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High Wind Watch 3, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this high wind watch at Mar 16, 2021, 3:46 PM CDT for 7 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Mar 17, 2021, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 16, 2021, 3:46 PM CDT (20:46 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 17, 2021, 7:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 17, 2021, 2:51 AM CDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
Counties Barber County, KS, Edwards County, KS, Finney County, KS, Hodgeman County, KS, Pawnee County, KS, Pratt County, KS, Stafford County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:52 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 12:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 51 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1568 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 62 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 541 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 534 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
890 WWUS73 KDDC 162046 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Dodge City KS 346 PM CDT Tue Mar 16 2021 KSZ063>066-079-081-090-171015- /O.NEW.KDDC.HW.A.0003.210317T1200Z-210318T0000Z/ Finney-Hodgeman-Pawnee-Stafford-Edwards-Pratt-Barber- Including the cities of Garden City, Jetmore, Hanston, Larned, St. John, Stafford, Macksville, Kinsley, Lewis, Pratt, Medicine Lodge, and Kiowa 346 PM CDT Tue Mar 16 2021 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... * WHAT...North winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph possible. * WHERE...Finney, Hodgeman, Pawnee, Stafford, Edwards, Pratt and Barber Counties. * WHEN...From Wednesday morning through Wednesday evening. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are possible. Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Monitor the latest forecasts and warnings for updates on this situation. Fasten loose objects or shelter objects in a safe location prior to the onset of winds. && $$
1 follow-up statement
629 WWUS73 KDDC 170751 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Dodge City KS 251 AM CDT Wed Mar 17 2021 KSZ063-171600- /O.UPG.KDDC.HW.A.0003.210317T1200Z-210318T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.HW.W.0003.210317T1200Z-210317T1800Z/ Finney- Including the city of Garden City 251 AM CDT Wed Mar 17 2021 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...North winds 35 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected. * WHERE...Finney County. * WHEN...From 7 AM this morning to 1 PM CDT this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... People should avoid being outside in forested areas and around trees and branches. If possible, remain in the lower levels of your home during the windstorm, and avoid windows. Use caution if you must drive. && $$ KSZ064>066-079-081-090-171600- /O.UPG.KDDC.HW.A.0003.210317T1200Z-210318T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.HW.W.0003.210317T1200Z-210318T0000Z/ Hodgeman-Pawnee-Stafford-Edwards-Pratt-Barber- Including the cities of Jetmore, Hanston, Larned, St. John, Stafford, Macksville, Kinsley, Lewis, Pratt, Medicine Lodge, and Kiowa 251 AM CDT Wed Mar 17 2021 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...North winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected. * WHERE...Hodgeman, Pawnee, Stafford, Edwards, Pratt and Barber Counties. * WHEN...From 7 AM this morning to 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. && $$ KSZ077-078-080-087>089-171600- /O.NEW.KDDC.HW.W.0003.210317T1200Z-210318T0000Z/ Gray-Ford-Kiowa-Meade-Clark-Comanche- Including the cities of Cimarron, Montezuma, Dodge City, Greensburg, Haviland, Meade, Plains City, Fowler, Ashland, Minneola, Coldwater, Lake Coldwater, and Protection 251 AM CDT Wed Mar 17 2021 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...North winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected. * WHERE...Gray, Ford, Kiowa, Meade, Clark and Comanche Counties. * WHEN...From 7 AM this morning to 7 PM CDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... People should avoid being outside in forested areas and around trees and branches. If possible, remain in the lower levels of your home during the windstorm, and avoid windows. Use caution if you must drive. && $$ KSZ075-076-085-086-171600- /O.NEW.KDDC.HW.W.0003.210317T1200Z-210317T1800Z/ Grant-Haskell-Stevens-Seward- Including the cities of Ulysses, Sublette, Satanta, Hugoton, and Liberal 251 AM CDT Wed Mar 17 2021 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...North winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected. * WHERE...Grant, Haskell, Stevens and Seward Counties. * WHEN...From 7 AM this morning to 1 PM CDT this afternoon. * 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
The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 1:15 AM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | DDC | Clark, Comanche, Ford, Grant, Gray, Haskell and 6 more | 25 hr |
| Mar 16, 4:02 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DDC | Ellis, Rush, Trego | 7 hr |
| Mar 16, 3:46 PM CDT | Blizzard Warning | DDC | Grant, Haskell, Meade, Morton, Seward, Stanton and 1 more | 19 hr |
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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.