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High Wind Warning 4, NWS Goodland, KS

March 17, 2014Cheyenne County, Kit Carson County, Yuma County, Colorado; 11 counties in Kansas; Dundy County, Hitchcock County, Red Willow County, Nebraska

NWS Goodland, KS issued this high wind warning at Mar 17, 2014, 3:00 PM MDT for Cheyenne County, Kit Carson County, Yuma County, Colorado; 11 counties in Kansas; Dundy County, Hitchcock County, Red Willow County, Nebraska. It took effect at Mar 18, 2014, 6:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 12 hr. 7 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
Mar 17, 2014, 3:00 PM MDT (21:00 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 18, 2014, 6:00 AM MDT
Expired
Mar 18, 2014, 6:10 PM MDT
In force
12 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, Greeley County, KS, Logan 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), 26 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:58 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
Mar 18, 1:00 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 55Sw Seibert, CO
Mar 18, 1:55 PM MDTSNOW 0.515 Nw St. Francis, KSHALF AN INCH OF SNOW ESTIMATED ON THE GROUND WITH VISIBILITY DOWN TO 1/4 OF A MILE AT TIMES. WIND GUST ESTIMATED BETWEEN 40 TO 45 MPH.
Mar 18, 2:21 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 59Kit Carson, CO
Mar 18, 3:18 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 58Burlington, CO
Mar 18, 4:27 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 51Goodland, KS
Mar 18, 5:20 PM MDTSNOW 417 N Parks, NE
Mar 18, 6:03 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 519 Sse Sharon Springs, KS

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 12:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 165 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 2014-03-17Temperature 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 2014-03-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 145 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
4408 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
145 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
130 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.

535 
WWUS73 KGLD 172100
NPWGLD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
300 PM MDT MON MAR 17 2014

...TWO PERIODS OF STRONG WINDS EXPECTED...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE TRI-STATE AREA THIS
EVENING. BEHIND THE FRONT...WINDS COULD GUST TO 45. IN ADDITION
TO THE WINDS SOME BLOWING DUST ARE POSSIBLE.

MUCH STRONGER WINDS WILL BEGIN TO MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE ACROSS
FAR EASTERN COLORADO AROUND OR SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE SPREADING
EAST ACROSS MOST OF AREA DURING THE REST OF THE DAY. AREAS OF
BLOWING DUST ARE AGAIN POSSIBLE.

COZ090>092-KSZ001>003-013>015-027>029-041-042-NEZ079-080-180600-
/O.UPG.KGLD.HW.A.0002.140318T1200Z-140319T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KGLD.HW.W.0004.140318T1200Z-140319T0000Z/
/O.CON.KGLD.WI.Y.0011.140318T0200Z-140318T1200Z/
YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-SHERMAN-
THOMAS-SHERIDAN-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-DUNDY-
HITCHCOCK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON...
CHEYENNE WELLS...ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...GOODLAND...
COLBY...HOXIE...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY...QUINTER...TRIBUNE...
LEOTI...BENKELMAN...TRENTON
300 PM MDT MON MAR 17 2014 /400 PM CDT MON MAR 17 2014/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM MDT /9 PM CDT/ THIS
EVENING TO 6 AM MDT /7 AM CDT/ TUESDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MDT /7 AM CDT/ TO 6 PM
MDT /7 PM CDT/ TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MDT /7 AM CDT/ TO 6 PM MDT
/7 PM CDT/ TUESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH
  THIS EVENING. NORTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH
  EXPECTED TUESDAY.

* TIMING/DURATION...A PERIOD OF STRONG WINDS WILL FOLLOW A COLD 
  FRONT PASSAGE THIS EVENING. MUCH STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED 
  TUESDAY. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST COULD SIGNIFICANTLY 
  REDUCE VISIBILITIES IN LOCATIONS WHERE WINDS GUST OVER 45 MPH. 

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 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.

&&

$$

NEZ081-180600-
/O.UPG.KGLD.HW.A.0002.140318T1200Z-140319T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KGLD.HW.W.0004.140318T1200Z-140319T0000Z/
RED WILLOW-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MCCOOK
400 PM CDT MON MAR 17 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY. THE
HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH
  EXPECTED. 

* TIMING/DURATION...LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

* OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST COULD SIGNIFICANTLY 
  REDUCE VISIBILITIES IN LOCATIONS WHERE WINDS GUST OVER 45 MPH. 

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.

&&

$$

KSZ016-180600-
/O.CON.KGLD.WI.Y.0011.140318T0200Z-140318T1200Z/
/O.CON.KGLD.HW.A.0002.140318T1200Z-140319T0000Z/
GRAHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HILL CITY
400 PM CDT MON MAR 17 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM
CDT TUESDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...

* PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH
  THIS EVENING. NORTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH
  POSSIBLE TUESDAY.

* TIMING/DURATION...A PERIOD OF STRONG WINDS WILL FOLLOW A COLD 
  FRONT PASSAGE THIS EVENING. MUCH STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED 
  TUESDAY. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST COULD SIGNIFICANTLY 
  REDUCE VISIBILITIES IN LOCATIONS WHERE WINDS GUST OVER 45 MPH. 

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.

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR HAZARDOUS WIND
CONDITIONS WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR GREATER. SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS NOW AND STAY TUNED
FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE HIGH WIND WARNINGS.

&&

$$

KSZ004-180600-
/O.CON.KGLD.HW.A.0002.140318T1200Z-140319T0000Z/
NORTON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NORTON
400 PM CDT MON MAR 17 2014

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...

* PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH
  EXPECTED. 

* TIMING/DURATION...LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

* OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST COULD SIGNIFICANTLY 
  REDUCE VISIBILITIES IN LOCATIONS WHERE WINDS GUST OVER 45 MPH. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR HAZARDOUS WIND
CONDITIONS WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR GREATER. SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS NOW AND STAY TUNED
FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE HIGH WIND WARNINGS.

&&

$$
5 follow-up statements
585 
WWUS73 KGLD 180601
NPWGLD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1201 AM MDT TUE MAR 18 2014

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TUESDAY...

MUCH STRONGER WINDS WILL BEGIN TO MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE ACROSS
FAR EASTERN COLORADO AROUND OR SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE TUESDAY SPREADING
EAST ACROSS MOST OF AREA DURING THE REST OF THE DAY. AREAS OF
BLOWING DUST ARE AGAIN POSSIBLE.

COZ090>092-KSZ001>003-013>015-027>029-041-042-NEZ079-080-181415-
/O.CAN.KGLD.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-140318T1200Z/
/O.CON.KGLD.HW.W.0004.140318T1200Z-140319T0000Z/
YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-SHERMAN-
THOMAS-SHERIDAN-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-DUNDY-
HITCHCOCK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON...
CHEYENNE WELLS...ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...GOODLAND...
COLBY...HOXIE...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY...QUINTER...TRIBUNE...
LEOTI...BENKELMAN...TRENTON
1201 AM MDT TUE MAR 18 2014 /101 AM CDT TUE MAR 18 2014/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MDT /7 AM CDT/
TO 6 PM MDT /7 PM CDT/ TUESDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY FOR TONIGHT. HOWEVER THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS STILL IN EFFECT
FOR TUESDAY.

* PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH
  EXPECTED TUESDAY.

* TIMING/DURATION...MUCH STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY.

* OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST COULD SIGNIFICANTLY 
  REDUCE VISIBILITIES IN LOCATIONS WHERE WINDS GUST OVER 45 MPH. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT RECOMMENDS THAT
YOU TAKE PREVENTATIVE MEASURES DURING THIS BLOWING DUST
EVENT...SUCH AS STAYING INDOORS OR WEARING PROTECTIVE BREATHING
MASKS IF OUTSIDE. HIGH DUST CONCENTRATIONS CAN CAUSE RESPIRATORY
PROBLEMS...DECREASE LUNG ACTIVITY...AGGRAVATE ASTHMA...AND LEAD
TO POTENTIAL HEART-RELATED PROBLEMS...ESPECIALLY WITH
CHILDREN...ELDERLY...OR THOSE WITH PRE-EXISTING RESPIRATORY
CONDITIONS.

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.

&&

$$

KSZ016-181415-
/O.CAN.KGLD.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-140318T1200Z/
/O.CON.KGLD.HW.A.0002.140318T1200Z-140319T0000Z/
GRAHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HILL CITY
101 AM CDT TUE MAR 18 2014

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING
THROUGH THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY FOR TONIGHT. HOWEVER THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS STILL IN
EFFECT FOR TUESDAY.

* PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH
  POSSIBLE TUESDAY.

* TIMING/DURATION...MUCH STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY.

* OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST COULD SIGNIFICANTLY 
  REDUCE VISIBILITIES IN LOCATIONS WHERE WINDS GUST OVER 45 MPH. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR HAZARDOUS WIND
CONDITIONS WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR GREATER. SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS NOW AND STAY TUNED
FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE HIGH WIND WARNINGS.

&&

$$

NEZ081-181415-
/O.CON.KGLD.HW.W.0004.140318T1200Z-140319T0000Z/
RED WILLOW-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MCCOOK
101 AM CDT TUE MAR 18 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO
7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH 
  EXPECTED. 

* TIMING/DURATION...LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

* OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST COULD SIGNIFICANTLY 
  REDUCE VISIBILITIES IN LOCATIONS WHERE WINDS GUST OVER 45 MPH. 

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.

&&

$$

KSZ004-181415-
/O.CON.KGLD.HW.A.0002.140318T1200Z-140319T0000Z/
NORTON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NORTON
101 AM CDT TUE MAR 18 2014

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING
THROUGH THIS EVENING...

* PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH 
  EXPECTED. 

* TIMING/DURATION...LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

* OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST COULD SIGNIFICANTLY 
  REDUCE VISIBILITIES IN LOCATIONS WHERE WINDS GUST OVER 45 MPH. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR HAZARDOUS WIND
CONDITIONS WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR GREATER. SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS NOW AND STAY TUNED
FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE HIGH WIND WARNINGS.

&&

$$

JTL
348 
WWUS73 KGLD 180954
NPWGLD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
354 AM MDT TUE MAR 18 2014

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TODAY...

MUCH STRONGER WINDS WILL BEGIN TO MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE ACROSS
FAR EASTERN COLORADO AROUND OR SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE TODAY.
AS THE DAY PROGRESSES THE HIGH WINDS WILL SPREAD EAST ACROSS MOST
OF AREA BY THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND BLOWING SNOW ARE
AGAIN POSSIBLE.

COZ090>092-KSZ001>003-013>015-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-181800-
/O.EXT.KGLD.HW.W.0004.140318T1200Z-140319T0200Z/
YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-SHERMAN-
THOMAS-SHERIDAN-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-DUNDY-
HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON...
CHEYENNE WELLS...ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...GOODLAND...
COLBY...HOXIE...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY...QUINTER...TRIBUNE...
LEOTI...BENKELMAN...TRENTON...MCCOOK
354 AM MDT TUE MAR 18 2014 /454 AM CDT TUE MAR 18 2014/

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT /9 PM CDT/ THIS
EVENING...

* PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH 
  EXPECTED. 

* TIMING/DURATION...LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

* OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SNOW COULD
  SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO UNDER A MILE AT TIMES WHERE
  WINDS GUST OVER 45 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT RECOMMENDS THAT
YOU TAKE PREVENTATIVE MEASURES DURING THIS BLOWING DUST
EVENT...SUCH AS STAYING INDOORS OR WEARING PROTECTIVE BREATHING
MASKS IF OUTSIDE. HIGH DUST CONCENTRATIONS CAN CAUSE RESPIRATORY
PROBLEMS...DECREASE LUNG ACTIVITY...AGGRAVATE ASTHMA...AND LEAD
TO POTENTIAL HEART-RELATED PROBLEMS...ESPECIALLY WITH
CHILDREN...ELDERLY...OR THOSE WITH PRE-EXISTING RESPIRATORY
CONDITIONS.

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.

&&

$$

KSZ004-016-181800-
/O.UPG.KGLD.HW.A.0002.140318T1200Z-140319T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KGLD.WI.Y.0012.140318T1200Z-140319T0200Z/
NORTON-GRAHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTON...HILL CITY
454 AM CDT TUE MAR 18 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE
HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50
  MPH EXPECTED.

* TIMING/DURATION...LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING.

* OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SNOW COULD
  SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO AROUND 2 MILES OR LESS
  WHERE WINDS GUST OVER 45 MPH.

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.

&&

$$

JTL
160 
WWUS73 KGLD 181546
NPWGLD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
946 AM MDT TUE MAR 18 2014


MUCH STRONGER WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY SPREAD EAST ACROSS THE
AREA THROUGH THE REST OF THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO SLOWLY
FALL THROUGH THE REST OF THE DAY WITH TEMPERATURES COLD ENOUGH FOR
SNOW GENERALLY WEST OF A LINE FROM MCCOOK TO COLBY AND ALONG
INTERSTATE 70. LIGHT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE. THE
COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND WILL CREATE SHARPLY REDUCED
VISIBILITIES. 

COZ090>092-KSZ001>003-013>015-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-190200-
/O.CON.KGLD.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140319T0200Z/
YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-SHERMAN-
THOMAS-SHERIDAN-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-DUNDY-
HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON...
CHEYENNE WELLS...ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...GOODLAND...
COLBY...HOXIE...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY...QUINTER...TRIBUNE...
LEOTI...BENKELMAN...TRENTON...MCCOOK
946 AM MDT TUE MAR 18 2014 /1046 AM CDT TUE MAR 18 2014/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT /9 PM CDT/
THIS EVENING...

* PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH 
  EXPECTED. 

* TIMING/DURATION...THROUGH THE REST OF THE DAY INTO THE EARLY
  EVENING.

* OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE
  VISIBILITIES TO UNDER 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.

&&

$$

KSZ004-016-190200-
/O.CON.KGLD.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-140319T0200Z/
NORTON-GRAHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTON...HILL CITY
1046 AM CDT TUE MAR 18 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 
  MPH EXPECTED. 

* TIMING/DURATION...THROUGH THE REST OF THE DAY INTO THE EARLY
  EVENING. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...SOME BLOWING DUST IS POSSIBLE WITH VISIBILITY
  RESTRICTIONS 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.

&&

$$
055 
WWUS73 KGLD 182303
NPWGLD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
503 PM MDT TUE MAR 18 2014

MUCH STRONGER WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY SPREAD EAST ACROSS
THE AREA THROUGH THE REST OF THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO
SLOWLY FALL THROUGH THE REST OF THE DAY WITH TEMPERATURES COLD
ENOUGH FOR SNOW GENERALLY WEST OF A LINE FROM MCCOOK TO COLBY AND
ALONG INTERSTATE 70. LIGHT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE.
THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND WILL CREATE SHARPLY REDUCED
VISIBILITIES.

COZ090>092-KSZ001>003-013>015-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-190200-
/O.CON.KGLD.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140319T0200Z/
YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-SHERMAN-
THOMAS-SHERIDAN-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-DUNDY-
HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON...
CHEYENNE WELLS...ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...GOODLAND...
COLBY...HOXIE...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY...QUINTER...TRIBUNE...
LEOTI...BENKELMAN...TRENTON...MCCOOK
503 PM MDT TUE MAR 18 2014 /603 PM CDT TUE MAR 18 2014/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT /9 PM CDT/
THIS EVENING...

* PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH 
  EXPECTED. 

* TIMING/DURATION...THROUGH THE REST OF THE DAY INTO THE EARLY 
  EVENING. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE
  VISIBILITIES TO A QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. WHILE SNOW
  IS NOT ACCUMULATING RAPIDLY ON THE ROADWAYS...BLOWING SNOW WILL
  CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING.

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.

&&

$$

KSZ004-016-190200-
/O.CON.KGLD.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-140319T0200Z/
NORTON-GRAHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTON...HILL CITY
603 PM CDT TUE MAR 18 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 
  MPH EXPECTED. 

* TIMING/DURATION...THROUGH THE REST OF THE DAY INTO THE EARLY 
  EVENING. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...A PERIOD OF BLOWING SNOW WILL ACCOMPANY THE
  WINDS THIS EVENING. THIS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO UNDER A HALF
  OF 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.

&&

$$
752 
WWUS73 KGLD 190010
NPWGLD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
610 PM MDT TUE MAR 18 2014


COZ092-KSZ027-041-042-190400-
/O.CAN.KGLD.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140319T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KGLD.WI.Y.0013.140319T0010Z-140319T0400Z/
CHEYENNE CO-WALLACE-GREELEY-WICHITA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEYENNE WELLS...SHARON SPRINGS...
TRIBUNE...LEOTI
610 PM MDT TUE MAR 18 2014 /710 PM CDT TUE MAR 18 2014/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT /11 PM CDT/ THIS
EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT /11 PM CDT/ THIS
EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50
  MPH EXPECTED.

* TIMING/DURATION...WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE EVENING.

* OTHER IMPACTS...A FEW SNOW SHOWERS WILL IMPACT THE AREA BEFORE 9
  PM MDT/10 PM CDT. THESE MAY BRING A BRIEF PERIOD OF REDUCED
  VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. BLOWING DUST IS EXPECTED NEAR
  ANY OPEN FIELDS.

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>003-013>015-028-029-NEZ079>081-190115-
/O.CAN.KGLD.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140319T0200Z/
YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-SHERMAN-THOMAS-
SHERIDAN-LOGAN-GOVE-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON...
ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...GOODLAND...COLBY...HOXIE...
OAKLEY...QUINTER...BENKELMAN...TRENTON...MCCOOK
610 PM MDT TUE MAR 18 2014 /710 PM CDT TUE MAR 18 2014/

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING.

A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY HAS REPLACED THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE
AREA TONIGHT.

$$

KSZ004-016-190115-
/O.CAN.KGLD.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-140319T0200Z/
NORTON-GRAHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTON...HILL CITY
710 PM CDT TUE MAR 18 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY.

A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY HAS REPLACED THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE AREA
TONIGHT.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 17, 3:38 AM MDTHigh Wind WatchGLDCheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma24 hr
Mar 17, 3:38 AM MDTWind AdvisoryGLDCheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma20 hr

Nearby

High Wind Warnings in Kansas, 2014High Wind Warnings in Colorado, 2014High Wind Warnings in Nebraska, 2014Every high wind warning in 2014

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.