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Freeze Warning 1, NWS Dodge City, KS

April 19, 202121 counties in Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this freeze warning at Apr 19, 2021, 3:01 AM CDT for 21 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Apr 20, 2021, 1:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 9 hr. 13 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 19, 2021, 3:01 AM CDT (08:01 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 20, 2021, 1:00 AM CDT
Expired
Apr 20, 2021, 10:00 AM CDT
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
All 21 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, Pratt County, KS, Scott County, KS, Seward County, KS, Stanton County, KS, Stevens County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 41 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:59 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 20, 4:05 AM CDTSNOW 13 E Dodge City, KS
Apr 20, 4:17 AM CDTSNOW 1Scott City, KS
Apr 20, 6:00 AM CDTSNOW 4Holcomb, KSREPORT RECEIVED THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA THROUGH KAKE NEWS.
Apr 20, 7:00 AM CDTSNOW 2.5Garden City, KSREPORT RECEIVED THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA.
Apr 20, 7:00 AM CDTSNOW 2.72 N Dodge City, KS
Apr 20, 7:00 AM CDTSNOW 43 Wsw Hanston, KSREPORT WAS RECEIVED THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA VIA KAKE NEWS.
Apr 20, 7:30 AM CDTSNOW 4.68 N Jetmore, KS
Apr 20, 7:38 AM CDTSNOW 4Jetmore, KS
Apr 20, 7:45 AM CDTSNOW 41 E Jetmore, KS
Apr 20, 7:51 AM CDTSNOW 2.33 Nw Dodge City, KS
Apr 20, 7:55 AM CDTSNOW 1.93 E Dodge City, KS
Apr 20, 8:00 AM CDTSNOW 1.7Cimarron, KSREPORT RECEIVED FROM SOCIAL MEDIA.
Apr 20, 8:30 AM CDTSNOW 2Ingalls, KS

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 00:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 48 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 2021-04-19Temperature 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 00:00Z on 2021-04-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 29 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
2597 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
20 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
29 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
69 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

831 
WWUS73 KDDC 190801
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
301 AM CDT Mon Apr 19 2021

KSZ030-031-045-046-065-066-192100-
/O.CAN.KDDC.FZ.A.0001.210420T0600Z-210420T1500Z/
/O.CON.KDDC.FZ.A.0002.210421T0600Z-210421T1500Z/
Trego-Ellis-Ness-Rush-Pawnee-Stafford-
Including the cities of Wakeeney, Pfeifer, Hays, Ness City, 
La Crosse, Larned, St. John, Stafford, and Macksville
301 AM CDT Mon Apr 19 2021

...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...


* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 26 possible.

* WHERE...Ness, Rush, Pawnee, Stafford, Ellis and Trego Counties.

* WHEN...From late Tuesday night through Wednesday morning.

* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other 
  sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor 
  plumbing.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent
freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should
be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. Those that have
in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above-
ground pipes to protect them from freezing.

&&

$$

KSZ043-044-061>064-074>081-084>090-192100-
/O.UPG.KDDC.FZ.A.0001.210420T0600Z-210420T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KDDC.FZ.W.0001.210420T0600Z-210420T1500Z/
/O.CON.KDDC.FZ.A.0002.210421T0600Z-210421T1500Z/
Scott-Lane-Hamilton-Kearny-Finney-Hodgeman-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, 
Syracuse, Lakin, Deerfield, Garden City, Jetmore, Hanston, 
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
301 AM CDT Mon Apr 19 2021 /201 AM MDT Mon Apr 19 2021/

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ TO 10 AM
CDT /9 AM MDT/ TUESDAY...
...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...For the Freeze Warning, sub-freezing temperatures as 
  low as 23 expected. For the Freeze Watch, sub-freezing 
  temperatures as low as 27 possible.

* WHERE...Portions of south central, southwest and west central 
  Kansas.

* WHEN...For the Freeze Warning, from 1 AM CDT /midnight MDT/ to 
  10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ Tuesday. For the Freeze Watch, from late 
  Tuesday night through Wednesday morning.

* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other 
  sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor 
  plumbing.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent
freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should
be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. Those that have
in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above-
ground pipes to protect them from freezing.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
281 
WWUS73 KDDC 192022
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
322 PM CDT Mon Apr 19 2021

KSZ043-044-061>064-074>081-084>090-200430-
/O.CON.KDDC.FZ.W.0001.210420T0600Z-210420T1500Z/
/O.CON.KDDC.FZ.A.0002.210421T0600Z-210421T1500Z/
Scott-Lane-Hamilton-Kearny-Finney-Hodgeman-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, 
Syracuse, Lakin, Deerfield, Garden City, Jetmore, Hanston, 
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
322 PM CDT Mon Apr 19 2021 /222 PM MDT Mon Apr 19 2021/

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/
TO 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ TUESDAY...
...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...For the Freeze Warning, sub-freezing temperatures as 
  low as 23 expected. For the Freeze Watch, sub-freezing 
  temperatures as low as 27 possible.

* WHERE...Portions of south central, southwest and west central 
  Kansas.

* WHEN...For the Freeze Warning, from 1 AM CDT /midnight MDT/ to 
  10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ Tuesday. For the Freeze Watch, from late 
  Tuesday night through Wednesday morning.

* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other 
  sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor 
  plumbing.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent
freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should
be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. Those that have
in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above-
ground pipes to protect them from freezing.

&&

$$

KSZ030-031-045-046-065-066-200430-
/O.CON.KDDC.FZ.A.0002.210421T0600Z-210421T1500Z/
Trego-Ellis-Ness-Rush-Pawnee-Stafford-
Including the cities of Wakeeney, Pfeifer, Hays, Ness City, 
La Crosse, Larned, St. John, Stafford, and Macksville
322 PM CDT Mon Apr 19 2021

...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 26 possible.

* WHERE...Ness, Rush, Pawnee, Stafford, Ellis and Trego Counties.

* WHEN...From late Tuesday night through Wednesday morning.

* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other 
  sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor 
  plumbing.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent
freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should
be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. Those that have
in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above-
ground pipes to protect them from freezing.

&&

$$
541 
WWUS73 KDDC 200913
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
413 AM CDT Tue Apr 20 2021

KSZ043-044-061>064-074>081-084>090-202030-
/O.UPG.KDDC.FZ.A.0002.210421T0600Z-210421T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KDDC.FZ.W.0002.210421T0600Z-210421T1500Z/
/O.CON.KDDC.FZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-210420T1500Z/
Scott-Lane-Hamilton-Kearny-Finney-Hodgeman-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, 
Syracuse, Lakin, Deerfield, Garden City, Jetmore, Hanston, 
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 Tue Apr 20 2021 /313 AM MDT Tue Apr 20 2021/

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/
THIS MORNING...
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ TO 10 AM
CDT /9 AM MDT/ WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...For the first Freeze Warning, sub-freezing temperatures 
  as low as 23. For the second Freeze Warning, sub-freezing 
  temperatures as low as 26 expected.

* WHERE...Portions of south central, southwest and west central 
  Kansas.

* WHEN...For the first Freeze Warning, until 10 AM CDT /9 AM 
  MDT/ this morning. For the second Freeze Warning, from 1 AM 
  CDT /midnight MDT/ to 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other 
  sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor 
  plumbing.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent
freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should
be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. Those that have
in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above-
ground pipes to protect them from freezing.

&&

$$

KSZ030-031-045-046-065-066-202030-
/O.UPG.KDDC.FZ.A.0002.210421T0600Z-210421T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KDDC.FZ.W.0002.210421T0600Z-210421T1500Z/
Trego-Ellis-Ness-Rush-Pawnee-Stafford-
Including the cities of Wakeeney, Pfeifer, Hays, Ness City, 
La Crosse, Larned, St. John, Stafford, and Macksville
413 AM CDT Tue Apr 20 2021

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM CDT WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 24 expected.

* WHERE...Trego, Ellis, Ness, Rush, Pawnee and Stafford Counties.

* WHEN...From 1 AM to 10 AM CDT Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other 
  sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor 
  plumbing.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent
freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should
be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. Those that have
in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above-
ground pipes to protect them from freezing.

&&

$$

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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.