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Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this winter storm warning at Dec 31, 2012, 1:23 PM CST for 5 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 11 hr. 6 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
- Dec 31, 2012, 1:23 PM CST (19:23 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 1, 2013, 12:00 AM CST
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
Counties Gove County, KS, Graham County, KS, Logan County, KS, Sheridan County, KS, Wichita County, KS
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 4:30 PM CST | SNOW 3.5 | Oakley, KS | 0.23 INCHES OF LIQUID EQUIVALENT |
| Dec 31, 7:10 PM CST | SNOW 2 | 3 N Russell Springs, KS | |
| Dec 31, 7:10 PM CST | SNOW 2 | Grainfield, KS | |
| Dec 31, 7:10 PM CST | SNOW 4 | 1 E Hill City, KS | |
| Dec 31, 7:10 PM CST | SNOW 4 | Leoti, KS | |
| Dec 31, 7:10 PM CST | SNOW 5 | Hoxie, KS |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 152 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
- 474 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 89 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 20 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 174 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
244 WWUS43 KGLD 311923 WSWGLD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 1223 PM MST MON DEC 31 2012 KSZ015-016-028-029-042-010400- /O.UPG.KGLD.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-130101T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KGLD.WS.W.0002.121231T1923Z-130101T1200Z/ SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-LOGAN-GOVE-WICHITA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOXIE...HILL CITY...OAKLEY...QUINTER... LEOTI 123 PM CST MON DEC 31 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 7 INCHES. * TIMING...MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO AT LEAST THIS EVENING. AFTER THAT THE SNOW WILL SLOWLY DECREASE. * IMPACTS...VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO A HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY. ACCIDENTS HAVE ALREADY HAVE BEEN REPORTED. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH WILL CAUSE SOME MINOR DRIFTING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...OR ICE ARE NOW OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. CHECK THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST BEFORE VENTURING OUTSIDE. && $$ KSZ002>004-013-014-027-NEZ081-010400- /O.EXA.KGLD.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-130101T1200Z/ RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-SHERMAN-THOMAS-WALLACE-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...NORTON...GOODLAND... COLBY...SHARON SPRINGS...MCCOOK 1223 PM MST MON DEC 31 2012 /123 PM CST MON DEC 31 2012/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST /6 AM CST/ TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST /6 AM CST/ TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES. * TIMING...LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE UNTIL AT LEAST THIS EVENING. AFTER THAT THE SNOW WILL SLOWLY DECREASE. * IMPACTS...VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY. ACCIDENTS HAVE ALREADY HAVE BEEN REPORTED. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH WILL CAUSE SOME MINOR DRIFTING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ KSZ041-010400- /O.CON.KGLD.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-130101T1200Z/ GREELEY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TRIBUNE 1223 PM MST MON DEC 31 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES. * TIMING...LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE UNTIL AT LEAST THIS EVENING. AFTER THAT THE SNOW WILL SLOWLY DECREASE. * IMPACTS...VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY. ACCIDENTS HAVE ALREADY HAVE BEEN REPORTED. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH WILL CAUSE SOME MINOR DRIFTING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ BULLER
1 follow-up statement
197 WWUS43 KGLD 312140 WSWGLD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 240 PM MST MON DEC 31 2012 KSZ015-016-028-029-042-010600- /O.EXT.KGLD.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130101T0600Z/ SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-LOGAN-GOVE-WICHITA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOXIE...HILL CITY...OAKLEY...QUINTER... LEOTI 340 PM CST MON DEC 31 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 7 INCHES. * TIMING...MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO AT LEAST THIS EVENING. AFTER THAT THE SNOW WILL SLOWLY DECREASE. * IMPACTS...VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO A HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY. ACCIDENTS HAVE ALREADY HAVE BEEN REPORTED. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH WILL CAUSE SOME MINOR DRIFTING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...OR ICE ARE NOW OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. CHECK THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST BEFORE VENTURING OUTSIDE. && $$ KSZ002>004-013-014-027-041-NEZ081-010600- /O.EXT.KGLD.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-130101T0600Z/ RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-SHERMAN-THOMAS-WALLACE-GREELEY-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...NORTON...GOODLAND... COLBY...SHARON SPRINGS...TRIBUNE...MCCOOK 240 PM MST MON DEC 31 2012 /340 PM CST MON DEC 31 2012/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST /MIDNIGHT CST/ THIS EVENING... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES. * TIMING...LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE UNTIL AT LEAST THIS EVENING. AFTER THAT THE SNOW WILL SLOWLY DECREASE. * IMPACTS...VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY. ACCIDENTS HAVE ALREADY HAVE BEEN REPORTED. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH WILL CAUSE SOME MINOR DRIFTING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ BULLER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 4:02 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | GLD | Decatur, Gove, Graham, Greeley, Logan, Norton and 6 more | 20 hr |
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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.