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High Wind Warning 4, NWS Goodland, KS

May 21, 2008Cheyenne County, Kit Carson County, Yuma County, Colorado

NWS Goodland, KS issued this high wind warning at May 21, 2008, 4:01 PM MDT for Cheyenne County, Kit Carson County, Yuma County, Colorado. It took effect at May 22, 2008, 6:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 12 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 21, 2008, 4:01 PM MDT (22:01 UTC)
In effect from
May 22, 2008, 6:00 AM MDT
Expired
May 22, 2008, 6:00 PM MDT
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Goodland, KS

Counties Cheyenne County, CO, Kit Carson County, CO, Yuma County, CO

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:02 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 22, 2:33 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 584 S Burlington, CO
May 22, 2:40 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 709 Nne Kit Carson, CO
May 22, 2:52 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 604 S Burlington, CO
May 22, 3:00 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 729 Nne Kit Carson, CO
May 22, 4:07 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 604 S Burlington, CO
May 22, 4:22 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 584 S Burlington, CO
May 22, 5:32 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 624 S Burlington, CO
May 22, 5:34 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 60Kirk, CO

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Denver, CO at 12:00Z on 2008-05-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 848 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Denver, CO at 12:00Z on 2008-05-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 89 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
848 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-262 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1951 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
89 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
110 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS73 KGLD 212201
NPWGLD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
401 PM MDT WED MAY 21 2008

...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS TO AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH EARLY THIS 
EVENING AND AGAIN ON THURSDAY...

.SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER EASTERN COLORADO THROUGH
THURSDAY. THIS WILL KEEP A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE AREA
THIS EVENING. THE SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN
ON THURSDAY...AND WILL BE EVEN STRONGER. 

COZ090>092-220615-
/O.NEW.KGLD.HW.W.0004.080522T1200Z-080523T0000Z/
/O.CON.KGLD.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-080522T0200Z/
YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON...
CHEYENNE WELLS
401 PM MDT WED MAY 21 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM MDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM MDT THURSDAY. A
WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE
INTO EARLY THIS EVENING BEFORE DECREASING SLIGHTLY. 

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS MAY AFFECT
TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BE
PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF
VEHICLE CONTROL.

VERY STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP ON THURSDAY. SUSTAINED
WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE
THROUGH THE DAY.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR
IMMINENT WHICH COULD LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE...REDUCED VISIBILITY
IN BLOWING DUST...AND LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. A HIGH WIND
WARNING IS ISSUED FOR SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR
GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE.

$$

KSZ001-013-014-027-028-041-042-220615-
/O.NEW.KGLD.WI.Y.0015.080522T1200Z-080523T0000Z/
/O.CON.KGLD.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-080522T0200Z/
CHEYENNE KS-SHERMAN-THOMAS-WALLACE-LOGAN-GREELEY-WICHITA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. FRANCIS...GOODLAND...COLBY...
SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY...TRIBUNE...LEOTI
401 PM MDT WED MAY 21 2008 /501 PM CDT WED MAY 21 2008/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT /9 PM CDT/ THIS
EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MDT /7 AM CDT/ TO 6 PM MDT
/7 PM CDT/ THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MDT /7 AM CDT/ TO 6 PM
MDT /7 PM CDT/ THURSDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
8 PM MDT /9 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING. 

SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE
INTO EARLY THIS EVENING BEFORE DECREASING SLIGHTLY. 

STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL ONCE AGAIN DEVELOP ON THURSDAY. SOUTH
WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS MAY AFFECT
TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BE
PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF
VEHICLE CONTROL.

$$

KSZ002-003-015-029-NEZ079>081-220200-
/O.CON.KGLD.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-080522T0200Z/
RAWLINS-DECATUR-SHERIDAN-GOVE-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...HOXIE...QUINTER...
BENKELMAN...TRENTON...MCCOOK
401 PM MDT WED MAY 21 2008 /501 PM CDT WED MAY 21 2008/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT /9 PM CDT/ THIS
EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT /9 PM CDT/ THIS
EVENING. 

SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE
INTO EARLY THIS EVENING BEFORE DECREASING SLIGHTLY. 

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS MAY AFFECT
TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BE
PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF
VEHICLE CONTROL.

$$

BULLER
4 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS73 KGLD 220216
NPWGLD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
816 PM MDT WED MAY 21 2008


COZ090>092-221000-
/O.EXP.KGLD.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-080522T0200Z/
/O.CON.KGLD.HW.W.0004.080522T1200Z-080523T0000Z/
YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON...
CHEYENNE WELLS
816 PM MDT WED MAY 21 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM MDT
THURSDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

VERY STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP ON THURSDAY. SUSTAINED
SPEEDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE
THROUGH THE DAY.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR
IMMINENT WHICH COULD LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE...REDUCED VISIBILITY
IN BLOWING DUST...AND LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. A HIGH WIND
WARNING IS ISSUED FOR SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR
GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE.

$$

KSZ001-013-014-027-028-041-042-221000-
/O.EXP.KGLD.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-080522T0200Z/
/O.CON.KGLD.WI.Y.0015.080522T1200Z-080523T0000Z/
CHEYENNE KS-SHERMAN-THOMAS-WALLACE-LOGAN-GREELEY-WICHITA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. FRANCIS...GOODLAND...COLBY...
SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY...TRIBUNE...LEOTI
816 PM MDT WED MAY 21 2008 /916 PM CDT WED MAY 21 2008/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MDT /7 AM CDT/ TO
6 PM MDT /7 PM CDT/ THURSDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP AGAIN ON THURSDAY WITH
SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 55 MPH POSSIBLE.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS MAY AFFECT
TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BE
PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF
VEHICLE CONTROL.

$$

KSZ002-003-015-029-NEZ079>081-220330-
/O.EXP.KGLD.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-080522T0200Z/
RAWLINS-DECATUR-SHERIDAN-GOVE-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...HOXIE...QUINTER...
BENKELMAN...TRENTON...MCCOOK
816 PM MDT WED MAY 21 2008 /916 PM CDT WED MAY 21 2008/

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

SOUTHERLY WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA...HOWEVER
SOUTHERLY WINDS AT 20 TO 25 MPH WILL REMAIN THROUGH THE NIGHT.

$$
000 
WWUS73 KGLD 221001
NPWGLD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
401 AM MDT THU MAY 22 2008

COZ090>092-221800-
/O.CON.KGLD.HW.W.0004.080522T1200Z-080523T0000Z/
YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON...
CHEYENNE WELLS
401 AM MDT THU MAY 22 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

VERY STRONG SOUTH WINDS BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60
MPH WILL DEVELOP TODAY.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR
IMMINENT WHICH COULD LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE...REDUCED VISIBILITY
IN BLOWING DUST...AND LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. A HIGH WIND
WARNING IS ISSUED FOR SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR
GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE.

$$

KSZ001-013-014-027-028-041-042-221800-
/O.CON.KGLD.WI.Y.0015.080522T1200Z-080523T0000Z/
CHEYENNE KS-SHERMAN-THOMAS-WALLACE-LOGAN-GREELEY-WICHITA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. FRANCIS...GOODLAND...COLBY...
SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY...TRIBUNE...LEOTI
401 AM MDT THU MAY 22 2008 /501 AM CDT THU MAY 22 2008/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS
AFTERNOON...

STRONG SOUTH WINDS BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 55 MPH
WILL DEVELOP AGAIN TODAY. 

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS MAY AFFECT
TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BE
PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF
VEHICLE CONTROL.

$$

LOCKHART
000 
WWUS73 KGLD 221414
NPWGLD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
814 AM MDT THU MAY 22 2008

COZ090-230000-
/O.CAN.KGLD.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080523T0000Z/
/O.EXA.KGLD.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-080523T0000Z/
YUMA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY
814 AM MDT THU MAY 22 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. THE
HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH THIS
AFTERNOON.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS MAY AFFECT
TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BE
PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF
VEHICLE CONTROL.

$$

COZ091-092-230000-
/O.CON.KGLD.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080523T0000Z/
KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURLINGTON...CHEYENNE WELLS
814 AM MDT THU MAY 22 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
AFTERNOON. 

SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH
THIS AFTERNOON.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR
IMMINENT WHICH COULD LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE...REDUCED VISIBILITY
IN BLOWING DUST...AND LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. A HIGH WIND
WARNING IS ISSUED FOR SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR
GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE.

$$

KSZ002>004-015-016-029-NEZ079>081-230000-
/O.EXA.KGLD.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-080523T0000Z/
RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-GOVE-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-
RED WILLOW-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...NORTON...HOXIE...
HILL CITY...QUINTER...BENKELMAN...TRENTON...MCCOOK
814 AM MDT THU MAY 22 2008 /914 AM CDT THU MAY 22 2008/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS
AFTERNOON. 

SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH THIS
AFTERNOON.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS MAY AFFECT
TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BE
PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF
VEHICLE CONTROL.

$$

KSZ001-013-014-027-028-041-042-230000-
/O.CON.KGLD.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-080523T0000Z/
CHEYENNE KS-SHERMAN-THOMAS-WALLACE-LOGAN-GREELEY-WICHITA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. FRANCIS...GOODLAND...COLBY...
SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY...TRIBUNE...LEOTI
814 AM MDT THU MAY 22 2008 /914 AM CDT THU MAY 22 2008/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS
AFTERNOON. 

SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH THIS
AFTERNOON.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS MAY AFFECT
TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BE
PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF
VEHICLE CONTROL.

$$
000 
WWUS73 KGLD 230009
NPWGLD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
609 PM MDT THU MAY 22 2008

COZ091-092-230600-
/O.EXP.KGLD.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080523T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KGLD.HW.W.0005.080523T0009Z-080523T0600Z/
KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURLINGTON...CHEYENNE WELLS
609 PM MDT THU MAY 22 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT...
...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. THE HIGH
WIND WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

SOUTH WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE WARNING
AREA. GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME. THESE
VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST...ESPECIALLY
NEAR OPEN FIELDS AND IN LOCATIONS THAT HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY RAIN
RECENTLY. AT TIMES...THE BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE THE VISIBILITY
TO BELOW A MILE. IN FACT...THE VISIBILITY HAS BEEN REDUCED TO
BELOW A MILE AT TIMES IN THE BURLINGTON AREA. MOTORISTS IN THE
AREA...ESPECIALLY THOSE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 70 SHOULD EXPECT TO
HAVE SUDDEN REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR
IMMINENT WHICH COULD LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE...REDUCED VISIBILITY
IN BLOWING DUST...AND LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. A HIGH WIND
WARNING IS ISSUED FOR SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR
GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE.

$$

COZ090-KSZ013-027-028-041-042-230600-
/O.EXP.KGLD.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-080523T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KGLD.HW.W.0005.080523T0009Z-080523T0600Z/
YUMA-SHERMAN-WALLACE-LOGAN-GREELEY-WICHITA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...GOODLAND...
SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY...TRIBUNE...LEOTI
609 PM MDT THU MAY 22 2008 /709 PM CDT THU MAY 22 2008/

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT /1 AM CDT/
TONIGHT...
...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT /1 AM CDT/
TONIGHT. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

SOUTH WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS THE
WARNING AREA. GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THIS
TIME. THESE VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CAUS AREAS OF BLOWING
DUST...ESPECIALLY NEAR OPEN FIELDS AND IN LOCATIONS THAT HAVE NOT
RECEIVED ANY RAIN RECENTLY. AT TIMES...THE BLOWING DUST WILL
REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO BELOW A MILE. IN FACT...THE VISIBILITY
HAS BEEN REDUCED TO BELOW A MILE AT TIMES IN THE BURLINGTON AREA.
MOTORISTS IN THE AREA...ESPECIALLY THOSE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 70
SHOULD EXPECT TO HAVE SUDDEN REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR
IMMINENT WHICH COULD LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE...REDUCED VISIBILITY
IN BLOWING DUST...AND LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. A HIGH WIND
WARNING IS ISSUED FOR SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR
GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE.

$$

KSZ001>004-014>016-029-NEZ079>081-230115-
/O.EXP.KGLD.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-080523T0000Z/
CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-GOVE-
DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...
NORTON...COLBY...HOXIE...HILL CITY...QUINTER...BENKELMAN...
TRENTON...MCCOOK
609 PM MDT THU MAY 22 2008 /709 PM CDT THU MAY 22 2008/

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

WINDS ARE NO LONGER REACHING ADVISORY CRITERIA. THEREFORE THE
ADVISORY WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$

BULLER

The office that day

Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 21, 3:30 AM MDTFire Weather WatchGLDCheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma12 hr
May 21, 3:01 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDKit Carson, Yuma44 min
May 21, 3:35 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDKit Carson, Yuma40 min
May 21, 3:49 PM MDTRed Flag WarningGLDCheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma29 hr
May 21, 4:01 PM MDTWind AdvisoryGLDYuma26 hr
May 21, 4:10 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDYuma65 min
May 21, 4:42 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDCheyenne39 min
May 21, 5:13 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDYuma37 min
May 21, 5:42 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDKit Carson, Yuma19 min

Nearby

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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.