URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 302 AM MDT SAT MAR 15 2014 KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-151800- /O.EXB.KGLD.WI.Y.0010.140315T1700Z-140316T0100Z/ CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM- WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...OBERLIN... NORTON...GOODLAND...COLBY...HOXIE...HILL CITY...SHARON SPRINGS... OAKLEY...QUINTER...TRIBUNE...LEOTI 302 AM MDT SAT MAR 15 2014 /402 AM CDT SAT MAR 15 2014/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MDT /NOON CDT/ THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MDT /NOON CDT/ THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING. * PEAK WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING/DURATION...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN AROUND SUNSET. * OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING DUST WILL BE POSSIBLE CAUSING REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY NEAR OPEN FIELDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT RECOMMENDS THAT YOU TAKE PREVENTATIVE MEASURES DURING THIS BLOWING DUST EVENT...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. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS MAY AFFECT TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. &&
Posted on: Sat, 15 Mar 2014 14:16:20 +0000
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