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High Wind Watch 3, NWS Dodge City, KS

March 16, 20217 counties in Kansas

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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2021-03-16Temperature 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, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2021-03-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 541 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
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

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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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 16, 1:15 AM CDTWinter Storm WatchDDCClark, Comanche, Ford, Grant, Gray, Haskell and 6 more25 hr
Mar 16, 4:02 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryDDCEllis, Rush, Trego7 hr
Mar 16, 3:46 PM CDTBlizzard WarningDDCGrant, Haskell, Meade, Morton, Seward, Stanton and 1 more19 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.