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High Wind Warning 4, NWS Goodland, KS

February 28, 201213 counties in Kansas; Dundy County, Hitchcock County, Red Willow County, Nebraska; Cheyenne County, Kit Carson County, Yuma County, Colorado

NWS Goodland, KS issued this high wind warning at Feb 28, 2012, 12:07 PM CST for 13 counties in Kansas; Dundy County, Hitchcock County, Red Willow County, Nebraska; Cheyenne County, Kit Carson County, Yuma County, Colorado. It was in force for 6 hr. 9 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 28, 2012, 12:07 PM CST (18:07 UTC)
Expired
Feb 28, 2012, 6:00 PM CST
In force
6 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 18:10 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 28, 12:26 PM CSTNON-TSTM WND GST 53Tribune Airport (Awos), KS
Feb 28, 12:27 PM CSTNON-TSTM WND GST 55Ese Winona, KS
Feb 28, 12:31 PM CSTNON-TSTM WND GST 5112 Nne Goodland, KS
Feb 28, 1:26 PM CSTNON-TSTM WND GST 53Oakley Airport (Awos), KS
Feb 28, 1:47 PM CSTNON-TSTM WND GST 52Firstview, CO
Feb 28, 1:56 PM CSTNON-TSTM WND GST 53Seguin, KS
Feb 28, 3:18 PM CSTDUST STORM10 S Hill City, KSSPOTTER DRIVING BETWEEN WAKEENEY AND HILL CITY REPORTING VISIBILITY AS LOW AS 1 MILE IN BLOWING DUST.
Feb 28, 4:02 PM CSTNON-TSTM WND GST 53Tribune Airport (Awos), KS
Feb 28, 4:51 PM CSTNON-TSTM WND GST 564 W Goodland, KSWITH BLOWING DIRT

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 12:00Z, 6.1 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 12:00Z on 2012-02-28Temperature 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 12:00Z on 2012-02-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 212 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
1842 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
53 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
212 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
295 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.

490 
WWUS73 KGLD 281807
NPWGLD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1107 AM MST TUE FEB 28 2012

COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-290000-
/O.UPG.KGLD.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120229T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KGLD.HW.W.0004.120228T1807Z-120229T0000Z/
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
1107 AM MST TUE FEB 28 2012 /1207 PM CST TUE FEB 28 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...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL LATE
  THIS AFTERNOON

* PEAK WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS
  UP TO 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED.

* OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS
  THAN A HALF 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.

&&

$$

BULLER
1 follow-up statement
091 
WWUS73 KGLD 290002
NPWGLD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
502 PM MST TUE FEB 28 2012


COZ092-KSZ002>004-014>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ081-290300-
/O.EXP.KGLD.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120229T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KGLD.WI.Y.0014.120229T0002Z-120229T0300Z/
CHEYENNE CO-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-
LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-RED WILLOW-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEYENNE WELLS...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...
NORTON...COLBY...HOXIE...HILL CITY...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY...
QUINTER...TRIBUNE...LEOTI...MCCOOK
502 PM MST TUE FEB 28 2012 /602 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2012/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST /9 PM CST/ THIS
EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST /9 PM CST/ THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING/DURATION...WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH ACROSS THE AREA
  THROUGH 9 PM CST.

* PEAK WINDS...WESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS
  THAN A 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.

&&

$$

COZ090-091-KSZ001-013-NEZ079-080-290115-
/O.EXP.KGLD.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120229T0000Z/
YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE KS-SHERMAN-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON...
ST. FRANCIS...GOODLAND...BENKELMAN...TRENTON
502 PM MST TUE FEB 28 2012 /602 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2012/

...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

A COLD FRONT HAS BEGUN TO MOVE OVER THE AREA...ALLOWING WINDS TO
DECREASE BELOW WARNING LEVELS. THEREFORE THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 28, 3:46 AM CSTRed Flag WarningGLDCheyenne, Greeley, Logan, Rawlins, Sherman, Thomas and 2 more16 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.