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High Wind Warning 9, NWS Dodge City, KS

October 28, 202127 counties in Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this high wind warning at Oct 28, 2021, 2:31 AM CDT for 27 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Oct 28, 2021, 9:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 10 hr. 8 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
Oct 28, 2021, 2:31 AM CDT (07:31 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 28, 2021, 9:00 AM CDT
Expired
Oct 28, 2021, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
All 27 counties

Barber County, KS, Clark County, KS, Comanche County, KS, Edwards County, KS, Ellis 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, Kiowa County, KS, Lane County, KS, Meade County, KS, Morton County, KS, Ness County, KS, Pawnee County, KS, Pratt County, KS, Rush County, KS, Scott County, KS, Seward County, KS, Stafford County, KS, Stanton County, KS, Stevens County, KS, Trego County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 22 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:34 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
Oct 28, 11:15 AM CDTNON-TSTM WND GST 581 Ese Scott State Lake, KSMESONET STATION K5SCT 1 ESE SCOTT STATE LAKE.
Oct 28, 11:15 AM CDTNON-TSTM WND GST 611 Ene Garden City, KSMESONET STATION KS010 US-50 @ K-156 BRIDGE GARDEN CITY.
Oct 28, 12:50 PM CDTNON-TSTM WND GST 641 Ese Scott State Lake, KSMESONET STATION K5SCT 1 ESE SCOTT STATE LAKE.
Oct 28, 12:56 PM CDTNON-TSTM WND GST 582 E Medicine Lodge, KSASOS STATION KP28 MEDICINE LODGE.
Oct 28, 1:05 PM CDTNON-TSTM WND GST 5812 N Jetmore, KSMESONET STATION K5NES US-283 @ PAWNEE R. NESS.
Oct 28, 2:00 PM CDTNON-TSTM WND GST 583 W Bloom, KSMESONET STATION DW9907 BLOOM.
Oct 28, 2:25 PM CDTNON-TSTM WND GST 581 Ese Scott State Lake, KSMESONET STATION K5SCT 1 ESE SCOTT STATE LAKE.
Oct 28, 2:56 PM CDTNON-TSTM WND GST 592 E Medicine Lodge, KSASOS STATION KP28 MEDICINE LODGE.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 00:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 320 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, Amarillo Airport, TX at 00:00Z on 2021-10-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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, Amarillo Airport, TX at 00:00Z on 2021-10-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 77 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2906 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
76 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
77 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
153 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

024 
WWUS73 KDDC 280731
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
231 AM CDT Thu Oct 28 2021

KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-281545-
/O.NEW.KDDC.HW.W.0009.211028T1400Z-211029T0000Z/
Trego-Ellis-Scott-Lane-Ness-Rush-Hamilton-Kearny-Finney-Hodgeman-
Pawnee-Stafford-Stanton-Grant-Haskell-Gray-Ford-Edwards-Kiowa-
Pratt-Morton-Stevens-Seward-Meade-Clark-Comanche-Barber-
Including the cities of Wakeeney, Pfeifer, Hays, Scott City, 
Scott State Lake, Dighton, Ness City, La Crosse, Syracuse, Lakin,
Deerfield, Garden City, Jetmore, Hanston, Larned, St. John, 
Stafford, Macksville, Johnson City, Ulysses, Sublette, Satanta, 
Cimarron, Montezuma, Dodge City, Kinsley, Lewis, Greensburg, 
Haviland, Pratt, Elkhart, Hugoton, Liberal, Meade, Plains City, 
Fowler, Ashland, Minneola, Coldwater, Lake Coldwater, Protection,
Medicine Lodge, and Kiowa
231 AM CDT Thu Oct 28 2021 /131 AM MDT Thu Oct 28 2021/

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CDT /8 AM MDT/ THIS
MORNING TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...North winds 35 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Portions of central, south central, southwest and west 
  central Kansas.

* WHEN...From 9 AM CDT /8 AM MDT/ this morning to 7 PM CDT /6 PM 
  MDT/ this evening.

* IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines.
  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
924 
WWUS73 KDDC 281530
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
1030 AM CDT Thu Oct 28 2021

KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-290000-
/O.CON.KDDC.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-211029T0000Z/
Trego-Ellis-Scott-Lane-Ness-Rush-Hamilton-Kearny-Finney-Hodgeman-
Pawnee-Stafford-Stanton-Grant-Haskell-Gray-Ford-Edwards-Kiowa-
Pratt-Morton-Stevens-Seward-Meade-Clark-Comanche-Barber-
Including the cities of Wakeeney, Pfeifer, Hays, Scott City, 
Scott State Lake, Dighton, Ness City, La Crosse, Syracuse, Lakin,
Deerfield, Garden City, Jetmore, Hanston, Larned, St. John, 
Stafford, Macksville, Johnson City, Ulysses, Sublette, Satanta, 
Cimarron, Montezuma, Dodge City, Kinsley, Lewis, Greensburg, 
Haviland, Pratt, Elkhart, Hugoton, Liberal, Meade, Plains City, 
Fowler, Ashland, Minneola, Coldwater, Lake Coldwater, Protection,
Medicine Lodge, and Kiowa
1030 AM CDT Thu Oct 28 2021 /930 AM MDT Thu Oct 28 2021/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/
THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...North winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph.

* WHERE...Portions of central, south central, southwest and west 
  central Kansas.

* 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.

&&

$$

Springer
336 
WWUS73 KDDC 282349
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
649 PM CDT Thu Oct 28 2021

KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-290100-
/O.EXP.KDDC.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-211029T0000Z/
Trego-Ellis-Scott-Lane-Ness-Rush-Hamilton-Kearny-Finney-Hodgeman-
Pawnee-Stafford-Stanton-Grant-Haskell-Gray-Ford-Edwards-Kiowa-
Pratt-Morton-Stevens-Seward-Meade-Clark-Comanche-Barber-
Including the cities of Wakeeney, Pfeifer, Hays, Scott City, 
Scott State Lake, Dighton, Ness City, La Crosse, Syracuse, Lakin,
Deerfield, Garden City, Jetmore, Hanston, Larned, St. John, 
Stafford, Macksville, Johnson City, Ulysses, Sublette, Satanta, 
Cimarron, Montezuma, Dodge City, Kinsley, Lewis, Greensburg, 
Haviland, Pratt, Elkhart, Hugoton, Liberal, Meade, Plains City, 
Fowler, Ashland, Minneola, Coldwater, Lake Coldwater, Protection,
Medicine Lodge, and Kiowa
649 PM CDT Thu Oct 28 2021 /549 PM MDT Thu Oct 28 2021/

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING...

High winds will continue to rapidly decrease after 7 PM with the
setting sun.

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 28, 7:54 AM CDTRed Flag WarningDDCGrant, Hamilton, Haskell, Kearny, Meade, Morton and 3 more11 hr

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.