Alert archive / Kansas / High Wind Warnings in 2020
High Wind Warning 5, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this high wind warning at Oct 11, 2020, 4:52 PM CDT for 27 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Oct 11, 2020, 7:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 6 hr. 24 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
- Oct 11, 2020, 4:52 PM CDT (21:52 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 11, 2020, 7:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Oct 12, 2020, 1:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 6 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 21:54 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11, 7:00 PM CDT | DUST STORM | 2 W Ulysses, KS | VISIBILITY LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A MILE IN BLOWING DUST. |
| Oct 11, 7:02 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 3 Nw Pierceville, KS | ASOS STATION KGCK GARDEN CITY. VISIBILITY WAS 3/4 OF A MILE IN BLOWING DUST ALONG WITH THE HIGH WINDS. |
| Oct 11, 7:03 PM CDT | DUST STORM | 3 E Ulysses, KS | ONE EIGHTH OF A MILE VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST. |
| Oct 11, 7:05 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 67 | 1 Ese Scott State Lake, KS | MESONET STATION K5SCT 1 ESE SCOTT STATE LAKE. |
| Oct 11, 7:16 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 66 | 3 Nw Pierceville, KS | ASOS STATION KGCK GARDEN CITY. |
| Oct 11, 7:17 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 2 Nnw Ulysses, KS | AWOS STATION KULS ULYSSES. |
| Oct 11, 7:23 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 9 Nw Wilburton, KS | MESONET STATION CGLK1 CIMARRON. |
| Oct 11, 7:25 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 4 Wnw Ogallah, KS | MESONET STATION UP852 3.7 W OGALLAH (UPR). |
| Oct 11, 7:30 PM CDT | DUST STORM | 3 Ese Wakeeney, KS | DUSTSTORM WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY JUST EAST OF WAKEENEY. THERE WAS A VEHICLE PILEUP ON INTERSTATE 70 DUE TO VERY LOW VISIBILITY IN THE BLOWING DUST. |
| Oct 11, 7:30 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 1 S Wakeeney, KS | MESONET STATION K5WKY 1 SSW WAKEENEY. |
| Oct 11, 7:30 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 12 N Jetmore, KS | MESONET STATION K5NES US-283 @ PAWNEE R. NESS. |
| Oct 11, 7:30 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 68 | 5 Wnw Elkhart, KS | MESONET STATION CW8810 ELKHART. |
| Oct 11, 7:35 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 1 N Syracuse, KS | AWOS STATION K3K3 SYRACUSE. |
| Oct 11, 7:35 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 75 | Elkhart, KS | AWOS STATION KEHA ELKHART AWOS SITE. |
| Oct 11, 7:40 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 68 | 1 Ese Scott State Lake, KS | MESONET STATION K5SCT 1 ESE SCOTT STATE LAKE. |
| Oct 11, 7:58 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 1 W Toulon, KS | AWOS STATION KHYS HAYS REGIONAL AIRPORT AWOS SITE. |
| Oct 11, 8:00 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | 1 W Toulon, KS | AWOS STATION KHYS HAYS REGIONAL AIRPORT AWOS SITE. |
| Oct 11, 8:08 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 68 | 3 Nw Pierceville, KS | ASOS STATION KGCK GARDEN CITY. |
| Oct 11, 8:37 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 3 Ene Dodge City, KS | ASOS STATION KDDC DODGE CITY REGIONAL AIRPORT. |
| Oct 11, 9:01 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 57 | 3 W Bloom, KS | MESONET STATION DW9907 BLOOM. |
| Oct 11, 9:05 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | 1 Nne Dodge City, KS | MESONET STATION CW9785 DODGE CITY. |
| Oct 11, 9:15 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | 4 W Pratt, KS | MESONET STATION UP392 3.9 W PRATT (UPR). |
| Oct 11, 9:20 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 55 | 3 Nw Victoria, KS | MESONET STATION K5WKR 2 NW VICTORIA. |
| Oct 11, 9:55 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 55 | 2 Sse Lake Coldwater, KS | AWOS STATION K3K8 COMANCHE COUNTY 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, 9.9 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 27 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -549 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1485 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 340 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 319 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
899 WWUS73 KDDC 112152 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Dodge City KS 452 PM CDT Sun Oct 11 2020 KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-075>081-086>090-120600- /O.NEW.KDDC.HW.W.0005.201012T0100Z-201012T0600Z/ Trego-Ellis-Scott-Lane-Ness-Rush-Hamilton-Kearny-Finney-Hodgeman- Pawnee-Stafford-Grant-Haskell-Gray-Ford-Edwards-Kiowa-Pratt- Seward-Meade-Clark-Comanche-Barber- Including the cities of Wakeeney, Pfeifer, Hays, Scott City, Scott State Lake, Dighton, Ness City, La Crosse, Syracuse, Lakin, Deerfield, Garden City, Jetmore, Hanston, Larned, St. John, Stafford, Macksville, Ulysses, Sublette, Satanta, Cimarron, Montezuma, Dodge City, Kinsley, Lewis, Greensburg, Haviland, Pratt, Liberal, Meade, Plains City, Fowler, Ashland, Minneola, Coldwater, Lake Coldwater, Protection, Medicine Lodge, and Kiowa 452 PM CDT Sun Oct 11 2020 /352 PM MDT Sun Oct 11 2020/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING TO 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ MONDAY... * WHAT...Northwest winds 30 to 45 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, south central, southwest and west central Kansas. * WHEN...From 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ this evening to 1 AM CDT /midnight MDT/ Monday. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Sporadic power outages possible. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Blowing dust will be common, especially out toward the Colorado border where drought conditions are most severe. Expect visibility below one mile near open fields. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... The Kansas Department of Health and Environment recommends that you take preventative measures during this blowing dust event...such as staying indoors or wearing protective breathing masks if outside. High dust concentrations can cause respiratory problems...decrease lung activity...aggravate asthma...and lead to potential heart-related problems...especially with children...elderly...or those with pre-existing respiratory conditions. && $$
3 follow-up statements
340 WWUS73 KDDC 112340 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Dodge City KS 640 PM CDT Sun Oct 11 2020 KSZ074-084-085-120600- /O.EXB.KDDC.HW.W.0005.201012T0000Z-201012T0600Z/ Stanton-Morton-Stevens- Including the cities of Johnson City, Elkhart, and Hugoton 640 PM CDT Sun Oct 11 2020 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT MONDAY... * WHAT...North winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Stanton, Morton and Stevens Counties. * WHEN...Until 1 AM CDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Sporadic power outages possible. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Blowing dust will be common, especially out toward the Colorado border where drought conditions are most severe. Expect visibility below one mile near open fields. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... The Kansas Department of Health and Environment recommends that you take preventative measures during this blowing dust event...such as staying indoors or wearing protective breathing masks if outside. High dust concentrations can cause respiratory problems...decrease lung activity...aggravate asthma...and lead to potential heart-related problems...especially with children...elderly...or those with pre-existing respiratory conditions. && $$ KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-075>081-086>090-120600- /O.EXT.KDDC.HW.W.0005.201012T0000Z-201012T0600Z/ Trego-Ellis-Scott-Lane-Ness-Rush-Hamilton-Kearny-Finney-Hodgeman- Pawnee-Stafford-Grant-Haskell-Gray-Ford-Edwards-Kiowa-Pratt- Seward-Meade-Clark-Comanche-Barber- Including the cities of Wakeeney, Pfeifer, Hays, Scott City, Scott State Lake, Dighton, Ness City, La Crosse, Syracuse, Lakin, Deerfield, Garden City, Jetmore, Hanston, Larned, St. John, Stafford, Macksville, Ulysses, Sublette, Satanta, Cimarron, Montezuma, Dodge City, Kinsley, Lewis, Greensburg, Haviland, Pratt, Liberal, Meade, Plains City, Fowler, Ashland, Minneola, Coldwater, Lake Coldwater, Protection, Medicine Lodge, and Kiowa 640 PM CDT Sun Oct 11 2020 /540 PM MDT Sun Oct 11 2020/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ MONDAY... * WHAT...Northwest winds 30 to 45 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, south central, southwest and west central Kansas. * WHEN...Until 1 AM CDT /midnight MDT/ Monday. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Sporadic power outages possible. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Blowing dust will be common, especially out toward the Colorado border where drought conditions are most severe. Expect visibility below one mile near open fields. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... The Kansas Department of Health and Environment recommends that you take preventative measures during this blowing dust event...such as staying indoors or wearing protective breathing masks if outside. High dust concentrations can cause respiratory problems...decrease lung activity...aggravate asthma...and lead to potential heart-related problems...especially with children...elderly...or those with pre-existing respiratory conditions. && $$
140 WWUS73 KDDC 120311 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Dodge City KS 1011 PM CDT Sun Oct 11 2020 KSZ030-031-043>046-061>065-074>078-084>087-120415- /O.CAN.KDDC.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-201012T0600Z/ Trego-Ellis-Scott-Lane-Ness-Rush-Hamilton-Kearny-Finney-Hodgeman- Pawnee-Stanton-Grant-Haskell-Gray-Ford-Morton-Stevens-Seward- Meade- Including the cities of Wakeeney, Pfeifer, Hays, Scott City, Scott State Lake, Dighton, Ness City, La Crosse, Syracuse, Lakin, Deerfield, Garden City, Jetmore, Hanston, Larned, Johnson City, Ulysses, Sublette, Satanta, Cimarron, Montezuma, Dodge City, Elkhart, Hugoton, Liberal, Meade, Plains City, and Fowler 1011 PM CDT Sun Oct 11 2020 /911 PM MDT Sun Oct 11 2020/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... Northwest winds continued to decrease in intensity with no additional high wind threat expected through the night. $$ KSZ066-079>081-088>090-120600- /O.CON.KDDC.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-201012T0600Z/ 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, and Kiowa 1011 PM CDT Sun Oct 11 2020 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT MONDAY... * WHAT...Northwest winds 30 to 45 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, south central, southwest and west central Kansas. * WHEN...Until 1 AM CDT /midnight MDT/ Monday. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Sporadic power outages possible. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... The Kansas Department of Health and Environment recommends that you take preventative measures during this blowing dust event...such as staying indoors or wearing protective breathing masks if outside. High dust concentrations can cause respiratory problems...decrease lung activity...aggravate asthma...and lead to potential heart-related problems...especially with children...elderly...or those with pre-existing respiratory conditions. && $$
881 WWUS73 KDDC 120531 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Dodge City KS 1231 AM CDT Mon Oct 12 2020 KSZ066-079>081-088>090-120645- /O.EXP.KDDC.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-201012T0600Z/ Stafford-Edwards-Kiowa-Pratt-Clark-Comanche-Barber- Including the cities of St. John, Stafford, Macksville, Kinsley, Lewis, Greensburg, Haviland, Pratt, Ashland, Minneola, Coldwater, Lake Coldwater, Protection, Medicine Lodge, and Kiowa 1231 AM CDT Mon Oct 12 2020 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING... $$
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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.