Alert archive / Kansas / High Wind Warnings in 2021
High Wind Warning 7, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this high wind warning at May 8, 2021, 4:56 PM CDT for 18 counties in Kansas. It took effect at May 8, 2021, 8:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 6 hr. 3 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
- May 8, 2021, 4:56 PM CDT (21:56 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 8, 2021, 8:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- May 9, 2021, 1:34 AM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
Counties Clark 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, Lane County, KS, Meade County, KS, Morton County, KS, Ness County, KS, Scott County, KS, Seward County, KS, Stanton County, KS, Stevens County, KS, Trego County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:00 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 10:52 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 54 | 3 Ene Dodge City, KS | ASOS STATION KDDC DODGE CITY REGIONAL AIRPORT. |
| May 8, 10:55 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | 1 Nne Sublette, KS | AWOS STATION K19S 1 NE SUBLETTE. |
| May 8, 11:54 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 3 Nw Pierceville, KS | ASOS STATION KGCK GARDEN CITY. |
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 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 74 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
- 2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -649 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2080 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 14 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -29 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 52 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
782 WWUS73 KDDC 082156 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Dodge City KS 456 PM CDT Sat May 8 2021 KSZ030-043>045-061>064-074>078-084>088-090600- /O.NEW.KDDC.HW.W.0007.210509T0100Z-210509T0800Z/ Trego-Scott-Lane-Ness-Hamilton-Kearny-Finney-Hodgeman-Stanton- Grant-Haskell-Gray-Ford-Morton-Stevens-Seward-Meade-Clark- Including the cities of Wakeeney, Scott City, Scott State Lake, Dighton, Ness City, Syracuse, Lakin, Deerfield, Garden City, Jetmore, Hanston, Johnson City, Ulysses, Sublette, Satanta, Cimarron, Montezuma, Dodge City, Elkhart, Hugoton, Liberal, Meade, Plains City, Fowler, Ashland, and Minneola 456 PM CDT Sat May 8 2021 /356 PM MDT Sat May 8 2021/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING TO 3 AM CDT /2 AM MDT/ SUNDAY... * WHAT...North winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of southwest and west central Kansas. * WHEN...From 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ this evening to 3 AM CDT /2 AM MDT/ Sunday. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Strong winds behind the cold front may kick up dust leading to periods of reduced visibility in some spots. Elevated showers and thunderstorms could also convectively enhance wind gusts. 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. && $$ SPRINGER
1 follow-up statement
737 WWUS73 KDDC 090634 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Dodge City KS 134 AM CDT Sun May 9 2021 KSZ030-043>045-061>064-074>078-084>088-090745- /O.CAN.KDDC.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-210509T0800Z/ Trego-Scott-Lane-Ness-Hamilton-Kearny-Finney-Hodgeman-Stanton- Grant-Haskell-Gray-Ford-Morton-Stevens-Seward-Meade-Clark- Including the cities of Wakeeney, Scott City, Scott State Lake, Dighton, Ness City, Syracuse, Lakin, Deerfield, Garden City, Jetmore, Hanston, Johnson City, Ulysses, Sublette, Satanta, Cimarron, Montezuma, Dodge City, Elkhart, Hugoton, Liberal, Meade, Plains City, Fowler, Ashland, and Minneola 134 AM CDT Sun May 9 2021 /1234 AM MDT Sun May 9 2021/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 5:40 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DDC | Grant, Morton, Seward, Stanton, Stevens | 14 hr |
| May 8, 4:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Hodgeman | 33 min |
| May 8, 5:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Hodgeman, Ness | 45 min |
| May 8, 5:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ness | 34 min |
| May 8, 5:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis, Ness, Rush | 46 min |
| May 8, 5:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Hodgeman | 23 min |
| May 8, 6:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis, Rush | 39 min |
| May 8, 6:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Ellis | 46 min |
| May 8, 6:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis | 37 min |
| May 8, 6:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis | 21 min |
| May 8, 6:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis, Rush | 41 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.