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High Wind Warning 1, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this high wind warning at Apr 3, 2011, 11:17 AM CDT for 9 counties in Kansas; Cheyenne County, Kit Carson County, Colorado. It took effect at Apr 3, 2011, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 8 hr. 2 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
- Apr 3, 2011, 11:17 AM CDT (16:17 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 3, 2011, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 3, 2011, 9:07 PM CDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
Counties Cheyenne County, CO, Kit Carson County, CO, Gove County, KS, Graham County, KS, Greeley County, KS, Logan County, KS, Sheridan County, KS, Sherman County, KS, Thomas County, KS, Wallace County, KS, Wichita County, KS
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:18 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 4:35 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | Ene Goodland, KS | |
| Apr 3, 4:53 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 57 | 12 N Goodland, KS |
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, 4.3 hours before the alert went out and 187 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2904 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 250 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 213 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
362 WWUS73 KGLD 031617 NPWGLD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 1017 AM MDT SUN APR 3 2011 ...VERY STRONG WINDS EXPECTED FROM MID DAY THROUGH THE EVENING... .WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AND TURN NORTH BY MID DAY AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES SOUTH OF THE AREA. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PUSH THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE DECREASING BY LATE EVENING. COZ091-KSZ013>016-040030- /O.UPG.KGLD.WI.Y.0009.110403T2100Z-110404T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KGLD.HW.W.0001.110403T1800Z-110404T0600Z/ KIT CARSON-SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURLINGTON...GOODLAND...COLBY...HOXIE... HILL CITY 1017 AM MDT SUN APR 3 2011 /1117 AM CDT SUN APR 3 2011/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT /1 AM CDT/ TONIGHT... 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. * TIMING/DURATION...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND REACH WARNING CRITERIA BY LATE AFTERNOON. VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS...DECREASING TO BELOW WARNING CRITERIA THROUGH THE LATE EVENING HOURS. * PEAK WINDS...NORTH WINDS OF 40 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ COZ092-KSZ027>029-041-042-040030- /O.UPG.KGLD.WI.Y.0009.110403T1800Z-110404T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KGLD.HW.W.0001.110403T1800Z-110404T0600Z/ CHEYENNE CO-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEYENNE WELLS...SHARON SPRINGS... OAKLEY...QUINTER...TRIBUNE...LEOTI 1017 AM MDT SUN APR 3 2011 /1117 AM CDT SUN APR 3 2011/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT /1 AM CDT/ TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT /1 AM CDT/ TONIGHT. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING/DURATION...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND REACH WARNING CRITERIA BY LATE AFTERNOON. VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS...DECREASING TO BELOW WARNING CRITERIA THROUGH THE LATE EVENING HOURS. * PEAK WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR IMMINENT WHICH COULD LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE...REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST...AND LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED FOR SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE. && $$ COZ090-KSZ001>004-NEZ079>081-040030- /O.EXT.KGLD.WI.Y.0009.110403T1800Z-110404T0600Z/ YUMA-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK- RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD... OBERLIN...NORTON...BENKELMAN...TRENTON...MCCOOK 1017 AM MDT SUN APR 3 2011 /1117 AM CDT SUN APR 3 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT /1 AM CDT/ TONIGHT... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT /1 AM CDT/ TONIGHT. * TIMING/DURATION...WEST WINDS WILL TURN NORTH TODAY AS A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE REGION. NORTH WINDS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT WILL INCREASE AND REACH ADVISORY CRITERIA DURING THE AFTERNOON. STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING AND DECREASE BY LATE EVENING. * PEAK WINDS...NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 50 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
967 WWUS73 KGLD 031940 NPWGLD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 140 PM MDT SUN APR 3 2011 ...VERY STRONG WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH THE EVENING... COZ091-092-KSZ013>016-027>029-041-042-040345- /O.CON.KGLD.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110404T0600Z/ KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE- LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURLINGTON...CHEYENNE WELLS... GOODLAND...COLBY...HOXIE...HILL CITY...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY... QUINTER...TRIBUNE...LEOTI 140 PM MDT SUN APR 3 2011 /240 PM CDT SUN APR 3 2011/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT /1 AM CDT/ TONIGHT... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT /1 AM CDT/ TONIGHT. * TIMING/DURATION...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND REACH WARNING CRITERIA BY LATE AFTERNOON. VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS... DECREASING TO BELOW WARNING CRITERIA THROUGH THE LATE EVENING HOURS. * PEAK WINDS...NORTH WINDS OF 40 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR IMMINENT WHICH COULD LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE...REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST...AND LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED FOR SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE. && $$ COZ090-KSZ001>004-NEZ079>081-040345- /O.CON.KGLD.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-110404T0600Z/ YUMA-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK- RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD... OBERLIN...NORTON...BENKELMAN...TRENTON...MCCOOK 140 PM MDT SUN APR 3 2011 /240 PM CDT SUN APR 3 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT /1 AM CDT/ TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT /1 AM CDT/ TONIGHT. * TIMING/DURATION...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON REACHING ADVISORY CRITERIA BY LATE AFTERNOON. STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING AND DECREASE BY LATE EVENING. * PEAK WINDS...NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$
468 WWUS73 KGLD 032128 NPWGLD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 328 PM MDT SUN APR 3 2011 ...VERY STRONG WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH THE EVENING... COZ091-092-KSZ013>016-027>029-041-042-040530- /O.CON.KGLD.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110404T0600Z/ KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE- LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURLINGTON...CHEYENNE WELLS... GOODLAND...COLBY...HOXIE...HILL CITY...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY... QUINTER...TRIBUNE...LEOTI 328 PM MDT SUN APR 3 2011 /428 PM CDT SUN APR 3 2011/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT /1 AM CDT/ TONIGHT... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT /1 AM CDT/ TONIGHT. * TIMING/DURATION...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND REACH WARNING CRITERIA BY LATE AFTERNOON. VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS... DECREASING TO BELOW WARNING CRITERIA THROUGH THE LATE EVENING HOURS. * PEAK WINDS...NORTH WINDS OF 40 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * OTHER IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS COULD CAUSE BLOWING DUST WITH SUDDEN DROPS IN VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR IMMINENT WHICH COULD LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE...REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST...AND LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED FOR SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE. && $$ COZ090-KSZ001>004-NEZ079>081-040530- /O.CON.KGLD.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-110404T0600Z/ YUMA-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK- RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD... OBERLIN...NORTON...BENKELMAN...TRENTON...MCCOOK 328 PM MDT SUN APR 3 2011 /428 PM CDT SUN APR 3 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT /1 AM CDT/ TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT /1 AM CDT/ TONIGHT. * TIMING/DURATION...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON REACHING ADVISORY CRITERIA BY LATE AFTERNOON. STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING AND DECREASE BY LATE EVENING. * PEAK WINDS...NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * OTHER IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS COULD CAUSE BLOWING DUST WITH SUDDEN DROPS IN VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$
289 WWUS73 KGLD 040207 NPWGLD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 807 PM MDT SUN APR 3 2011 COZ091-092-KSZ013>016-027>029-041-042-040315- /O.CAN.KGLD.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110404T0600Z/ KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE- LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURLINGTON...CHEYENNE WELLS... GOODLAND...COLBY...HOXIE...HILL CITY...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY... QUINTER...TRIBUNE...LEOTI 807 PM MDT SUN APR 3 2011 /907 PM CDT SUN APR 3 2011/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... WIND SPEEDS HAVE FALLEN BELOW HIGH WIND CRITERIA. THEREFORE THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. $$ COZ090-KSZ001>004-NEZ079>081-040315- /O.CAN.KGLD.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-110404T0600Z/ YUMA-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK- RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD... OBERLIN...NORTON...BENKELMAN...TRENTON...MCCOOK 807 PM MDT SUN APR 3 2011 /907 PM CDT SUN APR 3 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... WIND SPEEDS HAVE FALLEN BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA. THEREFORE THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 4:39 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | GLD | Cheyenne, Decatur, Gove, Graham, Greeley, Logan and 7 more | 16 hr |
| Apr 3, 4:56 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Gove, Greeley, Logan, Wallace, Wichita | 14 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in Kansas, 2011High Wind Warnings in Colorado, 2011Every high wind warning in 2011
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.