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High Wind Warning 13, NWS Dodge City, KS

November 24, 201825 counties in Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this high wind warning at Nov 24, 2018, 9:39 AM CST for 25 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Nov 24, 2018, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for 15 hr. 7 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 24, 2018, 9:39 AM CST (15:39 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 24, 2018, 6:00 PM CST
Expired
Nov 25, 2018, 9:00 AM CST
In force
15 hr
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
All 25 counties

Barber County, KS, Clark County, KS, Comanche County, KS, Edwards 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

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 24 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:38 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 24, 10:45 PM CSTNON-TSTM WND GST 584 Ne Hayne, KSMESONET STATION UR350, 4 NE HAYNE.
Nov 25, 5:10 AM CSTNON-TSTM WND GST 586 Nw Scott City, KSMESONET STATION E9720, 6 NW SCOTT CITY.
Nov 25, 6:40 AM CSTNON-TSTM WND GST 615 Wnw Elkhart, KSMESONET STATION C8810, 4 WNW ELKHART.
Nov 25, 7:59 AM CSTNON-TSTM WND GST 6010 Ene Hudson, KSMESONET STATION QNRK1, 9 SSW RAYMOND.
Nov 25, 8:53 AM CSTNON-TSTM WND GST 623 Ene Dodge City, KSASOS STATION DDC, DODGE CITY REGIONAL AIRPORT. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIME OF OBSERVATION.
Nov 25, 9:00 AM CSTBLIZZARD2 E Scott City, KSWHITEOUT CONDITIONS MUCH OF THE MORNING WITH VISIBILITY LESS THAN 100 YARDS AT TIMES.
Nov 25, 9:00 AM CSTBLIZZARD3 E Dodge City, KSBLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT NWS DODGE CITY FROM ROUGHLY 6 AM TO 9 AM WITH FREQUENT VISIBILITY LESS THAN ONE-QUARTER MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. FREQUENT WIND GUSTS WERE MEASURED IN THE 45 TO 55 MPH RANGE.

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, 3.7 hours before the alert went out and 30 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 2018-11-24Temperature 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 2018-11-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -4 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
2755 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
50 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-4 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
210 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

726 
WWUS73 KDDC 241539
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
939 AM CST Sat Nov 24 2018

KSZ043>045-061>064-074>078-084>088-250000-
/O.NEW.KDDC.HW.W.0013.181125T0000Z-181125T1500Z/
Scott-Lane-Ness-Hamilton-Kearny-Finney-Hodgeman-Stanton-Grant-
Haskell-Gray-Ford-Morton-Stevens-Seward-Meade-Clark-
Including the cities of Scott City, Scott State Lake, Dighton, 
Ness City, Syracuse, Lakin, Deerfield, Garden City, Jetmore, 
Hanston, Johnson City, Ulysses, Sublette, Satanta, Cimarron, 
Montezuma, Dodge City, Elkhart, Hugoton, Liberal, Meade, 
Plains City, Fowler, Ashland, and Minneola
939 AM CST Sat Nov 24 2018 /839 AM MST Sat Nov 24 2018/

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING TO 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ SUNDAY...

The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a High Wind
Warning, which is in effect from 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ this evening
to 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ Sunday. 

* TIMING...Early evening through late evening, although highest
  winds at any one location will last for only an hour or two with
  the first wind event. Second high wind event will be mainly
  early Sunday morning.

* WINDS...North to northwest 35 to 45 mph with gusts to 60 mph at
  times.

* IMPACTS...Hazardous travel conditions, especially across open
  areas in vicinity of grain elevators. Intermittent power
  interruptions possible. Outdoor lawn furniture and holiday
  decorations may become displaced.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A High Wind Warning means a hazardous high wind event is expected
or occurring. Sustained wind speeds of at least 40 mph or gusts
of 58 mph or more can lead to property damage.

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
623 
WWUS73 KDDC 242329
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
529 PM CST Sat Nov 24 2018

KSZ046-065-066-079>081-089-090-251500-
/O.EXA.KDDC.HW.W.0013.181125T0000Z-181125T1500Z/
Rush-Pawnee-Stafford-Edwards-Kiowa-Pratt-Comanche-Barber-
Including the cities of La Crosse, Larned, St. John, Stafford, 
Macksville, Kinsley, Lewis, Greensburg, Haviland, Pratt, 
Coldwater, Lake Coldwater, Protection, Medicine Lodge, and Kiowa
529 PM CST Sat Nov 24 2018

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST SUNDAY...

The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a High Wind
Warning, which is in effect until 9 AM CST Sunday. 

* TIMING...Early evening through late evening, although highest 
  winds at any one location will last for only an hour or two 
  with the first wind event. Second high wind event will be 
  mainly early Sunday morning. 

* WINDS...North to northwest 35 to 45 mph with gusts to 60 mph 
  at times. 

* IMPACTS...Hazardous travel conditions, especially across open 
  areas in vicinity of grain elevators. Intermittent power 
  interruptions possible. Outdoor lawn furniture and holiday 
  decorations may become displaced. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A High Wind Warning means a hazardous high wind event is expected
or occurring. Sustained wind speeds of at least 40 mph or gusts
of 58 mph or more can lead to property damage.

&&

$$

KSZ043>045-061>064-074>078-084>088-251500-
/O.CON.KDDC.HW.W.0013.181125T0000Z-181125T1500Z/
Scott-Lane-Ness-Hamilton-Kearny-Finney-Hodgeman-Stanton-Grant-
Haskell-Gray-Ford-Morton-Stevens-Seward-Meade-Clark-
Including the cities of Scott City, Scott State Lake, Dighton, 
Ness City, Syracuse, Lakin, Deerfield, Garden City, Jetmore, 
Hanston, Johnson City, Ulysses, Sublette, Satanta, Cimarron, 
Montezuma, Dodge City, Elkhart, Hugoton, Liberal, Meade, 
Plains City, Fowler, Ashland, and Minneola
529 PM CST Sat Nov 24 2018 /429 PM MST Sat Nov 24 2018/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/
SUNDAY...

* TIMING...Early evening through late evening, although highest 
  winds at any one location will last for only an hour or two 
  with the first wind event. Second high wind event will be 
  mainly early Sunday morning. 

* WINDS...North to northwest 35 to 45 mph with gusts to 60 mph 
  at times. 

* IMPACTS...Hazardous travel conditions, especially across open 
  areas in vicinity of grain elevators. Intermittent power 
  interruptions possible. Outdoor lawn furniture and holiday 
  decorations may become displaced. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A High Wind Warning means a hazardous high wind event is expected
or occurring. Sustained wind speeds of at least 40 mph or gusts
of 58 mph or more can lead to property damage.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 24, 1:18 PM CSTBlizzard WarningDDCEdwards, Ellis, Finney, Ford, Gray, Hodgeman and 7 more22 hr
Nov 24, 1:18 PM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryDDCClark, Edwards, Finney, Ford, Gray, Hamilton and 12 more22 hr

Nearby

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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.