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High Wind Warning 3, NWS Goodland, KS

April 6, 2021Cheyenne County, Colorado; 4 counties in Kansas

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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Apr 6, 5:10 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 564 E Firstview, COCORRECTS PREVIOUS NON-TSTM WND GST REPORT FROM 4 E FIRSTVIEW. SUSTAINED AT 40 MPH.
Apr 6, 5:58 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 564 E Firstview, COSUSTAINED AT 40 MPH.
Apr 6, 6:10 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 501 W Kit Carson, COUP729.
Apr 6, 6:40 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 561 Ene Aroya, COAROYA UPR UP685.
Apr 6, 7:28 PM MDTDUST STORM1 Wnw Wild Horse, COCORRECTS 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 MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 522 Ese Oakley, KS
Apr 6, 8:05 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 512 Wsw Wallace, KS
Apr 6, 8:14 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 588 Ssw Wallace, KS
Apr 6, 8:33 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 501 S Tribune, KS
Apr 6, 8:55 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 519 Wsw Winona, KSUPR (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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Denver, CO at 12:00Z on 2021-04-06Temperature 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 12:00Z on 2021-04-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -94 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
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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 6, 3:59 AM MDTHigh Wind WatchGLDCheyenne6 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.