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High Wind Warning 3, NWS Goodland, KS

May 26, 2016Cheyenne County, Kit Carson County, Yuma County, Colorado; 4 counties in Kansas

NWS Goodland, KS issued this high wind warning at May 26, 2016, 7:45 PM MDT for Cheyenne County, Kit Carson County, Yuma County, Colorado; 4 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 73 min. 1 report 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
May 26, 2016, 7:45 PM MDT (01:45 UTC)
Expired
May 26, 2016, 8:58 PM MDT
In force
73 min
Issued by
NWS Goodland, KS

Counties Cheyenne County, CO, Kit Carson County, CO, Yuma County, CO, Logan County, KS, Sherman County, KS, Thomas County, KS, Wallace County, KS

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 26, 7:53 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 581 S Burlington, 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, 1.8 hours before the alert went out and 134 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Denver, CO at 00:00Z on 2016-05-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Denver, CO at 00:00Z on 2016-05-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 105 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
972 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
105 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
4 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

051 
WWUS73 KGLD 270145
NPWGLD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
745 PM MDT THU MAY 26 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT...

.THUNDERSTORMS AND THUNDERSTORM OUTFLOW WILL CONTINUE PRODUCING
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS THIS EVENING.

COZ090>092-270400-
/O.NEW.KGLD.HW.W.0003.160527T0145Z-160527T0400Z/
YUMA COUNTY-KIT CARSON COUNTY-CHEYENNE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON...ARAPAHOE...
CHEYENNE WELLS
745 PM MDT THU MAY 26 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING.

* PEAK WINDS...80 TO 90 MPH.

* OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING DUST WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY...TREES
  DOWN...SEMI TRUCKS COULD BE BLOWN OVER. 

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.

&&

$$

KSZ013-014-027-028-270400-
/O.NEW.KGLD.HW.W.0003.160527T0145Z-160527T0400Z/
SHERMAN-THOMAS-WALLACE-LOGAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GOODLAND...COLBY...SHARON SPRINGS...
OAKLEY
745 PM MDT THU MAY 26 2016 /845 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016/

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

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

* PEAK WINDS...80 TO 90 MPH.

* OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING DUST WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY...TREES
  DOWN...SEMI TRUCKS COULD BE BLOWN OVER. 


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.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
706 
WWUS73 KGLD 270213
NPWGLD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
813 PM MDT THU MAY 26 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT...

.THUNDERSTORMS AND THUNDERSTORM OUTFLOW WILL CONTINUE PRODUCING
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS THIS EVENING.

COZ090>092-270400-
/O.CON.KGLD.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160527T0400Z/
YUMA COUNTY-KIT CARSON COUNTY-CHEYENNE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON...ARAPAHOE...
CHEYENNE WELLS
813 PM MDT THU MAY 26 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

* PEAK WINDS...80 TO 95 MPH.

* OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING DUST WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY...TREES 
  DOWN...SEMI TRUCKS COULD BE BLOWN OVER.

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.

&&

$$

KSZ013-014-027-028-270400-
/O.CON.KGLD.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160527T0400Z/
SHERMAN-THOMAS-WALLACE-LOGAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GOODLAND...COLBY...SHARON SPRINGS...
OAKLEY
813 PM MDT THU MAY 26 2016 /913 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT /11 PM
CDT/ THIS EVENING...

* PEAK WINDS...80 TO 95 MPH.

* OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING DUST WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY.

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.

&&

$$
143 
WWUS73 KGLD 270258
NPWGLD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
858 PM MDT THU MAY 26 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNINGS CANCELLED...

.THE WIDESPREAD HIGH WIND WARNING THREAT HAS DIMINISHED.
HOWEVER...ISOLATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS COULD STILL PRODUCE A
LOCALIZED HIGH WIND THREAT. 

COZ090>092-270400-
/O.CAN.KGLD.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160527T0400Z/
YUMA COUNTY-KIT CARSON COUNTY-CHEYENNE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON...ARAPAHOE...
CHEYENNE WELLS
858 PM MDT THU MAY 26 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING FOR YUMA...KIT CARSON...AND CHEYENNE COUNTIES.

$$

KSZ013-014-027-028-270400-
/O.CAN.KGLD.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160527T0400Z/
SHERMAN-THOMAS-WALLACE-LOGAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GOODLAND...COLBY...SHARON SPRINGS...
OAKLEY
858 PM MDT THU MAY 26 2016 /958 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016/

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING FOR SHERMAN...THOMAS...WALLACE AND LOGAN COUNTIES.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 26, 6:54 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDKit Carson, Yuma51 min
May 26, 7:57 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningGLDYuma3 hr
May 26, 9:30 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDKit Carson, Yuma45 min
May 26, 10:52 PM MDTAreal Flood WarningGLDYuma12 hr
May 27, 11:03 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDCheyenne57 min
May 27, 11:54 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDYuma20 min
May 27, 12:12 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDCheyenne, Kit Carson12 min
May 27, 12:34 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDCheyenne, Kit Carson27 min
May 27, 12:51 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDCheyenne21 min
May 27, 1:25 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDKit Carson22 min
May 27, 2:04 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDCheyenne26 min
May 27, 2:13 PM MDTTornado WarningGLDYuma32 min
May 27, 2:25 PM MDTTornado WarningGLDYuma35 min
May 27, 2:38 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDKit Carson37 min
May 27, 3:00 PM MDTTornado WarningGLDCheyenne30 min
May 27, 3:23 PM MDTTornado WarningGLDCheyenne21 min
May 26, 6:08 PM MDTTornado WarningGLDLogan, Wichita37 min
May 26, 6:13 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDSherman, Wallace32 min
May 26, 6:13 PM MDTTornado WarningGLDCheyenne47 min
May 26, 6:23 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDSherman52 min
May 26, 6:31 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDGreeley, Wallace44 min
May 26, 6:37 PM MDTTornado WarningGLDRawlins53 min
May 26, 6:41 PM MDTTornado WarningGLDRawlins34 min
May 26, 6:54 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDLogan, Thomas51 min
May 26, 6:59 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDWichita46 min
May 26, 7:03 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDCheyenne, Rawlins42 min
May 26, 7:08 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDGove, Sheridan52 min
May 26, 7:09 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDSherman51 min
May 26, 7:39 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDDecatur, Graham, Norton51 min
May 26, 7:41 PM MDTTornado WarningGLDRawlins34 min
May 26, 7:48 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDCheyenne, Rawlins27 min
May 26, 7:53 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDGove, Sheridan52 min
May 26, 8:02 PM MDTTornado WarningGLDDecatur, Rawlins43 min
May 26, 8:05 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningGLDCheyenne, Rawlins3 hr
May 26, 8:27 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDDecatur, Graham, Norton48 min
May 26, 10:57 PM MDTAreal Flood WarningGLDCheyenne, Rawlins12 hr
May 27, 2:26 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDGreeley34 min
May 27, 2:47 PM MDTTornado WarningGLDGreeley43 min
May 27, 3:06 PM MDTTornado WarningGLDGreeley, Wichita24 min
May 27, 3:21 PM MDTTornado Warning Tornado observedGLDGreeley24 min
May 27, 3:26 PM MDTTornado WarningGLDGreeley, Wichita34 min
May 27, 3:43 PM MDTTornado WarningGLDGreeley32 min
May 27, 3:57 PM MDTTornado WarningGLDGreeley, Wichita33 min
May 27, 4:15 PM MDTTornado WarningGLDGreeley15 min
May 27, 4:26 PM MDTTornado WarningGLDWichita34 min
May 27, 4:30 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDGreeley15 min
May 27, 4:33 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDCheyenne27 min
May 27, 4:47 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningGLDGreeley3 hr
May 27, 4:47 PM MDTTornado WarningGLDWichita28 min
May 27, 4:51 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDWichita15 min
May 27, 4:55 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDGreeley35 min
May 27, 5:04 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDCheyenne26 min
May 27, 5:10 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDWichita20 min
May 27, 5:12 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDWallace33 min
May 27, 5:15 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDCheyenne15 min
May 27, 5:22 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDLogan23 min
May 27, 5:32 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDCheyenne28 min
May 27, 5:50 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDWallace10 min

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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.