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High Wind Warning 8, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this high wind warning at Apr 28, 2014, 10:16 PM CDT for 10 counties in Kansas; Cheyenne County, Kit Carson County, Yuma County, Colorado; Dundy County, Nebraska. It took effect at Apr 29, 2014, 8:06 AM CDT. It was in force for 12 hr. 41 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
- Apr 28, 2014, 10:16 PM CDT (03:16 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 29, 2014, 8:06 AM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 29, 2014, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
Counties Cheyenne County, CO, Kit Carson County, CO, Yuma County, CO, Cheyenne 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
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 17 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 8:30 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 80 | 6 Se Kit Carson, CO | UNOFFICIAL REPORT FROM HANDHELD ANEMOMETER. |
| Apr 29, 8:38 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 55 | Ne Kit Carson, CO | |
| Apr 29, 8:39 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | Burlington, CO | |
| Apr 29, 8:48 AM CDT | DUST STORM | 2 W Cheyenne Wells, CO | LESS THAN 1/4 MILE VISIBILITY REPORTED WITH PHOTO VIA TWITTER. |
| Apr 29, 9:12 AM CDT | DUST STORM | 6 N Wild Horse, CO | OBSERVER REPORTS VISIBILITY AROUND ONE MILE IN BLOWING DUST. |
| Apr 29, 9:20 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 11 Nnw Burlington, CO | 2 INCH DIAMETER LIMBS BLOWN DOWN. REPORTED AT INTERSECTION OF COUNTY ROAD HH AND 47. |
| Apr 29, 9:43 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | 6 E Kirk, CO | |
| Apr 29, 9:48 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 68 | Burlington, CO | VISIBILITY AT ONE MILE IN BLOWING DUST. |
| Apr 29, 9:51 AM CDT | DUST STORM | Bethune, CO | NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY ON I-70. |
| Apr 29, 9:56 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Tribune, KS | |
| Apr 29, 10:00 AM CDT | DUST STORM | 9 Ne Kit Carson, CO | VISIBILITY REPORTED LESS THAN 50 YARDS WITH PEAK GUSTS. OTHERWISE VISIBILITY IMPROVES TO AROUND HALF A MILE INBETWEEN GUSTS. |
| Apr 29, 10:04 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | Seibert, CO | |
| Apr 29, 10:05 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | Ne Kit Carson, CO | |
| Apr 29, 10:21 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 11 Nnw Burlington, CO | VISIBILITY REDUCED TO 2 MILES DUE TO BLOWING DUST. VISIBILITY APPREARS TO BE WORSE LOOKING SOUTH TOWARD BURLINGTON. |
| Apr 29, 10:26 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 55 | Atwood, KS | |
| Apr 29, 10:26 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | 4 Nnw Marienthal, KS | |
| Apr 29, 10:38 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 2 E Colby, KS | |
| Apr 29, 10:40 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | 7 Nne Tribune, KS | |
| Apr 29, 10:40 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 71 | Ne Kit Carson, CO | |
| Apr 29, 10:43 AM CDT | DUST STORM | Cheyenne Wells, CO | MOST OF CHEYENNE COUNTY EXPERIENCING LOW TO NO VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING DUST AND HIGH WINDS. |
| Apr 29, 10:44 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 66 | Seibert, CO | |
| Apr 29, 10:45 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 71 | Seibert, CO | SUSTAINED WIND OF 54 MPH. |
| Apr 29, 10:59 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | Goodland, KS | |
| Apr 29, 11:13 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 3 E Kanorado, KS | UNKNOWN TIME OF OCCURENCE, ESTIMATED TO BE WITHIN 30 MINUTES OF TIME OF REPORT. SEMI WITH EMPTY BOX TRAILER BLOWN OVER ON INTERSTATE 70 NEAR MILE MARKER 3. |
| Apr 29, 11:23 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 10 Sse Sharon Springs, KS | |
| Apr 29, 11:28 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | Oakley, KS | PEAK GUST SO FAR IS 61 MPH. |
| Apr 29, 11:30 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | Flagler, CO | |
| Apr 29, 11:37 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 66 | 3 Se Oakley, KS | |
| Apr 29, 11:42 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 3 E Kanorado, KS | UNKNOWN TIME OF OCCURENCE, ESTIMATED TO BE WITHIN 30 MINUTES OF TIME OF REPORT. TRUCK BLOWN OVER ON INTERSTATE 70 NEAR MILE MARKER 3. |
| Apr 29, 11:45 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 2 N Colby, KS | |
| Apr 29, 11:55 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 1 W Yuma, CO | |
| Apr 29, 12:06 PM CDT | DUST STORM | 5 W Kit Carson, CO | ZERO VISIBILITY 5-6 MILES WEST OF KIT CARSON ON HIGHWAY 40/287 |
| Apr 29, 12:17 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Goodland, KS | |
| Apr 29, 12:30 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | E Joes, CO | TRAVEL TRAILER WAS BLOWN OVER ON STATE HIGHWAY 36 JUST EAST OF JOES. RELAYED VIA NWSCHAT. |
| Apr 29, 12:37 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 4 N Atwood, KS | |
| Apr 29, 1:06 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | Flagler, CO | |
| Apr 29, 1:19 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Colby, KS | |
| Apr 29, 1:33 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | Colby, KS | |
| Apr 29, 2:41 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Burlington, CO | TREE DAMAGE ON NW SIDE OF THE CITY. RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. |
| Apr 29, 3:15 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Colby, KS | A SINGLE CAR CARPORT AT 8TH AND COUNTRY CLUB WAS FLIPPED ON ITS ROOF AT SOME TIME DURING THE DAY. |
| Apr 29, 3:31 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 10 Nne Kit Carson, CO |
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 00:00Z, 3.3 hours before the alert went out and 158 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
- 3142 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -62 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -51 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
912 WWUS73 KGLD 290316 NPWGLD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 916 PM MDT MON APR 28 2014 COZ090>092-KSZ001-013-027-041-NEZ079-291215- /O.EXP.KGLD.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-140429T0300Z/ /O.UPG.KGLD.HW.A.0004.140429T1500Z-140430T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KGLD.HW.W.0008.140429T1500Z-140430T0100Z/ /O.CON.KGLD.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-140429T1500Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-SHERMAN-WALLACE-GREELEY- DUNDY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON... CHEYENNE WELLS...ST. FRANCIS...GOODLAND...SHARON SPRINGS... TRIBUNE...BENKELMAN 916 PM MDT MON APR 28 2014 /1016 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT /10 AM CDT/ TUESDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM MDT /10 AM CDT/ TO 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/ TUESDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM MDT /10 AM CDT/ TO 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/ TUESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * PEAK WINDS...FROM TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE. FROM MID MORNING THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON TUESDAY SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE. * TIMING/DURATION...NOW THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON TUESDAY. * OTHER IMPACTS...A FEW AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE POSSIBLE. 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. && $$ KSZ002>004-014>016-028-029-042-NEZ080-081-291215- /O.EXP.KGLD.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-140429T0300Z/ /O.CON.KGLD.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-140430T0100Z/ RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-LOGAN-GOVE-WICHITA- HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...NORTON...COLBY... HOXIE...HILL CITY...OAKLEY...QUINTER...LEOTI...TRENTON...MCCOOK 1016 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT TUESDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR THIS EVENING... * PEAK WINDS...FROM TONIGHT THROUGH THE DAY TUESDAY SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE. * TIMING/DURATION...NOW THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON TUESDAY. * OTHER IMPACTS...A FEW AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS MAY AFFECT TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. && $$
7 follow-up statements
560 WWUS73 KGLD 291001 NPWGLD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 401 AM MDT TUE APR 29 2014 COZ090>092-KSZ001-013-027-041-NEZ079-292000- /O.CON.KGLD.HW.W.0008.140429T1500Z-140430T0100Z/ /O.CON.KGLD.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-140429T1500Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-SHERMAN-WALLACE-GREELEY- DUNDY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON... CHEYENNE WELLS...ST. FRANCIS...GOODLAND...SHARON SPRINGS... TRIBUNE...BENKELMAN 401 AM MDT TUE APR 29 2014 /501 AM CDT TUE APR 29 2014/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT /10 AM CDT/ THIS MORNING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM MDT /10 AM CDT/ THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... * PEAK WINDS...FROM TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE. FROM MID MORNING THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON TUESDAY SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE. * TIMING/DURATION...NOW THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON TUESDAY. * OTHER IMPACTS...A FEW AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE POSSIBLE. 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. && $$ KSZ002>004-014>016-028-029-042-NEZ080-081-292000- /O.CON.KGLD.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-140430T0100Z/ RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-LOGAN-GOVE-WICHITA- HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...NORTON...COLBY... HOXIE...HILL CITY...OAKLEY...QUINTER...LEOTI...TRENTON...MCCOOK 501 AM CDT TUE APR 29 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * PEAK WINDS...FROM TONIGHT THROUGH THE DAY TUESDAY SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE. * TIMING/DURATION...NOW THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON TUESDAY. * OTHER IMPACTS...A FEW AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS MAY AFFECT TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. && $$
562 WWUS73 KGLD 291245 NPWGLD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 645 AM MDT TUE APR 29 2014 COZ090>092-KSZ001-013-027-041-NEZ079-292100- /O.CON.KGLD.HW.W.0008.140429T1500Z-140430T0100Z/ /O.CON.KGLD.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-140429T1500Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-SHERMAN-WALLACE-GREELEY- DUNDY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON... CHEYENNE WELLS...ST. FRANCIS...GOODLAND...SHARON SPRINGS... TRIBUNE...BENKELMAN 645 AM MDT TUE APR 29 2014 /745 AM CDT TUE APR 29 2014/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT /10 AM CDT/ THIS MORNING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... * PEAK WINDS...FROM MID MORNING THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE. * TIMING/DURATION...NOW THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * OTHER IMPACTS...A FEW AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE POSSIBLE. 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. && $$ KSZ002>004-014>016-028-029-042-NEZ080-081-292100- /O.CON.KGLD.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-140430T0100Z/ RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-LOGAN-GOVE-WICHITA- HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...NORTON...COLBY... HOXIE...HILL CITY...OAKLEY...QUINTER...LEOTI...TRENTON...MCCOOK 745 AM CDT TUE APR 29 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * PEAK WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE. * TIMING/DURATION...NOW THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * OTHER IMPACTS...A FEW AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS MAY AFFECT TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. && $$
475 WWUS73 KGLD 291306 NPWGLD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 706 AM MDT TUE APR 29 2014 COZ090>092-KSZ001-013-027-041-NEZ079-292100- /O.CAN.KGLD.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-140429T1500Z/ /O.EXT.KGLD.HW.W.0008.140429T1306Z-140430T0100Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-SHERMAN-WALLACE-GREELEY- DUNDY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON... CHEYENNE WELLS...ST. FRANCIS...GOODLAND...SHARON SPRINGS... TRIBUNE...BENKELMAN 706 AM MDT TUE APR 29 2014 /806 AM CDT TUE APR 29 2014/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. * PEAK WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE. * TIMING/DURATION...NOW THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * OTHER IMPACTS...A FEW AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR IMMINENT WHICH COULD LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE...REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST...AND LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED FOR SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE. && $$ KSZ002>004-014>016-028-029-042-NEZ080-081-292100- /O.CON.KGLD.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-140430T0100Z/ RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-LOGAN-GOVE-WICHITA- HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...NORTON...COLBY... HOXIE...HILL CITY...OAKLEY...QUINTER...LEOTI...TRENTON...MCCOOK 806 AM CDT TUE APR 29 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * PEAK WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE. * TIMING/DURATION...NOW THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * OTHER IMPACTS...A FEW AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS MAY AFFECT TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. && $$
089 WWUS73 KGLD 291418 NPWGLD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 818 AM MDT TUE APR 29 2014 COZ090>092-292100- /O.CAN.KGLD.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140430T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KGLD.DS.W.0003.140429T1418Z-140430T0100Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON... CHEYENNE WELLS 818 AM MDT TUE APR 29 2014 ...DUST STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A DUST STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * PEAK WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE. * TIMING/DURATION...NOW THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING DUST PRODUCING VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES. 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. && $$ KSZ001-013-027-041-NEZ079-292100- /O.CON.KGLD.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140430T0100Z/ CHEYENNE KS-SHERMAN-WALLACE-GREELEY-DUNDY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. FRANCIS...GOODLAND... SHARON SPRINGS...TRIBUNE...BENKELMAN 818 AM MDT TUE APR 29 2014 /918 AM CDT TUE APR 29 2014/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... * PEAK WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE. * TIMING/DURATION...NOW THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * OTHER IMPACTS...A FEW AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR IMMINENT WHICH COULD LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE...REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST...AND LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED FOR SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE. && $$ KSZ002>004-014>016-028-029-042-NEZ080-081-292100- /O.CON.KGLD.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-140430T0100Z/ RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-LOGAN-GOVE-WICHITA- HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...NORTON...COLBY... HOXIE...HILL CITY...OAKLEY...QUINTER...LEOTI...TRENTON...MCCOOK 918 AM CDT TUE APR 29 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * PEAK WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE. * TIMING/DURATION...NOW THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * OTHER IMPACTS...A FEW AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE POSSIBLE. 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. && $$
650 WWUS73 KGLD 291505 NPWGLD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 905 AM MDT TUE APR 29 2014 COZ090>092-292100- /O.CON.KGLD.DS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140430T0100Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON... CHEYENNE WELLS 905 AM MDT TUE APR 29 2014 ...DUST STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * PEAK WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE. * TIMING/DURATION...NOW THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING DUST PRODUCING VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. THIS IS A SERIOUS SITUATION. ACCIDENTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED ON INTERSTATE 70. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR TRAVELING. IF YOU SEE AN ADVANCING WALL OF DUST...DO NOT DRIVE INTO IT IF AT ALL POSSIBLE. BLOWING DUST CAN QUICKLY REDUCE VISIBILITY...CAUSING ACCIDENTS THAT MAY INVOLVE CHAIN COLLISIONS AND CREATING MASSIVE PILEUPS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A DUST STORM WARNING MEANS VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE IN BLOWING DUST. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION AND BE ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING VISIBILITY...ESPECIALLY NEAR OPEN FIELDS. PERSONS WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SHOULD STAY INDOORS UNTIL THE STORM PASSES. && $$ KSZ001-013-027-041-NEZ079-292100- /O.CON.KGLD.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140430T0100Z/ CHEYENNE KS-SHERMAN-WALLACE-GREELEY-DUNDY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. FRANCIS...GOODLAND... SHARON SPRINGS...TRIBUNE...BENKELMAN 905 AM MDT TUE APR 29 2014 /1005 AM CDT TUE APR 29 2014/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... * PEAK WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE. * TIMING/DURATION...NOW THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * OTHER IMPACTS...A FEW AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR IMMINENT WHICH COULD LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE...REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST...AND LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED FOR SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE. && $$ KSZ002>004-014>016-028-029-042-NEZ080-081-292100- /O.CON.KGLD.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-140430T0100Z/ RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-LOGAN-GOVE-WICHITA- HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...NORTON...COLBY... HOXIE...HILL CITY...OAKLEY...QUINTER...LEOTI...TRENTON...MCCOOK 1005 AM CDT TUE APR 29 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * PEAK WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE. * TIMING/DURATION...NOW THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * OTHER IMPACTS...A FEW AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS MAY AFFECT TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. && $$
343 WWUS73 KGLD 291652 NPWGLD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 1052 AM MDT TUE APR 29 2014 KSZ002-014-015-028-029-042-300100- /O.UPG.KGLD.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-140430T0100Z/ /O.EXA.KGLD.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140430T0100Z/ RAWLINS-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-LOGAN-GOVE-WICHITA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWOOD...COLBY...HOXIE...OAKLEY... QUINTER...LEOTI 1152 AM CDT TUE APR 29 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...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * TIMING/DURATION...NOW THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * OTHER IMPACTS...A FEW AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR IMMINENT WHICH COULD LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE...REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST...AND LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED FOR SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE. && $$ COZ090>092-300100- /O.CON.KGLD.DS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140430T0100Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON... CHEYENNE WELLS 1052 AM MDT TUE APR 29 2014 ...DUST STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * PEAK WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE. * TIMING/DURATION...NOW THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * OTHER IMPACTS...WIDESPREAD BLOWING DUST PRODUCING VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. THIS IS A SERIOUS SITUATION. ACCIDENTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED ON INTERSTATE 70. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR TRAVELING. IF YOU SEE AN ADVANCING WALL OF DUST... DO NOT DRIVE INTO IT IF AT ALL POSSIBLE. BLOWING DUST CAN QUICKLY REDUCE VISIBILITY...CAUSING ACCIDENTS THAT MAY INVOLVE CHAIN COLLISIONS AND CREATING MASSIVE PILEUPS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A DUST STORM WARNING MEANS VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE IN BLOWING DUST. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION AND BE ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING VISIBILITY...ESPECIALLY NEAR OPEN FIELDS. PERSONS WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SHOULD STAY INDOORS UNTIL THE STORM PASSES. && $$ KSZ001-013-027-041-NEZ079-300100- /O.CON.KGLD.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140430T0100Z/ CHEYENNE KS-SHERMAN-WALLACE-GREELEY-DUNDY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. FRANCIS...GOODLAND... SHARON SPRINGS...TRIBUNE...BENKELMAN 1052 AM MDT TUE APR 29 2014 /1152 AM CDT TUE APR 29 2014/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... * PEAK WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE. * TIMING/DURATION...NOW THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * OTHER IMPACTS...A FEW AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR IMMINENT WHICH COULD LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE...REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST...AND LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED FOR SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE. && $$ KSZ003-004-016-NEZ080-081-300100- /O.CON.KGLD.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-140430T0100Z/ DECATUR-NORTON-GRAHAM-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OBERLIN...NORTON...HILL CITY... TRENTON...MCCOOK 1152 AM CDT TUE APR 29 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * PEAK WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE. * TIMING/DURATION...NOW THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * OTHER IMPACTS...A FEW AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS MAY AFFECT TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. && $$
481 WWUS73 KGLD 300104 NPWGLD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 704 PM MDT TUE APR 29 2014 COZ090>092-300215- /O.EXP.KGLD.DS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140430T0100Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON... CHEYENNE WELLS 704 PM MDT TUE APR 29 2014 ...DUST STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE WINDS HAVE DECREASED DRAMATICALLY WITH BLOWING DUST NO LONGER REDUCING VISIBILITY. THEREFORE THE WARNING WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ KSZ001-002-013>015-027>029-041-042-NEZ079-300215- /O.EXP.KGLD.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140430T0100Z/ CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE- GREELEY-WICHITA-DUNDY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...GOODLAND... COLBY...HOXIE...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY...QUINTER...TRIBUNE... LEOTI...BENKELMAN 704 PM MDT TUE APR 29 2014 /804 PM CDT TUE APR 29 2014/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... WIND SPEEDS HAVE DECREASED TO WELL BELOW WARNING CRITERIA. THEREFORE THE HIGH WIND WARNING WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS...WIND SPEEDS WILL REMAIN IN THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH. $$ KSZ003-004-016-NEZ080-081-300215- /O.EXP.KGLD.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-140430T0100Z/ DECATUR-NORTON-GRAHAM-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OBERLIN...NORTON...HILL CITY... TRENTON...MCCOOK 804 PM CDT TUE APR 29 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... WIND SPEEDS HAVE DECREASED BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA. THEREFORE THE ADVISORY WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS...WIND SPEEDS WILL REMAIN IN THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH. $$
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 Apr 28, 6:48 PM CDT, 3 hours 28 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 28, 6:48 PM CDT, 3 hours 28 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
548 PM MDT MON APR 28 2014
.SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY)
ISSUED AT 210 PM MDT MON APR 28 2014
UPPER LOW CURRENTLY SPINNING OVER SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA WITH
WRAPAROUND SHOWERS/LIGHT RAIN EXTENDING FROM TRENTON AND MCCOOK
NEBRASKA SOUTHEAST INTO ATWOOD AND OBERLIN WITH SOME SPRINKLES AS
FAR EAST AS NORTON AND HILL CITY. THIS AREA LINES UP WELL WITH GFS
700MB FRONTOGENESIS AREA. WIND GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON GENERALLY 50
TO 65 MPH ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS AND SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA WITH GUSTS
APPROACHING 60 MPH ACROSS FAR EASTERN COLORADO.
FOR TONIGHT UPPER LOW FORECAST TO MOVE SOUTHEAST THEN EAST
REACHING THE MISSOURI AREA AROUND 12Z TUESDAY. WRAPAROUND
PRECIPITATION WILL SLIDE SOUTHWEST COVERING NEARLY ALL (BUT THE
FAR WEST/SOUTHWEST) OF THE AREA PRODUCING UP TO AN ADDITIONAL TWO
TENTHS OF AN INCH OF MOISTURE. IT WILL REMAIN WINDY...ENOUGH TO
WARRANT A WIND ADVISORY FROM 03Z-12Z. WILL CONTINUE WITH THE HIGH
WIND WARNING TIL 03Z EXPIRATION. LOWS IN THE 30S. MAY SEE SOME
SNOW MIX IN WITH THE RAIN IN THE YUMA TO BURLINGTON AREAS VERY
LATE IN THE PERIOD.
FOR TUESDAY UPPER LOW STARTS TO LIFT NORTHEAST INTO IOWA WITH
PRECIPITATION COVERAGE DECREASING IN THE MORNING THEN INCREASING A
BIT FROM NORTH TO SOUTH DURING THE AFTERNOON. IT WILL REMAIN
WINDY/VERY WINDY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE WESTERN 1/2 OF THE AREA
WHERE WIND GUSTS TO 65 MPH AGAIN EXPECTED. ACROSS THE EAST WIND
GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE. WILL GO AHEAD WITH A HIGH WIND
WATCH FOR APPROPRIATE AREAS AND CONTINUE THE WIND ADVISORY ACROSS
REMAINDER OF THE AREA. HIGHS MID 40S TO LOW 50S.
.LONG TERM...(TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY)
ISSUED AT 300 PM MDT MON APR 28 2014
TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY WINDY WILL BE THE DOMINANT THEME AS
THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH CONTINUES TO MOVE SLOWLY TOWARD THE EAST.
TUESDAY NIGHT SOUNDINGS AROUND THE TRI-STATE AREA SHOW THE
ENVIRONMENT REMAINING MIXED UP TO 750-700MB DURING THE EVENING THEN
DECOUPLING FROM EAST TO WEST THROUGH THE NIGHT. THE DEEP MIXING
WILL ALLOW MUCH STRONGER WINDS TO THE SURFACE THAN WHAT IS INDICATED
BY THE SURFACE PRESSURE PATTERN. CURRENT FORECAST INDICATES WIND
GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH THROUGH THE EVENING THEN GUSTS DECLINE FURTHER A
FEW HOURS BEFORE SUNRISE AS THE INVERSION STRENGTHENS.
DURING THE NIGHT ISENTROPIC LIFT DEVELOPS OVER THE NORTHERN HALF OF
THE AREA. DUE TO NEAR DRY ADIABATIC LAPSE RATES IN THE MID LEVELS
JUXTAPOSED WITH THE LIFT...COULD NOT RULE OUT SOME PRECIP. FROM
DEVELOPING. WET BULB ZERO HEIGHTS INDICATE SNOW AND RAIN WILL BE
POSSIBLY FOR THOSE LOCATIONS. BY SUNRISE THE ISENTROPIC LIFT COMES
TO AN END.
WEDNESDAY MORNING NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE GUSTING 45-50 MPH BY MID
MORNING AS THE STEEP LAPSE RATES ABOVE THE INVERSION WILL ALLOW THE
INVERSION TO MIX OUT QUICKLY. CURRENTLY LOOKS LIKE THE AREA WILL BE
AT/NEAR WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA. WILL NOT ISSUE ANY WIND HIGHLITES
THIS FAR OUT DUE TO WINDY CONDITIONS TONIGHT-TUESDAY WITH WIND
HIGHLITES EXPECTED FOR THOSE PERIODS.
THE STEEP LAPSE RATES CONTINUE OVER THE AREA UP TO 700MB...BUT ABOVE
THAT THE ENVIRONMENT WILL BE CAPPED SO WILL KEEP THE AREA DRY FOR
THE DAY.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT THE DEW POINTS IN THE 600-700MB LAYER INCREASE AND
THE STEEP LAPSE RATES UP TO 700MB OR SO CONTINUE. THOUGHT ADDING
PRECIP. CHANCES TO THE SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA COUNTIES DUE TO ISENTROPIC
LIFT DEVELOPING OVER THAT AREA...HOWEVER MODELS DISAGREE IF THERE
WILL BE ENOUGH LIFT TO GENERATE THE LIGHT PRECIP. AS A RESULT WILL
KEEP THE NIGHT DRY.
WINDS WILL DECLINE DURING THE EVENING...BUT REMAIN BREEZY THROUGH
THE NIGHT AS THE INVERSION DEVELOPS OVER THE AREA.
THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY THE PERIOD WILL HAVE A FEW CHANCES FOR
PRECIP. BEFORE AND DURING THE WEEKEND. PRECIP. CHANCES ARE ON THE
LOW END DUE TO THE LIMITED AMOUNT OF MOISTURE TO WORK WITH...AND THE
LACK OF ANY SUBSTANTIAL FORCING EXCEPT FOR SOME SUBTLE UPPER LEVEL
SHORT WAVE TROUGHS MOVING OVER THE AREA. A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH
FRIDAY NIGHT THEN WAFFLES ACROSS THE AREA OVER THE WEEKEND WHICH
WILL ALSO AID IN CREATING SOME LIFT FOR ANY STORMS TO DEVELOP ON.
SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY A DRY WEATHER PATTERN RETURNS AS
DRIER...WARMER AIR MOVES INTO THE AREA WITH THE WARM FRONT.
&&
.AVIATION...(FOR THE 00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z TUESDAY EVENING)
ISSUED AT 543 PM MDT MON APR 28 2014
BIG STORY REMAINS THE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS. SOME DECREASE CAN BE
EXPECTED EARLY THIS EVENING. FROM 03Z TO NEAR 15Z SUSTAINED SPEEDS
WILL BE 30 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 45 KNOTS. KMCK SHOULD
STAY ABOUT THE SAME THROUGH THE REST OF THE PERIOD WITH KGLD
SEEING AN INCREASE NEAR OR AFTER 15Z. KGLD WILL HAVE VFR
CONDITIONS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PERIOD. AFTER A BRIEF REPRIEVE THIS
EVENING...KMCK WILL GO FROM VFR TO MVFR FROM NEAR 06Z TO AROUND
15Z BEFORE RISING A LITTLE ABOVE MVFR.
&&
.GLD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
KS...HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 9 PM MDT /10 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR
KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 9 PM MDT /10 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING TO 9 AM MDT
/10 AM CDT/ TUESDAY FOR KSZ001-013-027-041.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR
KSZ001-013-027-041.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM CDT TUESDAY FOR
KSZ002>004-014>016-028-029-042.
CO...HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR COZ090>092.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM MDT TUESDAY FOR
COZ090>092.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR
COZ090>092.
NE...HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 9 PM MDT /10 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR
NEZ079>081.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM MDT TUESDAY FOR
NEZ079.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR
NEZ079.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM CDT TUESDAY FOR
NEZ080-081.
&&
SHORT TERM...99
LONG TERM...JTL
AVIATION...BULLERHazardous weather outlook, Apr 28, 3:45 PM CDT, 6 hours 31 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 245 PM MDT MON APR 28 2014 COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-291200- YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON- SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA- DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- 245 PM MDT MON APR 28 2014 /345 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EXTREME SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...NORTHWEST KANSAS AND EAST CENTRAL COLORADO. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING WITH A HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED. DUE TO RECENT RAINFALL...THE POTENTIAL FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES FROM BLOWING DUST WILL BE LIMITED TO AREAS GENERALLY EAST OF A LINE FROM HITCHCOCK COUNTY SOUTH THROUGH THOMAS TO WALLACE AND GREELEY COUNTY. VISIBILITIES IN THESE AREAS MAY DROP BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES AND COULD BE EVEN LOWER IN A FEW LOCATIONS. ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE. DURING THE MID EVENING THROUGH OVERNIGHT HOURS NORTHWEST WINDS WILL SUBSIDE A BIT BUT GUSTS OF 45 MPH OR SO ARE STILL EXPECTED AND A WIND ADVISORY WILL BE IN EFFECT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL REDEVELOP FOR SOME TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. AREAS GENERALLY WEST OF A LINE FROM BENKELMAN TO GOODLAND AND TRIBUNE ARE IN A HIGH WIND WATCH. WIND GUSTS IN THESE AREAS COULD EXCEED 60 MPH...POSSIBLY HIGHER. TO THE EAST OF THIS LINE A WIND ADVISORY WILL BE IN EFFECT WHERE GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. BLOWING DUST WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE WITH SUDDEN REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN OR RECENTLY TILLED FIELDS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. WE WOULD APPRECIATE MEASURED WIND GUSTS OF 55 MPH OR GREATER AND REPORTS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES FROM BLOWING DUST BOTH THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN TUESDAY.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Apr 28, 5:01 PM CDT, 5 hours 15 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
401 PM MDT MON APR 28 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0353 PM NON-TSTM WND GST BURLINGTON 39.31N 102.27W
04/28/2014 M58 MPH KIT CARSON CO ASOS
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KOCHASICLocal storm report, Apr 28, 6:04 PM CDT, 4 hours 12 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
504 PM MDT MON APR 28 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0412 PM NON-TSTM WND GST MCCOOK 40.20N 100.62W
04/28/2014 M64.00 MPH RED WILLOW NE ASOS
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KOCHASICThe office that day
Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 9:18 AM CDT | Dust Storm Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 11 hr |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.