THIS EVENING. COLD AIR ASSOCIATED WITH THE HIGH PRESSURE WILL LEAD TO FREEZING TEMPERATURES TONIGHT. KSZ043-044-063-076-077-087-010900- /O.EXA.KDDC.FZ.W.0005.141101T0700Z-141101T1500Z/ SCOTT-LANE-FINNEY-HASKELL-GRAY-MEADE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...GARDEN CITY... KALVESTA...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...MEADE... FOWLER 314 PM CDT FRI OCT 31 2014 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM CDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM CDT SATURDAY. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURE...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO THE 30 TO 32 DEGREE RANGE BY 2 AM OR EVEN EARLIER AND PERSIST UNTIL MID MORNING. * IMPACTS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL KILL SENSITIVE PLANTS. BE PREPARED TO COVER OR BRING SENSITIVE PLANTS INDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ KSZ030-031-045-046-064>066-078>081-088>090-010900- /O.CON.KDDC.FZ.W.0005.141101T0700Z-141101T1500Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-NESS-RUSH-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA- PRATT-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... HAYS...ELLIS...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE...RUSH CENTER...JETMORE... HANSTON...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON... DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND... PRATT...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...COLDWATER...PROTECTION... MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY 314 PM CDT FRI OCT 31 2014 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM CDT SATURDAY... * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURE...TEMPERATURES WILL FALLL TO THE 28 TO 32 DEGREE RANGE BY 2 AM OR EVEN EARLIER AND PERSIST UNTIL MID MORNING. * IMPACTS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL KILL SENSITIVE PLANTS. BE PREPARED TO COVER OR BRING SENSITIVE PLANTS INDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ JF
524 WWUS73 KDDC 010704 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 204 AM CDT SAT NOV 1 2014 ...FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED EARLY THIS MORNING... .CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE WILL CROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN KANSAS EARLY THIS MORNING. COLD AIR ASSOCIATED WITH THE HIGH PRESSURE WILL LEAD TO FREEZING TEMPERATURES. KSZ030-031-043>046-063>066-076>081-087>090-011500- /O.CON.KDDC.FZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-141101T1500Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD- HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... HAYS...ELLIS...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE... RUSH CENTER...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...JETMORE...HANSTON... LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON...SUBLETTE... SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY... LEWIS...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...PRATT...MEADE...FOWLER... ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...COLDWATER...PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE... KIOWA...SUN CITY 204 AM CDT SAT NOV 1 2014 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING... * TIMING...THROUGH 10 AM THIS MORNING. * TEMPERATURE...TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM 30 TO 32 DEGREES THROUGH MID MORNING. * IMPACTS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL KILL SENSITIVE PLANTS. BE PREPARED TO COVER OR BRING SENSITIVE PLANTS INDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ BURGERT
690 WWUS73 KDDC 011233 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 733 AM CDT SAT NOV 1 2014 ...FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED EARLY THIS MORNING... .CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE WILL CROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN KANSAS EARLY THIS MORNING. COLD AIR ASSOCIATED WITH THE HIGH PRESSURE WILL LEAD TO FREEZING TEMPERATURES. KSZ043-044-063-076-077-087-011345- /O.CAN.KDDC.FZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-141101T1500Z/ SCOTT-LANE-FINNEY-HASKELL-GRAY-MEADE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...GARDEN CITY... KALVESTA...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...MEADE... FOWLER 733 AM CDT SAT NOV 1 2014 ...FREEZE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE FREEZE WARNING. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE ABOVE FREEZING THROUGH THE REST OF THE MORNING SO THE FREEZE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. $$ KSZ030-031-045-046-064>066-078>081-088>090-011500- /O.CON.KDDC.FZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-141101T1500Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-NESS-RUSH-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA- PRATT-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... HAYS...ELLIS...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE...RUSH CENTER...JETMORE... HANSTON...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON... DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND... PRATT...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...COLDWATER...PROTECTION... MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY 733 AM CDT SAT NOV 1 2014 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING... * TIMING...THROUGH 10 AM THIS MORNING. * TEMPERATURE...TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM 28 TO 32 DEGREES THROUGH MID MORNING. * IMPACTS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL KILL SENSITIVE PLANTS. BE PREPARED TO COVER OR BRING SENSITIVE PLANTS INDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ BURGERT
096 WWUS73 KDDC 011400 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 900 AM CDT SAT NOV 1 2014 ...TEMPERATURES WARMING ABOVE FREEZING... KSZ030-031-045-046-064>066-078>081-088>090-011500- /O.CAN.KDDC.FZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-141101T1500Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-NESS-RUSH-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA- PRATT-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... HAYS...ELLIS...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE...RUSH CENTER...JETMORE... HANSTON...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON... DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND... PRATT...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...COLDWATER...PROTECTION... MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY 900 AM CDT SAT NOV 1 2014 ...FREEZE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE FREEZE WARNING. FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED THIS MORNING. $$ 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 Oct 30, 3:12 AM CDT, 28 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 30, 3:12 AM CDT, 28 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 312 AM CDT THU OCT 30 2014 ...UPDATED LONG TERM DISCUSSION... .UPDATE... ISSUED AT 540 PM CDT WED OCT 29 2014 THERE IS GROWING CONCERN AND INCREASING CONFIDENCE IN THE NECESSITY FOR A FREEZE WATCH FOR FRIDAY MORNING. HAVE PULLED THE TRIGGER AND ISSUED A LONG-LEAD FREEZE WATCH FOR MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA. FAIRLY STRONG HIGH PRESSURE, LIGHT WINDS, AND A DRY ATMOSPHERE ALL HINT AT FREEZING TEMPERATURES. SOME VALUES MAY EVEN REACH HARD FREEZE WARNING CRITERIA (AT OR BELOW 28F). && .SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY) ISSUED AT 243 PM CDT WED OCT 29 2014 18Z WATER VAPOR/RUC ANALYSIS INDICATED BROAD RIDGING ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST CONUS WITH NOTABLE SHORT WAVE TROUGH MOVING ATOP THE RIDGE AXIS AND ENTERING THE WESTERN DAKOTAS/PANHANDLE OF NEBRASKA. AT THE SURFACE...AREA OF STRONGER SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS HAVE DEVELOPED TO THE EAST OF SFC TROUGH WITH STRONGEST WINDS GENERALLY ALONG A LIBERAL TO RUSSELL LINE. AFOREMENTIONED SHORT WAVE TROUGH WILL SWEEP BY THE AREA TONIGHT...FORCING A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE CWA. ALTHOUGH THERE IS SOME DECENT FORCING FOR ASCENT...VERY LARGE LOW AND MID LEVEL DEWPOINT DEPRESSIONS WILL LIKELY PREVENT ANY PRECIPITATION DEVELOPMENT WITH THE TROUGH. OTHERWISE...THINK WINDS WILL KEEP THE BOUNDARY LAYER MIXED ENOUGH TO PREVENT TEMPS FROM FALLING AS LOW AS LAST NIGHT...ALTHOUGH WITH DEWPOINTS IN THE TEENS AND 20S OBSERVED TO THE NORTH IF WINDS DO DECOUPLE MAY SEE A PERIOD OF STRONG COOLING BEHIND THE FRONT. WEATHER WILL REMAIN QUIET ON THURSDAY WITH COOL SFC HIGH SETTLING OVER THE AREA. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS ARE EXPECTED...WITH CONSENSUS OF MODEL SOUNDINGS SUGGESTING DEEP MIXING/STRONG WARMING UNLIKELY. .LONG TERM...(FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY) ISSUED AT 308 AM CDT THU OCT 30 2014 COOL TEMPERATURES CAN BE EXPECTED ON FRIDAY BASED ON CLOUD COVER AND THE 900 TO 850 MB TEMPERATURE TRENDS ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS. HOW LONG THE STATUS LINGERS AND WHERE IT WILL BE LONGER DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON WILL BE IMPORTANT TO HOW COOL TEMPERATURES WILL BE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. AT THIS TIME GIVEN LOW CONFIDENCE ON HOW LONG THE STATUS WILL LINGER AND BASED ON THE ECMWF, GFS, NAM TEMPERATURE PROFILES WILL STAY CLOSE TO THE PREVIOUS FORECAST FOR WESTERN KANSAS. DID TRIM A FEW DEGREES OFF IN NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS. NORTHERLY WINDS LATE FRIDAY WILL BECOME LIGHT AND GRADUALLY VEER TO THE SOUTHEAST BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AS AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE DROPS SOUTH OUT OF NEBRASKA INTO CENTRAL AND EASTERN KANSAS. WIND SPEEDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY DAYBREAK ACROSS ALL OF WESTERN KANSAS. THE EXCEPTION WILL AGAIN BE IN THE NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS AREAS. GIVEN LIGHTER WINDS, CLEAR SKIES, AND DEW POINTS IN THE LOWER 20S WILL FAVOR TEMPERATURES COOLER ON SATURDAY MORNING THAN THOSE EXPECTED ON FRIDAY MORNING IN THESE LOCATIONS. BASED ON TEMPERATURES BOTTOMING OUT AROUND 30 AND GOOD COLLABORATION WITH SURROUNDING OFFICES WILL ISSUE A FREEZE WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS FOR LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. A WARMING TREND THEN CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE WEEKEND PERIOD AS AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE AXIS MOVES EAST OUT OF THE ROCKIES AND ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PLAINS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. AS THE UPPER RIDGE AXIS CROSSES THE PLAINS OVER THE WEEKEND PERIOD...AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL BEGIN TO MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN UNITED STATES. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING ALONG THE LEE OF THE ROCKIES OVER THE WEEKEND WILL DEEPEN IN RESPONSE TO THIS UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AND RESULT IN INCREASING SOUTH/SOUTHEAST WINDS WHICH WILL DRAW MORE HUMID AIR NORTHWARD ACROSS WEST TEXAS AND WESTERN OKLAHOMA. BASED ON THE MOISTURE RETURN AND WEAK INSTABILITY AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE OVER WESTERN KANSAS WILL KEEP A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS GOING SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. ANOTHER COOL DOWN IS ANTICIPATED FOLLOWING THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH PASSAGE EARLY NEXT WEEK. && .AVIATION...(FOR THE 06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z THURSDAY NIGHT) ISSUED AT 100 AM CDT THU OCT 30 2014 A SHORTWAVE MOVING THROUGH THE NORTHERN PLAINS CONTRIBUTED TO A TRAILING SURFACE TROUGH OVER WESTERN KS THIS EVENING. THIS RESULTED IN SCATTERED MID LEVEL CLOUDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN SECTIONS AND A NOTABLE WEAK SURFACE CONVERGENCE ZONE FROM NEAR SYRACUSE TO COLBY AND NORTON. THE TROUGH WILL SPREAD EASTWARD OVERNIGHT AS WINDS EVENTUALLY BECOME NORTHERLY WITH MODERATE GUSTINESS BY LATE THURSDAY MORNING. VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS TAF PERIOD. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... DDC 67 33 53 33 / 0 0 0 0 GCK 67 32 53 35 / 0 0 0 0 EHA 67 33 57 40 / 0 0 0 0 LBL 68 34 56 37 / 0 0 0 0 HYS 65 32 49 29 / 0 0 0 0 P28 71 36 53 29 / 0 0 0 0 && .DDC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FREEZE WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR KSZ030- 031-043>046-061>066-074>081. FREEZE WARNING FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM CDT SATURDAY FOR KSZ031-046- 065-066-079-081-090. && UPDATE...SUGDEN SHORT TERM...99 LONG TERM...BURGERT AVIATION...RUSSELL
Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 29, 4:58 PM CDT, 10 hours 42 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 458 PM CDT WED OCT 29 2014 KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-302200- 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- 458 PM CDT WED OCT 29 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL...SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL KANSAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED... LIMITED FIRE WEATHER RISK. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. HAZARDS WEATHER RISK... THURSDAY... LIMITED NON THUNDERSTORM WIND RISK. LIMITED FIRE WEATHER RISK. FRIDAY... EXTREME FREEZE RISK. SATURDAY... LIMITED NON THUNDERSTORM WIND RISK. EXTREME FREEZE RISK. ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER RISK. SUNDAY... LIMITED LIGHTNING RISK. LIMITED FIRE WEATHER RISK. MONDAY... LIMITED LIGHTNING RISK. TUESDAY... LIMITED FIRE WEATHER RISK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT. && FOR MORE DETAILS VISIT OUR WEBPAGE HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/DDC/?N=HWO
The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 3:35 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.