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High Wind Watch 3, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this high wind watch at Apr 6, 2021, 3:59 AM MDT for Greeley County, Wallace County, Kansas; Cheyenne County, Colorado. It took effect at Apr 6, 2021, 5:00 PM MDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 6, 2021, 3:59 AM MDT (09:59 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 6, 2021, 5:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Apr 6, 2021, 10:10 AM MDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
Counties Cheyenne County, CO, Greeley County, KS, Wallace County, KS
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:59 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 (KDNR), launched 00:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 161 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
- 4227 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 18 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 106 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
836 WWUS73 KGLD 060959 NPWGLD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Goodland KS 359 AM MDT Tue Apr 6 2021 COZ092-KSZ027-041-061800- /O.NEW.KGLD.HW.A.0003.210406T2300Z-210407T0300Z/ Cheyenne-Wallace-Greeley- Including the cities of Arapahoe, Cheyenne Wells, Sharon Springs, and Tribune 359 AM MDT Tue Apr 6 2021 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...North winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph possible. * WHERE...In Kansas, Wallace and Greeley Counties. In Colorado, Cheyenne County. * WHEN...From 5 PM MDT to 9 PM MDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are possible. Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Blowing dust is possible causing reduced visibilities. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Monitor the latest forecasts and warnings for updates on this situation. Fasten loose objects or shelter objects in a safe location prior to the onset of winds. && $$
1 follow-up statement
689 WWUS73 KGLD 061610 NPWGLD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Goodland KS Issued by National Weather Service Dodge City KS 1010 AM MDT Tue Apr 6 2021 COZ092-KSZ027-041-070300- /O.UPG.KGLD.HW.A.0003.210406T2300Z-210407T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KGLD.HW.W.0003.210406T2100Z-210407T0300Z/ Cheyenne-Wallace-Greeley- Including the cities of Arapahoe, Cheyenne Wells, Sharon Springs, and Tribune 1010 AM MDT Tue Apr 6 2021 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...North winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected. * WHERE...In Kansas, Wallace and Greeley Counties. In Colorado, Cheyenne County. * WHEN...From 3 PM this afternoon to 9 PM MDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Blowing dust is possible causing reduced visibilities. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... People should avoid being outside in forested areas and around trees and branches. If possible, remain in the lower levels of your home during the windstorm, and avoid windows. Use caution if you must drive. && $$ 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 10:10 AM MDT | High Wind Warning | GLD | Greeley, Logan, Wallace, Wichita | 11 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.