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Wind Chill Advisory 3, NWS Dodge City, KS

December 18, 201613 counties in Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this wind chill advisory at Dec 18, 2016, 2:16 PM CST for 13 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Dec 18, 2016, 9:29 PM CST. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 18, 2016, 2:16 PM CST (20:16 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 18, 2016, 9:29 PM CST
Expired
Dec 19, 2016, 9:00 AM CST
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS

Counties Finney County, KS, Ford County, KS, Grant County, KS, Gray County, KS, Hamilton County, KS, Haskell County, KS, Hodgeman County, KS, Kearny County, KS, Lane County, KS, Ness County, KS, Scott County, KS, Stanton County, KS, Trego County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:14 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, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 77 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 2016-12-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2016-12-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -99 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
1742 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
57 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-99 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-30 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

494 
WWUS43 KDDC 182016
WSWDDC

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
216 PM CST SUN DEC 18 2016

KSZ043-061>063-190600-
/O.NEW.KDDC.WC.Y.0003.161219T0600Z-161219T1500Z/
SCOTT-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTT CITY...SCOTT STATE LAKE...
SYRACUSE...LAKIN...DEERFIELD...GARDEN CITY
216 PM CST SUN DEC 18 2016 /116 PM MST SUN DEC 18 2016/

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/
TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/
TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ MONDAY. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...AROUND 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.

* OTHER IMPACTS...ANY EXPOSED SKIN WILL SUFFER FROM FROSTBITE IN
  AS LITTLE AS A HALF HOUR. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
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.

&&

$$
4 follow-up statements
727 
WWUS43 KDDC 190144
WSWDDC

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
744 PM CST SUN DEC 18 2016

KSZ074>077-190945-
/O.EXA.KDDC.WC.Y.0003.161219T0600Z-161219T1500Z/
STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JOHNSON CITY...ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...
SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA
744 PM CST SUN DEC 18 2016

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM
CST MONDAY...

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

* WIND CHILL VALUES...AROUND 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.

* OTHER IMPACTS...ANY EXPOSED SKIN WILL SUFFER FROM FROSTBITE IN 
  AS LITTLE AS A HALF HOUR. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
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.

&&

$$

KSZ043-061>063-190945-
/O.CON.KDDC.WC.Y.0003.161219T0600Z-161219T1500Z/
SCOTT-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTT CITY...SCOTT STATE LAKE...
SYRACUSE...LAKIN...DEERFIELD...GARDEN CITY
744 PM CST SUN DEC 18 2016 /644 PM MST SUN DEC 18 2016/

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM
MST/ TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ MONDAY...

* WIND CHILL VALUES...AROUND 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.

* OTHER IMPACTS...ANY EXPOSED SKIN WILL SUFFER FROM FROSTBITE IN 
  AS LITTLE AS A HALF HOUR. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
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.

&&

$$
512 
WWUS43 KDDC 190158
WSWDDC

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
758 PM CST SUN DEC 18 2016

KSZ030-044-045-064-078-191000-
/O.EXA.KDDC.WC.Y.0003.161219T0600Z-161219T1500Z/
TREGO-LANE-NESS-HODGEMAN-FORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...
JETMORE...HANSTON...DODGE CITY
758 PM CST SUN DEC 18 2016

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM
CST MONDAY...

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

* WIND CHILL VALUES...AROUND 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.

* OTHER IMPACTS...ANY EXPOSED SKIN WILL SUFFER FROM FROSTBITE IN 
  AS LITTLE AS A HALF HOUR. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
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.

&&

$$

KSZ043-061>063-074>077-191000-
/O.CON.KDDC.WC.Y.0003.161219T0600Z-161219T1500Z/
SCOTT-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTT CITY...SCOTT STATE LAKE...
SYRACUSE...LAKIN...DEERFIELD...GARDEN CITY...JOHNSON CITY...
ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA
758 PM CST SUN DEC 18 2016 /658 PM MST SUN DEC 18 2016/

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM
MST/ TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ MONDAY...

* WIND CHILL VALUES...AROUND 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.

* OTHER IMPACTS...ANY EXPOSED SKIN WILL SUFFER FROM FROSTBITE IN 
  AS LITTLE AS A HALF HOUR. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
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.

&&

$$
458 
WWUS43 KDDC 190329
WSWDDC

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
929 PM CST SUN DEC 18 2016

KSZ030-043>045-061>064-074>078-191500-
/O.EXT.KDDC.WC.Y.0003.161219T0329Z-161219T1500Z/
TREGO-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-STANTON-
GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...SCOTT CITY...
SCOTT STATE LAKE...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...SYRACUSE...LAKIN...
DEERFIELD...GARDEN CITY...JETMORE...HANSTON...JOHNSON CITY...
ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...DODGE CITY
929 PM CST SUN DEC 18 2016 /829 PM MST SUN DEC 18 2016/

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/
MONDAY...

* WIND CHILL VALUES...15 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.

* OTHER IMPACTS...ANY EXPOSED SKIN WILL SUFFER FROM FROSTBITE IN 
  AS LITTLE AS A HALF HOUR. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS 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.

&&

$$
133 
WWUS43 KDDC 191455
WSWDDC

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
855 AM CST MON DEC 19 2016

KSZ030-043>045-061>064-074>078-191600-
/O.EXP.KDDC.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-161219T1500Z/
TREGO-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-STANTON-
GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...SCOTT CITY...
SCOTT STATE LAKE...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...SYRACUSE...LAKIN...
DEERFIELD...GARDEN CITY...JETMORE...HANSTON...JOHNSON CITY...
ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...DODGE CITY
855 AM CST MON DEC 19 2016 /755 AM MST MON DEC 19 2016/

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

WIND CHILL CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO IMPROVE WITH SLOWLY WARMING
TEMPERATURES THIS MORNING. THEREFORE, THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL
BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. WIND CHILLS OF ZERO TO 15 BELOW CAN STILL
BE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 17, 10:10 PM CSTWind Chill AdvisoryDDCBarber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ellis, Ford and 14 more12 hr

Nearby

Wind Chill Advisories in Kansas, 2016Every wind chill advisory in 2016

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.