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Wind Advisory 22, NWS Goodland, KS

June 21, 201113 counties in Kansas; Dundy County, Hitchcock County, Red Willow County, Nebraska; Cheyenne County, Kit Carson County, Yuma County, Colorado

NWS Goodland, KS issued this wind advisory at Jun 21, 2011, 3:47 AM CDT for 13 counties in Kansas; Dundy County, Hitchcock County, Red Willow County, Nebraska; Cheyenne County, Kit Carson County, Yuma County, Colorado. It took effect at Jun 21, 2011, 9:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 21, 2011, 3:47 AM CDT (08:47 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 21, 2011, 9:00 AM CDT
Expired
Jun 21, 2011, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
10 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 08:47 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 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Denver, CO at 00:00Z on 2011-06-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 2011-06-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -53 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1513 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-53 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-45 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.0

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The text

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

291 
WWUS73 KGLD 210847
NPWGLD

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

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TODAY...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL SLOWLY LIFT NORTH ACROSS
EASTERN NEBRASKA TODAY WITH STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS EXPECTED TO
SPREAD ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA THIS MORNING.

COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-211915-
/O.NEW.KGLD.WI.Y.0022.110621T1400Z-110622T0000Z/
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
247 AM MDT TUE JUN 21 2011 /347 AM CDT TUE JUN 21 2011/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM MDT /9 AM CDT/ THIS MORNING
TO 6 PM MDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM MDT /9 AM CDT/ THIS
MORNING TO 6 PM MDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING/DURATION...WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA
  THIS MORNING AND WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THE AFTERNOON

* PEAK WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. PEAK
  WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS
  EAST OF A YUMA TO GOVE LINE.


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.

&&

$$

JRM
2 follow-up statements
890 
WWUS73 KGLD 212014
NPWGLD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
214 PM MDT TUE JUN 21 2011

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TODAY...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL SLOWLY LIFT NORTH ACROSS
EASTERN NEBRASKA TODAY WITH STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS EXPECTED TO
SPREAD ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA THIS AFTERNOON.

COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-220000-
/O.CON.KGLD.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-110622T0000Z/
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
214 PM MDT TUE JUN 21 2011 /314 PM CDT TUE JUN 21 2011/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING/DURATION...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE ACROSS THE
  AREA THIS AFTERNOON.

* PEAK WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. PEAK
  WIND GUSTS OF AROUND 45 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.

&&

$$
730 
WWUS73 KGLD 212355
NPWGLD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
555 PM MDT TUE JUN 21 2011

COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-220100-
/O.EXP.KGLD.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-110622T0000Z/
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
555 PM MDT TUE JUN 21 2011 /655 PM CDT TUE JUN 21 2011/

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS
EVENING...

NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH SUNSET...AND
WILL BE LESS THAN 10 MPH BY THIS EVENING.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 20, 7:02 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningGLDCheyenne, Logan, Rawlins, Sherman, Thomas, Wallace10 hr
Jun 20, 7:10 PM CDTTornado WarningGLDDecatur65 min
Jun 20, 7:36 PM CDTTornado WarningGLDDecatur, Sheridan14 min
Jun 20, 8:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDDecatur, Sheridan29 min
Jun 20, 9:01 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningGLDGove, Logan, Sheridan, Thomas8 hr
Jun 21, 12:50 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningGLDDecatur, Norton, Rawlins, Sheridan4 hr
Jun 20, 8:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDRed Willow21 min
Jun 20, 8:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDRed Willow34 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.