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Wind Chill Advisory 1, NWS Dodge City, KS

January 3, 201515 counties in Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this wind chill advisory at Jan 3, 2015, 2:52 PM CST for 15 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Jan 4, 2015, 1:00 AM CST. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 3, 2015, 2:52 PM CST (20:52 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 4, 2015, 1:00 AM CST
Expired
Jan 4, 2015, 9:00 AM CST
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS

Counties Edwards County, KS, Ellis County, KS, Finney County, KS, Ford County, KS, Gray County, KS, Hamilton County, KS, Hodgeman County, KS, Kearny County, KS, Lane County, KS, Ness County, KS, Pawnee County, KS, Rush County, KS, Scott County, KS, Stafford County, KS, Trego County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:51 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, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 53 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 2015-01-03Temperature 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 12:00Z on 2015-01-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 12 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
1925 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
62 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
12 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
64 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.

619 
WWUS43 KDDC 032052
WSWDDC

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
252 PM CST SAT JAN 3 2015

...WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL CAN BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON WITH
BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED TONIGHT...

KSZ065-066-077>079-040500-
/O.NEW.KDDC.WC.Y.0001.150104T0700Z-150104T1500Z/
/O.CON.KDDC.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150104T0700Z/
PAWNEE-STAFFORD-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...
STAFFORD...HUDSON...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...
KINSLEY...LEWIS
252 PM CST SAT JAN 3 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CST
SUNDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM CST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM CST SUNDAY.

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW IN THE LIBERAL AND HUGOTON AREA WILL 
  SPREAD NORTH AND EAST THIS MORNING AND END FROM THE WEST BY 9 
  PM. BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING THROUGH 1 AM. 

* SNOW AMOUNTS...1 TO 3 INCHES AN BE EXPECTED SOUTH OF AN 
  ELKHART TO DODGE CITY TO LARNED LINE. LOCAL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 
  INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN STEVENS... SEWARD AND MEADE COUNTIES. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...-15 DEGREES OR LESS

* MAIN IMPACT...SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. LOCALLY REDUCED 
  VISIBILITY TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS IN THE HEAVIEST SNOW BAND. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL CAUSE NORTH WINDS TO 
  INCREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING 
  CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND DANGEROUS WIND 
  CHILLS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND SUSTAINED
WINDS OF 5 MPH OR HIGHER WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND
CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.  IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE
SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

&&

$$

KSZ030-031-043>046-061>064-040500-
/O.NEW.KDDC.WC.Y.0001.150104T0700Z-150104T1500Z/
/O.CON.KDDC.WW.Y.0001.150103T2300Z-150104T0700Z/
TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-
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
252 PM CST SAT JAN 3 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CST
/MIDNIGHT MST/ SUNDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CST /MIDNIGHT MST/ TO
9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CST /MIDNIGHT MST/
TO 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ SUNDAY. 

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW BEGINNING EARLY SATURDAY EVENING...AND  
LASTING THROUGH ABOUT 10 PM.

* SNOW AMOUNTS...AROUND ONE HALF INCH IN MOST LOCATIONS.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...-15 DEGREES OR LESS

* MAIN IMPACT...SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITY IN SNOW AND 
  BLOWING SNOW ON 25 TO 40 MPH NORTH WINDS ALONG WITH WIND 
  CHILLS FALLING TO NEAR 15 BY -MIDNIGHT. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL CAUSE NORTH WINDS TO 
  INCREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING 
  CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND DANGEROUS WIND 
  CHILLS. 


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF
BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES DUE TO
SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITY... ESPECIALLY OVER OPEN AREAS.
USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND SUSTAINED
WINDS OF 5 MPH OR HIGHER WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND
CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.  IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE
SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

&&

$$

KSZ075-076-080-081-084>090-040500-
/O.CON.KDDC.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150104T0700Z/
GRANT-HASKELL-KIOWA-PRATT-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-
COMANCHE-BARBER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...
GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...PRATT...ELKHART...RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...
MOSCOW...LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...
COLDWATER...PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY
252 PM CST SAT JAN 3 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CST
SUNDAY...

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW IN THE LIBERAL AND HUGOTON AREA WILL 
  SPREAD NORTH AND EAST THIS MORNING AND END FROM THE WEST BY 9 
  PM. BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING THROUGH 1 AM. 

* SNOW AMOUNTS...1 TO 3 INCHES AN BE EXPECTED SOUTH OF AN 
  ELKHART TO DODGE CITY TO LARNED LINE. LOCAL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 
  INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN STEVENS... SEWARD AND MEADE COUNTIES. 

* MAIN IMPACT...SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. LOCALLY REDUCED 
  VISIBILITY TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS IN THE HEAVIEST SNOW BAND. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL CAUSE NORTH WINDS TO 
  INCREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING 
  CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND DANGEROUS WIND 
  CHILLS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

KSZ074-040500-
/O.CON.KDDC.WW.Y.0001.150103T2300Z-150104T0700Z/
STANTON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JOHNSON CITY
252 PM CST SAT JAN 3 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CST
SUNDAY...

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW BEGINNING EARLY SATURDAY EVENING...AND 
  LASTING THROUGH ABOUT 10 PM. 

* SNOW AMOUNTS...AROUND ONE HALF INCH IN MOST LOCATIONS.

* MAIN IMPACT...SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITY IN SNOW AND 
  BLOWING SNOW ON 25 TO 40 MPH NORTH WINDS ALONG WITH WIND 
  CHILLS FALLING TO NEAR 15 BY -MIDNIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF
BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES DUE TO
SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITY... ESPECIALLY OVER OPEN AREAS.
USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$
4 follow-up statements
835 
WWUS43 KDDC 032305
WSWDDC

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
505 PM CST SAT JAN 3 2015


KSZ077-078-040715-
/O.UPG.KDDC.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150104T0700Z/
/O.NEW.KDDC.WS.W.0001.150103T2305Z-150104T0700Z/
/O.CON.KDDC.WC.Y.0001.150104T0700Z-150104T1500Z/
GRAY-FORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...DODGE CITY...
BUCKLIN
505 PM CST SAT JAN 3 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CST SUNDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM CST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CST
SUNDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...PERIODS OF STEADY MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE
  THROUGH 8 PM AND THEN BEGIN TO GRADUALLY TAPER OFF. BLOWING
  SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING THROUGH 1 AM.

* SNOW AMOUNTS...5 TO 7 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED, ESPECIALLY ACROSS
  WESTERN FORD AND EASTERN GRAY COUNTIES.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...-15 DEGREES OR LESS

* MAIN IMPACT...SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. LOCALLY REDUCED 
  VISIBILITY TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS IN THE HEAVIEST SNOW BAND. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL CAUSE NORTH WINDS TO 
  INCREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING 
  CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND DANGEROUS WIND 
  CHILLS. 

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.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND SUSTAINED
WINDS OF 5 MPH OR HIGHER WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS.
THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE
SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

&&

$$

KSZ076-085-086-040700-
/O.UPG.KDDC.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150104T0700Z/
/O.NEW.KDDC.WS.W.0001.150103T2305Z-150104T0700Z/
HASKELL-STEVENS-SEWARD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...HUGOTON...MOSCOW...
LIBERAL...KISMET
505 PM CST SAT JAN 3 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CST
SUNDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...PERIODS OF STEADY MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE
  THROUGH 8 PM AND THEN BEGIN TO GRADUALLY TAPER OFF. BLOWING
  SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING THROUGH 1 AM.

* SNOW AMOUNTS...5 TO 7 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED.

* MAIN IMPACT...SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. LOCALLY REDUCED 
  VISIBILITY TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS IN THE HEAVIEST SNOW BAND. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL CAUSE NORTH WINDS TO 
  INCREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING 
  CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND DANGEROUS WIND 
  CHILLS. 

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>046-061>064-040715-
/O.CON.KDDC.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150104T0700Z/
/O.CON.KDDC.WC.Y.0001.150104T0700Z-150104T1500Z/
TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-
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
505 PM CST SAT JAN 3 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CST /MIDNIGHT
MST/ SUNDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CST /MIDNIGHT
MST/ TO 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ SUNDAY...

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW BEGINNING EARLY SATURDAY EVENING...AND 
  LASTING THROUGH ABOUT 10 PM.

* SNOW AMOUNTS...AROUND ONE HALF INCH IN MOST LOCATIONS.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...-15 DEGREES OR LESS

* MAIN IMPACT...SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITY IN SNOW AND 
  BLOWING SNOW ON 25 TO 40 MPH NORTH WINDS ALONG WITH WIND 
  CHILLS FALLING TO NEAR 15 BY MIDNIGHT. -

* OTHER IMPACTS...AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL CAUSE NORTH WINDS TO 
  INCREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING 
  CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND DANGEROUS WIND 
  CHILLS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF
BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES DUE TO
SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITY... ESPECIALLY OVER OPEN AREAS.
USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND SUSTAINED
WINDS OF 5 MPH OR HIGHER WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND
CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.  IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE
SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

&&

$$

KSZ074-040700-
/O.CON.KDDC.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150104T0700Z/
STANTON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JOHNSON CITY
505 PM CST SAT JAN 3 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CST SUNDAY...

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW BEGINNING EARLY SATURDAY EVENING...AND 
  LASTING THROUGH ABOUT 10 PM. 

* SNOW AMOUNTS...AROUND ONE HALF INCH IN MOST LOCATIONS.

* MAIN IMPACT...SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITY IN SNOW AND 
  BLOWING SNOW ON 25 TO 40 MPH NORTH WINDS ALONG WITH WIND 
  CHILLS FALLING TO NEAR 15 BY MIDNIGHT. -

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF
BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES DUE TO
SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITY... ESPECIALLY OVER OPEN AREAS.
USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

KSZ065-066-079-040715-
/O.CON.KDDC.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150104T0700Z/
/O.CON.KDDC.WC.Y.0001.150104T0700Z-150104T1500Z/
PAWNEE-STAFFORD-EDWARDS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...
STAFFORD...HUDSON...KINSLEY...LEWIS
505 PM CST SAT JAN 3 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CST
SUNDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM CST
SUNDAY...

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW IN THE LIBERAL AND HUGOTON AREA WILL 
  SPREAD NORTH AND EAST THIS MORNING AND END FROM THE WEST BY 9 
  PM. BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING THROUGH 1 AM. 

* SNOW AMOUNTS...1 TO 3 INCHES AN BE EXPECTED SOUTH OF AN 
  ELKHART TO DODGE CITY TO LARNED LINE. LOCAL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 
  INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN STEVENS... SEWARD AND MEADE COUNTIES. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...-15 DEGREES OR LESS

* MAIN IMPACT...SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. LOCALLY REDUCED 
  VISIBILITY TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS IN THE HEAVIEST SNOW BAND. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL CAUSE NORTH WINDS TO 
  INCREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING 
  CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND DANGEROUS WIND 
  CHILLS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND SUSTAINED
WINDS OF 5 MPH OR HIGHER WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND
CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.  IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE
SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

&&

$$

KSZ075-080-081-084-087>090-040700-
/O.CON.KDDC.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150104T0700Z/
GRANT-KIOWA-PRATT-MORTON-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ULYSSES...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...
PRATT...ELKHART...RICHFIELD...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...
MINNEOLA...COLDWATER...PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...
SUN CITY
505 PM CST SAT JAN 3 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CST
SUNDAY...

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW IN THE LIBERAL AND HUGOTON AREA WILL 
  SPREAD NORTH AND EAST THIS MORNING AND END FROM THE WEST BY 9 
  PM. BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING THROUGH 1 AM. 

* SNOW AMOUNTS...1 TO 3 INCHES AN BE EXPECTED SOUTH OF AN 
  ELKHART TO DODGE CITY TO LARNED LINE. LOCAL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 
  INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN STEVENS... SEWARD AND MEADE COUNTIES. 

* MAIN IMPACT...SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. LOCALLY REDUCED 
  VISIBILITY TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS IN THE HEAVIEST SNOW BAND. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL CAUSE NORTH WINDS TO 
  INCREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING 
  CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND DANGEROUS WIND 
  CHILLS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

BURGERT
107 
WWUS43 KDDC 040537
WSWDDC

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1137 PM CST SAT JAN 3 2015


KSZ077-078-041345-
/O.CAN.KDDC.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150104T0700Z/
/O.CON.KDDC.WC.Y.0001.150104T0700Z-150104T1500Z/
GRAY-FORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...DODGE CITY...
BUCKLIN
1137 PM CST SAT JAN 3 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST SUNDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

* WIND CHILL VALUES...-15 DEGREES OR LESS

* OTHER IMPACTS...AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL CAUSE NORTH WINDS TO 
  INCREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING 
  CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND DANGEROUS WIND 
  CHILLS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND SUSTAINED
WINDS OF 5 MPH OR HIGHER WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND
CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.  IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE
SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

&&

$$

KSZ076-085-086-040645-
/O.CAN.KDDC.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150104T0700Z/
HASKELL-STEVENS-SEWARD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...HUGOTON...MOSCOW...
LIBERAL...KISMET
1137 PM CST SAT JAN 3 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

MEASURABLE SNOWFALL IS NOT LONGER EXPECTED AND AS A RESULT THE
WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. PERIODS OF BLOWING SNOW
WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 3 AM WHICH WILL REDUCED
VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. TRAVEL PROBLEMS FROM THE HEAVIER SNOWFALL
AND BLOWING SNOW FROM EARLIER THIS EVENING WILL CONTINUE
OVERNIGHT ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS.


$$

KSZ061>063-041345-
/O.CAN.KDDC.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150104T0700Z/
/O.CON.KDDC.WC.Y.0001.150104T0700Z-150104T1500Z/
HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SYRACUSE...LAKIN...DEERFIELD...
GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA
1137 PM CST SAT JAN 3 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST /8 AM
MST/ SUNDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

* WIND CHILL VALUES...-15 DEGREES OR LESS

* OTHER IMPACTS...AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL CAUSE NORTH WINDS TO 
  INCREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING 
  CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND DANGEROUS WIND 
  CHILLS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF
BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES DUE TO
SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITY... ESPECIALLY OVER OPEN AREAS.
USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND SUSTAINED
WINDS OF 5 MPH OR HIGHER WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND
CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.  IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE
SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

&&

$$

KSZ074-075-080-084-087>089-040645-
/O.CAN.KDDC.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150104T0700Z/
STANTON-GRANT-KIOWA-MORTON-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JOHNSON CITY...ULYSSES...GREENSBURG...
HAVILAND...ELKHART...RICHFIELD...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...
MINNEOLA...COLDWATER...PROTECTION
1137 PM CST SAT JAN 3 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

MEASURABLE SNOWFALL IS NOT LONGER EXPECTED AND AS A RESULT THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. PERIODS OF BLOWING
SNOW WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 3 AM WHICH WILL REDUCED
VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. TRAVEL PROBLEMS FROM THE HEAVIER SNOWFALL
AND BLOWING SNOW FROM EARLIER THIS EVENING WILL CONTINUE
OVERNIGHT ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS.

$$

KSZ030-031-043>046-064>066-079-041345-
/O.CON.KDDC.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150104T0700Z/
/O.CON.KDDC.WC.Y.0001.150104T0700Z-150104T1500Z/
TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-EDWARDS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR...
HAYS...ELLIS...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE...
RUSH CENTER...JETMORE...HANSTON...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...
STAFFORD...HUDSON...KINSLEY...LEWIS
1137 PM CST SAT JAN 3 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CST
SUNDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST SUNDAY...

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDNIGHT AND BLOWING
  SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH 1 AM.

* SNOW AMOUNTS...TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...-15 DEGREES OR LESS

* MAIN IMPACT...SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. LOCALLY REDUCED VISIBILITY
  TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS.

* OTHER IMPACTS...AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL CAUSE NORTH WINDS TO 
  INCREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING 
  CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND DANGEROUS WIND 
  CHILLS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND SUSTAINED
WINDS OF 5 MPH OR HIGHER WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND
CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.  IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE
SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

&&

$$

KSZ081-090-040700-
/O.CON.KDDC.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150104T0700Z/
PRATT-BARBER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRATT...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...
SUN CITY
1137 PM CST SAT JAN 3 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CST
SUNDAY...

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDNIGHT AND BLOWING
  SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH 1 AM.

* SNOW AMOUNTS...TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED.

* MAIN IMPACT...SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. LOCALLY REDUCED VISIBILITY
  TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS.

* OTHER IMPACTS...AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL CAUSE NORTH WINDS TO 
  INCREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING 
  CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND DANGEROUS WIND 
  CHILLS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

BURGERT
306 
WWUS43 KDDC 040634
WSWDDC

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1234 AM CST SUN JAN 4 2015

...SNOW ENDED AND VISIBILITIES IMPROVING...

KSZ030-031-043>046-064>066-079-041445-
/O.EXP.KDDC.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150104T0700Z/
/O.CON.KDDC.WC.Y.0001.150104T0700Z-150104T1500Z/
TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-EDWARDS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR...
HAYS...ELLIS...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE...
RUSH CENTER...JETMORE...HANSTON...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...
STAFFORD...HUDSON...KINSLEY...LEWIS
1234 AM CST SUN JAN 4 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS
MORNING...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 1 AM CST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND SUSTAINED
WINDS OF 5 MPH OR HIGHER WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND
CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.  IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE
SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

&&

$$

KSZ081-090-040745-
/O.EXP.KDDC.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150104T0700Z/
PRATT-BARBER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRATT...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...
SUN CITY
1234 AM CST SUN JAN 4 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 1 AM CST EARLY THIS
MORNING...


$$

KSZ061>063-077-078-041445-
/O.CON.KDDC.WC.Y.0001.150104T0700Z-150104T1500Z/
HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-GRAY-FORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SYRACUSE...LAKIN...DEERFIELD...
GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...DODGE CITY...
BUCKLIN
1234 AM CST SUN JAN 4 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST /8 AM
MST/ THIS MORNING...

* WIND CHILL VALUES...-15 DEGREES OR LESS

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND SUSTAINED
WINDS OF 5 MPH OR HIGHER WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS.
THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE
SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

&&

$$

06
074 
WWUS43 KDDC 041438
WSWDDC

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
838 AM CST SUN JAN 4 2015

KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-077>079-041545-
/O.EXP.KDDC.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150104T1500Z/
TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-
PAWNEE-STAFFORD-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-
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...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...
KINSLEY...LEWIS
838 AM CST SUN JAN 4 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ THIS
MORNING...

THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 9AM THIS
MORNING. HOWEVER...WIND CHILLS BELOW ZERO WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER
THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. 

$$

42

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this wind chill advisory 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 wind chill advisory went out at Jan 3, 2:41 PM CST, 11 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 3, 2:41 PM CST, 11 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
241 PM CST SAT JAN 3 2015

...UPDATED SHORT TERM AND AVIATION SECTIONS...

.SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY)
ISSUED AT 237 PM CST SAT JAN 3 2015

MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHWEST AND
CENTRAL KANSAS THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING AS A UPPER LEVEL
LOW SHIFTS NORTHEAST INTO EASTERN KANSAS THIS EVENING THEN BECOMES
ABSORBED INTO A LONG WAVE TROUGH LOCATED OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS
AND UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TONIGHT. THE ATTIC COLD FRONT
MENTIONED IN PREVIOUS DISCUSSIONS IS PROGGED TO MOVE THROUGH THE
CWA LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EVENING SHIFTING WINDS TO MORE OF A
NORTHERLY DIRECTION AND INCREASE WIND SPEEDS TO 25-30 MPH WITH
GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH. BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED OVERNIGHT AS SNOW FROM
THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON BECOMES AIRBORNE. MODERATE TO HEAVY
SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE FOUND AHEAD OF THIS FRONT WITH ONLY LIGHT
SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLE BEHIND THE FRONT. THE WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 07Z WITH MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES
EXPECTED THEREAFTER. SNOW TOTALS OF 1-4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED SOUTH
OF WAKEENEY TO JOHNSON WITH LESS THAN AN INCH OF SNOW NORTH OF
THIS LINE. BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THIS
FRONT WITH LOWS OVERNIGHT DIPPING TO AROUND ZERO DEGREES.
EXCEPTIONS TO THIS WILL BE ACROSS WEST CENTRAL KANSAS WHERE
TEMPERATURES MAY FALL BELOW ZERO AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS WHERE
MID SINGLE DIGITS ARE POSSIBLE. WIND CHILLS WILL FALL BELOW ZERO
OVERNIGHT DUE TO THE BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WIND. IN
FACT, A WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL AREAS BESIDES
THE FIRST TWO ROWS OF COUNTIES ALONG THE KS/OK BORDER. PARTLY
CLOUDY SKIES AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TOMORROW AS HIGH
PRESSURE CONTINUES TO BUILD INTO THE AREA. WINDS WILL SHIFT BACK
TO THE SOUTH AS THIS AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE SLIDES SOUTH OF THE
AREA. BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TOMORROW WITH HIGHS
RANGING FROM THE LOWER TEENS ACROSS CENTRAL KANSAS TO MID 20S
ACROSS FAR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS.

.LONG TERM...(SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY)
ISSUED AT 201 AM CST SAT JAN 3 2015

DRY NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE PERIOD
INTO FRIDAY OF NEXT WEEK. SOME UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVES IN THIS FLOW
WILL ROTATE ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS WITH SEVERAL COLD FRONTS
PUSHING DOWN INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS. THE FIRST COLD FRONT LOOKS TO
BE ON TUESDAY MORNING, WITH COLD HIGH PRESSURE ON WEDNESDAY. THE
NEXT COLD FRONT ON FRIDAY.

HIGHS WILL BE SLOW TO WARM INITIALLY DEPENDING ON SNOW PACK ACROSS
WESTERN KANSAS. HIGHS ON SUNDAY LOOK TO BE MAINLY IN THE TEENS WITH
20S FAR WEST NEAR THE COLORADO BORDER. TEMPS THEN WARM SLOWLY INTO
THE 20S ON MONDAY, WITH AROUND 30 FAR WEST. BY TUESDAY SOME 30S ARE
POSSIBLE WITH MELTING SNOW WITH NEAR 40 FAR WEST. FOR WEDNESDAY WITH
COLD HIGH PRESSURE SETTLING IN, HIGHS WILL BE BACK INTO THE 20S WITH
TEENS ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL SECTIONS. TEMPS THEN MODERATE BACK INTO
THE 30S ON THURSDAY TO AROUND 40 FAR WEST WITH A WARM FRONT, THEN
COOL AGAIN FOR FRIDAY INTO THE 20S AND 30S.

OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL BE COLD MONDAY MORNING IN THE SINGLE DIGITS,
THEN MODERATE INTO THE TEENS ON TUESDAY MORNING. LOWS AGAIN FALL
INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS ON WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH SOME TEENS FAR
SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST. SINGLE DIGITS AGAIN POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY
MORNING, THEN MODERATE INTO THE TEENS ON FRIDAY MORNING.

&&

.AVIATION...(FOR THE 18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z SUNDAY AFTERNOON)
ISSUED AT 237 PM CST SAT JAN 3 2015

MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE EXPECTED OVER THE DDC AND
HYS TERMINAL THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING DECREASING
VISIBILITIES AND CEILINGS TO IFR CONDITIONS. OTHERWISE EXPECT
MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES THIS EVENING THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT. AN ARCTIC
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON SHIFTING
WINDS TO MORE OF A NORTHERLY DIRECTION AND INCREASING WIND SPEEDS
TO 20-25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS AROUND 30 KNOTS.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
DDC   3  18   4  26 /  70   0   0   0
GCK   0  18   4  26 /  60   0   0   0
EHA   5  25  12  33 /  30   0   0   0
LBL   3  20   9  28 /  60   0   0   0
HYS  -1  14   3  26 /  70   0   0   0
P28   6  19   5  26 /  70   0   0   0

&&

.DDC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 1 AM CST /MIDNIGHT MST/ SUNDAY FOR
KSZ030-031-043>046-061>064-074.

WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM 1 AM CST /MIDNIGHT MST/ TO 9 AM CST /8
AM MST/ SUNDAY FOR KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-077>079.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 1 AM CST SUNDAY FOR KSZ065-066-
075>081-084>090.

&&

SHORT TERM...HOVORKA_42
LONG TERM...KRUSE
AVIATION...HOVORKA_42
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 3, 3:40 AM CST, 11 hours 12 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
340 AM CST SAT JAN 3 2015

KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-041100-
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-
340 AM CST SAT JAN 3 2015

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT TODAY UNTIL 1 AM SUNDAY
MORNING FOR ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST KANSAS. HIGHEST
SNOWFALL POTENTIAL OF 2 TO 5 INCHES FROM HUGOTON TO NEAR DODGE
CITY AND PRATT, LESSER AMOUNTS ELSEWHERE. IN ADDITION AN ARCTIC
COLD FRONT WILL BLAST ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS BY LATE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW, AND LOWERED
VISIBILITIES. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. FOR
MORE DETAILS SEE THE LATEST ADVISORY MESSAGE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SNOWFALL AND LOW VISIBILITY REPORTS WILL BE WELCOME.

&&

FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/DDC

06

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 3, 5:05 PM CSTWinter Storm WarningDDCFord, Gray, Haskell, Seward, Stevens7 hr

Nearby

Wind Chill Advisories in Kansas, 2015Every wind chill advisory in 2015

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.