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High Wind Warning 6, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this high wind warning at Apr 7, 2021, 3:59 AM CDT for 10 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Apr 7, 2021, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 9 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 7, 2021, 3:59 AM CDT (08:59 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 7, 2021, 10:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 7, 2021, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
Counties Grant County, KS, Hamilton County, KS, Kearny County, KS, Lane County, KS, Morton County, KS, Ness County, KS, Scott County, KS, Stanton County, KS, Stevens County, KS, Trego County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 104 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
- 71 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -135 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3516 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 70 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 234 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
421 WWUS73 KDDC 070859 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Dodge City KS 359 AM CDT Wed Apr 7 2021 KSZ061-074-075-084-085-072300- /O.NEW.KDDC.HW.W.0006.210407T1500Z-210407T2300Z/ Hamilton-Stanton-Grant-Morton-Stevens- Including the cities of Syracuse, Johnson City, Ulysses, Elkhart, and Hugoton 359 AM CDT Wed Apr 7 2021 /259 AM MDT Wed Apr 7 2021/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CDT /5 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Northwest winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected. * WHERE...Hamilton, Stanton, Grant, Morton and Stevens Counties. * WHEN...From 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ this morning to 6 PM CDT /5 PM MDT/ this evening. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... People should avoid being outside in forested areas and around trees and branches. If possible, remain in the lower levels of your home during the windstorm, and avoid windows. Use caution if you must drive. && $$
2 follow-up statements
565 WWUS73 KDDC 071727 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Dodge City KS 1227 PM CDT Wed Apr 7 2021 KSZ030-043>045-062-080000- /O.EXB.KDDC.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-210408T0000Z/ Trego-Scott-Lane-Ness-Kearny- Including the cities of Wakeeney, Scott City, Scott State Lake, Dighton, Ness City, Lakin, and Deerfield 1227 PM CDT Wed Apr 7 2021 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Northwest winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts 50 to 60 mph. * WHERE...Trego, Scott, Lane, Ness and Kearny Counties. * WHEN...Until 7 PM CDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... People should avoid being outside in forested areas and around trees and branches. If possible, remain in the lower levels of your home during the windstorm, and avoid windows. Use caution if you must drive. && $$ KSZ061-074-075-084-085-080000- /O.EXT.KDDC.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-210408T0000Z/ Hamilton-Stanton-Grant-Morton-Stevens- Including the cities of Syracuse, Johnson City, Ulysses, Elkhart, and Hugoton 1227 PM CDT Wed Apr 7 2021 /1127 AM MDT Wed Apr 7 2021/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Northwest winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts 50 to 60 mph expected. * WHERE...Hamilton, Stanton, Grant, Morton and Stevens Counties. * WHEN...Until 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ this evening. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... People should avoid being outside in forested areas and around trees and branches. If possible, remain in the lower levels of your home during the windstorm, and avoid windows. Use caution if you must drive. && $$
641 WWUS73 KDDC 072356 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Dodge City KS 656 PM CDT Wed Apr 7 2021 KSZ030-043>045-061-062-074-075-084-085-080100- /O.EXP.KDDC.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-210408T0000Z/ Trego-Scott-Lane-Ness-Hamilton-Kearny-Stanton-Grant-Morton- Stevens- Including the cities of Wakeeney, Scott City, Scott State Lake, Dighton, Ness City, Syracuse, Lakin, Deerfield, Johnson City, Ulysses, Elkhart, and Hugoton 656 PM CDT Wed Apr 7 2021 /556 PM MDT Wed Apr 7 2021/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... The High Wind Warning will expire at 7 pm cdt. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 7:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Pawnee, Rush | 49 min |
| Apr 6, 7:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Rush | 59 min |
| Apr 6, 8:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Pawnee, Stafford | 60 min |
| Apr 6, 9:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Pawnee, Stafford | 36 min |
| Apr 6, 10:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Kiowa, Pratt, Stafford | 46 min |
| Apr 6, 11:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Barber, Pratt | 54 min |
| Apr 6, 11:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Barber | 55 min |
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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.