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High Wind Warning 4, NWS Dodge City, KS

November 11, 20196 counties in Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this high wind warning at Nov 11, 2019, 6:13 AM CST for 6 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 11, 2019, 6:13 AM CST (12:13 UTC)
Expired
Nov 11, 2019, 9:00 AM CST
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS

Counties Barber County, KS, Clark County, KS, Comanche County, KS, Ford County, KS, Kiowa County, KS, Pratt County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:12 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, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 67 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 2019-11-11Temperature 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 2019-11-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -10 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
662 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
70 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-10 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
470 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

296 
WWUS73 KDDC 111213
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
613 AM CST Mon Nov 11 2019

KSZ078-080-081-088>090-111500-
/O.NEW.KDDC.HW.W.0004.191111T1213Z-191111T1500Z/
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
613 AM CST Mon Nov 11 2019

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING...

* WHAT...North winds 35 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph.

* WHERE...Ford, Kiowa, Pratt, Clark, Comanche and Barber 
  Counties.

* WHEN...Until 9 AM CST this morning.

* IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. 
  Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be 
  difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People should avoid being outside in forested areas and around
trees and branches. If possible, remain in the lower levels of
your home during the windstorm, and avoid windows. Use caution if
you must drive.

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
567 
WWUS73 KDDC 111458
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
858 AM CST Mon Nov 11 2019

KSZ078-080-081-088>090-111600-
/O.EXP.KDDC.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-191111T1500Z/
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
858 AM CST Mon Nov 11 2019

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM CST THIS MORNING...

Very strong north winds will continue through early this
afternoon, however wind gusts of 58 mph or higher are no longer
expected.

$$

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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.