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High Wind Watch 5, NWS Dodge City, KS

October 26, 2021Hamilton County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this high wind watch at Oct 26, 2021, 3:18 AM MDT for Hamilton County, Kansas. It took effect at Oct 26, 2021, 9:00 PM MDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 26, 2021, 3:18 AM MDT (09:18 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 26, 2021, 9:00 PM MDT
Expired
Oct 26, 2021, 2:18 PM MDT
In force
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS

County Hamilton County, KS

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 168 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 00:00Z on 2021-10-26Temperature 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 00:00Z on 2021-10-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 387 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1618 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
46 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
387 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
400 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

381 
WWUS73 KDDC 260918
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
418 AM CDT Tue Oct 26 2021

KSZ061-270730-
/O.NEW.KDDC.HW.A.0005.211027T0300Z-211027T0900Z/
Hamilton-
Including the city of Syracuse
318 AM MDT Tue Oct 26 2021

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...

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

* WHERE...Hamilton County.

* WHEN...From this evening through late tonight.

* IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines.  
  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
321 
WWUS73 KDDC 262018
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
318 PM CDT Tue Oct 26 2021

KSZ061-270430-
/O.UPG.KDDC.HW.A.0005.211027T0300Z-211027T0900Z/
/O.NEW.KDDC.HW.W.0008.211027T0500Z-211027T2200Z/
Hamilton-
Including the city of Syracuse
218 PM MDT Tue Oct 26 2021

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM
MDT WEDNESDAY...

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

* WHERE...Hamilton County.

* WHEN...From 11 PM this evening to 4 PM MDT Wednesday.

* 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...Initial high winds are expected for a few
  hours behind a cold front late this evening. After a lull in
  winds later tonight, high winds will be possible again during
  the day Wednesday.

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.

&&

$$

KSZ074>076-084>086-270430-
/O.NEW.KDDC.HW.W.0008.211027T0500Z-211027T2200Z/
Stanton-Grant-Haskell-Morton-Stevens-Seward-
Including the cities of Johnson City, Ulysses, Sublette, Satanta,
Elkhart, Hugoton, and Liberal
318 PM CDT Tue Oct 26 2021

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 PM CDT
WEDNESDAY...

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

* WHERE...Stanton, Grant, Haskell, Morton, Stevens and Seward 
  Counties.

* WHEN...From midnight tonight to 5 PM CDT Wednesday.

* 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...Initial high winds are expected for a few
  hours behind a cold front late this evening. After a lull in
  winds later tonight, high winds will be possible again during
  the day Wednesday.

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.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 26, 2:18 PM MDTHigh Wind WarningDDCClark, Finney, Ford, Grant, Gray, Hamilton and 9 more26 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.