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WWUS73 KGLD 152003
NPWGLD
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
203 PM MDT SUN MAR 15 2026
COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079-160200-
/O.EXP.KGLD.DU.W.0004.000000T0000Z-260315T2000Z/
/O.CON.KGLD.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260316T0200Z/
YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-
SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-
DUNDY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SHARON SPRINGS, TRIBUNE, YUMA, NORTON,
LEOTI, QUINTER, HILL CITY, OAKLEY, CHEYENNE WELLS, WRAY, OBERLIN,
GRAINFIELD, ATWOOD, HOXIE, GOODLAND, BENKELMAN, COLBY,
BURLINGTON, ARAPAHOE, ST. FRANCIS, GRINNELL, AND BIRD CITY
203 PM MDT SUN MAR 15 2026 /303 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026/
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT /9 PM CDT/
THIS EVENING...
..BLOWING DUST WARNING HAS EXPIRED
* WHAT...NORTH WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST COLORADO, NORTHWEST
AND WEST CENTRAL KANSAS, AND SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA.
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 PM MDT /9 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING.
* 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...LOCAL PLUMES OF BLOWING DUST REMAIN POSSIBLE
OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS UNTIL THE WINDS DECLINE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
REMAIN IN THE LOWER LEVELS OF YOUR HOME DURING THE WINDSTORM, AND
AVOID WINDOWS. WATCH FOR FALLING DEBRIS AND TREE LIMBS. USE CAUTION
IF YOU MUST DRIVE.
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.
NEZ080-081-160200-
/O.CON.KGLD.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260316T0200Z/
HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF TRENTON, STRATTON NE, MCCOOK, PALISADE,
AND CULBERTSON
303 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026
..HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING
* WHAT...NORTH WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.
* WHERE...HITCHCOCK AND RED WILLOW COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
* 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.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
REMAIN IN THE LOWER LEVELS OF YOUR HOME DURING THE WINDSTORM, AND
AVOID WINDOWS. WATCH FOR FALLING DEBRIS AND TREE LIMBS. USE CAUTION
IF YOU MUST DRIVE.
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.
KMK
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