806  
WWUS73 KGLD 151114  
NPWGLD  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS  
514 AM CST SUN FEB 15 2026  
 
KSZ014-028-042-152300-  
/O.CAN.KGLD.FG.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-260215T1500Z/  
/O.CON.KGLD.HW.A.0002.260217T1700Z-260218T0000Z/  
THOMAS-LOGAN-WICHITA-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF COLBY, LEOTI, AND OAKLEY  
514 AM CST SUN FEB 15 2026  
 
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH  
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...   
..DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS CANCELLED  
 
* WHAT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH  
POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...THOMAS, LOGAN, AND WICHITA COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.  
 
* IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS MAY MOVE LOOSE DEBRIS, DAMAGE PROPERTY AND  
CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR  
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PLUMES OF BLOWING DUST WILL CREATE POCKETS  
OF LOW VISIBILITY. VISIBILITIES WILL LIKELY CHANGE RAPIDLY OVER  
SHORT DISTANCES, MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS IN THESE AREAS.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...DENSE FOG ADVISORY FOR THOMAS, LOGAN AND  
WICHITA COUNTIES HAS BEEN CANCELLED AS THE CONCERN FOR DENSE FOG  
HAS ENDED.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES.  
 
FASTEN LOOSE OBJECTS OR SHELTER OBJECTS IN A SAFE LOCATION PRIOR TO  
THE ONSET OF WINDS.  
 
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH  
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.  
 
BLOWING DUST CAN SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER AIR QUALITY AND IT IS  
ENCOURAGED THAT YOU TAKE PREVENTATIVE MEASURES SUCH AS STAYING  
INDOORS OR WEARING PROTECTIVE BREATHING MASKS IF OUTSIDE. HIGH DUST  
CONCENTRATIONS CAN CAUSE RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS, DECREASE LUNG  
ACTIVITY, AGGRAVATE ASTHMA, AND LEAD TO POTENTIAL HEART-RELATED  
PROBLEMS, ESPECIALLY WITH CHILDREN, ELDERLY OR THOSE WITH  
PRE-EXISTING RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS.  
 
 
 
 
 
KSZ003-004-015-016-029-151500-  
/O.CON.KGLD.FG.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-260215T1500Z/  
DECATUR-NORTON-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-GOVE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HILL CITY, QUINTER, OBERLIN, GRINNELL,  
NORTON, HOXIE, AND GRAINFIELD  
514 AM CST SUN FEB 15 2026  
 
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS  
MORNING...  
 
* WHAT...VISIBILITY ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN DENSE FOG.  
 
* WHERE...DECATUR, GRAHAM, NORTON, SHERIDAN, AND GOVE COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING.  
 
* IMPACTS...LOW VISIBILITY COULD MAKE DRIVING CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...FREEZING FOG HAS BEEN REPORTED AT THE OBERLIN  
AND NORTON AIRPORTS. BE AWARE OF SLICK SURFACES DUE TO LIGHT ICING  
THIS MORNING.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF DRIVING, SLOW DOWN, USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS, AND LEAVE PLENTY OF  
DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.  
 
SIDEWALKS, PORCHES, STEPS, AND DRIVEWAYS WILL BECOME SLIPPERY.  
PEDESTRIANS SHOULD USE CAUTION WHEN MOVING ABOUT.  
 
 
 
 
 
COZ090>092-KSZ001-002-013-027-041-152300-  
/O.CON.KGLD.HW.A.0002.260217T1700Z-260218T0000Z/  
YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE-CHEYENNE-RAWLINS-SHERMAN-WALLACE-GREELEY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ARAPAHOE, WRAY, TRIBUNE, BURLINGTON,  
YUMA, SHARON SPRINGS, CHEYENNE WELLS, GOODLAND, ST. FRANCIS, BIRD  
CITY, AND ATWOOD  
414 AM MST SUN FEB 15 2026 /514 AM CST SUN FEB 15 2026/  
 
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH  
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...  
 
* WHAT...WEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST COLORADO AND  
NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL KANSAS.  
 
* WHEN...FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.  
 
* IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS MAY MOVE LOOSE DEBRIS, DAMAGE PROPERTY AND  
CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR  
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PLUMES OF BLOWING DUST WILL CREATE POCKETS  
OF LOW VISIBILITY. VISIBILITIES WILL LIKELY CHANGE RAPIDLY OVER  
SHORT DISTANCES, MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS IN THESE AREAS.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...STRONGEST WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE DURING THE  
LATE MORNING THROUGH THE MID AFTERNOON HOURS. BLOWING DUST IS  
POSSIBLE AS WELL LEADING TO SOME DUST STORM CONDITIONS ACROSS THE  
AREA.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES.  
 
FASTEN LOOSE OBJECTS OR SHELTER OBJECTS IN A SAFE LOCATION PRIOR TO  
THE ONSET OF WINDS.  
 
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH  
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.  
 
BLOWING DUST CAN SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER AIR QUALITY AND IT IS  
ENCOURAGED THAT YOU TAKE PREVENTATIVE MEASURES SUCH AS STAYING  
INDOORS OR WEARING PROTECTIVE BREATHING MASKS IF OUTSIDE. HIGH DUST  
CONCENTRATIONS CAN CAUSE RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS, DECREASE LUNG  
ACTIVITY, AGGRAVATE ASTHMA, AND LEAD TO POTENTIAL HEART-RELATED  
PROBLEMS, ESPECIALLY WITH CHILDREN, ELDERLY OR THOSE WITH  
PRE-EXISTING RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS.  
 
 
 
 
 
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