Another windy day across southwest Kansas as strong low pressure moved into the area.
Every event with a place to put it; 12 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
The episode as NWS DDC wrote it up.
Another windy day across southwest Kansas as strong low pressure moved into the area.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Dodge City, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Mar 24, 2:39 AM CST, 9 hours 16 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 339 AM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009 .DISCUSSION... DAYS 1-2... FORECAST CHALLENGES WILL BE ADVISORY CRITERIA WINDS TODAY AND TEMPERATURES THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE 00Z UA ANALYSIS SHOWED A WRAPPED UP 500 MB LOW OVER NORTHWEST NEBRASKA. A VORT LOBE EXTENDED SOUTHWEST FROM THE LOW INTO ARIZONA. THIS FEATURE WAS ROTATING OUT INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS EARLY THIS MORNING. THERE HAS BEEN A BAND OF SHOWERS OVER SOUTHEAST COLORADO INTO WESTERN KANSAS PERSISTING THROUGH THE NIGHT TIME HOURS. DONT THINK MUCH IF ANY PRECIPITATION IS MAKING IT TO THE GROUND UNDER THESE ECHOES BASED ON OBS UNDER THEM AND CURRENT RADAR TRENDS SHOW THE COVERAGE DECREASING. MODEL SOUNDINGS SHOW MIXING UP TO ABOUT 750-800 MB WITH MOISTURE IN THE MID LEVELS...ESPECIALLY OVER THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE CWA. CURRENT GRIDS HAVE SOME SILENT POPS GOING FOR TODAY SO WILL LEAVE AS IS. THE MODELS SHOW WINDS IN THE MIXED LAYER UP TO 35 KNOTS OVER THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE CWA. MOS GUIDANCE ALSO SHOWS WINDS TOUCHING ADVISORY CRITERIA IN THIS AREA. WILL KEEP THE CURRENT WIND ADVISORY FOR TODAY INTACT. BUMPED UP TODAYS MAX TEMPERATURES A FEW DEGREES OVER THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE AREA GIVEN A SLIGHT DOWNSLOPE COMPONENT TO THE WINDS. MORE CLOUDS IN THE NORTH AS WELL AS A COOLER AIRMASS WILL HINDER THE WARMUP A BIT. ON WEDNESDAY...TEMPERATURES WILL BE A CATEGORY OR SO ABOVE TODAYS HIGH TEMPERATURES BUT APPEAR TO BE COOLER THAN THE GOING FORECAST GIVEN MORE CLOUDS IN ADVANCE OF ANOTHER WAVE THAT WILL BE DIVING INTO THE REGION FROM THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. HAVE BACKED OFF A FEW DEGREES ON HIGH TEMPERATURES FOR WEDNESDAY. DAYS 3-7... THE MAIN FORECAST CHALLENGE IS FRIDAYS STORM. AS WE GET CLOSER TO THE EVENT, THE LATEST MODELS ARE BEGINNING TO DEEPEN THE SYSTEM A LITTLE LATER AND FURTHER EAST THAN IN PREVIOUS RUNS. THE MODELS CRANK OUT DECENT QPF FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY NIGHT AS STRONG ISENTROPIC LIFT DEVELOPS. THE COLUMN WILL BE QUICKLY COOLING SO RAIN WILL GRADUALLY CHANGE TO SNOW FROM WEST TO EAST. A FEW INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE BY 12Z FRIDAY WEST OF DDC. FRIDAYS SNOW TOTALS WILL DEPEND ON EXACTLY HOW FAR EAST THE UPPER SYSTEM IS AND HOW MUCH WRAPAROUND IS PRESENT. IF THE SYSTEM IS FURTHER EAST LIKE THE GFS AND CANADIAN THEN THE HEAVIER SNOW WOULD SHIFT TO THE EASTERN PART OF THE FCST AREA. BOTTOM LINE IS THAT WE STILL DO NOT KNOW IF THIS WILL BE A HEAVY OR LIGHT SNOW EVENT. BUT CONFIDENCE IS FAIRLY HIGH THAT MUCH OF THE FCST AREA WILL RECEIVE AT LEAST A QUARTER OF AN INCH OF PRECIP, WITH RAIN TRANSITIONING TO SNOW. TEMPS WERE LOWERED AGAIN FOR FRI/SAT TIME FRAME. HIGHS COULD BE IN THE 20S FRIDAY AROUND DDC DEPENDING ON AMOUNT OF PRECIP. SATURDAYS MAXES ARE DEPENDANT ON SNOW COVER. && .AVIATION... VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25KTS SUSTAINED BY 16Z AS THE SUN HEATS UP THE LOW LEVELS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... DDC 55 26 60 36 / 0 0 0 0 GCK 54 25 59 33 / 0 0 0 0 EHA 59 30 61 33 / 0 0 0 0 LBL 59 29 62 36 / 0 0 0 0 HYS 48 26 59 32 / 10 10 10 10 P28 60 29 62 39 / 0 0 0 10 && .DDC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TODAY TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-075>081. && FN02/24
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1118 AM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009 KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-251630- TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN- PAWNEE-STAFFORD-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA- PRATT-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER- 1118 AM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009 /1018 AM MDT TUE MAR 24 2009/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL...SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL KANSAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE AT 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON. SOME GUSTS TO OVER 40 MPH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WHICH WILL REDUCED VISIBILIES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES FROM BLOWING DUST. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE NORTH OF A LINE FROM SYRACUSE TO ULYSSES AND PRATT. THE WINDS SHOULD BE DIMINISHING TOWARD SUNSET. IN ADDITION TO THE GUSTY CONDITIONS...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL INTO THE UPPER TEENS AND TWENTIES ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHWEST KANSAS THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL RESULT IN A HEIGHTENED FIRE DANGER. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY A MAJOR EARLY SPRING SNOWSTORM WILL LIKELY IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST KANSAS THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF GULF OF MEXICO MOISTURE WILL BE INVOLVED WITH A VERY DEEP AND MATURE UPPER LOW...WHICH AT THIS TIME APPEARS TO TAKE A TRACK FAVORING THE MOST SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION TO OCCUR ACROSS SOUTHWEST KANSAS. WHILE IT IS UNCERTAIN HOW SEVERE THE IMPACTS WILL BE...THERE IS A GROWING PROBABILITY OF AT LEAST SOME BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IMPACTING PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST KANSAS...ESPECIALLY DURING THE DAY FRIDAY. IT IS NOT TOO EARLY TO BEGIN TAKING NECESSARY PREPARATIONS FOR SEVERE WINTER WEATHER. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO UPDATED FORECAST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS POTENTIALLY SEVERE WINTER WEATHER SITUATION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT. && FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/DDC BURGERT/UMSCHEID/RUSSELL
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1222 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1206 PM NON-TSTM WND GST DODGE CITY 37.76N 100.01W
03/24/2009 M60 MPH FORD KS ASOS
&&
MRUSSELLThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
10 high wind, 2 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A 62 mph wind gust was recorded by the KSN Weather lab at the Syracuse Junior/Senior High School.
A 58 mph wind gust was recorded at the Dodge airport.
A 58 mph wind gust was recorded by the KSN Weather Lab at Linn Elementary school in Dodge City.
A 55 mph wind gust was recorded by the KSN Weather Lab at Bernadine Sitts Intermediate school in Garden City.
A 60 mph wind gust was estimated in Kinsley.
A 60 mph wind gust was estimated in Greensburg.
A 61 mph wind gust was recorded at the Garden City airport.
A 60 mph wind gust was estimated in Jetmore.
A 60 mph wind gust was estimated in Ashland.
A 56 mph wind gust was recorded by the KSN Weather Lab at the Ingalls high school.
A 63 mph wind gust was recorded by the KSN Weatherlab in Syracuse.
A 56 mph wind gust was recorded by the KSN Weather Lab at the Hickok Elementary school in Hickok.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Kansas in 2009Every state in 2009This day in weather historyWarnings in Kansas, March 2009
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: 161541, 161543, 161545, 161546, 161547, 161548, 161549, 161550, 161551, 161554, 161552, 161556.