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High Wind Warning 11, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this high wind warning at Nov 25, 2011, 10:24 PM CST for 13 counties in Kansas; Cheyenne County, Kit Carson County, Yuma County, Colorado; Dundy County, Hitchcock County, Red Willow County, Nebraska. It took effect at Nov 26, 2011, 6:00 AM CST. It was in force for 8 hr. 3 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
- Nov 25, 2011, 10:24 PM CST (04:24 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 26, 2011, 6:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Nov 26, 2011, 2:00 PM CST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
Counties Cheyenne County, CO, Kit Carson County, CO, Yuma County, CO, Cheyenne County, KS, Decatur County, KS, Gove County, KS, Graham County, KS, Greeley County, KS, Logan County, KS, Norton County, KS, Rawlins County, KS, Sheridan County, KS, Sherman County, KS, Thomas County, KS, Wallace County, KS, Wichita County, KS, Dundy County, NE, Hitchcock County, NE, Red Willow County, NE
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 26, 6:03 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 55 | 5 Ese Gove, KS | |
| Nov 26, 10:39 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 57 | 8 Se Sharon Springs, KS | |
| Nov 26, 10:53 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 55 | Burlington, 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 00:00Z, 4.4 hours before the alert went out and 177 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
- 3232 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -46 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -27 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
385 WWUS73 KGLD 260424 NPWGLD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 924 PM MST FRI NOV 25 2011 COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-261230- /O.UPG.KGLD.HW.A.0005.111126T1200Z-111127T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KGLD.HW.W.0011.111126T1200Z-111127T0000Z/ /O.CON.KGLD.WI.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-111126T1200Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON- SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA- DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON... CHEYENNE WELLS...ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...NORTON... GOODLAND...COLBY...HOXIE...HILL CITY...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY... QUINTER...TRIBUNE...LEOTI...BENKELMAN...TRENTON...MCCOOK 924 PM MST FRI NOV 25 2011 /1024 PM CST FRI NOV 25 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST /6 AM CST/ SATURDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM MST /6 AM CST/ TO 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM MST /6 AM CST/ TO 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING/DURATION...WINDS WILL INCREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE STRONG THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL RAPIDLY DIMINISH AROUND SUNSET SATURDAY. * PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE AFTER MIDNIGHT THROUGH DAYBREAK. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE AFTER SUNRISE SATURDAY CONTINUING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. 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. 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
538 WWUS73 KGLD 261200 NPWGLD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 500 AM MST SAT NOV 26 2011 COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-262000- /O.EXP.KGLD.WI.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-111126T1200Z/ /O.CON.KGLD.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-111127T0000Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON- SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA- DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON... CHEYENNE WELLS...ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...NORTON... GOODLAND...COLBY...HOXIE...HILL CITY...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY... QUINTER...TRIBUNE...LEOTI...BENKELMAN...TRENTON...MCCOOK 500 AM MST SAT NOV 26 2011 /600 AM CST SAT NOV 26 2011/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM MST /6 AM CST/ EARLY THIS MORNING... * TIMING/DURATION...STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA BY MID MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL RAPIDLY DIMINISH AROUND SUNSET. * PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR IMMINENT WHICH COULD LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE...REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST...AND LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED FOR SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE. && $$
362 WWUS73 KGLD 261850 NPWGLD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 1150 AM MST SAT NOV 26 2011 COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-270000- /O.CON.KGLD.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-111127T0000Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON- SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA- DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON... CHEYENNE WELLS...ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...NORTON... GOODLAND...COLBY...HOXIE...HILL CITY...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY... QUINTER...TRIBUNE...LEOTI...BENKELMAN...TRENTON...MCCOOK 1150 AM MST SAT NOV 26 2011 /1250 PM CST SAT NOV 26 2011/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING/DURATION...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...RAPIDLY DIMINISHING AROUND SUNSET. * PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED. 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. && $$
598 WWUS73 KGLD 262000 NPWGLD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 100 PM MST SAT NOV 26 2011 COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-270000- /O.CAN.KGLD.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-111127T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KGLD.WI.Y.0030.111126T2000Z-111127T0000Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON- SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA- DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON... CHEYENNE WELLS...ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...NORTON... GOODLAND...COLBY...HOXIE...HILL CITY...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY... QUINTER...TRIBUNE...LEOTI...BENKELMAN...TRENTON...MCCOOK 100 PM MST SAT NOV 26 2011 /200 PM CST SAT NOV 26 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS MAY AFFECT TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 26, 2:00 PM CST | Wind Advisory | GLD | Cheyenne, Decatur, Gove, Graham, Greeley, Logan and 7 more | 4 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in Kansas, 2011High Wind Warnings in Colorado, 2011High Wind Warnings in Nebraska, 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.