Alert archive / Kansas / Wind Advisories in 2012
Wind Advisory 5, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this wind advisory at Jan 26, 2012, 1:44 PM MST 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 Jan 27, 2012, 8:00 AM MST. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 26, 2012, 1:44 PM MST (20:44 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 27, 2012, 8:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Jan 27, 2012, 5:00 PM MST
- In force
- 9 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 20:46 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 12:00Z, 8.7 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
- 2449 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 84 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 165 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 131 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
032 WWUS73 KGLD 262044 NPWGLD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 144 PM MST THU JAN 26 2012 COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-270600- /O.NEW.KGLD.WI.Y.0005.120127T1500Z-120128T0000Z/ 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 144 PM MST THU JAN 26 2012 /244 PM CST THU JAN 26 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM MST /9 AM CST/ TO 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM MST /9 AM CST/ TO 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ FRIDAY. * TIMING/DURATION...GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP FRIDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNSET FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * PEAK WINDS...NORTH WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DIRT AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE POSSIBLE IN OPEN COUNTRY. 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. && $$
4 follow-up statements
345 WWUS73 KGLD 270600 NPWGLD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 1100 PM MST THU JAN 26 2012 COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-271200- /O.CON.KGLD.WI.Y.0005.120127T1500Z-120128T0000Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON- SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA- DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON... CHEYENNE WELLS...ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...NORTON... GOODLAND...COLBY...HOXIE...HILL CITY...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY... QUINTER...TRIBUNE...LEOTI...BENKELMAN...TRENTON...MCCOOK 1100 PM MST THU JAN 26 2012 /1200 AM CST FRI JAN 27 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM MST /9 AM CST/ TO 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ FRIDAY... * TIMING/DURATION...GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP FRIDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNSET FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * PEAK WINDS...NORTH WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DIRT AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE POSSIBLE IN OPEN COUNTRY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS MAY AFFECT TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. && $$
557 WWUS73 KGLD 271030 NPWGLD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 330 AM MST FRI JAN 27 2012 COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-271800- /O.CON.KGLD.WI.Y.0005.120127T1500Z-120128T0000Z/ 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 330 AM MST FRI JAN 27 2012 /430 AM CST FRI JAN 27 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM MST /9 AM CST/ THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING/DURATION...GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNSET. * PEAK WINDS...NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DIRT AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE POSSIBLE IN OPEN COUNTRY. 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. && $$
859 WWUS73 KGLD 271804 NPWGLD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 1104 AM MST FRI JAN 27 2012 COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-280000- /O.CON.KGLD.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120128T0000Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON- SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA- DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON... CHEYENNE WELLS...ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...NORTON... GOODLAND...COLBY...HOXIE...HILL CITY...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY... QUINTER...TRIBUNE...LEOTI...BENKELMAN...TRENTON...MCCOOK 1104 AM MST FRI JAN 27 2012 /1204 PM CST FRI JAN 27 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING/DURATION...GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNSET. * PEAK WINDS...NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DIRT AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE POSSIBLE IN OPEN COUNTRY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS MAY AFFECT TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. && $$
864 WWUS73 KGLD 272355 NPWGLD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 455 PM MST FRI JAN 27 2012 COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-280100- /O.EXP.KGLD.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120128T0000Z/ 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 455 PM MST FRI JAN 27 2012 /555 PM CST FRI JAN 27 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON... WINDS HAVE DECREASED BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS. THEREFORE THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.