A 59 mph wind gust occurred near the town of Rexford in northeast Thomas county.
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A 59 mph wind gust occurred near the town of Rexford in northeast Thomas county.
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 Nov 8, 1:30 PM CST, 28 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Goodland KS 1230 PM MST Sat Nov 8 2025 .KEY MESSAGES... - Strong sustained winds of 30-40 mph along with wind gusts of 45-55 mph and isolated gusts around 60 mph are forecast today. These winds may lead to some blowing dust this afternoon. Widespread dust issues are not anticipated but more of a haze is most likely resulting in poor air quality. - Elevated fire weather conditions are forecast today. Additional fire weather chances are forecast Tuesday and Friday. - Chances for precipitation remain below 10% for much of the next 7 days. - Mild conditions forecast for next week. && .SHORT TERM /THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/... Issued at 1055 AM MST Sat Nov 8 2025 This afternoon remains forecast to be windy as wind speeds around 20- 35 mph and gusts around 40-55 mph were already observed in Western Nebraska during the late morning hours. The stronger winds should expand south into most of the area, with the strongest speeds still favored for counties along the Nebraska border. Max speeds should still top off around 40 and gusts around 60 mph. The current forecast favors sporadic high end gusts, so no High Wind Warning has been issued so far. Will watch closely to see if winds around the 850-500mb layer are stronger than expected. It does seem like we will be able to mix out fairly well with temperatures already warming into the 50s during the late morning. The strong mixing increases the confidence that the dust threat will be low, with mainly hazy skies and a few plumes with limited impact ranges. Increased fire danger remains for the area today with the preceding dry conditions and strong winds. The good news is that wind direction should not change through the next 12-24 hours. Tonight, the colder air mass and high pressure center are forecast to move more into the area. This should lower winds a bit with speeds closer to 10 kts as the night goes on. This will also bring in some much colder air. Even with the winds mixing the low levels, temperatures are forecast to drop to into the 20s, with most of the area around the mid-20s. There remains a small chance for some flurries or quick snow showers, favoring locales along and east of a line from Benkelman to Colby to Gove. Some low level moisture is forecast to move in from the surface to about 700mb as the high pressure pushes in. While not very saturated, any small amount of lift may allow for a few flakes to fall. Tomorrow, the center of the high pressure is forecast to move in over the area. With the area near/under the center of the high, the winds should remain lower around 10-15 mph. Temperatures are forecast to be much cooler compared to the last week, with highs in the 40s. A few flurries could linger through the day with slowly decreasing cloud cover. As the trough shifts east, drier air should move in aloft. Sunday night is forecast to be clear, calm, and cold. With the winds forecast to be light and clearer skies, temperatures should lower to near dewpoints in the upper teens and low 20s. && .LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... Issued at 1229 PM MST Sat Nov 8 2025 For much of the week ahead, mild conditions are forecast for the area as we are under either northwest or zonal flow. With this, high temperatures should generally be in the 60s and 70s. Little to no precipitation is forecast as dry air is forecast to remain in place for most of the week. The variation could come from a shortwave trough that is forecast to move through the Plains around Tuesday. This could bring some mi-level moisture and potentially a few showers. It could also allow for stronger wind gusts around 20-30 mph, leading to some critical fire weather concerns as RH hovers in the teens and 20s. Otherwise, winds should generally be less than 20 mph through most of the work week. Another trough is forecast to move into and through the area around the weekend. Timing on which day varies, but cooler temperatures and stronger winds are likely when it passes through. It could also bring us a better chance for some precipitation depending on the moisture return ahead of it. We'll see what it looks like in the upcoming days. && .AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z SUNDAY/... Issued at 1007 AM MST Sat Nov 8 2025 For KGLD & KMCK... VFR conditions are forecast through the day. However, winds remain forecast to be strong with speeds around 25-35 kts and gusts around 40-50 kts. These speeds should last through about 23-00Z, with winds lowering slowly as the inversion sets up. There remains a chance for dust through 00Z, but conditions still favor hazy skies and brief plumes near open fields. Be careful of rapidly changing conditions. This evening, there could be a few brief instances of low level wind shear between 00-09Z, especially if the speeds at the surface lower to 10 kts quickly. Another thing to watch for tonight is the chance for a few flurries, especially around KMCK. This could also lead to ceilings around 2000ft. By 13- 15Z tomorrow, conditions should be VFR with winds around 10 kts. && .FIRE WEATHER... Issued at 106 AM MST Sat Nov 8 2025 Elevated fire weather conditions remain forecast today for essentially the entire forecast area. Current thinking is that sustained winds of 30-45 mph perhaps locally stronger will occur along with wind gust potential of 45-55 mph and perhaps sporadic bouts of 58+ mph winds will increase after 11am MT and last through around 5pm MT. The strongest of the winds at this time appears to be across southwestern Nebraska. The limiting factor for critical conditions is that humidity values are currently forecast in the low 20s despite drier air advecting in from the north as temperatures are forecast to remain in the low 50s. With this said, no fire weather product will be issued for this forecast package. Do have concern for fire spread should one start however due to the winds as GFDI (Grassland Fire Danger Index) is forecast to be in the extreme range across Yuma, Cheyenne (KS), Rawlins, Dundy , Hitchcock and Red Willow counties with very high GFDI values elsewhere. This along with curing or cured fuels across the area from the freezes over the past few weeks is what is leading to the concern for the fire spread. Lapse rates are also forecast to be unstable around 8.5 c/km which would also lead to the potential for a fire to intensify if one were to develop as well. If doing any activities Saturday that involves sparks or flames use extra caution especially those who may be out for the start of hunting season today. Also ensure that any previous burning is fully extinguished. && .GLD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... KS...None. CO...None. NE...None. && SHORT TERM...KAK LONG TERM...KAK AVIATION...KAK FIRE WEATHER...Trigg
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Goodland KS 1259 AM MST Sat Nov 8 2025 COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-090800- Yuma-Kit Carson-Cheyenne-Rawlins-Decatur-Norton-Sherman-Thomas- Sheridan-Graham-Wallace-Logan-Gove-Greeley-Wichita-Dundy-Hitchcock- Red Willow- 1259 AM MST Sat Nov 8 2025 /159 AM CST Sat Nov 8 2025/ This hazardous weather outlook is for extreme southwest Nebraska... northwest Kansas and east central Colorado. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... Sustained winds of 30-45 mph are forecast with wind gusts of 45-55 mph and isolated wind gusts around 60 mph especially this afternoon. Strongest winds are forecast across southwest Nebraska. These strong winds could create dangerous travel conditions, especially for high profile vehicles. The winds may also lead to some blowing dust, reducing air quality and increasing the potential for fires to spread should one start. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY... No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Active weather across portions of the Tri-State Area is anticipated. Spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions.
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Goodland KS
1109 AM MST Sat Nov 8 2025
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1105 AM Non-Tstm Wnd Gst 8 NNE Culbertson 40.34N 100.80W
11/08/2025 M58 MPH Hitchcock NE Public
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KMKPreliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Goodland KS
1244 PM MST Sat Nov 8 2025
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1234 PM Non-Tstm Wnd Gst 1 S Colby 39.38N 101.04W
11/08/2025 M55 MPH Thomas KS Public
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KMKThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
The mesonet site named KKSREXFO12 on Weather Underground reported the wind gust. An additional 58 mph wind gust occurred just south of this site at Ambient Weather site named My_weather one minute before the 59 mph gust.
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