During the night a strong cold front moved through Yuma county. High winds moved in behind the cold front.
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The episode as NWS GLD wrote it up.
During the night a strong cold front moved through Yuma county. High winds moved in behind the cold front. The highest wind gust reported was 62 MPH at the McCook airport and near Stratton.
The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Feb 18, 8:43 PM MST, 27 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 843 PM MST THU FEB 18 2016 .UPDATE... ISSUED AT 839 PM MST THU FEB 18 2016 JUST COMPLETED ANOTHER UPDATE. PER LATEST GUIDANCE AND UPSTREAM OBSERVATIONS...RAISED SPEEDS INTO THE WINDY CATEGORY. WILL CONTINUE TO WATCH THE WINDS VERY CLOSELY. WINDS ARE KEEPING THE TEMPERATURES UP WELL ABOVE CURRENT TRENDS. SO RAISED MINS ACCORDINGLY. UPDATE ISSUED AT 514 PM MST THU FEB 18 2016 MADE MINOR ADJUSTMENTS TO THE FORECAST FOR TONIGHT IN REGARDS TO THE CLOUD COVER AND WINDS. ALSO RED FLAG WARNING THAT WAS IN AFFECT FOR A PORTION OF THE AREA HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. && .SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY) ISSUED AT 1256 PM MST THU FEB 18 2016 COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH TONIGHT BRINGING A THREAT OF BRIEF GUSTY WINDS. NOCTURNAL TIMING SUGGESTS STRONGER WINDS WILL HAVE A DIFFICULT TIME MIXING TO THE SURFACE WHICH IS CONFIRMED BY CROSS SECTIONS OF MIXING HEIGHTS AND ISOTACHS. LATEST HI RES HRRR GUIDANCE SHOWS MAX 10M WIND GUSTS OF 40-50KTS IN A NARROW BAND RIGHT ALONG THE FRONT BETWEEN 04Z AND 06Z WITH WINDY BUT GRADUALLY DIMINISHING WINDS LINGERING FOR A FEW HOURS AFTERWARDS. CANNOT RULE OUT A FEW ISOLATED 50KT GUSTS BUT CONFIDENCE IS LACKING FOR MORE WIDESPREAD THREAT AND HENCE WILL NOT ISSUE A WARNING ATTM. OTHERWISE SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES ON FRIDAY BUT STILL WELL ABOVE NORMAL. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE NEAR THE COLORADO KANSAS BORDER AND WITH DEW POINTS REMAINING VERY LOW MIGHT SEE SOME ISOLATED CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MAINLY IN CHEYENNE COUNTY COLORADO FRIDAY AFTERNOON. NEXT SHIFT WILL NEED TO CONSIDER A HIGHLIGHT FOR THAT IF TRENDS CONTINUE...BUT WITH WARNING ALREADY OUT FOR TODAY AND UNCERTAINTY ABOUT TOMORROW WILL NOT ISSUE ANYTHING NEW ATTM TO AVOID CONFUSION. .LONG TERM...(FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY) ISSUED AT 200 PM MST THU FEB 18 2016 FRIDAY NIGHT-SATURDAY...ZONAL FLOW ACROSS THE AREA WITH ONLY A FEW HIGH CLOUDS FROM TIME TO TIME. NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME BREEZY TO WINDY DURING THE LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS...QUICKLY DECREASING BY SUNSET. ABOVE NORMAL LOWS IN THE LOW TO MID 30S WITH MUCH ABOVE NORMAL HIGHS IN THE LOW TO UPPER 60S. SATURDAY NIGHT-SUNDAY...WEAK UPPER TROUGH MOVES IN FROM THE WEST/NORTHWEST SUNDAY BRINGING ONLY SOME HIGH CLOUDS WITH IT. LEADING EDGE OF A COLD FRONT MOVES IN LATE SATURDAY NIGHT WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN FOR SUNDAY. LOW TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL WITH UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE NOTICEABLY COOLER BUT STILL ABOVE NORMAL WITH MID 40S TO AROUND 50 IN FAR EASTERN COLORADO...LOW TO MID 50S EAST OF THE BORDER. SUNDAY NIGHT-MONDAY...SFC HIGH MOVES SOUTHEAST TOWARD OMAHA DURING THE NIGHT ALLOWING WINDS TO SLOWLY VEER TO THE SOUTHEAST AND SOUTH. DURING THE DAY SOUTH WINDS INCREASE A BIT AND COULD BECOME BREEZY WITH GUSTS OF 20 TO 25 MPH. A LARGE BATCH OF MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDINESS MOVES INTO THE AREA OVERNIGHT...EXITING DURING THE DAY BUT COULD HAVE ANOTHER BATCH MOVE IN ON ITS HEELS. LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 20S WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOW 50S. MONDAY NIGHT-TUESDAY...ANOTHER WEATHER DISTURBANCE AND COLD FRONT MOVE THROUGH BRINGING POSSIBLY SOME GUSTY NORTH WINDS DURING THE DAY. MODELS HAVE VARYING SOLUTIONS ON THE HANDLING/TIMING OF THE WEATHER SYSTEM BUT THERE APPEARS TO BE ENOUGH MOISTURE TO PRODUCE SOME PRECIPITATION DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 20S TO LOW 30S WITH HIGHS IN THE LOW TO UPPER 40S. TUESDAY NIGHT-WEDNESDAY...BROAD UPPER RIDGING STARTS TO MOVE IN FROM THE WEST. CLOUDS QUICKLY CLEAR THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT LEAVING A MOSTLY SUNNY SKY FOR WEDNESDAY. LOW TEMPERATURES WILL APPROACH NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR WITH LOW TO MID 20S. HIGH TEMPERATURES GENERALLY IN THE MID 40S TO LOW 50S...COULD BE A FEW DEGREES HIGHER PER ECMWF/GFS 850MB TEMPERATURES. WEDNESDAY NIGHT-THURSDAY...WEATHER SYSTEM MOVING DOWN FROM CANADA PUTS A DENT IN THE APPROACHING RIDGE THUS KEEPING AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 40S TO LOW 50S. THIS AFTER MORNING LOWS IN THE LOW TO MID 20S. && .AVIATION...(FOR THE 00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z FRIDAY EVENING) ISSUED AT 408 PM MST THU FEB 18 2016 VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE PERIOD. THE MAIN PROBLEMS WILL BE WINDS AND LLWS THROUGH AT LEAST THE FIRST HALF OF THE PERIOD. FOR KGLD...AFTER A BRIEF LULL WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE IN ADVANCE OF A FRONT TO NEAR 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 25 KNOTS. AROUND 06Z THE FRONT COMES THROUGH AND FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS THE SUSTAINED WINDS WILL BE NEAR 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 37 KNOTS. AROUND 08Z THE WINDS BEGIN TO DECREASE AS LLWS SETS IN AND CONTINUES THROUGH 14Z. THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY HAS WINDS 12 KNOTS OR LESS AND GRADUALLY SHIFTING. FOR KMCK...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND GRADUALLY INCREASE THROUGH THE EVENING WITH LLWS DEVELOP AROUND MID EVENING. NEAR 06Z THE COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH AND INCREASE WINDS TO NEAR 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 36 KNOTS. AROUND 09Z THE WINDS DECREASE BUT DO REMAIN GUSTY TO NEAR 14Z. LLWS WILL ALSO CONTINUE FROM 06Z TO 14Z. WESTERLY WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED AFTER 14Z. && .FIRE WEATHER... ISSUED AT 200 PM MST THU FEB 18 2016 SATURDAY...WILL HAVE TO MONITOR FOR POSSIBILITY OF RH VALUES APPROACHING 15 PERCENT AS AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES IN THE 60S COMBINE WITH LOW DEWPOINT VALUES. NORTH/NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL BE COMMON DURING THE LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. && .GLD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... KS...NONE. CO...NONE. NE...NONE. && UPDATE...BULLER SHORT TERM...024 LONG TERM...99 AVIATION...BULLER FIRE WEATHER...99
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 519 PM MST THU FEB 18 2016 COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-191200- YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON- SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA- DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- 519 PM MST THU FEB 18 2016 /619 PM CST THU FEB 18 2016/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL COLORADO... EXTREME SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA AND NORTHWEST KANSAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT... A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT WITH WINDS SHIFTING FROM THE SOUTH TO THE WEST. WIND GUSTS 50 TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE THIS EVENING INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS FRIDAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY AFTERNOON ALONG THE COLORADO STATE LINE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
3 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
The gusts from surrounding locations including near Imperial, Stratton, and at Wray were used as a proximity for Dundy county due to no reports of high winds across the county.
The mesonet station is located 7 NW of Stratton.
Reported at the McCook airport.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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