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High Wind Warning 5, NWS Dodge City, KS

March 17, 201417 counties in Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this high wind warning at Mar 17, 2014, 1:42 PM CDT for 17 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Mar 18, 2014, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 14 hr. 2 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
Mar 17, 2014, 1:42 PM CDT (18:42 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 18, 2014, 7:00 AM CDT
Expired
Mar 18, 2014, 9:00 PM CDT
In force
14 hr
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS

Counties Finney County, KS, Ford County, KS, Grant County, KS, Gray County, KS, Hamilton County, KS, Haskell County, KS, Hodgeman County, KS, Kearny County, KS, Lane County, KS, Meade County, KS, Morton County, KS, Ness County, KS, Scott County, KS, Seward County, KS, Stanton County, KS, Stevens County, KS, Trego County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:42 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
Mar 18, 6:03 PM CDTNON-TSTM WND GST 59Johnson City, KS
Mar 18, 6:51 PM CDTNON-TSTM WND GST 601 Ene Garden 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 12:00Z, 6.7 hours before the alert went out and 79 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2014-03-17Temperature 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 12:00Z on 2014-03-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 97 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
2083 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
46 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
97 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
114 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

355 
WWUS73 KDDC 171842
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
142 PM CDT MON MAR 17 2014

...HIGH WINDS FROM THE NORTHWEST TUESDAY...

.AN INTENSE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP AND MOVE EAST
THROUGH THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS ON TUESDAY. VERY STRONG NORTHWEST
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL KANSAS
DURING THE DAY. THE HIGH WINDS WILL LIKELY CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING
DUST.

KSZ074>078-084>087-180245-
/O.UPG.KDDC.WI.Y.0010.140318T1200Z-140319T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KDDC.HW.W.0005.140318T1200Z-140319T0000Z/
STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JOHNSON CITY...ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...
SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...ELKHART...
RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...MOSCOW...LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER
142 PM CDT MON MAR 17 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY. THE
WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...DURING THE DAY TUESDAY. STRONGEST DURING THE MID TO
  LATE AFTERNOON HOURS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST AT 35 TO 45 MPH GUSTING TO NEAR 60 MPH.

* MAIN IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL ESPECIALLY ALONG EAST TO WEST
  ROADS AND NEAR GRAIN ELEVATORS AND WIND BREAKS. LIGHT STRUCTURAL 
  DAMAGE MAY ALSO OCCUR ALONG WITH SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN
  ONE MILE ESPECIALLY AROUND LOOSE AGRICULTURAL FIELDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT, BUREAU OF AIR,
RECOMMENDS THAT YOU TAKE PREVENTATIVE MEASURES DUE TO POSSIBLE
HIGHER DUST CONCENTRATIONS DURING THIS HIGH WIND EVENT.  HIGHER
LEVELS OF DUST CAN CAUSE RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS, DECREASE LUNG
ACTIVITY, AGGRAVATE ASTHMA, AND LEAD TO POTENTIAL HEART-RELATED
PROBLEMS, ESPECIALLY WITH CHILDREN, ELDERLY, OR THOSE WITH PRE
EXISTING RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

KSZ030-043>045-061>064-180245-
/O.UPG.KDDC.HW.A.0003.140318T1200Z-140319T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KDDC.HW.W.0005.140318T1200Z-140319T0000Z/
TREGO-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR...
SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...SYRACUSE...LAKIN...DEERFIELD...
GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...JETMORE...HANSTON
142 PM CDT MON MAR 17 2014 /1242 PM MDT MON MAR 17 2014/

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ TO 7 PM
CDT /6 PM MDT/ TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ TO 7 PM CDT
/6 PM MDT/ TUESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...DURING THE DAY TUESDAY. STRONGEST DURING THE MID TO
  LATE AFTERNOON HOURS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST AT 35 TO 45 MPH GUSTING TO NEAR 60 MPH.

* MAIN IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL ESPECIALLY ALONG EAST TO WEST
  ROADS AND NEAR GRAIN ELEVATORS AND WIND BREAKS. LIGHT STRUCTURAL 
  DAMAGE MAY ALSO OCCUR ALONG WITH SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN
  ONE MILE ESPECIALLY AROUND LOOSE AGRICULTURAL FIELDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT, BUREAU OF AIR,
RECOMMENDS THAT YOU TAKE PREVENTATIVE MEASURES DUE TO POSSIBLE
HIGHER DUST CONCENTRATIONS DURING THIS HIGH WIND EVENT.  HIGHER
LEVELS OF DUST CAN CAUSE RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS, DECREASE LUNG
ACTIVITY, AGGRAVATE ASTHMA, AND LEAD TO POTENTIAL HEART-RELATED
PROBLEMS, ESPECIALLY WITH CHILDREN, ELDERLY, OR THOSE WITH PRE
EXISTING RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

KSZ031-046-065-180245-
/O.UPG.KDDC.HW.A.0003.140318T1200Z-140319T0000Z/
/O.EXA.KDDC.WI.Y.0010.140318T1200Z-140319T0000Z/
ELLIS-RUSH-PAWNEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAYS...ELLIS...LA CROSSE...
RUSH CENTER...LARNED...BURDETT
142 PM CDT MON MAR 17 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY. THE
HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...DURING THE DAY TUESDAY...ESPECIALLY DURING THE LATE
  AFTERNOON HOURS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH GUSTING TO 55 MPH AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL ESPECIALLY ALONG EAST TO 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.

&&

$$

KSZ066-079>081-088>090-180245-
/O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0010.140318T1200Z-140319T0000Z/
STAFFORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON...
KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...PRATT...ASHLAND...
MINNEOLA...COLDWATER...PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...
SUN CITY
142 PM CDT MON MAR 17 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM CDT
TUESDAY...

* TIMING...DURING THE DAY TUESDAY...ESPECIALLY DURING THE LATE
  AFTERNOON HOURS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH GUSTING TO 55 MPH AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL ESPECIALLY ALONG EAST TO 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
4 follow-up statements
618 
WWUS73 KDDC 172349
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
649 PM CDT MON MAR 17 2014

...HIGH WINDS FROM THE NORTHWEST TUESDAY...

.AN INTENSE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP AND MOVE EAST
THROUGH THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS ON TUESDAY. VERY STRONG NORTHWEST
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL KANSAS
DURING THE DAY. THE HIGH WINDS WILL LIKELY CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING
DUST.

KSZ030-043>045-061>064-074>078-084>087-181100-
/O.CON.KDDC.HW.W.0005.140318T1200Z-140319T0000Z/
TREGO-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-STANTON-
GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-
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...ELKHART...RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...MOSCOW...
LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER
649 PM CDT MON MAR 17 2014 /549 PM MDT MON MAR 17 2014/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/
TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ TUESDAY...

* TIMING...DURING THE DAY TUESDAY. STRONGEST DURING THE MID TO 
  LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST AT 35 TO 45 MPH GUSTING TO NEAR 60 MPH.

* MAIN IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL ESPECIALLY ALONG EAST TO WEST 
  ROADS AND NEAR GRAIN ELEVATORS AND WIND BREAKS. LIGHT 
  STRUCTURAL DAMAGE MAY ALSO OCCUR ALONG WITH SPORADIC POWER 
  OUTAGES. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS 
  THAN ONE MILE ESPECIALLY AROUND LOOSE AGRICULTURAL FIELDS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT... BUREAU OF
AIR... RECOMMENDS THAT YOU TAKE PREVENTATIVE MEASURES DUE TO
POSSIBLE HIGHER DUST CONCENTRATIONS DURING THIS HIGH WIND EVENT. 
HIGHER LEVELS OF DUST CAN CAUSE RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS... DECREASE
LUNG ACTIVITY... AGGRAVATE ASTHMA... AND LEAD TO POTENTIAL HEART-
RELATED PROBLEMS... ESPECIALLY WITH CHILDREN... ELDERLY... OR
THOSE WITH PRE EXISTING RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

KSZ031-046-065-066-079>081-088>090-181100-
/O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0010.140318T1200Z-140319T0000Z/
ELLIS-RUSH-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-CLARK-COMANCHE-
BARBER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAYS...ELLIS...LA CROSSE...
RUSH CENTER...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON...
KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...PRATT...ASHLAND...
MINNEOLA...COLDWATER...PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...
SUN CITY
649 PM CDT MON MAR 17 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM CDT
TUESDAY...

* TIMING...DURING THE DAY TUESDAY...ESPECIALLY DURING THE LATE 
  AFTERNOON HOURS. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH GUSTING TO 55 MPH AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL ESPECIALLY ALONG EAST TO 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.

&&

$$

12
318 
WWUS73 KDDC 180844
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
344 AM CDT TUE MAR 18 2014

...STRONG WINDS FROM THE NORTHWEST EXPECTED TODAY...

.AN INTENSE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP AND MOVE EAST THROUGH
THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS TODAY. VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL KANSAS DURING THE
DAY AND CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS BEFORE DIMINISHING.
THE HIGH WINDS WILL LIKELY CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST.

KSZ030-043>045-061>064-074>078-084>087-182100-
/O.EXT.KDDC.HW.W.0005.140318T1200Z-140319T0200Z/
TREGO-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-STANTON-
GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-
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...ELKHART...RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...MOSCOW...
LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER
344 AM CDT TUE MAR 18 2014 /244 AM MDT TUE MAR 18 2014/

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ THIS
MORNING TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...DURING THE DAY TODAY. STRONGEST DURING THE MID
  AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST AT 35 TO 45 MPH GUSTING TO NEAR 60 MPH.

* MAIN IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL ESPECIALLY ALONG EAST TO WEST 
  ROADS AND NEAR GRAIN ELEVATORS AND WIND BREAKS. LIGHT 
  STRUCTURAL DAMAGE MAY ALSO OCCUR ALONG WITH SPORADIC POWER 
  OUTAGES. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS 
  THAN ONE MILE ESPECIALLY AROUND LOOSE AGRICULTURAL FIELDS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT... BUREAU OF
AIR... RECOMMENDS THAT YOU TAKE PREVENTATIVE MEASURES DUE TO
POSSIBLE HIGHER DUST CONCENTRATIONS DURING THIS HIGH WIND EVENT.
HIGHER LEVELS OF DUST CAN CAUSE RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS... DECREASE
LUNG ACTIVITY... AGGRAVATE ASTHMA... AND LEAD TO POTENTIAL HEART-
RELATED PROBLEMS... ESPECIALLY WITH CHILDREN... ELDERLY... OR
THOSE WITH PRE EXISTING RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

KSZ031-046-065-066-079>081-088>090-182100-
/O.EXT.KDDC.WI.Y.0010.140318T1200Z-140319T0200Z/
ELLIS-RUSH-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-CLARK-COMANCHE-
BARBER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAYS...ELLIS...LA CROSSE...
RUSH CENTER...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON...
KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...PRATT...ASHLAND...
MINNEOLA...COLDWATER...PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...
SUN CITY
344 AM CDT TUE MAR 18 2014

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...DURING THE DAY TODAY. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE DURING
  THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH GUSTING TO 55 MPH AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL ESPECIALLY ALONG EAST TO 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.

&&

$$

GERARD
881 
WWUS73 KDDC 182033
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
333 PM CDT TUE MAR 18 2014

...STRONG NORTHWEST WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING...

.AN INTENSE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL HIGH
PLAINS LATE TODAY. VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED
ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL KANSAS THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING
BEFORE DIMINISHING. THE HIGH WINDS WILL LIKELY CAUSE AREAS OF
BLOWING DUST.

KSZ030-044-045-064-077-078-087-190200-
/O.CAN.KDDC.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140319T0200Z/
/O.EXA.KDDC.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-140319T0200Z/
TREGO-LANE-NESS-HODGEMAN-GRAY-FORD-MEADE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR...
DIGHTON...NESS CITY...JETMORE...HANSTON...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...
DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...MEADE...FOWLER
333 PM CDT TUE MAR 18 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE
HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* TIMING...THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE
  DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH GUSTING TO NEAR 55 MPH AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL ESPECIALLY ALONG EAST TO WEST ROADS AND
  NEAR GRAIN ELEVATORS AND WIND BREAKS.

* OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES ESPECIALLY
  AROUND LOOSE AGRICULTURAL FIELDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

KSZ043-061>063-074>076-084>086-190200-
/O.CON.KDDC.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140319T0200Z/
SCOTT-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-MORTON-STEVENS-
SEWARD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTT CITY...SYRACUSE...LAKIN...
DEERFIELD...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...JOHNSON CITY...ULYSSES...
SUBLETTE...SATANTA...ELKHART...RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...MOSCOW...
LIBERAL...KISMET
333 PM CDT TUE MAR 18 2014 /233 PM MDT TUE MAR 18 2014/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/
THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE
  DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST AT 35 TO 45 MPH GUSTING TO NEAR 60 MPH.

* MAIN IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL ESPECIALLY ALONG EAST TO WEST 
  ROADS AND NEAR GRAIN ELEVATORS AND WIND BREAKS. LIGHT 
  STRUCTURAL DAMAGE MAY ALSO OCCUR ALONG WITH SPORADIC POWER 
  OUTAGES. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS 
  THAN ONE MILE ESPECIALLY AROUND LOOSE AGRICULTURAL FIELDS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT... BUREAU OF
AIR... RECOMMENDS THAT YOU TAKE PREVENTATIVE MEASURES DUE TO
POSSIBLE HIGHER DUST CONCENTRATIONS DURING THIS HIGH WIND EVENT.
HIGHER LEVELS OF DUST CAN CAUSE RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS... DECREASE
LUNG ACTIVITY... AGGRAVATE ASTHMA... AND LEAD TO POTENTIAL HEART-
RELATED PROBLEMS... ESPECIALLY WITH CHILDREN... ELDERLY... OR
THOSE WITH PRE EXISTING RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

KSZ031-046-065-066-079>081-088>090-190200-
/O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-140319T0200Z/
ELLIS-RUSH-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-CLARK-COMANCHE-
BARBER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAYS...ELLIS...LA CROSSE...
RUSH CENTER...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON...
KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...PRATT...ASHLAND...
MINNEOLA...COLDWATER...PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...
SUN CITY
333 PM CDT TUE MAR 18 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE
  DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH GUSTING TO NEAR 55 MPH AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL ESPECIALLY ALONG EAST TO 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.

&&

$$


BURGERT
619 
WWUS73 KDDC 190139
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
839 PM CDT TUE MAR 18 2014

KSZ043-061>063-074>076-084>086-190245-
/O.EXP.KDDC.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140319T0200Z/
SCOTT-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-MORTON-STEVENS-
SEWARD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTT CITY...SYRACUSE...LAKIN...
DEERFIELD...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...JOHNSON CITY...ULYSSES...
SUBLETTE...SATANTA...ELKHART...RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...MOSCOW...
LIBERAL...KISMET
839 PM CDT TUE MAR 18 2014 /739 PM MDT TUE MAR 18 2014/

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING...

THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE FOR THE REST OF THE
EVENING.

$$

KSZ030-031-044>046-064>066-077>081-087>090-190245-
/O.EXP.KDDC.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-140319T0200Z/
TREGO-ELLIS-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-GRAY-FORD-
EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR...
HAYS...ELLIS...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE...RUSH CENTER...
JETMORE...HANSTON...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...
HUDSON...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...
LEWIS...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...PRATT...MEADE...FOWLER...
ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...COLDWATER...PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...
KIOWA...SUN CITY
839 PM CDT TUE MAR 18 2014

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE FOR THE REST OF THE
EVENING.

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 17, 4:23 AM CDTHigh Wind WatchDDCEllis, Finney, Hamilton, Hodgeman, Kearny, Lane and 5 more9 hr
Mar 17, 4:23 AM CDTWind AdvisoryDDCBarber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ellis, Ford and 17 more41 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.