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High Wind Warning 3, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this high wind warning at Feb 25, 2020, 9:06 AM MST for Cheyenne County, Kit Carson County, Colorado. It was in force for 3 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
- Feb 25, 2020, 9:06 AM MST (16:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 25, 2020, 11:48 AM MST
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
Counties Cheyenne County, CO, Kit Carson County, CO
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 12:00Z, 4.1 hours before the alert went out and 104 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
- 1164 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 12 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -133 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -131 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
924 WWUS73 KGLD 251606 NPWGLD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Goodland KS 906 AM MST Tue Feb 25 2020 COZ091-092-252000- /O.NEW.KGLD.HW.W.0003.200225T1606Z-200225T2000Z/ Kit Carson County-Cheyenne County- Including the cities of Burlington, Arapahoe, and Cheyenne Wells 906 AM MST Tue Feb 25 2020 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...North winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. * WHERE...Kit Carson County and Cheyenne County Counties. * WHEN...Until 1 PM MST this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... People should avoid being outside in forested areas and around trees and branches. If possible, remain in the lower levels of your home during the windstorm, and avoid windows. Use caution if you must drive. && $$
1 follow-up statement
654 WWUS73 KGLD 251848 NPWGLD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Goodland KS 1148 AM MST Tue Feb 25 2020 COZ091-092-252000- /O.CAN.KGLD.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-200225T2000Z/ Kit Carson County-Cheyenne County- Including the cities of Burlington, Arapahoe, and Cheyenne Wells 1148 AM MST Tue Feb 25 2020 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... Wind speeds across the warning area have decreased prompting cancellation. The area will still see gusts up to 45 to 55 mph this afternoon, which may continue to cause reductions in visibility and hamper area motorists. Please use caution if out traveling. $$ JN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 7:43 AM MST | Snow Squall Warning | GLD | Kit Carson, Yuma | 32 min |
| Feb 25, 8:12 AM MST | Snow Squall Warning | GLD | Kit Carson, Yuma | 63 min |
| Feb 25, 9:10 AM MST | Snow Squall Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson | 50 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.