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High Wind Warning 1, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this high wind warning at Jan 22, 2012, 12:39 AM CST 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 Jan 22, 2012, 7:00 AM CST. It was in force for 12 hr. 34 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
- Jan 22, 2012, 12:39 AM CST (06:39 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 22, 2012, 7:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Jan 22, 2012, 6:32 PM CST
- In force
- 12 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 06:38 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 10:23 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 50 | 2 W Yuma, CO | |
| Jan 22, 10:28 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 1 S Seibert, CO | CDOT OBSERVATION |
| Jan 22, 10:34 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 54 | 1 Nne Benkelman, NE | |
| Jan 22, 10:54 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 57 | 10 Sse Sharon Springs, KS | |
| Jan 22, 10:55 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 57 | 5 Ssw Burlington, CO | |
| Jan 22, 11:03 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 50 | 4 E Ruleton, KS | |
| Jan 22, 11:12 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 55 | N Firstview, CO | |
| Jan 22, 11:30 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 53 | Flagler, CO | TIME ESTIMATED. |
| Jan 22, 11:52 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 51 | 4 Nne Idalia, CO | |
| Jan 22, 11:55 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 55 | 2 Nw Wray, CO | |
| Jan 22, 11:57 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 55 | 5 W Goodland, KS | |
| Jan 22, 12:11 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 2 Nne Goodland, KS | |
| Jan 22, 12:13 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 12 N Goodland, KS | |
| Jan 22, 12:30 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 65 | 1 E Cheyenne Wells, CO | TIME ESTIMATED TO BE BETWEEN 11 AM AND NOON MST. |
| Jan 22, 12:31 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | 3 W Bird City, KS | |
| Jan 22, 12:43 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 51 | 6 E Kirk, CO | |
| Jan 22, 12:47 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 52 | 3 Se Oakley, KS | |
| Jan 22, 12:58 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 5 Ssw Burlington, CO | |
| Jan 22, 12:59 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 55 | 2 Sse Tribune, KS | WITH SUSTAINED 41 MPH WINDS |
| Jan 22, 1:03 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 51 | 2 N Colby, KS | |
| Jan 22, 1:24 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 50 | 1 Wnw Mccook, NE | |
| Jan 22, 1:46 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 54 | 9 Wnw St. Francis, KS | |
| Jan 22, 1:58 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 3 Se Oakley, KS | |
| Jan 22, 1:59 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 4 Nnw Marienthal, KS | |
| Jan 22, 2:01 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 53 | Gove, KS | |
| Jan 22, 2:06 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 2 N Atwood, KS | |
| Jan 22, 2:32 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | Colby, KS | |
| Jan 22, 2:33 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 2 Ene Colby, KS | |
| Jan 22, 2:37 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Colby, KS | |
| Jan 22, 2:53 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 5 Ese Gove, KS | |
| Jan 22, 2:58 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | Oakley, KS | |
| Jan 22, 3:12 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | Mccook, NE | |
| Jan 22, 4:19 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 51 | 2 Nne Hill City, KS | |
| Jan 22, 4:31 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 50 | Lenora, KS |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 00:00Z, 6.7 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
- 2725 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 69 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 169 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 200 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
556 WWUS73 KGLD 220639 NPWGLD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 1139 PM MST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED SUNDAY... .VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA DURING THE DAY SUNDAY. DURING THIS TIME...SNOW WILL BE OCCURRING AND VISIBILITIES WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED AS A RESULT OF THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. COZ092-KSZ002>004-015-016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-221700- /O.UPG.KGLD.WI.Y.0004.120122T1300Z-120123T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KGLD.HW.W.0001.120122T1300Z-120123T0100Z/ CHEYENNE CO-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN- GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEYENNE WELLS...ATWOOD...OBERLIN... NORTON...HOXIE...HILL CITY...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY...QUINTER... TRIBUNE...LEOTI...BENKELMAN...TRENTON...MCCOOK 1139 PM MST SAT JAN 21 2012 /1239 AM CST SUN JAN 22 2012/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MST /7 AM CST/ TO 6 PM MST /7 PM CST/ SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MST /7 AM CST/ TO 6 PM MST /7 PM CST/ SUNDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING/DURATION...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS. WINDS WILL QUICKLY DECREASE BY SUNSET. * PEAK WINDS...SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. THE HIGHEST SPEEDS AND GUSTS WILL GENERALLY BE ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM HAIGLER TO COLBY TO GOVE. * OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AND HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE DRIVING LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN LOCATIONS WHERE SNOW IS OCCURRING... VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. IN LOCATIONS THAT DO NOT RECEIVE VERY MUCH PRECIPITATION...REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST WILL BE 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. && $$ COZ090-091-KSZ001-013-014-221700- /O.UPG.KGLD.HW.A.0001.120122T1300Z-120123T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KGLD.HW.W.0001.120122T1300Z-120123T0100Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE KS-SHERMAN-THOMAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON... ST. FRANCIS...GOODLAND...COLBY 1139 PM MST SAT JAN 21 2012 /1239 AM CST SUN JAN 22 2012/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MST /7 AM CST/ TO 6 PM MST /7 PM CST/ SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MST /7 AM CST/ TO 6 PM MST /7 PM CST/ SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING/DURATION...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS. WINDS WILL QUICKLY DECREASE BY SUNSET. * PEAK WINDS...SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. THE HIGHEST SPEEDS AND GUSTS WILL GENERALLY BE ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM HAIGLER TO COLBY TO GOVE. * OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AND HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE DRIVING LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN LOCATIONS WHERE SNOW IS OCCURRING... VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. IN LOCATIONS THAT DO NOT RECEIVE VERY MUCH PRECIPITATION...REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR IMMINENT WHICH COULD LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE...REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST...AND LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED FOR SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE. && $$ BULLER
3 follow-up statements
992 WWUS73 KGLD 221239 NPWGLD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 539 AM MST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED SUNDAY... .VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA DURING THE DAY SUNDAY. DURING THIS TIME...SNOW WILL BE OCCURRING AND VISIBILITIES WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED AS A RESULT OF THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-222045- /O.CON.KGLD.HW.W.0001.120122T1300Z-120123T0100Z/ 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 539 AM MST SUN JAN 22 2012 /639 AM CST SUN JAN 22 2012/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST /7 PM CST/ THIS EVENING... * TIMING/DURATION...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS. WINDS WILL QUICKLY DECREASE BY SUNSET. * PEAK WINDS...SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 75 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. THE HIGHEST SPEEDS AND GUSTS WILL GENERALLY BE ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM HAIGLER TO COLBY TO GOVE. * OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AND HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE DRIVING LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN LOCATIONS WHERE SNOW IS OCCURRING... VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. IN LOCATIONS THAT DO NOT RECEIVE VERY MUCH PRECIPITATION... REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST WILL BE 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. && $$ BULLER
607 WWUS73 KGLD 221501 NPWGLD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 801 AM MST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED SUNDAY... .VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TODAY. COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-230100- /O.CON.KGLD.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120123T0100Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON- SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA- DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON... CHEYENNE WELLS...ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...NORTON... GOODLAND...COLBY...HOXIE...HILL CITY...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY... QUINTER...TRIBUNE...LEOTI...BENKELMAN...TRENTON...MCCOOK 801 AM MST SUN JAN 22 2012 /901 AM CST SUN JAN 22 2012/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST /7 PM CST/ THIS EVENING... * TIMING/DURATION...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA FROM WEST TO EAST THIS MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL QUICKLY DECREASE BY SUNSET. * PEAK WINDS...SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 75 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. THE HIGHEST SPEEDS AND GUSTS WILL GENERALLY BE ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM HAIGLER TO COLBY TO GOVE. * OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AND HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE DRIVING LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN LOCATIONS WHERE THERE IS LITTLE OR NO PRECIPITATION...REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR IMMINENT WHICH COULD LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE...REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST...AND LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED FOR SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE. && $$
047 WWUS73 KGLD 230032 NPWGLD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 532 PM MST SUN JAN 22 2012 COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-230145- /O.CAN.KGLD.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120123T0100Z/ 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 532 PM MST SUN JAN 22 2012 /632 PM CST SUN JAN 22 2012/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 6:20 PM CST | High Wind Watch | GLD | Cheyenne, Sherman, Thomas | 6 hr |
| Jan 21, 6:20 PM CST | Wind Advisory | GLD | Decatur, Gove, Graham, Greeley, Logan, Norton and 4 more | 6 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in Kansas, 2012High Wind Warnings in Nebraska, 2012High Wind Warnings in Colorado, 2012Every high wind warning in 2012
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.