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Wind Advisory 8, NWS Dodge City, KS

March 10, 201427 counties in Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this wind advisory at Mar 10, 2014, 2:47 PM CDT for 27 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Mar 11, 2014, 11:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 10, 2014, 2:47 PM CDT (19:47 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 11, 2014, 11:00 AM CDT
Expired
Mar 11, 2014, 10:53 PM CDT
In force
12 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 19:44 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, 7.8 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 12:00Z on 2014-03-10Temperature 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 2014-03-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 4 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
4286 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
4 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
9 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.

721 
WWUS73 KDDC 101947
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
247 PM CDT MON MAR 10 2014

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED BEHIND A COLD FRONT TUESDAY...

.A COLD FRONT WILL PASS ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS TUESDAY MORNING.
STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE BEHIND THE FRONT AND PERSIST INTO
THE EVENING HOURS.

KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-110500-
/O.NEW.KDDC.WI.Y.0008.140311T1700Z-140312T0400Z/
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
247 PM CDT MON MAR 10 2014 /147 PM MDT MON MAR 10 2014/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TO 11 PM CDT
/10 PM MDT/ TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TO 11 PM
CDT /10 PM MDT/ TUESDAY. 

* TIMING...THE STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL BEGIN AROUND WAKEENEY AND
  HAYS AROUND NOON AND THEN QUICKLY SPREAD SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE
  REMAINDER OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST KANSAS BY 1 TO 2 PM.

* WINDS...WINDS WILL BE 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH.

* 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.

&&

$$
5 follow-up statements
047 
WWUS73 KDDC 110433
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1133 PM CDT MON MAR 10 2014

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED BEHIND A COLD FRONT TUESDAY...

.A COLD FRONT WILL PASS ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS TUESDAY MORNING. STRONG
NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE BEHIND THE FRONT TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND
PERSIST INTO THE EVENING HOURS.

KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-111200-
/O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0008.140311T1700Z-140312T0400Z/
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
1133 PM CDT MON MAR 10 2014 /1033 PM MDT MON MAR 10 2014/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TO
11 PM CDT /10 PM MDT/ TUESDAY...

* TIMING...WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE NORTH DURING THE MORNING AND
  INCREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS.

* WINDS...WINDS WILL BE 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH.

* 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
036 
WWUS73 KDDC 110909
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
409 AM CDT TUE MAR 11 2014

...HIGH WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON...

.AN INTENSE STORM SYSTEM MOVING EAST FROM THE ROCKIES ACROSS
KANSAS WILL LEAD TO HIGH WIND DEVELOPMENT AS A SURFACE LOW TRACKS
FROM SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA INTO CENTRAL KANSAS. VERY STRONG WINDS
WILL BE FOCUSED ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION, HOWEVER AREAS WEST OF
HIGHWAY 283 TO THE COLORADO BORDER ARE EXPECTED TO SEE THE HIGHEST
WINDS WITH AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ALSO A CONCERN.

KSZ043>045-061>064-074>078-084>088-111800-
/O.UPG.KDDC.WI.Y.0008.140311T1700Z-140312T0400Z/
/O.NEW.KDDC.HW.W.0004.140311T1800Z-140312T0400Z/
SCOTT-LANE-NESS-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-STANTON-GRANT-
HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...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...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA
409 AM CDT TUE MAR 11 2014 /309 AM MDT TUE MAR 11 2014/

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS
AFTERNOON TO 11 PM CDT /10 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS
AFTERNOON TO 11 PM CDT /10 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. THE WIND
ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MID-EVENING...STRONGEST BETWEEN
  5 PM AND 8 PM.

* WINDS...NORTH-NORTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH GUSTING TO 60 MPH AT TIMES.

* BLOWING DUST...WIDESPREAD VISIBILITY AROUND 1 TO 2 MILES CAN BE
  EXPECTED WITH MUCH LOWER VISIBILITY AROUND LOOSE AGRICULTURAL
  FIELDS.

* IMPACTS...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.

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 PRE
EXISTING RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

KSZ030-031-046-065-066-079>081-089-090-111800-
/O.EXT.KDDC.WI.Y.0008.140311T1800Z-140312T0400Z/
TREGO-ELLIS-RUSH-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-COMANCHE-
BARBER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR...
HAYS...ELLIS...LA CROSSE...RUSH CENTER...LARNED...BURDETT...
ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON...KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG...
HAVILAND...PRATT...COLDWATER...PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...
KIOWA...SUN CITY
409 AM CDT TUE MAR 11 2014

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM
CDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MID-EVENING...STRONGEST BETWEEN
  5 PM AND 8 PM.

* WINDS...NORTH-NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 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
883 
WWUS73 KDDC 111516
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1016 AM CDT TUE MAR 11 2014

...HIGH WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON...

.A STORM SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE PLAINS WILL LEAD TO HIGH WIND
DEVELOPMENT AS A SURFACE LOW TRACKS FROM SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA INTO
NORTHEASTERN KANSAS. VERY STRONG WINDS WILL BE FOCUSED ACROSS THE ENTIRE
REGION...HOWEVER AREAS WEST OF HIGHWAY 283 TO THE COLORADO BORDER
ARE EXPECTED TO SEE THE HIGHEST WINDS WITH AREAS OF BLOWING DUST
ALSO A CONCERN.

KSZ043>045-061>064-074>078-084>088-120400-
/O.CON.KDDC.HW.W.0004.140311T1800Z-140312T0400Z/
SCOTT-LANE-NESS-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-STANTON-GRANT-
HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...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...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA
1016 AM CDT TUE MAR 11 2014 /916 AM MDT TUE MAR 11 2014/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT /10 PM
MDT/ THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MID-EVENING...STRONGEST 
  BETWEEN 5 PM AND 8 PM. 

* WINDS...NORTH-NORTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH GUSTING TO 60 MPH AT 
  TIMES.

* BLOWING DUST...WIDESPREAD VISIBILITY AROUND 1 TO 2 MILES CAN 
  BE EXPECTED WITH MUCH LOWER VISIBILITY AROUND LOOSE 
  AGRICULTURAL FIELDS. 

* IMPACTS...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. 

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 PRE EXISTING RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

KSZ030-031-120400-
/O.EXT.KDDC.WI.Y.0008.140311T1600Z-140312T0400Z/
TREGO-ELLIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR...
HAYS...ELLIS
1016 AM CDT TUE MAR 11 2014

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...THROUGH 11 PM WITH THE STRONGEST BETWEEN 5 PM AND 8
  PM.

* WINDS...NORTH-NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 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.

&&

$$

KSZ046-065-066-079>081-089-090-120400-
/O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0008.140311T1800Z-140312T0400Z/
RUSH-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-COMANCHE-BARBER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LA CROSSE...RUSH CENTER...LARNED...
BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON...KINSLEY...LEWIS...
GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...PRATT...COLDWATER...PROTECTION...
MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY
1016 AM CDT TUE MAR 11 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MID-EVENING...STRONGEST 
  BETWEEN 5 PM AND 8 PM. 

* WINDS...NORTH-NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 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.

&&

$$


FINCH
467 
WWUS73 KDDC 120130
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
830 PM CDT TUE MAR 11 2014

...VERY STRONG WINDS CONTINUING...

.INTENSE CYCLOGENESIS WILL LEAD TO CONTINUED STRONG WINDS.

KSZ046-065-066-079>081-089-090-120400-
/O.UPG.KDDC.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-140312T0400Z/
/O.EXA.KDDC.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140312T0400Z/
RUSH-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-COMANCHE-BARBER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LA CROSSE...RUSH CENTER...LARNED...
BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON...KINSLEY...LEWIS...
GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...PRATT...COLDWATER...PROTECTION...
MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY
830 PM CDT TUE MAR 11 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE
WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...THROUGH LATE EVENING.

* WINDS...NORTH-NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 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...

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

&&

$$

KSZ043>045-061>064-074>078-084>088-120400-
/O.CON.KDDC.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140312T0400Z/
SCOTT-LANE-NESS-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-STANTON-GRANT-
HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...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...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA
830 PM CDT TUE MAR 11 2014 /730 PM MDT TUE MAR 11 2014/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT /10 PM
MDT/ THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...THROUGH LATE EVENING.

* WINDS...NORTH-NORTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH GUSTING TO 60 MPH AT 
  TIMES. 

* BLOWING DUST...WIDESPREAD VISIBILITY AROUND 1 TO 2 MILES CAN 
  BE EXPECTED WITH MUCH LOWER VISIBILITY AROUND LOOSE 
  AGRICULTURAL FIELDS. 

* IMPACTS...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. 

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 PRE EXISTING RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

KSZ030-031-120400-
/O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-140312T0400Z/
TREGO-ELLIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR...
HAYS...ELLIS
830 PM CDT TUE MAR 11 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...THROUGH LATE EVENING.

* WINDS...NORTH-NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 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.

&&

$$
928 
WWUS73 KDDC 120353
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1053 PM CDT TUE MAR 11 2014

...HIGH WINDS DIMINISHING LATE THIS EVENING...

.THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WAS RELAXING ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST KANSAS
REGION WHICH RESULTED IN DECREASING WIND SPEEDS.

KSZ043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-120500-
/O.CAN.KDDC.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140312T0400Z/
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...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
1053 PM CDT TUE MAR 11 2014 /953 PM MDT TUE MAR 11 2014/

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING. 

NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AROUND MIDNIGHT
WITH WINDS DECREASING FURTHER AFTER MIDNIGHT.

$$

KSZ030-031-120500-
/O.CAN.KDDC.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-140312T0400Z/
TREGO-ELLIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR...
HAYS...ELLIS
1053 PM CDT TUE MAR 11 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AROUND 1 AM WITH
WINDS DECREASING FURTHER THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT.

$$

UMSCHEID

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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.