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Heat Advisory 4, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this heat advisory at Aug 10, 2021, 12:20 AM CDT for 8 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Aug 10, 2021, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 10, 2021, 12:20 AM CDT (05:20 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 10, 2021, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Aug 10, 2021, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
Counties Barber County, KS, Clark County, KS, Comanche County, KS, Edwards County, KS, Kiowa County, KS, Pawnee County, KS, Pratt County, KS, Stafford County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:21 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, 5.3 hours before the alert went out and 69 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
- 2462 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -76 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2392 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 18 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 178 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 6.5
The text
As transmitted.
345 WWUS73 KDDC 100520 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Dodge City KS 1220 AM CDT Tue Aug 10 2021 KSZ090-110000- /O.NEW.KDDC.HT.Y.0004.210810T1800Z-210811T0000Z/ Barber- Including the cities of Medicine Lodge and Kiowa 1220 AM CDT Tue Aug 10 2021 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Heat index values up to 107 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. && $$ Turner
2 follow-up statements
487 WWUS73 KDDC 101410 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Dodge City KS 910 AM CDT Tue Aug 10 2021 KSZ065-066-079>081-088-089-102215- /O.EXA.KDDC.HT.Y.0004.210810T1800Z-210811T0000Z/ Pawnee-Stafford-Edwards-Kiowa-Pratt-Clark-Comanche- Including the cities of Larned, St. John, Stafford, Macksville, Kinsley, Lewis, Greensburg, Haviland, Pratt, Ashland, Minneola, Coldwater, Lake Coldwater, and Protection 910 AM CDT Tue Aug 10 2021 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Heat index values around 105 expected. * WHERE...Pawnee, Stafford, Edwards, Kiowa, Pratt, Clark and Comanche Counties. * WHEN...From 1 PM this afternoon to 7 PM CDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses to occur. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Young children and pets should never be left unattended in vehicles under any circumstances. Take extra precautions if you work or spend time outside. When possible reschedule strenuous activities to early morning or evening. Know the signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat stroke. Wear lightweight and loose fitting clothing when possible. To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent rest breaks in shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location. Heat stroke is an emergency! Call 9 1 1. && $$ KSZ090-102215- /O.CON.KDDC.HT.Y.0004.210810T1800Z-210811T0000Z/ Barber- Including the cities of Medicine Lodge and Kiowa 910 AM CDT Tue Aug 10 2021 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Heat index values up to 107 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. && $$
915 WWUS73 KDDC 102351 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Dodge City KS 651 PM CDT Tue Aug 10 2021 KSZ065-066-079>081-088>090-110100- /O.EXP.KDDC.HT.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-210811T0000Z/ Pawnee-Stafford-Edwards-Kiowa-Pratt-Clark-Comanche-Barber- Including the cities of Larned, St. John, Stafford, Macksville, Kinsley, Lewis, Greensburg, Haviland, Pratt, Ashland, Minneola, Coldwater, Lake Coldwater, Protection, Medicine Lodge, and Kiowa 651 PM CDT Tue Aug 10 2021 ...HEAT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... Temperatures have cooled off early this Tuesday evening with heat index values below warning levels. Thus the excessive heat warning will be allowed to expire at 7 pm. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 4:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ford | 31 min |
| Aug 10, 4:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ford | 39 min |
| Aug 10, 4:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ford, Hodgeman | 48 min |
| Aug 10, 5:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark, Ford | 41 min |
| Aug 10, 5:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Meade | 33 min |
| Aug 10, 5:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ford | 30 min |
| Aug 10, 5:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark, Ford, Meade | 48 min |
| Aug 10, 5:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Rush | 27 min |
| Aug 10, 5:58 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | DDC | Ford | 2 hr |
| Aug 10, 6:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Rush | 25 min |
| Aug 10, 6:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis, Rush | 37 min |
| Aug 10, 6:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark, Ford, Meade | 47 min |
| Aug 10, 6:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ford, Gray | 50 min |
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.