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Wind Chill Warning 3, NWS Goodland, KS

December 17, 201613 counties in Kansas; Cheyenne County, Kit Carson County, Yuma County, Colorado; Dundy County, Hitchcock County, Red Willow County, Nebraska

NWS Goodland, KS issued this wind chill warning at Dec 17, 2016, 1:27 PM CST for 13 counties in Kansas; Cheyenne County, Kit Carson County, Yuma County, Colorado; Dundy County, Hitchcock County, Red Willow County, Nebraska. It took effect at Dec 17, 2016, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for 16 hr. 27 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
Dec 17, 2016, 1:27 PM CST (19:27 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 17, 2016, 6:00 PM CST
Expired
Dec 18, 2016, 10:00 AM CST
In force
16 hr
Issued by
NWS Goodland, KS

Counties Cheyenne County, CO, Kit Carson County, CO, Yuma County, CO, Cheyenne County, KS, Decatur County, KS, Gove County, KS, Graham County, KS, Greeley County, KS, Logan County, KS, Norton County, KS, Rawlins County, KS, Sheridan County, KS, Sherman County, KS, Thomas County, KS, Wallace County, KS, Wichita County, KS, Dundy County, NE, Hitchcock County, NE, Red Willow County, NE

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:32 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Dec 17, 9:00 PM CSTEXTR WIND CHILL -262 Ese Oakley, KS
Dec 17, 9:22 PM CSTEXTR WIND CHILL -383 Ne Idalia, CO
Dec 17, 9:32 PM CSTEXTR WIND CHILL -30Seibert, CO
Dec 17, 9:34 PM CSTEXTR WIND CHILL -341 Se Yuma, CO
Dec 17, 9:35 PM CSTEXTR WIND CHILL -352 N Colby, KS
Dec 17, 9:35 PM CSTEXTR WIND CHILL -32St. Francis, KS
Dec 17, 9:39 PM CSTEXTR WIND CHILL -28Oakley, KS
Dec 17, 9:45 PM CSTEXTR WIND CHILL -29Grinnell, KS
Dec 17, 9:47 PM CSTEXTR WIND CHILL -335 Sse Tribune, KS
Dec 17, 9:48 PM CSTEXTR WIND CHILL -2710 Nne Goodland, KS
Dec 17, 9:51 PM CSTEXTR WIND CHILL -2710 Wnw Firstview, CO
Dec 17, 9:53 PM CSTEXTR WIND CHILL -25Mccook, NE
Dec 17, 9:53 PM CSTEXTR WIND CHILL 311 N Goodland, KS
Dec 17, 9:54 PM CSTEXTR WIND CHILL 309 Sse Sharon Springs, KS
Dec 17, 9:57 PM CSTEXTR WIND CHILL -374 E Ruleton, KS
Dec 17, 9:58 PM CSTEXTR WIND CHILL -25Winona, KS
Dec 17, 9:59 PM CSTEXTR WIND CHILL -25Cheyenne Wells, CO
Dec 17, 10:03 PM CSTEXTR WIND CHILL -285 Ese Gove, KS
Dec 17, 10:04 PM CSTEXTR WIND CHILL -261 N Norton, KS
Dec 17, 10:05 PM CSTEXTR WIND CHILL -2712 S Wheeler, KS
Dec 17, 10:12 PM CSTEXTR WIND CHILL -263 W Bird City, KS
Dec 17, 10:18 PM CSTEXTR WIND CHILL -25Colby, KS
Dec 17, 10:35 PM CSTEXTR WIND CHILL -35Grinnell, KS
Dec 17, 10:45 PM CSTEXTR WIND CHILL -252 Ese Beardsley, KS
Dec 17, 11:15 PM CSTEXTR WIND CHILL -304 W Wallace, KS
Dec 17, 11:24 PM CSTEXTR WIND CHILL -26Almena, KS
Dec 17, 11:53 PM CSTEXTR WIND CHILL -26Hill City, KS

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 12:00Z, 7.5 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Denver, CO at 12:00Z on 2016-12-17Temperature 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 12:00Z on 2016-12-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -49 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
791 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
106 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-49 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-16 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

815 
WWUS43 KGLD 171927
WSWGLD

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1227 PM MST SAT DEC 17 2016

...COLD WIND CHILL READINGS WILL PERSIST INTO SUNDAY...

.WITH A STORM SYSTEM SLOWLY PULLING AWAY FROM THE TRI STATE
REGION BY EARLY EVENING...TEMPERATURES WILL DROP TO WELL BELOW
ZERO THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD INTO SUNDAY MORNING...AIDED BY
CLEARING SKIES AND A FRESH SNOW PACK. WIND SPEEDS OVERNIGHT WILL
BE ENOUGH TO CAUSE WIND CHILL READINGS TO DROP DRAMATICALLY INTO
SUNDAY MORNING...REACHING DOWN TO 30 BELOW ZERO AT TIMES.

COZ090-091-180600-
/O.CAN.KGLD.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-161218T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KGLD.WC.W.0003.161218T0000Z-161218T1600Z/
/O.EXT.KGLD.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-161218T0000Z/
YUMA COUNTY-KIT CARSON COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON
1227 PM MST SAT DEC 17 2016

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 AM
MST SUNDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 AM MST
SUNDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 30 BELOW.

* TIMING...WIND CHILLS WILL REACH 20 TO 25 THROUGH THIS
  AFTERNOON... THEN DROP DOWN TO 30 BELOW OR COLDER THROUGH
  SUNDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...ANY EXPOSED SKIN WILL SUFFER FROM FROSTBITE IN AS
  LITTLE AS 15 TO 30 MINUTES.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH THROUGH LATE THIS
  AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING WEST AROUND 10 MPH INTO SUNDAY
  MORNING.

* TEMPERATURES...DOWN TO 12 BELOW ZERO OVERNIGHT.

* VISIBILITY...LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW THROUGH
  EARLY EVENING.

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 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 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>081-180600-
/O.NEW.KGLD.WC.W.0003.161218T0000Z-161218T1600Z/
/O.EXT.KGLD.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-161218T0000Z/
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
1227 PM MST SAT DEC 17 2016 /127 PM CST SAT DEC 17 2016/

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/
THIS AFTERNOON...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ THIS
AFTERNOON TO 9 AM MST /10 AM CST/ SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ THIS
AFTERNOON TO 9 AM MST /10 AM CST/ SUNDAY.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 30 BELOW.

* TIMING...WIND CHILLS WILL REACH 20 TO 25 THROUGH THIS
  AFTERNOON...THEN DROP DOWN TO 30 BELOW OR COLDER THROUGH SUNDAY
  MORNING.

* IMPACTS...ANY EXPOSED SKIN WILL SUFFER FROM FROSTBITE IN AS
  LITTLE AS 15 TO 30 MINUTES.

* WINDS....NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH THROUGH LATE THIS
  AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING WEST AROUND 10 MPH INTO SUNDAY
  MORNING

* TEMPERATURES...9 BELOW TO 12 BELOW ZERO.

* VISIBILITY...LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW
  THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

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.

&&

$$
5 follow-up statements
975 
WWUS43 KGLD 172344
WSWGLD

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
444 PM MST SAT DEC 17 2016

...COLD WIND CHILL READINGS WILL PERSIST INTO SUNDAY...

.WITH A STORM SYSTEM SLOWLY PULLING AWAY FROM THE TRI STATE
REGION BY THIS EVENING...TEMPERATURES WILL DROP TO WELL BELOW
ZERO THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD INTO SUNDAY MORNING...AIDED BY
CLEARING SKIES AND A FRESH SNOW PACK. WIND SPEEDS OVERNIGHT WILL
BE ENOUGH TO CAUSE WIND CHILL READINGS TO DROP DRAMATICALLY INTO
SUNDAY MORNING...REACHING DOWN TO 30 BELOW ZERO AT TIMES.

COZ092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-180745-
/O.EXP.KGLD.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-161218T0000Z/
/O.CON.KGLD.WC.W.0003.161218T0000Z-161218T1600Z/
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
444 PM MST SAT DEC 17 2016 /544 PM CST SAT DEC 17 2016/

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST /10 AM
CST/ SUNDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ THIS
AFTERNOON...

* WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 30 BELOW.

* TIMING...WIND CHILLS WILL DROP DOWN TO 30 BELOW OR COLDER
  THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...ANY EXPOSED SKIN WILL SUFFER FROM FROSTBITE IN AS
  LITTLE AS 15 MINUTES.

* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.

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.

&&

$$

COZ090-091-180745-
/O.EXP.KGLD.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-161218T0000Z/
/O.CON.KGLD.WC.W.0003.161218T0000Z-161218T1600Z/
YUMA COUNTY-KIT CARSON COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON
444 PM MST SAT DEC 17 2016

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST SUNDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON...

* WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 29 BELOW.

* TIMING...WIND CHILLS WILL DROP DOWN TO 30 BELOW OR COLDER
  THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...ANY EXPOSED SKIN WILL SUFFER FROM FROSTBITE IN AS
  LITTLE AS 15 MINUTES.

* WINDS...WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

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.

&&

$$
JTL
327 
WWUS43 KGLD 180002
WSWGLD

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
502 PM MST SAT DEC 17 2016

...COLD WIND CHILL READINGS WILL PERSIST INTO SUNDAY...

.WITH A STORM SYSTEM SLOWLY PULLING AWAY FROM THE TRI STATE
REGION BY THIS EVENING...TEMPERATURES WILL DROP TO WELL BELOW
ZERO THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD INTO SUNDAY MORNING...AIDED BY
CLEARING SKIES AND A FRESH SNOW PACK. WIND SPEEDS OVERNIGHT WILL
BE ENOUGH TO CAUSE WIND CHILL READINGS TO DROP DRAMATICALLY INTO
SUNDAY MORNING...REACHING DOWN TO 30 BELOW ZERO AT TIMES.

COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-181200-
/O.CON.KGLD.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-161218T1600Z/
YUMA COUNTY-KIT CARSON COUNTY-CHEYENNE COUNTY-CHEYENNE-RAWLINS-
DECATUR-NORTON-SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-
GREELEY-WICHITA-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON...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
502 PM MST SAT DEC 17 2016 /602 PM CST SAT DEC 17 2016/

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST /10 AM
CST/ SUNDAY...

* WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 30 BELOW.

* TIMING...WIND CHILLS WILL DROP DOWN TO 30 BELOW BY MIDNIGHT.

* IMPACTS...ANY EXPOSED SKIN WILL SUFFER FROM FROSTBITE IN AS 
  LITTLE AS 15 MINUTES.

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.

&&

$$
105 
WWUS43 KGLD 180503
WSWGLD

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1003 PM MST SAT DEC 17 2016

...COLD WIND CHILL READINGS WILL PERSIST INTO SUNDAY...

.WITH A STORM SYSTEM SLOWLY PULLING AWAY FROM THE TRI STATE
REGION BY THIS EVENING...TEMPERATURES WILL DROP TO WELL BELOW
ZERO THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD INTO SUNDAY MORNING...AIDED BY
CLEARING SKIES AND A FRESH SNOW PACK. WIND SPEEDS TONIGHT WILL BE
ENOUGH TO CAUSE WIND CHILL READINGS TO DROP DRAMATICALLY INTO
SUNDAY MORNING...REACHING DOWN TO 35 BELOW ZERO AT TIMES.

COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-181200-
/O.CON.KGLD.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-161218T1600Z/
YUMA COUNTY-KIT CARSON COUNTY-CHEYENNE COUNTY-CHEYENNE-RAWLINS-
DECATUR-NORTON-SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-
GREELEY-WICHITA-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON...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
1003 PM MST SAT DEC 17 2016 /1103 PM CST SAT DEC 17 2016/

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST /10 AM
CST/ SUNDAY...

* WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 35 BELOW.

* TIMING...WIND CHILLS WILL DROP DOWN TO 30 OR 35 BELOW BY
  MIDNIGHT THE QUICKLY WARM MID MORNING SUNDAY.

* IMPACTS...ANY EXPOSED SKIN WILL SUFFER FROM FROSTBITE IN AS 
  LITTLE AS 15 MINUTES.

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.

&&

$$

JTL
147 
WWUS43 KGLD 181000
WSWGLD

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
300 AM MST SUN DEC 18 2016

COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-181600-
/O.CON.KGLD.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-161218T1600Z/
YUMA COUNTY-KIT CARSON COUNTY-CHEYENNE COUNTY-CHEYENNE-RAWLINS-
DECATUR-NORTON-SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-
GREELEY-WICHITA-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON...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
300 AM MST SUN DEC 18 2016 /400 AM CST SUN DEC 18 2016/

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST /10 AM
CST/ THIS MORNING...

* WIND CHILL READINGS...20 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.

* TIMING...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY THIS
  MORNING BEFORE IMPROVING BY MID TO LATE MORNING.

* IMPACTS...ANY EXPOSED SKIN WILL SUFFER FROM FROSTBITE IN AS 
  LITTLE AS 15 MINUTES. 

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.

&&

$$
292 
WWUS43 KGLD 181603
WSWGLD

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
903 AM MST SUN DEC 18 2016

COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-181715-
/O.EXP.KGLD.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-161218T1600Z/
YUMA COUNTY-KIT CARSON COUNTY-CHEYENNE COUNTY-CHEYENNE-RAWLINS-
DECATUR-NORTON-SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-
GREELEY-WICHITA-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON...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
903 AM MST SUN DEC 18 2016 /1003 AM CST SUN DEC 18 2016/

...WIND CHILL WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

WIND CHILLS HAVE WARMED ABOVE WARNING CRITERIA. HOWEVER, WIND
CHILL READINGS AS LOW AS 10 BELOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE MORNING
HOURS, SO BE SURE TO DRESS APPROPRIATELY IF HEADING OUTSIDE. 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 16, 9:10 PM CSTWind Chill WarningGLDKit Carson, Yuma15 hr
Dec 16, 9:10 PM CSTWind Chill AdvisoryGLDKit Carson, Yuma21 hr
Dec 17, 2:18 AM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryGLDKit Carson, Yuma11 hr

Nearby

Wind Chill Warnings in Kansas, 2016Wind Chill Warnings in Colorado, 2016Wind Chill Warnings in Nebraska, 2016Every wind chill warning in 2016

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.