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High Wind Warning 6, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this high wind warning at Jul 2, 2017, 7:25 PM MDT for Dundy County, Hitchcock County, Nebraska; 4 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 4 hr. 16 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
- Jul 2, 2017, 7:25 PM MDT (01:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 2, 2017, 11:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
Counties Cheyenne County, KS, Rawlins County, KS, Sherman County, KS, Thomas County, KS, Dundy County, NE, Hitchcock County, NE
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 8:02 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Wsw Benkelman, NE | SITE BENKE3 MEASURED A 58 MPH WIND GUST |
| Jul 2, 8:30 PM MDT | TSTM WND DMG | Stratton Ne, NE | DISPATCH REPORTED NUMEROUS CALLS OF WIND DAMAGE AND FIRES STARTED BY LIGHTNING ACROSS THE COUNTY. |
| Jul 2, 8:35 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 68 | 5 Sw Haigler, KS | SPOTTER MEASURED 68 MPH WIND GUST |
| Jul 2, 8:36 PM MDT | TSTM WND GST 59 | 8 Sse Culbertson, NE | WIND GUST OF 59 MPH REPORTED BY SPOTTER. |
| Jul 2, 8:45 PM MDT | TSTM WND DMG | Atwood, KS | PUBLIC REPORTED VIA PICTURES ON SOCIAL MEDIA OF TREES, BIG LIMBS, AND POWER LINES DOWN. |
| Jul 2, 8:45 PM MDT | TSTM WND GST 64 | Atwood, KS | KADT MEASURED 56 KT WIND GUST. |
| Jul 2, 8:45 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | Atwood, KS | KADT MEASURED 56 KT WIND GUST. |
| Jul 2, 8:45 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Atwood, KS | PUBLIC REPORTED VIA PICTURES ON SOCIAL MEDIA OF TREES, BIG LIMBS, AND POWER LINES DOWN. |
| Jul 2, 8:49 PM MDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 E Atwood, KS | PUBLIC REPORTED THAT A NEIGHBORING HOUSES CARPORT HAD BLOWN INTO THEIR FENCE AND TOOK OUT 50 FEET OF IT. REPORT RECEIVED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. |
| Jul 2, 8:49 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 E Atwood, KS | PUBLIC REPORTED THAT A NEIGHBORING HOUSES CARPORT HAD BLOWN INTO THEIR FENCE AND TOOK OUT 50 FEET OF IT. REPORT RECEIVED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. |
| Jul 2, 9:10 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | 12 Nnw Gem, KS | |
| Jul 2, 9:10 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 5 N Goodland, KS | NWS EMPLOYEE REPORTED 60 MPH WIND GUST |
| Jul 2, 9:10 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 70 | 12 Nw Goodland, KS | |
| Jul 2, 9:13 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 65 | 8 Se Bird City, KS | |
| Jul 2, 9:30 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 6 N Brewster, KS | |
| Jul 2, 9:30 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 68 | 2 Ene Colby, KS | SITE AT273 MEASURED A 68 MPH WIND GUST |
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, 1.4 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
- 53 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -195 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3679 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 16 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 26 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 39 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
735 WWUS73 KGLD 030125 NPWGLD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Goodland KS 725 PM MDT Sun Jul 2 2017 KSZ001-002-NEZ079-080-030300- /O.NEW.KGLD.HW.W.0006.170703T0125Z-170703T0300Z/ Cheyenne-Rawlins-Dundy-Hitchcock- Including the cities of St. Francis, Bird City, Atwood, Benkelman, Culbertson, Trenton, Stratton Ne, and Palisade 725 PM MDT Sun Jul 2 2017 /825 PM CDT Sun Jul 2 2017/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT /10 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in Goodland has issued a High Wind Warning...which is in effect until 9 PM MDT /10 PM CDT/ this evening. * Peak Winds...Gusts up to 70 mph * Timing/Duration...Winds from thunderstorms that are well north of the area will cause very windy conditions across the warned area through the middle of the evening. * Other Impacts...These winds could cause blowing dust that could significantly reduce the visibilities. 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
645 WWUS73 KGLD 030300 NPWGLD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Goodland KS 900 PM MDT Sun Jul 2 2017 KSZ001-002-NEZ079-080-030400- /O.EXP.KGLD.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-170703T0300Z/ Cheyenne-Rawlins-Dundy-Hitchcock- Including the cities of St. Francis, Bird City, Atwood, Benkelman, Culbertson, Trenton, Stratton Ne, and Palisade 900 PM MDT Sun Jul 2 2017 /1000 PM CDT Sun Jul 2 2017/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT /10 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... The very strong winds have moved out of the county. Therefore the high wind warning was allowed to expire. $$ KSZ013-014-030500- /O.EXB.KGLD.HW.W.0006.170703T0300Z-170703T0500Z/ Sherman-Thomas- Including the cities of Goodland and Colby 900 PM MDT Sun Jul 2 2017 /1000 PM CDT Sun Jul 2 2017/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MDT /MIDNIGHT CDT/ THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in Goodland has issued a High Wind Warning...which is in effect until 11 PM MDT /midnight CDT/ this evening. * Peak Winds...Gusts up to 70 mph * Timing/Duration...Winds from thunderstorms that are well north of the area will cause very windy conditions across the warned area through the middle of the evening. * Other Impacts...These winds could cause blowing dust that could significantly reduce the visibilities. 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. && $$
114 WWUS73 KGLD 030457 NPWGLD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Goodland KS 1057 PM MDT Sun Jul 2 2017 KSZ013-014-030600- /O.EXP.KGLD.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-170703T0500Z/ Sherman-Thomas- Including the cities of Goodland and Colby 1057 PM MDT Sun Jul 2 2017 /1157 PM CDT Sun Jul 2 2017/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM MDT /MIDNIGHT CDT/ THIS EVENING... The high winds have ended across the area. Therefore have allowed the high wind warning to expire. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 8:01 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Red Willow | 59 min |
| Jul 2, 8:24 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Hitchcock, Red Willow | 51 min |
| Jul 2, 8:58 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Red Willow | 62 min |
| Jul 2, 9:38 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Cheyenne | 37 min |
| Jul 2, 10:00 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Decatur, Gove, Graham, Norton, Rawlins, Sheridan and 1 more | 45 min |
| Jul 2, 10:04 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Rawlins, Sherman, Thomas | 41 min |
| Jul 2, 10:45 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Graham | 45 min |
| Jul 2, 11:06 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Wallace | 9 min |
| Jul 2, 11:12 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Logan | 33 min |
| Jul 2, 11:50 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Gove | 25 min |
| Jul 3, 12:12 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Gove | 33 min |
| Jul 3, 12:54 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Gove | 36 min |
| Jul 3, 1:19 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Gove | 41 min |
| Jul 3, 1:44 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Gove | 18 min |
| Jul 3, 2:05 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Thomas | 40 min |
| Jul 3, 2:13 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Sherman | 32 min |
| Jul 3, 2:42 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Thomas | 48 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.