Alert archive / Kansas / High Wind Warnings in 2014
High Wind Warning 5, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this high wind warning at Mar 31, 2014, 8:34 AM CDT for 8 counties in Kansas; Dundy County, Hitchcock County, Red Willow County, Nebraska; Kit Carson County, Yuma County, Colorado. It was in force for 11 hr. 26 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 31, 2014, 8:34 AM CDT (13:34 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 31, 2014, 7:11 PM CDT
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
Counties Kit Carson County, CO, Yuma County, CO, Cheyenne County, KS, Decatur County, KS, Graham County, KS, Norton County, KS, Rawlins County, KS, Sheridan County, KS, Sherman County, KS, Thomas County, KS, Dundy County, NE, Hitchcock County, NE, Red Willow County, NE
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:36 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 8:50 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 10 Ne Hoxie, KS | BLOWING DUST REDUCING VIS TO LESS THAN 1/4 MILE. WINDS ESTIMATED 50-60MPH. |
| Mar 31, 9:01 AM CDT | TSTM WND GST 61 | Norton, KS | |
| Mar 31, 9:01 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | Norton, KS | |
| Mar 31, 9:10 AM CDT | DUST STORM | Atwood, KS | THE AUTOMATED WEATHER OBSERVING SYSTEM AT ATWOOD AIRPORT REPORTED VISIBILITY BRIEFLY FELL TO ONE QUARTER MILE. |
| Mar 31, 9:10 AM CDT | TSTM WND GST 61 | Norton, KS | |
| Mar 31, 9:35 AM CDT | DUST STORM | Oberlin, KS | NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY JUST NORTH OF OBERLIN DUE TO BLOWING DUST. |
| Mar 31, 9:42 AM CDT | DUST STORM | Atwood, KS | NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY REPORTED AT THREE DIFFERENT LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. |
| Mar 31, 9:43 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Norton, KS | CURRENTLY GUSTING TO 51 KTS. |
| Mar 31, 9:59 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | Mccook, NE | VISIBILITIES REPORTED AT 1.75 MILES DUE TO BLOWING DUST. |
| Mar 31, 9:59 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Oberlin, KS | SUSTAINED WINDS OF 45 MPH AND VISIBILITY DOWN TO 2.5 MILES. |
| Mar 31, 10:09 AM CDT | DUST STORM | 1 N Mccook, NE | NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY ALONG A ONE MILE STRETCH OF HIGHWAY 83 JUST NORTH OF MCCOOK. ALSO...ONE QUARTER MILE VISIBILITY ALONG A HALF MILE STRETCH NEAR THE FRONTIER COUNTY LINE. |
| Mar 31, 10:30 AM CDT | DUST STORM | Halford, KS | LOCALIZED VISIBILITY REDUCTION TO NEAR ZERO ALONG HIGHWAY 83 JUST NORTH OF HALFORD. |
| Mar 31, 10:49 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 55 | Colby, KS | VISIBILITY DROPPED TO 2.5 MILES SHORTLY AFTER STRONGEST GUSTS. |
| Mar 31, 10:52 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 66 | 4 N Atwood, KS | |
| Mar 31, 11:01 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 55 | Hill City, KS | AT TIME OF GUST...VISIBILITY DROPPED TO 2 MILES. |
| Mar 31, 11:18 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | Atwood, KS | |
| Mar 31, 11:21 AM CDT | DUST STORM | Atwood, KS | VISIBILITY OF 1/4 MILE REPORTED. |
| Mar 31, 11:21 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 57 | Trenton, NE | SUSTAINED WINDS WERE 46 MPH AT TIME OF THE GUST. |
| Mar 31, 11:25 AM CDT | DUST STORM | 5 N Atwood, KS | LOCALIZED NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY ON HIGHWAY 25 ABOUT 5 MILES NORTH OF ATWOOD. |
| Mar 31, 11:55 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 48 | St. Francis, KS | VISIBILITY DROPPED TO 7 MILES FROM BLOWING DUST SHORTLY AFTER STRONGEST GUST. VISIBILITY DROPPED TO 5 MILES LATER IN THE AFTERNOON FROM A DUST PLUME BEGINNING IN NORTHEAST COLORADO. |
| Mar 31, 12:04 PM CDT | DUST STORM | Selden, KS | NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY ON HIGHWAY 83 NEAR SELDEN. |
| Mar 31, 12:18 PM CDT | WILDFIRE | 5 W Mccook, NE | A LARGE GRASS FIRE WAS REPORTED BY MCCOOK POLICE DEPARTMENT. THE FIRE WAS NEAR MILE MARKER 81 ON HIGHWAY 34...ABOUT 5 MILES WEST OF MCCOOK. FIRE SIZE AND ANY DAMAGE IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. |
| Mar 31, 2:15 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 5 S Burlington, CO | PEAK GUST LASTED ATLEAST 10 MINUTES. VISIBILITIES DROPPED TO 4 MILES DUE TO BLOWING DUST. |
| Mar 31, 2:39 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | Mccook, NE | |
| Mar 31, 3:01 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | Goodland, KS | VISIBILITY DROPPED AS LOW AS 4 MILES DUE TO BLOWING DUST. |
| Mar 31, 3:01 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | Goodland, KS |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 12:00Z, 1.6 hours before the alert went out and 163 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
- 1544 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 10 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -31 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -22 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
610 WWUS73 KGLD 311334 NPWGLD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 734 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014 COZ090-091-NEZ079>081-312145- /O.UPG.KGLD.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-140401T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KGLD.HW.W.0005.140331T1334Z-140401T0100Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON...BENKELMAN... TRENTON...MCCOOK 734 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014 /834 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2014/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING/DURATION...THE WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE BY MID MORNING AND WILL DECREASE NEAR SUNSET. * OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST COULD DEVELOP AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. VISIBILITIES COULD DROP TO BELOW A MILE AND RAPIDLY DECREASE WITHIN SHORT DISTANCES. MOTORISTS ENCOUNTERING AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE URGED TO NOT DRIVE THROUGH IF THEY CAN NOT SEE THE OTHER SIDE. 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. && $$ KSZ001>003-013>015-312145- /O.UPG.KGLD.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-140401T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KGLD.HW.W.0005.140331T1334Z-140401T0100Z/ CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...OBERLIN... GOODLAND...COLBY...HOXIE 734 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014 /834 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2014/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING/DURATION...THE WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE BY MID MORNING AND WILL DECREASE NEAR SUNSET. * OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST COULD DEVELOP AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. VISIBILITIES COULD DROP TO BELOW A MILE AND RAPIDLY DECREASE WITHIN SHORT DISTANCES. MOTORISTS ENCOUNTERING AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE URGED TO NOT DRIVE THROUGH IF THEY CAN NOT SEE THE OTHER SIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT RECOMMENDS THAT YOU TAKE PREVENTATIVE MEASURES DURING THIS BLOWING DUST EVENT...SUCH AS STAYING INDOORS OR WEARING PROTECTIVE BREATHING MASKS IF OUTSIDE. HIGH DUST CONCENTRATIONS CAN CAUSE RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS...DECREASE LUNG ACTIVITY...AGGRAVATE ASTHMA...AND LEAD TO POTENTIAL HEART-RELATED PROBLEMS...ESPECIALLY WITH CHILDREN...ELDERLY...OR THOSE WITH PRE-EXISTING RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR IMMINENT WHICH COULD LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE...REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST...AND LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED FOR SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE. && $$ COZ092-KSZ004-016-027>029-041-042-312145- /O.CON.KGLD.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-140401T0100Z/ CHEYENNE CO-NORTON-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEYENNE WELLS...NORTON...HILL CITY... SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY...QUINTER...TRIBUNE...LEOTI 734 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014 /834 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2014/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... * PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING/DURATION...THE WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE BY MID MORNING AND WILL DECREASE NEAR SUNSET. * OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST COULD DEVELOP AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. VISIBILITIES COULD DROP TO BELOW A MILE AND RAPIDLY DECREASE WITHIN SHORT DISTANCES. MOTORISTS ENCOUNTERING AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE URGED TO NOT DRIVE THROUGH IF THEY CAN NOT SEE THE OTHER SIDE. 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. && $$ JTL
8 follow-up statements
501 WWUS73 KGLD 311401 NPWGLD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 801 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014 COZ090-091-NEZ079>081-312215- /O.CON.KGLD.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140401T0100Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON...BENKELMAN... TRENTON...MCCOOK 801 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014 /901 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2014/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... * PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING/DURATION...THE WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE THIS MORNING THEN GRADUALLY DECLINE THIS AFTERNOON. * OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL DEVELOP WITH THE INITIAL SURGE OF WIND CAUSING SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN VISIBILITIES. VISIBILITIES WILL RAPIDLY DROP BELOW A MILE FOR A BRIEF TIME THEN GRADUALLY IMPROVE. MOTORISTS ENCOUNTERING AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE URGED TO NOT DRIVE THROUGH IF THEY CAN NOT SEE THE OTHER SIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR IMMINENT WHICH COULD LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE...REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST...AND LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED FOR SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE. && $$ KSZ001>003-013>015-312215- /O.CON.KGLD.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140401T0100Z/ CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...OBERLIN... GOODLAND...COLBY...HOXIE 801 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014 /901 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2014/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... * PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING/DURATION...THE WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE THIS MORNING THEN GRADUALLY DECLINE THIS AFTERNOON. * OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL DEVELOP WITH THE INITIAL SURGE OF WIND CAUSING SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN VISIBILITIES. VISIBILITIES WILL RAPIDLY DROP BELOW A MILE FOR A BRIEF TIME THEN GRADUALLY IMPROVE. MOTORISTS ENCOUNTERING AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE URGED TO NOT DRIVE THROUGH IF THEY CAN NOT SEE THE OTHER SIDE. 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. && $$ COZ092-312215- /O.CON.KGLD.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-140401T0100Z/ CHEYENNE CO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CHEYENNE WELLS 801 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING/DURATION...THE WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE BY MID MORNING AND WILL DECREASE NEAR SUNSET. * OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST COULD DEVELOP AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. VISIBILITIES COULD DROP TO BELOW A MILE AND RAPIDLY DECREASE WITHIN SHORT DISTANCES. MOTORISTS ENCOUNTERING AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE URGED TO NOT DRIVE THROUGH IF THEY CAN NOT SEE THE OTHER SIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT RECOMMENDS THAT YOU TAKE PREVENTATIVE MEASURES DURING THIS BLOWING DUST EVENT...SUCH AS STAYING INDOORS OR WEARING PROTECTIVE BREATHING MASKS IF OUTSIDE. HIGH DUST CONCENTRATIONS CAN CAUSE RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS...DECREASE LUNG ACTIVITY...AGGRAVATE ASTHMA...AND LEAD TO POTENTIAL HEART-RELATED PROBLEMS...ESPECIALLY WITH CHILDREN...ELDERLY...OR THOSE WITH PRE-EXISTING RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS MAY AFFECT TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. && $$ KSZ004-016-027>029-041-042-312215- /O.CON.KGLD.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-140401T0100Z/ NORTON-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTON...HILL CITY...SHARON SPRINGS... OAKLEY...QUINTER...TRIBUNE...LEOTI 801 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014 /901 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2014/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... * PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING/DURATION...THE WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE BY MID MORNING AND WILL DECREASE NEAR SUNSET. * OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST COULD DEVELOP AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. VISIBILITIES COULD DROP TO BELOW A MILE AND RAPIDLY DECREASE WITHIN SHORT DISTANCES. MOTORISTS ENCOUNTERING AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE URGED TO NOT DRIVE THROUGH IF THEY CAN NOT SEE THE OTHER SIDE. 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 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. && $$ JTL
208 WWUS73 KGLD 311408 NPWGLD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 808 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014 KSZ004-016-312215- /O.UPG.KGLD.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-140401T0100Z/ /O.EXA.KGLD.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140401T0100Z/ NORTON-GRAHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTON...HILL CITY 908 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING/DURATION...THE WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE BY MID MORNING AND WILL DECREASE NEAR SUNSET. * OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST COULD DEVELOP AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. VISIBILITIES COULD DROP TO BELOW A MILE AND RAPIDLY DECREASE WITHIN SHORT DISTANCES. MOTORISTS ENCOUNTERING AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE URGED TO NOT DRIVE THROUGH IF THEY CAN NOT SEE THE OTHER SIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT RECOMMENDS THAT YOU TAKE PREVENTATIVE MEASURES DURING THIS BLOWING DUST EVENT... SUCH AS STAYING INDOORS OR WEARING PROTECTIVE BREATHING MASKS IF OUTSIDE. HIGH DUST CONCENTRATIONS CAN CAUSE RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS...DECREASE LUNG ACTIVITY...AGGRAVATE ASTHMA...AND LEAD TO POTENTIAL HEART-RELATED PROBLEMS...ESPECIALLY WITH CHILDREN... ELDERLY...OR THOSE WITH PRE-EXISTING RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR IMMINENT WHICH COULD LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE...REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST...AND LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED FOR SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE. && $$ COZ090-091-NEZ079>081-312215- /O.CON.KGLD.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140401T0100Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON...BENKELMAN... TRENTON...MCCOOK 808 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014 /908 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2014/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... * PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING/DURATION...THE WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE THIS MORNING THEN GRADUALLY DECLINE THIS AFTERNOON. * OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL DEVELOP WITH THE INITIAL SURGE OF WIND CAUSING SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN VISIBILITIES. VISIBILITIES WILL RAPIDLY DROP BELOW A MILE FOR A BRIEF TIME THEN GRADUALLY IMPROVE. MOTORISTS ENCOUNTERING AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE URGED TO NOT DRIVE THROUGH IF THEY CAN NOT SEE THE OTHER SIDE. 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. && $$ KSZ001>003-013>015-312215- /O.CON.KGLD.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140401T0100Z/ CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...OBERLIN... GOODLAND...COLBY...HOXIE 808 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014 /908 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2014/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... * PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING/DURATION...THE WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE THIS MORNING THEN GRADUALLY DECLINE THIS AFTERNOON. * OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL DEVELOP WITH THE INITIAL SURGE OF WIND CAUSING SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN VISIBILITIES. VISIBILITIES WILL RAPIDLY DROP BELOW A MILE FOR A BRIEF TIME THEN GRADUALLY IMPROVE. MOTORISTS ENCOUNTERING AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE URGED TO NOT DRIVE THROUGH IF THEY CAN NOT SEE THE OTHER SIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT RECOMMENDS THAT YOU TAKE PREVENTATIVE MEASURES DURING THIS BLOWING DUST EVENT... SUCH AS STAYING INDOORS OR WEARING PROTECTIVE BREATHING MASKS IF OUTSIDE. HIGH DUST CONCENTRATIONS CAN CAUSE RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS...DECREASE LUNG ACTIVITY...AGGRAVATE ASTHMA...AND LEAD TO POTENTIAL HEART-RELATED PROBLEMS...ESPECIALLY WITH CHILDREN... ELDERLY...OR THOSE WITH PRE-EXISTING RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR IMMINENT WHICH COULD LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE...REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST...AND LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED FOR SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE. && $$ COZ092-312215- /O.CON.KGLD.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-140401T0100Z/ CHEYENNE CO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CHEYENNE WELLS 808 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING/DURATION...THE WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE BY MID MORNING AND WILL DECREASE NEAR SUNSET. * OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST COULD DEVELOP AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. VISIBILITIES COULD DROP TO BELOW A MILE AND RAPIDLY DECREASE WITHIN SHORT DISTANCES. MOTORISTS ENCOUNTERING AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE URGED TO NOT DRIVE THROUGH IF THEY CAN NOT SEE THE OTHER SIDE. 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 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. && $$ KSZ027>029-041-042-312215- /O.CON.KGLD.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-140401T0100Z/ WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY...QUINTER... TRIBUNE...LEOTI 808 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014 /908 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2014/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... * PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING/DURATION...THE WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE BY MID MORNING AND WILL DECREASE NEAR SUNSET. * OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST COULD DEVELOP AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. VISIBILITIES COULD DROP TO BELOW A MILE AND RAPIDLY DECREASE WITHIN SHORT DISTANCES. MOTORISTS ENCOUNTERING AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE URGED TO NOT DRIVE THROUGH IF THEY CAN NOT SEE THE OTHER SIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT RECOMMENDS THAT YOU TAKE PREVENTATIVE MEASURES DURING THIS BLOWING DUST EVENT... SUCH AS STAYING INDOORS OR WEARING PROTECTIVE BREATHING MASKS IF OUTSIDE. HIGH DUST CONCENTRATIONS CAN CAUSE RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS...DECREASE LUNG ACTIVITY...AGGRAVATE ASTHMA...AND LEAD TO POTENTIAL HEART-RELATED PROBLEMS...ESPECIALLY WITH CHILDREN... ELDERLY...OR THOSE WITH PRE-EXISTING RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS MAY AFFECT TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. && $$
387 WWUS73 KGLD 311410 NPWGLD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 810 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014 COZ090-091-NEZ079>081-312215- /O.CON.KGLD.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140401T0100Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON...BENKELMAN... TRENTON...MCCOOK 810 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014 /910 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2014/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... * PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING/DURATION...THE WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE THIS MORNING THEN GRADUALLY DECLINE THIS AFTERNOON. * OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL DEVELOP WITH THE INITIAL SURGE OF WIND CAUSING SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN VISIBILITIES. VISIBILITIES WILL RAPIDLY DROP BELOW A MILE FOR A BRIEF TIME THEN GRADUALLY IMPROVE. MOTORISTS ENCOUNTERING AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE URGED TO NOT DRIVE THROUGH IF THEY CAN NOT SEE THE OTHER SIDE. 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. && $$ KSZ001>004-013>016-312215- /O.CON.KGLD.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140401T0100Z/ CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...OBERLIN... NORTON...GOODLAND...COLBY...HOXIE...HILL CITY 810 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014 /910 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2014/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... * PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING/DURATION...THE WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE THIS MORNING THEN GRADUALLY DECLINE THIS AFTERNOON. * OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL DEVELOP WITH THE INITIAL SURGE OF WIND CAUSING SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN VISIBILITIES. VISIBILITIES WILL RAPIDLY DROP BELOW A MILE FOR A BRIEF TIME THEN GRADUALLY IMPROVE. MOTORISTS ENCOUNTERING AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE URGED TO NOT DRIVE THROUGH IF THEY CAN NOT SEE THE OTHER SIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT RECOMMENDS THAT YOU TAKE PREVENTATIVE MEASURES DURING THIS BLOWING DUST EVENT... SUCH AS STAYING INDOORS OR WEARING PROTECTIVE BREATHING MASKS IF OUTSIDE. HIGH DUST CONCENTRATIONS CAN CAUSE RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS...DECREASE LUNG ACTIVITY...AGGRAVATE ASTHMA...AND LEAD TO POTENTIAL HEART-RELATED PROBLEMS...ESPECIALLY WITH CHILDREN... ELDERLY...OR THOSE WITH PRE-EXISTING RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR IMMINENT WHICH COULD LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE...REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST...AND LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED FOR SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE. && $$ COZ092-312215- /O.CON.KGLD.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-140401T0100Z/ CHEYENNE CO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CHEYENNE WELLS 810 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING/DURATION...THE WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE BY MID MORNING AND WILL DECREASE NEAR SUNSET. * OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST COULD DEVELOP AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. VISIBILITIES COULD DROP TO BELOW A MILE AND RAPIDLY DECREASE WITHIN SHORT DISTANCES. MOTORISTS ENCOUNTERING AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE URGED TO NOT DRIVE THROUGH IF THEY CAN NOT SEE THE OTHER SIDE. 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 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. && $$ KSZ027>029-041-042-312215- /O.CON.KGLD.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-140401T0100Z/ WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY...QUINTER... TRIBUNE...LEOTI 810 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014 /910 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2014/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... * PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING/DURATION...THE WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE BY MID MORNING AND WILL DECREASE NEAR SUNSET. * OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST COULD DEVELOP AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. VISIBILITIES COULD DROP TO BELOW A MILE AND RAPIDLY DECREASE WITHIN SHORT DISTANCES. MOTORISTS ENCOUNTERING AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE URGED TO NOT DRIVE THROUGH IF THEY CAN NOT SEE THE OTHER SIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT RECOMMENDS THAT YOU TAKE PREVENTATIVE MEASURES DURING THIS BLOWING DUST EVENT... SUCH AS STAYING INDOORS OR WEARING PROTECTIVE BREATHING MASKS IF OUTSIDE. HIGH DUST CONCENTRATIONS CAN CAUSE RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS...DECREASE LUNG ACTIVITY...AGGRAVATE ASTHMA...AND LEAD TO POTENTIAL HEART-RELATED PROBLEMS...ESPECIALLY WITH CHILDREN... ELDERLY...OR THOSE WITH PRE-EXISTING RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS MAY AFFECT TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. && $$ JTL
672 WWUS73 KGLD 311445 NPWGLD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 845 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014 NEZ080-081-312245- /O.CAN.KGLD.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140401T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KGLD.DS.W.0001.140331T1445Z-140401T0100Z/ HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TRENTON...MCCOOK 945 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2014 ...DUST STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A DUST STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY REPORTED AROUND ATWOOD...MCCOOK AND OBERLIN. * PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING/DURATION...THE WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE THIS MORNING THEN GRADUALLY DECLINE THIS AFTERNOON. * OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL DEVELOP WITH THE INITIAL SURGE OF WIND CAUSING SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN VISIBILITIES. VISIBILITIES WILL RAPIDLY DROP BELOW A MILE FOR A BRIEF TIME THEN GRADUALLY IMPROVE. MOTORISTS ENCOUNTERING AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE URGED TO NOT DRIVE THROUGH IF THEY CAN NOT SEE THE OTHER SIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A DUST STORM WARNING MEANS VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE IN BLOWING DUST. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION AND BE ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING VISIBILITY...ESPECIALLY NEAR OPEN FIELDS. PERSONS WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SHOULD STAY INDOORS UNTIL THE STORM PASSES. && $$ KSZ002>004-015-016-312245- /O.CAN.KGLD.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140401T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KGLD.DS.W.0001.140331T1445Z-140401T0100Z/ RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...NORTON...HOXIE... HILL CITY 945 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2014 ...DUST STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A DUST STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY REPORTED AROUND ATWOOD...MCCOOK AND OBERLIN. * PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING/DURATION...THE WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE THIS MORNING THEN GRADUALLY DECLINE THIS AFTERNOON. * OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL DEVELOP WITH THE INITIAL SURGE OF WIND CAUSING SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN VISIBILITIES. VISIBILITIES WILL RAPIDLY DROP BELOW A MILE FOR A BRIEF TIME THEN GRADUALLY IMPROVE. MOTORISTS ENCOUNTERING AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE URGED TO NOT DRIVE THROUGH IF THEY CAN NOT SEE THE OTHER SIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT RECOMMENDS THAT YOU TAKE PREVENTATIVE MEASURES DURING THIS BLOWING DUST EVENT... SUCH AS STAYING INDOORS OR WEARING PROTECTIVE BREATHING MASKS IF OUTSIDE. HIGH DUST CONCENTRATIONS CAN CAUSE RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS...DECREASE LUNG ACTIVITY...AGGRAVATE ASTHMA...AND LEAD TO POTENTIAL HEART-RELATED PROBLEMS...ESPECIALLY WITH CHILDREN... ELDERLY...OR THOSE WITH PRE-EXISTING RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS. A DUST STORM WARNING MEANS VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE IN BLOWING DUST. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION AND BE ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING VISIBILITY...ESPECIALLY NEAR OPEN FIELDS. PERSONS WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SHOULD STAY INDOORS UNTIL THE STORM PASSES. && $$ COZ090-091-NEZ079-312245- /O.CON.KGLD.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140401T0100Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-DUNDY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON...BENKELMAN 845 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING/DURATION...THE WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE THIS MORNING THEN GRADUALLY DECLINE THIS AFTERNOON. * OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL DEVELOP WITH THE INITIAL SURGE OF WIND CAUSING SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN VISIBILITIES. VISIBILITIES WILL RAPIDLY DROP BELOW A MILE FOR A BRIEF TIME THEN GRADUALLY IMPROVE. MOTORISTS ENCOUNTERING AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE URGED TO NOT DRIVE THROUGH IF THEY CAN NOT SEE THE OTHER SIDE. 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. && $$ KSZ001-013-014-312245- /O.CON.KGLD.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140401T0100Z/ CHEYENNE KS-SHERMAN-THOMAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. FRANCIS...GOODLAND...COLBY 845 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014 /945 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2014/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... * PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING/DURATION...THE WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE THIS MORNING THEN GRADUALLY DECLINE THIS AFTERNOON. * OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL DEVELOP WITH THE INITIAL SURGE OF WIND CAUSING SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN VISIBILITIES. VISIBILITIES WILL RAPIDLY DROP BELOW A MILE FOR A BRIEF TIME THEN GRADUALLY IMPROVE. MOTORISTS ENCOUNTERING AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE URGED TO NOT DRIVE THROUGH IF THEY CAN NOT SEE THE OTHER SIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT RECOMMENDS THAT YOU TAKE PREVENTATIVE MEASURES DURING THIS BLOWING DUST EVENT... SUCH AS STAYING INDOORS OR WEARING PROTECTIVE BREATHING MASKS IF OUTSIDE. HIGH DUST CONCENTRATIONS CAN CAUSE RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS...DECREASE LUNG ACTIVITY...AGGRAVATE ASTHMA...AND LEAD TO POTENTIAL HEART-RELATED PROBLEMS...ESPECIALLY WITH CHILDREN... ELDERLY...OR THOSE WITH PRE-EXISTING RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR IMMINENT WHICH COULD LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE...REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST...AND LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED FOR SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE. && $$ COZ092-312245- /O.CON.KGLD.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-140401T0100Z/ CHEYENNE CO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CHEYENNE WELLS 845 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING/DURATION...THE WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE BY MID MORNING AND WILL DECREASE NEAR SUNSET. * OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST COULD DEVELOP AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. VISIBILITIES COULD DROP TO BELOW A MILE AND RAPIDLY DECREASE WITHIN SHORT DISTANCES. MOTORISTS ENCOUNTERING AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE URGED TO NOT DRIVE THROUGH IF THEY CAN NOT SEE THE OTHER SIDE. 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 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. && $$ KSZ027>029-041-042-312245- /O.CON.KGLD.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-140401T0100Z/ WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY...QUINTER... TRIBUNE...LEOTI 845 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014 /945 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2014/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... * PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING/DURATION...THE WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE BY MID MORNING AND WILL DECREASE NEAR SUNSET. * OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST COULD DEVELOP AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. VISIBILITIES COULD DROP TO BELOW A MILE AND RAPIDLY DECREASE WITHIN SHORT DISTANCES. MOTORISTS ENCOUNTERING AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE URGED TO NOT DRIVE THROUGH IF THEY CAN NOT SEE THE OTHER SIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT RECOMMENDS THAT YOU TAKE PREVENTATIVE MEASURES DURING THIS BLOWING DUST EVENT... SUCH AS STAYING INDOORS OR WEARING PROTECTIVE BREATHING MASKS IF OUTSIDE. HIGH DUST CONCENTRATIONS CAN CAUSE RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS...DECREASE LUNG ACTIVITY...AGGRAVATE ASTHMA...AND LEAD TO POTENTIAL HEART-RELATED PROBLEMS...ESPECIALLY WITH CHILDREN... ELDERLY...OR THOSE WITH PRE-EXISTING RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS MAY AFFECT TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. && $$
936 WWUS73 KGLD 311523 NPWGLD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 923 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014 NEZ080-081-312330- /O.CON.KGLD.DS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140401T0100Z/ HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TRENTON...MCCOOK 1023 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2014 ...DUST STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF TILLED FIELDS AND DIRT ROADS. * PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING/DURATION...THE WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE THIS MORNING THEN GRADUALLY DECLINE THIS AFTERNOON. * REPORTS...NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES HAVE BEEN REPORTED AT MCCOOK AS WELL AS NEAR THE NORTHERN RED WILL COUNTY LINE. * OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL DEVELOP WITH THE INITIAL SURGE OF WIND CAUSING SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN VISIBILITIES. VISIBILITIES WILL RAPIDLY DROP BELOW A MILE FOR A BRIEF TIME THEN GRADUALLY IMPROVE. MOTORISTS ENCOUNTERING AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE URGED TO NOT DRIVE THROUGH IF THEY CAN NOT SEE THE OTHER SIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A DUST STORM WARNING MEANS VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE IN BLOWING DUST. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION AND BE ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING VISIBILITY...ESPECIALLY NEAR OPEN FIELDS. PERSONS WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SHOULD STAY INDOORS UNTIL THE STORM PASSES. && $$ KSZ002>004-015-016-312330- /O.CON.KGLD.DS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140401T0100Z/ RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...NORTON...HOXIE... HILL CITY 1023 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2014 ...DUST STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING/DURATION...THE WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE THIS MORNING THEN GRADUALLY DECLINE THIS AFTERNOON. * REPORTS...NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES HAVE ALSO BEEN REPORTED NORTH OF OBERLIN. ATWOOD HAS ALSO REPORTED VISIBILITIES OF A QUARTER MILE THIS MORNING. * OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL DEVELOP WITH THE INITIAL SURGE OF WIND CAUSING SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN VISIBILITIES. VISIBILITIES WILL RAPIDLY DROP BELOW A MILE FOR A BRIEF TIME THEN GRADUALLY IMPROVE. MOTORISTS ENCOUNTERING AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE URGED TO NOT DRIVE THROUGH IF THEY CAN NOT SEE THE OTHER SIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT RECOMMENDS THAT YOU TAKE PREVENTATIVE MEASURES DURING THIS BLOWING DUST EVENT... SUCH AS STAYING INDOORS OR WEARING PROTECTIVE BREATHING MASKS IF OUTSIDE. HIGH DUST CONCENTRATIONS CAN CAUSE RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS...DECREASE LUNG ACTIVITY...AGGRAVATE ASTHMA...AND LEAD TO POTENTIAL HEART-RELATED PROBLEMS...ESPECIALLY WITH CHILDREN... ELDERLY...OR THOSE WITH PRE-EXISTING RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS. A DUST STORM WARNING MEANS VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE IN BLOWING DUST. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION AND BE ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING VISIBILITY...ESPECIALLY NEAR OPEN FIELDS. PERSONS WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SHOULD STAY INDOORS UNTIL THE STORM PASSES. && $$ COZ090-091-NEZ079-312330- /O.CON.KGLD.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140401T0100Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-DUNDY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON...BENKELMAN 923 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING/DURATION...THE WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE THIS MORNING THEN GRADUALLY DECLINE THIS AFTERNOON. * OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL DEVELOP WITH THE INITIAL SURGE OF WIND CAUSING SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN VISIBILITIES. VISIBILITIES WILL RAPIDLY DROP BELOW A MILE FOR A BRIEF TIME THEN GRADUALLY IMPROVE. MOTORISTS ENCOUNTERING AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE URGED TO NOT DRIVE THROUGH IF THEY CAN NOT SEE THE OTHER SIDE. 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. && $$ KSZ001-013-014-312330- /O.CON.KGLD.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140401T0100Z/ CHEYENNE KS-SHERMAN-THOMAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. FRANCIS...GOODLAND...COLBY 923 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014 /1023 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2014/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... * PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING/DURATION...THE WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE THIS MORNING THEN GRADUALLY DECLINE THIS AFTERNOON. * OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL DEVELOP WITH THE INITIAL SURGE OF WIND CAUSING SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN VISIBILITIES. VISIBILITIES WILL RAPIDLY DROP BELOW A MILE FOR A BRIEF TIME THEN GRADUALLY IMPROVE. MOTORISTS ENCOUNTERING AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE URGED TO NOT DRIVE THROUGH IF THEY CAN NOT SEE THE OTHER SIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT RECOMMENDS THAT YOU TAKE PREVENTATIVE MEASURES DURING THIS BLOWING DUST EVENT... SUCH AS STAYING INDOORS OR WEARING PROTECTIVE BREATHING MASKS IF OUTSIDE. HIGH DUST CONCENTRATIONS CAN CAUSE RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS...DECREASE LUNG ACTIVITY...AGGRAVATE ASTHMA...AND LEAD TO POTENTIAL HEART-RELATED PROBLEMS...ESPECIALLY WITH CHILDREN... ELDERLY...OR THOSE WITH PRE-EXISTING RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR IMMINENT WHICH COULD LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE...REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST...AND LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED FOR SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE. && $$ COZ092-312330- /O.CON.KGLD.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-140401T0100Z/ CHEYENNE CO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CHEYENNE WELLS 923 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING/DURATION...THE WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE BY MID MORNING AND WILL DECREASE NEAR SUNSET. * OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST COULD DEVELOP AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. VISIBILITIES COULD DROP TO BELOW A MILE AND RAPIDLY DECREASE WITHIN SHORT DISTANCES. MOTORISTS ENCOUNTERING AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE URGED TO NOT DRIVE THROUGH IF THEY CAN NOT SEE THE OTHER SIDE. 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 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. && $$ KSZ027>029-041-042-312330- /O.CON.KGLD.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-140401T0100Z/ WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY...QUINTER... TRIBUNE...LEOTI 923 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014 /1023 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2014/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... * PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING/DURATION...THE WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE BY MID MORNING AND WILL DECREASE NEAR SUNSET. * OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST COULD DEVELOP AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. VISIBILITIES COULD DROP TO BELOW A MILE AND RAPIDLY DECREASE WITHIN SHORT DISTANCES. MOTORISTS ENCOUNTERING AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE URGED TO NOT DRIVE THROUGH IF THEY CAN NOT SEE THE OTHER SIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT RECOMMENDS THAT YOU TAKE PREVENTATIVE MEASURES DURING THIS BLOWING DUST EVENT... SUCH AS STAYING INDOORS OR WEARING PROTECTIVE BREATHING MASKS IF OUTSIDE. HIGH DUST CONCENTRATIONS CAN CAUSE RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS...DECREASE LUNG ACTIVITY...AGGRAVATE ASTHMA...AND LEAD TO POTENTIAL HEART-RELATED PROBLEMS...ESPECIALLY WITH CHILDREN... ELDERLY...OR THOSE WITH PRE-EXISTING RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS MAY AFFECT TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. && $$ JTL
258 WWUS73 KGLD 311722 NPWGLD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 1122 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014 COZ091-010100- /O.CAN.KGLD.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140401T0100Z/ /O.EXA.KGLD.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-140401T0100Z/ KIT CARSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BURLINGTON 1122 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING. WIND GUSTS HAVE REMAINED BELOW WARNING CRITERIA SO THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED AND REPLACED WITH A WIND ADVISORY. * PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING/DURATION...THE WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON BEFORE DECLINING. * OTHER IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES COULD DROP TO A COUPLE MILES SOUTH OF TILLED FIELDS AND DIRT ROADS . MOTORISTS ENCOUNTERING AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE URGED TO NOT DRIVE THROUGH IF THEY CAN NOT SEE THE OTHER SIDE. 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 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. && $$ NEZ080-081-010100- /O.CON.KGLD.DS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140401T0100Z/ HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TRENTON...MCCOOK 1222 PM CDT MON MAR 31 2014 ...DUST STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF TILLED FIELDS AND DIRT ROADS. * PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING/DURATION...THE WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE THIS MORNING THEN GRADUALLY DECLINE THIS AFTERNOON. * REPORTS...NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES HAVE BEEN REPORTED AT MCCOOK AS WELL AS NEAR THE NORTHERN RED WILL COUNTY LINE AND IN PARTS OF HITCHCOCK COUNTY. * OTHER IMPACTS...MOTORISTS ENCOUNTERING AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE URGED TO NOT DRIVE THROUGH IF THEY CAN NOT SEE THE OTHER SIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A DUST STORM WARNING MEANS VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE IN BLOWING DUST. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION AND BE ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING VISIBILITY...ESPECIALLY NEAR OPEN FIELDS. PERSONS WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SHOULD STAY INDOORS UNTIL THE STORM PASSES. && $$ KSZ002>004-015-016-010100- /O.CON.KGLD.DS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140401T0100Z/ RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...NORTON...HOXIE... HILL CITY 1222 PM CDT MON MAR 31 2014 ...DUST STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF TILLED FIELDS AND DIRT ROADS. * PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING/DURATION...THE WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE THIS MORNING THEN GRADUALLY DECLINE THIS AFTERNOON. * REPORTS...NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES HAVE ALSO BEEN REPORTED NORTH OF OBERLIN. ATWOOD HAS ALSO REPORTED VISIBILITIES OF A QUARTER MILE LATE THIS MORNING. * OTHER IMPACTS...MOTORISTS ENCOUNTERING AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE URGED TO NOT DRIVE THROUGH IF THEY CAN NOT SEE THE OTHER SIDE. 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 DUST STORM WARNING MEANS VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE IN BLOWING DUST. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION AND BE ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING VISIBILITY...ESPECIALLY NEAR OPEN FIELDS. PERSONS WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SHOULD STAY INDOORS UNTIL THE STORM PASSES. && $$ COZ090-NEZ079-010100- /O.CON.KGLD.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140401T0100Z/ YUMA-DUNDY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BENKELMAN 1122 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING/DURATION...THE WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE THIS MORNING THEN GRADUALLY DECLINE THIS AFTERNOON. * OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL DEVELOP WITH THE INITIAL SURGE OF WIND CAUSING SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN VISIBILITIES. VISIBILITIES WILL RAPIDLY DROP BELOW A MILE FOR A BRIEF TIME THEN GRADUALLY IMPROVE. MOTORISTS ENCOUNTERING AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE URGED TO NOT DRIVE THROUGH IF THEY CAN NOT SEE THE OTHER SIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR IMMINENT WHICH COULD LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE...REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST...AND LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED FOR SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE. && $$ KSZ001-013-014-010100- /O.CON.KGLD.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140401T0100Z/ CHEYENNE KS-SHERMAN-THOMAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. FRANCIS...GOODLAND...COLBY 1122 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014 /1222 PM CDT MON MAR 31 2014/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... * PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING/DURATION...THE WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE THIS MORNING THEN GRADUALLY DECLINE THIS AFTERNOON. * OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL DEVELOP WITH THE INITIAL SURGE OF WIND CAUSING SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN VISIBILITIES. VISIBILITIES WILL RAPIDLY DROP BELOW A MILE FOR A BRIEF TIME THEN GRADUALLY IMPROVE. MOTORISTS ENCOUNTERING AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE URGED TO NOT DRIVE THROUGH IF THEY CAN NOT SEE THE OTHER SIDE. 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. && $$ COZ092-010100- /O.CON.KGLD.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-140401T0100Z/ CHEYENNE CO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CHEYENNE WELLS 1122 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING/DURATION...THE WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE BY MID MORNING AND WILL DECREASE NEAR SUNSET. * OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST COULD DEVELOP AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. VISIBILITIES COULD DROP TO BELOW A MILE AND RAPIDLY DECREASE WITHIN SHORT DISTANCES. MOTORISTS ENCOUNTERING AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE URGED TO NOT DRIVE THROUGH IF THEY CAN NOT SEE THE OTHER SIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT RECOMMENDS THAT YOU TAKE PREVENTATIVE MEASURES DURING THIS BLOWING DUST EVENT... SUCH AS STAYING INDOORS OR WEARING PROTECTIVE BREATHING MASKS IF OUTSIDE. HIGH DUST CONCENTRATIONS CAN CAUSE RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS...DECREASE LUNG ACTIVITY...AGGRAVATE ASTHMA...AND LEAD TO POTENTIAL HEART-RELATED PROBLEMS...ESPECIALLY WITH CHILDREN... ELDERLY...OR THOSE WITH PRE-EXISTING RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS MAY AFFECT TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. && $$ KSZ027>029-041-042-010100- /O.CON.KGLD.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-140401T0100Z/ WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY...QUINTER... TRIBUNE...LEOTI 1122 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014 /1222 PM CDT MON MAR 31 2014/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... * PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING/DURATION...THE WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE BY MID MORNING AND WILL DECREASE NEAR SUNSET. * OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST COULD DEVELOP AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. VISIBILITIES COULD DROP TO BELOW A MILE AND RAPIDLY DECREASE WITHIN SHORT DISTANCES. MOTORISTS ENCOUNTERING AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE URGED TO NOT DRIVE THROUGH IF THEY CAN NOT SEE THE OTHER SIDE. 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 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. && $$ JTL
297 WWUS73 KGLD 311923 NPWGLD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 123 PM MDT MON MAR 31 2014 NEZ080-081-010100- /O.CON.KGLD.DS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140401T0100Z/ HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TRENTON...MCCOOK 223 PM CDT MON MAR 31 2014 ...DUST STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF TILLED FIELDS AND DIRT ROADS. * PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING/DURATION...THE WINDS WILL REACH THEIR PEAK EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THEN GRADUALLY DECLINE DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON FROM WEST TO EAST. * REPORTS...NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES HAVE BEEN REPORTED AT MCCOOK AS WELL AS NEAR THE NORTHERN RED WILL COUNTY LINE AND IN PARTS OF HITCHCOCK COUNTY. * OTHER IMPACTS...MOTORISTS ENCOUNTERING AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE URGED TO NOT DRIVE THROUGH IF THEY CAN NOT SEE THE OTHER SIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A DUST STORM WARNING MEANS VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE IN BLOWING DUST. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION AND BE ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING VISIBILITY...ESPECIALLY NEAR OPEN FIELDS. PERSONS WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SHOULD STAY INDOORS UNTIL THE STORM PASSES. && $$ KSZ002>004-015-016-010100- /O.CON.KGLD.DS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140401T0100Z/ RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...NORTON...HOXIE... HILL CITY 223 PM CDT MON MAR 31 2014 ...DUST STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF TILLED FIELDS AND DIRT ROADS. * PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING/DURATION...THE WINDS WILL REACH THEIR PEAK EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THEN GRADUALLY DECLINE DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON FROM WEST TO EAST. * REPORTS...NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES HAVE ALSO BEEN REPORTED NORTH OF OBERLIN. ATWOOD HAS ALSO REPORTED VISIBILITIES OF A QUARTER MILE LATE THIS MORNING. * OTHER IMPACTS...MOTORISTS ENCOUNTERING AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE URGED TO NOT DRIVE THROUGH IF THEY CAN NOT SEE THE OTHER SIDE. 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 DUST STORM WARNING MEANS VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE IN BLOWING DUST. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION AND BE ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING VISIBILITY...ESPECIALLY NEAR OPEN FIELDS. PERSONS WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SHOULD STAY INDOORS UNTIL THE STORM PASSES. && $$ COZ090-NEZ079-010100- /O.CON.KGLD.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140401T0100Z/ YUMA-DUNDY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BENKELMAN 123 PM MDT MON MAR 31 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING/DURATION...THE WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE THIS MORNING THEN GRADUALLY DECLINE THIS AFTERNOON. * REPORTS...VISIBILITIES DOWN TO A COUPLE MILES HAVE BEEN REPORTED AT JOES DUE TO BLOWING DUST. NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY WAS ALSO REPORTED NEAR A TILLED FIELD AT THE DUNDY COUNTY LINE NORTH OF BIRD CITY. * OTHER IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES WILL RAPIDLY DROP BELOW A MILE FOR A BRIEF TIME THEN GRADUALLY IMPROVE. MOTORISTS ENCOUNTERING AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE URGED TO NOT DRIVE THROUGH IF THEY CAN NOT SEE THE OTHER SIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR IMMINENT WHICH COULD LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE...REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST...AND LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED FOR SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE. && $$ KSZ001-013-014-010100- /O.CON.KGLD.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140401T0100Z/ CHEYENNE KS-SHERMAN-THOMAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. FRANCIS...GOODLAND...COLBY 123 PM MDT MON MAR 31 2014 /223 PM CDT MON MAR 31 2014/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... * PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING/DURATION...THE WINDS WILL REACH THEIR PEAK EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THEN GRADUALLY DECLINE DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON FROM WEST TO EAST. * OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL DEVELOP WITH THE INITIAL SURGE OF WIND CAUSING SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN VISIBILITIES. VISIBILITIES WILL RAPIDLY DROP BELOW A MILE FOR A BRIEF TIME THEN GRADUALLY IMPROVE. MOTORISTS ENCOUNTERING AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE URGED TO NOT DRIVE THROUGH IF THEY CAN NOT SEE THE OTHER SIDE. 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. && $$ COZ091-092-010100- /O.CON.KGLD.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-140401T0100Z/ KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURLINGTON...CHEYENNE WELLS 123 PM MDT MON MAR 31 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING/DURATION...THE WINDS WILL REACH THEIR PEAK EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THEN GRADUALLY DECLINE DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON FROM WEST TO EAST. * OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST COULD DEVELOP AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. VISIBILITIES COULD DROP TO BELOW A MILE AND RAPIDLY DECREASE WITHIN SHORT DISTANCES. MOTORISTS ENCOUNTERING AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE URGED TO NOT DRIVE THROUGH IF THEY CAN NOT SEE THE OTHER SIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT RECOMMENDS THAT YOU TAKE PREVENTATIVE MEASURES DURING THIS BLOWING DUST EVENT... SUCH AS STAYING INDOORS OR WEARING PROTECTIVE BREATHING MASKS IF OUTSIDE. HIGH DUST CONCENTRATIONS CAN CAUSE RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS...DECREASE LUNG ACTIVITY...AGGRAVATE ASTHMA...AND LEAD TO POTENTIAL HEART-RELATED PROBLEMS...ESPECIALLY WITH CHILDREN... ELDERLY...OR THOSE WITH PRE-EXISTING RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS MAY AFFECT TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. && $$ KSZ027>029-041-042-010100- /O.CON.KGLD.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-140401T0100Z/ WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY...QUINTER... TRIBUNE...LEOTI 123 PM MDT MON MAR 31 2014 /223 PM CDT MON MAR 31 2014/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... * PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING/DURATION...THE WINDS WILL REACH THEIR PEAK EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THEN GRADUALLY DECLINE DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON FROM WEST TO EAST. * OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST COULD DEVELOP AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. VISIBILITIES COULD DROP TO BELOW A MILE AND RAPIDLY DECREASE WITHIN SHORT DISTANCES. MOTORISTS ENCOUNTERING AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE URGED TO NOT DRIVE THROUGH IF THEY CAN NOT SEE THE OTHER SIDE. 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 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. && $$ JTL
162 WWUS73 KGLD 010011 NPWGLD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 611 PM MDT MON MAR 31 2014 ...BLOWING DUST AND HIGH WINDS HAVE ENDED... .SATELLITE IMAGERY AND LOCAL OBSERVATIONS HAVE SHOWN DIMINISHING WINDS AND INCREASED VISIBILITY OVER THE PAST FEW HOURS. AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST AND DAYTIME MIXING IS REDUCED...WINDS WILL CONTINUE THE WEAKENING TREND THROUGH THE EVENING. THEREFORE...THE HIGH WIND WARNING...DUST STORM WARNING AND WIND ADVISORY HAVE BEEN CANCELLED EARLY. NEZ080-081-010115- /O.CAN.KGLD.DS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140401T0100Z/ HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TRENTON...MCCOOK 711 PM CDT MON MAR 31 2014 ...DUST STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS CANCELLED THE DUST STORM WARNING. SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING DUST ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED AS WIND SPEEDS DECREASE THIS EVENING. $$ KSZ002>004-015-016-010115- /O.CAN.KGLD.DS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140401T0100Z/ RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...NORTON...HOXIE... HILL CITY 711 PM CDT MON MAR 31 2014 ...DUST STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS CANCELLED THE DUST STORM WARNING. SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING DUST ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED AS WIND SPEEDS DECREASE THIS EVENING. $$ COZ090-KSZ001-013-014-NEZ079-010115- /O.CAN.KGLD.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140401T0100Z/ YUMA-CHEYENNE KS-SHERMAN-THOMAS-DUNDY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...ST. FRANCIS...GOODLAND... COLBY...BENKELMAN 611 PM MDT MON MAR 31 2014 /711 PM CDT MON MAR 31 2014/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WINDS HAVE WEAKENED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA AND VERY STRONG WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED THIS EVENING. $$ COZ091-092-KSZ027>029-041-042-010115- /O.CAN.KGLD.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-140401T0100Z/ KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURLINGTON...CHEYENNE WELLS... SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY...QUINTER...TRIBUNE...LEOTI 611 PM MDT MON MAR 31 2014 /711 PM CDT MON MAR 31 2014/ ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE WEAKENED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA AND WILL NO LONGER BE A THREAT THIS EVENING. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this high wind warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Goodland, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this high wind warning went out at Mar 31, 6:15 AM CDT, 2 hours 19 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 31, 6:15 AM CDT, 2 hours 19 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
515 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014
.UPDATE...
ISSUED AT 510 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014
HAVE ADJUSTED THE START TIME OF THE WIND ADVISORY 2 HOURS SOONER
(BASICALLY NOW) GIVEN WIND GUSTS OF 60 MPH 1W YUMA AND 49 MPH IN
WRAY AT THE AWOS.
AM CONCERNED ABOUT REACHING HIGH WIND WARNING CRITERIA ACROSS THE
NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST PORTIONS OF THE AREA GENERALLY NORTH
OF THE INTERSTATE. RUC 800MB WINDS INCREASE THIS MORNING WITH
50-60KTS THROUGH 17Z OR SO ON THE BACKSIDE OF DEPARTING UPPER
SYSTEM. HOWEVER...THIS AREA ALSO UNDER MORE CLOUDINESS WHICH COULD
LIMIT FULL MIXING BUT ON THE OTHER HAND RADAR RETURNS SUGGEST SOME
LIGHT SHOWERS OR VIRGA SO THE STRONGER WINDS MAY COME FROM THAT.
WILL WATCH CLOSELY FOR THE NEXT HOUR AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS AT WRAY
AWOS (K2V5).
&&
.SHORT TERM...(TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT)
ISSUED AT 300 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014
TODAY-TONIGHT...UPPER DISTURBANCE THAT HAS BEEN ADVERTISED THE PAST FEW
DAYS IS CURRENTLY OVER NORTHEAST COLORADO. A SURFACE LOW IS
DEEPENING OVER NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE
BREEZY TO WINDY AT TIMES. FOR THE REST OF TODAY AND INTO TONIGHT THE
UPPER LOW AND ASSOCIATED SFC LOW WILL LIFT NORTHEAST REACHING
EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA BY THE END OF THE DAY CONTINUING TOWARD THE
GREAT LAKES TONIGHT.
WEATHER CONCERNS DURING THIS PERIOD ARE WINDS AND THREAT OF
BLOWING DUST. BLENDED MAV/MET/LAMP WINDS ALONG WITH OUTPUT FROM
LOCAL WIND PROGRAM. THIS IS PRODUCING WIND GUSTS GENERALLY IN THE
36KT TO 46KT RANGE...HIGHEST ALONG AND NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE.
FOR NOW WIND ADVISORY LOOKS GOOD BUT WILL NEED TO WATCH AS WE ARE
CLOSE TO WARNING CRITERIA (50KTS) GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF THE
KS/NE BORDER. THESE WINDS WILL LIKELY CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST
AND CURRENT FORECAST HAS THIS ALREADY ADVERTISED.
HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE 50S TO LOW 60S...WARMEST ACROSS THE EAST
AND SOUTHERLY PARTS OF THE AREA. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO AROUND 30.
AM CONCERNED A BIT THAT MID AND HIGH CLOUDS MAY KEEP TEMPS A BIT
WARMER DESPITE SFC HIGH NOSING INTO THE AREA.
TUESDAY-TUESDAY NIGHT...SFC HIGH SLOWLY MOVES EAST WITH LOW
PRESSURE DEVELOPING ALONG THE FRONT RANGE. THIS WILL CREATE AN
INCREASING PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE AREA WITH SOUTH/SOUTHEAST
WINDS GUSTING 35 TO PERHAPS 40 MPH...MAINLY WEST OF A LINE FROM
BENKELMAN TO COLBY AND LEOTI WITH STRONGEST WINDS NEAR THE CO/KS
BORDER. WINDS BECOME EAST/NORTHEAST 10-15 MPH TUESDAY NIGHT. A
NARROW SLIVER OF INSTABILITY DEVELOPS ALONG THE CO/KS BORDER
TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH AN INCREASE IN MAINLY MID LEVEL CLOUDINESS.
FEEL THAT THIS COMBINED WITH SOME LOW LEVEL WIND CONVERGENCE WILL
BE ENOUGH TO AT LEAST WARRANT ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY IN
YUMA COUNTY. HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW TO MID 50S EAST...UPPER
50S WITH LOW 60S ACROSS THE WEST. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S WEST TO
MID 30S EAST.
WEDNESDAY-WEDNESDAY NIGHT...FOCUS NOW TURNS TO UPPER TROUGH WHICH
BY THE END OF THE DAY WEDNESDAY SHOULD BE ACROSS THE INTERMOUNTAIN
WEST WITH A SLOW EASTWARD PROGRESSION WEDNESDAY NIGHT. AT THE SFC
EAST/NORTHEAST WINDS WILL SLOWLY INCREASE THROUGH DAY THEN SHIFT
TO THE NORTH/NORTHEAST DURING THE NIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE OVER
SOUTHEAST COLORADO SLIDES SOUTH INTO THE TEXAS PANHANDLE. HIGH
TEMPERATURES GENERALLY IN THE 50S WITH PERHAPS A 60 DEGREE
READING ACROSS THE FAR SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST. LOWS GENERALLY IN THE
LOW TO MID 30S.
PRECIPITATION CHANCES INCREASE A BIT LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND
CONTINUE TO INCREASE WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH MOST LIKELY
PRECIPITATION TYPE BEING RAIN THROUGH MIDNIGHT THEN A TRANSITION
TO SNOW FOR THE NORTHWEST HALF OF THE AREA. ANY ACCUMULATION LOOKS
TO BE UNDER AN INCH AT PRESENT TIME.
.LONG TERM...(THURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY)
ISSUED AT 300 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014
THURSDAY-THURSDAY NIGHT...ECMWF/GFS/GEFS ARE ACTUALLY IN BETTER
AGREEMENT ON TROUGH PASSAGE THU...WHILE GEM IS STILL
SLOWER/STRONGER/FURTHER NORTH. FINER DETAILS BETWEEN MODELS CONTINUE
TO DIFFERENCES...HOWEVER OVERALL TREND SEEMS TO FAVOR THE NORTHERN
PART OF OUR CWA FOR DEVELOPMENT OF A BAND OF PRECIP AND COOLER
TEMPS. I BUMPED POPS UP (50 PERCENT NORTH) AND LOWERED HIGHS
(40-45F). BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF CAA...AND POSSIBLE CLOUDS/PRECIP
THIS MAY STILL BE TOO WARM. PRECIP TYPE WILL BE TRICKY AS TEMP
PROFILES WOULD GENERALLY INDICATE SATURATION TO WET BULB TEMP WOULD
SUPPORT AT LEAST A MIX OR COMPLETE SNOW CHANGEOVER THROUGH MOST OF
THE DAY. I TIED RAIN/SNOW MIX TO HOURLY TEMPS FOR SIMPLICITY
SAKE...BUT WE WILL PROBABLY NEED TO FINE TUNE THIS AS WE GET A
BETTER HANDLE ON DAYTIME TEMPS AND AXIS OF PRECIP. THIS CHANGE OVER
ALSO IMPACTS SNOW AMOUNTS...WITH ALL SNOW POSSIBLY PUTTING US WITHIN
ADVISORY CRITERIA NORTH OF I-70 (3-5"). CURRENT FORECAST IS
CONSIDERABLY LESS SINCE IT IS FAVORING MORE OF A MIX/LIQUID
EVENT...JUST ANOTHER THING WE WILL NEED TO FINE TUNE.
FRIDAY-SUNDAY...SHORTWAVE RIDGING WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A TRANSITION
TO SPLIT FLOW...SHIFTING THE NORTHERN STORM TRACK WELL NORTH AND
EAST. THIS WILL SUPPORT DRY CONDITIONS FRI/FRI NIGHT. WE SHOULD
ALSO SEE A RETURN OF SEASONAL TO ABOVE NORMAL TEMPS BY NEXT WEEKEND.
THE MAIN DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MODELS IS ON SATURDAY-SUNDAY WHEN ECMWF
SHOWS A STRONGER TROUGH DEVELOPING ALONG THE SOUTHERN STORM TRACK
AND MOVES THIS TROUGH FURTHER NORTH TOWARDS KS. GFS IS WEAKER AND
FAVORS SUNDAY FOR PRECIP CHANCES. I KEPT SLIGHT CHANCE POPS IN PLACE
DURING THESE PERIODS...HOWEVER CONFIDENCE IS NOT PARTICULARLY HIGH
CONSIDERING THE LACK OF CONSISTENCY AND RANGE.
&&
.AVIATION...(FOR THE 12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z TUESDAY MORNING)
ISSUED AT 300 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014
KGLD AND KMCK...VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH THE PERIOD. MAY
HAVE MVFR/IFR CIGS IN BLOWING DUST LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH MUCH
OF THE AFTERNOON BUT ITS TOO EARLY RIGHT NOW TO PINPOINT THE MOST
LIKELY TIME FOR IT TO IMPACT TERMINALS.
OTHERWISE...WEST WINDS 20 TO 25KTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS AT TAF
ISSUANCE WILL VEER TO THE NORTHWEST BY 15Z WITH AROUND 30KT
SUSTAINED WINDS GUSTING 40-45KTS THROUGH 20Z OR SO BEFORE VERY
SLOW DECREASING FROM 21Z TO 00Z TUESDAY. FOR TONIGHT SFC HIGH
MOVES IN WITH NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS UNDER 10KTS THROUGH 06Z
BECOMING NORTHEAST UNDER 5KTS AT KMCK...SOUTHEAST AROUND 6KTS AT
KGLD BY 12Z.
SHOULD SEE AN INCREASE IN CLOUDINESS LATE THIS MORNING BUT
ESPECIALLY AFTER DARK AND THROUGH THE REST OF THE TAF PERIOD.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
ISSUED AT 300 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014
TODAY...WILL NEED TO MONITOR LOCATIONS ALONG AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY
40 AND ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 96 FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES
APPROACHING 15 PERCENT. RIGHT NOW AM JUST ABOVE THAT THRESHOLD
NEEDED FOR FIRE WEATHER HIGHLITE. WINDS IN THIS AREA GENERALLY
FROM THE NORTHWEST GUSTING 40 TO PERHAPS 45 MPH.
TUESDAY...WILL NEED TO WATCH FAR WEST/SOUTHWEST PORTIONS OF
CHEYENNE AND KIT CARSON COUNTIES (GENERALLY WEST OF A LINE FROM
FLAGLER TO KIT CARSON) FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS BEING MET. CURRENTLY HAVE RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES DOWN TO 16-17%. THESE LOW VALUES WILL COMBINE WITH SOUTH TO
SOUTHEAST WINDS GUSTING 35 TO PERHAPS 40 MPH.
&&
.GLD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
KS...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR
KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042.
CO...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR COZ090>092.
NE...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR
NEZ079>081.
&&
UPDATE...99
SHORT TERM...99
LONG TERM...DR
AVIATION...99
FIRE WEATHER...99Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 31, 8:28 AM CDT, 6 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 728 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014 COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-011215- YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON- SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA- DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- 728 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014 /828 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2014/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EXTREME SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...NORTHWEST KANSAS AND EAST CENTRAL COLORADO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR THE ENTIRE TRI STATE AREA. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 55 WILL BE COMMON. A FEW LOCATIONS MAY SEE SLIGHTLY HIGHER SPEEDS. THESE WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. VISIBILITIES MAY BRIEFLY DROP TO ONE MILE OR LESS...ESPECIALLY NEAR DIRT ROADS AND RECENTLY PLOWED FIELDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. HOWEVER...ANY REPORTS OF WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH AND VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS DUE TO BLOWING DUST WOULD BE APPRECIATED.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Mar 31, 5:43 AM CDT, 2 hours 51 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
443 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0441 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 1 W YUMA 40.12N 102.74W
03/31/2014 M60 MPH YUMA CO TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
DRLocal storm report, Mar 31, 7:34 AM CDT, 1 hour before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
634 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0630 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 19 N PARKS 40.31N 101.73W
03/31/2014 E50 MPH DUNDY NE CO-OP OBSERVER
VISIBILITY WAS UNDER 1/4 OF A MILE IN BLOWING DUST
&&
FSLocal storm report, Mar 31, 8:30 AM CDT, 4 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
730 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0615 AM NON-TSTM WND GST WRAY 40.08N 102.23W
03/31/2014 M60 MPH YUMA CO AWOS
&&
DRLocal storm report, Mar 31, 8:32 AM CDT, 2 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
732 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0732 AM NON-TSTM WND GST ATWOOD 39.81N 101.04W
03/31/2014 M58 MPH RAWLINS KS MESONET
&&
DRLocal storm report, Mar 31, 8:33 AM CDT, 1 minute before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
733 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0530 AM DUST STORM YUMA 40.12N 102.72W
03/31/2014 YUMA CO 911 CALL CENTER
AREAS OF NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY FROM BLOWING DUST ALONG
HIGHWAY 34 JUST WEST OF YUMA.
&&
BRBThe office that day
Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 9:45 AM CDT | Dust Storm Warning | GLD | Decatur, Graham, Norton, Rawlins, Sheridan | 9 hr |
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Sources
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