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High Wind Warning 9, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this high wind warning at May 11, 2022, 12:59 AM CDT for 12 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 4 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
- May 11, 2022, 12:59 AM CDT (05:59 UTC)
- Expired
- May 11, 2022, 5:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
Counties Clark County, KS, Finney County, KS, Ford County, KS, Grant County, KS, Gray County, KS, Haskell County, KS, Hodgeman County, KS, Meade County, KS, Morton County, KS, Seward County, KS, Stanton County, KS, Stevens County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:02 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 1:00 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Sw Dodge City, KS | PORTIONS OF A TIN ROOF ON A SMALL CABIN WERE BLOWN OFF. |
| May 11, 1:00 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 W Dodge City, KS | PART OF THE ROOF ON THE DODGE HOUSE RESTAURANT WAS BLOWN OFF. NUMEROUS TREE LIMBS WERE BLOWN DOWN. |
| May 11, 1:00 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 3 W Bloom, KS | MESONET STATION DW9907 BLOOM. |
| May 11, 1:00 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | 3 Nw Pierceville, KS | ASOS STATION KGCK GARDEN CITY. |
| May 11, 1:01 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 76 | 3 Ene Dodge City, KS | ASOS STATION KDDC DODGE CITY REGIONAL AIRPORT. |
| May 11, 1:15 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 3 W Bloom, KS | MESONET STATION DW9907 BLOOM. |
| May 11, 1:30 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | 3 W Bloom, KS | MESONET STATION DW9907 BLOOM. |
| May 11, 1:55 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 72 | 3 Nw Pierceville, KS | ASOS STATION KGCK GARDEN CITY. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 6.0 hours before the alert went out and 80 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
- 3865 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 5 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 224 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
860 WWUS73 KDDC 110559 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Dodge City KS 1259 AM CDT Wed May 11 2022 KSZ063-064-074>078-084>088-111000- /O.NEW.KDDC.HW.W.0009.220511T0559Z-220511T1000Z/ Finney-Hodgeman-Stanton-Grant-Haskell-Gray-Ford-Morton-Stevens- Seward-Meade-Clark- Including the cities of Garden City, Jetmore, Hanston, Johnson City, Ulysses, Sublette, Satanta, Cimarron, Montezuma, Dodge City, Elkhart, Hugoton, Liberal, Meade, Plains City, Fowler, Ashland, and Minneola 1259 AM CDT Wed May 11 2022 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING... * WHAT...South winds from dying storms in Oklahoma and Texas are producing outflow and downburst winds of 50-65 mph. * WHERE...Portions of southwest Kansas. * WHEN...Until 5 AM CDT early this morning. * 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... The Kansas Department of Health and Environment recommends that you take preventative measures during this blowing dust event...such as staying indoors or wearing protective breathing masks if outside. High dust concentrations can cause respiratory problems...decrease lung activity...aggravate asthma...and lead to potential heart-related problems...especially with children...elderly...or those with pre-existing respiratory conditions. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 7:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark, Meade, Seward | 62 min |
| May 10, 8:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Clark | 38 min |
| May 10, 8:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Clark | 50 min |
| May 10, 9:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Meade, Seward, Stevens | 54 min |
| May 10, 11:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Clark, Ford, Gray, Haskell, Meade, Seward | 39 min |
| May 11, 2:54 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DDC | Finney, Grant, Hamilton, Haskell, Kearny, Morton and 4 more | 30 hr |
| May 11, 6:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Stanton | 58 min |
| May 11, 6:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Morton | 35 min |
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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.