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Ice Storm Warning 1, NWS Dodge City, KS

November 26, 20156 counties in Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this ice storm warning at Nov 26, 2015, 3:06 AM CST for 6 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Nov 26, 2015, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for 21 hr. 3 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
Nov 26, 2015, 3:06 AM CST (09:06 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 26, 2015, 6:00 PM CST
Expired
Nov 27, 2015, 2:54 PM CST
In force
21 hr
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS

Counties Barber County, KS, Clark County, KS, Comanche County, KS, Kiowa County, KS, Pratt County, KS, Stafford County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:09 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Nov 27, 11:00 AM CSTFREEZING RAIN 0.25Coldwater, KSICE ACCUMULATED TO AROUND A QUARTER OF AN INCH ON POWER LINES AND TREES. SOME POWER OUTAGES OCCURRED.
Nov 27, 12:00 PM CSTFREEZING RAIN 0.25Greensburg, KSICE ACCUMULATED TO AROUND A QUARTER OF AN INCH ON TREES AND LINES. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES OCCURRED.
Nov 27, 12:00 PM CSTFREEZING RAIN 0.25Kiowa, KSA TOTAL OF 1.6 INCHES OF RAIN FELL BEFORE TEMPERATURES FELL BELOW FREEZING. ICE ACCUMULATED TO AROUND A QUARTER OF AN INCH ON EXPOSED OBJECTS. POWER WAS OUT AROUND COATS AND SAWYER IN PRATT COUNTY AND IN NORTHERN BARBER COUNTY.

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, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 78 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 2015-11-26Temperature 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°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Dodge City, at 00:00Z on 2015-11-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 224 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
2379 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
224 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
292 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.

917 
WWUS43 KDDC 260906
WSWDDC

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
306 AM CST THU NOV 26 2015

KSZ066-080-081-088>090-261715-
/O.UPG.KDDC.WW.Y.0008.151127T0000Z-151128T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KDDC.IS.W.0001.151127T0000Z-151128T0000Z/
STAFFORD-KIOWA-PRATT-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON...
GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...PRATT...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...COLDWATER...
PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY
306 AM CST THU NOV 26 2015

...ICE STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED AN ICE
STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM
CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH OR GREATER ICE
  ACCUMULATIONS CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH ADDITIONAL SLEET OR
  ICE ACCUMULATIONS FRIDAY.

* MAIN IMPACT...POWER LINES AND TREE LIMBS COULD BE DOWNED BY THE
  WEIGHT OF THE ICE.

* WINDS...NORTH AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH WILL
  EXACERBATE THE SITUATION.

* WIND CHILL...IN THE TEENS.

* OTHER IMPACTS...EXPECT AREA ROADWAYS...BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES 
  TO BECOME SLICK THROUGH THIS PERIOD. ALSO... NORTH WINDS OF 15 
  TO 25 MPH MAY COMBINE WITH ICING ON TREES AND POWER LINES... 
  RESULTING IN POSSIBLE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AN ICE STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE ACCUMULATIONS
WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY
DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE WILL LIKELY BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU
MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS AND WINDS WILL
LIKELY LEAD TO SNAPPED POWER LINES AND FALLING TREE BRANCHES THAT
ADD TO THE DANGER.

&&

$$

KSZ030-031-043>046-061>065-074>079-084>087-261715-
/O.EXT.KDDC.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-151128T0000Z/
TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-
PAWNEE-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-MORTON-STEVENS-
SEWARD-MEADE-
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...JOHNSON CITY...
ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...
DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS...ELKHART...RICHFIELD...
HUGOTON...MOSCOW...LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER
306 AM CST THU NOV 26 2015 /206 AM MST THU NOV 26 2015/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM
MST/ FRIDAY...

* TIMING...EARLY THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY.

* MAIN IMPACT...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH POCKETS
  OF ACCUMULATING FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN
  INCH. FREEZING RAIN, SLEET AND FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CHANGE TO
  SNOW ON FRIDAY.

* WINDS...NORTH AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE 
  AFTERNOON. 

* WIND CHILL...IN THE SINGLE DIGITS.

* OTHER IMPACTS...EXPECT AREA ROADWAYS...BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES 
  TO BECOME SLICK THROUGH THIS PERIOD WITH SOME DRIFTING OF SNOW 
  ACROSS ROADWAYS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

JF
5 follow-up statements
293 
WWUS43 KDDC 261930
WSWDDC

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
130 PM CST THU NOV 26 2015

KSZ066-080-081-088>090-270530-
/O.CON.KDDC.IS.W.0001.151127T0000Z-151128T0000Z/
STAFFORD-KIOWA-PRATT-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON...
GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...PRATT...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...COLDWATER...
PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY
130 PM CST THU NOV 26 2015

...ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 PM CST FRIDAY...

* TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH OR GREATER ICE 
  ACCUMULATIONS CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH ADDITIONAL SLEET OR 
  ICE ACCUMULATIONS FRIDAY. 

* MAIN IMPACT...POWER LINES AND TREE LIMBS COULD BE DOWNED BY 
  THE WEIGHT OF THE ICE. 

* WINDS...NORTH AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH WILL 
  EXACERBATE THE SITUATION. 

* WIND CHILL...IN THE TEENS.

* OTHER IMPACTS...EXPECT AREA ROADWAYS...BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES 
  TO BECOME SLICK THROUGH THIS PERIOD. ALSO... NORTH WINDS OF 15 
  TO 25 MPH MAY COMBINE WITH ICING ON TREES AND POWER LINES... 
  RESULTING IN POSSIBLE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AN ICE STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE ACCUMULATIONS
WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY
DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE WILL LIKELY BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU
MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS AND WINDS WILL
LIKELY LEAD TO SNAPPED POWER LINES AND FALLING TREE BRANCHES THAT
ADD TO THE DANGER.

&&

$$

KSZ030-031-043>046-061>065-074>079-084>087-270530-
/O.CON.KDDC.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-151128T0000Z/
TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-
PAWNEE-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-MORTON-STEVENS-
SEWARD-MEADE-
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...JOHNSON CITY...
ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...
DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS...ELKHART...RICHFIELD...
HUGOTON...MOSCOW...LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER
130 PM CST THU NOV 26 2015 /1230 PM MST THU NOV 26 2015/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM
MST/ FRIDAY...

* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY.

* MAIN IMPACT...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH POCKETS 
  OF ACCUMULATING FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN 
  INCH. FREEZING RAIN... SLEET AND FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CHANGE 
  TO SNOW ON FRIDAY. 

* WINDS...NORTH AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE 
  AFTERNOON. 

* WIND CHILL...IN THE SINGLE DIGITS.

* OTHER IMPACTS...EXPECT AREA ROADWAYS...BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES 
  TO BECOME SLICK THROUGH THIS PERIOD WITH SOME DRIFTING OF SNOW 
  ACROSS ROADWAYS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$
318 
WWUS43 KDDC 270533
WSWDDC

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1133 PM CST THU NOV 26 2015

KSZ066-080-081-088>090-271345-
/O.CON.KDDC.IS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-151128T0000Z/
STAFFORD-KIOWA-PRATT-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON...
GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...PRATT...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...COLDWATER...
PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY
1133 PM CST THU NOV 26 2015

...ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY...

* TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL ICE ACCUMULATION UP TO ONE QUARTER OF
  AN INCH.

* MAIN IMPACT...POWER LINES AND TREE LIMBS COULD BE DOWNED BY 
  THE WEIGHT OF THE ICE. 

* WINDS...NORTH AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH WILL 
  EXACERBATE THE SITUATION. 

* WIND CHILL...IN THE TEENS.

* OTHER IMPACTS...EXPECT AREA ROADWAYS...BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES 
  TO BECOME SLICK THROUGH THIS PERIOD. ALSO... NORTH WINDS OF 15 
  TO 25 MPH MAY COMBINE WITH ICING ON TREES AND POWER LINES... 
  RESULTING IN POSSIBLE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AN ICE STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE ACCUMULATIONS
WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY
DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE WILL LIKELY BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU
MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS AND WINDS WILL
LIKELY LEAD TO SNAPPED POWER LINES AND FALLING TREE BRANCHES THAT
ADD TO THE DANGER.

&&

$$

KSZ030-031-043>046-061>065-074>079-084>087-271345-
/O.CON.KDDC.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-151128T0000Z/
TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-
PAWNEE-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-MORTON-STEVENS-
SEWARD-MEADE-
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...JOHNSON CITY...
ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...
DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS...ELKHART...RICHFIELD...
HUGOTON...MOSCOW...LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER
1133 PM CST THU NOV 26 2015 /1033 PM MST THU NOV 26 2015/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM
MST/ FRIDAY...

* TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY.

* MAIN IMPACT...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES WITH POCKETS
  OF SLEET LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH. 

* WINDS...NORTH AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* WIND CHILL...IN THE SINGLE DIGITS.

* OTHER IMPACTS...EXPECT AREA ROADWAYS...BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES 
  TO BECOME SLICK THROUGH THIS PERIOD WITH SOME DRIFTING OF SNOW 
  ACROSS ROADWAYS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$
551 
WWUS43 KDDC 270934
WSWDDC

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
334 AM CST FRI NOV 27 2015

KSZ066-080-081-088>090-271745-
/O.CON.KDDC.IS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-151128T0000Z/
STAFFORD-KIOWA-PRATT-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON...
GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...PRATT...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...COLDWATER...
PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY
334 AM CST FRI NOV 27 2015

...ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING...TODAY.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL ICE ACCUMULATION UP TO ONE QUARTER 
  OF AN INCH. 

* MAIN IMPACT...POWER LINES AND TREE LIMBS COULD BE DOWNED BY 
  THE WEIGHT OF THE ICE. 

* WINDS...NORTH AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH WILL 
  EXACERBATE THE SITUATION. 

* WIND CHILL...IN THE TEENS.

* OTHER IMPACTS...EXPECT AREA ROADWAYS...BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES 
  TO BECOME SLICK THROUGH THIS PERIOD. ALSO... NORTH WINDS OF 15 
  TO 25 MPH MAY COMBINE WITH ICING ON TREES AND POWER LINES... 
  RESULTING IN POSSIBLE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AN ICE STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE ACCUMULATIONS
WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY
DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE WILL LIKELY BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU
MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS AND WINDS WILL
LIKELY LEAD TO SNAPPED POWER LINES AND FALLING TREE BRANCHES THAT
ADD TO THE DANGER.

&&

$$

KSZ030-031-043>046-061>065-074>079-084>087-271745-
/O.EXT.KDDC.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-151128T1200Z/
TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-
PAWNEE-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-MORTON-STEVENS-
SEWARD-MEADE-
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...JOHNSON CITY...
ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...
DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS...ELKHART...RICHFIELD...
HUGOTON...MOSCOW...LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER
334 AM CST FRI NOV 27 2015 /234 AM MST FRI NOV 27 2015/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM
MST/ SATURDAY...

* TIMING...THROUGH TONIGHT.

* SLEET AND SNOW ACCUMULATION...TOTAL SLEET AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
  OF 1 TO 2 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED NORTH AND WEST OF A LINE FROM
  HUGOTON TO CIMARRON TO LA CROSSE. PRECIPITATION WILL BE MAINLY
  SLEET ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF THIS LINE, WHICH COULD ACCUMULATE
  TO A HALF INCH.

* MAIN IMPACT...ROADS WILL BE SLICK AND HAZARDOUS.

* WINDS...NORTH AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* WIND CHILL...IN THE SINGLE DIGITS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

JF
364 
WWUS43 KDDC 271317
WSWDDC

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
717 AM CST FRI NOV 27 2015

KSZ066-080-088-272130-
/O.CAN.KDDC.IS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-151128T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KDDC.WS.W.0003.151127T1317Z-151128T0600Z/
STAFFORD-KIOWA-CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON...
GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA
717 AM CST FRI NOV 27 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...
...ICE STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR SLEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT. THE ICE STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.


* TIMING...TODAY AND THIS EVENING.

* MAIN IMPACT...SIGNIFICANT SLEET ACCUMULATION OF ONE INCH OR MORE
  LEADING TO VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL

* WINDS...NORTH AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE
  SOME MINOR DRIFTS OF SLEET IN SOME PLACES

* WIND CHILL...IN THE TEENS.

* OTHER IMPACTS...EXPECT AREA ROADWAYS...BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES TO
  REMAIN SLICK THROUGH THIS PERIOD. ALSO... NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO
  25 MPH MAY COMBINE WITH ICING ON TREES AND POWER LINES...
  RESULTING IN POSSIBLE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SLEET MEANS THAT A WINTER STORM SYSTEM
IS IMPACTING THE AREA WITH SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SLEET. TRAVEL IS
LIKELY TO BE SEVERELY IMPACTED.

&&

$$

KSZ046-064-065-076>079-086-087-272130-
/O.UPG.KDDC.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-151128T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KDDC.WS.W.0003.151127T1317Z-151128T0600Z/
RUSH-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-SEWARD-MEADE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LA CROSSE...RUSH CENTER...JETMORE...
HANSTON...LARNED...BURDETT...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...
MONTEZUMA...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS...LIBERAL...
KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER
717 AM CST FRI NOV 27 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR SLEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...TODAY AND THIS EVENING.

* MAIN IMPACT...SIGNIFICANT SLEET ACCUMULATION OF ONE INCH OR MORE
  LEADING TO VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL

* WINDS...NORTH AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE
  SOME MINOR DRIFTS OF SLEET IN SOME PLACES

* WIND CHILL...IN THE TEENS.

* OTHER IMPACTS...EXPECT AREA ROADWAYS...BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES TO
  REMAIN SLICK THROUGH THIS PERIOD. ALSO... NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO
  25 MPH MAY COMBINE WITH ICING ON TREES AND POWER LINES...
  RESULTING IN POSSIBLE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SLEET MEANS THAT A WINTER STORM SYSTEM
IS IMPACTING THE AREA WITH SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SLEET. TRAVEL IS
LIKELY TO BE SEVERELY IMPACTED.

&&

$$

KSZ081-089-090-272130-
/O.CON.KDDC.IS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-151128T0000Z/
PRATT-COMANCHE-BARBER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRATT...COLDWATER...PROTECTION...
MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY
717 AM CST FRI NOV 27 2015

...ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING...TODAY.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL ICE ACCUMULATION UP TO ONE QUARTER 
  OF AN INCH. 

* MAIN IMPACT...POWER LINES AND TREE LIMBS COULD BE DOWNED BY 
  THE WEIGHT OF THE ICE. 

* WINDS...NORTH AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH WILL 
  EXACERBATE THE SITUATION. 

* WIND CHILL...IN THE TEENS.

* OTHER IMPACTS...EXPECT AREA ROADWAYS...BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES 
  TO BECOME SLICK THROUGH THIS PERIOD. ALSO... NORTH WINDS OF 15 
  TO 25 MPH MAY COMBINE WITH ICING ON TREES AND POWER LINES... 
  RESULTING IN POSSIBLE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AN ICE STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE ACCUMULATIONS
WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY
DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE WILL LIKELY BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU
MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS AND WINDS WILL
LIKELY LEAD TO SNAPPED POWER LINES AND FALLING TREE BRANCHES THAT
ADD TO THE DANGER.

&&

$$

KSZ030-031-043>045-061>063-074-075-084-085-272130-
/O.CON.KDDC.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-151128T1200Z/
TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-STANTON-GRANT-
MORTON-STEVENS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR...
HAYS...ELLIS...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...SYRACUSE...
LAKIN...DEERFIELD...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...JOHNSON CITY...
ULYSSES...ELKHART...RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...MOSCOW
717 AM CST FRI NOV 27 2015 /617 AM MST FRI NOV 27 2015/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM
MST/ SATURDAY...

* TIMING...THROUGH TONIGHT.

* SLEET AND SNOW ACCUMULATION...TOTAL SLEET AND SNOW 
  ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED NORTH AND WEST 
  OF A LINE FROM HUGOTON TO CIMARRON TO LA CROSSE. PRECIPITATION 
  WILL BE MAINLY SLEET ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF THIS LINE... WHICH 
  COULD ACCUMULATE TO A HALF INCH. 

* MAIN IMPACT...ROADS WILL BE SLICK AND HAZARDOUS.

* WINDS...NORTH AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* WIND CHILL...IN THE SINGLE DIGITS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$
809 
WWUS43 KDDC 272054
WSWDDC

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
254 PM CST FRI NOV 27 2015

KSZ081-089-090-280500-
/O.CAN.KDDC.IS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-151128T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KDDC.WW.Y.0009.151127T2054Z-151128T1200Z/
PRATT-COMANCHE-BARBER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRATT...COLDWATER...PROTECTION...
MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY
254 PM CST FRI NOV 27 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY...
...ICE STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY. THE ICE STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.


* TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH SUNRISE

* MAIN IMPACT...AROUND A TENTH OF ICE WITH POCKETS OF SLEET AND
  SNOW. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...EXPECT AREA ROADWAYS...BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES TO
  BECOME SLICK THROUGH THIS PERIOD. 


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.


&&

$$

KSZ080-088-280500-
/O.CAN.KDDC.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-151128T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KDDC.WW.Y.0009.151127T2054Z-151128T1200Z/
KIOWA-CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...ASHLAND...
MINNEOLA
254 PM CST FRI NOV 27 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.

* TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH SUNRISE

* MAIN IMPACT...AROUND A TENTH OF ICE WITH POCKETS OF SLEET AND
  SNOW. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...EXPECT AREA ROADWAYS...BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES TO
  BECOME SLICK THROUGH THIS PERIOD. 


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.


&&

$$

KSZ046-064>066-076>079-086-087-272200-
/O.CAN.KDDC.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-151128T0600Z/
RUSH-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-SEWARD-
MEADE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LA CROSSE...RUSH CENTER...JETMORE...
HANSTON...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON...
SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...DODGE CITY...
BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS...LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER
254 PM CST FRI NOV 27 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER STORM WARNING. 

THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED...HOWEVER...FREEZING
DRIZZLE WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. LITTLE TO NO
ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED

$$

KSZ030-031-043>045-061>063-074-075-084-085-272200-
/O.CAN.KDDC.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-151128T1200Z/
TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-STANTON-GRANT-
MORTON-STEVENS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR...
HAYS...ELLIS...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...SYRACUSE...
LAKIN...DEERFIELD...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...JOHNSON CITY...
ULYSSES...ELKHART...RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...MOSCOW
254 PM CST FRI NOV 27 2015 /154 PM MST FRI NOV 27 2015/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED...HOWEVER...FREEZING
DRIZZLE WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. LITTLE TO NO
ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. 

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this ice 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 ice storm warning went out at Nov 26, 12:07 AM CST, 2 hours 59 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 26, 12:07 AM CST, 2 hours 59 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
1207 AM CST THU NOV 26 2015

...Updated for aviation discussion...

.SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH Thursday)
ISSUED AT 1217 PM CST WED NOV 25 2015

The upper level low will shift into the Central Rockies tonight
and sit there through the short term period. Weak impulses will
eject around its periphery and head to our area enhancing lift.
Mid to upper level moisture will increase tonight creating a cloud
deck above western Kansas. Towards the surface, an area of low
pressure located across eastern Colorado will intensify with an
associated cold front pushing south into portions of Kansas
tonight and through most of our area by sunrise tomorrow. Moist
southerly winds will feed into central Kansas as this boundary
approaches leading to low stratus or possibly fog in some places.
Northerly winds are anticipated behind this front with much cooler
air. There is a slight chance of light rain showers around
midnight across central and south central Kansas. However, most
precipitation should hold off until after midnight. Rain chances
increase and spread across the remainder of the CWA after
midnight, otherwise mostly cloudy skies will be visible.
Temperatures across west central Kansas look to dip at or below
freezing towards sunrise leading to the chance of freezing
rain/sleet/snow or a combination of these elements. Lows tonight
look to range from the upper 20s across west central Kansas to mid
50s across south central Kansas.

Precipitation chances continue into tomorrow along the
aforementioned cold front as well as farther north where mid level
frontogenesis and isentropic lift will be present. The best chance
for precipitation will be across south central Kansas, but a good
chance will also be present across the remainder of the forecast
area throughout the day. Strong cold air advection will be felt
behind the cold front tomorrow leading to steady or falling
temperatures throughout the day. The only exception to this will
be across portions of south central Kansas where the temp may
increase a few degrees in the morning. Highs in most places will
be around midnight and range from the upper 20s across west
central Kansas to upper 50s across south central Kansas.
Precipitation type has been the main challenge for this forecast
as a warm tongue is present above the surface. During the morning
hours, rain is expected across south central Kansas and along the
KS/OK border. The remainder of the CWA is anticipated to observe a
wide range of precip types from rain, freezing rain, sleet, to
snow. Light accumulations of snow will be possible across west
central Kansas with some accumulating ice across this same area as
well as portions of western Kansas and the I-70 corridor around
Hays. This mix of precipitation types look to shift southeastward
in the afternoon. Up to an inch of snow will be possible across
west central Kansas in the afternoon with over a tenth of an inch
of ice expected across eastern portions of the CWA.

.LONG TERM...(Thursday NIGHT THROUGH Wednesday)
ISSUED AT 250 PM CST WED NOV 25 2015

The storm system mentioned in the short term will continue to
wreak havoc across the CWA tomorrow night into Friday with snow
showers continuing across west and west central Kansas and
freezing rain across central and south central Kansas. A mix of
snow, sleet, and freezing rain will be expected in between these
two areas. Most of the CWA should change over to snow by Friday
afternoon with the exception of portions of south central Kansas
where freezing rain or sleet will remain be possible. The chance
of wintry precipitation will continue through the weekend as more
upper level impulses move around the periphery of the upper level
low over the Central Rockies. Winds will generally be from a
northerly direction through at least Saturday as high pressure
builds into the area then shift to more of an easterly direction
Saturday night into Sunday as the dome of high pressure treks to
the east. Skies look to be mostly cloudy through the weekend. Snow
totals up to 5 inches will be possible through the end of this
weekend with over a quarter inch of ice east of a line from
Liberal to Great Bend. The upper level low then moves over the
Plains during the beginning of next week bringing decreased
cloudiness, drier conditions, and warmer temperatures. Lows
ranging from the upper teens across far western Kansas to mid 20s
across central and south central Kansas are anticipated through
Sunday morning then increase into the 20s early next week. Highs
are forecasted to only reach into the upper 20s Friday and
Saturday then rebound into the 30s Sunday and Monday. Highs in the
lower 40s will be possible Tuesday into Wednesday.

&&

.AVIATION...(FOR THE 06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z Thursday NIGHT)
ISSUED AT 1204 AM CST THU NOV 26 2015

A cold front has passed the TAF sites and winds will be north to
north-northeasterly at 15 kts through the period. Low to mid level
warm advection will increase ahead of an upper level storm system,
resuting in widespread precipitation that will transition from
rain to freezing rain to sleet and freezing drizzle. CIGS will
drop to IFR/LIFR and remain there.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
DDC  35  23  25  22 /  90  70  60  60
GCK  31  21  24  20 /  70  60  50  40
EHA  32  21  24  18 /  70  60  60  50
LBL  34  22  25  21 /  70  70  70  50
HYS  33  22  25  21 /  70  70  30  20
P28  45  26  28  26 / 100  80  70  50

&&

.DDC Watches/Warnings/Advisories...
Winter Weather Advisory until midnight CST /11 PM MST/ tonight
for KSZ030-031-043>046-061>064-074>077-084-085.

Winter Weather Advisory from 6 PM this evening to 6 PM CST
Friday for KSZ065-066-078>081-086>090.

&&

SHORT TERM...Hovorka_42
LONG TERM...Hovorka_42
AVIATION...Finch
Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 25, 3:08 PM CST, 11 hours 58 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
308 PM CST WED NOV 25 2015

KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-262115-
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-
308 PM CST WED NOV 25 2015 /208 PM MST WED NOV 25 2015/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...SOUTH
CENTRAL...SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL KANSAS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

DISCUSSION...

RAIN MAY MIX WITH SNOW, FREEZING RAIN, OR SLEET ACROSS WEST
CENTRAL KANSAS IN THE LATE OVERNIGHT HOURS. LITTLE TO NO
ACCUMULATION IS ANTICIPATED.

WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED...

  LIMITED ICE ACCUMULATION RISK.
  LIMITED SNOW AND SLEET RISK.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

DISCUSSION...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF WEST AND
WEST CENTRAL KANSAS EARLY THURSDAY MORNING INTO THURSDAY NIGHT
FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW AND POCKETS OF FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET. SEE
THE LATEST WEATHER MESSAGE FOR THE LATEST DETAILS.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH
CENTRAL KANSAS THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY ACCUMULATING FREEZING
RAIN WITH POCKETS OF SNOW OR SLEET. SEE THE LATEST WEATHER MESSAGE
FOR THE LATEST DETAILS.

HAZARDS WEATHER RISK...

  THURSDAY...
  LIMITED EXCESSIVE COLD RISK.
  SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATION RISK.
  LIMITED SNOW AND SLEET RISK.

  FRIDAY...
  LIMITED EXCESSIVE COLD RISK.
  ELEVATED ICE ACCUMULATION RISK.
  LIMITED SNOW AND SLEET RISK.

  SATURDAY...
  ELEVATED ICE ACCUMULATION RISK.
  LIMITED SNOW AND SLEET RISK.

  SUNDAY...
  LIMITED ICE ACCUMULATION RISK.
  LIMITED SNOW AND SLEET RISK.

  MONDAY...
  LIMITED EXCESSIVE COLD RISK.

  TUESDAY...
  LIMITED EXCESSIVE COLD RISK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT.

&&

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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.