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Wind Advisory 19, NWS Dodge City, KS

April 27, 201427 counties in Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this wind advisory at Apr 27, 2014, 4:17 AM CDT for 27 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Apr 27, 2014, 11:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 27, 2014, 4:17 AM CDT (09:17 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 27, 2014, 11:00 AM CDT
Expired
Apr 27, 2014, 8:00 PM CDT
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 09:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 9.3 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 2014-04-27Temperature 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 2014-04-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 44 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
4316 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
44 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
84 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.

749 
WWUS73 KDDC 270917
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
417 AM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

...STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING
AND INTO THE AFTERNOON...

.A VIGOROUS UPPER SYSTEM WILL EJECT INTO WESTERN KANSAS THIS
AFTERNOON. THE ASSOCIATED LOW PRESSURE CENTER AT THE SURFACE WILL
DEEPEN AS THE UPPER SYSTEM MOVES OUT OF THE ROCKIES. MIXING OF
THE LOWER LEVEL WINDS WILL ALLOW FOR STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST
WINDS TO DEVELOP. 

KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-271730-
/O.NEW.KDDC.WI.Y.0019.140427T1600Z-140427T2300Z/
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
417 AM CDT SUN APR 27 2014 /317 AM MDT SUN APR 27 2014/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ THIS
MORNING TO 6 PM CDT /5 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ THIS
MORNING TO 6 PM CDT /5 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS.

* WINDS...35 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO OVER 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVERS ALONG EAST/WEST ROADS AND ESPECIALLY ALONG
  NORTH/SOUTH ROADS...AS WELL AS THOSE PASSING NEAR GRAIN
  ELEVATORS CAN EXPECT DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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 PREEXISTING RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
4 follow-up statements
486 
WWUS73 KDDC 271515
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1015 AM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

...STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING
AND INTO THE AFTERNOON...

.A VIGOROUS UPPER SYSTEM WILL EJECT INTO WESTERN KANSAS THIS
AFTERNOON. THE ASSOCIATED LOW PRESSURE CENTER AT THE SURFACE WILL
DEEPEN AS THE UPPER SYSTEM MOVES OUT OF THE ROCKIES. MIXING OF
THE LOWER LEVEL WINDS WILL ALLOW FOR STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST
WINDS TO DEVELOP.

KSZ061-062-074>076-084>087-272315-
/O.UPG.KDDC.WI.Y.0019.140427T1600Z-140427T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KDDC.HW.W.0006.140427T1700Z-140428T0100Z/
HAMILTON-KEARNY-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SYRACUSE...LAKIN...DEERFIELD...
JOHNSON CITY...ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...ELKHART...
RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...MOSCOW...LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER
1015 AM CDT SUN APR 27 2014 /915 AM MDT SUN APR 27 2014/

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...11 AM MDT OR 12 PM CDT THROUGH VERY EARLY EVENING.

* WINDS...35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO OVER 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVERS ALONG EAST/WEST ROADS AND ESPECIALLY ALONG
  NORTH/SOUTH ROADS...AS WELL AS THOSE PASSING NEAR GRAIN
  ELEVATORS CAN EXPECT DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. LIGHT
  STRUCTURAL DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE. 

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 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 PREEXISTING RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS.

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

&&

$$

KSZ030-031-043>046-063>066-077>081-088>090-272315-
/O.EXT.KDDC.WI.Y.0019.140427T1600Z-140428T0100Z/
TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-
GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-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...CIMARRON...
MONTEZUMA...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG...
HAVILAND...PRATT...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...COLDWATER...PROTECTION...
MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY
1015 AM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS.

* WINDS...35 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO OVER 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVERS ALONG EAST/WEST ROADS AND ESPECIALLY ALONG 
  NORTH/SOUTH ROADS...AS WELL AS THOSE PASSING NEAR GRAIN 
  ELEVATORS CAN EXPECT DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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 PREEXISTING RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

33
373 
WWUS73 KDDC 272003
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
303 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

...STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING
AND INTO THE AFTERNOON...

.A VIGOROUS UPPER SYSTEM WILL EJECT INTO WESTERN KANSAS THIS
AFTERNOON. THE ASSOCIATED LOW PRESSURE CENTER AT THE SURFACE WILL
DEEPEN AS THE UPPER SYSTEM MOVES OUT OF THE ROCKIES. MIXING OF
THE LOWER LEVEL WINDS WILL ALLOW FOR STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST
WINDS TO DEVELOP.

KSZ061-062-074>076-084>087-280415-
/O.NEW.KDDC.DU.Y.0001.140427T2003Z-140428T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KDDC.WI.Y.0020.140428T1200Z-140429T0100Z/
/O.CON.KDDC.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140428T0100Z/
HAMILTON-KEARNY-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SYRACUSE...LAKIN...DEERFIELD...
JOHNSON CITY...ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...ELKHART...
RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...MOSCOW...LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER
303 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014 /203 PM MDT SUN APR 27 2014/

...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/
THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ TO 8 PM CDT
/7 PM MDT/ MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A BLOWING
DUST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY
IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ TO 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/
MONDAY. 

* TIMING...11 AM MDT OR 12 PM CDT THROUGH VERY EARLY EVENING.

* WINDS...35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO OVER 60 MPH.

* VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO LESS THAN 2 MILES DUE TO BLOWING DUST.
  SOME LOCATIONS COULD BRIEFLY BE REDUCED TO AROUND A QUARTER MILE
  BRIEFLY.

* IMPACTS...DRIVERS ALONG EAST/WEST ROADS AND ESPECIALLY ALONG 
  NORTH/SOUTH ROADS...AS WELL AS THOSE PASSING NEAR GRAIN 
  ELEVATORS CAN EXPECT DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. LIGHT 
  STRUCTURAL DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE. 

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 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 PREEXISTING RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS.

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

A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT
VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION.

THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT, BUREAU OF AIR,
RECOMMENDS THAT YOU TAKE PREVENTATIVE MEASURES DURING THIS
BLOWING DUST EVENT, SUCH AS STAYING INDOORS OR WEARING PROTECTIVE
BREATHING MASKS IF OUTSIDE. HIGH DUST CONCENTRATIONS 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.

&&

$$

KSZ030-031-043>046-063>066-077>081-088>090-280415-
/O.NEW.KDDC.WI.Y.0020.140428T1200Z-140429T0100Z/
/O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-140428T0100Z/
TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-
GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-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...CIMARRON...
MONTEZUMA...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG...
HAVILAND...PRATT...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...COLDWATER...PROTECTION...
MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY
303 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 8 PM CDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 8 PM CDT MONDAY. 

* TIMING...LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS.

* WINDS...35 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO OVER 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVERS ALONG EAST/WEST ROADS AND ESPECIALLY ALONG 
  NORTH/SOUTH ROADS...AS WELL AS THOSE PASSING NEAR GRAIN 
  ELEVATORS CAN EXPECT DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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 PREEXISTING RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
989 
WWUS73 KDDC 272120
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
420 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REST OF THE EARLY EVENING
AND THEN AGAIN TOMORROW...

.A VIGOROUS UPPER SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS. THE
ASSOCIATED DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE CENTER IN COMBINATION WITH MIXING
WILL RESULT IN CONTINUED STRONG WINDS. THESE WINDS WILL CREATE
WIDESPREAD AREAS OF BLOWING DUST.

KSZ061-062-280600-
/O.CAN.KDDC.WI.Y.0020.140428T1200Z-140429T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KDDC.HW.A.0004.140428T1400Z-140429T0300Z/
/O.CON.KDDC.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140428T0100Z/
/O.CON.KDDC.DU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140428T0100Z/
HAMILTON-KEARNY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SYRACUSE...LAKIN...DEERFIELD
420 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014 /320 PM MDT SUN APR 27 2014/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/
THIS EVENING...
...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /7 PM
MDT/ THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* TIMING...THROUGH 8 PM CDT TONIGHT. WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN
  MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO OVER 60 MPH.

* VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO LESS THAN 1 MILE DUE TO BLOWING DUST.
  SOME LOCATIONS COULD BRIEFLY BE REDUCED TO AROUND A QUARTER MILE
  BRIEFLY.

* IMPACTS...DRIVERS SHOULD BE AWARE OF STRONG CROSSWINDS...AS WELL
  AS THOSE PASSING NEAR GRAIN ELEVATORS. LIGHT STRUCTURAL DAMAGE
  IS POSSIBLE.

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 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 PREEXISTING RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS.

THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT... BUREAU OF
AIR... RECOMMENDS THAT YOU TAKE PREVENTATIVE MEASURES DURING THIS
BLOWING DUST EVENT... SUCH AS STAYING INDOORS OR WEARING
PROTECTIVE BREATHING MASKS IF OUTSIDE. HIGH DUST CONCENTRATIONS
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.

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

A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT
VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION.

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

KSZ074>076-084>087-280100-
/O.CAN.KDDC.WI.Y.0020.140428T1200Z-140429T0100Z/
/O.CON.KDDC.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140428T0100Z/
/O.CON.KDDC.DU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140428T0100Z/
STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JOHNSON CITY...ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...
SATANTA...ELKHART...RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...MOSCOW...LIBERAL...
KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER
420 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

* TIMING...THROUGH 8 PM CDT TONIGHT.

* WINDS...35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO OVER 60 MPH.

* VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO LESS THAN 1 MILES DUE TO BLOWING DUST.
  SOME LOCATIONS COULD BRIEFLY BE REDUCED TO AROUND A QUARTER MILE
  BRIEFLY.

* IMPACTS...DRIVERS SHOULD BE AWARE OF STRONG CROSSWINDS...AS
  WELL AS THOSE PASSING NEAR GRAIN ELEVATORS. LIGHT STRUCTURAL
  DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE. 

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 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 PREEXISTING RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS.

THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT... BUREAU OF
AIR... RECOMMENDS THAT YOU TAKE PREVENTATIVE MEASURES DURING THIS
BLOWING DUST EVENT... SUCH AS STAYING INDOORS OR WEARING
PROTECTIVE BREATHING MASKS IF OUTSIDE. HIGH DUST CONCENTRATIONS
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.

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

A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT
VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION.

&&

$$

KSZ030-031-043>046-063>066-077>081-280600-
/O.CAN.KDDC.WI.Y.0020.140428T1200Z-140429T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KDDC.HW.A.0004.140428T1400Z-140429T0300Z/
/O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-140428T0100Z/
TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-
GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-
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...CIMARRON...
MONTEZUMA...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG...
HAVILAND...PRATT
420 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* TIMING...THROUGH 8 PM CDT TONIGHT. WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN
  MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO OVER 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS... DRIVERS SHOULD BE AWARE OF STRONG CROSSWINDS...AS
  WELL AS THOSE PASSING NEAR GRAIN ELEVATORS. LIGHT STRUCTURAL
  DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE. 

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 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 PREEXISTING RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS.

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

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

KSZ088>090-280100-
/O.CAN.KDDC.WI.Y.0020.140428T1200Z-140429T0100Z/
/O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-140428T0100Z/
CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...COLDWATER...
PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY
420 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

* TIMING...THROUGH 8 PM CDT TONIGHT.

* WINDS...35 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO OVER 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVERS SHOULD BE AWARE OF STRONG CROSSWINDS...AS
  WELL AS THOSE PASSING NEAR GRAIN ELEVATORS.
  
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 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 PREEXISTING RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS.

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

&&

$$

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WWUS73 KDDC 280047 AAA
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
747 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

...STRONG WINDS WILL SLOWLY DECREASE THROUGH THE REST OF THE EVENING
AND THEN BECOME STRONG AGAIN TOMORROW...

.A VIGOROUS UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING STRONG
WINDS AGAIN ON MONDAY ALONG WITH AREAS OF BLOWING DUST.

KSZ061-062-280900-
/O.EXP.KDDC.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140428T0100Z/
/O.EXP.KDDC.DU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140428T0100Z/
/O.CON.KDDC.HW.A.0004.140428T1400Z-140429T0300Z/
HAMILTON-KEARNY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SYRACUSE...LAKIN...DEERFIELD
747 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014 /647 PM MDT SUN APR 27 2014/

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING...
...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
  MONDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO OVER 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVERS SHOULD BE AWARE OF STRONG CROSSWINDS...AS 
  WELL AS THOSE PASSING NEAR GRAIN ELEVATORS. LIGHT STRUCTURAL 
  DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE. 

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 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 PREEXISTING RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS.

&&

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

KSZ074>076-084>087-280200-
/O.EXP.KDDC.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140428T0100Z/
/O.EXP.KDDC.DU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140428T0100Z/
STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JOHNSON CITY...ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...
SATANTA...ELKHART...RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...MOSCOW...LIBERAL...
KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER
747 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

STRONG WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE ALONG WITH AREAS OF BLOWING
DUST DIMINISHING FOR THE REST OF THE EVENING.

$$

KSZ030-031-043>046-063>066-077>081-280900-
/O.EXP.KDDC.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-140428T0100Z/
/O.CON.KDDC.HW.A.0004.140428T1400Z-140429T0300Z/
TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-
GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-
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...CIMARRON...
MONTEZUMA...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG...
HAVILAND...PRATT
747 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
  MONDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO OVER 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS... DRIVERS SHOULD BE AWARE OF STRONG CROSSWINDS...AS 
  WELL AS THOSE PASSING NEAR GRAIN ELEVATORS. LIGHT STRUCTURAL 
  DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE. 

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 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 PREEXISTING RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS.

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

KSZ088>090-280200-
/O.EXP.KDDC.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-140428T0100Z/
CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...COLDWATER...
PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY
747 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THIS EVENING.

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 27, 3:50 AM CDTRed Flag WarningDDCBarber, Ellis, Pawnee, Pratt, Rush, Stafford12 hr
Apr 27, 10:15 AM CDTHigh Wind WarningDDCGrant, Hamilton, Haskell, Kearny, Meade, Morton and 3 more10 hr
Apr 27, 3:03 PM CDTBlowing Dust AdvisoryDDCGrant, Hamilton, Haskell, Kearny, Meade, Morton and 3 more5 hr
Apr 27, 3:03 PM CDTWind AdvisoryDDCBarber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ellis, Finney and 21 more77 min
Apr 27, 4:20 PM CDTHigh Wind WatchDDCEdwards, Ellis, Finney, Ford, Gray, Hamilton and 11 more11 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.