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Wind Chill Warning 1, NWS Dodge City, KS

December 17, 201624 counties in Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this wind chill warning at Dec 17, 2016, 1:44 PM CST for 24 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Dec 17, 2016, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for 16 hr. 1 report 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
Dec 17, 2016, 1:44 PM CST (19:44 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 17, 2016, 6:00 PM CST
Expired
Dec 18, 2016, 10:00 AM CST
In force
16 hr
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
All 24 counties

Edwards County, KS, Ellis County, KS, Finney County, KS, Ford County, KS, Grant County, KS, Gray County, KS, Hamilton County, KS, Haskell County, KS, Hodgeman County, KS, Kearny County, KS, Kiowa County, KS, Lane County, KS, Meade County, KS, Morton County, KS, Ness County, KS, Pawnee County, KS, Pratt County, KS, Rush County, KS, Scott County, KS, Seward County, KS, Stafford County, KS, Stanton County, KS, Stevens County, KS, Trego County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 35 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:48 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
Dec 18, 2:44 AM CSTEXTR WIND CHILL -30Manter, KS*** 1 FATAL *** CORONER REPORTED A 52 YEAR OLD MALE THAT FROZE TO DEATH SOMETIME BETWEEN THE TIME OF 12AM TO 12PM ON DECEMBER 18TH. EXACT LOCATION UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. .

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 12:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 40 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 2016-12-17Temperature 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 2016-12-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 35 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
627 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
86 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
35 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
486 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

157 
WWUS43 KDDC 171944
WSWDDC

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
144 PM CST SAT DEC 17 2016

KSZ030-043>045-061>063-180900-
/O.NEW.KDDC.WC.W.0001.161218T0000Z-161218T1600Z/
/O.EXT.KDDC.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-161218T0000Z/
TREGO-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...SCOTT CITY...
SCOTT STATE LAKE...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...SYRACUSE...LAKIN...
DEERFIELD...GARDEN CITY
144 PM CST SAT DEC 17 2016 /1244 PM MST SAT DEC 17 2016/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM
MST/ THIS EVENING...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING TO 10 AM CST /9 AM MST/ SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING TO 10 AM CST /9 AM MST/ SUNDAY. 

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON, AND BLOWING
  SNOW WILL END AS THE WIND DECREASES BY 6 PM.TEMPERATURES WILL
  FALL BELOW ZERO DURING THE NIGHTTIME HOURS.

* SNOW IMPACT...LOCALIZED BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES IN
  RURAL AREAS THROUGH 6 PM.

* WIND CHILL IMPACTS...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES MAY CAUSE
  FROSTBITE OF EXPOSED FLESH IN A SHORT TIME. HYPOTHERMIA MAY
  DEVELOP QUICKLY IF INDIVIDUALS VENTURE OUTSIDE WITHOUT ADEQUATE
  PROTECTION. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILL VALUES BETWEEN 18 AND 28 BELOW
  ZERO WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING SUNDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PETS SHOULD BE PROTECTED FROM THE COLD 
OR BROUGHT INSIDE.

THESE ARE THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES OBSERVED IN AT LEAST TWO
YEARS. ANTIFREEZE LEVELS SHOULD BE CHECKED TO ENSURE THAT ADEQUATE
PROTECTION EXISTS. WEAKENED CAR BATTERIES MAY NOT BE ABLE TO
PROVIDE SUFFICIENT POWER TO START VEHICLES.

&&

$$

KSZ031-046-064>066-074>081-084>090-180900-
/O.EXT.KDDC.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-161218T1600Z/
ELLIS-RUSH-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-
FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-
COMANCHE-BARBER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PHEIFER...HAYS...LA CROSSE...JETMORE...
HANSTON...LARNED...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...MACKSVILLE...
JOHNSON CITY...ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...
MONTEZUMA...DODGE CITY...KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG...
HAVILAND...PRATT...ELKHART...HUGOTON...LIBERAL...MEADE...
PLAINS CITY...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...COLDWATER...
LAKE COLDWATER...PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA
144 PM CST SAT DEC 17 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST SUNDAY...

* TIMING...MODERATE SNOW WILL DIMISH TO FLURRIES BEFORE SUNSET,
  AND BLOWING SNOW WILL END AS THE WIND DIMINISHES AFTER 6 PM.

* SNOW IMPACT...1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION. AREAS OF 
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITY. 
  NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN OPEN AREAS AT TIMES. 

* WIND CHILL IMPACTS...WIND CHILLS BETWEEN 15 AND 24 BELOW ZERO
  WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING SUNDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

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. PETS SHOULD BE PROTECTED FROM THE COLD OR BROUGHT INSIDE.

THESE ARE THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES OBSERVED IN AT LEAST TWO
YEARS. ANTIFREEZE LEVELS SHOULD BE CHECKED TO ENSURE THAT ADEQUATE
PROTECTION EXISTS. WEAKENED CAR BATTERIES MAY NOT BE ABLE TO
PROVIDE SUFFICIENT POWER TO START VEHICLES.

&&

$$
5 follow-up statements
476 
WWUS43 KDDC 180058
WSWDDC

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
658 PM CST SAT DEC 17 2016

KSZ030-043>045-061>063-180900-
/O.CON.KDDC.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-161218T1600Z/
TREGO-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...SCOTT CITY...
SCOTT STATE LAKE...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...SYRACUSE...LAKIN...
DEERFIELD...GARDEN CITY
658 PM CST SAT DEC 17 2016 /558 PM MST SAT DEC 17 2016/

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST /9 AM
MST/ SUNDAY...

* WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILL VALUES BETWEEN 18 AND 28 BELOW 
  ZERO WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING SUNDAY.

* WIND CHILL IMPACTS...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES MAY 
  CAUSE FROSTBITE OF EXPOSED FLESH IN A SHORT TIME. HYPOTHERMIA 
  MAY DEVELOP QUICKLY IF INDIVIDUALS VENTURE OUTSIDE WITHOUT 
  ADEQUATE PROTECTION. 
 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PETS SHOULD BE PROTECTED FROM THE COLD
OR BROUGHT INSIDE.

THESE ARE THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES OBSERVED IN AT LEAST TWO
YEARS. ANTIFREEZE LEVELS SHOULD BE CHECKED TO ENSURE THAT
ADEQUATE PROTECTION EXISTS. WEAKENED CAR BATTERIES MAY NOT BE
ABLE TO PROVIDE SUFFICIENT POWER TO START VEHICLES.

&&

$$

KSZ031-046-064>066-074>081-084>090-180900-
/O.CON.KDDC.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-161218T1600Z/
ELLIS-RUSH-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-
FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-
COMANCHE-BARBER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PHEIFER...HAYS...LA CROSSE...JETMORE...
HANSTON...LARNED...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...MACKSVILLE...
JOHNSON CITY...ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...
MONTEZUMA...DODGE CITY...KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG...
HAVILAND...PRATT...ELKHART...HUGOTON...LIBERAL...MEADE...
PLAINS CITY...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...COLDWATER...
LAKE COLDWATER...PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA
658 PM CST SAT DEC 17 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST
SUNDAY...

* TIMING...FLURRIES WILL BE ENDING THIS EVENING FROM WEST TO EAST.

* SNOW IMPACT...AREAS OF DRIFTING SNOW WILL PERSIST TONIGHT. SLICK
  SPOTS CAN BE EXPECTED WHERE SNOW HAS DRIFTED OVER HIGHWAYS.

* WIND CHILL IMPACTS...WIND CHILLS BETWEEN 15 AND 24 BELOW ZERO 
  WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING SUNDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

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. PETS SHOULD BE PROTECTED FROM THE COLD OR BROUGHT INSIDE.

THESE ARE THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES OBSERVED IN AT LEAST TWO
YEARS. ANTIFREEZE LEVELS SHOULD BE CHECKED TO ENSURE THAT
ADEQUATE PROTECTION EXISTS. WEAKENED CAR BATTERIES MAY NOT BE
ABLE TO PROVIDE SUFFICIENT POWER TO START VEHICLES.

&&

$$
201 
WWUS43 KDDC 180410
WSWDDC

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1010 PM CST SAT DEC 17 2016

KSZ031-046-064>066-074>081-084>090-181600-
/O.CAN.KDDC.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-161218T1600Z/
/O.NEW.KDDC.WC.Y.0002.161218T0410Z-161218T1600Z/
ELLIS-RUSH-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-
FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-
COMANCHE-BARBER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PHEIFER...HAYS...LA CROSSE...JETMORE...
HANSTON...LARNED...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...MACKSVILLE...
JOHNSON CITY...ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...
MONTEZUMA...DODGE CITY...KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG...
HAVILAND...PRATT...ELKHART...HUGOTON...LIBERAL...MEADE...
PLAINS CITY...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...COLDWATER...
LAKE COLDWATER...PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA
1010 PM CST SAT DEC 17 2016

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST SUNDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST SUNDAY. THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* TIMING AND VALUES...BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES AND 5 TO 10 MPH
  WINDS WILL LEAD TO A CONTINUANCE OF WIND CHILL VALUES OF -15 OR
  COLDER THROUGH MID MORNING SUNDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

KSZ030-043>045-061>063-181600-
/O.CON.KDDC.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-161218T1600Z/
TREGO-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...SCOTT CITY...
SCOTT STATE LAKE...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...SYRACUSE...LAKIN...
DEERFIELD...GARDEN CITY
1010 PM CST SAT DEC 17 2016 /910 PM MST SAT DEC 17 2016/

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST /9 AM
MST/ SUNDAY...

* WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILL VALUES BETWEEN 18 AND 28 BELOW 
  ZERO WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING SUNDAY. 

* WIND CHILL IMPACTS...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES MAY 
  CAUSE FROSTBITE OF EXPOSED FLESH IN A SHORT TIME. HYPOTHERMIA 
  MAY DEVELOP QUICKLY IF INDIVIDUALS VENTURE OUTSIDE WITHOUT 
  ADEQUATE PROTECTION. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL
RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PETS SHOULD BE PROTECTED FROM THE COLD
OR BROUGHT INSIDE.



&&

$$
622 
WWUS43 KDDC 180643
WSWDDC

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1243 AM CST SUN DEC 18 2016

KSZ031-046-064-065-074>078-084>087-181600-
/O.UPG.KDDC.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-161218T1600Z/
/O.EXA.KDDC.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-161218T1600Z/
ELLIS-RUSH-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-MORTON-
STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PHEIFER...HAYS...LA CROSSE...JETMORE...
HANSTON...LARNED...JOHNSON CITY...ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...
CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...DODGE CITY...ELKHART...HUGOTON...LIBERAL...
MEADE...PLAINS CITY...FOWLER
1243 AM CST SUN DEC 18 2016

...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING.
THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING AND VALUES...WIND CHILL VALUES BETWEEN 15 AND 30 BELOW
  ZERO WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING SUNDAY.

* WIND CHILL IMPACTS...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES MAY 
  CAUSE FROSTBITE OF EXPOSED FLESH IN A SHORT TIME. HYPOTHERMIA 
  MAY DEVELOP QUICKLY IF INDIVIDUALS VENTURE OUTSIDE WITHOUT 
  ADEQUATE PROTECTION. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL
RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

KSZ030-043>045-061>063-181600-
/O.CON.KDDC.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-161218T1600Z/
TREGO-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...SCOTT CITY...
SCOTT STATE LAKE...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...SYRACUSE...LAKIN...
DEERFIELD...GARDEN CITY
1243 AM CST SUN DEC 18 2016 /1143 PM MST SAT DEC 17 2016/

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST /9 AM
MST/ THIS MORNING...

* WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILL VALUES BETWEEN 15 AND 30 BELOW
  ZERO WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING SUNDAY.

* WIND CHILL IMPACTS...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES MAY 
  CAUSE FROSTBITE OF EXPOSED FLESH IN A SHORT TIME. HYPOTHERMIA 
  MAY DEVELOP QUICKLY IF INDIVIDUALS VENTURE OUTSIDE WITHOUT 
  ADEQUATE PROTECTION. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL
RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PETS SHOULD BE PROTECTED FROM THE COLD
OR BROUGHT INSIDE.

&&

$$

KSZ066-079>081-088>090-181600-
/O.CON.KDDC.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-161218T1600Z/
STAFFORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...MACKSVILLE...
KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...PRATT...ASHLAND...
MINNEOLA...COLDWATER...LAKE COLDWATER...PROTECTION...
MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA
1243 AM CST SUN DEC 18 2016

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS
MORNING...

* TIMING AND VALUES...BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES AND 5 TO 10 MPH 
  WINDS WILL LEAD TO A CONTINUANCE OF WIND CHILL VALUES OF 15 -
  OR COLDER THROUGH MID MORNING SUNDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
192 
WWUS43 KDDC 181001
WSWDDC

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
401 AM CST SUN DEC 18 2016

KSZ066-079>081-181600-
/O.UPG.KDDC.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-161218T1600Z/
/O.EXA.KDDC.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-161218T1600Z/
STAFFORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...MACKSVILLE...
KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...PRATT
401 AM CST SUN DEC 18 2016

...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING.
THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING AND VALUES...WIND CHILL VALUES BETWEEN 25 AND 30 BELOW
  ZERO WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING SUNDAY.

* WIND CHILL IMPACTS...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES MAY 
  CAUSE FROSTBITE OF EXPOSED FLESH IN A SHORT TIME. HYPOTHERMIA 
  MAY DEVELOP QUICKLY IF INDIVIDUALS VENTURE OUTSIDE WITHOUT 
  ADEQUATE PROTECTION. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

KSZ030-031-043>046-061>065-074>078-084>087-181600-
/O.CON.KDDC.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-161218T1600Z/
TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-
PAWNEE-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-
MEADE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...PHEIFER...HAYS...
SCOTT CITY...SCOTT STATE LAKE...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE...
SYRACUSE...LAKIN...DEERFIELD...GARDEN CITY...JETMORE...HANSTON...
LARNED...JOHNSON CITY...ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...
MONTEZUMA...DODGE CITY...ELKHART...HUGOTON...LIBERAL...MEADE...
PLAINS CITY...FOWLER
401 AM CST SUN DEC 18 2016 /301 AM MST SUN DEC 18 2016/

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST /9 AM
MST/ THIS MORNING...

* WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILL VALUES BETWEEN 25 AND 30 BELOW
  ZERO WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING SUNDAY.

* WIND CHILL IMPACTS...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES MAY 
  CAUSE FROSTBITE OF EXPOSED FLESH IN A SHORT TIME. HYPOTHERMIA 
  MAY DEVELOP QUICKLY IF INDIVIDUALS VENTURE OUTSIDE WITHOUT 
  ADEQUATE PROTECTION. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL
RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PETS SHOULD BE PROTECTED FROM THE COLD
OR BROUGHT INSIDE.

&&

$$

KSZ088>090-181600-
/O.CON.KDDC.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-161218T1600Z/
CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...COLDWATER...
LAKE COLDWATER...PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA
401 AM CST SUN DEC 18 2016

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS
MORNING...

* TIMING AND VALUES...BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES AND 5 TO 10 MPH 
  WINDS WILL LEAD TO A CONTINUANCE OF WIND CHILL VALUES OF 15  -
  OR COLDER THROUGH MID MORNING SUNDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
337 
WWUS43 KDDC 181555
WSWDDC

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
955 AM CST SUN DEC 18 2016

KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>087-181700-
/O.EXP.KDDC.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-161218T1600Z/
TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-
PAWNEE-STAFFORD-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-
PRATT-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...PHEIFER...HAYS...
SCOTT CITY...SCOTT STATE LAKE...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE...
SYRACUSE...LAKIN...DEERFIELD...GARDEN CITY...JETMORE...HANSTON...
LARNED...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...MACKSVILLE...JOHNSON CITY...
ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...
DODGE CITY...KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...PRATT...
ELKHART...HUGOTON...LIBERAL...MEADE...PLAINS CITY...FOWLER
955 AM CST SUN DEC 18 2016 /855 AM MST SUN DEC 18 2016/

...WIND CHILL WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM CST /9 AM MST/ THIS
MORNING...

WIND CHILLS WERE SLOWLY IMPROVING EARLY THIS MORNING, HOWEVER
BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS OF ZERO TO NEAR -10 DEGREES CAN STILL BE
EXPECTED THROUGH NOON SUNDAY.

$$

KSZ088>090-181700-
/O.EXP.KDDC.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-161218T1600Z/
CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...COLDWATER...
LAKE COLDWATER...PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA
955 AM CST SUN DEC 18 2016

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM CST THIS MORNING...

WIND CHILLS WERE SLOWLY IMPROVING EARLY THIS MORNING, HOWEVER
BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS OF ZERO TO NEAR -5 DEGREES CAN STILL BE
EXPECTED THROUGH NOON SUNDAY.

$$

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Wind Chill Warnings in Kansas, 2016Every wind chill warning 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.