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Heat Advisory 3, NWS Dodge City, KS

August 9, 2021Barber County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this heat advisory at Aug 9, 2021, 1:37 AM CDT for Barber County, Kansas. It took effect at Aug 9, 2021, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 9, 2021, 1:37 AM CDT (06:37 UTC)
In effect from
Aug 9, 2021, 1:00 PM CDT
Expired
Aug 9, 2021, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS

County Barber County, KS

The radar

The Vance AFB radar (KVNX), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:36 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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, 6.6 hours before the alert went out and 123 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 2021-08-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 525 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 2021-08-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 26 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
525 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-135 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2551 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
26 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
60 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.2

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The text

As transmitted.

728 
WWUS73 KDDC 090637
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
137 AM CDT Mon Aug 9 2021

KSZ090-100000-
/O.NEW.KDDC.HT.Y.0003.210809T1800Z-210810T0000Z/
Barber-
Including the cities of Medicine Lodge and Kiowa
137 AM CDT Mon Aug 9 2021

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Heat index values up to 106 expected.

* WHERE...Barber County.

* WHEN...From 1 PM this afternoon to 7 PM CDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat
  illnesses to occur.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out
of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Young
children and pets should never be left unattended in vehicles
under any circumstances.

Take extra precautions if you work or spend time outside. When
possible reschedule strenuous activities to early morning or
evening. Know the signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat
stroke. Wear lightweight and loose fitting clothing when
possible. To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational
Safety and Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent
rest breaks in shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone
overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location.
Heat stroke is an emergency! Call 9 1 1.

&&

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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.