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High Wind Warning 9, NWS Dodge City, KS

April 12, 201827 counties in Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this high wind warning at Apr 12, 2018, 9:54 AM CDT for 27 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Apr 13, 2018, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 31 hr. 16 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
Apr 12, 2018, 9:54 AM CDT (14:54 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 13, 2018, 12:00 PM CDT
Expired
Apr 14, 2018, 6:55 PM CDT
In force
31 hr
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
All 27 counties

Barber County, KS, Clark County, KS, Comanche County, KS, 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), 22 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:57 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
Apr 13, 12:55 PM CDTNON-TSTM WND GST 591 N Syracuse, KSK3K3 AWOS STATION.
Apr 13, 1:40 PM CDTNON-TSTM WND GST 64Coolidge, KSMESONET STATION K5COO, COOLIDGE.
Apr 14, 7:07 AM CDTNON-TSTM WND GST 58Dodge City, Ks, KSASOS STATION DDC, DODGE CITY, KS.
Apr 14, 8:19 AM CDTNON-TSTM WND DMG3 Ne Wright, KSSEMI ROLLOVER AT U.S. HIGHWAY 50/56 MM 131.
Apr 14, 8:25 AM CDTNON-TSTM WND GST 621 Ene Garden City, KSMESONET STATION KS010, 1 ENE GARDEN CITY.
Apr 14, 9:10 AM CDTNON-TSTM WND GST 614 Ne Hayne, KSMESONET STATION UR350, 4 NE HAYNE.
Apr 14, 9:35 AM CDTNON-TSTM WND GST 624 Ssw Kismet, KSMESONET STATION K5KSM, 4 SSW KISMET.
Apr 14, 9:43 AM CDTNON-TSTM WND GST 59Garden City Regional Ai, KSASOS STATION GCK, GARDEN CITY REGIONAL AIRPORT.
Apr 14, 12:00 PM CDTNON-TSTM WND GST 684 Ssw Kismet, KSMESONET STATION K5KSM, 4 SSW KISMET.
Apr 14, 12:50 PM CDTWILDFIRE6 S Hugoton, KS
Apr 14, 1:37 PM CDTNON-TSTM WND GST 581 Wsw Hugoton, KSMESONET STATION KHQG, 1 WSW HUGOTON.
Apr 14, 1:37 PM CDTNON-TSTM WND GST 59Dodge City, Ks, KSASOS STATION DDC, DODGE CITY, KS.
Apr 14, 1:40 PM CDTNON-TSTM WND GST 5811 N Jetmore, KSMESONET STATION K5NES, 11 N JETMORE.
Apr 14, 1:46 PM CDTNON-TSTM WND GST 58Garden City Regional Ai, KSASOS STATION GCK, GARDEN CITY REGIONAL AIRPORT.
Apr 14, 1:52 PM CDTNON-TSTM WND GST 60Dodge City, Ks, KSASOS STATION DDC, DODGE CITY, KS.
Apr 14, 1:55 PM CDTNON-TSTM WND GST 62Hugoton, KSAWOS STATION HQG, HUGOTON.

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, 2.9 hours before the alert went out and 27 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 2018-04-12Temperature 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 2018-04-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 71 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
3847 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
71 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
58 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

045 
WWUS73 KDDC 121454
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
954 AM CDT Thu Apr 12 2018

KSZ030-043>045-061>063-131200-
/O.UPG.KDDC.HW.A.0004.180413T1800Z-180415T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KDDC.HW.W.0009.180413T1800Z-180415T0000Z/
Trego-Scott-Lane-Ness-Hamilton-Kearny-Finney-
Including the cities of Wakeeney, Scott City, Scott State Lake, 
Dighton, Ness City, Syracuse, Lakin, Deerfield, and Garden City
954 AM CDT Thu Apr 12 2018 /854 AM MDT Thu Apr 12 2018/

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ FRIDAY TO
7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ SATURDAY...

The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a High Wind
Warning, which is in effect from 1 PM CDT /noon MDT/ Friday to
7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ Saturday. The High Wind Watch is no longer in
effect. 

* TIMING...From Friday afternoon through 7 pm Saturday

* WINDS... Sustained northwest winds of 30 to 40 mph with some 
  wind gusts as high as 60 mph. 

* IMPACTS...Occasional power interruption will also be possible.
  Travel could become hazardous where there are strong cross
  winds, especially around grain elevators. Areas of blowing dust
  Friday will also occur over open agricultural fields creating
  highly variable visibility. Patchy blowing snow early Saturday 
  may also reduce visibilities along the I-70 corridor. 

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.

&&

$$

KSZ031-046-064>066-074>081-084>090-131200-
/O.NEW.KDDC.HW.W.0009.180413T1800Z-180415T0000Z/
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, and Kiowa
954 AM CDT Thu Apr 12 2018

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM FRIDAY TO 7 PM CDT
SATURDAY...

The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a High Wind
Warning, which is in effect from 1 PM Friday to 7 PM CDT
Saturday. 

* TIMING...From Friday afternoon through 7 pm Saturday

* WINDS... Sustained northwest winds of 30 to 40 mph with some 
  wind gusts as high as 60 mph. 

* IMPACTS...Occasional power interruption will also be possible.
  Travel could become hazardous where there are strong cross
  winds, especially around grain elevators. Areas of blowing dust
  Friday will also occur over open agricultural fields creating
  highly variable visibility. Patchy blowing snow early Saturday 
  may also reduce visibilities along the I-70 corridor.

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.

&&

$$
5 follow-up statements
931 
WWUS73 KDDC 130913
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
413 AM CDT Fri Apr 13 2018

KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-132100-
/O.EXT.KDDC.HW.W.0009.180413T1700Z-180415T0000Z/
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-
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, Ashland, Minneola, Coldwater, Lake Coldwater, Protection,
Medicine Lodge, and Kiowa
413 AM CDT Fri Apr 13 2018 /313 AM MDT Fri Apr 13 2018/

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/
TODAY TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ SATURDAY...

* TIMING...From noon today through 7 pm Saturday

* WINDS... Sustained northwest winds of 30 to 40 mph with some 
  wind gusts as high as 60 mph. 

* IMPACTS...Occasional power interruption will also be possible.
  Travel could become hazardous where there are strong cross
  winds, especially around grain elevators. Areas of blowing dust
  Friday will also occur over open agricultural fields creating
  highly variable visibility. Blowing snow late tonight and early
  Saturday will also reduce visibilities, especially along the 
  I-70 corridor.
  

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.

&&

$$
875 
WWUS73 KDDC 131908
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
208 PM CDT Fri Apr 13 2018

KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-150000-
/O.CON.KDDC.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-180415T0000Z/
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-
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, Ashland, Minneola, Coldwater, Lake Coldwater, Protection,
Medicine Lodge, and Kiowa
208 PM CDT Fri Apr 13 2018 /108 PM MDT Fri Apr 13 2018/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/
SATURDAY...

* TIMING...From noon today through 7 pm Saturday

* WINDS... Sustained northwest winds of 30 to 40 mph with some 
  wind gusts as high as 60 mph. 

* IMPACTS...Occasional power interruption will also be possible. 
  Travel could become hazardous where there are strong cross 
  winds, especially around grain elevators. Areas of blowing 
  dust Friday will also occur over open agricultural fields 
  creating highly variable visibility. Blowing snow late tonight 
  and early Saturday will also reduce visibilities, especially 
  along the I- 70 corridor. 

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.

&&

$$
615 
WWUS73 KDDC 140852
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
352 AM CDT Sat Apr 14 2018

KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-150000-
/O.CON.KDDC.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-180415T0000Z/
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-
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, Ashland, Minneola, Coldwater, Lake Coldwater, Protection,
Medicine Lodge, and Kiowa
352 AM CDT Sat Apr 14 2018 /252 AM MDT Sat Apr 14 2018/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/
THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...Until 7 pm this evening

* WINDS... Sustained northwest winds of 30 to 40 mph with some 
  wind gusts as high as 60 mph. 

* IMPACTS...Occasional power interruption will also be possible.
  Travel could become hazardous where there are strong cross
  winds, especially around grain elevators. Areas of blowing snow
  this morning, especially along the I-70 corridor.
  

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.

&&

$$
576 
WWUS73 KDDC 142111
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
411 PM CDT Sat Apr 14 2018

KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-150000-
/O.CON.KDDC.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-180415T0000Z/
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-
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, Ashland, Minneola, Coldwater, Lake Coldwater, Protection,
Medicine Lodge, and Kiowa
411 PM CDT Sat Apr 14 2018 /311 PM MDT Sat Apr 14 2018/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/
THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...Until 7 pm this evening

* WINDS... Sustained northwest winds of 30 to 45 mph with some 
  wind gusts as high as 60 mph. 

* IMPACTS...Danger to high profile vehicles and occasional power
  interruption are possible. Travel could become hazardous where 
  there are strong cross winds, especially around grain elevators.
  Areas of blowing snow along the I-70 corridor. 

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.

&&

$$
836 
WWUS73 KDDC 142355
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
655 PM CDT Sat Apr 14 2018

KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-150100-
/O.CAN.KDDC.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-180415T0000Z/
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-
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, Ashland, Minneola, Coldwater, Lake Coldwater, Protection,
Medicine Lodge, and Kiowa
655 PM CDT Sat Apr 14 2018 /555 PM MDT Sat Apr 14 2018/

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

The National Weather Service in Dodge City has cancelled the High
Wind Warning. 

Winds have subsided so the high wind warning has been cancelled.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 12, 4:00 AM CDTHigh Wind WatchDDCFinney, Hamilton, Kearny, Lane, Ness, Scott and 1 more6 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.