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High Wind Watch 5, NWS Dodge City, KS
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.
- 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
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 26, 2:18 PM MDT | High Wind Warning | DDC | Clark, Finney, Ford, Grant, Gray, Hamilton and 9 more | 26 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.