Localized high winds developed across southwest Kansas as a compact shortwave trough triggered surface cyclogenesis and tightened the pressure gradient across southwest Kansas, primarily during the morning hours on November 29.
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The episode as NWS DDC wrote it up.
Localized high winds developed across southwest Kansas as a compact shortwave trough triggered surface cyclogenesis and tightened the pressure gradient across southwest Kansas, primarily during the morning hours on November 29.
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 Nov 29, 5:10 AM CST, 4 hours 18 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Dodge City KS 510 AM CST Sat Nov 29 2025 .KEY MESSAGES... - Strong northerly winds sustained in the 25-35 mph range gusting to 45-50 mph are anticipated today behind a strong cold front. - Light snow appears probable on Monday, but little to no accumulation is expected. - Below normal temperatures continue through at least Thursday, with no precipitation chances. && .DISCUSSION... Issued at 202 AM CST Sat Nov 29 2025 Early morning water vapor satellite imagery and RAP upper air analysis reveal a compact shortwave trough is currently ejecting from the north-central Rockies into the central plains. At the surface, low pressure has developed near the southwestern tip of KS. Short range guidance is in agreement suggesting the surface low will move east ahead of the ejecting upper wave during the early morning hours Saturday, with a cold front moving through all of southwest KS by 13-14Z. Some light rain, and maybe a few snow flurries, is possible across our northern zones in the wrap-around region of the low, but the main impact with this storm will be the strong northerly winds daytime Saturday. 00Z ECMWF and GFS both indicate a roughly 7-mb surface pressure difference across our area, which will translate to sustained northerly winds in the 25-35 mph range gusting to 45-50 mph, peaking during the late morning through early afternoon hours. These winds will also usher in much cooler air, with most locations failing to break out of the 40s, while the southeast zones at least have a chance. North winds will begin to taper off from west to east after sunset, becoming 5-15 mph by midnight Sunday. Overnight, light winds and partly cloudy skies will allow Sunday morning lows to drop into the teens, with wind chills in the single digits to low teens. Surface high pressure will settle into the High Plains daytime Sunday, supporting northeast winds trending to southeast by mid-afternoon. However, increasing cloud cover ahead of the next upper level shortwave impulse approaching the Four Corners region by 00Z Monday will once again hold temperatures well below normal in the upper 20s to mid 30s. Medium range ensembles agree the shortwave will eject from the Intermountain West/Four Corners region early Monday into the central plains by 00Z Tuesday. Some light precipitation, likely snow, is expected with this system, but total QPF will be minimal as NBM probability of QPF > 0.1" is less than 30% for the majority of our area, and in the 30-40% range for portions of Trego, Ellis, Ness, and Rush counties. Similarly, temperatures on Monday will again be well below normal with daytime highs in the 30s. Tuesday through the end of the period, medium range ensembles agree longwave troughing will remain over the entirety of the CONUS, but any embedded vorticity maxima will stay too far N for impacts across southwest KS outside of a dry cold frontal passage centered around Wednesday morning. Therefore, NBM is forecasting quiet pops (<15%) and continued below normal temperatures through Thursday, followed by a return to near normal temperatures Friday and Saturday. && .AVIATION /12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z SUNDAY/... Issued at 510 AM CST Sat Nov 29 2025 Surface observations across southwest KS show MVFR/IFR cigs are impacting all terminals in the wake of a cold front. As cold advection increases behind the front, cigs should rise/scatter out permitting all terminals to return to VFR by 15-17Z. As this occurs, northerly winds will increase significantly, becoming sustained in the 25-30 kt range gusting to 35-45 kts during the mid-morning through mid-afternoon hours. After sunset, winds will begin to weaken, reaching aob 12 kts by 00-04Z Sunday. && .DDC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && DISCUSSION...Springer AVIATION...Springer
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Dodge City KS 207 AM CST Sat Nov 29 2025 KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-300815- 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- 207 AM CST Sat Nov 29 2025 /107 AM MST Sat Nov 29 2025/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central Kansas, south central Kansas, southwest Kansas, and west central Kansas. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Strong northerly winds sustained in the 25-35 mph range gusting to 45-50 mph will impact southwest KS today behind a cold front. Winds will begin to weaken after sunset. Otherwise, wind chills in the single digits to low teens are anticipated overnight into early Sunday morning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday Wind chills in the single digits to low teens are again expected Sunday night into Monday morning. Light snow is probable daytime Monday, but will carry no impacts as total accumulation will be minimal at best. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed. Springer
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
3 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Personal weather station 2 miles north of Dodge City recorded a 59 mph wind gust. Measurement was similar to nearby ASOS stations, giving validity to the measurement.
ASOS station at KDDC Dodge City Regional Airport measured 59 mph wind gust.
Personal weather station 1 mile north of Macksville measured 58 mph wind gust. Measurement was similar to nearby ASOS stations, giving validity to the measurement.
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: 1298076, 1298077, 1298078.