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High Wind Warning 8, NWS Goodland, KS

May 26, 2012Cheyenne County, Kit Carson County, Yuma County, Colorado; 13 counties in Kansas; Dundy County, Hitchcock County, Red Willow County, Nebraska

NWS Goodland, KS issued this high wind warning at May 26, 2012, 4:09 AM MDT for Cheyenne County, Kit Carson County, Yuma County, Colorado; 13 counties in Kansas; Dundy County, Hitchcock County, Red Willow County, Nebraska. It took effect at May 26, 2012, 1:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 14 hr. 40 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
May 26, 2012, 4:09 AM MDT (10:09 UTC)
In effect from
May 26, 2012, 1:00 PM MDT
Expired
May 27, 2012, 3:00 AM MDT
In force
14 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 10:06 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
May 26, 2:00 PM MDTTSTM WND GST 6510 S Sharon Springs, KS
May 26, 2:00 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND DMGWinona, KSSOUTH SIDE OF METAL ROOF PEELED OVER TO NORTH SIDE OF A LOCAL BUSINESS. ESTIMATED TIME OF ROOF BEGINNING TO FAIL.
May 26, 3:30 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 59Burlington, CO
May 26, 5:16 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 60Seibert, CO
May 26, 5:22 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 555 W Goodland, KS
May 26, 5:22 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 56Goodland, KS
May 26, 8:45 PM MDTTSTM WND GST 6510 S Sharon Springs, KSDIME SIZED HAIL ALSO REPORTED.
May 26, 8:45 PM MDTTSTM WND GST 747 Sw Sharon Springs, KS
May 26, 8:53 PM MDTTSTM WND GST 63Tribune, KS
May 26, 9:22 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 60Goodland, KSPOSSIBLY ENHANCED BY OUTFLOW FROM THUNDERSTORM IN WALLACE COUNTY
May 26, 9:58 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 72Colby, KSENHANCED BY THUNDERSTORM OUTFLOW. ALSO ZERO VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST REPORTED IN COLBY BY A SPOTTER.
May 26, 10:00 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 59St. Francis, KS
May 26, 10:03 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 822 E Colby, KSENHANCED BY THUNDERSTORM OUTFLOW
May 26, 10:03 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND DMG6 Wsw Colby, KSSEMI BLOWN OVER, BY OUTFLOW ENHANCED WINDS.
May 26, 10:24 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 6413 N Goodland, KS
May 26, 10:25 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 703 S Winona, KSWINDS OCCURING BEHIND AREA OF WEAK CONVECTION
May 26, 10:33 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 595 Ese Gove, KSWINDS ENHANCED FROM DECAYING SHOWERS AND WEAK THUNDERSTORMS
May 26, 10:53 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 60Mccook, NEENHANCED BY THUNDERSTORM OUTFLOW
May 26, 10:53 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND DMG9 Sse Atwood, KSWINDS BLEW OUT WINDOW OF GARAGE, VISIBILITY OF 100 YARDS IN BLOWING DUST. RELAYED BY KSN.
May 26, 11:00 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND DMG1 Sse Colby, KSPORCH ROOF BLOW OFF WITH GUTTERING DAMAGE. TIME APPROXIMATED.
May 26, 11:00 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND DMG3 Ese Levant, KSSEVERAL OUTBUILDINGS DAMAGED AND/OR DESTROYED SOUTH OF I-70 REST AREA WEST OF COLBY. TIME APPROXIMATED.
May 26, 11:00 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND DMG5 N Winona, KSTIME ESTIMATED. WINDOWS BROKEN FROM CHICKEN COOP
May 26, 11:00 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND DMG5 Se Levant, KS2 MILES OF ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION LINE DOWN. TIME APPROXIMATED.
May 26, 11:00 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND DMG6 Sse Levant, KS2 IRRIGATION PIVOTS FLIPPED. TIME APPROXIMATED.
May 26, 11:00 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND DMG6 Sw Colby, KSLARGE GRAIN SILO CAVED IN. TIME APPROXIMATED.
May 26, 11:00 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND DMG7 Nw Atwood, KSTIME ESTIMATE. 5.5 INCH DIAMETER LIVE TREE BRANCH REMOVED FROM TREE
May 26, 11:00 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND DMGColby, KSAPARTMENT BUILDING IN COLBY HAS LOST ITS ROOF AND HAS POSSIBLE WALL OR CEILING COLLAPSE. NO REPORT OF INJURIES. SEVERAL FIRES REPORTED AROUND COLBY DUE TO TRANSFORMER EXPLOSIONS. ALL AVAILABLE FIREFIGHTERS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ARE OUT IN COLBY. STRONG
May 26, 11:03 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 782 E Colby, KS
May 26, 11:05 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND DMGS Gem, KSEMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTS BARN DESTROYED NEAR GEM. TIME APPROXIMATED.
May 26, 11:14 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 621 N Atwood, KSMEASURED AT THE AWOS
May 26, 11:16 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 69Atwood, KSKSN WEATHERLAB
May 26, 11:16 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 74Atwood, KSKSN WEATHERLAB
May 26, 11:20 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND DMGLevant, KSI-70 AT MILEPOST 45. EAST BOUND LANE CLOSED DUE TO SEVERAL SEMI ROLLOVERS.
May 26, 11:32 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 69Grinnell, KSKSN WEATHERLAB
May 26, 11:35 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 68Ludell, KSENHANCED BY THUNDERSTORM OUTFLOW
May 26, 11:43 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 705 Ese Gove, KSENHANCED BY THUNDERSTORM OUTFLOW
May 26, 11:45 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND DMG9 Sse Atwood, KS9 INCH DIAMETER GREEN TREE LIMB BROKEN OFF A PEACH TREE.OTHER SMALLER TREE LIMBS BROKEN OFF. FUEL TANK WAS BLOWN OVER. WINDOW BLOWN OUT OF GARAGE.
May 27, 12:00 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 62Oberlin, KSENHANCED BY THUNDERSTORM OUTFLOW
May 27, 12:30 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND DMGGrainfield, KSTIME ESTIMATED. SOUTH FACING RESIDENTIAL GARAGE DESTROYED. CHURCH ROOF DAMAGED WITH BRICKS DISPLACED. TWO 10-15 INCH DIAMETER TREES BROKEN AND TWISTED WITH MANY 6 INCH LIVE LIMBS BROKEN THROUGHOUT TOWN. TRAILER BLOWN ACROSS BUSINESS LOT WHICH DAMAGED A FUEL PU
May 27, 12:33 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 60Mccook, NEENHANCED BY THUNDERSTORM OUTFLOW

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, 10.2 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 00:00Z on 2012-05-26Temperature 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 00:00Z on 2012-05-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 45 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
2407 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
60 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
45 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
356 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.

019 
WWUS73 KGLD 261009
NPWGLD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
409 AM MDT SAT MAY 26 2012

COZ090>092-KSZ001-013-027-041-NEZ079-261815-
/O.UPG.KGLD.HW.A.0005.120526T1800Z-120527T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KGLD.HW.W.0008.120526T1900Z-120527T0400Z/
YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-SHERMAN-WALLACE-GREELEY-
DUNDY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON...
CHEYENNE WELLS...ST. FRANCIS...GOODLAND...SHARON SPRINGS...
TRIBUNE...BENKELMAN
409 AM MDT SAT MAY 26 2012 /509 AM CDT SAT MAY 26 2012/

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM MDT /2 PM CDT/ THIS
AFTERNOON TO 10 PM MDT /11 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM MDT /2 PM CDT/ THIS
AFTERNOON TO 10 PM MDT /11 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND
WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING/DURATION...SOUTH WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN DURING THE EARLY
  AFTERNOON...WITH PEAK WIND SPEEDS BY LATE AFTERNOON. THE WINDS
  WILL DECLINE DURING THE EVENING.

* PEAK WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 TO 45 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS IN
  EXCESS OF 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

* OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING DUST IS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS 
  THAT HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY RAINFALL LATELY. 

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.

&&

$$

KSZ002-014-028-042-261815-
/O.NEW.KGLD.HW.W.0008.120526T1900Z-120527T0400Z/
RAWLINS-THOMAS-LOGAN-WICHITA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWOOD...COLBY...OAKLEY...LEOTI
509 AM CDT SAT MAY 26 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM
CDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM
CDT THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING/DURATION...SOUTH WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN DURING THE EARLY
  AFTERNOON...WITH PEAK WIND SPEEDS BY LATE AFTERNOON. THE WINDS
  WILL DECLINE DURING THE EVENING.

* PEAK WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 TO 45 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS IN
  EXCESS OF 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

* OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING DUST IS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS 
  THAT HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY RAINFALL LATELY. 

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.

&&

$$

KSZ003-004-015-016-029-NEZ080-081-261815-
/O.NEW.KGLD.WI.Y.0027.120526T1900Z-120527T0400Z/
DECATUR-NORTON-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-GOVE-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OBERLIN...NORTON...HOXIE...HILL CITY...
QUINTER...TRENTON...MCCOOK
509 AM CDT SAT MAY 26 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM
CDT THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING/DURATION...SOUTH WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN DURING THE EARLY
  AFTERNOON...WITH PEAK WIND SPEEDS BY LATE AFTERNOON. THE WINDS
  WILL DECLINE DURING THE EVENING.

* PEAK WINDS...GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

* OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING DUST IS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS 
  THAT HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY RAINFALL LATELY.

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.

&&

$$
12 follow-up statements
264 
WWUS73 KGLD 261233
NPWGLD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
633 AM MDT SAT MAY 26 2012

COZ090-NEZ079-262045-
/O.NEW.KGLD.FG.Y.0008.120526T1233Z-120526T1400Z/
/O.CON.KGLD.HW.W.0008.120526T1900Z-120527T0400Z/
YUMA-DUNDY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BENKELMAN
633 AM MDT SAT MAY 26 2012

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MDT THIS MORNING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MDT THIS MORNING.

* TIMING/DURATION...SOUTH WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN DURING THE EARLY 
  AFTERNOON...WITH PEAK WIND SPEEDS BY LATE AFTERNOON. THE WINDS 
  WILL DECLINE DURING THE EVENING. 

* PEAK WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 TO 45 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS 
  IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING DUST IS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS 
  THAT HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY RAINFALL LATELY. 

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.

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITY WILL FREQUENTLY BE ONE
QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN FOG. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN AND BE
PREPARED FOR SUDDEN DROPS IN VISIBILITY...ESPECIALLY NEAR
RIVERS...CREEKS AND LOW LYING AREAS. USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS ON LOW
BEAMS AND DRIVE DEFENSIVELY.

&&

$$

COZ091-092-KSZ001-002-013-014-027-028-041-042-262045-
/O.CON.KGLD.HW.W.0008.120526T1900Z-120527T0400Z/
KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-SHERMAN-THOMAS-WALLACE-
LOGAN-GREELEY-WICHITA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURLINGTON...CHEYENNE WELLS...
ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...GOODLAND...COLBY...SHARON SPRINGS...
OAKLEY...TRIBUNE...LEOTI
633 AM MDT SAT MAY 26 2012 /733 AM CDT SAT MAY 26 2012/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM MDT /2 PM CDT/
THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM MDT /11 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING...

* TIMING/DURATION...SOUTH WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN DURING THE EARLY 
  AFTERNOON...WITH PEAK WIND SPEEDS BY LATE AFTERNOON. THE WINDS 
  WILL DECLINE DURING THE EVENING. 

* PEAK WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 TO 45 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS 
  IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING DUST IS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS 
  THAT HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY RAINFALL LATELY. 

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.

&&

$$

KSZ003-004-015-016-029-NEZ080-081-262045-
/O.CON.KGLD.WI.Y.0027.120526T1900Z-120527T0400Z/
DECATUR-NORTON-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-GOVE-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OBERLIN...NORTON...HOXIE...HILL CITY...
QUINTER...TRENTON...MCCOOK
733 AM CDT SAT MAY 26 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
11 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING/DURATION...SOUTH WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN DURING THE EARLY 
  AFTERNOON...WITH PEAK WIND SPEEDS BY LATE AFTERNOON. THE WINDS 
  WILL DECLINE DURING THE EVENING. 

* PEAK WINDS...GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

* OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING DUST IS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS 
  THAT HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY RAINFALL LATELY. 

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.

&&

$$
687 
WWUS73 KGLD 261354
NPWGLD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
754 AM MDT SAT MAY 26 2012

COZ090-NEZ079-262200-
/O.EXP.KGLD.FG.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120526T1400Z/
/O.CON.KGLD.HW.W.0008.120526T1900Z-120527T0400Z/
YUMA-DUNDY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BENKELMAN
754 AM MDT SAT MAY 26 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM MDT THIS MORNING...

* TIMING/DURATION...SOUTH WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN DURING THE EARLY 
  AFTERNOON...WITH PEAK WIND SPEEDS BY LATE AFTERNOON. THE WINDS 
  WILL DECLINE DURING THE EVENING. 

* PEAK WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 TO 45 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS 
  IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING DUST IS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS 
  THAT HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY RAINFALL LATELY. 

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-KSZ001-002-013-014-027-028-041-042-262200-
/O.CON.KGLD.HW.W.0008.120526T1900Z-120527T0400Z/
KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-SHERMAN-THOMAS-WALLACE-
LOGAN-GREELEY-WICHITA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURLINGTON...CHEYENNE WELLS...
ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...GOODLAND...COLBY...SHARON SPRINGS...
OAKLEY...TRIBUNE...LEOTI
754 AM MDT SAT MAY 26 2012 /854 AM CDT SAT MAY 26 2012/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM MDT /2 PM CDT/
THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM MDT /11 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING...

* TIMING/DURATION...SOUTH WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN DURING THE EARLY 
  AFTERNOON...WITH PEAK WIND SPEEDS BY LATE AFTERNOON. THE WINDS 
  WILL DECLINE DURING THE EVENING. 

* PEAK WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 TO 45 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS 
  IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING DUST IS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS 
  THAT HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY RAINFALL LATELY. 

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.

&&

$$

KSZ003-004-015-016-029-NEZ080-081-262200-
/O.CON.KGLD.WI.Y.0027.120526T1900Z-120527T0400Z/
DECATUR-NORTON-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-GOVE-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OBERLIN...NORTON...HOXIE...HILL CITY...
QUINTER...TRENTON...MCCOOK
854 AM CDT SAT MAY 26 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
11 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING/DURATION...SOUTH WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN DURING THE EARLY 
  AFTERNOON...WITH PEAK WIND SPEEDS BY LATE AFTERNOON. THE WINDS 
  WILL DECLINE DURING THE EVENING. 

* PEAK WINDS...GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

* OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING DUST IS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS 
  THAT HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY RAINFALL LATELY. 

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.

&&

$$
553 
WWUS73 KGLD 261753
NPWGLD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1153 AM MDT SAT MAY 26 2012

COZ090>092-KSZ001-002-013-014-027-028-041-042-NEZ079-270200-
/O.CON.KGLD.HW.W.0008.120526T1900Z-120527T0400Z/
YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-SHERMAN-THOMAS-
WALLACE-LOGAN-GREELEY-WICHITA-DUNDY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON...
CHEYENNE WELLS...ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...GOODLAND...COLBY...
SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY...TRIBUNE...LEOTI...BENKELMAN
1153 AM MDT SAT MAY 26 2012 /1253 PM CDT SAT MAY 26 2012/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT /11 PM
CDT/ THIS EVENING...

* TIMING/DURATION...SOUTH WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN DURING THE EARLY 
  AFTERNOON...WITH PEAK WIND SPEEDS BY LATE AFTERNOON. THE WINDS 
  WILL DECLINE DURING THE EVENING. 

* PEAK WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 TO 45 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS 
  IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING DUST IS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS 
  THAT HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY RAINFALL LATELY. 

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.

&&

$$

KSZ003-004-015-016-029-NEZ080-081-270200-
/O.CON.KGLD.WI.Y.0027.120526T1900Z-120527T0400Z/
DECATUR-NORTON-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-GOVE-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OBERLIN...NORTON...HOXIE...HILL CITY...
QUINTER...TRENTON...MCCOOK
1253 PM CDT SAT MAY 26 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING/DURATION...SOUTH WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN DURING THE EARLY 
  AFTERNOON...WITH PEAK WIND SPEEDS BY LATE AFTERNOON. THE WINDS 
  WILL DECLINE DURING THE EVENING. 

* PEAK WINDS...GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

* OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING DUST IS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS 
  THAT HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY RAINFALL LATELY. 

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.

&&

$$
839 
WWUS73 KGLD 270219
NPWGLD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
819 PM MDT SAT MAY 26 2012

COZ090>092-KSZ001-002-013-014-027-028-041-042-NEZ079-270400-
/O.CON.KGLD.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120527T0400Z/
YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-SHERMAN-THOMAS-
WALLACE-LOGAN-GREELEY-WICHITA-DUNDY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON...
CHEYENNE WELLS...ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...GOODLAND...COLBY...
SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY...TRIBUNE...LEOTI...BENKELMAN
819 PM MDT SAT MAY 26 2012 /919 PM CDT SAT MAY 26 2012/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT /11 PM
CDT/ THIS EVENING...

* TIMING/DURATION...GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE FOR ANOTHER
  FEW HOURS BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT.

* PEAK WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS TO
  60 MPH.

* OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING DUST IS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS 
  THAT HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY RAINFALL LATELY. 

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.

&&

$$

KSZ003-004-015-016-029-NEZ080-081-270400-
/O.CON.KGLD.WI.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-120527T0400Z/
DECATUR-NORTON-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-GOVE-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OBERLIN...NORTON...HOXIE...HILL CITY...
QUINTER...TRENTON...MCCOOK
919 PM CDT SAT MAY 26 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING/DURATION...GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE FOR ANOTHER
  FEW HOURS BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT. 

* PEAK WINDS...GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

* OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING DUST IS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS 
  THAT HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY RAINFALL LATELY. 

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.

&&

$$
902 
WWUS73 KGLD 270351
NPWGLD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
951 PM MDT SAT MAY 26 2012

NEZ080-081-270500-
/O.EXP.KGLD.WI.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-120527T0400Z/
HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TRENTON...MCCOOK
1051 PM CDT SAT MAY 26 2012

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THE REST OF THE NIGHT.

$$

KSZ003-004-015-016-029-270600-
/O.UPG.KGLD.WI.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-120527T0400Z/
/O.EXB.KGLD.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120527T0600Z/
DECATUR-NORTON-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-GOVE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OBERLIN...NORTON...HOXIE...HILL CITY...
QUINTER
1051 PM CDT SAT MAY 26 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SUNDAY. THE WIND
ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING/DURATION...STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE FOR ANOTHER
  FEW HOURS TONIGHT...ENHANCED BY THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH THE AREA.

* PEAK WINDS...GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

* OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO
  AS LOW AS A 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>092-KSZ001-002-013-014-027-028-041-042-NEZ079-270600-
/O.EXT.KGLD.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120527T0600Z/
YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-SHERMAN-THOMAS-
WALLACE-LOGAN-GREELEY-WICHITA-DUNDY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON...
CHEYENNE WELLS...ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...GOODLAND...COLBY...
SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY...TRIBUNE...LEOTI...BENKELMAN
951 PM MDT SAT MAY 26 2012 /1051 PM CDT SAT MAY 26 2012/

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT /1 AM CDT/
TONIGHT...

* TIMING/DURATION...STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE FOR ANOTHER
  FEW HOURS TONIGHT...ENHANCED BY THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH THE AREA.

* PEAK WINDS...GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

* OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO
  AS LOW AS A 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.

&&

$$
995 
WWUS73 KGLD 270402
NPWGLD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1002 PM MDT SAT MAY 26 2012

COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079-270600-
/O.CON.KGLD.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120527T0600Z/
YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-
SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-
DUNDY-
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
1002 PM MDT SAT MAY 26 2012 /1102 PM CDT SAT MAY 26 2012/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT /1 AM
CDT/ TONIGHT...

* TIMING/DURATION...OUTFLOW WINDS FROM THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE
  DAMAGING WIND GUSTS FOR THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO.

* PEAK WINDS...GUSTS TO 75 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

* OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL CREATE AREAS OF NEAR
  ZERO VISIBILITY. POWER OUTAGES ARE OCCURRING IN SHERMAN COUNTY
  AND MAY ALSO OCCUR IN OTHER AREAS DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS.

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.

&&

$$
423 
WWUS73 KGLD 270410
NPWGLD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1010 PM MDT SAT MAY 26 2012

COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079-270600-
/O.CON.KGLD.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120527T0600Z/
YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-
SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-
DUNDY-
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
1010 PM MDT SAT MAY 26 2012 /1110 PM CDT SAT MAY 26 2012/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT /1 AM
CDT/ TONIGHT...

* TIMING/DURATION...OUTFLOW WINDS FROM THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE
  DAMAGING WIND GUSTS FOR THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO.

* PEAK WINDS...GUSTS TO 85 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

* OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL CREATE AREAS OF NEAR
  ZERO VISIBILITY. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION! WINDS OF THIS
  MAGNITUDE CAN CREATE WIDESPREAD DAMAGE AND EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS
  DRIVING CONDITIONS...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 70 IN THE COLBY AREA.

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.

&&

$$
079 
WWUS73 KGLD 270433
NPWGLD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1033 PM MDT SAT MAY 26 2012

COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079-270600-
/O.CON.KGLD.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120527T0600Z/
YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-
SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-
DUNDY-
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
1033 PM MDT SAT MAY 26 2012 /1133 PM CDT SAT MAY 26 2012/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT /1 AM
CDT/ TONIGHT...

* TIMING/DURATION...OUTFLOW WINDS FROM THUNDERSTORMS WILL 
  PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS FOR THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO. 

* PEAK WINDS...GUSTS TO 85 MPH ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN
  SHERMAN...THOMAS...SHERIDAN...LOGAN AND GOVE COUNTIES OF
  NORTHWEST KANSAS. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION! WINDS OF THIS
  MAGNITUDE CAN CREATE WIDESPREAD DAMAGE AND EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS
  DRIVING CONDITIONS...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 70 IN THE COLBY AREA.
  THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS OF VEHICLES BLOWN OFF INTERSTATE 70.

* OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING DUST WILL CREATE AREAS OF NEAR ZERO
  VISIBILITY. WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES ARE OCCURRING IN NORTHWEST
  KANSAS.

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.

&&

$$
237 
WWUS73 KGLD 270452
NPWGLD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1052 PM MDT SAT MAY 26 2012

NEZ080-081-270600-
/O.EXA.KGLD.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120527T0600Z/
HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TRENTON...MCCOOK
1152 PM CDT SAT MAY 26 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SUNDAY. 

* TIMING/DURATION...OUTFLOW WINDS FROM THUNDERSTORMS WILL 
  PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS FOR THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO. 

* PEAK WINDS...GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

* OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING DUST WILL CREATE AREAS OF NEAR ZERO
  VISIBILITY. 

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>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079-270600-
/O.CON.KGLD.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120527T0600Z/
YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-
SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-
DUNDY-
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
1052 PM MDT SAT MAY 26 2012 /1152 PM CDT SAT MAY 26 2012/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT /1 AM
CDT/ TONIGHT...

* TIMING/DURATION...OUTFLOW WINDS FROM THUNDERSTORMS WILL 
  PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS FOR THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO. 

* PEAK WINDS...GUSTS TO 85 MPH ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN 
  SHERMAN...THOMAS...SHERIDAN...LOGAN AND GOVE COUNTIES OF 
  NORTHWEST KANSAS. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION! WINDS OF THIS 
  MAGNITUDE CAN CREATE WIDESPREAD DAMAGE AND EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS 
  DRIVING CONDITIONS...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 70 IN THE COLBY 
  AREA. THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS OF VEHICLES BLOWN OFF INTERSTATE 
  70. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING DUST WILL CREATE AREAS OF NEAR ZERO 
  VISIBILITY. WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES ARE OCCURRING IN 
  NORTHWEST KANSAS. 

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.

&&

$$
562 
WWUS73 KGLD 270512
NPWGLD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1112 PM MDT SAT MAY 26 2012

COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-270615-
/O.CON.KGLD.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120527T0600Z/
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
1112 PM MDT SAT MAY 26 2012 /1212 AM CDT SUN MAY 27 2012/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT /1 AM
CDT/ TONIGHT...

* TIMING/DURATION...STRONG WINDS ENHANCED FROM DECAYING
  THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDNIGHT MDT (1 AM CDT).

* PEAK WINDS...WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH ARE OCCURRING ACROSS
  THE AREA ESPECIALLY AROUND THE COLBY AREA. WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS
  OF 80 MPH HAVE BEEN REPORTED OVER THE PAST FEW HOURS...AND
  REMAIN POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION! WINDS
  OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN CREATE WIDESPREAD DAMAGE AND EXTREMELY
  HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 70 IN THE
  COLBY AREA. THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS OF VEHICLES BLOWN OFF
  INTERSTATE 70.

* OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING DUST WILL CREATE AREAS OF NEAR ZERO 
  VISIBILITY. WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES ARE OCCURRING IN 
  NORTHWEST KANSAS.

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.

&&

$$
433 
WWUS73 KGLD 270542
NPWGLD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1142 PM MDT SAT MAY 26 2012

COZ090>092-270900-
/O.CAN.KGLD.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120527T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KGLD.WI.Y.0028.120527T0542Z-120527T0900Z/
YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON...
CHEYENNE WELLS
1142 PM MDT SAT MAY 26 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MDT SUNDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MDT SUNDAY. THE HIGH
WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* TIMING/DURATION...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA AND
  WILL GRADUALLY BEGIN TO DIMINISH AROUND 3 AM MDT.

* PEAK WINDS...WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN
  SOME AREAS.

* OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING DUST WILL CREATE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN
  SOME AREAS. 

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.

&&

$$

KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-270900-
/O.EXT.KGLD.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120527T0900Z/
CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-
WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...
NORTON...GOODLAND...COLBY...HOXIE...HILL CITY...SHARON SPRINGS...
OAKLEY...QUINTER...TRIBUNE...LEOTI...BENKELMAN...TRENTON...MCCOOK
1142 PM MDT SAT MAY 26 2012 /1242 AM CDT SUN MAY 27 2012/

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MDT /4 AM CDT/
SUNDAY...

* TIMING/DURATION...STRONG WINDS ENHANCED FROM DECAYING
  THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS WITH WIND
  SPEEDS GRADUALLY DECREASING THROUGH 4 AM CDT. 

* PEAK WINDS...WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE
  THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH
  ACROSS THOMAS...SHERIDAN...LOGAN AND GOVE COUNTIES.  WINDS OF THIS 
  MAGNITUDE CAN CREATE WIDESPREAD DAMAGE AND EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS 
  DRIVING CONDITIONS...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 70 IN THE COLBY 
  AREA. THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS OF VEHICLES BLOWN OFF INTERSTATE 
  70.

* OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING DUST WILL CREATE AREAS OF NEAR ZERO 
  VISIBILITY. WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES ARE OCCURRING IN 
  NORTHWEST KANSAS. 

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.

&&

$$
320 
WWUS73 KGLD 270852
NPWGLD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
252 AM MDT SUN MAY 27 2012


KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-271000-
/O.EXP.KGLD.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120527T0900Z/
CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-
WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...
NORTON...GOODLAND...COLBY...HOXIE...HILL CITY...SHARON SPRINGS...
OAKLEY...QUINTER...TRIBUNE...LEOTI...BENKELMAN...TRENTON...MCCOOK
252 AM MDT SUN MAY 27 2012 /352 AM CDT SUN MAY 27 2012/

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 3 AM MDT /4 AM CDT/ EARLY
THIS MORNING...

WINDS HAVE DECLINED BELOW WARNING CRITERIA SO THE HIGH WIND
WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH CAN BE
EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS...WITH WINDS CONTINUING TO
DECLINE THROUGH THE NIGHT.

$$

COZ090>092-271000-
/O.EXP.KGLD.WI.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-120527T0900Z/
YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON...
CHEYENNE WELLS
252 AM MDT SUN MAY 27 2012

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 3 AM MDT EARLY THIS MORNING...

WINDS HAVE DECLINED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA SO THE WIND ADVISORY
WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$

JTL

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 26, 4:11 AM MDTRed Flag WarningGLDCheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma18 hr
May 26, 6:33 AM MDTDense Fog AdvisoryGLDYuma87 min
May 25, 8:11 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDNorton34 min
May 25, 8:19 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDNorton14 min
May 26, 4:09 AM MDTWind AdvisoryGLDDecatur, Gove, Graham, Norton, Sheridan18 hr
May 26, 5:16 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDGove, Graham, Sheridan44 min
May 26, 5:57 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDNorton33 min

Nearby

High Wind Warnings in Kansas, 2012High Wind Warnings in Colorado, 2012High Wind Warnings in Nebraska, 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.