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Wind Advisory 21, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this wind advisory at Apr 23, 2014, 1:55 PM CDT for 5 counties in Kansas; Red Willow County, Nebraska. It took effect at Apr 23, 2014, 6:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 23, 2014, 1:55 PM CDT (18:55 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 23, 2014, 6:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 24, 2014, 1:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
Counties Decatur County, KS, Gove County, KS, Graham County, KS, Norton County, KS, Sheridan County, KS, Red Willow County, NE
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 124 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 12:00Z, 6.9 hours before the alert went out and 177 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1736 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 621 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 594 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
888 WWUS73 KGLD 231855 NPWGLD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 1255 PM MDT WED APR 23 2014 ...STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL IMPACT THE NORTHWEST PART OF THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON...AND WILL MOVE SOUTH THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA BEFORE MIDNIGHT. THE FRONT WILL PRODUCE STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING DUST. VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES AND COULD BE LOWER. KSZ003-004-015-016-029-NEZ081-240300- /O.NEW.KGLD.WI.Y.0021.140423T2300Z-140424T0600Z/ DECATUR-NORTON-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-GOVE-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OBERLIN...NORTON...HOXIE...HILL CITY... QUINTER...MCCOOK 155 PM CDT WED APR 23 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM CDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM CDT THURSDAY. * TIMING...WINDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS OCCURRING BETWEEN 6 PM AND 10 PM CDT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL OCCUR NEAR DRY FIELDS. DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS MAY AFFECT TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. && $$ COZ090>092-KSZ001-002-013-014-027-028-041-042-NEZ079-080-240300- /O.CON.KGLD.DU.Y.0001.140423T2300Z-140424T0600Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-SHERMAN-THOMAS- WALLACE-LOGAN-GREELEY-WICHITA-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON... CHEYENNE WELLS...ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...GOODLAND...COLBY... SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY...TRIBUNE...LEOTI...BENKELMAN...TRENTON 1255 PM MDT WED APR 23 2014 /155 PM CDT WED APR 23 2014/ ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM MDT /6 PM CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT MDT /1 AM CDT/ TONIGHT... * PEAK WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED. A FEW GUSTS OVER 55 MPH CAN NOT BE RULED OUT. * TIMING/DURATION...BLOWING DUST IS EXPECTED TO ENTER YUMA COUNTY AROUND 5 PM MDT AND QUICKLY MOVE SOUTH THROUGH THE REST OF THE ADVISORY AREA THROUGH MIDNIGHT MDT (1 AM CDT). * OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES SUDDENLY TO NEAR ZERO...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS WHERE PLOWED FIELDS EXIST. MOTORISTS SHOULD DRIVE CAREFULLY THROUGH AREAS OF LOW VISIBILITIES. IF YOU SEE AN ADVANCING WALL OF DUST DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH IT IF AT ALL POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL OCCASIONALLY RESTRICT VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION AND BE ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING VISIBILITY... ESPECIALLY NEAR OPEN FIELDS. && $$
2 follow-up statements
830 WWUS73 KGLD 240307 NPWGLD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 907 PM MDT WED APR 23 2014 ...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING DUST WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING BEHIND THE COLD FRONT THEN DECLINE OVERNIGHT... COZ090>092-NEZ079-080-240600- /O.CON.KGLD.DU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140424T0600Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON... CHEYENNE WELLS...BENKELMAN...TRENTON 907 PM MDT WED APR 23 2014 /1007 PM CDT WED APR 23 2014/ ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT /1 AM CDT/ TONIGHT... * PEAK WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED. A FEW GUSTS OVER 55 MPH CAN NOT BE RULED OUT. * TIMING/DURATION...THE WINDS WILL REACH THEIR PEAK OVER THE NEXT TWO TO THREE HOURS THEN DECLINE OVERNIGHT. * OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES SUDDENLY TO NEAR ZERO...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS WHERE PLOWED FIELDS EXIST. MOTORISTS SHOULD DRIVE CAREFULLY THROUGH AREAS OF LOW VISIBILITIES. IF YOU SEE AN ADVANCING WALL OF DUST DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH IT IF AT ALL POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL OCCASIONALLY RESTRICT VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION AND BE ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING VISIBILITY... ESPECIALLY NEAR OPEN FIELDS. && $$ KSZ001-002-013-014-027-028-041-042-240600- /O.CON.KGLD.DU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140424T0600Z/ CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-SHERMAN-THOMAS-WALLACE-LOGAN-GREELEY-WICHITA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...GOODLAND... COLBY...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY...TRIBUNE...LEOTI 907 PM MDT WED APR 23 2014 /1007 PM CDT WED APR 23 2014/ ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT /1 AM CDT/ TONIGHT... * PEAK WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED. A FEW GUSTS OVER 55 MPH CAN NOT BE RULED OUT. * TIMING/DURATION...BLOWING DUST IS EXPECTED THROUGH MIDNIGHT MDT (1 AM CDT). * OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES SUDDENLY TO NEAR ZERO...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS WHERE PLOWED FIELDS EXIST. MOTORISTS SHOULD DRIVE CAREFULLY THROUGH AREAS OF LOW VISIBILITIES. IF YOU SEE AN ADVANCING WALL OF DUST DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH IT IF AT ALL POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT RECOMMENDS THAT YOU TAKE PREVENTATIVE MEASURES DURING THIS BLOWING DUST EVENT...SUCH AS STAYING INDOORS OR WEARING PROTECTIVE BREATHING MASKS IF OUTSIDE. HIGH DUST CONCENTRATIONS CAN CAUSE RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS...DECREASE LUNG ACTIVITY...AGGRAVATE ASTHMA...AND LEAD TO POTENTIAL HEART-RELATED PROBLEMS...ESPECIALLY WITH CHILDREN...ELDERLY...OR THOSE WITH PRE-EXISTING RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS. A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL OCCASIONALLY RESTRICT VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION AND BE ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING VISIBILITY... ESPECIALLY NEAR OPEN FIELDS. && $$ NEZ081-240600- /O.CON.KGLD.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-140424T0600Z/ RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MCCOOK 1007 PM CDT WED APR 23 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT THURSDAY... * TIMING...THE WINDS WILL REACH THEIR PEAK OVER THE NEXT HOUR OR SO THEN DECLINE OVERNIGHT. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL OCCUR NEAR DRY FIELDS. DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT. 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. && $$ KSZ003-004-015-016-029-240600- /O.CON.KGLD.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-140424T0600Z/ DECATUR-NORTON-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-GOVE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OBERLIN...NORTON...HOXIE...HILL CITY... QUINTER 1007 PM CDT WED APR 23 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT THURSDAY... * TIMING...THE WINDS WILL REACH THEIR PEAK OVER THE NEXT TWO TO THREE HOURS THEN DECLINE OVERNIGHT.. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL OCCUR NEAR DRY FIELDS. DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT RECOMMENDS THAT YOU TAKE PREVENTATIVE MEASURES DURING THIS BLOWING DUST EVENT...SUCH AS STAYING INDOORS OR WEARING PROTECTIVE BREATHING MASKS IF OUTSIDE. HIGH DUST CONCENTRATIONS CAN CAUSE RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS...DECREASE LUNG ACTIVITY...AGGRAVATE ASTHMA...AND LEAD TO POTENTIAL HEART-RELATED PROBLEMS...ESPECIALLY WITH CHILDREN...ELDERLY...OR THOSE WITH PRE-EXISTING RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS MAY AFFECT TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. && $$ JTL
218 WWUS73 KGLD 240555 NPWGLD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 1155 PM MDT WED APR 23 2014 COZ090>092-NEZ079-080-240700- /O.EXP.KGLD.DU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140424T0600Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON... CHEYENNE WELLS...BENKELMAN...TRENTON 1155 PM MDT WED APR 23 2014 /1255 AM CDT THU APR 24 2014/ ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT MDT /1 AM CDT/ TONIGHT... VISIBILITIES HAVE IMPROVED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA AS WIND GUSTS HAVE DECLINED. THEREFORE THE ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ KSZ001-002-013-014-027-028-041-042-240700- /O.EXP.KGLD.DU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140424T0600Z/ CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-SHERMAN-THOMAS-WALLACE-LOGAN-GREELEY-WICHITA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...GOODLAND... COLBY...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY...TRIBUNE...LEOTI 1155 PM MDT WED APR 23 2014 /1255 AM CDT THU APR 24 2014/ ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT MDT /1 AM CDT/ TONIGHT... VISIBILITIES HAVE IMPROVED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA AS WIND GUSTS HAVE DECLINED. THEREFORE THE ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ NEZ081-240700- /O.EXP.KGLD.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-140424T0600Z/ RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MCCOOK 1255 AM CDT THU APR 24 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 1 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING... WIND GUSTS HAVE DECLINED BELOW 45 MPH SO THE ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ KSZ003-004-015-016-029-240700- /O.EXP.KGLD.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-140424T0600Z/ DECATUR-NORTON-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-GOVE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OBERLIN...NORTON...HOXIE...HILL CITY... QUINTER 1255 AM CDT THU APR 24 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 1 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING... WIND GUSTS HAVE DECLINED BELOW 45 MPH SO THE ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ JTL
The office that day
Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 4:20 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Greeley, Sherman, Wallace | 14 hr |
| Apr 23, 4:35 AM CDT | Blowing Dust Advisory | GLD | Cheyenne, Greeley, Logan, Rawlins, Sherman, Thomas and 2 more | 20 hr |
| Apr 23, 4:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Greeley, Logan, Wallace, Wichita | 47 min |
| Apr 23, 4:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Logan | 66 min |
| Apr 23, 5:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Thomas | 31 min |
| Apr 23, 5:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Decatur | 20 min |
| Apr 23, 5:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Graham | 19 min |
| Apr 23, 5:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Gove, Logan, Sheridan, Thomas | 57 min |
| Apr 23, 5:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Graham, Norton | 53 min |
| Apr 23, 6:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Decatur, Rawlins | 48 min |
| Apr 23, 6:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Graham, Norton | 64 min |
| Apr 23, 6:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Graham, Sheridan | 62 min |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.