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Wind Advisory 21, NWS Goodland, KS

June 20, 20118 counties in Kansas; Cheyenne County, Kit Carson County, Yuma County, Colorado

NWS Goodland, KS issued this wind advisory at Jun 20, 2011, 3:48 AM CDT for 8 counties in Kansas; Cheyenne County, Kit Carson County, Yuma County, Colorado. It took effect at Jun 20, 2011, 4:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 11 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 20, 2011, 3:48 AM CDT (08:48 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 20, 2011, 4:00 PM CDT
Expired
Jun 21, 2011, 2:44 AM CDT
In force
11 hr
Issued by
NWS Goodland, KS

Counties Cheyenne County, CO, Kit Carson County, CO, Yuma County, CO, Cheyenne County, KS, Gove County, KS, Greeley County, KS, Logan County, KS, Sherman County, KS, Thomas County, KS, Wallace County, KS, Wichita County, KS

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:50 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

Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 00:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 156 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 00:00Z on 2011-06-20Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 874 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 00:00Z on 2011-06-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 29 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
874 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-87 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1618 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
43 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
29 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
211 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.2
Supercell composite
4.0

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The text

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

403 
WWUS73 KGLD 200848
NPWGLD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
248 AM 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.

COZ090>092-KSZ001-013-014-027>029-041-042-201900-
/O.NEW.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
248 AM MDT MON JUN 20 2011 /348 AM CDT MON JUN 20 2011/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM MDT /4 PM CDT/ THIS
AFTERNOON TO 6 AM MDT /7 AM CDT/ TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM MDT /4 PM CDT/ THIS
AFTERNOON TO 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.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
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.

&&

$$
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.

&&

$$
335 
WWUS73 KGLD 210744
NPWGLD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
144 AM MDT TUE JUN 21 2011



COZ090>092-KSZ001-013-014-027>029-041-042-210845-
/O.CAN.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
144 AM MDT TUE JUN 21 2011 /244 AM CDT TUE JUN 21 2011/

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

STRONG WINDS HAVE FALLEN BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS AND WILL CONTINUE
TO REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS THROUGH SUNRISE. STRONG WINDS WILL
REDEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE MORNING HOURS.

$$

JRM

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 20, 12:20 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDCheyenne55 min
Jun 20, 3:56 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchGLDCheyenne17 hr
Jun 20, 5:34 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDGreeley, Wallace41 min
Jun 20, 6:06 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDGreeley, Logan, Wallace39 min
Jun 20, 6:34 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDGove, Logan, Thomas, Wallace41 min
Jun 20, 7:09 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDGove, Logan, Sheridan, Thomas51 min
Jun 20, 7:26 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDGreeley, Wallace64 min
Jun 20, 7:53 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDDecatur, Gove, Graham, Norton, Sheridan, Thomas67 min
Jun 20, 8:19 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDLogan, Sherman, Wallace56 min
Jun 20, 9:13 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDSherman47 min
Jun 20, 9:46 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDRawlins, Thomas59 min
Jun 20, 9:49 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDGreeley, Wichita26 min
Jun 20, 10:09 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDWichita44 min
Jun 20, 10:44 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDRawlins61 min
Jun 20, 10:53 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDWichita52 min
Jun 20, 11:21 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDGove25 min
Jun 20, 12:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDGove, Graham, Sheridan58 min
Jun 20, 12:56 PM CDTTornado WarningGLDGove, Graham, Sheridan52 min
Jun 20, 1:26 PM CDTTornado WarningGLDDecatur, Graham, Norton, Sheridan64 min
Jun 20, 1:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDCheyenne, Rawlins30 min
Jun 20, 1:43 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningGLDLogan, Sherman, Thomas, Wallace6 hr
Jun 20, 2:03 PM CDTTornado WarningGLDGraham, Norton27 min
Jun 20, 2:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDCheyenne, Rawlins51 min
Jun 20, 2:26 PM CDTTornado WarningGLDNorton34 min
Jun 20, 2:57 PM CDTTornado WarningGLDNorton18 min
Jun 20, 3:02 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningGLDGove, Sheridan, Thomas6 hr
Jun 20, 3:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDLogan31 min
Jun 20, 4:10 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningGLDCheyenne, Rawlins, Sherman, Thomas3 hr
Jun 20, 4:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDDecatur29 min
Jun 20, 4:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDGove, Logan, Sheridan, Thomas35 min
Jun 20, 5:02 PM CDTTornado WarningGLDSheridan17 min
Jun 20, 5:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDDecatur, Sheridan42 min
Jun 20, 5:27 PM CDTTornado WarningGLDSheridan63 min
Jun 20, 5:57 PM CDTTornado WarningGLDDecatur, Graham, Norton, Sheridan1 min
Jun 20, 6:00 PM CDTTornado WarningGLDDecatur60 min
Jun 20, 6:25 PM CDTTornado WarningGLDDecatur, Norton65 min
Jun 20, 6:49 PM CDTTornado WarningGLDDecatur, Sheridan56 min
Jun 20, 6:51 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningGLDDecatur, Rawlins, Sheridan, Thomas6 hr
Jun 19, 8:48 PM CDTTornado WarningGLDYuma57 min
Jun 19, 9:37 PM CDTTornado WarningGLDYuma38 min
Jun 19, 11:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDYuma53 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.