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Blowing Dust Warning 9, NWS Goodland, KS

December 18, 202510 counties in Kansas; Yuma County, Colorado; Dundy County, Hitchcock County, Red Willow County, Nebraska

NWS Goodland, KS issued this blowing dust warning at Dec 18, 2025, 8:48 AM CST for 10 counties in Kansas; Yuma County, Colorado; Dundy County, Hitchcock County, Red Willow County, Nebraska. It was in force for 6 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Dec 18, 2025, 8:48 AM CST (14:48 UTC)
Expired: Dec 18, 2025, 3:00 PM CST
In force: 6 hr
Issued by: NWS Goodland, KS

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

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:47 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

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 2.8 hours before the alert went out and 227 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 1868 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 51 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -447 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: -646 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this blowing dust warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Goodland, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this blowing dust warning went out at Dec 18, 5:19 AM CST, 3 hours 29 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 18, 5:19 AM CST, 3 hours 29 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 18, 3:29 AM CST, 5 hours 19 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Dec 18, 2:52 AM CST, 5 hours 56 minutes before

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Local storm report, Dec 18, 4:43 AM CST, 4 hours 5 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report...Summary
National Weather Service Goodland KS
343 AM MST Thu Dec 18 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1016 PM     Non-Tstm Wnd Gst 2 ENE Caruso            39.35N 101.78W
12/17/2025  M85 MPH          Sherman            KS   Public

            personal weather station reports.

1015 PM     Non-Tstm Wnd Gst 2 NNE Goodland          39.37N 101.70W
12/17/2025  M84 MPH          Sherman            KS   ASOS

            KGLD ASOS reports the gust along with 58 mph
            sustained winds.

0903 PM     Non-Tstm Wnd Gst 3 W Wray                40.08N 102.29W
12/17/2025  M83 MPH          Yuma               CO   Mesonet

            Wunderground site KCOWRAY25.

1010 PM     Non-Tstm Wnd Gst 2 NNE Goodland          39.37N 101.70W
12/17/2025  M83 MPH          Sherman            KS   ASOS

            KGLD ASOS reports the wind gust with 57 mph
            sustained winds.

0859 PM     Non-Tstm Wnd Gst 3 W Wray                40.08N 102.28W
12/17/2025  M81 MPH          Yuma               CO   Mesonet

            Weather underground site KCOWRAY25.

1104 PM     Non-Tstm Wnd Gst 10 NE Wallace           39.01N 101.46W
12/17/2025  M81 MPH          Logan              KS   Mesonet

            Delayed report. AWN Section 17.

1107 PM     Non-Tstm Wnd Gst 10 NE Wallace           39.01N 101.46W
12/17/2025  M81 MPH          Logan              KS   Mesonet

            Ambient weather site section 17.

1045 PM     Non-Tstm Wnd Gst Hale                    39.63N 102.12W
12/17/2025  M80 MPH          Yuma               CO   Mesonet

            Mesonet station TT563 South Republican.

0920 PM     Non-Tstm Wnd Gst 1 SSE Saint Francis     39.76N 101.80W
12/17/2025  M79 MPH          Cheyenne           KS   AWOS

            1 and one half mile in dust reported as
            well. The AWOS at KSYF reports this.

0937 PM     Non-Tstm Wnd Gst 2 NNE Goodland          39.37N 101.70W
12/17/2025  M78 MPH          Sherman            KS   ASOS

            KGLD ASOS reports the gust.

0957 PM     Non-Tstm Wnd Gst 10 NE Wallace           39.01N 101.46W
12/17/2025  M78 MPH          Logan              KS   Mesonet

            Ambient weather site section 17.

1010 PM     Non-Tstm Wnd Gst 9 N Page City           39.21N 101.13W
12/17/2025  M77 MPH          Thomas             KS   Mesonet

            Ambient weather site Summers646.

1019 PM     Non-Tstm Wnd Gst 13 NNW Ruleton          39.52N 101.93W
12/17/2025  M76 MPH          Sherman            KS   Mesonet

            Weather underground site KKSKANOR6.

1053 PM     Non-Tstm Wnd Gst 5 S Burlington          39.23N 102.28W
12/17/2025  M76 MPH          Kit Carson         CO   ASOS

            ASOS station KITR Burlington Co Airport.

1135 PM     Non-Tstm Wnd Gst 1 SSE Saint Francis     39.76N 101.80W
12/17/2025  M76 MPH          Cheyenne           KS   Mesonet

            Delayed report. PWS-KKSSAINT20.

0928 PM     Non-Tstm Wnd Gst 4 NE Idalia             39.75N 102.26W
12/17/2025  M75 MPH          Yuma               CO   Mesonet

            CDOT site CO047 reports the gust.

0959 PM     Non-Tstm Wnd Gst 8 NNE Culbertson        40.34N 100.80W
12/17/2025  M75 MPH          Hitchcock          NE   Mesonet

            Ambient Weather site Weather Station HOCK
            reports the wind guts.

1059 PM     Non-Tstm Wnd Gst 8 NNE Culbertson        40.34N 100.80W
12/17/2025  M75 MPH          Hitchcock          NE   Mesonet

            Delayed report. AWN Hock.

0934 PM     Non-Tstm Wnd Gst 2 NNE Goodland          39.37N 101.70W
12/17/2025  M74 MPH          Sherman            KS   ASOS

            KGLD ASOS reports the wind gust along with
            2SM in blowing dust.

1006 PM     Non-Tstm Wnd Gst 4 N Ludell              39.90N 100.96W
12/17/2025  M72 MPH          Rawlins            KS   Public

            Delayed report. KS Ludell 3N.

1059 PM     Non-Tstm Wnd Gst 9 S Stratton            40.03N 101.23W
12/17/2025  M72 MPH          Hitchcock          NE   Mesonet

            Corrects previous non-tstm wnd gst report
            from 9 S Stratton. Delayed report. AWN
            Lorens Farm.

0835 PM     Non-Tstm Wnd Gst 2 NW Wray               40.10N 102.25W
12/17/2025  M71 MPH          Yuma               CO   AWOS

            AWOS station K2V5 2 NW Wray.

0820 PM     Non-Tstm Wnd Gst 6 NNW Wauneta           40.36N 102.31W
12/17/2025  E69 MPH          Yuma               CO   Mesonet

            Ambient weather station.

0923 PM     Non-Tstm Wnd Gst 2 NNE Goodland          39.37N 101.70W
12/17/2025  M69 MPH          Sherman            KS   ASOS

            KGLD reported the wind gust.

1144 PM     Non-Tstm Wnd Gst Rexford                 39.47N 100.74W
12/17/2025  M68 MPH          Thomas             KS   Mesonet

            Delayed report. PWS-KKSREXFO12.

0931 PM     Non-Tstm Wnd Gst 14 NNW Benkelman        40.23N 101.64W
12/17/2025  M66 MPH          Dundy              NE   Mesonet

            Delayed report. PWS-KNEBENKE18 reported
            gust.

0834 PM     Non-Tstm Wnd Gst 2 SSE Yuma              40.10N 102.72W
12/17/2025  M64 MPH          Yuma               CO   AWOS

            AWOS station K2V6 1 SE Yuma. Visibility down
            to 2 miles due to blowing dust.

1130 PM     Non-Tstm Wnd Gst 3 SW Russell Springs    38.89N 101.22W
12/17/2025  M64 MPH          Logan              KS   Mesonet

            Delayed report. KS Russell Springs 3SW.

1135 PM     Non-Tstm Wnd Gst 16 SSE Wallace          38.70N 101.47W
12/17/2025  M64 MPH          Logan              KS   Mesonet

            Delayed report. PWS-KKSWALLA4.

1035 AM     Non-Tstm Wnd Gst 2 SSW Firstview         38.80N 102.55W
12/17/2025  M63 MPH          Cheyenne           CO   Mesonet

            Delayed report. PWS-KCOCHEYE8 reported gust.

1035 PM     Non-Tstm Wnd Gst 1 NNW Oberlin           39.83N 100.53W
12/17/2025  M63 MPH          Decatur            KS   AWOS

            Delayed report. AWOS station KOIN Oberlin.

1045 PM     Non-Tstm Wnd Gst 1 E Cheyenne Wells      38.82N 102.33W
12/17/2025  M63 MPH          Cheyenne           CO   Mesonet

            Delayed report. PWS-COCHEYE2 reported gust.

0937 AM     Non-Tstm Wnd Gst 17 N Flagler            39.53N 103.02W
12/17/2025  M62 MPH          Kit Carson         CO   Mesonet

            Delayed report. E7003 reported 62 MPH gust.

0915 PM     Non-Tstm Wnd Gst 1 SSE Saint Francis     39.76N 101.80W
12/17/2025  M62 MPH          Cheyenne           KS   AWOS

            KSYF at St. Francis Airport reported the
            wind gust.

1115 PM     Non-Tstm Wnd Gst 1 NNW Oberlin           39.83N 100.53W
12/17/2025  M62 MPH          Decatur            KS   AWOS

            AWOS station KOIN Oberlin.

1144 PM     Non-Tstm Wnd Gst 9 SSE Sharon Springs    38.77N 101.68W
12/17/2025  M62 MPH          Wallace            KS   Mesonet

            Mesonet station CW6099 9 SSE Sharon Springs.

1020 PM     Non-Tstm Wnd Gst Mt. Sunflower           39.02N 102.04W
12/17/2025  M61 MPH          Wallace            KS   Mesonet

            Delayed report. PWS-KKSWESKA9.

1155 PM     Non-Tstm Wnd Gst 3 SE Oakley             39.10N 100.82W
12/17/2025  M61 MPH          Logan              KS   AWOS

            Delayed report. AWOS station KOEL 2 ESE
            Oakley.

0830 PM     Non-Tstm Wnd Gst 8 ENE Clarkville        40.42N 102.47W
12/17/2025  M60 MPH          Yuma               CO   Mesonet

            Delayed report. CSU50 reported 60 MPH gust.

1129 PM     Non-Tstm Wnd Gst 2 E Mccook              40.20N 100.58W
12/17/2025  M60 MPH          Red Willow         NE   ASOS

            Corrects previous non-tstm wnd gst report
            from 2 E Mccook. Delayed report. ASOS
            station KMCK McCook Airport.

1142 PM     Non-Tstm Wnd Gst 6 N Grainfield          39.21N 100.46W
12/17/2025  M60 MPH          Sheridan           KS   Mesonet

            Delayed Report. PWS-KKSGRAIN16.

1135 PM     Non-Tstm Wnd Gst 3 N Colby               39.43N 101.05W
12/17/2025  M59 MPH          Thomas             KS   AWOS

            AWOS station KCBK 2 N Colby.

0805 PM     Non-Tstm Wnd Gst 8 ENE Clarkville        40.42N 102.47W
12/17/2025  M56 MPH          Yuma               CO   Mesonet

            Mesonet station PAI01 22 N Eckley.

0744 PM     Non-Tstm Wnd Gst 8 N Benkelman           40.16N 101.53W
12/17/2025  M55 MPH          Dundy              NE   Mesonet

            Tallgrass Energy observation.

0820 PM     Non-Tstm Wnd Gst 2 NW Wray               40.10N 102.25W
12/17/2025  M55 MPH          Yuma               CO   AWOS

            AWOS station K2V5 2 NW Wray.

0914 AM     Wildfire         5 N Lebanon             40.12N 100.29W
12/17/2025                   Red Willow         NE   Public

            Vegetation fire from unknown cause. Fire
            cleared by 12p mountain.

0931 PM     Non-Tstm Wnd Dmg 14 NW Saint Francis     39.93N 101.97W
12/17/2025                   Cheyenne           KS   Public

            reports of flipped campers and loss of power
            at CR Z and CR 5.... could not estimate wind
            but noted it was excessive.

0935 PM     Dust Storm       14 NW Saint Francis     39.93N 101.97W
12/17/2025                   Cheyenne           KS   Public

            off and on less than one quarter mile
            visibility due to dust.

1022 PM     Wildfire         5 NE Heartstrong        40.00N 102.52W
12/17/2025                   Yuma               CO   Public

            Approximate location of a wildfire with a
            persistent smoke plume seen on radar.

1023 PM     Wildfire         2 S Kirk                39.59N 102.60W
12/17/2025                   Yuma               CO   Public

            Approximate location of a wildfire with a
            persistent smoke plume seen on radar.

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Local storm report, Dec 18, 7:01 AM CST, 1 hour 47 minutes before

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Local storm report, Dec 18, 7:04 AM CST, 1 hour 44 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Dec 17, 10:20 PM CST	Blowing Dust Warning	GLD	Cheyenne, Decatur, Gove, Greeley, Logan, Rawlins and 5 more	5 hr

Nearby

Blowing Dust Warnings in Kansas, 2025 Blowing Dust Warnings in Nebraska, 2025 Blowing Dust Warnings in Colorado, 2025 Every blowing dust warning in 2025

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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.