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WWUS73 KGLD 171952
NPWGLD
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1252 PM MST TUE FEB 17 2026
COZ090>092-KSZ001-013-014-027>029-041-042-180000-
/O.CON.KGLD.DU.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260218T0000Z/
/O.CON.KGLD.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260218T0000Z/
YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE-CHEYENNE-SHERMAN-THOMAS-WALLACE-LOGAN-
GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF QUINTER, GOODLAND, ARAPAHOE, BIRD CITY,
LEOTI, GRINNELL, YUMA, BURLINGTON, GRAINFIELD, WRAY, COLBY,
CHEYENNE WELLS, ST. FRANCIS, OAKLEY, TRIBUNE, AND SHARON SPRINGS
1252 PM MST TUE FEB 17 2026 /152 PM CST TUE FEB 17 2026/
...BLOWING DUST WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/
THIS AFTERNOON...
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/
THIS AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...FOR THE BLOWING DUST WARNING, SEVERAL PLUMES OF DUST ARE
ONGOING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. BROWNOUT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
NEAR THESE PLUMES EXTENDING SEVERAL MILES DOWNSTREAM OF THE SOURCE
REGION. FOR THE HIGH WIND WARNING, WEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH
GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST COLORADO AND
NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL KANSAS.
* WHEN...UNTIL 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...SEVERELY LIMITED VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED. TRAVEL WILL
BE DANGEROUS AND POSSIBLY LIFE-THREATENING. POOR AIR QUALITY MAY
CAUSE ISSUES FOR PEOPLE WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS. 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...BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS NEAR OPEN FIELDS IN
AREAS WHERE THE WIND IS PERPENDICULAR TO THE ROAD. THESE LOCATIONS
ARE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO SIGNIFICANT DUST PLUMES AND SHOULD BE
APPROACHED WITH EXTREME CAUTION. IF POSSIBLE, AVOID TRAVEL UNTIL
WINDS SUBSIDE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
BE READY FOR A SUDDEN DROP IN VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO. IF YOU
ENCOUNTER BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND ON THE ROADWAY OR SEE IT
APPROACHING, PULL OFF THE ROAD AS FAR AS POSSIBLE AND PUT YOUR
VEHICLE IN PARK. TURN THE LIGHTS ALL THE WAY OFF AND KEEP FOOT OFF
THE BRAKE PEDAL. REMEMBER, 'PULL ASIDE, STAY ALIVE'.
BE PREPARED FOR A PROLONGED PERIOD OF POOR AIR QUALITY DUE TO
BLOWING DUST.
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.
KSZ002-NEZ079-180000-
/O.CON.KGLD.DU.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260218T0000Z/
RAWLINS-DUNDY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BENKELMAN AND ATWOOD
152 PM CST TUE FEB 17 2026 /1252 PM MST TUE FEB 17 2026/
...BLOWING DUST WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/
THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...WIDESPREAD BLOWING DUST AND BROWN OUT CONDITIONS.
* WHERE...IN KANSAS, RAWLINS COUNTY. IN NEBRASKA, DUNDY COUNTY.
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...SEVERELY LIMITED VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED. TRAVEL WILL
BE DANGEROUS AND POSSIBLY LIFE-THREATENING. POOR AIR QUALITY MAY
CAUSE ISSUES FOR PEOPLE WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
BE READY FOR A SUDDEN DROP IN VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO. IF YOU
ENCOUNTER BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND ON THE ROADWAY OR SEE IT
APPROACHING, PULL OFF THE ROAD AS FAR AS POSSIBLE AND PUT YOUR
VEHICLE IN PARK. TURN THE LIGHTS ALL THE WAY OFF AND KEEP FOOT OFF
THE BRAKE PEDAL. REMEMBER, 'PULL ASIDE, STAY ALIVE'.
BE PREPARED FOR A PROLONGED PERIOD OF POOR AIR QUALITY DUE TO
BLOWING DUST.
JRM
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