Alert archive / Kansas / Winter Storm Warnings in 2014
Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this winter storm warning at Feb 3, 2014, 4:31 AM CST for 13 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Feb 3, 2014, 9:00 PM CST. It was in force for 20 hr. 38 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
- Feb 3, 2014, 4:31 AM CST (10:31 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 3, 2014, 9:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Feb 4, 2014, 5:17 PM CST
- In force
- 20 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
Counties Barber County, KS, Clark County, KS, Comanche County, KS, Edwards County, KS, Ellis County, KS, Ford County, KS, Hamilton County, KS, Kiowa County, KS, Meade County, KS, Pawnee County, KS, Pratt County, KS, Rush County, KS, Stafford County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:35 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 4, 2:20 AM CST | SNOW 3 | Mullinville, KS | |
| Feb 4, 4:25 AM CST | SNOW 2.5 | Burdett, KS | |
| Feb 4, 8:39 AM CST | SNOW 3.5 | 5 Sse Minneola, KS | |
| Feb 4, 8:40 AM CST | SNOW 1.9 | 1 Nw Burdett, KS | |
| Feb 4, 8:41 AM CST | SNOW 2 | Loretta, KS | |
| Feb 4, 8:41 AM CST | SNOW 3 | 5 Se Medicine Lodge, KS | |
| Feb 4, 8:53 AM CST | SNOW 4.5 | 4 S Minneola, KS | |
| Feb 4, 9:39 AM CST | SNOW 5 | Fowler, KS | |
| Feb 4, 9:49 AM CST | SNOW 6 | W Mullinville, KS | |
| Feb 4, 10:45 AM CST | SNOW 5.5 | 3 S Ford, KS | THE OBSERVER ESTIMATED 5 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ON THE GROUND. |
| Feb 4, 11:00 AM CST | SNOW 6 | 4 S Minneola, KS | |
| Feb 4, 11:30 AM CST | SNOW 4.5 | Dodge City, KS | |
| Feb 4, 12:00 PM CST | SNOW 3.9 | 2 E Dodge City, KS | |
| Feb 4, 1:14 PM CST | SNOW 4.5 | 3 Sw Dodge City, KS | |
| Feb 4, 2:24 PM CST | SNOW 4.5 | Hays, KS | |
| Feb 4, 2:24 PM CST | SNOW 5 | Ellis, KS | |
| Feb 4, 2:24 PM CST | SNOW 8 | 14 Nne Camp Houston, KS | SNOW STILL FALLING |
| Feb 4, 2:51 PM CST | SNOW 5.5 | Dodge City, KS | |
| Feb 4, 3:00 PM CST | SNOW 7 | Ashland, KS | |
| Feb 4, 3:00 PM CST | SNOW 7.5 | 1 Nne Coldwater, KS | |
| Feb 4, 3:00 PM CST | SNOW 7.5 | 7 W Hardtner, KS | |
| Feb 4, 3:00 PM CST | SNOW 8 | 8 Wnw Hardtner, KS | |
| Feb 4, 3:00 PM CST | SNOW 10 | Plains City, KS | |
| Feb 4, 3:05 PM CST | SNOW 6.5 | 2 Nne Dodge City, KS | SNOW ESTIMATE AT 6 AM CST WAS 2.1 INCHES. BY 305 PM, THE SNOW DEPTH WAS 6.5 INCHES. |
| Feb 4, 3:10 PM CST | SNOW 7 | 4 S Minneola, KS | |
| Feb 4, 3:10 PM CST | SNOW 7.5 | 4 Ese Fowler, KS | |
| Feb 4, 3:15 PM CST | SNOW 5 | 6 N Burdett, KS | |
| Feb 4, 3:15 PM CST | SNOW 8 | 1 S Centerview, KS | |
| Feb 4, 3:15 PM CST | SNOW 9 | Ene Mullinville, KS | |
| Feb 4, 3:30 PM CST | SNOW 6 | 4 Ese Kingsdown, KS | |
| Feb 4, 3:30 PM CST | SNOW 6 | 5 E Haviland, KS | |
| Feb 4, 4:20 PM CST | SNOW 7 | St. John, KS | |
| Feb 4, 4:30 PM CST | SNOW 5.2 | Sanford, KS | |
| Feb 4, 4:44 PM CST | SNOW 8.3 | 7 Nw Coldwater, KS | |
| Feb 4, 4:45 PM CST | SNOW 7 | 8 S Ashland, KS | |
| Feb 4, 5:00 PM CST | SNOW 9 | Ashland, KS | STORM TOTAL FROM PREVIOUS REPORT |
| Feb 4, 5:15 PM CST | SNOW 6.1 | 2 Nw Dodge City, KS | |
| Feb 4, 5:16 PM CST | SNOW 11 | Sawyer, 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 00:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 34 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
- 1956 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 67 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 134 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
246 WWUS43 KDDC 031031 WSWDDC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 431 AM CST MON FEB 3 2014 ...A WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL AND WESTERN KANSAS TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EARLY THIS MORNING WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS LATE MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP MONDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS TUESDAY BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE IN THE DAY. AN ARCTIC AIRMASS WILL APPROACH THE AREA IN THE AFTERNOON ON MODERATELY STRONG NORTH WINDS...WHICH WILL LEAD TO SOME AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. KSZ061-032100- /O.UPG.KDDC.WS.A.0001.140204T0000Z-140205T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.WS.W.0001.140204T0300Z-140205T0000Z/ HAMILTON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SYRACUSE 331 AM MST MON FEB 3 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. MUCH OF THE SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL OCCUR LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MID-MORNING TUESDAY. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES LEADING TO SNOW PACKED ROADS. * OTHER IMPACTS...LOW VISIBILITY LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE DURING THE HEAVIEST SNOW. LIGHT TO MODERATE BLOWING SNOW WILL ENHANCE THE REDUCTION OF VISIBILITY AT TIMES ON TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ KSZ066-081-090-032100- /O.UPG.KDDC.WS.A.0001.140204T0000Z-140205T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.WS.W.0001.140204T0300Z-140205T0000Z/ STAFFORD-PRATT-BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON...PRATT... MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY 431 AM CST MON FEB 3 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. MUCH OF THE SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL OCCUR LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MID-MORNING TUESDAY. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES LEADING TO SNOW PACKED ROADS. * OTHER IMPACTS...LOW VISIBILITY LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE DURING THE HEAVIEST SNOW. LIGHT TO MODERATE BLOWING SNOW WILL ENHANCE THE REDUCTION OF VISIBILITY AT TIMES ON TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ KSZ030-031-043-044-046-062-065-079-080-089-032100- /O.UPG.KDDC.WS.A.0001.140204T0000Z-140205T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.WW.Y.0004.140204T0300Z-140205T0000Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-RUSH-KEARNY-PAWNEE-EDWARDS-KIOWA-COMANCHE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... HAYS...ELLIS...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...LA CROSSE...RUSH CENTER... LAKIN...DEERFIELD...LARNED...BURDETT...KINSLEY...LEWIS... GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...COLDWATER...PROTECTION 431 AM CST MON FEB 3 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. MUCH OF THE SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL OCCUR LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MID-MORNING TUESDAY. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES LEADING TO SNOW PACKED ROADS. * OTHER IMPACTS...LOW VISIBILITY LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE DURING THE HEAVIEST SNOW. LIGHT TO MODERATE BLOWING SNOW WILL ENHANCE THE REDUCTION OF VISIBILITY AT TIMES ON TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ KSZ045-063-064-074>078-084>088-032100- /O.NEW.KDDC.WW.Y.0004.140204T0300Z-140205T0000Z/ NESS-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-MORTON- STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NESS CITY...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA... JETMORE...HANSTON...JOHNSON CITY...ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...SATANTA... CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...ELKHART... RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...MOSCOW...LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE... FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA 431 AM CST MON FEB 3 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY. * TIMING...THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. MUCH OF THE SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL OCCUR LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MID-MORNING TUESDAY. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES LEADING TO SNOW PACKED ROADS. * OTHER IMPACTS...LOW VISIBILITY LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE DURING THE HEAVIEST SNOW. LIGHT TO MODERATE BLOWING SNOW WILL ENHANCE THE REDUCTION OF VISIBILITY AT TIMES ON TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ UMSCHEID
5 follow-up statements
191 WWUS43 KDDC 031841 WSWDDC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1241 PM CST MON FEB 3 2014 ...A WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL AND WESTERN KANSAS TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EARLY THIS MORNING WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS LATE MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP MONDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS TUESDAY BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE IN THE DAY. AN ARCTIC AIRMASS WILL APPROACH THE AREA IN THE AFTERNOON ON MODERATELY STRONG NORTH WINDS...WHICH WILL LEAD TO SOME AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. KSZ061-040645- /O.CON.KDDC.WS.W.0001.140204T0300Z-140205T0000Z/ HAMILTON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SYRACUSE 1141 AM MST MON FEB 3 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST TUESDAY... * TIMING...THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. MUCH OF THE SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL OCCUR LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MID- MORNING TUESDAY. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES LEADING TO SNOW PACKED ROADS. * OTHER IMPACTS...LOW VISIBILITY LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE DURING THE HEAVIEST SNOW. LIGHT TO MODERATE BLOWING SNOW WILL ENHANCE THE REDUCTION OF VISIBILITY AT TIMES ON TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ KSZ066-081-090-040645- /O.CON.KDDC.WS.W.0001.140204T0300Z-140205T0000Z/ STAFFORD-PRATT-BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON...PRATT... MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY 1241 PM CST MON FEB 3 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY... * TIMING...THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. MUCH OF THE SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL OCCUR LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MID- MORNING TUESDAY. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES LEADING TO SNOW PACKED ROADS. * OTHER IMPACTS...LOW VISIBILITY LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE DURING THE HEAVIEST SNOW. LIGHT TO MODERATE BLOWING SNOW WILL ENHANCE THE REDUCTION OF VISIBILITY AT TIMES ON TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ KSZ030-031-043>046-062>065-074>080-084>089-040645- /O.CON.KDDC.WW.Y.0004.140204T0300Z-140205T0000Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE- STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-MORTON-STEVENS- SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... HAYS...ELLIS...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE... RUSH CENTER...LAKIN...DEERFIELD...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA... JETMORE...HANSTON...LARNED...BURDETT...JOHNSON CITY...ULYSSES... SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...DODGE CITY... BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...ELKHART... RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...MOSCOW...LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE... FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...COLDWATER...PROTECTION 1241 PM CST MON FEB 3 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY... * TIMING...THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. MUCH OF THE SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL OCCUR LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MID- MORNING TUESDAY. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES LEADING TO SNOW PACKED ROADS. * OTHER IMPACTS...LOW VISIBILITY LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE DURING THE HEAVIEST SNOW. LIGHT TO MODERATE BLOWING SNOW WILL ENHANCE THE REDUCTION OF VISIBILITY AT TIMES ON TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ 33
365 WWUS43 KDDC 040354 WSWDDC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 954 PM CST MON FEB 3 2014 ...A WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL AND WESTERN KANSAS LATER TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM OVER SOUTHERN ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO THIS EVENING WILL MOVE OUT OVER THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS TUESDAY BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE IN THE DAY. AN ARCTIC AIRMASS WILL APPROACH THE AREA IN THE AFTERNOON ON MODERATELY STRONG NORTH WINDS...WHICH WILL LEAD TO SOME AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. KSZ065-078>080-087>089-041200- /O.UPG.KDDC.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-140205T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KDDC.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140205T0000Z/ PAWNEE-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LARNED...BURDETT...DODGE CITY... BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...MEADE... FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...COLDWATER...PROTECTION 954 PM CST MON FEB 3 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST TUESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...LATER TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. MUCH OF THE SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL OCCUR LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES LEADING TO SNOW PACKED ROADS. * OTHER IMPACTS...LOW VISIBILITY LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE DURING THE HEAVIEST SNOW. LIGHT TO MODERATE BLOWING SNOW WILL ENHANCE THE REDUCTION OF VISIBILITY AT TIMES ON TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ KSZ061-041200- /O.CON.KDDC.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140205T0000Z/ HAMILTON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SYRACUSE 854 PM MST MON FEB 3 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST TUESDAY... * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. MUCH OF THE SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL OCCUR LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES LEADING TO SNOW PACKED ROADS. * OTHER IMPACTS...LOW VISIBILITY LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE DURING THE HEAVIEST SNOW. LIGHT TO MODERATE BLOWING SNOW WILL ENHANCE THE REDUCTION OF VISIBILITY AT TIMES ON TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ KSZ066-081-090-041200- /O.CON.KDDC.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140205T0000Z/ STAFFORD-PRATT-BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON...PRATT... MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY 954 PM CST MON FEB 3 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST TUESDAY... * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. MUCH OF THE SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL OCCUR LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES LEADING TO SNOW PACKED ROADS. * OTHER IMPACTS...LOW VISIBILITY LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE DURING THE HEAVIEST SNOW. LIGHT TO MODERATE BLOWING SNOW WILL ENHANCE THE REDUCTION OF VISIBILITY AT TIMES ON TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ KSZ030-031-043>046-062>064-074>077-084>086-041200- /O.CON.KDDC.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-140205T0000Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-STANTON- GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... HAYS...ELLIS...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE... RUSH CENTER...LAKIN...DEERFIELD...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA... JETMORE...HANSTON...JOHNSON CITY...ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...SATANTA... CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...ELKHART...RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...MOSCOW... LIBERAL...KISMET 954 PM CST MON FEB 3 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST TUESDAY... * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. MUCH OF THE SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL OCCUR LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES LEADING TO SNOW PACKED ROADS. * OTHER IMPACTS...LOW VISIBILITY LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE DURING THE HEAVIEST SNOW. LIGHT TO MODERATE BLOWING SNOW WILL ENHANCE THE REDUCTION OF VISIBILITY AT TIMES ON TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ GERARD
662 WWUS43 KDDC 041111 WSWDDC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 511 AM CST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...A WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL AND WESTERN KANSAS LATER TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM OVER SOUTHERN ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO THIS EVENING WILL MOVE OUT OVER THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS TUESDAY BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE IN THE DAY. AN ARCTIC AIRMASS WILL APPROACH THE AREA IN THE AFTERNOON ON MODERATELY STRONG NORTH WINDS...WHICH WILL LEAD TO SOME AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. KSZ031-046-042100- /O.EXA.KDDC.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140205T0000Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-140205T0000Z/ ELLIS-RUSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAYS...ELLIS...LA CROSSE...RUSH CENTER 511 AM CST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES LEADING TO SNOW PACKED ROADS. * OTHER IMPACTS...LOW VISIBILITY LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE DURING THE HEAVIEST SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ KSZ061-042100- /O.CON.KDDC.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140205T0000Z/ HAMILTON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SYRACUSE 411 AM MST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES LEADING TO SNOW PACKED ROADS. * OTHER IMPACTS...LOW VISIBILITY LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE DURING THE HEAVIEST SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ KSZ065-066-078>081-087>090-042100- /O.CON.KDDC.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140205T0000Z/ PAWNEE-STAFFORD-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE- BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN... STAFFORD...HUDSON...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS... GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...PRATT...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND... MINNEOLA...COLDWATER...PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA... SUN CITY 511 AM CST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 7 TO 10 INCHES LEADING TO SNOW PACKED ROADS. * OTHER IMPACTS...LOW VISIBILITY LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE DURING THE HEAVIEST SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ KSZ030-043>045-062>064-074>077-084>086-042100- /O.CON.KDDC.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-140205T0000Z/ TREGO-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-STANTON-GRANT- HASKELL-GRAY-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LAKIN...DEERFIELD... GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...JETMORE...HANSTON...JOHNSON CITY... ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...ELKHART... RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...MOSCOW...LIBERAL...KISMET 511 AM CST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES LEADING TO SNOW PACKED ROADS. * OTHER IMPACTS...LOW VISIBILITY LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE DURING THE HEAVIEST SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ UMSCHEID
263 WWUS43 KDDC 041521 WSWDDC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 921 AM CST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...A WINTER STORM CONTINUES TODAY... .A WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS TODAY THEN INTO EASTERN KANSAS TONIGHT. AREAS OF SNOW ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW, WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS, BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. KSZ061-042330- /O.CAN.KDDC.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140205T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KDDC.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-140205T0000Z/ HAMILTON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SYRACUSE 821 AM MST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...THROUGH 5 PM MST. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES LEADING TO SNOW PACKED ROADS. * OTHER IMPACTS...LOW VISIBILITY LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE DURING THE HEAVIEST SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ KSZ031-046-042330- /O.CAN.KDDC.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-140205T0000Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140205T0000Z/ ELLIS-RUSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAYS...ELLIS...LA CROSSE...RUSH CENTER 921 AM CST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES LEADING TO SNOW PACKED ROADS. * OTHER IMPACTS...LOW VISIBILITY LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE DURING THE HEAVIEST SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ KSZ065-066-078>081-087>090-042330- /O.CON.KDDC.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140205T0000Z/ PAWNEE-STAFFORD-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE- BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN... STAFFORD...HUDSON...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS... GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...PRATT...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND... MINNEOLA...COLDWATER...PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA... SUN CITY 921 AM CST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 7 TO 10 INCHES LEADING TO SNOW PACKED ROADS. * OTHER IMPACTS...LOW VISIBILITY LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE DURING THE HEAVIEST SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ KSZ030-043>045-062>064-074>077-084>086-042330- /O.CON.KDDC.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-140205T0000Z/ TREGO-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-STANTON-GRANT- HASKELL-GRAY-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LAKIN...DEERFIELD... GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...JETMORE...HANSTON...JOHNSON CITY... ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...ELKHART... RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...MOSCOW...LIBERAL...KISMET 921 AM CST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES LEADING TO SNOW PACKED ROADS. * OTHER IMPACTS...LOW VISIBILITY LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE DURING THE HEAVIEST SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ 06
659 WWUS43 KDDC 042317 WSWDDC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 517 PM CST TUE FEB 4 2014 KSZ031-046-065-066-078>081-087>090-050030- /O.CAN.KDDC.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140205T0000Z/ ELLIS-RUSH-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-MEADE-CLARK- COMANCHE-BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAYS...ELLIS...LA CROSSE... RUSH CENTER...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON... DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND... PRATT...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...COLDWATER... PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY 517 PM CST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. RADAR SHOWS THAT SHOW SHOWERS HAVE WEAKENED CONSIDERABLY OVER THE LAST HOUR. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND RESULTANT REDUCED VISIBILITIES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NEXT FEW HOURS. MOTORISTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO USE CAUTION. $$ KSZ030-043>045-061>064-074>077-084>086-050030- /O.CAN.KDDC.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-140205T0000Z/ TREGO-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-STANTON- GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD- 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...ELKHART... RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...MOSCOW...LIBERAL...KISMET 517 PM CST TUE FEB 4 2014 /417 PM MST TUE FEB 4 2014/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. RADAR SHOWS THAT SHOW SHOWERS HAVE WEAKENED CONSIDERABLY OVER THE LAST HOUR. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND RESULTANT REDUCED VISIBILITIES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NEXT FEW HOURS. MOTORISTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO USE CAUTION. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Dodge City, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Feb 3, 4:16 AM CST, 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 3, 4:16 AM CST, 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 416 AM CST Mon Feb 3 2014 ...Updated Long Term section... .SHORT TERM...(Today and tonight) ISSUED AT 300 AM CST MON FEB 3 2014 Short range models indicate the upper level trough in southern California turning east and pushing into the Desert Southwest today, then lifting northeast into the Western High Plains Monday night bringing the possibility for widespread snow into much of central and western Kansas late Monday night into Tuesday. As the storm system approaches, an upper level jet exiting the trough axis will intensify overnight as it climbs northeast into south central and portions of southwest Kansas reaching speeds in excess of +110kt. Additionally, divergence aloft will become more pronounced as the trough axis begins to lift northeast across the South Plains. Meanwhile, surface low pressure is expected to develop across eastern New Mexico Monday evening, becoming more organized late into Monday night while high pressure continues to pull away across the southern Great Lakes Region. This will set up a southeasterly upslope flow across central and western Kansas helping to draw slightly increased moisture into the region while also providing increased lift. As a result, initial areas of light snow are expected to develop as the first H5 vort max is projected to move up into southern Kansas, sometime generally after the 04 to 06Z time frame late Monday night, coninciding when NAM/GFS model soundings indicate profiles beginning to saturate. Snowfall amounts/tracking is still a little uncertain with the brunt of the storm well over 24 hours out, but early indications point to generally light amounts through the overnight period with the bulk of the expected snowfall likely into the day Tuesday. Locations that do see snow before 12Z Tuesday may receive upward of 1 to 3 inches with the highest of those amounts expected across south central Kansas. We may also see initial snow development overnight across west central and possibly extreme southwest Kansas where the NAM/GFS hint at H7 frontogenetic banding developing across extreme eastern Colorado after the 04Z to 06Z time frame. Temperatures will be slightly warmer today as an intensifying low level southerly flow begins to erode the colder air mass in place. The NAM/GFS show H85 temperatures rising very little across central Kansas but pushing well above 0C across extreme southwest Kansas. However, increasing mid/high level clouds from the southwest may limit climbing temperatures somewhat. Still, highs are expected well up into the 30s(F) this afternoon with the lower 40s(F) possible in extreme southwest Kansas. Look for lows down into the 20s(F) tonight. .LONG TERM...(Tuesday through Sunday) ISSUED AT 414 AM CST MON FEB 3 2014 The winter storm Tuesday is still on track to yield widespread 3 to 7 inches of snow across the region. Much of the snow will occur between 12z and 21z Tuesday. There is still quite a bit of question as to whether the 700mb response will be more aggressive that what models currently indicate given the strength and track of the 400mb potential vorticity (PV) anomaly. The GFS and NAM models show a track of the mid level PV anomaly very favorable for heavy snow across southwest Kansas. However, complicating factors include moisture availability for the cyclone as far west as southwest Kansas to realize heavy snow totals in excess of 6 inches. A compromise between the ECMWF and GFS would suggest about 90 percent of the DDC forecast area will see less than 6 inches of snow. Every model, both global spectral and higher resolution limited area, suggest a mesoscale sweet spot across far southeastern Colorado extending into far west-central Kansas. Per collaboration with WFO GLD/PUB, we felt pretty good about upgrading Hamilton County to a warning given they will most likely be within the initial zone of frontogenesis from late tonight into early Tuesday. The question then becomes how the 700mb response will evolve after that. There is suggestion that a new 700mb circulation will try to form further southeast during the mid to late morning hours perhaps somewhere between DDC and the Oklahoma border. The GFS and even now the latest 06Z NAM run support the notion of enhanced lift and snow extending from the far northeastern OK-TX Panhandles into eastern portions of southwest Kansas and toward south-central Kansas (generally east of Highway 283). As far as the eastern counties are concerned, we feel most confident in upgrading Stafford, Pratt, and Barber counties to a warning with 6 to 7 inches of snow (the combination of initial isentropic lift early in the event then deformation/frontogenetic lift later in the event). Everywhere in between a forecast of 3 to 5 inches still looks pretty good. The incoming day shift will need to further evaluate the mesoscale aspects of this system especially as it pertains to the 700mb deformation morning-midday Tuesday as more counties could eventually be included in a warning for 6+ inch amounts. The rest of the forecast was left untouched outside of the new AllBlend update for Days 4-7 (Thursday-Sunday). The Friday Night-Saturday storm system is looking a bit more promising for widespread light-moderate snowfall accumulation, but better details on that will emerge in the coming days. && .AVIATION...(For the 06Z TAFS through 06Z Monday night) ISSUED AT 1102 PM CST SUN FEB 2 2014 VFR conditions will prevail at all TAF sites through late Monday afternoon. As for winds, surface high pressure across Iowa and Missouri will continue to edge eastward through Monday resulting in southerly winds of 5 to 10kt overnight increasing up to around 15 to 25kt toward mid day Monday. The winds will subside somewhat Monday evening becoming more southeasterly as surface low pressure becomes more organized across eastern New Mexico. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... DDC 38 20 23 5 / 10 80 100 50 GCK 38 19 22 4 / 10 80 100 40 EHA 43 20 23 6 / 10 70 80 20 LBL 40 20 24 8 / 10 70 90 20 HYS 35 18 21 3 / 10 80 100 60 P28 38 23 26 9 / 10 90 100 50 && .DDC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY from 9 PM this evening to 6 PM CST Tuesday FOR KSZ030-031-043>046-062>065-074>080-084>089. WINTER STORM WARNING from 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ this evening to 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ Tuesday FOR KSZ061-066-081-090. && SHORT TERM...JJohnson LONG TERM...Umscheid AVIATION...JJohnson
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 3, 4:05 AM CST, 26 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 405 AM CST MON FEB 3 2014 KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-041015- 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- 405 AM CST MON FEB 3 2014 /305 AM MST MON FEB 3 2014/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL...SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL KANSAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A WINTER STORM WILL MOVE NORTHEAST INTO SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL KANSAS MONDAY NIGHT. LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE MONDAY EVENING AND GRADUALLY EXPAND IN AREAL COVERAGE EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE TOWARD DAYBREAK WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL OCCURING DURING THE DAY TUESDAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY A WINTER STORM ON TUESDAY WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO POTENTIALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL TOTALS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS. SPECIFIC DETAILS ON THIS STORM CAN BE FOUND IN THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE. THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM POISED TO PRODUCE LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IS EXPECTED FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT. && FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/DDC 32/25
The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 3, 4:31 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DDC | Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ellis, Finney, Ford and 18 more | 37 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.