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High Wind Warning 3, NWS Dodge City, KS

February 19, 201427 counties in Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this high wind warning at Feb 19, 2014, 2:46 AM CST for 27 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Feb 20, 2014, 12:00 AM CST. It was in force for 9 hr. 11 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
Feb 19, 2014, 2:46 AM CST (08:46 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 20, 2014, 12:00 AM CST
Expired
Feb 20, 2014, 9:00 AM CST
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
All 27 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, Hamilton County, KS, Haskell County, KS, Hodgeman County, KS, Kearny County, KS, Kiowa County, KS, Lane County, KS, Meade County, KS, Morton County, KS, Ness County, KS, Pawnee County, KS, Pratt County, KS, Rush County, KS, Scott County, KS, Seward County, KS, Stafford County, KS, Stanton County, KS, Stevens County, KS, Trego County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 22 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:49 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Feb 20, 2:45 AM CSTNON-TSTM WND GST 611 Nne Syracuse, KS
Feb 20, 2:48 AM CSTNON-TSTM WND GST 58Elkhart, KS
Feb 20, 3:25 AM CSTNON-TSTM WND GST 59Scott City, KS
Feb 20, 4:21 AM CSTNON-TSTM WND GST 711 Ene Garden City, KS
Feb 20, 4:35 AM CSTNON-TSTM WND GST 58Liberal, KS
Feb 20, 4:54 AM CSTNON-TSTM WND GST 64Garden City, KS
Feb 20, 5:15 AM CSTNON-TSTM WND GST 63Liberal, KS
Feb 20, 5:20 AM CSTNON-TSTM WND GST 591 Wnw Shallow Water, KS
Feb 20, 5:25 AM CSTNON-TSTM WND GST 571 Nne Dodge City, KS
Feb 20, 7:14 AM CSTNON-TSTM WND GST 603 Ese Dodge City, KSTHE ASOS AT THE DODGE CITY AIRPORT GUSTED TO 52 KNOTS...OR 60 MPH.
Feb 20, 8:00 AM CSTSNOW 2.52 N Dodge 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, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 27 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 2014-02-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 2014-02-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -1 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
3520 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
59 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-1 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
340 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

489 
WWUS73 KDDC 190846
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
246 AM CST WED FEB 19 2014

...HIGH WINDS WITH BLOWING SNOW LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT, AS A
COLD FRONT PLUNGES SOUTH ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS. THESE STRONG WINDS
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THURSDAY. LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE
TONIGHT, AND BLOWING SNOW COULD BE A PROBLEM DUE TO REDUCED
VISIBILITIES.

KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-191815-
/O.UPG.KDDC.HW.A.0002.140220T0600Z-140220T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KDDC.HW.W.0003.140220T0600Z-140221T0000Z/
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-
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...
GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...PRATT...ELKHART...RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...
MOSCOW...LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...
COLDWATER...PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY
246 AM CST WED FEB 19 2014 /146 AM MST WED FEB 19 2014/

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/
TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/
TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS
NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...FROM 12 AM CST THURSDAY THROUGH 7 PM CST THURSDAY.

* WINDS...NORTH-NORTHWEST AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* MAIN IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL ESPECIALLY ALONG EAST-WEST ROADS,
  AND NEAR GRAIN ELEVATORS AND WIND BREAKS. LIGHT STRUCTURAL
  DAMAGE WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH HIGH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 96,
  LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY, MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE
  HALF OF A MILE AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING.  MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST
INFORMATION...UPDATES...STATEMENTS....FORECASTS...AND WARNINGS.

&&

$$

12
5 follow-up statements
685 
WWUS73 KDDC 191008 CCA
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
407 AM CST WED FEB 19 2014

...HIGH WINDS WITH BLOWING SNOW LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT, AS A
COLD FRONT PLUNGES SOUTH ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS. THESE STRONG WINDS
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THURSDAY. LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE
TONIGHT, AND BLOWING SNOW COULD BE A PROBLEM DUE TO REDUCED
VISIBILITIES.

KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-191945-
/O.UPG.KDDC.HW.A.0002.140220T0600Z-140220T1500Z/
/O.COR.KDDC.HW.W.0003.140220T0600Z-140221T0000Z/
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-
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...
GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...PRATT...ELKHART...RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...
MOSCOW...LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...
COLDWATER...PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY
407 AM CST WED FEB 19 2014 /307 AM MST WED FEB 19 2014/

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/
TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/
TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS
NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...FROM 12 AM CST THURSDAY THROUGH 6 PM CST THURSDAY.

* WINDS...NORTH-NORTHWEST AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* MAIN IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL ESPECIALLY ALONG EAST-WEST ROADS,
  AND NEAR GRAIN ELEVATORS AND WIND BREAKS. LIGHT STRUCTURAL
  DAMAGE WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH HIGH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 96,
  LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY, MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE
  HALF OF A MILE AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING.  MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST
INFORMATION...UPDATES...STATEMENTS....FORECASTS...AND WARNINGS.

&&

$$

12
821 
WWUS73 KDDC 191912
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
112 PM CST WED FEB 19 2014

...HIGH WINDS WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...

.HIGH WINDS WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT FROM THE NORTH AFTER MIDNIGHT AS
A COLD FRONT PLUNGES SOUTH ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS. WINDS WILL
DECREASE SOME THURSDAY BUT STILL BE QUITE STRONG. LIGHT SNOW WILL
BEGIN AFTER MIDNIGHT, AND BLOWING SNOW COULD BE A PROBLEM WITH
REDUCED VISIBILITIES ACROSS PORTIONS OF WEST-CENTRAL KANSAS.

KSZ030-031-043>046-200400-
/O.NEW.KDDC.WI.Y.0007.140220T1500Z-140221T0000Z/
/O.EXT.KDDC.HW.W.0003.140220T0600Z-140220T1500Z/
TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR...
HAYS...ELLIS...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE...
RUSH CENTER
112 PM CST WED FEB 19 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM
CST THURSDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY. 

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS BETWEEN 3 AM AND 8 AM EARLY THURSDAY
  MORNING. STRONG WINDS CONTINUING THROUGH THE DAY THURSDAY.

* WINDS...NORTH-NORTHWEST AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60
  MPH...DECREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH GUSTS TO 50 MPH DURING THE DAY
  THURSDAY. 

* MAIN IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL ESPECIALLY ALONG EAST-WEST 
  ROADS... AND NEAR GRAIN ELEVATORS AND WIND BREAKS. LIGHT 
  STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH HIGH GUSTS UP TO 60 
  MPH. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...LIGHT SNOW WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ALONG AND
  NORTH OF HIGHWAY 96 MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE HALF OF
  A MILE AT TIMES. SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE. 


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING.  MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST
INFORMATION...UPDATES...STATEMENTS....FORECASTS...AND WARNINGS.

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

&&

$$

KSZ061>066-074>081-084>090-200400-
/O.NEW.KDDC.WI.Y.0007.140220T1500Z-140221T0000Z/
/O.EXT.KDDC.HW.W.0003.140220T0600Z-140220T1500Z/
HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-STANTON-GRANT-
HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-
CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...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...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...PRATT...
ELKHART...RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...MOSCOW...LIBERAL...KISMET...
MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...COLDWATER...PROTECTION...
MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY
112 PM CST WED FEB 19 2014 /1212 PM MST WED FEB 19 2014/

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/
TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ THURSDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ TO 6 PM CST
/5 PM MST/ THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ TO 6 PM
CST /5 PM MST/ THURSDAY. 

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS BETWEEN 3 AM AND 8 AM EARLY THURSDAY
  MORNING. STRONG WINDS CONTINUING THROUGH THE DAY THURSDAY.

* WINDS...NORTH-NORTHWEST AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60
  MPH...DECREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH GUSTS TO 50 MPH DURING THE DAY
  THURSDAY. 

* MAIN IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL ESPECIALLY ALONG EAST-WEST
  ROADS... AND NEAR GRAIN ELEVATORS AND WIND BREAKS. LIGHT
  STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH HIGH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING.  MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST
INFORMATION...UPDATES...STATEMENTS....FORECASTS...AND WARNINGS.

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

&&

$$

UMSCHEID
541 
WWUS73 KDDC 200314
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
914 PM CST WED FEB 19 2014

...HIGH WINDS WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...

.HIGH WINDS WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT FROM THE NORTH AFTER MIDNIGHT AS
A COLD FRONT PLUNGES SOUTH ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS. WINDS WILL
DECREASE SOME THURSDAY BUT STILL BE QUITE STRONG. RAIN WILL
DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND THEN CHANGE TO SNOW, ESPECIALLY ALONG AND
NORTH OF HIGHWAY 96. BLOWING SNOW COULD BE A PROBLEM WITH REDUCED
VISIBILITIES ACROSS PORTIONS OF WEST-CENTRAL AND CENTRAL KANSAS.

KSZ030-031-043>046-201115-
/O.CON.KDDC.HW.W.0003.140220T0600Z-140220T1500Z/
/O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0007.140220T1500Z-140221T0000Z/
TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR...
HAYS...ELLIS...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE...
RUSH CENTER
914 PM CST WED FEB 19 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THURSDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST
THURSDAY...

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS BETWEEN 3 AM AND 8 AM EARLY THURSDAY 
  MORNING. STRONG WINDS CONTINUING THROUGH THE DAY THURSDAY. 

* WINDS...NORTH-NORTHWEST AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 
  MPH...DECREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH GUSTS TO 50 MPH DURING THE 
  DAY THURSDAY. 

* MAIN IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL ESPECIALLY ALONG EAST-WEST 
  ROADS... AND NEAR GRAIN ELEVATORS AND WIND BREAKS. LIGHT 
  STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH HIGH GUSTS UP TO 60 
  MPH. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...LIGHT SNOW WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ALONG 
  AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 96 MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE 
  HALF OF A MILE AT TIMES. SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 2 INCHES 
  POSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING.  MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST
INFORMATION...UPDATES...STATEMENTS....FORECASTS...AND WARNINGS.

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

&&

$$

KSZ061>066-074>081-084>090-201115-
/O.CON.KDDC.HW.W.0003.140220T0600Z-140220T1500Z/
/O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0007.140220T1500Z-140221T0000Z/
HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-STANTON-GRANT-
HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-
CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...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...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...PRATT...
ELKHART...RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...MOSCOW...LIBERAL...KISMET...
MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...COLDWATER...PROTECTION...
MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY
914 PM CST WED FEB 19 2014 /814 PM MST WED FEB 19 2014/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/
THURSDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ TO
6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THURSDAY...

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS BETWEEN 3 AM AND 8 AM EARLY THURSDAY 
  MORNING. STRONG WINDS CONTINUING THROUGH THE DAY THURSDAY. 

* WINDS...NORTH-NORTHWEST AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 
  MPH...DECREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH GUSTS TO 50 MPH DURING THE 
  DAY THURSDAY. 

* MAIN IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL ESPECIALLY ALONG EAST-WEST 
  ROADS... AND NEAR GRAIN ELEVATORS AND WIND BREAKS. LIGHT 
  STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH HIGH GUSTS UP TO 60 
  MPH. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING.  MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST
INFORMATION...UPDATES...STATEMENTS....FORECASTS...AND WARNINGS.

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

&&

$$

FINCH
766 
WWUS73 KDDC 200904
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
304 AM CST THU FEB 20 2014

...HIGH WINDS WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW THIS MORNING...

.HIGH WINDS ARE DEVELOPING THIS MORNING AS A COLD FRONT PLUNGES
INTO WESTERN KANSAS. WINDS WILL WEAKEN SLIGHTLY IN THE AFTERNOON
WHILE REMAINING WINDY. SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY ALONG
AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 96. BLOWING SNOW COULD BE A PROBLEM WITH
REDUCED VISIBILITIES ACROSS PORTIONS OF WEST-CENTRAL AND CENTRAL
KANSAS.

KSZ030-031-043>046-201715-
/O.CON.KDDC.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140220T1500Z/
/O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0007.140220T1500Z-140221T0000Z/
TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR...
HAYS...ELLIS...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE...
RUSH CENTER
304 AM CST THU FEB 20 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS
MORNING...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM
CST THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS BETWEEN 3 AM AND 8 AM EARLY THURSDAY
  MORNING. WINDY CONDITIONS CONTINUING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...NORTH-NORTHWEST AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60
  MPH THIS MORNING...DECREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH GUSTS TO 50 MPH
  DURING THE AFTERNOON.

* MAIN IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL ESPECIALLY ALONG EAST-WEST 
  ROADS... AND NEAR GRAIN ELEVATORS AND WIND BREAKS. LIGHT 
  STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH HIGH GUSTS UP TO 60 
  MPH. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...LIGHT SNOW WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ALONG AND
  NORTH OF HIGHWAY 96 MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE HALF OF
  A MILE AT TIMES. SNOW ACCUMULATION OF A TRACE UP TO 2 INCHES
  NEAR INTERSTATE 70 IS POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. 

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AND CAUSE LIGHT
STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

KSZ061>066-074>081-084>090-201715-
/O.CON.KDDC.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140220T1500Z/
/O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0007.140220T1500Z-140221T0000Z/
HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-STANTON-GRANT-
HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-
CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...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...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...PRATT...
ELKHART...RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...MOSCOW...LIBERAL...KISMET...
MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...COLDWATER...PROTECTION...
MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY
304 AM CST THU FEB 20 2014 /204 AM MST THU FEB 20 2014/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/
THIS MORNING...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ THIS
MORNING TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS BETWEEN 3 AM AND 8 AM. WINDY CONDITIONS
  CONTINUING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...NORTH NORTHWEST AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60
  MPH...DECREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH GUSTS TO 50 MPH DURING THE
  AFTERNOON.

* MAIN IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL ESPECIALLY ALONG EAST-WEST 
  ROADS... AND NEAR GRAIN ELEVATORS AND WIND BREAKS. LIGHT 
  STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH HIGH GUSTS UP TO 60 
  MPH. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. 

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AND CAUSE LIGHT
STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

RUSSELL
751 
WWUS73 KDDC 201445
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
845 AM CST THU FEB 20 2014

...SNOW ENDING LATE THIS MORNING BUT STRONG WINDS TO REDEVELOP...

.THE BAND OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WAS MOVING ACROSS CENTRAL AND
SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND WILL CLEAR THE REGION BY LATE MORNING. AS
INSOLATION AND MIXING INCREASES LATER TODAY, STRONG WINDS FROM THE
NORTHWEST WILL REDEVELOP.

KSZ030-031-043>046-202245-
/O.EXP.KDDC.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140220T1500Z/
/O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0007.140220T1500Z-140221T0000Z/
TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR...
HAYS...ELLIS...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE...
RUSH CENTER
845 AM CST THU FEB 20 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM CST THIS MORNING...

* TIMING...MIDDAY THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH AT
  TIMES.

* MAIN IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL ESPECIALLY ALONG EAST-WEST
  ROADS... AND NEAR GRAIN ELEVATORS AND WIND BREAKS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

KSZ061>066-074>081-084>090-202245-
/O.EXP.KDDC.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140220T1500Z/
/O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0007.140220T1500Z-140221T0000Z/
HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-STANTON-GRANT-
HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-
CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...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...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...PRATT...
ELKHART...RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...MOSCOW...LIBERAL...KISMET...
MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...COLDWATER...PROTECTION...
MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY
845 AM CST THU FEB 20 2014 /745 AM MST THU FEB 20 2014/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ THIS
MORNING...

* TIMING...MIDDAY THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH AT
  TIMES.

* MAIN IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL ESPECIALLY ALONG EAST-WEST
  ROADS... AND NEAR GRAIN ELEVATORS AND WIND BREAKS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

UMSCHEID

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 19, 1:12 PM CSTWind AdvisoryDDCBarber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ellis, Finney and 21 more29 hr
Feb 19, 3:23 PM CSTRed Flag WarningDDCGrant, Morton, Stanton, Stevens27 hr

Nearby

High Wind Warnings in Kansas, 2014Every high wind warning in 2014

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.