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Wind Chill Advisory 5, NWS Goodland, KS

February 12, 2021Cheyenne County, Kit Carson County, Yuma County, Colorado; 13 counties in Kansas; Dundy County, Hitchcock County, Red Willow County, Nebraska

NWS Goodland, KS issued this wind chill advisory at Feb 12, 2021, 9:06 PM MST for Cheyenne County, Kit Carson County, Yuma County, Colorado; 13 counties in Kansas; Dundy County, Hitchcock County, Red Willow County, Nebraska. It took effect at Feb 13, 2021, 5:00 PM MST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 12, 2021, 9:06 PM MST (04:06 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 13, 2021, 5:00 PM MST
Expired
Feb 13, 2021, 2:05 AM MST
In force
Issued by
NWS Goodland, KS

Counties Cheyenne County, CO, Kit Carson County, CO, Yuma County, CO, Cheyenne County, KS, Decatur County, KS, Gove County, KS, Graham County, KS, Greeley County, KS, Logan County, KS, Norton County, KS, Rawlins County, KS, Sheridan County, KS, Sherman County, KS, Thomas County, KS, Wallace County, KS, Wichita County, KS, Dundy County, NE, Hitchcock County, NE, Red Willow County, NE

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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, 4.1 hours before the alert went out and 177 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 00:00Z on 2021-02-13Temperature 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 00:00Z on 2021-02-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 26 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
802 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
35 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
26 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
114 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

933 
WWUS43 KGLD 130406
WSWGLD

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Goodland KS
906 PM MST Fri Feb 12 2021


COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-131600-
/O.NEW.KGLD.WC.Y.0005.210214T0000Z-210215T1800Z/
/O.CON.KGLD.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-210213T1800Z/
/O.CON.KGLD.WS.A.0001.210214T0000Z-210215T0000Z/
Yuma-Kit Carson-Cheyenne-Rawlins-Decatur-Norton-Sherman-Thomas-
Sheridan-Graham-Wallace-Logan-Gove-Greeley-Wichita-Dundy-
Hitchcock-Red Willow-
Including the cities of Yuma, Wray, Burlington, Arapahoe, 
Cheyenne Wells, St. Francis, Bird City, Atwood, Oberlin, Norton, 
Goodland, Colby, Hoxie, Hill City, Sharon Springs, Oakley, 
Quinter, Grinnell, Grainfield, Tribune, Leoti, Benkelman, 
Culbertson, Trenton, Stratton Ne, Palisade, and McCook
906 PM MST Fri Feb 12 2021 /1006 PM CST Fri Feb 12 2021/

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST /NOON
CST/ SATURDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/
SATURDAY TO 11 AM MST /NOON CST/ MONDAY...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...For the first Wind Chill Advisory, very cold wind 
  chills. Wind chills as low as 25 below zero. For the second 
  Wind Chill Advisory, very cold wind chills expected. Wind 
  chills as low as 35 below zero. For the Winter Storm Watch, 
  heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations of 3 to 5 inches 
  possible.

* WHERE...Portions of northwest and west central Kansas, east 
  central and northeast Colorado and southwest Nebraska.

* WHEN...For the first Wind Chill Advisory, until 11 AM MST 
  /noon CST/ Saturday. For the second Wind Chill Advisory, from 
  5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ Saturday to 11 AM MST /noon CST/ Monday. 
  For the Winter Storm Watch, from Saturday afternoon through 
  Sunday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. The hazardous 
  conditions could impact the morning commute. The dangerously 
  cold wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as 
  little as 10 minutes.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a
hat, and gloves. 

Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation. 

&&

$$

Kauffman
1 follow-up statement
648 
WWUS43 KGLD 130905
WSWGLD

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Goodland KS
205 AM MST Sat Feb 13 2021

COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-131800-
/O.UPG.KGLD.WC.Y.0005.210214T0000Z-210215T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KGLD.WC.W.0001.210214T0000Z-210215T1800Z/
/O.UPG.KGLD.WS.A.0001.210214T0000Z-210215T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KGLD.WW.Y.0005.210214T0000Z-210215T0000Z/
/O.CON.KGLD.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-210213T1800Z/
Yuma-Kit Carson-Cheyenne-Rawlins-Decatur-Norton-Sherman-Thomas-
Sheridan-Graham-Wallace-Logan-Gove-Greeley-Wichita-Dundy-
Hitchcock-Red Willow-
Including the cities of Yuma, Wray, Burlington, Arapahoe, 
Cheyenne Wells, St. Francis, Bird City, Atwood, Oberlin, Norton, 
Goodland, Colby, Hoxie, Hill City, Sharon Springs, Oakley, 
Quinter, Grinnell, Grainfield, Tribune, Leoti, Benkelman, 
Culbertson, Trenton, Stratton Ne, Palisade, and McCook
205 AM MST Sat Feb 13 2021 /305 AM CST Sat Feb 13 2021/

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST /NOON
CST/ THIS MORNING...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ THIS
AFTERNOON TO 11 AM MST /NOON CST/ MONDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/
THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ SUNDAY...

* WHAT...For the Wind Chill Warning, dangerously cold wind chills
  expected. Wind chills as low as 25 to 35 below zero. For the 
  Winter Weather Advisory, snow expected. Total snow accumulations
  of 4 to 7 inches. For the Wind Chill Advisory, very cold wind 
  chills. Wind chills as low as 15 to 24 below zero.

* WHERE...Portions of northwest and west central Kansas, east 
  central and northeast Colorado and southwest Nebraska.

* WHEN...For the Wind Chill Warning, from 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ 
  this afternoon to 11 AM MST /noon CST/ Monday. For the Winter 
  Weather Advisory, from 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ this afternoon to 5 
  PM MST /6 PM CST/ Sunday. For the Wind Chill Advisory, until 
  11 AM MST /noon CST/ this morning.

* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. The hazardous 
  conditions could impact the morning commute. The dangerously 
  cold wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as 
  little as 10 minutes.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Avoid outside activities if possible. When outside, make sure you
wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves. 

Slow down and use caution while traveling. 

Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a
hat, and gloves. 

The latest road conditions for the state you are calling from can
be obtained by calling 5 1 1.

&&

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 13, 2:05 AM MSTWind Chill WarningGLDCheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma3 days
Feb 13, 2:05 AM MSTWinter Weather AdvisoryGLDCheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma33 hr
Feb 13, 12:55 PM MSTWinter Storm WarningGLDCheyenne, Kit Carson22 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.