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High Wind Warning 7, NWS Dodge City, KS

May 8, 202118 counties in Kansas

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.

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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 8, 10:52 PM CDTNON-TSTM WND GST 543 Ene Dodge City, KSASOS STATION KDDC DODGE CITY REGIONAL AIRPORT.
May 8, 10:55 PM CDTNON-TSTM WND GST 561 Nne Sublette, KSAWOS STATION K19S 1 NE SUBLETTE.
May 8, 11:54 PM CDTNON-TSTM WND GST 593 Nw Pierceville, KSASOS 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2021-05-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2021-05-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -29 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
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

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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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 8, 5:40 AM CDTRed Flag WarningDDCGrant, Morton, Seward, Stanton, Stevens14 hr
May 8, 4:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCHodgeman33 min
May 8, 5:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCHodgeman, Ness45 min
May 8, 5:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCNess34 min
May 8, 5:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEllis, Ness, Rush46 min
May 8, 5:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCHodgeman23 min
May 8, 6:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEllis, Rush39 min
May 8, 6:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCEllis46 min
May 8, 6:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEllis37 min
May 8, 6:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEllis21 min
May 8, 6:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEllis, Rush41 min

Nearby

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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.