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Wind Advisory 13, NWS Dodge City, KS

March 30, 20146 counties in Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this wind advisory at Mar 30, 2014, 1:46 PM CDT for 6 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Mar 31, 2014, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 30, 2014, 1:46 PM CDT (18:46 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 31, 2014, 12:00 PM CDT
Expired
Mar 31, 2014, 7:49 PM CDT
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS

Counties Ellis County, KS, Lane County, KS, Ness County, KS, Rush County, KS, Scott County, KS, Trego County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:50 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 12:00Z, 6.8 hours before the alert went out and 96 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 2014-03-30Temperature 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 2014-03-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 397 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
2648 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
397 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
539 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.

757 
WWUS73 KDDC 301846
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
146 PM CDT SUN MAR 30 2014

...STRONG SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN
MONDAY AFTERNOON...

.AS A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE STRENGTHENS IN THE LEE OF THE ROCKIES
TODAY...STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL PERSIST. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE 
FROM WEST TO EAST THROUGH SOUTHWEST KANSAS TONIGHT, WHICH WILL
TIGHTEN UP THE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER KANSAS MONDAY.

KSZ030-031-045-046-311100-
/O.NEW.KDDC.WI.Y.0013.140331T1700Z-140401T0200Z/
/O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-140331T0000Z/
TREGO-ELLIS-NESS-RUSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR...
HAYS...ELLIS...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE...RUSH CENTER
146 PM CDT SUN MAR 30 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT MONDAY. 

* TIMING...NOON TO 7 PM.

* WINDS...25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT 
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AND ALONG WEST TO EAST 
  ORIENTED HIGHWAYS. LIGHTWEIGHT ITEMS SUCH AS TRASH CARTS AND 
  LAWN FURNITURE WILL EASILY BE BLOWN AROUND. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT... BUREAU OF
AIR... RECOMMENDS THAT YOU TAKE PREVENTATIVE MEASURES DUE TO
POSSIBLE HIGHER DUST CONCENTRATIONS DURING THIS 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.

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

&&

$$

KSZ043-044-311100-
/O.NEW.KDDC.WI.Y.0013.140331T1700Z-140401T0200Z/
SCOTT-LANE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON
146 PM CDT SUN MAR 30 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT MONDAY. 

* TIMING...FROM NOON THROUGH 9 PM CDT MONDAY.

* WINDS...20 TO 35 MPH, WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY
  FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AND ALONG WEST TO EAST ORIENTED
  HIGHWAYS. LIGHTWEIGHT ITEMS SUCH AS TRASH CARTS AND LAWN
  FURNITURE WILL EASILY BE BLOWN AROUND.

|PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. THERE ALSO MAY BE
BLOWING DUST CAUSED BY THE STRONG WINDS.

&&

$$

KSZ064>066-077>081-087>090-310000-
/O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-140331T0000Z/
HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-MEADE-
CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...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
146 PM CDT SUN MAR 30 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...NOON TO 7 PM.

* WINDS...25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT 
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AND ALONG WEST TO EAST 
  ORIENTED HIGHWAYS. LIGHTWEIGHT ITEMS SUCH AS TRASH CARTS AND 
  LAWN FURNITURE WILL EASILY BE BLOWN AROUND. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT... BUREAU OF
AIR... RECOMMENDS THAT YOU TAKE PREVENTATIVE MEASURES DUE TO
POSSIBLE HIGHER DUST CONCENTRATIONS DURING THIS 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.

&&

$$
5 follow-up statements
672 
WWUS73 KDDC 302342
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
642 PM CDT SUN MAR 30 2014

...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON...

.A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH SOUTHEAST ACROSS SOUTHWEST KANSAS MONDAY
CREATING A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS PORTIONS OF WESTERN KANSAS.
THIS WILL RESULT IN STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS BY MONDAY AFTERNOON.

KSZ030-031-045-046-310745-
/O.CAN.KDDC.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-140331T0000Z/
/O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0013.140331T1700Z-140401T0200Z/
TREGO-ELLIS-NESS-RUSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR...
HAYS...ELLIS...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE...RUSH CENTER
642 PM CDT SUN MAR 30 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT MONDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY FOR THIS AFTERNOON. ANOTHER WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT
MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING

* TIMING...NOON TO 9 PM CDT.

* WINDS...25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT 
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AND ALONG WEST TO EAST 
  ORIENTED HIGHWAYS. LIGHTWEIGHT ITEMS SUCH AS TRASH CARTS AND 
  LAWN FURNITURE WILL EASILY BE BLOWN AROUND. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT... BUREAU OF
AIR... RECOMMENDS THAT YOU TAKE PREVENTATIVE MEASURES DUE TO
POSSIBLE HIGHER DUST CONCENTRATIONS DURING THIS 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.

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

&&

$$

KSZ064>066-077>081-087>090-310045-
/O.CAN.KDDC.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-140331T0000Z/
HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-MEADE-
CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...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
642 PM CDT SUN MAR 30 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

$$

KSZ043-044-310745-
/O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0013.140331T1700Z-140401T0200Z/
SCOTT-LANE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON
642 PM CDT SUN MAR 30 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT MONDAY...

* TIMING...FROM NOON THROUGH 9 PM CDT MONDAY.

* WINDS...20 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT 
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AND ALONG WEST TO EAST 
  ORIENTED HIGHWAYS. LIGHTWEIGHT ITEMS SUCH AS TRASH CARTS AND 
  LAWN FURNITURE WILL EASILY BE BLOWN AROUND. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. THERE ALSO MAY BE
BLOWING DUST CAUSED BY THE STRONG WINDS.

&&

$$
244 
WWUS73 KDDC 310250
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
950 PM CDT SUN MAR 30 2014

...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON...

.A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH SOUTHEAST ACROSS SOUTHWEST KANSAS MONDAY.
STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BEHIND THE
FRONT ACROSS CENTRAL AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST KANSAS BY MONDAY
AFTERNOON.

KSZ030-031-043>046-311100-
/O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0013.140331T1700Z-140401T0200Z/
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
950 PM CDT SUN MAR 30 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT MONDAY...

* TIMING...NOON TO 9 PM CDT.

* WINDS...25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT 
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AND ALONG WEST TO EAST 
  ORIENTED HIGHWAYS. LIGHTWEIGHT ITEMS SUCH AS TRASH CARTS AND 
  LAWN FURNITURE WILL EASILY BE BLOWN AROUND. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT... BUREAU OF
AIR... RECOMMENDS THAT YOU TAKE PREVENTATIVE MEASURES DUE TO
POSSIBLE HIGHER DUST CONCENTRATIONS DURING THIS 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.

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

&&

$$
930 
WWUS73 KDDC 310804
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
304 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2014

...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON...

.A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS SOUTHWEST KANSAS TODAY WITH
INCREASING NORTHWESTERLY WINDS.

KSZ030-031-043>046-312100-
/O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0013.140331T1700Z-140401T0200Z/
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 CDT MON MAR 31 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...NOON TO 9 PM CDT.

* WINDS...25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT 
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AND ALONG WEST TO EAST 
  ORIENTED HIGHWAYS. LIGHTWEIGHT ITEMS SUCH AS TRASH CARTS AND 
  LAWN FURNITURE WILL EASILY BE BLOWN AROUND. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT... BUREAU OF
AIR... RECOMMENDS THAT YOU TAKE PREVENTATIVE MEASURES DUE TO
POSSIBLE HIGHER DUST CONCENTRATIONS DURING THIS 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.

&&

$$

06
932 
WWUS73 KDDC 312036
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
336 PM CDT MON MAR 31 2014

...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON...

.STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY EVENING BEFORE
SWITCHING TO THE NORTH AND DIMINISHING.

KSZ030-031-043>046-010200-
/O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-140401T0200Z/
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
336 PM CDT MON MAR 31 2014

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

* TIMING...UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.

* 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.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT... BUREAU OF
AIR... RECOMMENDS THAT YOU TAKE PREVENTATIVE MEASURES DUE TO
POSSIBLE HIGHER DUST CONCENTRATIONS DURING THIS 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.

&&

$$

GERARD
484 
WWUS73 KDDC 010049
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
749 PM CDT MON MAR 31 2014


KSZ030-031-043>046-010200-
/O.CAN.KDDC.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-140401T0200Z/
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
749 PM CDT MON MAR 31 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. THEREFORE, THE WIND
ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$
BURGERT

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 30, 2:16 AM CDTRed Flag WarningDDCFinney, Ford, Grant, Gray, Hamilton, Haskell and 9 more18 hr
Mar 30, 1:35 PM CDTFire Weather WatchDDCBarber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ellis, Finney and 21 more13 hr

Nearby

Wind Advisories in Kansas, 2014Every wind advisory 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.