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High Wind Warning 3, NWS Dodge City, KS

February 22, 2023Morton County, Stevens County, Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this high wind warning at Feb 22, 2023, 12:32 AM CST for Morton County, Stevens County, Kansas. It took effect at Feb 22, 2023, 1:00 PM CST. It was in force for . No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 22, 2023, 12:32 AM CST (06:32 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 22, 2023, 1:00 PM CST
Expired
Feb 22, 2023, 8:08 AM CST
In force
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS

Counties Morton County, KS, Stevens County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 154 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:34 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 00:00Z, 6.5 hours before the alert went out and 160 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 2023-02-22Temperature 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 2023-02-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 201 square meters per square second.1939587897117136156Sfc1 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
3150 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
60 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
201 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
163 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

750 
WWUS73 KDDC 220632
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
1232 AM CST Wed Feb 22 2023

KSZ084-085-230000-
/O.UPG.KDDC.HW.A.0002.230222T1900Z-230223T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KDDC.HW.W.0003.230222T1900Z-230223T0200Z/
Morton-Stevens-
Including the cities of Elkhart and Hugoton
1232 AM CST Wed Feb 22 2023

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM
CST THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 70 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Morton and Stevens Counties.

* WHEN...From 1 PM this afternoon to 8 PM CST this evening.

* IMPACTS...Damaging winds may blow down trees and power lines.
  Some power outages are possible. Travel will be difficult, 
  especially for high profile vehicles.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Given the ongoing drought, widespread 
  blowing dust is expected where winds materialize, significantly 
  reducing visibility. 

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.

&&

$$

Turner
1 follow-up statement
219 
WWUS73 KDDC 221408
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
808 AM CST Wed Feb 22 2023

KSZ084-085-221515-
/O.CAN.KDDC.HW.W.0003.230222T1900Z-230223T0200Z/
Morton-Stevens-
Including the cities of Elkhart and Hugoton
808 AM CST Wed Feb 22 2023

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

The arctic front is expected to remain south of Morton and Stevens
County this afternoon through early evening, and winds in the 
colder air behind the front will not be nearly as strong as ahead 
of the front, so the High Wind Warning is cancelled.

$$

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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.