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Wind Chill Advisory 5, NWS Goodland, KS
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.
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, 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.
- 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
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 13, 2:05 AM MST | Wind Chill Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 3 days |
| Feb 13, 2:05 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 33 hr |
| Feb 13, 12:55 PM MST | Winter Storm Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson | 22 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.