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High Wind Warning 3, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this high wind warning at Apr 6, 2021, 10:10 AM MDT for Cheyenne County, Colorado; 4 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Apr 6, 2021, 3:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 6 hr. 10 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
- Apr 6, 2021, 10:10 AM MDT (16:10 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 6, 2021, 3:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Apr 6, 2021, 8:53 PM MDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
Counties Cheyenne County, CO, Greeley County, KS, Logan County, KS, Wallace County, KS, Wichita County, KS
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 5:10 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | 4 E Firstview, CO | CORRECTS PREVIOUS NON-TSTM WND GST REPORT FROM 4 E FIRSTVIEW. SUSTAINED AT 40 MPH. |
| Apr 6, 5:58 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | 4 E Firstview, CO | SUSTAINED AT 40 MPH. |
| Apr 6, 6:10 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 50 | 1 W Kit Carson, CO | UP729. |
| Apr 6, 6:40 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | 1 Ene Aroya, CO | AROYA UPR UP685. |
| Apr 6, 7:28 PM MDT | DUST STORM | 1 Wnw Wild Horse, CO | CORRECTS PREVIOUS DUST STORM REPORT FROM 1 WNW WILD HORSE. REPORT FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT OF HWY 287/40 CLOSE FROM LIMON TO KIT CARSON DUE TO BLOWING DUST REDUCING VISIBILITY. |
| Apr 6, 7:42 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 52 | 2 Ese Oakley, KS | |
| Apr 6, 8:05 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 51 | 2 Wsw Wallace, KS | |
| Apr 6, 8:14 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 8 Ssw Wallace, KS | |
| Apr 6, 8:33 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 50 | 1 S Tribune, KS | |
| Apr 6, 8:55 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 51 | 9 Wsw Winona, KS | UPR (UP840). |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 12:00Z, 4.2 hours before the alert went out and 181 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
- 1593 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -94 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -56 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
689 WWUS73 KGLD 061610 NPWGLD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Goodland KS Issued by National Weather Service Dodge City KS 1010 AM MDT Tue Apr 6 2021 COZ092-KSZ027-041-070300- /O.UPG.KGLD.HW.A.0003.210406T2300Z-210407T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KGLD.HW.W.0003.210406T2100Z-210407T0300Z/ Cheyenne-Wallace-Greeley- Including the cities of Arapahoe, Cheyenne Wells, Sharon Springs, and Tribune 1010 AM MDT Tue Apr 6 2021 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...North winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected. * WHERE...In Kansas, Wallace and Greeley Counties. In Colorado, Cheyenne County. * WHEN...From 3 PM this afternoon to 9 PM MDT this evening. * 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 is possible causing reduced visibilities. 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. && $$ KSZ028-042-070300- /O.NEW.KGLD.HW.W.0003.210406T2100Z-210407T0300Z/ Logan-Wichita- Including the cities of Oakley and Leoti 1110 AM CDT Tue Apr 6 2021 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...North winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected. * WHERE...Logan and Wichita Counties. * WHEN...From 4 PM this afternoon to 10 PM CDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Blowing dust is possible causing reduced visibilities. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... People should avoid being outside in forested areas and around trees and branches. If possible, remain in the lower levels of your home during the windstorm, and avoid windows. Use caution if you must drive. && $$
1 follow-up statement
057 WWUS73 KGLD 070253 NPWGLD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Goodland KS 853 PM MDT Tue Apr 6 2021 COZ092-KSZ027-028-041-042-070400- /O.CAN.KGLD.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-210407T0300Z/ Cheyenne-Wallace-Logan-Greeley-Wichita- Including the cities of Arapahoe, Cheyenne Wells, Sharon Springs, Oakley, Tribune, and Leoti 853 PM MDT Tue Apr 6 2021 /953 PM CDT Tue Apr 6 2021/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... The high winds that brought about the warning have been slowly diminishing below criteria prompting cancellation. Some areas could still see gusts over the next couple hours of up to 50 to 55 mph. $$ JN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 3:59 AM MDT | High Wind Watch | GLD | Cheyenne | 6 hr |
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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.