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High Wind Warning 4, NWS Goodland, KS

March 15, 20188 counties in Kansas; Cheyenne County, Kit Carson County, Colorado

NWS Goodland, KS issued this high wind warning at Mar 15, 2018, 9:53 PM CDT for 8 counties in Kansas; Cheyenne County, Kit Carson County, Colorado. It took effect at Mar 15, 2018, 10:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 2 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
Mar 15, 2018, 9:53 PM CDT (02:53 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 15, 2018, 10:00 PM CDT
Expired
Mar 16, 2018, 12:26 AM CDT
In force
2 hr
Issued by
NWS Goodland, KS

Counties Cheyenne County, CO, Kit Carson County, CO, Gove County, KS, Greeley County, KS, Logan County, KS, Sheridan County, KS, Sherman County, KS, Thomas County, KS, Wallace County, KS, Wichita County, KS

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:57 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, 2.9 hours before the alert went out and 178 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 2018-03-16Temperature 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 2018-03-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 51 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
2324 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
51 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
150 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

993 
WWUS73 KGLD 160253
NPWGLD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Goodland KS
853 PM MDT Thu Mar 15 2018

...Very strong wind gusts this evening...
...Very strong wind gusts across much of the area Friday...

.Southwest winds gusting to 75 mph are possible as rain showers
move northeast across the area. Blowing dust and reduced
visibilities are possible. On Friday northwest winds will quickly
increase into the 30 to 45 mph range with gusts over 60 mph by 
mid to late morning, continuing through the afternoon before 
decreasing around sunset.

COZ091-092-KSZ013>015-027>029-041-042-160600-
/O.NEW.KGLD.HW.W.0004.180316T0300Z-180316T0600Z/
/O.CON.KGLD.HW.W.0003.180316T1500Z-180317T0100Z/
Kit Carson County-Cheyenne County-Sherman-Thomas-Sheridan-Wallace-
Logan-Gove-Greeley-Wichita-
Including the cities of Burlington, Arapahoe, Cheyenne Wells, 
Goodland, Colby, Hoxie, Sharon Springs, Oakley, Quinter, 
Grinnell, Grainfield, Tribune, and Leoti
853 PM MDT Thu Mar 15 2018 /953 PM CDT Thu Mar 15 2018/

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT /1 AM CDT/
TONIGHT...
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM MDT /10 AM CDT/
TO 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/ FRIDAY...

The National Weather Service in Goodland has issued a High Wind
Warning, which is in effect until midnight MDT /1 AM CDT/
tonight.

* Impacts...

* Peak Winds...up to 75 mph this evening. Up to 70 mph Friday. 

* Other Impacts...Blowing dust and reduced visibilities are 
  possible, especially across areas that do not receive a 
  wetting rain tonight.

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.

&&

$$

COZ090-KSZ001-002-NEZ079-160600-
/O.CON.KGLD.HW.W.0003.180316T1500Z-180317T0100Z/
Yuma County-Cheyenne-Rawlins-Dundy-
Including the cities of Yuma, Wray, St. Francis, Bird City, 
Atwood, and Benkelman
853 PM MDT Thu Mar 15 2018 /953 PM CDT Thu Mar 15 2018/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM MDT /10 AM CDT/
TO 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/ FRIDAY...

* Peak Winds...60 to perhaps 70 mph.

* Timing/Duration...Mid morning through the afternoon Thursday.

* Other Impacts...Blowing dust and reduced visibilities are 
  possible, especially across areas that do not receive a 
  wetting rain tonight.

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.

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
921 
WWUS73 KGLD 160526
NPWGLD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Goodland KS
1126 PM MDT Thu Mar 15 2018

COZ091-092-KSZ013>015-027>029-041-042-161330-
/O.CAN.KGLD.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-180316T0600Z/
/O.CON.KGLD.HW.W.0003.180316T1500Z-180317T0100Z/
Kit Carson County-Cheyenne County-Sherman-Thomas-Sheridan-Wallace-
Logan-Gove-Greeley-Wichita-
Including the cities of Burlington, Arapahoe, Cheyenne Wells, 
Goodland, Colby, Hoxie, Sharon Springs, Oakley, Quinter, 
Grinnell, Grainfield, Tribune, and Leoti
1126 PM MDT Thu Mar 15 2018 /1226 AM CDT Fri Mar 16 2018/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM MDT /10 AM CDT/
TO 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/ FRIDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

The National Weather Service in Goodland has cancelled the High
Wind Warning for tonight.

* Peak Winds...Up to 70 mph on Friday.

* Timing/Duration...Mid morning through the afternoon Friday.

* Other Impacts...Blowing dust and reduced visibilities are 
  possible, especially across areas that do not receive a 
  wetting rain tonight.

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.

&&

$$

COZ090-KSZ001-002-NEZ079-161330-
/O.CON.KGLD.HW.W.0003.180316T1500Z-180317T0100Z/
Yuma County-Cheyenne-Rawlins-Dundy-
Including the cities of Yuma, Wray, St. Francis, Bird City, 
Atwood, and Benkelman
1126 PM MDT Thu Mar 15 2018 /1226 AM CDT Fri Mar 16 2018/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM MDT /10 AM CDT/
TO 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/ FRIDAY...

* Peak Winds...60 to perhaps 70 mph.

* Timing/Duration...Mid morning through the afternoon Friday.

* Other Impacts...Blowing dust and reduced visibilities are 
  possible, especially across areas that do not receive a 
  wetting rain tonight.

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.

&&

$$

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.