Alert archive / Kansas / High Wind Warnings in 2018
High Wind Warning 14, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this high wind warning at Dec 12, 2018, 1:14 PM CST for 25 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Dec 13, 2018, 12:00 AM CST. It was in force for 17 hr. 9 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
- Dec 12, 2018, 1:14 PM CST (19:14 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 13, 2018, 12:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Dec 13, 2018, 5:13 PM CST
- In force
- 17 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
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 13, 9:05 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 53 | 3 Ene Dodge City, KS | ASOS STATION DDC, DODGE CITY REGIONAL AIRPORT. |
| Dec 13, 11:37 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 54 | 2 E Medicine Lodge, KS | ASOS STATION P28, MEDICINE LODGE ASOS SITE. |
| Dec 13, 11:39 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 55 | 6 Nw Scott City, KS | MESONET STATION E9720, 6 NW SCOTT CITY. |
| Dec 13, 11:42 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 5 Wnw Elkhart, KS | MESONET STATION C8810, 4 WNW ELKHART. |
| Dec 13, 12:24 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 55 | 2 E Medicine Lodge, KS | ASOS STATION P28, MEDICINE LODGE ASOS SITE. |
| Dec 13, 12:29 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 6 Nw Scott City, KS | MESONET STATION E9720, 6 NW SCOTT CITY. |
| Dec 13, 12:40 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 55 | 2 Ene Plains City, KS | MESONET STATION UP332, 2 ENE PLAINS CITY. |
| Dec 13, 12:53 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 57 | 5 Wnw Elkhart, KS | MESONET STATION C8810, 4 WNW ELKHART. |
| Dec 13, 1:36 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 55 | 4 Nw Pierceville, KS | ASOS STATION GCK, GARDEN CITY REGIONAL AIRPORT. |
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, 7.2 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2320 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 68 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 114 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
955 WWUS73 KDDC 121914 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Dodge City KS 114 PM CST Wed Dec 12 2018 KSZ043>045-061>066-074>081-084>090-131000- /O.UPG.KDDC.HW.A.0006.181213T0600Z-181214T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.HW.W.0014.181213T0600Z-181214T0000Z/ Scott-Lane-Ness-Hamilton-Kearny-Finney-Hodgeman-Pawnee-Stafford- Stanton-Grant-Haskell-Gray-Ford-Edwards-Kiowa-Pratt-Morton- Stevens-Seward-Meade-Clark-Comanche-Barber- Including the cities of Scott City, Scott State Lake, Dighton, Ness City, 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, Ashland, Minneola, Coldwater, Lake Coldwater, Protection, Medicine Lodge, and Kiowa 114 PM CST Wed Dec 12 2018 /1214 PM MST Wed Dec 12 2018/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/ TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THURSDAY... The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a High Wind Warning, which is in effect from midnight CST /11 PM MST/ tonight to 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ Thursday. The High Wind Watch is no longer in effect. * TIMING...Strongest winds are expected late tonight through sunrise Thursday morning, followed by another peak in wind speeds during the midday hours Thursday. * WINDS...North winds of 35-45 mph with gusts to 60 mph. * IMPACTS...Travel will be difficult, especially on east-west oriented highways and for high profile vehicles. Dangerous wind gusts can be expected around grain elevators. Intermittent power interruptions and downed power lines are possible. Localized blowing dust will be possible. Outdoor holiday decorations should be secured. 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. && $$ KSZ046-131000- /O.NEW.KDDC.HW.W.0014.181213T0600Z-181214T0000Z/ Rush- Including the city of La Crosse 114 PM CST Wed Dec 12 2018 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY... The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a High Wind Warning, which is in effect from midnight tonight to 6 PM CST Thursday. * TIMING...Strongest winds are expected late tonight through sunrise Thursday morning, followed by another peak in wind speeds during the midday hours Thursday. * WINDS...North winds of 35-45 mph with gusts to 60 mph. * IMPACTS...Travel will be difficult, especially on east-west oriented highways and for high profile vehicles. Dangerous wind gusts can be expected around grain elevators. Intermittent power interruptions and downed power lines are possible. Outdoor holiday decorations should be secured. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Wind Warning means a hazardous high wind event is expected or occurring. Sustained wind speeds of at least 40 mph or gusts of 58 mph or more can lead to property damage. && $$
3 follow-up statements
105 WWUS73 KDDC 130617 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Dodge City KS 1217 AM CST Thu Dec 13 2018 KSZ043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-140000- /O.CON.KDDC.HW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-181214T0000Z/ 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- Including the cities of 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, Ashland, Minneola, Coldwater, Lake Coldwater, Protection, Medicine Lodge, and Kiowa 1217 AM CST Thu Dec 13 2018 /1117 PM MST Wed Dec 12 2018/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... * TIMING...Strongest winds are expected through sunrise Thursday morning, followed by another peak in wind speeds from noon through the mid afternoon Thursday. * WINDS...North winds of 35-45 mph with gusts to 60 mph. * IMPACTS...Travel will be difficult, especially on east-west oriented highways and for high profile vehicles. Dangerous wind gusts can be expected around grain elevators. Intermittent power interruptions and downed power lines are possible. Localized blowing dust will be possible. Outdoor holiday decorations should be secured. 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. && $$
415 WWUS73 KDDC 131803 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Dodge City KS 1203 PM CST Thu Dec 13 2018 KSZ043>046-061>066-074>077-079-084>087-131915- /O.CAN.KDDC.HW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-181214T0000Z/ Scott-Lane-Ness-Rush-Hamilton-Kearny-Finney-Hodgeman-Pawnee- Stafford-Stanton-Grant-Haskell-Gray-Edwards-Morton-Stevens-Seward- Meade- Including the cities of Scott City, Scott State Lake, Dighton, Ness City, La Crosse, Syracuse, Lakin, Deerfield, Garden City, Jetmore, Hanston, Larned, St. John, Stafford, Macksville, Johnson City, Ulysses, Sublette, Satanta, Cimarron, Montezuma, Kinsley, Lewis, Elkhart, Hugoton, Liberal, Meade, Plains City, and Fowler 1203 PM CST Thu Dec 13 2018 /1103 AM MST Thu Dec 13 2018/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Dodge City has cancelled the High Wind Warning. Northerly winds will gust to around 40-50 mph for a few more hours early this afternoon but higher wind gusts to 60 mph are no longer anticipated. $$ KSZ078-080-081-088>090-140000- /O.CON.KDDC.HW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-181214T0000Z/ Ford-Kiowa-Pratt-Clark-Comanche-Barber- Including the cities of Dodge City, Greensburg, Haviland, Pratt, Ashland, Minneola, Coldwater, Lake Coldwater, Protection, Medicine Lodge, and Kiowa 1203 PM CST Thu Dec 13 2018 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...Strongest winds will occur through this afternoon. * WINDS...North winds of 35-45 mph with gusts to 60 mph. * IMPACTS...Travel will be difficult, especially on east-west oriented highways and for high profile vehicles. Dangerous wind gusts can be expected around grain elevators. Intermittent power interruptions and downed power lines are possible. Localized blowing dust will be possible. Outdoor holiday decorations should be secured. 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. && $$
077 WWUS73 KDDC 132313 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Dodge City KS 513 PM CST Thu Dec 13 2018 KSZ078-080-081-088>090-140015- /O.CAN.KDDC.HW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-181214T0000Z/ Ford-Kiowa-Pratt-Clark-Comanche-Barber- Including the cities of Dodge City, Greensburg, Haviland, Pratt, Ashland, Minneola, Coldwater, Lake Coldwater, Protection, Medicine Lodge, and Kiowa 513 PM CST Thu Dec 13 2018 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Dodge City has cancelled the High Wind Warning. Strong north to northwest winds have decreased below high wind warning criteria, and will continue to gradually diminish this evening. $$ Turner
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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.