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High Wind Warning 2, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this high wind warning at Mar 29, 2021, 3:10 PM CDT for 10 counties in Kansas; Dundy County, Hitchcock County, Red Willow County, Nebraska. It took effect at Mar 29, 2021, 7:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 5 hr. 47 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
- Mar 29, 2021, 3:10 PM CDT (20:10 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 29, 2021, 7:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 29, 2021, 11:50 PM CDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
Counties Cheyenne County, KS, Decatur County, KS, Gove County, KS, Graham County, KS, Logan County, KS, Norton County, KS, Rawlins County, KS, Sheridan County, KS, Sherman County, KS, Thomas County, KS, Dundy County, NE, Hitchcock County, NE, Red Willow County, NE
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 29, 7:54 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | 1 Nne Goodland, KS | ASOS STATION KGLD GOODLAND. |
| Mar 29, 7:57 PM CDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 45 | 2 Nw Haigler, NE | MESONET STATION NE027 HAIGLER ON US 34 @ MP. |
| Mar 29, 8:05 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | 7 Ne Oberlin, KS | |
| Mar 29, 8:10 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 46 | Saint Francis, KS | AWOS STATION KSYF ST. FRANCIS CITY. 4 MI VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING DUST. |
| Mar 29, 8:14 PM CDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 59 | 5 Nw Mcdonald, KS | |
| Mar 29, 8:14 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 5 Nw Mcdonald, KS | CORRECTS PREVIOUS HIGH SUST WINDS REPORT FROM 5 NW MCDONALD. |
| Mar 29, 8:14 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 6 Nnw Mcdonald, KS | |
| Mar 29, 8:15 PM CDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 40 | Saint Francis, KS | AWOS STATION KSYF ST. FRANCIS CITY. 5 MILE VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING DUST. |
| Mar 29, 8:25 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 65 | 3 Sw Russell Springs, KS | |
| Mar 29, 8:34 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | 1 Nne Goodland, KS | ASOS STATION KGLD GOODLAND. 7 MILE VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING DUST. |
| Mar 29, 8:34 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | 1 Nne Goodland, KS | ASOS STATION KGLD GOODLAND. 7 MILE VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING DUST. 46 MPH SUSTAINED WINDS. |
| Mar 29, 8:34 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | 1 Nne Goodland, KS | CORRECTS PREVIOUS NON-TSTM WND GST REPORT FROM 1 NNE GOODLAND. ASOS STATION KGLD GOODLAND. |
| Mar 29, 8:34 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 S Ruleton, KS | SEMI WITH EMPTY TRAILER BLOWN OVER FROM STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS. |
| Mar 29, 8:36 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 2 E Mccook, NE | ASOS STATION KMCK MCCOOK AIRPORT. 6 MILE VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING DUST. |
| Mar 29, 8:38 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 68 | 2 N Atwood, KS | MESONET STATION KADT ATWOOD-RAWLINS COUNTY CITY-COUNTY. 4 MILE VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING DUST. |
| Mar 29, 8:38 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 68 | 2 N Atwood, KS | MESONET STATION KADT ATWOOD-RAWLINS COUNTY CITY-COUNTY. 4 MILE VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING DUST. 55 MPH SUSTAINED WINDS. |
| Mar 29, 8:40 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 2 W Edson, KS | MESONET STATION K5ED7 I-70 - EDSON INTERCHANGE. |
| Mar 29, 8:40 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 72 | 4 Sw Norton, KS | |
| Mar 29, 8:43 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 2 E Mccook, NE | ASOS STATION KMCK MCCOOK AIRPORT. 5 MILE VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING DUST. 43 MPH SUSTAINED WINDS. |
| Mar 29, 8:45 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 50 | 8 Sse Culbertson, NE | MESONET STATION EW9525 9.5 SW MCCOOK. |
| Mar 29, 8:50 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 5 Se Gove, KS | |
| Mar 29, 8:53 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 2 E Mccook, NE | ASOS STATION KMCK MCCOOK AIRPORT. 7 MILE VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING DUST. 43 MPH SUSTAINED WINDS. |
| Mar 29, 9:03 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 2 Ene Colby, KS | |
| Mar 29, 9:07 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 45 | 3 N Colby, KS | AWOS STATION KCBK COLBY. 5 MILE VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING DUST. |
| Mar 29, 9:07 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 45 | 3 N Colby, KS | KCBK AWOS. 5 MILE VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING DUST. |
| Mar 29, 9:13 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 44 | 1 Nnw Oberlin, KS | AWOS STATION KOIN OBERLIN. 5 MILE VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING DUST. |
| Mar 29, 9:15 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 41 | 1 Nnw Oberlin, KS | AWOS STATION KOIN OBERLIN. 5 MILE VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING DUST. |
| Mar 29, 9:19 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 67 | 1 Nne Goodland, KS | ASOS STATION KGLD GOODLAND. 44 MPH SUSTAINED WINDS. |
| Mar 29, 9:20 PM CDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 64 | 3 Se Oakley, KS | AWOS STATION KOEL 2 ESE OAKLEY. |
| Mar 29, 9:23 PM CDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 43 | 3 Nw Colby, KS | MESONET STATION EW7172 2 NW COLBY. |
| Mar 29, 9:24 PM CDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 44 | 5 S Selden, KS | CORRECTS PREVIOUS HIGH SUST WINDS REPORT FROM 5 S SELDEN. MESONET STATION KKSSELDE4. |
| Mar 29, 9:24 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | Campus, KS | |
| Mar 29, 9:27 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | 3 Se Oakley, KS | AWOS STATION KOEL 2 ESE OAKLEY. 43 MPH SUSTAINED WINDS. |
| Mar 29, 9:30 PM CDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 40 | 3 Ese Oakley, KS | MESONET STATION K5OK7 I-70 - EAST OAKLEY INTERCHANGE. |
| Mar 29, 9:35 PM CDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 45 | 1 Nnw Norton, KS | AWOS STATION KNRN NORTON. |
| Mar 29, 9:36 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 1 Ese Almena, KS | |
| Mar 29, 9:43 PM CDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 43 | 5 S Selden, KS | MESONET STATION KKSSELDE4. |
| Mar 29, 9:50 PM CDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 42 | 3 Ese Oakley, KS | MESONET STATION K5OK7 I-70 - EAST OAKLEY INTERCHANGE. |
| Mar 29, 9:53 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | 1 E Hill City, KS | ASOS STATION KHLC HILL CITY. 6 MI VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING DUST. 44 MPH SUSTAINED WINDS. |
| Mar 29, 9:55 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 2 Ese Quinter, KS | MESONET STATION UP846 2.0 E QUINTER (UPR). |
| Mar 29, 9:55 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 1 Nnw Norton, KS | AWOS STATION KNRN NORTON. 7 MI VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING DUST. |
| Mar 29, 9:57 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 67 | 1 E Hill City, KS | ASOS STATION KHLC HILL CITY. 4 MI VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING DUST. 47 MPH SUSTAINED WINDS. |
| Mar 29, 9:59 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 57 | 10 S Gove, KS | |
| Mar 29, 10:04 PM CDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 41 | Almena, KS | MESONET STATION KALNV ALMENA. |
| Mar 29, 10:04 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 73 | 4 N Bogue, KS | |
| Mar 29, 10:07 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 77 | 1 E Hill City, KS | ASOS STATION KHLC HILL CITY. |
| Mar 29, 10:40 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 8 N Hill City, KS | MESONET STATION K5BCR STOCKTON 8 N. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 171 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
- 3368 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 81 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 92 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
898 WWUS73 KGLD 292010 NPWGLD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Goodland KS 210 PM MDT Mon Mar 29 2021 COZ090>092-KSZ027-041-042-292115- /O.CAN.KGLD.HW.A.0002.210330T0000Z-210330T0900Z/ Yuma-Kit Carson-Cheyenne-Wallace-Greeley-Wichita- Including the cities of Yuma, Wray, Burlington, Arapahoe, Cheyenne Wells, Sharon Springs, Tribune, and Leoti 210 PM MDT Mon Mar 29 2021 /310 PM CDT Mon Mar 29 2021/ ...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED... Strongest winds associated with the cold front passage will occur east of the area therefore the High Wind Watch is cancelled. However, winds will still gust at 50 mph in the area. $$ NEZ079>081-300900- /O.UPG.KGLD.HW.A.0002.210330T0000Z-210330T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KGLD.HW.W.0002.210330T0000Z-210330T0900Z/ Dundy-Hitchcock-Red Willow- Including the cities of Benkelman, Culbertson, Trenton, Stratton Ne, Palisade, and McCook 210 PM MDT Mon Mar 29 2021 /310 PM CDT Mon Mar 29 2021/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM MDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING TO 3 AM MDT /4 AM CDT/ TUESDAY... * WHAT...North winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected. * WHERE...Dundy, Hitchcock and Red Willow Counties. * WHEN...From 6 PM MDT /7 PM CDT/ this evening to 3 AM MDT /4 AM CDT/ Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Blowing dust may accompany the cold front passage reducing visibilities and air quality. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... People should avoid being outside in forested areas and around trees and branches. If possible, remain in the lower levels of your home during the windstorm, and avoid windows. Use caution if you must drive. && $$ KSZ001>004-013>016-028-029-300900- /O.UPG.KGLD.HW.A.0002.210330T0000Z-210330T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KGLD.HW.W.0002.210330T0000Z-210330T0900Z/ Cheyenne-Rawlins-Decatur-Norton-Sherman-Thomas-Sheridan-Graham- Logan-Gove- Including the cities of St. Francis, Bird City, Atwood, Oberlin, Norton, Goodland, Colby, Hoxie, Hill City, Oakley, Quinter, Grinnell, and Grainfield 210 PM MDT Mon Mar 29 2021 /310 PM CDT Mon Mar 29 2021/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM MDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING TO 3 AM MDT /4 AM CDT/ TUESDAY... * WHAT...Northwest winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected. * WHERE...Cheyenne, Rawlins, Decatur, Norton, Sherman, Thomas, Sheridan, Graham, Logan and Gove Counties. * WHEN...From 6 PM MDT /7 PM CDT/ this evening to 3 AM MDT /4 AM CDT/ Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Blowing dust may accompany the cold front passage reducing visibilities and air quality. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... The Kansas Department of Health and Environment recommends that you take preventative measures during this blowing dust event...such as staying indoors or wearing protective breathing masks if outside. High dust concentrations can cause respiratory problems...decrease lung activity...aggravate asthma...and lead to potential heart-related problems...especially with children...elderly...or those with pre-existing respiratory conditions. 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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
334 WWUS73 KGLD 300450 NPWGLD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Goodland KS 1050 PM MDT Mon Mar 29 2021 KSZ001>004-013>016-028-029-NEZ079>081-300600- /O.CAN.KGLD.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210330T0900Z/ Cheyenne-Rawlins-Decatur-Norton-Sherman-Thomas-Sheridan-Graham- Logan-Gove-Dundy-Hitchcock-Red Willow- Including the cities of St. Francis, Bird City, Atwood, Oberlin, Norton, Goodland, Colby, Hoxie, Hill City, Oakley, Quinter, Grinnell, Grainfield, Benkelman, Culbertson, Trenton, Stratton Ne, Palisade, and McCook 1050 PM MDT Mon Mar 29 2021 /1150 PM CDT Mon Mar 29 2021/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... Winds are no longer expected to exceed 58 mph. Therefore the High Wind Warning has been cancelled. North winds will continue to slowly diminish for the remainder of the night. $$
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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.