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Wind Advisory 9, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this wind advisory at Apr 3, 2011, 3:39 AM MDT for Dundy County, Hitchcock County, Red Willow County, Nebraska; 13 counties in Kansas; Cheyenne County, Kit Carson County, Yuma County, Colorado. It took effect at Apr 3, 2011, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 3, 2011, 3:39 AM MDT (09:39 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 3, 2011, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Apr 3, 2011, 8:07 PM MDT
- 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 09:40 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, 9.7 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
- 5374 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 51 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 62 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
165 WWUS73 KGLD 030939 NPWGLD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 339 AM MDT SUN APR 3 2011 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED FROM MID DAY THROUGH THE EVENING... .WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE BY MID DAY MAINLY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 70 AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. WEST WINDS WILL TURN NORTH AND INCREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON ACROSS THE AREA ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 70 AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PUSH THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE DECREASING SOMEWHAT BY LATE EVENING. COZ092-KSZ027>029-041-042-031800- /O.NEW.KGLD.WI.Y.0009.110403T1800Z-110404T0200Z/ CHEYENNE CO-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEYENNE WELLS...SHARON SPRINGS... OAKLEY...QUINTER...TRIBUNE...LEOTI 339 AM MDT SUN APR 3 2011 /439 AM CDT SUN APR 3 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON MDT /1 PM CDT/ TODAY TO 8 PM MDT /9 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MDT /1 PM CDT/ TODAY TO 8 PM MDT /9 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING. * TIMING/DURATION...WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING AND REACH ADVISORY CRITERIA BY MID DAY. STRONG WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND TURN NORTH DURING THE EVENING FOLLOWING A COLD FRONT. WINDS WILL DECREASE SOMEWHAT BY LATE EVENING. * PEAK WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 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. && $$ COZ090-091-KSZ001>004-013>016-NEZ079>081-031800- /O.NEW.KGLD.WI.Y.0009.110403T2100Z-110404T0200Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-SHERMAN-THOMAS- SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON... ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...NORTON...GOODLAND...COLBY... HOXIE...HILL CITY...BENKELMAN...TRENTON...MCCOOK 339 AM MDT SUN APR 3 2011 /439 AM CDT SUN APR 3 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM MDT /4 PM CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MDT /9 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM MDT /4 PM CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MDT /9 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING. * TIMING/DURATION...WEST WINDS WILL TURN NORTH TODAY AS A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE REGION. NORTH WINDS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT WILL INCREASE AND REACH ADVISORY CRITERIA DURING THE AFTERNOON. STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING AND DECREASE BY LATE EVENING. * PEAK WINDS...NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 45 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS MAY AFFECT TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. && $$
4 follow-up statements
362 WWUS73 KGLD 031617 NPWGLD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 1017 AM MDT SUN APR 3 2011 ...VERY STRONG WINDS EXPECTED FROM MID DAY THROUGH THE EVENING... .WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AND TURN NORTH BY MID DAY AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES SOUTH OF THE AREA. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PUSH THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE DECREASING BY LATE EVENING. COZ091-KSZ013>016-040030- /O.UPG.KGLD.WI.Y.0009.110403T2100Z-110404T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KGLD.HW.W.0001.110403T1800Z-110404T0600Z/ KIT CARSON-SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURLINGTON...GOODLAND...COLBY...HOXIE... HILL CITY 1017 AM MDT SUN APR 3 2011 /1117 AM CDT SUN APR 3 2011/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT /1 AM CDT/ TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT /1 AM CDT/ TONIGHT. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING/DURATION...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND REACH WARNING CRITERIA BY LATE AFTERNOON. VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS...DECREASING TO BELOW WARNING CRITERIA THROUGH THE LATE EVENING HOURS. * PEAK WINDS...NORTH WINDS OF 40 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH. 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. && $$ COZ092-KSZ027>029-041-042-040030- /O.UPG.KGLD.WI.Y.0009.110403T1800Z-110404T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KGLD.HW.W.0001.110403T1800Z-110404T0600Z/ CHEYENNE CO-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEYENNE WELLS...SHARON SPRINGS... OAKLEY...QUINTER...TRIBUNE...LEOTI 1017 AM MDT SUN APR 3 2011 /1117 AM CDT SUN APR 3 2011/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT /1 AM CDT/ TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT /1 AM CDT/ TONIGHT. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING/DURATION...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND REACH WARNING CRITERIA BY LATE AFTERNOON. VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS...DECREASING TO BELOW WARNING CRITERIA THROUGH THE LATE EVENING HOURS. * PEAK WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR IMMINENT WHICH COULD LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE...REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST...AND LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED FOR SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE. && $$ COZ090-KSZ001>004-NEZ079>081-040030- /O.EXT.KGLD.WI.Y.0009.110403T1800Z-110404T0600Z/ YUMA-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK- RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD... OBERLIN...NORTON...BENKELMAN...TRENTON...MCCOOK 1017 AM MDT SUN APR 3 2011 /1117 AM CDT SUN APR 3 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT /1 AM CDT/ TONIGHT... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT /1 AM CDT/ TONIGHT. * TIMING/DURATION...WEST WINDS WILL TURN NORTH TODAY AS A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE REGION. NORTH WINDS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT WILL INCREASE AND REACH ADVISORY CRITERIA DURING THE AFTERNOON. STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING AND DECREASE BY LATE EVENING. * PEAK WINDS...NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 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. && $$
967 WWUS73 KGLD 031940 NPWGLD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 140 PM MDT SUN APR 3 2011 ...VERY STRONG WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH THE EVENING... COZ091-092-KSZ013>016-027>029-041-042-040345- /O.CON.KGLD.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110404T0600Z/ KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE- LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURLINGTON...CHEYENNE WELLS... GOODLAND...COLBY...HOXIE...HILL CITY...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY... QUINTER...TRIBUNE...LEOTI 140 PM MDT SUN APR 3 2011 /240 PM CDT SUN APR 3 2011/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT /1 AM CDT/ TONIGHT... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT /1 AM CDT/ TONIGHT. * TIMING/DURATION...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND REACH WARNING CRITERIA BY LATE AFTERNOON. VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS... DECREASING TO BELOW WARNING CRITERIA THROUGH THE LATE EVENING HOURS. * PEAK WINDS...NORTH WINDS OF 40 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR IMMINENT WHICH COULD LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE...REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST...AND LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED FOR SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE. && $$ COZ090-KSZ001>004-NEZ079>081-040345- /O.CON.KGLD.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-110404T0600Z/ YUMA-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK- RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD... OBERLIN...NORTON...BENKELMAN...TRENTON...MCCOOK 140 PM MDT SUN APR 3 2011 /240 PM CDT SUN APR 3 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT /1 AM CDT/ TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT /1 AM CDT/ TONIGHT. * TIMING/DURATION...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON REACHING ADVISORY CRITERIA BY LATE AFTERNOON. STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING AND DECREASE BY LATE EVENING. * PEAK WINDS...NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS UP TO 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. && $$
468 WWUS73 KGLD 032128 NPWGLD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 328 PM MDT SUN APR 3 2011 ...VERY STRONG WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH THE EVENING... COZ091-092-KSZ013>016-027>029-041-042-040530- /O.CON.KGLD.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110404T0600Z/ KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE- LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURLINGTON...CHEYENNE WELLS... GOODLAND...COLBY...HOXIE...HILL CITY...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY... QUINTER...TRIBUNE...LEOTI 328 PM MDT SUN APR 3 2011 /428 PM CDT SUN APR 3 2011/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT /1 AM CDT/ TONIGHT... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT /1 AM CDT/ TONIGHT. * TIMING/DURATION...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND REACH WARNING CRITERIA BY LATE AFTERNOON. VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS... DECREASING TO BELOW WARNING CRITERIA THROUGH THE LATE EVENING HOURS. * PEAK WINDS...NORTH WINDS OF 40 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * OTHER IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS COULD CAUSE BLOWING DUST WITH SUDDEN DROPS IN VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR IMMINENT WHICH COULD LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE...REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST...AND LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED FOR SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE. && $$ COZ090-KSZ001>004-NEZ079>081-040530- /O.CON.KGLD.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-110404T0600Z/ YUMA-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK- RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD... OBERLIN...NORTON...BENKELMAN...TRENTON...MCCOOK 328 PM MDT SUN APR 3 2011 /428 PM CDT SUN APR 3 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT /1 AM CDT/ TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT /1 AM CDT/ TONIGHT. * TIMING/DURATION...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON REACHING ADVISORY CRITERIA BY LATE AFTERNOON. STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING AND DECREASE BY LATE EVENING. * PEAK WINDS...NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * OTHER IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS COULD CAUSE BLOWING DUST WITH SUDDEN DROPS IN VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES. 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. && $$
289 WWUS73 KGLD 040207 NPWGLD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 807 PM MDT SUN APR 3 2011 COZ091-092-KSZ013>016-027>029-041-042-040315- /O.CAN.KGLD.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110404T0600Z/ KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE- LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURLINGTON...CHEYENNE WELLS... GOODLAND...COLBY...HOXIE...HILL CITY...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY... QUINTER...TRIBUNE...LEOTI 807 PM MDT SUN APR 3 2011 /907 PM CDT SUN APR 3 2011/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... WIND SPEEDS HAVE FALLEN BELOW HIGH WIND CRITERIA. THEREFORE THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. $$ COZ090-KSZ001>004-NEZ079>081-040315- /O.CAN.KGLD.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-110404T0600Z/ YUMA-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK- RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD... OBERLIN...NORTON...BENKELMAN...TRENTON...MCCOOK 807 PM MDT SUN APR 3 2011 /907 PM CDT SUN APR 3 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... WIND SPEEDS HAVE FALLEN BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA. THEREFORE THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 3:56 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Gove, Greeley, Logan, Wallace, Wichita | 14 hr |
| Apr 3, 10:17 AM MDT | High Wind Warning | GLD | Gove, Graham, Greeley, Logan, Sheridan, Sherman and 3 more | 10 hr |
Nearby
Wind Advisories in Kansas, 2011Wind Advisories in Nebraska, 2011Wind Advisories in Colorado, 2011Every wind advisory 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.