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High Wind Warning 3, NWS Goodland, KS

February 23, 201210 counties in Kansas; Dundy County, Hitchcock County, Red Willow County, Nebraska; Yuma County, Colorado

NWS Goodland, KS issued this high wind warning at Feb 23, 2012, 11:28 AM CST for 10 counties in Kansas; Dundy County, Hitchcock County, Red Willow County, Nebraska; Yuma County, Colorado. It was in force for 4 hr. 2 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
Feb 23, 2012, 11:28 AM CST (17:28 UTC)
Expired
Feb 23, 2012, 3:40 PM CST
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Goodland, KS

Counties Yuma County, CO, Cheyenne County, KS, Decatur County, KS, Gove County, KS, Graham County, KS, Logan County, KS, Norton County, KS, Rawlins County, KS, Sheridan County, KS, Sherman County, KS, Thomas County, KS, Dundy County, NE, Hitchcock County, NE, Red Willow County, NE

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:29 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Feb 23, 11:39 AM CSTNON-TSTM WND GST 511 W Mccook, NE
Feb 23, 12:46 PM CSTNON-TSTM WND GST 47Goodland Airport (Asos), KS

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 12:00Z, 5.5 hours before the alert went out and 169 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 2012-02-23Temperature 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 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 2012-02-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -22 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
764 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
83 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-22 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
44 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

774 
WWUS73 KGLD 231728
NPWGLD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1028 AM MST THU FEB 23 2012

COZ090-KSZ001>004-013>016-028-029-NEZ079>081-240000-
/O.UPG.KGLD.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120224T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KGLD.HW.W.0003.120223T1728Z-120224T0000Z/
YUMA-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-
GRAHAM-LOGAN-GOVE-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...
OBERLIN...NORTON...GOODLAND...COLBY...HOXIE...HILL CITY...
OAKLEY...QUINTER...BENKELMAN...TRENTON...MCCOOK
1028 AM MST THU FEB 23 2012 /1128 AM CST THU FEB 23 2012/

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ THIS
AFTERNOON. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING/DURATION...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE INTO THE
  AFTERNOON. 

* PEAK WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65
  MPH ARE EXPECTED.

* OTHER IMPACTS...LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY BRIEFLY 
  REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. 

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.

&&

$$

COZ091-092-KSZ027-041-042-240000-
/O.CON.KGLD.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120224T0000Z/
KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-WALLACE-GREELEY-WICHITA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURLINGTON...CHEYENNE WELLS...
SHARON SPRINGS...TRIBUNE...LEOTI
1028 AM MST THU FEB 23 2012 /1128 AM CST THU FEB 23 2012/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ THIS
AFTERNOON...

* TIMING/DURATION...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE INTO THIS
  AFTERNOON.

* PEAK WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH
  ARE EXPECTED.

* OTHER IMPACTS...LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY BRIEFLY 
  REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. 

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.

&&

$$

BULLER
1 follow-up statement
333 
WWUS73 KGLD 232140
NPWGLD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
240 PM MST THU FEB 23 2012

COZ090-KSZ001>004-013>016-028-029-NEZ079>081-240000-
/O.CAN.KGLD.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120224T0000Z/
/O.EXA.KGLD.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120224T0000Z/
YUMA-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-
GRAHAM-LOGAN-GOVE-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...
OBERLIN...NORTON...GOODLAND...COLBY...HOXIE...HILL CITY...
OAKLEY...QUINTER...BENKELMAN...TRENTON...MCCOOK
240 PM MST THU FEB 23 2012 /340 PM CST THU FEB 23 2012/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ THIS
AFTERNOON...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ THIS
AFTERNOON. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* TIMING/DURATION...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL LATE
  THIS AFTERNOON. 

* PEAK WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55
  MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE.

* OTHER IMPACTS...LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY BRIEFLY 
  REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. 

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.

&&

$$

COZ091-092-KSZ027-041-042-240000-
/O.CON.KGLD.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120224T0000Z/
KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-WALLACE-GREELEY-WICHITA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURLINGTON...CHEYENNE WELLS...
SHARON SPRINGS...TRIBUNE...LEOTI
240 PM MST THU FEB 23 2012 /340 PM CST THU FEB 23 2012/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ THIS
AFTERNOON...

* TIMING/DURATION...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL LATE
  THIS AFTERNOON. 

* PEAK WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55
  MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE.

* OTHER IMPACTS...LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY BRIEFLY 
  REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. 

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.

&&

$$

BULLER

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 23, 4:02 PM CSTFire Weather WatchGLDGove, Greeley, Logan, Sheridan, Sherman, Thomas and 2 more37 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.