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High Wind Warning 3, NWS Goodland, KS
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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 11:39 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 51 | 1 W Mccook, NE | |
| Feb 23, 12:46 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 47 | Goodland 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.
- 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
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 4:02 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | GLD | Gove, Greeley, Logan, Sheridan, Sherman, Thomas and 2 more | 37 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.