Alert archive / Kansas / Freeze Warnings in 2021
Freeze Warning 1, NWS Dodge City, KS
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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 20, 4:05 AM CDT | SNOW 1 | 3 E Dodge City, KS | |
| Apr 20, 4:17 AM CDT | SNOW 1 | Scott City, KS | |
| Apr 20, 6:00 AM CDT | SNOW 4 | Holcomb, KS | REPORT RECEIVED THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA THROUGH KAKE NEWS. |
| Apr 20, 7:00 AM CDT | SNOW 2.5 | Garden City, KS | REPORT RECEIVED THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA. |
| Apr 20, 7:00 AM CDT | SNOW 2.7 | 2 N Dodge City, KS | |
| Apr 20, 7:00 AM CDT | SNOW 4 | 3 Wsw Hanston, KS | REPORT WAS RECEIVED THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA VIA KAKE NEWS. |
| Apr 20, 7:30 AM CDT | SNOW 4.6 | 8 N Jetmore, KS | |
| Apr 20, 7:38 AM CDT | SNOW 4 | Jetmore, KS | |
| Apr 20, 7:45 AM CDT | SNOW 4 | 1 E Jetmore, KS | |
| Apr 20, 7:51 AM CDT | SNOW 2.3 | 3 Nw Dodge City, KS | |
| Apr 20, 7:55 AM CDT | SNOW 1.9 | 3 E Dodge City, KS | |
| Apr 20, 8:00 AM CDT | SNOW 1.7 | Cimarron, KS | REPORT RECEIVED FROM SOCIAL MEDIA. |
| Apr 20, 8:30 AM CDT | SNOW 2 | Ingalls, 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.
- 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
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.