7 high wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Dodge City, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Apr 7, 2:19 AM CST, 6 hours 41 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 319 AM CDT FRI APR 7 2006 .DISCUSSION... DAYS 1-2... MAIN CHALLENGE IS THE WIND FORECAST TODAY AND HOW TO HANDLE IT WITH HEADLINES. EARLY THIS MORNING THE UPPER LOW WAS REALLY WOUND UP ALONG THE CENTRAL KS/NEB BORDER PER WV IMAGERY. 08Z SURFACE OBS SUGGEST 983MB SFC LOW CENTER STACKED BENEATH H5 LOW. THIS CONFIGURATION WILL CONTINUE TO ALLOW FOR A FAIRLY UNIDIRECTIONAL WIND PROFILE TO SUPPORT MECHANICAL MIXING DESPITE THE LACK OF DIRECT INSOLATION WITH CLOUDS AND PRECIP. IN FACT THE MORE MODERATE AREAS OF PRECIPITATION SHOULD ALLOW 40 TO 50KT WINDS TO OCCASIONALLY REACH THE SURFACE IN GUSTS...PARTICULARLY AROUND MIDDAY. WILL GO WITH LIKELY POPS IN THE NORTHERN HALF OF CWA THROUGH MIDDAY WITH CHANCE POPS FARTHER SOUTH. AS SYSTEM WEAKENS/FILLS TODAY THE DEFORMATION PCPN AREA WEST OF THE LOW WILL WEAKEN AS WELL. ALL THE MODELS SHOW H85 ZERO CELSIUS LINE CHARGING SOUTH BY MIDDAY. I DOUBT HOWEVER THERE WILL BE ANY SNOW THIS FAR SOUTH, BUT THERE MAY BE SOME WET FLAKES MIXED IN UP IN THE SCOTT CITY-DIGHTON AREAS BEFORE PCPN ENDS THIS AFTN. ALREADY SNOWING NOW IN SIDNEY NE AT THIS TIME (08Z). REGARDING THE WINDS AND HOW TO HANDLE THEM WITH HEADLINES...WILL GO AHEAD AND HOIST A WARNING FOR MOST OF THE CWA...ON THE BASIS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS SHOULD REACH 40 MPH AT MOST LOCALES FOR AT LEAST A COUPLE HOURS TODAY ANYWHERE FROM 15Z TO LATE THIS AFTERNOON...AND ALSO FOR CONSISTENCY SAKE SINCE GLD...PUB...AMA...OUN WILL HAVE HIGH WIND WARNINGS OUT. IT DOESNT APPEAR TO BE A VERY GUSTY TYPE OF WIND GIVEN THE LACK OF DEEP LAYER MIXING...BUT IN AREAS OF HEAVIER PCPN THERE MAY BE SOME GUSTS OF 55 TO 60 MPH OR SO. TEMPS SHOULD GO NOWHERE TODAY...AND WILL PLAY THAT IN THE GRIDS WITH TEMPS SLOWLY FALLING INTO THE MID 40S IN THE NORTHERN CWA BY MIDDAY AND AFTERNOON. TONIGHT...REMNANT LOW CLOUDS SHOULD STICK AROUND FOR AT LEAST THE FIRST HALF OF THE NIGHT BUT CONTINUED SUBSIDENCE WITH LOW LEVEL RIDGING COMING IN SHOULD HELP CLEAR THINGS OUT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE SATURDAY WITH RECIRCULATED COOL AIR AROUND THE SURFACE HIGH...SO TEMPS SHOULD STRUGGLE TO GET WARM. APRIL SUN SHOULD ALLOW THE AFTERNOON TEMPS TO GET TO 60 THOUGH. UMSCHEID DAYS 3-7... NO MAJOR CHANGES PLANNED IN THE EXTENDED. JUST FEW SMOOTHING AND ISC GRID TWEAKS. THE PATTERNS OF THE ECMWF...GFS...UKMET AND NAM80 ARE ALL STAYING ABOUT THE SAME THROUGH DAY 5. IN THE DAY 6-7 TIME FRAME...THE GFS DIVERGES FROM THE ECMWF 5H PATTERN WITH THE EC KEEPING A LITTLER STRONGER HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN PLAINS THAN THE GFS. THE MENTION OF LOW POPS MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY STILL SEEM WARRANTED AS AN OPEN SHORT WAVE CROSSES QUICKLY FROM SOUTHWEST TO EAST ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... DDC 51 30 60 39 / 50 10 0 0 GCK 49 26 61 41 / 60 10 0 0 EHA 53 28 64 43 / 50 0 0 0 LBL 54 27 64 42 / 40 10 0 0 HYS 53 26 56 38 / 60 20 0 0 P28 58 35 57 40 / 30 20 0 0 && .DDC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CDT /5 PM MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON FOR KSZ030-KSZ031-KSZ043-KSZ044- KSZ045-KSZ046-KSZ061-KSZ062-KSZ063-KSZ064-KSZ065-KSZ074-KSZ075- KSZ076-KSZ077-KSZ078-KSZ079-KSZ080-KSZ084-KSZ085-KSZ086-KSZ087- KSZ088-KSZ089. WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR KSZ066-KSZ081-KSZ090. && FN25/12
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 448 AM CDT FRI APR 7 2006 KSZ030-031-043>046-061>065-074>080-084>089-081000- TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN- PAWNEE-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-MORTON- STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE- 448 AM CDT FRI APR 7 2006 /348 AM MDT FRI APR 7 2006/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS...SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...SOUTHWEST KANSAS AND WEST CENTRAL KANSAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL AFFECT SOUTHWEST KANSAS TODAY. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR EXPECTED SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 55 MPH UNTIL EARLY THIS EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY OR TONIGHT. KSZ066-081-090-081000- STAFFORD-PRATT-BARBER- 448 AM CDT FRI APR 7 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL AFFECT SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS TODAY. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR EXPECTED SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH UNTIL EARLY THIS EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY OR TONIGHT. UMSCHEID
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
7 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
This high wind gust was recorded by the KSN-TV weather lab at the Syracuse High School.
This high wind gust was recorded at the Elkhart airport.
This high wind gust was recorded by the KSN-TV weather lab at the Healy high school
This high wind gust was recorded by the KDOT site near the intersection of Highway 83 and 156 in Garden City
This high wind was recorded by the RAWS site in Cimarron.
This high wind was recorded at the Fort Larned middle school.
ASOS - Medicine Lodge
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5504611, 5504612, 5504705, 5504706, 5504707, 5504708, 5504709.