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Wind Advisory 6, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this wind advisory at Feb 18, 2014, 2:43 AM CST for 6 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Feb 18, 2014, 1:00 PM CST. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 18, 2014, 2:43 AM CST (08:43 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 18, 2014, 1:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Feb 18, 2014, 7:00 PM CST
- In force
- 6 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 08:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3186 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 61 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 81 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 74 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
744 WWUS73 KDDC 180843 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 243 AM CST TUE FEB 18 2014 ...THIS AFTERNOON WILL BECOME VERY WINDY... .AS A COLD FRONT MOVES SOUTH TODAY, STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND IT. THESE WINDY CONDITIONS WILL ONLY EXIST FROM VERY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON TO JUST BEFORE SUNDOWN. KSZ030-031-043>046-190100- /O.NEW.KDDC.WI.Y.0006.140218T1900Z-140219T0100Z/ 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 243 AM CST TUE FEB 18 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...FROM 1 PM CST TO 7 PM CST. * WINDS...EXPECT NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN CAUSE TROUBLE FOR DRIVERS. ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE ARE HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES. BE WARY OF GUSTS NEAR BREAKS IN TREE LINES AND AROUND ELEVATORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ 12
2 follow-up statements
441 WWUS73 KDDC 182053 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 253 PM CST TUE FEB 18 2014 ...HIGH WINDS AND LIGHT SNOW TO DEVELOP LATE WEDNESDAY... .AS A COLD FRONT MOVES SOUTH TODAY... STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND IT. THESE WINDY CONDITIONS WILL ONLY EXIST FROM VERY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON TO JUST BEFORE SUNDOWN. KSZ030-031-043>046-190600- /O.NEW.KDDC.HW.A.0002.140220T0600Z-140220T1500Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-140219T0100Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... HAYS...ELLIS...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE... RUSH CENTER 253 PM CST TUE FEB 18 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * TIMING...LATE THIS AFTERNOON...THEN LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. NORTH AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * MAIN IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL ESPECIALLY ALONG EAST-WEST ROADS AND AROUND GRAIN ELEVATORS. LIGHT STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH HIGH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH. * OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 70 CORRIDOR LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO BELOW ONE HALF OF A MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ KSZ061>066-074>081-084>090-190600- /O.NEW.KDDC.HW.A.0002.140220T0600Z-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 253 PM CST TUE FEB 18 2014 /153 PM MST TUE FEB 18 2014/ ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * TIMING...LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING * WINDS...NORTH AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH. * MAIN IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL ESPECIALLY ALONG EAST-WEST ROADS AND AROUND GRAIN ELEVATORS. LIGHT STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE HIGH WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ UMSCHEID
438 WWUS73 KDDC 190046 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 646 PM CST TUE FEB 18 2014 ...HIGH WINDS AND LIGHT SNOW TO DEVELOP LATE WEDNESDAY... .STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES SOUTH ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. KSZ030-031-043>046-190900- /O.EXP.KDDC.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-140219T0100Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.HW.A.0002.140220T0600Z-140220T1500Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... HAYS...ELLIS...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE... RUSH CENTER 646 PM CST TUE FEB 18 2014 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTH AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH. * MAIN IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL ESPECIALLY ALONG EAST-WEST ROADS AND AROUND GRAIN ELEVATORS. LIGHT STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH HIGH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH. * OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 70 CORRIDOR LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO BELOW ONE HALF OF A MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ KSZ061>066-074>081-084>090-190900- /O.CON.KDDC.HW.A.0002.140220T0600Z-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 646 PM CST TUE FEB 18 2014 /546 PM MST TUE FEB 18 2014/ ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... * TIMING...MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING * WINDS...NORTH AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH. * MAIN IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL ESPECIALLY ALONG EAST-WEST ROADS AND AROUND GRAIN ELEVATORS. LIGHT STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE HIGH WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ BURGERT
The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 18, 2:14 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | DDC | Clark, Edwards, Ellis, Finney, Ford, Grant and 16 more | 5 hr |
| Feb 18, 2:53 PM CST | High Wind Watch | DDC | Barber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ellis, Finney and 21 more | 13 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.