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High Wind Warning 6, NWS Goodland, KS

June 20, 2011Hitchcock County, Red Willow County, Nebraska

NWS Goodland, KS issued this high wind warning at Jun 20, 2011, 3:16 PM CDT for Hitchcock County, Red Willow County, Nebraska. It was in force for 104 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 20, 2011, 3:16 PM CDT (20:16 UTC)
Expired
Jun 20, 2011, 5:00 PM CDT
In force
104 min
Issued by
NWS Goodland, KS

Counties Hitchcock County, NE, Red Willow County, NE

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 121 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:16 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.

The nearest sounding before it

N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 107 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, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 12:00Z on 2011-06-20Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 163 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 12:00Z on 2011-06-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 159 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
163 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-253 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
570 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
51 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
159 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
34 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.5

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The text

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

771 
WWUS73 KGLD 202016
NPWGLD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
216 PM MDT MON JUN 20 2011

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED...

.A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA TODAY. AS THIS
SYSTEM BEGINS TO MOVE TO THE EAST OF THE AREA...STRONG NORTHERLY
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND PERSIST THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT
HOURS.

NEZ080-081-202200-
/O.NEW.KGLD.HW.W.0006.110620T2016Z-110620T2200Z/
HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TRENTON...MCCOOK
316 PM CDT MON JUN 20 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING/DURATION...HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE HOURS.

* PEAK WINDS...WINDS OF 60 MPH OR GREATER ARE POSSIBLE

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>092-KSZ001-013-014-027>029-041-042-210430-
/O.CON.KGLD.WI.Y.0021.110620T2100Z-110621T1200Z/
YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-SHERMAN-THOMAS-WALLACE-
LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON...
CHEYENNE WELLS...ST. FRANCIS...GOODLAND...COLBY...
SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY...QUINTER...TRIBUNE...LEOTI
216 PM MDT MON JUN 20 2011 /316 PM CDT MON JUN 20 2011/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT /7 AM CDT/
TUESDAY...

* TIMING/DURATION...STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP DURING THE 
  AFTERNOON HOURS ACROSS EASTERN COLORADO AND SPREAD EASTWARD 
  THROUGH THE EVENING. 

* PEAK WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED... 
  WITH WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 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.

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
101 
WWUS73 KGLD 202157
NPWGLD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
357 PM MDT MON JUN 20 2011

NEZ080-081-202300-
/O.EXP.KGLD.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110620T2200Z/
HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TRENTON...MCCOOK
457 PM CDT MON JUN 20 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...

THE STRONGER WINDS HAVE ENDED IN THE WARNED AREA.

HOWEVER...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL HIGHER
GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN RAIN SQUALLS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. 

$$

COZ090>092-KSZ001-013-014-027>029-041-042-210600-
/O.CON.KGLD.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-110621T1200Z/
YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-SHERMAN-THOMAS-WALLACE-
LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON...
CHEYENNE WELLS...ST. FRANCIS...GOODLAND...COLBY...
SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY...QUINTER...TRIBUNE...LEOTI
357 PM MDT MON JUN 20 2011 /457 PM CDT MON JUN 20 2011/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT /7 AM CDT/
TUESDAY...

* TIMING/DURATION...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE GUSTY THROUGH THE
  AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

* PEAK WINDS...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS TO
  40 MPH...MAINLY IN RAIN SQUALLS.

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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 19, 7:25 PM CDTTornado WarningGLDHitchcock47 min
Jun 19, 7:59 PM CDTTornado WarningGLDHitchcock, Red Willow61 min
Jun 19, 8:31 PM CDTTornado WarningGLDRed Willow59 min
Jun 19, 8:36 PM CDTTornado WarningGLDRed Willow54 min
Jun 19, 11:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDDundy, Hitchcock52 min
Jun 19, 11:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDHitchcock, Red Willow43 min
Jun 20, 12:14 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDRed Willow37 min
Jun 20, 12:20 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDDundy55 min
Jun 20, 3:56 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchGLDDundy, Hitchcock17 hr
Jun 20, 11:47 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDRed Willow58 min
Jun 20, 12:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDRed Willow56 min
Jun 20, 2:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDDundy, Hitchcock51 min
Jun 20, 2:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDDundy33 min
Jun 20, 4:10 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningGLDDundy, Hitchcock3 hr
Jun 20, 5:57 PM CDTTornado WarningGLDRed Willow1 min
Jun 20, 6:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDRed Willow65 min
Jun 20, 6:25 PM CDTTornado WarningGLDRed Willow65 min
Jun 20, 6:51 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningGLDHitchcock, Red Willow6 hr

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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.