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High Wind Warning 6, NWS Dodge City, KS

November 8, 20204 counties in Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this high wind warning at Nov 8, 2020, 5:23 AM CST for 4 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Nov 8, 2020, 7:00 AM CST. It was in force for 5 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 8, 2020, 5:23 AM CST (11:23 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 8, 2020, 7:00 AM CST
Expired
Nov 8, 2020, 12:00 PM CST
In force
5 hr
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS

Counties Ellis County, KS, Lane County, KS, Scott County, KS, Trego County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:21 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 00:00Z, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 105 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 00:00Z on 2020-11-08Temperature 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°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Dodge City, at 00:00Z on 2020-11-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 122 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
1729 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
20 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
122 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
186 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

672 
WWUS73 KDDC 081123
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
523 AM CST Sun Nov 8 2020

KSZ030-031-043-044-081800-
/O.NEW.KDDC.HW.W.0006.201108T1300Z-201108T1800Z/
Trego-Ellis-Scott-Lane-
Including the cities of Wakeeney, Pfeifer, Hays, Scott City, 
Scott State Lake, and Dighton
523 AM CST Sun Nov 8 2020

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

* WHAT...South winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Trego, Ellis, Scott and Lane Counties.

* WHEN...Until noon CST today.

* 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
140 
WWUS73 KDDC 081741
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
1141 AM CST Sun Nov 8 2020

KSZ030-031-043-044-081845-
/O.EXP.KDDC.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-201108T1800Z/
Trego-Ellis-Scott-Lane-
Including the cities of Wakeeney, Pfeifer, Hays, Scott City, 
Scott State Lake, and Dighton
1141 AM CST Sun Nov 8 2020

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY...

Strong south winds will gradually diminish this afternoon.

$$

Springer

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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.