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Wind Chill Warning 2, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this wind chill warning at Dec 16, 2016, 8:10 PM MST for Kit Carson County, Yuma County, Colorado. It took effect at Dec 17, 2016, 5:00 AM MST. It was in force for 6 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 16, 2016, 8:10 PM MST (03:10 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 17, 2016, 5:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Dec 17, 2016, 10:45 AM MST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
Counties Kit Carson County, CO, Yuma County, CO
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:15 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
Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 00:00Z, 3.2 hours before the alert went out and 66 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
- 1460 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 84 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 208 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 284 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
653 WWUS43 KGLD 170310 WSWGLD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 810 PM MST FRI DEC 16 2016 ...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .AN ARCTIC FRONT IS IN THE PROCESS OF MOVING THROUGH THE REGION AND FRIGID TEMPERATURES WILL ARRIVE LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY WHEN NORTH WINDS WILL GUST TO 35 MPH. THIS WILL COMBINE WITH THE FRIGID TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS. WINDS WILL DECREASE SATURDAY EVENING HOWEVER TEMPERATURES WILL BE EVEN LOWER AND AS A RESULT DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. COZ090-091-171200- /O.NEW.KGLD.WC.W.0002.161217T1200Z-161217T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KGLD.WC.Y.0004.161217T1800Z-161218T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KGLD.WC.Y.0003.161217T0700Z-161217T1200Z/ YUMA COUNTY-KIT CARSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON 810 PM MST FRI DEC 16 2016 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 AM MST SATURDAY...A WIND CHILL WARNING WILL TAKE ITS PLACE FROM 5 AM TO 11 AM MST SATURDAY...THEN THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL RESUME FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 11 AM MST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY AND A WIND CHILL WARNING. THE ADVISORY WILL RUN FROM MIDNIGHT UNTIL 5 AM MST. A WIND CHILL WARNING WILL THEN TAKE EFFECT FROM 5 AM MST UNTIL 11AM MST. AFTER 11 AM THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL RESUME THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * WIND CHILL READINGS...25 TO 30 BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING THEN WARMING TO 20 TO 25 BELOW ZERO FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...ANY EXPOSED SKIN WILL SUFFER FROM FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS A HALF HOUR. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...10 BELOW TO 12 ABOVE ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO CREATE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF MINUS 15 TO MINUS 25 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. FROST BITE CAN OCCUR IN LESS THAN 30 MINUTES...AND HYPOTHERMIA MAY OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES IF YOU VENTURE OUTDOORS. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THAT THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES BELOW MINUS 25 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. FROST BITE CAN OCCUR IN LESS THAN 15 MINUTES...AND HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH MAY OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES IF YOU VENTURE OUTDOORS. && $$ COZ092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-171200- /O.CON.KGLD.WC.Y.0003.161217T0700Z-161218T1800Z/ CHEYENNE COUNTY-CHEYENNE-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-SHERMAN-THOMAS- SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-DUNDY- HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARAPAHOE...CHEYENNE WELLS... ST. FRANCIS...BIRD CITY...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...NORTON...GOODLAND... COLBY...HOXIE...HILL CITY...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY...QUINTER... GRINNELL...GRAINFIELD...TRIBUNE...LEOTI...BENKELMAN... CULBERTSON...TRENTON...STRATTON NE...PALISADE...MCCOOK 810 PM MST FRI DEC 16 2016 /910 PM CST FRI DEC 16 2016/ ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT MST /1 AM CST/ TONIGHT TO 11 AM MST /NOON CST/ SUNDAY... * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 25 BELOW. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...8 BELOW TO 15 ABOVE ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO CREATE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF MINUS 15 TO MINUS 25 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. FROST BITE CAN OCCUR IN LESS THAN 30 MINUTES...AND HYPOTHERMIA MAY OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES IF YOU VENTURE OUTDOORS. && $$
3 follow-up statements
047 WWUS43 KGLD 170617 WSWGLD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 1117 PM MST FRI DEC 16 2016 ...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .FRIGID TEMPERATURES WILL ARRIVE LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY WHEN NORTH WINDS WILL GUST TO 35 MPH. THIS WILL COMBINE WITH THE FRIGID TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT SATURDAY EVENING HOWEVER TEMPERATURES WILL BE EVEN LOWER AND AS A RESULT DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. COZ090-091-171215- /O.CON.KGLD.WC.W.0002.161217T1200Z-161217T1800Z/ /O.CON.KGLD.WC.Y.0003.161217T0700Z-161217T1200Z/ /O.CON.KGLD.WC.Y.0004.161217T1800Z-161218T1800Z/ YUMA COUNTY-KIT CARSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON 1117 PM MST FRI DEC 16 2016 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 AM MST SATURDAY...A WIND CHILL WARNING WILL TAKE ITS PLACE FROM 5 AM TO 11 AM MST SATURDAY...THEN THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL RESUME FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 11 AM MST SUNDAY... * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 30 BELOW. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...ANY EXPOSED SKIN WILL SUFFER FROM FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS A HALF HOUR. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...10 BELOW TO 12 ABOVE ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO CREATE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF MINUS 15 TO MINUS 25 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. FROST BITE CAN OCCUR IN LESS THAN 30 MINUTES...AND HYPOTHERMIA MAY OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES IF YOU VENTURE OUTDOORS. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THAT THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES BELOW MINUS 25 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. FROST BITE CAN OCCUR IN LESS THAN 15 MINUTES...AND HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH MAY OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES IF YOU VENTURE OUTDOORS. && $$ COZ092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-171215- /O.CON.KGLD.WC.Y.0003.161217T0700Z-161218T1800Z/ CHEYENNE COUNTY-CHEYENNE-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-SHERMAN-THOMAS- SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-DUNDY- HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARAPAHOE...CHEYENNE WELLS... ST. FRANCIS...BIRD CITY...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...NORTON...GOODLAND... COLBY...HOXIE...HILL CITY...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY...QUINTER... GRINNELL...GRAINFIELD...TRIBUNE...LEOTI...BENKELMAN... CULBERTSON...TRENTON...STRATTON NE...PALISADE...MCCOOK 1117 PM MST FRI DEC 16 2016 /1217 AM CST SAT DEC 17 2016/ ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST /NOON CST/ SUNDAY... * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 24 BELOW. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...8 BELOW TO 14 ABOVE ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO CREATE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF MINUS 15 TO MINUS 25 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. FROST BITE CAN OCCUR IN LESS THAN 30 MINUTES...AND HYPOTHERMIA MAY OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES IF YOU VENTURE OUTDOORS. && $$
825 WWUS43 KGLD 170818 WSWGLD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 118 AM MST SAT DEC 17 2016 COZ090-091-171815- /O.NEW.KGLD.WW.Y.0003.161217T0900Z-161218T0000Z/ /O.CON.KGLD.WC.W.0002.161217T1200Z-161217T1800Z/ /O.CON.KGLD.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-161217T1200Z/ /O.CON.KGLD.WC.Y.0004.161217T1800Z-161218T1800Z/ YUMA COUNTY-KIT CARSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON 118 AM MST SAT DEC 17 2016 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 AM MST SUNDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LIGHT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 30 BELOW. * TIMING...WIND CHILLS WILL REACH 25 TO 30 BELOW THIS MORNING, THEN REMAIN AT 15 BELOW OR COLDER THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND INTO SATURDAY MORNING, ENDING SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ANY EXPOSED SKIN WILL SUFFER FROM FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS A HALF HOUR. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THAT THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES BELOW MINUS 25 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. FROST BITE CAN OCCUR IN LESS THAN 15 MINUTES...AND HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH MAY OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES IF YOU VENTURE OUTDOORS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT LIGHT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ COZ092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-171815- /O.CON.KGLD.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-161218T1800Z/ CHEYENNE COUNTY-CHEYENNE-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-SHERMAN-THOMAS- SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-DUNDY- HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARAPAHOE...CHEYENNE WELLS... ST. FRANCIS...BIRD CITY...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...NORTON...GOODLAND... COLBY...HOXIE...HILL CITY...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY...QUINTER... GRINNELL...GRAINFIELD...TRIBUNE...LEOTI...BENKELMAN... CULBERTSON...TRENTON...STRATTON NE...PALISADE...MCCOOK 118 AM MST SAT DEC 17 2016 /218 AM CST SAT DEC 17 2016/ ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST /NOON CST/ SUNDAY... * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 20 BELOW. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO CREATE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF MINUS 15 TO MINUS 25 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. FROST BITE CAN OCCUR IN LESS THAN 30 MINUTES...AND HYPOTHERMIA MAY OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES IF YOU VENTURE OUTDOORS. && $$
945 WWUS43 KGLD 171745 WSWGLD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 1045 AM MST SAT DEC 17 2016 COZ090-091-180145- /O.CAN.KGLD.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-161217T1800Z/ /O.CON.KGLD.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-161218T0000Z/ /O.CON.KGLD.WC.Y.0004.161217T1800Z-161218T1800Z/ YUMA COUNTY-KIT CARSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON 1045 AM MST SAT DEC 17 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SUNDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS CANCELLED THE WIND CHILL WARNING. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 20 TO 25 BELOW. * TIMING...WIND CHILLS WILL REACH 20 TO 25 BELOW THIS MORNING... THEN REMAIN AT 15 BELOW OR COLDER THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...ANY EXPOSED SKIN WILL SUFFER FROM FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS A HALF HOUR. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT LIGHT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO CREATE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF MINUS 15 TO MINUS 25 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. FROST BITE CAN OCCUR IN LESS THAN 30 MINUTES...AND HYPOTHERMIA MAY OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES IF YOU VENTURE OUTDOORS. && $$ COZ092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-180145- /O.CON.KGLD.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-161218T1800Z/ CHEYENNE COUNTY-CHEYENNE-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-SHERMAN-THOMAS- SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-DUNDY- HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARAPAHOE...CHEYENNE WELLS... ST. FRANCIS...BIRD CITY...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...NORTON...GOODLAND... COLBY...HOXIE...HILL CITY...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY...QUINTER... GRINNELL...GRAINFIELD...TRIBUNE...LEOTI...BENKELMAN... CULBERTSON...TRENTON...STRATTON NE...PALISADE...MCCOOK 1045 AM MST SAT DEC 17 2016 /1145 AM CST SAT DEC 17 2016/ ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST /NOON CST/ SUNDAY... * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 25 BELOW. * TIMING...THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO CREATE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF MINUS 15 TO MINUS 25 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. FROST BITE CAN OCCUR IN LESS THAN 30 MINUTES...AND HYPOTHERMIA MAY OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES IF YOU VENTURE OUTDOORS. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 16, 8:10 PM MST | Wind Chill Advisory | GLD | Kit Carson, Yuma | 21 hr |
| Dec 17, 1:18 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | GLD | Kit Carson, Yuma | 11 hr |
| Dec 17, 12:27 PM MST | Wind Chill Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 21 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.