Alert archive / Kansas / Freeze Watches in 2021
Freeze Watch 2, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this freeze watch at Apr 18, 2021, 11:43 AM CDT for 27 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Apr 21, 2021, 1:00 AM CDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 18, 2021, 11:43 AM CDT (16:43 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 21, 2021, 1:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 20, 2021, 4:13 AM CDT
- In force
- 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 16:44 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, 4.7 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1646 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 83 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 157 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
838 WWUS73 KDDC 181643 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Dodge City KS 1143 AM CDT Sun Apr 18 2021 KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-191200- /O.NEW.KDDC.FZ.A.0002.210421T0600Z-210421T1500Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FZ.A.0001.210420T0600Z-210420T1500Z/ Trego-Ellis-Scott-Lane-Ness-Rush-Hamilton-Kearny-Finney-Hodgeman- Pawnee-Stafford-Stanton-Grant-Haskell-Gray-Ford-Edwards-Kiowa- Pratt-Morton-Stevens-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, 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 1143 AM CDT Sun Apr 18 2021 /1043 AM MDT Sun Apr 18 2021/ ...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... ...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... * WHAT...For the first Freeze Watch, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 22 possible. For the second Freeze Watch, sub- freezing temperatures as low as 22 possible. * WHERE...Portions of central, south central, southwest and west central Kansas. * WHEN...For the first Freeze Watch, from late Monday night through Tuesday morning. For the second Freeze Watch, 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
831 WWUS73 KDDC 190801 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Dodge City KS 301 AM CDT Mon Apr 19 2021 KSZ030-031-045-046-065-066-192100- /O.CAN.KDDC.FZ.A.0001.210420T0600Z-210420T1500Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FZ.A.0002.210421T0600Z-210421T1500Z/ Trego-Ellis-Ness-Rush-Pawnee-Stafford- Including the cities of Wakeeney, Pfeifer, Hays, Ness City, La Crosse, Larned, St. John, Stafford, and Macksville 301 AM CDT Mon Apr 19 2021 ...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 26 possible. * WHERE...Ness, Rush, Pawnee, Stafford, Ellis and Trego Counties. * WHEN...From late Tuesday night through Wednesday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. Those that have in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above- ground pipes to protect them from freezing. && $$ 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. && $$
281 WWUS73 KDDC 192022 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Dodge City KS 322 PM CDT Mon Apr 19 2021 KSZ043-044-061>064-074>081-084>090-200430- /O.CON.KDDC.FZ.W.0001.210420T0600Z-210420T1500Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FZ.A.0002.210421T0600Z-210421T1500Z/ Scott-Lane-Hamilton-Kearny-Finney-Hodgeman-Stanton-Grant-Haskell- Gray-Ford-Edwards-Kiowa-Pratt-Morton-Stevens-Seward-Meade-Clark- Comanche-Barber- Including the cities of Scott City, Scott State Lake, Dighton, Syracuse, Lakin, Deerfield, Garden City, Jetmore, Hanston, Johnson City, Ulysses, Sublette, Satanta, Cimarron, Montezuma, Dodge City, Kinsley, Lewis, Greensburg, Haviland, Pratt, Elkhart, Hugoton, Liberal, Meade, Plains City, Fowler, Ashland, Minneola, Coldwater, Lake Coldwater, Protection, Medicine Lodge, and Kiowa 322 PM CDT Mon Apr 19 2021 /222 PM MDT Mon Apr 19 2021/ ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ TO 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ TUESDAY... ...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... * WHAT...For the Freeze Warning, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 23 expected. For the Freeze Watch, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 27 possible. * WHERE...Portions of south central, southwest and west central Kansas. * WHEN...For the Freeze Warning, from 1 AM CDT /midnight MDT/ to 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ Tuesday. For the Freeze Watch, from late Tuesday night through Wednesday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. Those that have in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above- ground pipes to protect them from freezing. && $$ 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 18, 4:16 AM CDT | Freeze Watch | DDC | Barber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ellis, Finney and 21 more | 23 hr |
| Apr 18, 2:04 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | DDC | Ellis, Ness, Pawnee, Rush, Stafford, Trego | 43 hr |
Nearby
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.