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High Wind Warning 3, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this high wind warning at Apr 14, 2011, 1:05 PM CDT 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 Apr 14, 2011, 7:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 23 hr. 49 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 14, 2011, 1:05 PM CDT (18:05 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 14, 2011, 7:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 15, 2011, 6:17 PM CDT
- In force
- 23 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 18:04 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 14, 7:12 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 46 | 5 E Gove, KS | |
| Apr 14, 7:19 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 48 | Mccook, NE | |
| Apr 14, 7:23 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Oakley, KS | |
| Apr 14, 7:31 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 54 | Colby, KS | |
| Apr 14, 7:37 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 45 | Oberlin, KS | |
| Apr 14, 7:42 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 51 | 8 Se Sharon Springs, KS | |
| Apr 14, 7:43 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 53 | Goodland, KS | |
| Apr 14, 7:46 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 45 | Hoxie, KS | |
| Apr 14, 7:53 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 46 | Tribune, KS | |
| Apr 14, 7:55 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 48 | Weskan, KS | |
| Apr 14, 8:02 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 53 | 5 E Gove, KS | |
| Apr 14, 8:13 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 45 | 9 Nne Kit Carson, CO | |
| Apr 14, 8:17 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 45 | Winona, KS | |
| Apr 14, 8:22 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 45 | 5 Nnw Trenton, NE | |
| Apr 14, 8:32 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 51 | 9 Nne Kit Carson, CO | |
| Apr 14, 8:33 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 55 | Mccook, NE | |
| Apr 14, 8:47 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 49 | Seibert, CO | |
| Apr 14, 8:51 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | 5 E Gove, KS | |
| Apr 14, 8:59 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 51 | Oberlin, KS | |
| Apr 14, 9:01 PM CDT | SNOW 2 | Goodland, KS | ONE INCH FELL IN THE LAST HOUR. |
| Apr 14, 9:05 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | 8 Se Sharon Springs, KS | |
| Apr 14, 9:08 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 54 | Seibert, CO | |
| Apr 14, 9:21 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 55 | Goodland, KS | |
| Apr 14, 9:24 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 46 | Wray, CO | |
| Apr 14, 9:37 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | Goodland, KS | |
| Apr 14, 9:46 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | Mccook, NE | |
| Apr 14, 9:46 PM CDT | SNOW 3 | 2 Nne Goodland, KS | MEASURED AT GOODLAND NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE |
| Apr 14, 9:54 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 53 | Tribune, KS | |
| Apr 14, 10:00 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | Mccook, NE | |
| Apr 14, 10:04 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | Goodland, KS | |
| Apr 14, 10:11 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 8 Se Sharon Springs, KS | |
| Apr 14, 10:29 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 53 | Atwood, KS | |
| Apr 14, 10:31 PM CDT | BLIZZARD | 2 Nne Goodland, KS | BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT NWS GOODLAND FOR THE PAST 3 HOURS. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CONTINUE WITH NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS REPORTED ACROSS THE COUNTY. |
| Apr 14, 10:35 PM CDT | SNOW 3 | Benkelman, NE | ESTIMATE OF 3 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW. VISIBILITY 1/4 MILE. |
| Apr 14, 10:38 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 57 | Tribune, KS | |
| Apr 14, 10:53 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Tribune, KS | |
| Apr 14, 11:00 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | Cheyenne Wells, CO | PERSON WHO REPORTED WIND GUST ALSO EXPERIENCED POWER OUTAGE AND THEREFORE WASNT SURE OF TIME. ESTIMATED WIND GUST TO TAKE PLACE BETWEEN 10PM LAST NIGHT AND 4AM THIS MORNING. |
| Apr 14, 11:01 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 49 | Leoti, KS | |
| Apr 14, 11:47 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 45 | 3 Se Lenora, KS | |
| Apr 14, 11:52 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 52 | 2 Nne Hill City, KS | |
| Apr 15, 12:10 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 55 | 11 Ssw Wheeler, KS | |
| Apr 15, 12:33 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | Hill City, KS | |
| Apr 15, 12:50 AM CDT | SNOW 3 | Oakley, KS | ESTIMATED 2 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW IN OAKLEY. ROADS ARE SLUSH COVERED CURRENTLY. |
| Apr 15, 10:36 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Hill City, KS | |
| Apr 15, 12:33 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 7 Sw Sharon Springs, KS | |
| Apr 15, 12:58 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | Tribune, KS | |
| Apr 15, 3:04 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | Almena, KS | MEASURED BY KSN SCHOOL NETWORK SITE |
| Apr 15, 4:04 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Leoti, KS | 10 INCH DIAMETER TREE BRANCHES ON THE GROUND. ESTIMATED TIME OF DAMAGE BETWEEN 1 AND 4 PM CDT. |
| Apr 15, 4:45 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 55 | Grinnell, KS | MEASURED BY KSN SCHOOL NETWORK SITE |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 12:00Z, 6.1 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
- 614 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 13 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 117 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 167 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
925 WWUS73 KGLD 141805 NPWGLD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 1205 PM MDT THU APR 14 2011 ...VERY STRONG WINDS EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE EAST OF THE ROCKIES OVER SOUTHEAST COLORADO ON THURSDAY AND MOVE SLOWLY ACROSS KANSAS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. THE STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT EXPECTED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS FAR EASTERN COLORADO BEGINNING THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS WILL SPREAD ACROSS KANSAS AND NEBRASKA IN THE WAKE OF THE SYSTEM AS IT MOVES ACROSS KANSAS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-150300- /O.UPG.KGLD.HW.A.0001.110415T0000Z-110416T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KGLD.HW.W.0003.110415T0000Z-110416T0200Z/ 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 1205 PM MDT THU APR 14 2011 /105 PM CDT THU APR 14 2011/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM MDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING TO 8 PM MDT /9 PM CDT/ FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM MDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING TO 8 PM MDT /9 PM CDT/ FRIDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * PEAK WINDS...NORTHERLY WINDS WILL BEGIN TO RAPIDLY INCREASE TO AROUND 30 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS AND CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH POSSIBLE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST THAT COULD RESULT IN LOCALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS THAT DO NOT RECEIVE MUCH PRECIPITATION TODAY AND TONIGHT. 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. && $$
4 follow-up statements
617 WWUS73 KGLD 150432 NPWGLD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 1032 PM MDT THU APR 14 2011 COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-151500- /O.CON.KGLD.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110416T0200Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON- SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA- DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON... CHEYENNE WELLS...ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...NORTON... GOODLAND...COLBY...HOXIE...HILL CITY...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY... QUINTER...TRIBUNE...LEOTI...BENKELMAN...TRENTON...MCCOOK 1032 PM MDT THU APR 14 2011 /1132 PM CDT THU APR 14 2011/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT /9 PM CDT/ FRIDAY... * PEAK WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF UP TO 60 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST IN THOSE AREAS THAT DID NOT RECEIVE SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION. FOR AREAS THAT RECEIVED ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL...BLOWING SNOW WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR IMMINENT WHICH COULD LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE...REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST...AND LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED FOR SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE. && $$
249 WWUS73 KGLD 150953 NPWGLD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 353 AM MDT FRI APR 15 2011 COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-151830- /O.CON.KGLD.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110416T0200Z/ 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 353 AM MDT FRI APR 15 2011 /453 AM CDT FRI APR 15 2011/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT /9 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... * PEAK WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF UP TO 65 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY DAMAGE POWER LINES AND TREES...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS THAT RECEIVED HEAVY SNOW OVERNIGHT. IN AREAS THAT DID NOT RECEIVE SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION YESTERDAY...BLOWING DUST WILL BE POSSIBLE MAINLY ACROSS SOUTHERN GREELEY AND WICHITA COUNTIES. 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. && $$
199 WWUS73 KGLD 151639 NPWGLD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 1039 AM MDT FRI APR 15 2011 COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-160200- /O.CON.KGLD.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110416T0200Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON- SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA- DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON... CHEYENNE WELLS...ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...NORTON... GOODLAND...COLBY...HOXIE...HILL CITY...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY... QUINTER...TRIBUNE...LEOTI...BENKELMAN...TRENTON...MCCOOK 1039 AM MDT FRI APR 15 2011 /1139 AM CDT FRI APR 15 2011/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT /9 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... * PEAK WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH WILL CONTINUE FRIDAY INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. * OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY DAMAGE POWER LINES AND TREES...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS THAT RECEIVED HEAVY SNOW OVERNIGHT. TRAVEL MAY ALSO BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS AND LOCALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IN AREAS THAT DID NOT RECEIVE SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION YESTERDAY...BLOWING DUST WILL BE POSSIBLE...MAINLY ACROSS SOUTHERN GREELEY AND WICHITA COUNTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR IMMINENT WHICH COULD LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE...REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST...AND LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED FOR SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE. && $$
709 WWUS73 KGLD 152317 NPWGLD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 517 PM MDT FRI APR 15 2011 COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-160030- /O.CAN.KGLD.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110416T0200Z/ 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 517 PM MDT FRI APR 15 2011 /617 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WINDS ACROSS THE REGION HAVE BEGUN TO DIMINISH. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS APPROACHING 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS BEFORE DECREASING FURTHER OVERNIGHT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 4:25 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | GLD | Cheyenne, Decatur, Gove, Graham, Logan, Norton and 2 more | 30 hr |
| Apr 14, 10:17 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Norton | 43 min |
| Apr 14, 10:54 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Decatur | 66 min |
| Apr 14, 11:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Sherman | 19 min |
| Apr 14, 11:46 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Decatur, Norton | 29 min |
| Apr 14, 1:13 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | GLD | Cheyenne, Sherman, Wallace | 21 hr |
| Apr 14, 4:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Norton | 52 min |
| Apr 14, 5:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Norton | 47 min |
| Apr 14, 5:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Norton | 33 min |
| Apr 14, 3:36 PM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 5 hr |
| Apr 14, 12:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Red Willow | 57 min |
| Apr 14, 1:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Red Willow | 46 min |
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.